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My good friend Kentai has written a very informative piece on the whole "grain vs. noise" argument that refuses to die down with regard to the numerous recent BD releases of cult Italian titles - TENEBRAE, THE CAT O' NINE...

Posted at 5:33 PM in Web

Microphone is still crap and boosting the volume just makes it sound worse. Might have to look into a standalone mike......

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I picked up a webcam and did a thing with it:...

Posted at 12:56 AM in Web

I thought I'd take a few moments to say some kind words about my web host, LDHosting. I've mentioned them a few times now, but I should do so more often, as I really can't say enough good words about...

Posted at 7:33 PM in Web

As mentioned in my previous post, a couple of days ago I enabled the TypePad AntiSpam spam protection system. It actually comes installed by default on recent Movable Type builds and only requires that you apply for a free API...

Posted at 12:37 PM in Web

I'm trying a different spam-blocking system at the moment (TypePad AntiSpam). Can I ask people to reply to this post (with anything - doesn't matter what) so I can ensure it's working properly and not just junking everything?...

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I've been informed by my host, LDHosting, that they will be carrying out routine maintenance between 1.30 and 4.00 CEST tomorrow. As a result, my site may be inaccessible at certain points during these hours....

Posted at 10:58 PM in Web

In the time since I last posted about STARCRAFT II: WINGS OF LIBERTY, my most anticipated game of the year, the beta has been taken offline and brought back for a final brief round of testing, an actual release date...

Posted at 6:28 PM in Games / Web

I've been receiving rather a lot of spam comments recently. Spam has been an issue for this site almost from the get-go, but I've tended to take care of it simply by deleting messages as and when they appear, and...

Posted at 5:07 PM in Web

Just a quick note to alert readers to the fact that commenting functionality has now been restored to the site. If you attempted to post a comment in the last few days, you more than likely got a submission error....

Posted at 7:21 AM in Web

Here's your chance to do something really important. No, I'm not talking about voting in the upcoming election (although that's nearly as important): I'm talking about making a contribution to how this site looks. As you may have gathered, I've...

Posted at 7:57 PM in Web

In an attempt to cut down on the spam that's been accumulating on this site recently, I've installed the Blog Janitor plugin for Movable Type and set it to disable commenting on all entries over 30 days old. It's rather...

Posted at 9:28 PM in Web

I forgot to renew my domain, that's what. Yes, I'm a boob. Mea culpa. In my defence, I didn't receive any form of email notification from NameCheap, the service I use. (Either that, or for some reason my email provider...

Posted at 10:46 PM in Web

Apologies for the rather scarce nature of my posts recently. I've got a bit of a backlog of BD Impressions pieces to get through and will hopefully make some headway on them before too long, but I've been a bit...

Posted at 10:46 PM in Web

Well, yesterday was a laugh and a half for me as I spent it wrangling with a web site whose performance when it came to PHP and CGI scripts had become nothing short of outrageous. As I've mentioned a few...

Posted at 12:58 PM in Web

If you've been trying to post a comment or use the search function within the last twenty-four hours, you may have noticed that the site seems to be executing CGI scripts more slowly than normal. It's been a little sluggish...

Posted at 12:00 PM in Web

Does anyone use Google's Chrome browser? I've just downloaded it for the first time and I must say I'm very impressed. It has a slick, minimalist interface, very similar to Apple's latest iteration of Safari. More importantly, while I haven't...

Posted at 5:28 PM in Web

As you've probably noticed, the site now looks a little different. The response to my preview of the redesign last night seemed to be pretty positive, so I decided to go ahead and make it official. While the new look...

Posted at 12:48 PM in Web

I've been toying with a slightly different design for the site over the last couple of days, and have put up a sample for your perusal. It requires very little changes to the HTML code (the main menu was the...

Posted at 8:46 PM in Web

I've decided to create this entry to allow me to keep track of changes I make to the site and its design without having to bore you with creating a new post every time I make a tiny alteration. It...

Posted at 11:04 PM in Web

I got rid of it. That's the short answer. The long answer was that I came to the conclusion that it wasn't serving a great deal of purpose, given that the exact same links can be found on the right-hand...

Posted at 10:09 PM in Web

I've come across a strange bug in the Opera browser (version 9.64 to be specific) relating to the rendering of this site's "blockquote" element. It's supposed to have a solid 1px border around it, using the following CSS code: blockquote...

Posted at 2:29 PM in Web

Less than 24 hours into its life, I've made a slight alteration to the site. The main menu at the top of each page now consists of text links rather than images. In addition to reducing the amount of data...

Posted at 4:31 PM in Web