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Eclectica Obscura

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007
  • Tarkovsky’s Stalker, “The Roadside Picnic”
  • Ruskin Bond, “The Hidden Pool”
  • Bugnar and Florescu “Guinea Pigs”
  • Philip K. Dick “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep,” Ridley Scott’s “Blade Runner”
  • TV Serial: Das Bastard, Programme Computerspiele
  • Maxis Inc. Streets of SimCity Demo
  • Open Software, essay
  • Singhasan Battissi
  • Vikram-Betaal
  • Le Murailles de Samaris

Review Mania

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Problem: I want to download movie reviews that give me reason to live. All reviews by A.O. Scott along with the N4 Times photo accompanying the review, preferably in its original formatting. Why? Maybe make it a makeshift book, because N4 Times decided to publish inglorious reviews (1000 best movies?) that list actors and scenes rather than making sense of the movie. I want Scott’s reviews.

Briefly: Use wget to get the world. Script requiring bash, wget, free account with n4 times.
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