Author: Alaric Anderson

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Diamonds are not forever. They are also one of the most abundant stones on Earth.

Alaric Anderson

May 14, 2015
Filed in: Technology


The ads say that "Diamonds are forever". They tell you to spend tens, or even hundreds of thousands of dollars for this clear, hard rock. They tell you that if you don't spend your life savings on a ring with one of these tiny rocks, then you must not love her. Nothing could be further from the truth. First, let's talk about the "diamonds are forever" marketing... read more
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Marvel’s Daredevil Is An Original, Refreshingly Epic, Action-Packed And Clever New Twist On A Classic Superhero

Alaric Anderson

April 20, 2015
Filed in: TV Reviews


Ever since Ben Affleck destroyed the role of Daredevil in the 2003 movie from his earlier, less experienced acting years, there has yet to be a good retelling of the story - until now. Perhaps the truly awfulness of the movie was what inspired the writers of the new 2015 TV series to be so awesome. This new series is not just good - it is awesome. I'll admit, I was... read more
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The Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit Series Brought in a Cumulative 6 Billion Dollars

Alaric Anderson

March 30, 2015
Filed in: Movies


The numbers are in, and they are astounding. Truly mind-numbing. Domestically and internationally, both The Lord Of The Rings trilogy and the recently concluded The Hobbit trilogy brought in an astronomical 3 Billion dollars each for a total of almost 6 Billion dollars. If the Lord of the Rings trilogies were a country, then with $5.85 Billion it would fall right behind... read more
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Powers, a New Show Exclusively On Playstation Network, Is Bloody Awesome

Alaric Anderson

March 22, 2015
Filed in: TV Reviews


Powers is a new show, but not so new to those who remember Heroes. Powers is essentially the same type of show as the 2006 TV show Heroes, although it generally has a different feel. This is because Powers is not a rip-off of Heroes but is actually a TV adaptation of the comic series, "Powers". It is bloody awesome, and for a first show for Playstation, they did a truly... read more
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Sony May Be Near Its Death – Who Might Take Their Place In The Gaming Industry?

Alaric Anderson

March 15, 2015
Filed in: Games


This picture of one of Sony's buildings is beginning to look like a tombstone. Sony may be in the throes of death, largely due to poor financial decisions, a potentially failed gamble into the smartphone industry, and a failure to deliver good products consistently as they had in the past with previous game systems. Additionally, although Sony has produced some... read more
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It Is Scientifically Possible To Physically See Back In Time, In Real Time

Alaric Anderson

February 2, 2015
Filed in: Extreme Tech • Technology


I thought of this a few years ago, although only now do I realize how it would be actually possible to implement. Back then I thought, if there was a glint of reflection of light, we could see into our own past. I'm jumping ahead of myself. Some years ago, I wrote this down: When we look out at the known universe, we are looking out into the past, essentially... read more
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Original content war between Amazon and the movie industry heats up, Amazon promises 12 new movies each year

Alaric Anderson

January 21, 2015
Filed in: Movies


Look out, Netflix, here comes Amazon! With the great successes of almost every venture Amazon has attempted to take on, from a 3D-ish cell phone to the partnership with USPS to deliver packages on Sunday, Amazon is started to look a lot like Google in the way of Ambition and nothing like Microsoft who seems pleased with un-ingenuity and the same-old same-old. Amazon... read more
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Faster than light speed travel? With new recent breakthroughs it may be in fact possible – in a way

Alaric Anderson

September 13, 2014
Filed in: Extreme Tech • Technology


In the year 2000, almost 15 years ago, scientists blew away the light speed record by making a laser travel at 300 TIMES the speed of light. Essentially, you can make one end of a light wave travel faster, as long as the other end travels equally slower, so that the total speed across the whole wave does not exceed the speed of light (300 million m/s). Thus, if you... read more
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Two recent vampire movies that are unexpectedly fantastic

Alaric Anderson

September 9, 2014
Filed in: Movie Reviews


This week I have watched not one, but two vampire movies that I was surprised how great movies they were. I am a huge vampire fan, but of course I generally despise the Twilight fanfiction crap (although I admit I watched them anyway). Vampires do not "sparkle in the sunlight"; they burn viciously! One of my favorite movies of all time is Underworld. However, the movies I... read more