Random Shit

For some odd reason I'm always tweaking the site in December. Last year it as all kinds of much needed upgrades and special features. This year it's something a lot more dangerous, a move to Amazon Web Services!

Well, it's not really that dangerous, since the original instance of this site is still running on the old server. But this extended test on AWS is fraught with a bit of danger since I haven't a clue what the sort of resources the site needs to run on a daily basis. The site is currently sitting in the lowest tier, simply due to cost. Hopefully this will be enough because the next higher will seriously overstep the ad revenue.

On the bright side, the site should be running a tad quicker. At least according to various websites out there that measure that sort of thing. While it is a small instance, at least the database is now local and the resources (more or less, from a cloud prospective) dedicated.

I just saw this handy (and surprisingly apt) guide to the various Gundam TV series over on /m/.

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It's a great guide for those new to the series or those just looking to dive deeper into the Gundam catalog.

Today I took my annual trip to the Washington Auto Show in, you guessed it, Washington DC. This year it runs from February 1st through the 10th at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. I took a ton of photos this year so I decided to share them here on OR. While I normally hate sites that break up articles across many pages I figured it would be for the best here due to the number of pictures.

Upper Concourse
Featuring Buick, Chevy, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Ford, GMC, Jeep, Scion, and Toyota

Lower Concourse - Part One
Featuring Acura, Audi, Auston Martin, BMW, Cadillac, Fisker, Honda, Hyundai, Infiniti, Jaguar, Kia, and Land Rover

Today I took my annual trip to the Washington Auto Show in, you guessed it, Washington DC. This year it runs from February 1st through the 10th at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. I took a ton of photos this year so I decided to share them here on OR. While I normally hate sites that break up articles across many pages I figured it would be for the best here due to the number of pictures.

Upper Concourse
Featuring Buick, Chevy, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Ford, GMC, Jeep, Scion, and Toyota

Lower Concourse - Part One (This Page)
Featuring Acura, Audi, Auston Martin, BMW, Cadillac, Fisker, Honda, Hyundai, Infiniti, Jaguar, Kia, and Land Rover

Today I took my annual trip to the Washington Auto Show in, you guessed it, Washington DC. This year it runs from February 1st through the 10th at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. I took a ton of photos this year so I decided to share them here on OR. While I normally hate sites that break up articles across many pages I figured it would be for the best here due to the number of pictures.

Upper Concourse (This Page)
Featuring Buick, Chevy, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Ford, GMC, Jeep, Scion, and Toyota

Lower Concourse - Part One
Featuring Acura, Audi, Auston Martin, BMW, Cadillac, Fisker, Honda, Hyundai, Infiniti, Jaguar, Kia, and Land Rover

Check out these awesome comparison pictures between the DVD and new Blu Ray release of Giant Robo. They were shared by hissatsu over on Mania.com. His comments from the post...

With Gundam AGE wrapping up in the next six weeks or so and the mysterious Gundam: The Origin just off the horizon (I'm not sure Bandai has revealed how they're going to do the adaption yet) I thought it would be a good time to sit down and discuss just what we want from one of our favorite franchises.

Below are some of my personal ramblings about what the series has been lacking as of late along with what it needs moving forward.

The other week our trip to the range included some interesting targets. Realistic skulls used to train medical students, filled with red Jell-o and spaghetti. For the record, that wasn't my idea. The still shots were taken with my old D300 and a cheap, painfully slow, 70-200mm lens. Due to being cheap bastards the shots were taken using FMJ rounds fired from an AR-15. The movies were filmed by smaller point and shoot cameras mounted much closer to the target (everyone was safely behind the firing line prior to any weapon going hot). The shots turned out fairly well but there's a lot of room for improvement. Anyone want to donate a higher fps camera?