Tuesday, May 20, 2003

So the Buffy series finale just finished - a life-affirming piece, fitting in perfectly with the theme of the whole series...just perfect. And then a promo comes up for what's coming on at 9 on UPN - America's Next Top Model. Blargh. You have to TRY to juxtapose two polar opposites like that.
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Well, that does it. I'm off beef for good now.
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I just figured out The Matrix. And no, I don't mean I figured out that it's a simulation, you dummy. I just saw Reloaded for the second time (work? What's that?) and I'm pretty sure I know how he could do that thing at the end, and what it MEANS that he could do that thing at the end. I'm not going to say any more here - spoilers and all. But go see it, if you haven't - it's not the deepest movie ever, but neither was the first one, moron critics' beliefs to the contrary. An amalgamation of nifty action, shiny effects, swanky clothes, and Philip K. Dick-meets-Baudrillard is not some kind of revelation - but it makes for a fun, fun movie. Speaking of Reloaded- that bit where Trinity's hacking? That wasn't traditional Hollywood faux-hacking - it was nmap and then exploitation of a hole in SSH1. For more, check out the author of nmap's page. Oh, and the version of nmap used combined with when the SSH1 exploit was discovered and then patched gives us a window for when Reloaded takes place, sort-of-vaguelly: June, 2001. Seriously. Check the page. =)

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