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A Game of Thrones pilot to be produced

by ben @ Tuesday, November 11th, 2008. Tags: , ,
Filed under dot entertainment

This excites me more than I thought possible.
From the author himself, HBO has given the order for the pilot episode of A Game of Thrones to be filmed.
For the uninitiated, the series is A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin, which currently consists of 4 titles: A Game of Thrones, [...]

Those Who Fail to Learn from History

by ben @ Wednesday, February 27th, 2008. Tags: , , ,
Filed under dot stuff

It’s that time again.
I got an official evaluation (FINALLY) from the school I’ve been attending. I have enough credits right now to receive an Associate in Science. So, my options are:

Take 1 more course, satisfying the school’s “residency” requirements, having my job pay the tuition for the course, and then ponying up $85 [...]

Amazon’s sales suggestion emails

by ben @ Saturday, December 8th, 2007. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under dot internet

Now, for those unfamiliar: I shop at Amazon, a lot. Most everything I buy online comes from Amazon, as they have great prices on books, CDs, and DVDs. I’m also on one or two of their mailing lists, so I can catch a good deal every now and again.
This leads to interesting, [...]

Don’t know much about…

by ben @ Sunday, April 29th, 2007. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under dot stuff

History.
Revolutionary America, to be precise… 3 textbooks for the 16-week class.
From left to right:
Miracle at Philadelphia. New at bookstore: $18.95 shipped, Used at bookstore: $14.95 shipped, used at Amazon.com Marketplace: $4.38 shipped.
MAJOR PROBLEMS IN THE ERA OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. New at bookstore: $59.30. Used at bookstore: [...]

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