Comments for Apathetic Thursday

Comment on DIY: Portal Test Chamber Information Panel by MrBobDobolina

MrBobDobolina — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:52:00 +0000

Glad this was helpful! Hope your project turns out well. I had a ton of fun with mine.

I used real glass, but I would probably remend using Plexiglass, if you can get it in white. The reason I would suggest this is due to weight. The glass is heavy, and my biggest concern with the unit now is that the glass will break at some point in time.

That said, you might try experimenting on a smaller scale with the coloring. I don’t know what white plexiglass costs, or what the light coming though it looks like. I think my glass is 1/8 inch thick, which i’m pretty sure is standard for stained glass. (Note: I have no idea what I’m talking about here.)

All of the bracing is on the back of the unit, if I understand your question properly. Due to the extra weight of the glass, I put in a few extra bars on the back to brace the frame and keep it from bending or breaking.

Comment on DIY: Portal Test Chamber Information Panel by Th3 Claude

Th3 Claude — Tue, 15 May 2012 05:13:00 +0000

Q2: Do you recommend using Plexiglass? Or is regular glass better? Also, How THICK would you recommend the glass/plexiglass?

Comment on DIY: Portal Test Chamber Information Panel by Th3 Claude

Th3 Claude — Tue, 15 May 2012 05:09:00 +0000

Q1: Are the braces on the BACK or FRONT?

Comment on DIY: Portal Test Chamber Information Panel by Th3 Claude

Th3 Claude — Tue, 15 May 2012 05:06:00 +0000

I want to thank you for posting this. I’m incredibly interested in making this myself, although I am no handyman. This would make for a fun project on my days off. The work you did is stellar and while I would love to take the lazy way out and buy one, I think I need to suck it up and go ahead and make one myself. Wouldn’t be able to do it if you hadn’t cracked the code.

Comment on Hunger Games Intro by MrBobDobolina

MrBobDobolina — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:31:00 +0000

Overall the movie was alright. The visuals were pretty good and the close camera shots helped to portray a sense of uncertainty, but I did feel a little cramped. The film was very tight with a lot of close ups. Beyond that, I think you could count the shots that were not moving on a single hand.

Comment on Hunger Games Intro by Aaronevansmedia

Aaronevansmedia — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:11:00 +0000

I haven’t had a chance to listen to the vfxshow on Hunger Games yet but I’m guessing they are going to have some critical words about the DP.

Also, love the pick axe going through the laptop.

Comment on Bioshock Review by Bob Martens

Bob Martens — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:52:00 +0000

This might be the best review I’ve ever read. Wonderfully concise.

Comment on Something about Pens by Daniel

Daniel — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:53:00 +0000

I love pens. Lately, I’ve been sporting an Itoya Gripper MD100. I have no idea where it came from but I’ll fight to keep it.

Comment on Oatmeal and Game of Thrones by Bob Martens

Bob Martens — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:56:00 +0000

I agree with pretty much everything but I still say “meh” to the media companies and their problems with piracy. While I don’t pirate (and don’t really watch much TV), this is what I see from the media companies:

“LA LA LA! LA LA LA! I CANNOT HEAR YOU!” Basically over and over again with their eyes closed and their fingers in their ears.

The world has changed and they wish it hadn’t because “back then” distribution was hard and expensive and inherently gave them control. Keeping control is both hard now and could also push away the people who want to give them money.

Comment on 12 Egregious Sins of Skyward Sword. by Bob Martens

Bob Martens — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:52:00 +0000

I do remember that “hack” of keeping your XP. It encouraged me to just throw myself at a boss with reckless abandon, knowing that I could come back, maybe a level or two higher, after breezing through the area again.

Final Fantasy 6 … good times. That might be next after A LInk to the Past for me. Either that or one of the Golden Sun games.