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Tolkien Ticked

By deebeedee | Published: February 29, 2008

In principle I object as strongly as is possible to the ‘translation’ of the nomenclature at all (even by a competent person). I wonder why a translator should think himself called on or entitled to do any such thing. That this is an ‘imaginary’ world does not give him any right to remodel it according [...]

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Tolkienesque

By deebeedee | Published: November 15, 2006

Someone at Wikipedia must be a big Middle-earth fan. Yesterday’s featured article was on J. R. R. Tolkien. Last October 5, The Lord of the Rings was the featured article.
There was news a month before all this that J.R.R. Tolkien’s son, Christopher Tolkien, just completed editing The Children of Hurin, an epic started by Tolkien [...]

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Philippine History at Wikipedia

By deebeedee | Published: October 20, 2006

Today’s featured article on Wikipedia is the History of the Philippines.
On this day, October 20, sixty-two years ago, General Douglas MacArthur returned to the Philippines as promised. In 1955 on this day, The Return of the King was first published. The Monterey Bay Aquarium first opened its doors on this day in 1984. The Oakland [...]

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DVD Tag

By deebeedee | Published: July 23, 2005

Okay, this is way overdue. I was tagged by Arnold a couple of weeks ago. Without further ado, here it is:
Total Number of Films I Own on DVD And Video
I’ve been waiting to come home to tally them up: I’ve got a paltry 60. I’m not looking to build a DVD library. There are really [...]

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Spiral Laser Beam

By danieldyl | Published: April 22, 2005

Filipino and Danish researchers “have found a way to generate helico-conical, or spiral-shaped light beams.” Hmmm, will this lead to Lasik surgery being an even quicker procedure? Maybe Lucas should delay the release of Star Wars Episode III and insert a scene featuring spiral laser whips. Oh wait, the Balrog got there first, didn’t he?
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