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Review in 20 Seconds: Death Note (TV)
Death Note is one of those curious things you can come across, its starts with a single episode and then your hooked. Well thats all I have to say about Death Note, not really.
From beginning to end Death Note is a thrilling watch, the design & animation is without fault and the writing puts most of Hollywood to Shame. It combines all the good things a TV show should be and packages it up into 37 episodes of TV Gold.
What is Death Note about (ruthlessly copied from wiki I couldn’t explain it any better):
The series centers around a high school student who discovers a supernatural notebook that allows him to kill anyone by writing the victim’s name and picturing his or her face. The plot follows his attempt to create and lead a world cleansed of evil using the book, and the complex conflict between himself and those assailing him that results.
Verdict
5 Stars – Must See, even if you have never been a big fan of animé
Links
Wikipedia
Death Note TV
Review in 20 Seconds: 21
Overall I really enjoyed 21, I can’t comment on the book as I haven’t started it but I have bought it. I thought all the characters where believable, and it was an entertaining film, and has found its way on to my favorite films list.
Ok, so it does get abit mellow dramatic towards the end, but i think there are a good few films that suffer more for it, 21 is simple and to the point and most importantly, it doesn’t have the over top air of some of the ‘based on a true story’ genre of recent months.
Final Verdict
3.5 Stars – Go See, You wont regret it.
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Links
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Google Links for 04/13/08
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When Upgrading Software Back-Up & Read the Instructions
Another top tip for today is when upgrading software make sure your water tight.
One thing we all have in common is we use instructions to level a table, we never actually read them. 9 times out of 10 it would save you 30mins if you did.
My New Top Tip – Check Your Processes
Ok so its not that new, but my ageing iMac has been dog slow lately, the solution look in activity monitor to see the uninstalled yet still installed eyeconnect demo is running taking a constant 25% CPU and 500mb Memory.
Zapped it out there and now my iMac is back on top form. I can hold off the Macbook Pro for a couple more months
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Exam Boards Lost the Plot
CCTV cameras could be used in school exam halls in an attempt to prevent cheats using increasingly high-tech devices, examiners said on Friday. Reuters
Cheating in exams no way, mobile phones in exams no way. I know lets put a camera in the room problem solved.
The simple fact is that majority of people who are taking exam at least at A-Level aren’t dim wits and don’t cheat, the ones that do are generally the stupid minority and get caught. Why is are the Exam Boards bothering with this stupid idea, make exams more relevant and interesting for the minority groups who find it difficult to make the step up to A-Level (thats not meaning making them easier)