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Review: Slipnot Bicycle Tire Chains

Posted on 1 December 201327 June 2015 by littletinyfish

cycling, review, slipnot, tire chains, winter, winter cycling

I got a chance to try out the Slipnot Bicycle Tire Chain system. The results were a mixed bag. Ultimately they were overkill for my use cases, but I could imagine situations in which they could prove to be useful. I’ll run through the pros and cons below.

Mutant Chronicles: The Movie

Posted on 26 August 200928 October 2019 by littletinyfish

childhood, movie, mutant chronicles, nostalgia, review

I watched Mutant Chronicles, a movie based on the Swedish roleplaying game published in 1993. I didn’t come into contact with the game until about ‘95 or ‘96 when they released the collectible trading card game, Doomtrooper (which is a less cringe inducing name, if you ask me). That was back when Magic: The Gathering […]

Rebirth of the Mixtape: Mixwit & Muxtape

Posted on 27 March 20082 November 2014 by littletinyfish

comparison, internet, mixtape, mixwit, muxtape, review

The mixtape has returned with a fury. Two services, launched within a day of each other offer the ability to customize and share a streaming playlist. The first was mixwit.comand the following day, muxtape.com was released. I had been tracking the word “mixtape” on Twitter for a little while when suddenly tweets about mixtapes flooded […]

“Merry Christmas” from Daniel Johnston

Posted on 8 February 20082 November 2014 by littletinyfish

daniel johnston, john sieger, music, review, the scarring party, turner hall

Daniel Johnston played a mesmerizing set and wished everybody a “Merry Christmas” at the Turner Hall Ballroom last night. It’s the middle of February, obviously, but as he pointed out, “With all this snow, you’d think it was Christmas.” That’s the kind of whimsical naïveté that points the spotlight on Johnston’s song writing abilities. John […]