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    Heading off to bed. This evening has been spent in the air conditioned room to combat the hellfire heat outside. I've spent tonight listening to Cory Doctorow's Attack Surface audiobook as I update and manage my RSS feed reader, adding a number of tech blogs. I also discovered a lovely new terminal app for my […]

Zombieland: Double Tap

This was a great follow-up to the original. Wholesome, with story, world and character development. Also lots of great jokes.

Rating: 4 out of 5 Twinkies

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Format AsidePosted on October 22, 2019October 22, 2019Author TrickCategories Film, Media

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