tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19361141Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:17:52 +0000Welcome to the Necro Files, just off Highway 666. Follow the trail of general debauchery and complete and utter murder and mayhem. Reviews of top horror movies. Reviews of albums by top heavy metal bands. Do not feed the Garg!http://necrofiles.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Garg the Unzola)Blogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19361141.post-5603193366052166255Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:14:00 +00002009-12-29T22:17:52.519Zglobal warmingclimate changecarbon emissionsthermodynamicscarbon footprintIvo Vegter recently did a great post on climate change. In this post, he argues that admitting that we don't know enough about climate change is perfectly acceptable - and preferable - to jumping to conclusions either way. Certainly, we are nowhere near a state where we can sign on the dotted line in Copenhagen, carbon capping and taxing all carbon-based lifeforms and their carbon spewing ways http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNecroFiles/~3/7_CbwQZ19zQ/climate-change-global-warming-is-real.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garg the Unzola)0http://necrofiles.blogspot.com/2009/12/climate-change-global-warming-is-real.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19361141.post-7463317442639117017Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:31:00 +00002009-12-16T09:08:08.383Zadolf hitlerjeremy croninjulius malemaevolutionpolitically incorrectpoliticsThis is the theory of evolution as it applies to politicians. Most of us have seen this picture:Evolution as it applies to us cubicle dwellers.Why do politicians always have one hand in the air?I noticed the other day that politicians always seem to have one hand in the air. This must be something their life coaches or NLP gurus teaches them.Following this observation, I found a few pictures of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNecroFiles/~3/AmzPv3z4hrM/political-theory-of-evolution.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garg the Unzola)1http://necrofiles.blogspot.com/2009/12/political-theory-of-evolution.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19361141.post-8514135563744812021Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:54:00 +00002009-12-05T12:30:17.689ZSam RaimiElisha CuthbertIvan RaimiCannes Film FestivalNFL cheerleadersRoman PolanskiChristopher YoungFive Lines That Dominate ReviewA capitalist pig gringo girl perturbs a gypsy lady (who looks in slightly better shape than Manto “Chaka-laka” Tshabalala-Msimang) by refusing to exacerbate the sub-prime mortgage crisis. That is, she refused to grant people who can't pay their loans extra credit, thereby helping all of us in the long run because our tax money goes to social services (hence people http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNecroFiles/~3/sS5VUjipmGo/drag-me-to-hell-dvd-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garg the Unzola)0http://necrofiles.blogspot.com/2009/11/drag-me-to-hell-dvd-review.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19361141.post-1876691974062148583Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:55:00 +00002009-11-22T15:34:36.358Zpretoriatempel-tuttlecometjohannesburggautengmeteoritecenturionlimpopoleonidmeteorleonidsSouth Africajennifer lopezLast night a few friends and I were having a much deserved party after finishing this year's studies. We were sitting outside on the stoep smoking hubbly and having a few drinks. At approximately 11 pm, the sky lit up, becoming almost as bright as daylight. I turned around, having observed the light as coming from behind me, and saw a bulb on the horizon. The bulb was a bright light, with the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNecroFiles/~3/vI59qm2eH5c/meteor-shower-sited-in-gauteng.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garg the Unzola)1http://necrofiles.blogspot.com/2009/11/meteor-shower-sited-in-gauteng.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19361141.post-7279755415318845624Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:36:00 +00002009-11-18T14:07:33.315Zgolden raspberry awardDVD reviewi know who killed meparis hiltonlindsay lohanhorrorA Conclusive Five Line ReviewThis film stars Lindsay Lohan. Usually, that's the worst feature of a film. However, in the case of this blatant Shock rip-off, that is about the only redeeming feature of this film. Utter shyte - unless you happen to enjoy perving Lindsay Lohan. She looks quite fit here.PlotA serial killer is on the loose and you know who it is the first time you see him. The killer http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNecroFiles/~3/pKGw6k_XkoU/i-know-who-killed-me-dvd-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garg the Unzola)0http://necrofiles.blogspot.com/2009/11/i-know-who-killed-me-dvd-review.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19361141.post-4547199792440285461Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:01:00 +00002009-11-02T18:57:41.250Zrobert englundstrippersNietzscheDVD reviewjenna jamesonzombie stripperszombiesConclusionAt last: the moment we have all been waiting for. An opportunity to see porn star Jenna Jameson with her clothes on. To those in the Middle East, it means an opportunity to finally see Jenna Jameson's face without a veil inserted by some censorship bureau of one kind or another. PlotA bunch of porn stars decide to break into mainstream films by doing their usual routine of 'don't look http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNecroFiles/~3/gAiWih1lyTU/zombie-strippers-dvd-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garg the Unzola)0http://necrofiles.blogspot.com/2009/11/zombie-strippers-dvd-review.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19361141.post-3487143449558399460Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:39:00 +00002009-10-03T21:24:59.660+01:00word gamesnew wordsnew words gamemensagamedictionaryMensa, those erudites of the round table, have invented this word game whereby you invent new words by changing only one letter of existing words. Indeed, the world's brightest people would rather dick around playing word games than aid the rest of us. If the world's best minds think we are hopeless, who am I to argue?The Mensa New Words GameTake any word from the dictionary.Alter it by adding, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNecroFiles/~3/SPprqkFnPLk/mensa-new-words-game.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garg the Unzola)1http://necrofiles.blogspot.com/2009/10/mensa-new-words-game.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19361141.post-1971107208615727914Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:38:00 +00002009-10-13T18:44:53.753+01:00objectivismmetacritiquecommunismayn randphilosophycritiquecapitalismThe following responds to a critique of "The Objectivist Ethics". Regular readers might have guessed that I am a bit of a Randroid. My numbering corresponds to the numbering of the author. To follow things smoothly, you have to read the critique and my metacritique next to each other.1. Rand's argumentObjection to iThe fact that Ayn Rand does not offer an argument for 1 does not make it false. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNecroFiles/~3/QWnrlpfrMBY/metacritique-of-objectivist-ethics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garg the Unzola)0http://necrofiles.blogspot.com/2009/10/metacritique-of-objectivist-ethics.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19361141.post-3258645812566865522Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:51:00 +00002009-09-25T09:01:23.342+01:00comic bookwatch videoanimationcartoonarnold scwharzeneggerlip synchingexerciseterminator 2flashcel animationFollowing hot on the heels of our pixilation project, we received a lip synching exercise and a cel animation exercise. This in addition to our actual term project, which we received too little time for from the outset.What I wanted to submitLip synch test from Garg Unzola on Vimeo.Turns out blunt honesty isn't that great for marks, so I scrapped that idea.What I submitted in the endLip synching http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNecroFiles/~3/A-tuw6pCgbk/lip-synching-exercise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garg the Unzola)2http://necrofiles.blogspot.com/2009/09/lip-synching-exercise.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19361141.post-7539421468784441080Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:56:00 +00002009-09-20T22:02:33.914+01:00chickrackhot rackpornographyxxxThis chick has the hottest rack I have ever seen:At least, I hope that's a chick.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNecroFiles/~3/Z0E2FkrQPO0/hot-hot-rack.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garg the Unzola)0http://necrofiles.blogspot.com/2009/09/hot-hot-rack.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19361141.post-3994509086537200259Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:11:00 +00002009-09-22T17:36:22.754+01:00stop spamhosts fileblock spam siteblock trojanhow toabuseMy week hasn't gone particularly well. Firstly, my computer blew up in blue smoke. Then, my replacement computer ended up not being all that compatible with software I need to run for projects. There is also a distinct possibility that I may have swine flu. Some members of the Illiterati tried to mug me three times this week. I say try because there is circumstantial evidence that implicates me http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNecroFiles/~3/j1iThxmOuQM/blocking-para-sites.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garg the Unzola)0http://necrofiles.blogspot.com/2009/09/blocking-para-sites.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19361141.post-3122239957053427892Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:30:00 +00002009-09-09T18:54:35.106+01:00metaldownloadfree mp3exploitationDeicideOzzybrimstonedeath metalCryptopsyOsbourneSouth AfricaBile of Man is a South African death metal band I've had the pleasure of seeing once or twice. I also included them among my best bands on myspace list. They are currently giving away free mp3s as part of a promotion.You may download the mp3s here:Bile of Man promo tracks.To the real geeks, the tracks are also available in ogg format.Descendant of DesecrationThe first aspect of Bile of Man that http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNecroFiles/~3/_QrddF3JaxA/bile-of-man-free-mp3-download-promotion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garg the Unzola)1http://necrofiles.blogspot.com/2009/09/bile-of-man-free-mp3-download-promotion.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19361141.post-9167539983733483179Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:15:00 +00002009-09-03T21:57:16.379+01:00canadawhite south africanbrandon Huntleytorturerefugeehuman rightsasylumpolitically correctBrandon Huntley made the news this week because he managed to convince the Canadian authorities that he was being targeted by criminals because of his race. He also opened a can of worms because South Africa is meant to be the land that Nelson Mandela magically fixed with his pixie dust and his car bombs.Brandon Huntley, the South African refugee from racial persecution.Brandon Huntley's refugee http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNecroFiles/~3/Id_q556VNOY/white-south-african-gets-asylum-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garg the Unzola)14http://necrofiles.blogspot.com/2009/09/white-south-african-gets-asylum-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19361141.post-4408859715070852476Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:44:00 +00002009-08-27T11:52:25.634+01:00videobootspixilationbeercameraanimationfilmstop motionThis is a pixilation project I did for university. Enjoy!These boots are made for walkingPixilation Project from Garg Unzola on Vimeo.DetailsCamera: Canon PowerShot A430. Tip: Don't try stop motion with a happy snappy. Use some decent hardware.Images: about 324. Excluding the ones I had to redo because my Canon gave blurry shots, despite the fact that I'd used a timer and wasn't touching the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNecroFiles/~3/RlBFaFF-pbk/pixilation-project.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garg the Unzola)1http://necrofiles.blogspot.com/2009/08/pixilation-project.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19361141.post-7032132278466538688Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:30:00 +00002009-07-25T15:15:02.827+01:00elitistsupervillianernst stavro blofeldmegalomaniacjames bondcapitalismanarchismspectreevil geniusAre you charismatic, intelligent and arrogantly over-confident? If so, a dynamic international company might be seeking your services to further its objectives.Our secret volcano base. These are the kind of challenges you could expect during your new employment. This microfilm is for your eyes only.Scientists and industrialists who feel that morality is relative and that the terms megalomaniac http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNecroFiles/~3/z6OhKdz8JMs/help-wanted.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garg the Unzola)2http://necrofiles.blogspot.com/2009/07/help-wanted.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19361141.post-6327022732900263206Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:15:00 +00002009-06-28T18:20:27.023+01:00gimpcomic bookalienchestbustersupermanmodfranchiseSometimes, it's not so bad when franchises collide:I still rate Predator would whip Superman. Predator is the sickest alien out there.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNecroFiles/~3/5tk4jWaxbmA/superman-vs-alien.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garg the Unzola)2http://necrofiles.blogspot.com/2009/06/superman-vs-alien.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19361141.post-5091580126918028994Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:19:00 +00002009-09-25T09:48:57.433+01:00urikalishlaw of attractionriddleprobabilityeliezer z. yudkowskithe secretBayes's Theorembayesian analysisThat man of science, Urikalish, loves to torment us superstitious, intuitive mortals who adore the Secret and the Law of Attraction with logic. This is his latest riddle:Urikalish's RiddleLet’s assume there’s a deadly disease that affects 1 in every 10 people.Let's say there’s a pretty good test for this disease which is 90% accurate (that means that if a person is sick – the test will say he’s http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNecroFiles/~3/su96IRxtNqk/bayesian-analysis-to-probably-be-or.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garg the Unzola)0http://necrofiles.blogspot.com/2009/06/bayesian-analysis-to-probably-be-or.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19361141.post-2094680372948831844Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:50:00 +00002009-09-19T11:54:01.058+01:00javascriptfirefoxgreasemonkeytechnologyinterface designremove toolbarfacebookJakob Nielsendavid bowieToolbars really annoy the manure out of me. It is simply poor interface design to have some junk from your previous page hover over your next page. Upon navigating to a new page, the user expectancy is to see a new page, not clutter from the old page.Why toolbars are badJakob Nielsen is the guru of user interface design. He offers some heuristics to guide interface design, which make the peasant http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNecroFiles/~3/j0mOXN58BJ0/how-to-remove-toolbars.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garg the Unzola)0http://necrofiles.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-to-remove-toolbars.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19361141.post-1652026410459331830Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:27:00 +00002009-06-23T11:46:10.489+01:00applicationsocial contextecho nestmodellingiLikefacebookrecommendercollaborative filteringlast.fmherzbotmp3musicprototypeHerzbot is a music recommender application on Facebook. This is the prototype:Find Herzbot on Facebook.The prototype uses a combination of collaborative filtering and a novel way to model social context I thought up to make music recommendations to you.How does it work?Herzbot constructs a profile for you and other Herzbot users. These profiles are then compared to give you recommendations from http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNecroFiles/~3/Gdy6zH4ns1o/herzbot-prototype-music-recommender.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garg the Unzola)3http://necrofiles.blogspot.com/2009/06/herzbot-prototype-music-recommender.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19361141.post-3706172666489767551Fri, 29 May 2009 11:39:00 +00002009-05-29T14:21:14.719+01:00myspazmusicheavy metalreviewbandsprogressivemyspaceWhy the Best Bands on Myspace?Myspace has long lost its status as a safe haven for emo. Maybe hepatitis culled emo numbers a bit, but the Myspace target marget of late seems to be people in their late twenties who must like rap music, R & B and not so racy comedians. A lot.The first thing you should do upon joining Myspace is to delete Tom Anderson as your friend. Who the fuck is that guy anyway?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNecroFiles/~3/e8VeY4jv3pw/best-bands-on-myspace.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garg the Unzola)1http://necrofiles.blogspot.com/2009/05/best-bands-on-myspace.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19361141.post-3488740725522449569Sun, 24 May 2009 18:10:00 +00002009-05-24T21:34:09.921+01:00paul masvidalchuck schuldinerChinese RoomdeathTuring testsean reinertmeaning of deathsteve digiorgiodeath metalartificial intelligencesingularityLast year, I had a Month of Megadeth during May. May is my birthday month so I like to do something special. Something so special that I won't forget it during the inevitable bouts of drinking and debauchery. This year, I'm having a Death Month.HumanSymbolicThe Sound of PerseveranceConclusionChuck Schuldiner basically hires Cynic as his backing band and together they craft one of the most skin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNecroFiles/~3/CnB641YNlF0/human-by-death-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garg the Unzola)5http://necrofiles.blogspot.com/2009/05/human-by-death-review.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19361141.post-7736960105733208396Wed, 20 May 2009 20:16:00 +00002009-05-24T21:34:44.017+01:00anne lindfjeldchuck schuldinerdeathscott clendeninhairsprayshannon hammpornographydeath metalrichard christyplayboyLast year, I had a Month of Megadeth during May. May is my birthday month so I like to do something special. Something so special that I won't forget it during the inevitable bouts of drinking and debauchery. This year, I'm having a Death Month.HumanSymbolicThe Sound of PerseveranceConclusionUnfortunately, due to Chuck Schuldiner's untimely demise, this album is the last Death album. Fortunately,http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNecroFiles/~3/In-rbauIbVs/sound-of-perseverance-by-death-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garg the Unzola)0http://necrofiles.blogspot.com/2009/05/sound-of-perseverance-by-death-review.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19361141.post-8618421526546341571Tue, 19 May 2009 13:48:00 +00002009-05-24T21:35:15.454+01:00riaan cruywagencigarettessymboliccryogenicschuck schuldinerdeathgene hoglanBobby KoelbleKelly ConlonLast year, I had a Month of Megadeth during May. May is my birthday month so I like to do something special. Something so special that I won't forget it during the inevitable bouts of drinking and debauchery. This year, I'm having a Death Month.HumanSymbolicThe Sound of PerseveranceConclusionThis is one of those desert island disks. If a time capsule of our time is ever discovered, I would like http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNecroFiles/~3/RIgz-yhpV6E/symbolic-by-death-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garg the Unzola)0http://necrofiles.blogspot.com/2009/05/symbolic-by-death-review.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19361141.post-497786296221362600Thu, 14 May 2009 13:20:00 +00002009-05-14T14:39:39.672+01:00Britaincensorshipquotationsfreedom of speechspeechquotesfree speechWinston Churchillprime ministerbiographyLook at what censorship could do to the famous I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat speech of Sir Winston Churchill:"We shall go on to the end, we shall CENSORED in France, we shall CENSORED on the seas and oceans, we shall CENSORED with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall CENSORED on the beaches, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNecroFiles/~3/T5Xd_69TZm0/why-censorship-is-bad-idea.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garg the Unzola)2http://necrofiles.blogspot.com/2009/05/why-censorship-is-bad-idea.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19361141.post-4715787319668283428Mon, 11 May 2009 18:21:00 +00002009-05-19T20:21:54.745+01:00vampirewerewolvestwilightfilm reviewwerewolfsally partridgegoblet clubSally Partridge is a popular South African writer of lewd teen fetish novels, which are not quite as explicit as those of Anne Rice. They aren't littered with that many adjectives and they don't take that long to get to the point. Her latest foray into this awkwardly popular genre, Fuse, will be released shortly despite the original publishing house burning down. Metal! This is her guest post http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNecroFiles/~3/qM_JukPBmKU/twilight-review-by-sally-partridge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garg the Unzola)1http://necrofiles.blogspot.com/2009/05/twilight-review-by-sally-partridge.html