Tech
I’ll start off with a recent problem with a windows 10 insider build. I’m not sure if I’ve encountered one before, but I experienced green screen screen errors a number of times. Gladly, I got to fix the error with:
- A v1703 bootable usb drive to access command prompt and replace the;
- Shift + Restart to access safe mode and do some research;
- Windows update to have the build updated as microsoft is apparently doing a good job, no joke.
I got a problem with the start menu earlier and seem to have gotten around it by disabling auto-log-in setting that I’ve been using for years now. I’ll have to check soon if this won’t be a problem with this updated build. I think that’s one of the downsides of being an insider, but the thrill of having to and getting to fix problems (with the help of the microsoft and non-reformat problem-solvers out there) is one of the upsides of it.
Mobile parts of AMD Ryzen with Vega grapfics got launched recently and they look promising. The laptop market is now starting to taste the Ryzen effect. On the dektop side, the release of Intel’s 8th‑Gen . Intel Core CPU’s is another evidence of the positive effect of AMD’s resurgence for the consumers. Once availability gets stable, it’s gonna be quite a thrill choosing a new build. Good thing I got mine mid-year and I’m still happy with it.
On the mobile phone side, with the disappointment of the unavailability of the XZ1 Compact and the availability of the XZ1 (vanilla), I’m settling with my XA1 for a bit longer. I’m getting accustomed to the XA1 camera which I guess has been satisfying coming from the Z1 compact. This is, afterall, if I’m not mistaken, the one used in the Z5 series.
One last thing on tech stuff and transitioning to movie stuff, apparently NCIX Techtips didn’t get to hang on with one host left. The last netlinked (for now) gave a bit of a heartbreak. But as long as LinusTechTips is still on—and it won’t be going anywhere as per WAN show that I have come to appreciate more, recently—all isn’t sad in the world of tech news.
Movies
And on movie stuff and Youtube, ScreenJunkies is pracically in hiatus given the controversy with its founder. No honest trailers (for now). Quite a loss, even moreso as it took over Clevver Movies (though unsatisfactorily for me).
A bit of James Bond news, and another loss, apparently Cristoph Waltz won’t be returning as Blofeld in Daniel Craig’s final outing as 007. So much for Waltz returning if Craig will. Oh well.
Mhae and I got to see Star Wars Episodes III and VI this month for our Star Wars movie weekends. Episode VII left before the theatrical release of Episode VIII in December. I think I’m a bit successful in avoiding the trailer that the director recommended to avoid. I’m guessing that’s not the one shown in Thor: Ragnarok.
Speaking of Thor: Ragnarok, it was a fun movie. I thought it was coming in Philippine cinemaes 1st week of November, but I’m glad it didn’t and we got to see it at once.
Arrowverse shows are having a slow start for me. Not sure if it’s because of the episodes themselves, or because of the other things that keep me occupied. Nonetheless, I’m glad they’re back on air, along with The Big Bang Theory. Inhumans is out of the question so I’m just waiting for SHIELD and hope there are a good number of nods to Thor. In the anime and cartoon departments, I got the episodes for the current Fate series but haven’t gone to see them, and I’ve been seeing South Park quite consistently recently—on Season 10 now.
Justice League hit theaters in a couple of weeks and that’s one I’ve been excited for for more than a year now. We went to the UniteTheFans exibit at glorietta last weekend but I chose not to get movie passes (and the poster) as the screenings would be in Trinoma. I did enjoy the displays and got even more convinced on acquiring the MAFEX BvS Batman (of which I found one available from an ebay seller earlier today) and the upcoming MAFEX JL Superman to go with me MAFEX BvS Wonder Woman.
Toys
I guess I’m a DC guy more than Marvel. And with the upto 50% Lego sale at waltermart, I got myself (after a few days of indecision) the Clash of Heroes set. It was a great deal at 40% off and so worth it, with the Batman and Superman minifigs. The only better set would have been the larger and more expensive Heroes of Justice… set that had Batman, Superman, Lex, Lois, AND Wonder Woman. even at 50% off, I think it was a good pass since I wouldn’t have had much space and fun with the batwing inspite of the complete character set. I am really satisfied, afterall, with the set that I got, one reason is that I got to do a superhero café reference with it and the double-decker couch set.
The recent Lego build brought about some nostalgia and some stories on may father’s Lego buying experiences when I was a kid and even when before I was born.
Probably planned to be in-line with the recent introductions of the Ferrari Portofino and FXX-K Evo, Shell finally had a new collection campaign, albeit a little complicated and in limited availability. Petron also had a 1:24 promo but less exciting (or maybe it’s just me) though simpler, less expensive, and looks to be wider in availability. My father and I passed on these after apparently losing to the space argument with my mother. Oh well. It’s nice to see Shell Ferrari collectibles again, though, and I’m actually interested in how things will go with Bburago, the new Ferrari scale model licensee after Mattel/Hot Wheels and Maisto (which interestingly, recently acquired Bburaggo) further before.
On the eastern side of toy geekery, I got to claim the Revoltech EVA-02 that I ordered in August. I got a bit less from what I expected from a Revoltech figure until I realized that the shortcomings are actually to be expected from a Revoltech, and even more from an older model. Even still, it was a fulfilling buy as I have quite completed the EVA Rebuild 1.0 & 2.0 collection I’ve been vaguely thinking off since the EVA 1.0 gasha. Wow, that was 6(?), 7(?) years ago.
I got to plan and more or less laid out the Rebuild and Robot (Gundam, Virtual-On, Eva, and Transformers) Collection calendars. I got 2 months to shoot and print them for the upcoming calendar year.
And lastly for this lookback, Gundam 00 was released 10 years ago earlier this month. Wow. That led me to some collecting memories and I must say it was fun. I think I’m closing my collections but being able to look back does give a good smile. Just realized, that is really good naming for Good Smile Company.
It appears that because of the holiday, I found a lot of time to write about all those. Nice.
