Introduction to Multicopter Design and Control
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This book is the first textbook specially on multicopter systems in the world. It provides a...
The Financial Freedom Guarantee
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Never before is having a Job so precarious. There is no such thing as a job for life anymore. People...
On Computing: The Fourth Great Scientific Domain
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Computing is not simply about hardware or software, or calculation or applications. Computing,...
The Steampunk Bible: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Imaginary Airships, Corsets and Goggles, Mad Scientists, and Strange Literature
S.J. Chambers and Jeff VanderMeer
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Over the past fifteen years, Steampunk - a mash-up of Victorian and sci-fi aesthetics with a splash...
Retromancer
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There is big and evil magic abroad upon the face of the Earth. History has been changed. The Germans...
Doctor Who - Philip Hinchcliffe Presents: Volume 2: The Genesis Chamber
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Philip Hinchcliffe, acclaimed producer of Doctor Who (1975-77) returns to tell new stories for the...
Kim Pook (101 KP) rated the PlayStation 4 version of Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated in Video Games
Oct 18, 2020
I didn't actually know that this game is a remake of an old game until I researched it, obviously as I didn't know this I also had never played the original. I did however, love spongebob as a teen (I'd probably still watch it now, if I had the chance) so he is a known cartoon for me.
The game itself is pretty good, you have to go around collecting golden spatulas, lost socks and as many shiny objects as you can carry (golden spatulas and shiny objects are needed to get into some zones) whilst at the same time killing many different robots and solving puzzles. The game is rated pegi 7 which is about right for this type of game, some parts of the game can be incredibly frustrating though especially if you're going for all the trophies, one part for example took me about 45 minutes just to get to a collectable. It's all good fun though and not to be taken too seriously, I look forward to completing the game.
Little Inferno HD
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"A beautiful masterpiece", "inventive, moving and unrelentingly funny", "a deft statement on games...
Joelene Marie (28 KP) rated The Clockwork Dynasty in Books
Oct 1, 2018
June is a character that I related to from the start. Her incessant curiosity and intelligence were refreshing and her love for her grandfather was endearing. I really enjoyed learning about Peter's story. The non linear storytelling, with flashbacks of his memories alternating with the present, was easy to follow. When Peter and June start working together the pacing really picks up and I couldn't put it down, I had to know what happened. The ending leaves room for a sequel but not with a cliffhanger, which is nice but I still want the sequel now lol. I really have no complaints about any part of this story. It's a wonderful adventure that makes you think. Anyone on the fence about this book like I was should just go ahead and read it, it's worth it.
**Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC. All opinions are my own.**
LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) in Movies
Nov 20, 2019 (Updated Jan 31, 2020)
The first PR film is dumb silly fun - the movie equivalent of a kid getting his toys out and smashing them together.
Uprising is more or less the same, but a bit more on the boring side, with characters that aren't very likeable.
John Boyega heads up the cast, and he's ok enough, everyone surrounding him is a gallery of bland characters, I honestly can't remember any of their names, and I saw it earlier today!
There's no sense of urgency this time around. Del Toros first movie was silly for sure, but had a high stakes feeling to it.
Uprising feels like it was geared more towards children this time out, and it shows.
The plot is Hollywood sci-fi nonsense - something about the guy from Always Sunny being possessed by a Kaiju and infecting drones to attack the world and unleash a mega Kaiju - honestly, my attention wobbled more than once as you can probably tell. I could probably do with watching it again but I really don't want to.
Some of the action scenes were pretty fun soooo, yay, I guess?
Pacific Rim: Uprising is a film about monsters and robots kicking the crap out of each other - it shouldn't be this boring and forgettable, but here we are.
