The Melancholy of Gundam SEED Destiny

Ah, two of my favorite recent anime in one AMV: the fourth opening sequence of Gundam SEED Destiny to the tune of Bouken Desho Desho?, the opening theme from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

I swear, Kira Yamato must’ve descended from Haruhi Suzumiya. They’re both frickin’ gods. I could go on and on about these shows’ visions of posthumanity, but I won’t. I’ll just let you sit back and enjoy the video.

Bonus: The difference with Haruhi is she doesn’t know her own power. As the following AMV succinctly points out, She’s Just Oblivious. Click here to continue reading “The Melancholy of Gundam SEED Destiny”…

Firefox 3: Gran Paradiso Alpha 1

Everything sounds cooler when you name it like a game. Firefox 3: Gran Paradiso Alpha 1 is out. The final version of Firefox 3 isn’t due until Fall 2007, so this is a really early sneak peek.

And to think Firefox 2 came out less than two months ago, enhanced security and all. That’s open source dev for you. By contrast, over five years passed between Internet Explorer 6 and 7 — and it still sucks. Bill Gates will retire before Microsoft gets IE right.