hallowed edge's New Writeupshttp://everything2.com/?node=New%20Writeups%20Atom%20Feed&foruser=hallowed edge2009-11-16T02:48:16ZArchaic smile (idea)http://everything2.com/user/hallowed+edge/writeups/Archaic+smilehallowed edgehttp://everything2.com/user/hallowed+edge2009-11-16T02:48:16Z2009-11-16T02:48:16Z<p align="left">What do you notice about most <a href="/title/statue">statue</a>s? That is to say, aside from the fact that they're usually huge, typically only one color, and made from some pretty solid material like <a href="/title/marble">marble</a> or <a href="/title/iron">iron</a>. And let's not have any discussion of the tastefully understated <a href="/title/genitals">genitals</a> on <a href="/title/nude">nude</a> sculptures. What I tend to notice is the dour, almost disapproving glances that the faces of most statues have. Some don't even have this touch of personality; sculptures like <a href="/title/Michelangelo">Michelangelo</a>'s <i><a href="/title/David">David</a></i> have these vacuous stares that make you wonder what conceivable emotion the subjects could be feeling. Most people who have statues made in their <a href="/title/honor">honor</a> are supposed to be taken seriously. Look at a bust of <a href="/title/George+Washington">George Washington</a> or <a href="/title/Julius+Caesar">Julius Caesar</a> and tell me that the expression you see isn't meant to convey a sense of <a href="/title/gravitas">gravitas</a>, as if the subject is someone who is supposed to make you think "what a man!" by his very icy stare.
<p align="left">This isn't how sculptures used to look. For most followers of<!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…S-video (thing)http://everything2.com/user/hallowed+edge/writeups/S-videohallowed edgehttp://everything2.com/user/hallowed+edge2009-11-14T22:25:58Z2009-11-14T22:25:58Z<p align="left">S-Video is a <a href="/title/video">video</a> format that provides a higher quality picture than standard <a href="/title/composite+video">composite video</a> but a lower quality picture than <a href="/title/component+video">component video</a>. The standard 4-<a href="/title/pin">pin</a> S-Video connector looks like <a href="http://www.planetnana.co.il/dolod4/images/118597pic1.GIF">this</a>. The main advantage that S-Video has over composite video is that while the latter carries all picture properties on one signal, the former separates <a href="/title/color">color</a> and <a href="/title/brightness">brightness</a>, which allows more information to be transmitted from the output device to the input device; this grants the viewer a better and more distinct picture than would be available with standard composite cables. S-Video, appropriately enough, stands for "separate video," which neatly describes the premise behind it. Like composite and component video, S-Video has no <a href="/title/audio">audio</a> capabilities, so separate connectors are necessary if you actually want to hear what's going on.
<p>The idea for S-Video has been around since the <a href="/title/1970">1970</a>s, finding usage mainly in the early<!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…A Love Like That (thing)http://everything2.com/user/hallowed+edge/writeups/A+Love+Like+Thathallowed edgehttp://everything2.com/user/hallowed+edge2009-11-12T16:16:23Z2009-11-12T16:16:23Z<p align="left"><i>A Love Like That</i> is the name of a song written and performed by <a href="/title/Gregg+Alexander">Gregg Alexander</a>, a singer-songwriter perhaps best known for his work in the late-<a href="/title/1990s">1990s</a> rock/pop band the <a href="/title/New+Radicals">New Radicals</a>. Alexander himself no longer records his own music for public consumption, instead devoting his energies to writing for other artists. His biggest hit in this regard came with the song <i><a href="/title/the+Game+of+Love">the Game of Love</a></i>, written for <a href="/title/Carlos+Santana">Carlos Santana</a> and <a href="/title/Michelle+Branch">Michelle Branch</a>, which earned him a <a href="/title/Grammy+Award">Grammy Award</a>.
<p>The New Radicals broke up in <a href="/title/1999">1999</a> due to Alexander's unhappiness with <a href="/title/tour">tour</a> schedules and record company politics. He was rather dormant professionally until 2003, when <i>A Love Like That</i> appeared online in <a href="/title/mp3">mp3</a> format. The song seems not to have been intended for wide release and may have been a demo that Alexander was shopping around to other artists. Thematically, it's similar to the second and final New Radicals single, <i><a href="/title/Someday+We%2527ll+Know">Someday We'll Know</a></i>, which is about a man searching for his<!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…Samurai Warriors (review)http://everything2.com/user/hallowed+edge/writeups/Samurai+Warriorshallowed edgehttp://everything2.com/user/hallowed+edge2007-11-04T19:39:49Z2007-11-04T19:39:49Z<p align="left"><i>Samurai Warriors</i> (<i><a href="/title/Sengoku">Sengoku</a> Musou</i>) is a video game series created by the <a href="/title/Japan">Japanese</a> developer <a href="/title/Koei">Koei</a>, famous for its similar <i><a href="/title/Dynasty+Warriors">Dynasty Warriors</a></i> (<i>Shin Sangokumusuo</i>) series. The main difference between the two series is that while <i>Dynasty Warriors</i> is based on the <a href="/title/Three+Kingdoms">Three Kingdoms</a>-era of <a href="/title/China">Chinese</a> history (about 220-280 AD), <i>Samurai Warriors</i> is based on the Sengoku/Warring States Period in Japan (roughly 1467-1616). The playable characters in each of these games are based on real figures of the time(s) in which they lived, although a certain amount of <a href="/title/dramatic+license">dramatic license</a> is taken with their various characterizations, appearances, and the historical record, depending upon which character's campaign you're playing.
<p>Currently, there are seven games in the <i>Samurai Warriors</i> series, although one of them is a <a href="/title/crossover">crossover</a> of both <i>Dynasty Warriors</i> and <i>Samurai Warriors</i>, so it could arguably be considered part of the <i>Dynasty<!-- close unclosed tag --></i><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…