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A Review of Dune (2021)

Why I only want to go through this desert once.

The film Dune’s (2021) $165 million dollar budget, sci-fi bona-fides, and impressive cast of bankable Hollywood stars lead by Timothee Chalamet should have guaranteed a decent weekend opening. And it didn’t disappoint, bringing in $41 million in the US and $87.5 million worldwide, and topping the box-office the following weekend to boot. Which is why I cannot understand how I have come to the opposite conclusion, that the Dune experience is not built on solid foundations, but shifting sand.

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Kobo Sage Note-Taking Review

Does the Kobo Sage offer a better note-taking experience than the Kobo Elipsa?

Kobo’s newest-reader, the Sage, is only their second e-reader that features note-taking. But how does the Kobo Sage stack up against the flagship Elipsa in note-taking and annotation capabilities? Those looking for a mobile, waterproof e-reader and who take light notes should consider the Sage. Since the Sage’s capabilities are identical to the Elipsa in four categories, I will demonstrate it’s note-taking capabilities using the two criteria in bold. See my Elipsa review for a demonstration of the other four.

  1. Likelihood to lose the pen <–
  2. Boot speed to ‘write-ready’ state
  3. Note-Taking experience <–
  4. Handwriting conversion effectiveness
  5. Ease of transfer to computer
  6. Annotations of documents

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Kobo Elipsa : In-depth note-taking review

Kobo’s flagship e-reader, the Elipsa, comes with a second act – note-taking. But does the Kobo Elipsa’s note-taking and annotation capabilities justify it’s steep price? Students, authors, editors and anyone who writes should take note of this imperfect device with a lot of promise. I demonstrate it’s note-taking capabilities using these size criteria:

  1. Likelihood to lose the pen
  2. Boot speed to ‘write-ready’ state
  3. Note-Taking experience
  4. Handwriting conversion effectiveness
  5. Ease of transfer to computer
  6. Annotations of documents

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A Quick Review of Midnight Sky

Good sci-fi films are hard to find these days, and so I was intrigued to see Midnight Sky released on Netflix this month. If its slick trailer and all-star cast were any indication, then I was due for a treat. It’s arrival just in time for the holidays was an added bonus, I could watch with much less distraction, and so, I hoped to add it to the pantheon of great sci-fi flicks. So … did it live up to its billing?

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