They are the unsettling Other

(from theweaselking)

Personally, I'm with the commenter here who says:
"I've always thought that Zombies were a clean jab at the very nadir of the uncanny valley, giving voice to our deep, biological fear of disease, and of it claiming our loved ones while endangering us, even to the point of making it too dangerous to care for them, or even mourn."
Except that I'd say that while it's about the uncanny valley - it's more about the making of the known/safe into the other/dangerous.  And that's why I find 28 days later so effective - it's the people you know and love, only full of rage and hate and out to cause you hurt in any way they can.

Ho! Ho! Ho!

Also: For Scott and John.

Plan for the day

So far I've got up, had breakfast, gone for a walk on the moors (damn  cold up there, my ears went all red), then a bite of lunch, and everyone is spread around various sofas, snoring or reading comics.

So a couple of hours of testing text editors seems to be in order...

Delicious LiveJournal Links for 12-25-2008

• Disney says bon voyage to Voyage of the Dawn Treader
  Shame, as I liked the second movie rather more than the first.
  (tags: movies disney Narnia)
• RIP, VHS
  Last major supplier of blank tapes leaves the business.
  (tags: history technology obsolescence)

Theoretically speaking

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