Burrowowl

Having completed its 13-episode run, what can I say about Zero no Tsukaima?
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The MTU is a disruptor of sync and swallower of souls, leaving a path of devastation in its nefarious wake. Look well upon these images, that you may know your enemy, for the MTU is no man’s friend:

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If you’re loading Microsoft Internet Explorer today and find that it mysteriously crashes out on you, try uninstalling the Yahoo! Toolbar.

• Open your Start Menu
• Open the Control Panel
• Double-click the “Add or Remove Programs” icon
• Locate the Yahoo! Toolbar in the list of available programs and click on it
• Click on the “remove” button
• Click any “ok” buttons you are subsequently exposed to
• Rejoice and resume your regular web-surfing activities

No, I don’t know what happened to Yahoo! Toolbar today, but there has been a rash of these problems cropping up suddenly.

*Edit: Every case amongst dozens tonight has involved an installation of McAfee or Norton Antivirus; it looks like Yahoo! Toolbar be getting terminated by those apps. Let’s hear it for rogue virus definitions!

It has been a little while since I’ve posted about an episode of Ergo Proxy, but this one deserves a little special attention. On one level, it continues the chain of “Vincent and Lil wander into the reach of some random Proxy, conflict ensues, Vincent triumphs” episodes, but the tone really stands out. I was about to write a comment on a review at Star Crossed, but it started growing out of hand, so I’ve opted to put one here instead.
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It’s all been said at this point, don’t you think? Politicizing it one way or the other certainly hasn’t helped. Thousands more have died since then, and the widows and orphans still grieve while television networks, radio shows, newspapers and magazines dance their bizarre masturbatory dance.