2024-09-30

vivdunstan: Sidney Paget drawing of Holmes and Watson in a railway carriage (sherlock)
2024-09-30 05:54 am

Sherlock Holmes reread: The Boscombe Valley Mystery

Continuing my reread, and going to discuss this with some big spoilers )

So a rather predictable plot, but nevertheless a good read with some interesting details.
vivdunstan: (bernice summerfield)
2024-09-30 09:37 pm

Bernice Summerfield: The Dance of the Dead

Back to the official season 3 audios, and a very different - so far - Benny audio, with Benny finding herself waking up hungover on an unknown space cruiser (thanks Iris!), and soon caught up in a fight for survival with Ice Warriors against the backdrop of peace negotiations.

It's tightly written, and with a taut cast: Benny, ship's steward Karter, and ice warriors Azzar and Sstac. Even with this small cast they are soon split further into pairs Benny and Sstac, and Karter and Azzar.

There is a funny moment with a voice-controlled lift. Which reminded me of a rather (in)famous Scottish comedy sketch and much shared YouTube video version. Though this is followed quickly by the most gripping section of the audio, where a possessed Benny and Sstac - both superbly acted - argue over past hurts.

With such a small cast there aren't many options for who the guilty party could be. And it's even predicted by dialogue earlier on in the audio. But though predictable there's still a satisfying ending. Not least the very last bits, where Benny and another find some emotional peace.

vivdunstan: Muppet eating a computer (computer)
2024-09-30 11:16 pm
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MacOS updates

Looking at downloading MacOS 15 (Sequoia) - quite an upgrade from my MacOS 12 (Monterey). And boggling at just how many hours it would have taken to download the nearly 15GB update file on our home broadband before we upgraded to part fibre recently, and downloads increased tenfold ...