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Hey, man, you might as well just suggest that we cross the streams

Ignore this if you already knew about the IMDB database downloads, but just in case you haven't heard about it: you can download the factual IMDB data for personal use from here. You won't get their discussion forum posts, or any pictures, but as far as I know the download is complete with regards to the factual data such as actors, production details etc.

"The single-celled bacterium uses sugar molecules to stay put in rivers, streams, and water pipes, a new study found."

Now... if I feed it something (like, I guess sugar), would it grow though? Imagine the instructions: "mix with sugar 4:1"...

And further, if I use it to glue a broken sugar bowl, should I expect a self-replicating glue disaster?

"It's not clear how the glue actually works, however, but researchers presume some special proteins must be attached to the sugars."

Well that sounds ensuring, right guys. Reminds me of that movie, The Stuff (1985).

A bunch of scientists like our folks here, discover weird white substance on one of the Earth Poles (please save me the jokes on what you think it was). So naturally, what you think he does? He tastes it, and it's good.
So they just come with the tankers and start pumping it out and selling it as food. Turns out it eats you from the inside and turns you into a zombie.

By the way, has anyone tried to eat that glue and see what it tastes like?

Dude, you need to get out more.

IT was called Real Genius

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089886/

Actually Steve "coming from a rough area" was only part of the schtick he used to sell all those subscriptions to Vibe.

For the two people on slashdot who don't get this, it's an Office Space reference.

But better would be
"He has his name on his license plate, my mom used to do that to my underwear.."
"Your mom put license plates on your underwear?"

Possibly my favorite geek centric movie evar...
For those with no Clue.... Val Kilmer has Already done this years ago!

Hmm, I was actually thinking Spies Like Us would be a more apt source of inspiration!

And it was bomb then too

Doesn't this weapon smell of the 80's flick, Real Genius?

Lazlo, call me for the coordinates of Professor Hathaway's new house.

I remember the first time I saw that movie! It was called the Crossbow Project, right?!? And Jordan...don't get me started on Jordan...perfect woman!

Dave

Seriously, where's the giant bowl of popcorn?

-Ted

You wouldn't happen to have a red Swingline stapler on your desk too, would you???

The best part of Star Trek: The Motion Picture was when the Klingons probed an alien phenomenon in a similar way.

Let's hope NASA's probe has different results!

Unless of course your goal is to make it somewhat resistant to any men who cost about 67 million pesos, in which case do not pressurize it beforehand ...

You've been watching too much of this

Beware of unicorns

OSI: All Prosititutes Seem To Need Deep Penetration.
The trainer that first taught me that, many, many years ago said to the group that we'd never forget it. And I haven't. I wish I could get the film Audition out of my head though. When the old-age hallucinations arrive, I hope they don't dredge that up! :)

And they did spontaneous synchronized song and dance routines about how hungry and tired they all were. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104990/

It'll be more like a drop of blood to make for damn sure you're the guy who bought it. Like in Gattaca

...as scientificaly demonstrated by Tom Hanks in Cast Away with an ice-skate blade and a rock!

That scene still gives me the heebie jeebies just remembering it!

At least the batteries are included, sometimes they're not.

I, for one, welcome our new internet traffic forwarding Phone Company overlords.

This kid's life had to have been hell since. Odds are it wasn't exactly gravy before either. Why does any child deserve this kind of public humiliation? We should be genuinely proud of him for not taking another approach that some horribly bullied kids take of late: a shooting rampage and suicide. And you wonder why that type of thing happens. It isn't an accident, folks. They weren't fucked in the head to start with. If you torment a child to the extreme, there's no telling what direction they will go - they are too young for this stuff. I have two young boys and I worry about what they'll encounter as they go through school. There was nothing funny about this public humiliation. Nothing at all. Everyone reading this thread should be required to rent the film Welcome To The Dollhouse.

... I would DEEPLY enjoy seeing bullies getting sued for their actions and seeing it stick. The problem lies in the fact that we're already an overly litigeous society and this would only make it far worse. I would like to see true bullies face some serious, life-changing, consequences for their actions, but I'd hate to see some skinny punk-ass kid think he (or his enterprising parents) could go around suing people for causing emotional distress.

I'd also like to lay a [un]healthy amount of blame on this kid's parents. First of all, if he weren't fat, I'd say that this might NEVER have happened. And even if not being obese could have prevented some of it, it's unquestionable that his obesity exacerbated the situation greatly. And whose fault is a child's obesity? Without a medical excuse, it's the parents. And only recently has the media started to actually pay some attention to the problem. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0496200/) The damage done to a child who is obese is not just physical, but mental and emotional and the scars last for life. The damage resulting from childhood obesity alone could have been the root cause that made him so vulnerable to being bullied in the first place.

Nothing on the planet will stop all kids from potentially being bullied and/or being bullies themselves. It's actually part of the natural human condition. But adding to it through parental neglect is more than just a shame, it's child abuse and should be addressed criminally just as other forms of abusive/criminal neglect are.

There's not a single law possible to force someone to actually care about the feelings of other people.

AT&T is forwarding it to the NSA who are actually forwarding it to... AT&T!

Everyone knows that the phone companies are really the ones in charge, see The Presiden't Analyst for proof.

Read the headline first thing in the morning, and saw MI:3 virus.

Energizer -- they keep jumping, and jumping, and jumping, and jumping,....

Uh oh, now Benedict will shoot you.

No support for larger devices. Not human sized. Lame.

Gregory K is also the author of Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes'.

Now
that's
a show
worth watching
since it features guests
like First Lady Nancy Reagan

Gregory K is also the author of Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes'.

Now
that's
a show
worth watching
since it features guests
like First Lady Nancy Reagan

You watched way to much "League of Gentlemen" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0184135/

Ghostbusters!

Funny, I recall Space Jam both sucking and flopping.

The pirate-themed casino in Las Vegas is Treasure Island. Pirates of the Caribbean is a ride at Disneyland/Disney World, which has also had a movie (or two) based off of it. The ceremony in pirate-talk would have sealed the deal for me, Vegas or not.

The pirate-themed casino in Las Vegas is Treasure Island. Pirates of the Caribbean is a ride at Disneyland/Disney World, which has also had a movie (or two) based off of it. The ceremony in pirate-talk would have sealed the deal for me, Vegas or not.

Could it be At First Sight?

Very good point.

Additionally, I never understood the big controversy between intelligent design and creation. Why can't there be both? Why can't creation be the result of intelligent design? Even though I do not worship a particular deity, I am not arrogant enough to claim with certainty that creation was not influenced by some external force - be it sentient or not. Kinda like the last episode of STTNG (All Good Things...), but inverted.

On a budget of $180 million USD "Narnia" has grossed $718 million USD worldwide. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

The DVD was released this week.

The Narnian Chronicles has the potential to become Disney's Harry Potter, a franchise that will be generating revenue for the studio for decades to come.

The books have never been out of print since their first publication in the 1950s.

Disney can absorb massive losses from films like "Atlantis" and "Treasure Planet" and still maintain its independence. It can afford to show years/decades of patience, to allow an unsuccessful theatrical release to find its true audience on home video. But a smaller studio can be broken by a short string of financial failures, none of which are remotely on the same scale.

[Tyrone just backed into Franky Four Fingers' van]
Tyrone: I didn't see it there.
Vinny: It's a four ton truck, Tyrone. Its not as though its a bag of fucking peanuts, is it?
Tyrone: It was at a funny angle.
[All three turn and look back at the truck]
Vinny: It's behind you Tyrone. Whenever you reverse, things come at you from behind.

good movie btw

[Tyrone just backed into Franky Four Fingers' van]
Tyrone: I didn't see it there.
Vinny: It's a four ton truck, Tyrone. Its not as though its a bag of fucking peanuts, is it?
Tyrone: It was at a funny angle.
[All three turn and look back at the truck]
Vinny: It's behind you Tyrone. Whenever you reverse, things come at you from behind.

good movie btw

[Tyrone just backed into Franky Four Fingers' van]
Tyrone: I didn't see it there.
Vinny: It's a four ton truck, Tyrone. Its not as though its a bag of fucking peanuts, is it?
Tyrone: It was at a funny angle.
[All three turn and look back at the truck]
Vinny: It's behind you Tyrone. Whenever you reverse, things come at you from behind.

good movie btw

-FL

Until my car can move straight sideways, I'm rolling my eyes instead. :-)

Bean Bandit's Road Buster:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098202/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0208092/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZn x0dD0xfGZiPXV8cG49MHxrdz0xfHE9c25hdGNofGZ0PTF8bXg9 MjB8bG09NTAwfGNvPTF8aHRtbD0xfG5tPTE_;fc=1;ft=22;fm =1The parents quote is from the Snatch Movie...

Just for your information, and excuse me if you already know this...

Though I've never actually seen it myself, there was a well-received movie adaptation of "Flowers for Algernon," called "Charly", starring Cliff Robertson. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062794/ Come to think of it, one of these days I need to put out the effort to see it. Looks like it's stilll available.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002KPHWY/qid=11 44199647/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-9452147-5242510?s=d vd&v=glance&n=130

The Mayor better check the climate models for his cities future:
Science is showing predictions of a massive rise in ocean levels, say good bye to most of the below sea level land he is looking at, and good bye to almost half of Florida, too.

The Magazine shows a map with the new coast line significantly further inland, with the 'lost cities' of the coast outlined in red.

If the polar ice caps keep melting at there current speed,
your future work commute might look like a scene from WaterWorld!

I guess I am on drugs. It was Mandy Moore in the first one.

I learnt about this from that movie The Core

The other thing I learned is that if you want to be a leader you have to be prepared to squish a Frenchman. Even though he seems to be most likeable member of the expedition.

Which reminds me, are there any French /.'ers who would be like to make new friends? PM me!

kthbye