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We bash the Gates Foundation for the same reason that Marge Simpson refused Tobacco-industry money for her children's group PPASSCCATAG. Sure, the money would have been for a good cause, but it's still tainted money because of its source.

Well, it's a bit of an exaggeration to compare Microsoft to the tobacco industry, as the latter is far more evil and has done much more harm. But for the Slashdot crowd, most of us feel that Gates earned his money unfairly in the first place by killing competition and stifling innovation -- issues that are dear to our hearts. I've heard it quoted that 1% of every dollar spent in the economy goes to Microsoft. And for that situation to have arisen, Gates screwed over many of our heroes.

Whether it's his intention or not, it feels like Gates is trying to buy redemption for his sins. I think the Slashdot crowd would be happier if he renounced his nefarious methods by breaking up Microsoft or by getting his company to stop acting like a bully.

You're thinking of "The Shelter," from the 3rd season of the original Twilight Zone.

The other poster apparently has in mind "Shelter Skelter," from the new Twilight Zone series that aired in the 80's.

In "The Shelter," everyone knew about the guy's shelter. In "Shelter Skelter," only the guy's wife and small children knew, plus a friend he happened to tell the day the accident happened (who he locked in with him). His wife didn't tell anyone because the guy had become such a survivalist nut that she felt the children were better off growing up without him.

Both were great episodes.

~Philly

You're thinking of "The Shelter," from the 3rd season of the original Twilight Zone.

The other poster apparently has in mind "Shelter Skelter," from the new Twilight Zone series that aired in the 80's.

In "The Shelter," everyone knew about the guy's shelter. In "Shelter Skelter," only the guy's wife and small children knew, plus a friend he happened to tell the day the accident happened (who he locked in with him). His wife didn't tell anyone because the guy had become such a survivalist nut that she felt the children were better off growing up without him.

Both were great episodes.

~Philly

Penn & Teller - Bullshit

Season 2, Episode 5 (#18 on the above linked page) - Recycling

Available on your p2p network of choice.

• Sep 14 2004 @ 10:00 PM
• Sep 15 2004 @ 01:00 AM
• Sep 19 2004 @ 12:00 PM

When I first saw the previews it reminded me of Last Exile that was ran on TechTV a while back.

Or perhaps evil dictators with alien helpers.

Treehouse of Horror V

The episode is called "Time and Punishment" and features Homer repairing a toaster which then sends him back and forth through time. Each time he comes back he's messed things up worse than the last.

"I've gone back in time to when dinosaurs weren't just confined to zoos." - Homer

Scotty: Captain, we pulled away a little, we gained...maybe an hour...but we blew almost every system in the ship doing it. There's nothing left to try again. I guess you'll have to fire me, sir.
Kirk: You're fired.

More like Stephen Hawking in this Simpsons episode

So, by your logic, if Des Moines is 2 years behind, then Canada is 25 years behind?

Phase 1: Steal Underpants
Phase 2: ...
Phase 3: Profit!

There. The record is officially set straight. If you don't believe an AC, go ask the Underpants Gnomes yourself.

I just happen to think that the elderly should be treated as a resource

Soylent green?

How about a new form of fossil fuel?

We could plug them into the Near Death Star...

Having absorbed this information and passed the sand/racing/historical coaxial data structure through my Trendo-O-Mogrification device I can confidently predict the the the next great game icon will be none other than...Speed Buggy!

It is a time of uncertainty. The
empire's ambiguous tariff statutes
mandate close reexamination of
galactic import quotas. Interim
Princess Agoomba has co-chaired
a subcommittee to draft amendments
to existing trade policies

Meanwhile, regulatory agencies
are being heavily lobbied by a
consortium of mercantile interest
groups and their suppliers to
streamline loading restrictions for
class C cargo vessels. The shipping...

Oh wait, director mixup, that was Randall Curtis.

competitive Scrabble is getting newfound attention thanks to the publication of Word Freak and release of Word Wars.

... And the CSI episode Bad Words

Remember Space: 1999? Where's our moon base? What about the artificial intelligence we were supposed to have by now, according to 2001: A Space Odyssey? And what about George Orwell's 1984 first published in 1949? Who ever thought it would end up as a reality-TV show? And who ever could have predicted that porn would be so accessible and abundant because of the Internet? Star Trek (the original series) did kind of predict the cell phone technology, though, but off by a few... um... centuries.

It ran on SNL as well. Season 20, episode 371. SNL episode guide

It was a sixth season episode, but not the season finale.

It was a sixth season episode, but not the season finale.

Tasha's sister was fake.

...that it will be EVIL KIRK!

"Brent Spiner Will Reportedly Appear On Enterprise. Marina Sirtis spilled the beans at a convention in Dallas that Spiner will appear in three episodes playing the grandfather of Data's creator, Dr. Noonien Soong." -- TVTome

Welcome to a novel form retelling of an Outer Limits episode.

Minus the moral about the importance of good computer security, apparently. But with bonus dome-city dystopia.

Homer Simpson?

Once again, Futurama has beat us all to the punch with "The Problem with Popplers".

I think I'm something of an idealist when it comes to piracy. I can't bring myself to download games, even the things at a place like The Underdogs which specializes in supposedly "out of print" games to download. Out of print used to mean something was rare and worth something. In the digital media world it apparently now means "Ok to steal." -- Dave Long

Superman: You destroyed those planets, didn't you? And every living soul on them!

Brainiac: Only their knowledge was important. It was what I was programmed to collect and protect.

Superman: But why kill?

Brainiac: The fewer beings who have the knowledge, the more precious it becomes.

Superman: You're insane! -- Superman - Stolen Memories

Actually, I think Wheelie And The Chopper Bunch is more accurate. In this show, the VW bug showed facial expressions with the lights and bumper as well as showing exclamations and other symbols on the windshield.

Funny thing is, Wheelie was the only character on the show that didn't talk.

Did anyone else think of Speed Buggy or am I the only dope that remembers that show?
http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServl et/showid-5028/Speed_Buggy/

And it's a summary from TVTome, instead of the vastly-superior snpp.com.

but Firefly got my attention in a way that no TV show has since Blake's 7 (which I recommend to anyone who likes Firefly and doesn't mind terrible BBC special effects from the 1970s)

Apparently you've never watched Highlander.

As usual, the Simpsons has this trend wrapped up. Remember Poochie the Dog from the The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show?

they've dealt with the idea of a Gau'ould forming a present-day cult, so the idea of them sticking around on Earth still pretending to be gods isn't outside of the rules.

episode info

Announcer: Coming, this summer! It's the digitally enhanced re-release of the very first pilot episode of South Park! Yes, the classic, rough, hand-made first episode is getting a make-over for 2002! The simple, funny aliens are now super badass and kewl! Flying saucer? No longer cheap construction paper, but a 4.0 megapixel constructed through a masterpiece of technology! Everything's new! New is better!

Trey Parker: When we first made South Park, we didn't wanna use construction paper. We just had to because it was cheap.

Matt Stone: And now with new technology we can finally remaster South Park, make it look sharp, clean and focused.

Trey: Expensive.

Announcer: Yes, all the charm of a simple little cartoon will melt before your eyes as it is replaced by newer and more standardized animation! Trey: For instance, in the scene at the bus stop, we always meant to have Imperial walkers and giant dewback lizards in the background, but simply couldn't afford it.

Announcer: Get this special enhanced version quick, because another enhanced version will likely be coming out for 2003!

It's a very good episode, and it reflects exactly how many people feel about the "improvement" of old movies

The show MythBusters did a segment on this. They had to work pretty hard to get an un-damaged CD to shatter. If I recall correctly, they had to modify a router to spin a CD up to about 40,000 rpm before a standard CD would go ka-blooey

But wouldn't be easier to talk your children about sex and porn on the internet. just because many geeks found sex by themselves maybe due their parent's indifference, fear or shy it doesn't mean they have to use technology as an excuse to avoid talking to they children.

You can see south's park episode about sex it teaches a LOT here

If you don't want the responsabilities of having children don't do it, is not mandatory, don't beleive your church or what politics say, there is a lot of methods to avoid them, you just have to use them, is not fair to bring a child to the world just to slave them to rules and other stupidities, set them free from the begining or let them have a full life, nothing half way through is worth it.

I hope you find it as moderatly fascinating as I did.

After hiring a feminist babysitter, Homer and Marge go to a candy trade show. They smuggle out candy for the kids. Homer steals a rare piece of candy, but he can't find it when he gets home. When he gives the babysitter a ride home he sees the candy stuck to her posterior. When he grabs for it, she screams and runs away. He awakes the next morning to find protestors on his lawn and the babysitter leads them in a sexual harassment campaign. They make Homer's life a living hell. Homer does an interview for a tabloid TV show thinking that America will hear his case, but all they hear is what a complete jerk he is. FOX does a TV movie about him and he is depicted even worse in this portrayal. The news has around-the-clock coverage of the situation. The Simpson family does a public access show to clear his name, but it does not help his cause. Willie comes to Homer and shows him a video that he recorded of the night in question. Homer shows the babysitter and she realizes that she was wrong about him being an ass-grabber and the news admits that it was wrong about him, too. With all the forgiveness going on, Homer makes up with his TV set

- most games today actively promote violent and/or sexual behaviour;
- any kind of violent and sexual behaviour is a bad thing.

Starting with the second point, I think that we can all agree that this is utter nonsense.

The only sexual behavior that is not bad behavior is that which occurs privately within the exclusive bounds of a faithful, marital relationship between one man and one woman. Even if a game were to depict this good sexual behavior, that very depiction of it would be wrong. No sexual activity, good or bad, real-life or fictional, is to be put on display for the world. Marital sex is a private matter between the participants sharing their bodies and souls, one with another, as one flesh.

You might argue that it should be okay to watch "marital" sex between artificial "people." But this is laughably a moot point when it comes to computer games (except possibly for the Sims). When we have a game with a Mr. and Mrs. Anderson getting frisky in the master bedroom, then we can address this issue further.

What makes good sex good is its exclusive and secret nature. The husband is the only one (ideally) who has ever seen or ever will see his wife's nakedness. The wife is the only one (ideally) who has ever seen or ever will see her husband's nakedness. Their bodies are a special secret they guard for themselves. Anybody else can have a sexual experience, but not with the individuals who are committed to each other in matrimony. Each side feels special and unique that with over 6,000,000,000 people in the world, they have chosen and continue to chose each other - and no other - to share their sexuality.

The man can say, "She wants to have sex with me and no one else!" The woman can say, "He wants to have sex with me and no one else!" Man: "My body is ALL for YOU!" Woman: "My body is ALL for YOU!" You can imagine what that does to the hormones! And the mutual love. A third person, whether a participant or spectator, contaminates the marital purity and spoils the "one flesh" sexual intimacy.

From the Christian standpoint, the only sexual behavior (whether a real act or a fictional depiction) that you should ever see is your own sexual behavior with your spouse.

Qualification: The above applies mainly to gratuitous depictions of sexual behavior. Pictures, diagrams, and other media presentations that are created for medical or academic purposes that benefit humanity are acceptable as long as the media are used only for their intended, noble purposes.

I too thought FireFly was a horrible series from the one episode that I saw. But watch a few, and you will be hooked. Joss is a master of the larger story arc, and while his characters may not be the most interesting in the immediately-grabbing sense, they become terribly, terribly addicting when spread out over two or three episodes (when played in the proper order, damn Fox). The professional seductress actually returns shortly thereafter for a second episode, where she has married an old friend of the Captain's. What follows is a masterfully written series of innuendos and backstabs that really clicks with the ensemble cast.

Firefly is a good series, and worthy of a second look. The whole lot is available on DVD (a very worthy purchase), or if you would like to sample first it is available for download. And quite frankly, I don't feel the slightest bit bad for posting the link so that they can be seen in the way they should have been, before Fox decided to trash continuity.

Besides, the show gave us some truly great quotes.

Simon: I'm trying to put this as delicately as I can. How do I know you won't kill me in my sleep?
Mal: You don't know know me, son, so let me explain this to you once. If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.
Simon: Are you always this sentimental?
Mal: Had a good day.

Mal: (spares Atherton) Mercy is the mark of a great man. (stabs Atherton with his sword) I guess I'm just a good man. (stabs Atherton again) Well, I'm alright.
Harrow: You didn't have to wound the man.
Mal: Yeah I know, it was just funny.

Kaylee: Wash, tell me I'm pretty.
Wash: Were I unwed I would take you in a man-like fashion.
Kaylee: 'Cause I'm pretty?
Wash: 'Cause you're pretty.

Kaylee: Is that him?
Mal: That's the buffet table.
Kaylee: How will we know unless we question it?

Simon: You're out of your mind.
Early: That's between me and my mind.

Mal: The wheel never stops turning, Badger.
Badger: Only matters to the people on the rim.

Zoe: Jayne, this is something the Captain has to do on his own.
Mal: (fighting for his life) No...no it's not!
Zoe: Oh. (shoots)

Zoe: Preacher, don't the Bible have some pretty specific things to say about killing?
Book: Quite specific. It is, however, somewhat fuzzier on kneecaps.

River: What am I?
Simon: You are my beautiful sister.
River: I threw up on your bed.
Simon: Yep, definitely my sister.

Rvd. Book: I might be needing a preacher.
Mal: That's good, you just lay there and be ironic.

Mal: Ship like this, be with you until the day you die.
Zoe: That's because it's a deathtrap.

Wash: Little River just gets more colorful by the minute. What will she do next?
Zoe: Either blow us up or rub soup in her hair. It's a toss-up.
Wash: I hope she does the soup thing. It's always a hoot, and we don't all die from it.

Wash: Psychic, though? That sounds like something out of science fiction.
Zoe: You live on a spaceship, dear.

(Quotes lifted from TV Tome.)

Since it only requires a name, I guess you could give them a fake one and they'd never know. Just don't go with a famous name, becasue they'd want to see some ID then - I mean how many people out there are named Optimus Prime. You might also want to stay away from professional athlete names also, since too many seem to be having legal problems. So just be creative and give them a name that you want to touch, but you musn't touch! - Max Power

Those guys all seem to have had steady work, so I wouldn't call them hobos.

I'd like to nominate the great Awesom-o to be inducted into the robot hall of fame! His accomplishments far outweigh that of two gay robots!

simpsons did it! sorry, just figured i'd hop on the "not-news!" wagon :]

And now, bring on the South Park jokes regarding Skuzzle-Butt...

The police generally don't host a grand jury unless they have a reasonable expectation that they'll be able to charge the suspect with a crime.

And as we see in this episode, grand juries are subject to abuse by prosecuters. I can't believe there wasn't a link to this in the original article....

I have a cheap set of speakers on my desktop ... it's annoying to my coworkers

Maybe you should draw those Les Nessman (WKRP in Cincinnati) lines around your cube and tell your coworkers not to hear anything outside the lines.

Willie: Ach, don't be daft. I was born and rai ... [notices the hose] Hey, what the? [gasps] My retirement grease! No! You thievin' grease bandits! I'll kill ya! [Homer and Bart make their escape through the ventilation ducts] Wait up!