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  1. In Plain English... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 1 · on "Colossal Magnetic Effect" Could Lead To Another Breakthrough In Storage Tech

    ...someone been watching too much Star Trek.

  2. Let's all sing along now! by Scrameustache · · Score: 1 · on Bad Movie Physics Hurt Scientific Understanding

    one can explain away any gap in Star Trek's continuity with reality by creating a technological explanation regardless of plausibility. We just make some shit up!
  3. BANNED ON VULCAN by Stoutlimb · · Score: 1 · on Space Elevator Group to Open Nanotube Factory

    Maybe by request they can play this album.

    http://www.voltaire.net/music/BannedOnVulcan.html

  4. Banned on Vulcan! by Scrameustache · · Score: 1 · on William Shatner Pitches 'Starfleet Academy' Show

    And, for all we know, everybody then knew the Romulans were pointy-eared bastards, but there was a Vulcan cover-up in the Federation after the war.

    So that's the secret to watching Enterprise: You make you OWN shit up, to cover up their snafus! ;-)

    Everybody sing: Bounce the graviton particle beam off the main deflector dish!

  5. Re:Maybe by Hieronymous+Cowherd · · Score: 1 · on Introducing Asteroid 2004 MN4

    Well, considering you have a Voltaire quote in your sig, perhaps you should check the *other* Voltaire out. The reference you missed is to the song linked, from Banned On Vulcan

  6. Re:Maybe by Hieronymous+Cowherd · · Score: 1 · on Introducing Asteroid 2004 MN4

    Well, considering you have a Voltaire quote in your sig, perhaps you should check the *other* Voltaire out. The reference you missed is to the song linked, from Banned On Vulcan

  7. Star Trek based music by genessy · · Score: 1 · on Trekkies Director Roger Nygard Answers

    For some more entertaining and obscenity containing Star Trek music, see Voltaire, the musician not the philosopher or author. I consider this guy a creative genius, which may say a bit more about me that I really intend. :)

  8. Goths and Geeks. by Darth23 · · Score: 1 · on Nintendo Threatens Suicidegirls Over IP Use
    Actuallly a lot of Goths ARE geeks.

    Geeks come in many stripes. Check out Dragon*Con in Atlanta and their new Gothic Journeys programming track for confirmation.

    At D*C 2004 acoustic Goth musician, artist, writer and filmmaker Voltaire mistakenly claimed that Goth was NOT really a 'geek thing'. The other members of the panel, and most of the audience immediately disagreed and Voltaire (who has an EP of Star Trek parody songs, btw) immediately conceded the point.

  9. Goths and Geeks. by Darth23 · · Score: 1 · on Nintendo Threatens Suicidegirls Over IP Use
    Actuallly a lot of Goths ARE geeks.

    Geeks come in many stripes. Check out Dragon*Con in Atlanta and their new Gothic Journeys programming track for confirmation.

    At D*C 2004 acoustic Goth musician, artist, writer and filmmaker Voltaire mistakenly claimed that Goth was NOT really a 'geek thing'. The other members of the panel, and most of the audience immediately disagreed and Voltaire (who has an EP of Star Trek parody songs, btw) immediately conceded the point.

  10. I wonder if this could mean the end of the MPAA by bons · · Score: 3 · on Linux Journal on the DMCA
    I look at Microsoft and the Empire that they built. The end result of that empire was a lot of people who saw that they needed to find a way of making sure that their creations could not turn into this. The result was GPLs and Open Source. I'm sure these will be put to the test by LinuxNone eventually, but the foundation is there.

    Perhaps the same will occurr with the MPAA. In seeking such a congressional stranglehold on their product, it can only help the small film, independant, and tiny label businesses. They can begin to release their items under "fair use" provisions that allow people the rights they can not get from the MPAA.

    This could be a real boon for them. Music and movies could be delivered free for small producers trying to make a name for themselves by a dotcom similar to NoNags. Another dotcom, similar to Broadband Download Center could give away free snippets (the first minute of a song, like Voltaire does) and sell full versions.

    The MPAA in creating these regulations encourages the small creator to avoid the MPAA in order to increase their share of the marketplace. In addition the MPAA has distanced itself from it's clients and encouraged it's clients to find a new source of entertainment. I say we do just that.

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