The only good thing about V was that the year it was first shown, ITV had decided not to bother showing the Olympics, and showed this instead in direct opposition. At the time there were three TV channels, and two of which were showing the olympics, it was the only safe refuge for anyone who really didn't give a shit about gold medals!
IMO, the third one will be the most effective impetus to getting the space program back up to speed. All someone needs to do is say "Mr President, the Chinese could have a moon base before your term is over. And they could have the capability to drop kinetic weapons on us from there with impunity once they have a base. We can't let this happen. We must engage in diplomacy as well as an aggressive program of space defense in orbit and on the moon."
I was momentarily surprised by this, until I remembered a TV show that was on Yorkshire Television in the 70s, in which fast bowler Freddie Trueman introduced groups of people playing pub games. Table football, shove ha'penny, skittles, and Nine Men's Morris.
This wasn't tucked away in the afternoon or late at night. There was no afternoon or very late at night TV in those days. This was on around 7PM in the evening...
The horror! The horror!
Ah well. At least table football champions get out more than online gamers...
If you're new to this, just remember this. The later discworld books are far better than the earlier ones. The most recent Discworld novel, Night Watch is in a completely different league to, say, The Colour Of Magic. His writing has matured significantly over the years.
From 'Eurogamer.net':- "...a newly shorn John Romero nervously took the stage, looking uncannily like a short version of Huey from the Fun Loving Criminals. But after a spectacularly unconvincing demo of the jerkathon that is Red Faction, Romero managed to inspire one of the longest periods of silence in gaming history. It was as if at the point of applause, the audience went into a stunned state of mourning, suddenly recalling the travesty that was Daikatana. Sometimes past sins are just too unforgivable. Romero was visibly shaken by the abject lack of enthusiasm..."
So Warren Ellis is a 'worthless fuck' is he? Well, look. He's the guy who has a good writing career. And you are? Let me guess. You're a sad fucking fanboy...
So what exactly would you do with the raw data from the probe? They're probably just giving it out to people who are actually capable of using it. There'd be no point NASA being slashdotted by people who have absolutely no use for raw data just going in to have a look...
I don't understand why we aren't taking the Gemini and Apollo and Agena systems, retrofitting the designs with modern electronics and using those for trips to ISS or for supply up there.
Ahem.That's what NASA are doing. They've been evaluating bringing back Apollo capsules, firstly a modified version to act as a lifeboat for the ISS, but then going on to use them to deliver astronauts to the ISS. A panel investigated this in March and decided the idea had several merits, being cheaper than developing a new winged vehicle, and using tried and tested design.
(Not to mention I submitted this very news story to Slashdot a few days ago and it was rejected...)
Remind me never ever to board a plane with any of you selfish fuckers who are so afraid of going without using their precious toys that they'd put the safety of their fellow passengers at risk. The world's aeronautical authorities don't do this sort of thing for fucking fun you know. This is serious business, and some of the responses coming from know-nothing fuckwits on this forum fill me (as occasional plane passenger and as a pilot) with horror.
There'll never be a Duke Nukem movie for the simple reason that so many of Duke's lines are lifted from the Evil Dead movies that Sam Raimi would sue. John Carpenter might join in.
Well, I'm sure that a fusillade of badly spelt and severely ungrammatical insults and death threats will soon make SCO see the error of their ways and repent.
Listen. Doing something on the internet or on a computer is absolutely no substitute for doing something in real life. I'd much sooner go to a museum and see actual objects than I would look at pictures of them on the internet.
OK. A guy breaks the law and is convicted on the basis of his hacking crimes. When he comes out he gets a prime well paid job on the basis of his law breaking experience.
What kind of example is that setting? "Break the law, and get a good job" is NOT a good example to be setting, it will only encourage people to commit similar crimes.
I think companies are perfectly correct not to employ convicted hackers in a security role. It is completely morally and ethically wrong to reward people for crimes they have committed.
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The only good thing about V was that the year it was first shown, ITV had decided not to bother showing the Olympics, and showed this instead in direct opposition.
At the time there were three TV channels, and two of which were showing the olympics, it was the only safe refuge for anyone who really didn't give a shit about gold medals!
Pig Hogger: I'm sure you can get left-handed pen nibs. Fountain pens are nice. I myself can write much better with a fountain pen than with a biro.
Misquote: It's Gay Up North
Nay lad, that's It's Grim Up North.
Anyroad. Nowt wrong wi' t'south sinkin'. Get drownded, thee southern bastards!
Mr. President, we must not allow a moon base gap!
I was momentarily surprised by this, until I remembered a TV show that was on Yorkshire Television in the 70s, in which fast bowler Freddie Trueman introduced groups of people playing pub games.
Table football, shove ha'penny, skittles, and Nine Men's Morris.
This wasn't tucked away in the afternoon or late at night. There was no afternoon or very late at night TV in those days. This was on around 7PM in the evening...
The horror! The horror!
Ah well. At least table football champions get out more than online gamers...
If you're new to this, just remember this.
The later discworld books are far better than the earlier ones. The most recent Discworld novel, Night Watch is in a completely different league to, say, The Colour Of Magic. His writing has matured significantly over the years.
Anyone else notice all the Velvet Underground references in Gibson's work?
Lot of Steely Dan references in his earlier work.
again, most of the space agency servers are ALWAYS very slow.
Yet another reason why they need a bigger budget!
So no, unlike a Bugs Bunny cartoon, we cannot use molten iron to dig a hole to China.
Should have turned left at Albuquerque!
From 'Eurogamer.net':-
"...a newly shorn John Romero nervously took the stage, looking uncannily like a short version of Huey from the Fun Loving Criminals. But after a spectacularly unconvincing demo of the jerkathon that is Red Faction, Romero managed to inspire one of the longest periods of silence in gaming history. It was as if at the point of applause, the audience went into a stunned state of mourning, suddenly recalling the travesty that was Daikatana. Sometimes past sins are just too unforgivable. Romero was visibly shaken by the abject lack of enthusiasm..."
So Warren Ellis is a 'worthless fuck' is he? Well, look. He's the guy who has a good writing career. And you are?
Let me guess. You're a sad fucking fanboy...
So what exactly would you do with the raw data from the probe? They're probably just giving it out to people who are actually capable of using it. There'd be no point NASA being slashdotted by people who have absolutely no use for raw data just going in to have a look...
I don't understand why we aren't taking the Gemini and Apollo and Agena systems, retrofitting the designs with modern electronics and using those for trips to ISS or for supply up there.
Ahem.That's what NASA are doing. They've been evaluating bringing back Apollo capsules, firstly a modified version to act as a lifeboat for the ISS, but then going on to use them to deliver astronauts to the ISS.
A panel investigated this in March and decided the idea had several merits, being cheaper than developing a new winged vehicle, and using tried and tested design.
(Not to mention I submitted this very news story to Slashdot a few days ago and it was rejected...)
When Saddam Hussein was facing his ultimate demise he did not use weapons of mass destruction even though he is a madmen.
Well, that could just be because Bush is a lying fucker and Saddam didn't have any weapons of mass destruction...
If it is anything like the aviation biz, anything you can walk away from counts...
A good landing is one you walk away from.
An excellent landing is where you walk away, and they can use the plane again afterwards!
Remind me never ever to board a plane with any of you selfish fuckers who are so afraid of going without using their precious toys that they'd put the safety of their fellow passengers at risk.
The world's aeronautical authorities don't do this sort of thing for fucking fun you know. This is serious business, and some of the responses coming from know-nothing fuckwits on this forum fill me (as occasional plane passenger and as a pilot) with horror.
Why not just go off and read Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency instead? It's basically the same story.
There'll never be a Duke Nukem movie for the simple reason that so many of Duke's lines are lifted from the Evil Dead movies that Sam Raimi would sue. John Carpenter might join in.
Actually, I could see them getting pretty good effects by filming real jellyfish and putting them in...
Have you EVER tried to DIRECT JELLYFISH?!
I watched the Wing Commander movie one night when it was on TV and I was drunk and had nothing better to do.
I was highly amused by the fact that the space fighters used the cockpit from a 1950's British jet interceptor (the English Electric Lightning).
It was so bad it was quite entertaining, although admittedly not quite as bad as the FMV clips from WC3!
Run Lola Run is an excellent film. I also liked the bits where it went into animation - when Lola runs down the stairs from her flat.
Great movie. I would imagine many people here have only seen the Simpsons parody (hint: Homer's thumb), and I recommend them to check out the source.
Well, I'm sure that a fusillade of badly spelt and severely ungrammatical insults and death threats will soon make SCO see the error of their ways and repent.
Of course we have some new characters that weren't there before, (@, etc.)
My mother had this enormous Imperial Model 55 typewriter (black crackle finish, weighed a ton) from the fifties, which had an @ key.
Listen. Doing something on the internet or on a computer is absolutely no substitute for doing something in real life. I'd much sooner go to a museum and see actual objects than I would look at pictures of them on the internet.
OK. A guy breaks the law and is convicted on the basis of his hacking crimes. When he comes out he gets a prime well paid job on the basis of his law breaking experience.
What kind of example is that setting?
"Break the law, and get a good job" is NOT a good example to be setting, it will only encourage people to commit similar crimes.
I think companies are perfectly correct not to employ convicted hackers in a security role. It is completely morally and ethically wrong to reward people for crimes they have committed.