I was discussing Star Wars with some friends and it was suggested that Jar Jar makes much more sense when you think of him as a really diabolical Sith lord. The bumbling idiot is just a sham he puts on to hide the evil.
I also liked the dialog he had with himself about being tempted by the light side, it gives some possibilities for future movies where he moves totally into the light side...perhaps when he turns 21 and grows out of his rebellious teenage years.
Which they already did apparently. He is already cast for the next two movies, though those could be prequels (or whatever you call a movie that comes before but not first).
Bleeding? Lightsaber wounds don't bleed, they are cauterized as they are dealt.
He didn't even look spectacularly hurt, he just looked stunned for a bit by Ray's sudden outburst. She got in a few glancing blows, but nothing obviously fatal.
Rear projection isn't a Cathode Ray Tube, it is a projector lighting up the back of a screen, therefore you have added nothing to the conversation but your ignorance.
Don't use terminology you don't understand, learn about what a CRT is before trying to correct someone else.
A refrigerator that lets you know you need to pick up milk or eggs, and lets you know when the temperature is out of an acceptable range (door was left open by someone, or there is a problem with cooling) so that you can deal with it before it becomes a major issue like defrosting the whole freezer full of food?
A microwave oven that sends a text message that there is a problem, or when it is time to clean/disenfect
A conventional oven that signals when the roast is ready
A dishwasher that lets you know the load is ready to be emptied or that it needs more fluids added (such as the spot free rinse stuff you add in a second reservoir).
A clothes washer and dryer that lets you know when the load is done so you can switch the loads (oh damn...I left the wash in the washer again...I will have to run it a third time...)
Lightbulbs that can tell you the kid left the lights on so you can turn them off remotely.
Or even what you didn't mention, a garage door opener that can detect it was accidentally left open and notify you, or close itself, or be closed remotely.
Another you didn't mention, a front door lock and bell that can be access remotely, so you can see who is at the door when the doorbell is rung, and allow you to let them in when it is the kid who forgot their key.
Trump and Clinton both are horrible candidates. Clinton breaks federal law, and just doesn't seem to care. Trump speaks his mind and pisses people off.
Expensive protocol. Especially when autonomous operation is what makes something a drone, so it should have been able to land properly on its own if it wasn't a catastrophic failure.
Just by the use of that one word, I can say AC is wrong, and you are the ignorant one for agreeing with them.
Colonization of the solar system is well within our capabilities, it is just expensive currently. There is nothing preventing us from colonizing the solar system.
Colonization of other star systems is unlikely for the near future, but it is quite doable with generation ships, or if we can make a propulsion breakthrough.
Maryland has only this last election been taken over by a Republican governor. You should perhaps rethink your hatred of Republicans, the Democrats are just the same.
Maryland has had electronic voting for as long as I have been voting (late 90s).
Gun-boy? WTF makes you think I am someone with lots of guns? I don't own a single gun, but I defend the rights of everyone in the US to own one. I defend the First amendment, and seem to understand the fourth better than many around here, does that make me Speech-Boy, or Religion-boy? It does seem to make people think I am in love with NSA, but that is mainly that I can read and understand the fourth amendment, whereas many here think that the fourth prevents even legal warranted searches.
Could this very same ruling allow for an actress that was in porn, but then became famous to retract consent for the porn? This is the same thing you are suggesting, so think carefully about the answer.
She waived her right to privacy when she agreed to the production of the pictures/videos. He however would be out of line and infringing on her privacy were he to share the media outside the two of them, which he apparently did.
Well, you kind of have to admit, that someone speaking their mind is pretty terrifying to those in the government. I can see Putin being scared of people actually having some modicum of freedom./s
It is a silly thing to do. The no-fly list has no judicial backing, it is people suspected of maybe intending to do something. There is no guarantee that people on the no-fly list have done or intend to do anything wrong. The no-fly list also is not a unique database, it is first name last name, which frequently gets more than one person. There is also no way to get yourself off the no-fly list when it is proven you didn't do anything wrong.
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I was discussing Star Wars with some friends and it was suggested that Jar Jar makes much more sense when you think of him as a really diabolical Sith lord. The bumbling idiot is just a sham he puts on to hide the evil.
I also liked the dialog he had with himself about being tempted by the light side, it gives some possibilities for future movies where he moves totally into the light side...perhaps when he turns 21 and grows out of his rebellious teenage years.
Which they already did apparently. He is already cast for the next two movies, though those could be prequels (or whatever you call a movie that comes before but not first).
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Bleeding? Lightsaber wounds don't bleed, they are cauterized as they are dealt.
He didn't even look spectacularly hurt, he just looked stunned for a bit by Ray's sudden outburst. She got in a few glancing blows, but nothing obviously fatal.
Rear projection isn't a Cathode Ray Tube, it is a projector lighting up the back of a screen, therefore you have added nothing to the conversation but your ignorance.
Don't use terminology you don't understand, learn about what a CRT is before trying to correct someone else.
"Waa, we can't do simple math or use Google."
-SuricouRaven trying to speak for the rest of the world.
So, you can't see the utility in:
A refrigerator that lets you know you need to pick up milk or eggs, and lets you know when the temperature is out of an acceptable range (door was left open by someone, or there is a problem with cooling) so that you can deal with it before it becomes a major issue like defrosting the whole freezer full of food?
A microwave oven that sends a text message that there is a problem, or when it is time to clean/disenfect
A conventional oven that signals when the roast is ready
A dishwasher that lets you know the load is ready to be emptied or that it needs more fluids added (such as the spot free rinse stuff you add in a second reservoir).
A clothes washer and dryer that lets you know when the load is done so you can switch the loads (oh damn...I left the wash in the washer again...I will have to run it a third time...)
Lightbulbs that can tell you the kid left the lights on so you can turn them off remotely.
Or even what you didn't mention, a garage door opener that can detect it was accidentally left open and notify you, or close itself, or be closed remotely.
Another you didn't mention, a front door lock and bell that can be access remotely, so you can see who is at the door when the doorbell is rung, and allow you to let them in when it is the kid who forgot their key.
Trump and Clinton both are horrible candidates. Clinton breaks federal law, and just doesn't seem to care. Trump speaks his mind and pisses people off.
Expensive protocol. Especially when autonomous operation is what makes something a drone, so it should have been able to land properly on its own if it wasn't a catastrophic failure.
The Federal Trade Commission wants to regulate drones too? I had no idea, why would they do that?
No reason to ague with idiots.
I agree, therefore there is no point in arguing with you.
What details did the book omit that you think would be deal breakers?
The licensing fees won't be that much until there are people there, and by then, the patent will have expired.
It seems that hydroponics is the only way to go since food replicators don't actually exist.
Because saying "never" always works out so well.
Just by the use of that one word, I can say AC is wrong, and you are the ignorant one for agreeing with them.
Colonization of the solar system is well within our capabilities, it is just expensive currently. There is nothing preventing us from colonizing the solar system.
Colonization of other star systems is unlikely for the near future, but it is quite doable with generation ships, or if we can make a propulsion breakthrough.
This would seem correct to me, as in my one experience with gambling was tears ago
That was a funny typo. Gambling can lead to tears.
Maryland has only this last election been taken over by a Republican governor. You should perhaps rethink your hatred of Republicans, the Democrats are just the same.
Maryland has had electronic voting for as long as I have been voting (late 90s).
Gun-boy? WTF makes you think I am someone with lots of guns? I don't own a single gun, but I defend the rights of everyone in the US to own one. I defend the First amendment, and seem to understand the fourth better than many around here, does that make me Speech-Boy, or Religion-boy? It does seem to make people think I am in love with NSA, but that is mainly that I can read and understand the fourth amendment, whereas many here think that the fourth prevents even legal warranted searches.
So, declaring war, and deposing a dictator is a war crime committed by the vice president of the US?
That is an odd definition of war crime.
Not last time I checked...I don't even particularly get along with him. I was just responding to a comment on my own.
Yes, and the new government that was elected by the people asked the US to leave, they were then overrun by Daesh.
Which has 0% to do with your comment about militarization of the police.
Could this very same ruling allow for an actress that was in porn, but then became famous to retract consent for the porn? This is the same thing you are suggesting, so think carefully about the answer.
She waived her right to privacy when she agreed to the production of the pictures/videos. He however would be out of line and infringing on her privacy were he to share the media outside the two of them, which he apparently did.
Well, you kind of have to admit, that someone speaking their mind is pretty terrifying to those in the government. I can see Putin being scared of people actually having some modicum of freedom. /s
It is a silly thing to do. The no-fly list has no judicial backing, it is people suspected of maybe intending to do something. There is no guarantee that people on the no-fly list have done or intend to do anything wrong. The no-fly list also is not a unique database, it is first name last name, which frequently gets more than one person. There is also no way to get yourself off the no-fly list when it is proven you didn't do anything wrong.