I've never been much into comic books, but if The Tick books are half as funny as the shows then I'd love to read them. Are they online anywhere or am I going to have to wait until I stumble across them at a flea market?
It seems obvious to me that his project is actually "find a bunch of scifi predictions that came true" and he's wrapped his fake assignment around that in a simple ploy that would only fool an idiot. Fortunately for him, that's all he needed.
He *invented* waldoes. They are called that after Waldo, the main character in the story and the title of the story as well. Not exactly a prediction. And before anyone else says it, the same goes for waterbeds. Invented, not predicted (in Stranger). Also the "generation ship".
However, I think it would be fair to say RAH predicted the Internet (he wasn't the only one and maybe not even the first, but so what). Check out the "public terminals" that have access to everything from lectures on science to live orchestral performances. These are throughout the "Future History" books, but especially so in Friday. It is interesting to note that revenue method Heinlein envisioned for this as well.
Of course he may have predicted several things that have yet to come to pass. For instance, in Harsh Mistress he mentions (actually the plot hinges on this) warfare between the Moon and Earth as well as induction ring launches from both locations.
"CyberCheating" by Joe Schmoe, written in 1988. He details a world-wide "web" of computers devoted to doing other people's homework. Today's version of that technology: Ask Slashdot
http://www.fiktiv.com/crowe/articles/garticletf.ht ml
Lines of interest: "Totally false," says Penny. "What we did was very similar to the process used on The Crow after Brandon Lee died. We did not recreate a CG Oliver Reed and get him to walk. We just took him from one scene and placed him into another."
...did you do to that webpage? The one about the quiet PC. All the text is there but all the images are scrunched up, overlapping, in the upper left hand corner. I'm interested but not so much that I'm going to download and fix this braindead web design.
Why not just start out on Unix? I mean, think about what you are saying. Develop on NT, test on NT for 12 months, run on NT for 12 months...then switch to Unix. Why not drop the superfluous OS and go straight to Unix? If UI is an issue, build a portable UI (in Java or whatever) they can run wherever they want.
Could someone please explain the connection between Slashdot and this actor? I mean, I eventually found a picture of him on his website so I recognize him from Army of Darkness and Brisco County, Jr--but what's the geek attraction here? Seriously, I don't get it.
1) It wasn't the machine I found ridiculous and dated--in fact, the machine (and the concept) were very funny. It was the villians themselves. They weren't even remotely funny--it was like watching re-runs of the Batman TV show as put on by a high school drama team.
2) Of course I don't expect them to play with fluffy bunnies. In fact, I thought Apocalypse Cow was side-splittingly funny. You see, I'm not *objecting* to anything. I'm asking if it is possible to have a prime-time show featuring jokes Evil Masterminds when so many people have just switched over from the evening news featuring the real thing.
"People like you who think that any depiction of anything other then fluffy puppy dogs on TV is inappropriate are continuing the work of the terrorists!"
Yes, those people are annoying. I'm not one of them. Did I say I wanted Tick off the air? Did I say I was offended? No.
I know a thing or two about humor. One of those things is that a joke can be a fragile and delicate thing. Even a slight disturbance will destroy it (or maim it beyond repair). WTC has temporarily (or even permanently) nullified "Evil Mastermind plots to destroy city" jokes for a lot of people. Thus my question about whether it is possible to have a humorous supervillian succeed in the current atmosphere.
Unfortunately I can't find a link. And I'm not sure I've got the right guy. In any case, I distinctly recall reading about a Newton-era, London-based "natural philosopher" revamping the British mail system to be "packet switched" (obviously they didn't call it that then) because he proved that it was cheaper than the old system.
First, I loved the first episode. Patrick Warburton and David Burke (?) were perfectly cast and the writing was 90% (which is excellent for a pilot).
The biggest problem, I found, were the villians. Heavily accented Soviets plan to release a destructive force inside a large city. It's ridiculous and dated on the one side, disturbingly realistic and familiar on the other.
So my question: Is it tasteful or even possible to humorously depict Evil Masterminds so soon after a chilling reminder of real evil?
...is innovative? Yes, they do some innovative stuff. They also do a lot of grunt work (carting satellites up, carrying experiments around, etc). Could the grunt work be done more cheaply?
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...is that we no longer would have to read sentences like the following (fictional) example in supposedly learned publications like Scientific American:
"Computers are binary which means they can only answer 'yes' or 'no', 'black' or 'white', 'up' or 'down'."
As if using two digits didn't allow us FOUR answers. God I hate clueless science reporting.
It may well be that the publishers wanted to go with J.K. and "not scaring off the boys" may very well be the reason. But your post gives the impression that this is somehow dishonest. The fact is, Rowling goes by, and always has gone by, "JK" to the extent that her family calls her "Jake".
I'll also note that "J.K. Rowling" is mellifluous whereas "Joanne K Rowling" is less so.
The first book is pretty light and features HP as an 11 year old boy. But each subsequent book is darker as Harry gets older (one year per book). The first time I read the 4th book (which I'm currently re-reading in anticipation of the movie and 5th book) I snuck it into my cubicle and work and spent the entire day reading it. It's that gripping.
So no, they aren't for "little kids". They are for children of various ages. Just like the Narnia and Alice books.
If you try to drive wheels your maximum force is the kinetic friction of the wheels on the ground. Not likely to be very high. But if you use thrust you don't have to worry about friction (except to lessen it). Go to the website and check out first submission video. No way is gearing going to beat that.
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I've never been much into comic books, but if The Tick books are half as funny as the shows then I'd love to read them. Are they online anywhere or am I going to have to wait until I stumble across them at a flea market?
Why would I hear beeping over AM on a remote? They are all infrared (and the original ones were ultrasonic). I've never heard of an RF remote...
For some reason I thought Friday was from the 50's or 60's. If it was 1984 he was doing a good job, but not visionary on the Internet.
...I guess we should just take it at face value.
It seems obvious to me that his project is actually "find a bunch of scifi predictions that came true" and he's wrapped his fake assignment around that in a simple ploy that would only fool an idiot. Fortunately for him, that's all he needed.
He *invented* waldoes. They are called that after Waldo, the main character in the story and the title of the story as well. Not exactly a prediction. And before anyone else says it, the same goes for waterbeds. Invented, not predicted (in Stranger). Also the "generation ship".
However, I think it would be fair to say RAH predicted the Internet (he wasn't the only one and maybe not even the first, but so what). Check out the "public terminals" that have access to everything from lectures on science to live orchestral performances. These are throughout the "Future History" books, but especially so in Friday. It is interesting to note that revenue method Heinlein envisioned for this as well.
Of course he may have predicted several things that have yet to come to pass. For instance, in Harsh Mistress he mentions (actually the plot hinges on this) warfare between the Moon and Earth as well as induction ring launches from both locations.
"CyberCheating" by Joe Schmoe, written in 1988. He details a world-wide "web" of computers devoted to doing other people's homework. Today's version of that technology: Ask Slashdot
"They just want to get their feet wet, for now."
Maybe they should just plan a manned mission to the Pacific Ocean.
http://www.fiktiv.com/crowe/articles/garticletf.ht ml
Lines of interest: "Totally false," says Penny. "What we did was very similar to the process used on The Crow after Brandon Lee died. We did not recreate a CG Oliver Reed and get him to walk. We just took him from one scene and placed him into another."
...did you do to that webpage? The one about the quiet PC. All the text is there but all the images are scrunched up, overlapping, in the upper left hand corner. I'm interested but not so much that I'm going to download and fix this braindead web design.
An EmacsCorder.
Why not just start out on Unix? I mean, think about what you are saying. Develop on NT, test on NT for 12 months, run on NT for 12 months...then switch to Unix. Why not drop the superfluous OS and go straight to Unix? If UI is an issue, build a portable UI (in Java or whatever) they can run wherever they want.
"Space travel costs are in the billions of dollars per ton right now."
Which is exactly why they don't want to use stuff from Earth. These mined materials are going to be used to fabricate items on the Moon and Mars.
If we could? get rid? of al?l those ?question?marks?
Could someone please explain the connection between Slashdot and this actor? I mean, I eventually found a picture of him on his website so I recognize him from Army of Darkness and Brisco County, Jr--but what's the geek attraction here? Seriously, I don't get it.
'cuz it sure ain't reading.
1) It wasn't the machine I found ridiculous and dated--in fact, the machine (and the concept) were very funny. It was the villians themselves. They weren't even remotely funny--it was like watching re-runs of the Batman TV show as put on by a high school drama team.
2) Of course I don't expect them to play with fluffy bunnies. In fact, I thought Apocalypse Cow was side-splittingly funny. You see, I'm not *objecting* to anything. I'm asking if it is possible to have a prime-time show featuring jokes Evil Masterminds when so many people have just switched over from the evening news featuring the real thing.
"People like you who think that any depiction of anything other then fluffy puppy dogs on TV is inappropriate are continuing the work of the terrorists!"
Yes, those people are annoying. I'm not one of them. Did I say I wanted Tick off the air? Did I say I was offended? No.
I know a thing or two about humor. One of those things is that a joke can be a fragile and delicate thing. Even a slight disturbance will destroy it (or maim it beyond repair). WTC has temporarily (or even permanently) nullified "Evil Mastermind plots to destroy city" jokes for a lot of people. Thus my question about whether it is possible to have a humorous supervillian succeed in the current atmosphere.
Unfortunately I can't find a link. And I'm not sure I've got the right guy. In any case, I distinctly recall reading about a Newton-era, London-based "natural philosopher" revamping the British mail system to be "packet switched" (obviously they didn't call it that then) because he proved that it was cheaper than the old system.
First, I loved the first episode. Patrick Warburton and David Burke (?) were perfectly cast and the writing was 90% (which is excellent for a pilot).
The biggest problem, I found, were the villians. Heavily accented Soviets plan to release a destructive force inside a large city. It's ridiculous and dated on the one side, disturbingly realistic and familiar on the other.
So my question: Is it tasteful or even possible to humorously depict Evil Masterminds so soon after a chilling reminder of real evil?
...is innovative? Yes, they do some innovative stuff. They also do a lot of grunt work (carting satellites up, carrying experiments around, etc). Could the grunt work be done more cheaply?
Electrolysis. But wait, you still need to provide electric power. Ok, how about PV? Check out the "Water Battery".
Ow, my wrist.
...is that we no longer would have to read sentences like the following (fictional) example in supposedly learned publications like Scientific American:
"Computers are binary which means they can only answer 'yes' or 'no', 'black' or 'white', 'up' or 'down'."
As if using two digits didn't allow us FOUR answers. God I hate clueless science reporting.
It may well be that the publishers wanted to go with J.K. and "not scaring off the boys" may very well be the reason. But your post gives the impression that this is somehow dishonest. The fact is, Rowling goes by, and always has gone by, "JK" to the extent that her family calls her "Jake".
I'll also note that "J.K. Rowling" is mellifluous whereas "Joanne K Rowling" is less so.
The first book is pretty light and features HP as an 11 year old boy. But each subsequent book is darker as Harry gets older (one year per book). The first time I read the 4th book (which I'm currently re-reading in anticipation of the movie and 5th book) I snuck it into my cubicle and work and spent the entire day reading it. It's that gripping.
So no, they aren't for "little kids". They are for children of various ages. Just like the Narnia and Alice books.
If you try to drive wheels your maximum force is the kinetic friction of the wheels on the ground. Not likely to be very high. But if you use thrust you don't have to worry about friction (except to lessen it). Go to the website and check out first submission video. No way is gearing going to beat that.