Soon, James Cameron will rip his shirt off, scream "NOT FOR LONG, MOTHERFUCKERS!" and return from a week-long free-dive of the Titanic to direct a new blockbuster that will dominate the world in a way that YOUR LITTLE MIND CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE!
Well, clearly we must ban drones, and planes, and explosives, and rifles, and pistols, and slingshots/catapults/trebuchets, and vests, and cars/trucks, and swords, and bullets, and gunpowder, and books about gunpowder, and dynamite, and hydrogen, propane, methane--just any gas on the periodic table in general (helium is okay, I guess), that RC car you had when you were a kid, bows/staves and Renaissance Fairs where they might be trafficked, that show Mythbusters, and...
Oh fuck it, let's just ban people. Only way to be sure.
Not only that, but the heat has also clearly gotten to the brains of CNN's weather reporters. Just last night I saw one saying "Looks like we've got about a foot of snow so far," even as the camera panned down to show a dusting of snow barely covering the sidewalk. And another was saying "It's REALLY getting bad out here!" even as the background clearly showed no snow at all on the streets or sidewalks (or even falling), with people and traffic moving normally.
CAN'T YOU SEE THESE POOR WEATHER REPORTERS ARE SUFFERING FROM OBVIOUS HEATSTROKE, CNN??????
Well, I'm sure Raoul Castro would be okay with you coming up with a plan to abolish or restructure the Cuban government, provided any such abolishment or restructuring went through the proper channel of getting Raoul Castro's approval first.
Ditto with China. I doubt they would even blink an eye at your website entitled "My plan to abolish the Chinese government, with the prior approval and properly-obtained consent of the Chinese government."
Let's see you try to overthrow your government and post about it on the internet. Let's see how long you keep your free internet access (and your freedom in general).
This reads like an urban legend... Every field office got a copy, (seemingly) lots of employees were notified, but it's only public 30 years later? Hmm...
It probably was just one of a multitude of government-produced silly guides about what to do in X unlikely (or hopeless) scenario. Anyone with even common sense would have known that any "plan" involving the aftermath of a true major-scale nuclear war between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. would be as worthless as the paper it's printed on (maybe good for starting a fire for a few unlucky survivors). No one probably took it seriously enough to bother leaking it.
In the event of a major nuclear war:
Call this number (all the phone lines are down), Stay tuned to this emergency TV station (no electricity), Go to this city (you mean the highly radioactive rubble of that city?), Stay in this bunker (and do what?), Arrest this person (everyone at this address is dead) Respect this authority (I can't even find safe food) etc.
I remember watching the great documentary Black Sky long before Virgin was even involved. Scaled Composites and Burt Rutan were the real focus back then, long before Richard Branson's ego occupied most of their hanger space.
I thought the first season of Continuum was pretty good. But the second season was just tedious. Got tired of them constantly resolving storylines with "but then we just changed history again with time travel."
I second the nervousness about the cloud, and would like to add my own trepidation about the closer tying of licenses to individual machines and subscription payments.
Seems like since World of Warcraft, every software developer wants me to pay a goddamned subscription fee for SOMETHING. Then when that doesn't work, they want me to go to their store and buy every little update and app for some extra fee.
How about you just sell me your software upfront....I install it....and I use it? Is that too much to ask?
However, the '70s and '80s with the purring V8s are gone
Even back then, I remember people, ahem.."enhancing" their engine sound. If I had a nickel for every motorhead who put glasspacks on their exhaust just to make their car sound more badass, I'd have a SHITLOAD of nickels.
Bob Evans: "It's gold, pure gold! Greenlight it, fund it, and get Stanley Kubrick on the line because I want him to direct! Also, tell my secretary that I'm in a nursing home and talking into my shoe."
I'm thinking what these movies need is even more action and less of that boring talking bullshit. You know, get back to their roots. Maybe a bunch of scenes too where characters get punched in the balls. Those are always cool. And tits, intergalactic weed, maybe a road trip. And a *TALKING DOG*! SHIT THAT WOULD BE AWESOME! A fucking TALKING DOG!
A serious question here, has the clock EVER been moved backwards? I mean, every time I hear about it, it's some PR stunt moving it forwards. But I've never seen a press conference where they joyously moved it back. It seems like at the end of the Cold War, it should have been moved WAY back. But I don't recall them ever doing it. And if this "clock" only moves in one direction and can never acknowledge progress, then it's a complete joke. It's like that annoying friend who can only think of things to bitch and moan about, even when he wins the lottery.
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Soon, James Cameron will rip his shirt off, scream "NOT FOR LONG, MOTHERFUCKERS!" and return from a week-long free-dive of the Titanic to direct a new blockbuster that will dominate the world in a way that YOUR LITTLE MIND CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE!
Now, now, there is no need to insult whores like that.
the company must obey the law of any country in which it operates
And if Saudi Arabia ordered you to hand over women employees for beheading, would you do that too Mark?
Who's this Hubble guy
Duh, he's the guy who created the Hubble Bundle.
Meant to say TAKE bribes
Comcast has been going across the country giving local governments a chance to pay bribes in exchange for approving a franchise transfer.
FTFY
Congratulations to all the upper-class and upper-middle-class neighborhoods in Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, and Raleigh-Durham!
Because developing an indie game is really the easiest part these days. Getting someone to notice it and pay for it--now THAT'S hard.
Well, clearly we must ban drones, and planes, and explosives, and rifles, and pistols, and slingshots/catapults/trebuchets, and vests, and cars/trucks, and swords, and bullets, and gunpowder, and books about gunpowder, and dynamite, and hydrogen, propane, methane--just any gas on the periodic table in general (helium is okay, I guess), that RC car you had when you were a kid, bows/staves and Renaissance Fairs where they might be trafficked, that show Mythbusters, and...
Oh fuck it, let's just ban people. Only way to be sure.
Not only that, but the heat has also clearly gotten to the brains of CNN's weather reporters. Just last night I saw one saying "Looks like we've got about a foot of snow so far," even as the camera panned down to show a dusting of snow barely covering the sidewalk. And another was saying "It's REALLY getting bad out here!" even as the background clearly showed no snow at all on the streets or sidewalks (or even falling), with people and traffic moving normally.
CAN'T YOU SEE THESE POOR WEATHER REPORTERS ARE SUFFERING FROM OBVIOUS HEATSTROKE, CNN??????
Well, I'm sure Raoul Castro would be okay with you coming up with a plan to abolish or restructure the Cuban government, provided any such abolishment or restructuring went through the proper channel of getting Raoul Castro's approval first.
Ditto with China. I doubt they would even blink an eye at your website entitled "My plan to abolish the Chinese government, with the prior approval and properly-obtained consent of the Chinese government."
Right now, any dickwad in America is free to put up a website advocating abolishment of the American government.
Sure, as long as you never act on it.
Let's see you try to overthrow your government and post about it on the internet. Let's see how long you keep your free internet access (and your freedom in general).
Wait, are we talking about Cuba or the U.S.?
This reads like an urban legend... Every field office got a copy, (seemingly) lots of employees were notified, but it's only public 30 years later? Hmm...
It probably was just one of a multitude of government-produced silly guides about what to do in X unlikely (or hopeless) scenario. Anyone with even common sense would have known that any "plan" involving the aftermath of a true major-scale nuclear war between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. would be as worthless as the paper it's printed on (maybe good for starting a fire for a few unlucky survivors). No one probably took it seriously enough to bother leaking it.
In the event of a major nuclear war:
Call this number (all the phone lines are down),
Stay tuned to this emergency TV station (no electricity),
Go to this city (you mean the highly radioactive rubble of that city?),
Stay in this bunker (and do what?),
Arrest this person (everyone at this address is dead)
Respect this authority (I can't even find safe food)
etc.
I remember watching the great documentary Black Sky long before Virgin was even involved. Scaled Composites and Burt Rutan were the real focus back then, long before Richard Branson's ego occupied most of their hanger space.
I thought the first season of Continuum was pretty good. But the second season was just tedious. Got tired of them constantly resolving storylines with "but then we just changed history again with time travel."
That brown stuff isn't shoe polish.
I second the nervousness about the cloud, and would like to add my own trepidation about the closer tying of licenses to individual machines and subscription payments.
Seems like since World of Warcraft, every software developer wants me to pay a goddamned subscription fee for SOMETHING. Then when that doesn't work, they want me to go to their store and buy every little update and app for some extra fee.
How about you just sell me your software upfront....I install it....and I use it? Is that too much to ask?
However, the '70s and '80s with the purring V8s are gone
Even back then, I remember people, ahem.."enhancing" their engine sound. If I had a nickel for every motorhead who put glasspacks on their exhaust just to make their car sound more badass, I'd have a SHITLOAD of nickels.
Why wait for any more details? Clearly this is all the information we need.
Bob Evans: "It's gold, pure gold! Greenlight it, fund it, and get Stanley Kubrick on the line because I want him to direct! Also, tell my secretary that I'm in a nursing home and talking into my shoe."
I'm thinking what these movies need is even more action and less of that boring talking bullshit. You know, get back to their roots. Maybe a bunch of scenes too where characters get punched in the balls. Those are always cool. And tits, intergalactic weed, maybe a road trip. And a *TALKING DOG*! SHIT THAT WOULD BE AWESOME! A fucking TALKING DOG!
Seth Rogen playing a Klingon
Well, it would save a lot of money on makeup.
And also Nick Frost as the wacky friend from the apartment across the hall.
A serious question here, has the clock EVER been moved backwards? I mean, every time I hear about it, it's some PR stunt moving it forwards. But I've never seen a press conference where they joyously moved it back. It seems like at the end of the Cold War, it should have been moved WAY back. But I don't recall them ever doing it. And if this "clock" only moves in one direction and can never acknowledge progress, then it's a complete joke. It's like that annoying friend who can only think of things to bitch and moan about, even when he wins the lottery.