He wrote stories about Venus, too. The one that has stuck in my mind was the child recently emigrated from earth who missed seeing the sun (because Venus was cloudy and rainy).
My grand parents knew friends who were arrested as they were suspected communists during the witch hunt years McArthur was going after people who simply had an opinion about the government...
So people are receiving lots of emails, of which 90% are useless, and this guy decides the solution is to switch from emails to 'chat-type' services. So now you've got lots of chat messages, of which 90% are useless. Problem solved?
This is just another example of Sturgeon's Law in action.
No other vendor has the power that PORN does , if porn industry unilaterally decided tomorrow to adopt HTML5.. in very short time, every computer on the planet would have upgraded their browser. period.
If that is true, then all we have to do now is get the porn industry to adopt ip6.
The 'm' in the equation refers to the rest mass. Determining if the rest mass is inertial or gravitational mass is left as an exercise for the reader. Please show your work for full credit.
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That's what protocol droids are there for. Let me know when they translate it into Bocce.
I know what you mean. Nothing is more important than a weapon that cleans carpets prior to killing the enemy.
I don't know. I think it would be preferred to have a weapon that cleans up AFTER killing the enemy. Bodily fluids can stain if left to set.
Isaac has already thought of this.
Biggest rock is best rock. Frankly, it seems obvious to me...
"Corporations are people, my friend." - Thomas Jefferson
Actually I think the quote goes "Soylent Green are people, my friend - Robert Thorn."
but they go so well will a tall glass of malk.
He wrote stories about Venus, too. The one that has stuck in my mind was the child recently emigrated from earth who missed seeing the sun (because Venus was cloudy and rainy).
The story you are referring to is All Summer in a Day
you know which one I mean, just imagine I put it here.
I couldn't find your obvious xkcd link and there have been car analogies already, so how about a marginally related simpsons video clip.
The only movie I can think of is "Little Shop of Horrors", but I don't think that was quite the violent-plant image you had in mind...
It could be The Day of the Triffids. Nothing is scarier than malevolent celery.
My grand parents knew friends who were arrested as they were suspected communists during the witch hunt years McArthur was going after people who simply had an opinion about the government...
I think you mean McCarthy.
So people are receiving lots of emails, of which 90% are useless, and this guy decides the solution is to switch from emails to 'chat-type' services. So now you've got lots of chat messages, of which 90% are useless. Problem solved?
This is just another example of Sturgeon's Law in action.
The only car where the Pink Floyd music library is included as a feature; complete with laser light show.
I guess there can be only one Pony moment.
Does that mean that /. has jumped the shark or the pony?
Is the universe this big giant godly fart? :)
Yes. Yes it is... The Big Bang
And this batpod is street legal.
No other vendor has the power that PORN does , if porn industry unilaterally decided tomorrow to adopt HTML5 .. in very short time, every computer on the planet would have upgraded their browser. period.
If that is true, then all we have to do now is get the porn industry to adopt ip6.
The 'm' in the equation refers to the rest mass. Determining if the rest mass is inertial or gravitational mass is left as an exercise for the reader. Please show your work for full credit.
3 > 2 so 3D must be better than 2D. Personally, I waiting until they 'turn it up' to 11D.
Gas Seeking to Break Wind
I think that was the original title of a spinal tap album...
Is this an example of "the enemy of my friend is my enemy" or the beginning of "mutual assured destruction"?
I loved Eddie Murphy's voice over work in that game.
"Mein Führer, I can walk!"
Alas poor Wilber, we hardly knew ye...
So Edison and Kelvin were ahead of their time promoting DC over AC. By about 130 years...
Now we get to look forward to Donald Duck and Howard the Duck crossovers.