Imagine if aliens existing in a state beyond our physical reality actually did make contact by manifesting in the form of a loved one taken from the mental imagery of the human subject. And what if the human found the desire to mate with his/her dead or former lover overwhelming and initiated first contact... something the aliens would find as strange to us as we would find them...
Daddy, how did the war with the Flugibles start?
Well son, it seems some of our astronauts can't keep it in their spacesuits, and one of them sent in a probe prematurely.
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I can see them using these limitations as a method of guaging interest in a product by tracking the number of visits to the trailer from unique IPs. While this would allows them to see how much market penetration they're getting from advertising, it comes back to bite them in the ass when it comes to friends sharing trailers with their friends, not to mention the bandwidth costs that could be saved by the host.
Either way, after reading the review and watching the trailer, I'm going to see this movie... but probably not for the 13 dollars CDN the local theatre charges, when it's more comfortable (and less distracting) to watch in the privacy of my own home.
How long before someone patents an "epidermal layer, provided for medical or aesthetic purposes, to provide coverage for the skull and aid in social interaction for individuals with severe facial deformity."...
There was an entrepreneurial show on CBC (it might have been Venture) back in 98 or 99 that showed a company with a wall of 500 VCRs set up for remote access by home users. You selected a movie, at the designated time one of those VCRs played your movie for you, with RW/FF etc. It was an interesting story, but it didn't seem very practical considering the advances being made in net technology at the time.
This was covered on SexTV (CityTV Toronto) at least as early as '99. There was a small sensor you stick to your monitor which detects the signals sent to a window on your screen via the remote software. The different signals cause the vibrator to switch speeds accordingly.
While it's a novel approach to keeping the home fires burning, I think it would suck to come home to a note that says "Honey, you know I love you, but I'm leaving you for Slashdot."
I was there in 98, and I think the coolest thing there was a 16:9 Plasma screen...
You nailed it with the computer fair description... the desperation practically dripped from all those small business owners hoping that someone wanted to buy some "consulting time" or some outdated, overpriced hardware bought from another company's surplus stock.
I never got to go to the American Comdex, but I would certainly hope it was more exciting.
Not everyone in the abuse department knows how to read the headers properly. I've seen firsthand that a message like that can be very effective in getting an account revoked.
It's amazing how much damage an overzealous trainee can do to your relationship with users.
Since the majority of questions seem Trek related, here's one that's not:
If a major network came to you and offered you the chance to helm or take the lead in a new series of your choice, what would you want to do? Would you return to your stage roots? More Sci-Fi? TJ Hooker Returns? What would give you the most satisfaction?
and
What did you think of John Lithgow's reprisal of your TZ character in Twilight Zone: The Movie? The original was one of the few episodes that stuck with me. Despite the goofy looking creature, it had that feeling of paranoia and claustrophobia that one would get when cornered by the unknown.
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Wow, you need to learn to read faster. :)
If they do, I hope your Caps Lock is broken :)
Imagine if aliens existing in a state beyond our physical reality actually did make contact by manifesting in the form of a loved one taken from the mental imagery of the human subject.
And what if the human found the desire to mate with his/her dead or former lover overwhelming and initiated first contact... something the aliens would find as strange to us as we would find them...
Daddy, how did the war with the Flugibles start?
Well son, it seems some of our astronauts can't keep it in their spacesuits, and one of them sent in a probe prematurely.
...and the weapon was called the Glory Device :)
I can see them using these limitations as a method of guaging interest in a product by tracking the number of visits to the trailer from unique IPs. While this would allows them to see how much market penetration they're getting from advertising, it comes back to bite them in the ass when it comes to friends sharing trailers with their friends, not to mention the bandwidth costs that could be saved by the host.
Either way, after reading the review and watching the trailer, I'm going to see this movie... but probably not for the 13 dollars CDN the local theatre charges, when it's more comfortable (and less distracting) to watch in the privacy of my own home.
actually, i only saw the trailer. :)
thanks for assuming, drive through smarty pants
"Dude! Where's my laptop??"
:(
with hilarious one liners such as:
"My porn collection almost made it out of the parking lot."
and
"Your computer was looking up my skirt!"
Sigh, Harsh Realm got cancelled way back, and a movie like this got funding
Ah! My freakin' eyes!
How long before someone patents an "epidermal layer, provided for medical or aesthetic purposes, to provide coverage for the skull and aid in social interaction for individuals with severe facial deformity."...
Can you get peanut butter flavored thermal paste?
Maybe he knew a dumb kid named Eisenstein...
:)
You only assume that's what he meant because of your own frame of reference.
Whee! Nitpicking with high karma is fun isn't it
There was an entrepreneurial show on CBC (it might have been Venture) back in 98 or 99 that showed a company with a wall of 500 VCRs set up for remote access by home users. You selected a movie, at the designated time one of those VCRs played your movie for you, with RW/FF etc.
It was an interesting story, but it didn't seem very practical considering the advances being made in net technology at the time.
This was covered on SexTV (CityTV Toronto) at least as early as '99. There was a small sensor you stick to your monitor which detects the signals sent to a window on your screen via the remote software. The different signals cause the vibrator to switch speeds accordingly.
While it's a novel approach to keeping the home fires burning, I think it would suck to come home to a note that says "Honey, you know I love you, but I'm leaving you for Slashdot."
"Rocket Flight DOOMed, But Not Due to Leak."
oh geez, i'm glad i wasn't taking a drink when I read that :) I already sprayed my monitor once this week.
It could be controlled via a java applet, and put on a site for kids! I can see the headlines now,
"Little Jimmy Swenson Saves Earth! Demands Pony for Services Rendered."
Sure it's flamebait...
If you fit into any of the people who consider the latter cases to be more important than the former.
Drop the soldering iron and mod this guy up.
I was there in 98, and I think the coolest thing there was a 16:9 Plasma screen...
You nailed it with the computer fair description... the desperation practically dripped from all those small business owners hoping that someone wanted to buy some "consulting time" or some outdated, overpriced hardware bought from another company's surplus stock.
I never got to go to the American Comdex, but I would certainly hope it was more exciting.
Comdex: Computer Trade Show and Dwarf Tossing Championship :)
Not everyone in the abuse department knows how to read the headers properly. I've seen firsthand that a message like that can be very effective in getting an account revoked.
It's amazing how much damage an overzealous trainee can do to your relationship with users.
Pixter
:)
For 4 year olds and up, but it's a start
Since the majority of questions seem Trek related, here's one that's not:
If a major network came to you and offered you the chance to helm or take the lead in a new series of your choice, what would you want to do? Would you return to your stage roots? More Sci-Fi? TJ Hooker Returns? What would give you the most satisfaction?
and
What did you think of John Lithgow's reprisal of your TZ character in Twilight Zone: The Movie?
The original was one of the few episodes that stuck with me. Despite the goofy looking creature, it had that feeling of paranoia and claustrophobia that one would get when cornered by the unknown.
Stealing? As so many Slashdotters would tell you, it's merely "Copyright infringing" on the electricity...
:)
oh wait
I wonder which future enemies the U.S. is going to sell these to so they can be used to kill American and UN troops.
:(
Blah.
Sounds like someone at Avon has done some market research.
:P
Lawyers weren't enough, now they're marketing to geeks