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10. 34-year-old Tang someone left in orbit after one of the apollo missions 9. Dmitri's socks 8. Even in space, monkeys fling poo 7. When Galactus forgets to use deoderant, half the quadrant knows about it 6. Someone left the windows in MIR open again 5. Venturing too close to the Onion Planet 4. "The Phantom Menace" 3. Smell bits of alien underwear (thank you Douglas Adams) 2. Saddam's WMDs hidden on Mars (see today's Mars news items) 1. And the number one stinky problem in space: "Star Trek: Voyager"
Also relevant here is 1994's The Songs of Distant Earth (by Mike Oldfield, of course), thematically inspired by the Arthur C. Clarke book of the same name, and musically inspired by the "monk music" craze (Enigma, etc.). Clarke even has an intro on the liner notes.
This was an enhanced CD that contained a similar "game of exploration" which ran only on the Mac.
...and I will add that Oldfield's web site has been among the very worst to use at times. At one time, the hyperlink buttons to go to parts of the site actually scudded at random vectors across the screen. You had to chase them down with the mouse and hit them at the right moment.
We needa nice little tubular bells icon just for these!
Oldfield's been dabbling in "virtual worlds" for a few years now with his MVR (Music Virtual Reality) project. For the most part, it has been empty flat landscapes with a few objects scattered around.
10. One of the belching muppets from "Return of the Jedi" 9. A Beowulf cluster of Natalie Portmans 8. Legolas the Elf. (after a marketing survey showed that this would double sales) 7. Headless Jar Jar 6. Tongue-less Jar Jar 5. Favorite stills from "Star Wars Christmas Special" 4. Carbonite DVD case that only opens with special electronic key 3. Free "Phantom Edit" DVD Inside 2. Bonus: "The Best Non-Star-Wars Films of Mark Hamill" 1. Dancing "Star Wars Kid" hologram
"There are only three things that America does better than anyone else: 1. Music 2. Movies 3. High speed pizza delivery. The future of america is the Deliverator
a $300 Rotel CD player connected to a modern high-end stereo will sound as good or better when compared to a $3000 air-suspended, laser-guided turntable.
It will sound as good to me, but not to my super-sensitive-eared friend, whose hearing is bothered by the low digital "resolution" of CD audio, and it causes unpleasant effects for him. I've never noticed the problem myself, just as I never noticed the Radio Shack security system sound that he heard.
It's either that, or "Damn it, Jim, I'm a doctor, not an audiophile!"
It is clear you have no idea what you are talking about. Just because you can't tell the difference does not mean others can.
The people who are "able to tell" just happen to have more sensitive hearing. I'm probably not one of them, but I have known several, including someone who cannot listen to CD's because there is a whine on all of them associated with the digital nature (this same guy does not like going into Radio Shack because of the noise made by their security system.)
Just because you are not a sensitive-eared audiophile does not mean everyone has the same cloth-ears as you do.
A movie about the superflu? There was the miniseries of "The Stand".
Here's a bit of lyrics by The Alarm:
"When I looked out the window On the hardship that I struck I saw the seven phials open The plague claimed man and son Four men at a grave in silence With hats bowed down in grace A simple wooden cross It had no epitaph engraved Epitaph engraved It had no epitaph engraved
Come on down And meet your maker Come on down Come on down And make the stand"
I had something similar happen. I registered a domain with a fly-by-night registrar. They took the money and closed down. I actually managed to find his home phone #. His mother (?) answered and actually said that the guy just got out of jail again.
Anyway, I explained this to the registrar upstream from the scam company, and the upstream registrar unlocked it for me, without having to have any communications with the jailbird. My money was lost, but I was able to move the domain elsewhere.
When you are playing the MIR simulator, don't forget to go into the galley and press the "A" key 3 times in a row. It instantly replenishes your vodka-cannon.
Also, due to MIR's rather porous hull, the game is by default set to "noclip ON". Make sure to turn "noclip OFF" if you want to stay inside the ship.
Is that not enough for you? Think before you answer
30 seconds is not enough. I've never made a decision based on these really short clips. There are so many tracks where my favorite part is long after the first 30 seconds. It is like judging books solely from the covers.
then how ever did you make a purchasing decision before Napster
Little invention called the radio, for one thing. Your grandma might have one in her attic. Additionally, music stores have often had kiosks or other set-ups for listening (again, much longer than 30 seconds).
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10. 34-year-old Tang someone left in orbit after one of the apollo missions
9. Dmitri's socks
8. Even in space, monkeys fling poo
7. When Galactus forgets to use deoderant, half the quadrant knows about it
6. Someone left the windows in MIR open again
5. Venturing too close to the Onion Planet
4. "The Phantom Menace"
3. Smell bits of alien underwear (thank you Douglas Adams)
2. Saddam's WMDs hidden on Mars (see today's Mars news items)
1. And the number one stinky problem in space: "Star Trek: Voyager"
THIS GAME ROCKS: if you are into drainpipe exploration
:)
Don't knock drainpipe-exploration games. Nintendo made a mint on the Mario Bros franchise
Also relevant here is 1994's The Songs of Distant Earth (by Mike Oldfield, of course), thematically inspired by the Arthur C. Clarke book of the same name, and musically inspired by the "monk music" craze (Enigma, etc.). Clarke even has an intro on the liner notes.
This was an enhanced CD that contained a similar "game of exploration" which ran only on the Mac.
...and I will add that Oldfield's web site has been among the very worst to use at times. At one time, the hyperlink buttons to go to parts of the site actually scudded at random vectors across the screen. You had to chase them down with the mouse and hit them at the right moment.
We needa nice little tubular bells icon just for these!
Oldfield's been dabbling in "virtual worlds" for a few years now with his MVR (Music Virtual Reality) project. For the most part, it has been empty flat landscapes with a few objects scattered around.
This week the martians are claiming that Bush armed the Phobosians who started a war
Here's an excerpt from Bush's expected press briefing tonight: "The Only Thing We Have to Fear... is Phobos Itself!"
I'm placing my bets on Val Kilmer's robot space-dog.
From a Lucasfilm contest:
10. One of the belching muppets from "Return of the Jedi"
9. A Beowulf cluster of Natalie Portmans
8. Legolas the Elf. (after a marketing survey showed that this would double sales)
7. Headless Jar Jar
6. Tongue-less Jar Jar
5. Favorite stills from "Star Wars Christmas Special"
4. Carbonite DVD case that only opens with special electronic key
3. Free "Phantom Edit" DVD Inside
2. Bonus: "The Best Non-Star-Wars Films of Mark Hamill"
1. Dancing "Star Wars Kid" hologram
"There are only three things that America does better than anyone else: 1. Music 2. Movies 3. High speed pizza delivery. The future of america is the Deliverator
I think you mean "The Singing Deliverator".
Is that free as in beer? Or as in speech? Or as in Willy? or as in Peltier? Or as in thinker? Or as in....
This seems like some sort of outtake from a tech version of "The Screwtape Letters".
I think you have an excellent point, and said it well. Unlike certain EE trolls further up the thread line.
a $300 Rotel CD player connected to a modern high-end stereo will sound as good or better when compared to a $3000 air-suspended, laser-guided turntable.
It will sound as good to me, but not to my super-sensitive-eared friend, whose hearing is bothered by the low digital "resolution" of CD audio, and it causes unpleasant effects for him. I've never noticed the problem myself, just as I never noticed the Radio Shack security system sound that he heard.
It's either that, or "Damn it, Jim, I'm a doctor, not an audiophile!"
It is clear you have no idea what you are talking about. Just because you can't tell the difference does not mean others can.
The people who are "able to tell" just happen to have more sensitive hearing. I'm probably not one of them, but I have known several, including someone who cannot listen to CD's because there is a whine on all of them associated with the digital nature (this same guy does not like going into Radio Shack because of the noise made by their security system.)
Just because you are not a sensitive-eared audiophile does not mean everyone has the same cloth-ears as you do.
"Unless the vehicles are autonomous or sealed, the weapons ought to be effective."
I prefer my vehicles autonomous or sealed, just like my republics.
A movie about the superflu? There was the miniseries of "The Stand".
Here's a bit of lyrics by The Alarm:
"When I looked out the window
On the hardship that I struck
I saw the seven phials open
The plague claimed man and son
Four men at a grave in silence
With hats bowed down in grace
A simple wooden cross
It had no epitaph engraved
Epitaph engraved
It had no epitaph engraved
Come on down
And meet your maker
Come on down
Come on down
And make the stand"
And yes, Stephen King is alive and well.
First news item about Cap'n Trips I've seen in a while anyway.
I'd better start looking for real estate in either Boulder or Las Vegas. Not sure yet.
"Dear Mr McBride,
Please pay $699 for every installation of SCO Unix due to the presense of NMAP."
In USENIX Russia, Darl pays YOU $699!
It's pretty obvious that this borg mod case system should run only Windows as the OS.
The scene: A rotting shack out in the Montana mountains. A shaggy hermit-looking guy has typed a few lines of a document in Word 97.
Clippy pops up in the lower right corner of the screen and says. "I see you are the Unabomer. Can I help you with that?"
In related stories, it has been revealed that firemen cause fires, policeman cause crime, and the good folks at Symantec have written all the viruses.
Film at 11:00 (just after the anchorman tells us about all of the muggings he committed).
I had something similar happen. I registered a domain with a fly-by-night registrar. They took the money and closed down. I actually managed to find his home phone #. His mother (?) answered and actually said that the guy just got out of jail again.
Anyway, I explained this to the registrar upstream from the scam company, and the upstream registrar unlocked it for me, without having to have any communications with the jailbird. My money was lost, but I was able to move the domain elsewhere.
When you are playing the MIR simulator, don't forget to go into the galley and press the "A" key 3 times in a row. It instantly replenishes your vodka-cannon.
Also, due to MIR's rather porous hull, the game is by default set to "noclip ON". Make sure to turn "noclip OFF" if you want to stay inside the ship.
Dude, the more you go on about this, the more it's clear that you've never actually used iTunes
I haven't actually. I've downloaded and set it up, but have not used it. I have used other services, however, that have the very short sould clips.
You're just sitting there trying to come up with reasons to complain about it,
I complained about Napster elsewhere, but haven't said anything about iTunes. Save your trolls for other trolls.
Is that not enough for you? Think before you answer
30 seconds is not enough. I've never made a decision based on these really short clips. There are so many tracks where my favorite part is long after the first 30 seconds. It is like judging books solely from the covers.
then how ever did you make a purchasing decision before Napster
Little invention called the radio, for one thing. Your grandma might have one in her attic.
Additionally, music stores have often had kiosks or other set-ups for listening (again, much longer than 30 seconds).