newspapers have indicated that there is a lot of demand, so maybe the CRTC will eventually set one up
Yeah, they know this because of the large quantity of people who tell them this before telling them that: no, they do not want to subscribe, and stop calling!
all the relationships are strained and uncooperative
Ywah, that guy and his sister, what a strained and uncooperative relationship! Or the flirty thing he had with the mechanic! Whoa! Thalk about animosity there! Like cats and dogs! Oh! Or the preacher and the merc, training together, with the talking and joking around, boy, that was brutal! And that married couple? Now there's hate at its purest form! Or the captain and the mechanic, she loves her captain and he treats her like his daughter...I'm surprised they didn't kill each other in the first shows! Etc. Sheesh.
Plus, you get the added bonus of knowing without a shadow of a doubt that they're never, ever going to kill off a character until they've run a few seasons
When the show was cancelled, Inara had just told the captain she was leaving the ship... Whedon is the only writer out there not afraid to kill off his characters. Go troll some other thread now.
"That's no preacher." I figure he must be an exile from Blue Sun who sided with the browncoats, but for some reason is still considered untouchable.
"I don't give a damn if you're innocent or not! So where does that put you? Hmmm?"
I don't think he sided with the loosers, I think he was a high ranking official who suddenly realised that the ends did not justify the horrible means he was using. He's obviously trying to atone for his sins. Though I think we'll curse his sudden but inevitable betrayal when he realises that the Alliance needs River (possibly to defeat the Reavers).
Official projections of a FULL nuclear exchange between the Warsaw Pact and NATO (i.e. all the nukes) was 10% of the world's population destroyed.
In the initial blasts or resulting from the fallout and nuclear winter? Betting its from the blasts.
Taking out downtown Manhattan would take 8-12 nuclear missiles...
Really? Have you seen how much damage 2 planes can do? Turns out its a lot more than we all expected. The fire departments are not ready to handle the city wide fires that would be started by the heat, and the blast would have blown away all the water towers...
(contrary to left wing propoganda)
Sure, and the "official projections" you're so fond of are 100% pure unalturated truth, with no downplaying bias whatsoever! Doubleplus good!
I have to object to referring to the 1960's/70's as NASA's golden age.
A golden age is period in a field of endeavour where great tasks were accomplished. The term originated from early Greek and Roman poets who used to refer to a time when mankind lived in a utopia and was pure.
First men in space, first men on the moon, first probes to other planets: Great tasks.
A golden age is a time that came before ours in which things were better. Men were real men, women were real women, and small fury creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small fury creatures from Alpha Centauri!
Spelling right; but Klaatu was the human(oid), (Michael Rennie). Gort (Lock Martin) was the robot.
Going slightly off topic, but I've always been fascinated by the efficiency of that alien language.
I mean, its 3 words (Klatuu, berata, nictu), but it conveys so much! As far as I can tell, it means: "Quick! Klatuu has been shot! He's at the corner of which-and-which street, go get him, he needs your help! But do not, I insist, he was very adament about this: Do NOT destroy the world. Get Klatuu, don't destroy the world".
I wonder what part of that sentence tells him where to find Klatuu...;-)
I *have* heard from Ipod owners (I'm not one such) that the white earphones are in fact the cause of several muggings, and they're crap quality anyway
No they are not!
I've damaged mine (apparently, they aren't waterproof, go figure), and I tried using my crappy earphones instead. Man I miss the white ones. Now I'll have to buy new ones because the crap ones really don't cut it.
no one could reasonably hold America RESPONSIBLE for the attacks on 9/11.
I do. I've been watching the U.S. bomb nation after nation, year after year, ever since I was old enough to watch the news. It was only a matter of time before it got bombed back. Karma. I don't defend the bombing, it wasn't nice, but it wasn't unprovoked, or more cowardly than when its the U.S. that's doing the Shocking and Awing.
And since Osama was trained and funded by the CIA, the words "you reap what you sowe" come to mind...
P.S. I'm Canadian and pissed at the states for daring to say that we left you down on 9/11. Remember those hundreds of planes that were over the U.S. or heading there on 9/11? They were all possible weapons, possibly full of terrorists. The U.S., understandibly spooked, closed its airspace. Where did those planes go? To Canada. When you were too scared to let them fly in your aispace, Canada let them come, by the hundreds, while the images of the planes hitting the towers were playing on a loop on TV, I was watching plane after plane coming from the U.S., going over the city's skyscraper...bunch of ungratefull bastards, you just go ahead and keep on making more enemies, pissing off more of your former allies...
When speaking to most Americans, when you use the term "America", they assume you are refering to their country.
And the term "liberate" means invade, "freedom" means military might, "world" means U.S.A., "overseas" means !=U.S.A., etc. America is doubleplus good, and of course America is at war with terrorism. America has always been at war with terrorism.
I don't know why this is so difficult to understand.
how do I root for Canada and still call myself an American?
I suggest looking at a map, and figuring out the limits of America. Little known fact, not many people in the United States know this, but America actually extends a bit north of Vermont and a tad south of Texas... ;-)
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Unfortunately, the electricity that you charge up your car's battery probably comes from fossil fuel combustion. [...] I live in Ontario. I buy my electricity from 'HydroOttawa'. A lot of people think that it is hydro-electricity they are buying, when really, it is more like 15% hydro. 85% or the power really comes from burning fuels.
Québec is mostly hydro...though they are trying to get more fuel burning stations.
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As ice changes, so does the ecosystem. Polar bears cannot walk on water, for example.
No, they swim so well that some scientist classify them as marine animals...
the CRTC will make steps to protect us
If you read their website carefully, you'll see that the CRTC's job is to protect canadian businesses , not consumers.
Yeah, I was disapointed too.
newspapers have indicated that there is a lot of demand, so maybe the CRTC will eventually set one up
Yeah, they know this because of the large quantity of people who tell them this before telling them that: no, they do not want to subscribe, and stop calling!
all the relationships are strained and uncooperative
Ywah, that guy and his sister, what a strained and uncooperative relationship! Or the flirty thing he had with the mechanic! Whoa! Thalk about animosity there! Like cats and dogs!
Oh! Or the preacher and the merc, training together, with the talking and joking around, boy, that was brutal! And that married couple? Now there's hate at its purest form! Or the captain and the mechanic, she loves her captain and he treats her like his daughter...I'm surprised they didn't kill each other in the first shows! Etc.
Sheesh.
Plus, you get the added bonus of knowing without a shadow of a doubt that they're never, ever going to kill off a character until they've run a few seasons
When the show was cancelled, Inara had just told the captain she was leaving the ship...
Whedon is the only writer out there not afraid to kill off his characters. Go troll some other thread now.
"That's no preacher." I figure he must be an exile from Blue Sun who sided with the browncoats, but for some reason is still considered untouchable.
"I don't give a damn if you're innocent or not! So where does that put you? Hmmm?"
I don't think he sided with the loosers, I think he was a high ranking official who suddenly realised that the ends did not justify the horrible means he was using. He's obviously trying to atone for his sins.
Though I think we'll curse his sudden but inevitable betrayal when he realises that the Alliance needs River (possibly to defeat the Reavers).
No, it takes place about 6 months after "Objects in Space".
Will they continue to record the series?
For now, universal is making the movie.
Maybe if it woks well, they'll restart the series. Who knows?
I'm just psyched that they mention Reavers! Can't wait to see how the girl who can't not feel everything reacts to the monsters who feel nothing.
Official projections of a FULL nuclear exchange between the Warsaw Pact and NATO (i.e. all the nukes) was 10% of the world's population destroyed.
In the initial blasts or resulting from the fallout and nuclear winter?
Betting its from the blasts.
Taking out downtown Manhattan would take 8-12 nuclear missiles...
Really? Have you seen how much damage 2 planes can do? Turns out its a lot more than we all expected. The fire departments are not ready to handle the city wide fires that would be started by the heat, and the blast would have blown away all the water towers...
(contrary to left wing propoganda)
Sure, and the "official projections" you're so fond of are 100% pure unalturated truth, with no downplaying bias whatsoever! Doubleplus good!
I have to object to referring to the 1960's/70's as NASA's golden age.
A golden age is period in a field of endeavour where great tasks were accomplished. The term originated from early Greek and Roman poets who used to refer to a time when mankind lived in a utopia and was pure.
First men in space, first men on the moon, first probes to other planets: Great tasks.
A golden age is a time that came before ours in which things were better. Men were real men, women were real women, and small fury creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small fury creatures from Alpha Centauri!
Farnsworth: Great zombie Jesus!
Fry looks into the telescope and sees a mirror image of his entire group, except everyone has a beard, as in Star Trek's evil Spock.
;-)
Cowboys, not evil goatees.
Bender "Lets go, I'm sick of cowboy Bender lording his hat over me!"
10 HOME
;-)
20 SWEET
30 GOTO 10
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Redundant indeed
I'd rather grow older and die, thank you. Natural processes and all that.
Do you also refuse medical care if you get ill? Natural processes and all that.
People should not be allowed to live without aging. The world is already overpopulated as is
Simple solution: Annual Free Motorcycle day!
That'll take care of that overpopulation problem in a jiffy!
Spelling right; but Klaatu was the human(oid), (Michael Rennie). Gort (Lock Martin) was the robot.
;-)
Going slightly off topic, but I've always been fascinated by the efficiency of that alien language.
I mean, its 3 words (Klatuu, berata, nictu), but it conveys so much! As far as I can tell, it means:
"Quick! Klatuu has been shot! He's at the corner of which-and-which street, go get him, he needs your help! But do not, I insist, he was very adament about this: Do NOT destroy the world. Get Klatuu, don't destroy the world".
I wonder what part of that sentence tells him where to find Klatuu...
I *have* heard from Ipod owners (I'm not one such) that the white earphones are in fact the cause of several muggings, and they're crap quality anyway
No they are not!
I've damaged mine (apparently, they aren't waterproof, go figure), and I tried using my crappy earphones instead. Man I miss the white ones. Now I'll have to buy new ones because the crap ones really don't cut it.
no one could reasonably hold America RESPONSIBLE for the attacks on 9/11.
I do.
I've been watching the U.S. bomb nation after nation, year after year, ever since I was old enough to watch the news. It was only a matter of time before it got bombed back. Karma.
I don't defend the bombing, it wasn't nice, but it wasn't unprovoked, or more cowardly than when its the U.S. that's doing the Shocking and Awing.
And since Osama was trained and funded by the CIA, the words "you reap what you sowe" come to mind...
P.S. I'm Canadian and pissed at the states for daring to say that we left you down on 9/11.
Remember those hundreds of planes that were over the U.S. or heading there on 9/11? They were all possible weapons, possibly full of terrorists. The U.S., understandibly spooked, closed its airspace. Where did those planes go? To Canada. When you were too scared to let them fly in your aispace, Canada let them come, by the hundreds, while the images of the planes hitting the towers were playing on a loop on TV, I was watching plane after plane coming from the U.S., going over the city's skyscraper...bunch of ungratefull bastards, you just go ahead and keep on making more enemies, pissing off more of your former allies...
Many lefties would go so far as to say 9/11 is America's fault.
Name me one year in your lifespan in which the U.S.A. has not bombed another country.
What comes around, goes around.
He who lives by the sword, dis by the sword.
Terry Gilliam is an American, and he did ok with the Python movies.
Ah, but he was outnumberred and on british soil.
Well damn...lets evict those Canadians off American soil... :)
What? No "funny" mod to that? Damn!
The thing that you don't seem to understand
Appearances can be decieving.
When speaking to most Americans, when you use the term "America", they assume you are refering to their country.
And the term "liberate" means invade, "freedom" means military might, "world" means U.S.A., "overseas" means !=U.S.A., etc.
America is doubleplus good, and of course America is at war with terrorism. America has always been at war with terrorism.
I don't know why this is so difficult to understand.
'cause you ain't got no sense o' humour, me boy.
how do I root for Canada and still call myself an American?
I suggest looking at a map, and figuring out the limits of America. Little known fact, not many people in the United States know this, but America actually extends a bit north of Vermont and a tad south of Texas...
;-)
Unfortunately, the electricity that you charge up your car's battery probably comes from fossil fuel combustion.
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I live in Ontario. I buy my electricity from 'HydroOttawa'. A lot of people think that it is hydro-electricity they are buying, when really, it is more like 15% hydro. 85% or the power really comes from burning fuels.
Québec is mostly hydro...though they are trying to get more fuel burning stations.
Stop and start? This is in Canada, where it's sixty kilo-meters in between igloos.
What? You expect them to run over every polar bear, moose and wolverine they cross between igloos?
Only governments can censor
You are an idiot,