That's actually allot. If you are going to be a grammar nazi, you should at least have the facts that you are trying to bash people over the head with be correct ones.
Actually Mr. Goon, the original reference was to the spoiler that they died, which was in the headline no less, not simply the body text. Where they came back it was in the text itself. Both are spoilers, but the first is particularly bad.:)
I think humans stop being natural when they make use of technology to start making massive changes to things. I think humans overhunting mammoths (or what have you) way back when would constitute extinction by natural means. After all, they were probably hungry -- I doubt they had time to just waste mammoth after mammoth because it was fun. Extinction of most species that have gone away in the last 100 years probably more went unnaturally than just plain ol' died out.
The problem then becomes one of "do we really understand the impact of what this species used to do?" I think in general it's better not to mess too much with complicated systems. Sure, if there are specific issues that can be fixed and it's truly important and you've made sure there won't be a problem (blah blah, etc) then maybe you could fix or improve things, but it should be something carefully thought out and not capricious and indiscriminate like it has been. Just don't forget some of those pests may serve an important purpose.
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Maybe Yoda can always move like that, he just chooses to act a role -- we all know he's really powerful so he has no need to try to convince us. He certainly didn't play the role of the great warrior when Luke meets him the first time, did he? I think it's much more likely that it is simply an act of humility, or simple camouflage.
Watch it again. There's all sorts of posturing in the fight. Note how Yoda badassingly clears his robe from his lightsaber, then grabs it via the force, plus the earlier lightning back and forth with Dooku.
I doubt Amidala dies, since Leia knew her for at least some time -- vague memories of her being sad and all. I expect the third movie will not have them showing up already having had kids, that'll be something either shown, or showing that it IS going to happen sometime between Ep III and IV.
I don't think the discovery of the clones was necessarily part of the plan. However, obviously at some point their existence would be revealed. The beginning of the movie reveals they are already looking at building an army. The bounty hunter aspect comes in because Amidala was against creating the army, and apparently her opinion carried some weight. In either case, the Jedi didn't need to "discover" the army, as when it was done cookin', the delivery boy could just drop them off at the house. Really though, an army of 1.2 million (only 200,000 of which were ready) doesn't amount to much on a planetary, much less galactic scale, so I imagine the discovery altered the intended timeline if not the results.
This of course assumes a bit more forethought and plot planning than Lucas may be capable of. I think the general ideas remain, but he clearly changes his mind / forgets all sorts of stuff.
However, none of the reasons you quoted for our success were what caused the tasmanian tiger to become extinct. So saying "we won" is a bit silly, don't you think? Were they a threat? By that logic we should go ahead and wipe out all non-human life, since we are so demonstrably smarter and more developed.
I think it's safe to say that'd actually be a Bad Idea (tm.)
Hmm..maybe large scale systems take a long time to fall apart? The extinction of any single species won't make noticable differences, but many species together beyond the rate of natural extinction obviously constitute a problem. The clear exception to this would be those pesky humans. The world would probably be a better place without their constant and stupid interference.
Hopefully it will be better than the careful judgement that decreed it's extinction, yes? You seem to forget that it's your fellow human being that will be making this decision, and I think we all know how stupid and / or biased they tend to be...
Obviously in this case, the fact that it is email is only relevant is as the distribution medium. These kinds of scams are nothing new (ok, in general, that is) but it's now very easy to reach a much wider audience.
Right. It's important to note you copyright a work, not a style of writing. You'd PATENT that. Oops! Gotta go talk to my lawyer real quicklike about an idea I just had....
I have heard a similar thing (maybe the same source? not sure) but it mentioned specifically those who typically took slower, deeper breaths were at a disadvantage to those who took quicker, shallower breaths.
Right...you had to run 4 minute 12 second miles? Either your math or your memory is failing you.
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SPR was based on the story of the Niland brothers, who were Americans. You're pretty badly misinformed of the facts in that case. The rest are examples of things that are truly horrid.:)
The better theory would prolly be to design it well enough that the illiterate stone age morons will never be able to get in, while the space aliens can figure it out. Expecting populations to remember anything over thousands of years is of course rather silly.
And no, sticking it near a population center isn't a very good idea, either.
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After all, they already have so many mines that whole organizations dedicate themselves solely to their removal.
While you're at it, look up the definition of pun. :)
That's actually allot. If you are going to be a grammar nazi, you should at least have the facts that you are trying to bash people over the head with be correct ones.
Jeez....did nose just go the way of lose?
Yeah, the donkey was not only funnier, but better looking than she is, too.
Actually Mr. Goon, the original reference was to the spoiler that they died, which was in the headline no less, not simply the body text. Where they came back it was in the text itself. Both are spoilers, but the first is particularly bad. :)
I think humans stop being natural when they make use of technology to start making massive changes to things. I think humans overhunting mammoths (or what have you) way back when would constitute extinction by natural means. After all, they were probably hungry -- I doubt they had time to just waste mammoth after mammoth because it was fun. Extinction of most species that have gone away in the last 100 years probably more went unnaturally than just plain ol' died out.
The problem then becomes one of "do we really understand the impact of what this species used to do?" I think in general it's better not to mess too much with complicated systems. Sure, if there are specific issues that can be fixed and it's truly important and you've made sure there won't be a problem (blah blah, etc) then maybe you could fix or improve things, but it should be something carefully thought out and not capricious and indiscriminate like it has been. Just don't forget some of those pests may serve an important purpose.
Maybe Yoda can always move like that, he just chooses to act a role -- we all know he's really powerful so he has no need to try to convince us. He certainly didn't play the role of the great warrior when Luke meets him the first time, did he? I think it's much more likely that it is simply an act of humility, or simple camouflage.
Watch it again. There's all sorts of posturing in the fight. Note how Yoda badassingly clears his robe from his lightsaber, then grabs it via the force, plus the earlier lightning back and forth with Dooku.
I doubt Amidala dies, since Leia knew her for at least some time -- vague memories of her being sad and all. I expect the third movie will not have them showing up already having had kids, that'll be something either shown, or showing that it IS going to happen sometime between Ep III and IV.
Han Solo tried to shoot Darth Vader, and it didn't seem to work out too well for him...
I don't think the discovery of the clones was necessarily part of the plan. However, obviously at some point their existence would be revealed. The beginning of the movie reveals they are already looking at building an army. The bounty hunter aspect comes in because Amidala was against creating the army, and apparently her opinion carried some weight. In either case, the Jedi didn't need to "discover" the army, as when it was done cookin', the delivery boy could just drop them off at the house. Really though, an army of 1.2 million (only 200,000 of which were ready) doesn't amount to much on a planetary, much less galactic scale, so I imagine the discovery altered the intended timeline if not the results.
This of course assumes a bit more forethought and plot planning than Lucas may be capable of. I think the general ideas remain, but he clearly changes his mind / forgets all sorts of stuff.
Hehe...I went for three years beleiving it was a lie, too. Well why wouldn't it be? Darth Vader was eeeevil, of course he lies. :)
However, none of the reasons you quoted for our success were what caused the tasmanian tiger to become extinct. So saying "we won" is a bit silly, don't you think? Were they a threat? By that logic we should go ahead and wipe out all non-human life, since we are so demonstrably smarter and more developed.
I think it's safe to say that'd actually be a Bad Idea (tm.)
Hmm..maybe large scale systems take a long time to fall apart? The extinction of any single species won't make noticable differences, but many species together beyond the rate of natural extinction obviously constitute a problem. The clear exception to this would be those pesky humans. The world would probably be a better place without their constant and stupid interference.
Hopefully it will be better than the careful judgement that decreed it's extinction, yes? You seem to forget that it's your fellow human being that will be making this decision, and I think we all know how stupid and / or biased they tend to be...
Freedom is in general irrespective of it's own consequences. Otherwise the word freedom tends to no longer apply, doesn't it?
Obviously in this case, the fact that it is email is only relevant is as the distribution medium. These kinds of scams are nothing new (ok, in general, that is) but it's now very easy to reach a much wider audience.
Even worse! They don't even have FINGERS! Poor bastards, swimming around all day pissed off because they can't manipulate objects like us...
Right. It's important to note you copyright a work, not a style of writing. You'd PATENT that. Oops! Gotta go talk to my lawyer real quicklike about an idea I just had....
I have heard a similar thing (maybe the same source? not sure) but it mentioned specifically those who typically took slower, deeper breaths were at a disadvantage to those who took quicker, shallower breaths.
Right...you had to run 4 minute 12 second miles? Either your math or your memory is failing you.
SPR was based on the story of the Niland brothers, who were Americans. You're pretty badly misinformed of the facts in that case. The rest are examples of things that are truly horrid. :)
The better theory would prolly be to design it well enough that the illiterate stone age morons will never be able to get in, while the space aliens can figure it out. Expecting populations to remember anything over thousands of years is of course rather silly. And no, sticking it near a population center isn't a very good idea, either.