Zen was the best computer ever, and could easily out think HAL 9000, Deep Thought or ORAC any day of the week - though a game of postal chess with Holly might prove a bit trickier...
Funnily enough, it's much more enjoyable when viewed as an adult. If you can get hold of it on tape or disc, I'd recommend you give it another chance - I watched the whole shebang when it was repeated on UK Gold recently and found it to be fantastic entertainment - and the music is really GREAT.
"Diesel's have their place, but I have not yet seen a small diesel intended for passenger car/small truck use that was worth a darn."
Wow.
Things must be INCREDIBLY backward in the USA these days. In Europe, Diesel engines are often preferred over petrol these days - in the UK, Mercedes most popular S-Class has a Diesel as has BMW's most popular 5-series. All the German and French manufacturers now have SUPERB Diesel engines, better in many respects than their petrol equivalents, and MASSIVELY more efficient. Theoretically, of course, the Diesel engine is up to 73% efficient whereas the petrol engine is something less than 30%. You're right about Diesel fuel smelling bad, but you're wrong about everything else. A decent Diesel "SUV" should get around 30mpg - Toyota's Land Cruiser does, BMW's X5 gets 32.5mpg, the Range Rover td6 gets 30ish, VW's Touareg gets only 24mpg from it's amazing new 5 litre V10, but it can also hit 60mph in 7.5seconds but maybe that's not surprising with 553 lbs.ft of torque available at 2000rpm.
Seems to me that you need a to learn something about the technology that engineering-led car manufacturers can apply to their vehicles these days. Maybe you should consider buying a 'foreign' truck next time, sounds like US manufacturers are completely unable to build a modern vehicle.
"Or are you saying they have convinced some fall guy to "steal" MS code and add it to these projects?"
I not asserting that the HAVE, just that they COULD. And MS money can be VERY convincing. How's it any worse than sending grassroots support form letters from the deceased?
how would I know? I'm no corporate criminal. Just seems like the logical, evil thing to do. I won't open my source to YOU, but I KNOW that your source is tainted. How do I know this? Because I TAINTED IT!
and how do you know that Microsoft is actively poisoning OSS projects with MS code SPECIFICALLY so that it can legally destroy them? What do you know about project contributors other than their email addresses?
the really sad thing about all that is that you own a vehicle that gets 16mpg in 2003. You really ought to be ashamed of yourself - doesn't it even occur to you to buy a Diesel? Any 'family' car on the road today that gets less than 30mpg should be taxed to extinction.
Consumers do NOT choose rationally - hence the huge market for trucks as family transport. Governments have a responsibility to enhance the lives of their electorate by legislating improvements in the efficiency and safety of vehicles on sale to the public.
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FICTION isn't necessarily childish, your comment was.
The series is long over, you'd have to wait for a re-re-re-re-run.
Anyway, UK Gold is an excellent channel. They showed the BBC "Day of the Triffids" recently and it was fucking marvelous.
Janeway is WAY sexier. Mainly because she's NOT so atrociously camp.
Deering was the best, though.
grow up
No, Farscape was a remake of Buck Rogers without all the sauce.
Blimey! it's Gordon!
You're a sly one...
Zen was the best computer ever, and could easily out think HAL 9000, Deep Thought or ORAC any day of the week - though a game of postal chess with Holly might prove a bit trickier...
Funnily enough, it's much more enjoyable when viewed as an adult. If you can get hold of it on tape or disc, I'd recommend you give it another chance - I watched the whole shebang when it was repeated on UK Gold recently and found it to be fantastic entertainment - and the music is really GREAT.
...but it's usually best to let sleeping dogs lie. If they think they can get around the cost of decent sfx with CGI, I fear they're mistaken.
Still, I could be wrong and the results will most likely be 'interesting' either way.
"Diesel's have their place, but I have not yet seen a small diesel intended for passenger car/small truck use that was worth a darn."
Wow.
Things must be INCREDIBLY backward in the USA these days. In Europe, Diesel engines are often preferred over petrol these days - in the UK, Mercedes most popular S-Class has a Diesel as has BMW's most popular 5-series. All the German and French manufacturers now have SUPERB Diesel engines, better in many respects than their petrol equivalents, and MASSIVELY more efficient. Theoretically, of course, the Diesel engine is up to 73% efficient whereas the petrol engine is something less than 30%. You're right about Diesel fuel smelling bad, but you're wrong about everything else. A decent Diesel "SUV" should get around 30mpg - Toyota's Land Cruiser does, BMW's X5 gets 32.5mpg, the Range Rover td6 gets 30ish, VW's Touareg gets only 24mpg from it's amazing new 5 litre V10, but it can also hit 60mph in 7.5seconds but maybe that's not surprising with 553 lbs.ft of torque available at 2000rpm.
Seems to me that you need a to learn something about the technology that engineering-led car manufacturers can apply to their vehicles these days. Maybe you should consider buying a 'foreign' truck next time, sounds like US manufacturers are completely unable to build a modern vehicle.
I'm sure they'd admit to it in a heartbeat.
"Or are you saying they have convinced some fall guy to "steal" MS code and add it to these projects?"
I not asserting that the HAVE, just that they COULD. And MS money can be VERY convincing. How's it any worse than sending grassroots support form letters from the deceased?
how would I know? I'm no corporate criminal. Just seems like the logical, evil thing to do. I won't open my source to YOU, but I KNOW that your source is tainted. How do I know this? Because I TAINTED IT!
and how do you know that Microsoft is actively poisoning OSS projects with MS code SPECIFICALLY so that it can legally destroy them? What do you know about project contributors other than their email addresses?
did you miss the Diesel bit, then?
the really sad thing about all that is that you own a vehicle that gets 16mpg in 2003. You really ought to be ashamed of yourself - doesn't it even occur to you to buy a Diesel? Any 'family' car on the road today that gets less than 30mpg should be taxed to extinction.
Shame on the USA.
that's pursuit, of course
You're distorting the shape of your desktop - didn't it occur to you that 1280x1024 is a 5:4 ratio whereas 1024x768 is 4:3?
Just what kind of a geek are you?
That is absolute nonsense.
Consumers do NOT choose rationally - hence the huge market for trucks as family transport. Governments have a responsibility to enhance the lives of their electorate by legislating improvements in the efficiency and safety of vehicles on sale to the public.
that's about the size of it, yeah
but seriously, when it comes to bad value for money, governments have got it taped.
and the RIAA need look further than the European Commission for THEIR lessons
no, just wise with his years
you'll NEVER get 'em back, though
...what?
...who cares?