to the mod who has now twice rated this -1 flamebait; i ask again: how is acknowledging that apple's marketing strategy caters to non-intellectuals flamebait? how?
the vast majority of apple's istore consumers are not buying anything other than BS gizmo apps and top 40 trash.
what makes you think that just because they can buy a book for their ipad that they'll suddenly buy in enough volume to allow apple to become some sort of heavyweight in the ebook industry?
why? what?
their consumer base does not support it.
so either stop rating me -1 flamebait and acknowledge that or stop rating me -1 flamebait and accept that you simply disagree.
why is this flamebait? apple's entire marketing strategy is pinned to 'appearing' to be cool and hip. without question, people wanting to appear 'cool and hip' neither buy books or read them. so how is it flamebait?
i mean - what's the worry here? apple may sell a lot of ipads but amazon, sony, B&N, etc., will continue to sell ebook readers to people who actually want to read books.
so, regardless of what publishers end up dictating prices at, apple will never be a contender in the ebook arena.
publishers will push whatever they want to push and apple may even come out on top.
it won't matter, though, and amazon will still rule the day.
why? because, by and large, apple consumers are wanna-be, douche bag, hipsters who wouldn't ACTUALLY read a book if their life depended on it.
sure, a lot of them will buy oprah's book of the month or some lamer bit of poetry...but it won't be because they're trying to learn something or because they enjoy literature.
it'll be so they can capture the attention of the other vapid apple tosser they spot at whatever coffeshop they happen to be lurking in while trying desperately to appear relevant.
there. i said. i predict that by and large most of the apple wanna-be's will buy MAYBE one book for their ipad.
This is an excellent time - since I have your captive attention - to point out that you were asked to present on a specific topic.
What you are proposing is that you will provide a rose garden when all you were asked to deliver was a shrubbery. Don't make the mistake of thinking that these others topics, no matter how tertiarily related, will endear you to your audience of your manager.
That said, I would find ways of incorporating some of them in the "effect of..." being a victim of social networking scams, schemes, malware, etc., etc..
Much better than dropping more info in their laps at the end and they probably won't be able to put two and two together and see how they are related.
By the way, once you learn to deliver what has been asked for not only your manager but you will be much happier. Find other ways to get what you want. It's a skill; so learn it.
See what I did and didn't do there?
not maintained? they just released a total rewrite as v3 and a commercially supported version as well.
cfengine is designed for large, complex environments.
mar burgess talks cfengine to google: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CCXs4Om5pY
macquarie is not an investment bank. it has investment groups within it. but, no, it's not an investment bank like the ones that have fallen in the states. completely different business model.
once again, a supposedly "enlightened" person has attempted to forge a connection between Tolkien's works and the modern world (both historically with regards to when it was written and socially with regards to our society now). crap, trash, drivel, and spit. Tolkien has said, both in print and on film, that his works in no way reflected to current events of his day and, that while it may seem related, they were in not not. his works were the outgrowth of a man concerned primarily with linguistics and the evolution of linguistics. combine that with a desire to give england a saga of it's own (to replace the history lost after the norman conquest) and you have his collective body of works. there it is...in a nut shell. the article is wrong some many times that i would have to get print it out and go over it with a pen to catch them all. and those errors concern factual items, motifs, genre, and imagery. i won't even begin to speak on the comparisons he tries to make. yet another attempt at dumbing down something wonderful to help the "masses" understand in better (read: incorrectly). never in my life have i written these letters, so here goes: RTFM! it's all there, volume after volume, his exact words and his son's words speaking by proxy. what an idiot.
So I asked ALICE if it knew who God was. It said "The master of the universe". I asked if it new God's name. It replied (why didn't I take a screen shot...) "His name is Rich". Dr. Wallace...you're a loon.
I remember last week (maybe two weeks) there was a discussion here about somebody setting up his own neighborhood wireless network. Now, granted, he had access to a 10Mb connection and lots of equipment. But, alot of the discussion seemed here seemed to center on the feasibility of it. Maybe now we will start to see more community-oriented networks setup by private citizens? Any thoughts?
WTF are you talking about? Read the whole post. I am fanatical about about not liking liars, hypocrites, and those who would rather somebody else do the fighting while they sit around and talk about it. You tell me why asking someone who has been in situations of conflict (as military personnel or civilians) is bad?! I never said it had to be a pro-anything post. It should be somebody's opinion based on their experiences and why they think it is applicable to the situation now. As far as believing totally in something, you have completely lost me. What the HELL do I profess to believe that could possibly be construed as bad? Not appreciating the awe-inspiring minds of college-radicals? Not liking who talk big but never back it up? Not taking offense to people to use the events of Sept. 11th as a way to make money? Or maybe it's because I think ALL vets from around the world have something to say? Yeah, that must be it. Those vets don't know shit. We better ask a plumber his opinion...he deals with SHIT all day. Again, read the whole post or tell me what you're talking about.
Not sure how it makes me look good at all. The fact that I'm ex-military doesn't mean you, or anyone else sucks. I sorry that I take issue with the activities of some groups. I don't see the value they serve. I wanted people to post honest experiences that here that might have an impact on the way people think. Did you read the whole post? Sorry if I offended you.
Protesters! Armchair Generals! Fair Weather Patriots! All Other Unmentioned Experts Insert Self Here --> (Safety Of Your Own Home)! Listen Up:
America is in a way both blessed and cursed by it military policy. Cursed in the sense that as a country we have been drawn into, for whatever reason, more conflict and war then any other country on earth. We have suffered the absence of fathers, either serving or killed, more than any other country on earth. We have willing (sometimes ignorantly) given to others and had it repaid with betrayl and violence. We are blessed because as a country, we have a pool of extremely talented and well-informed citizens. They are our veterans and currently-serving militray personnel. They, more then ANY others, know full well the value, price, act, and effect of war on the individual and country. Soldiers the world-over share a special comaraderie that allows them the ability to clearly see BOTH sides of a conflict, without prejudice. To them fighting is often viewed as a job that needs to be done, a commitment made, a value taught as a child...honor. I ask that the veterans and active-duty service men posting add their comments here so that we can have the benefit of true knowledge, not psuedo-political crap. There is NO denying the truth. If you haven't been there or done that, don't reply! If you haven't ever seen the effects of war, don't reply! I think it would be a great benefit to everyone to be able to read the opinions of those who can back it up with experience.
For the record, I am posting this in response to the following "mind-sets". If it doesn't apply to you, do me a favor and don't defend it. Past that, anyone who has some real knowledge should reply.
If you are a college student/protester who actually thinks your opinion means anything, you are wrong. Noone cares what you think because you are wrong. In fact, most twenty-something Americans who engage in political demonstrations are just plain wrong. The audacity with which you dispense your unfounded political rhetoric is appalling. How so many people who gather together in institutions of higher education can come to the conclusion that they collectively know more than the society around them is laughable. Try delving into the MINDS of the people who have experienced from both sides what you are ignorantly protesting. Can't fathom it, can you. Now try to ask yourself why. Bet you can't answer that one, either. It takes a little maturity and experience to be able to actual have a well-founded opinion. Conclusion: Those that get a free-ride in life feel obligated to let those less fortunate know how much "wisdom" they have gained sitting around in nice, safe classrooms while the ignorant masses toiled away in cold, cruel world learning nothing.
If you are an Armchair General, I suggest you do a little research into why that expression exists. There is great book of Dr. Suess cartoons from WWII that illustrates your kind perfectly. Cowards, one and all. Craven, backstabbing, possessors of twenty-twenty hindsight. Lacking the intestinal-fortitude to actually carry a rifle into battle, most of you have become so as to live out your fantasies. News Flash: Sitting around on your ass while dreaming up new and better ways to exert your (or your country's) dominance has already been done. By who, you ask? Adolf Hitler, author of "Mien Kampf" and sufferer of long-term, chronic, penis-envy (while in jail for being an annoyingly ignorant protestor/social activist, no less). Conclusion: There are those around us that feel that they are somehow "enlightened" into the age old art of war after watching endless hours of old war footage on the History (Hitler) Channel. Deep down inside, they long to be the hero and win the respect of those around them. However, unless enemy tanks and soldiers start spilling out from television sets across America these fat-asses aren't going to see much action. They know that, don't you?!
If you are a Fair-Weather Patriot, don't feel to angry..yet. It's too bad that it takes an act of monumental destruction to bring out what is in the heart of almost every American. Remember those small minutes after you heard about what had happened? Remember how you felt? Many said that they continued to feel it off and on for a few days, many still do. That feeling was PRIDE. Pride in your country, pride in your community, pride in yourself, pride in American values. That feeling was so totally absent from our society that many of us where at a loss to explain why we felt it or what it was. Revel in something once thought lost and now found. But if you are one of the MANY who have sought to capitalize on this tragedy, then you are in fact a Fair-Weather Patriot. Spotting them and their actions is easy: If you bought a five-inch plastic flag for $5.00 and aren't sure exactly where the money went, you have encountered one. If you have seen television ads for "memorial coins" or watched celebrity tributes shows put on by broadcasting companies in an attempt to garner ratings and promotional revenue, you have encountered a group of them. If you have walked/driven around waving a flag and talking about how we should just "Blow all them up!", you are one. If you have actually assualted, physically or verbally, someone based on them being non-causcasian, non-Christian, or non-American, you are infinitely more deserving of the violence inflicted on the victims of the September, 11th attack. Fair-Weather Patriots love to let you know how much they "hurt". Love to talk about "gettin' it on WWF style!". Love to privately talk about how much money they have made off those of us who actually care. Love to take the opportunity to extoll the values of fascism, anti-semetism, and racism and call it "Patriotism". Conclusion: Some of us are so morally bankrupt that we are no longer able to "feel" anything. Some of us know no alligience to anything except money and power. Some of us do not know that we actually have a name. We are called sociopaths and we exist only to serve ourselves, especially when it is to the detriment of others.
If none of that applies to you, great. If it does, oh well...you know yourself better then anyone else...flame on if you must. But if you're a veteran, serving on active-duty, or anyone who actually has first-hand experience (was there in some capacity, regardless of nationality or background), please reply and help cast a little light on the shadow of ignorance.
***82nd Airborne 3/505***
The Rule of LGOP's:
After the demise of the best Airborne plan, a most terrifying effect occurs on the battlefield. This effect is known as the rule of the LGOPs. This is, in its purest form, small groups of pissed-off 19 year old American paratroopers. They are well-trained, armed to the teeth and lack serious adult supervision. They collectively remember the Commander's intent as "March to the sound of the guns and kill anyone who is not dressed like you..." or something like that. Happily they go about the day's work.....
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All this time I've had two questions about our modern world:
1. Where are the flying cars?
2. Where are the gas-masking ass shields?
Finally, one has been answered. If only these were available 15 years ago. I shudder to think back to that night...the night that officially ended all roleplaying acitivites in my life. After years of nasal abuse at the hands (asses?) of the other role-players in the group, I finally had had enough. I remember going on a twenty minute tirade about what I referred to as "common, everyday, ass-hygienics and socially acceptable levels of ass-orchestration". I left the game and have never gone back. Even thinking about it now, my mind is assualted by olfactory memories of past-gas. Now, however, I know that there is hope for others, like me, who would like to play a game with a group of friends or just jaunt down to the local hobby store for a look around without being assaulted by free-floating-vaporous-ass-emissions. I think I'll make some flyers up about these drawers and strategically place them in various books at my local game shop. Maybe, in some small way, I can make a difference.
The horror, the horror...
It was explained to me by a Star Trek buff about twenty years ago that the Klingons from TOS were in fact a half-breed Klingon/Human species. This explained their pre-disposition to violence in that they had no place in "normal" Klingon society and could only achieve respect and position thru conquest. Also, they were forced to live on the outskirts of the Klingon planets and were, therefore, most likely to have initial contact with a Federation ship "exploring" the universe but never actually penetrating the heart of the Klingon Empire. Then again, maybe this guy just thought to much and maybe I just thought it sounded like a reasonable explanation to everything that has ever happened or been said about it since that time. Has anyone else ever heard an explanation like this?
The color of Klingon blood in that particular shot was altered to a more pinkish color to satisfy ratings. However, it should be taken into consideration that in our own bodies blood is present in two distinct colorations: bright red arterial blood flooded with oxygen and dark red to purple blood depleted of oxygen. Also, in cases of traumatic injury, blood loss signifying death can occur in several ways. On of the most notable is pink foam from the ears after a sever head wound. Extremely bright red (think clown nose/every bad horror film you've ever seen) blood is common in sucking chest wounds. So given that this Klingon blood was floating in a zero-g environ, flooded with oxygen without any force to bring it to the surface or leech it from each globule, it is presumable to assume that the blood would have a brighter than normal appearance than the depleted blood shown in the episode. At least that's what went through my head when I saw it at the movies and tonite.
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mod needs to have their ability to mod revoked. you are not funny, unique, cool, or anything other than a prick on a fucking power trip.
to the mod who has now twice rated this -1 flamebait; i ask again: how is acknowledging that apple's marketing strategy caters to non-intellectuals flamebait? how?
the vast majority of apple's istore consumers are not buying anything other than BS gizmo apps and top 40 trash.
what makes you think that just because they can buy a book for their ipad that they'll suddenly buy in enough volume to allow apple to become some sort of heavyweight in the ebook industry?
why? what?
their consumer base does not support it.
so either stop rating me -1 flamebait and acknowledge that or stop rating me -1 flamebait and accept that you simply disagree.
why is this flamebait? apple's entire marketing strategy is pinned to 'appearing' to be cool and hip. without question, people wanting to appear 'cool and hip' neither buy books or read them. so how is it flamebait?
i mean - what's the worry here? apple may sell a lot of ipads but amazon, sony, B&N, etc., will continue to sell ebook readers to people who actually want to read books.
so, regardless of what publishers end up dictating prices at, apple will never be a contender in the ebook arena.
sorry you think that's flamebait.
publishers will push whatever they want to push and apple may even come out on top.
it won't matter, though, and amazon will still rule the day.
why? because, by and large, apple consumers are wanna-be, douche bag, hipsters who wouldn't ACTUALLY read a book if their life depended on it.
sure, a lot of them will buy oprah's book of the month or some lamer bit of poetry...but it won't be because they're trying to learn something or because they enjoy literature.
it'll be so they can capture the attention of the other vapid apple tosser they spot at whatever coffeshop they happen to be lurking in while trying desperately to appear relevant.
there. i said. i predict that by and large most of the apple wanna-be's will buy MAYBE one book for their ipad.
and that's a big, big maybe.
This is an excellent time - since I have your captive attention - to point out that you were asked to present on a specific topic. What you are proposing is that you will provide a rose garden when all you were asked to deliver was a shrubbery. Don't make the mistake of thinking that these others topics, no matter how tertiarily related, will endear you to your audience of your manager. That said, I would find ways of incorporating some of them in the "effect of..." being a victim of social networking scams, schemes, malware, etc., etc.. Much better than dropping more info in their laps at the end and they probably won't be able to put two and two together and see how they are related. By the way, once you learn to deliver what has been asked for not only your manager but you will be much happier. Find other ways to get what you want. It's a skill; so learn it. See what I did and didn't do there?
not maintained? they just released a total rewrite as v3 and a commercially supported version as well. cfengine is designed for large, complex environments. mar burgess talks cfengine to google: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CCXs4Om5pY
macquarie is not an investment bank. it has investment groups within it. but, no, it's not an investment bank like the ones that have fallen in the states. completely different business model.
once again, a supposedly "enlightened" person has attempted to forge a connection between Tolkien's works and the modern world (both historically with regards to when it was written and socially with regards to our society now). crap, trash, drivel, and spit. Tolkien has said, both in print and on film, that his works in no way reflected to current events of his day and, that while it may seem related, they were in not not. his works were the outgrowth of a man concerned primarily with linguistics and the evolution of linguistics. combine that with a desire to give england a saga of it's own (to replace the history lost after the norman conquest) and you have his collective body of works. there it is...in a nut shell. the article is wrong some many times that i would have to get print it out and go over it with a pen to catch them all. and those errors concern factual items, motifs, genre, and imagery. i won't even begin to speak on the comparisons he tries to make. yet another attempt at dumbing down something wonderful to help the "masses" understand in better (read: incorrectly). never in my life have i written these letters, so here goes: RTFM! it's all there, volume after volume, his exact words and his son's words speaking by proxy. what an idiot.
So I asked ALICE if it knew who God was. It said "The master of the universe". I asked if it new God's name. It replied (why didn't I take a screen shot...) "His name is Rich". Dr. Wallace...you're a loon.
I remember last week (maybe two weeks) there was a discussion here about somebody setting up his own neighborhood wireless network. Now, granted, he had access to a 10Mb connection and lots of equipment. But, alot of the discussion seemed here seemed to center on the feasibility of it. Maybe now we will start to see more community-oriented networks setup by private citizens? Any thoughts?
WTF are you talking about? Read the whole post. I am fanatical about about not liking liars, hypocrites, and those who would rather somebody else do the fighting while they sit around and talk about it. You tell me why asking someone who has been in situations of conflict (as military personnel or civilians) is bad?! I never said it had to be a pro-anything post. It should be somebody's opinion based on their experiences and why they think it is applicable to the situation now. As far as believing totally in something, you have completely lost me. What the HELL do I profess to believe that could possibly be construed as bad? Not appreciating the awe-inspiring minds of college-radicals? Not liking who talk big but never back it up? Not taking offense to people to use the events of Sept. 11th as a way to make money? Or maybe it's because I think ALL vets from around the world have something to say? Yeah, that must be it. Those vets don't know shit. We better ask a plumber his opinion...he deals with SHIT all day. Again, read the whole post or tell me what you're talking about.
Not sure how it makes me look good at all. The fact that I'm ex-military doesn't mean you, or anyone else sucks. I sorry that I take issue with the activities of some groups. I don't see the value they serve. I wanted people to post honest experiences that here that might have an impact on the way people think. Did you read the whole post? Sorry if I offended you.
Protesters! Armchair Generals! Fair Weather Patriots! All Other Unmentioned Experts Insert Self Here --> (Safety Of Your Own Home)! Listen Up: America is in a way both blessed and cursed by it military policy. Cursed in the sense that as a country we have been drawn into, for whatever reason, more conflict and war then any other country on earth. We have suffered the absence of fathers, either serving or killed, more than any other country on earth. We have willing (sometimes ignorantly) given to others and had it repaid with betrayl and violence. We are blessed because as a country, we have a pool of extremely talented and well-informed citizens. They are our veterans and currently-serving militray personnel. They, more then ANY others, know full well the value, price, act, and effect of war on the individual and country. Soldiers the world-over share a special comaraderie that allows them the ability to clearly see BOTH sides of a conflict, without prejudice. To them fighting is often viewed as a job that needs to be done, a commitment made, a value taught as a child...honor. I ask that the veterans and active-duty service men posting add their comments here so that we can have the benefit of true knowledge, not psuedo-political crap. There is NO denying the truth. If you haven't been there or done that, don't reply! If you haven't ever seen the effects of war, don't reply! I think it would be a great benefit to everyone to be able to read the opinions of those who can back it up with experience. For the record, I am posting this in response to the following "mind-sets". If it doesn't apply to you, do me a favor and don't defend it. Past that, anyone who has some real knowledge should reply. If you are a college student/protester who actually thinks your opinion means anything, you are wrong. Noone cares what you think because you are wrong. In fact, most twenty-something Americans who engage in political demonstrations are just plain wrong. The audacity with which you dispense your unfounded political rhetoric is appalling. How so many people who gather together in institutions of higher education can come to the conclusion that they collectively know more than the society around them is laughable. Try delving into the MINDS of the people who have experienced from both sides what you are ignorantly protesting. Can't fathom it, can you. Now try to ask yourself why. Bet you can't answer that one, either. It takes a little maturity and experience to be able to actual have a well-founded opinion. Conclusion: Those that get a free-ride in life feel obligated to let those less fortunate know how much "wisdom" they have gained sitting around in nice, safe classrooms while the ignorant masses toiled away in cold, cruel world learning nothing. If you are an Armchair General, I suggest you do a little research into why that expression exists. There is great book of Dr. Suess cartoons from WWII that illustrates your kind perfectly. Cowards, one and all. Craven, backstabbing, possessors of twenty-twenty hindsight. Lacking the intestinal-fortitude to actually carry a rifle into battle, most of you have become so as to live out your fantasies. News Flash: Sitting around on your ass while dreaming up new and better ways to exert your (or your country's) dominance has already been done. By who, you ask? Adolf Hitler, author of "Mien Kampf" and sufferer of long-term, chronic, penis-envy (while in jail for being an annoyingly ignorant protestor/social activist, no less). Conclusion: There are those around us that feel that they are somehow "enlightened" into the age old art of war after watching endless hours of old war footage on the History (Hitler) Channel. Deep down inside, they long to be the hero and win the respect of those around them. However, unless enemy tanks and soldiers start spilling out from television sets across America these fat-asses aren't going to see much action. They know that, don't you?! If you are a Fair-Weather Patriot, don't feel to angry..yet. It's too bad that it takes an act of monumental destruction to bring out what is in the heart of almost every American. Remember those small minutes after you heard about what had happened? Remember how you felt? Many said that they continued to feel it off and on for a few days, many still do. That feeling was PRIDE. Pride in your country, pride in your community, pride in yourself, pride in American values. That feeling was so totally absent from our society that many of us where at a loss to explain why we felt it or what it was. Revel in something once thought lost and now found. But if you are one of the MANY who have sought to capitalize on this tragedy, then you are in fact a Fair-Weather Patriot. Spotting them and their actions is easy: If you bought a five-inch plastic flag for $5.00 and aren't sure exactly where the money went, you have encountered one. If you have seen television ads for "memorial coins" or watched celebrity tributes shows put on by broadcasting companies in an attempt to garner ratings and promotional revenue, you have encountered a group of them. If you have walked/driven around waving a flag and talking about how we should just "Blow all them up!", you are one. If you have actually assualted, physically or verbally, someone based on them being non-causcasian, non-Christian, or non-American, you are infinitely more deserving of the violence inflicted on the victims of the September, 11th attack. Fair-Weather Patriots love to let you know how much they "hurt". Love to talk about "gettin' it on WWF style!". Love to privately talk about how much money they have made off those of us who actually care. Love to take the opportunity to extoll the values of fascism, anti-semetism, and racism and call it "Patriotism". Conclusion: Some of us are so morally bankrupt that we are no longer able to "feel" anything. Some of us know no alligience to anything except money and power. Some of us do not know that we actually have a name. We are called sociopaths and we exist only to serve ourselves, especially when it is to the detriment of others. If none of that applies to you, great. If it does, oh well...you know yourself better then anyone else...flame on if you must. But if you're a veteran, serving on active-duty, or anyone who actually has first-hand experience (was there in some capacity, regardless of nationality or background), please reply and help cast a little light on the shadow of ignorance. ***82nd Airborne 3/505*** The Rule of LGOP's: After the demise of the best Airborne plan, a most terrifying effect occurs on the battlefield. This effect is known as the rule of the LGOPs. This is, in its purest form, small groups of pissed-off 19 year old American paratroopers. They are well-trained, armed to the teeth and lack serious adult supervision. They collectively remember the Commander's intent as "March to the sound of the guns and kill anyone who is not dressed like you..." or something like that. Happily they go about the day's work.....
All this time I've had two questions about our modern world: 1. Where are the flying cars? 2. Where are the gas-masking ass shields? Finally, one has been answered. If only these were available 15 years ago. I shudder to think back to that night...the night that officially ended all roleplaying acitivites in my life. After years of nasal abuse at the hands (asses?) of the other role-players in the group, I finally had had enough. I remember going on a twenty minute tirade about what I referred to as "common, everyday, ass-hygienics and socially acceptable levels of ass-orchestration". I left the game and have never gone back. Even thinking about it now, my mind is assualted by olfactory memories of past-gas. Now, however, I know that there is hope for others, like me, who would like to play a game with a group of friends or just jaunt down to the local hobby store for a look around without being assaulted by free-floating-vaporous-ass-emissions. I think I'll make some flyers up about these drawers and strategically place them in various books at my local game shop. Maybe, in some small way, I can make a difference. The horror, the horror...
It was explained to me by a Star Trek buff about twenty years ago that the Klingons from TOS were in fact a half-breed Klingon/Human species. This explained their pre-disposition to violence in that they had no place in "normal" Klingon society and could only achieve respect and position thru conquest. Also, they were forced to live on the outskirts of the Klingon planets and were, therefore, most likely to have initial contact with a Federation ship "exploring" the universe but never actually penetrating the heart of the Klingon Empire. Then again, maybe this guy just thought to much and maybe I just thought it sounded like a reasonable explanation to everything that has ever happened or been said about it since that time. Has anyone else ever heard an explanation like this?
The color of Klingon blood in that particular shot was altered to a more pinkish color to satisfy ratings. However, it should be taken into consideration that in our own bodies blood is present in two distinct colorations: bright red arterial blood flooded with oxygen and dark red to purple blood depleted of oxygen. Also, in cases of traumatic injury, blood loss signifying death can occur in several ways. On of the most notable is pink foam from the ears after a sever head wound. Extremely bright red (think clown nose/every bad horror film you've ever seen) blood is common in sucking chest wounds. So given that this Klingon blood was floating in a zero-g environ, flooded with oxygen without any force to bring it to the surface or leech it from each globule, it is presumable to assume that the blood would have a brighter than normal appearance than the depleted blood shown in the episode. At least that's what went through my head when I saw it at the movies and tonite.