Robert Llewelyn (of "Scrapheap Challenge" aka "Junkyard Wars" fame).
And, err, a little known BBC sitcom called 'Red Dwarf'. Which admittedly had some good 'hard science' concepts in the first few seasons before it became a channel for marketing 'catchphrase' T-shirts.
And not just because it was a dodgy film, either. There was one sequence where they had brought some freshly-cast gold bars from the 1800's into the generic-near-future era where all the time travelling was taking place from.
All very well and good, but during the debriefing sequence, a scientist type person proudly exclaimed that they had determined the age of the bars by carbon dating them.
Ignoring the fact that the gold bars were inorganic, and thus unable to be carbon dated, (I'm not entirely sure about the process, so I'll let them get away with that one), they screwed up big time...
The gold bars DIDN'T AGE when they were brought into the future, so how could it have been dated as 100+ years old when it had technically only existed for a couple of days?
And while I'm at it... Terminator 2. (Electric Boogaloo?) How the HELL did the T-1000, being made of molten metal alloy, get through the time displacement unit, when it was previously established that only organics could pass through? They could at least have had the T-1000 appear in a ball of synthetic flesh, then ooze out to become Robert Patrick. Would have spoilt the 'surprise' that Arnie was the good guy this time, but there's still undiscovered tribes in the Peruvian rainforests that know about THAT clever plotting device.
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Was that the one where there were no aliens whatsoever? You spent the entire level wandering around, jumping around corners expecting to be killed, only to find that you'd got to the end without a scratch.
A quality bit of work there, because it totally went against the 'Killfest' ethos of Doom, showing that the engine could be used for other experiences.
And the designer had a sense of humor. If you tried to obtain the BFG through the IDKFA cheat, the weapon graphic turned into a banner berating you for cheating.
After all, it was TNT that stole the good name of "Babylon 5" away from the creator with that "Crusade" abomination.
Yes, we really want to follow up five years of quality cerebral science fiction (not 'sci-fi') television with a show that features a character that greets new aliens by having sex with them.
Some of the ideas the TNT execs had for Crusade make Andromeda seem like Asimov.
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I'm sure the final design of the PS3 is going to have a hard drive, a decent amount of RAM, and an Ethernet port.
You mean like the X-Box does already?
Hardware doesn't sell consoles, GAMES do. And that's why the X-Box is currently failing. That, and an overwhelming desire from anyone with the slightest bit of technical savvy to see Microsoft fail.
Just wait for Linux to be available on the X-Box, and it'll fly off the shelves. Look at how popular the Dreamcast is now, even after it's been discontinued. A cheap bundle of PC hardware makes for a good hackers toy.
Not wishing to be flamebaitey, but can Open Office print under Linux yet? I remember when the Star / Open split happened, Sun kept hold of a lot of the proprietory printer code.
If so, what printing systems does it support? CUPS?
Which alternates between crap and crap with a Manowar soundtrack. The main show they have involves footage from games with 'real world' music dubbed over the top. Either Eurotrash pop or Power Metal, funnily enough.
They've now started to branch out a bit by having 'review' slots, which can be quite entertaining in themselves, having two guy geeks and a girl geek flirting around and occasionally mentioning the games. But they spoil it all by intercutting the real programming with extended 3-minute-plus adverts for premium rate phone in competitions which are apparently their only source of revenue.
It's the (Hopefully) Great Slashdot Blackout, isn't it? So, what better way to get people so worked up and annoyed that they automatically click 'Read More' to post their disgust at being spoiled so blatantly...
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Robert Llewelyn (of "Scrapheap Challenge" aka "Junkyard Wars" fame).
And, err, a little known BBC sitcom called 'Red Dwarf'. Which admittedly had some good 'hard science' concepts in the first few seasons before it became a channel for marketing 'catchphrase' T-shirts.
And not just because it was a dodgy film, either. There was one sequence where they had brought some freshly-cast gold bars from the 1800's into the generic-near-future era where all the time travelling was taking place from.
All very well and good, but during the debriefing sequence, a scientist type person proudly exclaimed that they had determined the age of the bars by carbon dating them.
Ignoring the fact that the gold bars were inorganic, and thus unable to be carbon dated, (I'm not entirely sure about the process, so I'll let them get away with that one), they screwed up big time...
The gold bars DIDN'T AGE when they were brought into the future, so how could it have been dated as 100+ years old when it had technically only existed for a couple of days?
And while I'm at it... Terminator 2. (Electric Boogaloo?) How the HELL did the T-1000, being made of molten metal alloy, get through the time displacement unit, when it was previously established that only organics could pass through? They could at least have had the T-1000 appear in a ball of synthetic flesh, then ooze out to become Robert Patrick. Would have spoilt the 'surprise' that Arnie was the good guy this time, but there's still undiscovered tribes in the Peruvian rainforests that know about THAT clever plotting device.
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Was that the one where there were no aliens whatsoever? You spent the entire level wandering around, jumping around corners expecting to be killed, only to find that you'd got to the end without a scratch.
A quality bit of work there, because it totally went against the 'Killfest' ethos of Doom, showing that the engine could be used for other experiences.
And the designer had a sense of humor. If you tried to obtain the BFG through the IDKFA cheat, the weapon graphic turned into a banner berating you for cheating.
Twenty Minutes into the Future. And they got the 'TV you can't switch off' idea from 1984.
After all, it was TNT that stole the good name of "Babylon 5" away from the creator with that "Crusade" abomination.
Yes, we really want to follow up five years of quality cerebral science fiction (not 'sci-fi') television with a show that features a character that greets new aliens by having sex with them.
Some of the ideas the TNT execs had for Crusade make Andromeda seem like Asimov.
I'm sure the final design of the PS3 is going to have a hard drive, a decent amount of RAM, and an Ethernet port.
You mean like the X-Box does already?
Hardware doesn't sell consoles, GAMES do. And that's why the X-Box is currently failing. That, and an overwhelming desire from anyone with the slightest bit of technical savvy to see Microsoft fail.
Just wait for Linux to be available on the X-Box, and it'll fly off the shelves. Look at how popular the Dreamcast is now, even after it's been discontinued. A cheap bundle of PC hardware makes for a good hackers toy.
Not wishing to be flamebaitey, but can Open Office print under Linux yet? I remember when the Star / Open split happened, Sun kept hold of a lot of the proprietory printer code.
If so, what printing systems does it support? CUPS?
This kind of thing can be a good application of Google's SOAP interface!
Don't Universities offer Internet access to their students anyway?
As far as Univerity-wide gaming bans are concerned, there's always a way around it...
They could have been broadcasting Van Halen 24/7.
One word - TIVO.
And it'll compress really well!
Which alternates between crap and crap with a Manowar soundtrack. The main show they have involves footage from games with 'real world' music dubbed over the top. Either Eurotrash pop or Power Metal, funnily enough.
They've now started to branch out a bit by having 'review' slots, which can be quite entertaining in themselves, having two guy geeks and a girl geek flirting around and occasionally mentioning the games. But they spoil it all by intercutting the real programming with extended 3-minute-plus adverts for premium rate phone in competitions which are apparently their only source of revenue.
It's crap, but it's watchable crap.
Porn and Pong! A delightful combination. Just display the bats and ball over the top of some quality hardcore action.
They could even rig the game so the score reads "6-9" during appropriate scenes.
I need them to bring out those Life Size Jar Jar Dolls again!
It's the (Hopefully) Great Slashdot Blackout, isn't it? So, what better way to get people so worked up and annoyed that they automatically click 'Read More' to post their disgust at being spoiled so blatantly...
So how soon before they'll make them to fit in my pocket?
Imagine a Beowulf clu...
Oh fuck it!
Why does Eisner have such a similar name to Disney anyway? It's only two tyops away.
Is this like those really dodgy vampire movies where we find out that "Mr. Alucard" is actually Dracula under a pseudonym?
Is it available on the P2P Megaplex yet? I wouldn't mind seeing it, but I don't live near the screening areas.
Of course, I'll buy the video when it comes out. What better way to support the cause?
There's some information here - It has a 9 key braille-entering ability, and a 32 cell braille display.
It also has voice synthesis capabilities, which would be a good idea as a backup anyway, even if a braille display is preferred.
How soon before this student will be detained for 'Un-American' behavior?
It'll merge with an alien entity and be back in a couple of centuries.
April 1st was over a fortnight ago. This is too implausible to be true. Are the government going to issue net-capable computers to every citizen?
Won't anybody think of the (virtual) children?