It's like politics. When I was younger I was passionate about it. But I just don't have the stomach for it anymore. As soon as I hear someone bashing one side or the other, I tune out....
Good point./.ers -- including myself -- are all struggling comedians. As my buddy used to say to a bad joke, "there's a 1000 comedians out of work, and you're trying to be funny...."
As far as someone who doesn't see things my way being naive: I must say, my friend, though must be young, for I am old, and I have learned I know nothing except for the fact that all I once knew was nothing more than me thinking the other person knew less....
What I find most surprising about ID and/. is that it is always first mentioned, and mostly tossed about, by those who obviously disagree (to put it mildly).
Lol. You are indeed a true believer. I was being mostly funny. Note my "sleestack" comment.
My reference to green stuff comes mostly from the spaceship wherein it seems I remember seeing green stuff, dunno. But again I was poking fun at the confusing mythos. But you must admit it was confusing what, exactly, the black oil did. We know it did at least the following: turned the person into a zombie (or a controlled entity) until it transferred to another person, turned the person into a sleestack (the dude underground) -- that was the black oil right and not green stuff? And, also, could become radiation and fry everyone in the room. We know this happened in the episode that introduced the black oil alien.
You must remember, the mythos was hammered online by the writers and the internet crowd, and all admitted -- even now -- that it was, in the end, confusing. I do believe that that's the admission now in the recent blurb on this new film....
Sorry my friend, but I net-flixed the dvd wherein one of the main writers said exactly that, that they killed off the syndicate because it had gotten too bloated and confusing, even for them. I'm not making this up, and I am not the source of it....
For one, there was no sense of sexual tension between the new dude and Scully like there was in the original pair.
Indeed, I became convinced that Gillian Anderson really had a thing for Duchovny. When he pulled he into his lap during one of the later episodes -- the season he left -- she was down-right giddy. The change between that and her body language/facial expressions towards Robert Patrick in his first few episodes is stark. She looked visibly sad and almost disgusted as she went through dialogue with Patrick. I think Duchovny's leaving really got to her.... And, yes, there was indeed no sexual tension between her and Patrick.
You must remember, during the heyday of the x-files she was working with Duchovny, a guy called the sexiest man alive by Rolling Stone's mag I think it was....
There are some notable exceptions of course (I loved the Loch Ness Monster episode, but of course that was great mostly because they never show the thing).
There was not an actual episode on the Loch Ness monster that I remember. It was rather an episode on 'a' lake monster (one like nessy). And they did indeed show it, at the very end of the episode after Mulder and Skully finished a great dialogue wherein Skully compared Mulder to Ahab and his quest the white whale. They leave the lake area and then the thing pops up.
I re-watched the entire series recently. The running mythos episodes were indeed good... at times. Rather, they were good until the movie. The "jump the shark" episode for the x files is arguable, but to me the movie was it. The mythos worked until that point, but afterwards you could sense Carter losing a grip on things. The writers actually admitted to killing off the syndicate because it made no more sense and they couldn't keep up with all the complexities themselves.
You must remember, the mythos migrated from uncovering the government hiding aliens, to bees being used to inject the black oil alien and enslave the human race (no, wait, they were going to be used to inject the green stuff from the movie and convert all humans to sleestacks -- see my point?), to a government plot in building super soldiers, to all sorts of junk in-between.
Carter fell into the trap of keeping a series alive by never really revealing anything, but making fans think you were gonna -- the "revealing for revealing's sake." Underneath all the mystery and revealing, there was nothing there. There was no big "aha!"
Were the mythos episodes good? Yes, at first, but they fell apart and the last couple of years -- the super soldiers episodes -- were taxing at best. Now, what were always good about the mythos were some of the characters. CSM, Krychek & TLG were awesome no matter how sucky the mythos episode.
The stand-alone episodes were always up in the air, but by-and-large had staying power. Some were incredible and, yes, some sucked. To me, my best memories of x-files are from these stand alones. The Chung episode, the genie episode in the last year of Mulder, even the Burt Reynolds episode. These are some of my favorites.
I have always suspected, though, that Carter was inspired by Oliver Stone's JFK. I re-watched it a few years back and the scene between Costner and Southerland's character is like watching Mulder talking to Mr. X or the CSM. "You're closer to the truth than you realize" says Southerland to Costner. My gosh, put that into any x-files mythos episode.
Exactly. We did the same, and had a rather large project in the works to switch all users to OO. Pilots showed that users trouble with the small differences was enough to stop it. Support calls were too much. That, and it ran slower. In the end, the project was beached and we stayed with MS. Sad, but true....
True. I've heard of people who go out to events and parties and such. At those places there's these things called "girls." I know, I know. This is hard for/.ers to comprehend, but it's true....
Okay, so the FBI collects a WHOLE BUNCH OF INFORMATION about criminals.
If they're able to form a behaviour pattern from that and provide it to the state law enforcement agencies the I say that it would be okay.
As long as the FBI removed any individual identifying info (names, aliases, addresses, etc). Even in their database.
You missed a step. You should also collect scent samples and store in jars, in warehouses. That way, when the future crimes are committed the dogs are good to go! I mean, after all, that's exactly how they did it in former East Germany (for you PS majors, communist East Germany)....
You're honestly joking I pray. Did you actually read your own link?
My favorite part is you probably didn't know what the word meant, and, thus, looked it up....
I imbibed. I was imbibed. I will imbibe. He did imbibe. I am imbibed.... (psst, like saying, "I was drunk").
Compare:
I drank. I was drunk. I will drink. He did drink. I am drunk.... (psst, like saying, "I was imbibed").
I better copy/paste or you'll still miss it:
imbibe (m-bb') Pronunciation Key
v. imbibed, imbibing, imbibes
v. tr.
1. To drink.
2. To absorb or take in as if by drinking: "The whole body . . . imbibes delight through every pore" (Henry David Thoreau).
3. To receive and absorb into the mind: "Gladstone had . . . imbibed a strong prejudice against Americans" (Philip Magnus).
4. Obsolete To permeate; saturate.
The only thing worse than a grammar nazi is one who doesn't know wtf he's talking about....
So, no, if I ever tell you, "I was drunk" please don't try....
When I went through my divorce, I wanted to die. I cannot imagine worse pain. During that period, several other things occured that compounded the situation greatly. All told, I suffered several massive losses at once. Of course, doctors were quick to offer "head pills" and I actually got one prescription. I never took any. Instead, I happened upon three books that changed my life, my view of life: "Depression Makeover, Winning Through Intimidation and Fight Club."
I know that sounds goofy, but in the first I learned that Depression is a natural thing wherein the brain is dealing with the incredible changes it is facing. It needs to happen. "A little suffering is good for the soul" said Kirk.
In the second I learned to face reality, embrace it, learn how to read reality correctly and not bend it or only use pieces of it to chase a fantasy. The great quote from that book: "The Theory of Reality: First, reality isn't the way you wish things to be, nor the way they appear to be, but the way they actually are. Second, you either acknowledge reality and use it to your benefit or it will automatically work against you." Ringer taught me Reality Philosophy.
In the last, Fight Club -- a book I actually was familiar with before my divorce, but revisited -- Durden teaches us that evolution is also of the mind, and it cannot fulfill itself without being unbridled to reality, to embracing pain, to being thrilled by the challenges thrown at us no matter how difficult. "I say, let me never be complete. I say, evolve and the chips fall where they may." I read reviews about the book or movie and realize how many people don't get it. They call it, a comedy or senseless violence, or whatever, but it is a book about Reality Philosophy, about growth through pain, about evolving naturally due to successes and failures.
I'm just not convinced that god is in a pill. At least, not for me....
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It's like politics. When I was younger I was passionate about it. But I just don't have the stomach for it anymore. As soon as I hear someone bashing one side or the other, I tune out....
Good point. /.ers -- including myself -- are all struggling comedians. As my buddy used to say to a bad joke, "there's a 1000 comedians out of work, and you're trying to be funny...."
As far as someone who doesn't see things my way being naive: I must say, my friend, though must be young, for I am old, and I have learned I know nothing except for the fact that all I once knew was nothing more than me thinking the other person knew less....
There are many different Intelligent Design "Theories" or beleafs.
beleafs in trees....
What I find most surprising about ID and /. is that it is always first mentioned, and mostly tossed about, by those who obviously disagree (to put it mildly).
Lol. You are indeed a true believer. I was being mostly funny. Note my "sleestack" comment.
My reference to green stuff comes mostly from the spaceship wherein it seems I remember seeing green stuff, dunno. But again I was poking fun at the confusing mythos. But you must admit it was confusing what, exactly, the black oil did. We know it did at least the following: turned the person into a zombie (or a controlled entity) until it transferred to another person, turned the person into a sleestack (the dude underground) -- that was the black oil right and not green stuff? And, also, could become radiation and fry everyone in the room. We know this happened in the episode that introduced the black oil alien.
You must remember, the mythos was hammered online by the writers and the internet crowd, and all admitted -- even now -- that it was, in the end, confusing. I do believe that that's the admission now in the recent blurb on this new film....
Sorry my friend, but I net-flixed the dvd wherein one of the main writers said exactly that, that they killed off the syndicate because it had gotten too bloated and confusing, even for them. I'm not making this up, and I am not the source of it....
For one, there was no sense of sexual tension between the new dude and Scully like there was in the original pair.
Indeed, I became convinced that Gillian Anderson really had a thing for Duchovny. When he pulled he into his lap during one of the later episodes -- the season he left -- she was down-right giddy. The change between that and her body language/facial expressions towards Robert Patrick in his first few episodes is stark. She looked visibly sad and almost disgusted as she went through dialogue with Patrick. I think Duchovny's leaving really got to her.... And, yes, there was indeed no sexual tension between her and Patrick.
You must remember, during the heyday of the x-files she was working with Duchovny, a guy called the sexiest man alive by Rolling Stone's mag I think it was....
Careful son. "Old" jokes karma is a goocher....
There are some notable exceptions of course (I loved the Loch Ness Monster episode, but of course that was great mostly because they never show the thing).
... at times. Rather, they were good until the movie. The "jump the shark" episode for the x files is arguable, but to me the movie was it. The mythos worked until that point, but afterwards you could sense Carter losing a grip on things. The writers actually admitted to killing off the syndicate because it made no more sense and they couldn't keep up with all the complexities themselves.
There was not an actual episode on the Loch Ness monster that I remember. It was rather an episode on 'a' lake monster (one like nessy). And they did indeed show it, at the very end of the episode after Mulder and Skully finished a great dialogue wherein Skully compared Mulder to Ahab and his quest the white whale. They leave the lake area and then the thing pops up.
I re-watched the entire series recently. The running mythos episodes were indeed good
You must remember, the mythos migrated from uncovering the government hiding aliens, to bees being used to inject the black oil alien and enslave the human race (no, wait, they were going to be used to inject the green stuff from the movie and convert all humans to sleestacks -- see my point?), to a government plot in building super soldiers, to all sorts of junk in-between.
Carter fell into the trap of keeping a series alive by never really revealing anything, but making fans think you were gonna -- the "revealing for revealing's sake." Underneath all the mystery and revealing, there was nothing there. There was no big "aha!"
Were the mythos episodes good? Yes, at first, but they fell apart and the last couple of years -- the super soldiers episodes -- were taxing at best. Now, what were always good about the mythos were some of the characters. CSM, Krychek & TLG were awesome no matter how sucky the mythos episode.
The stand-alone episodes were always up in the air, but by-and-large had staying power. Some were incredible and, yes, some sucked. To me, my best memories of x-files are from these stand alones. The Chung episode, the genie episode in the last year of Mulder, even the Burt Reynolds episode. These are some of my favorites.
I have always suspected, though, that Carter was inspired by Oliver Stone's JFK. I re-watched it a few years back and the scene between Costner and Southerland's character is like watching Mulder talking to Mr. X or the CSM. "You're closer to the truth than you realize" says Southerland to Costner. My gosh, put that into any x-files mythos episode.
Surely that mobius guy has it. I think I played a game of wc3 dota with him once....
Exactly. We did the same, and had a rather large project in the works to switch all users to OO. Pilots showed that users trouble with the small differences was enough to stop it. Support calls were too much. That, and it ran slower. In the end, the project was beached and we stayed with MS. Sad, but true....
No, no. They meant "rappers."
We have nothing to fear but ... oh, wait....
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True. I've heard of people who go out to events and parties and such. At those places there's these things called "girls." I know, I know. This is hard for /.ers to comprehend, but it's true....
Okay, so the FBI collects a WHOLE BUNCH OF INFORMATION about criminals. If they're able to form a behaviour pattern from that and provide it to the state law enforcement agencies the I say that it would be okay. As long as the FBI removed any individual identifying info (names, aliases, addresses, etc). Even in their database.
You missed a step. You should also collect scent samples and store in jars, in warehouses. That way, when the future crimes are committed the dogs are good to go! I mean, after all, that's exactly how they did it in former East Germany (for you PS majors, communist East Germany)....
You are correct. I'm not sure if I am anymore. All of this makes me feel, um, drunk....
sokoban (142301) has successfully made /. stupider....
You're honestly joking I pray. Did you actually read your own link?
My favorite part is you probably didn't know what the word meant, and, thus, looked it up....
I imbibed. I was imbibed. I will imbibe. He did imbibe. I am imbibed.... (psst, like saying, "I was drunk").
Compare:
I drank. I was drunk. I will drink. He did drink. I am drunk.... (psst, like saying, "I was imbibed").
I better copy/paste or you'll still miss it:
imbibe (m-bb') Pronunciation Key
v. imbibed, imbibing, imbibes
v. tr.
1. To drink.
2. To absorb or take in as if by drinking: "The whole body . . . imbibes delight through every pore" (Henry David Thoreau).
3. To receive and absorb into the mind: "Gladstone had . . . imbibed a strong prejudice against Americans" (Philip Magnus).
4. Obsolete To permeate; saturate.
The only thing worse than a grammar nazi is one who doesn't know wtf he's talking about....
So, no, if I ever tell you, "I was drunk" please don't try....
Recently, I went to this party, and when the band left, I grabbed the mic and started singing (I was imbibed). I've not been invited back....
Extra virgin olive oil comes from really ugly olives....
ah, my hed asplode....
More importantly is the horrid misuse of gerbils....
When I went through my divorce, I wanted to die. I cannot imagine worse pain. During that period, several other things occured that compounded the situation greatly. All told, I suffered several massive losses at once. Of course, doctors were quick to offer "head pills" and I actually got one prescription. I never took any. Instead, I happened upon three books that changed my life, my view of life: "Depression Makeover, Winning Through Intimidation and Fight Club."
I know that sounds goofy, but in the first I learned that Depression is a natural thing wherein the brain is dealing with the incredible changes it is facing. It needs to happen. "A little suffering is good for the soul" said Kirk.
In the second I learned to face reality, embrace it, learn how to read reality correctly and not bend it or only use pieces of it to chase a fantasy. The great quote from that book: "The Theory of Reality: First, reality isn't the way you wish things to be, nor the way they appear to be, but the way they actually are. Second, you either acknowledge reality and use it to your benefit or it will automatically work against you." Ringer taught me Reality Philosophy.
In the last, Fight Club -- a book I actually was familiar with before my divorce, but revisited -- Durden teaches us that evolution is also of the mind, and it cannot fulfill itself without being unbridled to reality, to embracing pain, to being thrilled by the challenges thrown at us no matter how difficult. "I say, let me never be complete. I say, evolve and the chips fall where they may." I read reviews about the book or movie and realize how many people don't get it. They call it, a comedy or senseless violence, or whatever, but it is a book about Reality Philosophy, about growth through pain, about evolving naturally due to successes and failures.
I'm just not convinced that god is in a pill. At least, not for me....
Apparently, you don't have to know anything about technology in order to work as a lawyer for the RIAA....