HK-47: "Statement: HK-47 is ready to serve, master."
Revan: "You don't need to call me master, you know."
HK-47: "Query: Don't I? I was under the assumption that organic meatbags such as yourself enjoyed such forms of address."
Revan: "Organic meatbags?"
HK-47: "Retraction: Did I say that out loud? I apologize, master. While you are a meatbag, I suppose I should not call you as such."
Revan: "You just called me a meatbag again!"
HK-47: "Explanation: It's just that... you have all these squishy parts, master. And all that water! How the constant sloshing doesn't drive you mad, I have no idea..."
Revan: "Neither do I, come to think of it..."
HK-47: "Statement: Now do you understand the travails of my existence, master? Surely it does not compare to your existence, but still..."
Revan: "I survive. Somehow."
HK-47: "Commentary: As do I. It is our lot in life, I suppose, master. Shall we find something to kill to cheer ourselves up?"
''Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic''
On the other hand, such policies do encourage people to use more modern, low-emission vehicles, so there's a definite cost-benefit question involved here.
Who the fuck modded this up? Obviously the GP post meant "Best not to risk your life by pursuing senselessly idiotic means of communication if a regime is that oppressive". Learn to read context.
Voyager is where we start to see signs of desparation on the part of the writers. There was indisputably a lot of wasted potential there. In my opinion, they should have played up conflict between the Maquis and Starfleet crew members.
Have you seen Ronald D. Moore's thoughts on the matter? He says that he would have done with Voyager what he's doing with Battlestar Galactica, plotwise--deal with the harsh realities of being stranded in space, and all the sundry materials shortages that entails--and make it an epic fight to survive and find their way to Earth.
Plus the terrorism allegory was really heavy-handed. The writers got that Trek thrives when it relates to the present day, but they didn't understand that the allegories totally fall apart when they're force-fed to you.
Hardly an original mistake--"Let That Be Your Last Battlefield"?
That's odd. According to European history books, the Europeans won the war. According to American history books, the Americans won the war. It's almost as if each respective country overstates its own contribution to the victory.
By the way, thanks for all the help with Japan. We really appreciate it.
In the long term. In the short term, Lucas had to pay back Warner Brothers $500,000 for their losses on THX, and Coppola had to direct a project he wasn't initially interested in at Warner Brothers' insistence. (Perhaps fatefully, that project was The Godfather).
It did achieve something of an "art film" following, and made a modest profit over production costs well enough that studios considered him to be worth the risk to go onto other things like "American Grafitti".
That pretty much contradicts everything I have ever read. Source?
Lucas had one hit before Star Wars, and while American Graffiti was big, it wouldn't have singlehandedly saved his career from feeling any effects if Star Wars had flopped.
Even after Star Wars, Lucas would have failed miserably if The Empire Strikes Back tanked, because he took everything he made from Star Wars and American Graffiti and invested it in ESB. The first opportunity he had to fail was...Return of the Jedi.
THX-1138 was almost as big a failure as Howard the Duck, commercially. It only ever became successful as an oddity for curious Star Wars fans who had come to want to see and know everything George Lucas.
With PM, we saw large portions of the movie given over to selling a video game.
If you're talking about the pod race, and the subsequent release of "Episode I Racer"...bullshit. Not only does Lucas put high-speed "thrill rides" into his movies just on general principle (the Death Star in ANH, the speeder bikes in ROTJ, the street race in American Graffiti, the climatic car chase in THX 1138), he was also making a gratuitious homage to the chariot race in Ben-Hur. [1][2]
No, I got the point, but he was using a thoroughly retched example. If we had another operation like Normandy in terms of the scope and the cost of US casualties, the US wouldn't necessarily be isolated from it the way we're "isolated" from the casualties in Iraq.
Think about it, compare world war 1&2 with every major conflict in the past 25 years. Were the world wars gruesome and horrible? Yes, of course. We took a HUGE toll in those wars. We know EXACTLY what that war cost, and I don't mean financially. What about the more modern battles like the war in Iraq? Nah, no where near as bad right? Bullshit. We just don't hold ourselves accountable for those actions because...well...we're not even there! Out of sight, out of mind.
antiwar.com reports 1613 US deaths in Iraq since March 19, 2003, 1260 of those in combat. 1613 casualties over the course of slightly over two years? The Allies lost 37,000 during the Normandy landing alone, over the course of a single summer. 18,900 during the Battle of Okinawa, between April 1 and June 21. In Korea, the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, which lasted less than a month, killed 2,500 Allied troops. And you're saying 1600 deaths over the course of two years is nearly as bad as these figures?
I'm surprised and dismayed that the army doesn't include non-lethal gun techniques (including practicals like locks, tires, etc.) in its training.
How hard is it to shoot a lock? You point the small end at the lock, fire until it's unlocked. As for tires, that sounds a little more useful for police (or maybe drug dealers) than the military.
Actually, Han was able to surprise Darth Vader in fighter combat, and he always had a bad feeling whenever there was imminent danger. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that he's at least Force-sensitive.
Three shots fired at the same time won't help. The Jedi could just reach out a full arm length to block two of the shots and pull in half an arm length for the third. You've accounted for the time dimension and two dimensions of space, but not the third dimension of space.
The ess-zset has been deprecated in favor of a double-S in German. It's a holdover from Gothic alphabet that was carried over when Germany switched to the Roman alphabet (mostly post-WWII). Even before deprecation, a double-S has been an acceptable substitute, especially in English-language typesetting (which is less of a problem than it used to be in some respects).
This sounds like all those complaints that the Nuremburg Trials weren't legally valid. Basic human rights be damned, we'd better make sure we follow proper legal procedure!
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HK-47: "Statement: HK-47 is ready to serve, master."
Revan: "You don't need to call me master, you know."
HK-47: "Query: Don't I? I was under the assumption that organic meatbags such as yourself enjoyed such forms of address."
Revan: "Organic meatbags?"
HK-47: "Retraction: Did I say that out loud? I apologize, master. While you are a meatbag, I suppose I should not call you as such."
Revan: "You just called me a meatbag again!"
HK-47: "Explanation: It's just that... you have all these squishy parts, master. And all that water! How the constant sloshing doesn't drive you mad, I have no idea..."
Revan: "Neither do I, come to think of it..."
HK-47: "Statement: Now do you understand the travails of my existence, master? Surely it does not compare to your existence, but still..."
Revan: "I survive. Somehow."
HK-47: "Commentary: As do I. It is our lot in life, I suppose, master. Shall we find something to kill to cheer ourselves up?"
''Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic''
On the other hand, such policies do encourage people to use more modern, low-emission vehicles, so there's a definite cost-benefit question involved here.
Good that he chose to share it, or else you'd be stealing his intellectual property.
Who the fuck modded this up? Obviously the GP post meant "Best not to risk your life by pursuing senselessly idiotic means of communication if a regime is that oppressive". Learn to read context.
Voyager is where we start to see signs of desparation on the part of the writers. There was indisputably a lot of wasted potential there. In my opinion, they should have played up conflict between the Maquis and Starfleet crew members.
Have you seen Ronald D. Moore's thoughts on the matter? He says that he would have done with Voyager what he's doing with Battlestar Galactica, plotwise--deal with the harsh realities of being stranded in space, and all the sundry materials shortages that entails--and make it an epic fight to survive and find their way to Earth.
Plus the terrorism allegory was really heavy-handed. The writers got that Trek thrives when it relates to the present day, but they didn't understand that the allegories totally fall apart when they're force-fed to you.
Hardly an original mistake--"Let That Be Your Last Battlefield"?
Did you even see the re-premeire of Family Guy? The opening gag poked fun at the network!
I think you made a mistake with the decimal place...
That's odd. According to European history books, the Europeans won the war. According to American history books, the Americans won the war. It's almost as if each respective country overstates its own contribution to the victory.
By the way, thanks for all the help with Japan. We really appreciate it.
All I said was that it made back that money.
In the long term. In the short term, Lucas had to pay back Warner Brothers $500,000 for their losses on THX, and Coppola had to direct a project he wasn't initially interested in at Warner Brothers' insistence. (Perhaps fatefully, that project was The Godfather).
It did achieve something of an "art film" following, and made a modest profit over production costs well enough that studios considered him to be worth the risk to go onto other things like "American Grafitti".
That pretty much contradicts everything I have ever read. Source?
Lucas had one hit before Star Wars, and while American Graffiti was big, it wouldn't have singlehandedly saved his career from feeling any effects if Star Wars had flopped.
Even after Star Wars, Lucas would have failed miserably if The Empire Strikes Back tanked, because he took everything he made from Star Wars and American Graffiti and invested it in ESB. The first opportunity he had to fail was...Return of the Jedi.
THX-1138 was almost as big a failure as Howard the Duck, commercially. It only ever became successful as an oddity for curious Star Wars fans who had come to want to see and know everything George Lucas.
With PM, we saw large portions of the movie given over to selling a video game.
If you're talking about the pod race, and the subsequent release of "Episode I Racer"...bullshit. Not only does Lucas put high-speed "thrill rides" into his movies just on general principle (the Death Star in ANH, the speeder bikes in ROTJ, the street race in American Graffiti, the climatic car chase in THX 1138), he was also making a gratuitious homage to the chariot race in Ben-Hur. [1] [2]
The 601 was first generation or "G1", and ran from 1994-1995. The 603e and 604e were the second generation or "G2" and ran from 1995 to 1997.
No, I got the point, but he was using a thoroughly retched example. If we had another operation like Normandy in terms of the scope and the cost of US casualties, the US wouldn't necessarily be isolated from it the way we're "isolated" from the casualties in Iraq.
Think about it, compare world war 1&2 with every major conflict in the past 25 years. Were the world wars gruesome and horrible? Yes, of course. We took a HUGE toll in those wars. We know EXACTLY what that war cost, and I don't mean financially. What about the more modern battles like the war in Iraq? Nah, no where near as bad right? Bullshit. We just don't hold ourselves accountable for those actions because...well...we're not even there! Out of sight, out of mind.
antiwar.com reports 1613 US deaths in Iraq since March 19, 2003, 1260 of those in combat. 1613 casualties over the course of slightly over two years? The Allies lost 37,000 during the Normandy landing alone, over the course of a single summer. 18,900 during the Battle of Okinawa, between April 1 and June 21. In Korea, the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, which lasted less than a month, killed 2,500 Allied troops. And you're saying 1600 deaths over the course of two years is nearly as bad as these figures?
I'm surprised and dismayed that the army doesn't include non-lethal gun techniques (including practicals like locks, tires, etc.) in its training.
How hard is it to shoot a lock? You point the small end at the lock, fire until it's unlocked. As for tires, that sounds a little more useful for police (or maybe drug dealers) than the military.
Oh yeah, and McGuyver stopped a nuclear reator meltdown with a revolver in that one episode.
Shows what you know. The premise of MacGyver is that he's an action hero who doesn't use guns.
Actually, Han was able to surprise Darth Vader in fighter combat, and he always had a bad feeling whenever there was imminent danger. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that he's at least Force-sensitive.
Keep in mind that the Force also determines one's destiny, so it was Yoda's and Obi-Wan's destiny to survive the Jedi purge.
Three shots fired at the same time won't help. The Jedi could just reach out a full arm length to block two of the shots and pull in half an arm length for the third. You've accounted for the time dimension and two dimensions of space, but not the third dimension of space.
The ess-zset has been deprecated in favor of a double-S in German. It's a holdover from Gothic alphabet that was carried over when Germany switched to the Roman alphabet (mostly post-WWII). Even before deprecation, a double-S has been an acceptable substitute, especially in English-language typesetting (which is less of a problem than it used to be in some respects).
Can't you people recognize a joke when you see one?
This sounds like all those complaints that the Nuremburg Trials weren't legally valid. Basic human rights be damned, we'd better make sure we follow proper legal procedure!
Makes perfect sense to me. You only have the right to secede if you win the war.