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  1. Surely... on Projectionists Using Night Vision Goggles in Theaters · · Score: 1

    ... a better use for some usher with a pair of night vision goggles would be to find the kids who talk and generally muck about in a cinema and thereby ruin it for everyone else.

    I pay to watch the film, not listen to teenagers chat with friends or put up with them throwing stuff about.

    Preferably they'd be equipped with a crowbar and a tranquilliser-dart gun too.

  2. Re:There's a book by Guy-Lecky-Thompson... on First Person Shooter - Under 100KBs of Code · · Score: 1

    David Braben.

    See this article for more information.

  3. What next? on iPod Mini Custom Installation In A Ford Explorer · · Score: 5, Funny

    What next - an iPod Mini?

  4. Re:The meek geek on The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth · · Score: 1

    Because I was a lazy journalist? "Bah, just throw some cliches together - it'll write itself."

  5. Re:What happens when life IS found on Methane on Mars? · · Score: 1

    Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism have always stated that life is everywhere and that Earth is just some insignificant little planet in a very big universe. Hindu scriptures even have space rockets in 'em. Seems like it's going to be a problem for the big 3 theisms of Judaism, Christianity and Islam that'll have the problems if anyone is going to.

  6. Re:Peer Review? on NASA Says Mars Rocks Formed in a Salty Sea · · Score: 1

    I may be being a little naive, but I'd trust NASA if they said they'd found water on Mars. Just as long as they don't start claiming they're cloning babies to join the Space Brothers.

  7. Re:That's ridiculous. on 'Civilization on Mars' Claims Debunked · · Score: 1

    Which no doubt they'll be trying to sneak into our precious bodily fluids...

  8. Re:When will it stop? on Pop Up Ads in Space · · Score: 1
    By the licence fee [BBC.co.uk], which is about 100 every year.

    I used to really object to paying it, but then I went to New York and saw the quality of the TV there, and I'm now very happy to support the BBC, if only for their excellent news services.

  9. Re:Cross Country on Building Social Skills in Gifted Youths? · · Score: 1

    Running IS the most effective martial art. "Nike-do", as it's called by martial-art geeks.

  10. Re:Key point on NASA Says Mars Once "Drenched With Water" · · Score: 1
    The only thing you've prove is that there are thoughts, which is a tautology. Any more extrapolation from that (such as positing a concrete "I") is often invalid.

    Demolishing such falicious conclusions has been the goal of Buddhism (and some other philosophies) for millenia. It's very successful at it.

  11. Re:I just wish he'd finish writing Appleseed on GitS Sequel and Appleseed Remake Are Coming · · Score: 1

    I have to say that even though Appleseed - which started off with his early style of drawing, which isn't very good compared to the stuff he does now - it beats the crap out of the latest GITS:MMI. Although I bought and read them all, MMI was a let down for me. All it seemed to be was an excuse for an overly obscure plot populated by (unnecessarily) scantily clad women. It certainly had a feel of 'dirty old man' about it IMHO, and kind of put me off his work. This trailer, though, looks amazing.