Say what you want about Starship Troopers (the movie), but you can't deny that it's a laugh a minute with all the goofy cut scenes and space-bug violence. The subplots laughably simple to the point of being completely uninteresting, and the dialogue is simply horrific. I love that movie.
Incidentally, the sequal sucked even worse, but not in a good way. Don't see it if you haven't already.
Watch the original trilogy (the original versions if you can find them on VHS or something), then only watch the prequels after you've tried really hard to resist.
You may not have known this, but some words in the English language have more than one meaning. It's a difficult concept to grasp, but it's true. I swear it.
metaphysical, adj.
1. Of or relating to metaphysics.
2. Based on speculative or abstract reasoning.
3. Highly abstract or theoretical; abstruse. 4. (a) Immaterial; incorporeal. (b) Supernatural.
5. often Metaphysical Of or relating to the poetry of a group of 17th-century English poets whose verse is characterized by an intellectually challenging style and extended metaphors comparing very dissimilar things.
metaphysics, n.
1. (used with a sing. verb) Philosophy. The branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality, including the relationship between mind and matter, substance and attribute, fact and value.
2. (used with a pl. verb) The theoretical or first principles of a particular discipline: the metaphysics of law. 3. (used with a sing. verb) A priori speculation upon questions that are unanswerable to scientific observation, analysis, or experiment.
4. (used with a sing. verb) Excessively subtle or recondite reasoning.
Source: dictionary.com. Next time you correct someone's word usage make sure you know what the hell you're talking about.
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Against stupidity the very gods themselves contend in vain.
No physical evidence can disprove (or prove, for that matter) the existence of a metaphysical entity. If one chooses not to believe in the realm of metaphysics that is his prerogative, but that decision cannot (rightly) be based on physical evidence.
Against stupidity the very gods themselves contend in vain.
I loved Lego Technic when I was a kid, but the sets have gotten more and more lame since then. Too many special pieces, and too much $$. Of course the plain old blocks are awesome and timeless.
...but I wonder if Microsoft purposely designed the Xbox's hardware to have a short life to prevent piracy (mod your Xbox, lose your warranty, your Xbox takes a shit, your're screwed).
Reminds me of all the hype about the humanzee that was on the Discovery Channel a few months ago. It was just a chimpanzee with some odd behavioral characteristics. *yawn*
I believe because many places won't allow that option.
That's true, but many will. Besides, you can always build your own. And I'd venture to say that most people that are computer savvy enough to install a pirated copy of WinXP (I realize it doesn't take much, but it can still be a pain in the arse if you want SP2) are also capable of finding a good deal on a PC with no OS installed (whether they buy it or build it).
I run Slackware as my primary operating system and have a barely used (pirated) copy of WinXP sitting on a 20GB hdd that I rarely use (for games when I do).
So... I can see how many Linux desktops sold would be used to run pirated copies of WinXP, but not as the primary operating system. If you're going to do that, why not just buy a PC with no OS installed?
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Say what you want about Starship Troopers (the movie), but you can't deny that it's a laugh a minute with all the goofy cut scenes and space-bug violence. The subplots laughably simple to the point of being completely uninteresting, and the dialogue is simply horrific. I love that movie.
Incidentally, the sequal sucked even worse, but not in a good way. Don't see it if you haven't already.
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http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=2005-01 -26
Watch the original trilogy (the original versions if you can find them on VHS or something), then only watch the prequels after you've tried really hard to resist.
You may not have known this, but some words in the English language have more than one meaning. It's a difficult concept to grasp, but it's true. I swear it.
metaphysical, adj.
1. Of or relating to metaphysics.
2. Based on speculative or abstract reasoning.
3. Highly abstract or theoretical; abstruse.
4. (a) Immaterial; incorporeal. (b) Supernatural.
5. often Metaphysical Of or relating to the poetry of a group of 17th-century English poets whose verse is characterized by an intellectually challenging style and extended metaphors comparing very dissimilar things.
metaphysics, n.
1. (used with a sing. verb) Philosophy. The branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality, including the relationship between mind and matter, substance and attribute, fact and value.
2. (used with a pl. verb) The theoretical or first principles of a particular discipline: the metaphysics of law.
3. (used with a sing. verb) A priori speculation upon questions that are unanswerable to scientific observation, analysis, or experiment.
4. (used with a sing. verb) Excessively subtle or recondite reasoning.
Source: dictionary.com. Next time you correct someone's word usage make sure you know what the hell you're talking about.
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Against stupidity the very gods themselves contend in vain.
No physical evidence can disprove (or prove, for that matter) the existence of a metaphysical entity. If one chooses not to believe in the realm of metaphysics that is his prerogative, but that decision cannot (rightly) be based on physical evidence.
Against stupidity the very gods themselves contend in vain.
These are really cool, too. AFAIK they're relatively new compared to Legos, though.
This guy seems to have had some fun with them.
I loved Lego Technic when I was a kid, but the sets have gotten more and more lame since then. Too many special pieces, and too much $$. Of course the plain old blocks are awesome and timeless.
...but I wonder if Microsoft purposely designed the Xbox's hardware to have a short life to prevent piracy (mod your Xbox, lose your warranty, your Xbox takes a shit, your're screwed).
Reminds me of all the hype about the humanzee that was on the Discovery Channel a few months ago. It was just a chimpanzee with some odd behavioral characteristics. *yawn*
I believe because many places won't allow that option.
That's true, but many will. Besides, you can always build your own. And I'd venture to say that most people that are computer savvy enough to install a pirated copy of WinXP (I realize it doesn't take much, but it can still be a pain in the arse if you want SP2) are also capable of finding a good deal on a PC with no OS installed (whether they buy it or build it).
I run Slackware as my primary operating system and have a barely used (pirated) copy of WinXP sitting on a 20GB hdd that I rarely use (for games when I do).
So... I can see how many Linux desktops sold would be used to run pirated copies of WinXP, but not as the primary operating system. If you're going to do that, why not just buy a PC with no OS installed?
...but I'm still waiting for Men in Tights on DVD!