I had some hopes about this movie, but the more I hear about it, the more I worry. I hope they know what they are doing, this is like LOTR!
I've always thought the Heart of Gold should look very sleek and sexy. Why? Because of the irony. Because of Zaphod.
Zaphod loved making an impression, he only cares about style. The "boat" skimming the surface of the water with some fins? Silly and useless, but oh, so stylish. The sofa inside of a glass sphere? Impractical, but very stylish.
Thus, the Heart of Gold should look sexy, because it is the one thing that *doesn't* need to be. Do you see why? It doesn't zip around like any other ship, it stays completely still. That is why it MUST look awesomely sexy.
The one in the picture looks like a goddamn deathstar.
Marvin looks a bit too cute. He's "Your plastic pal who's fun to be with", and that doesn't look too fun to be with.
I like the casting of this movie, except (and I hate and fear to say this part) I don't like Ford Prefect being played by Mos Def.
Out of curiosity, why would anything evolve so poorly? Any evidence of a poor Creator, is direct evidence of poor evolution.
And back to the squid's eveball - the squid lives in the sea, under water, where it doesn't have to worry about sun damage. If it were to leave the sea, it's eyballs would be severely damaged by the sun. Our eyes are designed to protect us from the sun.
Actually, the octopus lives under water. The water provides protection from the sun. The sun burns eyeballs. Our eyeballs are designed to protect us from the damaging effects of the sun, whereas the octopus' eyeballs do not have to worry about the sun at all, ergo their design.
That the government would limit it's databases to criminals, and not to law-abiding citizens. Are we going to create a "Minority Report" now? Try to predict who might be a terrorist/criminal for pre-emptive justice?
The FBI loves intimidation, and it appears that is what happened here too. I wish the FBI would offer apologies and make some sort of serious restitution every time they confiscate stuff and then realize they don't want to prosecute. They need some sort of penalty for raids that prove unwarranted.
It is a form of terrorism, I think. "If you run afoul of us, even maybe violate copyrights, we will raid your house, and take your stuff."
That licensing TV's and Internet capable PC's is just the first step to taking them away. In the world wars, who took away everyone's radios? Uh huh. Allowing the government to put price controls on reception of media effectively gives them the right to regulate WHO receives that media. What if the government decides that you shouldn't hear the news on the western front?
"Sorry... The price for Joooooos to own TV's or radios, or internet capable PC's, is ten million marks, and our list shows that you own a TV and a PC that may connect to the internet. Give them up now."
Commercials are a small price to pay for freedom.
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What are you talking about? How on earth can scientists tell what they evolved, or why they did it that way?
I had some hopes about this movie, but the more I hear about it, the more I worry. I hope they know what they are doing, this is like LOTR! I've always thought the Heart of Gold should look very sleek and sexy. Why? Because of the irony. Because of Zaphod. Zaphod loved making an impression, he only cares about style. The "boat" skimming the surface of the water with some fins? Silly and useless, but oh, so stylish. The sofa inside of a glass sphere? Impractical, but very stylish. Thus, the Heart of Gold should look sexy, because it is the one thing that *doesn't* need to be. Do you see why? It doesn't zip around like any other ship, it stays completely still. That is why it MUST look awesomely sexy. The one in the picture looks like a goddamn deathstar. Marvin looks a bit too cute. He's "Your plastic pal who's fun to be with", and that doesn't look too fun to be with. I like the casting of this movie, except (and I hate and fear to say this part) I don't like Ford Prefect being played by Mos Def.
Out of curiosity, why would anything evolve so poorly? Any evidence of a poor Creator, is direct evidence of poor evolution. And back to the squid's eveball - the squid lives in the sea, under water, where it doesn't have to worry about sun damage. If it were to leave the sea, it's eyballs would be severely damaged by the sun. Our eyes are designed to protect us from the sun.
Actually, the octopus lives under water. The water provides protection from the sun. The sun burns eyeballs. Our eyeballs are designed to protect us from the damaging effects of the sun, whereas the octopus' eyeballs do not have to worry about the sun at all, ergo their design.
heh, *now* I get modded up...
Hey, why do I modded as a troll, and the FUCK BUSH! gets an informative?
That the government would limit it's databases to criminals, and not to law-abiding citizens. Are we going to create a "Minority Report" now? Try to predict who might be a terrorist/criminal for pre-emptive justice?
The FBI loves intimidation, and it appears that is what happened here too. I wish the FBI would offer apologies and make some sort of serious restitution every time they confiscate stuff and then realize they don't want to prosecute. They need some sort of penalty for raids that prove unwarranted. It is a form of terrorism, I think. "If you run afoul of us, even maybe violate copyrights, we will raid your house, and take your stuff."
That licensing TV's and Internet capable PC's is just the first step to taking them away. In the world wars, who took away everyone's radios? Uh huh. Allowing the government to put price controls on reception of media effectively gives them the right to regulate WHO receives that media. What if the government decides that you shouldn't hear the news on the western front? "Sorry... The price for Joooooos to own TV's or radios, or internet capable PC's, is ten million marks, and our list shows that you own a TV and a PC that may connect to the internet. Give them up now." Commercials are a small price to pay for freedom.
Especially in light of the previous article that says the ozone 'hole' is getting smaller.