It should be a crime to be as naive as you, falling for the common Star Trek "Final Frontier" misconception that exploring the impossibly vast, empty, radiation-bombarded, vacuum of cold space is in any way analogous to exploring different parts of the planet earth.
SGU was the only one of the Stargate series I like. It had a lot of acting muscle (particularly the great Robert Carlye and pretty good Louis Ferreira) and the stories were nearly as silly and hokey as other SG series. But while it definitely wasn't in the same league as BSG, it was worth watching. Caprica and SGU were the last two series I watched on Scfy (and perhaps the last).
First of all, Eric Stoltz can fix ANYTHING. That's right--fuck you Michael J. Fox, fuck you right up your shaking ass.
Secondly, Caprica was not BSG 2, nor was it meant to be. People tuning in expecting that were going to be disappointed. But if you took it on its own merits, it was a great show with a few weak moments and storylines (there were a few of those on BSG too).
" Mega BearLion vs Giant Robo-Piranha 2: The Revenge!
Laugh all you want, but who WOULDN'T want to see Vanilla Ice playing Debbie Gibson's love interest in a movie directed by the cousin of the guy who directed Robocop 3?
It has been that way for a LONG time now. Real science fiction (in novel and short story form) has been in decline at least since the 80's. Asimov's, Analog, and Interzone are three of the last remaining magazines that still pay decent money for short stories and novellas, and every year it seems like more and more science fiction publications go out (check out the opening essays in Gardner Dozois's "Years Best Science Fiction" anthology for a depressing chronicle of this over the years). It has become increasingly difficult for a lot of genre writers to make a living writing just science fiction (a lot of writers have been forced into fantasy and horror just to get by).
It's a sad state of affairs for those of us who like serious science fiction. But there is still great stuff coming out (check out Dozois's above-mentioned anthology for the some of the best of the best).
I was rooting for HD-DVD too. It was the superior format, and its DRM and region coding weren't nearly as oppressive as blu-ray. Sony getting their control-freak hands on yet another home video format scares the hell out of me. I'm sure they would have required online validation of each disc if they could have gotten away with requiring a internet connection on all blu-ray players.
When the outcome of a Presidential election frequently comes down to an almost even 50-50 split of the electorate, neither side can afford to lose "just the few people."
And changing a huge chunk of the Presidential agenda isn't that easy. If global warming were suddenly discredited, the Republicans would have a field-day mocking President Obama as a gullible fool. To put it mildly, it would make him look like a jackass (and most certainly cost him any hope of reelection).
Because environmentalists and their sympathizers are a key component of the Democrat party. Without the support of constituencies like environmentalists, unions, trial lawyers, gay rights supporters, civil libertarians, etc. he's not going to get reelected.
Also global warming and "green" technology are a huge party of his agenda (in technology, in creating jobs, in environmental regulation, etc.). If global warming were discredited, or even called into question, it would be *much* more than just an mere embarrassment for him.
Sony were control freaks LONG before anything cited in that article. Even in the 80's, when I had occasion to deal with them, I was surprised at how touchy they were about their IP. I always chalked it up to a Japanese conformist mentality (not sure if that's fair, but Nintendo seem to exhibit it too). In subsequent years, I've become convinced that it's not even (primarily) about the money. I think that they would crack down on hackers even if it cost them more money than it was worth to do so.
If you think a Dept. of Commerce report under a President who has a vested interest in this climate change issue is going to be objective and fair, you're nuts. Personally, I think there are a lot of shenanigans going on on both sides of this issue. A lot of scientists are groupthinking and leeching onto grant money by exaggerating global warming and its effects. And a lot of right-wingers are lock-stepping to defend big business with the contention that dumping tons of shit into the atmosphere every day isn't having ANY effect.
All I see is a "Confirm this provider serves here: y/n" choice. I don't see any option for "The speed reported is way more than what is actually offered in this area" or any way to correct this.
Uh, if you're not just being sarcastic there, you might want to actually verify those results before you move. This thing is not very accurate (it *greatly* exaggerated what was available in my area).
It would be useful, but only if it were even REMOTELY accurate. As it is, it's worse than useless (in my area it made the broadband situation sound a LOT better than it actually is).
I entered my address and got back no results (apparently my 2 providers disappeared). Then I entered my city and got back three providers, Cable, DSL, and Verizon. Only Verizon doesn't really provide broadband here (except for their 3G phone coverage), and they got the max speed laughably wrong on the other two. Our DSL provider is listed as offering 10-25 Mbps service, when 3 Mbps is the fastest they actually offer here. They're closest to the mark on our cable provider, but still wrong (listing 10-25 Mbps, when 12 is the fastest they actually offer here).
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It should be a crime to be as naive as you, falling for the common Star Trek "Final Frontier" misconception that exploring the impossibly vast, empty, radiation-bombarded, vacuum of cold space is in any way analogous to exploring different parts of the planet earth.
Yes, it would be better spent on crackheads. I bet the crackhead will live longer than that robot.
And how exactly does the 133rd space shuttle launch into LEO benefit the "long term future of the human race" again?
Yet another in a 30-year line of NASA PR flights. "Hey, look, we've got a ROBOT on this one!!"
SGU was the only one of the Stargate series I like. It had a lot of acting muscle (particularly the great Robert Carlye and pretty good Louis Ferreira) and the stories were nearly as silly and hokey as other SG series. But while it definitely wasn't in the same league as BSG, it was worth watching. Caprica and SGU were the last two series I watched on Scfy (and perhaps the last).
Nonsense! With Toddlers and Tiaras, TLC has made a killing in the "pedophiles aged 18-35" demographic.
First of all, Eric Stoltz can fix ANYTHING. That's right--fuck you Michael J. Fox, fuck you right up your shaking ass.
Secondly, Caprica was not BSG 2, nor was it meant to be. People tuning in expecting that were going to be disappointed. But if you took it on its own merits, it was a great show with a few weak moments and storylines (there were a few of those on BSG too).
You might want to duck.
" Mega BearLion vs Giant Robo-Piranha 2: The Revenge!
Laugh all you want, but who WOULDN'T want to see Vanilla Ice playing Debbie Gibson's love interest in a movie directed by the cousin of the guy who directed Robocop 3?
In MTV's defense, they still play some music in the background of those white-trash-who-got-knocked-up shows.
It has been that way for a LONG time now. Real science fiction (in novel and short story form) has been in decline at least since the 80's. Asimov's, Analog, and Interzone are three of the last remaining magazines that still pay decent money for short stories and novellas, and every year it seems like more and more science fiction publications go out (check out the opening essays in Gardner Dozois's "Years Best Science Fiction" anthology for a depressing chronicle of this over the years). It has become increasingly difficult for a lot of genre writers to make a living writing just science fiction (a lot of writers have been forced into fantasy and horror just to get by).
It's a sad state of affairs for those of us who like serious science fiction. But there is still great stuff coming out (check out Dozois's above-mentioned anthology for the some of the best of the best).
I was rooting for HD-DVD too. It was the superior format, and its DRM and region coding weren't nearly as oppressive as blu-ray. Sony getting their control-freak hands on yet another home video format scares the hell out of me. I'm sure they would have required online validation of each disc if they could have gotten away with requiring a internet connection on all blu-ray players.
Yes. Egypt and Tunisia plan to counterattack, just as soon as they can figure out who the fuck is in charge in their own countries.
And a whoosh to you, good sir.
When the outcome of a Presidential election frequently comes down to an almost even 50-50 split of the electorate, neither side can afford to lose "just the few people."
And changing a huge chunk of the Presidential agenda isn't that easy. If global warming were suddenly discredited, the Republicans would have a field-day mocking President Obama as a gullible fool. To put it mildly, it would make him look like a jackass (and most certainly cost him any hope of reelection).
All I know is that we won't be safe until we can eliminate all the carbon dioxide from our atmosphere.
Because environmentalists and their sympathizers are a key component of the Democrat party. Without the support of constituencies like environmentalists, unions, trial lawyers, gay rights supporters, civil libertarians, etc. he's not going to get reelected.
Also global warming and "green" technology are a huge party of his agenda (in technology, in creating jobs, in environmental regulation, etc.). If global warming were discredited, or even called into question, it would be *much* more than just an mere embarrassment for him.
Sony were control freaks LONG before anything cited in that article. Even in the 80's, when I had occasion to deal with them, I was surprised at how touchy they were about their IP. I always chalked it up to a Japanese conformist mentality (not sure if that's fair, but Nintendo seem to exhibit it too). In subsequent years, I've become convinced that it's not even (primarily) about the money. I think that they would crack down on hackers even if it cost them more money than it was worth to do so.
This guarantee redeemable at your local Baskin Robbins.
If you think a Dept. of Commerce report under a President who has a vested interest in this climate change issue is going to be objective and fair, you're nuts. Personally, I think there are a lot of shenanigans going on on both sides of this issue. A lot of scientists are groupthinking and leeching onto grant money by exaggerating global warming and its effects. And a lot of right-wingers are lock-stepping to defend big business with the contention that dumping tons of shit into the atmosphere every day isn't having ANY effect.
I guarantee you that they'll have forgotten him long before he ever gets out of that cell.
All I see is a "Confirm this provider serves here: y/n" choice. I don't see any option for "The speed reported is way more than what is actually offered in this area" or any way to correct this.
Uh, if you're not just being sarcastic there, you might want to actually verify those results before you move. This thing is not very accurate (it *greatly* exaggerated what was available in my area).
It would be useful, but only if it were even REMOTELY accurate. As it is, it's worse than useless (in my area it made the broadband situation sound a LOT better than it actually is).
I entered my address and got back no results (apparently my 2 providers disappeared). Then I entered my city and got back three providers, Cable, DSL, and Verizon. Only Verizon doesn't really provide broadband here (except for their 3G phone coverage), and they got the max speed laughably wrong on the other two. Our DSL provider is listed as offering 10-25 Mbps service, when 3 Mbps is the fastest they actually offer here. They're closest to the mark on our cable provider, but still wrong (listing 10-25 Mbps, when 12 is the fastest they actually offer here).