date:20100815

A short film that asks the question, What if Star Wars was made before
movies had sound?

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mathieus/star-wars-1900-8q4







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Re: [scifinoir2] Skyline Trailer

They were aiming for the geek audience with that. :)

On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 3:34 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:



 It does at that, Mr Worf. And it's amazing to me that they incorporated
 Hawking's comments on the subject so soon after he made them.

 On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 4:54 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:



 I'm going to keep thinking positive on that. The movie looks good though.


 On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 1:47 PM, Martin Baxter 
 martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:



 Stephen Hawking said that we shouldn't seek First Contact with aliens...
 maybe he was right.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6gtCpPMA4Y

 --
 If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody
 hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik





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 --
 If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
 wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik


 




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Re: [scifinoir2] Star Wars 1900

Delish, Mr Worf!

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 4:12 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:



 A short film that asks the question, What if Star Wars was made before
 movies had sound?

 http://www.buzzfeed.com/mathieus/star-wars-1900-8q4







 --
 Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity!
 Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
  




-- 
If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik

Re: [scifinoir2] Anthony Mackie on Working With Hugh Jackman, Robots in Real Steel

Brent, I haven't heard much about this movie, and I don't know if that's a
good or a bad thing. Makes me leery of watching it. And I'm hoping that the
Lind holo was pre-first rehab.

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 12:05 AM, brent wodehouse 
brent_wodeho...@thefence.us wrote:




 http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/08/anthony_mackie_wont_play_with.html

 Anthony Mackie on Working With Hugh Jackman, Robots in Real Steel

 At last night's launch of Marc Ecko Cut  Sew's new ad campaign, featuring
 [ http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2010/08/lohan_1.html ]a hologram of
 Lindsay Lohan, longtime Ecko customer Anthony Mackie stayed far away from
 the computer stations demoing digital Lindsay, preferring to flirt with
 his many lady admirers in the VIP section. He's been on a roll since The
 Hurt Locker's Oscar run made him a household name, so Vulture took this
 opportunity grill him about reading suggestions for Lohan in rehab and his
 spate of new projects.

 Have you tried playing with the Lindsay Lohan hologram yet?
 I haven't. I feel like something about virtual Lindsay Lohan turns me on
 too much to play with it in front of people.

 You can give her commands and make her do stuff. What would you have her
 do?
 I would have her tell me what I look good in. Guys want to know what looks
 good to women, so you want a woman who you think is hot to tell you what
 you look good in. I would like to be able to go on the site and have her
 sit there and say, You look good in that.

 The webcam films her and then projects her into your world.
 I don't want her in my world! I don't want her, like, in my house.

 She's in rehab now. Got any reading suggestions for her?
 I'm on a big David McCullough kick. I'm reading The Johnstown Flood and
 1776. I'm a big history buff. So I'd just tell her to pick up some really
 good history books and check out mistakes other people have made. Every
 time I think I've done something stupid, I read about something like the
 Johnstown Flood and I'm like, You know what? I'm not so bad.

 You're doing the sci-fi movie Real Steel with Hugh Jackman. You're a
 promoter of robot boxers?
 I'm the Don King of the future. It's an amazing movie. Shawn Levy is an
 amazing director. And Hugh is honestly one of the coolest cats in the
 business. All of my scenes are with him. He is basically a robot boxing
 [trainer] and I am the promoter. So he has to come to me to get his fights
 on.

 Are there actual robots or is it CGI?
 They're there! They built eight-foot-tall robots! Yes. You're standing
 there and a big-ass robot comes by. They got the guy who did all the
 robots for Jurassic Park and Jaws and all these crazy movies and got him
 to build mechanical eight-foot-tall robots.

 What do you do with the robots?
 I run away from them! No, basically I introduce the robots; I promote the
 robots; I speak with robots who want to fight other robots. I'm the Don
 King of it all.

 Do you have Don King's hair?
 No, I don't. There are two hairstyles you will never find another man
 wearing: Don King's and Al Sharpton's. They're done. They're done.

 Evangeline Lilly retired from acting and then [

 http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/05/evangeline_lilly_unretires.html
 ]unretired eight days later to do this movie. Did you talk about it?
 No, but that's everyone's goal, to pull an Anthony Hopkins: You know
 what? I'm never gonna do this again.

 After that, you're playing Buddy Bolden, the Cornet King of New Orleans
 and the guy people think started jazz, and then track star Jesse Owens.
 Are those skills you possess already?
 You bet. I run three miles a day and I've been playing trumpet since
 middle school. I think that's why they cast me. I can't talk about Jesse
 Owens, but we finished filming Bolden two weeks ago.

 You play your own trumpet music?
 No, no, no. Wynton Marsalis played all the music. I just act the fuck out
 of it.

 I always get annoyed when people pretend to play musical instruments in
 movies.
 Well, as an actor, don't you think I get annoyed when musicians pretend to
 act? Right back 'atcha.

 How do you feel about all the rappers getting into acting?
 A. [Rolls eyes, evading question.] I played the trumpet some. By the
 end of the movie, I got my chops back up to where I could sort of make it
 work. I learned all the music. Delfeayo Marsalis was my musical coach, so
 he made sure everything I did was on point, that I had the right fingering
 and stuff. So I think, and everyone else thinks it looks like I'm playing
 the music.

 Why are you taking so many roles based on real people?
 Because those are the best stories! If someone came to me and said, We
 want you to play Spider-Man, I'd say, Hell yeah! But I'd have to get
 them to change the name to Brotha-man. That's who I'd be.

  




-- 
If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik

Re: [scifinoir2] Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray

2010-08-15 Thread George Arterberry

I use my PS3 as a blu-ray player and I'll get it. But not in one swoop. I'll 
get 
Empire Strikes Back first.

From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
To: scifinoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, August 15, 2010 8:47:35 AM
Subject: [scifinoir2] Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray

This deleted scene with Vader reaching out to Luke seems pretty cool. It sounds 
as if it has more of the grim feeling of The Empire Strikes Back.  I don't 
have a Blu-Ray player yet, but not sure I'd buy this even if I did. I have at 
least two versions Lucas has released over the years--and I'm not even an 
ardent 
fan. I wonder how many different versions UPF's (Ultra Passionate Fans) might 
have?

*
http://bluray.ign.com/articles/111/1112481p1.html

Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray

The Star Wars Blu-ray release is now as official as it can be, as none other 
than George Lucas announced the films were coming to the format. I wish I 
could 
say it's coming out this year, but it's coming out next year, Lucas said to 
the 
packed audience at the Main Event at Star Wars Celebration V today, which was 
moderated by Jon Stewart. 

Speaking about what will be included, Lucas said, They'll be different kinds 
of 
additional material, adding, I think you've seen enough behind the scenes 
[material] for a lifetime. There's some really good material that will be 
included in there, [including] more deleted scenes that you haven't seen yet. 
Lucas said these newly released scenes would be kept separate from the film 
itself. 

In a surprise appearance, Mark Hamill then joined Lucas and Stewart on stage, 
to 
introduce one of the new deleted scenes, which he said was his original 
entrance in Return of the Jedi. Hamill noted the scene was short, but that it 
was for the UPFs in the audience – the ultra passionate fans. 

We were then shown the scene, which would have taken place after Darth Vader 
arrives on the second Death Star at the beginning of Return of the Jedi. We see 
Vader walking down a corridor and into an elevator on the Death Star. We then 
cut to Vader inside his medication chamber, a la Empire Strikes Back. As Vader 
sits there, the camera moves into a close-up and we hear him reaching out with 
the Force. Luke. Luke. Join me in the dark side of the Force. My son. It is 
the 
only way. 

As Vader continues to repeat Luke's name, we cut to a tight close-up of Luke, 
insinuating he is hearing his father's voice. it's a very ominous shot of Luke, 
who is wearing his cloak and hood, with the shadows from the hood blocking out 
his eyes completely - in line with how Darth Sideous' face is mostly hidden. As 
Vader's voice fades away, the camera pans down to Luke's hands, and we see that 
he is using a tool to complete work on his new lightsaber. Satisfied, he puts 
the tool down and holds the lightsaber hilt up, igniting it – in what would 
have 
been the first reveal of the green blade. 

We cut to a shot from the side and see Luke is sitting inside a cave on 
Tatooine, with C-3P0 standing outside, waiting for him – no doubt to receive 
his 
orders to head to Jabba the Hutt. 

That was it for the scene, but the crowd erupted in cheers at what was indeed a 
very cool new moment, from films we are all quite familiar with. 

The panel ended with one more surprise guest – Carrie Fisher. Alas, there were 
no other deleted scenes shown to us today, but Fisher cracked to Lucas, Did 
you 
put the nude scenes back in? She then turned to the audience and deadpanned, 
There was a huge me and Jabba porn scene. That's what got me into drugs. 

No further details were given on the Blu-rays as yet, which leave plenty to 
speculate about. It's safe to say from the Return of the Jedi scene being shown 
that this release will include all of the original trilogy, but while it seems 
likely the answer is yes, there was nothing definitive stated about the 
prequels 
being released simultaneously. And no, we didn't get any info on whether the 
original, pre-Special Edition versions of the films will be part of this set as 
well. 

Suffice to say though, there will be more news to come in the months ahead, so 
keep checking IGN for more on the Star Wars Blu-ray release! 

Update: About five minutes after I published this story, I was handed 
Lucasfilm's official press release for the Blu-rays. It confirms that all six 
movies are being released on Blu-ray and that the set is coming out Fall 2011 - 
so don't line up just yet! We're also told it will include, documentaries, 
vintage behind-the-scenes moments, interviews, retrospectives and 
never-before-seen footage from the Lucasfilm archives. 

Star Wars fans should also check out my article about the new Empire Strikes 
Back documentary that debuted at Celebration [Click Here!] , that I theorize 
could possibly be part of the Blu-ray release.

Re: [scifinoir2] Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray

Even if I had the money, Keith, I wouldn't sully my wallet.

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 1:47 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote:



 This deleted scene with Vader reaching out to Luke seems pretty cool. It
 sounds as if it has more of the grim feeling of The Empire Strikes Back.
 I don't have a Blu-Ray player yet, but not sure I'd buy this even if I did.
 I have at least two versions Lucas has released over the years--and I'm not
 even an ardent fan. I wonder how many different versions UPF's (Ultra
 Passionate Fans) might have?

 *
 http://bluray.ign.com/articles/111/1112481p1.html

 Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray

 The *Star Wars* Blu-ray release is now as official as it can be, as none
 other than George Lucas 
 http://stars.ign.com/objects/912/912168.htmlannounced the films were coming 
 to the format. I wish I could say it's
 coming out this year, but it's coming out next year, Lucas said to the
 packed audience at the Main Event at Star Wars Celebration V today, which
 was moderated by Jon Stewarthttp://stars.ign.com/objects/912/912560.html.


 Speaking about what will be included, Lucas said, They'll be different
 kinds of additional material, adding, I think you've seen enough behind
 the scenes [material] for a lifetime. There's some really good material that
 will be included in there, [including] more deleted scenes that you haven't
 seen yet. Lucas said these newly released scenes would be kept separate
 from the film itself.

 In a surprise appearance, Mark 
 Hamillhttp://stars.ign.com/objects/915/915965.htmlthen joined Lucas and 
 Stewart on stage, to introduce one of the new deleted
 scenes, which he said was his original entrance in *Return of the Jedi*.
 Hamill noted the scene was short, but that it was for the UPFs in the
 audience – the ultra passionate fans.

 We were then shown the scene, which would have taken place after Darth
 Vader http://stars.ign.com/objects/919/919548.html arrives on the second
 Death Star at the beginning of *Return of the Jedi*. We see Vader walking
 down a corridor and into an elevator on the Death Star. We then cut to Vader
 inside his medication chamber, a la *Empire Strikes Back*. As Vader sits
 there, the camera moves into a close-up and we hear him reaching out with
 the Force. Luke. Luke. Join me in the dark side of the Force. My son. It is
 the only way.

 As Vader continues to repeat Luke's name, we cut to a tight close-up of
 Luke, insinuating he is hearing his father's voice. it's a very ominous shot
 of Luke, who is wearing his cloak and hood, with the shadows from the hood
 blocking out his eyes completely - in line with how Darth Sideous' face is
 mostly hidden. As Vader's voice fades away, the camera pans down to Luke's
 hands, and we see that he is using a tool to complete work on his new
 lightsaber. Satisfied, he puts the tool down and holds the lightsaber hilt
 up, igniting it – in what would have been the first reveal of the green
 blade.

 We cut to a shot from the side and see Luke is sitting inside a cave on
 Tatooine, with C-3P0 standing outside, waiting for him – no doubt to receive
 his orders to head to Jabba the Hutt.

 That was it for the scene, but the crowd erupted in cheers at what was
 indeed a very cool new moment, from films we are all quite familiar with.

 The panel ended with one more surprise guest – Carrie 
 Fisherhttp://stars.ign.com/objects/917/917167.html.
 Alas, there were no other deleted scenes shown to us today, but Fisher
 cracked to Lucas, Did you put the nude scenes back in? She then turned to
 the audience and deadpanned, There was a huge me and Jabba porn scene.
 That's what got me into drugs.

 No further details were given on the Blu-rays as yet, which leave plenty to
 speculate about. It's safe to say from the *Return of the Jedi* scene
 being shown that this release will include all of the original trilogy, but
 while it seems likely the answer is yes, there was nothing definitive stated
 about the prequels being released simultaneously. And no, we didn't get any
 info on whether the original, pre-Special Edition versions of the films will
 be part of this set as well.

 Suffice to say though, there will be more news to come in the months ahead,
 so keep checking IGN for more on the *Star Wars* Blu-ray release!

 *Update:* About five minutes after I published this story, I was handed
 Lucasfilm's official press release for the Blu-rays. It confirms that all
 six movies are being released on Blu-ray and that the set is coming out Fall
 2011 - so don't line up just yet! We're also told it will include,
 documentaries, vintage behind-the-scenes moments, interviews,
 retrospectives and never-before-seen footage from the Lucasfilm archives.

 *Star Wars* fans should also check out my article about the new *Empire
 Strikes Back* * documentary that debuted at Celebration [Click Here!] 
 *http://bluray.ign.com/articles/111/1112088p1.html,
 that I

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Trek motivational posters

The screaming you may hear is all of joy...

On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 7:17 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:



 Yummy geekiness
 http://echosphere.net/star_trek_insp/star_trek_insp.html





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-- 
If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik

[scifinoir2] US Army Orders Lockheed-Martin’s Mystery Airship

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Martin Advanced Development Projects is making perhaps the first realistic
tests of a hybrid airship–a concept that dates back many decades but that is
just now being tried at a significant scale. The Skunk Works had secretly
built the craft and hoped for a quiet first flight at its Palmdale, Calif.,
facility, but a few passers-by noticed the strange object in the sky. The
Defense Dept. is showing interest in two categories of airships–those that
can carry large cargo at low altitude, exemplified by the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency (Darpa) Walrus program, and those that can operate
in high-altitude low-wind conditions and remain on station for long periods
of time. The configuration of the Skunks Works ship indicates it is the
former–a hybrid heavy-load carrier. The interest is across the services and
the notional applications are diverse, ranging from logistics–delivery of an
integrated fighting unit within theater, for example–to sensor,
communications and even laser-weapon relay platforms. But airships aren’t
there yet. Major unresolved issues could derail the airship dream, such as
their traditional delicate ground handling, and possibly prohibitive
economics and vulnerability. These issues have been debated endlessly on
paper, and now Lockheed Martin, a prime airship proponent, is investing to
seek real answers.

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A hybrid airship derives most of its lift by being filled with a
lighter-than-air gas such as helium. Overall, it is heavier than air and
gains the final 20% or so of lift by flying like an aircraft, but with slow
takeoff and landing speeds that allow operations from short unprepared
strips. The Skunk Works made the first flight of its “P-791″ testbed on Jan.
31 at its facility on the Palmdale Air Force Plant 42 airport. The manned
flight was about a 5-min. circuit around the airport in the morning and
appeared to be successful. The company did not announce or want to discuss
the flight. The P-791 is not part of a government contract, but rather an
independent research and development project by the Skunk Works to better
understand airship capabilities and technologies, such as materials, a
company official says. However, it may also be a quarter-scale prototype of
a heavy-lifter.

TO GAIN MORE SPAN TO ACT LIKE a wing, the P-791 is three pressurized lobes
joined together. An observer of the first flight says it was about the size
of three Fuji blimps blended together. The Fuji blimp, a Skyship 600 model,
is 206 ft. long. That suggests the P-791 would have a gross lift of roughly
3-5 tons. The observer saw the craft performing very tight 360-deg. turns
while taxiing. It made a brief takeoff roll, climbed to a low altitude, made
a few banks–including a long sweeping turn–then came back and landed. The
landing approach had a nose-down body attitude that levelled for the flare.
The flight was very smooth, the observer says. The craft was flown by P-791
Chief Test Pilot Eric P. Hansen. The speed of the testbed was estimated at
about 20 kt. A full-scale version would be able to go much faster, over 100
kt. Lockheed Martin has long proposed a large transport airship, at one time
called the Aerocraft, which was halted around 2000 (AWST Feb. 22, 1999, p.
26). That design was about 800 ft. long and was to carry 1-1.2 million lb.
at 125 kt. The Skunk Works was one of two contractors to receive one-year,
$3-million Darpa contracts in August 2005 to study Walrus. The second Walrus
phase would be a three-year demonstration effort.

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Re: [scifinoir2] The incomparable Abbey Lincoln has passed away

rave, I took in the performance you mentioned only last week, and your
description of it is note-perfect.

Requiescat in pace, dear lady...

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:



 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129203432

 Abbey Lincoln, the legendary jazz singer who believed in singing as a
 political act, died Saturday at the age of 80 in Manhattan. An actress,
 artist and composer, Lincoln's music ranged from avant-garde civil rights
 era recordings to the equally powerful but more introspective recordings of
 her later years.

 (If you haven't seen her tough and tender performance opposite Ivan Dixon
 in Nothing But A Man, wake up and sleep on it no more. ~rave!)

  




-- 
If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik

Re: [scifinoir2] US Army Orders Lockheed-Martin’s Mystery Airship

Mr Worf, you know what the best job on the planet is right now?

A Lockheed-Martin lobbyist. They manage to wrangle corporate welfare for
their company without fail, no matter how magnificently L-M's projects may
fail. (I refer you all to the F-22 debacle, because it was as hush-hush as
this seems to be.)

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Re: [scifinoir2] Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray

2010-08-15 Thread Bosco Bosco

The only Star Wars announcement I want to hear is that George Lucas has hired 
somebody competent like Peter Jackson or Christopher Nolan or hell, anyone 
else, to rewrite, redirect and remake from scratch the entire saga from start 
to finish. Then and only then is there a shot at redemption for his utter and 
complete destruction of what should have been the greatest science fiction 
legacy in history. 

Bosco

--- On Sun, 8/15/10, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote:

From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
Subject: [scifinoir2] Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray
To: scifinoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, August 15, 2010, 12:47 AM







 



  



  
  
  This deleted scene with Vader reaching out to Luke seems pretty cool. It 
sounds as if it has more of the grim feeling of The Empire Strikes Back.  I 
don't have a Blu-Ray player yet, but not sure I'd buy this even if I did. I 
have at least two versions Lucas has released over the years--and I'm not even 
an ardent fan. I wonder how many different versions UPF's (Ultra Passionate 
Fans) might have?

*
http://bluray.ign.com/articles/111/1112481p1.html

Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray

The Star Wars Blu-ray release is now as official as it can be, as none other 
than George Lucas
 announced the films were coming to the format. I wish I could say it's
 coming out this year, but it's coming out next year, Lucas said to the
 packed audience at the Main Event at Star Wars Celebration V today, 
which was moderated by Jon Stewart. 




Speaking about what will be included, Lucas said, They'll be different 
kinds of additional material, adding, I think you've seen enough 
behind the scenes [material] for a lifetime. There's some really good 
material that will be included in there, [including] more deleted scenes
 that you haven't seen yet. Lucas said these newly released scenes 
would be kept separate from the film itself. 




In a surprise appearance, Mark Hamill
 then joined Lucas and Stewart on stage, to introduce one of the new 
deleted scenes, which he said was his original entrance in Return of the 
Jedi. Hamill noted the scene was short, but that it was for the UPFs in the 
audience – the ultra passionate fans. 




We were then shown the scene, which would have taken place after Darth Vader 
arrives on the second Death Star at the beginning of Return of the Jedi.
 We see Vader walking down a corridor and into an elevator on the Death 
Star. We then cut to Vader inside his medication chamber, a la Empire Strikes 
Back.
 As Vader sits there, the camera moves into a close-up and we hear him 
reaching out with the Force. Luke. Luke. Join me in the dark side of 
the Force. My son. It is the only way. 




As Vader continues to repeat Luke's name, we cut to a tight close-up of 
Luke, insinuating he is hearing his father's voice. it's a very ominous 
shot of Luke, who is wearing his cloak and hood, with the shadows from 
the hood blocking out his eyes completely -  in line with how Darth 
Sideous' face is mostly hidden. As Vader's voice fades away, the camera 
pans down to Luke's hands, and we see that he is using a tool to 
complete work on his new lightsaber. Satisfied, he puts the tool down 
and holds the lightsaber hilt up, igniting it – in what would have been 
the first reveal of the green blade. 




We cut to a shot from the side and see Luke is sitting inside a cave on 
Tatooine, with C-3P0 standing outside, waiting for him – no doubt to 
receive his orders to head to Jabba the Hutt. 




That
 was it for the scene, but the crowd erupted in cheers at what was 
indeed a very cool new moment, from films we are all quite familiar 
with. 




The panel ended with one more surprise guest – Carrie Fisher.
 Alas, there were no other deleted scenes shown to us today, but Fisher 
cracked to Lucas, Did you put the nude scenes back in? She then turned
 to the audience and deadpanned, There was a huge me and Jabba porn 
scene. That's what got me into drugs.




No further details were given on the Blu-rays as yet, which leave plenty to 
speculate about. It's safe to say from the Return of the Jedi
 scene being shown that this release will include all of the original 
trilogy, but while it seems likely the answer is yes, there was nothing 
definitive stated about the prequels being released simultaneously. And 
no, we didn't get any info on whether the original, pre-Special Edition 
versions of the films will be part of this set as well. 




Suffice to say though, there will be more news to come in the months ahead, so 
keep checking IGN for more on the Star Wars Blu-ray release! 




Update: About five minutes after I published this story, I was 
handed Lucasfilm's official press release for the Blu-rays. It confirms 
that all six movies are being released on Blu-ray and that the set is 
coming out Fall 2011 - so don't line up just yet! We're also told it 
will

Re: [scifinoir2] US Army Orders Lockheed-Martin’s Mystery Airship

I thought M$ lawyer was the best job. :) (at least the most secure out of
the two.)

They'll keep pumping out the junk as long as they can.

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Mr Worf, you know what the best job on the planet is right now?

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 7:54 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:

http://realitypod.com/2010/05/mystery-plane-order/
Read more:
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Re: [scifinoir2] Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray

Bosco, I'm sending this to a long-time SW fan, to get a reaction to this.
I'll let you know what it is.

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo.com wrote:



 The only Star Wars announcement I want to hear is that George Lucas has
 hired somebody competent like Peter Jackson or Christopher Nolan or hell,
 anyone else, to rewrite, redirect and remake from scratch the entire saga
 from start to finish. Then and only then is there a shot at redemption for
 his utter and complete destruction of what should have been the greatest
 science fiction legacy in history.

 Bosco

 --- On *Sun, 8/15/10, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net* wrote:


 From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
 Subject: [scifinoir2] Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray
 To: scifinoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
 Date: Sunday, August 15, 2010, 12:47 AM



 This deleted scene with Vader reaching out to Luke seems pretty cool. It
 sounds as if it has more of the grim feeling of The Empire Strikes Back.
 I don't have a Blu-Ray player yet, but not sure I'd buy this even if I did.
 I have at least two versions Lucas has released over the years--and I'm not
 even an ardent fan. I wonder how many different versions UPF's (Ultra
 Passionate Fans) might have?

 *
 http://bluray.ign.com/articles/111/1112481p1.html

 Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray

 The *Star Wars* Blu-ray release is now as official as it can be, as none
 other than George Lucas 
 http://stars.ign.com/objects/912/912168.htmlannounced the films were coming 
 to the format. I wish I could say it's
 coming out this year, but it's coming out next year, Lucas said to the
 packed audience at the Main Event at Star Wars Celebration V today, which
 was moderated by Jon Stewarthttp://stars.ign.com/objects/912/912560.html.


 Speaking about what will be included, Lucas said, They'll be different
 kinds of additional material, adding, I think you've seen enough behind
 the scenes [material] for a lifetime. There's some really good material that
 will be included in there, [including] more deleted scenes that you haven't
 seen yet. Lucas said these newly released scenes would be kept separate
 from the film itself.

 In a surprise appearance, Mark 
 Hamillhttp://stars.ign.com/objects/915/915965.htmlthen joined Lucas and 
 Stewart on stage, to introduce one of the new deleted
 scenes, which he said was his original entrance in *Return of the Jedi*.
 Hamill noted the scene was short, but that it was for the UPFs in the
 audience – the ultra passionate fans.

 We were then shown the scene, which would have taken place after Darth
 Vader http://stars.ign.com/objects/919/919548.html arrives on the second
 Death Star at the beginning of *Return of the Jedi*. We see Vader walking
 down a corridor and into an elevator on the Death Star. We then cut to Vader
 inside his medication chamber, a la *Empire Strikes Back*. As Vader sits
 there, the camera moves into a close-up and we hear him reaching out with
 the Force. Luke. Luke. Join me in the dark side of the Force. My son. It is
 the only way.

 As Vader continues to repeat Luke's name, we cut to a tight close-up of
 Luke, insinuating he is hearing his father's voice. it's a very ominous shot
 of Luke, who is wearing his cloak and hood, with the shadows from the hood
 blocking out his eyes completely - in line with how Darth Sideous' face is
 mostly hidden. As Vader's voice fades away, the camera pans down to Luke's
 hands, and we see that he is using a tool to complete work on his new
 lightsaber. Satisfied, he puts the tool down and holds the lightsaber hilt
 up, igniting it – in what would have been the first reveal of the green
 blade.

 We cut to a shot from the side and see Luke is sitting inside a cave on
 Tatooine, with C-3P0 standing outside, waiting for him – no doubt to receive
 his orders to head to Jabba the Hutt.

 That was it for the scene, but the crowd erupted in cheers at what was
 indeed a very cool new moment, from films we are all quite familiar with.

 The panel ended with one more surprise guest – Carrie 
 Fisherhttp://stars.ign.com/objects/917/917167.html.
 Alas, there were no other deleted scenes shown to us today, but Fisher
 cracked to Lucas, Did you put the nude scenes back in? She then turned to
 the audience and deadpanned, There was a huge me and Jabba porn scene.
 That's what got me into drugs.

 No further details were given on the Blu-rays as yet, which leave plenty to
 speculate about. It's safe to say from the *Return of the Jedi* scene
 being shown that this release will include all of the original trilogy, but
 while it seems likely the answer is yes, there was nothing definitive stated
 about the prequels being released simultaneously. And no, we didn't get any
 info on whether the original, pre-Special Edition versions of the films will
 be part of this set as well.

 Suffice to say though, there will be more news to come in the

[scifinoir2] Net Neutrality Protesters Call for Google to Stand Tall

I personally expect results roughly after Jesus makes it back this way...

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/08/net-neutrality-google-protest/

-- 
If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik

[scifinoir2] Rise Shine: 10 Awesome Levitating Objects for the Home

Rise Shine: 10 Awesome Levitating Objects for the Home

[image: levitating objects]

Levitating objects are pretty fascinating, no question. But how often do
you get to float stuff around, Harry Potter-style, in your own house? These
objects are among the coolest in home levitation technology – and for most
of them, you don’t even need a magic wand.

[image: levitating lamps]

CreaLev http://www.crealev.com/portfolio/los2/, a Dutch company, has
developed levitation technology for use in consumer projects like these
floating lamps. The technology was licensed to Los
Conceptshttp://www.losconcepts.com/,
which has developed two lines of lamps with floating parts. They debuted at
the 2007 Dutch Design Week http://www.mocoloco.com/archives/004702.php to
oohs and aahs from everyone who saw them. CreaLev doesn’t give details about
how their levitation concept works, but it’s likely based on magnets.

[image: ifo 3000 levitating objects]

As far as sort-of useless desk accessories go, the IFO
3000http://scientificsonline.com/product.asp?pn=3036982bhcd2=1256564484is
as good as it gets. The base unit will levitate a number of small
objects, sold separately as “accessories” for the base. From the ubiquitous
levitating globe to a clock, picture frame and color-changing sphere, the
add-ons are pretty impressive. The magnetic field keeps the floating object
spinning continuously; when it senses that the spinning is slowing down, it
gives a gentle push to start it up again. At about $100 (including the
globe) and accessories being available separately at $25 each, it’s
affordable enough to admire up-close, at home.

[image: levitron revolution series levitating objects]

The
Levitronhttp://fascinations.com/unique-toys-gifts/levitron-revolution-series.htmis
even more versatile than the above object floater; you can float
pretty
much any object four ounces or under in its magnetic field. The base even
has a spotlight feature so you can light up from below whatever wacky thing
you deem worthy of floating. You have to put your item into a special bowl
to make it float, but we’re sure your stuffed animal or that rad model
airplane you made in high school won’t mind.

[image: axon racing levitating rc car]

We’re big fans of RC cars, but we’ve never *ever* wanted one this badly
before. The Axon levitating
http://www.techpin.com/rc-car-action/radio-controlled car takes
those pesky wheels out of the equation and brings
you pure, unadulterated speed: 50 MPH, to be precise. The shell is made of
the same plastic used by both NASA and Nascar, so you know it’s super-tough.
The car hovers on a cushion of air from two super-powered fans on its
bottom. Sure, it’ll run you $250, but isn’t your ever-lasting joy worth at
least that much?

[image: levitation stick]

We’re going to go out on a limb here and say this is the coolest gadget
you’ll see all day. *It’s a magic freaking levitation wand.* Sure, it’ll
only levitate a few mylar shapes, but you have to admit that’s still pretty
awesome. It works with static electricity from the mini Van de Graaff
generator inside. Available at the always-fabulous Think
Geekhttp://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/science/af4c/for $27.

[image: levitating salt and pepper shakers]

These levitating salt and pepper
shakershttp://www.thedesignblog.org/entry/levitating-salt-and-pepper-shakers-by-son-mocci/,
from Italian designer Son Mocci, could make any dinner table look like a
space-age dining hall. The shakers rest on little floating platforms and
look like fluffy clouds. The base contains Neodymium magnets to keep the
shakers afloat.

[image: magnetic cloud sofa]

Speaking of fluffy clouds, this cloud sofa concept from D.K.
Weihttp://kootouch.blogspot.com/2009/03/magnetic-floating-sofa-kootouch.htmllooks
like the most comfortable couch ever. It is, sadly, only a concept,
but David Koo, part of the design teams, hopes that it will be produced at
some point. Powerful magnets in the base would keep the cloud portion aloft.
The concept took honorable mention in a design contest sponsored by Yanko
Design.

[image: levitating office chair]

This 200-pound levitating office chair seems more like a throne than the
comfy padded things we’re used to seeing in offices. It works like a
hovercraft and can easily move around the room. From designer Marijn van der
Poll http://www.marijnvanderpoll.com/, the “Chairman” looks like a very
cool product, but we can’t imagine seeing it in stores anytime soon.

[image: hoverit hovering lounger]

British company Hoverit http://www.hoverit.co.uk/profile.html has one of
the greatest hovering furniture designs ever. And unlike the other hovering
furniture we’ve seen, this one is actually available to purchase. The
Hoverit can be used indoors or outdoors and is available in a few different
colors. Since some people believe that magnets improve health and others
believe that long exposure to magnetic fields can damage health, this
awesome lounger will probably be surrounded by some

[scifinoir2] Surrender Monkey or Not, Google Remains Last, Best Hope for Internet Openness

Reading this, I immediately recall the health-care deal we finally got out
of Washington. Opinions?

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/08/net-neutrality-pipe-dream/

-- 
If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik

[scifinoir2] Sweet Technology: Robots and Doughnuts, Together at Last

 Sweet Technology: Robots and Doughnuts, Together at
Lasthttp://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/Gajitz/%7E3/MBcosgeB7bM/
Posted:
Sat, 14 Aug 2010 21:00:46 +

We’d all be happier doing what we truly love. Artist Eric Joyner has taken
the concept of sticking with your favorite things and made a successful art
career out of it. While doing commercial art, Joyner decided that he would
rather be a gallery artist, and the only rule he set for himself was to pain
only things he likes.

 The things Joyner chose to focus on were robots and doughnuts. This may
seem like an odd pair of items, but really – who doesn’t love robots and
doughnuts? After using Photoshop to put his ideas together, Joyner then
paints his creations on wood panels, giving them rich colors and a warm
sense of depth.

 The grand absurdity of most of the robot scenes is just so delicious that
we can almost taste the sweet sprinkles on those doughnuts. Check out all of
Joyner’s work – including some fabulous space travel-inspired pieces – at the
artist’s website http://www.ericjoyner.com/default.aspx.


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[scifinoir2] Building a Dream: Recycled Art From Old Lottery Tickets

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Posted: 14 Aug 2010 10:00 AM PDT
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Arthttp://weburbanist.com/category/geek-art/.
]

Don’t we all have big dreams when we buy a lottery ticket? Even if we don’t
truly believe it will be the big winner that will change our lives, we hold
out some amount of hope that we’ll get lucky. But after the drawing, when
the tickets turn out to be nothing more than useless slips of paper, our
hopes and dreams cease to be pinned to them in any way. They become little
more than garbage, mindlessly tossed into the trash can. A duo of graduates
from the Rhode Island http://weburbanist.com/privateislands School of
Design is taking those discarded dreams and turning them into life-size
pieces of recycled art http://ghostofadream.com/index.html.

 The team is called Ghost of a Dream, and that’s exactly what they depict in
their found object sculptures. They use old lottery tickets and romance
novel covers to create some truly beautiful art objects that give new
perspective to the permanence of the lottery tickets themselves and the
impermanence of the hope they represent.

From a small remote-control boat to a huge mock Hummer, the team creates a
variety of compelling objects. Their body of work includes “Dream Home,”
which features a pretend home made of $70,000 worth of lottery tickets,
“Dream Car http://weburbanist.com/transportation,” made of $39,000 worth
of discarded tickets, and “Dream Vacation,” built from $29,000 of the little
paper slips.

When we buy a lottery ticket, we often imagine what we’ll buy with the
potential winnings. The team behind Ghost of a Dream, Adam Eckstrom and
Lauren Was, make those dreams a surreality by using the tickets themselves
to actually construct the things we dream of.
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Re: [scifinoir2] Sweet Technology: Robots and Doughnuts, Together at Last

This is eevl... the 'bots now know where my
weak spot is.

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 3:57 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:



 Sweet Technology: Robots and Doughnuts, Together at 
 Lasthttp://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/Gajitz/%7E3/MBcosgeB7bM/  Posted:
 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 21:00:46 +

 We’d all be happier doing what we truly love. Artist Eric Joyner has taken
 the concept of sticking with your favorite things and made a successful art
 career out of it. While doing commercial art, Joyner decided that he would
 rather be a gallery artist, and the only rule he set for himself was to pain
 only things he likes.

  The things Joyner chose to focus on were robots and doughnuts. This may
 seem like an odd pair of items, but really – who doesn’t love robots and
 doughnuts? After using Photoshop to put his ideas together, Joyner then
 paints his creations on wood panels, giving them rich colors and a warm
 sense of depth.

  The grand absurdity of most of the robot scenes is just so delicious that
 we can almost taste the sweet sprinkles on those doughnuts. Check out all of
 Joyner’s work – including some fabulous space travel-inspired pieces – at the
 artist’s website http://www.ericjoyner.com/default.aspx.


 --
 Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity!
 Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
  




-- 
If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik

[scifinoir2] Perplexing Pairs: 2 Cell Phones With Unlikely Superpowers

 Perplexing Pairs: 2 Cell Phones With Unlikely Superpowers

  Call us old-fashioned, but we expect our cell phones to do calls, texting,
maybe some music and some light web browsing. We do not expect our phones to
stave off a 5 o’clock shadow or metabolize sugary drinks. But apparently
that’s why we’re not designing the next generation of cell phones.

This is either the best idea ever or the worst idea ever. We honestly can’t
decide. The razor cell phone is being introduced in China and evidently it’s
no big deal to the country that already has all kinds of crazy cell phone
functions and gadgets. But just as baffling as the unholy union of an
electric razor and a cell phone is the fact that David Beckham is in the ad.
Is pro soccer really paying that poorly these days? Read a detailed review
of the razor phone (in Japanese) at cNet
Japanhttp://japan.cnet.com/column/mobileyamane/story/0,3800089004,20405033,00.htm
.

Another bizarre Chinese cell phone that hasn’t quite made it to market yet
is this Coke-powered Nokia-branded concept by designer Daizi
Zhenghttp://www.daizizheng.com/projects.htm.
The phone holds a small amount of sugary carbonated drink in a chamber on
the back, and some special cell phone magic takes place to convert enzymes
from the carbohydrates to electricity. If it sounds familiar, that’s because
it’s sort of what our own bodies do to get energy from carbohydrates. The
idea is that the “bio battery” would hold a charge longer than a traditional
battery and be fully biodegradable. Although it’s weird (and we bet the
chamber would get really disgusting) we have to admit that a gadget modeled
after the human body’s energy system is pretty creative.


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Re: [scifinoir2] US Army Orders Lockheed-Martin’s Mystery Airship

Somehow, Mr Worf, I manage to block all references to M$ out of available
memory until the mention of them comes up...

I said that about L-M because they've been on the Guv'mint dole for close to
60 years now. About every five years or so, there's a rumbling that L-M's
main facility in Marietta (other side of the Metro from me) is going to be
scaled back or shut down outright because of a lack of contracts, at which
time the check comes from inside the Beltway. Once, according to a friend
who works for a Navy contractor, L-M once got a contract that said, in so
many words, Just make something for us. (This was during the heady days of
the Bush 41 Admin.)

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 3:19 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:

I thought M$ lawyer was the best job. :) (at least the most secure out of
the two.)

They'll keep pumping out the junk as long as they can.

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 9:19 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:

Mr Worf, you know what the best job on the planet is right now?

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 7:54 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote:

http://realitypod.com/2010/05/mystery-plane-order/
Read more:
http://realitypod.com/2010/05/mystery-plane-order/#ixzz0wftfWvom

Posted by admin http://realitypod.com/author/admin/ on May 2nd, 2010
// 3 Commentshttp://realitypod.com/2010/05/mystery-plane-order/#comments

Advertise
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Recentlys! U.S. Army LEMV Program ordered this 21-day endurance, 20K
Altitude Hybrid LTA for AFPAK:

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportuni…https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunitymode=formid=8a9576adda671991e001a322c98a6a44tab=coretabmode=listcck=1au=ck=

Re: [scifinoir2] Building a Dream: Recycled Art From Old Lottery Tickets

Great stuff. If these guys run out of material for their work, they should
look up my family.

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 3:34 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:





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 Ticketshttp://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/WebUrbanist/%7E3/NPLiyPs1LXs/?utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=email

 Posted: 14 Aug 2010 10:00 AM PDT
  [ By Delana http://weburbanist.com/delana in Gadgets  Geek 
 Arthttp://weburbanist.com/category/geek-art/.
 ]

 Don’t we all have big dreams when we buy a lottery ticket? Even if we don’t
 truly believe it will be the big winner that will change our lives, we hold
 out some amount of hope that we’ll get lucky. But after the drawing, when
 the tickets turn out to be nothing more than useless slips of paper, our
 hopes and dreams cease to be pinned to them in any way. They become little
 more than garbage, mindlessly tossed into the trash can. A duo of graduates
 from the Rhode Island http://weburbanist.com/privateislands School of
 Design is taking those discarded dreams and turning them into life-size
 pieces of recycled art http://ghostofadream.com/index.html.

  The team is called Ghost of a Dream, and that’s exactly what they depict
 in their found object sculptures. They use old lottery tickets and romance
 novel covers to create some truly beautiful art objects that give new
 perspective to the permanence of the lottery tickets themselves and the
 impermanence of the hope they represent.

 From a small remote-control boat to a huge mock Hummer, the team creates a
 variety of compelling objects. Their body of work includes “Dream Home,”
 which features a pretend home made of $70,000 worth of lottery tickets,
 “Dream Car http://weburbanist.com/transportation,” made of $39,000 worth
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Re: [scifinoir2] Rise Shine: 10 Awesome Levitating Objects for the Home

I LOVE those lamps. And doesn't that pewter-ish chair remind anyone of a
famous chair in science fiction?

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 3:52 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:

Rise Shine: 10 Awesome Levitating Objects for the Home

[image: levitating objects]

[image: levitating lamps]

CreaLev http://www.crealev.com/portfolio/los2/, a Dutch company, has
developed levitation technology for use in consumer projects like these
floating lamps. The technology was licensed to Los
Conceptshttp://www.losconcepts.com/,
which has developed two lines of lamps with floating parts. They debuted at
the 2007 Dutch Design Week http://www.mocoloco.com/archives/004702.phpto
oohs and aahs from everyone who saw them. CreaLev doesn’t give details
about how their levitation concept works, but it’s likely based on magnets.

[image: ifo 3000 levitating objects]

[image: levitron revolution series levitating objects]

The
Levitronhttp://fascinations.com/unique-toys-gifts/levitron-revolution-series.htmis
even more versatile than the above object floater; you can float pretty
much any object four ounces or under in its magnetic field. The base even
has a spotlight feature so you can light up from below whatever wacky thing
you deem worthy of floating. You have to put your item into a special bowl
to make it float, but we’re sure your stuffed animal or that rad model
airplane you made in high school won’t mind.

[image: axon racing levitating rc car]

We’re big fans of RC cars, but we’ve never *ever* wanted one this badly
before. The Axon levitating
http://www.techpin.com/rc-car-action/radio-controlled car takes those pesky
wheels out of the equation and brings
you pure, unadulterated speed: 50 MPH, to be precise. The shell is made of
the same plastic used by both NASA and Nascar, so you know it’s super-tough.
The car hovers on a cushion of air from two super-powered fans on its
bottom. Sure, it’ll run you $250, but isn’t your ever-lasting joy worth at
least that much?

[image: levitation stick]

[image: levitating salt and pepper shakers]

[image: magnetic cloud sofa]

[image: levitating office chair]

This 200-pound levitating office chair seems more like a throne than the
comfy padded things we’re used to seeing in offices. It works like a
hovercraft and can easily move around the room. From designer Marijn van
der Poll http://www.marijnvanderpoll.com/, the “Chairman” looks like a
very cool product, but we can’t imagine seeing it in stores anytime soon.

[image: hoverit hovering lounger]

[scifinoir2] Insert Personality: Robot Head + Human Consciousness =

 Insert Personality: Robot Head + Human Consciousness =

The quest for artificial intelligence has led mankind to some pretty strange
places, but the Terasem Movement
http://www.terasemcentral.org/index.htmlhas just taken it to a
decidedly creepy new level. The non-profit agency is
dedicated to educating the public about the necessity of extending life
through cyber-consciousness. In other words, they believe that the human
essence can be extended beyond life with the use of robots.

They created this vaguely creepy robot called Bina48. The bot is the first
privately-funded artificial intelligence robot of its type, and it’s modeled
on a real woman named Bina Rothblatt. The real Bina spent many hours loading
information into the head of Bina48, giving “her” a personality and the
ability to converse with visitors. The above video documents Bina48′s
interview with a New York Times reporter; it’s apparent that the technology
can use a little refinement before we can trust it to store our
consciousness after we die. But if its heartbreaking desires to have its own
life, work in the garden and take over the world are any indication, we’d
better start welcoming our new artificially intelligent overlords now.
 Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvcQCJpZJH8feature=player_embedded#!

-- 
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Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/

Re: [scifinoir2] Rise Shine: 10 Awesome Levitating Objects for the Home

I know exactly which chair that you are referring to. :) I think with the
right design, it could be the most comfortable chair ever made!

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 12:58 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:

I LOVE those lamps. And doesn't that pewter-ish chair remind anyone of a
famous chair in science fiction?

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 3:52 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:

Rise Shine: 10 Awesome Levitating Objects for the Home

[image: levitating objects]

[image: levitating lamps]

CreaLev http://www.crealev.com/portfolio/los2/, a Dutch company, has
developed levitation technology for use in consumer projects like these
floating lamps. The technology was licensed to Los
Conceptshttp://www.losconcepts.com/,
which has developed two lines of lamps with floating parts. They debuted at
the 2007 Dutch Design Week http://www.mocoloco.com/archives/004702.phpto
oohs and aahs from everyone who saw them. CreaLev doesn’t give details
about how their levitation concept works, but it’s likely based on magnets.

[image: ifo 3000 levitating objects]

[image: levitron revolution series levitating objects]

The
Levitronhttp://fascinations.com/unique-toys-gifts/levitron-revolution-series.htmis
even more versatile than the above object floater; you can float pretty
much any object four ounces or under in its magnetic field. The base even
has a spotlight feature so you can light up from below whatever wacky thing
you deem worthy of floating. You have to put your item into a special bowl
to make it float, but we’re sure your stuffed animal or that rad model
airplane you made in high school won’t mind.

[image: axon racing levitating rc car]

We’re big fans of RC cars, but we’ve never *ever* wanted one this badly
before. The Axon levitating
http://www.techpin.com/rc-car-action/radio-controlled car takes those
pesky wheels out of the equation and brings
you pure, unadulterated speed: 50 MPH, to be precise. The shell is made of
the same plastic used by both NASA and Nascar, so you know it’s super-tough.
The car hovers on a cushion of air from two super-powered fans on its
bottom. Sure, it’ll run you $250, but isn’t your ever-lasting joy worth at
least that much?

[image: levitation stick]

[image: levitating salt and pepper shakers]

[image: magnetic cloud sofa]

[image: levitating office chair]

This 200-pound levitating office chair seems more like a throne than the
comfy padded things we’re used to seeing in offices. It works like a
hovercraft and can easily move around the room. From designer Marijn van
der Poll http://www.marijnvanderpoll.com/, the “Chairman” looks like a
very cool product, but we can’t imagine seeing it in stores anytime soon.

[image: hoverit hovering lounger]

Re: [scifinoir2] Sweet Technology: Robots and Doughnuts, Together at Last

Hehehe... Its their weak spot too.

Side note: The artist is local and a couple of friends from my class did a
webcast on him last year. He has a lot of really cool retro looking art
featuring robots and donuts.

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 1:00 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:



 This is eevl... the 'bots now know where my
 weak spot is.


 On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 3:57 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:



 Sweet Technology: Robots and Doughnuts, Together at 
 Lasthttp://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/Gajitz/%7E3/MBcosgeB7bM/  Posted:
 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 21:00:46 +

 We’d all be happier doing what we truly love. Artist Eric Joyner has taken
 the concept of sticking with your favorite things and made a successful art
 career out of it. While doing commercial art, Joyner decided that he would
 rather be a gallery artist, and the only rule he set for himself was to pain
 only things he likes.

  The things Joyner chose to focus on were robots and doughnuts. This may
 seem like an odd pair of items, but really – who doesn’t love robots and
 doughnuts? After using Photoshop to put his ideas together, Joyner then
 paints his creations on wood panels, giving them rich colors and a warm
 sense of depth.

  The grand absurdity of most of the robot scenes is just so delicious
 that we can almost taste the sweet sprinkles on those doughnuts. Check out
 all of Joyner’s work – including some fabulous space travel-inspired pieces
 – at the artist’s website http://www.ericjoyner.com/default.aspx.


 --
 Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity!
 Mahogany at:
 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/




 --
 If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
 wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik


 




-- 
Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity!
Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/

Re: [scifinoir2] Sweet Technology: Robots and Doughnuts, Together at Last

I can see myself being trampled to death by those giant ones carrying what
look like twelve-count boxes in their arms, me staring up at them drooling *à
la* Homer J Simpson as I'm stepped on... that said, the 'bots are way cool.

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 4:23 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:



 Hehehe... Its their weak spot too.

 Side note: The artist is local and a couple of friends from my class did a
 webcast on him last year. He has a lot of really cool retro looking art
 featuring robots and donuts.

 On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 1:00 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:



 This is eevl... the 'bots now know where
 my weak spot is.


 On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 3:57 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote:



 Sweet Technology: Robots and Doughnuts, Together at 
 Lasthttp://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/Gajitz/%7E3/MBcosgeB7bM/  Posted:
 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 21:00:46 +

 We’d all be happier doing what we truly love. Artist Eric Joyner has
 taken the concept of sticking with your favorite things and made a
 successful art career out of it. While doing commercial art, Joyner decided
 that he would rather be a gallery artist, and the only rule he set for
 himself was to pain only things he likes.

  The things Joyner chose to focus on were robots and doughnuts. This may
 seem like an odd pair of items, but really – who doesn’t love robots and
 doughnuts? After using Photoshop to put his ideas together, Joyner then
 paints his creations on wood panels, giving them rich colors and a warm
 sense of depth.

  The grand absurdity of most of the robot scenes is just so delicious
 that we can almost taste the sweet sprinkles on those doughnuts. Check out
 all of Joyner’s work – including some fabulous space travel-inspired pieces
 – at the artist’s website http://www.ericjoyner.com/default.aspx.


 --
 Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity!
 Mahogany at:
 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/




 --
 If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
 wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik





 --
 Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity!
 Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
  




-- 
If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik

Re: [scifinoir2] Insert Personality: Robot Head + Human Consciousness =

Someone out there... please tell me to put down the Beretta I'm pointing at
my screen right now.

Mind you, I fully expect that such will happen, far sooner than we think
(some rich, dying billionaire out there, wanting to cheat the Grim Reaper).
That could be trouble all its own. A consciousness, able to interact with
the Internet directly? To quote Bill Paxton from Aliens -- Game over,
man. Any bad press? Gone. Any corporate takeover? Done so fast it would
take days to sort it all out. If the guy likes porn?  YouTube starts
churning it out, whether it likes to or not.

Anyone who'd like to use those ideas, feel free. Just let me know when they
hit print, because I want to read them.

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 4:11 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:



 Insert Personality: Robot Head + Human Consciousness =

 The quest for artificial intelligence has led mankind to some pretty
 strange places, but the Terasem 
 Movementhttp://www.terasemcentral.org/index.htmlhas just taken it to a 
 decidedly creepy new level. The non-profit agency is
 dedicated to educating the public about the necessity of extending life
 through cyber-consciousness. In other words, they believe that the human
 essence can be extended beyond life with the use of robots.

 They created this vaguely creepy robot called Bina48. The bot is the first
 privately-funded artificial intelligence robot of its type, and it’s modeled
 on a real woman named Bina Rothblatt. The real Bina spent many hours loading
 information into the head of Bina48, giving “her” a personality and the
 ability to converse with visitors. The above video documents Bina48′s
 interview with a New York Times reporter; it’s apparent that the technology
 can use a little refinement before we can trust it to store our
 consciousness after we die. But if its heartbreaking desires to have its own
 life, work in the garden and take over the world are any indication, we’d
 better start welcoming our new artificially intelligent overlords now.
  Video:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvcQCJpZJH8feature=player_embedded#!

 --
 Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity!
 Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
  




-- 
If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik

Re: [scifinoir2] Perplexing Pairs: 2 Cell Phones With Unlikely Superpowers

Don't need the first one, as I don't mind sporting a five-o'clock shadow
(got one right now(. But the one using soda as a fuel cell? Send me ten,
please, especially if they use Coke. (Finally a decent use for the crap,
IMO.).

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 3:44 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:



 Perplexing Pairs: 2 Cell Phones With Unlikely Superpowers

  Call us old-fashioned, but we expect our cell phones to do calls,
 texting, maybe some music and some light web browsing. We do not expect our
 phones to stave off a 5 o’clock shadow or metabolize sugary drinks. But
 apparently that’s why we’re not designing the next generation of cell
 phones.

 This is either the best idea ever or the worst idea ever. We honestly can’t
 decide. The razor cell phone is being introduced in China and evidently it’s
 no big deal to the country that already has all kinds of crazy cell phone
 functions and gadgets. But just as baffling as the unholy union of an
 electric razor and a cell phone is the fact that David Beckham is in the ad.
 Is pro soccer really paying that poorly these days? Read a detailed review
 of the razor phone (in Japanese) at cNet 
 Japanhttp://japan.cnet.com/column/mobileyamane/story/0,3800089004,20405033,00.htm
 .

 Another bizarre Chinese cell phone that hasn’t quite made it to market yet
 is this Coke-powered Nokia-branded concept by designer Daizi 
 Zhenghttp://www.daizizheng.com/projects.htm.
 The phone holds a small amount of sugary carbonated drink in a chamber on
 the back, and some special cell phone magic takes place to convert enzymes
 from the carbohydrates to electricity. If it sounds familiar, that’s because
 it’s sort of what our own bodies do to get energy from carbohydrates. The
 idea is that the “bio battery” would hold a charge longer than a traditional
 battery and be fully biodegradable. Although it’s weird (and we bet the
 chamber would get really disgusting) we have to admit that a gadget modeled
 after the human body’s energy system is pretty creative.


 --
 Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity!
 Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
  




-- 
If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik

[scifinoir2] James Cameron Thinks The Hurt Locker Would Have Been Better in 3D

Sounds like a massive case of sour grapes, IMO...

http://www.collider.com/2010/08/14/james-cameron-the-hurt-locker-3d-kathryn-bigelow-avatar/

-- 
If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik

[scifinoir2] Gary Kurtz Speaks Bluntly About George Lucas

George Lucas, Mercenary Bastich First Class? You betcha, according to
Kurtz...

http://www.collider.com/2010/08/13/star-wars-and-empire-strikes-back-producer-gary-kurtz-speaks-bluntly-about-george-lucas-return-of-the-jedi-and-more/

-- 
If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik

[scifinoir2] Battle: Los Angeles trailer

Looks cool...

http://battlelosangeles.movie-trailer.com/

-- 
If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik

Re: [scifinoir2] Insert Personality: Robot Head + Human Consciousness =

Did you watch the video? I was pleasantly surprised that the woman is
African American.

I'm sure that in a few years they will figure out how to do a download from
the mind to computer. (Like using the Braincap -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain-computer_interface ) They already posses
the technology to actually read thoughts and make a visual representation.
(they have done it with animals. Its just a matter of a bit more time to
make the leap to humans.)




On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 1:53 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:



 Someone out there... please tell me to put down the Beretta I'm pointing at
 my screen right now.

 Mind you, I fully expect that such will happen, far sooner than we think
 (some rich, dying billionaire out there, wanting to cheat the Grim Reaper).
 That could be trouble all its own. A consciousness, able to interact with
 the Internet directly? To quote Bill Paxton from Aliens -- Game over,
 man. Any bad press? Gone. Any corporate takeover? Done so fast it would
 take days to sort it all out. If the guy likes porn?  YouTube starts
 churning it out, whether it likes to or not.

 Anyone who'd like to use those ideas, feel free. Just let me know when they
 hit print, because I want to read them.


 On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 4:11 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:



 Insert Personality: Robot Head + Human Consciousness =

 The quest for artificial intelligence has led mankind to some pretty
 strange places, but the Terasem 
 Movementhttp://www.terasemcentral.org/index.htmlhas just taken it to a 
 decidedly creepy new level. The non-profit agency is
 dedicated to educating the public about the necessity of extending life
 through cyber-consciousness. In other words, they believe that the human
 essence can be extended beyond life with the use of robots.

 They created this vaguely creepy robot called Bina48. The bot is the first
 privately-funded artificial intelligence robot of its type, and it’s modeled
 on a real woman named Bina Rothblatt. The real Bina spent many hours loading
 information into the head of Bina48, giving “her” a personality and the
 ability to converse with visitors. The above video documents Bina48′s
 interview with a New York Times reporter; it’s apparent that the technology
 can use a little refinement before we can trust it to store our
 consciousness after we die. But if its heartbreaking desires to have its own
 life, work in the garden and take over the world are any indication, we’d
 better start welcoming our new artificially intelligent overlords now.
  Video:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvcQCJpZJH8feature=player_embedded#!

 --
 Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity!
 Mahogany at:
 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/




 --
 If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
 wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik


 




-- 
Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity!
Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/

Re: [scifinoir2] Insert Personality: Robot Head + Human Consciousness =

The video's still loading in for me. Computer's having a tough month.

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 5:14 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:



 Did you watch the video? I was pleasantly surprised that the woman is
 African American.

 I'm sure that in a few years they will figure out how to do a download from
 the mind to computer. (Like using the Braincap -
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain-computer_interface ) They already
 posses the technology to actually read thoughts and make a visual
 representation. (they have done it with animals. Its just a matter of a bit
 more time to make the leap to humans.)




 On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 1:53 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:



 Someone out there... please tell me to put down the Beretta I'm pointing
 at my screen right now.

 Mind you, I fully expect that such will happen, far sooner than we think
 (some rich, dying billionaire out there, wanting to cheat the Grim Reaper).
 That could be trouble all its own. A consciousness, able to interact with
 the Internet directly? To quote Bill Paxton from Aliens -- Game over,
 man. Any bad press? Gone. Any corporate takeover? Done so fast it would
 take days to sort it all out. If the guy likes porn?  YouTube starts
 churning it out, whether it likes to or not.

 Anyone who'd like to use those ideas, feel free. Just let me know when
 they hit print, because I want to read them.


 On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 4:11 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote:



 Insert Personality: Robot Head + Human Consciousness =

 The quest for artificial intelligence has led mankind to some pretty
 strange places, but the Terasem 
 Movementhttp://www.terasemcentral.org/index.htmlhas just taken it to a 
 decidedly creepy new level. The non-profit agency is
 dedicated to educating the public about the necessity of extending life
 through cyber-consciousness. In other words, they believe that the human
 essence can be extended beyond life with the use of robots.

 They created this vaguely creepy robot called Bina48. The bot is the
 first privately-funded artificial intelligence robot of its type, and it’s
 modeled on a real woman named Bina Rothblatt. The real Bina spent many hours
 loading information into the head of Bina48, giving “her” a personality and
 the ability to converse with visitors. The above video documents Bina48′s
 interview with a New York Times reporter; it’s apparent that the technology
 can use a little refinement before we can trust it to store our
 consciousness after we die. But if its heartbreaking desires to have its own
 life, work in the garden and take over the world are any indication, we’d
 better start welcoming our new artificially intelligent overlords now.
  Video:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvcQCJpZJH8feature=player_embedded#!

 --
 Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity!
 Mahogany at:
 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/




 --
 If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
 wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik





 --
 Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity!
 Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
  




-- 
If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik

[scifinoir2] Digital future shakes comic fans

2010-08-15 Thread Kelwyn

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul/23/business/la-fi-ct-digital-comics-20100723

Digital comics: Nemesis or sidekick to comic book culture?

It's a book! It's a cartoon! It's ... digital comics!

Technology, which has already upended the music, television and movie 
businesses, is now gripping the comic book world. Publishers are unleashing a 
torrent of digital comic books across smart phones, tablet devices, game 
consoles and digital book readers, portending major changes in how comics are 
made and marketed.

These new comics  many of which are being showcased this week at Comic-Con 
International in San Diego  in some cases come with choreographed 
presentations that zoom or pan across panels, full-color animated characters, 
audio from professional voice actors, heart-thumping soundtracks and even the 
ability for readers to leave comments on the pages.

With change come its twin companions: angst and exhilaration.

Traditionalists argue that experiments with animation and sound effects 
threaten to undermine the aesthetic foundation of comics and wipe out comic 
book stores already struggling to stay afloat  in other words, to do what the 
iPod and iTunes did to record shops.

The industry is in a difficult spot, said Scott McCloud, author of 
Reinventing Comics and several other books on comics as a medium. It has to 
rethink its entire business model while it's rethinking the art form.

Marvel Entertainment, which has been offering unlimited access to more than 
8,000 digital comic books via PCs for $10 a month, released an iPad application 
in April through which readers can browse more than 500 titles. DC Comics came 
out with its own iTunes app in June, starting with 200 titles and adding close 
to 50 titles a week.

[scifinoir2] Re: Sweet Technology: Robots and Doughnuts, Together at Last

2010-08-15 Thread Kelwyn

See, this is how it starts...the slippery slope...first you got your chicken 
and waffles...then you got your krispy kreme cheeseburgers (of which I partook 
last week at the State Fair)...can robots and doughnuts be far behind?

~rave?

--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@... wrote:

 I can see myself being trampled to death by those giant ones carrying what
 look like twelve-count boxes in their arms, me staring up at them drooling *à
 la* Homer J Simpson as I'm stepped on... that said, the 'bots are way cool.
 
 On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 4:23 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote:
 
 
 
  Hehehe... Its their weak spot too.
 
  Side note: The artist is local and a couple of friends from my class did a
  webcast on him last year. He has a lot of really cool retro looking art
  featuring robots and donuts.
 
  On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 1:00 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@...wrote:
 
 
 
  This is eevl... the 'bots now know where
  my weak spot is.
 
 
  On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 3:57 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@...wrote:
 
 
 
  Sweet Technology: Robots and Doughnuts, Together at 
  Lasthttp://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/Gajitz/%7E3/MBcosgeB7bM/  Posted:
  Sat, 14 Aug 2010 21:00:46 +
 
  We'd all be happier doing what we truly love. Artist Eric Joyner has
  taken the concept of sticking with your favorite things and made a
  successful art career out of it. While doing commercial art, Joyner 
  decided
  that he would rather be a gallery artist, and the only rule he set for
  himself was to pain only things he likes.
 
   The things Joyner chose to focus on were robots and doughnuts. This may
  seem like an odd pair of items, but really  who doesn't love robots and
  doughnuts? After using Photoshop to put his ideas together, Joyner then
  paints his creations on wood panels, giving them rich colors and a warm
  sense of depth.
 
   The grand absurdity of most of the robot scenes is just so delicious
  that we can almost taste the sweet sprinkles on those doughnuts. Check out
  all of Joyner's work  including some fabulous space travel-inspired 
  pieces
   at the artist's website http://www.ericjoyner.com/default.aspx.
 
 
  --
  Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity!
  Mahogany at:
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
 
 
 
 
  --
  If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
  wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant
 
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
 
 
 
 
 
  --
  Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity!
  Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
   
 
 
 
 
 -- 
 If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
 wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant
 
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik

Re: [scifinoir2] Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray

Why is that? 

- Original Message - 
From: Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com 
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 6:44:52 AM 
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray 

Even if I had the money, Keith, I wouldn't sully my wallet. 

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 1:47 AM, Keith Johnson  keithbjohn...@comcast.net  
wrote: 

This deleted scene with Vader reaching out to Luke seems pretty cool. It sounds 
as if it has more of the grim feeling of The Empire Strikes Back. I don't 
have a Blu-Ray player yet, but not sure I'd buy this even if I did. I have at 
least two versions Lucas has released over the years--and I'm not even an 
ardent fan. I wonder how many different versions UPF's (Ultra Passionate Fans) 
might have? 

* 
http://bluray.ign.com/articles/111/1112481p1.html 

Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray 

The Star Wars Blu-ray release is now as official as it can be, as none other 
than George Lucas announced the films were coming to the format. I wish I 
could say it's coming out this year, but it's coming out next year, Lucas said 
to the packed audience at the Main Event at Star Wars Celebration V today, 
which was moderated by Jon Stewart . 

Speaking about what will be included, Lucas said, They'll be different kinds 
of additional material, adding, I think you've seen enough behind the scenes 
[material] for a lifetime. There's some really good material that will be 
included in there, [including] more deleted scenes that you haven't seen yet. 
Lucas said these newly released scenes would be kept separate from the film 
itself. 

In a surprise appearance, Mark Hamill then joined Lucas and Stewart on stage, 
to introduce one of the new deleted scenes, which he said was his original 
entrance in Return of the Jedi . Hamill noted the scene was short, but that it 
was for the UPFs in the audience – the ultra passionate fans. 

We were then shown the scene, which would have taken place after Darth Vader 
arrives on the second Death Star at the beginning of Return of the Jedi . We 
see Vader walking down a corridor and into an elevator on the Death Star. We 
then cut to Vader inside his medication chamber, a la Empire Strikes Back . As 
Vader sits there, the camera moves into a close-up and we hear him reaching out 
with the Force. Luke. Luke. Join me in the dark side of the Force. My son. It 
is the only way. 

As Vader continues to repeat Luke's name, we cut to a tight close-up of Luke, 
insinuating he is hearing his father's voice. it's a very ominous shot of Luke, 
who is wearing his cloak and hood, with the shadows from the hood blocking out 
his eyes completely - in line with how Darth Sideous' face is mostly hidden. As 
Vader's voice fades away, the camera pans down to Luke's hands, and we see that 
he is using a tool to complete work on his new lightsaber. Satisfied, he puts 
the tool down and holds the lightsaber hilt up, igniting it – in what would 
have been the first reveal of the green blade. 

We cut to a shot from the side and see Luke is sitting inside a cave on 
Tatooine, with C-3P0 standing outside, waiting for him – no doubt to receive 
his orders to head to Jabba the Hutt. 

That was it for the scene, but the crowd erupted in cheers at what was indeed a 
very cool new moment, from films we are all quite familiar with. 

The panel ended with one more surprise guest – Carrie Fisher . Alas, there were 
no other deleted scenes shown to us today, but Fisher cracked to Lucas, Did 
you put the nude scenes back in? She then turned to the audience and 
deadpanned, There was a huge me and Jabba porn scene. That's what got me into 
drugs. 

No further details were given on the Blu-rays as yet, which leave plenty to 
speculate about. It's safe to say from the Return of the Jedi scene being shown 
that this release will include all of the original trilogy, but while it seems 
likely the answer is yes, there was nothing definitive stated about the 
prequels being released simultaneously. And no, we didn't get any info on 
whether the original, pre-Special Edition versions of the films will be part of 
this set as well. 

Suffice to say though, there will be more news to come in the months ahead, so 
keep checking IGN for more on the Star Wars Blu-ray release! 

Update: About five minutes after I published this story, I was handed 
Lucasfilm's official press release for the Blu-rays. It confirms that all six 
movies are being released on Blu-ray and that the set is coming out Fall 2011 - 
so don't line up just yet! We're also told it will include, documentaries, 
vintage behind-the-scenes moments, interviews, retrospectives and 
never-before-seen footage from the Lucasfilm archives. 

Star Wars fans should also check out my article about the new Empire Strikes 
Back documentary that debuted at Celebration [Click Here!] , that I theorize 
could possibly be part of the Blu-ray

[scifinoir2] Movies that aren't in 3-D but should be

2010-08-15 Thread Kelwyn

Since the success of Avatar there have been a plethora of 3-D movies - many 
of which had no business being 3-D movies.

This brought up the question of 2-D movies that should have been 3-D movies.  

For instance: Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World is a 2-D movie that would probably 
be enhanced by 3-D effects.

Are there any others?

~rave?

Re: [scifinoir2] Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray

I don't have a PS3. A Genesis, SNES, and PS2, but no PS3. How do you like it as 
a Blu-Ray player? Have all the firmware upgrades allowed it to do all the 
latest stuff that Blu-Ray allows? 

- Original Message - 
From: George Arterberry brotherfromhow...@yahoo.com 
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 6:40:28 AM 
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray 

I use my PS3 as a blu-ray player and I'll get it. But not in one swoop. I'll 
get Empire Strikes Back first. 

From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net 
To: scifinoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Sun, August 15, 2010 8:47:35 AM 
Subject: [scifinoir2] Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray 

This deleted scene with Vader reaching out to Luke seems pretty cool. It sounds 
as if it has more of the grim feeling of The Empire Strikes Back. I don't 
have a Blu-Ray player yet, but not sure I'd buy this even if I did. I have at 
least two versions Lucas has released over the years--and I'm not even an 
ardent fan. I wonder how many different versions UPF's (Ultra Passionate Fans) 
might have? 

* 
http://bluray.ign.com/articles/111/1112481p1.html 

Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray 

The Star Wars Blu-ray release is now as official as it can be, as none other 
than George Lucas announced the films were coming to the format. I wish I 
could say it's coming out this year, but it's coming out next year, Lucas said 
to the packed audience at the Main Event at Star Wars Celebration V today, 
which was moderated by Jon Stewart . 

Speaking about what will be included, Lucas said, They'll be different kinds 
of additional material, adding, I think you've seen enough behind the scenes 
[material] for a lifetime. There's some really good material that will be 
included in there, [including] more deleted scenes that you haven't seen yet. 
Lucas said these newly released scenes would be kept separate from the film 
itself. 

In a surprise appearance, Mark Hamill then joined Lucas and Stewart on stage, 
to introduce one of the new deleted scenes, which he said was his original 
entrance in Return of the Jedi . Hamill noted the scene was short, but that it 
was for the UPFs in the audience – the ultra passionate fans. 

We were then shown the scene, which would have taken place after Darth Vader 
arrives on the second Death Star at the beginning of Return of the Jedi . We 
see Vader walking down a corridor and into an elevator on the Death Star. We 
then cut to Vader inside his medication chamber, a la Empire Strikes Back . As 
Vader sits there, the camera moves into a close-up and we hear him reaching out 
with the Force. Luke. Luke. Join me in the dark side of the Force. My son. It 
is the only way. 

As Vader continues to repeat Luke's name, we cut to a tight close-up of Luke, 
insinuating he is hearing his father's voice. it's a very ominous shot of Luke, 
who is wearing his cloak and hood, with the shadows from the hood blocking out 
his eyes completely - in line with how Darth Sideous' face is mostly hidden. As 
Vader's voice fades away, the camera pans down to Luke's hands, and we see that 
he is using a tool to complete work on his new lightsaber. Satisfied, he puts 
the tool down and holds the lightsaber hilt up, igniting it – in what would 
have been the first reveal of the green blade. 

We cut to a shot from the side and see Luke is sitting inside a cave on 
Tatooine, with C-3P0 standing outside, waiting for him – no doubt to receive 
his orders to head to Jabba the Hutt. 

That was it for the scene, but the crowd erupted in cheers at what was indeed a 
very cool new moment, from films we are all quite familiar with. 

The panel ended with one more surprise guest – Carrie Fisher . Alas, there were 
no other deleted scenes shown to us today, but Fisher cracked to Lucas, Did 
you put the nude scenes back in? She then turned to the audience and 
deadpanned, There was a huge me and Jabba porn scene. That's what got me into 
drugs. 

No further details were given on the Blu-rays as yet, which leave plenty to 
speculate about. It's safe to say from the Return of the Jedi scene being shown 
that this release will include all of the original trilogy, but while it seems 
likely the answer is yes, there was nothing definitive stated about the 
prequels being released simultaneously. And no, we didn't get any info on 
whether the original, pre-Special Edition versions of the films will be part of 
this set as well. 

Suffice to say though, there will be more news to come in the months ahead, so 
keep checking IGN for more on the Star Wars Blu-ray release! 

Update: About five minutes after I published this story, I was handed 
Lucasfilm's official press release for the Blu-rays. It confirms that all six 
movies are being released on Blu-ray and that the set is coming out Fall 2011 - 
so don't line up just yet! We're also told it will include,

Re: [scifinoir2] Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray

Keith, I posted an article about an hour ago, an interview with Gary Kurtz,
who worked with Messr Lucas on the first SW movies. I believe that I
referred to Lucas as a Mercenary Bastich, First Class. The promise of more
deleted scenes (which I recall as being a lure he used back in '97 when he
churned out the Special Editions) alone is enough to put me off. Add in the
fact that I don't own a Blu-ray, and it equals me keeping my ducats.

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 7:07 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote:



 Why is that?

 - Original Message -
 From: Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com
 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
 Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 6:44:52 AM
 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray



 Even if I had the money, Keith, I wouldn't sully my wallet.

 On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 1:47 AM, Keith Johnson 
 keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote:



 This deleted scene with Vader reaching out to Luke seems pretty cool. It
 sounds as if it has more of the grim feeling of The Empire Strikes Back.
 I don't have a Blu-Ray player yet, but not sure I'd buy this even if I did.
 I have at least two versions Lucas has released over the years--and I'm not
 even an ardent fan. I wonder how many different versions UPF's (Ultra
 Passionate Fans) might have?

 *
 http://bluray.ign.com/articles/111/1112481p1.html

 Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray

 The *Star Wars* Blu-ray release is now as official as it can be, as none
 other than George Lucas 
 http://stars.ign.com/objects/912/912168.htmlannounced the films were 
 coming to the format. I wish I could say it's
 coming out this year, but it's coming out next year, Lucas said to the
 packed audience at the Main Event at Star Wars Celebration V today, which
 was moderated by Jon Stewarthttp://stars.ign.com/objects/912/912560.html.


 Speaking about what will be included, Lucas said, They'll be different
 kinds of additional material, adding, I think you've seen enough behind
 the scenes [material] for a lifetime. There's some really good material that
 will be included in there, [including] more deleted scenes that you haven't
 seen yet. Lucas said these newly released scenes would be kept separate
 from the film itself.

 In a surprise appearance, Mark 
 Hamillhttp://stars.ign.com/objects/915/915965.htmlthen joined Lucas and 
 Stewart on stage, to introduce one of the new deleted
 scenes, which he said was his original entrance in *Return of the Jedi*.
 Hamill noted the scene was short, but that it was for the UPFs in the
 audience – the ultra passionate fans.

 We were then shown the scene, which would have taken place after Darth
 Vader http://stars.ign.com/objects/919/919548.html arrives on the
 second Death Star at the beginning of *Return of the Jedi*. We see Vader
 walking down a corridor and into an elevator on the Death Star. We then cut
 to Vader inside his medication chamber, a la *Empire Strikes Back*. As
 Vader sits there, the camera moves into a close-up and we hear him reaching
 out with the Force. Luke. Luke. Join me in the dark side of the Force. My
 son. It is the only way.

 As Vader continues to repeat Luke's name, we cut to a tight close-up of
 Luke, insinuating he is hearing his father's voice. it's a very ominous shot
 of Luke, who is wearing his cloak and hood, with the shadows from the hood
 blocking out his eyes completely - in line with how Darth Sideous' face is
 mostly hidden. As Vader's voice fades away, the camera pans down to Luke's
 hands, and we see that he is using a tool to complete work on his new
 lightsaber. Satisfied, he puts the tool down and holds the lightsaber hilt
 up, igniting it – in what would have been the first reveal of the green
 blade.

 We cut to a shot from the side and see Luke is sitting inside a cave on
 Tatooine, with C-3P0 standing outside, waiting for him – no doubt to receive
 his orders to head to Jabba the Hutt.

 That was it for the scene, but the crowd erupted in cheers at what was
 indeed a very cool new moment, from films we are all quite familiar with.

 The panel ended with one more surprise guest – Carrie 
 Fisherhttp://stars.ign.com/objects/917/917167.html.
 Alas, there were no other deleted scenes shown to us today, but Fisher
 cracked to Lucas, Did you put the nude scenes back in? She then turned to
 the audience and deadpanned, There was a huge me and Jabba porn scene.
 That's what got me into drugs.

 No further details were given on the Blu-rays as yet, which leave plenty
 to speculate about. It's safe to say from the *Return of the Jedi* scene
 being shown that this release will include all of the original trilogy, but
 while it seems likely the answer is yes, there was nothing definitive stated
 about the prequels being released simultaneously. And no, we didn't get any
 info on whether the original, pre-Special Edition versions of the films will
 be part of this set as well.

 Suffice to say though, there

Re: [scifinoir2] Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray

And, further, I understand completely the concept of H'Wood as a
money-making organization. Just don't expect me to buy the propaganda
anymore. Middle age has opened my eyes to a lot.

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 7:30 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:

 Keith, I posted an article about an hour ago, an interview with Gary Kurtz,
 who worked with Messr Lucas on the first SW movies. I believe that I
 referred to Lucas as a Mercenary Bastich, First Class. The promise of more
 deleted scenes (which I recall as being a lure he used back in '97 when he
 churned out the Special Editions) alone is enough to put me off. Add in the
 fact that I don't own a Blu-ray, and it equals me keeping my ducats.


 On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 7:07 PM, Keith Johnson 
 keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote:



 Why is that?

 - Original Message -
 From: Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com
 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
 Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 6:44:52 AM
 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray



 Even if I had the money, Keith, I wouldn't sully my wallet.

 On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 1:47 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
  wrote:



 This deleted scene with Vader reaching out to Luke seems pretty cool. It
 sounds as if it has more of the grim feeling of The Empire Strikes Back.
 I don't have a Blu-Ray player yet, but not sure I'd buy this even if I did.
 I have at least two versions Lucas has released over the years--and I'm not
 even an ardent fan. I wonder how many different versions UPF's (Ultra
 Passionate Fans) might have?

 *
 http://bluray.ign.com/articles/111/1112481p1.html

 Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray

 The *Star Wars* Blu-ray release is now as official as it can be, as none
 other than George Lucas 
 http://stars.ign.com/objects/912/912168.htmlannounced the films were 
 coming to the format. I wish I could say it's
 coming out this year, but it's coming out next year, Lucas said to the
 packed audience at the Main Event at Star Wars Celebration V today, which
 was moderated by Jon Stewarthttp://stars.ign.com/objects/912/912560.html.


 Speaking about what will be included, Lucas said, They'll be different
 kinds of additional material, adding, I think you've seen enough behind
 the scenes [material] for a lifetime. There's some really good material that
 will be included in there, [including] more deleted scenes that you haven't
 seen yet. Lucas said these newly released scenes would be kept separate
 from the film itself.

 In a surprise appearance, Mark 
 Hamillhttp://stars.ign.com/objects/915/915965.htmlthen joined Lucas and 
 Stewart on stage, to introduce one of the new deleted
 scenes, which he said was his original entrance in *Return of the Jedi
 *. Hamill noted the scene was short, but that it was for the UPFs in the
 audience – the ultra passionate fans.

 We were then shown the scene, which would have taken place after Darth
 Vader http://stars.ign.com/objects/919/919548.html arrives on the
 second Death Star at the beginning of *Return of the Jedi*. We see Vader
 walking down a corridor and into an elevator on the Death Star. We then cut
 to Vader inside his medication chamber, a la *Empire Strikes Back*. As
 Vader sits there, the camera moves into a close-up and we hear him reaching
 out with the Force. Luke. Luke. Join me in the dark side of the Force. My
 son. It is the only way.

 As Vader continues to repeat Luke's name, we cut to a tight close-up of
 Luke, insinuating he is hearing his father's voice. it's a very ominous shot
 of Luke, who is wearing his cloak and hood, with the shadows from the hood
 blocking out his eyes completely - in line with how Darth Sideous' face is
 mostly hidden. As Vader's voice fades away, the camera pans down to Luke's
 hands, and we see that he is using a tool to complete work on his new
 lightsaber. Satisfied, he puts the tool down and holds the lightsaber hilt
 up, igniting it – in what would have been the first reveal of the green
 blade.

 We cut to a shot from the side and see Luke is sitting inside a cave on
 Tatooine, with C-3P0 standing outside, waiting for him – no doubt to receive
 his orders to head to Jabba the Hutt.

 That was it for the scene, but the crowd erupted in cheers at what was
 indeed a very cool new moment, from films we are all quite familiar with.

 The panel ended with one more surprise guest – Carrie 
 Fisherhttp://stars.ign.com/objects/917/917167.html.
 Alas, there were no other deleted scenes shown to us today, but Fisher
 cracked to Lucas, Did you put the nude scenes back in? She then turned to
 the audience and deadpanned, There was a huge me and Jabba porn scene.
 That's what got me into drugs.

 No further details were given on the Blu-rays as yet, which leave plenty
 to speculate about. It's safe to say from the *Return of the Jedi* scene
 being shown that this release will include all of the original trilogy, but
 while it seems

Re: [scifinoir2] Movies that aren't in 3-D but should be

rave, abso-frelling-lutely NONE. I'm on the record as saying that I'd rather
have effects as background to telling the story, not as a crutch. Movies
such as Avatar, which are dependent on the effect, are a different animal,
in my eyes. Add in the fact that my brain doesn't process 3D effects...

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 7:02 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:



 Since the success of Avatar there have been a plethora of 3-D movies -
 many of which had no business being 3-D movies.

 This brought up the question of 2-D movies that should have been 3-D
 movies.

 For instance: Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World is a 2-D movie that would
 probably be enhanced by 3-D effects.

 Are there any others?

 ~rave?

  




-- 
If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Sweet Technology: Robots and Doughnuts, Together at Last

(stnading ovation)

But Krispy Kerme is behind on the idea of creating a cheeseburger with a
doughnut as the bun. Paula Deen did it years ago, and threw in bacon and
avocado as well, if memory serves. I recall thinking, upon seeing the
recipe, that it might induce a coronary at the mere reading of the
ingredients... wait a moment.

Aha. Vegans and health-conscious souls, abandon all
hope...http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2008/03/paula-deen-is-trying-to-kill-us-part-4-bacon-donut-egg-cheeseburger.htmland
pardon me, but there's no avocado.

Fried egg, instead. [?][?][?][?]

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 6:48 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:

See, this is how it starts...the slippery slope...first you got your
chicken and waffles...then you got your krispy kreme cheeseburgers (of which
I partook last week at the State Fair)...can robots and doughnuts be far
behind?

~rave?

--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com, Martin
Baxter martinbaxt...@... wrote:

I can see myself being trampled to death by those giant ones carrying
what
look like twelve-count boxes in their arms, me staring up at them
drooling *à
la* Homer J Simpson as I'm stepped on... that said, the 'bots are way
cool.

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 4:23 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote:

Hehehe... Its their weak spot too.

Side note: The artist is local and a couple of friends from my class
did a
webcast on him last year. He has a lot of really cool retro looking art
featuring robots and donuts.

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 1:00 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxter7@
...wrote:

This is eevl... the 'bots now know
where
my weak spot is.

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 3:57 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@...wrote:

Sweet Technology: Robots and Doughnuts, Together at Last
http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/Gajitz/%7E3/MBcosgeB7bM/ Posted:

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 21:00:46 +

We'd all be happier doing what we truly love. Artist Eric Joyner has
taken the concept of sticking with your favorite things and made a
successful art career out of it. While doing commercial art, Joyner
decided
that he would rather be a gallery artist, and the only rule he set
for
himself was to pain only things he likes.

The things Joyner chose to focus on were robots and doughnuts. This
may
seem like an odd pair of items, but really – who doesn't love robots
and
doughnuts? After using Photoshop to put his ideas together, Joyner
then
paints his creations on wood panels, giving them rich colors and a
warm
sense of depth.

The grand absurdity of most of the robot scenes is just so delicious
that we can almost taste the sweet sprinkles on those doughnuts.
Check out
all of Joyner's work – including some fabulous space travel-inspired
pieces
– at the artist's website http://www.ericjoyner.com/default.aspx.

Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity!
Mahogany at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/

--
If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody
hell
wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik

--
Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity!
Mahogany at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/

--
If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody
hell
wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik

--
If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
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Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Microsoft's Not-So-Secret Plan to Cripple Windows XP

2010-08-15 Thread Rogue

What is another option for a Palm Pilot. I mean I have Palm TX

--Lavender 
If you sit long enough--you will eventually stand for something.

From: Kelwyn 
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 10:28 AM
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com 
Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Microsoft's Not-So-Secret Plan to Cripple Windows XP

Well, this isn't going to work for Palm. I refuse to buy another Palm product. 
I will continue to support those companies that offered upgrade patches.

~rave!

--- In mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... 
wrote:

 Yep, that's a very common scenario for new OS's. Microsoft is just ticked 
 that they did their jobs too well with XP. Heck, there are lots of companies 
 still coding for XP. 
 Years ago, Toyota had a car that lasted for freakin' ever. I believe it was 
 the Tercell line? I just know that everyone who owned one sang its praises 
 for reliability and long life. The car actually did so well that in time 
 Toyota changed the car so that newer versions weren't quite as long lasting. 
 The urban myth is they did this specifically because they wanted customers to 
 buy a new car at some point 

 - Original Message - 
 From: Kelwyn ravena...@... 
 To: mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com 
 Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 10:53:05 PM 
 Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Microsoft's Not-So-Secret Plan to Cripple Windows 
 XP 

 When my very reliable Sony Vaio with Windows XP was stolen I replaced it with 
 a very reliable Sony Vaio with Windows 7. One of the consequences of 
 upgrading to a new operating system is that my old palm pilot software won't 
 work with the new windows 7 operating system and Palm, unlike every other 
 software manufacturer I deal with, does not offer a patch for Windows 7. 

 ~(no)rave! 

 --- In mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ 
 wrote: 

  I hear you. I have two laptops, both running XP. I don't want to spend the 
  money now to replace them just to get Windows 7. They're an IBM T41 and 
  T42, and run XP great, but would drag a bit with 7. 
  I have a desktop running 7, but I loaded VMWare to it, and then loaded a XP 
  into that VMWare session. Why? So I can do test and support for the many 
  cases where XP is still dominant. Most non-IT people I know with home PCs 
  have told me repeatedly they're happy with XP, and won't get a new OS until 
  they have to buy a new machine. 
  As for Apple, it truly is a different experience. Ducats prevent me from 
  going that route, but I am looking forward to it... 

  - Original Message - 
  From: Martin Baxter martinbaxter7@ 
  To: mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 5:41:49 PM 
  Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Microsoft's Not-So-Secret Plan to Cripple Windows 
  XP 

  I've been happy with XP ever since it first came out. The only reason I'm 
  looking to Apple is because of the considerable charms invoked by lady 
  friends of mine who have Macs. 

  On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 3:54 PM, Keith Johnson  KeithBJohnson@  wrote: 

  I agree. It cosst a *lot* of time and money to move to a new OS. On the 
  corporate side, you can be talking hundreds or thousands of computers, 
  requiring major rollout/upgrade projects. I know 'cause I spent ten years 
  doing it for my last permanent job, from NT 4.0 and OS/2 to Win2003 and XP. 
  There's a lot of software testing that must take place in the corporate 
  world to ensure that critical software functions on new OS's. There's often 
  a major expense in upgrading hardware to accommodate the new OS' greater 
  needs for RAM, CPU power, and hard drive space. For the home user, there's 
  the money to buy a new OS, the always scary prospect of upgrading a 
  machine's OS --somethign I never do, preferring a wipe/new install--and the 
  time and effort needed to learn about using and troubleshooting a new OS at 
  home. And again, if the home user has a PC that's as relatively young as 
  five years old, it may be fine for the old OS, but must be upgraded or 
  replaced to give the most r obust experience on the new OS. 
  I've been in IT for over a decade, and learning this stuff is what I have 
  to do, but I admit even my eyes glaze over and my head throbs sometimes at 
  trying to learn the intricacies of a new OS. There are people who'd be 
  perfectly happy using XP five years from now. I say let 'em, 'cause at 
  least they're still sticking with Microsoft instead of bolting to Apple or 
  Linux. 

  - Original Message - 
  From: Adrianne Brennan  adrianne.brennan@  
  To: mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 3:48:16 PM 
  Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Microsoft's Not-So-Secret Plan to Cripple Windows 
  XP 

  Then they need to stop putting out computers with it. I bought my netbook 
  from Verizon last fall and it has XP on it.

Re: [scifinoir2] Digital future shakes comic fans

Couldn't do it, myself. An old-school guy like me wants the actual comic to
hold, pages to turn... I have read a few indie digital comics online. My
favorite is Storm Corps http://www.stormcorps.com/, for its space opera
feel.

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 6:40 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:




 http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul/23/business/la-fi-ct-digital-comics-20100723

 Digital comics: Nemesis or sidekick to comic book culture?

 It's a book! It's a cartoon! It's ... digital comics!

 Technology, which has already upended the music, television and movie
 businesses, is now gripping the comic book world. Publishers are unleashing
 a torrent of digital comic books across smart phones, tablet devices, game
 consoles and digital book readers, portending major changes in how comics
 are made and marketed.

 These new comics — many of which are being showcased this week at Comic-Con
 International in San Diego — in some cases come with choreographed
 presentations that zoom or pan across panels, full-color animated
 characters, audio from professional voice actors, heart-thumping soundtracks
 and even the ability for readers to leave comments on the pages.

 With change come its twin companions: angst and exhilaration.

 Traditionalists argue that experiments with animation and sound effects
 threaten to undermine the aesthetic foundation of comics and wipe out comic
 book stores already struggling to stay afloat — in other words, to do what
 the iPod and iTunes did to record shops.

 The industry is in a difficult spot, said Scott McCloud, author of
 Reinventing Comics and several other books on comics as a medium. It has
 to rethink its entire business model while it's rethinking the art form.

 Marvel Entertainment, which has been offering unlimited access to more than
 8,000 digital comic books via PCs for $10 a month, released an iPad
 application in April through which readers can browse more than 500 titles.
 DC Comics came out with its own iTunes app in June, starting with 200 titles
 and adding close to 50 titles a week.

  




-- 
If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik

Re: [scifinoir2] Insert Personality: Robot Head + Human Consciousness =

Did you install the latest flash update?

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:



 The video's still loading in for me. Computer's having a tough month.


 On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 5:14 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:



 Did you watch the video? I was pleasantly surprised that the woman is
 African American.

 I'm sure that in a few years they will figure out how to do a download
 from the mind to computer. (Like using the Braincap -
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain-computer_interface ) They already
 posses the technology to actually read thoughts and make a visual
 representation. (they have done it with animals. Its just a matter of a bit
 more time to make the leap to humans.)




 On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 1:53 PM, Martin Baxter 
 martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:



 Someone out there... please tell me to put down the Beretta I'm pointing
 at my screen right now.

 Mind you, I fully expect that such will happen, far sooner than we think
 (some rich, dying billionaire out there, wanting to cheat the Grim Reaper).
 That could be trouble all its own. A consciousness, able to interact with
 the Internet directly? To quote Bill Paxton from Aliens -- Game over,
 man. Any bad press? Gone. Any corporate takeover? Done so fast it would
 take days to sort it all out. If the guy likes porn?  YouTube starts
 churning it out, whether it likes to or not.

 Anyone who'd like to use those ideas, feel free. Just let me know when
 they hit print, because I want to read them.


 On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 4:11 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote:



 Insert Personality: Robot Head + Human Consciousness =

 The quest for artificial intelligence has led mankind to some pretty
 strange places, but the Terasem 
 Movementhttp://www.terasemcentral.org/index.htmlhas just taken it to a 
 decidedly creepy new level. The non-profit agency is
 dedicated to educating the public about the necessity of extending life
 through cyber-consciousness. In other words, they believe that the human
 essence can be extended beyond life with the use of robots.

 They created this vaguely creepy robot called Bina48. The bot is the
 first privately-funded artificial intelligence robot of its type, and it’s
 modeled on a real woman named Bina Rothblatt. The real Bina spent many 
 hours
 loading information into the head of Bina48, giving “her” a personality and
 the ability to converse with visitors. The above video documents Bina48′s
 interview with a New York Times reporter; it’s apparent that the technology
 can use a little refinement before we can trust it to store our
 consciousness after we die. But if its heartbreaking desires to have its 
 own
 life, work in the garden and take over the world are any indication, we’d
 better start welcoming our new artificially intelligent overlords now.
  Video:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvcQCJpZJH8feature=player_embedded#!

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 If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody
 hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik





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 Mahogany at:
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 If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
 wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik


 




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Re: [scifinoir2] US Army Orders Lockheed-Martin’s Mystery Airship

I believe it. Most of the technology that we have right now is above and
beyond the rest of the world (excluding Israel, China, UK, and a couple of
others) There isn't any real reason to spend a huge amount of money building
new planes and support craft yet when the stuff we have isn't at the end of
its lifespan yet.

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 12:47 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:

Somehow, Mr Worf, I manage to block all references to M$ out of available
memory until the mention of them comes up...

I said that about L-M because they've been on the Guv'mint dole for close
to 60 years now. About every five years or so, there's a rumbling that L-M's
main facility in Marietta (other side of the Metro from me) is going to be
scaled back or shut down outright because of a lack of contracts, at which
time the check comes from inside the Beltway. Once, according to a friend
who works for a Navy contractor, L-M once got a contract that said, in so
many words, Just make something for us. (This was during the heady days of
the Bush 41 Admin.)

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 3:19 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:

I thought M$ lawyer was the best job. :) (at least the most secure out of
the two.)

They'll keep pumping out the junk as long as they can.

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 9:19 AM, Martin Baxter
martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:

Mr Worf, you know what the best job on the planet is right now?

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 7:54 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote:

http://realitypod.com/2010/05/mystery-plane-order/
Read more:
http://realitypod.com/2010/05/mystery-plane-order/#ixzz0wftfWvom

Posted by admin http://realitypod.com/author/admin/ on May 2nd, 2010
// 3 Commentshttp://realitypod.com/2010/05/mystery-plane-order/#comments

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http://realitypod.com/2010/05/mystery-plane-order/skunk-works/Lockheed
Martin Advanced Development Projects is making perhaps the first realistic
tests of a hybrid airship–a concept that dates back many decades but that
is
just now being tried at a significant scale. The Skunk Works had secretly
built the craft and hoped for a quiet first flight at its Palmdale, Calif.,
facility, but a few passers-by noticed the strange object in the sky. The
Defense Dept. is showing interest in two categories of airships–those that
can carry large cargo at low altitude, exemplified by the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency (Darpa) Walrus program, and those that can operate
in high-altitude low-wind conditions and remain on station for long periods
of time. The configuration of the Skunks Works ship indicates it is the
former–a hybrid heavy-load carrier. The interest is across the services and
the notional applications are diverse, ranging from logistics–delivery of
an
integrated fighting unit within theater, for example–to sensor,
communications and even laser-weapon relay platforms. But airships aren’t
there yet. Major unresolved issues could derail the airship dream, such as
their traditional delicate ground handling, and possibly prohibitive
economics and vulnerability. These issues have been debated endlessly on
paper, and now Lockheed Martin, a prime airship proponent, is investing to
seek real answers.

Recentlys! U.S. Army LEMV Program ordered this 21-day endurance, 20K
Altitude Hybrid LTA for AFPAK:

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportuni…https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunitymode=formid=8a9576adda671991e001a322c98a6a44tab=coretabmode=listcck=1au=ck=

A hybrid airship derives most of its lift by being filled with a
lighter-than-air gas such as helium. Overall, it is heavier than air and
gains the final 20% or so of lift by flying like an aircraft, but with slow
takeoff and landing speeds that allow operations from short unprepared
strips. The Skunk Works made the first flight of its “P-791″ testbed on
Jan.
31 at its facility on the Palmdale Air Force Plant 42 airport. The manned
flight was about a 5-min. circuit around the airport in the morning and
appeared to be successful. The company did not announce or want to discuss
the flight. The P-791 is not part of a government contract, but rather an
independent research and development project by the Skunk Works to better
understand airship capabilities and technologies, such as materials, a
company official

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Sweet Technology: Robots and Doughnuts, Together at Last

Well what you really have to worry about in the Robot / Donut universe is
first the civil war between the warring robot factions followed by the donut
revolution. In the robot universe, the donuts are not only yummy but they
are sentient too.

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:

 See, this is how it starts...the slippery slope...first you got your
 chicken and waffles...then you got your krispy kreme cheeseburgers (of which
 I partook last week at the State Fair)...can robots and doughnuts be far
 behind?

 ~rave?

 --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@...
 wrote:
 
  I can see myself being trampled to death by those giant ones carrying
 what
  look like twelve-count boxes in their arms, me staring up at them
 drooling *à
  la* Homer J Simpson as I'm stepped on... that said, the 'bots are way
 cool.
 
  On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 4:23 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote:
 
  
  
   Hehehe... Its their weak spot too.
  
   Side note: The artist is local and a couple of friends from my class
 did a
   webcast on him last year. He has a lot of really cool retro looking art
   featuring robots and donuts.
  
   On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 1:00 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxter7@
 ...wrote:
  
  
  
   This is eevl... the 'bots now know
 where
   my weak spot is.
  
  
   On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 3:57 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@...wrote:
  
  
  
   Sweet Technology: Robots and Doughnuts, Together at Last
 http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/Gajitz/%7E3/MBcosgeB7bM/  Posted:
   Sat, 14 Aug 2010 21:00:46 +
  
   We'd all be happier doing what we truly love. Artist Eric Joyner has
   taken the concept of sticking with your favorite things and made a
   successful art career out of it. While doing commercial art, Joyner
 decided
   that he would rather be a gallery artist, and the only rule he set
 for
   himself was to pain only things he likes.
  
The things Joyner chose to focus on were robots and doughnuts. This
 may
   seem like an odd pair of items, but really – who doesn't love robots
 and
   doughnuts? After using Photoshop to put his ideas together, Joyner
 then
   paints his creations on wood panels, giving them rich colors and a
 warm
   sense of depth.
  
The grand absurdity of most of the robot scenes is just so delicious
   that we can almost taste the sweet sprinkles on those doughnuts.
 Check out
   all of Joyner's work – including some fabulous space travel-inspired
 pieces
   – at the artist's website http://www.ericjoyner.com/default.aspx.
  
  
   --
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   Mahogany at:
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   --
   If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody
 hell
   wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant
  
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
  
  
  
  
  
   --
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 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
  
  
 
 
 
  --
  If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody
 hell
  wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant
 
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
 




 

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Re: [scifinoir2] Battle: Los Angeles trailer

We'll never know the truth behind this. There's been a few movies that have
used the incident as a catalyst. Anyone remember 1942 starring John Belushi?


I would love to see this movie!



On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 2:10 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:



 Looks cool...

 http://battlelosangeles.movie-trailer.com/

 --
 If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
 wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik


 




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Re: [scifinoir2] James Cameron Thinks The Hurt Locker Would Have Been Better in 3D

Cameron must be high. There's no way that would have worked in 3d. It would
have taken away from the reality of the situations in the movie.

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 1:58 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:



 Sounds like a massive case of sour grapes, IMO...


 http://www.collider.com/2010/08/14/james-cameron-the-hurt-locker-3d-kathryn-bigelow-avatar/

 --
 If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
 wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik


 




-- 
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Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/

Re: [scifinoir2] Net Neutrality Protesters Call for Google to Stand Tall

I think that Google is using the approach of changing the system from the
inside. Google has their hands in so many pies that it will soon make M$
look like wannbes.

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:



 I personally expect results roughly after Jesus makes it back this way...

 http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/08/net-neutrality-google-protest/

 --
 If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
 wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik


 




-- 
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Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/

[scifinoir2] Come On, See the Noise: Airport Noise Converted to Power

Come On, See the Noise: Airport Noise Converted to Power

  Anyone who’s been to an airport knows that airports are some of the
noisiest places on Earth. The constant noise of the airplanes flying
overhead, taxiing, taking off and landing can be almost deafening – but some
good might one day come of it. This concept – the Green Noise
http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/01/22/noise-is-cool-for-power/converter –
from designer Hung-Uei Jou would harvest noise from airports to provide the
power for runway lights.

Runway lights, of course, use a large amount of electricity since they need
to be left on for long periods of time. Finding an alternative source of
energy to lighten the electricity load on the grid would not only save
money, but help to cut down on pollution from power plants. A small change,
maybe, but a positive one nonetheless. Depending on the technical aspect, it
may be possible to use this type of technology in other noisy places: city
centers, sporting events, or even nightclubs.

There aren’t any technical details about how the design would work, but it’s
possible that the round pods on the ground would operate on
piezoelectricity. When the sound waves vibrate the collection pods, the
interior materials would produce small amounts of electricity. The tripod
that supports the collection unit lifts it off of the ground enough to make
it simple for airport techs to perform maintenance on the units and change
the lights when they burn out. A screen on the side of each unit gives vital
information about the unit’s status, such as how much of a charge it has
remaining.


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Re: [scifinoir2] US Army Orders Lockheed-Martin’s Mystery Airship

I only know about the F-22 through the PBS special that details the competition 
between Lockheed and Boeing for that Joint Strikeforce Fighter. The program's 
pretty cool, and the plane seemed impressed. Give us the skinny, please... 

- Original Message - 
From: Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com 
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 12:19:48 PM 
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] US Army Orders Lockheed-Martin’s Mystery Airship 

Mr Worf, you know what the best job on the planet is right now? 

A Lockheed-Martin lobbyist. They manage to wrangle corporate welfare for their 
company without fail, no matter how magnificently L-M's projects may fail. (I 
refer you all to the F-22 debacle, because it was as hush-hush as this seems to 
be.) 

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 7:54 AM, Mr. Worf  hellomahog...@gmail.com  wrote: 

http://realitypod.com/2010/05/mystery-plane-order/ 
Read more: http://realitypod.com/2010/05/mystery-plane-order/#ixzz0wftfWvom 

Home » Military Tech , Science  Tech » US Army Orders Lockheed-Martin’s 
Mystery Airship US Army Orders Lockheed-Martin’s Mystery Airship 

Posted by admin on May 2nd, 2010 // 3 Comments 

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Lockheed Martin Advanced Development Projects is making perhaps the first 
realistic tests of a hybrid airship–a concept that dates back many decades but 
that is just now being tried at a significant scale. The Skunk Works had 
secretly built the craft and hoped for a quiet first flight at its Palmdale, 
Calif., facility, but a few passers-by noticed the strange object in the sky. 
The Defense Dept. is showing interest in two categories of airships–those that 
can carry large cargo at low altitude, exemplified by the Defense Advanced 
Research Projects Agency (Darpa) Walrus program, and those that can operate in 
high-altitude low-wind conditions and remain on station for long periods of 
time. The configuration of the Skunks Works ship indicates it is the former–a 
hybrid heavy-load carrier. The interest is across the services and the notional 
applications are diverse, ranging from logistics–delivery of an integrated 
fighting unit within theater, for example–to sensor, communications and even 
laser-weapon relay platforms. But airships aren’t there yet. Major unresolved 
issues could derail the airship dream, such as their traditional delicate 
ground handling, and possibly prohibitive economics and vulnerability. These 
issues have been debated endlessly on paper, and now Lockheed Martin, a prime 
airship proponent, is investing to seek real answers. 

Recentlys! U.S. Army LEMV Program ordered this 21-day endurance, 20K Altitude 
Hybrid LTA for AFPAK: 

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportuni… 

A hybrid airship derives most of its lift by being filled with a 
lighter-than-air gas such as helium. Overall, it is heavier than air and gains 
the final 20% or so of lift by flying like an aircraft, but with slow takeoff 
and landing speeds that allow operations from short unprepared strips. The 
Skunk Works made the first flight of its “P-791″ testbed on Jan. 31 at its 
facility on the Palmdale Air Force Plant 42 airport. The manned flight was 
about a 5-min. circuit around the airport in the morning and appeared to be 
successful. The company did not announce or want to discuss the flight. The 
P-791 is not part of a government contract, but rather an independent research 
and development project by the Skunk Works to better understand airship 
capabilities and technologies, such as materials, a company official says. 
However, it may also be a quarter-scale prototype of a heavy-lifter. 

TO GAIN MORE SPAN TO ACT LIKE a wing, the P-791 is three pressurized lobes 
joined together. An observer of the first flight says it was about the size of 
three Fuji blimps blended together. The Fuji blimp, a Skyship 600 model, is 206 
ft. long. That suggests the P-791 would have a gross lift of roughly 3-5 tons. 
The observer saw the craft performing very tight 360-deg. turns while taxiing. 
It made a brief takeoff roll, climbed to a low altitude, made a few 
banks–including a long sweeping turn–then came back and landed. The landing 
approach had a nose-down body attitude that levelled for the flare. The flight 
was very smooth, the observer says. The craft was flown by P-791 Chief Test 
Pilot Eric P. Hansen. The speed of the testbed was estimated at about 20 kt. A 
full-scale version would be able to go much faster, over 100 kt. Lockheed 
Martin has long proposed a large transport airship, at one time called the 
Aerocraft, which was halted around 2000 (AWST Feb. 22, 1999, p. 26). That 
design was about 800 ft. long and was to carry 1-1.2 million lb. at 125 kt. The 
Skunk Works was one of two contractors to receive one-year, $3-million Darpa 
contracts in August 2005 to study Walrus. The second Walrus phase would be a 
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Re: [scifinoir2] Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray

what about The Empire Strikes Back? That was a very good movie, and of 
course, had a completely different set of people behind the scenes creatively. 
A New Hope wasn't too bad, either. 

- Original Message - 
From: Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo.com 
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 1:19:42 PM 
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray 

The only Star Wars announcement I want to hear is that George Lucas has hired 
somebody competent like Peter Jackson or Christopher Nolan or hell, anyone 
else, to rewrite, redirect and remake from scratch the entire saga from start 
to finish. Then and only then is there a shot at redemption for his utter and 
complete destruction of what should have been the greatest science fiction 
legacy in history. 

Bosco 

--- On Sun, 8/15/10, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: 

From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net 
Subject: [scifinoir2] Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray 
To: scifinoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com 
Date: Sunday, August 15, 2010, 12:47 AM 

This deleted scene with Vader reaching out to Luke seems pretty cool. It sounds 
as if it has more of the grim feeling of The Empire Strikes Back. I don't 
have a Blu-Ray player yet, but not sure I'd buy this even if I did. I have at 
least two versions Lucas has released over the years--and I'm not even an 
ardent fan. I wonder how many different versions UPF's (Ultra Passionate Fans) 
might have? 

* 
http://bluray.ign.com/articles/111/1112481p1.html 

Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray 

The Star Wars Blu-ray release is now as official as it can be, as none other 
than George Lucas announced the films were coming to the format. I wish I 
could say it's coming out this year, but it's coming out next year, Lucas said 
to the packed audience at the Main Event at Star Wars Celebration V today, 
which was moderated by Jon Stewart . 

Speaking about what will be included, Lucas said, They'll be different kinds 
of additional material, adding, I think you've seen enough behind the scenes 
[material] for a lifetime. There's some really good material that will be 
included in there, [including] more deleted scenes that you haven't seen yet. 
Lucas said these newly released scenes would be kept separate from the film 
itself. 

In a surprise appearance, Mark Hamill then joined Lucas and Stewart on stage, 
to introduce one of the new deleted scenes, which he said was his original 
entrance in Return of the Jedi . Hamill noted the scene was short, but that it 
was for the UPFs in the audience – the ultra passionate fans. 

We were then shown the scene, which would have taken place after Darth Vader 
arrives on the second Death Star at the beginning of Return of the Jedi . We 
see Vader walking down a corridor and into an elevator on the Death Star. We 
then cut to Vader inside his medication chamber, a la Empire Strikes Back . As 
Vader sits there, the camera moves into a close-up and we hear him reaching out 
with the Force. Luke. Luke. Join me in the dark side of the Force. My son. It 
is the only way. 

As Vader continues to repeat Luke's name, we cut to a tight close-up of Luke, 
insinuating he is hearing his father's voice. it's a very ominous shot of Luke, 
who is wearing his cloak and hood, with the shadows from the hood blocking out 
his eyes completely - in line with how Darth Sideous' face is mostly hidden. As 
Vader's voice fades away, the camera pans down to Luke's hands, and we see that 
he is using a tool to complete work on his new lightsaber. Satisfied, he puts 
the tool down and holds the lightsaber hilt up, igniting it – in what would 
have been the first reveal of the green blade. 

We cut to a shot from the side and see Luke is sitting inside a cave on 
Tatooine, with C-3P0 standing outside, waiting for him – no doubt to receive 
his orders to head to Jabba the Hutt. 

That was it for the scene, but the crowd erupted in cheers at what was indeed a 
very cool new moment, from films we are all quite familiar with. 

The panel ended with one more surprise guest – Carrie Fisher . Alas, there were 
no other deleted scenes shown to us today, but Fisher cracked to Lucas, Did 
you put the nude scenes back in? She then turned to the audience and 
deadpanned, There was a huge me and Jabba porn scene. That's what got me into 
drugs. 

No further details were given on the Blu-rays as yet, which leave plenty to 
speculate about. It's safe to say from the Return of the Jedi scene being shown 
that this release will include all of the original trilogy, but while it seems 
likely the answer is yes, there was nothing definitive stated about the 
prequels being released simultaneously. And no, we didn't get any info on 
whether the original, pre-Special Edition versions of the films will be part of 
this set as well. 

Suffice to say though, there will be more news to come in the months ahead, so

Re: [scifinoir2] Insert Personality: Robot Head + Human Consciousness =

The Uncanny Valley strikes again. Really creepy-looking, and no offense against 
the lady that's the model, but when I saw it, I honestly thought it was a dude 
in a wig. I think that we need to be careful trying to unleash these 
almost-but-not-quite-human robots on the populace. That creepiness factor might 
make the more sadistic and violent elements among us get perverse pleasure in 
attacking the automatons. Fear often breeds violence, you know, and i can see a 
sick market for people building such robots expressly for the purpose of 
letting people maim and destroy them. in fact, that particular angle's been the 
topic of innumerable scifi stories over the years... 

- Original Message - 
From: Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com 
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 4:53:55 PM 
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Insert Personality: Robot Head + Human Consciousness 
= 






Someone out there... please tell me to put down the Beretta I'm pointing at my 
screen right now. 

Mind you, I fully expect that such will happen, far sooner than we think (some 
rich, dying billionaire out there, wanting to cheat the Grim Reaper). That 
could be trouble all its own. A consciousness, able to interact with the 
Internet directly? To quote Bill Paxton from Aliens -- Game over, man. Any 
bad press? Gone. Any corporate takeover? Done so fast it would take days to 
sort it all out. If the guy likes porn? YouTube starts churning it out, whether 
it likes to or not. 

Anyone who'd like to use those ideas, feel free. Just let me know when they hit 
print, because I want to read them. 


On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 4:11 PM, Mr. Worf  hellomahog...@gmail.com  wrote: 










Insert Personality: Robot Head + Human Consciousness = 







The quest for artificial intelligence has led mankind to some pretty strange 
places, but the Terasem Movement has just taken it to a decidedly creepy new 
level. The non-profit agency is dedicated to educating the public about the 
necessity of extending life through cyber-consciousness. In other words, they 
believe that the human essence can be extended beyond life with the use of 
robots. 



They created this vaguely creepy robot called Bina48. The bot is the first 
privately-funded artificial intelligence robot of its type, and it’s modeled on 
a real woman named Bina Rothblatt. The real Bina spent many hours loading 
information into the head of Bina48, giving “her” a personality and the ability 
to converse with visitors. The above video documents Bina48′s interview with a 
New York Times reporter; it’s apparent that the technology can use a little 
refinement before we can trust it to store our consciousness after we die. But 
if its heartbreaking desires to have its own life, work in the garden and take 
over the world are any indication, we’d better start welcoming our new 
artificially intelligent overlords now. Video: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvcQCJpZJH8feature=player_embedded# ! 

-- 
Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! 
Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ 




-- 
If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell 
wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik

Re: [scifinoir2] Insert Personality: Robot Head + Human Consciousness =

They have several that are used as receptionists in Japan. I think that the
difference between here and Japan is that they weren't bombarded with psycho
robot movies for the last 60 years.

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 7:35 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote:



 The Uncanny Valley strikes again. Really creepy-looking, and no offense
 against the lady that's the model, but when I saw it, I honestly thought it
 was a dude in a wig. I think that we need to be careful trying to unleash
 these almost-but-not-quite-human robots on the populace. That creepiness
 factor might make the more sadistic and violent elements among us get
 perverse pleasure in attacking the automatons. Fear often breeds violence,
 you know, and i can see a sick market for people building such robots
 expressly for the purpose of letting people maim and destroy them. in fact,
 that particular angle's been the topic of innumerable scifi stories over the
 years...


 - Original Message -
 From: Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com
 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
 Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 4:53:55 PM
 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Insert Personality: Robot Head + Human
 Consciousness =



 Someone out there... please tell me to put down the Beretta I'm pointing at
 my screen right now.

 Mind you, I fully expect that such will happen, far sooner than we think
 (some rich, dying billionaire out there, wanting to cheat the Grim Reaper).
 That could be trouble all its own. A consciousness, able to interact with
 the Internet directly? To quote Bill Paxton from Aliens -- Game over,
 man. Any bad press? Gone. Any corporate takeover? Done so fast it would
 take days to sort it all out. If the guy likes porn?  YouTube starts
 churning it out, whether it likes to or not.

 Anyone who'd like to use those ideas, feel free. Just let me know when they
 hit print, because I want to read them.

 On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 4:11 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:



 Insert Personality: Robot Head + Human Consciousness =

 The quest for artificial intelligence has led mankind to some pretty
 strange places, but the Terasem 
 Movementhttp://www.terasemcentral.org/index.htmlhas just taken it to a 
 decidedly creepy new level. The non-profit agency is
 dedicated to educating the public about the necessity of extending life
 through cyber-consciousness. In other words, they believe that the human
 essence can be extended beyond life with the use of robots.

 They created this vaguely creepy robot called Bina48. The bot is the first
 privately-funded artificial intelligence robot of its type, and it’s modeled
 on a real woman named Bina Rothblatt. The real Bina spent many hours loading
 information into the head of Bina48, giving “her” a personality and the
 ability to converse with visitors. The above video documents Bina48′s
 interview with a New York Times reporter; it’s apparent that the technology
 can use a little refinement before we can trust it to store our
 consciousness after we die. But if its heartbreaking desires to have its own
 life, work in the garden and take over the world are any indication, we’d
 better start welcoming our new artificially intelligent overlords now.
  Video:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvcQCJpZJH8feature=player_embedded#!

 --
 Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity!
 Mahogany at:
 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/




 --
 If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
 wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik



 




-- 
Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity!
Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/

[scifinoir2] Re: Whatever happened to???? Game

2010-08-15 Thread angelababycat

Haiti.

--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote:

 The other night I was thinking about some of the things that were hot items
 in the news but today you cannot find anything on them no matter where you
 look.
 
 For example, stories about fuel cells were really hot in 2008/2009. When was
 the last time that you saw a story on it? This can be a person, place or
 thing.
 
 Can you come up with more?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 -- 
 Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity!
 Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/

Re: [scifinoir2] Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray

2010-08-15 Thread Bosco Bosco

I'm curious.  I have a really strong reaction to every film, post empire. The 
prequels are particularly hard for me because I had been waiting for that 
story to be told from the minute I became aware that it would be. I dont know 
exactly when it was but sometime around 12 or 13 probably after seeing Empire 
but before Jedi I began to hear talk about Lucas telling the backstory at some 
point. I had waited my entire life, multiple decades, to experience the Anakin 
to Vader story. Sometime around the moment JarJar Binks appeared on screen, I 
realized I was gonna get burned. Somehow, I just couldnt let go, like a 
mentally debilitated rubbernecker at a fenderbender, I watched the entire train 
wreck unfold. Nothing has ever been as artistically devastating or 
disappointing. What Lucas did to his legacy is criminal. What he did to the 
fans is worse. There are moments where I actually wish I had never seen any of 
it.

B

--- On Sun, 8/15/10, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com wrote:

From: Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, August 15, 2010, 2:48 PM







 



  



  
  
  Bosco, I'm sending this to a long-time SW fan, to get a reaction to this. 
I'll let you know what it is.

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo.com wrote:
















 



  



  
  
  The only Star Wars announcement I want to hear is that George Lucas has 
hired somebody competent like Peter Jackson or Christopher Nolan or hell, 
anyone else, to rewrite, redirect and remake from scratch the entire saga from 
start to finish. Then and only then is there a shot at redemption for his utter 
and complete destruction of what should have been the greatest science fiction 
legacy in history. 


Bosco

--- On Sun, 8/15/10, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote:


From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
Subject: [scifinoir2] Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray
To: scifinoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com

Date: Sunday, August 15, 2010, 12:47 AM







 




  
  
  This deleted scene with Vader reaching out to Luke seems pretty cool. It 
sounds as if it has more of the grim feeling of The Empire Strikes Back.  I 
don't have a Blu-Ray player yet, but not sure I'd buy this even if I did. I 
have at least two versions Lucas has released over the years--and I'm not even 
an ardent fan. I wonder how many different versions UPF's (Ultra Passionate 
Fans) might have?


*
http://bluray.ign.com/articles/111/1112481p1.html

Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray


The Star Wars Blu-ray release is now as official as it can be, as none other 
than George Lucas
 announced the films were coming to the format. I wish I could say it's
 coming out this year, but it's coming out next year, Lucas said to the
 packed audience at the Main Event at Star Wars Celebration V today, 
which was moderated by Jon Stewart. 




Speaking about what will be included, Lucas said, They'll be different 
kinds of additional material, adding, I think you've seen enough 
behind the scenes [material] for a lifetime. There's some really good 
material that will be included in there, [including] more deleted scenes
 that you haven't seen yet. Lucas said these newly released scenes 
would be kept separate from the film itself. 




In a surprise appearance, Mark Hamill
 then joined Lucas and Stewart on stage, to introduce one of the new 
deleted scenes, which he said was his original entrance in Return of the 
Jedi. Hamill noted the scene was short, but that it was for the UPFs in the 
audience – the ultra passionate fans. 




We were then shown the scene, which would have taken place after Darth Vader 
arrives on the second Death Star at the beginning of Return of the Jedi.
 We see Vader walking down a corridor and into an elevator on the Death 
Star. We then cut to Vader inside his medication chamber, a la Empire Strikes 
Back.
 As Vader sits there, the camera moves into a close-up and we hear him 
reaching out with the Force. Luke. Luke. Join me in the dark side of 
the Force. My son. It is the only way. 




As Vader continues to repeat Luke's name, we cut to a tight close-up of 
Luke, insinuating he is hearing his father's voice. it's a very ominous 
shot of Luke, who is wearing his cloak and hood, with the shadows from 
the hood blocking out his eyes completely -  in line with how Darth 
Sideous' face is mostly hidden. As Vader's voice fades away, the camera 
pans down to Luke's hands, and we see that he is using a tool to 
complete work on his new lightsaber. Satisfied, he puts the tool down 
and holds the lightsaber hilt up, igniting it – in what would have been 
the first reveal of the green blade. 




We cut to a shot from the side and see Luke is sitting inside a cave on 
Tatooine, with C-3P0 standing outside, waiting for him – no

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Whatever happened to???? Game

Good one.

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 8:15 PM, angelababycat asrobin...@mindspring.comwrote:

 Haiti.

 --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote:
 
  The other night I was thinking about some of the things that were hot
 items
  in the news but today you cannot find anything on them no matter where
 you
  look.
 
  For example, stories about fuel cells were really hot in 2008/2009. When
 was
  the last time that you saw a story on it? This can be a person, place or
  thing.
 
  Can you come up with more?
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Re: [scifinoir2] Movies that aren't in 3-D but should be

The Matrix trilogy, V for Vendetta, Children of Men, 2001, TRON, Close
Encounters, Ghost Busters, Who framed Roger Rabbit, Lord of the rings



 On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 7:02 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:



 Since the success of Avatar there have been a plethora of 3-D movies -
 many of which had no business being 3-D movies.

 This brought up the question of 2-D movies that should have been 3-D
 movies.

 For instance: Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World is a 2-D movie that would
 probably be enhanced by 3-D effects.

 Are there any others?

 ~rave?




 --
 If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
 wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik


 




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 Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity!
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