Re: [scifinoir2] Re: No Ordinary Family Preview

[Mr. Worf]

I guess that it was a tea bagger political statement.

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:28 AM, B Smith  wrote:

> Not intentionally. ;)
>
> Since I refuse to Facebook or Tweet I guess I'll have to wait a while to
> see it.
>
> The teleporter thing is dumb. If nothing else Jumper showed how a
> teleporter could make a killing using their powers. Of course if you were a
> small time criminal before you had superpowers then it's not surprising you
> might not be able to think outside the box.
>
> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Mr. Worf"  wrote:
> >
> > Oh wait. Is it a comedy??
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 10:37 AM, Mr. Worf  wrote:
> >
> > > I saw the commercial for this and thought that it made me think of a
> lame
> > > Incredibles rip off. Chiklis needs a new agent.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 10:04 AM, Kelwyn  wrote:
> > >
> > >> I watched and was underwhelmed by the preview.  After a crash in the
> > >> Amazon, Jim Powell (Michael Chiklis) and his family discover they have
> > >> superpowers.  Jim has Siegel & Shuster era Superman powers: he can
> stop a
> > >> bullet but he can't fly, so he leaps to crime scenes ala the Hulk.
>  His wife
> > >> Stephanie (Julie Benz) is a female Flash.  The kids kinda get gipped
> in the
> > >> super power lottery: the girl can read minds (ala Sookie Stackhouse)
> and the
> > >> son can solve complex math problems (like Einstein?).  The narrative
> is
> > >> clunky in several regards.  First, somehow nebbishy police sketch
> artist Jim
> > >> is best friends with the District Attorney (Romany Malco) and when he
> > >> reveals his super powers to his best friend his best friend builds him
> a
> > >> "liar" in his garage - not Jim's garage but in the D.A.'s garage.
>  Sure, I
> > >> guess that could happen.
> > >>
> > >> Lastly, late in the premiere episode it is revealed that the serial
> bank
> > >> robber (who has been robbing banks wearing a Barack Obama mask)is
> revealed
> > >> to be a teleporter.  C'mon man!  If dude is a teleporter why is he
> pulling
> > >> these penny ante robberies in an Obama mask?  If EYE were a teleporter
> -
> > >> well, nevah mind!
> > >>
> > >> ~(no)rave!
> > >>
> > >> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Kelwyn"  wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >>
> http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/08/21/abc-makes-no-ordinary-family-pilot-available-online/60621
> > >> >
> > >> > ABC  has made the pilot of No Ordinary Family available for online
> > >> screening,  at least for the first 50,000 viewers as announced earlier
> today
> > >> via the "No Ordinary Family" fan site Twitter acctI've written
> before
> > >> that I'm not sure how it will do as a series, but I really enjoyed the
> pilot
> > >> when I watched it a couple of months ago. I'm not sure if the version
> online
> > >> is exactly the same as the one I saw, but I recommend it if you're
> looking
> > >> for some lighthearted action fun.
> > >> > Viewing the pilot requires you to login with your ABC.com ID or
> > >> Facebook, Myspace or Twitter logins and the password is
> "Extraordinary"
> > >> (without the quotes). Sorry international readers, but I wouldn't look
> for
> > >> it to work outside of the USA.
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> 
> > >>
> > >> Post your SciFiNoir Profile at
> > >>
> > >>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo
> !
> > >> Groups Links
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> >
>
>
>
>
> 
>
> Post your SciFiNoir Profile at
>
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> Groups Links
>
>
>
>

Re: [scifinoir2] SanDisk reveals the postage-stamp-sized integrated SSD

[Mr. Worf]

They make some killer stuff, but they are the Ferrari of laptops and game
machines. They had a monster on G4 last week. The case was a huge black box
that could take up to 6 hard drives. (very cool case by the way) The top had
several slats that automatically opened to cool off the machine and it ran
games in 3d at the highest resolution. $2800. It looked like a cross between
a pc and a stealth fighter.

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:12 PM, Martin Baxter wrote:

>
>
> Strange that no one's trying to out-do Alienware in the processor
> department. Back when I was actively shopping for a new laptop, I allowed
> myself the luxury of browsing thee Dell web site to see what they had to
> offer. Dual quad-core processors, starting at 2.16 Ghz that can overclock up
> to 2.80 Ghz. If it hadn't been $1800, I'd own it now.
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:20 PM, Mr. Worf wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> The big two seem to be leaning toward the superchip with as many
>> processors crammed into a chip as possible, but their design seems to be way
>> behind the GPU.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:52 AM, Martin Baxter 
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Not a thing. They're too busy trying to make computers faster.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:37 AM, Mr. Worf wrote:
>>>


 Give them a couple of years. Just about all of the big manufactures are
 moving toward solid state storage already. So if they can get their hands 
 on
 something like this we will start seeing 250gig Ipods, and Tabletpcs with
 100 terabytes of storage.

 The interesting thing is I haven't heard anything about improvements in
 ram storage for a couple of years now (minus DDR3). Have you?

 On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 3:39 AM, Martin Baxter >>> > wrote:

>
>
> Great gosh a-mighty. If that were in a tablet PC...
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 8:21 PM, Mr. Worf wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>  SanDisk reveals the postage-stamp-sized integrated SSD
>>
>> By Paul Ridden 
>>
>> *09:50 August 24, 2010*
>>
>> 6 
>> Pictures
>>  [image: SanDisk has developed the first small form factor SATA SSD
>> drive]
>>
>> SanDisk has developed the first small form factor SATA SSD drive
>> *Image 
>> Gallery
>>  (6
>> images)*
>>  Flash SSD Appliance 
>> 2.4TB
>>  - 
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>> Sustained Steady State IOPS 1000 MBps Performance via 10GbE
>> SAN for Pro Video 
>> Editing
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Re: [scifinoir2] Mitochondria fuel cells could be powered by soda pop

[Mr. Worf]

They flipflop on some of these points so often that its hard to keep track.
For example, there has been flipflop on soy, artificial sweeteners,
high fructose corn syrup etc. It will be like the movie Sleeper. "Sure eat
all the steak you want. Here have a cigarette too. They're good for you..."

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:20 PM, Martin Baxter wrote:

>
>
> Strange... weren't they just trying to convince us all to give up pop,
> because it was so bad for our health?
>
> Martin (just saying... the word "conspiracy" never entered my brain)
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:03 PM, Mr. Worf wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>  Mitochondria fuel cells could be powered by soda pop
>>
>> By Ben Coxworth 
>>
>> *18:49 August 26, 2010*
>>
>>  [image: Diagram of a mitochondrion, like those used in the mitochondria
>> biofuel 
>> cell]
>>
>> Diagram of a mitochondrion, like those used in the mitochondria biofuel
>> cell
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[scifinoir2] Lenovo to develop game consoles in China: report

[Mr. Worf]

Lenovo to develop game consoles in China: report

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HONG KONG | Thu Aug 26, 2010 11:53pm EDT

(Reuters) - Lenovo, the world's No. 4 PC maker, has set up a unit to develop
a video game console for the China market, a newspaper reported on Friday,
pitting it against rivals such as Microsoft and Sony.

Some 40 Lenovo software engineers have been spun off from the company to
work for Beijing eedoo Technology, which will be tasked with developing and
marketing the "eBox" game console, the China Daily reported.

Lenovo, its unlisted parent Legend Holdings, and its private equity arm
Legend Capital co-invested in the new company, but did not disclose
investment figures, the newspaper said.

Lenovo and eedoo officials were not immediately available for comment.

The Chinese PC maker has been trying to diversify away from selling only the
heavily commoditized personal computer, having launched in the past year a
smartphone in its home market and announcing plans to roll out a tablet PC.

China has been a notoriously difficult market for video console makers,
which make most of their money from game sales, due to rampant piracy in the
country.

(Reporting by Kelvin Soh; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

Re: [scifinoir2] Commodore USA to release updated Commodore 64

[Mr. Worf]

Well, why not. Atari has taken advantage of the market by marketing plug in
joysticks, the 2600 re-issues multiple times, and a few other nicknaks
including Ateroids 2000.

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Martin Baxter wrote:

>
>
> Mike, I instinctively doubt that'll ever happen. When I read this, my first
> thought was, "They're aiming to gouge the nostalgia buffs who once owned the
> original."
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:32 PM, Mike Street wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I think it's a smart move esp if they can offer it at a netbook price
>> point.
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Martin Baxter 
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> One of my cousins had one of those. Saved her money for months to get it.
>>> Last time I talked to her last February, she couldn't GIVE the thing away at
>>> a yard sale. I'd send her this, but she knows where I live...
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:56 AM, Mr. Worf wrote:
>>>


  Commodore USA to release updated Commodore 64

 By Darren Quick 

 *01:42 August 27, 2010*

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 Pictures
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 beige]

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Re: [scifinoir2] Commodore USA to release updated Commodore 64

[Martin Baxter]

Mike, I instinctively doubt that'll ever happen. When I read this, my first
thought was, "They're aiming to gouge the nostalgia buffs who once owned the
original."

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:32 PM, Mike Street  wrote:

>
>
> I think it's a smart move esp if they can offer it at a netbook price
> point.
>
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Martin Baxter wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> One of my cousins had one of those. Saved her money for months to get it.
>> Last time I talked to her last February, she couldn't GIVE the thing away at
>> a yard sale. I'd send her this, but she knows where I live...
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:56 AM, Mr. Worf wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  Commodore USA to release updated Commodore 64
>>>
>>> By Darren Quick 
>>>
>>> *01:42 August 27, 2010*
>>>
>>> 5 Pictures
>>>  [image: The original Commodore 64 in stylish 
>>> beige]
>>>
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Re: [scifinoir2] Commodore USA to release updated Commodore 64

[Mike Street]

I think it's a smart move esp if they can offer it at a netbook price
point.

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Martin Baxter wrote:

>
>
> One of my cousins had one of those. Saved her money for months to get it.
> Last time I talked to her last February, she couldn't GIVE the thing away at
> a yard sale. I'd send her this, but she knows where I live...
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:56 AM, Mr. Worf wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>  Commodore USA to release updated Commodore 64
>>
>> By Darren Quick 
>>
>> *01:42 August 27, 2010*
>>
>> 5 Pictures
>>  [image: The original Commodore 64 in stylish 
>> beige]
>>
>> The original Commodore 64 in stylish beige
>> *Image 
>> Gallery (5
>> images)*
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Re: [scifinoir2] Commodore USA to release updated Commodore 64

[Martin Baxter]

One of my cousins had one of those. Saved her money for months to get it.
Last time I talked to her last February, she couldn't GIVE the thing away at
a yard sale. I'd send her this, but she knows where I live...

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:56 AM, Mr. Worf  wrote:

>
>
>  Commodore USA to release updated Commodore 64
>
> By Darren Quick 
>
> *01:42 August 27, 2010*
>
> 5 Pictures
>  [image: The original Commodore 64 in stylish 
> beige]
>
> The original Commodore 64 in stylish beige
> *Image 
> Gallery (5
> images)*
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> FiOS
>  - 
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> Power
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Re: [scifinoir2] Mitochondria fuel cells could be powered by soda pop

[Martin Baxter]

Strange... weren't they just trying to convince us all to give up pop,
because it was so bad for our health?

Martin (just saying... the word "conspiracy" never entered my brain)

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:03 PM, Mr. Worf  wrote:

>
>
>  Mitochondria fuel cells could be powered by soda pop
>
> By Ben Coxworth 
>
> *18:49 August 26, 2010*
>
>  [image: Diagram of a mitochondrion, like those used in the mitochondria
> biofuel 
> cell]
>
> Diagram of a mitochondrion, like those used in the mitochondria biofuel
> cell
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Re: [scifinoir2] New record set for ferroelectric data storage

[Martin Baxter]

I've got my eye on a couple. Just a matter of the cash freeing itself up.

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:13 PM, Mr. Worf  wrote:

>
>
> I think that there is a 2T hard drive with your name on it. Best Buy has
> been having them on sale almost every week. (Frys too)
>
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 4:06 AM, Martin Baxter wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Please, PLEASE perfect this. Running short on storage as I type.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 9:37 PM, Mr. Worf wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  New record set for ferroelectric data storage
>>>
>>> By Paul Ridden 
>>>
>>> *02:05 August 26, 2010*
>>>
>>>  [image: A Scanning Nonlinear Dielectric Microscope Inset left: shows
>>> topography and electric 
>>> dipol...]
>>>
>>> A Scanning Nonlinear Dielectric Microscope
>>> Inset left: shows topography and electric dipole-moment
>>> Inset right: Example of a ferroelectric information storage
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Re: [scifinoir2] How Graffiti Can Be Even Cooler: Just Add Star Wars

[Martin Baxter]

Mr Worf, that Stormtrooper using Artoo as a grill (aside from being utter
sacrilege) needs to put down the hot dog and squeeze in a few salads... [?]

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:11 PM, Mr. Worf  wrote:

>
>
>
>
>Web Urbanist 
>  
> 
> --
>
> How Graffiti Can Be Even Cooler: Just Add Star 
> Wars
>
> Posted: 26 Aug 2010 10:00 AM PDT
>  [ By Marc  in Gadgets & Geek 
> Art,
> Graffiti & Drawing , Urban &
> Street Art . ]
>
> Graffiti is often a disappointing eyesore, the bane of storefronts, and
> signposts for gang activity, but there are also those who have turned it
> into an art form that delights urban populations with surprising works of
> art on dirty walls. There are enough science fiction fans out there who know
> how to wield a spray paint can that there’s a plethora of Star Wars
> graffiti. Here are some of the coolest examples of Star Wars themed graffiti
> in an alley near you:
> Darth Vader
>
> (Images via 
> paris-in-photos,
> jam24 ,
> gearfuse )
>
> Darth Vader’s helmet is a symbol of evil and geekery known far and wide.
> Here are a few examples of the powerful Jedi as viewed by skilled 
> graffitiartists.
> Rebel Alliance and Galactic Empire
>
> (Images via 
> charleneweisler,
> shadowpuppet , 
> marsh1970,
> just-whatever,
> culturewav.es )
>
> The Rebels and the Empire are portrayed a surprisingly equal amount in
> urban art, as these examples of Stormtroopers, Yoda, and even an R2D2 cameo
> portray.
> Politics
>
> (Images via culturewav.es ,
> jetcomx
> )
>
> Some choose to use their Star Wars knowledge to fight political enemies, as
> seen in these hilarious caricatures of former President Bush and former Vice
> President Dick Cheney, shown as Jabba the Hut and one of his cohorts.
> AT-AT
>
> (Images via 
> cohenside,
> millycent ,
> smidigt , 
> smidigt
> )
>
> The gigantic AT-AT (All Terrain Armored 
> Transport)
> was introduced in the Star Wars films as an intimidating vehicle of war, and
> these murals don’t disappoint! Some use humor, while others display their
> immense size in glorious detail.
> Large and Small
>
> (Images via 
> g35driver,
> duncancumming ,
> just-whatever ,
> sagita-graffitialphabet
> )
>
> Scenes from the films can dominate the entire side of a building, or fit in
> the smallest space. Either way, Star Wars graffiti would delight any Star
> Wars fan if it caught their eye on the street.
> ...
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Re: [scifinoir2] Clean Machines: 10 Wonderful Washers of the Future

[Martin Baxter]

I'd put it on my coffee table in the living room in a heartbeat.

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Mr. Worf  wrote:

>
>
> They are all very cool. The Maglev one looks like it would also be a
> scanner or something.
>
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:54 AM, Martin Baxter wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I want the Maglev.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 10:40 PM, Mr. Worf wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Web Urbanist 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> --
>>>
>>> Clean Machines: 10 Wonderful Washers of the 
>>> Future
>>>
>>> Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:00 AM PDT
>>>  [ By Delana  in Architecture & 
>>> Design,
>>> Furniture & Interiors ,
>>> Green Technologies .
>>> ]
>>>
>>> The humble washing machine revolutionized the way we all live. Before
>>> automatic washing machines came along, clothes were washed by hand in a tub,
>>> a tedious and tiring process. Today, the washing machine takes care of all
>>> of the hard work for us, even if it is a less-than-thrilling machine. But
>>> the next generation of washing machines is on the way. What will it bring?
>>> These concepts offer some of the best, strangest and most ambitious guesses
>>> for the future of our laundry.
>>>  Swirl Electricity-Free Washing Machine
>>>
>>> Laundry might be the last household task anyone would classify as “fun,”
>>> but the Swirl 
>>> conceptcould
>>>  make it at least a little less tedious. This clothes washer was meant
>>> to be used in areas where water is scarce and electricity isn’t available.
>>> The spherical design features a handle that allows the tub to be easily
>>> wheeled to a water source. Then, with the handle either still attached or
>>> removed, the ball becomes a plaything that users can roll, kick and have fun
>>> with to agitate the clothing within. The motion scrubs the clothes clean, no
>>> electricity required. And when the tub isn’t being used for laundry, it can
>>> be used to transport water for the family.
>>> The Tiny, Wall-Hanging Washer
>>>
>>> When space is at a premium, taking appliances off of the floor and
>>> hanging them on the wall can be a brilliant solution. But in order to do
>>> that with an appliance as major as a washing machine, you have to rethink
>>> the way the machine works. The Shine 
>>> conceptfrom
>>>  the Electrolux Design Team in Porcina, Italy takes into account the
>>> fact that most of the world’s population will be living in urban
>>> environments by 2050 – a figure that means many of us will be short on
>>> space. The tiny washing machine can either be mounted on the wall or
>>> integrated beneath a bathroom countertop. Lights on the front of the machine
>>> count down the time remaining in the cycle while providing unique ambient
>>> lighting.
>>> The Maglev Washing Machine
>>>
>>> It doesn’t get much more futuristic than 
>>> this
>>> conceptfrom
>>>  designer Jakub Lekes. The small, energy-efficient design is notable for
>>> its crystal ball-like shape which allows it to spin in all directions.
>>> Magnetic levitation, or maglev, holds the ball in place while it spins
>>> around, getting clothes cleaner than a circular-spinning drum ever could.
>>> The Aquarium Washing Machine
>>>
>>> The simple round aesthetic of the Aquarium washing 
>>> machineconcept recalls the 
>>> unusual shape of the Maglev concept above, but closer to
>>> the ground. The interior ball holds the clothing and swirls around in all
>>> directions to provide a superior clean while the exterior sits in your home
>>> looking like a fascinating piece of futuristic art.
>>> The Pebble
>>>
>>> If you get a stain on your outfit just before going out for the night,
>>> you’d think the best solution would be to change. But why bother when you
>>> can simply run your soiled clothes through this wall-mounted wonder and head
>>> out of the house with your favorite outfit clean and ready to impress? The
>>> Pebbleis
>>>  a concept for the year 2022 from designer Ning Ning Lee, and it addresses
>>> the age-old problem of washing machine cycles that take way too long. The
>>> small appliance washes, steams and dries clothes quickly – and it looks
>>> great hanging on the wall.
>>> Electrolux Renew
>>>
>>> Along the same

Re: [scifinoir2] SanDisk reveals the postage-stamp-sized integrated SSD

[Martin Baxter]

Strange that no one's trying to out-do Alienware in the processor
department. Back when I was actively shopping for a new laptop, I allowed
myself the luxury of browsing thee Dell web site to see what they had to
offer. Dual quad-core processors, starting at 2.16 Ghz that can overclock up
to 2.80 Ghz. If it hadn't been $1800, I'd own it now.

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:20 PM, Mr. Worf  wrote:

>
>
> The big two seem to be leaning toward the superchip with as many processors
> crammed into a chip as possible, but their design seems to be way behind the
> GPU.
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:52 AM, Martin Baxter wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Not a thing. They're too busy trying to make computers faster.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:37 AM, Mr. Worf wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Give them a couple of years. Just about all of the big manufactures are
>>> moving toward solid state storage already. So if they can get their hands on
>>> something like this we will start seeing 250gig Ipods, and Tabletpcs with
>>> 100 terabytes of storage.
>>>
>>> The interesting thing is I haven't heard anything about improvements in
>>> ram storage for a couple of years now (minus DDR3). Have you?
>>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 3:39 AM, Martin Baxter 
>>> wrote:
>>>


 Great gosh a-mighty. If that were in a tablet PC...


 On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 8:21 PM, Mr. Worf wrote:

>
>
>  SanDisk reveals the postage-stamp-sized integrated SSD
>
> By Paul Ridden 
>
> *09:50 August 24, 2010*
>
> 6 
> Pictures
>  [image: SanDisk has developed the first small form factor SATA SSD
> drive]
>
> SanDisk has developed the first small form factor SATA SSD drive
> *Image 
> Gallery
>  (6
> images)*
>  Flash SSD Appliance 
> 2.4TB
>  - 
> www.solidaccess.com
> Sustained Steady State IOPS 1000 MBps Performance via 10GbE
> SAN for Pro Video 
> Editing
>  - 
> www.StudioNetworkSolutions.com/Evo
> Fibre Channel, 10Gb iSCSI and NAS – Up to 64TB, 10 Users. TV/Film/Video
> Sony VAIO® 
> Laptops

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: No Ordinary Family Preview

[Martin Baxter]

Logic loses again in the battle against H'Wood, rave. And the Obama
mask-wearing bandit? Epic fail.

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Kelwyn  wrote:

>
>
> I watched and was underwhelmed by the preview. After a crash in the Amazon,
> Jim Powell (Michael Chiklis) and his family discover they have superpowers.
> Jim has Siegel & Shuster era Superman powers: he can stop a bullet but he
> can't fly, so he leaps to crime scenes ala the Hulk. His wife Stephanie
> (Julie Benz) is a female Flash. The kids kinda get gipped in the super power
> lottery: the girl can read minds (ala Sookie Stackhouse) and the son can
> solve complex math problems (like Einstein?). The narrative is clunky in
> several regards. First, somehow nebbishy police sketch artist Jim is best
> friends with the District Attorney (Romany Malco) and when he reveals his
> super powers to his best friend his best friend builds him a "liar" in his
> garage - not Jim's garage but in the D.A.'s garage. Sure, I guess that could
> happen.
>
> Lastly, late in the premiere episode it is revealed that the serial bank
> robber (who has been robbing banks wearing a Barack Obama mask)is revealed
> to be a teleporter. C'mon man! If dude is a teleporter why is he pulling
> these penny ante robberies in an Obama mask? If EYE were a teleporter -
> well, nevah mind!
>
> ~(no)rave!
>
> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , "Kelwyn"
>  wrote:
> >
> >
> http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/08/21/abc-makes-no-ordinary-family-pilot-available-online/60621
> >
> > ABC has made the pilot of No Ordinary Family available for online
> screening, at least for the first 50,000 viewers as announced earlier today
> via the "No Ordinary Family" fan site Twitter acct I've written before that
> I'm not sure how it will do as a series, but I really enjoyed the pilot when
> I watched it a couple of months ago. I'm not sure if the version online is
> exactly the same as the one I saw, but I recommend it if you're looking for
> some lighthearted action fun.
> > Viewing the pilot requires you to login with your ABC.com ID or Facebook,
> Myspace or Twitter logins and the password is "Extraordinary" (without the
> quotes). Sorry international readers, but I wouldn't look for it to work
> outside of the USA.
> >
>
>  
>



-- 
"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] Re: No Ordinary Family Preview

[B Smith]

Not intentionally. ;)

Since I refuse to Facebook or Tweet I guess I'll have to wait a while to see it.

The teleporter thing is dumb. If nothing else Jumper showed how a teleporter 
could make a killing using their powers. Of course if you were a small time 
criminal before you had superpowers then it's not surprising you might not be 
able to think outside the box.

--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Mr. Worf"  wrote:
>
> Oh wait. Is it a comedy??
> 
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 10:37 AM, Mr. Worf  wrote:
> 
> > I saw the commercial for this and thought that it made me think of a lame
> > Incredibles rip off. Chiklis needs a new agent.
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 10:04 AM, Kelwyn  wrote:
> >
> >> I watched and was underwhelmed by the preview.  After a crash in the
> >> Amazon, Jim Powell (Michael Chiklis) and his family discover they have
> >> superpowers.  Jim has Siegel & Shuster era Superman powers: he can stop a
> >> bullet but he can't fly, so he leaps to crime scenes ala the Hulk.  His 
> >> wife
> >> Stephanie (Julie Benz) is a female Flash.  The kids kinda get gipped in the
> >> super power lottery: the girl can read minds (ala Sookie Stackhouse) and 
> >> the
> >> son can solve complex math problems (like Einstein?).  The narrative is
> >> clunky in several regards.  First, somehow nebbishy police sketch artist 
> >> Jim
> >> is best friends with the District Attorney (Romany Malco) and when he
> >> reveals his super powers to his best friend his best friend builds him a
> >> "liar" in his garage - not Jim's garage but in the D.A.'s garage.  Sure, I
> >> guess that could happen.
> >>
> >> Lastly, late in the premiere episode it is revealed that the serial bank
> >> robber (who has been robbing banks wearing a Barack Obama mask)is revealed
> >> to be a teleporter.  C'mon man!  If dude is a teleporter why is he pulling
> >> these penny ante robberies in an Obama mask?  If EYE were a teleporter -
> >> well, nevah mind!
> >>
> >> ~(no)rave!
> >>
> >> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Kelwyn"  wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/08/21/abc-makes-no-ordinary-family-pilot-available-online/60621
> >> >
> >> > ABC  has made the pilot of No Ordinary Family available for online
> >> screening,  at least for the first 50,000 viewers as announced earlier 
> >> today
> >> via the "No Ordinary Family" fan site Twitter acctI've written before
> >> that I'm not sure how it will do as a series, but I really enjoyed the 
> >> pilot
> >> when I watched it a couple of months ago. I'm not sure if the version 
> >> online
> >> is exactly the same as the one I saw, but I recommend it if you're looking
> >> for some lighthearted action fun.
> >> > Viewing the pilot requires you to login with your ABC.com ID or
> >> Facebook, Myspace or Twitter logins and the password is "Extraordinary"
> >> (without the quotes). Sorry international readers, but I wouldn't look for
> >> it to work outside of the USA.
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 
> >>
> >> Post your SciFiNoir Profile at
> >>
> >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo!
> >> Groups Links
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: No Ordinary Family Preview

[Mr. Worf]

Oh wait. Is it a comedy??

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 10:37 AM, Mr. Worf  wrote:

> I saw the commercial for this and thought that it made me think of a lame
> Incredibles rip off. Chiklis needs a new agent.
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 10:04 AM, Kelwyn  wrote:
>
>> I watched and was underwhelmed by the preview.  After a crash in the
>> Amazon, Jim Powell (Michael Chiklis) and his family discover they have
>> superpowers.  Jim has Siegel & Shuster era Superman powers: he can stop a
>> bullet but he can't fly, so he leaps to crime scenes ala the Hulk.  His wife
>> Stephanie (Julie Benz) is a female Flash.  The kids kinda get gipped in the
>> super power lottery: the girl can read minds (ala Sookie Stackhouse) and the
>> son can solve complex math problems (like Einstein?).  The narrative is
>> clunky in several regards.  First, somehow nebbishy police sketch artist Jim
>> is best friends with the District Attorney (Romany Malco) and when he
>> reveals his super powers to his best friend his best friend builds him a
>> "liar" in his garage - not Jim's garage but in the D.A.'s garage.  Sure, I
>> guess that could happen.
>>
>> Lastly, late in the premiere episode it is revealed that the serial bank
>> robber (who has been robbing banks wearing a Barack Obama mask)is revealed
>> to be a teleporter.  C'mon man!  If dude is a teleporter why is he pulling
>> these penny ante robberies in an Obama mask?  If EYE were a teleporter -
>> well, nevah mind!
>>
>> ~(no)rave!
>>
>> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Kelwyn"  wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/08/21/abc-makes-no-ordinary-family-pilot-available-online/60621
>> >
>> > ABC  has made the pilot of No Ordinary Family available for online
>> screening,  at least for the first 50,000 viewers as announced earlier today
>> via the "No Ordinary Family" fan site Twitter acctI've written before
>> that I'm not sure how it will do as a series, but I really enjoyed the pilot
>> when I watched it a couple of months ago. I'm not sure if the version online
>> is exactly the same as the one I saw, but I recommend it if you're looking
>> for some lighthearted action fun.
>> > Viewing the pilot requires you to login with your ABC.com ID or
>> Facebook, Myspace or Twitter logins and the password is "Extraordinary"
>> (without the quotes). Sorry international readers, but I wouldn't look for
>> it to work outside of the USA.
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 
>>
>> Post your SciFiNoir Profile at
>>
>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo!
>> Groups Links
>>
>>
>>
>>
>

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: No Ordinary Family Preview

[Mr. Worf]

I saw the commercial for this and thought that it made me think of a lame
Incredibles rip off. Chiklis needs a new agent.

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 10:04 AM, Kelwyn  wrote:

> I watched and was underwhelmed by the preview.  After a crash in the
> Amazon, Jim Powell (Michael Chiklis) and his family discover they have
> superpowers.  Jim has Siegel & Shuster era Superman powers: he can stop a
> bullet but he can't fly, so he leaps to crime scenes ala the Hulk.  His wife
> Stephanie (Julie Benz) is a female Flash.  The kids kinda get gipped in the
> super power lottery: the girl can read minds (ala Sookie Stackhouse) and the
> son can solve complex math problems (like Einstein?).  The narrative is
> clunky in several regards.  First, somehow nebbishy police sketch artist Jim
> is best friends with the District Attorney (Romany Malco) and when he
> reveals his super powers to his best friend his best friend builds him a
> "liar" in his garage - not Jim's garage but in the D.A.'s garage.  Sure, I
> guess that could happen.
>
> Lastly, late in the premiere episode it is revealed that the serial bank
> robber (who has been robbing banks wearing a Barack Obama mask)is revealed
> to be a teleporter.  C'mon man!  If dude is a teleporter why is he pulling
> these penny ante robberies in an Obama mask?  If EYE were a teleporter -
> well, nevah mind!
>
> ~(no)rave!
>
> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Kelwyn"  wrote:
> >
> >
> http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/08/21/abc-makes-no-ordinary-family-pilot-available-online/60621
> >
> > ABC  has made the pilot of No Ordinary Family available for online
> screening,  at least for the first 50,000 viewers as announced earlier today
> via the "No Ordinary Family" fan site Twitter acctI've written before
> that I'm not sure how it will do as a series, but I really enjoyed the pilot
> when I watched it a couple of months ago. I'm not sure if the version online
> is exactly the same as the one I saw, but I recommend it if you're looking
> for some lighthearted action fun.
> > Viewing the pilot requires you to login with your ABC.com ID or Facebook,
> Myspace or Twitter logins and the password is "Extraordinary" (without the
> quotes). Sorry international readers, but I wouldn't look for it to work
> outside of the USA.
> >
>
>
>
>
> 
>
> Post your SciFiNoir Profile at
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo!
> Groups Links
>
>
>
>

[scifinoir2] Re: No Ordinary Family Preview

[Kelwyn]

I watched and was underwhelmed by the preview.  After a crash in the Amazon, 
Jim Powell (Michael Chiklis) and his family discover they have superpowers.  
Jim has Siegel & Shuster era Superman powers: he can stop a bullet but he can't 
fly, so he leaps to crime scenes ala the Hulk.  His wife Stephanie (Julie Benz) 
is a female Flash.  The kids kinda get gipped in the super power lottery: the 
girl can read minds (ala Sookie Stackhouse) and the son can solve complex math 
problems (like Einstein?).  The narrative is clunky in several regards.  First, 
somehow nebbishy police sketch artist Jim is best friends with the District 
Attorney (Romany Malco) and when he reveals his super powers to his best friend 
his best friend builds him a "liar" in his garage - not Jim's garage but in the 
D.A.'s garage.  Sure, I guess that could happen.

Lastly, late in the premiere episode it is revealed that the serial bank robber 
(who has been robbing banks wearing a Barack Obama mask)is revealed to be a 
teleporter.  C'mon man!  If dude is a teleporter why is he pulling these penny 
ante robberies in an Obama mask?  If EYE were a teleporter - well, nevah mind!

~(no)rave! 

--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Kelwyn"  wrote:
>
> http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/08/21/abc-makes-no-ordinary-family-pilot-available-online/60621
> 
> ABC  has made the pilot of No Ordinary Family available for online screening, 
>  at least for the first 50,000 viewers as announced earlier today via the "No 
> Ordinary Family" fan site Twitter acctI've written before that I'm not 
> sure how it will do as a series, but I really enjoyed the pilot when I 
> watched it a couple of months ago. I'm not sure if the version online is 
> exactly the same as the one I saw, but I recommend it if you're looking for 
> some lighthearted action fun.
> Viewing the pilot requires you to login with your ABC.com ID or Facebook, 
> Myspace or Twitter logins and the password is "Extraordinary" (without the 
> quotes). Sorry international readers, but I wouldn't look for it to work 
> outside of the USA.
>

[scifinoir2] Superbug Gene Surfaces Twice in Austria

[Mr. Worf]

Somebody call Michael Criton!

Superbug Gene Surfaces Twice in AustriaTwo People Infected with Gene that
Alters Bacteria, Making Them Resistant to Nearly All Known Antibiotics

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*(AP) * Austria's health ministry is reporting two cases of a new gene that
allows bacteria to become a superbug.

The ministry says experts at the medical university in the southern city of
Graz detected the gene, known as NDM-1, in two people, both of whom are
believed to have been infected in hospitals abroad.

A statement Friday said a person from Pakistan was released in good health
from Graz's university clinic last year after successful treatment. It said
another person from Kosovo is still under medical supervision there.

Researchers say the gene - which appears to be circulating widely in India -
alters bacteria, making them resistant to nearly all known antibiotics.

Earlier this month, scientists
warned
this
type of drug resistance could soon appear worldwide as people getting
cosmetic surgery in India have brought the gene back to Britain.

Experts warned the booming medical tourism industries in India and Pakistan
could fuel a surge in antibiotic
resistance,
as patients import dangerous bugs to their home countries.

The resistant gene has also been detected in Australia, Canada, the U.S.,
the Netherlands and Sweden. Researchers said since many Americans and
Europeans travel to India and Pakistan for elective procedures like cosmetic
surgery, it was likely the superbug gene would spread worldwide.

Re: [scifinoir2] New record set for ferroelectric data storage

[Mr. Worf]

I think that there is a 2T hard drive with your name on it. Best Buy has
been having them on sale almost every week. (Frys too)

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 4:06 AM, Martin Baxter wrote:

>
>
> Please, PLEASE perfect this. Running short on storage as I type.
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 9:37 PM, Mr. Worf  wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>  New record set for ferroelectric data storage
>>
>> By Paul Ridden 
>>
>> *02:05 August 26, 2010*
>>
>>  [image: A Scanning Nonlinear Dielectric Microscope Inset left: shows
>> topography and electric 
>> dipol...]
>>
>> A Scanning Nonlinear Dielectric Microscope
>> Inset left: shows topography and electric dipole-moment
>> Inset right: Example of a ferroelectric information storage
>>  Laptop Deals at 
>> Dell
>>  - 
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>> Buy High Performance Laptops w/ 2010 Intel Core. Hurry & Save!
>> Storage White 
>> Paper
>>  - 
>> www.HDS.com
>> 15 Questions to Ask When Evaluating Storage Virtualization Technologies
>> Verizon 
>> FiOS

[scifinoir2] Mitochondria fuel cells could be powered by soda pop

[Mr. Worf]

Mitochondria fuel cells could be powered by soda pop

By Ben Coxworth 

*18:49 August 26, 2010*

[image: Diagram of a mitochondrion, like those used in the mitochondria
biofuel 
cell]

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Re: [scifinoir2] SanDisk reveals the postage-stamp-sized integrated SSD

[Mr. Worf]

The big two seem to be leaning toward the superchip with as many processors
crammed into a chip as possible, but their design seems to be way behind the
GPU.

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:52 AM, Martin Baxter wrote:

>
>
> Not a thing. They're too busy trying to make computers faster.
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:37 AM, Mr. Worf wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Give them a couple of years. Just about all of the big manufactures are
>> moving toward solid state storage already. So if they can get their hands on
>> something like this we will start seeing 250gig Ipods, and Tabletpcs with
>> 100 terabytes of storage.
>>
>> The interesting thing is I haven't heard anything about improvements in
>> ram storage for a couple of years now (minus DDR3). Have you?
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 3:39 AM, Martin Baxter 
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Great gosh a-mighty. If that were in a tablet PC...
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 8:21 PM, Mr. Worf wrote:
>>>


  SanDisk reveals the postage-stamp-sized integrated SSD

 By Paul Ridden 

 *09:50 August 24, 2010*

 6 
 Pictures
  [image: SanDisk has developed the first small form factor SATA SSD
 drive]

 SanDisk has developed the first small form factor SATA SSD drive
 *Image 
 Gallery
  (6
 images)*
  Flash SSD Appliance 
 2.4TB
  - 
 www.solidaccess.com
 Sustained Steady State IOPS 1000 MBps Performance via 10GbE
 SAN for Pro Video 
 Editing
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 www.StudioNetworkSolutions.com/Evo
 Fibre Channel, 10Gb iSCSI and NAS – Up to 64TB, 10 Users. TV/Film/Video
 Sony VAIO® 
 Laptops
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 www.SonyStyle.com/VAIO-Laptops

Re: [scifinoir2] Clean Machines: 10 Wonderful Washers of the Future

[Mr. Worf]

They are all very cool. The Maglev one looks like it would also be a scanner
or something.

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:54 AM, Martin Baxter wrote:

>
>
> I want the Maglev.
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 10:40 PM, Mr. Worf wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Web Urbanist 
>>  
>> 
>> --
>>
>> Clean Machines: 10 Wonderful Washers of the 
>> Future
>>
>> Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:00 AM PDT
>>  [ By Delana  in Architecture & 
>> Design,
>> Furniture & Interiors ,
>> Green Technologies .
>> ]
>>
>> The humble washing machine revolutionized the way we all live. Before
>> automatic washing machines came along, clothes were washed by hand in a tub,
>> a tedious and tiring process. Today, the washing machine takes care of all
>> of the hard work for us, even if it is a less-than-thrilling machine. But
>> the next generation of washing machines is on the way. What will it bring?
>> These concepts offer some of the best, strangest and most ambitious guesses
>> for the future of our laundry.
>>  Swirl Electricity-Free Washing Machine
>>
>> Laundry might be the last household task anyone would classify as “fun,”
>> but the Swirl 
>> conceptcould
>>  make it at least a little less tedious. This clothes washer was meant
>> to be used in areas where water is scarce and electricity isn’t available.
>> The spherical design features a handle that allows the tub to be easily
>> wheeled to a water source. Then, with the handle either still attached or
>> removed, the ball becomes a plaything that users can roll, kick and have fun
>> with to agitate the clothing within. The motion scrubs the clothes clean, no
>> electricity required. And when the tub isn’t being used for laundry, it can
>> be used to transport water for the family.
>> The Tiny, Wall-Hanging Washer
>>
>> When space is at a premium, taking appliances off of the floor and hanging
>> them on the wall can be a brilliant solution. But in order to do that with
>> an appliance as major as a washing machine, you have to rethink the way the
>> machine works. The Shine 
>> conceptfrom
>>  the Electrolux Design Team in Porcina, Italy takes into account the
>> fact that most of the world’s population will be living in urban
>> environments by 2050 – a figure that means many of us will be short on
>> space. The tiny washing machine can either be mounted on the wall or
>> integrated beneath a bathroom countertop. Lights on the front of the machine
>> count down the time remaining in the cycle while providing unique ambient
>> lighting.
>> The Maglev Washing Machine
>>
>> It doesn’t get much more futuristic than 
>> this
>> conceptfrom
>>  designer Jakub Lekes. The small, energy-efficient design is notable for
>> its crystal ball-like shape which allows it to spin in all directions.
>> Magnetic levitation, or maglev, holds the ball in place while it spins
>> around, getting clothes cleaner than a circular-spinning drum ever could.
>> The Aquarium Washing Machine
>>
>> The simple round aesthetic of the Aquarium washing 
>> machineconcept recalls the 
>> unusual shape of the Maglev concept above, but closer to
>> the ground. The interior ball holds the clothing and swirls around in all
>> directions to provide a superior clean while the exterior sits in your home
>> looking like a fascinating piece of futuristic art.
>> The Pebble
>>
>> If you get a stain on your outfit just before going out for the night,
>> you’d think the best solution would be to change. But why bother when you
>> can simply run your soiled clothes through this wall-mounted wonder and head
>> out of the house with your favorite outfit clean and ready to impress? The
>> Pebbleis
>>  a concept for the year 2022 from designer Ning Ning Lee, and it addresses
>> the age-old problem of washing machine cycles that take way too long. The
>> small appliance washes, steams and dries clothes quickly – and it looks
>> great hanging on the wall.
>> Electrolux Renew
>>
>> Along the same lines of the Pebble concept is the Electrolux 
>> Renew.
>> It’s a quick and easy way to clean and refresh

[scifinoir2] How Graffiti Can Be Even Cooler: Just Add Star Wars

[Mr. Worf]

   Web Urbanist 
 

--

How Graffiti Can Be Even Cooler: Just Add Star
Wars

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 10:00 AM PDT
 [ By Marc  in Gadgets & Geek
Art,
Graffiti & Drawing , Urban &
Street Art . ]

Graffiti is often a disappointing eyesore, the bane of storefronts, and
signposts for gang activity, but there are also those who have turned it
into an art form that delights urban populations with surprising works of
art on dirty walls. There are enough science fiction fans out there who know
how to wield a spray paint can that there’s a plethora of Star Wars
graffiti. Here are some of the coolest examples of Star Wars themed graffiti
in an alley near you:
Darth Vader

(Images via 
paris-in-photos,
jam24 ,
gearfuse )

Darth Vader’s helmet is a symbol of evil and geekery known far and wide.
Here are a few examples of the powerful Jedi as viewed by skilled
graffitiartists.
Rebel Alliance and Galactic Empire

(Images via 
charleneweisler,
shadowpuppet ,
marsh1970,
just-whatever,
culturewav.es )

The Rebels and the Empire are portrayed a surprisingly equal amount in urban
art, as these examples of Stormtroopers, Yoda, and even an R2D2 cameo
portray.
Politics

(Images via culturewav.es ,
jetcomx
)

Some choose to use their Star Wars knowledge to fight political enemies, as
seen in these hilarious caricatures of former President Bush and former Vice
President Dick Cheney, shown as Jabba the Hut and one of his cohorts.
AT-AT

(Images via 
cohenside,
millycent ,
smidigt ,
smidigt
)

The gigantic AT-AT (All Terrain Armored
Transport)
was introduced in the Star Wars films as an intimidating vehicle of war, and
these murals don’t disappoint! Some use humor, while others display their
immense size in glorious detail.
Large and Small

(Images via 
g35driver,
duncancumming ,
just-whatever ,
sagita-graffitialphabet
)

Scenes from the films can dominate the entire side of a building, or fit in
the smallest space. Either way, Star Wars graffiti would delight any Star
Wars fan if it caught their eye on the street.
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Re: [scifinoir2] "Genesis II" is the Movie with the Bullet Train

[Mr. Worf]

That's true. As we move on in time more people turn to Netflix and Hulu for
their programming because their needs aren't being met by regular tv.(read
cable) The exclusive contracts is slowly killing tv and not preserving the
diversity that you would find with independent stations.

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 8:03 AM, Keith Johnson wrote:

>
>
> Right. I think part of the problem is commercial deals in TV nowadays. For
> example, I once in my late 20s' realized that I had seen at least one ep of
> the original Star Trek weekly for the previous two decades non-stop! No
> matter what city I was in, I could find Star Trek airing on a local VHF or
> UHF channel. Back then, even cash strapped local stations could pay whatever
> fees were required to re-air shows like that--and Time Tunnel, Land of the
> Giants, great movies like Creature from the Black Lagoon, etc.  Nowadays, a
> lot of classic TV and movie scifi and horror isn't nearly as ubiquitous,
> despite an explosion in the number of cable channels in those very genres. I
> think there's been a lot of deals where companies have bought exclusive
> rights to air programming, or--such as the case with TCM--own the films
> outright. So, I haven't seen the OS Trek on TV in ages, other than when the
> local ABC affiliate aired the digital enhanced version at 3 am on Sundays. I
> haven't seen DS9 in ages, Voyager seems to be Spike TV's thing, and they air
> it at 2 am. Classic horror movies starring the likes of Cushing and Lee only
> get pulled out of the TCM or AMC vaults during Halloween. We get subjected
> to horrible SyFy Originals, but don't get to see at least entertaining camp
> like "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes", "Gator", or even the "Evil Dead"
> movies much at all.
> Honestly, back in the days of Elvira, Kung Fu Theatre, and pre-cable, the
> scifi/horror watching was much better than it is today.
> I think that's why so many people are turning to the likes of NetFlix and
> the Internet, so that they can find all the programs that the cables
> stations seem to have locked up in exclusivity deals.
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Mr. Worf" 
> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 3:42:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] "Genesis II" is the Movie with the Bullet Train
>
>
>
> That's true! Every now and then Spike will show a bunch of martial art
> movies (also IFC) but that is only a couple of times a year. SCIFI is
> impossible to catch unless Will Smith is in the movie.
>
> One thing that I loved about old tv stations was that they all had their
> own collection of films. One of the local stations that was sold to WB was
> bought back by the original owner and now he is running old tv shows, and
> movies again. On Saturday nights they show old horror movies! Just like the
> good old days! :)
>
> Check out this list:
>
> Perry Mason, Streets of San Francisco, The Flying Nun etc.
>
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:21 AM, Keith Johnson  > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I used to love watching those movies when I was a kid in the '70s. Back
>> then, I had several sources to watch scifi movies:
>> ABC used to do a movie every day at 3 pm CST, after the soaps (and maybe
>> after Dark Shadows). Each week had a theme, such as an Elvis week. There was
>> always a scifi week around the corner, so I'd be treated to stuff like "When
>> Worlds Collide" or "The Angry Read Planet" in the afternoon for five days in
>> a row.
>> CBS used to have a Friday night program called CBS Late Night, that came
>> on after the talk shows at around 12:30 am CST. Late Night would air scifi
>> and horror programs. That's where I saw stuff like "Demon Seed", "Colussus
>> the Forbin Project", "The Manitou", "Fall of the House of Usher", "The
>> Raven", "The Pit and the Pendulum", etc.
>> The local NBC affiliate used to air scifi and horror at around midnight on
>> Saturdays. i saw a lot of obscure horror, like one starring teen idol
>> Frankie Avalon about a bunch of teens getting offed by a serial killer in a
>> house in which they were spending the night. I remember watching a lot of
>> movies about devil worshippers, witches, vampires, and the like. It was on
>> this NBC segment that I saw both of those two-head transplant movies I was
>> mentioning the other day. NBC also aired  a series called "Thriller", I
>> believe, hosted by Boris Karloff. That aired around 1 or 2 am on Sunday
>> mornings, after the late night horror/scifi movie.
>> A local station--Channel 11 in Fort Worth--had a scifi/horror slot on
>> Sundays around 1 pm. I remember settling in to watch movies as Mom fried
>> chicken and cooked peach cobbler for Sunday dinner. on that station i saw
>> movies like "The deadly Mantis", "Them", the original "The thing", "The
>> Blob", and a lot of obscure fare, such as one in which a vampire was
>> menacing a town in teh Old West, and was killed by a gunslinger who used a
>> bullet with a Crucifix inscribed on it.
>> Even later, in the '80s, another local sta

Re: [scifinoir2] "Genesis II" is the Movie with the Bullet Train

[Keith Johnson]

Right. I think part of the problem is commercial deals in TV nowadays. For 
example, I once in my late 20s' realized that I had seen at least one ep of the 
original Star Trek weekly for the previous two decades non-stop! No matter what 
city I was in, I could find Star Trek airing on a local VHF or UHF channel. 
Back then, even cash strapped local stations could pay whatever fees were 
required to re-air shows like that--and Time Tunnel, Land of the Giants, great 
movies like Creature from the Black Lagoon, etc. Nowadays, a lot of classic TV 
and movie scifi and horror isn't nearly as ubiquitous, despite an explosion in 
the number of cable channels in those very genres. I think there's been a lot 
of deals where companies have bought exclusive rights to air programming, 
or--such as the case with TCM--own the films outright. So, I haven't seen the 
OS Trek on TV in ages, other than when the local ABC affiliate aired the 
digital enhanced version at 3 am on Sundays. I haven't seen DS9 in ages, 
Voyager seems to be Spike TV's thing, and they air it at 2 am. Classic horror 
movies starring the likes of Cushing and Lee only get pulled out of the TCM or 
AMC vaults during Halloween. We get subjected to horrible SyFy Originals, but 
don't get to see at least entertaining camp like "Attack of the Killer 
Tomatoes", "Gator", or even the "Evil Dead" movies much at all. 
Honestly, back in the days of Elvira, Kung Fu Theatre, and pre-cable, the 
scifi/horror watching was much better than it is today. 
I think that's why so many people are turning to the likes of NetFlix and the 
Internet, so that they can find all the programs that the cables stations seem 
to have locked up in exclusivity deals. 

- Original Message - 
From: "Mr. Worf"  
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 3:42:48 AM 
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] "Genesis II" is the Movie with the Bullet Train 






That's true! Every now and then Spike will show a bunch of martial art movies 
(also IFC) but that is only a couple of times a year. SCIFI is impossible to 
catch unless Will Smith is in the movie. 


One thing that I loved about old tv stations was that they all had their own 
collection of films. One of the local stations that was sold to WB was bought 
back by the original owner and now he is running old tv shows, and movies 
again. On Saturday nights they show old horror movies! Just like the good old 
days! :) 


Check out this list: 

Perry Mason, Streets of San Francisco, The Flying Nun etc. 


On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:21 AM, Keith Johnson < keithbjohn...@comcast.net > 
wrote: 






I used to love watching those movies when I was a kid in the '70s. Back then, I 
had several sources to watch scifi movies: 
ABC used to do a movie every day at 3 pm CST, after the soaps (and maybe after 
Dark Shadows). Each week had a theme, such as an Elvis week. There was always a 
scifi week around the corner, so I'd be treated to stuff like "When Worlds 
Collide" or "The Angry Read Planet" in the afternoon for five days in a row. 
CBS used to have a Friday night program called CBS Late Night, that came on 
after the talk shows at around 12:30 am CST. Late Night would air scifi and 
horror programs. That's where I saw stuff like "Demon Seed", "Colussus the 
Forbin Project", "The Manitou", "Fall of the House of Usher", "The Raven", "The 
Pit and the Pendulum", etc. 
The local NBC affiliate used to air scifi and horror at around midnight on 
Saturdays. i saw a lot of obscure horror, like one starring teen idol Frankie 
Avalon about a bunch of teens getting offed by a serial killer in a house in 
which they were spending the night. I remember watching a lot of movies about 
devil worshippers, witches, vampires, and the like. It was on this NBC segment 
that I saw both of those two-head transplant movies I was mentioning the other 
day. NBC also aired a series called "Thriller", I believe, hosted by Boris 
Karloff. That aired around 1 or 2 am on Sunday mornings, after the late night 
horror/scifi movie. 
A local station--Channel 11 in Fort Worth--had a scifi/horror slot on Sundays 
around 1 pm. I remember settling in to watch movies as Mom fried chicken and 
cooked peach cobbler for Sunday dinner. on that station i saw movies like "The 
deadly Mantis", "Them", the original "The thing", "The Blob", and a lot of 
obscure fare, such as one in which a vampire was menacing a town in teh Old 
West, and was killed by a gunslinger who used a bullet with a Crucifix 
inscribed on it. 
Even later, in the '80s, another local station in DFW started airing 
scifi/horror on Saturday afternoons. A lot of them were forgettable, whose 
names escape me, but many later ended up on MST3K. Elvira's show was aired on 
this station as well, along with Kung Fu Theatre later in the day! 

Amazing: we had maybe five or six or seven VHF/UHF channels back then, no cable 
of course, no VCRs or DVDs, and no movie rentals. Yet those few stations 
somehow managed t

Re: [scifinoir2] Neverwhere

[Martin Baxter]

I really think you'll enjoy it. Paterson Joseph is note-perfect as the
Marquis de Carabas.

On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 6:41 PM, Mr. Worf  wrote:

>
>
> The name rings a bell but I don't remember it. I will check it out. Thanks!
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 2:34 PM, Martin Baxter wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Also, while reading, I scanned Lenny Henry's Wiki file, and learned that
>> he, with Neil Gaiman, created one of my favorite mini-series of all time,
>> Neverwhere .
>>
>>
>> "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

Re: [scifinoir2] New record set for ferroelectric data storage

[Martin Baxter]

Please, PLEASE perfect this. Running short on storage as I type.

On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 9:37 PM, Mr. Worf  wrote:

>
>
>  New record set for ferroelectric data storage
>
> By Paul Ridden 
>
> *02:05 August 26, 2010*
>
>  [image: A Scanning Nonlinear Dielectric Microscope Inset left: shows
> topography and electric 
> dipol...]
>
> A Scanning Nonlinear Dielectric Microscope
> Inset left: shows topography and electric dipole-moment
> Inset right: Example of a ferroelectric information storage
>  Laptop Deals at 
> Dell
>  - 
> www.Dell.com
> Buy High Performance Laptops w/ 2010 Intel Core. Hurry & Save!
> Storage White 
> Paper
>  - 
> www.HDS.com
> 15 Questions to Ask When Evaluating Storage Virtualization Technologies
> Verizon 
> FiOS

Re: [scifinoir2] BBC America To Air Idris Elba Miniseries

[Martin Baxter]

I am there.

On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 7:45 PM, Keith Johnson wrote:

>
>
> I'd never heard of "Luther" before reading about it in my Comcast guide's
> list of upcoming shows for the fall. Sounds like it'll be pretty good.
> Elba's quite an actor, and this being a British production, you can count on
> it being of high quality and realism, especially with one of the guys behind
> the series "MI-5" on board.
>
> *
>
>
> http://torforge.wordpress.com/2010/06/08/bbc-america-books-idris-elba-hourlong-series-luther/
>
> *BBC AMERICA REINVENTS CRIME THRILLER WITH WIRE STAR IDRIS ELBA
> *
>
> BBC AMERICA today announced its latest U.S. premiere co-production.*Luther
> *, starring *Idris Elba  *(*The Wire*),
> is a smart, six-part, psychological thriller that takes a bold new look at
> the crime genre. Elba is also Associate Producer on the project.
>
> * *Luther* (6 x 60) is a BBC/BBC AMERICA co-production and is distributed
> by BBC Worldwide.  It will air later this year on BBC AMERICA.
>
> Idris Elba, best known for his performance as drug kingpin Russell
> “Stringer” Bell in HBO’s *The Wire*, now finds himself on the other side
> of the law.  He plays John Luther, an intellectually brilliant but
> emotionally impulsive murder detective.  He considers his profession a
> vocation rather than a job and it remains to be seen if he’s a force for
> good or a man hell bent on self-destruction.  His confidante is also his
> arch-enemy Alice (*Ruth Wilson*, *Jane Eyre*), a beautiful
> multiple-murderess who evades his grasp early on, and with whom he becomes
> locked in a lethal battle of wits.
>
> *Luther *is created and written by acclaimed suspense novelist, and one of
> the lead writers on *MI-5*, *Neil Cross* .  He
> says: “I’m delighted that the BBC has brought *Luther *to life.  It’s an
> intense psychological thriller which examines not only human depravity but
> the complex nature of love … and how it’s often this – our finest attribute
> – that leads us into darkness.”
>
> Elba is joined by an all-star cast: Ruth Wilson (*The Prisoner*) is Alice
> Morgan, beautiful, extraordinarily intelligent and a key witness in Luther’s
> first investigation; Steven Mackintosh (*Criminal Justice*) is Detective
> Chief Inspector Ian Reed and Luther’s loyal friend and work colleague;
> Indira Varma (*Rome*) is Zoe Luther, who’s had the strength to walk away
> from the man she still loves; Paul McGann (*Withnail and I*) is Mark
> North, unafraid to compete with Luther for Zoe’s love; Saskia Reeves (*
> Bodies*) is Detective Superintendent Rose Teller, Luther’s risk-taking
> boss and Warren Brown (*Occupation*) is Detective Sergeant Justin Ripley,
> Luther’s loyal, awestruck new partner.
>
> The deal was brokered by Matt Forde, EVP BBC Worldwide Sales &
> Co-Productions with Chris Carr, COO, BBC Worldwide Channels and Richard De
> Croce, SVP Programming, BBC AMERICA.
>
> Chris Carr says: “BBC AMERICA viewers have always loved British crime
> thrillers.  Luther, puts a whole new spin on the genre and sucks you in with
> its intelligent storytelling and gripping plotlines.  We’re thrilled to have
> Idris Elba on BBC AMERICA and intend to surprise a few people by revealing
> that he’s British!”
>
> *Luther*, airing later this year, adds to BBC AMERICA’S new slate of
> co-productions recently announced including sci-fi thriller *Outcasts 
> *starring
> Eric Mabius (*Ugly Betty*) and *Come Dine With Me*, a cooking show which
> follows amateur chefs competing for the title of the ultimate dinner party
> host.
> (via 
> Variety&
> TVbytheNum
>
>  
>



-- 
"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] Software Predicts Who Will Commit Crim

[Martin Baxter]

Neither can I.

On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 10:26 PM, Mr. Worf  wrote:

>
>
> Good question. I think that it was probably around for a few years. They
> were hinting at stuff like this for a while. They have been doing a lot of
> precog type software work, as well as interesting AI / psychosis research.
> The story itself is pretty old.
>
>  I remember reading the requirements for a major at San Francisco State a
> while back that was a psychology / computer science/ engineering degree.
> (Finish it and you would have a MA in all 3.) There were a couple of others.
> The only job that I could think of for that combination had to be AI
> research.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 3:17 AM, Martin Baxter wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I wonder how long this has been around without us knowing it...
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 4:08 AM, Mr. Worf wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  Software Predicts Who Will Commit Crime
>>>
>>> By Boyce Watkins, 
>>> PhD on
>>> Aug 25th 2010 1:16PM
>>> Filed under: News , 
>>> Politics
>>> , Race and Civil 
>>> Rights
>>>
>>> Comments 
>>> (5)
>>>  Print
>>>  [image: The real Minority Report: U.S. police trial computer software
>>> that The real minority report: U.S. police software predicts who is most
>>> likely to commit crime]
>>>
>>> It is being reported that law enforcement officials in Washington, D.C.,
>>> plan to use a new computer program that claims to be able to predict which
>>> citizens are most likely to commit crime. The concept conjures up images of
>>> the *Tom Cruise* film "*Minority Report*," where agents were able to
>>> predict "pre-crime": crime that hasn't happened yet and is set to occur. But
>>> far from science fiction, this program is actually based on reality.
>>>
>>> The program was developed by *Richard Berk*, a professor at *The
>>> University of Pennsylvania*. The first version of the program was used
>>> to predict future murders among parolees, but it is being argued that the
>>> software can be used for all kinds of crime.
>>>
>>> "When a person goes on probation or parole they are supervised by an
>>> officer. The question that officer has to answer is 'what level of
>>> supervision do you provide?'" Berk told* ABC News*.
>>>
>>> The program could have real implications, including determining the
>>> amount of a person's bail or how long they are to remain in a halfway house
>>> upon their release from prison. The program works by using a large database
>>> of crimes and other factors, including geographic location, age, prior
>>> offenses and the criminal record of the person being considered.
>>>
>>> This is not the only kind of technology used to predict crime. Some
>>> departments actually use brain scanners to predict someone's intentions
>>> before they act. Apparently, changes in brain chemistry can communicate
>>> hostility toward the person being discussed by the possible offender.
>>>
>>> All of this seems to represent a very interesting brave new world. I am
>>> not sure what to think about the use of computer algorithms to categorize
>>> people based on the likelihood of deviant behavior. I can say that judges
>>> have, for centuries, used ad hoc measures to determine the length of a
>>> sentence and level of bail for inmates. Also, parole boards use their own
>>> predictors to decide if a person should be released from prison or not. It
>>> seems that computer programs are simply the next step. While I am disturbed
>>> by these programs, their presence seems almost inevitable.
>>>
>>> One also can't deny the influence of race in these kinds of decisions.
>>> While I am sure the program doesn't use race as an explicit variable in its
>>> calculations, there are several factors highly correlated with race that
>>> could also be used in such a program, such as income, geographic location or
>>> education level. I am hopeful that the*American Civil Liberties Union* 
>>> (ACLU)
>>> will keep an eye on how such programs are used.
>>>
>>> While the use of this program can certainly be criticized, there is also
>>> the truth that there are some occasions when one can see prison in the
>>> pipeline for a misguided young person. I once told a friend of mine that if
>>> she didn't intervene more deeply in to her son's life, he would end up in
>>> the penitentiary, since prison beds are kept nice and warm for uneducated
>>> black boys who have nothing to do. I knew then that based upon his location
>>> in his city, there were far too many ways for him to get in to trouble with
>>> his friends. Two years later, he was in jail for his first offense, and he
>>> was in prison shortly thereafter.
>>>
>>> So, most of us must admit that there are wa

Re: [scifinoir2] Clean Machines: 10 Wonderful Washers of the Future

[Martin Baxter]

I want the Maglev.

On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 10:40 PM, Mr. Worf  wrote:

>
>
>
>
>
>
>Web Urbanist 
>  
> 
> --
>
> Clean Machines: 10 Wonderful Washers of the 
> Future
>
> Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:00 AM PDT
>  [ By Delana  in Architecture & 
> Design,
> Furniture & Interiors , 
> Green
> Technologies . ]
>
> The humble washing machine revolutionized the way we all live. Before
> automatic washing machines came along, clothes were washed by hand in a tub,
> a tedious and tiring process. Today, the washing machine takes care of all
> of the hard work for us, even if it is a less-than-thrilling machine. But
> the next generation of washing machines is on the way. What will it bring?
> These concepts offer some of the best, strangest and most ambitious guesses
> for the future of our laundry.
>  Swirl Electricity-Free Washing Machine
>
> Laundry might be the last household task anyone would classify as “fun,”
> but the Swirl 
> conceptcould
>  make it at least a little less tedious. This clothes washer was meant
> to be used in areas where water is scarce and electricity isn’t available.
> The spherical design features a handle that allows the tub to be easily
> wheeled to a water source. Then, with the handle either still attached or
> removed, the ball becomes a plaything that users can roll, kick and have fun
> with to agitate the clothing within. The motion scrubs the clothes clean, no
> electricity required. And when the tub isn’t being used for laundry, it can
> be used to transport water for the family.
> The Tiny, Wall-Hanging Washer
>
> When space is at a premium, taking appliances off of the floor and hanging
> them on the wall can be a brilliant solution. But in order to do that with
> an appliance as major as a washing machine, you have to rethink the way the
> machine works. The Shine 
> conceptfrom
>  the Electrolux Design Team in Porcina, Italy takes into account the
> fact that most of the world’s population will be living in urban
> environments by 2050 – a figure that means many of us will be short on
> space. The tiny washing machine can either be mounted on the wall or
> integrated beneath a bathroom countertop. Lights on the front of the machine
> count down the time remaining in the cycle while providing unique ambient
> lighting.
> The Maglev Washing Machine
>
> It doesn’t get much more futuristic than 
> this
> conceptfrom
>  designer Jakub Lekes. The small, energy-efficient design is notable for
> its crystal ball-like shape which allows it to spin in all directions.
> Magnetic levitation, or maglev, holds the ball in place while it spins
> around, getting clothes cleaner than a circular-spinning drum ever could.
> The Aquarium Washing Machine
>
> The simple round aesthetic of the Aquarium washing 
> machineconcept recalls the 
> unusual shape of the Maglev concept above, but closer to
> the ground. The interior ball holds the clothing and swirls around in all
> directions to provide a superior clean while the exterior sits in your home
> looking like a fascinating piece of futuristic art.
> The Pebble
>
> If you get a stain on your outfit just before going out for the night,
> you’d think the best solution would be to change. But why bother when you
> can simply run your soiled clothes through this wall-mounted wonder and head
> out of the house with your favorite outfit clean and ready to impress? The
> Pebbleis
>  a concept for the year 2022 from designer Ning Ning Lee, and it addresses
> the age-old problem of washing machine cycles that take way too long. The
> small appliance washes, steams and dries clothes quickly – and it looks
> great hanging on the wall.
> Electrolux Renew
>
> Along the same lines of the Pebble concept is the Electrolux 
> Renew.
> It’s a quick and easy way to clean and refresh your clothes with a blast of
> steam – but it can also teach you a thing or two. The Renew uses RFID and
> infrared scanners to give you information about the fabric composition and
> condition of your clothes. The machine is equipped with wi-f

Re: [scifinoir2] SanDisk reveals the postage-stamp-sized integrated SSD

[Martin Baxter]

Not a thing. They're too busy trying to make computers faster.

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:37 AM, Mr. Worf  wrote:

>
>
> Give them a couple of years. Just about all of the big manufactures are
> moving toward solid state storage already. So if they can get their hands on
> something like this we will start seeing 250gig Ipods, and Tabletpcs with
> 100 terabytes of storage.
>
> The interesting thing is I haven't heard anything about improvements in ram
> storage for a couple of years now (minus DDR3). Have you?
>
> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 3:39 AM, Martin Baxter wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Great gosh a-mighty. If that were in a tablet PC...
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 8:21 PM, Mr. Worf wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  SanDisk reveals the postage-stamp-sized integrated SSD
>>>
>>> By Paul Ridden 
>>>
>>> *09:50 August 24, 2010*
>>>
>>> 6 
>>> Pictures
>>>  [image: SanDisk has developed the first small form factor SATA SSD
>>> drive]
>>>
>>> SanDisk has developed the first small form factor SATA SSD drive
>>> *Image 
>>> Gallery
>>>  (6
>>> images)*
>>>  Flash SSD Appliance 
>>> 2.4TB
>>>  - 
>>> www.solidaccess.com
>>> Sustained Steady State IOPS 1000 MBps Performance via 10GbE
>>> SAN for Pro Video 
>>> Editing
>>>  - 
>>> www.StudioNetworkSolutions.com/Evo
>>> Fibre Channel, 10Gb iSCSI and NAS – Up to 64TB, 10 Users. TV/Film/Video
>>> Sony VAIO® 
>>> Laptops
>>>  - 
>>> www.SonyStyle.com/VAIO-Laptops

Re: [scifinoir2] PEE POWER TO THE PEOPLE

[Martin Baxter]

Don't remember that. I also don't remember what I had for lunch yesterday,
so...

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:56 AM, Mr. Worf  wrote:

>
>
> Hey, I just remembered that there was a cellphone that was pee powered from
> Japan. (I think) I posted it about a month ago. Remember that?
>
> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 3:21 AM, Martin Baxter wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> DAY-UM. I could run my house for a year on what passes from my kidneys in
>> a week.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 3:05 AM, Mr. Worf wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  October fest, the superbowl, St.Patricks day could run the country.
>>> PEE POWER TO THE PEOPLE
>>> 
>>>   Analysis by 
>>> Alyssa
>>> Danigelis 
>>> Wed Aug 25, 2010 05:42 PM ET
>>> 2 
>>> Comments
>>>  | Leave a 
>>> Comment
>>> Print
>>> Email 
>>>
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>>> Facebook
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>>>
>>> [image: 
>>> Urine_power_fuel_cell]
>>>
>>> Edinburgh scientists sure know where to look for renewable energy.
>>> Recently they figured out a way to make 
>>> biofuel
>>>  from
>>> whiskey byproducts, and now a different team is hard at work on what
>>> promises to be the world's first urine-powered fuel cells.
>>>
>>> Chemistry postdocs Shanwen Tao 
>>>  and Rong Lan at
>>> Heriot-Watt University's School of Engineering and Physical Sciences in
>>> Edinburgh are turning pee into electricity and clean water with a prototype
>>> fuel cell system. I had heard about pee-power for 
>>> robots,
>>> but not pee-power for everyone.
>>>
>>> I don't tend to highlight fuel cell tech very often because the process
>>> has been so ridiculously expensive and tricky. Fuel cells usually rely on
>>> flammable hydrogen gas or toxic methanol to generate electricity, but Tao
>>> and Lan's cheaper prototype relies instead on urea, an organic chemical
>>> compound produced as waste when the body metabolizes protein.
>>>
>>> Urea, also called "carbamide," has several advantages as a potential fuel
>>> source. It's abundant, non-toxic, relatively straightforward to transport --
>>> when we're not already transporting it, if you know what I mean -- and rich
>>> in nitrogen. According to the 
>>> university,
>>> Tao thought about incorporating urea because he had seen it used as a
>>> fertilizer while growing up in eastern China.
>>>
>>> *Related Links:*
>>> --
>>>
>>>- *Poo-Powered VW Beetle Runs 
>>> Clean*
>>>- *Plastic Bags Into 
>>> Power?*
>>>- *Pee Power for Future 
>>> Robots*
>>>- *Bad Wine Makes for Good 
>>> Energy*
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> The Carbamide Power System prototype can break urea or urine from humans
>>> or animals down into water, nitrogen and CO2, and also produce electricity
>>> at the same time. Unlike existing fuel cells that require catalysts made
>>> from precious metals like platinum, the 
>>> "Youtricity" 
>>> research
>>> group's 

Re: [scifinoir2] Pee power?

[Martin Baxter]

This'll work, as fast as I go through AA batteries.

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:57 AM, Mr. Worf  wrote:

>
>
>
>
>
> Here is something to add to the kinky environmentalists vault. Pee powered
> batteries! Yup. You read that right...
>
> http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/09/pee_powered_bat.php
>
> --
>
>  
>



-- 
"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] Buckeye Bullet 2.5 claims battery electric vehicle world land speed record of 307.7mph

[Martin Baxter]

What you say makes sense, Keith.

Which is precisely why it's the other way around.

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 2:15 AM, Keith Johnson wrote:

>
>
> Here's the one I was talking about. Again, the need to do it twice in
> opposite directions within an hour, then *average* those speeds, makes no
> sense to me. Did Chuck Yager have to turn his plane around and fly in the
> other direction to officially break the sound barrier? Do space probes have
> to go to mars or whatever, then come back to Earth, to get their record
> breaking speeds confirmed. Is Yusan Bolt's world record speed no good if
> he'd only obtained that speed once? No. i just don't get it...
>
> *
>
> [Breaking the Sound Barrier on Land]
>
> http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/land_speed_record_history/index.html
>
> It all started back in the mid-’70s when designer/builder Bill Fredrick and
> owner Hal Needham began working on a two-stage, rocket-powered,
> tricycle-style streamliner (much like Breedlove’s first and ill-fated Spirit
> of America) to exceed the then-standing mark of 630 mph set in 1970 by Gary
> Gabelich driving the Institute of Gas Technology’s “Blue Flame.” Fredrick’s
> assault vehicle was a 39-foot-long trike powered by a Romatec V4 hybrid that
> combined liquid and solid propellants to produce 24,000 pounds of thrust
> (48,000 horsepower), augmented by a jet-assisted take-off unit (JATO) in the
> form of a 12,900hp Sidewinder missile. During 1976 both Needham and Kitty
> O’Neil tested the Budweiser/SMI Motivator–sponsored vehicle in excess of 600
> mph on a huge dry lake located in Oregon. Three years later fellow Hollywood
> stuntman Stan Barrett lit the fuse at Rogers dry lake (aka Muroc/ Edwards
> Air Force Base) and literally rocketed off the starting line. Some 12
> seconds into the run, Barrett punched-in the Sidewinder at 612 mph, which
> pushed him to a terminal speed of 739.666 mph (or Mach 1.0106), duly
> recorded by Edwards’ state-of-the-art tracking radar and the team’s own
> on-board computer-telemetry equipment.
>
> However, the rub is this: FIA rules state that any land speed attempt must
> be made under its or an appointed agent’s jurisdiction. Furthermore, the
> attempt must be “two-wayed” within an hour over the same piece of real
> estate. None of these conditions were met. So the purists, including Craig
> Breedlove, feel the Fredrick/Needham/Barrett mark is, at best, unofficial.
> Needham doesn’t let these “details” bother him. “We were interested in
> breaking the sound barrier, not setting an FIA record,” Needham says. “We
> did it, and we can prove we did it no matter what Breedlove or those other
> guys say. [The Motivator] is in the Smithsonian now, and [that museum]
> doesn’t display bogus cars.”
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Mr. Worf" 
> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 1:58:36 AM
> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Buckeye Bullet 2.5 claims battery electric
> vehicle world land speed record of 307.7mph
>
>
>
> Wikipedia says: The *land speed record* (or *absolute land speed record*)
> is the highest speed achieved by a wheeled vehicle on land. There is no
> single body for validation and regulation; in practice the Category C
> ("Special Vehicles") flying start regulations are used, officiated by
> regional or national organizations under the auspices of the Fédération
> Internationale de 
> l'Automobile
> .[1]  The
> record is standardized as the speed over a course of fixed length, averaged
> over two runs (commonly called 
> "passes").[2] Two
> runs are required in opposite directions within one hour, and new record
> mark must exceed the previous one by one percent to be 
> validated.[
> 3 
> ]
>
> The fastest
> is held by ThrustSSC of 763mph. The Japanese 
> JR-Maglev is
> the fastest non-conventional train in the world, having achieved 581 km/h
> (361 mph) on a 
> magnetic-levitation track.
> Unmanned rocket sleds  that ride
> on rails have reached over 10,400 km/h (6,462 mph), equivalent to 
> Mach 8.5.
> The fastest manned rail vehicle was a manned rocket sled, that travelled at
> 1,017 km/h (635 mph).
>
> The fastest train is 405mph held by Spain.
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 10:43 PM, Keith Johnson  > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> That's cool.
>> I have a question, though. Is this requirement that a vehicle make tw

Re: [scifinoir2] "Genesis II" is the Movie with the Bullet Train

[Martin Baxter]

I like that list, Mr Worf.

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:42 AM, Mr. Worf  wrote:

>
>
> That's true! Every now and then Spike will show a bunch of martial art
> movies (also IFC) but that is only a couple of times a year. SCIFI is
> impossible to catch unless Will Smith is in the movie.
>
> One thing that I loved about old tv stations was that they all had their
> own collection of films. One of the local stations that was sold to WB was
> bought back by the original owner and now he is running old tv shows, and
> movies again. On Saturday nights they show old horror movies! Just like the
> good old days! :)
>
> Check out this list:
>
> Perry Mason, Streets of San Francisco, The Flying Nun etc.
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:21 AM, Keith Johnson  > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I used to love watching those movies when I was a kid in the '70s. Back
>> then, I had several sources to watch scifi movies:
>> ABC used to do a movie every day at 3 pm CST, after the soaps (and maybe
>> after Dark Shadows). Each week had a theme, such as an Elvis week. There was
>> always a scifi week around the corner, so I'd be treated to stuff like "When
>> Worlds Collide" or "The Angry Read Planet" in the afternoon for five days in
>> a row.
>> CBS used to have a Friday night program called CBS Late Night, that came
>> on after the talk shows at around 12:30 am CST. Late Night would air scifi
>> and horror programs. That's where I saw stuff like "Demon Seed", "Colussus
>> the Forbin Project", "The Manitou", "Fall of the House of Usher", "The
>> Raven", "The Pit and the Pendulum", etc.
>> The local NBC affiliate used to air scifi and horror at around midnight on
>> Saturdays. i saw a lot of obscure horror, like one starring teen idol
>> Frankie Avalon about a bunch of teens getting offed by a serial killer in a
>> house in which they were spending the night. I remember watching a lot of
>> movies about devil worshippers, witches, vampires, and the like. It was on
>> this NBC segment that I saw both of those two-head transplant movies I was
>> mentioning the other day. NBC also aired  a series called "Thriller", I
>> believe, hosted by Boris Karloff. That aired around 1 or 2 am on Sunday
>> mornings, after the late night horror/scifi movie.
>> A local station--Channel 11 in Fort Worth--had a scifi/horror slot on
>> Sundays around 1 pm. I remember settling in to watch movies as Mom fried
>> chicken and cooked peach cobbler for Sunday dinner. on that station i saw
>> movies like "The deadly Mantis", "Them", the original "The thing", "The
>> Blob", and a lot of obscure fare, such as one in which a vampire was
>> menacing a town in teh Old West, and was killed by a gunslinger who used a
>> bullet with a Crucifix inscribed on it.
>> Even later, in the '80s, another local station in DFW started airing
>> scifi/horror on Saturday afternoons. A lot of them were forgettable, whose
>> names escape me, but many later ended up on MST3K. Elvira's show was aired
>> on this station as well, along with Kung Fu Theatre later in the day!
>>
>> Amazing: we had maybe five or six or seven VHF/UHF channels back then, no
>> cable of course, no VCRs or DVDs, and no movie rentals. Yet those few
>> stations somehow managed to air more scifi, horror, animation,and kung fu on
>> a regular basis than I can get even know with dozens and dozens of cable
>> channels to watch.
>>
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "Mr. Worf" 
>> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
>> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 3:01:29 AM
>> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] "Genesis II" is the Movie with the Bullet Train
>>
>>
>>
>> I forgot to mention that Genesis II is out on DVD.
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 11:30 PM, Keith Johnson <
>> keithbjohn...@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Got it. The movie in which I saw the system of high speed underground
>>> bullet trains ("vactrains") was "Genesis II", starring Alex Cord. It also
>>> had Mariette Hartley, who had a guest spot on an ep of Star Trek (the one
>>> where Spock and McCoy go back in time to a planet's ice age, and Spock loses
>>> emotional control and gets the hots for Hartley's character).  I remember
>>> thinking those trains were freakin' awesome when I first saw the movie.
>>> Here's a blurb about the movie from Wikipedia.
>>> Note that Cord's character is named "Dylan Hunt", the name that would
>>> later be lifted from Roddenberry's notes, and then applied to the TV series
>>> "Andromeda".
>>>
>>> **
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_II_%28film%29
>>> Plot summary
>>>
>>> In 1979, NASA  scientist Dylan Hunt (
>>> Cord ) is working on "Project
>>> Ganymede", a suspended 
>>> animationsystem for
>>> astronauts  on long-duration space
>>> flights . As chief of the
>>> project he volunteers f

Re: [scifinoir2] "Genesis II" is the Movie with the Bullet Train

[Mr. Worf]

That's true! Every now and then Spike will show a bunch of martial art
movies (also IFC) but that is only a couple of times a year. SCIFI is
impossible to catch unless Will Smith is in the movie.

One thing that I loved about old tv stations was that they all had their own
collection of films. One of the local stations that was sold to WB was
bought back by the original owner and now he is running old tv shows, and
movies again. On Saturday nights they show old horror movies! Just like the
good old days! :)

Check out this list:

Perry Mason, Streets of San Francisco, The Flying Nun etc.

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:21 AM, Keith Johnson
wrote:

>
>
> I used to love watching those movies when I was a kid in the '70s. Back
> then, I had several sources to watch scifi movies:
> ABC used to do a movie every day at 3 pm CST, after the soaps (and maybe
> after Dark Shadows). Each week had a theme, such as an Elvis week. There was
> always a scifi week around the corner, so I'd be treated to stuff like "When
> Worlds Collide" or "The Angry Read Planet" in the afternoon for five days in
> a row.
> CBS used to have a Friday night program called CBS Late Night, that came on
> after the talk shows at around 12:30 am CST. Late Night would air scifi and
> horror programs. That's where I saw stuff like "Demon Seed", "Colussus the
> Forbin Project", "The Manitou", "Fall of the House of Usher", "The Raven",
> "The Pit and the Pendulum", etc.
> The local NBC affiliate used to air scifi and horror at around midnight on
> Saturdays. i saw a lot of obscure horror, like one starring teen idol
> Frankie Avalon about a bunch of teens getting offed by a serial killer in a
> house in which they were spending the night. I remember watching a lot of
> movies about devil worshippers, witches, vampires, and the like. It was on
> this NBC segment that I saw both of those two-head transplant movies I was
> mentioning the other day. NBC also aired  a series called "Thriller", I
> believe, hosted by Boris Karloff. That aired around 1 or 2 am on Sunday
> mornings, after the late night horror/scifi movie.
> A local station--Channel 11 in Fort Worth--had a scifi/horror slot on
> Sundays around 1 pm. I remember settling in to watch movies as Mom fried
> chicken and cooked peach cobbler for Sunday dinner. on that station i saw
> movies like "The deadly Mantis", "Them", the original "The thing", "The
> Blob", and a lot of obscure fare, such as one in which a vampire was
> menacing a town in teh Old West, and was killed by a gunslinger who used a
> bullet with a Crucifix inscribed on it.
> Even later, in the '80s, another local station in DFW started airing
> scifi/horror on Saturday afternoons. A lot of them were forgettable, whose
> names escape me, but many later ended up on MST3K. Elvira's show was aired
> on this station as well, along with Kung Fu Theatre later in the day!
>
> Amazing: we had maybe five or six or seven VHF/UHF channels back then, no
> cable of course, no VCRs or DVDs, and no movie rentals. Yet those few
> stations somehow managed to air more scifi, horror, animation,and kung fu on
> a regular basis than I can get even know with dozens and dozens of cable
> channels to watch.
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Mr. Worf" 
> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 3:01:29 AM
> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] "Genesis II" is the Movie with the Bullet Train
>
>
>
> I forgot to mention that Genesis II is out on DVD.
>
> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 11:30 PM, Keith Johnson  > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Got it. The movie in which I saw the system of high speed underground
>> bullet trains ("vactrains") was "Genesis II", starring Alex Cord. It also
>> had Mariette Hartley, who had a guest spot on an ep of Star Trek (the one
>> where Spock and McCoy go back in time to a planet's ice age, and Spock loses
>> emotional control and gets the hots for Hartley's character).  I remember
>> thinking those trains were freakin' awesome when I first saw the movie.
>> Here's a blurb about the movie from Wikipedia.
>> Note that Cord's character is named "Dylan Hunt", the name that would
>> later be lifted from Roddenberry's notes, and then applied to the TV series
>> "Andromeda".
>>
>> **
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_II_%28film%29
>> Plot summary
>>
>> In 1979, NASA  scientist Dylan Hunt (
>> Cord ) is working on "Project
>> Ganymede", a suspended 
>> animationsystem for
>> astronauts  on long-duration space
>> flights . As chief of the
>> project he volunteers for the first multi-day test. He places himself in
>> chemically-induced hibernation 
>> deep inside Carlsbad
>> Caverns ; while ther

Re: [scifinoir2] More Info on Vactrains

[Mr. Worf]

Even worse, we had a huge street car system that was very efficient that was
replaced by buses. Prone to accidents, mechanical problems, low gas mileage
etc. California had them in Los Angeles and San Francisco. You could take a
street car to Sacramento from San Francisco (90 miles!) or you could ride
all over LA. They tore all down and in the last 20 years built some of it
back. That right there was the price of a vactrain from LA to SF.

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:07 AM, Keith Johnson
wrote:

>
>
> Yeah. I'm a bit surprised to see the concept has been around for
> decades--well nigh a century, in fact. But that shouldn't be a surprise
> seeing as people like H.G. Wells were envisioning futuristic tech before we
> even had electricity or the airplane. You're right about how we slow down
> our own progress. The estimated cost of a vactrain system in the trillions
> seems daunting, but how much do we waste on inefficient air travel that
> wastes fuel to combat air resistance, not to mention the fuel required to
> climb to cruising altitude in the first place? How about the pollution of
> the air from all the exhausts?
> The same short sighted thinking is why we're decades behind in alternative
> fuel development, efficient solar energy, and truly fuel efficient cars.
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Mr. Worf" 
> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 2:58:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] More Info on Vactrains
>
>
>
> The vacuum train story is a prime example of how we slow down our progress
> due to costs. Can you imagine how different our world would have been by now
> if they had created a vactrain to travel across country? Or from NYC to
> London and Paris?
>
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 11:41 PM, Keith Johnson  > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Can you tell I love this stuff? :)
>> Here's info on the vactrains, including references to the tech in movies
>> and books. By the way, the movies I was mentioning about the scientist in
>> the future were threefold. First was "Genesis II", with Alex Cord as Dylon
>> Hunt. Later came "Planet Earth", with Hunt now played by John Saxon, but
>> which was in the same continuity. Finally came John Saxon in "Strange New
>> World", which had a completely different story. in this case, he was an
>> astronaut returning to Earth after two centuries in suspended animation in
>> outer space. he and his fellow astronauts had intentionally been sent into
>> the longer sleep by NASA to save them from an asteroid bombardment that was
>> about to devastate Earth.
>>
>> **
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vactrain
>>
>> A *vactrain* is a proposed, as-yet-unbuilt design for future high-speed
>> railroad  transportation. This
>> would entail building maglev 
>> lines through
>> evacuated  (air-less) or partly
>> evacuated tubes or tunnels. Though the technology is currently being
>> investigated for development of regional networks, advocates have suggested
>> establishing vactrains for transcontinental routes to form a global network.
>> The lack of air resistance could permit vactrains to use little power and to
>> move at extremely high speeds, up to (4000-5000 mph (6400–8000 km/h) or 5-6
>> times the speed of sound at sea level and standard conditions), according to
>> the Discovery Channel 's
>> *Extreme Engineering 
>> *program "Transatlantic
>> Tunnel ".
>>
>> Theoretically, vactrain tunnels could be built deep enough to pass under
>> oceans , thus permitting very rapid
>> intercontinental travel. Vactrains could also use 
>> gravityto assist their 
>> acceleration. If such trains went as fast as predicted, the
>> trip between London  and New 
>> Yorkwould take less than an hour, 
>> effectively supplanting
>> aircraft  as the world's fastest
>> mode of public transportation.
>>
>> However, without major advances in tunnelling and other technology,
>> vactrains would be prohibitively expensive. Alternatives such as elevated
>> concrete tubes with partial vacuums have been proposed to reduce costs.
>>
>> History
>>
>> The modern concept of a vactrain, with evacuated tubes and maglev
>> technology, was explored in the 1910s by American engineer Robert 
>> Goddard,
>> who designed detailed prototypes while a university student. His train would
>> have traveled from Boston to New York in 12 minutes, averaging 1,000 mph
>> (1,600 km/h). The train designs were found only after Goddard's death in
>> 1945.
>>
>> Russian profes

Re: [scifinoir2] "Genesis II" is the Movie with the Bullet Train

[Keith Johnson]

I used to love watching those movies when I was a kid in the '70s. Back then, I 
had several sources to watch scifi movies: 
ABC used to do a movie every day at 3 pm CST, after the soaps (and maybe after 
Dark Shadows). Each week had a theme, such as an Elvis week. There was always a 
scifi week around the corner, so I'd be treated to stuff like "When Worlds 
Collide" or "The Angry Read Planet" in the afternoon for five days in a row. 
CBS used to have a Friday night program called CBS Late Night, that came on 
after the talk shows at around 12:30 am CST. Late Night would air scifi and 
horror programs. That's where I saw stuff like "Demon Seed", "Colussus the 
Forbin Project", "The Manitou", "Fall of the House of Usher", "The Raven", "The 
Pit and the Pendulum", etc. 
The local NBC affiliate used to air scifi and horror at around midnight on 
Saturdays. i saw a lot of obscure horror, like one starring teen idol Frankie 
Avalon about a bunch of teens getting offed by a serial killer in a house in 
which they were spending the night. I remember watching a lot of movies about 
devil worshippers, witches, vampires, and the like. It was on this NBC segment 
that I saw both of those two-head transplant movies I was mentioning the other 
day. NBC also aired a series called "Thriller", I believe, hosted by Boris 
Karloff. That aired around 1 or 2 am on Sunday mornings, after the late night 
horror/scifi movie. 
A local station--Channel 11 in Fort Worth--had a scifi/horror slot on Sundays 
around 1 pm. I remember settling in to watch movies as Mom fried chicken and 
cooked peach cobbler for Sunday dinner. on that station i saw movies like "The 
deadly Mantis", "Them", the original "The thing", "The Blob", and a lot of 
obscure fare, such as one in which a vampire was menacing a town in teh Old 
West, and was killed by a gunslinger who used a bullet with a Crucifix 
inscribed on it. 
Even later, in the '80s, another local station in DFW started airing 
scifi/horror on Saturday afternoons. A lot of them were forgettable, whose 
names escape me, but many later ended up on MST3K. Elvira's show was aired on 
this station as well, along with Kung Fu Theatre later in the day! 

Amazing: we had maybe five or six or seven VHF/UHF channels back then, no cable 
of course, no VCRs or DVDs, and no movie rentals. Yet those few stations 
somehow managed to air more scifi, horror, animation,and kung fu on a regular 
basis than I can get even know with dozens and dozens of cable channels to 
watch. 

- Original Message - 
From: "Mr. Worf"  
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 3:01:29 AM 
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] "Genesis II" is the Movie with the Bullet Train 






I forgot to mention that Genesis II is out on DVD. 


On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 11:30 PM, Keith Johnson < keithbjohn...@comcast.net > 
wrote: 






Got it. The movie in which I saw the system of high speed underground bullet 
trains ("vactrains") was "Genesis II", starring Alex Cord. It also had Mariette 
Hartley, who had a guest spot on an ep of Star Trek (the one where Spock and 
McCoy go back in time to a planet's ice age, and Spock loses emotional control 
and gets the hots for Hartley's character). I remember thinking those trains 
were freakin' awesome when I first saw the movie. Here's a blurb about the 
movie from Wikipedia. 
Note that Cord's character is named "Dylan Hunt", the name that would later be 
lifted from Roddenberry's notes, and then applied to the TV series "Andromeda". 

** 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_II_%28film%29 
Plot summary 


In 1979, NASA scientist Dylan Hunt ( Cord ) is working on "Project Ganymede", a 
suspended animation system for astronauts on long-duration space flights . As 
chief of the project he volunteers for the first multi-day test. He places 
himself in chemically-induced hibernation deep inside Carlsbad Caverns ; while 
there, his lab is buried in an earthquake . The monitoring equipment is damaged 
and fails to awake him at the intended end of the test. He awakens instead in 
2133 A.D., emerging into a chaotic post-apocalyptic world. An event called "The 
Great Conflict" (a third and final World War ) destroyed the civilization of 
Hunt's time. Various new civilizations have emerged in a struggle for control 
of available resources. Those with the greatest military might and the will to 
use it have the greatest advantage. 

Dylan Hunt is accidentally found and rescued by an organization calling 
themselves "PAX", which stood for peace (from the Latin). PAX members are the 
descendants of the NASA personnel who worked and lived at the Carlsbad 
Installation in Dylan's time. They are explorers and "scientists" who preserve 
what little information and technology survive from before the Conflict, and 
who seek to learn and acquire more in an effort to build a new civilization. 
Members of PAX find Dylan Hunt still sealed in the hibernation 

Re: [scifinoir2] More Info on Vactrains

[Keith Johnson]

Yeah. I'm a bit surprised to see the concept has been around for decades--well 
nigh a century, in fact. But that shouldn't be a surprise seeing as people like 
H.G. Wells were envisioning futuristic tech before we even had electricity or 
the airplane. You're right about how we slow down our own progress. The 
estimated cost of a vactrain system in the trillions seems daunting, but how 
much do we waste on inefficient air travel that wastes fuel to combat air 
resistance, not to mention the fuel required to climb to cruising altitude in 
the first place? How about the pollution of the air from all the exhausts? 
The same short sighted thinking is why we're decades behind in alternative fuel 
development, efficient solar energy, and truly fuel efficient cars. 

- Original Message - 
From: "Mr. Worf"  
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 2:58:45 AM 
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] More Info on Vactrains 






The vacuum train story is a prime example of how we slow down our progress due 
to costs. Can you imagine how different our world would have been by now if 
they had created a vactrain to travel across country? Or from NYC to London and 
Paris? 





On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 11:41 PM, Keith Johnson < keithbjohn...@comcast.net > 
wrote: 






Can you tell I love this stuff? :) 
Here's info on the vactrains, including references to the tech in movies and 
books. By the way, the movies I was mentioning about the scientist in the 
future were threefold. First was "Genesis II", with Alex Cord as Dylon Hunt. 
Later came "Planet Earth", with Hunt now played by John Saxon, but which was in 
the same continuity. Finally came John Saxon in "Strange New World", which had 
a completely different story. in this case, he was an astronaut returning to 
Earth after two centuries in suspended animation in outer space. he and his 
fellow astronauts had intentionally been sent into the longer sleep by NASA to 
save them from an asteroid bombardment that was about to devastate Earth. 

** 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vactrain 



A vactrain is a proposed, as-yet-unbuilt design for future high-speed railroad 
transportation. This would entail building maglev lines through evacuated 
(air-less) or partly evacuated tubes or tunnels. Though the technology is 
currently being investigated for development of regional networks, advocates 
have suggested establishing vactrains for transcontinental routes to form a 
global network. The lack of air resistance could permit vactrains to use little 
power and to move at extremely high speeds, up to (4000-5000 mph (6400–8000 
km/h) or 5-6 times the speed of sound at sea level and standard conditions), 
according to the Discovery Channel 's Extreme Engineering program " 
Transatlantic Tunnel ". 

Theoretically, vactrain tunnels could be built deep enough to pass under oceans 
, thus permitting very rapid intercontinental travel. Vactrains could also use 
gravity to assist their acceleration. If such trains went as fast as predicted, 
the trip between London and New York would take less than an hour, effectively 
supplanting aircraft as the world's fastest mode of public transportation. 

However, without major advances in tunnelling and other technology, vactrains 
would be prohibitively expensive. Alternatives such as elevated concrete tubes 
with partial vacuums have been proposed to reduce costs. 
History 


The modern concept of a vactrain, with evacuated tubes and maglev technology, 
was explored in the 1910s by American engineer Robert Goddard , who designed 
detailed prototypes while a university student. His train would have traveled 
from Boston to New York in 12 minutes, averaging 1,000 mph (1,600 km/h). The 
train designs were found only after Goddard's death in 1945. 

Russian professor Boris Weinberg offered a vactrain concept in 1914 in the book 
"Motion without friction (airless electric way)" and built the first maglev 
prototypes in 1913. 

Vactrains made headlines during the 1970s when a leading advocate, Robert F. 
Salter of RAND , published a series of elaborate engineering articles in 1972 
and again in 1978. 

An interview with Robert Salter appeared in the LA Times (June 11, 1972). He 
discussed, in detail, the relative ease with which the U.S. government could 
build a tube shuttle system using technologies available at that time. Maglev 
being poorly developed at the time, he proposed steel wheels. The chamber's 
door to the tube would be opened, and enough air admitted behind to accelerate 
the train into the tube. Gravity would further accelerate the departing train 
down to cruise level. Rising from cruise level, the arriving train would 
decelerate by compressing the rarefied air ahead of it, which would be vented. 
Pumps at the stations would make up for losses due to friction or air escaping 
around the edges of the train, the train itself requiring no motor. This 
combination of modified (s

Re: [scifinoir2] Buckeye Bullet 2.5 claims battery electric vehicle world land speed record of 307.7mph

[Keith Johnson]

Thanks for links. But no, I was thinking of "Genesis II", first, then "Planet 
Earth" as well. I watched both movies--all three, if you read my other 
posts--back in the day, and remember the vactrain in both of those movies. My 
confusion was not remembering quite whether Alex Cord or John Saxon was Dylan 
Hunt first. Cord was first, and his is the first movie I remember, with Saxon's 
next. 


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Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 2:52:57 AM 
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Buckeye Bullet 2.5 claims battery electric vehicle 
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Here is the opening of Genesis II: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkCzOuWt9Sg&feature=related 


Strangely, the same character and plot was used in the movie Planet Earth. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKVAguLxH1w&feature=related 


I think you were thinking of Planet Earth. 


On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 11:22 PM, Keith Johnson < keithbjohn...@comcast.net > 
wrote: 






By the way, i know I've mentioned this several times before, but as for great 
speed on land, I'm a big fan of someday building a network of underground high 
speed subway trains in vacuum tunnels. If you built sealed tunnels, evacuated 
much of the atmosphere (to reduce the drag effects of air), and then put maglev 
trains on tracks in those tunnels, you could conceivably build a network of 
vehicles that could travel faster than current passenger jets. There'd be no 
need to crowd airports, no need to worry about jet fuel, weather, birds, etc. 
If you remember the post-nuclear holocaust movies from the 70s, there was one 
that had such a system. If was a Gene Roddenberry TV movie. I think it was 
"Earth 2" or "Genesis II". I can't remember, there were two such movies back 
then, both dealing with a scientist from our time being in suspended animation 
and awakening in a future post-nuclear war Earth. One had Alex Cord, the other, 
John Saxon. At any rate, whichever movie it was had those superspeed 
underground bullet trains, which captivated my imagination as a kid. 


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To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com 

Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 1:58:36 AM 



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Wikipedia says: The land speed record (or absolute land speed record ) is the 
highest speed achieved by a wheeled vehicle on land. There is no single body 
for validation and regulation; in practice the Category C ("Special Vehicles") 
flying start regulations are used, officiated by regional or national 
organizations under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de 
l'Automobile . [ 1 ] The record is standardized as the speed over a course of 
fixed length, averaged over two runs (commonly called "passes"). [ 2 ] Two runs 
are required in opposite directions within one hour, and new record mark must 
exceed the previous one by one percent to be validated. [ 3 ] 


The fastest is held by ThrustSSC of 763mph. The Japanese JR-Maglev is the 
fastest non-conventional train in the world, having achieved 581 km/h (361 mph) 
on a magnetic-levitation track. Unmanned rocket sleds that ride on rails have 
reached over 10,400 km/h (6,462 mph), equivalent to Mach 8.5. The fastest 
manned rail vehicle was a manned rocket sled, that travelled at 1,017 km/h (635 
mph). 


The fastest train is 405mph held by Spain. 



On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 10:43 PM, Keith Johnson < keithbjohn...@comcast.net > 
wrote: 






That's cool. 
I have a question, though. Is this requirement that a vehicle make two runs, in 
opposite directions within an hour of each other, an American thing? I remember 
reading about how a guy had broken the land speed record in a jet car a few 
years back, but officially wasn't in the record books because his car suffered 
some problems, and he couldn't make the run in the opposite direction within 
the time limit. Made no sense to me because he did make the run once, and 
that's what should matter. I've never gotten this need to do it twice. Even if 
one wanted to think the speed was a fluke, it's real and can't be faked, so why 
not just take the first run and be done with it? 




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Re: [scifinoir2] "Genesis II" is the Movie with the Bullet Train

[Mr. Worf]

I forgot to mention that Genesis II is out on DVD.

On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 11:30 PM, Keith Johnson
wrote:

>
>
> Got it. The movie in which I saw the system of high speed underground
> bullet trains ("vactrains") was "Genesis II", starring Alex Cord. It also
> had Mariette Hartley, who had a guest spot on an ep of Star Trek (the one
> where Spock and McCoy go back in time to a planet's ice age, and Spock loses
> emotional control and gets the hots for Hartley's character).  I remember
> thinking those trains were freakin' awesome when I first saw the movie.
> Here's a blurb about the movie from Wikipedia.
> Note that Cord's character is named "Dylan Hunt", the name that would later
> be lifted from Roddenberry's notes, and then applied to the TV series
> "Andromeda".
>
> **
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_II_%28film%29
> Plot summary
>
> In 1979, NASA  scientist Dylan Hunt (
> Cord ) is working on "Project
> Ganymede", a suspended 
> animationsystem for
> astronauts  on long-duration space
> flights . As chief of the
> project he volunteers for the first multi-day test. He places himself in
> chemically-induced hibernation deep 
> inside Carlsbad
> Caverns ; while there, his
> lab is buried in an earthquake .
> The monitoring equipment is damaged and fails to awake him at the intended
> end of the test. He awakens instead in 2133 A.D., emerging into a chaotic
> post-apocalyptic  world. An
> event called "The Great Conflict" (a third and final World 
> War)
> destroyed the civilization of Hunt's time. Various new civilizations have
> emerged in a struggle for control of available resources. Those with the
> greatest military might and the will to use it have the greatest advantage.
>
> Dylan Hunt is accidentally found and rescued by an organization calling
> themselves "PAX", which stood for 
> peace(from the Latin). PAX members are 
> the descendants of the
> NASA  personnel who worked and lived at
> the Carlsbad Installation in Dylan's time. They are explorers and
> "scientists" who preserve what little information and technology survive
> from before the Conflict, and who seek to learn and acquire more in an
> effort to build a new civilization. Members of PAX find Dylan Hunt still
> sealed in the hibernation chamber. 
> They revive him, and are thrilled to meet a survivor from before
> the Conflict.
>
> An elaborate Subshuttle transit system was constructed during the 1970's
> due to air transportation becoming too vulnerable to air attack. The
> Subshuttles were a rapid transport system that utilized magnetic
> levitation transports . They
> operated inside vactrain  tunnels
> and ran at hundreds of miles per hour. The tunnels were comprehensive enough
> to cover the entire globe. The PAX organization has inherited the still
> working system and used it to dispatch their teams of troubleshooters.
>
> In the area once known as Arizona and New Mexico a totalitarian 
> regimeknown as Tyranians rule the 
> area. The Tyranians are
> mutants  who possess greater prowess
> than average humans (they can be identified as possessing two 
> navels).
> Their leader discovers that Hunt has knowledge of nuclear 
> powersystems, and they offer him 
> great rewards if he can repair their failing
> nuclear power generator. However, once under their power they attempt to
> force him to reactivate a nuclear 
> missilesystem in their 
> possession, with which they intend to destroy their enemies
> and dominate the region. Hunt is appalled by this small-scale replay of the
> events that must have led to the Conflict. He leads a revolt of the enslaved
> citizenry, sabotages  the nuclear
> device, and destroys the reactor.
>
> To Hunt's dismay, the PAX leaders assert their 
> pacifistnature and intentions. They 
> are attempting to rebuild an idealistic society
> using all that was deemed "good" from Earth's past, and they regard Hunt's
> interference with a rival civilization and his destructive tactics as
> antithetical to this end. However, they also see great good in him and value
>