Re: [scifinoir2] Don’t talk to aliens, warns Steph en Hawking

2010-04-26 Thread Martin Baxter
Mr Worf, the pessimist in me thinks that that won't stop them from exploiting our resources to sell to civilizations that don't have them. On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 6:00 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: If they have the technology to reach us, they probably solved their resource

Re: [scifinoir2] Can we start a petition? Complaining about Clash of the titans

2010-04-26 Thread Martin Baxter
Mr Worf, methinks you should add Visionary onto your job resume. On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 6:11 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Maybe its part of the big plan. Those that are never taught history will definitely repeat it! On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Martin Baxter

[scifinoir2] Re: DC and Dynamite Reboot Classic Characters With Divergent Results

2010-04-26 Thread Kelwyn
Doc Savage! What a blast from the past! Those pulps were all the rage during my sane and sober youth (back in the seventh decade of the last century of the last millennium). You could NOT escape them on the bus or on book store shelves. ~rave? --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, brent

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: DC and Dynamite Reboot Classic Characters With Divergent Results

2010-04-26 Thread Martin Baxter
Yes, rave. (~rave!) Pulps are, IMO, a classic artform. Used to own *hundreds* of them, and I bought *every* Doc Savage book that was issued in my lifetime. On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: Doc Savage! What a blast from the past! Those pulps were all the rage

[scifinoir2] Interesting blog post

2010-04-26 Thread Adrianne Brennan
No idea if it's been posted here or not, but thought people may be interested in reading it: http://ephphatha-poetry.blogspot.com/2010/04/imagine-if-tea-party-was-black-tim-wise.html?spref=fb ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon

Re: [scifinoir2] Interesting blog post

2010-04-26 Thread Martin Baxter
Oh. My. Frelling. Deity. That should be laser-etched onto the surface of the Moon. THANK YOU for posting it, Adrianne. On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 12:58 PM, Adrianne Brennan adrianne.bren...@gmail.com wrote: No idea if it's been posted here or not, but thought people may be interested in

Re: [scifinoir2] Interesting blog post

2010-04-26 Thread Mr. Worf
A friend of mine says that Tim Wise should be an honorary black man. On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 9:58 AM, Adrianne Brennan adrianne.bren...@gmail.com wrote: No idea if it's been posted here or not, but thought people may be interested in reading it:

Re: [scifinoir2] Interesting blog post

2010-04-26 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Your friend needs a late pass. He is. Brave man, he is. On Apr 26, 2010, at 3:32 PM, Mr. Worf wrote: A friend of mine says that Tim Wise should be an honorary black man. On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 9:58 AM, Adrianne Brennan adrianne.bren...@gmail.com wrote: No idea if it's been posted

Re: [scifinoir2] Can we start a petition? Complaining about Clash of the titans

2010-04-26 Thread Mr. Worf
Heh! I'll think on that one Martin. Thanks! On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 4:05 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Mr Worf, methinks you should add Visionary onto your job resume. On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 6:11 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Maybe its part of the big

Re: [scifinoir2] Interesting blog post

2010-04-26 Thread Adrianne Brennan
You're welcome. ^_^ I wish it would make the rounds a bit more... ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series:

Re: [scifinoir2] Top Ten Space Weapons

2010-04-26 Thread Keith Johnson
Yeah...'tis true. But I think even of BSG. Although the pure scifi guy in me didn't like the use of ballistic weapons in the handguns and Viper guns, I have to admit they'd be more efficient and effective than particle or light-based weapons. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf

[scifinoir2] Pirates rewrite script for Apple's China iPad launch

2010-04-26 Thread Mr. Worf
Pirates rewrite script for Apple's China iPad launch James Pomfrethttp://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=usn=james.pomfret;and Melanie Leehttp://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=usn=melanie.lee; SHENZHEN/SHANGHAI Mon Apr 26, 2010 3:28pm EDT Related News -

Re: [scifinoir2] Pirates rewrite script for Apple's China iPad launch

2010-04-26 Thread Martin Baxter
Not much cheaper, but they might still turn a profit. Hope that they're gotten all the software in line, or Apple might figure out how to shut them down. On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 5:15 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Pirates rewrite script for Apple's China iPad launch James

Re: [scifinoir2] Interesting blog post

2010-04-26 Thread Martin Baxter
No argument in that from me. We gave it to Bill Clinton for a heckuva lot less. On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 3:32 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: A friend of mine says that Tim Wise should be an honorary black man. On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 9:58 AM, Adrianne Brennan

Re: [scifinoir2] Can we start a petition? Complaining about Clash of the titans

2010-04-26 Thread Martin Baxter
More than welcome! [?][?] On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Heh! I'll think on that one Martin. Thanks! On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 4:05 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Mr Worf, methinks you should add Visionary onto your job resume.

Re: [scifinoir2] Pirates rewrite script for Apple's China iPad launch

2010-04-26 Thread Mr. Worf
They were running windows 7. China doesn't enforce any anti-piracy legislation. So it is technically legal to make pirated versions of anything there. The thing that I always find interesting is the speed at which they are able to crank out these pirated versions of hardware and software. I also

Re: [scifinoir2] Interesting blog post

2010-04-26 Thread Mr. Worf
Do you think Jimmy Carter deserves one? Hmm I smell a topic coming on. Who would deserve an honorary black person award? (This doesn't necessarily need to be only politics.) On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 2:47 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: No argument in that from me. We gave it

[scifinoir2] New Boondocks Season 3 Clip: Wil.I.Am feat Thugnificent - Dick Riding Obama

2010-04-26 Thread Kelwyn
New Boondocks Season 3 Clip: Wil.I.Am feat Thugnificent - Dick Riding Obama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08S4poMGvwA

[scifinoir2] 21 TV episodes that tried and failed to spawn spin-offs

2010-04-26 Thread Kelwyn
http://www.avclub.com/articles/tonights-special-guests-the-cast-of-a-whole-new-sh,40445/1/ 9. Star Trek, Assignment Earth (1968) Assignment Earth is full of dull action, exposition, and a constantly yowling cat. Also, Teri Garr turns up as a secretary roped into the main storyline via an

Re: [scifinoir2] New Boondocks Season 3 Clip: Wil.I.Am feat Thugnificent - Dick Riding Obama

2010-04-26 Thread Mr. Worf
Was that George Clooney dancing? On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 5:03 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: New Boondocks Season 3 Clip: Wil.I.Am feat Thugnificent - Dick Riding Obama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08S4poMGvwA Post your SciFiNoir Profile at

Re: [scifinoir2] 21 TV episodes that tried and failed to spawn spin-offs

2010-04-26 Thread Mr. Worf
I used to wonder when I was a kid if they had made that into a show or not. There were so many shows that weren't shown in this part of the west coast that I still wonder what I missed. On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 5:10 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: ISO good book recommendations

2010-04-26 Thread Keith Johnson
Good stuff, I agree, although a little too hard science for my tests on some days. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 7:18:21 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: ISO

Re: [scifinoir2] Don’t talk to aliens, warns Stephen Hawking

2010-04-26 Thread Keith Johnson
I don't think so. Look at the history of Earth: so many technologically superiour races have exploited and destroyed others. Advanced tech can't make up for the loss of key materials or extinguished lifeforms. What if, like Europeans, they simply want to expand to new shores due to overcrowding,

[scifinoir2] Dragon, Soars, Losers...Loses

2010-04-26 Thread Keith Johnson
Anyone seen How to Train Your Dragon? I haven't had a chance yet, but was impressed with the trailers. I did see The Losers yesterday. It's a fun time waster, the cast is roundly good, and would do very well for a much more serious, less over-the-top film. A couple of the story points had me

Re: [scifinoir2] Interesting blog post

2010-04-26 Thread Keith Johnson
Funny/sad. As a black man, i can tell you I don't have a friend of color or family member who hasn't had this same conversation a bazillion times over the years. The if so-and-so was black, things would be different convo is a staple of black life--and, I'd assume, for Latinos, Natives, Asians,

Re: [scifinoir2] Interesting blog post

2010-04-26 Thread Keith Johnson
Well, like I said, you don't have to write up something like this for black folk, 'cause we've *all* had this discussion many times over. But yeah, white folk in the main need to meditate on this further. Think on the fact, for example, that the SWAT team was originally created to counter the

Re: [scifinoir2] Interesting blog post

2010-04-26 Thread Mr. Worf
That is true. Other races also have the oreo conversation too. And the don't marry outside of your race conversation. On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 7:54 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: Funny/sad. As a black man, i can tell you I don't have a friend of color or family member who

Re: [scifinoir2] Don’t talk to aliens, warns Steph en Hawking

2010-04-26 Thread Mr. Worf
That would be a worse case scenario. Travel light years just to steal minerals or water? There's ice the entire trip here. Im sure that they can also find minerals as well. The overpopulation part would be a little unusual I think. That would mean that life only exists in an oxygen rich

Re: [scifinoir2] Don’t talk to aliens, warns Stephen Hawking

2010-04-26 Thread Keith Johnson
Not necessarily. We already know that planets in that sweet spot where water can exist in liquid form and an atmosphere can exist could be rare. It's entirely plausible that they'd want Earth as a place to colonize to expand their race. If we are an oxygen breathing, carbon-based species, it's

Re: [scifinoir2] New Boondocks Season 3 Clip: Wil.I.Am feat Thugnificent - Dick Riding Obama

2010-04-26 Thread bruce harden
hurrah for the cartoon but his daily strip made more waves and made more sense than al the cartoons put togeather. Also basically think it's gonna get too that point where the satire gets too the are they laughing with or at ths?/ On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 5:03 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:

[scifinoir2] Soccer Player Flubs Goal From Inches Away

2010-04-26 Thread Keith Johnson
Funny, looks like a young kid trying to learn to kick a ball. Even world class athletes make silly mistakes... http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/blog/sow_experts/post/The-latest-worst-miss-ever?urn=sow,236778 Shocking misses can happen to anyone at any time, but

[scifinoir2] The 5 Worst Deaths Written for Great Characters (And Why)

2010-04-26 Thread Mr. Worf
The 5 Worst Deaths Written for Great Characters (And Why) By Travis Harder http://www.cracked.com/members/TravisHarder Apr 25, 2010 747,920 views [image: article image] 1,233diggsdigg