Re: [scifinoir2] A Really Good Ep of The Deadliest Warrior

2010-05-12 Thread Martin Baxter
My luck, Keith, I forgot to shift my Autotune to this from Ashes to Ashes. Not posted yet on my listings, so I'll have to use the link you provided to gt the next air time. And now, I know how lucky I am to be able to watch this show without anyone to cringe at the display of my more primal urges.

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: A Really Good Ep of The Deadliest Warrior

2010-05-12 Thread Keith Johnson
What was interesting was how the warriors were separated by four centuries and the Zende had metal, yet the fight was so close.  Part of it was the African's lack of body armor--or more properly,the Aztec's use of body armor. That Zende arrow dipped in strychnine would have been pretty had it

[scifinoir2] Re: Playboy 'readers' get 3-D centerfold in June issue

2010-05-12 Thread Kelwyn
The overall (and precipitous) decline of the magazine has been such that I only buy the magazine for the articles is no longer a valid dodge. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@... wrote: Hef, I beg to differ. Personally, 3D doesn't work for me (my

[scifinoir2] McDonald's Secret Menu

2010-05-12 Thread Kelwyn
http://www.npr.org/blogs/waitwait/2010/05/10/126672420/sandwich-monday-the-mcdonald-s-secret-menu?sc=fbcc=fp Today, we set out to find the fabled McDonald's Secret Menu. It's a list of a dozen or so dishes known only to the ancients, but that the good people behind the counter will get for you

[scifinoir2] The Losers Graphic Novels

2010-05-12 Thread Kelwyn
Just received volumes 1-4 of The Losers by Andy Diggle and Jock. I am in love. ~rave!

Re: [scifinoir2] McDonald's Secret Menu

2010-05-12 Thread Mr. Worf
There was a guy on youtube that had the ghetto guide to fastfood who talked about customizing the menu at McDs to suit your needs. Like turning a double cheeseburger into a big mac by asking for extras. On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Playboy 'readers' get 3-D centerfold in June issue

2010-05-12 Thread Mr. Worf
I agree, They jumped the shark years ago. On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 10:53 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: The overall (and precipitous) decline of the magazine has been such that I only buy the magazine for the articles is no longer a valid dodge. ~rave! --- In

[scifinoir2] Frank Frazetta, fantasy illustrator, dies at 82

2010-05-12 Thread Kelwyn
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/frank-frazetta-fantasy-illustrator-dies-at-82/ Frank Frazetta, an illustrator whose vivid colors and striking brushstrokes conjured up fantastic worlds of musclebound heroes fighting with broad swords and battle axes to defend helpless women from

[scifinoir2] Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle-2 (HTV-2) test flight

2010-05-12 Thread Mr. Worf
Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle-2 (HTV-2) test flight By Jeff Salton http://www.gizmag.com/author/jeff-salton/ *05:21 May 11, 2010* [image: A rendition of the Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2

[scifinoir2] Gryphon winged suit drops in for some serious air time

2010-05-12 Thread Mr. Worf
Gryphon winged suit drops in for some serious air time By Jeff Salton http://www.gizmag.com/author/jeff-salton/ *16:50 December 8, 2009* [image: The Gryphon winged suit has a 5:1 glide ratio, electronic guidance system and heads-up

Re: [scifinoir2] Wonder why we don't crash like computers? Yale explains

2010-05-12 Thread Martin Baxter
Amazing post, Mr Worf. I have to say that, on a couple of occasions, I do feel as though my mental OS has crashed, literally like a computer's. Chugging right along and then whammo, I'm rebooting, vision coming back from brown around the edges, unable to move or form cohesive thought. On those

[scifinoir2] Build the Danged Wall!

2010-05-12 Thread Kelwyn
How low can he go? McCain grovels for votes. http://www.boingboing.net/2010/05/12/complete-the-danged.html http://twitter.com/ravenadal http://theworldebon.blogspot.com

[scifinoir2] India to develope its own OS?

2010-05-12 Thread Kelwyn
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/05/12/india-to-develop-its.html The Indian IT ministry has floated the idea of developing a made-in-India operating system to reduce the national dependence on foreign software and increase resilience to viruses and IT-based attacks.

Re: [scifinoir2] India to develope its own OS?

2010-05-12 Thread Mr. Worf
This is interesting. They already have the bulk of the IT industry on home soil. Not mentioning a couple of power house development companies. (like Sybase) They could pull it off. On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:

[scifinoir2] Name Game: What is going on in England?

2010-05-12 Thread Kelwyn
Meet Stormhammer Deathclaw Firebrand. http://www.boingboing.net/2010/05/12/stormhammer-deathcla.html Richard Smith, a 41-year-old care worker from Carlisle, England, has legally changed his name to Stormhammer Deathclaw Firebrand: It's just a strange name I like the sound of. English and Welsh

Re: [scifinoir2] Build the Danged Wall!

2010-05-12 Thread Martin Baxter
The Mad Bomber is no longer with us. Ladies and gentlemen, witness the birth of... the Mad Builder. (Sounds like the kind of super-villain that that Plastic Man at DC could take on.) [?][?][?] [?] On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: How low can he go? McCain

Re: [scifinoir2] India to develope its own OS?

2010-05-12 Thread Martin Baxter
Frankly, in lieu of hacking, I'm surprised that China hasn't announced plans to do this itself, especially considering how big they are on censorship. Or maybe I'm prophetic here, and it's just around the corner. On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:

[scifinoir2] Re: The Losers Graphic Novels

2010-05-12 Thread B Smith
They did a nicer reissue of Volume 1 2 to coincide with the movie and i plan on buying it again.. I read and loaned my copies out so much they fell apart. I really hate DC's cheap tpbs. I have all the single issues after the first two trades and I really need to gather them up so I can reread

Re: [scifinoir2] Name Game: What is going on in England?

2010-05-12 Thread Martin Baxter
I think I just popped a rib from laughing too hard... And, since I do have a Welsh grandfather, let me make it official. I'm moving back to Grampa Duncan's hometown of Caernarfon and filing to change my name to Lightningbolt of Supreme Justice Baxter. Martin (there goes another rib..._ On Wed,

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Losers Graphic Novels

2010-05-12 Thread Martin Baxter
B, allow me to second your recommends. On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 3:57 PM, B Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com wrote: They did a nicer reissue of Volume 1 2 to coincide with the movie and i plan on buying it again.. I read and loaned my copies out so much they fell apart. I really hate DC's cheap

[scifinoir2] Re: Build the Danged Wall!

2010-05-12 Thread B Smith
It's really sad to see what McCain has become. I used to repect the man but the election brought out the worst in him. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@... wrote: The Mad Bomber is no longer with us. Ladies and gentlemen, witness the birth of... the Mad

Re: [scifinoir2] India to develope its own OS?

2010-05-12 Thread Martin Baxter
Easily, Mr Worf. On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 3:54 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: This is interesting. They already have the bulk of the IT industry on home soil. Not mentioning a couple of power house development companies. (like Sybase) They could pull it off. On Wed, May 12,

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Build the Danged Wall!

2010-05-12 Thread Martin Baxter
It's odd as well, Mr Worf, that he and Joe Liebermann seem to be paralleling each other. Both were once men of deep principle, and respected on both sides of the aisle. Now, laughing stocks, both. On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 3:59 PM, B Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com wrote: It's really sad to see what

Re: [scifinoir2] India to develope its own OS?

2010-05-12 Thread Mr. Worf
I was thinking the same thing! I know that at the minimum they may have a government required browser. They were already moving in that direction a few years ago with some of the software restrictions for products coming into their country. On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 12:53 PM, Martin Baxter

Re: [scifinoir2] Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle-2 (HTV-2) test flight

2010-05-12 Thread Martin Baxter
Mr Worf, you're trying to bankrupt me, aren't you? [?][?] On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 3:28 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle-2 (HTV-2) test flight By Jeff Salton http://www.gizmag.com/author/jeff-salton/ *05:21 May 11, 2010* [image: A rendition

Re: [scifinoir2] Wonder why we don't crash like computers? Yale explains

2010-05-12 Thread Mr. Worf
There's a science radio show on PBS that did a segment on this topic a while back. They say that sleep does a delete and defragment of the brain so that is why we do not crash. During the day everything that we see, feel, smell, hear is stored into a buffer. Some of it will be placed into

Re: [scifinoir2] Name Game: What is going on in England?

2010-05-12 Thread Mr. Worf
This just in, Pookie Simmons from Compton, California has just changed his name to A Pimp Named Swayback More at 11... On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 12:59 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: I think I just popped a rib from laughing too hard... And, since I do have a Welsh

[scifinoir2] Re: The Losers Graphic Novels

2010-05-12 Thread B Smith
I'm really kind of torn that Rucka turned Queen and Country into a purely prose novel series because I really enjoyed the graphic novels. Plus I have black and white images of Tara Chace and the crew stuck in my head. LOL That said the novels are even better than the graphic novels. Rucka

Re: [scifinoir2] Name Game: What is going on in England?

2010-05-12 Thread Martin Baxter
LMNAATWO... there goes another rib. On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 4:45 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: This just in, Pookie Simmons from Compton, California has just changed his name to A Pimp Named Swayback More at 11... On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 12:59 PM, Martin Baxter

Re: [scifinoir2] Wonder why we don't crash like computers? Yale explains

2010-05-12 Thread Martin Baxter
Please do, Mr Worf. I'd love to see it. Reading this might provide an explanation for my two incidents. I am an intensely visual-minded person. What I write, I stage out in my head, and I draw on visual cues, mostly from comics, to help. I put a lot in every day. On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 4:15 PM,

Re: [scifinoir2] India to develope its own OS?

2010-05-12 Thread Martin Baxter
Mr Worf, if you're taking about China, I think they do have a browser specifically for the citizens. On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 4:04 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: I was thinking the same thing! I know that at the minimum they may have a government required browser. They were

Re: [scifinoir2] Frank Frazetta, fantasy illustrator, dies at 82

2010-05-12 Thread Martin Baxter
Speaking of that visual input comment of mine a minute ago, he provided a great deal of it back in the mid-70s. Requiescat in pace, good sir On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] McDonald's Secret Menu

2010-05-12 Thread Martin Baxter
Ab initio, rave, that is one scary way to headline an article... [?][?][?] After reading it... [?][?][?][?] Martin (thanking Gmail for including the death smiley) On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 2:16 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: