[scifinoir2] Japan Makes a Microwave-Powered Rocket Fly Without Fuel

2010-09-08 Thread Mr. Worf
http://nextbigfuture.com/2010/09/japan-makes-microwave-powered-rocket.html?utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=feedutm_campaign=Feed:+blogspot/advancednano+(nextbigfuture)SEPTEMBER 07, 2010 Japan Makes a Microwave-Powered Rocket Fly Without

Re: [scifinoir2] Japan Makes a Microwave-Powered Rocket Fly Without Fuel

2010-09-08 Thread Martin Baxter
Mr Worf, they miiight be onto something there. [?] On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 4:35 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] A Hunter Eats a Bear

2010-09-08 Thread Martin Baxter
Mike, it sits and it spins. YouTube, at its finest. I'll get back to it, especially if the payoff involves the human screaming in agony. [?][?] On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 11:22 PM, Mike Street streetfor...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.youtube.com/tippexperience Check this out -- Get Social

Re: [scifinoir2] Japan Makes a Microwave-Powered Rocket Fly Without Fuel

2010-09-08 Thread Mr. Worf
That would be a game changer. On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 3:11 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Mr Worf, they miiight be onto something there. [?] On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 4:35 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] New Scam: Microsoft Calling...

2010-09-08 Thread Martin Baxter
Plase? I wanna hurt their ears! On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 9:11 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Don't hurt 'em Martin! Don't hurt 'em! On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 9:24 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Let some fool call me, pretending to be

Re: [scifinoir2] UM develops lasers to defend helicopters against missile attacks

2010-09-08 Thread Martin Baxter
If Reagan hadn't wasted billions on SDI, there'd be railguns in the field now. On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 9:08 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: There had been talk about it. I think they decided to go with the railgun program. On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Martin Baxter

Re: [scifinoir2] Variations in fine-structure constant

2010-09-08 Thread Martin Baxter
Pardon my drooling... thanks, Amy. I'm off to print this out, because I need to stare at this at length. On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Amy Harlib ahar...@earthlink.net wrote: ahar...@earthlink.net aharlib%40earthlink.net Variations in fine-structure constant The linked news story below

Re: [scifinoir2] UM develops lasers to defend helicopters against missile attacks

2010-09-08 Thread Mr. Worf
There's a lot of stuff that should have been blamed on Regan but I won't go down that road. On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 3:17 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: If Reagan hadn't wasted billions on SDI, there'd be railguns in the field now. On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 9:08 PM, Mr. Worf

[scifinoir2] Bing, Ping: Hmm, a familiar ring

2010-09-08 Thread Kelwyn
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/09/ping-bing-apple-music.html Ping. Hmm, that sounds familiar. Isn't there another online service with a similar name? Also offered by a huge technology company? That was started in the mid-1970s? Ding ding ding! The Ping-Bing coincidence is

Re: [scifinoir2] Writer defends Happy Days 'jump the shark' episode

2010-09-08 Thread Keith Johnson
I respect the writer's perspective, and understand his sensitivity. After all, I get upset sometimes if someone overly critiques one of my e-mails! But his assertion that Happy Days wasn't on the decline simply because it lasted six more years isn't the same as saying those were six *good*

[scifinoir2] Consumer Reports Looks at Latest 3D TVs

2010-09-08 Thread Keith Johnson
Sammie recently bought a plasma TV, and I commented on how I much prefer the more vibrant look of plasmas over LCD's, even though most everyone I know tells me LCD is the way to go. Another thing in plasma's favor is that they seem to do better with the up-and-coming 3D technology for the home.

Re: [scifinoir2] Writer defends Happy Days 'jump the shark' episode

2010-09-08 Thread Martin Baxter
rave, there's an old saying. Opinions are like a$$holes... everyone's got one. That shark was well and truly jumped. I don't think I lasted three eps beyond that moment before ditching the show. On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 11:36 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] Writer defends Happy Days 'jump the shark' episode

2010-09-08 Thread Martin Baxter
And pardon my neo-Latin, one and all, please. The heat of the moment... On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 2:26 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: rave, there's an old saying. Opinions are like a$$holes... everyone's got one. That shark was well and truly jumped. I don't think I lasted

Re: [scifinoir2] Outer Limits Marathon on SyFy

2010-09-08 Thread Martin Baxter
Keith, that's exactly why I passed on that ep. Too vivid, even for my twisted brain. The ep I wanted to see was the one at 1 pm Eastern, with MacKenzie Phillips and Colin Mochrie of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, about a UFO nut and a security guard who come into possession of what appears to be a

Re: [scifinoir2] Bing, Ping: Hmm, a familiar ring

2010-09-08 Thread Martin Baxter
At least Apple's Ping makes a measure of sense, as a ping is a sound, which relates to music in a sense. Bing is evocative of a child-abusing singer to me. On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 10:25 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] UM develops lasers to defend helicopters against missile attacks

2010-09-08 Thread Martin Baxter
I will, if you give me a few years to get my notes in order. The only thing that scares me worse than his policies is the fact that I was sufficiently young, dumb and full of male sex fluids to have campaigned twice for him, and registered my first ever vote in his name. On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at

Re: [scifinoir2] UM develops lasers to defend helicopters against missile attacks

2010-09-08 Thread Mr. Worf
I guess a lot of people in California remember what he did to the state. Some of the things that were done were purely political power moves that hurt more than helped. Others were done just because they could. On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 11:41 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: I

[scifinoir2] Microsoft gets legal might to target spamming botnets

2010-09-08 Thread Mr. Worf
http://m.usatoday.com/Tech/2013879/;jsessionid=2FF11ECD5034142EE380D1C8C2E790C7.wap1

[scifinoir2] The PG-Bikes BlackTrail - world's fastest ebike!

2010-09-08 Thread Mr. Worf
The PG-Bikes BlackTrail - world's fastest ebike! By Ben Coxworth http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/ *18:56 September 7, 2010* 6

[scifinoir2] Researchers develop self-assembling, self-repairing photovoltaic technology

2010-09-08 Thread Mr. Worf
Researchers develop self-assembling, self-repairing photovoltaic technology By Darren Quick http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/ *18:52 September 7, 2010* 2 Pictureshttp://www.gizmag.com/self-repairing-photovoltaic-technology/16291/picture/120311/ [image: Associate Professor Michael

Re: [scifinoir2] Outer Limits Marathon on SyFy

2010-09-08 Thread Keith Johnson
That's one of those I've never seen all the way to the end. One forgets how good an actress Phillips can be, given the opportunity and sobriety.- Original Message -From: "Martin Baxter" martinbaxt...@gmail.comTo: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.comSent: Wednesday, September 8, 2010 2:33:54

[scifinoir2] Kick Ass

2010-09-08 Thread Kelwyn
Just saw Kick Ass. Freakin' awesome!