[scifinoir2] Re: Anamorph

2010-03-08 Thread Kelwyn
Thanks for the heads-up. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote: Although the name of the movie has a scifi sound to it, it is actually a police drama starring Williem Defoe as an aging detective that is just waiting for retirement when he pulled into

[scifinoir2] Re: Anamorph

2010-03-08 Thread Kelwyn
Aw snap! It came on at 2:45 am on Monday, March 8th. Missed it. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Kelwyn ravena...@... wrote: Thanks for the heads-up. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf HelloMahogany@ wrote: Although the name of the movie has a scifi

Re: [scifinoir2] Anamorph

2010-03-08 Thread Martin Baxter
I caught most of it last night. (Had to detour for the screaming when Mo'Nique won her Oscar.) Hoping to catch it again this month. Really interesting flick. On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 2:58 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Although the name of the movie has a scifi sound to it, it is

Re: [scifinoir2] It's 2010 - finally my jet pack is here!

2010-03-08 Thread Martin Baxter
Okay, the jetpack's here... where are my royalty checks? Seriously, cool stuff. This'll slip into the story I'm working on. On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 8:23 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Where is my !...@#^$* flying car MORE TOP STORIES ยป http://www.gizmag.com/top_stories/

Re: [scifinoir2] Alice Surpasses Avatar Weekend Record

2010-03-08 Thread Martin Baxter
I can't figure the appeal of Alice either, Keith. In the other SF groups I'm in,m the closest thing to a mention it's gotten is from a woman who's a big Depp fan, and wants to see it for his performance alone. On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 1:19 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: No

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Alternative writing techniques

2010-03-08 Thread Martin Baxter
Does anyone know how to make MSWord save to multiple locations? Mr Worf, I shall forgive you for inadvertently speaking those foul words, and advise you to download OpenOffice (far more secure and stable than M$-based crap). As for saving to multiple locations, can't help you there. When I do my

Re: [scifinoir2] Speed and movie continuity

2010-03-08 Thread Martin Baxter
No, not you at all. A friend of mine sent me a link to a massive list of movie goofs. Crewpeople in shots, tech equipment clearly visible... I can't find it now in my Favorites list. I'll search for it and post it later. On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 9:16 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Alternative writing techniques

2010-03-08 Thread Martin Baxter
Here's http://www.openoffice.org/ the OpenOffice link. I'd tag you directly to the download page but, if memory serves, it's an automatic download, and I don't need it again. It's good for both PC and Mac. On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 8:14 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: @Kelwyn: The

Re: [scifinoir2] roboplow - pretty cool

2010-03-08 Thread Martin Baxter
Yeah, it is... until it becomes sentient and plows humanity under. (Sorry, couldn't resist.) On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 8:37 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPg1ZMiC9pA

Re: [scifinoir2] Avatar highest grossing movie ever?

2010-03-08 Thread Martin Baxter
Great point, rave. I forgive you as well, for the use of That Movie Where They Don't Know Nothin' 'Bout Birthin' No Babies. [?][?] On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 7:07 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: Movie Ticket sales: Avatar - 62 million tickets sold ($666 million) Titantic - 128 million

Re: [scifinoir2] Avatar highest grossing movie ever?

2010-03-08 Thread Tracy Curtis
Thanks for posting the conversion. They used to measure movie popularity by ticket sales, at least into the 1980s. I always argue that movies should be measured by tickets sold and jobs should be measured in real dollars. On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Martin Baxter

Re: [scifinoir2] It's 2010 - finally my jet pack is here!

2010-03-08 Thread C.W. Badie
...And if you checked out the other stories on that page, you might have noticed that the U.S. no longer holds a monopoly on stealth fighter technology... Such music flows on the Fringe, and no one can resist singing to Scarlet From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Mon, 3/8/10,

Re: [scifinoir2] It's 2010 - finally my jet pack is here!

2010-03-08 Thread Martin Baxter
Pal, that's because someone stole it from us. Remember reading the article, but can't remember the culprits. On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 2:43 PM, C.W. Badie astromancer2...@yahoo.comwrote: ...And if you checked out the other stories on that page, you might have noticed that the U.S. no longer

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Alternative writing techniques

2010-03-08 Thread Mr. Worf
Can openoffice save in word format? On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 9:09 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Does anyone know how to make MSWord save to multiple locations? Mr Worf, I shall forgive you for inadvertently speaking those foul words, and advise you to download OpenOffice

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Alternative writing techniques

2010-03-08 Thread Martin Baxter
Yep. Has about thirty document-saving options. On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 5:59 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Can openoffice save in word format? On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 9:09 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Does anyone know how to make MSWord save to multiple

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Alternative writing techniques

2010-03-08 Thread Mr. Worf
I have used openoffice before and had major problems with it when the file that it saved couldn't be opened by msword. Like it or not, MSword is the business standard. On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 3:08 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Yep. Has about thirty document-saving options.

[scifinoir2] Guitar Player Does Dr. Who Theme

2010-03-08 Thread Keith Johnson
This dude's home rendition of the Dr. Who theme is pretty interesting. He has a unique, er, look, too: kinda intense. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMYunop2k8Yfeature=related

[scifinoir2] Highest Grossing Movies

2010-03-08 Thread Kelwyn
Interesting tidbit: The first highest grossing motion pictures of all time were The Birth of a Nation (followed by:) The Jazz Singer (followed by:) Gone With the Wind The Jazz Singer is on TCM at 8:45 PM (CST).

[scifinoir2] Flurb: a SF Webzine

2010-03-08 Thread Kelwyn
http://www.flurb.net/9/index9.html

[scifinoir2] Re: Alternative writing techniques

2010-03-08 Thread angelababycat
Over the years I've been a technical writter, fiction writter (for personnal pleasure--never published), and legal writter. One thing I heard long ago and always remember when I start writting: you use a different part of your brain when you read write on the vertical plane (e.g., a computer

Re: [scifinoir2] Highest Grossing Movies

2010-03-08 Thread Mr. Worf
All three have toxic imagery of black people. Why am I not surprised? :) On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 6:40 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: Interesting tidbit: The first highest grossing motion pictures of all time were The Birth of a Nation (followed by:) The Jazz Singer (followed