[scifinoir2] VIDEO: Mysterious Beast “Chupacabras” Found In T exas

2010-07-16 Thread Mr. Worf
VIDEO: Mysterious Beast “Chupacabras” Found In TexasView Photosjavascript:openGallery(); By Claudio E. Cabrera http://newsone.com/author/ccabrera/ July 14, 2010 7:18 pm [image: Mythical Chupacabra] The mythical, mysterious beast called the “Chupacabra” may just be real after all. The

[scifinoir2] The Retro Future is Here: Houses Beyond the Year 2000

2010-07-16 Thread Mr. Worf
Take a close look at these pictures. Could it be that we ARE living in the future? Many of the concepts in the following pictures may look different stylistically, but they are right on target. I'm still waiting for a real flying car - Mr.Worf Web Urbanist http://weburbanist.com

Re: [scifinoir2] The Retro Future is Here: Houses Beyond the Year 2000

2010-07-16 Thread Martin Baxter
M... super-sciency. [?] I agree, Mr Worf. All it needs is a flying car. On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 5:42 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Take a close look at these pictures. Could it be that we ARE living in the future? Many of the concepts in the following pictures may

Re: [scifinoir2] VIDEO: Mysterious Beast “Chupacab ras” Found In Texas

2010-07-16 Thread Martin Baxter
That doesn't even look real. H'Wood fakery. On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 4:34 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: VIDEO: Mysterious Beast “Chupacabras” Found In TexasView Photos By Claudio E. Cabrera http://newsone.com/author/ccabrera/ July 14, 2010 7:18 pm [image: Mythical Chupacabra]

Re: [scifinoir2] The Retro Future is Here: Houses Beyond the Year 2000

2010-07-16 Thread Mr. Worf
Hehehe... You can just smell the science On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 4:15 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: M... super-sciency. [?] I agree, Mr Worf. All it needs is a flying car. On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 5:42 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Take a

Re: [scifinoir2] Another 10 Conspiracy Theories

2010-07-16 Thread Martin Baxter
I'd forgotten about that. And I should've posited that about Paul playing righty, being a lefty who's striving to find a good used left-handed axe. On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 9:51 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Also, the story about weirdness being sprayed is true too. Back in the

Re: [scifinoir2] Freerider Skatecycle combines snowboard, skateboard and casterboard

2010-07-16 Thread Martin Baxter
If I had decent balance... On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 9:43 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Freerider Skatecycle combines snowboard, skateboard and casterboard By Darren Quick http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/ *08:29 July 15, 2010* 1

Re: [scifinoir2] Carbon nanotube electrodes dramatically increase lithium battery capacity

2010-07-16 Thread Martin Baxter
I am loving this news, especially since my less-than-six-months-old laptop battery is acting up. On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 9:22 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Carbon nanotube electrodes dramatically increase lithium battery capacity By Dario Borghino

Re: [scifinoir2] Sensei says: Remember, A rolled up magazine can be a weapon....

2010-07-16 Thread Martin Baxter
If he were to come to Atlanta, he'd be nigh invincible, since the Journal-Constitution isn't fit to be used as fishwrap. On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 9:05 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc-p22QPA3kfeature=related This is a video of my new hero. --

Re: [scifinoir2] Another 10 Conspiracy Theories

2010-07-16 Thread Mr. Worf
The guitar center has a lefty electric section now but the most that I have seen there is about 6 out of a selection of 200. On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 4:22 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: I'd forgotten about that. And I should've posited that about Paul playing righty, being a

Re: [scifinoir2] Carbon nanotube electrodes dramatically increase lithium battery capacity

2010-07-16 Thread Mr. Worf
I think since they have moved away from whatever explosive mix that they were using, the batteries do not last as long anymore. I bought a new phone a couple of months ago and now it holds about 70% of the charge. On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 4:25 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: I

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Fwd: Eccentric but brilliant physicist claims gravity doesn't exist

2010-07-16 Thread Martin Baxter
To this genius, Brent, I ask this. Why, in the entirety of human history, hasn't there been a bad hair day, when gravity kicks out and sends thousands soaring off into space? Maybe, MAYBE, in a hundred years or so, something may walk in the door to support this hare-brained chicanery. I haven't

Re: [scifinoir2] Another 10 Conspiracy Theories

2010-07-16 Thread Martin Baxter
Everywhere I've been in Metro Atlanta is zero-out-of-hundreds. I've tried flipping a righty over, and it's... wrong. On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 7:30 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: The guitar center has a lefty electric section now but the most that I have seen there is about 6 out

Re: [scifinoir2] The Old Spice Man Explains it All To You!

2010-07-16 Thread Martin Baxter
Again, I find my manliness receding... On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 9:16 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: http://twitter.com/OldSpice This is hilarious! The Old Spice Man explains this all to you! (Big ups to Darryl for retweeting!) ~rave! -- If all the world's a stage and we

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Top 10 American Icons That Are Not American

2010-07-16 Thread Martin Baxter
rave, another case of kids with too much time on their hands and Internet access. They think it's cool to toss out the topics, but they aren't willing to do the deep research. Last week, I read an article at some SF site about the history of Doctor Who, but it was written by someone who probably

Re: [scifinoir2] Apple's Clean Hands May Have Dirtied iPhone 4 Signal

2010-07-16 Thread Martin Baxter
Just glimpsed the Today Show, and they're discussing possible fixes for it, including distributing free rubber bumper sleeves to minimize the death grip, but that's being questioned, because it makes the iPhone looks less sleek. Martin (So glad he's a Tracfone guy) On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 7:47

[scifinoir2] Re: 14 Cool assesories for your IPAD

2010-07-16 Thread Kelwyn
I once typed out a 600-page novel on a manual typewriter and I have zero nostalgia regarding them. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote: http://www.toxel.com/tech/2010/07/15/14-cool-accessories-for-your-ipad/ My favorite is the old school

Re: [scifinoir2] VIDEO: Mysterious Beast “Chupacab ras” Found In Texas

2010-07-16 Thread Tracy Curtis
When I first heard the legends, I didn't know what to think. But when I see the pictures, they all look like some damaged versions of regular animals. I've seen dogs turn blue like that when they've lost their fur. I imagine other canines might too. What do you all think? On Fri, Jul 16, 2010

[scifinoir2] Why President Obama loses by winning

2010-07-16 Thread Kelwyn
Thursday's passage of financial reform, just a couple months after the passage of a comprehensive health care overhaul, should decisively end the narrative that President Barack Obama represents a Jimmy Carter-style case of naive hope crushed by the inability to master Washington. Yet the

Re: [scifinoir2] VIDEO: Mysterious Beast “Chupacab ras” Found In Texas

2010-07-16 Thread Mike Street
It looks like comic the insult dog On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 7:16 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: That doesn't even look real. H'Wood fakery. On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 4:34 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: VIDEO: Mysterious Beast “Chupacabras” Found In TexasView

[scifinoir2] Dwayne McDuffie: Maker of Heroes

2010-07-16 Thread Kelwyn
http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2010/07/story.php?id=7791 I like writing. I like telling stories. I love comics a crazy amount—it's so much fun. It's a labor of love, but it doesn't really pay that much. I enjoy writing for animation, but it takes a lot of time and it's a real job, explained

[scifinoir2] Re: Why President Obama loses by winning

2010-07-16 Thread Kelwyn
This is the real reason President Obama can't win for losing: In what would surprise media critics outside Washington, many reporters don't much like Obama or his gang, either. They accurately perceive the contempt with which they are held by his White House, an attitude that undoubtedly flows

[scifinoir2] The Wire on 101 Channel

2010-07-16 Thread Martin Baxter
Starts Sunday at 9, for those of you with DirecTV. For those of you without... get cracking! -- 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] Re: Why President Obama loses by winning

2010-07-16 Thread Martin Baxter
Exactly, rave. This is the Fourth Estate at its king-making worst. On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: This is the real reason President Obama can't win for losing: In what would surprise media critics outside Washington, many reporters don't much like Obama

Re: [scifinoir2] Dwayne McDuffie: Maker of Heroes

2010-07-16 Thread Martin Baxter
So... I've got the Batman series I couldn't stand to thank for one of my favorite comics series of all time. Ain't that irony? [?][?][?] And, on an entirely related note, Dwayne McDuffie should, in a perfect universe, be sole owner/CEO of both Marvel and DC. On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 9:16 AM,

Re: [scifinoir2] VIDEO: Mysterious Beast “Chupacab ras” Found In Texas

2010-07-16 Thread Martin Baxter
Tracy, my previous still stands. On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 8:30 AM, Tracy Curtis tlcurti...@gmail.com wrote: When I first heard the legends, I didn't know what to think. But when I see the pictures, they all look like some damaged versions of regular animals. I've seen dogs turn blue like

Re: [scifinoir2] VIDEO: Mysterious Beast “Chupacab ras” Found In Texas

2010-07-16 Thread Martin Baxter
LMNAATWO!! On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 8:37 AM, Mike Street streetfor...@gmail.com wrote: It looks like comic the insult dog On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 7:16 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: That doesn't even look real. H'Wood fakery. On

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: 14 Cool assesories for your IPAD

2010-07-16 Thread Martin Baxter
I'm with you. Used one once, and the scars yet remain. On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 8:10 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: I once typed out a 600-page novel on a manual typewriter and I have zero nostalgia regarding them. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: 14 Cool assesories for your IPAD

2010-07-16 Thread Mr. Worf
I think that it could have a steampunk look to it with a little modification. On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: I'm with you. Used one once, and the scars yet remain. On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 8:10 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: I once

Re: [scifinoir2] VIDEO: Mysterious Beast “Chupacab ras” Found In Texas

2010-07-16 Thread Mr. Worf
I believe that there are a bunch of species on this continent that has yet to be discovered, but I think that the picture of the head that the lady is holding makes it look fake. It could be something like a South American Dingo. The dog that was shot in the video looks like a mutt with mange.

Re: [scifinoir2] Dwayne McDuffie: Maker of Heroes

2010-07-16 Thread Mr. Worf
I think we all live in the slightly jackedup universe Martin. On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 10:02 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: So... I've got the Batman series I couldn't stand to thank for one of my favorite comics series of all time. Ain't that irony? [?][?][?] And, on an

[scifinoir2] Hal Jordan's painted on super suit

2010-07-16 Thread Kelwyn
My twenty-two year old son called me last night to tell me how much he really REALLY hates this Green Lantern costume. ~rave! http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/movie-talk-green-lantern-costume.html The buzz for next summer's blockbuster-in-the-making reached a fever pitch this week when photos

[scifinoir2] Re: Eureka and Haven on SyFy Tonight

2010-07-16 Thread Keith Johnson
[Mild Spoilers] I really enjoyed the Eureka premiere. The move back to the founding days of Eureka was cool. Nice to see the doctor (Baltar from BSG) who was the driving force of the early days. And I love a show where there are consequences that last for a time. Ought to be fun to see how the

Re: [scifinoir2] Hal Jordan's painted on super suit

2010-07-16 Thread Mr. Worf
Gotta attract the ladies to the movie I guess... I'm not liking it either. On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 2:39 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: My twenty-two year old son called me last night to tell me how much he really REALLY hates this Green Lantern costume. ~rave!

Re: [scifinoir2] Warehouse 13 New Season Starts Tonight

2010-07-16 Thread Keith Johnson
Same here, Martin. The flashback that started with McPherson using the Phoenix artifact made sense in his desperation at that moment. But they didn't do a good job of going from that moment to the murderous man he became. It was almost like one of the bad comic books where the genesis of a super

Re: [scifinoir2] It's official: 'Thor' and 'Captain America' will be 3-D films

2010-07-16 Thread Keith Johnson
Right, which is why I kinda wish they'd take the time to get it right and do it completely from scratch, instead of using this conversion stuff. It seems though, from this article, that the director has access to true 3D cameras, but simply finds the process too cumbersome and complex? -

[scifinoir2] UFO in China's Skies Prompts Investigation

2010-07-16 Thread Mr. Worf
http://abcnews.go.com/International/ufo-china-closes-airport-prompts-investigation/story?id=11159531 UFO in China's Skies Prompts Investigation Eighteen Flights Delayed, Theories Abound 49 comments

Re: [scifinoir2] Article: How FX Studios Turn 2D Movies to 3D Moneymakers

2010-07-16 Thread Keith Johnson
The point that they have to insert CGI/digital footage, making the film less real is one thing that troubles me. As much as I love tech and scifi and stuff, I'm old-fashioned enough to like real stuff as much as possible in movies. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf

Re: [scifinoir2] VIDEO: Mysterious Beast “Chupacabras” Found In Texas

2010-07-16 Thread Keith Johnson
Isn't this a very old piece? I've seen this same dead animal with tongue lolling out of its head in e-mails going back at least three years. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 4:34:11 AM Subject:

Re: [scifinoir2] It's official: 'Thor' and 'Captain America' will be 3-D films

2010-07-16 Thread Mr. Worf
There aren't any true 3d cameras available yet. Only dual HD cameras (side by side) or the ones with the lens configuration. No one has released a single or double lens single unit camera yet. They basically overlay two streams of video to get the 3d effect but true 3d doesn't exist yet. Also,

Re: [scifinoir2] VIDEO: Mysterious Beast “Chupacab ras” Found In Texas

2010-07-16 Thread Mr. Worf
This is the first time that it has been seen on US soil. All of the other sitings were in Mexico, Puerto Rico. I think there was a siting in Arizona but ICE deported it. :) On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 3:05 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: Isn't this a very old piece? I've seen

Re: [scifinoir2] Hal Jordan's painted on super suit

2010-07-16 Thread Keith Johnson
How does that Tron-ripoff monstrosity attract the ladies? - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 5:54:48 PM Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Hal Jordan's painted on super suit Gotta attract the ladies to

Re: [scifinoir2] Article: How FX Studios Turn 2D Movies to 3D Moneymakers

2010-07-16 Thread Mr. Worf
I think that is the way it was supposed to be in the beginning. Then after movies like the Matrix, SIn City, and 300 they broadened their thinking. There were some people talking about making greenscreen only films. The thing that stopped it was the cost of doing it. Its easy for a computer to

Re: [scifinoir2] Hal Jordan's painted on super suit

2010-07-16 Thread Mr. Worf
Remember the nipples on the Batman suit? That was something very subtle but according to Hollywood that attracted more women to see the movie. The Green Latern suit is similar to that. On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 3:10 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: How does that Tron-ripoff

Re: [scifinoir2] Hal Jordan's painted on super suit

2010-07-16 Thread Tracy Curtis
I need to be the lady who says the nipples in the Batman suit did not get me to the theater. But I also didn't think it was a subtle touch. It was the first thing I noticed when I saw the suit. Friends and I immediately started joking about the fetish Batman. I hope that's not the thinking

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Fwd: Eccentric but brilliant physicist claims gravity doesn't exist

2010-07-16 Thread Mr. Worf
You must remember that the earth's rotation is forcing us down to the ground. The only actual proof that gravity exists is that things crash to earth from the sky and the experiment proving Newton's law that was done on the moon. On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 4:33 AM, Martin Baxter

[scifinoir2] REX robotic exoskeleton gets wheelchair users back on their feet

2010-07-16 Thread Mr. Worf
REX robotic exoskeleton gets wheelchair users back on their feet By Darren Quick http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/ *00:21 July 16, 2010* 4 Pictureshttp://www.gizmag.com/rex-robotic-exoskeleton/15736/picture/117934/ [image: The no longer wheelchair-bound Hayden Allen puts REX through

Re: [scifinoir2] Hal Jordan's painted on super suit

2010-07-16 Thread Keith Johnson
Ugh! - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 6:22:16 PM Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Hal Jordan's painted on super suit   Remember the nipples on the Batman suit? That was something very subtle but

Re: [scifinoir2] Hal Jordan's painted on super suit

2010-07-16 Thread George Arterberry
What's the problem here? GL never wore a costume per se.I  thought the ring manipulated matter, just converted what he was wearing into the GL uniform. He never  jumped in a phone booth , stripped and then flew off to Oa in another galaxy. To escape camp status the space scenes must have its