Gfted1 Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 UFO = Unidentified Flying Object. It doesn't mean extraterrestrial. 2 "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amentep Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 I meant "aliens" not "UFOs" I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gfted1 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 I knew that you knew the difference, I was just replying to you. Personally, I think the phenomenon's are a co-Chinese/Russian hypersonic missiles of doom that possess physics defying capabilities. Probably has a quantum computer inside too. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amentep Posted September 18, 2019 Author Share Posted September 18, 2019 Seems legit. I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjshae Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/18/entertainment/the-princess-bride-remake-trnd/index.html "It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromnir Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 31 minutes ago, rjshae said: https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/18/entertainment/the-princess-bride-remake-trnd/index.html clip we wouldn't be bothered by a film which draws heavily 'pon Princess Bride, but is not a remake. release a film in 2020 or beyond which clear is homage to princess bride is fine, 'cause am understanding how as much as we love the film, is not fitting with many current notions o' gender and class roles. we got nothing 'gainst making a movie where a buttercup (not named buttercup 'course... buttercup is the name a pre-teen girl gives their horse in a book circa 1950) needs save her westley and she is perhaps deaf or dyslexic or something. large % o' movie has folks insisting not-buttercup will fail 'cause she is a girl (even after they see her do stuff which would require superhuman ability) but not-buttercup ignores 'em all and ends up saving the day and kissing the girl. have knockoff version include characters which is obvious homage to the goldman book/movie? didn't mind sir alec guinness playing merlin in star wars. homage is fine. need more characters o' color and a few more female characters would be welcome. am not certain how to do a homage to carol kane w/o having carol kane, but we leave that aside. if somebody wants to do a film for 2020s that millennial moms will be proud to show their daughters and will recall the whimsy o' princess bride, then sign us up as a supporter. we can be as grimdark as the next guy, but we adored the princess bride book and movie. somebody manages to do movie with similar fun and equal dialogue, then am 100% in favor. if is simply a remake with a few minor changes to make acceptable to 2020 audience, then am adamant opposed. do something new or don't do at all, 'cause original don't need the inevitable "improvements" it would receive. HA! Good Fun! 3 "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktchong Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 (edited) Edited September 19, 2019 by ktchong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithe Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights - Schafer Simplifies portraits The background of the photographer who gave the world "Thou shalt not" For the inaugural Hollywood Studios’ Still Show in 1941, a show created by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize outstanding still photography work, help define professional practices, and promote films to the general public, Schafer decided to create a novelty shot to satirically slap at the Production Code, the censorship standards of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Assn. His satirical image, entitled, “Thou Shalt Not,” displayed the top 10 faux-pas disallowed by industry censors, who approved every photographic image shot by studios before they could be distributed. 1 1 1 "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2019/sep/23/thomas-cook-travel-chaos-insolvency-leaves-150000-stranded-on-holidays-live-updates 150,000 Brits stuck abroad. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadySands Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Today I learned about ICE-ing 1 Free games updated 3/4/21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromnir Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 23 minutes ago, ShadySands said: Today I learned about ICE-ing isn't all too clear but is it that big truck owners is protesting the fact electric cars may utilize reserved fueling spots in many locations? see as undeserved environmentalist privilege or something? y'know, 'cause. that's a thing now? HA! Good Fun! "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guard Dog Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 (edited) On 9/18/2019 at 4:06 PM, Gromnir said: if is simply a remake with a few minor changes to make acceptable to 2020 audience, then am adamant opposed. do something new or don't do at all, 'cause original don't need the inevitable "improvements" it would receive. HA! Good Fun! Exactly what I thought when I heard NBC was rebooting Battlestar Galactica. They will only f--k it up. The 2004 was not perfect but it was really, really good. When it comes to remakes it's a definite turn off to me. Unless the remake is going to be more faithful to the source material than the original. If a remake of TPB is closer to Goldman's book than the 1980's version then I'll watch. The Cohen Brothers remake of True Grit comes to mind as a "good" reboot because it was more in line with the Charles Portis novel. Denis Villenuve's Dune remake promises to be the same from everything I've read. Edited September 24, 2019 by Guard Dog 1 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melkathi Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 19 hours ago, Malcador said: https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2019/sep/23/thomas-cook-travel-chaos-insolvency-leaves-150000-stranded-on-holidays-live-updates 150,000 Brits stuck abroad. They'll get unstuck. Quite a few hotels may go bankrupt over this. Thomas Cook pays at the end of the year. So they'll have provided most of a year of services without getting paid. And some of them have had exclusive deals with Thomas Cook, so will not necessarily have the know how to swap to a broader audience. Yeah, never was a healthy business model for those hotels, but still sucks for the staff. Unobtrusively informing you about my new ebook (which you should feel free to read and shower with praise). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, ShadySands said: Today I learned about ICE-ing I am so shocked that people driving big pickup trucks would be ****. 4 hours ago, melkathi said: They'll get unstuck. Quite a few hotels may go bankrupt over this. Thomas Cook pays at the end of the year. So they'll have provided most of a year of services without getting paid. And some of them have had exclusive deals with Thomas Cook, so will not necessarily have the know how to swap to a broader audience. Yeah, never was a healthy business model for those hotels, but still sucks for the staff. Yep, Operation Matterhorn (UK having the US flair for the dramaatic, I guess). Edited September 24, 2019 by Malcador Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amentep Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 7 hours ago, Guard Dog said: Exactly what I thought when I heard NBC was rebooting Battlestar Galactica. They will only f--k it up. The 2004 was not perfect but it was really, really good. When it comes to remakes it's a definite turn off to me. Unless the remake is going to be more faithful to the source material than the original. If a remake of TPB is closer to Goldman's book than the 1980's version then I'll watch. The Cohen Brothers remake of True Grit comes to mind as a "good" reboot because it was more in line with the Charles Portis novel. Denis Villenuve's Dune remake promises to be the same from everything I've read. The producer (Sam Esmail of MR. ROBOT) for the Universal/Peackock BSG series says its a new story set in Ronald D. Moore's BSG universe, and reports are that Moore has given the show his blessing. I hated the pilot movie for Moore's BSG and never watched another minute of it, but good news for its fans, I guess. I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gfted1 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Ive always appreciated the aesthetics of the Matterhorn. We should try to buy it. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algroth Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Not sure if this has been shared yet, but here's a pretty thorough and well-curated test of longbow vs. armour. 1 1 My Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/alephg Currently playing: Roadwarden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gfted1 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Spot, robot dog is available for sale. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadySands Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 U.S. Military Issues Warning to Troops About Incel Violence at Joker Screenings 1 Free games updated 3/4/21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gfted1 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 15 ton battlebot for sale on eBay. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 24 minutes ago, Gfted1 said: 15 ton battlebot for sale on eBay. No LRMs, no sale. 1 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktchong Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 (edited) It's art, it's ant genocide - it's a win-win! Edited September 29, 2019 by ktchong 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 ^ First/most popular comment under the top video: "I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. " 1 “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjshae Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Laughing Squid has an interesting article on the Dunning–Kruger effect, including an illuminating explanation by John Cleese. 1 "It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithe Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 For an old story worth mentioning.. (This needs to be a film.. Kung Fu Nuns?) Hundreds of nuns trained in Kung Fu bike the Himalayas to oppose human trafficking "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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