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- 2011-10-14 09:37pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: The Occupation of Wall Street Spreads
- Replies: 1325
- Views: 328328
Re: The Occupation of Wall Street Spreads
Well the NYPD made a fine showing of themselves yet again today: Occupy Wall Street protest march marred by video appearing to show NYPD scooter hit man Disturbing video that appears to show an NYPD scooter run over the leg of a lawyer during an Occupy Wall Street protest march Friday has rocketed t...
- 2011-10-11 06:42pm
- Forum: Pure Star Trek
- Topic: OVEG Hollow Pursuits
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2425
Re: OVEG Hollow Pursuits
Are they a libertopian or randroid? Because that's the kind of attitude I've both experienced and have come to expect from their kind.
- 2011-10-06 12:06pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: The Occupation of Wall Street Spreads
- Replies: 1325
- Views: 328328
Re: The Occupation of Wall Street Fails
And some of the action from last night: Here’s Video of a Senior NYPD Officer Beating Protesters With His Club This is the scene at Occupy Wall Street Wednesday tonight, where a few hundred protesters continued the day's even larger demonstration with another march on Wall Street. Last time we check...
- 2011-10-06 11:45am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: The Occupation of Wall Street Spreads
- Replies: 1325
- Views: 328328
Re: The Occupation of Wall Street Fails
It doesn't help when the sound bite thats getting played nonstop on the news networks goes like this: Newsman: What is your goal? Uninformed Kid: We want to abolish Capitalism. Newsman: What do you want to replace it with? Uninformed Kid: :o This march doesn't have a leader, a message (beyond thing...
- 2011-10-06 11:26am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: The Legacy of Steve Jobs
- Replies: 38
- Views: 1573
Re: Destructionator XIII has a complete lack of human empath
Really, when any music player is referred to as an iPod No one I know referres to any music player as an iPod. Seriously, no one. It might be more of a US / North American thing. I've heard some people use it as a generic descriptor, but they usually seem to be people who are less tech savvy and on...
- 2011-10-05 09:09pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: The Occupation of Wall Street Spreads
- Replies: 1325
- Views: 328328
Re: The Occupation of Wall Street Fails
News Update - Apparently more confrontations with police. Olbermann interrupted his broadcast to provide what limited info he had. This is what Gawker had to say: Ten Reportedly Arrested as Protesters Stand Off With Police Ten Occupy Wall Street protesters have reportedly been arrested after a few h...
- 2011-10-03 03:03pm
- Forum: Pure Star Wars
- Topic: Poll: Which warship would you use?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 29254
Re: Poll: Which warship would you use?
Well, if I'm going to get something for nothing I might as well go all out and take a fully stocked Imperium Class Ultra Star Destroyer, a.k.a. the Overcompensator.
As for which Galaxy, I don't think it matters.
As for which Galaxy, I don't think it matters.
- 2011-10-01 10:27pm
- Forum: Science Fiction
- Topic: Doctor Who S6e13 "The Wedding Of River Song" [spoilers]
- Replies: 75
- Views: 8725
Re: Doctor Who S6e13 "The Wedding Of River Song" [spoilers]
3 of 5 Had some good moments, but overall it was a lamer version of the Pandorica two parter. The resolution that the Doctor that was killed would turn out to be a duplicate of some kind was quite obvious given the previous episodes in this season. And frankly I'm tired of the "must save all of...
- 2011-10-01 11:59am
- Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
- Topic: Tevatron shuts down
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1883
Re: Tevatron shuts down
Sadly it only cost a paltry $35 million a year to keep in running. That's within the range of some corporate fat cats salaries. Tevatron atom smasher shuts after more than 25 years One of the world's most powerful "atom smashers", at the leading edge of scientific discovery for a quarter o...
- 2011-09-25 06:04pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: The Occupation of Wall Street Spreads
- Replies: 1325
- Views: 328328
Re: The Occupation of Wall Street Fails
Update on the ongoing situation with video: Cops Tackle, Mace Wall St. Protesters for No Obvious Reason Looks like the ongoing #OccupyWallSt protest against corporations got a bit tense on its eighth day, with lots of cops present for today's march to Union Square and the official protest home page ...
- 2011-09-15 06:23pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Tea party presidential candidate (good grief)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 5223
Re: Tea party presidential candidate (good grief)
Good grief indeed! I could only listen to a couple minutes of it before I had to turn it off. I actually once had one of these fuckers as a boss, and heard this shit on a daily basis, yet it still never ceases to amaze me just how delusional of a little bubble fantasy world they manage to wrap their...
- 2011-08-22 05:17pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Pope gives homophobic speech, God intervenes
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2233
Re: Pope gives homophobic speech, God intervenes
The not so funny thing is the faithful will of course deny this was an act of god, but if something similar happened to say, Richard Dawkins, they'd never shut up about it.
- 2011-08-19 11:53am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UN slams Shell for Nigeria pollution
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1176
Re: UN slams Shell for Nigeria pollution
The only thing that surprises me is that it took so long; but then again maybe not, as after all this is Africa and hence not considered as important as other parts of the world.
This really should have come years ago.
This really should have come years ago.
- 2011-08-07 02:17pm
- Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
- Topic: Reaction to extraterrestrial contact?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3606
Re: Reaction to extraterrestrial contact?
I created a thread like this about 6 nobths back. The conclusion was IIRC that there would be a brief spasm of celebrations and theological problems for those who care, followed by a "well, fine, they're ut there, but it'll take us twenty years to send a reply. and we'll never get to meet them...
- 2011-08-04 10:33pm
- Forum: Star Wars vs Star Trek
- Topic: 31st Century UFP vs. Galactic Empire (A New Hope Era)
- Replies: 131
- Views: 47663
Re: 31st Century UFP vs. Galactic Empire (A New Hope Era)
Yeah, and for all intents and purposes, that Space Marine is Mongo.
Worf: I better go check out this Space Marine character.
[Worf reaches for his phaser]
Imperium Denizen: Oh no, don't do that, don't do that. If you shoot him, you'll just make him mad.
Worf: I better go check out this Space Marine character.
[Worf reaches for his phaser]
Imperium Denizen: Oh no, don't do that, don't do that. If you shoot him, you'll just make him mad.
- 2011-08-04 10:23pm
- Forum: Science Fiction
- Topic: Favorit Scy-fi Scene
- Replies: 87
- Views: 15961
- 2011-08-03 07:57pm
- Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
- Topic: Would an American Colour Revolution be a good idea?
- Replies: 62
- Views: 6906
Re: Would an American Colour Revolution be a good idea?
Keith Olbermann mentioned something akin to this, getting back to the kind of movements of the 1960s, towards the end of his special comment on his Current TV show Monday night.
- 2011-08-03 07:42pm
- Forum: Science Fiction
- Topic: Favorit Scy-fi Scene
- Replies: 87
- Views: 15961
Re: Favorit Scy-fi Scene
One of my favorites is the end of Babylon 5's last episode, Sleeping in Light, once Sheridan arrives at Coriana 6. Though the whole episode is great.
- 2011-08-01 10:53am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Do you agree with Obama's compromise?
- Replies: 213
- Views: 16620
Re: Do you agree with Obama's compromise?
I don't approve, but was already not going to vote for him again anyway as at this point he's as much a part of the problem. He either wholeheartedly embraces Republican policies (e.g., the whole torture issue) or puts up an anemic defense (helped by the many spineless Democrats), only allowing the ...
- 2011-07-29 09:33pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Houses agrees to raise debt ceiling, plan still sucks.
- Replies: 75
- Views: 7258
Re: Houses agrees to raise debt ceiling, plan still sucks.
Won't pass the Senate. As for Boner, go directly to fuck you, don't pass GO, don't collect $200. :) Yup, it failed. Senate quickly acts to block House debt-ceiling plan The Senate voted Friday evening to reject Speaker John A. Boehner's debt-ceiling plan just hours after it moved through the House,...
- 2011-07-07 06:11pm
- Forum: Pure Star Trek
- Topic: Star Fleet Battles ships
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4329
Re: Star Fleet Battles ships
No I think he's looking for Ship System Display's (SSDs) which are used in the game. Starfleetgames has SSDs available for with most modules, that you have to buy, but there are numerous sites with both official and fan made SSDs available for free for Star Trek, and I believe for some for other Sci...
- 2011-07-06 02:16pm
- Forum: Pure Star Trek
- Topic: Star Fleet Battles ships
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4329
Re: Star Fleet Battles ships
Federation and Empire
To me the Klingons seemed more like Russia, what with their massive reserve fleets of older ships.
To me the Klingons seemed more like Russia, what with their massive reserve fleets of older ships.
- 2010-12-21 10:08pm
- Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
- Topic: Sun's gravity could be tapped to call E.T.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2610
Sun's gravity could be tapped to call E.T.
Saw this the other day and thought it was pretty interesting. Sun's gravity could be tapped to call E.T. Since massive stars cause light to bend, focal points may be found Our own sun might represent the best communications device around, if only we could harness its power, scientists say. If the su...
- 2010-12-21 09:13pm
- Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
- Topic: Feasibility of Hydroponics
- Replies: 53
- Views: 11229
Re: Detroit to be shrunken and bulldozed
I push them because both technologies will be needed when we make the jump to space and the more efficient and well known the technology is at that stage the better. Also, in this case they have the land to experiment a little and demonstrating that you can get more out of a land footprint with nuc...
- 2010-12-16 07:46pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: May the force be with this kid
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1969
Re: May the force be with this kid
My heart goes out to her and every kid who's ever been bullied. The Great Maker knows my life was a living hell all through out school thanks to bullying, and unfortunately instead of support at home all I got was abuse. This article really shows just how shitty and just how surprisingly decent peop...