 | | Re: Matrix Reloaded explained...
|
|
(...) snip (...) I have a C64 emulator on my laptop right now! Maybe the Matrix is just 'Impossible Mission' on steroids? Dave K (21 years ago, 30-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Matrix Reloaded explained...
|
|
(...) **snip** (...) Very nice! My problem with the whole Matrix thang isn't Keanu (though he's awful in absolutely everything he does), and I don't even really mind that the writers cobbled their little is-it-real pastiche out of a hundred other (...) (21 years ago, 30-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Matrix Reloaded explained...
|
|
Gee, where have I heard all of this before...? A well-known philosopher once gave a public lecture on The Matrix. He described how The Matrix had existed many times before, how Zion was inextricably linked to the goals of the creators of The Matrix, (...) (21 years ago, 30-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
|
| |
| | Matrix Reloaded explained...
|
|
Taken from another NG I read-- ((URL) a long read, but if you liked the Matrix series--is a good one) Warning--may contain spoilers and plot elements that may ruin the series (though I didn't think so) The Matrix Reloaded Explained This may seem (...) (21 years ago, 30-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
| |
| | Grand Challenge autonomous navigation contest, 1M prize
|
|
I just found this and I thought it was pretty cool. The vehicles being used here are on the scale of things like older SUVs, not LEGO bots... but it's still cool. LA to Vegas over rough terrain, autonomously... winner (of 100ish teams entered) gets (...) (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.robotics)
|
| |
| | Oracle of Bacon
|
|
I just found this and I think it's pretty cool. (URL) then I knew someone who was a savant at playing back to Bacon so... besides I'm a sucker for totally frivolous uses of technology. It leads to some other neat places too, like determining what (...) (21 years ago, 26-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
| |
| | What I've been working on since I moved to Portland
|
|
Since we've finally announced, I thought I'd let y'all know what I've been working on for the past year and a half: (URL) lugnet.off-topic.geek Frank (21 years ago, 17-Oct-03, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
| |
| | Top Five Geek Proverbs
|
|
Courtesy of www.topfive.com October 14, 2003 The Top 9 Geek Proverbs (Part II) 9. if ( ! succeed() ) try { again() }; 8. Early to keyboard, early to mouse, makes a man divorced (and his wife keeps the house). 7. MasterCard is the root of e-commerce. (...) (21 years ago, 15-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
| |
| | Re: The Brick Testament: More Laws than You Can Shake a Stick At
|
|
(...) Thanks for the suggestion, but unfortunately it isn't that simple in this case. My new image host, pbase.com, assigns names to each image that are unique 8-digit numbers. To direct link to an image, I have to use this sort of URL: (URL) old (...) (21 years ago, 15-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
| |
| | Re: The Brick Testament: More Laws than You Can Shake a Stick At
|
|
(...) (21 years ago, 15-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
