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And you thought the brouhaha over the HST was intense... this one will turn into a big old catfight before it's over. (URL) Basically, the House Appropriations subcommittee in charge of NASA's budget just gave a big thumbs-down to the space agency's (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Not the right way to exit?
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(...) Admittedly, not much. I caught bits of episodes here and there (which, I grant, is not the best way to get one's teeth into a longterm space opera). I saw a good bit of the pilot, one episode with Checkov, and a chunk of the finale. (...) I (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
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| | Re: Not the right way to exit?
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(...) IIRC, they did not - they flew by in complete silence, unless you were "listening" to the inside of the pilot's helmet. (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Not the right way to exit?
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(...) How much of it did you watch? I'll admit that Bruce Boxleitner's portrayal of Sheriden was pretty cheesy coming out of the gate, but one of JMS's commentary tracks reveals that he specifically requested it be that way for the first few eps of (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
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| | Re: Indiana Jones extends his vacation.
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(...) "It's not the mileage, it's the years!" :) (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: I Robot and the Zeroeth Law
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(...) Two weeks ago, a group of friends and I pretty much agreed that the only thing that we expected would make I, Robot accurate to the original story is the use of the 3 Laws. Mass carnage just sells better. Even though I've never read the (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | I Robot and the Zeroeth Law
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Think this is most appropriate for .geek than anywhere else... I saw the movie, rather enjoyed it but a few things-- ***Spoilers below!!!**** There were scant few 'Asimov' moments, but that goes with Hollywood 'suggested by'... When Spooner is (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Try to think of the glass as half full. (was: Re: Indiana Jones extends his vacation)
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(...) They'd need one heck of a makeup artist to get Ford to look like he did in the first movie. Remember, despite what the CGI breakthroughs of the SW prequels might suggest, both Lucas and Spielberg are reportedly adamant about only using (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Heroes and anti-heroes
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(...) (snip) Well, if the action is to be set in the fifties, then why not have "People's Anthropological Kommissar Piotr Piotrovich Silvov" as the main villain, using a Tokarev to threaten our timeless hero? The Zanis just lost much of their "fear (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
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| | Re: Try to think of the glass as half full. (was: Re: Indiana Jones extends his vacation)
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(...) Evil Zani Cultural Anthropologist Baron Bruz von Schlieckberndt: "Herr Jones! You shall nhot drink from this fountain! I vill plug you vith this cool-looking Luger ihf you try!" Indiana Jones: sotto voce "Zanis! I hate these guys. (aloud) And (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
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| | Re: A question of humidity...
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(...) Well, it's a little more complicated than that. The sodium itself doesn't actually explode. It oxidizes in an exo-thermic reaction (meaning that it strips water molecules of their oxygen atoms and produces a lot of heat). The "waste" products (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: A question of humidity...
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(...) Pure sodium metal will react with water to form hydrogen and heat energy; more than enough heat energy to ignite the hydrogen. Hydrogen is highly flamable. -Rob. (20 years ago, 17-Jul-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Try to think of the glass as half full. (was: Re: Indiana Jones extends his vacation)
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(...) "Indiana Jones and the Fountain of Youth." I mean, how perfect would *that* be? helpfully, LFB (20 years ago, 17-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Indiana Jones extends his vacation.
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(...) Ford will be eligible for Medicare before the darn thing comes out (literally). They needed to make this a decade ago... (20 years ago, 17-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Indiana Jones extends his vacation.
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You'l have to scroll down a few articles, but it's been (URL) announced> that Lucas gave a "thumbs down" to the latest script, so Indiana Jones 4 won't come out for at least two years now. (20 years ago, 17-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: The funniest thing I've seen in months
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(...) Beats me. What's a non-internet-linked flashplayer? When I pulled a copy outta the cache and tried to play it on IE it jumped to the jibjab site after a quick intro, and then gave me a busy signal. But it skips the redirect when played thru an (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
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| | Re: PlayStation 2 accessories in Canada
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(...) I don't own a Playstation 2, but here are some places to buy the accessories at: Toys R US. (www.toysrus.ca) Future Shop (owned by Best Buy) (www.futureshop.ca) Zellers (owned by Hudson's Bay Company) (www.hbc.com) Walmart (www.walmart.ca) (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | PlayStation 2 accessories in Canada
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If there's anyone out there in Canada who owns a PS2, can you tell me where (store name or website) you would go to buy PS2 acccessories like memory cards and controllers? Thanks! Paul Sinasohn LUGNET #115 BAYLUG (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Geography (was: We'll take in your poor....)
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(...) I'll buy that, except that the original claim seemed to be that the rotation itself was the factor, not the jetstream. Admittedly, I may have misunderstood the framing of the problem: perhaps the question of east/west travel already assumed (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Geography (was: We'll take in your poor....)
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(...) I think the issue is the jet stream. It moves eastward somewhat faster than the ground, so going east you have a tailwind, and going west you have a headwind. Unfortunately for you, the mountains in PA aren't high enough for this to make you (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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