Out of the Blue [Jan 02, 2006, 11:06 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Until some commercials for a college bowl game today came on yesterday I was
under the impression today would see a return to a more normal news flow after
the holiday slowdown. As it turns out, apparently a lot of people have today
off, so things may not start picking up again until tomorrow.
R.I.P.: 'Old School' actor Cranshaw dies at 86 (thanks Bodi). A fellow Blue. Dust in the wind... all we are is dust in the wind.
R.I.P.: 'Old School' actor Cranshaw dies at 86 (thanks Bodi). A fellow Blue. Dust in the wind... all we are is dust in the wind.
| New Year Links! | Thanks Mike Martinez and Ant. |
| Link: | Compucar, LLC-Desktop Computers That Look Like Cars. Thanks Devicer. |
| Stories: |
KGB's secret UFO
files finally made public. Thanks
Digg. Documents Reveal Churchill Wanted Hitler Executed. |
| Science: | Nanotech is on the road map. |
| Images: |
OWNED.COM.
Thanks
Digg. Gender Bending 7. Creepy. |
| Follow-up: | Rovers Still Explore Mars After 2 Years. |
| Teh Funny: |
FoxTrot. ActionTrip Comic Strip. |
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I think this mission was one of mankind's greater achievements. It's mindblowing what these rovers are doing.
I agree. I think it's easy to criticize NASA (and I know I have in the past), but the reality is the stuff they design has to try and work around a lot of unknown factors. Those rovers have gotten stuck, had wind blow sand on their solar panels (and in turn, had wind clear the panels somewhat), wheels and arms stop working, incredibly harsh temps., etc, and yet they're still going. That's pretty damn amazing...
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I think this mission was one of mankind's greater achievements. It's mindblowing what these rovers are doing.
The scientists involved better get a Nobel prize or something!
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the mars volta
The scientists involved better get a Nobel prize or something!
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the mars volta
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tapes 'n' tapes
tapes 'n' tapes
tapes 'n' tapes
tapes 'n' tapes
tapes 'n' tapes
tapes 'n' tapes
tapes 'n' tapes
tapes 'n' tapes
Cat herding: The forgotten chapter of America's Wild West:
That's been around for awhile, but still great! Haha...I actually had a professor who got permission from that company to use that video as an introduction to a our first major poly-sci project.
That's been around for awhile, but still great! Haha...I actually had a professor who got permission from that company to use that video as an introduction to a our first major poly-sci project.
Cat herding: The forgotten chapter of America's Wild West:
With 4 cats in the house, I feel a little like that sometimes...
Seconded...
Great clip though!
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Cat herding: The forgotten chapter of America's Wild West:
With 4 cats in the house, I feel a little like that sometimes...
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"People should not be afraid of their governments; governments should be afraid of their people"
That ActionTrip picture thing is a wee bit depressing, isn't it? Is that really funny? What about the fact that you gain another year's worth of knowledge? What about the fact that everyone dies eventually? What about the fact that ActionTrip is a cliched heap of poo?
Cat herding: The forgotten chapter of America's Wild West:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4057591681481453187
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4057591681481453187
In response to Warhawks SSKT:
You foo' Indiana Jones never swung off a vine, it was a whip. Big freakin difference.
:End of SSKKT
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Show me where you live! I promise it will only hurt the first time.
You foo' Indiana Jones never swung off a vine, it was a whip. Big freakin difference.
:End of SSKKT
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Show me where you live! I promise it will only hurt the first time.
I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally.
- W. C. Fields
- W. C. Fields
King Kong was an hour and a half of pure fun.
Unfortunately it is a 3 hour movie.
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Unfortunately it is a 3 hour movie.
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Cynips New Year's Resolution: Actually talk to a co-worker this year.Does it have to be over the phone?
You do not know how to use a phone Cynips?Yes, I do Enahs
Old strip from 2003 being recycled whilst Amend takes some time off... Still funny though.
Use your head, don't lose it - Don't feed the trolls!
Use your head, don't lose it - Don't feed the trolls!
Use your head, don't lose it - Don't feed the trolls!
Boycott Belligerent Boycotters!
Boycott Belligerent Boycotters!
Even I, who get a whopping 8 (yes, count them, 8) holidays a year, get today off. 
On the plus side, I get comp time for overtime worked (which my previous 2 jobs did not offer), so even with reduced vacation time as well (compared to previous employers), I still am coming out way ahead most of the time.
Edit - saw King Kong last night. Started 20 minutes late. Took 45 minutes to get from the opening credits to Skull Island. Not that this was "wasted" time, but with a movie this long, they may have wanted to trim some of it back. I didn't mind, though. Overall, I really enjoyed it. There were a couple things I noticed, though.
SSKK(TGAWRAINY)T:
Some of the CGI work wasn't the greatest. Especially when the ship is caught on the rocks, the small rowboats are in the water, King Kong's lips/gums/inside of his mouth (not the teeth), the native "pole vaulting" especailly caught my attention.
They overdid the fight scenes on Skull Island. The length was fine, but they were WAY too over-the-top (fighting dinosaurs hanging in vines, tossing her around like a toy, running through dinosaur legs in the canyon and the pileup at the end). If you want me to suspend my belief in reality for a movie, make it reasonable for me to do so. Ditto with Kong shaking her when he first grabs her and runs off into the forest - uh, broken neck or at least whiplash, anyone? Ditto with the sailor shooting the bugs off the other sailors and the guy swinging on a vine like Indiana Jones and shooting from the hip. Just tone it down, make it a LITTLE more realistic, and it would have been so much better....
*** Warhawk ***
Your repeated violation of the Verbal Morality Statute has caused me to notify the San Angeles Police Department. Please remain where you are for your reprimand.
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Have I lied to you? I mean, in this room? Trust me, leave that thing alone. - GLaDOS
Did IQs just drop sharply while I was away? - Ripley
On the plus side, I get comp time for overtime worked (which my previous 2 jobs did not offer), so even with reduced vacation time as well (compared to previous employers), I still am coming out way ahead most of the time.
Edit - saw King Kong last night. Started 20 minutes late. Took 45 minutes to get from the opening credits to Skull Island. Not that this was "wasted" time, but with a movie this long, they may have wanted to trim some of it back. I didn't mind, though. Overall, I really enjoyed it. There were a couple things I noticed, though.
SSKK(TGAWRAINY)T:
Some of the CGI work wasn't the greatest. Especially when the ship is caught on the rocks, the small rowboats are in the water, King Kong's lips/gums/inside of his mouth (not the teeth), the native "pole vaulting" especailly caught my attention.
They overdid the fight scenes on Skull Island. The length was fine, but they were WAY too over-the-top (fighting dinosaurs hanging in vines, tossing her around like a toy, running through dinosaur legs in the canyon and the pileup at the end). If you want me to suspend my belief in reality for a movie, make it reasonable for me to do so. Ditto with Kong shaking her when he first grabs her and runs off into the forest - uh, broken neck or at least whiplash, anyone? Ditto with the sailor shooting the bugs off the other sailors and the guy swinging on a vine like Indiana Jones and shooting from the hip. Just tone it down, make it a LITTLE more realistic, and it would have been so much better....
*** Warhawk ***
Your repeated violation of the Verbal Morality Statute has caused me to notify the San Angeles Police Department. Please remain where you are for your reprimand.
This comment was edited on Jan 2, 13:06.
Have I lied to you? I mean, in this room? Trust me, leave that thing alone. - GLaDOS
Did IQs just drop sharply while I was away? - Ripley
You do not know how to use a phone Cynips?
http://www.frappr.com/bluesnewsmembers
Show me where you live! I promise it will only hurt the first time.
http://www.frappr.com/bluesnewsmembers
Show me where you live! I promise it will only hurt the first time.
I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally.
- W. C. Fields
- W. C. Fields
Apparently being the key word.
Don't worry, you were not alone on that one...
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I'd never played a Civ before, and laughed when I saw the alarm in Civ IV. Now I use it.
GW: Alia Arjel Mo/Me
I was a little unsure whether or not I had work today but couldn't really see why not
Cynips New Year's Resolution: Actually talk to a co-worker this year.
R.I.P. 'Blue' Cranshaw - "You're my boy, Blue!"
At least from now on Stephan 'Blue' Heaslip doesn't have to look over his shoulder every time he hears that.
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I think a good gift for the president would be a chocolate revolver, and since he's so busy, you'd probably have to run up real quick and hand it to him. - Jack Handy
As it turns out, apparently a lot of people have today offApparently being the key word. I was a little unsure whether or not I had work today but couldn't really see why not so the wife drove me there only to find 4 cars in a parkinglot of at least 20 on a regular sunday even. And we suspected as much already on our way since there was so little traffic... Well, so home we went again
Good thing I didn't take my regular 35 min walk to work. Would've sucked doing that only to find an empty lab.
I wanted to give a shout out to Scottish Martial Arts and say he was right about FEAR being an outstanding single player game. 
That is all.
I don't play video games... I play murder simulators.
http://bf2tracker.com/bf2_userprofile.php?bf2id=43526450
That is all.
I don't play video games... I play murder simulators.
http://bf2tracker.com/bf2_userprofile.php?bf2id=43526450
This is not "Gender Bending 7. Creepy."
http://gamershell.com/news/27113.html
Its some link to that babylon thing up above.
http://gamershell.com/news/27113.html
Its some link to that babylon thing up above.
There are some decidedly stileprojectish images at owned.com...definitely a NSFW site. If, you know, you're at work.
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