Posts by Ugotta B. Kiddingme 1238 publicly visible posts • joined 23 Dec 2009
whose voice and mannerisms SERIOUSLY grated on my nerves, but I DO agree that a NON-love-interest companion is preferable. Even though all the other Time Lords are long gone, how about another character like Romana or the female incarnation of the Tardis? Pretty, SMART, classy, and NOT a love interest
RTFA. According to the article you linked, Supernova 1987A was a different type as it originated from a supergiant, not a white dwarf. The article said this is the nearest Type 1a supernova (white dwarf with non-giant companion) since 1986. The information in your link supports the statement in this Reg article.
* bonus points for the first person who can identify the titular quote.
IIRC, the Mythbusters occasionally use that space for experiments that require a very large space but can't take wind/sun/rain/etc of The Great Outdoors. I wonder what, if anything, would happen to their arrangement?
Beer for science and preserving old/cool stuff, but mostly just because I like beer...
Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 likely got there before Voyager but we haven't been in contact with either for years so there's no way to know for sure. However, based upon when they were launched and their intended trajectories, they are theoretically the farthest flung human devices ever.
While I don't know who would be best for the role I, speaking AS an American, agree totally with "NOT an American playing the Doctor" sentiment.
What I DO recommend is Wayne Pygram (channelling Scorpius) to play The Master.
I am deeply concerned that this will be such an extreme departure from what we all know as the Who universe as to be unrecognizable crap that irreparably damages the "brand."
That's sort of what I have often wondered. Scientists speculate as to the whereabouts of all the anti-matter. How do we know that anti-matter didn't clump into anti-matter galaxies just like "regular" matter did? Galaxies are sufficiently far apart that an anti-matter galaxy and a matter galaxy should be able to peacefully coexist as "close" neighbors without incident.
And as a loosely related question, how do we really know that what we call the laws of physics are all the same in distant galaxies as they are here? Particularly if a distant galaxy were composed of anti-matter? Or a denser-than-usual clump of so-called dark matter (dark anti-matter?) The biggest problem of all is that we do not know what we do not know. Science marches on in search of the answers, but for now we stumble on in the feeble glow of that tiny candle representing humanity's understanding of the universe.
Beer for boffins, in exchange for knowledge/understanding/really cool pictures from deep space.
[insert standard "haven't they seen such and such disaster movie?!?" here]
The (unintentionally) funniest one was about a nuclear missile fired into a hole into the ground which caused a crack. Said crack raced around the world and would theoretically cause the earth to split apart, let all the hot and squishy bits in the center leak out, and result in our abrupt and violent demise.
Crack In The World
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059065
Simple solution to that. I belong to a group which used to be known as Over The Hill Gaming. I'm one of the oldest, having just hit 50. When playing online, I ONLY play within my group. No need to worry about snotty brats in the game when the youngest one of us is late-30's with a couple curtain-climbers.
I used to invite the little shits outside. Let's play this with REAL weapons and see who survives, eh? It definitely wouldn't be the little turd who's barely shaving. Now, however, I don't even bother. Simpler to not put myself in a position to get baited. Yes, the kiddies can/will kick my electronic ass in most online games. I choose to sit smugly satisfied that, in the Real World™©®, my age/wisdom/treachery will nearly ALWAYS beat their youthful "skill."
...which conveniently fell through a rift in the time-space continuum from 1000 years in the future describes the Marketing Department of The Register as:
"A bunch of mindless jerks who were the first against the wall when the revolution came."
In order of preference
1. Stranger in a Strange Land - Robert Heinlein
2. Inferno - Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
3. A World Out Of Time - Larry Niven
4. Ringworld - Larry Niven
5. Sixth Column (sometimes titled as "The Day After Tomorrow" in editions printed before the climate change movie) - Robert Heinlein
6. The Mote in God's Eye - Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
7. Dragonriders of Pern - Anne McCaffrey (series, really should be done in the order written even though Dragonsdawn is a prequel)
"The converse argument is that if the network operators built out decent coverage then the question would be moot"
Exactly. I live in a well populated area but I still occasionally have to step outside to use my cellphone. Every time I see one of AT&T's "more bars in more places" or "fewest dropped calls" commercials I have to fight back the urge to reprogram my television with a fire axe. I use a small booster that sometimes helps and sometimes does not. The signal broadcast from it doesn't appear to reach outside my home so I doubt I'm contributing to any interference my neighbors may have.
Problem is, I can't switch providers. AT&T are the only GSM provider in my area. And they are the only provider offering the "rollover" plan for unused minutes. AND their family sharing plan is less expensive than the similar plan from Verizon.
Jay Leno (American comedian/talk show host) had a feature on this several years ago. He is an avid collector of classic cars, one of which is an ancient steamer. He needed to replace a part for which there is no longer any replacement available. Rather than pay exorbitant sums for a custom piece made using traditional methods, he went to a local shop that had a 3d scan/print device. The old part was scanned by the computer, then the printer spit out the part within a few minutes. Granted the part was plastic and would be used for the purpose of making a proper casting mold, but it was an exact replica that fit perfectly.
Video of this bit, which was shown on his TV series, is available from the usual sources. The most interesting bit for me was at the end when they "printed" an adjustable spanner - complete with the proper moving parts.
two and half pages of comments and I'm the first Yank to think of strippers? If the item in question had included an "R", I would not have been confused. Here I was thinking "what does it matter if the nipple covering is was made in Cornwall or anywhere else?"
http://www.boobybling.com/ - almost certainly NSFW, but gets the idea across.
a significant quantity of us North Americans of varying flavors enjoy it as well.
I was really hoping to read that the exhibit was done up to the degree that Paramount Studios did the Star Trek Experience in Las Vegas a few years ago. It is sadly no longer there but, while it was, it was VERY thorough and very well done - covering all aspects of the ST universe from TOS through Voyager.
Maybe when the Dr. Who exhibit moves to its "permanent?" home in Cardiff. I'm hoping to make a trip to Europe in the next couple years, mostly to trace familial roots, but also lots of typical touristy things. Must be sure to include this in the itinerary.
"As regards the velocity of the 'darting dildo', Skumavc noted: 'It wasn't a strong shot. It probably just landed on an awkward sort of angle.' "
Let's see, which one to use first...
"Being hit in the forehead with a plastic prick isn't awkward enough, so you have to bring geometry into it?"
or
"The Angle of the Dangle is proportional..."
... as opposed to the 7.62x54NATO already in service at that time. The theory was that in badly wounding a soldier, you effectively neutralize up to three - the downed man and the two carrying him to safety.
Reality proved to be rather different.
from a big honkin' Gatling gun in the nose of an A-10 Warthog*. The A-10 is slow as shit and ugly as hell - unless you are a friendly ground pounder in need of some close air support.
One of the scariest sounds on all of planet earth is the faint whistle of rather quiet twin turbofans followed by the BRRRRRRRRRRP of a 30mm shitstorm. It's a beautiful thing to watch - from a safe distance...
Pint for the grunts and their various support personnel/mechanisms.
*yes I know it's OFFICIALLY the Thunderbolt II
Hey, I've got a crazy idea. How about just doing work related stuff when using a work owned resource? I don't particularly LIKE not being able to surf where I want during my lunch break or other times when I'm not on the company's dime, but I understand and accept it. I'm not going to jeopardize a well-paying career just to I can chuckle over youtube/etc on break. It IS, after all, the company's computer, the company's network, and the company's RISK.
The simpler option is to use my OWN laptop with my cellular tether or grabbing the open wireless signal from the building next door. When that's not available, I just wait until I get home or the pub/coffee shop after work. How fscking hard is that?
Big (Employer) Brother really is watching, and mostly with good (for them) reasons. Deal with it.
(I'm wearing my asbestos undies today, so you may flame when ready)
first for me was a Radio Shack TRS-80 model I, circa 1979. Missed the whole Commodore period and went straight to PCs. When I replaced the second floppy drive with my first hard drive, I remember thinking, "Five MEGAbytes?!? How the heck could I ever need THAT much space?"
Years later when I landed my first "big time" admin job for a chemical company, one of my was to manage a DEC VAX for our R&D folks. We even had an IBM System 36 acting as a front end and print server for a mainframe at corporate HQ. When I think about the TONNES of paper I put through the three chain printers fed by that System 36, I thank [Deity, Mother Nature, FSM, Cosmic Random Chance] that pine trees are so rapidly renewable...
Nerd because, even though I'm no longer in IT, "once a nerd, always a nerd". A badge I wear proudly.
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