Lord_Nightblade
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Quote:I believe the correct answer is Richard Nixon.Originally Posted by seebs
So... Realistically, in CoH, if fighting a single minion would be expected to drain you of 5% of your health, how many minions can you fight? (And yes, I know this fails miserably for, say, blasters, who can start a fight by quickly killing at least some...) -
Quote:This is Mensa. I doubt many of them have any video game knowledge beyond Pong and Pacman.Originally Posted by ryu_planeswalker
Lara Croft is the token video game character?
WHAT!
edit: Although I'm not sure I'd qualify Lara Croft as a superhero. Unless making pre-teen boys horny is a super power, in which case about 52% of the planet is populated by superheroes. -
Quote:Eh, I've heard better.Originally Posted by Talia_Rayvyn
And I find the Intro Song to be very catchy.
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Quote:I want one for real life and I want one in CoH. We must have this as a jet pack option!Originally Posted by Schismatrix
Honestly, with all the work going on with regards to powered exoskeletons and exotic armor materials there's a lot out there that was just comic book fantasy even a decade ago, but Yves Rossy continues to refine and shrink his jet-pack.
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I'll be glad when one of two things happens.
1) Roboticists finally decide to stop trying to make their robots look like a live human
or
2) Roboticists advance things to the point that their androids leave the uncanny valley far behind.
Now, if you'll all excuse me, I'm going to go over there to be thoroughly creeped out for a few hours. -
Quote:Holy crap that was awesome. Thanks much, Marcian.Originally Posted by Marcian Tobay
So, it's viewable online until December 7th. Drink up, lovelies.
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Quote:Dude, nice. I wish I could pull off a Starfleet uniform like that. As things are now, I'd just end up looking like the stereotypical fat Trekkie.Originally Posted by Night-Hawk07
Went with a friend and her family while she took her daughter T&Ting. Was fun, went as Captain Adam *scrambled* of the starship Endeavour.
I'd like go as myself (points to avatar) one of these days if I can get all the materials together. -
Nice job on the costume.
Note to self: Kill Blood_Wolffe (make it look like an accident) and
hook up with his widow. -
Quote:Clearly they're just setting it up to be like after school specials, aimed specifically at girls. I bet Twilight Sparkle is going to get breast implants and then have to sit through a series of lectures on why she was just fine the way she was before. With a guest appearance from Snookie as the unethical plastic surgeon.Originally Posted by Robo_Knight
Pony... porn? o_o;
*chugs the brain bleach* -
Working, like I do every weekend. Quick, someone bring me candy here!
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Quote:No, it makes you a person with a basic understanding of English possessive pronouns and contractions. It also goes to show how little thought some native speakers put into learning their language. I blame Microsoft's grammar checking thingamabob in Word. It's not even all that good, but it still made people lazy.Originally Posted by Hemily
I've got to admit, i have a pet peeve of sorts, which is kinda silly for me to have... being a lover of ellipses.
But i get a bit steamed when people keep on confusing your and you're.
"is this youre car?" some even manage the "is this you're car?"
and the typical "your a idiot!" (not even an idiot... just a idiot
)
And what saddens me further, is the fact most of these people have English as their native language.
I'm Norwegian, my English is far from perfect, but even I know when to use Your and when to use You're.
Does this make me pedantic?
Also, I would like to state that two of my favorite words are xenophobic and d*uchebag. Not because of their definitions (though I find that d*ouchebag is my favorite, all purpose insult), but because of the aural texture and the way they feel as they roll forth from the mouth and brain when you say or think them. There's a sort of...wonderful elegance concealed behind the crassness of their respective meanings. -
My local NPR station (KPCC, in the LA area) broadcasts radio plays done by LA Theatre Works every Saturday night and they've started a tradition where they re-broadcast War of the Worlds on the Saturday closest to Halloween. For the Trekkies, this version stars Leonard Nemoy, Brent Spiner, John De Lancie, and Gates McFadden. I enjoyed it a lot last year, and thought I'd share it with you all. Anyone in the LA area can listen to it at 10:00 PM on 89.3 FM. I'm not sure if any other NPR stations will be running it, but anyone else who'd like to give it a listen can check the LA Theatre Works website here
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Quote:But does it have Pestilence Pony?Originally Posted by ketch
It's difficult for me to say this. I never liked My Little Pony. I never even watched My Little Pony. Like most American males in my generation I was enamored with G.I. Joe, Transformers, or even Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. My Little Pony was for girls.
Twenty some years later the ponies have returned... to steal my heart. Confound you ponies!
Oh yeah, I forgot the important stuff. It's a new series and... it's not bad. You can find the episodes on youtube, but the Hub (the network that is carrying) has the first episode up here. Apparently Lauren Faust, the producer, also had a part in making the Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. So if you enjoyed those there's a chance you might like this.
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The Ventriloquist and Scarface. With Jeff Dunham as the Ventriloquist.
Do it, Christopher Nolan.
Doooo eeeeet! -
Quote:Dr. Mrs. The Monarch will announce that she's pregnant...with Princess Tiny Feet's child!!!Originally Posted by BlackSun17
'Silent Partners' airs tonight at 11:30 PM.
Then a month long break until the hour-long Season 4 Finale. What type of cliffhanger will we experience??? -
Quote:Well that's kinda...disturbing, actually. Maybe because it looks human, but is incapable of perfectly mimicking human movement and expression? Whatever the reason, that thing is just super creepy.Originally Posted by LegionAlpha
http://video.yahoo.com/network/10114...6665&l=5144210
So close to a Blade Runner future. First comes the singing, then...Giggty
That or the Robot Apocalypse. -
Quote:We must keep this literacy from the peasants, lest they threaten the landed gentry!Originally Posted by james_joyce
This is down the street from my apartment. Been there for years now. It looks cool, but it's just a front to help kids read and write... pfffffft!
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I wonder if the LA area will be able to watch it, then. Seeing how our main PBS station (KCET) decided to cut ties with PBS over the membership dues and all.
Maybe the Orange County station (KOCE) will carry it. -
Quote:The Ghost Story one. Definitely the Ghost Story one.Originally Posted by Dark_Respite
Let's just say I am torn between doing a vid for THE DRESDEN FILES in general...
... or actually using the COH engine to do a trailer for GHOST STORY.
Michelle
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Quote:As much as it pains me to say it, Berman and Braga did, at one point, do good work for Star Trek. But the franchise was left in their hands waaay to long and they started making progressively stupid decisions.Originally Posted by UltraTroll
Disagree Nemesis and Insurrection sucked. Berman and Braga were failing on the TV series and the movies.
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Quote:Well, looks like the Stig has some new listening material for the next series of Top Gear.Originally Posted by Heraclea
Follow in your book as we learn three new words in Sumerian:
Towel
.........................niĝdara [RAG] wr. tug2nig2-dara2 "rag, sanitary towel" Akk. ulāpu
Bath
.........................gub [BATHE] wr. gub2 "to bathe, wash oneself; (to be) pure" Akk. ramāku
Border
.........................ma [BORDER] wr. ma "border, boundary" Akk. mişru -
Quote:How about Mars, Bringer of War?Originally Posted by Dark_Respite
I need a good song for this video. I'm tempted to use "Magic Man" by Heart, but on the other hand, I think it needs something big and sweeping and over-the-top orchestral bombastic.
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Quote:I'm looking forward to this, since I've not been able to track down and read all of the short stories. It'll be nice to have them all in one place. I just hope it won't take me four months to snag a copy from the library this time.Originally Posted by LadyGrimrose
As a casual reminder, Side Jobs (a short story compilation) comes out next Tuesday and the last story in it is a brand new one taking place after Changed. Enjoy ;-).
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Why give an award for being anticipated? What does it prove, except that the marketing department is doing a good job?
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Quote:"What's that son? You want to go out on your own and forceably capture wild animals, confine them in hand-held balls and then make them fight each other for your own entertainment? Sure, knock yourself out."Originally Posted by Divus
The parents of every single Pokemon Trainer or Coordinator.