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- Sun May 20, 2007 10:08 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Starcraft 2
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1167
They're theoretically doing a live-action WoW movie. IMO it ought to be a full-length cinematic instead. Re the next-gen MMO programmers, some of the job ads explicitly said they would be working on a new title. So they weren't just for WoW. There are still two more big announcements to go. My bet i...
- Wed May 16, 2007 10:03 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Warner Bros. to Canada: Y'arrrrr!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 556
- Tue May 15, 2007 9:29 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Cheating on exams/papers
- Replies: 49
- Views: 1078
- Tue May 15, 2007 9:25 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Warner Bros. to Canada: Y'arrrrr!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 556
And some movies _are_ released simultaneously. In fact, some movies actually open in Australia before they do in the US - I know there have been at least a few in the last couple of years, although it escapes me what they were. If the mechanism is there to allow it for some movies, there's no real r...
- Tue May 15, 2007 12:51 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: [Hypothetical]Power and Morality
- Replies: 33
- Views: 581
If their news sales go down, so what? They have the reserves of Qatar to fall back on. Who asks for nothing in return of course. And doesn't expect a profit to be made. Many nations regard having a free national broadcaster as an exercise with merit in its own right, not as a money-making scheme. A...
- Tue May 15, 2007 12:45 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Warner Bros. to Canada: Y'arrrrr!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 556
Here's something they could do: release movies at the same time world-wide. I'm way more likely to download a movie from the internet than I am to wait six months to see it after all my overseas friends. By that time I've missed the buzz, the hype, the enthusiam and the talk about it, and I'm more l...
- Tue May 15, 2007 12:38 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Cheating on exams/papers
- Replies: 49
- Views: 1078
- Sat May 12, 2007 10:15 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Cheating on exams/papers
- Replies: 49
- Views: 1078
- Sat May 12, 2007 6:23 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Cheating on exams/papers
- Replies: 49
- Views: 1078
- Sat May 12, 2007 5:59 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: [Television]Heroes
- Replies: 21
- Views: 431
One theory that I heard was that Candice was pretending to be Ma Petrelli when she convinced Nathan to go through with the plan. She's definitely manipulative, but she seems to have a few redeeming qualities. Yeah, we had that thought too. Mostly because we'd hypothesised that Mama and Papa Petrell...
- Fri May 11, 2007 9:01 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: [Television]Heroes
- Replies: 21
- Views: 431
Hrm. I didn't get that impression, although you could well be right. That said, have we seen anyone with duplicate powers yet? (Other than Peter, whose power *is* duplication, and Sylar, who just gets the powers of whoever he tastybrains.) Even closely related people have very different powers - Ni...
- Thu May 10, 2007 9:50 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: [Television]Heroes
- Replies: 21
- Views: 431
Random thoughts: Yeah, ep 21 was the first time I've actually liked Sylar, at all. Thanks, Mommy Sylar, for dooming the whole world. If only you'd told him he didn't have to be special! Geez! And I agree, I'm starting to like Peter a whole lot more, now he's not just Whiny Emo Kid. Matt got boring ...
- Thu May 10, 2007 1:23 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: What are you reading?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 507
- Wed May 09, 2007 4:55 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Relationships, marriage and traditions.
- Replies: 38
- Views: 832
- Wed May 09, 2007 4:52 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: "Don't argue with me!"
- Replies: 114
- Views: 4512
What those of you who came over to post your contrary views were doing is the equivalent of walking up to a group of friends gathered in a public place (say, a bar, for example) and butting into the conversation. Yes, it's public. That doesn't however, give you the right. You don't know the people ...
- Wed May 09, 2007 4:43 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Relationships, marriage and traditions.
- Replies: 38
- Views: 832
- Tue May 08, 2007 12:37 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Celluler "upgrades" (crosspost with AB)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 334
- Tue May 08, 2007 8:43 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Celluler "upgrades" (crosspost with AB)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 334
- Tue May 08, 2007 7:59 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Office Romances: Where do you weigh in?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 470
- Tue May 08, 2007 7:51 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Celluler "upgrades" (crosspost with AB)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 334
- Tue May 08, 2007 3:57 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Celluler "upgrades" (crosspost with AB)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 334
- Mon May 07, 2007 10:43 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: "Queer or Female? Too Bad."
- Replies: 84
- Views: 3278
- Mon May 07, 2007 5:26 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: "Queer or Female? Too Bad."
- Replies: 84
- Views: 3278
I can't understand why only certain groups should be protected by hate crimes legislation. Well, are they? There are plenty of minorities with violent subcultures; if hate crimes legislation affects crimes based on, say, race, then it should protect a white guy beaten up for being white just as muc...
- Mon May 07, 2007 4:49 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: "Don't argue with me!"
- Replies: 114
- Views: 4512
- Sun May 06, 2007 1:02 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: "Don't argue with me!"
- Replies: 114
- Views: 4512
I place more value on someone who says both the good and the bad. Wait - are you saying that the consistently negative or positive people have _less_ value, or *no* value? Your previous post suggested the latter, now you're suggesting the former. Just because they're always negative doesn't mean th...
- Sat May 05, 2007 7:10 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: "Don't argue with me!"
- Replies: 114
- Views: 4512
There are also some folks who never have anything to say unless it's contradictory. We've all seen them. They never comment on anything unless it's to square off on you. Even if it's not even a discussion but simply saying how their day was, or explaining a good experience...amnd someone just HAS t...
- Sat May 05, 2007 3:37 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: "Don't argue with me!"
- Replies: 114
- Views: 4512
- Sat May 05, 2007 3:11 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: "Don't argue with me!"
- Replies: 114
- Views: 4512
Oh yeah, there is one exception to it: BF. I'm of the opinion that you can tell your BF what your friends told you in secret. Unless requested otherwise in advance. Hmm. I think that should depend on the closeness of the relationship. Five-year live-in boyfriend? Maybe. Maybe not. Four-week relatio...
- Sat May 05, 2007 2:54 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: "Don't argue with me!"
- Replies: 114
- Views: 4512
- Sat May 05, 2007 2:44 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Passport
- Replies: 20
- Views: 458
- Sat May 05, 2007 4:15 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Marvel, Civil War #1-7
- Replies: 42
- Views: 788
Part of what makes Warren Ellis popular is the nature of the culture that follows him. Creators in sci-fi/spec-fi and other 'geeky' areas who are good at communicating with their fans tend to build up a large and loyal cult following. You can see the same sort of effect with Neil Gaiman and Wil Whea...
- Fri May 04, 2007 4:38 pm
- Forum: The Embassy
- Topic: Hey Control, can I ask a favour?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 543
- Fri May 04, 2007 4:29 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Marvel, Civil War #1-7
- Replies: 42
- Views: 788
- Fri May 04, 2007 11:36 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Passport
- Replies: 20
- Views: 458
- Fri May 04, 2007 10:50 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Passport
- Replies: 20
- Views: 458
Australia is much like the US, in terms of the variety of environments to be found within its borders - everything from tropical rainforests to deserts to ski fields and everything in between. However, 60 percent of Australians hold passports whereas only approximately 20 percent of Americans do.
- Fri May 04, 2007 12:10 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Separtist Group? Or worse?
- Replies: 59
- Views: 1277
This is not me being snarky, I honestly want to know, since I'm not American and therefore don't have a history of learning this stuff: 1) The Constitution provides for the US Government to make laws, right? 2) Assuming the answer to #1 is 'yes', unless something is explicitly forbidden by the Const...
- Fri May 04, 2007 12:02 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: The Impossible Quiz
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1125
- Thu May 03, 2007 3:28 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Marvel, Civil War #1-7
- Replies: 42
- Views: 788
- Thu May 03, 2007 1:23 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Webcomic Recommendations
- Replies: 20
- Views: 526
Absurd Notions is fun, too, though the dude only updates about four times a year now
http://www.absurdnotions.org/page1.html
Sample:
http://www.absurdnotions.org/page1.html
Sample:
- Thu May 03, 2007 12:52 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Webcomic Recommendations
- Replies: 20
- Views: 526
- Wed May 02, 2007 10:30 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Buffy Season 8
- Replies: 3
- Views: 102
- Wed May 02, 2007 3:35 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: The Impossible Quiz
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1125
- Wed May 02, 2007 3:28 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: The Impossible Quiz
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1125
- Wed May 02, 2007 3:25 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Webcomic Recommendations
- Replies: 20
- Views: 526
Webcomic Recommendations
Savage Chickens: http://www.savagechickens.com/blog/index.html Sample: http://www.savagechickens.com/images/chickenpussycat.jpg Partially Clips: http://www.partiallyclips.com (I recommend the Partially-Clips Lite, since the main format is way too slow to load.) Sample: http://www.partiallyclips.com/...
- Wed May 02, 2007 3:20 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: The Impossible Quiz
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1125
- Wed May 02, 2007 2:26 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Hizzouse
- Replies: 22
- Views: 512
- Wed May 02, 2007 5:00 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Wouldn't it be better if...
- Replies: 38
- Views: 672
- Wed May 02, 2007 3:06 am
- Forum: The Embassy
- Topic: Hey Control, can I ask a favour?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 543
Hey Control, can I ask a favour?
Can you shoot me the PHP code for the View Next Topic/View Previous Topic links at the top right of each topic page? I run a phpBB-based forum elsewhere (for my MMO guild, actually) and I'd love to implement those links.
- Wed May 02, 2007 3:00 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Hizzouse
- Replies: 22
- Views: 512
- Tue May 01, 2007 4:36 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Apologies
- Replies: 15
- Views: 377