LostInSpace

I know I'm a bit late but I finally downloaded the demo (full version) last night and I like it a lot. So far, no problems.

quote:Originally posted by jamotto: ya and then uses the paycheck to pay for a couple of rounds down at the pub. oh ya can't wait. You bet. But I'd also take my best pal the robot with me and order him a cool draft of Penzoil while I order up a nice cool bud.

quote:Originally posted by nomad: http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle...sp?story=631173 quote: A number is important not only to quantify the cost of war, but as a reminder of those whose dreams will never be realised in a free and democratic Iraq. Jeez, the same can be said for any conflict from the begining of history. quote: In my two years in Iraq, the one question I am asked the most is: "How many Iraqi civilians have been killed by American forces?" The American public has a right to know how many Iraqis have lost their lives since the start of the war and as hostilities continue. Why? I don't need to know the exact amount. I do know there are plenty of civilian casualties. As in any conflict. If people worried about that, the liberation of Europe during WWII would never have gotten off the ground. Do we know the exact amount of civilian casualties during WWII? I don't think so.

DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- With the reins in one hand and a whip in the other, the purple-jerseyed rider prodded a camel around the track. But this jockey wasn't the usual underfed boy. The jockey was a robot. Under the watchful eyes of his Swiss developer and Qatari owners, the robot -- dubbed Kamel -- rode a racing camel for 1.5 miles, reaching speeds of 25 miles per hour in a non-competitive trial run. By 2007, rulers of this energy-rich emirate say all camel racers will be mechanical. The age of robots is coming closer and closer. Can't wait for the day when a robot can go to work for me.

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Get out the rocket launcher camera, brandish your acid-shooting fountain pen and stick on your fake third nipple. Her Majesty's Government has a job for you. Britain is advertising for a new chief executive officer of the Government Communications Centre -- the spy gadget lab boss known to James Bond fans as "Q" Anyone here up for the challenge?

Hah, ya beat me to it.

quote:Originally posted by Scrivener: I found out why the critics have been impugning this movie so harshly - the studio did not conduct a critics screening. You know something you are right. I saw Ebert and Roeper this weekend, as I was flipping through the channels, and they gave the movie thumbs down and did mention about the critic screening. Didn't connect the two until you just brought it up. Talk about sour grapes and abuse of power (well the power they think they have).

quote:Originally posted by Jaguar: quote:Originally posted by LostInSpace: Unbelievable!! That my friends is a clear cut example of abuse of power. They clear the guy but because the Gov urged them they turn around and claim the opposite even though their findings didn't warrant it one bit. Abuse of power to try and save an american citizens life, whose wishes were questionable, and whose husband had MILLIONS to gain by her death? I don't think so, sorry LIS, but there is no question that the government should do all it can do, up to and including filing questionable charges when it comes to the possible murder of an American citizen who is supposedly protected by that same government. Let me put it this way. Two wrongs don't make a right. This agency spent years investigating this situation (from claims by the parents) and each and every time cleared the guy of any and all wrong doing. All of a sudden on the proding from Jeb Bush they turned a blind eye to their legal findings (with no justification what so ever) in favor of a politician. The ramifications of this are profound and scary. You may be dead set against the husband's actions in this but you should also hold the government and it's agencies in the same light. Let me give you an example of where this can lead. Remember this is just a hypothetical. Two people have been seperated for years with kids involved and visitation rights for let's say the father. Every now and again the wife would call in a complaint about physical and verbal abuse of the kids. The Children agency gets involved investigates and finds not one credible evidence to the wifes alligations each and every time. Many years pass and finally the husband wants a divorce. Now the wife calls in the bigs guns. Contacts her politician friend who has connections with the child welfare department and wham all of a sudden all those allegations have been proven true. The husband loses custody of the kids and is marked on record as a child abuser. You see where I'm going with this.

As for the section on "Things that aren't in the movie", I was afraid of that. Being butchered and censored (reference to alcohol and the non-existence of God among a few) by Disney's influence. Well looks like I'll pass on this one. I was looking foward to it too.

(CNN) -- The Florida agency charged with protecting families and children concluded that the husband of Terri Schiavo was not abusive, as her parents bitterly contended, according to documents released Friday. quote:"No information or evidence was found to support the allegations," the agency reported following several extensive investigations. It noted that its conclusions were supported by years of legal and medical documentation. The agency, however, was never on the same side in the Schiavo case. While it cleared Michael Schiavo in its 2003 report, the agency made an 11th-hour effort March 24 at the urging of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush to obtain custody of Terri Schiavo, alleging her husband had abused and exploited her. Unbelievable!! That my friends is a clear cut example of abuse of power. They clear the guy but because the Gov urged them they turn around and claim the opposite even though their findings didn't warrant it one bit.

You mean it was actually good!? Wow... Feel sorry for the citizen of Amityville though. Looks like their going to be inundated by gawkers again .

Sploitz!

Hahaha, oh man. Those poor workers.

Here's a few of my brother-in-law there Him playing with some toys

quote:Originally posted by Remo Williams: What a way to start your day trying to find and kill the Robotic alarm clock. quote: MIT owns the intellectual property rights to Clocky and other student inventions.. That part sucks though.

MSNBC: Army readies robot soldier for Iraq. SWORDS will be the first armed automaton to see combat. I saw this thing in action on my local NBC news channel. They way the machine gun fired kind of reminds me of a Sentry gun from aliens. Can't wait to hear how it performs in real life situations. quote: (Sebasto wouldnÔÇÖt comment on what happens if the robot and its controller fall into enemy hands.) Can anyone say "Self Destruct" heh.

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraq's new transitional assembly took an expected but historic step Wednesday, electing Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani as the nation's president -- a symbol of the new Kurdish clout in the largely Arab nation.

(CNN) -- Several al Qaeda "big fish" were among the 15 terrorists killed and seven captured in a series of gun battles and raids in and near Riyadh since Sunday, Saudi security officials say.

quote:Originally posted by Tac: and that fellas, is why he has 5 stars and I have 4. He's a geek Is that better? You got 4 stars now.

quote:Originally posted by jamotto: Link quote:By LESLIE MILLER, Associated Press Writer Low-fare carriers are succeeding because they have less complicated, more profitable route structures than the traditional airlines, Headley said. That makes it easier to keep customers satisfied, he said. Correct, the big problem with the older and bigger airlines is that they still run their business model as if they were still regulated and protected by the government.

quote:Originally posted by nomad: Most interesting. However, I am puzzled about the following excerpt: Professor Duncan commented: "The fact that the CCR5-delta 32 mutation is restricted to Europe suggests that the plagues of the Middle Ages played a big part in raising the frequency of the mutation. These plagues were also confined to Europe, persisted for more than 300 years and had a 100% case mortality." If, as it was effectively the case, these plagues caused 100% mortality, how was the reprogramming of the ADN transmitted from generation to generation if all those who were infected died ? There must be some residual survivors that aren't taken into account in the statistics to explain this... If 10% europeans exhibit the mutation, then maybe it could be possible to make an inverse extrapolation and approximately find out how may cases must have survived during these 300 years given current and past demographics. The way I'm reading the passage and the entire article (and based on my knowlege of dna) is that the plague did not alter the DNA directly but that those who already had the mutation survived and those without didn't and in turn allowed the people with the mutation to spread their gene's more readily since there was a major decline in the non-mutated population. But of course, the article does not take into account villages and towns that isolated themselves during these outbreaks which is why the non-resistant gene type has survived today.

Okay now it's official Happy Birthday SC.

A new set of highly critical flaws has been discovered in Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Outlook programs, according to research company eEye Digital Security.

One thing has struck me though, was there also an insurance policy on her and how much. I don't remember coming across anything that mentions this.

Got this one in the fax at work the other day. Notice there's nothing on the top of this page as to who sent it. They are getting good but you can still tell it's a scam. Scam Letter