Re: [scifinoir2] [Fwd: Man says he killed grandmother in rage over TV]

2007-01-21 Thread Martin
*Better* point, my friend... Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good point...And humanity will allow us to kill animals who suffer or go bad, but won't allow us to do the same with like 'humans'... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And they ask me why I'm so down on humanity...

[scifinoir2] Fw: The DISH Vol. 10 No 1 Dedicated to the Dialogue on Race

2007-01-21 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Dot's Information Service Hotline Unbossed and unbought news and information you can use Visit The DISH online at www.thedish.org Vol. 10 No 1...Dedicated to the Dialogue on Race... 01-05-07 Table of Contents

Re: [scifinoir2] Pixar Readies WALL-E

2007-01-21 Thread Martin
I'm gonna give this a maybe. I thought that Disney/Pixar's last robot-themed story, the oddly-titled Robots, was going to be nothing much. But I did rent it, and liked it a lot more than I thought I would. Haven't bought it yet because I keep forgetting to take the buy list with me when I leave

Re: [scifinoir2] Keith, Should Grey's Anatomy Isaiah Washington with Blair Underwood

2007-01-21 Thread Martin
Sure for Taye, if you really want the show off the air by the end of the month. (For the record, I'd rather see him in the role than any of the others, as he's my favorite of the bunch.) I'm not really impressed with either Kodjoe or Bellamy. Good actors both, but just not for me. I really

Re: [scifinoir2] Colbert vs. O'Reilly

2007-01-21 Thread Martin
More proof that O'Reilly is the second-biggest fool that network news has ever spawned (next to his fellow Fox Fool, Sean Hatred of the Left is My Middle Name Hannity). Colbert *owned* him from Minute One in this, and O'Reilly is too damn stupid to know it. g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] Aliens need a lot more time to find us

2007-01-21 Thread Martin
I'm firmly on Option #5. THey're Out There, they know we're here, and they've already put their heads/tentacles/probulaion devices together and decided that Earth is on interdict for several hundred generations to come. If they can't even make sense of what is best for their own species among

Re: [scifinoir2] [Fwd: Instant viewing -- Netflix delivers over the Web]

2007-01-21 Thread Martin
Does anyone even relish this idea, watching a movie on your phone? I can't get myself around the notion of being able to see a movie while I'm at a restaurant or on the train or anything like this. I see lots of folks doing just this here in Atlanta on MARTA. Me, I don't even like going to the

Re: Would Maurice off the cylons and the borg? Re: [scifinoir2] Hello?

2007-01-21 Thread Martin
If I've replied to this before, apologies. I'm behind again. No to the unleashing of the Cylon virus. We're presently fighting a war because we were duped into believing that one megalomaniacal nutjob, who once had WMDs, still had them and was ready to use them on us. We called it a moral

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Nine Year Old Steals and Lies Way back to Texas

2007-01-21 Thread Martin
Keith, he wouldn't have been that lucky in *my* family. The minute he got back in the door, he would've been told, Just leave your pants on the couch, boy. And *fold them right*! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is the most amazing thing I've read in ages. This *nine* year old boy steals

Re: [scifinoir2] The Homemade Star Trek Theater

2007-01-21 Thread Martin
Stop. He says he's *not* a fanboy, but he cobbles *this* together? Someone here needs a reality check... Brent Wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.electronichouse.com/article/star_trek_theater/ The Homemade Star Trek Theater From framing to fixtures, a do-it-yourself

Re: [scifinoir2] Where do you think TV scifi is going now?

2007-01-21 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Martin I basically agree with your assessment of Jericho. While it helps me get my fix, The little bit I saw was not that impressive. However, America is extremely Xenophobic and patriotic' with the us vs them thing going on. Then you have all those fundamentalist endtimers. I think this

Re: [scifinoir2] Pixar Readies WALL-E

2007-01-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
Where would you put Robots when compared to The Incredibles, The Iron Giant, Cars, etc? I know I've said this many times, but I still lament the decline of traditional 2D animation in favor of all the CGI stuff. There's a beauty and artistry to 2D that's different and unique from CGI, and I'd

Re: [scifinoir2] [Fwd: Instant viewing -- Netflix delivers over the Web]

2007-01-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
Movies--and video games--on phones are huge business in Asia where people are on mass transit so much. I think the trend will grow popular in America too, but with younger generations. I agree with you that I just don't see it for myself. The only thing I enjoy watching on small screens are

Re: [scifinoir2] Keith, Should Grey's Anatomy Isaiah Washington with Blair Underwood

2007-01-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
Well, I hope Washington can keep the job, after sufficient mea culpa's and falling-on-sword moves. Frankly, in a way it's insulting to discuss what Black actor can replace him. I don't think any of the ones mentioned really can. It's not like we're interchangeable (I know that's not what you're

[scifinoir2] Fw: World Science: How altruism takes root in the brain

2007-01-21 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Interesting science stuff! * Activation of brain area found to predict altruism: A study might help reveal how the desire to help others takes root in the brain. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070121_altruism.htm * Black diamonds come from space, scientists claim: