[scifinoir2] Fw: A Cannibal Galaxy

2007-05-31 Thread Amy
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Science - wow! Vote in the National Cheney Impeachment Poll http://www.usalone.com/blogvoices.php?Cheney%20Impeachment%3F Add this text to your own email and blog signatures! > URL to an article in MSNBC > _http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18963316/_ > (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/i

Re: [scifinoir2] Teen Titans Movie a Go at Warner Brothers

2007-05-31 Thread Daryle
actually, it would seem we get our wish! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0847197/ On May 31, 2007, at 6:13 PM, Martin wrote: > Rght...someone here said that not too long ago. Too much > work, not enough fun. > > Daryle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm with you, that would be awesome, but

[scifinoir2] AI will surpass human intelligence after 2020

2007-05-31 Thread Brent Wodehouse
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1485956242&rid=-219 AI will surpass human intelligence after 2020 Artificial Intelligence a likely future, professor says Peter Moon (IDG Now (Brazil)) 07/05/2007 Vernor Vinge, 62, is a pioneer in artificial intelligence, who in a recent interview

Re: [scifinoir2] Doctor Who to get axe in 2008

2007-05-31 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
I've learned to never believe anything coming from the Sun. Must sell a lot of papers. Tracey Tracey Martin wrote: > > Again, this is the *Sun* we're talking about, folks. I've heard > *nothing whatsoever* about this on *any* site I'm in (and I just left > one). I'll buy this when I see the c

Re: [scifinoir2] Teen Titans Movie a Go at Warner Brothers

2007-05-31 Thread Martin
Rght...someone here said that not too long ago. Too much work, not enough fun. Daryle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm with you, that would be awesome, but just about a year ago, it was announced that "Judas Contract" would be the animated feature, direct to video: http://www.mo

Re: [scifinoir2] Doctor Who to get axe in 2008

2007-05-31 Thread Martin
One more stroke for irony- the link won't even open for me. It's *ashamed* to pass on another lie. Brent Wodehouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2001320029-2007250185,00.html Doctor Who to get axe in 2008 By GORDON SMART Deputy Showbiz Editor May 31, 2

Re: [scifinoir2] Doctor Who to get axe in 2008

2007-05-31 Thread Martin
I take the first back. The Skiffy boards just posted a thread on this. The actual "story" got all of four comments (counting mine), and has since degenerated into a forum on post-Cold War economic theory. Don't ask me. I'm just the witness. Sorry for the terseness, but this crap is starting to r

Re: [scifinoir2] Doctor Who to get axe in 2008

2007-05-31 Thread Martin
Again, this is the *Sun* we're talking about, folks. I've heard *nothing whatsoever* about this on *any* site I'm in (and I just left one). I'll buy this when I see the closing credits. Brent Wodehouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2001320029-2007250185,

Re: [scifinoir2] Teen Titans Movie a Go at Warner Brothers

2007-05-31 Thread Daryle
I'm with you, that would be awesome, but just about a year ago, it was announced that "Judas Contract" would be the animated feature, direct to video: http://www.movieweb.com/dvd/news/01/13701.php Daryle On May 31, 2007, at 3:29 PM, Martin wrote: > ONLY if they do "The Judas Contract"

Re: [scifinoir2] Sci-fi writers join war on terror

2007-05-31 Thread Daryle
To use an over-used phrase, "Are they havin' a laugh?" Hm. Nobody had Warren Ellis' number? Are we sure we don't want to put together a real life "The Authority"? I'm sorry, but "Sigma" is nothing but a real-life version of this crew: http://www.imdb.com/ title/tt0120184/, and THAT didn't ev

[scifinoir2] Doctor Who to get axe in 2008

2007-05-31 Thread Brent Wodehouse
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2001320029-2007250185,00.html Doctor Who to get axe in 2008 By GORDON SMART Deputy Showbiz Editor May 31, 2007 HIT show Doctor Who will be EXTERMINATED next year - after the fourth series. Boss Russell T. Davies has decided to axe the BBC1 sci-fi drama and

[scifinoir2] Sci-fi writers join war on terror

2007-05-31 Thread Brent Wodehouse
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2007-05-29-deviant-thinkers-security_N.htm?csp=34 Sci-fi writers join war on terror By Mimi Hall, USA TODAY Looking to prevent the next terrorist attack, the Homeland Security Department is tapping into the wild imaginations of a group of self-described "dev

Re: [scifinoir2] Teen Titans Movie a Go at Warner Brothers

2007-05-31 Thread Martin
ONLY if they do "The Judas Contract" arc. Daryle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: source: Today's Hollywood Reporter Teen Titans growing up at Warner Bros. By Borys Kit May 31, 2007 DC Comics' superteam Teen Titans is getting the big-screen treatment courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. The l

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Wants A Kidney? Contestants Vie for Kidney on Reality TV

2007-05-31 Thread Martin
Damn. Just plain DAMN. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Martin: I recently applied for a civilian job in the Marine Corps office I worked in as a Corporal and Sergeant before my honorable discharge. I did roughly the same job on active duty that I was applying for as a civilian. I received a ni

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Atlantan quarantined with deadly TB strain

2007-05-31 Thread Martin
g, I didn't know that he passed on travel insurance. That's kinda telling, in and of itself. Maybe he had the notion of passing on his misery. g123curious <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The guy's doctor advised him NOT to fly. He decided to fly anyway. He flew twice. He didn't bother to

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Atlantan quarantined with deadly TB strain

2007-05-31 Thread Martin
This tells me that the Guv'mint has our best interests in mind... :P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: completely agree with you. I learned last night that he already knew he had disease resistant TB before he even left the country. It was only after he left that it was discovered he had *extremely* dru

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Atlantan quarantined with deadly TB strain

2007-05-31 Thread Martin
about what he knew and what he was told. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070531/ap_on_re_us/tuberculosis_infection As the tard population continues to increase exponentially, I am becoming more of the opinion that some people just need to be euthanized for the good of the many. Color my mood fac

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Atlantan quarantined with deadly TB strain

2007-05-31 Thread KeithBJohnson
completely agree with you. I learned last night that he already knew he had disease resistant TB before he even left the country. It was only after he left that it was discovered he had *extremely* drug resistant TB. Regular TB's bad enough, he knew he had a more dangerous version, yet left anyw

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Atlantan quarantined with deadly TB strain

2007-05-31 Thread Bosco Bosco
Turns out the guys is a lawyer and his father in law works at the CDC, studying diseases like TB. How awesome is that? I am now definitely thinking he may not be being entirely truthful about what he knew and what he was told. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070531/ap_on_re_us

[scifinoir2] Air-Car Ready for Mass Production

2007-05-31 Thread KeithBJohnson
Fascinating. It may not fly here in the States, but nice to know that people are looking at options other than burning coal or corn-based fuel. If more of us could live and work and play close to home, I could see having little vehicles like this just to run errands or run to the movies on the w

[scifinoir2] Re: Atlantan quarantined with deadly TB strain

2007-05-31 Thread g123curious
The guy's doctor advised him NOT to fly. He decided to fly anyway. He flew twice. He didn't bother to buy travel insurance (which would have reimbursed him for the TOTAL of his trip: air, hotel, wedding, everything.) Some folks refuse to accept personal responsibility. Hence, I have no proble

[scifinoir2] combining Dr Who and study

2007-05-31 Thread being_marian
An academic approach to Dr Who and Christianity - really http://ntgateway.com/weblog/2007/05/doctor-who-human-nature-and- kenosis.html

[scifinoir2] Teen Titans Movie a Go at Warner Brothers

2007-05-31 Thread Daryle
source: Today's Hollywood Reporter Teen Titans growing up at Warner Bros. By Borys Kit May 31, 2007 DC Comics' superteam Teen Titans is getting the big-screen treatment courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. The live-action adaptation is being produced by Akiva Goldsman and Kerry Foster through

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Wants A Kidney? Contestants Vie for Kidney on Reality TV

2007-05-31 Thread james
Martin: I recently applied for a civilian job in the Marine Corps office I worked in as a Corporal and Sergeant before my honorable discharge. I did roughly the same job on active duty that I was applying for as a civilian. I received a nice form letter telling me I was unqualified. Unqualified

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Wants A Kidney? Contestants Vie for Kidney on Reality TV

2007-05-31 Thread Martin
Wish I were. Another reason I feel for those poor souls at Gitmo. They're probably getting *worse* than I did, which was no more than constant psych warfare. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You are *kidding* me? -- Original message -- From: Martin Oh, I've never regaled you

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Wants A Kidney? Contestants Vie for Kidney on Reality TV

2007-05-31 Thread KeithBJohnson
You are *kidding* me? -- Original message -- From: Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Oh, I've never regaled you with the tale of the day I spent in FBI custody, being questioned because one of Trent Lott's staffers overreacted to an e-mail I sent the Fine Gentleman from Missis

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Wants A Kidney? Contestants Vie for Kidney on Reality TV

2007-05-31 Thread Martin
Oh, I've never regaled you with the tale of the day I spent in FBI custody, being questioned because one of Trent Lott's staffers overreacted to an e-mail I sent the Fine Gentleman from Missisip? Back in '99, when Clinton was still in office, he learned that the drug companies (may they al

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Wants A Kidney? Contestants Vie for Kidney on Reality TV

2007-05-31 Thread Daryle
I'm not so sure this is OT. This essentially means that "Running Man" can get green-lighted somewhere in the world. Here I thought Gene Roddenberry was the one with the correct vision of the future...looks like it was Terry Gilliam. On May 30, 2007, at 11:19 AM, ravenadal wrote: > And t