Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Shyamalan Casts Airbender

2009-01-01 Thread Martin Baxter
Keith, *painfully* bad. Think I lasted four minutes before changing the channel. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Shyamalan Casts Airbender Date : Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:58:05 + From : keithbjohn...@comcast.net To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com

[RE][scifinoir2] Wassup! Eight Years Later

2009-01-01 Thread Martin Baxter
Poignantly on point. Thanks for the delivery, rave! -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Wassup! Eight Years Later Date : Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:13:39 - From : "ravenadal" To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq8Uc5BFogE

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Shyamalan Casts Airbender

2009-01-01 Thread KeithBJohnson
Wow, such a disappointment. What a wasted opportunity. Wonder if the two will team up again in a better flick? -- Original message -- From: Augustus Augustus > keith, > > trust me when i say this.  it was HORRIBLE.  with the casting of Li and Chan, > i > was al

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Shyamalan Casts Airbender

2009-01-01 Thread KeithBJohnson
that's what I'd heard. Oh well, there's always the "Twilight Zone" marathon on SciFi today, or the "Looney Tunes" one on Cartoon Network -- Original message -- From: "Martin Baxter" > Keith, *painfully* bad. Think I lasted four minutes before changing the > chann

Re: [scifinoir2] Palin as President

2009-01-01 Thread KeithBJohnson
Damn! Sent chills down my spine. And just think: in several parallel realities right now, Palin is President! -- Original message -- From: "ravenadal" > http://palinaspresident.com > > Be sure to click on the light switch. > > ~rave! > > --- Begin Message --

Re: [scifinoir2] Uncle Ben is Chairman of the Board

2009-01-01 Thread KeithBJohnson
All the makeovers in the world don't obscure the racist origins of "Uncle" Ben and "Aunt" Jemima. Yeah, most of us grew up eating Aunt Jemima pancakes and syrup, and I can't deny i've bought Ben's rice now and again (no more), but the very names are rooted in paternalistic racial ideas, a time w

Re: [scifinoir2] Zune 30 Midnight Meltdown' Angers Music Lovers

2009-01-01 Thread KeithBJohnson
This is why so many people go with iPods. And let me tell you, after owning four of *those*, they're not perfect either. But they're generally better than the competition in terms of overall reliability, features, and functionality. -- Original message -- From: "

Re: [scifinoir2] Palin as President

2009-01-01 Thread Martin Baxter
That thought just put me off my lunch... ;-) -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Palin as President Date : Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:33:39 + From : keithbjohn...@comcast.net To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Damn! Sent chills down my spine. And just th

[scifinoir2] How Small Can Computers Get? Computing In A Molecule

2009-01-01 Thread Amy Harlib
ahar...@earthlink.net Fascinating! How Small Can Computers Get? Computing In A Molecule URL to an interesting articles in Science Daily News _http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081222113532.htm_ (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081222113532.htm) At some point, computers

Re: [scifinoir2] Uncle Ben is Chairman of the Board

2009-01-01 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Eh. At least he's using a Mac. On Jan 1, 2009, at 11:37 AM, keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: All the makeovers in the world don't obscure the racist origins of "Uncle" Ben and "Aunt" Jemima. Yeah, most of us grew up eating Aunt Jemima pancakes and syrup, and I can't deny i've bought Ben's ri

Re: [scifinoir2] Zune 30 Midnight Meltdown' Angers Music Lovers

2009-01-01 Thread Daryle Lockhart
No, people go with iPods because TV tells them to. Those of us who had Rio/Zen players back in the day know that this kind of thing is a nature of the beast. You are walking around with a hard drive with a headphone jack attached. There are going to be problems, just like there are problems

[scifinoir2] Year of the remake: Top 25 movies to watch in 2009

2009-01-01 Thread brent wodehouse
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081224/ENT_YE_movies_2009_090101/20090101?hub=TopStories Year of the remake: Top 25 movies to watch in 2009 Updated Thu. Jan. 1 2009 Constance Droganes, entertainment writer, CTV.ca Call it the year of the remake if you will. Seems that&#

Re: [scifinoir2] Palin as President

2009-01-01 Thread KeithBJohnson
Well, in one of those realities, maybe Martin Baxter is Veep to President Palin? Or, in one of those multitudes, Martinyou're Mr. Sarah Palin, the First Dude!! (Smiling evilly...) -- Original message -- From: "Martin Baxter" > That thought just put me off my

Re: [scifinoir2] Uncle Ben is Chairman of the Board

2009-01-01 Thread KeithBJohnson
LOL! -- Original message -- From: Daryle Lockhart > Eh. At least he's using a Mac. > > On Jan 1, 2009, at 11:37 AM, keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: > > > All the makeovers in the world don't obscure the racist origins of > > "Uncle" Ben and "Aunt" Jemima. Yea

Re: [scifinoir2] Zune 30 Midnight Meltdown' Angers Music Lovers

2009-01-01 Thread KeithBJohnson
I think iPods have a better overall record than the Zune, don't they? I will admit the Rio/Zen is a good product. Solid state is the way to go in the end, anyway. -- Original message -- From: Daryle Lockhart > No, people go with iPods because TV tells them to.

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Oldest man in the US dies in Sacramento at 112

2009-01-01 Thread Martin Baxter
As always, my honor. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Oldest man in the US dies in Sacramento at 112 Date : Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:27:09 + From : keithbjohn...@comcast.net To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Gracias! -- Original me

Re: [scifinoir2] Yuletide Greetings

2009-01-01 Thread KeithBJohnson
Thanks for posting. You come up with the coolest stuff! Funny: I was looking up a poem by Hughes just yesterday, one that I remembered from long ago, that I use as sort of a self-motto. It's "I, Too Sing, America". I love its message of saying that we are waiting, biding our time, eating and g

[RE][scifinoir2] How Small Can Computers Get? Computing In A Molecule

2009-01-01 Thread Martin Baxter
I'm awaiting the day when there's an entire generation running around with computers in their DNA. Think-and-do... -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] How Small Can Computers Get? Computing In A Molecule Date : Thu, 1 Jan 2009 11:09:09 -0500 From : "Amy H

[RE][scifinoir2] Year of the remake: Top 25 movies to watch in 2009

2009-01-01 Thread Martin Baxter
rent wodehouse" To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081224/ENT_YE_movies_2009_090101/20090101?hub=TopStories Year of the remake: Top 25 movies to watch in 2009 Updated Thu. Jan. 1 2009 Constance Droganes, entertainment writer, CTV.ca

[scifinoir2] File - SciFiNoir People Profile Form

2009-01-01 Thread scifinoir2
Hi SciFiNoir Family. This is a notice to remind you to Post Your SciFiNoir People Profile on the SciFiNoir People Profile Map. It is a new profile section of our group that enables us to let other members know more about your specific interests in science fiction. If you have a sci-fi re

Re: [scifinoir2] Palin as President

2009-01-01 Thread Martin Baxter
(LNAO while trying to keep dinner in its place) -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Palin as President Date : Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:01:02 + From : keithbjohn...@comcast.net To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Well, in one of those realities, maybe Ma

[scifinoir2] Predestination and ontological paradoxes in Planet of the Apes marathon

2009-01-01 Thread ravenadal
I watched movies 2-5 in the "Planet of the Apes" series during Encore's 24 hour New Year Eve's marathon ("Going Apesh*t on New Year's"). I am a big fan of the original "Planet of the Apes" but had never seen "Escape From The Planet Of The Apes," "Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes," or "Battle

Re: [scifinoir2] Cat Soup

2009-01-01 Thread KeithBJohnson
Whenever I see articles where people decry the "inhumane" treatment of animals, my two sides always war with other. The one side indeed hates to hear of even animals that are being killed for food treated in brutal fashion. I hate the idea, for example, of dropping live lobsters into boiling wat

Re: [scifinoir2] Cat Soup

2009-01-01 Thread Adrianne Brennan
And that's why I'm vegan. :) ~ "Where love and magic meet" ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of Blood of the Dark Moon: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/botdm.html Take a bite out of Blood and Mint Chocolates: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/bamc.html Dare to undertake The Oath in

Re: [scifinoir2] Cat Soup

2009-01-01 Thread KeithBJohnson
Ha-ha, good one! Well, see, at least when *you* cry "foul!" you can do so sincerely, as someone who doesn't partake of the flesh of the fatted calf! How long you been vegan? What got you into the lifestyle? -- Original message -- From: "Adrianne Brennan" > And t

[scifinoir2] "Twilight Zone" Marathon on SciFi

2009-01-01 Thread KeithBJohnson
I forgot to mention, SciFi's been running a "Twilight Zone" marathon since yesterday. It's running until around 6 am EST tomorrow morning. You know, it's kinda sad: all the new and original dreck they throw at us, and still, a nearly fifty-year-old series has some of the best writing and acting

Re: [scifinoir2] "Twilight Zone" Marathon on SciFi

2009-01-01 Thread Daryle Lockhart
2 weeks ago, they showed "On Thursday We Leave For Home", and I sat there like it was the first time it was ever aired. I hadn't seen it in years, and it was my favorite episode in high school. Serling was SO ahead of his time with these episodes, and top 10 lists that have "Kick The Ca

Re: [scifinoir2] Zune 30 Midnight Meltdown' Angers Music Lovers

2009-01-01 Thread Justin Mohareb
On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 3:03 PM, wrote: > I think iPods have a better overall record than the Zune, don't they? I will > admit the Rio/Zen is a good product. Solid state is the way to go in the > end, anyway. I dunno, Zunes may die at random, but at least iPods don't... I got nuttin, really. No

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Majel Roddenberry, wife of 'Trek' creator, dies

2009-01-01 Thread KeithBJohnson
Yeah, she was good as Troi's mother, although i liked the role better when they allowed her to be serious amidst the seeming cluelessness. -- Original message -- From: "Dax" > I loved her in the role of Troi's mother. She was always good at making > Picard > cr

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Halle Berry and Robin Givens was: Rachel Weisz as Catwoman. Can you dig it?

2009-01-01 Thread KeithBJohnson
Actually, Phyllis says the only time Berry is believable is when she's playing down-and-out women, those oppressed, angry, sad, or addicted to something... -- Original message -- From: "tdemorsella" > I know she does not do them anymore, but I, like your wife, I

Re: [scifinoir2] "Twilight Zone" Marathon on SciFi

2009-01-01 Thread KeithBJohnson
Which ep was that one? Is it the one when the people flee their planet in a spaceship because they fear nuclear annihilation is nigh? You're so right about the depth of the show. Even now, I will catch an ep I've never seen before--or at least, not in its entirety. I'm still amazed at the power

RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Majel Roddenberry, wife of 'Trek' creator, dies

2009-01-01 Thread Tracey de Morsella
I liked her when she did a serious episode with Odo on DS9 and on Next Gen with the guy she fell in love with whose society euthanized elders. Too bad they always used her for comic relief. That character had so much unexplored potential -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.co

RE: [scifinoir2] Yuletide Greetings

2009-01-01 Thread Reece Jennings
Excellent poem! Thanks for this...It made me feel good reading it, my friend... _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of keithbjohn...@comcast.net Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 4:04 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2]

RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Majel Roddenberry, wife of 'Trek' creator, dies

2009-01-01 Thread KeithBJohnson
Those are the ones I was thinking of too. -- Original message -- From: "Tracey de Morsella" > I liked her when she did a serious episode with Odo on DS9 and on Next Gen > with the guy she fell in love with whose society euthanized elders. Too bad > they always us