Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Do Past Mistakes Condemn a Star Forever?

2010-04-21 Thread Mr. Worf
I agree with most of what you said. Except I forgave Michael Vick. As for Woody and R Kelly: It takes two to tango. People try to make it sound like an adult was taking advantage of an innocent, but there are some youngsters that will put grown women to shame. The fake ID was invented a long long

Re: [scifinoir2] Trailer: Paper man

2010-04-21 Thread Mr. Worf
Here is another link to the movie trailer for Paper Man. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81naJWXRuSk On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 3:59 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: The video there refused to load up, Mr Worf. Still, this is one I'd like to check out. On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at

Re: [scifinoir2] See out the apocalypse in luxury: Vivos Underground Survival Shelter Network

2010-04-21 Thread Martin Baxter
No need for me to bother. My sat system can zoom in on the devastation from the lunar surface with ease. Nice, if you want to taste death by radiation/biologics/chemicals up close... I guess. On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 3:17 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] I know what I saw

2010-04-21 Thread Martin Baxter
Mr Worf, I'm at about three pages an hour when I dictate. Would be more, but my lung needs lots of breaks. [?] On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 9:53 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: I've been using the voice recognition program while I write the current story I'm working on. It has

Re: [scifinoir2] The Most Bada$$ Alphabet Ever

2010-04-21 Thread Martin Baxter
Can't begin to answer it, but I love the comic. Had about fifty issues of it. How can you not love an aardvark who goes from being a sword-for-hire to dying as Prime Minister? On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 12:41 PM, Aubrey Leatherwood aubrey.leatherw...@hotmail.com wrote: Color me corrected...

Re: [scifinoir2] I know what I saw

2010-04-21 Thread Mr. Worf
One thing that I have noticed is that it is easier to stick to a set schedule with using vocal commands. I only feel like talking for an hour and have to stop. :) One thing that I have found interesting is the error messages that it makes sometimes. The sentences are very interesting. On Thu,

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Do Past Mistakes Condemn a Star Forever?

2010-04-21 Thread Martin Baxter
Keith, I do, and I'm not the leas bit ashamed of it. I dumped all of my R. Kelly music after he made those remarks, and I avoid Woody Allen like the plague. As for Polanski in particular, I used to back him, based on one photo of the girl he raped, because the girl looked 13 going on 35 in the

Re: [scifinoir2] Trailer: Paper man

2010-04-21 Thread Martin Baxter
Thank you, Mr Worf! Now it's a definite must-see. On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 2:13 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Here is another link to the movie trailer for Paper Man. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81naJWXRuSk On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 3:59 AM, Martin Baxter

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Change I can believe in: Christina Hendricks replaces Megan Fox

2010-04-21 Thread Martin Baxter
Keith, can we append that that skinny H'Wood blondes? There's one blonde on my personal list (not a starlet, though she should be, IMO), who's skinny (though not by choice -- like me, genetics has had its evil way with her). On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 5:13 PM, Keith Johnson

Re: [scifinoir2] Robots Come To Life In Japan

2010-04-21 Thread Martin Baxter
We are so boned. -- attr to B Bending Rodriguez, Visionary On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 1:05 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Slide show of a large Japanese real life robots. http://cbs3.com/slideshows/Japan.robots.technology.20.976838.html -- If all the world's a stage and

Re: [scifinoir2] Bond 23 delayed indefinitely

2010-04-21 Thread Martin Baxter
Doesn't surprise me at all, this. I've been hearing reports of financial troubles with the production. Unfortunate as well. A day without Bond is like a day without a beautiful woman. One not worth waking up for. On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 5:41 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] Icelandic Eruption Accompanied by Mysterious Lightning

2010-04-21 Thread Martin Baxter
This, I've been led to understand, is the primary reason behind grounding flights in Europe. yet, I learned yesterday from a dear friend that there are still moe-rons out there who are paying up to $9000 to fly about anyway. On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 5:36 PM, Keith Johnson

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Another Treasure Lost with Death of Dorothy Height

2010-04-21 Thread Martin Baxter
He was here in Atlanta not too long after he made those remarks, Keith, and, if I'd had the time, I would've turned up where he was just to ask him what was going on with that. On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 3:34 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: I hear you, Martin. As one of the last

Re: [scifinoir2] Way OT: Polanski Rumoured to Have Appealed to Obama

2010-04-21 Thread Omari Confer
Sent on the go from my Peek - Mr. Worfhellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Polanski's affair with the 13 yr old was turned into a huge media circus in California after a particular DA got hold to it. Frankly I think he got a free pass after what happened to his

[scifinoir2] Re: Way OT: Polanski Rumoured to Have Appealed to Obama

2010-04-21 Thread B Smith
I imagine this is really high on the President's list. *snicker* If he did intervene I could see Republicans trying to make hay out of this in 2012 with a Willie Horton style attack ads. Sorry Roman, have a nice time in Switzerland. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Omari Confer

Re: [scifinoir2] Way OT: Polanski Rumoured to Have Appealed to Obama

2010-04-21 Thread Keith Johnson
Yeah, there were definitely some issues surrounding the trial. I think he felt the DA had a personal thing against him, and was trying to throw the full weight of the law against him. Might be true, but given what he did... - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Do Past Mistakes Condemn a Star Forever?

2010-04-21 Thread Keith Johnson
I never really had to forgive Vick. I'm from Texas, parents from the country; I live in the South. I grew up with a lot of Mexicans, and there are a lot of them here in Atlanta now. Trust me: dog and cock fighting are things very familiar to me. I don't support the practice at all, but I do

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Change I can believe in: Christina Hendricks replaces Megan Fox

2010-04-21 Thread Keith Johnson
Correct, and I certainly don't want to be offensive, so that wasn't very thoughtful. I have nothing against any type, but one type certainly has been foisted on us recently. I just don't get a universe when the likes of Paris Hilton and Jennifer Anniston beat out the likes of Jennifer Love

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Another Treasure Lost with Death of Dorothy Height

2010-04-21 Thread Keith Johnson
Same here, Martin... - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 6:52:50 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Another Treasure Lost with Death of Dorothy Height He was

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Way OT: Polanski Rumoured to Have Appealed to Obama

2010-04-21 Thread Keith Johnson
Word! - Original Message - From: B Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 9:34:58 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Way OT: Polanski Rumoured to Have Appealed to Obama I imagine this is really high on

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Do Past Mistakes Condemn a Star Forever?

2010-04-21 Thread Bosco Bosco
Mr. Worf wrote: As for Woody and R Kelly: It takes two to tango. People try to make it sound like an adult was taking advantage of an innocent, but there are some youngsters that will put grown women to shame. The fake ID was invented a long long time ago. The number of of ways in which this

[scifinoir2] Re: Way OT: Polanski Rumoured to Have Appealed to Obama

2010-04-21 Thread Kelwyn
Obama's war chest was filled by Hollywood money and Polanski still has friends in high places. When you take the kind of money Obama took, you shouldn't be surprised if there are some strings (and expectations) attached. I would not be at all surprised if a major Hollywood player/donor put

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Do Past Mistakes Condemn a Star Forever?

2010-04-21 Thread Martin Baxter
Agreeing with Keith again, Mr Worf. That one little girl Kelly took advantage of probably saw nothing more than his fame and money, and would've done anything, up to and including selling her own parents, to get a taste of it. On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 10:10 AM, Keith Johnson

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Change I can believe in: Christina Hendricks replaces Megan Fox

2010-04-21 Thread Martin Baxter
No, No! I didn't take it as offensive in the least, merely an observation of what is far too true in too many cases. I'm not the least bit fond of skinny women, overall. The one blonde I spoke of simply endeared herself to me far beyond her looks. On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 10:13 AM, Keith Johnson

[scifinoir2] J'Lo's Back-up Plan

2010-04-21 Thread Kelwyn
The Back-Up Plan, Jennifer Lopez's cinematic come-back vehicle, fits neatly into her film catalog. It is a middling project probably a step or two above Maid in Manhattan but not quite as good as The Wedding Planner, which may be the zenith of the J-lo oeuvre. Still, the Plan is not without its

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Way OT: Polanski Rumoured to Have Appealed to Obama

2010-04-21 Thread Keith Johnson
I have to disagree with you in every way. There's favors, and there's career suicide. No amount of Hollywood connections one can imagine would make it logical for the President to assume someone would even circumspectly approach him about help with a child abuse situation--decades old though it

[scifinoir2] Leonard Nimoy set to retire

2010-04-21 Thread brent wodehouse
http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/tv/2010/04/19/13639516.html Entertainment TV Leonard Nimoy set to retire By KEVIN WILLIAMSON, QMI Agency Last Updated: April 19, 2010 Just when he thinks he’s out, they beam him back in. How else to describe Leonard Nimoy’s enduring, at times

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Way OT: Polanski Rumoured to Have Appealed to Obama

2010-04-21 Thread Martin Baxter
rave, I've gotta run with Keith again on this. Even if Obama were voted out in '12, he'd lose every bit of credibility with parents if he made that move. On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 2:36 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: I have to disagree with you in every way. There's favors,

Re: [scifinoir2] Leonard Nimoy set to retire

2010-04-21 Thread Martin Baxter
Indeed. Let an old Vulcan have his pon farr in peace. On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 2:52 PM, brent wodehouse brent_wodeho...@thefence.us wrote: http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/tv/2010/04/19/13639516.html Entertainment TV Leonard Nimoy set to retire By KEVIN WILLIAMSON, QMI Agency

Re: [scifinoir2] J'Lo's Back-up Plan

2010-04-21 Thread Martin Baxter
Having never succumbed to Ms Lopez's charms, I shall pass. On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 2:16 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: The Back-Up Plan, Jennifer Lopez's cinematic come-back vehicle, fits neatly into her film catalog. It is a middling project probably a step or two above Maid in

Re: [scifinoir2] J'Lo's Back-up Plan

2010-04-21 Thread Keith Johnson
I think her best role was in Soderbergh's Out of Sight (which incidentally spawned the criminally short lived and underappreciated TV series Karen Sisco). That movie was cool and smooth, and the Soderbergh style worked with her, Clooney, and Cheadle. As for her being a bridge from Perez to

[scifinoir2] Re: ISO good book recommendations

2010-04-21 Thread angelababycat
That's a good point. I guess I need to think about the kinds of books I used to read...they were probably more fantasy, but I think I want something with a little techy edge to it too. So like Lord of the Rings (all which I've read) with space ships and other planets. MEANWHILE, I took the

[scifinoir2] Group Databases

2010-04-21 Thread angelababycat
I just created a table in the Databases section for good book recommendations. Please feel free to contribute. Is anyone interested in a table for movies? TV shows? Angela

Re: [scifinoir2] Leonard Nimoy set to retire

2010-04-21 Thread Keith Johnson
Good for him. I find it fascinating how his and Shatner's careers have dovetailed. Shatner--Mr. Captains Courageous himself--has gone on to do a host of campy and entertaining roles, in commercials, TV, and movies (I love his turns in both Miss Congeniality and Showtime). He's always somewhere

[scifinoir2] Re: ISO good book recommendations

2010-04-21 Thread B Smith
If that's the case Martin's recommendation of Perdido Street Station is spot on for you. Cherie Priest's Boneshaker might be a good fit too. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, angelababycat asrobin...@... wrote: That's a good point. I guess I need to think about the kinds of books I used

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Do Past Mistakes Condemn a Star Forever?

2010-04-21 Thread Mr. Worf
It is very easy taking that point of view after the fact. However I will offer you the best example of what I am talking about. Case in point Traci Lords. You may recognize the name from the numerous bad movies she has been in on the syfy channel. Traci Lords started her career as a porn star

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: ISO good book recommendations

2010-04-21 Thread Keith Johnson
How techie does it need to be? Modern and up-to-date, with the tech pretty realistic, or can it be older stuff written from the 50s and later, where the science wouldn't now be considered cutting edge? Does it need to be deep and socially relevant, or just fun? I can think of EE Doc Smith's

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Do Past Mistakes Condemn a Star Forever?

2010-04-21 Thread Mr. Worf
We are talking about two different points here. I said that there are young people that intentionally do this. Not that it was ok or not. On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 1:51 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: But the point is she was a child. Have you read her bio? She had a lot of

[scifinoir2] Re: OT: Do Past Mistakes Condemn a Star Forever?

2010-04-21 Thread B Smith
Agreed. And the sad thing is that R. Kelly is still preying on underaged girls so it's not like this was a one time incident. His last public escapade caused a split with his longtime management team because the girl in question was their niece. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter

[scifinoir2] A steampunk desk

2010-04-21 Thread Mr. Worf
He calls it a steampunk command center: http://www.gizmag.com/steampunk-organ-command-desk/14861/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribersutm_campaign=0d26c14555-UA-2235360-4utm_medium=email more pictures here:

[scifinoir2] Facebook Sci-Fi Groups

2010-04-21 Thread angelababycat
I decided to enter the 21st century and finally set up a facebook page. Well, that's a week worth of work Anyway, I was searching sci-fi groups to see if any interested me and there's one called Fans of crappy sci-fi channel original movies. LMAO! But, seriously, anyone a fan of any

[scifinoir2] Re: Group Databases

2010-04-21 Thread angelababycat
Please do the honors and post the first movie. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Absolutely! - Original Message - From: angelababycat asrobin...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 4:09:38 PM GMT -05:00