Re: [scifinoir2] If you ain't White - get ready to carry papers in Arizona

2010-04-25 Thread Mr. Worf
Institutionalized racism 101: Make it easy for white illegal immigrants. On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 10:20 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2010/04/if-you-aint-white-get-ready-to-carry-papers-in-arizona/ The latest bill would make it a state crime for

Re: [scifinoir2] Top Ten Space Weapons

2010-04-25 Thread Mr. Worf
True but you know, the military industrial complex has to make it fancy so they can make $15 Billion off of it. On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 4:31 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: I think of the devastation the Centauri caused to the Narn in B5, as they used mass drivers to

[scifinoir2] Can we start a petition? Complaining about Clash of the titans

2010-04-25 Thread Mr. Worf
I think its time to start a petition to stop the shaky camera technique. Tonight I went to the mall with a few friends to check out Clash of the Titans. I was promptly reminded why I hate watching movies in the theater vs the large screen and privacy at home. Behind me someone's kid was

Re: [scifinoir2] Can we start a petition? Complaining about Clash of the titans

2010-04-25 Thread Martin Baxter
Sign me up, Mr Worf. I was sick of it the second time I saw it used. As for Clash of the Titans, I've seen it through... alternative means. Meh. Didn't care much for the original, but I'll still take it, given the choice between the two. On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 5:37 AM, Mr. Worf

Re: [scifinoir2] Top Ten Space Weapons

2010-04-25 Thread Martin Baxter
Keith, I'm having three or four thoughts based on your statement alone. I'll need to have my brain wiped afterward, lest HomeInsec gets hold of me... On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 7:31 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: I think of the devastation the Centauri caused to the Narn in

Re: [scifinoir2] Top Ten Space Weapons

2010-04-25 Thread Martin Baxter
Mr Worf, were that tragedy to happen, they'd probably blame the enemy. On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 6:07 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: They will need the next gen gps to make sure they don't accidentally sink one into a school or church. On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 2:35 PM, Martin

Re: [scifinoir2] If you ain't White - get ready to carry papers in Arizona

2010-04-25 Thread Martin Baxter
Canada's looking DAMN good right now... [?][?] On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 1:20 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2010/04/if-you-aint-white-get-ready-to-carry-papers-in-arizona/ The latest bill would make it a state crime for illegal immigrants to not

Re: [scifinoir2] Avatar king of Blu-ray, too

2010-04-25 Thread Martin Baxter
You'll know if Jim Cameron is coming from a mile away, what with all of the jingling... On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 1:50 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: FOX says the studio shipped more than 1.5 million Blu-ray copies of Avatar on Thursday, the first day on DVD for the highest grossing

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Why Young Black Superheros gotta have Blond Hair?

2010-04-25 Thread Martin Baxter
(standing ovation) On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 1:06 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: You are so right! In this post-racial world where everything Afrocentric is as valued as everything European - why does it matter? ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Facebook Sci-Fi Groups

2010-04-25 Thread Martin Baxter
Angela, if we do go Facebook, you won't find me there. Love you all, but not that much. On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 8:08 PM, angelababycat asrobin...@mindspring.comwrote: io9 had a page but not a group. I liked their page (or whatever the heck you call adding it to your wall). Nothing else

Re: [scifinoir2] Can we start a petition? Complaining about Clash of the titans

2010-04-25 Thread Mr. Worf
I was a little surprised by the number of kids that were there. I got the feeling that they sacrificed some of the background stories for pacing. Which seems to be the norm nowadays. On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 3:57 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Sign me up, Mr Worf. I was sick

Re: [scifinoir2] Doctor Strange and more getting thrifty?

2010-04-25 Thread Martin Baxter
Keith, I'm reading that as another case of someone who sat down and wrote an article without knowing the first thing about his subject matter. Unfortunately, there are far too many authors like that online these days. On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 7:26 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] Can we start a petition? Complaining about Clash of the titans

2010-04-25 Thread Martin Baxter
One more reason I'm against remakes/reboots. They're inherently aimed at the Boomer audience, and the producers often presume that the history of the story is known to the viewers before they walk into the theater. On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 7:21 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: I was

Re: [scifinoir2] Facebook Accounts Sold by Russian Hacker Kirilos; User Logins For Sale

2010-04-25 Thread Martin Baxter
Another reason I'm out with Facebook. They KNOW that, and just don't give a flying fig. It would get in the way of revenues. I think that their unspoken attitude about the risk is, You're all adults. Life is risk. Watch where you step. Management is not responsible. On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 6:05

Re: [scifinoir2] Can we start a petition? Complaining about Clash of the titans

2010-04-25 Thread Mr. Worf
I think they don't care and the youngsters think that the bad story telling is factual. For example, the movie 300. A lot of youngsters thought that the movie was 100% factual. (or close to it) On a related topic, I was talking to a friend that is a music teacher. He said that they have been

Re: [scifinoir2] Facebook Accounts Sold by Russian Hacker Kirilos; User Logins For Sale

2010-04-25 Thread Mr. Worf
Ironically, I just watched a tech show here that did a segment on Zynga a couple of hours after I wrote the previous post. Zynga says that they are trying to be more proactive to save their reputation. They are currently hiring 300 people to keep up with the demand. On a side note, they say that

[scifinoir2] Re: Can we start a petition? Complaining about Clash of the titans

2010-04-25 Thread Kelwyn
Funny (and I say its funny because its true). Recently, I have been attending a lot of movie screenings. The advantage a screening has over seeing a movie with a regular audience is a better quality of audience. This crowd loves movies and will stand in line to see one - for free. Further,

[scifinoir2] Re: Can we start a petition? Complaining about Clash of the titans

2010-04-25 Thread Kelwyn
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@... wrote: Me. Didn't care much for the original... Them fighting words, Mr. Baxter! ~(no)rave!

[scifinoir2] Howl's Moving Castle

2010-04-25 Thread Kelwyn
I am watching Hayao Miyazaki's Howl's Moving Castle on the IFC channel. I have seen it before, but this morning I am entranced by the movie's impressive depth of field. In almost every scene there is stuff going on in the background and the foreground - often at the same time. It is a

[scifinoir2] Happy Birthday Gina Torres

2010-04-25 Thread Kelwyn
The lovely Gina Torres is 41 today.

[scifinoir2] 2010 shapes up as another big year for Saldana

2010-04-25 Thread Kelwyn
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/166558/ With all due respect to her recent employer, Zoe Saldana already was Queen of the Movie World in 2009. Perfectly cast as the sexy, smart, commanding Uhura (This Is London magazine) in Star Trek, she did her fair share to ensure that was

Re: [scifinoir2] Happy Birthday Gina Torres

2010-04-25 Thread Martin Baxter
So THAT'S why I've been drooling continuously... [?][?] Happy Natal Day, Gina! Call me for your present! On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: The lovely Gina Torres is 41 today. -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody

Re: [scifinoir2] Can we start a petition? Complaining about Clash of the titans

2010-04-25 Thread Martin Baxter
Same here in Georgia, Mr Worf. My niece told me about it one day when she got home from school, that, odds are, once she finishes the classes for her rotation, they'll be dropped from curriculum. Sad indeed. On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 7:33 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: I think they

[scifinoir2] Don’t talk to aliens, warns Stephen Hawking

2010-04-25 Thread brent wodehouse
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/space/article7107207.ece From The Sunday Times April 25, 2010 Don’t talk to aliens, warns Stephen Hawking Jonathan Leake THE aliens are out there and Earth had better watch out, at least according to Stephen Hawking. He has suggested that

Re: [scifinoir2] Happy Birthday Gina Torres

2010-04-25 Thread brent wodehouse
Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com writes: So THAT'S why I've been drooling continuously... Oh, I say! Happy Natal Day, Gina! Call me for your present! Yes. Happy Birthday you lovely, lovely creature... :-) Brent On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Kelwyn [ mailto:ravena...@yahoo.com

[scifinoir2] Re: Don’t talk to aliens, warns Stephen Hawking

2010-04-25 Thread Kelwyn
The same advice my momma gave me every morning before she sent me out in the world. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, brent wodehouse brent_wodeho...@... wrote: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/space/article7107207.ece From The Sunday Times April 25, 2010 Don't

[scifinoir2] Great Iron Man 2 splash page

2010-04-25 Thread Kelwyn
There is a great Iron Man 2 (two-page)splash page in Sunday's USA Weekend magazine (which you may, as I do, receive as part of your Sunday paper). The illustration is by John Romita, Jr. and features a helmet-less Tony Stark as Iron Man, Pepper Potts, the Black Widow, Nick Fury and Whiplash.

[scifinoir2] 3-D TV could be hazardous to your health

2010-04-25 Thread Kelwyn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/ct-biz-0425-phil-rosenthal--20100425,0,943900.column It turns out that sticker shock may not be the biggest danger of the 3-D television sets that are being introduced, based on warnings Samsung Australia has posted on its Web site. Watching 3-D TV

[scifinoir2] Candidate outed as Straight

2010-04-25 Thread Kelwyn
http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/nation_world/20100423_ap_paincumbentfoefeigningbisexualityforvotes.html The old tactic of dragging out an opponent's sexual skeletons for political gain is being turned on its head in the City of Brotherly Love. In a left-leaning district anchored by a

Re: [scifinoir2] Candidate outed as Straight

2010-04-25 Thread Martin Baxter
Well... it's *new*, I'll give them that. Martin (beaming inwardly at the fact that political history is being made in his hometown) On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 3:21 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] 3-D TV could be hazardous to your health

2010-04-25 Thread Martin Baxter
Okay, I'll say it. Maybe the Luddites were onto something. On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 3:00 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/ct-biz-0425-phil-rosenthal--20100425,0,943900.column It turns out that sticker shock may not be the biggest danger of the 3-D

Re: [scifinoir2] Great Iron Man 2 splash page

2010-04-25 Thread Martin Baxter
rave, I actually haven't touched the paper today. I get Parade instead of USA Weekend, but they're usually the same in content (at least it is when I visit family in Virginia). So, I'll check it out in a few. Thanks for the heads-up! [?][?] On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 2:23 PM, Kelwyn

Re: [scifinoir2] Don’t talk to aliens, warns Steph en Hawking

2010-04-25 Thread Martin Baxter
Time to get into a Quisling frame of mind... [?] Seriously, that is something to think about. With all of this lovely H2O we've got lying about, it makes us a tempting target for colonization. On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 2:14 PM, brent wodehouse brent_wodeho...@thefence.us wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] Don’t talk to aliens, warns Steph en Hawking

2010-04-25 Thread Mr. Worf
If they have the technology to reach us, they probably solved their resource problem already. Or close to it. I think that we should keep a positive outlook on this. We may come across both good and bad beings, but that doesn't mean that it isn't worth the journey. On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 1:59

Re: [scifinoir2] Can we start a petition? Complaining about Clash of the titans

2010-04-25 Thread Mr. Worf
Maybe its part of the big plan. Those that are never taught history will definitely repeat it! On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Same here in Georgia, Mr Worf. My niece told me about it one day when she got home from school, that, odds are, once

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Can we start a petition? Complaining about Clash of the titans

2010-04-25 Thread Mr. Worf
Maybe the movie was all about being an atheist? :) One thing they kind of got right in the movie was the story about Medusa. Which is one of the sadder stories in mythology. Rape victim turned into a demon seeking revenge on all men. On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 6:17 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com

[scifinoir2] An Oops moment for apple

2010-04-25 Thread Mr. Worf
http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/04/mark-fiore-can-win-a-pulitzer-prize-but-he-cant-get-his-iphone-cartoon-app-past-apples-satire-police/ Mark Fiore can win a Pulitzer Prize, but he can’t get his iPhone cartoon app past Apple’s satire

[scifinoir2] DC and Dynamite Reboot Classic Characters With Divergent Results

2010-04-25 Thread brent wodehouse
http://www.metropulse.com/news/2010/apr/07/dc-and-dynamite-reboot-classic-characters-divergen/ DC and Dynamite Reboot Classic Characters With Divergent Results By April Snellings It’s probably not much of a coincidence that three of the pulp era’s most iconic characters are getting

Re: [scifinoir2] If you ain't White - get ready to carry papers in Arizona

2010-04-25 Thread Keith Johnson
...and it contains provisions so that people can *sue* the police if they think they're not discharging this new duty? And tell me the presence of a President of color isn't contributing to this rise in xenophobia and fear mongering - Original Message - From: Kelwyn

[scifinoir2] Re: ISO good book recommendations

2010-04-25 Thread B Smith
I liked The God Engines quite a bit. There was enough meat there for a full length novel and the ending was a bit too grim dark. I really want a full length sequel. The new status quo will lead to lots of new questions and adventures. I thought the comfort women(drawing a blank on their