[scifinoir2] Virtual Router Smashes Speed Records

2010-08-24 Thread Mr. Worf
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Re: [scifinoir2] Virtual Router Smashes Speed Records

2010-08-24 Thread Martin Baxter
Normally, Mr Worf, the word router makes me go fetal... but if it can perform at those speeds and still hold a connection, I'm fine with it. On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 5:19 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: *Virtual Router Smashes Speed

Re: [scifinoir2] Movie Trailer - UltraMarines

2010-08-24 Thread Martin Baxter
That it is! On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 1:22 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: This is a wow! http://ultramarinesthemovie.com/ http://ultramarinesthemovie.com/ -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at:

Re: [scifinoir2] Pirahna 3D's Painful Predecessors: 24 Cheesiest Movies Ever Made

2010-08-24 Thread Martin Baxter
It's good to start the morning with a laugh. Now, whenever the stress builds, I'll see those sloow-hopping bunnies... accept your well-earned reward, Keith! On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 7:22 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: Dude, I remember Lepus from when I was a

Re: [scifinoir2] Apple applies for patent to kill jailbroken devices

2010-08-24 Thread Martin Baxter
Did I ever mention the story I read in Wired, about the guy who took an iPad into an Apple Store and used it to jailbreak his iPhone, with the store's own Wi-Fi? On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 11:04 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Apple applies for patent to kill jailbroken devices by

Re: [scifinoir2] Virtual Router Smashes Speed Records

2010-08-24 Thread Mr. Worf
Its fast enough to keep up with the Japanese. On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 3:33 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Normally, Mr Worf, the word router makes me go fetal... but if it can perform at those speeds and still hold a connection, I'm fine with it. On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at

Re: [scifinoir2] CLASSIC MOVIE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE 60S

2010-08-24 Thread Martin Baxter
I'm with you there, Keith. On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 7:33 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: No offense to any women here, but ah for the days when beauty in an actress wasn't about being skinny, blonde, and athletic looking. Remember when the (white) actresses in TV and film

[scifinoir2] Re: Pirahna 3D's Painful Predecessors: 24 Cheesiest Movies Ever Made

2010-08-24 Thread B Smith
I think Cloverfield is an entertaining and very well done monster movie. I liked much more than the American made Godzilla movie. The shakey cam bothers some folks and one scene a bit vertigo inducing. The acting was good and realistic and special effects were well done. No cheese in sight.

[scifinoir2] Re: WORST MOVIE SEQUELS

2010-08-24 Thread B Smith
They were terrible. The Source ruined my enjoyment of anything Highlander. There was a Highlander anime(Highlander: The Search for Vengeance) that was actually good. It had none of the classic characters but it was fun. It was a collaboration between the Highlander folks and the people that did

[scifinoir2] Is Science Fiction dead?

2010-08-24 Thread Kelwyn
http://eclipticplane.blogspot.com/2009/12/should-sf-die.html Jetse de Vries wrote: My viewpoint is that SF is becoming increasingly irrelevant, and that lack of relevance can be attributed to developments and trends already mentioned in the points above, and SF's unwillingness to really engage

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: WORST MOVIE SEQUELS

2010-08-24 Thread Martin Baxter
B, I try to blot those stains out of available memory, and instead cling to the classic movie and the series (which Siffy sometimes airs at un-Deity-like hours (such as one of the ante today)). And I used to have The Search for Vengeance (through certain means best not discussed aloud) on another

[scifinoir2] Minneapolis will pay 7 zombies $165,000

2010-08-24 Thread Kelwyn
After one third for the attorney...that's $15,698 per zombie. ~rave! http://www.startribune.com/local/101273159.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUac8HEaDiaMDCinchO7DU The Minneapolis city attorney's office has decided to pay seven zombies and their attorney $165,000. The

Re: [scifinoir2] Is Science Fiction dead?

2010-08-24 Thread Martin Baxter
IMO, rave, science fiction's been dead for a good fifteen years now, when the shelves started becoming more a showcase for tie-ins and shared anthologies than original work. I've begun reading YA novels with more originality than what lands on adult shelves. Right now, I'm reading The Time Pirate

Re: [scifinoir2] Minneapolis will pay 7 zombies $165,000

2010-08-24 Thread Martin Baxter
DAY-UM... and I wasted three years of my life in college. [?][?][?][?] On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 11:13 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: After one third for the attorney...that's $15,698 per zombie. ~rave!

[scifinoir2] Re: Is Science Fiction dead?

2010-08-24 Thread B Smith
There's a lot of dreck out there but I've read some incredible stuff like John Scalzi's The God Engines and Mira Grant's Feed this year. I'm not a fan of steampunk but that genre seems to thriving as well. There are some things out there that didn't excite me (like The Windup Girl) but I

Re: [scifinoir2] EXPENSIVE FOODS

2010-08-24 Thread Keith Johnson
Agreed. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 1:17:05 AM Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] EXPENSIVE FOODS I think that it is mostly hype. Most of the time they are getting the meat from the same

Re: [scifinoir2] WORST MOVIE SEQUELS

2010-08-24 Thread Keith Johnson
Be glad you missed it. I should have known something was wrong when the local Atlanta station aired at at 6 or 7 am. I woke up early one Saturday to catch it, and was immediately turned off. The same thing was done to that Speed Racer 2000 (something like that) which aired several years ago.

[scifinoir2] OT: DEA Looking for Ebonics Translators

2010-08-24 Thread Keith Johnson
http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/dea-seeks-ebonics-experts-597842.html By GREG BLUESTEIN The Associated Press ATLANTA — Federal agents are seeking to hire Ebonics translators to help interpret wiretapped conversations involving targets of undercover drug investigations. The Drug

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: DEA Looking for Ebonics Translators

2010-08-24 Thread Martin Baxter
Keith... if the link weren't there, I'd be thinking that it's April 1st. On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 2:29 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/dea-seeks-ebonics-experts-597842.html By GREG BLUESTEIN The Associated Press ATLANTA — Federal

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: DEA Looking for Ebonics Translators

2010-08-24 Thread Martin Baxter
And, further, how do they know that the interpreters they hire aren't in the pockets of the drug dealers they're supposed to be chasing? On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 4:02 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Keith... if the link weren't there, I'd be thinking that it's April 1st. On

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: DEA Looking for Ebonics Translators

2010-08-24 Thread Mr. Worf
I knew that this would happen sooner or later. Black slang in the dirty south is very hard to understand. It does take some serious effort to learn it if you are trying to apply it to standard English. Ya feel me folk? :) On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Keith Johnson

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: WORST MOVIE SEQUELS

2010-08-24 Thread Mr. Worf
I have ninja scroll on my list, the movies and tv series. From what I have seen so far it is pretty graphic. On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 7:01 AM, B Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com wrote: They were terrible. The Source ruined my enjoyment of anything Highlander. There was a Highlander anime(Highlander:

[scifinoir2] Clothing that doubles as batteries could be a boon to soldiers

2010-08-24 Thread Mr. Worf
Clothing that doubles as batteries could be a boon to soldiers By Ben Coxworth http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/ *23:06 August 23, 2010* [image: Soldiers' loads could be lightened by several pounds through the use of batteries that

Re: [scifinoir2] CLASSIC MOVIE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE 60S

2010-08-24 Thread Mr. Worf
I think that Jolie looked better a couple of years back before she lost that last 20lbs. In Salt she looks dangerously underweight. I agree with you on all of the classic ladies. Most of them wore a size 6 or 8 dress. In Hollywood the average is a size 2-4 now. I think currently Jolie is going

[scifinoir2] The little black dress with a built in mobile phone

2010-08-24 Thread Mr. Worf
The little black dress with a built in mobile phone By Darren Quick http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/ *23:10 August 23, 2010* [image: Strike a pose, answer the phone (Image: The Star)]http://www.gizmag.com/m-dress-with-built-in-mobile-phone/16120/picture/119634/ Strike a pose, answer

[scifinoir2] New catalyst produces 200 percent fuel cell efficiency boost

2010-08-24 Thread Mr. Worf
New catalyst produces 200 percent fuel cell efficiency boost By Ben Coxworth http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/ *19:08 August 23, 2010* [image: Diagrams depict how an electrolyzer could be worked into a home's energy

[scifinoir2] STRONGEST GIRL IN THE WORLD

2010-08-24 Thread Mr. Worf
** [image: The Strongest Girl in The World] Varya Akulova, also called Girl Hercules is capable of lifting up to 350 kg, while she weighs only 40 kg and she is the strongest girl on the world. This fact has already been confirmed twice by Guinness Book of World Records. Varya's muscles are

[scifinoir2] Something for students: Textbook rentals

2010-08-24 Thread Mr. Worf
There is a company called Chegg that rents textbooks to highschool and college students for about 1/4 the price of the book. It is a cheap alternative to buying them, because most of the time no one wants to keep them! Check out Chegg at http://www.chegg.com/ http://www.chegg.com/ --

Re: [scifinoir2] Apple applies for patent to kill jailbroken devices

2010-08-24 Thread Mr. Worf
Hmm I don't remember that story but that seems to taunt the bear. Apple will win the first battle on this but then the hackers will win the war. On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 3:45 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Did I ever mention the story I read in Wired, about the guy who took an

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: DEA Looking for Ebonics Translators

2010-08-24 Thread Keith Johnson
Agreed. I had to check to ensure it was legit. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 4:02:28 PM Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] OT: DEA Looking for Ebonics Translators Keith... if the link

Re: [scifinoir2] Apple applies for patent to kill jailbroken devices

2010-08-24 Thread Bosco Bosco
Pardon my language but F*(K Apple They turned into a crappier greedier version of microsoft. I wanna buy one and jail break it just to piss them off. If I didnt have to make them profit to do it, I probably would. B --- On Tue, 8/24/10, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: From: Mr.

Re: [scifinoir2] CLASSIC MOVIE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE 60S

2010-08-24 Thread Keith Johnson
yeah, Jolie looks anorexic. I'm constantly amazed at how many people I've heard talk about Meagan Fox's great body. She's built like a boy to my mind. I know things had gone too far when reading a fashion mag of my wife's about three years ago. There was an article about Scarlett Johannson. The

Re: [scifinoir2] CLASSIC MOVIE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE 60S

2010-08-24 Thread Mr. Worf
I would say that Johannson is healthy looking in most shots that she takes, but close to zaftig is insane! Check out this picture: http://stupidcelebrities.net/2007/08/05/scarlett-johansson-is-recording-an-album/ http://stupidcelebrities.net/2007/08/05/scarlett-johansson-is-recording-an-album/I