[scifinoir2] Female gang terrorizes retail stores in crime spree

2010-08-31 Thread Mr. Worf
Female gang terrorizes retail stores in crime spree *Updated: Aug 26, 2010 12:34 AM PDT* Video Gallery http://www.ktnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=13046966#Female gang terrorizes retail stores in crime spreehttp://www.ktnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=13046966# 2:12 Local News HeadlinesMore

[scifinoir2] Re: Movie Trailer - UltraMarines

2010-08-31 Thread Badie
Top...you mean you've been in the group all this time and never sounded off? Semper Fi! Sgt C.W. Badie, USMC---Marine Musician. By the way, isn't WarHammer a video game? --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Sammie A jazzynupe...@... wrote: Mr. Worf, you know that I am waiting on this one!

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Movie Trailer - UltraMarines

2010-08-31 Thread Martin Baxter
PAL! On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 5:22 AM, Badie astromancer2...@yahoo.com wrote: Top...you mean you've been in the group all this time and never sounded off? Semper Fi! Sgt C.W. Badie, USMC---Marine Musician. By the way, isn't WarHammer a video game? --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com

Re: [scifinoir2] Slightly OT: New Doctor Who forum!

2010-08-31 Thread Martin Baxter
Thanks, Adrianne! I'm going to try to dump a group for this and sign on. On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 4:22 PM, Adrianne Brennan adrianne.bren...@gmail.com wrote: Helping to spread the word for fellow Whovians: http://thedoctorinthetardis.freesmfhosting.com ~ Where love and magic meet ~

[scifinoir2] LG will Mass Produce 19 inch Flexible e-Paper and 9.7 inch Color E-paper by the end of 2010

2010-08-31 Thread Mr. Worf
This is too coolAUGUST 30, 2010 LG will Mass Produce 19 inch Flexible e-Paper and 9.7 inch Color E-paper by the end of 2010http://nextbigfuture.com/2010/08/lg-will-mass-produce-19-inch-flexible-e.html

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Movie Trailer - UltraMarines

2010-08-31 Thread Mr. Worf
Yup... Warhammer is one of those video games that has been around for a quite a few years. It was first a table top game in the 80s then turned into a video game, then into a MMORGP and now a movie. It has a ton of spin offs too. Its mostly a UK franchise though. On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 2:22 AM,

Re: [scifinoir2] Eyelashes for your Car

2010-08-31 Thread Martin Baxter
No thanks, Mr Worf. Would ruin the aerodynamics on my Bugatti. (If I could swing the million pounds to own one, that is.) On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 1:09 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Eyelashes for your Carhttp://www.toxel.com/tech/2010/08/30/eyelashes-for-your-car/ August 30th,

Re: [scifinoir2] Remote controlled Daleks

2010-08-31 Thread Martin Baxter
I can also imagine the clean-up it would necessitate afterward as well... worth it. [?][?][?][?] On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 5:20 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Hehe... You could also use it as an alarm system. Can you imagine the look on someone's face when one of these rolled at

Re: [scifinoir2] Woman Transforms into Motorcycle

2010-08-31 Thread Martin Baxter
Freud would get rich on that one indeed... On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 9:42 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: All kinds of Freudian...

Re: [scifinoir2] Walking dead the series

2010-08-31 Thread Martin Baxter
And how's that for a perfect roll-out time? [?] On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 6:20 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Yup Its coming this Halloween! Here's a clip! http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi717817369/ -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the

Re: [scifinoir2] Jet fighter for sale

2010-08-31 Thread Martin Baxter
Okay... I'm passing on the Bugatti for awhile. [?][?] On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 8:12 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: http://news.yahoo.com/video/dallascbs11-15750646/fighter-jet-for-sale-21658755 -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell

Re: [scifinoir2] Woman Transforms into Motorcycle

2010-08-31 Thread Martin Baxter
Thought never crossed my mind, Gerald! Martin (turning up Teddy Pendergrass again) On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 6:24 AM, Gerald Haynes efhay...@yahoo.com wrote: Nothing sexually suggestive about that at all. :-} Gerald Haynes http://thesmallfries.com - Calvin Hobbes who?

Re: [scifinoir2] Jet fighter for sale

2010-08-31 Thread Mr. Worf
You'd spend the price of a Bugatti just flying around in it. On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 3:24 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Okay... I'm passing on the Bugatti for awhile. [?][?] On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 8:12 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] Jet fighter for sale

2010-08-31 Thread Martin Baxter
But it's faster. [?] On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 6:29 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: You'd spend the price of a Bugatti just flying around in it. On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 3:24 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Okay... I'm passing on the Bugatti for awhile. [?][?]

Re: [scifinoir2] Steampunks: The New Goth?

2010-08-31 Thread Martin Baxter
Both of those, Keith. I'm surprised that Siffy hasn't trotted Jules Verne out of storage, considering the success. On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 6:46 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: Great article, thanks! I know some of the adherents to the culture probably love some of the

Re: [scifinoir2] Walking dead the series

2010-08-31 Thread Mr. Worf
You just can't get any better than that... Looks pretty good too. On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 3:25 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: And how's that for a perfect roll-out time? [?] On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 6:20 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Yup Its coming

Re: [scifinoir2] Steampunks: The New Goth?

2010-08-31 Thread Adrianne Brennan
Legend! Why does no one remember Legend? Steampunk before it became fashionable and featured the wonderful John de Lancie (Q from ST:TNG). ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon

Re: [scifinoir2] Heliotrope creator sets sights on international expansion

2010-08-31 Thread Martin Baxter
I'll take it. On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 5:05 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Heliotrope creator sets sights on international expansion By Paul Ridden http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/ *20:11 August 29, 2010* 18

Re: [scifinoir2] LG will Mass Produce 19 inch Flexible e-Paper and 9.7 inch Color E-paper by the end of 2010

2010-08-31 Thread Martin Baxter
Maybe they could micro-weave it in? On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 6:35 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: The Delta version at the bottom has wifi or 3G connectivity so there is probably some processing power there. I'm not sure where they would put the cpu though. It is very cool and

Re: [scifinoir2] Jet fighter for sale

2010-08-31 Thread Mr. Worf
True. You can do a sonic boom with it, but you're better off buying an old F-5 or Mig21!! They are cheaper than a house. http://www.military-heat.com/19/russian-military-aircraft-sale-general-public/ http://www.military-heat.com/19/russian-military-aircraft-sale-general-public/ On Tue, Aug 31,

Re: [scifinoir2] Jet fighter for sale

2010-08-31 Thread Martin Baxter
I'd do better with the Swedish jet. Parts for the F-5 or the MIG would be hard to come by. On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 6:43 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: True. You can do a sonic boom with it, but you're better off buying an old F-5 or Mig21!! They are cheaper than a house.

Re: [scifinoir2] Jet fighter for sale

2010-08-31 Thread Mr. Worf
You could buy another one and part it out. They are cheap. :) There are a lot of F 5's in the graveyard in Arizona. Some of them are easy to fix too. Did I mention the story about the kid that fixed an F86 Saber that was on the park on display? On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 3:58 AM, Martin Baxter

Re: [scifinoir2] LG will Mass Produce 19 inch Flexible e-Paper and 9.7 inch Color E-paper by the end of 2010

2010-08-31 Thread Mr. Worf
This might re-ignite the tech boom. I like the weave idea too! On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 3:40 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Maybe they could micro-weave it in? On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 6:35 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: The Delta version at the bottom has

Re: [scifinoir2] Female gang terrorizes retail stores in crime spree

2010-08-31 Thread George Arterberry
I love the terminology used in this story: That one Wolfpack packs breeding ground   From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: bombcherryjuice bombcherryju...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, August 31, 2010 10:23:11 AM Subject: [scifinoir2] Female gang

Re: [scifinoir2] Female gang terrorizes retail stores in crime spree

2010-08-31 Thread Mr. Worf
Well they said that it was 12 of them lead by a single leader so I guess you can call it a wolfpack. The back story to this story has to be very intriguing. The newscaster said that they were pitting rival gangs against each other to boost their power. Some body has been watching Scarface. :) On

[scifinoir2] Re: Movie Trailer - UltraMarines

2010-08-31 Thread B Smith
It started there but there are plenty of players on this side of the pond. I was interested in the franshise due to the setting but I had more than enough vices to suck up my available cash so I never played. The miniatures, books and rest are expensive. Several of my friends were big tabletop

[scifinoir2] Re: Jet fighter for sale

2010-08-31 Thread B Smith
Very true. I knew of someone that did the same thing. He got the F-86 for practically nothing. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote: You could buy another one and part it out. They are cheap. :) There are a lot of F 5's in the graveyard in Arizona. Some of

[scifinoir2] Re: Walking dead the series

2010-08-31 Thread B Smith
I'm on pins and needles for this one. The trailer is incredible and I really want to see what they do with the series. I've heard there are a few new characters and longer character arc for a couple of folks that don't stick around for long in the early books. --- In

[scifinoir2] Re: Walking dead the series

2010-08-31 Thread Kelwyn
I see the great Lennie James (who is marvelous as Jane Adam's Pimp-daddy mentor on Hung) is in the trailer. Alas IMDB says he will only be around for one episode. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, B Smith daikaij...@... wrote: I'm on pins and needles for this one. The trailer is

[scifinoir2] Re: Woman Transforms into Motorcycle

2010-08-31 Thread Kelwyn
Sometimes a motorcycle is just a motorcycle. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@... wrote: Thought never crossed my mind, Gerald! Martin (turning up Teddy Pendergrass again) On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 6:24 AM, Gerald Haynes efhay...@... wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Woman Transforms into Motorcycle

2010-08-31 Thread Gerald Haynes
Not when it began as a scantily clad female on all fours glaring at you with that seductive come hither look... Ha! On Tue Aug 31st, 2010 10:37 AM EDT Kelwyn wrote: Sometimes a motorcycle is just a motorcycle. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@... wrote:

[scifinoir2] Re: Walking dead the series

2010-08-31 Thread B Smith
I was hoping his character would get more face time but it looks like his character plays the same role that he does in the comic. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Kelwyn ravena...@... wrote: I see the great Lennie James (who is marvelous as Jane Adam's Pimp-daddy mentor on Hung) is in the

[scifinoir2] Re: Walking dead the series

2010-08-31 Thread angelababycat
Looks pretty good. I'm in! And it's about time someone decided to use a HORSE in a post-event story line instead of walking everywhere / trying to out-run stuff on foot. Angela --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote: You just can't get any better than that...

[scifinoir2] Sins of the Father episode of STNG

2010-08-31 Thread Kelwyn
This past weekend I stumbled across Sins of the Father, one of my favorite episodes of Star Trek-the Next Generation. Tony Todd (who also has a significant role, as the adult Jake Sisko, in my favorite Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode) is ideally cast as Worf's younger brother Kurn (how do

Re: [scifinoir2] Female gang terrorizes retail stores in crime spree

2010-08-31 Thread Charles Sheehan-Miles
Eight month old pregnant woman? Bad writing or aliens? Sent from my iPhone On Aug 31, 2010, at 2:23 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Female gang terrorizes retail stores in crime spree Updated: Aug 26, 2010 12:34 AM PDT Video Gallery Female gang terrorizes retail stores

[scifinoir2] Re: Walking dead the series

2010-08-31 Thread angelababycat
No! I love horses (used to ride). --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, B Smith daikaij...@... wrote: Well about thatjust wait and see. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, angelababycat asrobinson@ wrote: Looks pretty good. I'm in! And it's about time someone decided to

[scifinoir2] Fwd: Apps of the Founding Fathers

2010-08-31 Thread Martin Baxter
I just joined this outfit, and I've been getting daily stuff from them. This, I had to pass on... -- Forwarded message -- From: The History Channel Club club_n...@thehistorychannelclub.messages3.com Date: Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 12:03 PM Subject: Apps of the Founding Fathers To:

Re: [scifinoir2] Sins of the Father episode of STNG

2010-08-31 Thread Martin Baxter
LMNAO, rave And, if I may get super-geeky in answering your question about the naming of Klingons, there was an early OG Trek novel, The Final Reflection by the late, IMO truly under-appreciated John M Ford, which addressed the matter by saying that, when Klingons are

Re: [scifinoir2] Jet fighter for sale

2010-08-31 Thread Martin Baxter
No, Mr Worf, you didn't. Industrious kid. Bet he's on the hiring short list at SkunkWorks. On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 7:04 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: You could buy another one and part it out. They are cheap. :) There are a lot of F 5's in the graveyard in Arizona. Some of

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Movie Trailer - UltraMarines

2010-08-31 Thread Martin Baxter
Starcraft borrowed some elements from 40K but it's not nearly as bleak a setting. The 40K universe is depressing. LOL Tell me about it, B. I was out and about one day, and my errands took me into a Borders, where I paused to read a few pages of a massive Warhammer 40K novel (1200+ pages!). Glad I

Re: [scifinoir2] Female gang terrorizes retail stores in crime spree

2010-08-31 Thread L Freeman
In this day and age, punching someone and pushing them down doesn't exactly translate into violent psychopaths. What a bunch of hype. --- On Tue, 8/31/10, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Female gang terrorizes retail

Re: [scifinoir2] Female gang terrorizes retail stores in crime spree

2010-08-31 Thread Mr. Worf
That's probably why it wasn't picked up by the national news. On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 12:55 PM, L Freeman msles59...@yahoo.com wrote: In this day and age, punching someone and pushing them down doesn't exactly translate into violent psychopaths. What a bunch of hype. --- On *Tue, 8/31/10,

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Movie Trailer - UltraMarines

2010-08-31 Thread Mr. Worf
I dunno. It has its own universe with a LOT of spin offs. Its like talking about the Xmen universe. On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 6:19 AM, B Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com wrote: It started there but there are plenty of players on this side of the pond. I was interested in the franshise due to the

[scifinoir2] Geek time!

2010-08-31 Thread Sammie A
o.k.  so i just purchased a LG 50 plasma and a LG blu-ray player.  they (LG) give u a one month free trial of Netflix with the blu-ray player.  decided 2 check it out.  mind u, never tried netflix before.  so as i am strolling through the menu's..in the television side i seeThe

Re: [scifinoir2] Jet fighter for sale

2010-08-31 Thread Mr. Worf
I tried to find the story last night in the newspaper archives, but had no luck. I did find someone on facebook talking about playing on a couple of the F86 in the park. There were several of them around San Francisco and a Bell helicopter at another park. They were basically taken off the ship

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Walking dead the series

2010-08-31 Thread Mr. Worf
I think the horse was a nice touch. It added something to the character. On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 8:02 AM, angelababycat asrobin...@mindspring.comwrote: Looks pretty good. I'm in! And it's about time someone decided to use a HORSE in a post-event story line instead of walking everywhere /

[scifinoir2] Retro-Futurism: 13 Failed Urban Design Ideas

2010-08-31 Thread Mr. Worf
Web Urbanist http://weburbanist.com http://fusion.google.com/add?source=atgsfeedurl=http://feeds.feedburner.com/WebUrbanist -- Retro-Futurism: 13 Failed Urban Design

[scifinoir2] Scientists sequence apple genome

2010-08-31 Thread Mr. Worf
Scientists sequence apple genome By Ben Coxworth http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/ *17:10 August 30, 2010* [image: The genome of the Golden Delicious apple has been sequenced (Photo: Glysiak)]http://www.gizmag.com/scientists-sequence-apple-genome/16174/picture/119785/ The genome of

[scifinoir2] Custom Batman and Robin sneakers

2010-08-31 Thread Kelwyn
http://brassmonki.com/pop-culture/batman-robin/ Yours for only $767.50 a pop. ~rave?

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Movie Trailer - UltraMarines

2010-08-31 Thread Sammie A
Semper Fi!  there Devil Dog.  i have sounded off a couple of times.  been working a lot lately, so i have been absentso i ask the group 2 please forgive me. Fate. --- On Tue, 8/31/10, Badie astromancer2...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Badie astromancer2...@yahoo.com Subject:

[scifinoir2] Re: Movie Trailer - UltraMarines

2010-08-31 Thread B Smith
It gets deep in a hurry. Some of the novels, especially the ones by Dan Abnett, are a good entry point for getting a feel of the Imperium of Man and the rest of that universe. People tend to gravitate toward the Space Marines but I always took a shine to the Imperial Guard. They are normal

Re: [scifinoir2] LG will Mass Produce 19 inch Flexible e-Paper and 9.7 inch Color E-paper by the end of 2010

2010-08-31 Thread Keith Johnson
Kewl! Been waiting for this for years and years. We are getting very close to a true, flexible, paper thin full computer that you can roll up like a sheet of paper and tuck in your pocket. Remember the series Earth: Final Conflict? They had handheld communication devices that consisted of a

Re: [scifinoir2] LG will Mass Produce 19 inch Flexible e-Paper and 9.7 inch Color E-paper by the end of 2010

2010-08-31 Thread Mr. Worf
The device they used was a tube that contained the communicator. With the newest Iphone plus what the flexible monitors offer we are already looking at that possible future. Now all we need are some friendly aliens to give us technology. On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 6:57 PM, Keith Johnson

Re: [scifinoir2] Geek time!

2010-08-31 Thread Keith Johnson
Congrats, and my praise for buying a plasma. I'm always inundated by friends and people at electronics stores who say LCD is the way to go, but I much prefer the look of plasma. - Original Message - From: Sammie A jazzynupe...@yahoo.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday,

Re: [scifinoir2] LG will Mass Produce 19 inch Flexible e-Paper and 9.7 inch Color E-paper by the end of 2010

2010-08-31 Thread Keith Johnson
I think the flexible communicators were completely Earth created. The Taelons did provide other cool tech, such as the virtual glass forcefields, instantaneous teleportation, and other stuff. I also dug those bioengineered Skrill weapons that were grafted onto the wrists of Protectors -

Re: [scifinoir2] LG will Mass Produce 19 inch Flexible e-Paper and 9.7 inch Color E-paper by the end of 2010

2010-08-31 Thread Mr. Worf
I only got to see a few episodes of the show. I didn't know that was airing here until someone told me. They had it playing at 3 or 4pm Saturday afternoons with no repeats. So it was often pre-empted by baseball games. Maybe I will rent the series. On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 9:01 PM, Keith Johnson

Re: [scifinoir2] LG will Mass Produce 19 inch Flexible e-Paper and 9.7 inch Color E-paper by the end of 2010

2010-08-31 Thread Keith Johnson
the first season is very good. The next season or two are good, but there are major cast changes over the successive seasons that diminish the show's enjoyment. One character's loss in particular really damaged the series, but I won't spoil that for you. By the end, even the Taelons aren't the