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The black hole draws you inexorably inward. Time slows. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
I'd diddle little umdidlie... if she weren't my half-sister. Abortion prevents pedophilia. In more ways than one!   Notice to all users of the Holodeck: There are safety protocols in place that cannot be deactivated without the approval of two commanding officers or the captain to protect users of the Holodeck from potential harm. However, every time the Holodeck is ever used in a nontrivial manner, no matter what the safety protocols say, the Holodeck turns into a deathtrap. Unless you believe yourself to be adept at constructing a forcefield from your communicator and 19th century Earth tools, or you're at the very least not wearing a red shirt, you are strongly advised not to attempt to use the Holodeck until a designer comes up with a safety protocol that doesn't kill you whenever somebody looks at it funny. Even when you're not on the holodeck. Or in the same quadrant. Or time period. In fact, if you are wearing a red shirt, Starfleet may not be the job for you  |
Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ... 45 >> I was updating my Amazon wishlist today (it being my birthday in, like, a week), and I found my way to the bestsellers page. Number One on the list right now: The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream That it's number one is not what interests me. What interests me is the "What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item" section on that page: What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?
I read today that on November 1st, Microsoft has thrown in the towel, and officially ceased issuing licenses for Windows. ...3.x ...the last version of which was released in 1993, superseded by Windows 95, released in August of 1994. And they were still selling it as of October 31st, 2008? More importantly, people were still buying it? What scares me is that the people who were still buying it were embedded systems developers for airlines. Admittedly, they were in-flight entertainment systems. But seriously, aren't there better options? Like... any better options... at all? I'm dreaming of a paper HalloweenIt's Halloween. Almost, anyway. Two days. Bridget is excited because she gets to be the one who gives out treats to kids. Little does she know, she'll be the crazy lady who gives out poisoned treats to kids. Shh, don't tell. In the mean time, I've been making my Halloween decoration. Yeah, one singular, decoration. Because that's about as festive as I get. Here it is:  As you can see, these are ancient Russian Matryoshka Pumpkins. Great for jack'o'lanterns. Not so great for pumpkin pie. In case you couldn't see them:  Oh, did I mention that's all paper? 10 sheets, to be exact. Malcolm StampI always thought these two people were the same person until just now when I was looking at IMDB.  Terrence Stamp (serious face) is from such movies as Star Wars (Chancellor Valorum), Yes Man (the psychiatrist), and Bowfinger (the psychiatrist, also). The only two things I've ever seen Malcolm McDowell (happy face) in are Star Trek Generations (Dr. Soran) and more recently, Heroes (Linderman). I just remembered, Dr. Soran was the first person I ever heard use the word "Imperative" in a sentence outside my English class. I'm a PC, and I still don't use WindowsHello, I'm a PC, and that doesn't necessarily imply that I use Windows. Actually, as of late, I use Mac OS X. But that's only because I'm developing for the iPhone now. And let me tell you, Objective C is a screwed up language. At least, coming from C# and Java, and PHP and Javascript and even Visual Basic, it is a screwed up language. On the other hand, even on my PC I don't use Windows, so that's the problem I've always had with those ads. They're targeting Windows specifically, but they generalize to the point that they also include Linux (and other variants of Unix) when talking about the PC. Which is funny to me, because Mac OS is a Unix-based OS. |
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