Comment Re:pirate repellents (Score 1) 830
Uuuraaah.
USMC. '93-'97.
"...to the shores of Tripoli".
One Brigand...One Bullet.
Comment Re:From "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Score 1) 364
You jerk.
Another book I have to go read now...
Comment Re:Everybody should learn basic survival skills (Score 1) 361
Said the Prophet Heinlein:
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
Submission + - Philip Jose Farmer is dead. (nytimes.com)
Hellburner writes: Philip Jose Farmer, one of the more daring and imaginative writers of science fiction, has died.
His NYT obituary:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/books/27farmer.html
Submission + - Philip Jose Farmer: The Dayworld Rebel Is Dead. (nytimes.com)
Hellburner writes: Philip Jose Farmer is dead. Riverworld just got a lot more interesting.
Comment Re:Confusing (Score 1) 215
Dammit...what is the conversion formula for Volkswagens to Library Of Congresses?
Or am I confusing dry weight with volumetric measurement?
Oh...drat...maybe Library Of Congresses only convert into teraGutenbergs?
Comment Oblig. Simpsons Ref. (Score 1) 82
"Holds it...holds it....HOLDS IT!"
Comment Re:Nice astroturfing (Score 1) 171
EPIC FAIL.
"The Nazi's built the best, but fewer..."
In this corner:
V2.
Me-262.
Sturmgewehr-44.
And in this corner:
Soviet T-34.
Supermarine Spitfire.
P-51 Mustang D.
The B motherfucking -17.
Pervasive use of submachineguns by Soviet infantry.
Ubiquity of the semiautomatic rifle for American troops: M-1 Garand.
The B "Smilin' Joe Fission" -29.
The American escort aircraft carrier.
I'm just saying...
Comment Re:Good time to start pumping out GHG then! (Score 1) 877
I'm not trying to rain (ash) on your apocalypse debunking parade, but I seem to recall that there are soil layers throughout the midwest that are meters thick.
Meters thick of ash.
From volcanoes.
In North America.
So...it might do more than make your shoes dirty.
Comment Re:Failed Order (Score 1) 258
You know...that is a funny post.
But I am curious. Has anyone uncovered evidence of more examples of these devices? Is there any clue as to who designed it?
Is it possible that this machine was a breakthrough, one-off prototype, and that its genius inventor went down with the ship? Was the loss of the device a significant blow to the progress of technology?
Or was this an interesting side road that just sort of petered out? I'd be interested to know. Was this a huge loss...or the classical equivalent of the eight-track tape of maritime navigational technology?
Comment Re:people like you are one of the reasons (Score 1) 601
"strong police: that's the path to low crime"
Wait...wait a moment...I am channeling a response from the Founding Fathers....
"BWAHAHAHHAHHHAHHHAHAHAHAHA!"
Individual liberty and social prosperity are the ONLY solutions to crime.
You may now return to your regularly scheduled delusions.
NFL's First Broadcast In 3-D, Still Has Work To Do 178
darkwing_bmf writes "The NFL broadcast a live game to theaters in 3-D for the first time on Thursday night. The technology demonstration was mostly successful but they still have some issues to work out. 'Some scenes clearly captured the benefits of 3-D broadcasts, however, such as an interception by Chargers linebacker Stephen Cooper as players crisscrossed the field, and a long touchdown catch by San Diego's Vincent Jackson with the arc of the ball caught on camera all the way. Viewers were encouraged to text in their reaction to the viewing. One of the first comments, according to the commentators: "More cheerleaders."'"
Comment Don't let Frank hear you say that. (Score 3, Funny) 983
It's a FESTIVUS miracle.
You insensitive clod.
Where's my aluminum pole?
Comment Re:OWWW OWW OOwww (Score 0, Offtopic) 126
This Slashdot meme was invented by Hellburner.
You may license it from me for grits brought from Soviet Russia by Natalie Portman. Or a Beowulf cluster of equivalent Overlord Quotient value.
Thank you.
Feed news.com: Fixes for three of the most common Windows glitches (cnet.com)
Featured links from the CNET Blog Network
Fixes for three of the most common Windows glitches -- Cures for an update gone bad, a trashed Registry, and a shutdown failure.
A road warrior's view of the MacBook Air -- If I were to replace my Fujitsu with a Mac, I would certainly consider a MacBook Air. Albeit not without some qualms.
The mass SMS-text strikes back: The 1.1.3 iPhone update rocks -- The latest 1.1.3 official update.
Red Zunes -- Microsoft has added red to the 80GB Zune line-up.
