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Comment: Re:The reason terrorists keep terrorizing (Score 1) 317

by scottrocket (#43522875) Attached to: I paid attention to news of the Marathon bomb ...

These people didn't do that, so I think they are mass murderers rather than terrorists.

Are they really mass murderers though? Three people died as a result of the bombs.

A moment of silence for the MIT officer.

Comment: Re:What a hack (Score 1) 64

by scottrocket (#43346291) Attached to: Court: Aereo TV Rebroadcast Is Still Legal
However, in your scenario the station being re-broadcast out of area would have no cause for complaint since their audience is growing. The competing stations might not be terribly happy, but they don't actually have proprietary rights over the viewers, they are expected to attract them. Their complaint would be the same as McDonald's suing Burger King for offering a better or cheaper burger.

It also works both ways: If the interloper is in your area, you are equally free to be in their area. The out-of-area competitions way well be of mutual benefit to both parties. If nothing else, I suspect it will make both (and other) stations more interesting. Btw, Bergmayer may also wish to note that the internet is also legal. :)

Comment: Re:Nooooooo! Just shut up and buy a dinosaur saddl (Score 1) 278

relationships where one partner cannot tell the truth for fear of offending the others ego are doomed. in fact, propping up willful ignorance is a compounding stress that will destroy any relationship, not just the personal variety.

Wife: "Honey, is my butt big?"

Husband: (without looking up) "No."

'Nuff said.

Comment: Re:Non-rounded, often obscure and "deathdays"... (Score 1) 104

by scottrocket (#43144421) Attached to: Google Doodle Celebrates Birthday of Douglas Adams
The roll of tape plus the blue cylinder make 'G', the red radio and yellow teacup make 'oo,' the blue Guide plus the leather bag make a rough 'g', the green towel is 'l' and the red window is 'e.'

Whoosh on me - thanks for the fishing! Unfortunately, while tabbing back and forth between your description and Google, the doodle went black, and I panicked. :)

Comment: Re:I remember having Science textbooks.... (Score 1) 90

by scottrocket (#43053259) Attached to: NASA's Space Colony Designs From the '70s

remember 'You will go to the moon!' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Will_Go_to_the_Moon_(book) ? I made my mom read me that book so many times, she eventually recorded it to a cassette tape so i could just listen to it and turn the pages in the book.

Do you see that red dot? That's Mars, and someday, you will go there too! I read that book so many times when I was a kid, I think I wore it out. "The High Frontier" likewise well worn, but that was a library book and luckily, my mom was the librarian. Replacements on demand.

Comment: Re:How do they do it? (Score 1) 686

by scottrocket (#42473415) Attached to: Oregon Lawmakers Propose Mileage Tax On Fuel Efficient Vehicles

Keep in mind that gas or electric, if you drive on the publicly funded roads, you should in someway support their upkeep.

Easy, just keep raising the per-gallon taxes as the fleet average increases. Revenue is the same, and maybe fewer people will buy 12 mpg vehicles they don't need.

Or as a twist, raise the speed limit significantly; the people with the 12 mpg cars will go faster (that's what people like that do), "achieve" 8 mpg, buy more gas & raise revenue for the state, courtesy of existing gas taxes. Remember, this is about a shortfall, not a way to punish hybrid/electric vehicles. Yes I'm sure there will be extra wear & tear on the roads, but also new purchases for things like tires, oil; anything associated with more convenient long trips (camping equipment, bed & breakfast/hotel reservations, concert/Blazer tickets, etc.) and of course gas, all of which raise revenue for the state, directly or indirectly. IIRC, last spring the OR legislature was debating raising the speed limit. I say let the well-to-do give the money that the rest of us need, and both can enjoy life. Win-win

Comment: Re:How about (Score 2) 381

by scottrocket (#42214471) Attached to: When I see gov't CCTV cameras, I think:

You have been fined 25 credits for violation of the verbal morality statute. You have been fined 25 credits for violation of the verbal morality statute. You have been fined 25 credits for violation of the verbal morality statute.

Your repeated violations of the verbal morality statute have caused us to dispatch the police to deliver corrective suggestion, please remain at your current location.

"But I don't know how to use the seashells!"

Comment: Re:George Lucas obviously greater - in impact (Score 1) 376

Akira Kurosawa and Stanley Kubrick are still relevant. Both of them WAY greater artists than George Lucas.

Nope. You are thinking of the word "greater" in terms of quality, which is a pointless metric when talking about art because quality is entirely subjective.

In terms of impact on humanity, there's no question that Lucas has had far greater impact than Kubrick and Kurosawa combined. The reason is simple, it's because Lucas is getting to viewers at a much younger age, with a more widely distributed product. Lucas has altered the lives of more people than Kubrick ever will.

Gene Roddenberry. That is all.

I'm still waiting for the advent of the computer science groupie.

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