Astromancer

QUOTE (the oaks @ Feb 9 2011, 08:45 AM)

QUOTE (Astromancer @ Jan 23 2011, 08:11 PM) Anyone here have a Google Nexus S? Or are they out yet? I want one, bad. I have a Blackberry Storm right now, and while it's a good phone, it has a lot of issues and is rapidly getting left in the dust by not only Android phones and iOS, but by it's own developer, who has seemingly abandoned it. I want either a Nexus S or a Thunderbolt when they come out. But realistically, I'll prolly end up with a droid. Anyone have one of these and can recommend it, advise about it? Isn't the Nexus S going to feature Gingerbread as the installed OS?   If you have the chance, get an HTC Android phone. Either the Droid Incredible, the EVO 4G, or the EVO 4G Shift. I love HTC's hardware, but everything they have is still running Android 2.2 and has their in-house software stretched over it.   That's one of the reasons I want a Nexus S: It has no other software on it; pure Android all the way.   There are rumors that the Galaxy S2 will be pure as well, so that's one to watch as well.

The opening sequence of Watchmen with the Comedian getting the living f**k beaten out of him made me shit brix.

 

From that scene onward, I knew what my favorite movie was.

Anyone here have a Google Nexus S? Or are they out yet?

 

I want one, bad. I have a Blackberry Storm right now, and while it's a good phone, it has a lot of issues and is rapidly getting left in the dust by not only Android phones and iOS, but by it's own developer, who has seemingly abandoned it.

 

I want either a Nexus S or a Thunderbolt when they come out.

 

But realistically, I'll prolly end up with a droid. Anyone have one of these and can recommend it, advise about it?

QUOTE (tel @ Dec 22 2010, 11:43 AM)

district 9 fourth kind skyline im an alien fanatic but why oh why cant somebody make a decent film on the subject. yes there have been many but not for a long time classic alien films include war of the worlds close encounters the thing fire in the sky alien 1&2 communion

Plasma? Not very reliable, but if you manage to own one that doesn't get dangerously hot, or is not going to get screen burn-in, more power to you.

 

I'm getting a large (don't know exactly how large, or what brand, but it's big bastard; I've seen the box it came in) LED TV for Christmas

Teaser-trailer: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/vga-10-e...-scrolls/708368

 

Hell yes!! It's been a long time, but Bethesda is finally going to give us a new Elder Scrolls next year! In case you're not sure, Skyrim is the land North of Cyrodil, where the last game, "The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion", took place.

 

So...yeah. Pasty forum-dwellers everywhere are stoked!

If there is even a fridge present in a shot of the next one, I'm out.

One more thing (I laugh randomly thinking about this frequently):

 

 

I's not retarded, as the title of the video may make it out to be, it's brilliantly edited and one of the funniest things I've ever seen, especially as a Trek fan.

What's this preachiness I keep hearing about? The philosophy is the most important thing about the franchise, and should be taken to heart, being the best model for humanity to follow. It was definitely present in the new movie through the actions of the characters, even if it wasn't full out voiced and explained. It didn't have to be.

 

Now: Yes, Trek is the shit. Old and new alike.

QUOTE (ReRushed @ Dec 2 2010, 11:00 PM)

QUOTE (Astromancer @ Dec 2 2010, 11:20 PM) Dude...wtf? The Last Temptation of Christ was brilliant   I think it's one of Scorsese's worst films. I think it's a case of critics and fans wanting to be brilliant because of the "controversial" subject matter. That aside, I personally think it's a bad film, poorly directed with hammed up acting. Meh. I saw it without having any knowledge of the director's other works, and without any prior-knowledge-based expectations. All I knew about it was the soundtrack, and even that took a backseat to the film itself, at least for me.   I do not understand why it didn't take for so many people, but I really loved it. I cannot explain to you how I see it as brilliant, no exact factors, but I got something out of it, some remarkable feeling, and I "got it", I guess you could say. It had the overall ability to move me and captivate, instead of just walking away thinking "oh, what pretty shots", or "I love that actor, I like watching them be themselves on screen, so the movie was good", I was completely blown away. Although I understand and respect that you were not.

QUOTE (Tom Sawyer @ Nov 17 2010, 04:10 PM)

Scorsees, I don't really like any of his films. I abhor him for making the last temptation of Christ, what a total piece of crap!

I vote for The Weapon. Something about it just floors me.

I'm getting a Motorola Droid in a few weeks (more or less).

 

Don't get me wrong, I love Blackberry's, but they keep failing on me (by my direct intervention once), and the droid will be both a practicality and coolness based upgrade.

 

They can just do so much...

(this thread IS game-related, so please do not lock, move, or delete it. It is my hope that someone will understand and answer correctly, and feel dorkish/cool)

 

Can anyone answer correctly?

 

QUOTE (Workaholic Man @ Nov 18 2010, 11:42 PM)

QUOTE (Astromancer @ Nov 18 2010, 11:23 PM) Actually, I f***ing hate cockfighting, too, now that you mention it. And until I mentioned it, you weren't even thinking about it, were you? My point has been made. Cock fighting wasn't part of the discussion specifically until you used it as an example.

QUOTE (Workaholic Man @ Nov 18 2010, 08:44 PM)

QUOTE (Astromancer @ Nov 17 2010, 10:10 PM) If he had forced children to mutilate each other instead of dogs, but played twice as well as he is now, would everyone still praise him?   This is where many extreme "animal lovers" are in the wrong. They tend to equate dogs with human children. Extreme dog lovers tend to treat them as "part of the family", and they dote on and spoil them to no end.   "Fluffy" is a DOG. He is not a child. He is nowhere near a human being. He is far, far closer to being a raccoon or hamster than a human being. It is dishonest and irrational to even bring up "child fighting" or compare it to dogfighting. In other countries, dogs are eaten. So what? They're DOGS. They're animals. They're no different than the deer, rabbits or squirrels we eat.   Where is all the outrage over cockfighting? Why is there little to no media outrage over a game that is just as cruel as dogfighting? Because a rooster isn't "Lassie" or "Benji". A rooster isn't a beloved pet. Why don't animal lovers show the same amount of outrage over it?? Actually, I f***ing hate cockfighting, too, now that you mention it.   Also, to compare dog-fighting to children-fighting is in no-way unfair. Both dogs and children feel the pain of having their faces ripped apart. The only difference is how you perceive the two different living creatures. Sure, a kid might be able to babble about their pain and cry for their parents, whereas a dog could only whine and suffer, but it boils down to the same action: You take something innocent, torture it, and get it to kill other innocent things.   He trained his pits by sicking them on beagle puppies. He's a scumbag, and those who would defend his actions because they like how he plays a chickenshit game are scumbags as well.   "He rapped those kids alright, but he has got one HELL of a throwing arm on him! He should sign MY kids Jersey after the game"

QUOTE (lerxt1990 @ Nov 16 2010, 10:33 PM)

He paid his debt to society, enough said. He did more time, paid more money, lost more money than any civilian convicted of this crime, and now speaks for free about the errors of his ways. The NFL has guys who shot and drunkenly ran over people. Get over it. Signed, An Eagles Fan

Unless all the douche-monkey got pounded out of his ass in the prison showers, the love and fame aspect shouldn't be present in his miserable life.

 

I wonder how magnificent of an athlete he'd be if he were put in a cage with a dozen or so pits? How much of that hood-rat look on his face would remain if it were torn like that of the dogs that fought in his bullshit little ring?

 

He's a piece of shit. A torturer. He's going to have to do a hell of a lot more than play a game well to be anything more than a thug out of prison.

The U.S.S. Enterprise from the new movie. It brought sexy back. (love the originals and the D as well, but the new one takes the cake for me).

 

If "Cygnus X-1" and. "Hemispheres were movies, I'd say the Rocinante, although she only flew once that we know of.

So...hungry.....why would you do this to me, these all sound so frikin' good..

Allergies beating my ass.