1369ic commented on The Best Abstract Giant Robot Ever,
at 4:11 AM on Apr 24
Judging by the shadows that fall on the cockpit, it looks like they've got one of those lazy noir-nightclub ceiling fans holding that chopper up.
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1369ic commented ,
at 5:42 AM on Apr 18
No context?
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1369ic commented on Cylon Politics Get Out of Control,
at 9:16 AM on Apr 13
I think intra-cranial Six and Baltar have to turn out to be god, or somebody damn close to It, such as a final cylon that has god-like powers.
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1369ic commented on Will Humans And Cylons Ever Really Be Friends?,
at 2:21 PM on Apr 11
You only have to watch this last week's news (pregnant children at the polygamist's compound) to be reminded that humans can be conditioned to anything.
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1369ic commented on What Do You Think About the New Afrofuturism?,
at 6:13 PM on Mar 20
@RIP MRHANDS:
"How do you reconcile the fact that blacks are generally better athletes and that Asians are generally better students?"
Asians are better students because Confucian tradition put a lot of emphasis on education.
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1369ic commented on What Do You Think About the New Afrofuturism?,
at 5:58 PM on Mar 20
I would be interested to know if the musical afro-futurism is another expression of the arts being one of the "legitimate" venues for black expression.
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1369ic commented on Star Wars Saga Has An End -- And An Ever-Expanding Middle, at 3:50 PM on May 8
@Cacafuego: You wound me, sir.
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1369ic commented on Star Wars Saga Has An End -- And An Ever-Expanding Middle, at 6:41 PM on May 7
@Cacafuego: Actually, I've been reading and watching science fiction since before the moon landing.
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1369ic commented on Star Wars Saga Has An End -- And An Ever-Expanding Middle, at 5:13 PM on May 7
I guess I'm the only one who has never seen that video before.
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1369ic commented on The Best Abstract Giant Robot Ever, at 4:11 AM on Apr 24
Judging by the shadows that fall on the cockpit, it looks like they've got one of those lazy noir-nightclub ceiling fans holding that chopper up.
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1369ic commented on The 5 Types Of Scifi Deus Ex Machinas, at 4:39 PM on Apr 22
@JennaW: Somebody has to be the last two in the kind of scenario JMS was using.
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1369ic commented on Cylon Civil War and Rough Sex with Starbuck, at 3:19 PM on Apr 19
@extracrispy: I'm with you on the artsy fartsy stuff.
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1369ic commented , at 5:42 AM on Apr 18
No context?
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1369ic commented on Cylon Politics Get Out of Control, at 9:16 AM on Apr 13
I think intra-cranial Six and Baltar have to turn out to be god, or somebody damn close to It, such as a final cylon that has god-like powers.
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1369ic commented on Will Humans And Cylons Ever Really Be Friends?, at 2:21 PM on Apr 11
You only have to watch this last week's news (pregnant children at the polygamist's compound) to be reminded that humans can be conditioned to anything.
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1369ic commented on Which Science Fiction Ass-Kicker Would You Want As Your Bodyguard?, at 7:37 PM on Mar 21
I voted for Worf for the obvious reasons, but the whole "honor" bit does tend to lead to questionable decision-making that could cost you when you least expect it.
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1369ic commented on What Do You Think About the New Afrofuturism?, at 6:13 PM on Mar 20
@RIP MRHANDS:
"How do you reconcile the fact that blacks are generally better athletes and that Asians are generally better students?"
Asians are better students because Confucian tradition put a lot of emphasis on education.
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1369ic commented on What Do You Think About the New Afrofuturism?, at 5:58 PM on Mar 20
I would be interested to know if the musical afro-futurism is another expression of the arts being one of the "legitimate" venues for black expression.
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1369ic commented on What Scifi Dream World Would You Rather Be Trapped Inside?, at 2:32 PM on Mar 14
I'm with the Nexus-lovers and Matrix-haters, though I voted for that other Picard deal.
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1369ic commented on In the Vampire Mad Scientist Lab, at 3:27 AM on Mar 14
I like all three Blade movies, but I think they went downhill as the numbers got higher.
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1369ic commented on Which Scifi Villain Would You Elect President?, at 3:34 PM on Mar 13
Kneel before Zod!
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1369ic commented on The Toughest SciFi Soldiers For Your Squad, at 3:25 PM on Mar 12
Of the group here, I'd go with Johnny Rico if I could have the Heinlein version and not the Verhoeven version.
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1369ic commented on The Twenty Science Fiction Novels that Will Change Your Life, at 5:37 PM on Feb 29
This is a nice list and all, but it is insanely biased toward the last 20 years.
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1369ic commented on Desktop Evolution: Windows and Mac OS Visual Comparison Through the Years, at 9:18 AM on Nov 26, 2007
The old truism is that it's about the applications.
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