@Shook-Yang: Exactly. My issue has never been the nudity... it's all about the massive amount of radiation they bathe you in, and the fact that these machines (and their long-term effects) haven't been tested for more than a year.
Just my two cents, but the new layout feels incredibly text-heavy and claustrophobic. Even putting 30px of padding on either side of the main content made a world of difference. Also, it might improve the headline menu on the right if when users rolled over them, an image preview would pop up for additional information about an article at a glance.
@Craig Michael Ranapia: "deus ex machina" literally means "god out of the machine", which I think applies... And I never said I hate it's use in it's entirety- as stated above, I was perfectly happy not knowing the nature of head Six and Baltar.
@Craig Michael Ranapia: There is a balance to be found between spelling everything out and throwing deus ex machina at the audience... and BSG failed in that regard. Ironically, they even explained things that (imo) really could have been left ambiguous- Like whether or not they were in the future or the past.
I could also live with never knowing what head Six and head Baltar were exactly- but throwing ghost Starbuck into the mix without explanation (as well as never explaining why her corpse and crashed ship were on Earth) just showed sloppy writing.
Another example: What was the Cylon "plan" exactly...? Oh, right- they didn't have one. So really, the intro for most of the series should have been "The Cylons were created by man. They evolved. They rebelled. There are many copies. They had planned on bombing humanity into extinction, but that failed. Now... they're winging it."
(And the examples go on, and on, and on...)
I could also live with never knowing what head Six and head Baltar were exactly- but throwing ghost Starbuck into the mix without explanation (as well as never explaining why her corpse and crashed ship were on Earth) just showed sloppy writing.
Another example: What was the Cylon "plan" exactly...? Oh, right- they didn't have one. So really, the intro for most of the series should have been "The Cylons were created by man. They evolved. They rebelled. There are many copies. They had planned on bombing humanity into extinction, but that failed. Now... they're winging it."
(And the examples go on, and on, and on...)
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(It would appear that his groin is where all veins are birthed. All veins... ever)
WARNING- NSFL (Not Safe For Life)
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(It would appear that his groin is where all veins are birthed. All veins... ever)
I find it a little disturbing that:
A) The viewing angle is incredible sensitive, and must be DEAD ON, and...
B) The Gyroscope and games like LoZ:OoT actually make you move the system from side to side.
Anyone else see a problem in the making..?
A) The viewing angle is incredible sensitive, and must be DEAD ON, and...
B) The Gyroscope and games like LoZ:OoT actually make you move the system from side to side.
Anyone else see a problem in the making..?
@Dominique Cordero: I have not seen that, but immediately I can see a resemblance... At the very least it's obvious they were both influenced by the style of Indian shadow puppetry.
@bookling: But then why at the end of the book is it stated that the Elder wand gave up against Harry's disarming curse because Harry was the true owner? I gotta agree with JohnGreenArt- this aspect of the final book was the one sticking point that seemed overly convoluted and never quite made sense.
@curphs: It's also mentioned that other invisible cloaks (that are the result of charms and spells) tend to fade over time, whereas Harry's cloak has been passed on for generations in pristine condition.
With Jobs' absence, it will be interesting to see just how much of Apple's innovation and/or control freak tendencies could actually be attributed soley to him. I'm secretly hoping it's none of the former, and all of the latter.
In my second grade class, there was one particular boy who had a problem with spitting on other students- As punishment, the teacher made him sit in the corner, and continuously spit into a cup... When the cup was full, she made him stand in front of the class and drink it.
(I'm seriously dry heaving now just thinking about it)
(I'm seriously dry heaving now just thinking about it)
I'm not sure if they do this anymore, but when I was in college there were several websites one could go to to find notes for classes you had missed. (These sites in turn paid students to take notes. ) In one particular class, a 450 person Anthro 101 lecture, the professor learned that one of us was being paid to take notes- so she forced this poor girl to come stand in front of the class so she could berate her... she even tried to incite the wrath of the entire class with cries of "do all of you think it's fair that she gets paid for what you do for free? WELL, DO YOU??"
It all ended with the girl bursting into tears and running out of the class... I don't think I ever saw her again.
It all ended with the girl bursting into tears and running out of the class... I don't think I ever saw her again.
@Lite: an adventurer is me!: In Photoshop, go to Images - Adjustments - Shadow/Highlights
ramp up the "Shadows" slider. Here are the results:
ramp up the "Shadows" slider. Here are the results:
In Photoshop:
Image Adjustments Shadow/Highlights
ramp up the "Shadows" amount, though I wouldn't go too far above 50%.
(Ironically though, the picture above is so underexposed that not even that could fix it.)
Image Adjustments Shadow/Highlights
ramp up the "Shadows" amount, though I wouldn't go too far above 50%.
(Ironically though, the picture above is so underexposed that not even that could fix it.)
@Settings: I'm using a Magic Mouse right now, and I can tell you it sure as hell wasn't built for a human hand. It was built to look good on your desk, as well as maybe give your hand cramps.
Ah yes... When dressing a fallen queen who lives in exile in the dank bowels of the ship, the first thing I think of for wardrobe is a bright red dress and matching snake skin high heels. *eye roll*
When I still lived with my parents, my dad brought home an Australian Blue Heeler one day and asked me and my brother to name him... so we decided on "Foster", after the Australian beer.
I was 12 at the time.
I was 12 at the time.
I don't know what you're talking about- all these names are PURE GOLD.
I laugh out loud'ed.
I laugh out loud'ed.
@berry110482: I think that's part of the problem- creating a digital copy of Jeff Bridges would have been much easier and more convincing (but ultimately unneeded, since he could just play both parts).
By capturing his face as it is now (with sagging jowls, wrinkles, etc.) and "tightening" it up, I think they inadvertently killed some of the facial expressions he was making.
By capturing his face as it is now (with sagging jowls, wrinkles, etc.) and "tightening" it up, I think they inadvertently killed some of the facial expressions he was making.
@icelight: So if that's the case, wouldn't supplying the adenovirus HIV vaccine to a baby show more promising results...?
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