Comments from Spakkenkhrist

Spakkenkhrist commented on Help! I'm Being Carjacked By The Cloverfield Monster!

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:11:48 PDT

@Darkedge: Darkedge from b3ta?

Spakkenkhrist commented on Flying Saucer Power Source Discovered: Ionized Air

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:29:59 PDT

@beelzebuddha: I think I read an article on Discovery about this form of propulsion and that when it was first discovered the scientist/s thought they had discovered an anti-gravity technology until they tried it in a vacuum and nothing happened.

Spakkenkhrist commented on Let's Pay a Visit to the Zerg Homeworld

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:29:09 PDT

and the award for the worst/most clichéd scifi species name goes to *drum roll*

Spakkenkhrist commented on The Many Coffins Of Lost

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 06:11:08 PDT

@strider_mt2k: I've always thought it's all just Vincent's dream.

Spakkenkhrist commented on Watch Eliza Dushku Awaken To A New Identity

Fri, 16 May 2008 05:13:25 PDT

I'm starting the "Give Eliza Her Nose Back" campaign.

Spakkenkhrist commented on First Images From Cloverfield 2?

Tue, 06 May 2008 05:30:18 PDT

@HomoSapiensRex:
I'm glad I'm not the only one who has seen this amazing piece of cinematography. If I remember correctly, the hero (Dan from the UK soap Eastenders) shouts "you're just a big fish with a smack habit", timeless.

Spakkenkhrist commented on How Do You Find People Who Like Science Fiction?

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:11:29 PDT

I leave a trail of Star Wars figurines to a camoflaged pit in my basement.

Spakkenkhrist commented on Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Joss Whedon's Dollhouse

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:07:45 PDT

Eliza now looks like a cracked-out shadow of her former self, and where did her nose (and figure, more importantly) go? Apologies for lack of sci-fi content in this post.

Spakkenkhrist commented on The Tomorrow War Looks Good Today

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:23:21 PDT

Nobody has mentioned Frontier, this makes me sad.

Spakkenkhrist commented on Dragons vs. Helicopters - Who Wins?

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:05:53 PST

This looks like possibly the best film ever, well until we see vampires and werewolves riding raptors into battle against Martian war machines anyway.

Spakkenkhrist commented on Physicists Say Lost Features Realistic Time Travel

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:26:02 PST

@Defendant: Thanks for clearing that up.

Spakkenkhrist commented on Own Your Own Thing From 'The Thing'

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:16:57 PST

@cde: I like the first two but the third one was a bit weak; that's not to say I won't watch it again as I love bad scifi/horror :)

Spakkenkhrist commented on The Seven and a Half Rules for Making Scary Aliens

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:13:18 PST

I thought the bugs in Mimic where a really good concept (using their wing casings to mimic human appearance) but not unearthly enough to be scary.

Spakkenkhrist commented on Detailed Military Specs On How To Stop A Rampaging Monster In Your Town

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:09:50 PST

Bunker busters would be a good start and a the nose cannon on the A-10 could do some pretty serious damage.

Spakkenkhrist commented on Own Your Own Thing From 'The Thing'

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:19:41 PST

@cde: I'm trying not to remember Ginger Snaps 3!

Spakkenkhrist commented on Meet The People Who Give Eliza Dushku Her Brain Modules

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 10:45:07 PST

She looked better before the nose job, silly lady.

Spakkenkhrist commented on The Twenty Science Fiction Novels that Will Change Your Life

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:25:49 PST

Fantastic list, I will be reading my way through that lot.

Spakkenkhrist commented on Robotics Expert Daniel Wilson Says Earth is Unprepared for Alien Invasion

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:25:25 PST

@Jeff-Minor: In the novel Footfall the invaders have inherited their tech and spent lifetimes in transit to Earth so it's feasible alien tech wouldn't be that hugely advanced; it also makes for a good story :)

Spakkenkhrist commented on Buddhist Kung-Fu Cops Fight Crime in 2012 London

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 06:24:20 PST

@zeppelined: I have to agree, this looks like kitsch dross..

Spakkenkhrist commented on The Scariest Settings Ever Created in Scifi Movies

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:46:23 PST

Has anyone played S.T.A.L.K.E.R? Chernobyl is not on my list of holiday destinations.

Spakkenkhrist commented on All the Best Futuristic Guns for Your Holster

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:44:18 PST

Hellsing - Alucard's hand cannons are fantastic.

Spakkenkhrist commented on io9's Official Spoiler Policy

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:11:45 PST

Yes I just caught a glimpse of the Cloverfield toy, cheers Io9.

Spakkenkhrist commented on TV This Week: High School Superheroes And Time-Travel Drama

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:02:34 PST

I'm from the UK and I would just like to say that I am thoroughly, thouroughly ashamed of (and sorry about) Dr. Who and especially Torchwood.

Spakkenkhrist commented on io9's Official Spoiler Policy

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:32:39 PST

Please note that in the UK Cloverfield has yet to be released (why?) so I am desperately trying to avoid seeing images of the monster.

Spakkenkhrist commented on Could the Cloverfield Monster Ever Top This?

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:46:01 PST

I genuinely thought this was from Tremors.

Spakkenkhrist commented on Stay Healthy Year Round

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 06:05:18 PST

LAURAM: Contraty to popular belief not all English people have yellowing gappy teeth, but thanks for genralising.

Spakkenkhrist commented on Geek to Live: Top Windows tweaks

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:39:26 PST

Other keyboard shortcuts worth knowing are Ctrl&F4 to shut down a sub-window of an app (not to be confused with Alt&F4 which will close down the main app window), F6 to move to URL/folder inputs, Win&Pause to open the System Properties window, and Ctrl, Shift & Esc to open Task Manager.

I've recently added my most visited folders to my Favourites menu (can't believe it hadn't occured to me before) and was wondering if anyone was aware of a reg fix to cause explorer windows to start with the Favourites pane open?