Nobody is blaming any victim for dying because of their attitude. Remember how Simon said 'it's not a cure'? So someone with a great attitude might still succumb. If there are treatments for a disease, proactive people with a will to beat it (as Simon said, 'people who fight') are going to seek more treatments, accept more treatment, go to more appointments, check themselves, etc. Someone with a bad attitude may go into depression, denial, not seek treatment, etc.
Why does this only happen with movies? 'The Mona Lisa has seen better days, but doesn't seem to appeal to the young folks. Let's repaint it. Hey, Moby Dick should have wider appeal. Let's write a new version'. If someone creates a work of art and they get it right the first time, leave it alone. Besides, when a movie is that good, the only way to go is down. I can think of no conceivable situation where I like the new one more than the old one.
Wow, to know him well enough that you could give voice to his motivations like that, you two must have been really close. What was your relation to him? ...
... unless it just bothers you so much to see a word like 'Bible' posted on io9 that you can't move on without posting some snarky comment about a dead man's beliefs. But I'm sure that's not it... ;)
... unless it just bothers you so much to see a word like 'Bible' posted on io9 that you can't move on without posting some snarky comment about a dead man's beliefs. But I'm sure that's not it... ;)
"In sum, Ultimate Wolverine watched his (possible) children have sex with each other...from under a hedge. Cold hard fact. Greek tragedy probably has a term for this, but it's just eluding me."
I believe it's just called 'Tuesday'.
Sorry - could someone explain this to a non-Hulk-reader?
"Surviving his mother's death, his attempts to save his planet from Galactus backfired and saw him exiled to Earth, where he fought his father before falling in with Bruce Banner, who has decided to train him so that he'll be able to kill the Hulk when they next meet."
So Banner is training his son to kill him (Banner) next time he Hulks out? As a preventative measure or something?
My last exposure to the Hulk was the first few issues of Ultimates.
@EnochLight: First of all, what's up with putting quotes around the word 'friend'? Are you implying that this was Sunshine's kid? Or were you implying that the woman was somehow less of a friend because of her insufficient lactation?
Yes, yes, we all know about the benefits of breastmilk. 'Breast is best' as they say. But a child should be gaining weight and simply telling them to 'step it up' is an uninformed, blanket answer. My wife got mastitis shortly after she started breast feeding and had to pump and use bottles till she got better. Then she got it again. More pumping, more bottles.
Well that finally cleared up, but by that time our son had used bottles so much that he was used to the faster milk flow he could get from a bottle than from breast. This meant every time she went to breast feed he screamed and screamed (sometimes for half and hour to an hour as my wife desperately tried to 'step it up' as you suggest). After that she found that her milk production simply wasn't increasing by pumping as it would have if he'd been nursing directly. We tried supplementing with formula, but eventually just had to switch to formula entirely. 'Pumping 24/7' as you put it was not an option. She pumped until her milk supply was depleted. On her next pumping, supply had not increased. Infact it eventually decreased. Finally a lactation specialist - who makes a living telling people to breast, not bottle feed - explained what was happening to us and recommended formula.
Yes, breastmilk is the absolute best, and we're glad our kid at least got it for those first few months. But each mother/child relationship is different and each mom has to make an informed decision that is going to work best for them. And you know what? Our son is 9 months old now, very alert and active, a quick learner and hardly ever sick (the flu went around and he had it for 24 hours. Ironically he picked it up from a breastfed baby).
Mothers who are in this situation are often broken, exhausted and depressed. They're desperate to make breastfeeding work and judge themselves for not producing enough. The last thing they need is internet know-it-alls to tell them what they 'owe' to their child.
@engtech: Fuh?
@HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.: And on that note, they didn't even try to make Jack O Lantern not look like Green Goblin. #halloween
@Elizabeth Weinbloom: Agreed. Not much variety; even less strategy. And yet it's one of our gaming group's most played games. #technology
I think a more interesting study would be the power of Hillary Clinton's voice to actually make a man's testicles crawl back up into his body. #neuroscience
@djklaus: I totally agree with the article. I actually don't even know what Ming Na's character does. Is she a politician or something? I still can't figure it out, but her scenes have been so boring I don't really pay attention.
Look at the men on this show. Rush is skinny, greasy and unshaven. Eli is overweight, clumsy and the show's 'frat boy'. Young has a limp, and comes across well as a veteran soldier.
Now consider the women. Beautiful, every one of them. It's like the show cast them with future 'Women of SGU' photoshoots in mind. Would it kill them every once in a while to cast moderately or even non-attractive actresses? I live in a military town, and women who look like 'Lt. Hooters') don't join the military.
No to mention the fact that they've all been useless so far. I don't understand the whole 'We're only 4 episodes in!' argument. Why couldn't at least one of them have been useful from the start? #stargateuniverse
@Ghost_in_the_Machine: Yeah, but how are they going to keep that from being formulaic? First 'the crew freaks out because there isn't enough air'. Then 'the crew freaks out because there isn't enough power'. Then 'the crew freaks out because there isn't enough food and water'. Unfortunately it's the same plot line. I think I'll still give the show a shot, but it had better pick up soon. #stargateuniverse
@death_cab_for_boobie: I got a laugh out of 'Lt. Hooters'. #stargateuniverse
@Harrison_Bergeron: I agree. Last episode's freaking out was just a little too much, even for Rush. #stargateuniverse
@rachaeljean: I almost completely agree. Infact until you mentioned it I actually forgot Nathan has kids. Good memory!
The Claire thing... meh, I could see that making sense as her dad and Peter are really the only ones that really 'get' her and what she's been through. I also liked her saying that her dad had helped her, because up until this point I've found her to be a spoiled brat with a dad that does everything for her (in his own misguided way), but who she despises for it. Seeing her actually say 'thanks' for once in her life took her from 'hate' to 'strongly dislike' in my estimation. But everything else was spot on. And like you, I won't be watching in the future either. When reading the synopsis on io9 became more fun that watching the actual episode, I knew there was a problem.
I was going to give this season a chance, but this episode reminded me of why I end up more and more disappointed with each season (besides the first): So many stupid subplots that just jump out of nowhere. Hiro is risking his life (existence, even?) with each jump through time. So what does he do this episode? Tries to get a guy to stop photocopying his butt (which he can't seem to do without rolling around on a toner cartridge... ?)
The Hiro I remember used to be noble. He used to have a quest. He's now the bumbling comic relief.
Hiro and Ando have turned from Don Quixote and Sancho Panza into Shaggy and Scooby.
Then the writers decide, 'Hey, we probably need to bring Nathan in to this at some point'. So they throw darts at the Heroes 'Insta-Plot Dartboard' and get three hits! 'Death', 'Former Girlfriend' and 'Angela'. Wa-la! Instant plot! Thank you, Heroes Insta-Plot Dartboard! I'm sure next week will be just as exciting!
Too bad I won't be there to watch.
@Annalee Newitz: I may give it a shot then. Certainly not in theaters, but maybe it'll be worth a rental.
Ever since I read that this movie was done by the same lady who did 'Juno' and had the same smug, pretentious dialogue, I'm definitely staying away. There's only so much 'That's one doodle that can't be un-did, homeskillet!' that I can take without my brain melting.
@cylon_conspiracy: That's Hollywood for you.
@frederic: I don't think they're expecting her to 'say Hi to their children and friends', and I think you're sort of throwing that out as a strawman. Their problem is with her general attitude. Nobody is obligated to greet each other in a work environment, but it's just common courtesy. If this was some wealthy head of an oil company (one of the internet's favorite targets) who wouldn't even say hi to the people who worked for him, people would find it 'rude', 'elitest', 'typical', etc.. But for some reason since it's Megan Fox the internet white-knights are ogling and defending her juvenile behavior.
