Is that Lenin?
officially done reading io9. enjoy your pinko utopia, when the federal budget slowly eclipses the entire gdp, and govt controls every economic decision you make.
this sounds great until they make you "remember" how much you love the government
what happened to sleeping in the driver's seat of your V8 Interceptor with a sawed off shotgun in your lap?
@twDarkflame: over-population is a myth. less than 5% of the world's land surface is developed. more ppl -> more thinkers -> faster solutions to problems.
I wish I could sell galapagos tortoises short.
and then Id pay terrorists to exterminate them and close out my position.
my god, Im a captain planet villain.
"How to Get Ahead in Advertising". British dark comedy, where a sleazy ad executive *grows* a second head from a tumor.
woah, woah, woah. isnt that where Steve McQueen stored The Blob for safekeeping back in 1958?
Krugman may lambast the Bushies, but he's just another big-govt crypto-socialist of a slightly different stripe.
Quantum Soccer by Greg Egan gets my nod for geekiest physical sport conceivable.
technical explanation of the game:
[gregegan.customer.netspace.net.au]
Short story involving the game:
[gregegan.customer.netspace.net.au]
technical explanation of the game:
[gregegan.customer.netspace.net.au]
Short story involving the game:
[gregegan.customer.netspace.net.au]
I beleive the first Mad Max movie depicted an economic dystopia. The concept of a nuclear war was retconned into the opening scene of the Road Warrior.
I work in commercial real estate development. I deal with architects a lot. Its my professional opinion that there is nothing worse than a creative architect.
Did Josef Mengele make the list?
#18 was an episode of Upright Citizens Brigade.
They clone Hitler hundreds of times to make him be menial servants to Jewish families. the hitler clones comiserate at blue collar bars and doodle battle maps of europe in their spare time.
They clone Hitler hundreds of times to make him be menial servants to Jewish families. the hitler clones comiserate at blue collar bars and doodle battle maps of europe in their spare time.
greg egan made trailers for his book incandescence:
this yip-yip clip is the single most memorable TV moment of my childhood:
[www.livevideo.com]
[www.livevideo.com]
ah, the venerable Tipman prolite paintball gun provides excellent service as the base chasis for yet another lowbudget scifi prop gun.
The countdown in "Outlander" starring Sean Connery was dreadfully pointless and longwinded. The badguys show up an hour early, but Connery has already laid his traps in plenty of time, so the "surprise" has zero impact on anyone's game plan.
so 33% of the attendees ARE willing to go on 1-way trip to Mars. surely thats sufficient volunteer pool for first mission. I find this level of response encouraging!
