Mal: Ready? Zoe: Always.

'Serenity'


Natter 42, the Universe, and Everything  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, flaming otters, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Cass - Jan 18, 2006 10:14:40 pm PST #1291 of 10002
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

Bones returns on the 25th.

I used to have the Dorothy Hamill cut. Let's never speak of this again.


Lee - Jan 18, 2006 10:53:06 pm PST #1292 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Lalala, I can't sleep. Oh well.

I agree on Dressing Dangerously, ita. I kind of wanted her to keep that one.


Theodosia - Jan 19, 2006 1:35:30 am PST #1293 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Gronklies!

Alas, that is pretty much all I've got right now.


msbelle - Jan 19, 2006 1:42:25 am PST #1294 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

what Theo said.

I had dreams last night where I was endlessly running to catch planes, threatened by a neighbor's pet lioness, and sick with something that had me in the hospital and having to have a serious of 4-5 shots every 4 hours mostly for pain (this sickness required me to stay on my feet?!?!).

Am exhausted this morning.


Theodosia - Jan 19, 2006 1:57:54 am PST #1295 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I just had two really delicious cookies for breakfast. I'm now waiting to see if that makes it all better or not.


Jars - Jan 19, 2006 2:00:55 am PST #1296 of 10002

I hate physics. That is all.

I'm an archaeologist. Give me a hole to dig.


flea - Jan 19, 2006 2:58:38 am PST #1297 of 10002
information libertarian

But don't you need to be able to calculate the proper angle of approach to the hole, and what vectors of force affect the shovel, and to what extent you should step out very deep holes so they don't collapse on you?


§ ita § - Jan 19, 2006 4:04:42 am PST #1298 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

But don't you need to be able to calculate the proper angle of approach to the hole, and what vectors of force affect the shovel, and to what extent you should step out very deep holes so they don't collapse on you?

If they can make it so we can control the momentum of a ton or two of metal without having to get all physiccy, they should spare Jars a similar pain.

Now this is a knifeblock.


Jars - Jan 19, 2006 4:09:03 am PST #1299 of 10002

The physics is done! Mwahahahah! Take that, mathiness!


tommyrot - Jan 19, 2006 4:24:29 am PST #1300 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Bah. This offends me on so many levels. But I'm too gronkified to sort out those levels....

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imBridgerBowl writes "According to the San Jose Mercury News, The Bush administration wants access to Google's huge database of search queries submitted by users to track how often pornography is returned in results. This information would be used for Bush's appeal of the 2004 COPA law, targeted to prevent access to pornography by children. The law was struck down because it would have restricted adults access to legal pornography. Google is promising to fight the release of this information." From the article: "The Supreme Court invited the government to either come up with a less drastic version of the law or go to trial to prove that the statute does not violate the First Amendment and is the only viable way to combat child porn. As a result, government lawyers said in court papers they are developing a defense of the 1998 law based on the argument that it is far more effective than software filters in protecting children from porn."