Jayne: Here's a little concept I been workin' on. Why don't we shoot her first? Wash: It is her turn.

'Serenity'


Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork  

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


tommyrot - Apr 21, 2011 8:32:22 am PDT #4529 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

ION, I think I need this: Midnight Shot NV-1 Night Vision Camera

Digital cameras aren't exactly the most exciting gadgets these days... that's why you can trust your friends at ThinkGeek to up the ante and deliver the Midnight Shot NV-1 Night Vision Camera. You get 5.0 megapixels and an invisible infrared flash to light up your subjects in total darkness. Or experiment with Infrared photography that lets you do crazy stuff like see through some types of fabric and materials.

...

You'll notice that during the daytime in night vision mode you can see through some types of clothing, paper and other various thin materials. This is because infrared light can penetrate these surfaces while light visible to the human eye bounces off. The Midnight Shot NV-1 sees both visible light and infrared light, making both viewable to humans. If you want to accentuate this effect you can make your own (or buy) an infrared filter which allows only infrared light to pass through, eliminating the visible light spectrum....

Important Note:
Respect the privacy of your fellow humans and don't use the Midnight Shot NV-1 Night Vision Camera for evil.


Jesse - Apr 21, 2011 8:33:02 am PDT #4530 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Heh. The students I knew in law school who came from money dressed very casually/poorly, in sloppy old khakis and falling-apart boat shoes. Really not what I expected from rich kids.

Yeah, exactly that. Actual Preppies, who buy one nice thing and keep it forever.


tommyrot - Apr 21, 2011 8:42:16 am PDT #4531 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Thanks again for the wealth posts--I was trying to imagine this character but was mostly drawing a blank. Now I've got stuff to go on....


Consuela - Apr 21, 2011 8:51:29 am PDT #4532 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

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That is the most disturbing story about online fame ever. If that's the sort of thing people hear about the internet, no wonder they're terrified to let their kids get on FB.

Yikes.


SuziQ - Apr 21, 2011 8:53:25 am PDT #4533 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

Nice thing about conference calls from home? Being able to do your nails and be productive at the same time. Got the new OPI shatter polish, so now I have glittery gold polish, with black shattered over it. Looks pretty cool.


§ ita § - Apr 21, 2011 8:53:47 am PDT #4534 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

The richest branch of my family varies in attitude. Some of them coast (semi-successful pro athlete one, mentally ill but never tries to do anything about it other) and the others work like dogs. I mean, seriously, why do you need three jobs if one of them pays you three figures, and you have a husband and two kids, one of whom is special needs? But they're the Swiss boarding school, BMW at 16 kids whose lives I just never quite understood, even when I was living with them.


Atropa - Apr 21, 2011 8:55:03 am PDT #4535 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

If I were independently wealthy, I'd quit my job and create the Gothic Charm School/JilliLand fashion empire. The main reason I don't quit my job NOW and give that a shot is that I like us to have financial security and health insurance. Because I do think I could create a successful fashion company, but I have to be a realist about how hard it would be to start up.


Typo Boy - Apr 21, 2011 8:57:59 am PDT #4536 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

I would love to see many of the Buffistas rich enough to pursue some of those dreams. And thanks to everyone for the good will.

Note to medical practioners. One thing you probably should not say out loud while examining a conscious patient. "What the hell is that? I've never seen a growth like that before. Nurse have you ever seen a growth like that before?"


Daisy Jane - Apr 21, 2011 8:59:15 am PDT #4537 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

If I were independently wealthy, I'd quit my job and create the Gothic Charm School/JilliLand fashion empire. The main reason I don't quit my job NOW and give that a shot is that I like us to have financial security and health insurance.

But according to the article, you still wouldn't feel financially secure.

I know everyone has problems, and rich people have feelings too, but it's really hard not to roll my eyes for much of that article. People are suffering hard, and being asked to suffer more, but we can't take even a little of that wealth that's making these people oh so unhappy, because people might not like their Christmas gift this year?

And not for nothing, but I'd bet if distribution of wealth were more equitable, there'd be fewer kidnappings.


§ ita § - Apr 21, 2011 9:00:24 am PDT #4538 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I'd bet if distribution of wealth were more equitable, there'd be fewer kidnappings.

And if women didn't dress in such short skirts, there'd be fewer rapes.

Okay, okay, COMPLETE hyperbole. But let's rest the blame for kidnapping where it belongs--on criminals.