And a few other things, but mostly Tesla Coils.
Tesla Downunder
I want the auto anti-theft device...
-Rob Kelk
"I heard there was a trial run of soylent blue, but they had to cease production when the George Carlin ran out..."
Mark Jones, 13 Jan 2008
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

Brain dump follows:
minor almost spoilers follow. It's a monster movie, your not seeing it for the stunning plot reversals.
good bits:
Great monster design and FX.
Some very humorous lines about people coping with massive destruction.
A semi-realistic ending for the main characters (what happens when you don't leave the first chance you get).
Bad bits:
I understand that it is supposed to be from a handheld camera the whole time but:
A) there where whole stretches of the movie that are nothing but blurs as the characters run, and not seeing what is going on the screen very quickly kills the immersive experience.
B) and other sections where a (if a real person was filming) the camera would point in an entirely different direction.
Also SHORT (80 min)
I give it 3/5, The Host is a much better monster movie.-Terry
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"Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." - Antoine de Saint Exupery
The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?
-Terry
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"so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today"
TF2: Spy

I've been reading the "Suzumiya Haruhi" novel translations at the Baka-Tsuki site. Recently, I noticed that they're also translating, among others, Zero no Tsukaima, and out of idle curiosity I took a look.
One thing that caught my attention was a reference to the familiar belonging to a fellow named Guiche. His familiar, a giant mole, is named for a figure from Norse mythology, and, although Wikipedia's entry uses the usual accepted transliteration of the name, Baka-Tsuki's version calls the mole ... you guessed it ... Belldandy.
I'm all but certain this is an error on their part, rather than a deliberate salute (or insult). Whatever, I thought it was funny.
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Gentlemen, it has long been my conviction that all citizens should provide services for which their talents best suit them in support of those who have been called to duty. In the case of politicians such as yourselves, that would be target practice.
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Big Brother is watching you.  And damn, you are so bloody BORING.

Inspired by a thread on another forum.
You find a notebook on the ground one day. It has instructions written in English on the front.
What do you do?
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Epsilon

Krohn was a criminal; focus on a chemical
Drug lab in his home.
Late nights all alone with a test tube.
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
Maximilian Edison, majoring in medicine,
Calls him on the phone.
"Can I come over and talk about your business,
Kro, oh, oh, ohn?"
But as he's getting ready to run,
A knock comes on the door.
Bang! Bang! Max's Silver Hammer
Came down on his head.
Bang! Bang! Max's Silver Hammer
The name that they all dread.--
Christopher Angel, aka JPublic
The Works of Christopher Angel
"Camaraderie, adventure, and steel on steel. The stuff of legend! Right, Boo?"

Photo from the teaser that will play before the Cloverfield movie
www.firstshowing.net/2008...nterprise/
Not bad... -Logan
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"Wake up! Time for SCIENCE!"
-Adam Savage
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After losing their appeal to get out of paying.
Details in this Register story
-Rob Kelk
"I heard there was a trial run of soylent blue, but they had to cease production when the George Carlin ran out..."
Mark Jones, 13 Jan 2008
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

I suppose this could have gone in OPF, but it's just a point of trivia.
Ten years ago tomorrow, I created a text file and wrote, "It began with a shooting star." Unusually, that first intro scene survived into the final-so-far revisions of my fic Bubblegum Disaster. I'd hoped to finish Ch 6 for posting to mark the occasion, since it includes the close of 215's introduction arc, but unless tonight's session is unprecedentedly huge it's not to be.
- CDSERVO: Loook *deeeeply* into my eyes... Tell me, what do you see?
CROW: (hypnotized) A twisted man who wants to inflict his pain upon others.
For the next 72 hours, Itachi intoned, I will slap you with this trout. - Spying no Jutsu, chapter 3
"In the futuristic taco bell of the year 20XX, justice wears an aluminum sombrero!"hemlock-martini
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows

I very wonderful site. The link (Here) goes to the Deep Thought of the day. Very thought provoking, I must say. Check it out.
The Master said: "It is all in vain! I have never yet seen a man who can perceive his own faults and bring the charge home against himself."
-Analects Book V, Chaper XXVI
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The Master said: "It is all in vain! I have never yet seen a man who can perceive his own faults and bring the charge home against himself."

>Analects: Book V, Chaper XXVI

Acyl? Ankhani? I'm sorry if Sharon Kov disappeared on you and you were still there. At least that mission was already completed when it happened!
I can't get back on right now. Keeps saying "DB Server Lost" or something. I'll try again later. But curious if you had the same problem? -Logan
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"Wake up! Time for SCIENCE!"
-Adam Savage
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