There is an extremely repetitive (and strangely compelling) "Spiritual"-type song that goes:

Quote:(Oh let us sing) Sing to the power of the Love within,
Sing to the power of the Love within,
Lift up your voice, (lift up your voice!)
Be not afraid, (be not afraid!)
Sing to the power of the Love within!

We've got threads for YouTube videos and fanfic recommendations - why not one for Cracked articles?

Here are two to start off the thread:

http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-urgent-qu ... ra-remake/]5 Urgent Questions About the Live Action 'Akira' Remake
(Yes, "Why?" is the first question asked. However, it isn't one of the five urgent questions.)

http://www.cracked.com/article_18990_6- ... think.html]6 Pieces of Music That Mean The Opposite of What You Think
(I actually knew #3 before I read the article... but I read album liner notes.)
--
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

 Okay, tonight, I started noticing a slight flicker at the edges of my laptop's screen? I've had it for a few years, so is that anything to be worried about?
 FYI: the laptop is a HP Pavilion dv9000 series.
 Brian Yaple
 BYapes@aol.com
 
Brian Y.
Seed Chronicles

Sans comment:

The late Liz Taylor was a documented mutant.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

 Finally got my new computer yesterday, put off hooking up the darn thing untill late in the evenin since Roomie had a night free from the girlfriend so we decided not to waste it and get in a good night of Dungeons and Dragons online instead of me spending the evening installing shit *grin*
 I am pleased with how its turned out and worth every penny darn it. I can finally run CoH on Max Pretty whoo!
 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500 CPU @ 3.30GHz Quadcore
 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570
8 Gigs Ram
 I haz more power than I know what to do with..but at least CoX Is Very shiny to me now

I got bored yesterday, and decided I'd learn how to work a sound mod. I thought I'd throw the early results somewhere for anyone who might be interested:


Sonic Resonance may be next, if this works out well enough. I just need to tweak Amplify's replacement, then find something for Screech and Shockwave.

Hey Gang-

So I have finished listening through the dresden files on audiobook for the second time (and I'm crying inside since book 13 was delayed).

Since I have a few credits on audible to spend, I'm looking for recommendations for other addictive books to check out.

Any good books/series out there (that might be on audible) that I should pick up? hopefully in the same vein (magic/detective)?
-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

Quantum Entanglement Module

»Sorry Cathy, but you do not understand. Every time we are between Earth and Mars the signal delay to the local cyberspace jumps up to minutes. I am not able to talk with any of my AI friends anymore because the protocols cannot handle cyberspace access with this delay and I am forced back on IRC. You really have to do something about it... please...«
Cortana trying to explain Cathy the problem about ‘being offline’

»Yes, these two boxes... yes, they are a working bidirectional interwave node with the size of a shoebox... NO, you cannot look into the box, that will destroy the quantum entanglement. Please look away so I can demonstrate the effect.«
Cathy, showing a Senshi the result of her “blue cat day”

The Quantum Entanglement Modules were built by Cathy with help of her AI friend Cortana to solve the light speed delay the Stargazer had to tolerate on trips away from FTL capable Interwave nodes. After learning that a full blown Interwave node with interstellar range was too large to mount on the Stargazer, Cathy and Cortana started discussing the problem and looking for answers. After a lot of research and failures, Cathy built the first pairs of QEMs after a flash of inspiration in a small lab in Crystal Kyoto om 2013.

Each pair of modules allow a digital connection between both with the bandwidth of a modern DSL connection with a similar delay as normal Interwave communication, regardless of the distance between the modules. Each box is a cube of 13cm length, width and height and a mass of exactly 4242 gram. There seem to be no moving parts, the only interfaces is a Gigabit Ethernet connector which has to supply the roughly 1 watt of power for the module too (through power over Ethernet).

Cathy has built three pairs of Quantum Entanglement Modules in late 2013. One was integrated into the Stargazer, the twin module was installed in a small server rack at 476 Hedwig. Another pair is in storage on Crystal Kyoto, the last pair was given to the Senshi Sailors Armed Militia.

The modules are very compact and easy to use, but there are some drawbacks.

Limitations:

• Point-to-Point: Each module can only communicate with she corresponding twin module. If one of them is damaged or destroyed, the second one becomes useless.
  
• Do not look: Looking at the box too long can disrupt communication, opening the casing or trying to penetrate it with a sensor device will destroy both twin modules, leaving only empty boxes containing lots of white dust.
  
• No Warranty: Quantum Entanglement Modules cannot be repaired if damaged. They have to be replaced.
  
• Rare one: The modules are difficult to build, so at the moment Cathy has no plans to build more of them.
  

• Cat-Inside: There is a mandatory sticker with a cat on the left side of the module.
  
• No-Cat-Inside: There is a “no cats allowed” prohibition sign on the right side of the module.
  
• Hide it well: The modules work best when integrated into a larger machine where it cannot be seen.
  

Continuing from the Crossovers That Should Not Be thread:

Despite all this talk about the similarities between Doug and the Stig, I can't help but wonder what the Top Gear boys would make of Doug's bike, either pre- or post-Skuld.

Presumably it would involve a lot of crashing once they figure out that it can fly.