I'll start it with this:


''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''

-- James Nicoll

The following was in the "discards" section of my Harry Potter development file. And for the life of me I cannot remember writing it, nor can I remember where I wanted to go with it. But it's interesting enough, even in its incomplete state, that I thought people might like to see it and long wistfully for a might-have-been.

I don't know why people think space is so far away. It's only a half hour drive, if your car could go up. -- Unknown
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

Never thought I'd be agreeing with the RIAA about anything related to the current music industry... but I agree with them here.

The Register: America's radio lobby 'fighting dirty' (Basically, the USA is unique in that performers don't get paid when their music is played on the radio. Performers in the USA also don't get paid when their music is played on the radio elsewhere in the world. The RIAA wants this to change; the NAB - the broadcasters's lobby - don't.)

US radio stations are the biggest "freetards" out there, and they're making money off the system. Meanwhile, bands lucky enough to get airplay don't see a dime from that exposure...
--
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

Why, yes, http://www.sjgames.com/ill/a/2009-06-11]someone did!

We still have to wait a bit for the dead-tree version, but the electronic version is (or, of this posting, will be) available today.

(So, have we been waiting for this - announcement date to release date - as long as we had to wait for In Nomine? SJGames isn't sure...)
--
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

Copied from a post by Wedge over on the EPU forums

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/ ... index.html
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"I've always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific." - George Carlin

Need to know for sure whether http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/10 ... shrinkage/]Betelgeuse went supernova or not...
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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

Forget extended universe, forget the Corporate Sector. THIS is what I want to see Han Solo doing after Return of the Jedi!



What do you think? Undocumented Features worthy? Or what? ^_^� ^_^� ^_^� ^_^

Scanned from the latest Dark Horse translation of OMG to hit my local Borders. The first is hilarious. The second ... well, jpub should probably avert his eyes, because it's unlikely to inspire brotherly feelings toward Belldandy.


Edit: spotted and corrected spelling error.
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Big Brother is watching you.  And damn, you are so bloody BORING.

The pirate party got a seat in the European parliament, and it was quite close to getting more than that. good thing or bad thing? Discuss.
E: "Did they... did they just endorse the combination of the JSDF and US Army by showing them as two lesbian lolicons moving in together and holding hands and talking about how 'intimate' they were?"
B: "Have you forgotten so soon? They're phasing out Don't Ask, Don't Tell."