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Re: More Inspirational, Meta &c. Sites - robkelk - 05-27-2007
How to piss off a Warsie
-Rob Kelk
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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
Re: More Inspirational, Meta &c. Sites - robkelk - 06-06-2007
Talking Paper. (Hmmmmm... It's Swedish.) I assume The Professor's version would be interactive instead of pre-recorded.
Edit: If only poor Sergei had known about powdered alcohol, he wouldn't have had to die for the plot of a cheesy "Meteor ripoff...
-Rob Kelk
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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
Re: More Inspirational, Meta &c. Sites - Epsilon - 06-12-2007
![[Image: mie.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/YELLOWFISH228/mie.jpg)
Credit where credit is due.
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Epsilon
Re: More Inspirational, Meta &c. Sites - M Fnord - 06-13-2007
The rPhone. For the Pirate on the go, the most popular choice of communications gear.---
Mr. Fnord
http://fnord.sandwich.net/
http://www.jihad.net/
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"I. Drink. Your. NERDRAGE!"
Re: More Inspirational, Meta &c. Sites - Kokuten - 06-13-2007
Quote:This made my friggin heart race and the hair on my arms stand on end. Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979
The Meek Shall Inherit Motivational Poster
Re: More Inspirational, Meta &c. Sites - Ebony - 06-14-2007
Quote:The FCC disclaimer at the bottom makes that site all the better.Ebony the Black Dragon
The rPhone. For the Pirate on the go, the most popular choice of communications gear.
Senior Editor, Living Room Games
http://www.lrgames.com
Ebony the Black Dragon
http://ebony14.livejournal.com
"Good night, and may the Good Lord take a Viking to you."
Re: More Inspirational, Meta &c. Sites - robkelk - 06-15-2007
Quote:Thank you, Comrade Fnord, for discovering Kohran's cellphone.
The rPhone.
-Rob Kelk
"Read Or Die: not so much a title as a way of life." - Justin Palmer, 6 June 2007
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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
Re: More Inspirational, Meta &c. Sites - robkelk - 06-16-2007
You Are Here... assuming you live on Luna.
(Edit: Oh, it's their 12th-anniversary image...)
-Rob Kelk
"Read Or Die: not so much a title as a way of life." - Justin Palmer, 6 June 2007
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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
Re: More Inspirational, Meta &c. Sites - robkelk - 06-16-2007
For those exploring past The Limit, The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia is a must-have reference.
-Rob Kelk
"Read Or Die: not so much a title as a way of life." - Justin Palmer, 6 June 2007
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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
Re: More Inspirational, Meta &c. Sites - robkelk - 06-19-2007
Astronony Picture of the Day: Eris (The big version is 1024x769.)
-Rob Kelk
"Read Or Die: not so much a title as a way of life." - Justin Palmer, 6 June 2007
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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
Re: More Inspirational, Meta &c. Sites - M Fnord - 07-13-2007
Caption: "It was about this point when people realized that the SOS-dan was getting out of hand."
![[Image: DSCN6788.jpg]](http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2002-12/78750/DSCN6788.jpg)
---Mr. Fnord
http://fnord.sandwich.net/
http://www.jihad.net/
Mr. Fnord interdimensional man of mystery
FenWiki - Your One-Stop Shop for Fenspace Information
"I. Drink. Your. NERDRAGE!"
Re: More Inspirational, Meta &c. Sites - Bob Schroeck - 07-13-2007
Is this real and not a Photoshop? If so, where the hell is it?
-- Bob
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The Internet Is For Norns.
Re: More Inspirational, Meta &c. Sites - robkelk - 07-19-2007
Spacesuits, MIT-style
-Rob Kelk
"Read Or Die: not so much a title as a way of life." - Justin Palmer, 6 June 2007
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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
Re: More Inspirational, Meta &c. Sites - classicdrogn - 07-21-2007
By that way - Happy Eagle day! It's the anniversary of the lunar landing today.
- 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
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Re: More Inspirational, Meta &c. Sites - robkelk - 07-21-2007
Which reminds me: Google Moon. (Don't zoom all the way in.)
-Rob Kelk
"Read Or Die: not so much a title as a way of life." - Justin Palmer, 6 June 2007
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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
Re: More Inspirational, Meta &c. Sites - Bob Schroeck - 07-21-2007
Oh, yeah, I remember that gag.
-- Bob
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The Internet Is For Norns.
Re: More Inspirational, Meta &c. Sites - Herr Bad Moon - 07-23-2007
Another Astronomy Pic of the Day.
antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070723.html
The text below it gave me an idea. It says with proper cushioning you could survive the 20 click drop. Well, you know those giant air bag things that deployed when the Mars rovers landed? Think that. Now that's how Fen cliff dive!---------------
-Jon
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
The population density of Wyoming is very low, but that doesn't mean the people there aren't also out to kill you.
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Jon
"And that must have caused my dad's brain to break in half, replaced by a purely mechanical engine of revenge!"
Re: More Inspirational, Meta &c. Sites - robkelk - 07-23-2007
From the person who built the Steampunk Keyboard this spring, there's the Steampunk Monitor.
(He's really decking out Kohran's workspace for me... )
-Rob Kelk
"Read Or Die: not so much a title as a way of life." - Justin Palmer, 6 June 2007
--
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
Re: More Inspirational, Meta &c. Sites - robkelk - 07-25-2007
No doubt the Warsies are handwaving these as fast as they can afford to buy them...
-Rob Kelk
"Read Or Die: not so much a title as a way of life." - Justin Palmer, 6 June 2007
--
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
Another site - Foxboy - 08-17-2007
To visualize the Pinafore and Candy Apple Red's, these forums are a decent start on the Hardtech underpinning.
www.yachtforums.com/forums/benetti-yach ... omani.html
This thread has a boat the length I've listed Pinafore at...
''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
More Yachting - Foxboy - 08-18-2007
If these two don't inspire someone, I don't know what will.
X-Stream Concept Yacht
The Trekkies will be ALL over this one.
''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
Re: More Yachting - Bob Schroeck - 08-20-2007
Quote:Geeze, that's a submarine with a back porch, innit?
-Stream Concept Yacht
Quote:Oh yeah -- if they can afford the damned thing.
The Trekkies will be ALL over this one.
-- Bob
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The Internet Is For Norns.
Re: Convention followups - M Fnord - 08-20-2007
Here's a similar idea to the Convention. (Not a coincidence, as KJ can attest.)
In more real-world concepts, here's metagovernment, and e-government.---
Mr. Fnord
http://fnord.sandwich.net/
http://www.jihad.net/
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FenWiki - Your One-Stop Shop for Fenspace Information
"I. Drink. Your. NERDRAGE!"
Anybody want to go see? - Cobalt Greywalker - 08-21-2007
Found this on the BBC news website:
Rare dead star found near Earth
Weird Science that the 'Danes will want to take a look at.
Re: More Yachting - classicdrogn - 08-22-2007
RE Trekkish yact - moost likely, Paramount or Universal or whichever studio it is that actually owns the Trek liscence will buy one, 'wave it, and sell cruises as part of their theme park division. Fitted out inside and and crewed by staff in uniforms with Authentic Detail of course.
- 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
--
"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