Maria Sirona Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 Who names a space battleship Michael!? Is it a comedy book? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSaint Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 (edited) On 9/26/2023 at 11:21 AM, Maria Sirona said: Who names a space battleship Michael!? Is it a comedy book? Expand It was actually named Michael in reference to the Archangel Michael, who in the Christian tradition led the war that cast Lucifer out of Heaven. In the context of the book, it was very apropos. Edited September 26, 2023 by TheSaint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria Sirona Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 On 9/26/2023 at 2:22 PM, TheSaint said: It was actually named Michael in reference to the Archangel Michael, who in the Christian legend led the war that cast Lucifer out of Heaven. In the context of the book, it was very apropos. Expand Ah, thank you for answering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 On 9/26/2023 at 2:28 PM, Maria Sirona said: Ah, thank you for answering Expand In short Earth was invaded by one generation ship by an alien species who was kind of an small elephant with and branched trunk back in the 1970's. They was more advanced in space technology. Having something who could get into an high orbit and hit the generation ship was one of the few ways to win. So an Orion battleship. Now I disagree with that term as an battleship is around 35.000 ton before WW 2. Battleships coming into service during WW 2 was heavier. So something weighting couple of thousand tons are not an battleship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoCalories Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 (edited) I was just doing homework on a regular school day when I started thinking: is Pokemon ethical? I mean, if you think about it, it's literally humans capturing wild, exotic, creatures, and forcing them to fight each other for sport. Sure, the Pokemon and the trainers love each other like how a human loves his pet, and vice versa, but usually you don't, say, meet up with your friend and get your dogs to fight each other. Is this reasonable? Or am I just thinking about it too hard? Edited October 7, 2023 by TwoCalories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunlitZelkova Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 On 10/7/2023 at 5:52 PM, TwoCalories said: I was just doing homework on a regular school day when I started thinking: is Pokemon ethical? I mean, if you think about it, it's literally humans capturing wild, exotic, creatures, and forcing them to fight each other for sport. Sure, the Pokemon and the trainers love each other like how a human loves his pet, and vice versa, but usually you don't, say, meet up with your friend and get your dogs to fight each other. Is this reasonable? Or am I just thinking about it too hard? Expand I think you’re right. Star Wars: The Clone Wars was basically a children’s TV show with a 14 year old fighting in a glorified war, so perhaps unethical things in children’s media is more common than we realize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoCalories Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 On 10/8/2023 at 12:16 AM, SunlitZelkova said: I think you’re right. Star Wars: The Clone Wars was basically a children’s TV show with a 14 year old fighting in a glorified war, so perhaps unethical things in children’s media is more common than we realize. Expand Oh man... The Clone Wars is the most non-kids show kids show. It quite literally turned the Geneva Convention into the Geneva To-Do List. That show was amazing. It shined a new light on the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise the clone troopers, as well as how the war caused so much suffering beyond what we've seen in the original movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdJ Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 On 10/7/2023 at 5:52 PM, TwoCalories said: I was just doing homework on a regular school day when I started thinking: is Pokemon ethical? I mean, if you think about it, it's literally humans capturing wild, exotic, creatures, and forcing them to fight each other for sport. Sure, the Pokemon and the trainers love each other like how a human loves his pet, and vice versa, but usually you don't, say, meet up with your friend and get your dogs to fight each other. Is this reasonable? Or am I just thinking about it too hard? Expand You are not thinking about it too hard. You have just shown your maturity in becoming aware of one of the many morally sus things that happen in so many things aimed at children. Trouble is that now you have become aware, you are going to keep on noticing more and more things you used to think of as harmless, as not being so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 (edited) On 10/7/2023 at 5:52 PM, TwoCalories said: I was just doing homework on a regular school day when I started thinking: is Pokemon ethical? I mean, if you think about it, it's literally humans capturing wild, exotic, creatures, and forcing them to fight each other for sport. Sure, the Pokemon and the trainers love each other like how a human loves his pet, and vice versa, but usually you don't, say, meet up with your friend and get your dogs to fight each other. Is this reasonable? Or am I just thinking about it too hard? Expand The nature of the pokemons is demonical. By capturing them and forcing to fight against it other, you are helping to hold them under control. You can't harm them, as you can see, nobody is harmed. On the other hand, the very habit of possessing seemingly-sapient beings and forcing them to do something on your choice, is leading to your own inner nature demonization. So, the Pokemon game is a secret weapon of Slaanesh. Edited October 10, 2023 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuke Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 i have come to the conclusion that the best way to back up data is to delete it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superfluous J Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 On 10/7/2023 at 5:52 PM, TwoCalories said: is Pokemon ethical? Expand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoCalories Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 On 10/11/2023 at 1:21 AM, Superfluous J said: Expand what Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSaint Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 On 10/11/2023 at 1:21 AM, Superfluous J said: Expand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunlitZelkova Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 My dad and sister are watching The Walking Dead and I found it very disturbing, but then it was a little less scary once I realized Rick probably died in the car accident, and the zombie world is Hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 It's a limbo, and Rick is a daemonic entity, sent there to torture them all with shaming and whinning. Those, who has been suffering enough, get released by a headshot. P.S. Interesting fact. No reviewers remind the scene from the s02 beginning, on the farm, where Maggy's blond sister (can't recall her name, but she was rightfully shot later in hospital, for unmotivated attack with scissors) is preparing hens for the locked zombies in the barn, by breaking their (hens') legs. A compensatory psychichal overload amnesia, probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuke Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 it occurred to me that i cant twist two wires together without humming the a-team theme song. On 10/19/2023 at 6:02 AM, SunlitZelkova said: My dad and sister are watching The Walking Dead and I found it very disturbing, but then it was a little less scary once I realized Rick probably died in the car accident, and the zombie world is Hell. Expand the early seasons of the walking dead were pretty good, but then it just became an endless slog of head stabs and soap opera plots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 A series about zombies is as fresh as the zombies are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryaja Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 People with short arms have an advantage in arm wrestling, the shorter arm acts as a shorter lever which favors strength rather than distance. On 10/11/2023 at 1:21 AM, Superfluous J said: Expand Peta in a nutshell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 On 10/23/2023 at 2:36 AM, Ryaja said: People with short arms have an advantage in arm wrestling, the shorter arm acts as a shorter lever which favors strength rather than distance. Peta in a nutshell? Expand Disagree, they would wait until she passed out the door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FleshJeb Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 If Benjamin Franklin time-traveled to the present day, he'd be wrecking fools on Twitter within two weeks. (Also, all his purchases would be made with hundred-dollar bills.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_heart Reveal hidden contents The heart. The kidneys. The pelvis. So, actually means: 1. "Two kidneys make a heart." 2. "I like your pelvis." Other examples: "Two kidneys are enough for two hearts. We have sold two others and bought a wardrobe." "I'll spit on your heart abd eat your kidneys!" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_heart Reveal hidden contents The heart. The DNA molecule. The chromosomes. So, actually means: 1. "I like your DNA." 2. "I have the Y-chromosome. Do you?" "Let's merge our paternal breed lines!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunlitZelkova Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 If you ever think you are useless, just think about the guy who signed off on the US Army’s estimate of North Korea’s nuclear weapons. “20-60” nuclear weapons is about as useful a figure as 10,000-30,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerb24 Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 (edited) "Cutting edge technology" in rocketry just means developed by the Soviets a few decades ago. Edited November 23, 2023 by Kerb24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 "Not finished by the Deutsch, and unwillingly shared among others." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotel26 Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 (edited) A Pol refinery/rescue outpost -- for distressed ships entering the Jolian system? AP: 210Mm PE: 149Mm INC: 4.25d PER: 42d The only disadvantage I see is that rendez-vous times might tend extreme. I know that the right answer is to "just get it right[tm]", but: what to do with all those miss-putts...? Reveal hidden contents The way this occurred is by happenstance. An ancient relay pod in a 174-degree incline. (ouch). And then an Atlas III super-refiner (still with +3 km/s dV) but in a perfect orbit to just cop-out and intercept Pol... OK, then. All right. Let's just do it... What is illuminating is that I had never contemplated any use at all for Pol and Bop. (Lower on the scale than Dres, if that's possible!) Edited November 25, 2023 by Hotel26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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