TheSaint Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 1 hour ago, magnemoe said: Yes, read the book, but did not realize the bombs was on the trust plate. Now using x-ray lasers driven by the pulse bombs was pretty clever. Might not be effective as you need to align the laser to back is towards the bomb then detonating and the laser point towards the enemy so you need to be very precise in you aiming but you save on bombs. Never let a nuclear detonation go to waste.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 (edited) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraken Quote Kraken, the subject of sailors' superstitions and mythos, was first described in the modern era in a travelogue by Francesco Negri in 1700. This description was followed in 1734 by an account from Dano-Norwegian missionary and explorer Hans Egede, who described the kraken in detail and equated it with the hafgufa of medieval lore. However, the first description of the creature is usually credited to the Norwegian bishop Pontoppidan (1753). Pontoppidan was the first to describe the kraken as an octopus (polypus) of tremendous size, and wrote that it had a reputation for pulling down ships. The French malacologist Denys-Montfort, of the 19th century, is also known for his pioneering inquiries into the existence of gigantic octopuses. Even in early XVIII century people were suspecting, that we live in a freaking bugged virtual simulation. Edited September 25 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria Sirona Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 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 Share Posted September 26 (edited) 11 hours ago, Maria Sirona said: Who names a space battleship Michael!? Is it a comedy book? 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 by TheSaint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria Sirona Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 5 minutes ago, 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. Ah, thank you for answering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 3 hours ago, Maria Sirona said: Ah, thank you for answering 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 Share Posted October 7 (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 by TwoCalories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunlitZelkova Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 6 hours ago, 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? 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 Share Posted October 8 16 minutes ago, 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. 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 Share Posted October 9 On 10/8/2023 at 4:52 AM, 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? 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 Share Posted October 10 (edited) On 10/7/2023 at 8:52 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? 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 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuke Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 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 Share Posted October 11 On 10/7/2023 at 1:52 PM, TwoCalories said: is Pokemon ethical? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoCalories Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 On 10/10/2023 at 6:21 PM, Superfluous J said: what Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSaint Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 On 10/10/2023 at 6:21 PM, Superfluous J said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunlitZelkova Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 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 Share Posted October 19 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 Share Posted October 20 it occurred to me that i cant twist two wires together without humming the a-team theme song. 19 hours ago, 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. 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 Share Posted October 21 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 Share Posted October 23 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 10/10/2023 at 7:21 PM, Superfluous J said: Peta in a nutshell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 16 hours ago, 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? 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 Share Posted October 25 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 Share Posted November 8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_heart Spoiler 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 Spoiler 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 Share Posted November 20 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 Share Posted November 23 (edited) "Cutting edge technology" in rocketry just means developed by the Soviets a few decades ago. Edited November 23 by Kerb24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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