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Rather, I'm disappointed in the writing. It's an interesting premise: all electrical power is rendered non-functional, resulting in the collapse of our technological society. Great. Leave it at that. Don't evern TRY to explain it. Don't make it a "meddling in powers wew don't understand" meme; it works as a post-apocalyptic show just as well. Mixing the two and making it into a morality play is just ... lazy.
Take the re-imaged BSG. There were any number of incongruities in the science in that show, but it was okay, because they didn't even try to justify them. Rather, the sci-fi settng was so much window dressing for the story, which was an exodus story set in space, combined with the "we brought it in our oursleves" message. The "science" was there to help the story along, not to define it.
The list goes on: "Defiance", "Serenity", "Heroes", even "Lost". "Star Trek" and to a lesser extent "Doctor Who" always played fast-n-loose with this concept, but then, they were episodic shows, not serials, so each individual writer had much more freedom to remake the setting to suit his story. But they were all at there best when the sci-fi part of the story was in the background, rather than the forground.
Maybe "Revolution" started out that way, and is otherwise worthy of viewing, but as soon as they have to try to EXPLAIN it, they miss the point.
Good sci-fi is hard to find.
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Just blame it on the NSA; its more believable.
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Collin Jasnoch wrote: What about the idea that certain laws of Physics only exist because we are suppressed or benefited by tech we simply do not understand? Uhhh, you kind of lost me there. How would getting any people suppressed affect the laws of Physics? I don't know of anything that can affect the laws of Physics. (We have a long history of misunderstanding them and we still have a long ways to go to understanding all of them. They exist and don't change whether we will or not.) Even the show doesn't posit the suppression of the laws of Physics, it just came up with an idea that is within the realm of possibility even if we currently don't have the tech to produce the effect. All you have to do is short electrical connections to remove electrical capabilities and our current world is severely dependent on it.
That's basically what the nanobots are doing, providing a 0 ohm resistance pathway. (IE a short) That part is totally possible and well known.
Using electricity to transmit information! Preposterous! (In 1250)
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I wanted to find this[^] recipe but I was getting nowhere on Google [other search engines are available] so I searched this wonderful site. Link found and dinner saved.
Proof positive that Chris is way better than Larry and Sergey.
speramus in juniperus
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I just googled "recipe Langos" got tons of hits.
I also tried "recipe fried hungarian bread" and got tons of links (some the same as above).
Me think you google-fu is just a tad lacking today.
I'd rather be phishing!
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Oh I get loads of links, but not THAT one.
speramus in juniperus
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Sounds delicious, but a lot of work.
/ravi
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Nah, POP.
Make the dough in the bread machine means no effort AT ALL.
Then pull off blobs and flatten them out. Fry, add toppings, enjoy.
speramus in juniperus
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You needed a recipe to make garlic bread?
Will Rogers never met me.
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In a Rod Serling voice, "Ponder if you will, Mr. Wright, the quote just below the line."
BDF
The internet makes dumb people dumber and clever people cleverer.
-- PaulowniaK
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Nagy Vilmos wrote: Codeproject 1 - Google 0
the correct syntax is Codeproject 1-0 Google
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At the very least: a better cook.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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IT Crowd Returns[^]
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur.
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Oh Chan 4 tried turning it off didn't work so they tried turning back on
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Sounds kind of cool. We don't have that in the US. Will it be on Netflix?
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...if I could just figure out how not to fall off the darn thing[^].
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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I can see it going the waz of the Segway[^], seven people think it's great and everyone else a gimmick.
speramus in juniperus
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If I could afford a Segway I'd get one of those too. Walking any distance for me becomes a painful endeavor although I imagine smacking into a curb with a Segway could be painful as well.
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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I have slightly fracked knees and walking can be a real pain. I take some vitamins and use a gel to relieve the joint problems; can't recall the name or be bothered to go to look but it's all in Holland & Barratt.
speramus in juniperus
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What we need is a Segway with a seat, not a full armchair thingy, just a sort of hunting stick type stool arrangement - then those of us with iffy knees could really get going.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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The Segway's pretty amazing. They use them at PuDong airport, and whiz around like no-one's business.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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That's not entirely true. Segways are used for real things in several places. The most obvious one I can remember now is that Police in Amsterdam Schiphol airport use them to get about but I have seen them in several other similar places too.
Phil
The opinions expressed in this post are not necessarily those of the author, especially if you find them impolite, inaccurate or inflammatory.
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Want!
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur.
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