The Fermi Paradox is a real stumper. The most obvious solution is also the most pessimistic: that some evolutionary or technological hurdle prevents spacefaring civilizations from arising. As I see it the three likeliest candidates are a) abiogenesis is extremely rare, b) technologically advanced so...

The unique magnetic properties of Unobtanium are used to contain and direct the energy of the Matter-Antimatter annihilation which propels ships like ISV Venture Star Holy fuck, it's Dilithium Crystals. Like, exactly. --------------------------------- EDIT: Because I didn't want to make this my hun...

Yes, of course I do. Why the hell would I make that up? http://www.docstoc.com/docs/14294813/Av ... es-Cameron Uh, that link doesn't back up your statement at all. In fact, it says exactly the opposite: that the scientists in Avatar's backstory called it Unobtanium as a joke and it stuck. So now I ...

FLOATING MOUNTAINS, MOTHERFUCKER! what is this i don't even Although they never explicitly state what its properties are, the MacGuffinium in the movie behaves a lot like a room temperature superconductor. Specifically, it demonstrates the Meissner effect when placed over that little plate in Ribis...

Meh, I'd rather watch something original.

Like the forty-third film adaptation of Sherlock Holmes.
Or the sequel to a movie that was based on a cartoon that was based on a novelty song.

So I was walking downtown, listening to this podcast and lamenting its lack of Graham/Kathleen (Grathleen?), when I looked to my right and--lo and behold--saw both of them walking next to me. After doing essentially a dry spit-take I stopped, said hi and showed them what I was listening to. If Graha...

Graham wrote:The only other instance of ADR is Tim's entire speech (and guitar) when he talks about emo music, but in the close shot only.

Kudos, the sync is great. Definitely one of those movie-magic tricks that works best when people don't notice it.

I had to listen to the phrase " Rhesus Danke-Schoen " three times to parse it, and two more to descramble it. I was saying "resious doncition," which was supposed to be a terrible dyslexia joke for a scramble of the phrase "serious condition." Yep. To be clear, "r...

Me likey. My favorite part was Tim saying "don't laugh" to the laugh track. I had to listen to the phrase " Rhesus Danke-Schoen " three times to parse it, and two more to descramble it. The pirate costumes seemed out-of-character. Also, do I hear ADR on the balcony scenes? If so,...

Inevitably I would do something ludicrously retarded like jump without a 'chute. Then I'd go to quickload and accidentally quicksave.

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I really like the Vancouver band Said the Whale. Big second on that. I'm pretty retarded for the song My Government Heart . Another great Lower Mainland band is The Darkest Of The Hillside Thickets , who sound like Queens of the Stone Age would if Queens of the Stone Age only wrote songs about H. P...

- When Rorschach confronts the kidnapper, he CLEAVER-MURDERS HIM after the guy CONFESSES TO HIS CRIMES. No hacksaw burning for him. Also, when they cut to the dogs fighting over the bone, it HAS A SHOE STILL ON IT. - During their mugging, Dan breaks a guy's arm in half so the bone sticks out, and L...

Gah, Watchmen spoilers (is it possible to spoil something I've already read? I say yes). I had to turn this podcast off.

Hmmm... it's kind of a step sideways. The balance is better, but the tone is muddier. Graham's got a real sexy proximity-effect going on there; dipping the 80hz band on the Eurorack will help that. I really don't think a bunch of dynamic mics is the best solution for a group podcast. Now that you've...

Cross-posted! I really and truly couldn’t have asked for something better. I think I was the only person who voted LRR3K back in that poll of what kind of videos we want to see more of. Riff’d game cutscenes? Pure genius! I kind of miss the silhouettes, but I guess that would get in the way of the ...

Wraith is right. There's the small issue that 2gig dimms tend to have slower CAS timings than their 1gig counterparts, but you're better off keeping things dual channel. Ram's so cheap these days that the extra expenditure is essentially a non-issue.

What the hell, that video was amazing. For some reason my favorite part was the Skittle Touch conversation: it's probably Graham's delivery, but a few of the lines feel downright Jack-Donaghy-esque.

This bodes well.

Heh, our printscreens were a split-second apart:



A pleasantly inexplicable photo.

Not to get off topic (or, back on-topic), but what do I do if I already have a padded soundproofed room?

You know, I just realized that saying I have a padded soundproofed room in my house--although true--sounds super fucking creepy.

GarageBand has a compressor, right? 3:1 ratio, low threshold, medium release, medium-fast attack (to catch Matt's sudden angry outbursts) should probably do the trick. Or, at least help bring Matt down to a Graham-ish level, and Bill up to a Paul-ish level.

Having played both RB2 and GH:WT (between myself and a friend we have 4(!) usable drum kits), I can say that I'm not super happy with either. Speaking strictly about the game, RB2 is effectively not an improvement over RB1 in any way. Well, they introduced chord hammer-ons, and they improved the lag...

I can vouch for its quality. Well, almost. For some reason two of the commentaries were messed up on my copy, as well as the audio for two of the 3 PS3 reply videos (not really a big loss). But aside from that, it's pure awesomesauce.

Kneuronak wrote:Was it a diamond?

Nah. I got a pretty good look, and it was just some opaque white rock. That almost makes it weirder. If that's possible.

You can't really compare the most beautiful city in BC with, well, Winnipeg. Plus, our homeless could kick Winnipeg's homless' ass. You'd be very lucky (or very un lucky) to find a place for $600 here. I don't know anyone who lives in a 1bdrm and pays less than $750. I recommend south Saanich: it's ...