MikeJD
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I think you're right. It doesn't really get lively around here before 1300ish GMT (0800 EST). I guess it just reflects the ratio of US posters to the rest of us.
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Never got into Lost, but M:I3 was Abrams' first movie gig, wasn't it? He did a god job with that - against the odds - so hopefully that bodes well.
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Like Billvon says, it's all about entertainment and you only really see the logic holes in the stuff you know something about. But technically, the freefall gunfight in 'Shoot 'Em Up' - otherwise quite an enjoyable film - was the most horrible simulation of skydiving I've ever seen. Not a second of genuine freefall footage as far as I could make out, just awful green screen/ CGI work that I don't think would have convinced anyone, skydiver or not. Yep, the whole movie had a cartoony kind of vibe, but I couldn't believe that was the best they could do in such a recent movie.
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I kept getting penalised for hitting the button too soon. Every time a sheep moves its head I think it's about to make a dash for it. Where's the category for 'Twitchy'?
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If you're around and you've already helped them once, they're probably expecting you to do the same thing again. They're just messing with you - it's their job. I like the idea of something appealing like tuna on the far side of the cat door, but I'd leave it there and make myself scarce to give them time to figure it out for themselves. Unless your cats are spectacularly dumb, it should just be a matter of time. One thing - the magnets do just help to close the door, don't they? The magnetic cat door I have also requires the cat to wear a magnet on its collar to release the catch.
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I love the irony highlighted by popsjumper and BillyVance's posts - old enough (by a number of years) to put your life on the line in a combat zone, and (just about) to buy your own beer. Funny old world, isn't it? In the UK you can do both, technically, at 18. There was an outcry recently when some 17-year olds were sent to Iraq, but it's pretty exceptional. Whereas underage drinking is not!
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I did get this catchphrase question right in a pub quiz the other night: SK3.14159Y So I guess I already knew a few digits. No prizes for anyone else guessing this now, by the way. There's a pretty major clue in the thread topic!
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More detail in this thread: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=3042598;page=1;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;mh=25; Apparently they digitally replaced the real skydivers' faces with those of the actors. Sometimes when I screw up on video I wish someone could do something similar for me.
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I heard a rumour that Microsoft are looking at developing motion-sensing controllers. I guess that's inevitable, and unless Nintendo have the technology patented so tightly that nobody else can do something similar, it can only be a matter of time since it's clearly such a great selling point. But I don't think anyone will produce a properly realistic skydiving game because too few customers in the target market would know or care about the difference. However, if it does happen I look forward to the Pack Job mini-game. Not! By the way, I hope to God we're not going to start seeing rows developing about who's got the best toys. I've seen death threats issued elsewhere on the web just because someone didn't like someone else's choice of MP3 player. It's hilarious and a little depressing . Imagine the carnage in the Gear & Rigging forum if things get personal!
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No, I play alto sax. My fingers just have a mind of their own sometimes. Ha! That's what I suspected. But I looked up musical saws (yeah, I was having a slow day) and apparently people do use different sizes so there are 'bass' saws and, I guess, 'alto' saws. So I thought maybe, just maybe... Alto sax is very cool - but alto saw - well, that would have been interesting...
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Well, the good news for you is that if you were buying that machine here in the UK it would have cost as many pounds as dollars . Seriously. But it still seems like a bad investment if it's sitting there doing nothing. I say sell your PS3 on eBay for near full price, and buy another one when you've got time to play with it - at which point I guess it'll cost half what it does now, and the games will probably be cheaper too. Cos it's the games that really burn a hole in your pocket.
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Pat, I'm curious. You play the saw?
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Glow in the dark cats!! I'll pay 50 dollars for one!!
MikeJD replied to simplyputsi's topic in The Bonfire
I'd like to know what's in it for the cat. Although it would stop me from tripping over mine in the dark, which neither of us enjoys very much. Edited to add - oh, it only works with an ultraviolet light source. So, not so useful. -
I think maybe you used a little too much.
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Just wanted to agree with those who've suggested you get together and play with others (as well as getting proper tuition and practising by yourself). I'd say start jamming with a group as soon as you have even the most basic level of ability - it'll make it more fun, and inspire you to carry on. It's all too easy to get distracted or find excuses not to practise if you're just trying to learn by yourself.
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I voted C - but I think most people overestimate their capacity to commit real violence against someone else. The sort of damage you'd need to do to somebody to guarantee stopping them is against our nature, although I guess extreme fear or anger can bypass that. Sadly there are plenty of psychos out there who aren't repelled by violence - so they have us at a disadvantage.
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Um... remind me not to come to the same parties as you.
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Yeah, I was thinking this was going to be something for people bored of Electric 8-way.
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Isn't a ball python just a regular python that's yet to digest the cow it's swallowed?
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In the going down of the Sun and in the morning...
MikeJD replied to shropshire's topic in The Bonfire
I was thinking how sad it is that soon everyone who takes part in Remembrance Day will be too young to have actually served in the First World War. According to Wiki, just 22 veterans are still alive. But they're the 'lucky' ones. They've lived to see all those years that could easily have been stolen - which they were, from 20 million people (military and civilian). I feel very grateful not to have had to live through something like that. -
What to wear when the wife has chores for you...
MikeJD replied to BillyVance's topic in The Bonfire
When he does finally get spotted, he's going to be in serious trouble for putting his boots on the furniture. -
Chris, when you do get hold of him you might want to suggest he does some work on that website. It's about the shoutiest one I've ever seen. The massive fonts, the colours, the exclamation marks...
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I doubt that's much of a challenge, but there's a whole other thread to be had out of this regarding who sticks out more - a British tourist in Orlando, or an American tourist in London?
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Sounds tacky. If it happens, I hope it won't be too close to the DZ. I'm usually at Eloy for the holiday boogie and I'd prefer the drive between the motel and the dropzone without the 5-mile tailback.
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I'd probably do exactly as I was told. The last thing the cabin crew would need in an emergency situation is some yahoo following a (probably suicidal) procedure that definitely doesn't feature anywhere in the pre-flight safety demonstration. Even if you made it, that would definitely be the end of any calm among the remaining passengers. And if the plane is obviously too stricken for a survivable crash - well, good luck peeling yourself off the floor or ceiling, never mind getting a door open.