Wendy, I would definately say MORE! Although I have had a couple of encounters that I regret in retrospect I still think that having a broad and exciting (and SAFE!) sexual history is very healthy. I think that we as a race need to more holistically embrace our sexuality and not be so darned self-conscious about it!

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Have fun in Spain... You mistress of Pain... Do remember the refrain... To stay mainly on the Plain... To avoid the Rain... Here comes that Rhyme Again... Does it fill you with Distain? Somebody Kill me please.... *grin*

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ATI, True.. it is tough watching at times but occasioanlly a real Gemmakes it all worth while.. I guess they can't all be Battlestar Galactica! *grin* Hey have you gotten into Eureka? What a great little show that is turning out to be!

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ATI... Nice one.... *grin* Firefly ROCKS! Such a shame they canned that series. . I REALLY cannot recommend the new Battlestar Galactica more highly my freind. It REALLY is amazing writing!

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ATI, Great to be back Bro! Well I think initially TOL was a twilight zone rip off but later on and especially with the new version they found their own voice a little bit. They didn't try to keep repeating the "surprise twist" kind of stories that TZ is famous for and decided to produce just some solid sci-fi writing. I think some of the episodes are really very good and applaud them for helping bring sci-fi back into the mainstream of television audiences.

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I LOVED Seven but I cna never bring myself to watch it again it was just so disturbing! The movie was so tightly shot and edited it was just brilliant but the build up to the horrific ending was emotionally draining. In a similar vein, I don't care to see Schindler's List ever again although I thought it was an incredible movie! It was just so hard to see the cruelty and horrors perpetrated on so many innocent people. Movies I loved and recommend but don't watch repeatedly (but would watch again once or twice) would also include: - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - so clever and engaging but once you understand it the thrill is diminshed on subsequent viewings - Memento - Such a twisted plot and an amazing ride that you will never be able to recapture on subsequent viewings. - Blair Witch Project - 'Nuff Said.

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

ATI Bro! LOVE The Twilight Zone! Honestly I could watch it enlessly. The writing was so interesting and so unexpected.. Loved it! What did you think of The Outer Limits? Rob

Late Night TV :D - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Well it looks like I am learning PHP next.. *grin* Something to add to my resume of languages!

Programmers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

I agree the LOTR was an amazing set of movies and I simply love watching htem. I must admit that I never made it all the way through the books.. I found them to slow paced for me.. I know I know I am a blasphemer for saying that.. But I thought the movies were simply amazing!

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Ok folks... I saw Transformers in Vegas last weekend and was AMAZED! Damn it was a great movie! Peple go out and see this one!

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Currently... PHP and Service Oriented Architectures... Oh and Tai chi and Escrima for fun.. *grin*

Students - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

CN, Fantastic Catch! The League movie was a poor poor interpretation of an amazing Graphic Novel. This is particularly disappointing given that Graphic Novels and Movies have a lot more in common that novels and movies.

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

Stacey, Ohh yeah! she disappeared! Too bad, that was a pretty cool power!

Entertainment Fans - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

ATI, Very true!

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Well if we are talking about the worst case of incongruity between the Book and the Movie I definately have to nominate Starship Trropers.. Other than Space Mareines and Bugs there was no corelation between the Novel and the Movie what-so-ever. Having said that though, I do enjoy watching the movie.. as a stand alone entity.

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 4

Well she is clearly RUTHLESS given that she was willing to sacrifice her son for the larger "plan". In a way she was willing to sacrifice both of them as really Nathan was simply an aspect of her overall plan. But what "power" does she have? Perhaps pre-cognition?

Entertainment Fans - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

ATI, It certanily could given how poorly they did the first one. But I have hope... *smile*

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Seriously... I look forward to my Shower Pee every morning... My favorite though is the post-coitus pee with the micro-gasms it induces.. Damn... That's some good times right there! *grin*

Life - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Mmmmmm.. interesting thought! Could she be even more sinister than we imagined! Ohh that would be delicious!

Entertainment Fans - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

I saw S3 and P3 last weekend when my son was visiting. Both were great movies and impressive chapters in amazing franchises. I have to admit though that I liked P3 more. I thought S3 was good but the action was so big and loud that it drowned out the subtlties of the performance that Toby and Kirsten were trying to bring to the story line. P3 on the other hand was brilliant! It was epic in scope and grandeur, Johnny Depp was spectacular and Orlando Bloom brilliant. It was a rolicking good film with an emotional subtlty that was well crafted and poignant. I am looking forward to a couple of other sequels although I do not expect them to be as great as P3. The new Fantastic 4 has my attention once more to try and get that franchise right. Of course Bruce Willis and the Die Hard seies is always good for a show and I am looking forward to that immesely.

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Anger is a powerful emotion. As a Martial Artist we are taught to embrace and channel anger. Anger is great at removing Fear and Hesitation, it gives you that thrust of power and speed that you want but also makes you clumsy and hasty to judjement and action as well. It is primal and impossible to remove but by understanding it one can control it and turn it to better purposes.. We like to say that you use it for "Emotional Intensity".

Evil - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Matt! How are ya! I too need to see Spiderman... Will likely see it this weekend while my son is visiting! Can't Wait! *grin* And yes.. waiting until the throngs of comic geeks to die down is good.. *smile*

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Stacy, Well if you knew where Sylar was..and you had someone that could blow up like a Nuclear Weapon... couldn't you detonate it near Sylar and destroy him? I am REALLY looking forward to tonights episode. And yes Evil, there will be 30 episodes next season! Sweet right! And I am with you, I thins Chris Eccleson is terriffic and I want to see him a lot more.. And frnakly I am disappointed that he did not stay on as Dr. Who!

Entertainment Fans - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

I read it, disagreed with you completely, and Karma'd you anyway. Damn.. Karma to you my brother! you are going Big Picture! *grin*

Evil - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Lacey, Excellent! I look forward to Sunday! *grin*

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@Lacey, Well yea.... *grin*

Games - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

DC, Lecturing not percieved! This is good info! *grin* Rob

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P0ss makes an excellent point.. Some "destuctive" emotions can be very useful. Fear can help us to react to a dangerous situaion with increased strength and speed. Lust can propel us to Passion. SAdness can lead to insight and intropection. Also some of the "constructive" emotions can have side effects. "Peace" and "Sanquinity" can lead to prosperity but it can also lead to "sloth" and "gluttony". "Exhuberance" can become irrational and give one an overactive sense of optimism. Life is a collection of all these emotions and we have to experience and grow from all of them. Certainly we enjoy experiencing things like Love and Joy more than Sadness and Anger, but it is all part of our life and shapes who we are.

Evil - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 4

Rath, My point (and I suspect P0ss's point as well although I don't wish to speak for him), it that by attaching labels such as "Destructuve/Constructive", "Energetic/Passive" one implies a certain separation and judgement. I think we were advocating a more holistic view of emotions and that it is difficult to create ANY arbitrary sorting scheme because of the circular nature with which the emotions are intertwined. And yes while the Jedi Philosphy does try to exclude certain emotions because they are "dangerous" it seems impractical that we can really remove them fromour psyche. I think anyone RULED by any one emotion will eventually find their lives out of balance. All these emotions occur to all of us... don't dwell on any one of them, don't cling to one and shun another.. Simply experience them in the context of your rich life...

Evil - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

Dun Cow, true.. many modems now come with all those features.. But it is best to find out and/or be sure anyway and get a firewall product.. It can always be turned off if not needed. And to your trivia question.. a hub allows you to sniff the packets of all traffic among the computers using that hub where a switch does not natively. If you are trying to diagnose a network problem it is easier to attach a protocol analyser to a Hub and watch all the traffic. Rob

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Stacey, Yeah the FBI ditz is pretty annoying. Sylar is one mean bad guy though! Linderman may indeed generate back to life although it seems as if removing ones brain stops all powers.. afterall Clair and Peter cannot regenerate when they have something in their brain. I thought having Hiro's dad turn into his tutor was awesome! And clearly there has been a rift in the Secret Society. Perhaps his initial attempts to dissuade Hiro from his quest were part of a test / trying to protect him from the Society until he was ready to accept his mission / destiny. So Peter heard Sylar's thoughts because he can read peoples thoughts, it's not a hearing thing. Although it brings up an interesting question: can Peter absorb powers "second hand"? Afterall Sylar has absorbed the hearing ability, does that mean that Peter, having been close to Sylar, can now hear super-well? Looking forward to next weeks episode! Also I have heard that NBC has renewed the series for next year and added in a spinoff series about the origins of other heros. Altogether it will mean 30 episodes starting in the fall. VERY NICE!

Entertainment Fans - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Ok.. Gotta say that I have been playing CATAN on XBOX Live Arcade.. OMG it is sooo good! It may be the best port of a Board Game to a Video game ever! (The original game is Settlers of Catan which is an incredibly successful Euro board game). Check it out... And invite me to play online.. I'm Phadrus00.

Games - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Yue, The Wireless Routers that you linked too were all fine. They will negate the need for you to run wires IF you and your Mom's computer have a wireless card installed OR you have witeles external adapters. If they don't you will simply have to run ethernet cables and plug them in to the back of the router (make sure that the router you buy has both a Wireless FEature AND 4 ports to connect into..it's prettty standard nowadays.) And yes, Hubs are not Routers. Hubs and switches are network devices that reroute IP signals but cannot perform any advanced functions like NAT or DHCP. Additionally Hubs don't have firewalls built in like most Router Packages for the Small Office/home do. Yue the good news is that all of this geat is so common now and so cheap that you can get it anywhere from a variety of vendors. I prefer Linksys myself but D-Link and Negear have a strong following as well. TYpicaly the back of the package shows you the basic setup that you need. BTW, if you currently do NOT have a Router/Firewall setup at home understadn that your Mom's PC is DIRECTLY CONNECTED to the INTERNET and is likely the target of constant Port Scans and virus attacks especially if it is left on all the time. I would get that router with a firewall ASAP AND run a virus scanner/spyware detector on your Mom's machine in a hurry! Have fun!

Help! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Spanking YES.. Smiting..NO! *grin*

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Biglew.. Only if Guy Rithcie recriuts you as his Enforcer in a movie.... *grin*

Work - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Lacey, Just the sight of your lovely countenance in the Church of Rob, paying homage to the teachings of the Rob makes The Rob very happy.. Of course a little cleavage and leg also makes The Rob quite chipper as well! *evil grin*

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Con, I think that is called the "Iwo Jima".. *LOL*

Nocturnals - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

JHat... Nice... Very Nice... *standing and applauding*

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Sorry Anti-Rob.. You can't stop The ROB! *grin*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Getting Bummed Out.. you know I hate that. It happens to all of us.. Something comes along that completely deflates our egos and we feel like we got hit by a truck and can't be happy about anything! It can be a girl, a lost opportunity, a very stupid mistake that has hurt someone you care about, there are so many triggers and they always seem to happen at BAD times. I am generally a pretty upbeat person but when I get taken down there is a pattern to how I deal with it. Initially I have to face the Shock and despair.. This is the harest for me because I really want to ignore and pretend it isn't there but I know from expereince I am just delaying and magnifying the inevitable moment. That moment is hard and it requires me to really embrace the pain and the loss and all the repurcussions. I usually like to lock myself away for a day or two because it is going to ravage me mentally. I;ll weep, be angry, ache, weep some more, blah blah blah... In essence I am grieving. Anger then fuels the resentment which typically makes more anger. This makes me feel even worse than the sadness because I become really frustrated and feel helpless. This is the key though, the root cause of the power that these events have over you, the feeling of helplessness. Eventually I digest things.. Understand a little about what i have learned about myself and recognize my own flawed humanity and how I have to accept some amount of responsibility for my predicament. This is hard because it would be easier to blame an outside force but placing blame does not allow you to gain control, and control is really what I am looking for. I resign myself to once again be the Captain of my own destiny. That these rocks I have steered myself onto were my own doing and that I have to find a solution because I am not ready to abandon ship yet. I begin to "Work the Problem". I take action and I improve my lot, sometimes only little increments at a time but I make progress and I face my own limitations and overcome them. When I become disheartened I look back on my past and remember my direst of times and gain strength from those successes. In the interim I continue on with my life. I get together with friends, I try new things, I see movies and I drink deeply of the cup of life. I know the point when the depression breaks because a fog seems to have lifted from me and my feet feel lighter and easier to move. Often times it occurrs with friends, talking and joking and suddenly something makes me laugh deeply and I find myselg laughing so hard that I am weeping and I know I have managed to expel that last breath of ill feelings and sadness from my body and that I can breath deeply, and gloriously again. So think back on moments in your life when you transcended yourself and was champion! A moment when all around you were proud and excited and looked to you with hope and love. Remember a terrible challenge you faced and how you reached deep down and found the strength to get through it. We all have reserves of Hope and Strength that we are not aware of and that we can access with the key of courage and determination. Most of all Laugh. Laugh at your flaws and at yourself and know that we are all cast from the same imperfect molds and must struggle to overcome our own limitations.

Life - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

ATB, The "ignorance is bliss" argument is an interesting one however I would argue that we are inherently social creatures and that we NEED other people in order for us to be healthy and well adjusted people. I am not trying to say that you HAVe to have a romantic interest in your life in order to function but many studies have shown that people in committed relationships live longer and generally happier lives than people who are all alone. There is a pragmatic aspect too which is having someone that is emotionally committed to you provides you with additional resources and capabilities should your own fail you. Certainly freinds and family can assist in these roles but Romantic Love often forges a deep bond that weathers the tribulations of life longer than friendships and is complimentary to existing family ties. But putting pragmatism aside let's talk about passion and romance. I have found that I am the most creative, the most driven and feel the most alive when I am completely in the thrall of a woman. There is something that occurs when I am "In Love" that I do not expereince outside of it. It is an intensity and a desire that is unparralled and despite the fact that it is horriffic to loose, the chance to expereince it again is so tantalizing that I cannot ever imagine not trying especially if there is a chance you can capture that feeling and sustain it for a lifetime, whcih is what I think we all really are hoping for. Well that, and mad hot sex.... *grin*

Life - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

Holy run-on sentences Batman... Folks I apologize in advance... Wow... Bad Grammer Day here at Masson Manor! *grin*

Life - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Ohh dude you tried that remember? I turned the Cross into Kali Sticks for the Multitudes... It was like the many laoves and fishes but with full-contact action instead of tuna sandwiches.. *grin*

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I am a Pillow Fiend! First of all though I need it COOL in the room..actually COLD is better.. And then I need two pillows for my head and one pillow for my legs (I put it between my knees). now I am like a Nuclear Pile at night and throw off heat like nobodies business so if I wear jammies I inevitable wake up sweating, so usially just my scivvies, maybe bottoms.. maybe. I have a contoured foam pillow that supports my neck and head just right so that make a big difference. If I am sleeping alone I usually have a long body pillow that I wrap around and I also usually stuff a pillow behind me so that I don't roll onto my back during the night. If I am sleeping with my gal then she usually spoons up behind me and she keeps me from rolling back. The BEST sleep I get is when I visit my fiance's parent house or my parents house. there is something about the cooler clean air in both of these places that makes me sleep so deeply and soundly.

Nocturnals - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

CounterStrike ROCKS! Woot! *grin*

Philosophy - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

I am in a conundrum... I really want two new magor toys... I would love a big 27" LCD Widescreen Monitor for my Home Office... Something that big is just lifechanging in terms of work! Oh and Play of course! *grin* I am also really Jonesing to buy the HD-DVD player for my X-Box 360. it isreally not that expensive and the movies look SOO much better but I am still hesitating on pulling the trigger on it. I bought an HD TV earlier this year so I have the gear to view it with.. it just as not as high on the priority list as other things... like food, gas, buying a house, blah blah blah....

Chit Chat - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

I do both.. Jsut had a LAN party at my place over the weekend and we played CS (old school) It's soo much fun! Cs Source is really very beautiful but nothing beats having a bunch of your buddies over and fragging the crap outta them, even if the graphics are not as pretty.

Philosophy - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Yaaaaayyyyyy for Nakedness! *grin*

Nocturnals - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

BAJ A couple of things. 1/ Marks = Money. Going to Uni is expensive and having high marks makes you eligible for scholarships and grants. The harder you work, the less you will have to pay when you go to College whcih means you can spend your student loan moeny on beer and toys not on tuition and fees. It's a BIG incentive! 2/ Many Unis are using the Co-Op model where you work and study in alternating terms. This means more money for you and job experience but you have to maintain a certain academic standing. Again Marks = Money! 3/ This one is really important. At Uni no-one is going to give a shit about your study habits. They are not going to ride you about doing homework or passing in assignments or lecture you on 'realizing your potential". They are going to take your money and fail your ass if you don't work hard. And it's goin got be hard work. Now could you have a great job without a Uni Degree. Sure! p0ss certainly did. But your odds are not great. There are a lot more smart guys working dead end jobs because they don't have a degree than there are Uni Graduates struggling to get hired. That degree is your evidence that you can work hard and manage yourself well enough to graduate and that is at least some indication about whether you will be a good employee. More important than that though is that I beleive a University Degree teaches you to think critically. this is the dawn of the informaiton age and there is a growing divide between those that can create, contribute and enahnce the Knowlege Based Econmy and those that simply service them. you certainly want to be part of the class of people that benefit from the advances in technology, not ones that live in dread and fear of it.

Help! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

QB, It rocks! I am going to pick up an XBox Elite this summer.. Oh wait.. That is another Toy on the Wish List! *grin*

Chit Chat - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Very nice! Luckily my downstairs neighbors are deaf! *grin*

Philosophy - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Very nice! Sexy time! *LOL*

Nocturnals - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

DAMN! Ok..So nathan Petrelli is IN on the whole "Bomb NY for fun and profit" dealio... JE-SUS! And Sylar has a soft spot for his Mommie.. Awwww... Psycho Killer! From the previews Hiro is going to learn swordplay from his Dad...COOL! And did I understand that next week will be a two hour special ending the season? Ok TV watching party at my place next week Y'all!

Entertainment Fans - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Ohhhh....AWKWARD! Especially when your nudist freinds are over... and naked... having cocktails.. *evil grin* sorry I had to throw in the little double entendre there... *grin*

Nocturnals - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

ATB, I think that trying to rationalize and quantify Love is almost impossible because anyone In Love will tell you the the "Joy" curve is asymptotic..And anyone Crushed by Love will say that the "Despair" curve is equally asymptotic.. Both number so large as to defy quantification. I think this freightens us all and we try and "control" and mediate the risk, but ultimately we are who we are and falling in Love follows it's own timeline and accelleration as does the loss of Love. Love.. is a Singularity.

Life - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Keeping the Boys cool is KEY! *grin*

Nocturnals - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

ATB, No problemo... It is after all the Geek Way! *grin*

Life - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

P0ss has given you some excellent advice and made some tremendous points. I will not reiterate all of them but I think it is worth stressing one very important one: You life is going on RIGHT NOW! Good, Bad, Meh, whatever, it is your life and you cannot know how many days of it you get. Hapiness is a state of being you will choose to be in or not, there is no fairy that comes along and slips it under your pillow. Your situation with the rent sucks out loud. It will be causing you stress but ou know what.. You can do something about it.. You can do something because you are alive and breathing and smart and frankly the world is yours for the taking. P0ss made some great suggestions.. You can look for another roomate, you can see if the other flat mates can chip in a little extra to cover the difference until you find a new roomate, you can get an additional job until you cover it, you may even be able to borrow money from freinds and family to help you through this and then pay them off as you can. You have options. Talk to a lawyer, read the lease, find out what the laws are in your area about leases (often times there is an exit clause irregardless of how many months you signed up for). You can do what I always tell myself when I am faced with a tough problem: "Work The Problem" Define it, examine it, find out options and courses of actions, talk to people, read, research, and make your situation better. What I LOVE about "working the problem" is that when I am done and I have solved it.. I feel really great about it.. About friends.. True friends, people you can count on through thick and thin are rare and precious. I imagine you may have found one or two in your life already but you will find more and your casual friends will change over time, but those really special people will become part of your family and you will likely never really loose them if you care for them and appreciate them and they do the same for you. Life is such an amazing and exciting (and scary!) adventure. I was born in the back woods of a fringe Canadian Province surrounded by cows and corn fields. Now I work in Boston for the 3rd largest Software company in the world solving problems that affect people all over the world. I have been single, married, divorced, single again and now soon married again! I have a wonderful son who is going to be a man soon and start his own adventure! I have loved and lost, I have fought and won and fought and lost. I have had incredible joy and incredible sadness. I have seen things you would beleive if I told you! And most importantly, I am not even close to being done! Take this problem in stride and know that you will be able to overcome it if you apply yourself and think and be good to your freinds and family. Take time to enjoy your life, in this moment, in this second, knowing that the next may bring joy or sadness or nothing much at all.. And that all of these things are threads in the tapestry of your life that you weave each and every second. The ups and downs, the adventures and trials all weave into it and make the final product a rich and interesting piece of human art. No one oo's and ahh's at boring, mono color carpet... But intricate, colorful rugs are always beautiful to behold. Happy Weaving Bro! Rob

Life - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 5

Nadeem, OMG! That is so Cosmic! BFF Bro! *grin*

Nocturnals - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

I am an unapolygetic Shower Whizzer! Nothing beats the freedom of standing and peeing in the shower! Buyah! *grin*

Life - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 5

I am agreement with Black. Although Tanks and various armoured vehicles have many advantages and capabilities, they do have issues with terrain. Rotor-based aircraft and VTOL technologies are more versatile than fixed-wing aircraft but they suffer from being very vulnerable to damage. The idea of a "Mech" is that it can have the agility and flexibility of a soldier but the raw toughness and striking power of a heavily armoured tank. Could you trip it? Well yes if you could find a materiel that was light weight enough to deploy quickly (Mechs can move quickly and in unpredictable ways) and still be strong enough to be able to resist the power it would have in it's legs. It's a pretty tall order! I think that Mechs have the advantage of being very flexible in the battlefield, being able to take advantage of opportunistic cover, difficult terrain like hills and mountains, as well as enabling a small number of troops to deliver a larger amount of ordnance and informaiton. Currently a lot of modern battlefield tactics in "Symmetric" warfare is about being able to rapidly move, deliver a payload and then move again. Tanks do well in this regard but do have limits in terms of the terrain they can cover. Artillery has more punch but requires more time to set up and fire. I think Mechs would come in many flavors and roles, Light Mechs for speed and scouting, medium mechs for heavier engagements and support roles similar to artillery and finally heavy mech that are designed to wade into the fray and punch the enemy hard while drawing fire at the same time. Having a platform that can Walk/Run across a wide range of terrain to a position, fire and then move again with little to no setup would add a degree of flexibility and responsiveness that would be very powerful.

Military Technology - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Halleluyah Zenmonk! Just call me I. P. Freely! *grin*

Life - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 5

ATI, Optimal Body Type no... But a good compromise between Mauneuverability, speed and balance. A great example is the Seque scooter. Now powered wheelchairs have been around for a while as have powered scooters but they both are limited in their need for fairly smooth, firm terrain to be able to travel over AND they have some restrictions in terms of turning arcs. The segue is revolutionary because it ofers the flexibilty of a bipedal system with the mechanical advantage in it's motors. I think Mechs would offer similar advantages using comprable (although scaled up) technologies. I think gyroscopes and sophisticaed feedback controllers and targetting systems would allow operators to be able to move, fire and recover large heavy weapons like missles, artillery and perhaps eventually energy weapons very accurately. Could a Mech be vulnerable to a direct hit on a leg...absolutely! Just as a Tank is vulnerable to a direct hit to a tread. But a Tank cannot "side step" like a mech could possibly do. A tank cannot "duck" behind cover making it harder to hit.. And frankly a Mech's body type is harder to hit than a tank. A Tank is wide and squat where a Mech is going to mimic the human form and have smaller target profiles spread out over a larger area. Yup... I'd be a Mech Pilot if'n I was to choose! *grin*

Military Technology - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Gnarly!

Nocturnals - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

The Spider/Crab Body Type does have some advantages including redundancy of th elegs, and spreading out the weight as well as stability of the platform. I would think though that it would sacrifice some raw speed as there is more leg assemblies to move in a coordinated fashoin and each od the legs would have a smaller range of motion. In a support role though, I think it would be a great weapons pltform for heavy artillery or missle weapons.

Military Technology - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Stacey, It is a very pleasant surprise for Network TV! *grin*

Entertainment Fans - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Stacey, I was wowed! I thought that the writing was brilliant and I loved how all the characters had changed so radically in the 5 years! It was awesome! And the hints of the fight scenes were teases but I hope that they show more of hiro and Peter Kickin' derier! *grin* The Sylar twist was BRILLIANT! And they are stoking the fires for the season climax wonderfully! Damn... Good TV! *grin*

Entertainment Fans - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Julie, I agree. I had such high Hopes anout Enterprise but alas they just never really seemed to "get it" in terms of capturing theat Star Trek gestault. I am curious about the upcoming Star Trek Movie about Kirk and Spock though! *grin*

Star Trek - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Well I am not advocating dating Grannies however... The MILF movement which focusses on attractive older women is very popular and I have to admit that I have dated a couple of women that were 10 years my senior and frankly they were SMOKIN'! There can be a certain appeal to the older women who has shed any inhibitions and wants to have unbridled fun with a younger man.. Whew.. is it just me or is it getting warm and uncomfortably restrictive in here? *GRIN*

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Mmmm.. Got a solid 7 hours last night with a cool breeze coming in the window... wonderful!

Nocturnals - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

ATI is right.. We should teach the world to appreciate the happiness of driving an American Muscle Car! *grin*

Students - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Nadeem... My bad! LISP is indeed what I had intended! *grin*

Programmers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Valerio, Are you saying that you are using Python to program an OS? Are you using a compiled version of the language?

Programmers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

P0ss... Wow... That was like you were spelling a different planet name.. *grin* It's Massachusetts.. Double S, double T, and lot's of Taxes.. That's why they call it Taxachusetts! *grin* Rob

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Jawad, No worries Bro! Glad to see you back and cooking! *wink*

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Greg, Awesome (and ecclectic!) list! Very nice! I gotta ask what you found really compelling about AI 'cause I found it torturous.. And I agree that Liquid Sky was UNIQUELY awful! *grin*

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

*Rob shakes is head and realises that Ramin is the same age as his son* Shit I'm gettin' old.. *LOL*

The Manly Beard Club - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Biglew, i just checked Matt's website and Wikipedia. He does indeed study BJJ and has a Black Belt under Renzo Gracie. Here is a link Serra Academy Most of the Original Gracie family still call their art BJJ although I have seen "Gracie JuJitsu" being advertised and I think there is some issue with one of the family members about that.

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Biglew, No need for that... Unless you wanted to do a little sparring! *evil grin*

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Greg, Great point... I was very disappointed in how "soppy" the movie was and out of character for Kubrick. Visually the movie was gorgeous and I thought Jude Law was wonderful but the story line kept tugging the same "I want to be loved by my Mommie" heart string and it got tiresome fast. And the ending was just over the top... Rob

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

YESSSS.. THe Road Warrior is DEFINATELY a Classic!

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey, My Dear you are Classy AND a Classic! *grin*

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Unfortunately the plan is that this 10th season will be the last season of SG-1. Atlantis is continuing on and some cast members are moving over to that series. I am bummed because I loved the series and thought it was going strong! Rob

Scifi - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

ATI, true...very true....

Star Trek - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Biglew, Aikido is a Japanese throwing art that focusses on redirection of the opponents energy. It is gentler than Jujitsu although it inherents many techniques from that art and does not rely on strength as much as Judo does. Steven Segal is a famous practicioner.

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Biglew and EvilJ, Writing APPLICATIONS in Assembly is nuts. It's too tedious and unforgiving to write something as high level as a DB maintenance program.. But it is the way to go for low level routines and device drivers. The biggest Assembly program I ever wrote was about 1000 lines long. It was a microcode simulator for my Systems Design course. It read in a program written in a custom Assembly language and executed the instructions in a virtual machine with virtual registers, etc. It was very cool! But Oiy was that a tough course! Nowadays languages like C# and Java are the application languages of choice and utility languages like javascript allow you to enhance the UI on Web Pages very nicely. Adobe is trying to change the paradigm though with Flex and Flash and might shift the market in the near future..

Java Programming - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Biglew.. two words that will fundamentally alter your class sex balance situation bro... "Nursing School" *grin* Actually you don't really need to enroll, just find a bar close to a Nursing School... *grin*

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Biglew, Brother I am so sorry.. Well for me the noise is not an issue (have my own place!) so louder is better (I like it when my girlfriends yells and screams! *evil grin*), I don't date women with sexual hangups (if I get the "Ewwwww that's wierd!" vibe it's time to move on), and frankly a lot of women DO like Anal Sex! *grin* And it's GOOD, GOOD, GOOD! *LOL*

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

P0ss, You may be on to something! *grin*

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Biglew.. true enough... But watch the nursing school's social calendar for their parties.. *evil grin* Just the kind of odds a Computer Science guy needs at a Social! *grin*

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

LOL... Sorry Bro... you are not my type! *LOL*

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Biglew... LOL Well in my experience if the lady has taken the time to clean up down there then a little rimming is totally on the menu! *grin*

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Biglew... True enough.. scheduling quality Sexy Time with Alex is very important! *LOL*

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Biglew, You talk about "leeching" of our articles but I would contend it would rather be "seeding". We WANt other people to see our content because it will encourage people to follow it back to the source and join up. I think the "open Kimono" approach works well here at Shuzak because we are such a small site without a brand recognition to preceed us. People need to "try before buying" here and get a sense of the community. It is that sense of community that is our biggest asset and that can ONLY be experienced by joining and participating. I appreciate your perspective but I think the easier we make it for visitors to see what makes this site great, the faster we will grow.

Shuzak's Collaborative Program - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Brilala, First of all thanks welcome to Shuzak and thanks for your comments! I like the idea of being able to meet other Shuzak members and facilitating that but to P0ss's point we also do want to protect members identity. Making your location an optional field helps in that endeavor. The fact that we can modify all the fields within the porfile does give us the flexibility to store/publish any information we choose to so sexual orientation, marital status, etc. can certainly go there. I think Shuzak is a platform for all kinds of social interaction both on-line as well as in the "real world". I would love to foster Regional Shuzak Meet and Greets as well as Geek Movie nights and Special Events. I think using this platform as a means for meeting people for romantic relationships is an inevitable (and wonderful) side effect of this being a social website. Shuzak is certainly not a "Geek Dating" website but it will certainly be the mechanism that helps people connect on many levels and some of them will be romantic.

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

DOH... 6 of 9 is a Guy Borg... Eeeek! *grin*

Star Trek - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

I Like is a lot! I love the fact that it shows the activity and lends a sense of busyness and community to the site before they have even logged in! VERY NICE!

Shuzak's Collaborative Program - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Biglew, Welcome to Shuzak! Your story is rough but I suspect not uncommon... It's never easy when the physical chemistry just is not there.. *sigh*

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Brilala, Point well taken that your marital status is not you bank account number however given how easy it is to pull up informaiton about people it behooves everyone to be cautious about what they reveal. And yes men (and women) are infamous for using the Internet to meet women despite being in a relationship however I would contend that he intention of Shuzak is to create a stable and non-transient community where people establish and maintain their credibility over the long run. Clearly people who are using this place as a mechanism for trolling for "dates" outside of their current relationship will likely be exposed.. Just as they would in their actual neighborhood. Again I think that Shuzak is flexible enough so that the User Profile canbe adapted to store one's relationship status, orientation, etc. and we can have associated protocols and areas that are designed to facilitate meeting new people. People who choose to not publish this information will not be invited to participate in those areas OR will be asked to leave them. If you yourself are finding that too many people are flirting with you without revealing their status you can choose to ignore them until they do so.

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Biglew, Thanks for sharing! Personally I find it enjoyable and my partner does too so it's all good. It's all about perspective. It IS fantasy and as long as you understand that then it can be a souce of enjoyment. I refuse to feel bad or dirty about any aspect of my sexuality and I appreciate partners that feel the same way.

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

EvilJ, what a TEASE! Ohhh they do make good stuff... Now I'm tingling with anticipation! *grin*

Games - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

THe 80's ROCKED! *grin*

Social Sciences - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Ramin... Nice... Looks like the testosterone fairly came and visited you hard! *grin*

The Manly Beard Club - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Julie, Welcome to Shuzak first of all! And yes, a Geek can be passionate about ANYTHING and I think it would be great to have discussions that cover topics of primary interest to women geeks. I also agree that the best way to increase the number of women partcipants is for current members to tell other friends about it. Soooo.. Get out there with the invitations! *grin* Regards, Rob

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

okey dokey... I have completely dropped the ball on the movie night mania... My apologies.. Can we try for this weekend? I fiogure if I start planning on Monday and keep reminging myslef through the week I have a decent change of actually remembering by the end of the week.. *smile* Primer at 8:00 on Friday... With live chat! Buyah!

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

ATI, I have some ideas about the Tag Cloud... It's not all that hard actually.. *smile*

Chadrack - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Phadrus00 - xbox360

Xbox 360, Xbox Live, etc. - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

I would say Picard... They did such interesting stuff and the whole crew seemed to get involved! Even he bartender! *grin* And yes, BSG does have the hottest crew members although Vuyager was no slouch either! (mmmmm 6 of 9..wow!)

Star Trek - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

DOH... It WAS 7 of 9..not 6 of 9... *LOL* but what if 6 of 9 WAS hotter!?!?!?!? would playboy ever do a "Girls of the Borg" spread? *LOL*

Star Trek - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

Yahoo works great...

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

EvilJ, Ohhhh Defcon is the Shiznit! damn I love that game... I am thinking of having a Defcon LAN party next month and buying all the players the appropriate military hats.. *grin*

Games - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

*not listeneing because I have Jan Hammer cranked on my Walkman*

Social Sciences - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

*unbuckling pants* YES MA'AM! *grin*

Politics - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

C# is an awesome language!

C programming - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Or the Institute for Silly Verbiage! *grin*

News - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

I've seen it twice.. LOVE IT! Would see it again a couple of more times... HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE Love the beginning!

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Travis, What episode was that?!?!?! Was it when they were still on new Caprica? The Chief is definately a tortured character. The President's assistant is an interesting twist...

Battlestar Galactica - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

RedStar, I don't recall seeing that specific classification.. *grin*

Mammals, Reptiles, Fish, Birds - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

C&C is a great series!

Games - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Movie theater popcorn with real butter... The Best...

Food - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Miami Vice.. In the 80's I wore Linen suits with pastel shirts, mesh top shoes with no socks and listened to Jan Hammer... They were dark dark days... *LOL*

Social Sciences - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

true dat!

News - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Oh no yu DID'nt!

News - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

ATI.. SOUNDS DELICIOUS! eaten while watching 300! *grin*

Food - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Umm.. Does one have to be a Dark Sith lord to use a Darknet? Just needed to know what clothing to order.. *smile*

Pirates - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Fibs, Ouch... do you still use that one on your Mom? *grin* Grab that ankle and complain of stiffness when she is annoying you? *grin*

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Mmmmmm.. Butter!

Food - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Rich, nice! how long have you been in school in Florida?

Students - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

mmm... 7-of-9... ROWR!

Star Trek - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Wiki = Good!

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Harsh like Razor Wire Harsh! *grin*

Programmers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

Geeks are Coolr!

Geeks - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

P0ss, Ohhh that is unfortunate... *LOL*

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Alas it has been very cloudy and rainy here the last couple of days and it has not allowed any nice views of the moon..

Astronomical - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Lacey, I bet you would look awesome in a Borg-o-tard... *GRIN*

Star Trek - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Yes... Maximum Suxitude!

Astronomical - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

It's the one piece "Unitard" that the Borg wear... a Borg-o-tard... *LOL*

Star Trek - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Lacey, I have no doubt that that is true! *smile*

Star Trek - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

*grin* Well I am nothing if not predicably lecerous! *grin*

Star Trek - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Lacey, sure...we can get matching facial tattoos.. *grin* would you like one or two light sabers? *grin*

Pirates - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

It's my Dark Sith Lord speciality.... *evil grin*

Star Trek - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Hehehehehehehehehehehehe... Something like "you are having a BAd Day" tatooed on your forehead? *grin* that would be pretty intimidating huh... *LOL*

Pirates - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Harsh... like being sat on by Rosie O'Donnell...

Programmers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

Travis, she was very noticably absent when the rest of the Final five met.. Who could have called Col. Tye though! *amazed*

Battlestar Galactica - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

ATI, An excellent Idea! I'll throw in my two cents worth!

Geeks - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

The Rob is PLEASED! *grin* Blessings of The Rob upon this endeavor! *grin*

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

I have trained in a wide array of arts from Aikido to Silat to Escrima. I currently train in a mix of Boxing/kick-boxing, grappling arts and Escrima. I have been very lucky in that I have never had an injury that has completely side-lined me. I have badly sprained an ankle in Aikido that affected how I could train for several months and it is still a little weak but it never stopped me. I do however regularly have aches, pins and strains that limit how intensely I can participate. MY knees and shoulder are the real tough ones but lately I have been dogged with issues with my hips. Getting old sucks...

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Jawad, I think that is a splendid idea!

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

ATI, Yes... VERY important... *LOL*

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

ATI, YEs... This is the behavior I have experienced...soooo frustrating... But does enforce tagging very effectively... like a cattle prod.. *smile*

Geeks - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Then our arrows will BOT OUT THE SUN!.... MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA sorry..... had a 300 moment just then.. *smile* Happens at the office too... kind of embarassing whne you form all your mates into a Phalanx in the coffee room and challenge your approaching boss to "Come Get them!"... meaning coffee cups of course... I think he mostly was offended bu the comment I made to my Phalanx of office mates to "Give them MOTHING! Take from them EVERYTHING!"... They very enthusiastically beat their Pens on their Serving Trays but again I think management took some offence... *shrugs* I'm sure the blood and coffee stains will come out of the tiles with some bleach....

Robot Dance Off 2007 - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

ATI, *LOL*

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Orgies are FUN! Shuzak is FUN! Could be MA! *LOL*

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

FNORD! Curse you MA and your software interrupts! *LOL*

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

P0ss, THAT... is beautiful!

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

EWWW.... just EWWWWW....

Food - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Indeed!

Geeks - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

I do have a sense of Irony you know... *LOL*

Shuzak Current Affairs - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

Sabina, I see!

Programmers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

32!

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Fibs, Great points1 Getting the word out to the right audience is Key!

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

31! *Just call me Mr. Register!*

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

LN, That's not a bad idea... Additionally perhaps some professional sites as well... Hmmm... do we have an advertising budget? *grin*

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

BB clearly NOt a banana Fan...

Food - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

'Cause it's DOUBLY importatn... *grin* ok..so I wondered the same thing...

Geeks - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Interesting.. You know I get the idea of thinking of a ship or a car as a tangible thing and assigning it a gender (All my Cars have been female in my mind) but not a web site. I think of Shuzak as more of a collective, a community and as such it has no one "sex" but rather is a composite of the personalities that comprise it. It would be more "feminine" if the magority of the community were female, or more "masculine" of the opposite were true but I would never endow it with a fixed gender... Just my thought.. I'lll cross post this in P0ss's new topic.

Shuzak Current Affairs - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Interesting.. You know I get the idea of thinking of a ship or a car as a tangible thing and assigning it a gender (All my Cars have been female in my mind) but not a web site. I think of Shuzak as more of a collective, a community and as such it has no one "sex" but rather is a composite of the personalities that comprise it. It would be more "feminine" if the magority of the community were female, or more "masculine" of the opposite were true but I would never endow it with a fixed gender...

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 3

BB, Seriosly though I think it had to do with my original topic creation.. I had problems with the editor and may have created towo topics in stead of one by the same name.. It may be a bug in the topic creation process.

Geeks - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

mmmm.. Energizer Batteries

Robot Dance Off 2007 - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@Lacey, we would expect no less from technology in your servitude! *grin*

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... Take that Morpheus! *LOL*

Shuzak Current Affairs - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Yeah it is quirky.. I have lost a couple of big posts to submission strangeness.. *sigh*

Geeks - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

handbananas can be FUN! *LOL*

Food - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

ATi... good point... As one Wow player so recently learned... Crying Game

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Luckily I so loved the Shuzak that I gave it my only begotton son.. Who had a backup of the Complete Rob source code.. *grin*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

That is less than optimal... *pout*

Geeks - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Fibs.... We may have to include that in our Geek Charter! *grin*

Geeks - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Yue...more fiber in your diet... takes care of that problem in 12 to 18 hours... *smile*

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Well I would contend that Women are just as likely to be Geeks in their fields of choice as men are.. That Geekdom is an approach to life, it is being passionate about the things that interest you and is not constrained by subject or gender. So the purpose of this question is to determine simply if there is something in the structure or capabilities of this community that would make more women feel like sharing their expereinces and ideas with the group. I tossed out suggestions just off the top of my head as a brianstoeming exercise so perhaps I would encourage subsequent posters to take the same approach, contribute your ideas and thoughts, not your criticisms at this point..

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Agreed!

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

P0ss, Those are some fantastic ideas! Shuzak is a network of forums, and must be easily traversible I would contend that indeed Shuzak is a Network of People (Geeks to be precise.. *grin*) and the Content in it represents our collective musings, opinions, insights and merriment and we need a quick, easy and intuitive means to search, examine, comment, edit and add to that content.

Shuzak Current Affairs - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

MA, To Fibbs point, there are lots of beautiful Gals that appreciate the Geek just as there are many guys that appreciate the Geek Grrrl.. *smile* It is really a matter of meeting one another.. There are some great dating web sites that can assist this like lavalife, match.com, etc. Also I would suggest you probably want to get out and explore your passions a little more. Take a class, spend time at the coffee shop or skater park, whatever your thing is. Embrace your inner Geek and cool chicks will find that attractive.. *smile*

Geeks - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

P0ss, Actually thre is a movement in Biology to reclassify the species based on their genetic information not just the actually observed characteristics. Currently ALL life on the planet shares a common set of base genes that trace back to the original life on the planet but closely related species may share a startlingly high degree of genetic materiel. I suspect that within the spedcies and within a given population the differences would be very small compared to the overall genome but given that we use DNA testing as proof of identity clearly each individual has several key factors. I understand that in many states, the restrictions on inter-family marriages has been listed so that you can indeed decide to marry your 1st cousin if you so choose. This may be a reflection that our curent society has diversified so much that the risk of excessive recessive genetic expression has been minimized.. Fascinating angle... Worth digging into a little more..

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

P0ss, You make a good point! Perhaps emhancing the social dynamic among the community might assist.

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

I think a road map would be fantastic!

Shuzak's Collaborative Program - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

P0ss, EXACTLY! Freedom to "Bone yer Clone!" That is what America is really all about! *grin*

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

You see... This is where some reporting tools would be REALLy SWEET! *grin*

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

MA, Better late than never! *grin*

Geeks - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Sabina, ???? Are you writing programs in brainfuck too?!?!?!? *grin*

Programmers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

P0ss, THAT is NASTY!

Food - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Will do!

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Fridaddy, That is very cool! Please let us know what they think!

Students - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Yea... well.... *sputter* i used to play DnD... Nyah! *grin*

Star Wars Lovers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Jawad, Well if I may play "product manager" for a moment, I think we need to settle on a couple of themes first that will direct and drive our feature choices. this helps to prioritize and focus the discussion. I would suggest the following: 1/ Improving Navigation - Making it easier to find topics based on keywords, User, topic, date, etc. 2/ Expanding Capabilities - Creating new ways that we can share our interests and passions. We already have mechanisms for sharing interesting videos but what about pictures (beyond our avatars) and music as well as collorative tools (or links to collaborative tools). Clearly there are a lot of sticky issues with any of this but it would greatly enhance the versatility of Shuzak and increase membership conversion and rentention. 3/ Community Building - We need to foster the social aspect of this group beyond simply discussion threads. This can be in many forms from scheduled chats, to face-to-face meetings to having a Welcoming Committee for new members. User Growth is the fuel for our success and we need to actively pursue it. This should include some kind of on-line Marketing Campaign BTW. 4/ Reporting & Administration - To assist admins and Community Leaders we need the ability to be able to find out who has joined, what is popular, what is tanking, who is contributing and making a difference and who is being a trouble maker. and we need a way to control and deal with people who are a detriment to the community. I know I have seen suggestions that fall into all of these categories/themes. Have I missed anything?

Shuzak's Collaborative Program - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Matt, don't be silly! It was an abandoned house! 8grin*

Star Wars Lovers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Alas...it just got deleted... *curses*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Sid, So I take it your WON'T be seeing the movie again... *smile*

Military Strategies and War - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Ok...real life horror story.. When I was in college I took computer science and one of the required classes was systems programming. We took a "bottom up" approach, understanding how microcode was implemented and controlled by assembly and then on up to an actual operating system. The professor was a genius and went to Waterloo (Canada's version of MIT) and actually wrote a microscode simulator when he was there. The thing was that he did it for FUn and as a result use only languages that were available without Mainframe Chargebacks (Remember long ago you had a certain amout of time allocated to you on the mainframe and it was precious!) Well it turned out the limited his choices considerably and as a result he was forced to implement his simulator in COBOL.. COBOL with some C routines compiled in for the Bitwise operations.. For those not familiar with COBOL it is incredibly wordy and a language designed specifically for business processing NOT low level system programming. It's like trying to do surgery with a chainsaw. But it worked... man was it twisted, but it worked. We had to review through it with him before we went off and wrote our own simulator.. luckily we got to write ours in System/370 Assembler.. Who would have thought that using Assembler was the EASIER of two options! *grin*

Programmers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 4

Rath, Well I will have to second your kudos to BJJ! *grin*

Games - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

ATI, Actually it was very cool when you looked at what he accomplished! I got to say hi to that professor last year at my College reunion.. He is a very interesting guy and we ended up havinf a long discussion about Digital Cameras and ipods.. mostly me telling him how easy they were to use and recommendations... It was a little surreal! *grin*

Programmers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

ATI, Leveraging the existing content for new users (as well as old ones) is a great point. A cheap way to do just that is the Tag cloud or a similar mechanism where the new User can list all their interests and then we can build a navigational device based on the tags that match those interests as well as suggest communities perhaps.

Chadrack - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 4

ATI, Yeah...both are a lot of work... I worked in Application Development in COBOL for a few years... Which was particularly painful given that I at heart a die hard C coder... *rolls eyes*

Programmers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Danish, German and Scottish with a sprinkling of English thrown in for fun... *smile* PS.. My middle name is Bruce... *LOL*

Life - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

I would add to that: Learning Nerd Sphinx Matt Scorcho Ryan (gigiddy, gigiddy) Off the top of my head... I sure would like to find a way to encourage more folks to add content..

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Do any of the women on Shuzak now have any suggestions? That is a splendid suggestion! *grin*

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Hehehehehehehehe It's good to be The Geek! *grin*

Geeks - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Con, We have meetings to do JUSt that... We look at your ideas and think of ways to do them better in a comlpetely different way... We even have jackets and special handshakes... *grin*

Chadrack - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Looks like P0ss slipped in a Rush tape! *grin*

Robot Dance Off 2007 - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 3

ATI, Thanks for adding some verbiage! The entry was immediately marked for deletion because I only tossed in a couple of placeholder statements but I have flagged it for review until we can get some meatier content in there!

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

ATI I made a couple of small edits.. Mostly to keep the tone boutant to encourage click throughs to the site. *grin*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

When I was growing up my grandparents used to make a huge breakfast on Sunday mornings for the whole family. Being from Eastern Canada our cuisine was largely influenced by scottish and English immigrants so alongside the bacon and beans would be Blood Pudding, which is like a Keilbassa but is made with congealed blood of the slaughtered animal. I used to love it! I still can find it at good Irish pubs for breakfast but they usually call it Rashers or Irish Sausage.. *smile* Pass the Haggis please! *LOL*

Food - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

DOOM.. The original time sucking masterpeice of chaoes and mayhem... Damn that was a fun game!

Games - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

I think that there has been a "Karma Correction" going on as new people join, some people leave and the community tries to find it's new balance. I think there are a lot of great suggestions about what to do with Karma and implmenting them will help provide some context into it's usage and purpose. To constantine's point though I think we are hitting a tipping point on the content side. right now we are essentially building a "Heap" where newer content gains the most attention. this is not bad but it does tend to narrow the focus of our discussions and submissions to just those most active or newly added topics/communities. I think we need to rethink that approach and see if we can create a more "cross-sectional" approach for Users where they can see topics across all their defined interests and groups of freinds and easily traverse those topics to keep the discussions alive and relevant. I really like the new History Tab immensely and I think that is definately a step in the right direction. I think enhancing the search and perhaps leveraging tagging will also help this process as well. P0ss and ATI have been talking about setting up a mechanism for RSS feeds which I think is brilliant and would also help keep topics alive. I think we also have to figure out how to grow more and grow in diversity. I think having disparate perspectives and interests would broaden the discussions a lot and help us get to the critical mass point. Maybe that's marketing, maybe that is partnering with another site, I'm not sure. BTW if you like this post... Gimme some Karma baby! *LOL*

Shuzak Current Affairs - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 6

Does my Butt look big in this Unitard? *LOL*

Robot Dance Off 2007 - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

*heavy breathing* Matt, The Emporer is very displeased with your typing Skills.. *heavy breathing*

Star Wars Lovers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

ATI, You are correct sir! Critical mass is essential and relevancy and interest are the fuel to get us to that tipping point.

Shuzak Current Affairs - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

Matt, *LOL* no never tried Guild Wars... It just seemed kinda funny! *grin*

Star Wars Lovers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

ATI, I think there are issues about our articles getting classified as SPAM... *frown*

Shuzak Current Affairs - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

FPS = Relief from Stress and Road Rage.. *grin* I do have to make honrable mention to Redneck Rampage.. Possibly one of the rudest and fuinniest FPS I have ever played! Best Line from that Game (in redneck drawl of course): "My head hurts, my feet stink and I DON'T love Jesus!" *grin* I still love dropping that bomb on people! *LOL*

Games - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

*LOL* I think it may be the less about the content as how DIGG categorizes us... But I am not really sure.. *grin*

Shuzak Current Affairs - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Sphinx! NICE! Thanks for the link!

Entertainment Fans - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

And they thought ME mad for having a trapeze installed over my bed! HARUMPH! *grin*

Tea - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

BRILLIANT!

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Matt, Is Sean Luke Picard, Jean Luc's American cousin that never made it into Starfleet and ended up being a Space Trawler Captain with a strange fixation on Harry Mudd? *grin* Just asking..... *LOL*

Star Wars Lovers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Matt, DO finish Champloo... It is amazing!

Anime - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Ummmm Sid.... Using the terrain to your advantage to overcome a MASSIVE disparity in force size is INGENIOUS Tactics and INCREDIBLY Brave but to your point it is NOT Strategy. The STATEGIC aspect was that facing the Persian Army there and damn near turning them back delayed them several days and made the army question the infallibility of Xerces thus laying the seeds of their eventual defeat by the Athenians. Now I would agree that the combat art of the Greeks was not very pretty and it was all about the Phalanx and the protection it offerred the soldiers within it, but it did require rigorous training and discipline to maintain it against an agressive opponent. I think the Spartans that died at Thermopalae were incredibly brave, incredibly loyal and should always be remembered with honor and respect. We Will Remember!

Military Strategies and War - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Ohhhh... HARSH! I LIKE IT!

Programmers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

*Begin GEEK Moment* Ok... There are SEVERAl classification systems available but the most widely adopted currently is a 6 Kingdom Breakdown into: Eubacteria Archaebacteria Protista Funji Plantae Animalia *End GEEK Moment* The first two are a refinement of the Bacteria Kingdom, Protista are critters that are somewhere between plant and animal but remain single cell createurs or somple multi-cell creatures, Fungi you put on salads and rocks, Plants you smell and Animals you eat... *grin* So yes Lacey, Your Paper Wasps are Animals.. Unless you are talking about Wasps made out of Paper in which case they belong to the Kingdom Dementia and you should probably start taking your meds? *grin*

Mammals, Reptiles, Fish, Birds - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 3

@P0ss, you are probably right... I was using the current classification scheme in place that covers only those most recent animals. @ATI, There are several classification schemes. I went over to Wikipedia from the low doan and it was very informative. There is a new movement to remove kingdom's and put into place domains that represent groupings based on commonalities in DNA and that reduces down to 3 magor domains I believe. It is an interesting read! Here is the link: [link href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_%28biology%29] Mutual of omaha's Wild kingdoms[/link]

Mammals, Reptiles, Fish, Birds - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Ohh poop...

Mammals, Reptiles, Fish, Birds - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

TRy again: Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdoms

Mammals, Reptiles, Fish, Birds - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

ATI, you thinking what I'm thinking?!?!?!?!?

Games - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Ahhh I see.... Well then... >rsh Anti-Rob -user Rob -password GOD Welcome to Anti-Rob v 1.2.3.1.2 ... ... ATI>cd / ATI>ls -l . .. everything ATI>rm * -r -quiet ATI> ^C > Bye Bye.... *LOLM* = Laughing Out Loud Maniacialy

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

*slaps Matt too* Hey this is fun! *grin*

Star Wars Lovers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

NARCICISSIM! Ultimate Love of the Self! Ohh the Greeks would LOVE adding that to their Mythology! *grin*

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 4

*turns on Devo* *warms up joints and stretches* *applies silver face makeup and puts on black unitard* *stops Devo and puts on Kraftwerk* *ROBOT DANCES* Bitches...... pwned! *LOL* *tries to hide embarrassment of being in a Black Unitard with face and hands painted silver... Desperately tries to shut off Kraftwerk as it plays "computerland"... Fingers are slippery*

Robot Dance Off 2007 - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Hey Rhenaley! Welcome to Shuzak! My Mom introduced all of her children to Tea but the stipulation was that you had to drink it WITHOUT sugar! *grin* I find now that I don'y like sugar in my tea, just a little milk. I like Green and black tea a lot, again without sugar, but my fav is Earl Grey tea with a piece of shortbread... Mmmmm...

Tea - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Fibs, Yeah Virual Nookie is not nearly as good as Real Nookie... although giving good phone is a wonderful talent! *grin*

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Damn P0ss... It's like you lived the entire Wild Kingdom series... Mad Props Dude!

Mammals, Reptiles, Fish, Birds - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@P0ss, Ohhhhhh... Is there a model kit I can buy like Gundam? *grin*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@ATI, Seriously you should see 300 in the Theater! It is SO worth it Bro!

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@lacey, Mmmmmm... Good shortbread from Cornwall.. Made with Clotted Cream.. Ohhh God.... WANT! *smile*

Tea - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

I'm scared about reading about animals to be scared of! *grin*

Mammals, Reptiles, Fish, Birds - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

Ohhh Lacey.... You have not lived until you have had shortbread from Cornwall... Damn those Brits know how to deliver FAT! *LOL*

Tea - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Wow... And a Virtual Couch wins it! *grin* Hmmmm... i wonder if a Virtual Sectional would have swayed the Lovely Lacey! *evil grin* ______________ | | | | | | | |------------ | | _____ |__| |_____| please note the ottoman also included! *LOL*

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Ohh poo... It totally got trashed by the movers! *LOL*

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@Nadeem, FAT 64! 64 Stones that is! *LOL*

Tea - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Chad, nice one!

Politics - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

ATI, Sorry Mate.... Rob 4.0 runs on Windows... No Root Level Access... *shrugs*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Joe, The language is called "Brainfuck". It is interesting although I think mostly a curiosity. This is little better than programming microcode. It is VERY primitive and an interesting way to examine the fundamentals of programming but offers little in terms of practical use. Also the syntax reminds me of APL which used greek characters to define a number of different functions that can be appied to vectors and matrices. It was very powerful but a bitch to actually maintain.

Programmers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 3

Corgies.... Nice..... *LOL*

Shuzak Current Affairs - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Gigiddy Gigiddy! *LOL*

The Manly Beard Club - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

P0ss...Ummm actually I think you only get to be a Duke... Sorry Dude... British Succession rules are a Bitch!

Shuzak Current Affairs - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Hey we could have our own TV Series here! The Virtual Bachelorette! Geeks on Shuzak could compete for Lacey's Favor and one would be eliminated each week! *grin*

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

Well besides a pale complexion, reduced social skills and carpal tunnel syndrome... But otherwise No Consequences! 8grin*

Games - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

ATI, Well given that there are a Million persions.. The law of large numbers does apply! *LOL*

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

P0ss, you need 300 mg of Spartan Antibiotic to take on the Million E.coli of the GI Army... And you can get them at Esopageal Gate where their numbers won't count! AAAAARRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! *running to the bathroom*

What Is A Geek? - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

ATI, "Oh God No" was the proposed title of the last "Oh God" movie... Thankfully it was never produced! *grin*

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Gaggle of Women Love Interest! A Polyamorous Anime! I will HAVE to put that on my list! *LOL*

Anime - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

I gotta say that multi-legged, crawly insects completely creep me out... The flying kind not so much, but if it skitters out from under a rock I got issues... *grin*

Mammals, Reptiles, Fish, Birds - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

*LOL* That's brilliant!

Games - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

*dousing himself in gasoline* ATI... WHAT?!?!?!?!?!

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

It's true! I think that movies based on Comics have a good pedigree due to the fact that the storylines of most comics have faced this same challenge over and over. How many villans has Spiderman faced? how do you month after month keep your readers engaged. While there have certianly been colossal Comic Book Movie flops, it is a model that has great potential for a long franchise!

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey, No thanks... Scat films don't do it for me... *LOL*

Anime - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Can I be the Virtual Host of the Virtual competition to be your Virtually Boyfriend? *grin*

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

@Viczy, Yea..... But do you transform into a common everyday object like a car or a plane or a vacuume cleaner? *mouth moves out of sync with video* HA-HA!

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ...... *grin*

Mammals, Reptiles, Fish, Birds - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Matt, very true... although I suspect that it is Producers that often make fcritical decisions about the movie that shape it's destiny dramatically and often for the worse! Have you ever watched Project Greenlight? It was a fascinating look at the business of making movies!

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Sabina, I think the "What I Hate about Shuzak" topic name is meant to be completely "Tongue in cheek". Clearly one of the many things that makes Shuzak fun and great is that the people who contribute the most REALLY do love it and pur a lot of time and attention into it. But in the spirit of constant improvement we all realize that there is a lot of work to do and encourage a very open and frank discussion about what is good and bad and to not consider anything sacrosanct from criticism or improvement. So no one really HATES Shuzak... And we all LOVE Jawad... We are jus tnot sfraid to voice our suggestions for improving and growing this wonderful community.

Shuzak Current Affairs - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Whip Me, Spank Me, show me that you care! *grin*

Mammals, Reptiles, Fish, Birds - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Uh-Oh... Viczy is pulling out the "Morpheus Argument"! *grin*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

J3nnif3r, I didn't see Harry Potter on the IMAX although I should imagine it was exceptional! I want an IMAX for a Home Theater! *evil grin*

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

JHAt CLEARLY has committment issues! *LOL*

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Now we just need a cool little logo and a cutsie medico name for it and we have a product... how about Counter-Strike-EX.. or Virtual-Carnagium.. Oh wait! VI-GUN-GA! Ohhhh the commercial practically writes itself! "Do you wish to share your pent up rage with someone especially aggravating in your life but currently suffer from Rage Expression Dysfunction? Try VI-GUN-GA! For hours of Rage Draining Cyber Carnage!" *LOL*

Games - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 4

ATI, Well maybe if you have a trapeze over your bed.... You do have one right?

Life - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

ATI, PERFECT! *ROFLMAO*

Games - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

Matt, I have never seen Love Hina but I was very confused and disappointed with the ending of Samurai Champloo.. I wondered if I had missed an episode or did they all just walk away separately?!?!?!?!?!?! Damn that strange Japanese sense of drama. *shakes fist*

Anime - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

ATI! Yikes! No so fun!

Mammals, Reptiles, Fish, Birds - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Sphinx! OHHHHHHHH! I forgot! Dammit! I was all set for some Heros watching tonight! ARRGGGHHHHH!!!! Gues I'll have to catch up on my Tivo.. Got some episodes of Numbers in there... *sigh*

Entertainment Fans - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

I LOVE Exorcisms! Evil Demons COME OUT! Lemme get my K&R C Book...

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Kevin, I still play Counterstrike occasionally! GREAT game! We have had 14 people at my place playing on my LAN..VERY sweet!

Games - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

Yup... Lacey you need to move closer to a Geek-opolis! *grin*

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

EvilJ, Lemme just respond to that by saying... NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH! *LOL* Seriously Bro... this dude is in SHAPE! We may have him in for a seminar.. I'll keep you posted.

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Too true! I actually belomnged to a Clan for a while! Great way to make freinds on the Internet.. *grin*

Games - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Reloaded and REvolutions had their moments but they didn't have the same effect on me as the first one did. Mind you it is HARD to do that in a sequel but it can be done. Actually I thought the Animatrix Shorts were VERY well-done and took the story into new areas and filled inthe back-story VERY well. But when you look at the Sequels to Raiders of the Lost Ark, clearly it is possible to take the same characters and the same premise (Nazis, Whips, Archeology) into interesting and fun directions... If you have Sean Connery in your cast that is.. *grin*

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

*Jaw drops* LN, This is a MASTERPIECE of a movie.... I mean... Spartans, freaks, nakedness and Massive carnage... BRILLIANT! *grin*

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Ummmm... About 4000 Persians Long... *grin*

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

*stands* *Looks around* WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?! So I'm not freakin' Helen Mirran! *does a Royal Wave*

Shuzak Current Affairs - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

It's all about the Wave! *grin*

Shuzak Current Affairs - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

ATI, It actually works out to be 1.755 seconds...roughtly.. *grin*

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

ATI, Well I think you are right in that the sequels did suffer from some serious pacing issues and the character of th emovies changed from being more cerebral with Kung-Fu punch up to being very Over The Top action...

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Buster, First of All Welcome to Shuzak! I have to say that you sport the Will Riker beard very well and next to my goatie it is my next favorite beard style!

The Manly Beard Club - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

ATI, Thanks for the prose clarification... I clearly was not writing at my best! *grin*

What Is A Geek? - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

ARRRGGGGHHHHH! Gratuitous Chest Hair without any kind of content warning! My Eyes, MY EYES! *LOL*

The Manly Beard Club - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Matt, Oh God please let there not be an Eragon sequel.. although they certainly did set one up!

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

(Pe-Pe le Pew!) - Redheads - Intelligence - Confidence - Curves - Cleavage - Beautiful Smile - Sexually Adventurous - Stockings (ROWR!) (Elmer Fudd) - Catty Women - Dumb Blondes - Prudes - Hypocondriacs - Trailer trash - Angry Butch Lesbians

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

CN, Thanks for the props and the further recommendaiton.. Trigun is on my (not so deadly slow) Netflix list. Matt your review is very enlightenting. I am lucky that the nearest Netflix Distribution center is two towns west of me so the turn around is VERY fast! For my "Adult Movie Needs" I use a service called "The Wanted List". They are based out of New Jersey and they are pretty fast although their inventory seems a little limited.

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

It's true.. I was jealous of MA for getting there befor eme.. *grin*

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

CN, I thought The Prestige was simply brilliant!

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Guest, The Simmons/Jordan's IMAX in REading is currently showing 300.. I think the one in Natick may be as well. @Lacey[Awesomeo!], You should TOTALLY GO! IMAX ROCKS! CN, Yeah the visuals were unbeleivable! And I have a few billion sit up to do myself! *LOL*

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@Joseph, So you feel that it is more Logical to beleive that the complexity of the Universe is created by a Supernatural Being with a good eye for the esthetic and the ability to sculpt a Universe than it is to beleive that there is an overall modelthat dictates how matter and energy interact and can create large complex structures based on the evidence we observe daily that this does indeed happen. Sorry Joseph.. I don't follow that argument. I certainly can respect that you may beleive in a supernatural being and that is your right to do so however I would contend that Logic cannot be used to justify that belief.

What Is A Geek? - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

How rude! *grin*

Star Wars Lovers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Sabina, LOL... Looks like they need to tune their profiling engine a little! @Lacey Could you tie me up please? *LOL*

Internet - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Well sometimes the bed breaks during the trapeze dismount! *grin*

Life - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@Matt, Hey Netflix now has a Friends feature so we can share recommendations!

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@P0ss, SU-PRISE! *LOL* @LAcey, Yeah I have actually done demos with Live Blades... It's pretty intense! *grin*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

CHEAP = GOOD! I would love to buy all the Ghost inthe Shell series but they are soo damn expensive!

Anime - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

I think that there are some great examples of sequels that actually met or exceeded the original. It's rare but it does happen. My best sequel List: - Aliens - Alien Resurrection - Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - X2 and X3 - Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan - Clerks 2 I think that making a great sequel is about the director having a powerful and distinct vision that connects the movie to the franchise but takes it to a new and interesting place.

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

Star Craft... So many hours.. Such diversity.. Network play before it was huge... Such a great game!

Games - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

Constantine... This is VERY nice! Thank you!

Internet - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Jared, I agree totally that science has a LOT of work to do to fill in the gaps but we incrementally advance our understanding and fill in more and more. It is the process of examining the evidence, positing a theory and testing that theory that I believe in. Certainly Philosphers have posited many wonderful arguments as to the existance or non-existance of God but they are all meta-physical in their nature and of course do not follow any FORMAL system of Logic because of course we cannot ASSERT the big scary stuff. *grin* And to answer your question, if there were a new Religion that incorporates a Supernatural Being AND incorporates all Observations I would STILL not follow it because it requires THAT being. All the evidence I see, my observations of the Universe and it's laws indicate that it is complex, mysterious, strange and completely explainable.

What Is A Geek? - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Does "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" count as a Monologue? *grin*

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

ATI, We regularly spar with rattansticks.. And body armour of course.. But the sticks still hurt.. And the live blade you do only with really good people! *grin* Even still I have gotten minor cuts before..

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Battlefield 2 is very sweet!

Games - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

Fibb's Speaks the Truth! *grin*

Sport - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey, *smile* I am nothing if not persistent.. and lecerous! *lol*

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Hehehehehehehehehehe... We use wooden swords...sometimes REAL swords... It's hard on the Orcs... REALLY hard.. LOL Dnd and Role Playing Games in general were wonderful expereinces for me. They allowed me to channel my imagination and have a degree of social interaction that I found hard when I was young. It also allowed me to delevelop confidence in speaking in front of a group of people thatI found very difficult. Plus it was REALLY cool to slay moneters and get treasure! *grin*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Joseph, I stand corrected... You are correct sir.. I have described a Theist, not an Agnostic... Thank you for poinging that out. *bow*

What Is A Geek? - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Yeah I'm with ATI... Minor my Arse! *grin*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

I LOVe cheatsheets!

PHP - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey, Ummm... HUGE Pervert actually... Haven't you ever broken a bed with a Lover before! *evil grin* that's when you KNOW you are doing it RIGHT! *LOL*

Life - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

DDOOOHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Well I am back in Canada for some vacation and I wanted to take my nephews to see 300 this week. My son (who is 14 ) is with me as well as two of my nephews aged 10 and 8. Now I know it is a very violent film but they are pretty sharp kids and I and theor Moms think they should be fine. Well I but the tickets and we get the popcorn and we are all set and.... We get denied entrance by the Usher because the two youngest kids are under 14! According to the Canadian system even if they are accompanied by and Adult they cannot be admitted if they are under 14! ARRRGGGHHHHH!!!!! So we saw Ghost Rider instead... Which had demons and flaming skulls and bikes jumping over helicopters but that was perfectly fine... Damn them..damn them all.. *pouting*

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

MA, I have heard good things about Hellsing.

Anime - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Jared, Atheism refers to the disbeleif in ANY god. Agnosticism beleives that thre is some kind of a supernatural being, you are just not sure what flag they are flying! *smilE*

What Is A Geek? - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Ok... got back a litttle while ago... WOW! The movie was fantastic! OMG! And on the IMAX it was incredibly fantastic! Shit I need to see it again and again! Incredible! The ending.. THE ENDING! HOLY COW! I wanna be a Spartan...

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@ATI, HELL YEAH!

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Nadeem and Constantine.. You got me.. I am missing the quote.. What movie is it from?

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@ATI, Yeah the Building Inspectors in Dreamleand are very lenient! *grin*

Life - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

Well next to Rush limbaugh yeah... *LOL*

Geeks - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

*hiding the Dnd player Sheets* HEY!... w-w-w-w-w-w-w-what's wrong with DnD?!?!?!?!?! *grin*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@ATI, you mean something like this: *Large fuzzy creature enters atage with backup singers* Mah-nama-nump! Do-doooo-De-dooda! Mah-nama-nump! De-doo-Doo-Da! Mah-nama-nump! De-doo-da-doo-da--da-doo-da--da-doo-da--da-da-da-da-dooda-da! *DISMEMBER* *smile & wave while exiting* *Gonzo comes on with his chickens*

Tea - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@lacet, Well primarily the lead singer from Rush, Geddy Lee with narration and running comment by Bob and Doug macKenzie! *grin* the funny part is that it actually was very popular in Canada when it was released and rode the charts for a while! *grin*

the physical world - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey, Pro Tennis! nice! Tennis Shorts! VERY NICE! *LOL*

Sport - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Samus, Welcome aboard!

Shuzak's Collaborative Program - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Constantine... You are correct.. My Bad.. I will remedy this situation this evening! *grin*

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey, To build on joe's excellent and cpmrehansive answer, allow me to focus only on gravitation (that's what cool Physics Geeks call it) at the Macro level and ignore quantum gravitation for now. Space is not empty, it is not the absence of anything, it actually has a structure and a "shape" if you will. It's AT LEAST 4 dimensional although it may be more than that, and time is one of those dimensions. The easy way to imagine it is to picture one of those really cool play structures you see in a playground that is made up of steel pipes interlaced so you get a bunch of cubes formed that you can crawl through. Imagine one of those floating in space but the steel is REALLY thin and it goes on indefinately in all directions forming this huge 3D grid. That is Space. Got it? ok.. now along comes Matter. Matter effects Space by twisting it. So if in that huge grid I put something like a planet, then all of a sudden the lines (pipes) within that areas are bent and twisted into it very densly and pipes around that object are effected as well, bending towards it. The further you get away from the planet the less the pipes are bent but it's effects reach way out AND those magnituge of those effects can be calculated using the Newton's and Einstien's Laws of Gravitation. So what does all this bending mean? Well when another body travels close to the planet, it tries to follow the lines at straight as it can. However the lines are bent towards the planet and the approaching body "falls" towards it. The Heavier the object, the steeper the lines, the faster the Fall. That is Gravitation in a nutshell.

Astronomical - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 5

Scorcho, Wow that is very cool! Nothing makes a flight go faster than an interesting seat buddy!

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Joe, Thanks Bro!

Astronomical - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@All, Well thank you!

Astronomical - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey, He did remark that he was very impressed with how well I was beating up some of the students in stick sparring *grin* he took pictures! *LOL*

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey... Ohhh MY! *evil grin*

Sport - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Con, Oh sweet jesus that video was FUNNY! My sides hurt... Dammit I am DOING that in class next Thursday! But maybe.. Oh yes... Imagine the Boss from Office Space giving the "Wrist control lecture" "Yeah...so... You're jut going to have to get... Wrist Control... yeah.. ANd then... UMMMMMM... Take out you gun.... yeah...."

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

HEAD raving loon I beleive! *grin*

Geeks - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

*dirty french laugh* Ohhhhhohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohoho

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey... Ohhh but they are such GOOD Bad Thoughts.... *gurgle* *GRIN*

Sport - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Dat's some good Dreaming...RIGHT THERE! Oh yeah! Dat's what I am talking about! MMMMMMM!

Life - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 3

The critics in the balcony! *grin*

Tea - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@ATI, *LOL* I... never though of THAt one... I was really thinking more Gonzo or Fozie Bear really... But ok.. *LOL*

Tea - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey... Excellent.. Putting tha wrist technique to good use I see! *grin* Well feel free to jump on a plane and come to Boston.. I for one will likely se this film SEVERAL times so you are welcome to come along with! *GRIN*

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey, OMG! Like... you have NEVER heard this? Well let me fix this! Lyrics (with dialog intro): Okay, be real nice to him, eh (Okay, eh) Okay, this is the, uh Hit single section of our album (Good day) good day Geddy Lee is here from Rush Hi, Geddy, I'm Bob Mackenzie This is my brother Doug (How's it going, Geddy) Oh, it's going pretty good Good day, eh (good day) Thanks for coming down to do our hit (Well, it's my pleasure, eh) Did, did our lawyer call you (Yeah, um, I, you know Ten bucks is ten bucks) I hope you don't mind but There's a photographer that's gonna Be taking pictures of us together To prove that you were here Doing, uh, the record (Yeah, in case people don't believe us) (How come he's not wearing a toque) Oh, he's not from the Great White North Okay, so if you'd like to Put on a toque and some headphones We can do the hit single now (Sure, that'd be great) Do you have the lyric sheet (Oh, yeah) okay (I memorized them) Oh, great, beauty How did you do that so fast (I'm a professional, eh) Oh (snorts and giggles) We'll just sit over here Like, while you're singing, eh (Okay, eh) all right (Thanks, guys) good luck, eh (Okay) okay, okay This is where the DJ talks Don't say anything (Okay, eh) Coo coo coo coo..... (Ah, beauty, go) Coo coo coo coo..... Okay, good day Welcome to our single I'm Bob Mackenzie And this is my brother Doug How's it going, eh Beauty, eh (Yeah, I like that) Okay (okay) Okay, everyone This record was my idea (Get out) it was (You're lying) He, Hosehead here just Sort of rid on my coattails (Why are you doing this It was our idea together) Yeah, okay (all right, okay) We agreed to say that, but (Aww, take off) Take off to the Great White North Take off, it's a beauty way to go Take off to the Great White North Decent singing, eh (yeah) Yeah, he's good Okay, so, good day Our topic today is music That's right, 'cause Like, my brother and I Are now experts in the field (Yeah, right, 'cause we're a band now) Except for him, I'm a band (Aw, how can you do that) (Make me look bad) (You're such a hosehead) Yeah, well, take off Take off to the Great White North Take off, it's a beauty way to go Take off to the Great White North Hey, Hosehead Listen to this that's coming You know what it is (what) It's a drum solo Okay, everyone Like, this is me on the drums (Oh, get out, it is not) (You're lying) it is so (Stop lying, will ya) Take off, eh Take off to the Great White North Take off, it's a beauty way to go Take off to the Great White North Take off, it's a beauty way to go Take off Beauty, eh (like magic, eh) It's coming in (well, that's like) It's like it was sung by angels Hey, Hosehead (yeah, what) Guess what (what) it's over (Take off, it can't be) It is, yeah Because hit records are short (No way) Yeah, they're not that long Okay, so that's our topic for today So good day (good day) Hey, you guys (what) take off Hey, no, hey, don't go No, come back, eh Look what you did Everybody's going cause of you (Come back, I won't let him do it again) Yeah, my fault (yeah, your fault) You're such a hoser (There's no way I'll ever do Another record with you, hoser) Okay, that's fine, I'll do a solo album (Fine, and you'll be looking for me) I will not (on another label) Now everybody's gone Good day (good day)

the physical world - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey, Let's play! Loser springs for popcorn @ 300! *grin*

Sport - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey, Fabby Idea! I'll get my usual Cappuchino.. Can I get you something? *grin*

What Is A Geek? - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Shuzak Current Affairs - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received:

@Lacey, Well since you asked so nicely (and showed cleavage)! You can be the Angel of Wrath AND the high Priestess if you like! *grin*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Joe, To the contrary, I think it sounds VERY cool! Nice work! Is this the project that you want to use Python on for the front end?

C programming - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey, Did you see the spoof film where they make Jack Black Frodo? It is hysterical!

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey, That is my super-power... Being able to do things that are Awesome and Wired at the same time! *grin*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Nadeem, le WaKa WaKa! Ohhuhhuhhuhhuhhuhhuh *dirty french laugh*

Tea - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Scorcho, Right behind you dude!

Gambling - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@ATI, Ohh boy... That is a doosey! That is the biggest steamiest load of crapola I have seen in a long time.. and I gre up next to a Cow Pasture to give you perspective... The best part is that you need to buy the books to see his proof... nice!

Geeks - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Nadeem, First of all what a great Post! Mad Karma Bro! @Jawad, I think you have hit on the key difference here. Allow me to qoute you: My thesis is that scientists (including geeks) tend to think in terms of logic. Because they are intelligent, they believe that their approach to problems is right I would enhance this a little and postulate that we as a group beleive in critical thinking whose fundamental postulate is that there is no truth without evidence and that any theory or postulate can be disproved with evidence. This means that we only accept things that we can prove and are willing to be proven wrong. It is a scary world view because it means that things can change suddenly. Religion builds upon Faith which asks it's followers to beleive in something without ANY evidence and indeed to continue to beleive in it despite any evidence that attempts to disprove it. In many ways it is the very Antithesis of critical thinking. It is certainly this fundamental difference that has made me come to the conclusion years ago that I could not be a person of faith, and good or bad I needed to live in a Universe that self-contained and explicable, even if that explanation was beyond my current grasp. We as a Race HAVE to reach out beyond our knowledge and strive for more or we will simply stagnate and die. Eden wasn't a paradise, it was a graveyard and the tree of life was our way out.

What Is A Geek? - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 4

@Nadeem I would say that you do so more than occasionally my freind! *smile* And yes.. you can become the Speaker of Cosmic Truth for the Church of Rob.. But you have to give me some Karma first bro! *LOL*

What Is A Geek? - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Shuzak Current Affairs - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received:

*whispering* Ok... *grin*

What Is A Geek? - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@ATI.. true.. Thus the quick (mercifully) demise of Ex-Lax Man and Flatulence Boy! *grin*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Yup... RAving loon!

Geeks - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Joe, Hehehehehehe... C and Python are Cool! *grin*

Python - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Matt & Lacey Here is a link but I cannot test it here at work as I get blocked for a lot of the Video sites like youTube. LOTR Spoof If this does not work here is a Google Search that will get you a few other links to try: Google Search It is hysterical!

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

LOL... It is hard to appreciate the genius of the song simply by the lyrics.. *grin* I haven't found a site with it ripped yet.. *pout*

the physical world - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Shuzak Current Affairs - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received:

Ohhhh! Tennis Smack-talk! Isa Very NICE! I LIKE! *grin*

Sport - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Lemonade for the Lovely Lacey... of course! *grin*

What Is A Geek? - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

It is pretty well done!

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Constantine, I would say that to the "Critical Thinker", saying that you cannot disprove somthing is insufficient to say that it is true. As you pointed out, it is difficult (if not impossible currently) to disprove any divine being. But in a "rational"/"Naturalistic" world view you only beleive in what can be proven theoretically or empiracly. I beleive in Electron Flow because we have models that accurately predict it's behavior AND I have been electrocuted before. Faith and Religion ask us to beleive in something that has no Theoretical or evidentiary basis AND keeps asking us to beleive that it can ascribe various events with natural explanations as evidence of the divine. I think as "Critical Thinkers" we balk at that kind of causal liberty and that sours our palette for organized religious dogma.

What Is A Geek? - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

I'm IN!

Pirates - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

I think Singing in the Rain will become a Church Hymnal! *grin* In the Navy will NOT be.. *LOL*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Hobs, Very NICE! @Mad Ant, I'll be sure to post a spoiler free review on Sunday.

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Hey.. You ask.. I answer.. It's like Santa Clause but with a Walkie Talkie.. *grin*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@ATI, True enough!

Geeks - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Joe, That should work! You should also be able to pass any arguments that you coolected with the GUI objects directly to the C Lirary functions you need without having to send them to an intermediary file. Additionally you coulf potentially get the output of those C calls into a GUI object to review the results immediately but that may be more involved depending upon how the librariues are written.

Python - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Gokul, Every littel bit helps! *grin* all, What is the gnarliest thing you have done in C? I wrote a whole high school scheduling package in it for my first job out of college. I had to use every trick in the book! Double linked lists, recursion, pointers to functions, you name it! Man it was head twisting stuff but wow, could you ever do some cool stuff with the language! What is the gnarliest things you guys have done using C?

C programming - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@Matt, Dude I am so hoping you get to go! IMAX Movies are incredible and I think this movie in particular is a perfect fit for the bigger screen and killer sound system! WOOT! 300 on an IMAX.. Damn I think I am going to pee my pants in anticipation! *grin*

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@isomorph, This is true! I never had any trouble finding things to fill my day with while I was unemployed. I sharpened my Chess skills immensely, I worked out at the gym regularly and I even did some pro-bono work which was very interesting! I do like the pay-check though! *grin*

Work - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@ATI, You have to stop eating tesseracs before going to bed! *grin*

Life - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 3

@Lacey *begin catty Gay Voice* Ohh that's too bad honey... Is she a hypochondriac or just a drama queen!?!?!? Oh my look at me being a BITCH! *end catty Gay Voice* The management of The Rob would like to express our apologioes and regretsa for the previous outburst. Occasionally forces beyong our control gain access to the communication facilities here at The Rob and broadcast unsactioned and inappropraite messages. If this message has offended you we apologize and want to assure you that we are doing everything we can to minimize these incidents. If you however found the message funny, or any part of the message amuzing then please increment the Karma Counter appropriately and stay tuned for furhter inappropriate, unsactioned broadcasts... Thank You for reading The Rob

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

ANYONE?

Sport - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Which begs the questions... If I were a Muppet, what kind of Muppet would I be?!?!?!?!? *grin*

Tea - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey, Always a pleasure! *smile* Same time next week? *evil grin*

What Is A Geek? - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@ATI, *patting him on the back from a distance* There, there now... It'll be fine.. . We'll start over in another Universe, some place fresh and new with the plasma barely cooled! It'll be awkward at first, we won't have any intelligent life to worship us but it'll get better over time! We'll cultivate life, find worshipers and before you know it we'll be set up for a brand new Apocalypse, just you and me ok? And I pormise, No Jim Jones or Scott Peterson's this time allright! *beautific smile*

Shuzak Current Affairs - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

@ATI, Ohh my... Well that will certainly require a couple of good magazines in the can to pass that Dukey! *grin*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Mmmmm...Cheese! I'm just Crackers about Cheese Grommit!

Life - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 3

@ATI, It's a great point and I have seen some great mechnisms for doing just that! It would be similar to the "Related Items" capability except the Tagging engine would make it's best guesses about tags based on word frequency and previous tag associations it knows about. It would then suggest terms and allow you to accept all of them, some of them or add your own in.

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@ATI, *LOL* I will send the Angel of Wrath to descend upon you.. Currently we are trying to get Will Ferrel to star in that roll! *LOL*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@ATI... Oh good point! *takes hand off the Universe Reset Switch*

Shuzak Current Affairs - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@ATI, *LOL* More Fiber!

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

LN, Well I have seen a few Feature Films on the IMAX: The Matrix Releaded, The Matrix Revolutions and Batman Begins. They all look awesome on the huge screen and the sound system blows you away so I am anticipating being very impressed by how 300 looks and sounds this weekend! A couple of frinds of mine do reviews for IGN and Rotten Tomatoes and they are raving about the film so I suspect that I won't be disappointed by the content either! *grin* Ohh boy! Is it Saturday yet?!?!?!?! *grin*

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@ATI, Oh THSTOP it! You are juthst trying to get me on the COUCH! *wink*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Nadeem, Exactly! *grin*

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@ATI, Actually it can do exactly that. The tags are indexed not only by frequency but by clusters as well, so suggested tags would be generated by words that typically appear with the base word. The system gets progressively better and better as the cross-index of words gets better and better!

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Nadeem, Personally I would go with "White Wedding" by Billy Idol as the soundtrack to that particular Dissertation.. It affords you a lot of opportunities to grind and sneer! *grin*

Geeks - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Orrr Genius! *MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA*

Tea - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey, Well if Battleship Butt Sinking is Gay then... Oh wait that DOES sound pretty Gay doesn't it... *blush*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@ATI.. Sorry Bro...couldn't help myself... Damn I hate the Jim Jones Apocalypse.. It's not even the ending of Creation... It's the damn annoying posts that lead up to it... *groan*

Shuzak Current Affairs - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

@ATI, You know you can buy Ex-lax and Preparation H in Bulk at Costco? *beautific grin*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey, Sorry darlin'..Lost my head there for a sec.. Of COURSE you were better than the Moose! Biting the head off a chicken is ALWAYS way more entertaining (and dramatic) than nibbling on a sibbling.. *grin* @TG, I think that is just a nasty rumour that Mooses spread around to make people think they are really Bad-Ass and fear them.. Like whne they wear bandanas and dress all alike when you pass htem on the highway like they are a gang or something.. *grin*

What Is A Geek? - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Stephen, We always suspected that you were... *smile*

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Awesome, Eh! *grin*

the physical world - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Nadeem, TECHNICALLY C++ is C with a bunch of powerful marcros on top of it that allows you to declare classes and such so really, you have been coding in C all along. *grin*

C programming - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

You guys just don't appreciate my genius! *LOL*

Tea - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Well Nadeem all I can say is: [code=default] #include <stdio.h> main() { printf("Up your Nose with a Rubber Hose! \n"); printf("*grin*\n"); }[/code]

C programming - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@Nadeem..LOL I am so misunderstood!

Tea - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

*LOL* Touche!

C programming - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Nadeem, That is VERY cool!

Python - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Fine... FINE! Maybe the world is not ready for Fast Food Flavored Ice Cream... Ben & Jerry didn't see the appeal, you folks don't Well FINE! Deny yourself the joy of fraozen greasy treats... Future generations will remember me as a genius though! Mark my! *grabs chest* Oh my heart! Must have been all those Frozen Bratwurst I had! *collapses into a pool of Yogenfruz*

Tea - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

I have my alarm clock come on to a local radio station that plays current pop hits.. It used to be NPR but I find that I tend to be dreaming just before I wake up and often the current news broadcast gets melded into my dreams.. With NPR it was VERY strange at times! So now it's Shakira and Justin Timberlake.. I like it more when Shakira shows up 'cause dancin' with Justin makes me feel Dirty inside... *LOL*

Life - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

NOOOOOO!!!! Is that why the Village People loved singing In The Navy! Darn it I can see their whole Gay Agenda now! MAN! *LOL*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Ohhhhh... Python in Eclipse! I'm installing that RIGHT NOW!

Python - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey, *grin* Credit Given!

What Is A Geek? - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

young Whipper Snapper! *LOL*

C programming - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

No WaY! Take off, Eh! You Hose-head.... Geez!

the physical world - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Gringo, I am a huge fan of a couple of different study aids. One is a line of laminated aids that fit within a standard 81/2 x 11" folder. I think the brand name is QuickStudy. They cover a huge range of topics and summarize them into 4-6 pages all laminated and ready for use in studying. They are great cheat sheets. For more depth and exercises I really like Schaulm's Notes/Guides. They are availabel in any topic imaginable and have lots of exercises and reviews of basic theory. Additionally I might suggest (and PLEASE do not take this as an insult!) "Trig for Dummies". I LOVE the "For Dummies" series as they cover subjects very clearly and simply and have great examples. They write very good books (and I Read a LOT of books!) and you should consider them as a great resource for your library. Here is a link to their Website: Trig for Dummies If you were looking for something les..well printed.. then wikibooks has an open source Book on Trig here: Trigonometry It covers all the basics although it is a little sparse on examples. Good Luck!

Mathematics - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@Lacey, Yes...Yes I am.. *grin*

Life - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Hey... I actually know most of the words to that classic rock hit: "Take off!" *LOL*

the physical world - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Yeah IMAX is pretty freaking SWEET! grin*

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Sphinx, IT sure was one helluva an episode! It was great to see Hiro finally get his Sword (and his powers). and I was VERY surprised by the twist of Mrs. Petrelli turning out to be kind hearted afterall. I think the Linderman angle is fascinating and can't wait to see how tha shakes out. The Sylar thing was good. I liked that Mohinder figured it out and I think we are going to see a massive battle between Sylar and Peter with maybe Chris Eccelson's character stepping in a the last minute!= (just my little prediction)! SUCH a great show!

Entertainment Fans - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@ATI, Is that a dollar bill in your hand there Mister? *wink*

Geeks - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Joe, Dramatic effect... *grin*

Entertainment Fans - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

GRingo, No Problemo! Glad to help out!

Mathematics - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@MAtt, Loved that video! I finally got to watch it here at home! BRilliant! @Lacey, That was hysterical! Ninja Wizards! Sweet!

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@ATI, You know I do have a Speaking engagement coming up in May in Orlando... I think the intricacies of using our products WebSErvices API to create MAshup would be VERY exciting if sung to some Limp Biscuit! *LOL*

Geeks - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Ok... I'm convinved..... Starbuck is a cylon... She even flew a Cylon Raider in a previous season... She one of the Frickin' Final 5... AND it's why 3 apologized when she saw one of the faces because she beat the crap out of starbuck on new caprica.

Battlestar Galactica - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

*ROFLMAO* He would have kittens.... several of them...

Geeks - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

I hate that I can't see more than 5 or 6 lines of "People that have replied to me" on my User Page. I hate that I can't see a history of my posts.

Shuzak Current Affairs - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@ATI REALLY? And I thought the Village People were going door to door looking for YMCA Donations... Cool! Maybe they need to hear The Word of ROb! *rushes to Front Door* *grin*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey, Eternal Glory in my Kingdom.. The valuable knowledge of what REALLY goes on in a Men's Bathroom, oh and most likely an enduring fear of unclean prceline! Cool huh!?!?!?! *grin*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@ATI, Nope no singing... Doctural Thesis presentations... Done to music... *evil grin*

Geeks - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Jawad, I'll talk to Josh but I have some ideas about putting in a Tag Cloud so we can leverage the Tagging capabilities more deeply.

Shuzak's Collaborative Program - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey, Well I personally think that you have l337 propostions! *grin*

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

All I can say is... Catherine Zeta Jones... Dem's Divine Proportions! *grin*

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Lisa, Queen of the Cryptic Posts! *grin*

Anime - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

ATI, when I Lucid Dream I usually try one of two things... One I try and use telekenisis.. I rmember dreaming that I was playing pool and becoming lucid and trying to control the paths of the balls (but not the giant margaurita drinking Iguanas that I was playing against..*grin*). The other thing I try to do is fly/levitate. The hard part is not tripping the "hey you can't do that here!" response which immediately pops me out of the dream. The other situation I often find myself lucid dreaming in is the dreaded "showing up for Work Naked" dream. I usually catch myself in this one and remind myself that it's a dream, OR that it is perfectly normal and that other people don't mind that I am naked. I just hope sometime that I don't THINK that I am dreaming and show up for work naked and ACTUALLY end up being awake... So hard to recover from that one! *LOL*

Life - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@ATI, Dammit ATI that is Brilliant! What say you give up being the Anti-Rob and become the Holy Marketer of The Rob! You are simply Brilliant!

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

*leans out front door and looks around...sees no-one* Hello! Hello? Oh Come on Guys! Don't you wanna hear the Word of Rob?!?!?! I betch I can convert you to being straight!

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Ohh yeah! you have not lived until you have seen a Mathematics Thesis done to Ludicrus! My feet are already dancin'!

Geeks - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

*wiping a tear from my eye* Gosh darm it ATI... You is da best Anti-Rob dat ever wuz! *hugz ATI hoping not to implode the Universe by bring too much Rob and Anti-Rob into direct contact*

Shuzak Current Affairs - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

mmmmmm... Glass Smoothie.... YUM!

What Is A Geek? - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Dude! The Timestamps ROCK!

Shuzak's Collaborative Program - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Being brief is important! Double Plus Good!

Crazy Coders - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

can we just label that the JJ Syndrome? *grin* Like a China Syndrome but with Karma?

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Or a cheeseburger-sicle... Mmmmm... Frozen Cheezeburger... *LOL*

Tea - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

joe, I have been using C off and on for over 20 years. It's a great language for doing low level programming or writing nice little utilities. Mostly I do C# or Java now but ovvasioanlly I dust off my K&R Book to do a little scripting magic.

C programming - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

BTW.. I also own a copy of the OLDER version of the K&R Book.. *grin*

C programming - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

*LOL* TG it really was a great Comic!

What Is A Geek? - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

*LOL* joe... Yeah I am a little old school... I have a copy of the second edition as well.. But I just can't bring myself to throw out the old copy... It's go soo much hiistory! *grin* I also have a copy of the K&P Unix book! Wow wee Wewah!

C programming - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@P0ss and ATI, i have been noodling this over all weekend. I REALLY like the idea of expanding our RSS capabilities and LOVE the idea of being able to subscribe to groupings of Communities and Topics that are included in them via that mechanism. Separating and categorizing the very flat structure that is Shuzak right now has some great advantages in terms of being able to find topics and update members based on their subscribed interests. I am just concerned about the traditional problems of setting up a formal taxonomy which are all about scalability and the rather subjective and sensitive topic about categorization. There are ways to mitigate this thru cross-linking but it had limitations too. One of the really big lessons in Collaboration Software is that cross polination yields amazing results in terms of innovation and breaking down barriers between groups but does lead to issues with finding information. Building formal heirarchies allows for easier retrieval but tend to isolate groups and often leads to duplication of information and discussions thereby dilluting the benefits of collaborating in the first place. The other lesson that we have learned from Content mgmt Software is that enforcing and maintaining a formal taxonomy on content is incredibly time consuming. Te Administration work can grow enourmously if the Users are not properly educated on how to classify the content that they are creating. I worry that by putting into place a Formal heirarchy that we could be committing future administrators to a great deal of work in terms of managing the location of threads and trying to croo-polinate them between communities and that eventually they will give up and the we will end up with Solios of Users that never share informaiton. This seems like a sure fire Communitty Killer for a Social Networking Site. There may be an alternative however. Tagging is becoming very popular because it offers a potential solution that brings the strengths of both approaches to bear. Tagging allows you to make some general categorizations about a topic or a response but not be limited to simply one. Additionally Users can further decorate the posting with additional information that provides further context about the materiel and facilitates richer search and traversal results. So initially when you create a community you have to assign it to at least one Existing Affliation Tag (Science, Paranormal, Humanities, mathematics, etc.) or add an Affiliation Tag if one does not exist. Users can then add additional tags to the Community as well as individual topics to further describe the content therein. This could even be expanded to the "tenor" of the group, with some groups being marked as being more "serious" or "playful" depending on the subject matter and seriousness of the discussions. A Tagging approach would also be more Organic, allowing the groupings of Communities to grow and shift over time as new groupings became relevant. Having overlapping groupings would not be a problem as the nature of tagging it to provide conetn to search and traversal, similar to a Wiki but to preserve the uniqueness of the actual information itself. Content Mgmt and Collaboraiton as an Industry is moving rapidly to embrace this approach and it is radially changing a lot of traditional applications. It is in many ways a radical idea but certainly parallels how we view Databases nowadays. This shift in approach is very similar to the move from heirarchical DB's in the 60's and 70's to Relational and Object Oriented DB's we use now.

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Joe, i think you are going the wrong way here.. Embedding Python in C impossible as far as I know.. Python is an interepted language while C is compiled. Unleess you have a cross-compiler to translate Python into raw C it's never going to work. You can however use C libraries from within Python apps so you could use Python to do the UI aspects of an application and then make calls out for the heavy lifting in C libraries.

Python - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

I am not sure about the ATM's but a lot of the code at the bansk that do the accounting and transaction processing is written in COBOL.

Shuzak's Collaborative Program - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@joe, allright.. i am officially DUMB! After posting that last comment and feeling all happy and smug in my imperfect knowledge of the subject I took a moment and pulled a Python book off of my shelf and actually READ a little of it. It turns out that you CAN call into Python from a C program1 Holy Moley! Thre is an Embedded Call API within Python that allows you to make calls into and run commands from a C program! How about that! There is a chapter on it in the O'Reilly book that gives some examples.

Python - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey.. AHEM! I will have you know that I too am a Canadian! And have beef certified as "Cool"! And @Viczy.. We are very british at heart.. I still get misty eyed when I hear/sing "God Save the Queen".. *sniffle*

the physical world - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Yeah ATI! *grin*

Geeks - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Shuzak Current Affairs - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received:

ATI...See what you have done to the Lovely Tara! You have made her Ill... THat's not very God Like.. I may report you to the local Chapter of Higher Dimensional Entities and Dieties next epoch...

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

ATI, I think the challenge is that as soon as you start putting into place formal categorization schemes you largely buy into all the challenges that come with them.. It's a "In for a Penny, In for a Pound" kind of a deal. I think tagging has the benefits I mentioned above plus it can be implmented in such a way that it is functionally identical to having Meta-Communities. Nothing says that the UI can't represent the Tags as hierarchies if that ends up being a more intuitive and convenient way to access the content for users. What does change is that the Tags contain the categorization informaiton and that it can change and grow over time. The UI redraws it's representation whith every access and therefor survives change more robustly and dynamically AND can easily be altered to reflect different access schemes like a Wiki say.

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Tara.. Are you saying that both Lacey and a Moose you once met are Circus Geeks? Did they ever perform together? Who was better, LAcey or the Moose.. Did the Moose ever reconcile his biting tendencies and apologize to your sister? *grin*

What Is A Geek? - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Joe, I have Programming in Python and it is VERY comprehensive! And Yes I beleive you can call your C Library finctins directly from within Python so you could do your UI stuff in Puthin and then make calls into the finction to do the actual work. And glad to help out!

Python - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Yep... Clouds = BAD... *pout*

Astronomical - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Flaming Pitbulls... Hmmm.. Is that like a Gay Biker Gang? *LOL*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Geek Idol! BRilliant! Who will be the judging staff?

Geeks - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

IT's true... Come On LAcey... Don't be ascared *Porceline Pressure*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Jawad, Amen My Child! Can I get a "Buyah!" Blessings be upon you.. And may you possess many Innovative Ideas for Modern Living! The Rob

Work - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@Jawad, I think all of the Shuzak Members you nominated are excellent choices! I have one small request. Whoever we appoint to be the Geekiest Geek should be crowned with a ceremony and I would like to officiate on behalf of the The Church of Rob.. *grin*

Geeks - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Ohhh guys... You have never been tortured until you have to maintain a large retail application in COBOL... *shudders as he has flashback to a COBOL Tiger Cage...er I mean office Cublicle*

Shuzak's Collaborative Program - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@ATI.. LOL

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Poodles smell bad and are Yappy... ESPECIALLY when they are on Fire!

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Rathmaster.. Ohh I LIKE that... BUt we will have to think about something else for the Ladies... OR DO WE?!!?!?!?!! *LOL*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Rathmaster, Didn't mean to imply that you should have sex with her... But rather that Women have a lot more opportunities to have sex than men do on average.

Gambling - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Jawad, Yeah not many people are available to eat SHITE sandwiches eother.. SO an enterprising individual could clean up in that market too.. But you ARE eating SHITE sandwiches! *LOL*

Shuzak's Collaborative Program - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@Lisa, Welcome to Shuzak! What is "Full Metal Panic"? I have never heard of that before. Is it a spoof of FMA?

Anime - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@P0ss, Well for someone who is REALLY interested in Theoretical Math I don't think it would be a dry topic at all. Mind You I think that the percentage of the population that finds Number Theory REALLY exciting is very limited but to those who do, Party on! I know for a fact that for many people my interests are INCREDIBLY boring! *grin* But that's what makes us individuals, we have different tastes, likes and dislikes. I think to be successful we neeed to have a mixture of dofferent forms of interaction and chat and discussion threads are inherently differnet beasts. A Discussion thread is an Asyncronous form of Communication and collaoration. It allows the participants to record their thoughts and have a conversation that takes place over an extended period of time and without everyone being present. But that also means that it happens slowly. "Chatting" is a Syncronous form of Communication and tends to be more free flowing and ad hoc. It requires that all parties be present and is typically subject to the ebb and flow of any lively converstation, topics will emeerge, be bantied and drift off, there will be cross-talk, thre will be heated debate.. It's very organic. And it is very compelling! I have digressed a little from your questions and I hope you can indulge me a little. I wanted to make sure we defined these forms of communication before I responded. Chat and Discussion Threads do not compete with one another, they compliment one another. Interesting Discussions will attract constituents with an interest in the Topic area. Interesting and informative Posts within those threads will advance the conversation and compell the members to return to visit them. It's why Blogs, Wikis and Web Pages work so well and are so popular. Chat addresses our needs for more instant gratification and fulfills our social imperitive that we all have to one degree or another. Being able to chat allows us to "hang out" and participate in conversation without any preset topics or agenda. It is FUN! Both of these forms of communicaiton co-exist peacefully already. Most of us have email, web browsers, phones and Chat clients and yet we manage to contribute in a meaningful way on a daily basis. Some days probably more than others *grin* but you get my point I hope. I do not beleive that having a Chat capability on Shuzak distracts from the ongoing discussions, I think it simply enriches the overall experience and opens up our community to new and richer forms of interaction and collaboration.

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Yue! Yo! How are things Bro?

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey, I'll buy them if you'll Model them for me! *LOL*

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@P0ss, I agree.. It is a fantasy... I don't need reality trying to work it's way in! *grin*

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

I concur... *golf clap to Fibs*

What Is A Geek? - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Rathmaster.. Oh the rob likes that idea... Perhaps I shall make it a devotional Exercise! *ROCLMHAO* ROCLMHAO = Rolling On Clouds Laughing My Holy Ass Off

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@GringoStar, Go With Rob my child...

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@P0ss & ATI, hmmm... Capes are very cool.. I can see the appeal of the Anti-Rob... But clearly if you understood the fulfillment and joy one recieves from buying large quantities of houshold items at signifigant discount you would certainly embrace The Rob! I think I shall just have to approach The Costco about extending my Ministry Down Under! *grin*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

*pout* can't see the picture here at work..Will have to wait until tonight! Drats!

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@ATI, *LOL* But these are SPARTANS... They are not going to make any Solioquies (sp?).. They are going to Spear Up, Kill Stuff and Die Screaming Curses! *grin* Man I wanna be a Spartan! BUYAH! *LOL* I am curious about Sunshine.. It could be a surprise.. And I love surprises!

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey! Yes they do! But it is a little hard to get to without a Car.. *pout* I will be there in July though so perhaps I can sneak out for a little Double Double Trouble! *LOL*

Tea - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Rathmaster, What kind of Odds were you getting man? *LOL* @Scorcho, Thanks for the Primer man! My roomate loves Blackjack and has made some money playing it. last time we were at Foxwoods he actually won enough cash to cover a nice dinner!

Gambling - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey.. you are killin me with the Slave Costume darlin... *LOL* @Matt & Lacey, I though Ewan MacGreagor did an Outstanding job as did Sir Alec Guinness. Obi Wan is just an outstanding character!

Star Wars Lovers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@ATI, Wow... I am actually wondering if I really exist now... I mean an I REALLy The Rob or just a figment of my own imagination? Wait I have an idea.. *Stand up, Undoes belt and checks inside his pant. He pauses.. Smiles, reblelts his Pants and Sit Down* *Beautific Smile* Oh YEAH.. I am Da ROB!

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@Lacey... If I could flash freeze a burger and send it too you I would...

Tea - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@lacey, Lando WAs cool you know! And his copiolt on the Falcon was hilarious! *grin*

Star Wars Lovers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey, This is awesome! Thanks for the heads up!

Astronomical - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@Lacey.. alas I suspect that the end result would not be that appetizing.. *sigh*

Tea - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

EXACTLY! *grin*

Star Wars Lovers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey, Great picture for the group BTW. Have you ever seen the Northern Lights?

Astronomical - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey, *LOL* Valley Girl vs. AT-AT... "OMG you are Like soooooo Evil!" *ROFLMAO* Oh we REALLY need to shoot that movie Lacey... Actually I think we may have a spoof film script soon given our idea of the mortal Combat /Buffy crossover! *grin*

Life - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

@Lacey, I am originally from Eastern Canada and my Mom lives way out in the boonies! It's perfect for watching the stars (you can see the Milky Way soooo brightly!) and occasionally the Lights are outstanding!

Astronomical - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Got it... posted a response there

Star Wars Lovers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Ohhhh... Mountains and Stars go together VERy nicely!

Astronomical - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@lacey, You can be the Anti-Buffy! *grin*

Life - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

I did some camping in Banff National Park a few years ago and we spent some time laying out in this huge field watching hte stars... They were breathtaking and you could watch satellites as they tracked across.. Simply Awesome!

Life - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 4

I did some camping in Banff National Park years ago.. It is nestled in the Rocky Mountains. the views of the stars at night was astounding! You could watch satellites cross the sky.

Astronomical - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@Lacey! *LOL* Yes I did! Ohh my... Sorry!

Life - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

The dangers of having multiple Browser Windows open! I have posted a similar response in the appropriate thread!

Life - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

@Lacey! You could have told him it was Fairy Dust! *LOL*

Astronomical - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey, Does this mean that you secretly want to open a shoe shine stand at an MLB park? *grin*

Life - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

@Lacey.. Well I guess it depended on how well the evening was going! *LOL*

Astronomical - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@ATI, Of course they say that! they are part of myring of Sceret Societies that subversively spread The Word of Rob! They don't tell you it's My Will that you but TP in Bulk, or cheap rotisserie chickens! You see, even the anto-Rob knows the Blessings of The Rob! Blessings and TP be upon you!

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@ATI, THAT is priceless! *LOL*

Life - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

*ROFLMAO* Making you Gasp in horror is sooo much fun! *grin*

Astronomical - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@ATI, Dude.... Lay off the Holy Bong ok... *grin*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Ok Star Wars Fans! Check this site out.. What if Star Wars had been done as a Steampunk Genre Film: Star Wars Steampunk

Star Wars Lovers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@Rathmaster, Technically con wields the Holy Garotte of Purification... +3 to Castrate... *grin*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

And I don't want those Fingers of Scripting ANYWHERE NEAR my Orbs of Power OK!

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Rathmaster.. *wince* Tough Bet Bro... You have made the second greatest blunder.. The first being Never get involved in a land War in Asia".. The Second being "Never go in against a Gal, when getting Laid is on the Line!".. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *drops dead* *grin*

Gambling - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Mmmmm... Binomial Cheese! Extra good on Woven Wheat Topologies! *grin*

Life - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

Josh, Sounds great! how can I help?

Shuzak's Collaborative Program - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@ATI...LOL

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@gringoStar.. Ummm... Is she in prison? *LOL*

Astronomical - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

@ATI, Ummm... since Like... FOREVER! GAWD! *LOL*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

I occasionally have Dreams wehre I realize it is a Dream and I try and control it without waking up... That is Frickin' SweeT! *LOL*

Life - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 3

Josh, C#, Java, C, Javascript, VB Script, a little Python and I have been wanting to learn PHP... G'head.. throw something at me! *grin* Oh! And I also know Fortran, COBOL, APL, PL/1 and a plethora of other useless languages.. *LOL*

Shuzak's Collaborative Program - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@Tara, Glad you were fully briefed! *grin*

Star Wars Lovers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Matt, Go to sleep Man! *LOL*

Star Wars Lovers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Tara, Hey is that an "I Love Jesus" Bumper Sticker on your car outside? *hurt look* @Gringo, Amen Brother! BE free! Feel free to borrow from the Holy Pron Colelction and drink from the Holy Keg! *grin*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

101.. L@ca3y adn 7@r@ you @r3... 0h cr@p... n0w 1'm d0in6 1t t00!

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

JAwad, Have you read the book "The Long Tail"? You really should as it pertains directly to this kind of issue. The basic premise is that traditioanlly businesses focus on the top 20% of a constituency. They look at the most popular items/markets and focus only on that. THe remaining 80%of the market does not have enough in commmon to be able to effective target them. But the Internet has changed that. Companies like Amazon can go after that much larger but fragmented marketplace becqause they can easily adapt and market to niche groups. Shuzak has the potential to be a "Long Tail" kind of application. While the "Top 20%" of geeks may be CS and Math Geeks, Geeks come in all flavors (Music, Writing, Film, TV, Cars, you name it). They share a commonality in that they love to learn and explore and are not afraid of demonstrating their interests in front of others, whatever those interests may be. The Magic that makes a Social NEtwork site more than a Discussion List or yet another Forum is that you can meet, and interact with other people in a very loose format and let that dynamic drive the topics and discussions. To be technical, there is no formally defined "taxonomy" of topics and Users can decide what to talk about. And frankly another aspect of that dynamic is social interaction between men and women! It is natural that there will be flirtation and frivolity, we are wired to do that. I love that Shuzak is embracing and glorifying the "Geek Ethos" and celebrating all kinds of Geeks by bringing together some of the best and brightest in the world. We have members across the entire planet and I think that is simply astounding and marvelous! Let's not loose sight that this should be a fun and cool place to hang outand chat and meet new freinds as well as discuss interesting subjects.

What Is A Geek? - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

I think limits of the Karma that any one person can give out makes a lot of sense!

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@GRingo Are we really here to do "Work"? I love the threads because it gives me an opportunity to think about a question or someone else's response and really try and craft something I am proud of. Chat is more of an instant gratification thing that allows me to hang and goof with other members. But the threads are never "Work" to me. IF the threads are slowing down then I think it is up to the creators to either change the topic to something more compelling or to jazz up the discussion by posing new ideas/questions.

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 3

P0ss.. it's an interesting idea but I think the "Silly" Meta community is a little condescending. The problem with this is that we get into a Taxonomy debate and then you have to make a lot of hard decisions about what goes where. So does a debate on Quantum Computers go into Quantum Physics or Computer Science? I am not saying that having any structure or categorization scheme is bad, just that setting up silos always leads to tough decisions and compromises. What about instead using Tags to createa a Folkonomy and then incorporate a TAg Clound into Shuzak to facilitate Searching and Browsing of Communities. Then when you select the Tag "Science" you will see all the communities that have and affinity / association with that keyword.

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@m@77 c0m3 0n M@n.. @ll 7h3 k1ds r d01n 17! 101

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Scorcho, Blessings be upon you Scorcho!

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Ryan, True we need balance but I am not sure "Policing" the chat with a Bot is necessarily the right idea. There is always going to be a subsection of the community that tend to produce the most amount of content, these are the Writers and Politicians, and Artits of our community. The vast magority will offer critique and criticism, will agree or disagree and will reward or ignore based on their tastes and opinions. Chat is a way for them to have voice and to socialize.. This is afterall a Social site.

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

@Ryan, I love the idea of being able to subscribe to an RSS Feed of Community content but why should it be limited to only a "Super Community"? Why not allow Feeds to individual communites?

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@Ryan, EXCELLENT Post! I think you are right that having a "Negative" Karma that facilitates balancing of posters that contribute and those that distract.

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

ATI, Posting in Multiple Communities helps but does not solve the problem. It does not solve the problem that other communities can come along later and have relevance to a posting but will not be linked. It also has the problem that with any Taxonomy there are rules and judgements about what should go where. Even with being able to post in Multiple Communities there is going to be a "administration" overhead AND there is a need to educate the contributors about the classification scheme. All this overhead tends to have some side effect. Whoever manages the communities tends to become victims of their own success as growth in the community typically creates growth in their workload. Trying to reduce this work by actively teaching the contributors the classification scheme result in a reduced growth in content because inevitably some members do not understand or disagree with the classification scheme Or we end up with redundant pockets of informaiton. I don't mean to sound like I am completely against organizing the information becaus eI am Not. But my experience in this particular problem (I am a software Architect that helps to design Collaboration and Document Management software) tells me that there is a very sharp "law of diminishing returns" here. Solutions like Tagging and NAvigation schemes that leverage that Meta-Data are demonstrating an alternative approach to this problem by not forcing a formal taxonomy on the content but by allowing the community itself to label it as it sees fit and then organically and dynamically cluster, group and traverse that information. Think Wikis and the World Wide Web. And having a "Silly" community by ANY name is still condescending because it means that someone has deemed that some topics are more "important" than others. One man's Silliness may be another Man's Serious Discourse. I am not saying that anyone is going to become enlightened reading posts like "LOL @ CheekyBunny", but my love of Classic Sci-Fi is important to me and others and should not be relegated to the "Kiddies Table of Topics". If we really want to grow this community into something interesting and relevant and maybe even influential we have to take an Inclusive and Embracing approach to the Whole of our Constituency and resist the temptation to be judgemental and elitist at all costs.

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 3

@Ryan, My bad.. I read too much into your post.. Reminders are great!

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*LOL* *blushing* Dammit Matt you say the nicest Things!

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

*LOL* Ok...I'll stop

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Ummm...Actually...if Lacey needs you know... "A little Saving"... Hehehehehehe... I feel it's my duty as The Rob to do so! *evil snigger* I gotta take care of my High Priestess Afterall! *grin*

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Fibs, Feel free to use "Interstitcial" at every opportunity that presents itself! *grin*

Work - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Behold! The Face of ROB!

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@Ryan, Great Articles! Thank you!

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@Matt... I remember that now! Shit I am going to have to use it more often! Now if I can just get my girlfreind to say it too me! *evil grin*

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@Ryan, I see that.. And it makes sense. I used to participate in a Martial Arts community site that has a Reputation Point mechanism where you could give Positive and Negative Rep Points. Martial Arts topics (and the practitioners that participate in them!) are NOTORIOUSLY inflamatory especially around issues of lineage and certification. The rep approach worked VERY well as people who made outlandish claims were quickly labelled as having poor reputations and their posts were almost univerally ignores. Is there a chance for Abuse? Certainly but I think th elaw of large numbers states that as long as the abusers are in the monority then things will even out and the reliable, fair minded users will grow in status and those that abuse or detract from the community will become irrelevant.

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@Ryan, Ahhh I see! That makes perfect sense! Thank you!

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@Matt, Yes but tou can be a GOOd Predator... *grin* trust me *LOL*

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*LOL.. we certainly do! *practicing his Sexual Tyrannosaurus Rex Run* ROWR BABY ROWR!

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@gringo, Well The Rob personally does not partake of the holy Weed but certainly is not opposed to such indulgences! *grin* I beleive Pope Constantine may have a particular devotional that addresses that isse which you may find.. Enlightening... *grin*

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ATI, Clearly something like "The Church of Rob" is a completely silly diversion *grin* but things like Flirting and Off-topic Jokes are going to happen in threads no matter what. You can certainly set up areas that are designed to be "Social Settings" like a Lounge or something but in effect that is basically what the Chat feature provides. People are going to have fun and we should expect them to have fun. Certainly people should be dissuaded from hijacking threads and pulling them completely off topic but I get this sense that some people think we can corral up all the "non-serious" discussionas and interactions into a separate area and I am saying that having SOME of that frivolity and dynamic spread across all topics helps to make the site compelling. Forgive me ATI and P0ss if I seem passionate about this topic but frankly I LIKE the people on this site and I like the friendships that I am forging and the creativity it is sparking in me. I truly beleive that what has awakened my Muse here @ Shuzak is this blend of brilliant ideas and uproarious humour. As silly as it is, the Church of Rob has made me think hard about real issues in Morality and Religion! Arguing the finer points about Classic Sci-Fi has made me really think about Man's future and of the path that Entertainment is heading in. The embrace of My Muse is so wonderful, so enjoyable and I am so proud of what it allows me to achieve here that I cannot help but be passionate about protecting her fickle affections.. Forgive me brothers if I offend or seem harsh but I can harly contain my exhuberance and excitement *smile*

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@Lacey, Ohhh my master plan is working beautifully! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

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@Lacey, Seriously you can kill Zombies... Cool... I'll keep that in mind! *grin*

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@Laceysaurus Rex Rawwwr Back Baby! *toothy Rex Grin* how YOu doin'! *LOL*

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*rob making notes* Excellent...Excellent... That will be important during the Rapture... good... Do you kick High? *LOL*

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Viczy, My girlfreind and I checked it out before Christmas I think.. It was very good.... It's a thinker for sure but beautifully shot and wonderfully told!

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@Tom... *ROLMAO*

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@Lacey, Personally I think you and all the other ladies should continue to simply be yourself. Having you here (and eveyone else, Male or Female) makes Shuzak compelling and I would hate to see that aspect dulled.

Shuzak Current Affairs - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@Lacey, oh how marvelous........

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@Lacey, Nice! I fell right into that Primordial Pit! *LOL*

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey, I think you would enjoy it! It is a really interesting movie!

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA FINISH HIM! Sorry... Couldn't resist! *grin*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@Lacey, An Edit Button, AN EDIT BUTTON! My kingdom for an EDIt Button! *grin* Been there...sooo sucks!

Shuzak Current Affairs - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@Lacey, That is sweet! I bet no-one messes with you after that! *grin* I have this picture in my mind of you being in an alley surrounded by bad dudes and your ring tone going off and scaring them away! *LOL*

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@Lacey, *shaking head* Oh my... this changes everything... I mean... you dissed Star Trek... Everything I know about women, wormholes and shield modulation I got from Star Trek.. You.. Can't... dothistome... I... need.. someone to... FLIRT..With! SPOCK! *collapses in a heap over dramatically - Toupe partially flops off*

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@Lacey, Hell YA! I can direct right? *grin?*

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@Lacey, nice... I have a Hat for that....

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*wimpers in heap*

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Hehehehehehehehehehehe... Well so many GREAt suggestions and many fine films (I'm dubious about a couple that Philbo suggested *grin*). But folks remember we are trying to identify the CLASSICS. These are the seminal works, the defining films. @Scorcho, perhaps we can take Star Trek II:The Wrath of Khan as it revived that franchise after the lackluster performance of Star Trek:The Motion Picture. @Javed2, can we really call The Matrix a classic? I ask the question in all earnesty because I considered it for my original list and worried about whether "classic" is as much about history as content. I think The Matrix redefined Action movies and upped the ante on Movies with a Twist. I guess from that perspective it is a "defining film". Anyone opposed to puting it on the List?

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Matt & Lacey You get Johnny feet and arms and I'll prep the "viewing chair" and we can make him watch Star Wars "Clockwork Orange" style.. @Johnny, Really... This is for your own good.. you need to see All the Star wars movies... *grin*

Star Wars Lovers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Shotgun Zen.... *grin*

Students - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

P0ss, You da man Bro! No worries Mate!

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

P0ss... good one... That covers sooooo much.... maybe even a stripper pole... and some ladies to use it! *giggidy giggidy*

Work - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

I am a huge fan of Texas Hold'em Poker. I play in some neighborhood games occasionally and have done well and I have also played in Vegas. I play on-line regularly on my X-Box and on my PC but never for money. I have been down to the Casino's in Conneticut once but the wait at the tables was too long. I'm planning on going back though. I find the mechanics of the game wonderful and because you are playing against the other players and not the house, then you can actually walk away from the table with some serious cash, especially if you are good at reading other people.

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Sphinx, What a GREAT episode! We finally get to decide if Mr. Bennett is a good guy or a bad guy (Bad guy turned Good!) and what the deal was with the Haitian. How cool was it that more of the back story about Invisible Dude was introduced! Christopher Eccelson ROCKS! And Hiro's Dad is part of THIS?!?!?!?!?! That's a wild twist! I can buy Radioactive Dude being suppressed with drugs, but not sure how Clair's Mom and Brother manage to not get killed now that they have seen so much... Actually half the neighborhood would need to get offed.. *grin* Matt clearly is going to become Mr. Bennett's new partner whcih is interesting because he clearly knows a lot about What Bennett knew with regards to Clair's powers... How is he not going to blow Bennetts story if he get probed by the other psychic lady? hmmmmm... Anyway I am VEYY impressed with the writing and it is reminding me more and more of Lost.. Which I also love.

Entertainment Fans - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Matt, Shhh... That's for our special time LATER! *LOL*

Star Wars Lovers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Hey Fibs, What is Balti? I don't think I have had that before?

Tea - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Ryan, Well you get the joy of Enlightenment... The Peace of Everlasting Happiness... Discounts at Costco and Wal-mart.. And a chance to become a cast member if my NBC Pilot ever get's picked up! (it's called "Everyone loves Rob".. I think it's going to be HUGE!) *grin*

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@Sphinx, They only alluded to the woman with the Dark Brown hair having similar powers so we will see but clearly she is to be a character going forward. Of course she may have loyalties of her own! I didn't realize that they had changed actors for the role of the Haitian! How did I miss that! And I think you are right, Radioactive dude will play a part of the story to come and not locked in a room as a lab rat. He clearly is angry and primed for vengence. I will be curious about how the story with Mohinder unfolds going forward. Clearly Sylar can't kill too many people without Mohinder figuring out who he is! Peter and Nathan are interesting characters. Nathan seems to have a muc more humanitarian side but is goaded into being ruthless by his mother while Peter wears his heart on his sleeve because he has been coddled all his life. They are both trying to complete their personalities and fighting their mothers influence to do so. Yup.. some great writing here!

Entertainment Fans - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

PORN! Ok.. So how has porn changed since "The Golden Age"? Is it the change from film to video camera? Is it the actresses? Is it the Directors? And what are some of your favorite studios?

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

*Tapping ATI on the shoulder* yo....Anti-Bob.. Nice Apocalypse Cape BTW... Ummm this is the Church of ROB, not BOB.. The Church of BOB is down another Block.. you can't miss it they have a Big Sign outside and they are giving away some useless Microsoft "Assitant" thingie.. But hey if that whole thing doesn't work out come on over anyway, we ahve a great card game here on Wednesday nights and we usually do some Martial Training before that! Oh.. and Blessings of the Rob upon you... *grin*

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Bucket of Chicken Maybe... Does KFC in India mean Krishna Fried Chicken? *evil grin*

Tea - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@ATI, Either way... You are going to be "One" with the universe.. *LOL*

Students - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

Fibs, "fickle" is a Fun word... like "higgly piggly"... ok that's two fun words.. *LOL*

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@Matt, Ohh you sly fox! I almost fell pell mell into that well of ambiguity! *grin* I went to Wikipedia and found that SF is extremely hard to define in a hard sense. Here is a set of characteristics that can be used as a guide: "Science fiction often involves one or more of the following elements: - A setting in the future or on an alternative time line. - A setting in outer space or involving aliens or unknown civilizations. - The discovery or application of new scientific principles, such as time travel or psionics, or new technology, such as nanotechnology, faster-than-light travel, robots, etc. - Political or social systems different from those of the known present or past. A more complete set of definition can be found here: What is Sci-Fi Does this mean that Sci-Fi overlaps with Fantasy.. Well yes. Does this mean that Sci-Fi overlaps with Horror.. Well yes. I think in most cases though we can apply judgement to mkae separations so that for example Conan the Barbarian is truly a work of Fantasy, as is The Lord of The Rings or Labirynth. Saw will never be confused as being a Sci-Fi movie nor will the nightmare on elm Street or Poltergeist. Does Godzilla qualify as Sci-fi? Yes. Does Alien? Yes. Could they also be labelled as Horror Movies.. Yes. Does that clear everything up for you? No. *LOL*

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Scorcho, You know... You make a good point. Do all the Star Wars movies represent "defining films". No not really. Certainly the first one does though so if we were to trim it down then I would have to say the first Star Wars Movie (Sorry Lacey... Caught in my own rules here.. *smile*). Would you agree the ST:TWOK is the right choice? And Yeah, I think "The Matrix" should be added to the List Dammit! It's a Modern Classic! *grin*

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@Joe, Ohhhh... That would be an interesting twist! @Constantine You could be right, Mohinder is playing the "Absent minded Professor".

Entertainment Fans - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@ATI, No hard feelings if you kiss me first and offer me a Cigarette afterwards! *grin* Let's Commune! Pass the Beer and Pizza! Er... I mean the Blood and the Body of the Rob! *grin*

The holy church of Rob - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

@Ryan, You think I am Organizaed... Jesus.. er I mean "Robbie", you should see the pile of Mail on my Desk! *LOL*

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@ATI, Do you get those at McDharmas? *evil grin*

Tea - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Hehehehehehe... We can make Samuel Jackson the High Priest of Shotgun Zen! Of course Shotgun Zen did influence The Teachings of The Rob heavily! *LOL* Famous Shotgun Zen Quote: "Get these Motherf#%$^g Un-enlightened reptiles off my Motherf#%$^g transcendental transportation!"

Students - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@Scorcho, Don't you think the odds are way in the favor of the House even in Blackjack? I read "Bringing Down the House" and it was a great read but i thought that as a lone player you could never really offset the House's odds.

Gambling - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Scorcho... Well then I think the only thing left to say is: "KAAAAAHHHHHHHHNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!" *LOL*

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

LN, Amen Liz! I think talking about Sex is entriely appropo for Shuzak!

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Constantine, Bro... That is horrible.. But it is these tribulations that have allowed you to become the First Pope of the Church of Rob.. In fact it has inspired me to write a commandment: Thou shalt not drink so much that thou canst perform the Horizontal Mambo at least once... Twice if she is smokin'

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

constantine, Bro I do.. I have selected something just for you for now.. something we could add to the group.. I also have something very funny we could link too (Me sitting with a porn star in my lap with a VERY happy look on my face! *LOL*) What is the best way to get this too you? IM you maybe?

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Fibbs... Oh I LIKE that... I'll try it at the office tomorrow! *grin* I love words that freak people out... I started using the word "Interstitcial" a couple of years ago.. It means "in-between". So I would talk about implementing the software integration with "Interstitcial" code... I totally freaked people out.. A few months ago I heard the product architect use the word in a meeting and he turned to me and said "You know I HATE that word right.." We both fell out of our chairs laughing.. Words are fun.. *grin*

Work - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Mmmm... Curry Simmering sauce! AWESOME!

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Here is one I created today... To honor the First Pope of the Church of Rob.. Constantine "Thou shalt not drink so much that thou canst perform the Horizontal Mambo at least once... Twice if she is smokin'" So sayeth The Rob... Now go forth.. Blessings of The Rob be upon you.

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Tara, Welcome to the community.. And Pervs are welcome... perhaps preferred.. *grin*

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@Lacey, If you can accept Rob into your Freinds List then You can be part of the Church of Rob... An occasional display of affection is also welcomed.. *grin*

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@Lacey, Ohh my... . This man... He has issues... He needs to come to the Church of Rob... *Cue Commandment Music* Thou shalt not halt thine Schtupping to watchith the Holy Porn. Every Schtupping is sacred and precious and the watching of the Porn shall wait until AFTER the schtupping and perhaps will lead to MORe schtupping! We call this the cycle of the Schtupping. *grin*

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New Commandment: "Thou shalt not halt thine Schtupping to watchith the Holy Porn. Every Schtupping is sacred and precious and the watching of the Porn shall wait until AFTER the schtupping and perhaps will lead to MORE schtupping! We call this the cycle of the Schtupping." So sayeth The Rob.. Blessings be upon you!

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Tara, Clearly you need to hit a few more parties with some Celebs like Paris Hilton, Hugo Chavez or Dick Cheney.. *grin* That will get you some Google Hits! *grin*

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Tara... So are Canadians "Good" or "Bad" Aliens *grin*

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@Matt, It's official... Tara is a screamer! *grin*

Star Wars Lovers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Ohhh myyyyyy....... I can honestly say that I am speechless... *LOL*

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@Scorcho & Nadeem, Come in Brothers! You are welcome here in my Church!*grin*

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*innocent Look* What! What did I do? *evil grin*

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@Lacey, I declare you The High Priestess of the Church of Rob. Spread the Word of Rob wherever you go so that all may know my Wisdom.. Oh and collect money.. *LOL* Blessings be upon you Lacey!

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@Lacey, Ohhhh... I just had a mad craving for In and Out Burgers... Oiy!

Tea - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@Matt, Well this si the purpose of this list... To define the classics so that we fans can all share a common frame of reference. So please add some of these movies to your Q and enjoy! And yes I think The Thing is a Classic, but I think The MAtrix gets a nod because although it is firly recent, it really has changed the landscape of movie making. And the Movie you are struggling to remember is "The Island of Dr. Moreau" Don't get the remake with Marlan Brando... It STANK! Get the Burt Lancaster version.

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@Tara, Blessings to you.. Would you like to join the Church of Rob?

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@Lacey, In and Out is THE BEST! They dont have any here in the NorthEast so I have to wait until I make a visit to Cali to indulge... Mmmmm... Double Double Heaven! *grin*

Tea - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

P0ss, Hehehehehehehehehe... indeed!

Students - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@Tara, I hope Lacey has warned you that I am a COMPLETE PERV and utterly incorrigable... Though mostly harmless. *grin*

Star Wars Lovers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

FW, Mocha coffee rocks although my favorite blend is one that I get from Trader joe's which is a Sumatra/Colmbian blend.. It is VERY yummy! (I am brewing some right now! *grin*) I too love Earl Grey tea. The lavender and orange blend sounds intriguing.. Does it have a name or a brand that sells it?

Tea - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

Wii lightsabers! Mmmm.. I might have to purchase a Wii now.. *grin*

Star Wars Lovers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

There you go P0ss... You have Gringo's Vote! Get a bus and start campaigning... You could call it the Exlax Expresss! *grin*

Science - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Tolerance... I would like to teach eveyone more Tolerance... IT seems to be the lack therof that gets us as a society into so much trouble.

Students - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

@ATI Owwwww...that does not sound good..

Music - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Awesome! Adding you to the list of Shuzak visitors! *grin*

Students - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

DS, Well I am biased but MIT has a simply OUTSTANDING program for Computer Science. Actually WPI (Wochester Polytechnic Institute) is based out of Massachusetts as well and it has a very good program. Theri students regularly finish well in the ACM programming competitions.

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DS, Instead of teaching them to be "Agnostic Athiests" I vote for teaching them to be BRight.. *grin* But I am biased.. *LOL* And yes, it could certainly fit into one packages.. Tolerant Brights! Let's start planning the World Tour! *grin*

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Mike, Great idea for a community! Thanks for starting this up!

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Interesting problem... How to crown the King Geek (or Queen!) in a Kingdom (Queendom?) of Geeks... Tough Call here! Perhaps it is easier to think about the greatest Geek in all of History.. I like ATI's nomination of Sir Isaac Newton.. His geek rep was extraordinary and his insight was Profound! But we will also have to consider the most popular face of Geekdom, albert Einstein! The picture of him sticking out his tongue is CLASSIC! And Dr. Hawking is definately in that running too! Can we include Geeks from fiction? If so we can include Spock, Scotty, Mouse, Samantha Carter, and so many others... And what about the Old School Geeks! Like Ptolemy, Aristotle, and Euclid? Ahhh but you know I think I have come to my answer in this path of musings.. It is he who has given us our motto, our most treasured expression: Eureka! Archimedies Baby! He is the baddest Geek in Town, EVER! I vote for Archimedes!

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DS, Well it is an interesting issue. First of all let's set the context. If we are defining Pragmatic in the most casual sense then anyone can be pragmatic in their everyday life irregardless of their religion. Pragmatism in that sense simply means being willing to do the required thing to get through the situation. But Pragmatism on a more philosophical scale is a little different. In a sense, as a Bright, I think of Pragmatism as being the key to beleiveing in a Naturalistic view of the Universe in which an external, supernatural entity is not required to explain anything. Pragmatism leads one to a very practical, explainable view of the Universe and does not accept any Dogma. Most organized religions have some basic tenets that they view as untouchable and rely on Faith in their followers to uphold those beliefs. A pragmatism will always look at new contradictory evidence and be willing to revise their world view to accomodate it and as a result has little room for Faith or Dogma. I would also contend that being a Pragmatist also leads one to realize the value of Tolerance. Intolerance ultimately can only lead to conflict and a less than optimal outcome.

Students - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Jared, I just read the description of this movie on IMDB.. I have never seen it so it piqued my interest. What a GREAT suggestion! I have added it to my Netflix Queue... Thank you!

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Ryan = Community Eater *grin*

Star Trek - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Ryan, Thanks for startnig this Community! Awesome! And it is a GREAT Question! I don't think Baltar is a Cylon... But dammit they sure have left it as a toss up in the series huh! I love the fact that the writing on the show has made the story so much more interesting and complex than the original series ever dreamed of being! *grin*

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oh, Oh, OH! Tom! Excellent one! It's on the List! nice! That is such a f873ed Up Film! Oh I had to watch it several times to grasp it and it still gives me the willies a little!

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Mike, It has been Dark, dark days! *grin* Actually I think the fact is that there has been so many interesting communities that it has been hard to keep up. Geeks come in so many different flavors! *grin*

Star Trek - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Ryan, BUT I think that at least one of the final five will be someone we NEVER expected! I would say The President but she had Cancer and Cylons don't get that... Perhaps Admiral Adamma?!?!?!?!

Battlestar Galactica - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

ATI, you mean we can't simply BEAT Tolerance into the general intolerant populace... *blink blink* Oh yeah... I see the contradiction now... *grin*

Students - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

ATI... Jeez! that gives me the willies just thinking about it! *shivers* Friday night we had a Black Belt Prep Test at my club and we watched this one Brown Belt doing forward rolls VERY wrong.. Every time she dove she twisted her spine and put pressure on her shoulder.. My Instructor and I were wincing in unison and he finally stopped her before she hurt herself.. It was an ugly dislocation waiting to happen...

Music - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

ATI, Yeah...dropping on Neck is BAD... It's why we Silat Players like to do it to people so much! *evil grin* I have been blessed with having spent time with a very demanding Aikido Instructor that insisted that my rolls and breakfalls were very good. It has not only saved me much pain on the mat but my life a couple of times!

Music - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

yeah1 Nurse Chapel1 Wowee Wee Wah!

Star Trek - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Ryan, Well the reason I think that Cylons can't get cancer is that when the Prez got a Blood donation from a Cylon it cured her almost instantly..

Battlestar Galactica - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Matt, I am with you.. Obi Wan RULED! But after Master Obi I am going to have to say R2D2.. damn that little Droid has PERSONALITY! *grin*

Star Wars Lovers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Nadeem, I don't think they actually made it to the World Finals.. But they do allright Regionally.. *grin*

Students - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Matt, These are Excellent examples of fine Sci-fi but I am going to have to be a bit of a Referee Here and say we are limiteing this particular List to Movies only, not TV Series. But I think I thread on Classic Sci-Fi TV Series is certainly needed! And I picked up the entire Star Trek Animated Weries on DVD a few months ago and have been watching it off and on. Thre is some great stuff in there even though the animation is a little crude in spots! *grin*

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Nadeem, Actually my Alma Mader usually does ok in the North East Region.. I graduated from the University of New Brunswick.. But I don't think we have made it to a World Final before.

Students - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Mike, I gotta tell ya, I've driven around Jersey City and Lyndhurst and I gotta say.. There is some MESSED up highway through your state! And I drive in Boston! Wow!

Students - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

*grin* Well you have my vote for 'Really Good"! *grin*

Students - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Ryan, True... True....

Battlestar Galactica - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@Matt, More movies for your list Bro! - Until the End of the World - Wild Palms - Outland (@Lacey this is a Sean Connery one that you will likely love as well) - The Terminator ('natch!) - Snatch

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Philbo If I may be so bold as to speak for P0ss.. And he will of course correct me if I misspeak (as he should!) is that the End of the World is NOT nigh.. Only the End of humanity.. It would seem that the Earth has mechanisms in place to wipe out offending organisms that upset it's delicate balance.... Meanwhile billions of cockroaches are waiting in the wings waiting for their change to be at the top of the food chain..

Global Stuff - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Well I played a little more of Flow this morning.. Actually longer than I had planned on.. *grin* Admitidly it is not something that in it's current state you could play for a LONG time but dammit it was fun and will a little more development and variation in the other creatures it could REALLY be neat!

Games - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Hx10 Well that hardly seems sporting... *grin*

Students - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

I was only ever unemployed once, during the infamous Internet Bubble Crash. I was laid off in June of 2001, broke up with my girlfreind who I was living with in July and moved into my new Apartment in September. I was still in a great state of mind as despite the crash the job Market was still allright and I was planning on having no problem finding work. I was unpacking and settling in to my new apartment with my new roomate on Sept. 11 when the World Trade Centers were hit and everything in the northeast came to a grinding halt. I was a Canadian Citizen working in the US and that was not a good thing during that time. It took me until December to find work and because of certain aspects of my Visa I was not eligible for Unemployment.. It was some rough times! I was glad for friends and family and their kindness to me when I needed it so badly.

Work - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Paul, Dude that picture is almost Hip man! Jesus you should have seen my Cs Class in hte 80's... Oiy! Of course I PERSONALLY was going thgouh my Don Johnson stage and looked VERY hip! *ROFLMAO*

Geeks - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@ATI, Well you want to do yourself in a way that really has meaning.. *grin* I loved the scene in A Scanner Darly when the charater plans out his suicide to make just the right statement. He gets dressep up, partially completes a protest letter to Exxon for cancelling his credit card, has a copy of The Fountainhead tucked under his arm.. And then realizes that he only has crappy Thunderbird Wine and doesn't want to do out drinking crap so has to delay everything until he can get a decent Merlot.. Now THAT is stylin' on the Outbound Train! *grin*

Students - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@Paul, Oh yeah... Pastel colored shirts, linen Suit and canvas shoes with no socks... YEAH! And I litened to Jan Hammer real loud in my Red Mustang.. until I blew the tranny... *sad look*

Geeks - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@FW, Well the Tea sounds delicious! And if you send me some I'll try and find a Wii game here and send that over to you! *grin* @Gringo, You can keep your boiled peanuts man but if you could send me a recipe for Ribs I would be MUCH obliged! *grin*

Tea - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

*Bow* I'm Useful as well as Decorative! *grin*

Work - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

P0ss... That's very... in blance... *smile* An admirable way to live Bro!

Work - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey, *mechanical breathing* I see your training is complete.. Now you shall know the true Power of the Dark Side! *mechanical breathing* Bring it Lacey.. I got Saber skills as well as Writing Skills! *grin* And you toilet roll warriors don't scare me.. I fight every week with REAL sticks and swords! *evil grin*

Star Wars Lovers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

P0ss, Respect would be a powerful lesson to be sure... It might even solve some traffic problems! *grin*

Students - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Mmmmm.. Lamb Vindaloo for me please! *YUM*

Tea - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

@Tom, Watching Altered States in an...Altered State... Damn dude that is Hardcore! *grin* @Lacey, We all know that in our hearts, Star Wars is at the top of the list... *smile*

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Ohhhh Naan Bread...sooo good! Garlic Naan especially!

Tea - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 3

Nadeem, That sounds like EVEN MORE BALANCE! *evil grin* throw in a big screen TV and it.... Nirvana! ;>

Work - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

P0ss, Ohhh Hitler was a Freak not a Geek.. But thanks for playing! *grin*

Geeks - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

P0ss, Are you looking for Naval Intelligence? Sorry... I couldn't resist... :>

Students - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Matt, I think you just Did!

Star Wars Lovers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Nadeem, No worries Bro.. I got your back! *grin*

Work - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

I think we need to clone Spock (Jawad) *grin*

Star Trek - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Music - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received:

So everyone the lesson is.... You better not shout, you better not cry. you better not pout, I'm telling you Why.. A Freaking ICE AGE IS COMING! Ok... let's hang up the stockings now! *grin*

Global Stuff - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

P0ss, It is a very cool movie and you are right.. It's two movies in one. And a hell of a cast too! And the soundtrack is amazing!

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Nadeem, You got it.. I'll bring over my personal movie collection... I'll need a small truck! Ohh we should add that to our list too.. 4x4.. For tough roads...*grin*

Work - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Mmmmmm... Porn... I too am a fan of Porn. I have a few things that really do it for me and tend towards porn that caters to it. I REALLY love women with beautiful legs wearing stockings. There are a couple of directors that share that appreciation like Micheal Ninn and Andrew Blake. But Lesbo porn does little for me.. I want to see Men and Women going at it. I also really like classic porn. There was something very different about the mood of those movies that I find charming, innocent and sexy. I have always been a fan of Ginger Lynn, Nina Hartley and Ashlyn Gere. I also love watching women who ejaculate and there is a growing body of work in this particular niche. Well if you are still reading this and haven't run away yelling "TMI!" then allow me to say that much to my surprise many of the women I have dated really enjoyed Porn! It was something we enjoyed together like any other sexual toy. And having been to a couple of Porn Conventions I would say that MANY of the Porn stars I have met were very intelligent business minded women who enjoyed what they were doing.

Sex - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 3

I am a software architect and product evangalist for EMC. I specialize in our collaboration software (anyone use eRoom?).

Work - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

I train in Mixed Martial Arts (bows to FW... Love your Muay Thai passion! Swadicup!) which includes Muay Thai, BJJ, Philipino silat, Boxing and anything else we can throw in! *grin* I also train in Doce Pares Escrima (Philipin Stickfighting) and Indonesian Silat. On Sunday afternoons I take a Tai Chi class... When I am not beating people up I try and get my ass ot the gym and weight train ans spend some time onthe treadmill.

Sport - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

Matt, go stick that sign up yer Frack'n thruster Port! *grin* sorry...still coming down off a Battlestar Galactia Buzz... *LOL*

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

Constantine.. Karma for Enlightenment! *grin*

Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Matt, The 80's did rock! I have satellite radio and I mostly listen to the 80's channel (well and Howard Stern! *grin*). Thre was great music, some amazing movies, Duran Duran.. LOL. My Interest in th eMartial Arts though was born in the 70's. It was watching hte Kung Fu television series that completely captured my imagination and shaped my vision of what I wanted out of the Martial Arts. I will say though that films like "Bloodsport" and "Enter the Ninja" and ALL the Bruce Lee movies tempered the "spiritual aspects" of the art with a more pragmatic "ass kikckin" theme! *grin* @P0ss, I think you have captured the essence of the disappointment with the Lucas body of work. The first Three (I guess really the Middle Three) were completely epic and breathtaking and transported us to an amazing Universe. But the prequels were so disjointed and pedestarian. They always seemed to be rushing to cram in details and explanations and ignored that there really was an amazing story that should have been told. I didn't need an explanation of what made the force work, I just needed Liam Neeson to be a Jedi Knight (which I thought he did actually rather well DESPITE the direction). Great movies are about great stories, and they can oddur even in a venue where we already "know the ending". A great director takes us along an amazing journey with Chracters not factoids and George Lucas seemed to have forgotten that critical elements.. Oh yeah and the Frack'n Jar Jar Binks... Puh-LEASE!

Star Wars Lovers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

Matt, It's cheesy, and it's a little silly now... But put "Enter The Ninja" on that list. also add "Master Killer' (you may find it released as "Shaolin Master Killer") which is a VERY cool old school Kung Fu movie that has amazing training scenes including some awesome three sectional staff work.

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Matt, You will love "Circle of Iron"! It was out of circulation for years and not DVD has finally brought it back out for us... I own a copy.. *grin*

Anime - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

Matt, I have heard some great things about Rainbow 6.. I'll definately check it out!

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@lacey, REALLY no shit! Wow that is very cool! I loved that movie too. I grew up in rural canada and frankly had some very similar expereinces.. LOL

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Matt, Ohhh BG RULES! Such great writing! The second season is outstanding! As is the third! *grin*

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey, Yeas you need too! It really is a very cool film! The "Gun Kata" are VERY sweet!

Anime - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey, Well after living here in Boston for a few years I only talk like a Canuck occasionially.. Mostly after a few drinks! *grin* i can however do a very good Upper Canadian Accent filled with "Oh Geez! Fer sure Eh's"... Made so famous by the Brothers MacKenzie.. *grin*

Movies and Film - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 0

@Lacey, Nothing is a Sweet as you! *bow and kiss on your hand*

Anime - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 1

@Lacey, Ummm... frankly that would seem more of a Reward than a Punishment.. *evil grin*

Star Wars Lovers - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 2

I promarily drinak Coffee in the morning for the taste but also the Caffiene boost, and then Tea in the afternoon/Evening.. I really like Tea after dinner... kind of a Canadian/Britich tradition I guess.. Sunday is the real coffee dat for me.. It's Coffee, Sunday Paper, Big Breakfast, happiness... Throw in a terrible raging Winter Storm outside to look at and I am pretty much in heaven! *grin*

Tea - Posted By Rob Masson - Karma received: 3

@Lacey, DAMMIT you stole my answe