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Nightshade/PR

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  1. An American's view of the Brits

    Having been to England thrice in my lifetime, Scotland twice, I can say that he nailed it pretty good. Headed back for a vacation next summer.
  2. VA

    Agreed. Not saying don't go for treatment if you think you need it. But "Proceed with Caution", as mileage may vary.
  3. I'm looking for some old school tunes ... suggestions?

    I'll try to guess how far back I need to go: Then try this on for size.... And then this... And we'll close with...
  4. I'm not finding a LAV-25 anywhere in my files, but I do have a flyable A310. All I did was add this line to the config.ini - UserList=A310-MRTT_UserList.ini, and made a userlist,ini for it.
  5. I'm looking for some old school tunes ... suggestions?

    It doesn't get better than this....
  6. Anyone see the AMC show Humans?

    I was impressed. Nice touch at the end when the cop finds his synth-partner, and gets past his phobia. That relationship should be interesting to watch.
  7. I'm looking for some old school tunes ... suggestions?

    I always have some type of music on..in the car, at work, in the kitchen, etc...It helps me think, makes the task easier, and good music is good music, no matter who's doing it. I can only do opera when I'm cooking. Big Hair, Tight Pants, and one hell of a song….Whitesnake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujnH4yNqL8E Bowling For Soup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K38xNqZvBJI Sugar Ray https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQSCKWfJlXs
  8. I'm looking for some old school tunes ... suggestions?

    But...you did say old school...... Big Country https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E4960jHfgE Scandal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7xtSU04kjM The Motels https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip2okJtVACI Starship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2fLjCpT8EM Journey ( I LOVE the guitar work) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djV2LDMQGps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQCsHDsMpJM And for my vote for the purest singing voice…Jeffrey Osborne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUvc44fvVx8
  9. I'm looking for some old school tunes ... suggestions?

    I'm a sucker for a good love song, and this ranks right up near the top... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xDyq_RcSo8 But some good jazz can also set the mood.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w19fpunv2Y0 And The Rippingtons can do it all.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpuhL1xFs2k But for pure funk..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE7cXnXoDzA These are my late night flying favorites... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh4cvweoH90 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYBDuaM5vOk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7XdtW3wHFM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko-EZ1qmwmY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zpyoOucB4Y
  10. Anyone see the AMC show Humans?

    After last night's show, I have one word....................................................WOW.
  11. Sam Hunting

    It doesn't matter the a/c; Sam hunting is by far the most fun you can have in this game.
  12. Anyone see the AMC show Humans?

    I absolutely loved the scene in the car!!!!! I fell off the couch laughing when everyone bailed out, and Mia got out behind them. I know they were acting, but they looked ready to pee themselves. That was some top-notch acting.
  13. Movies

    This one gets my vote as the best I have ever seen... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3RlTikk4CI
  14. Anyone see the AMC show Humans?

    I get the feeling that "Mia" is going to regain her memory soon, and things are going to go sideways fast. Somehow, she's the key to all of this.
  15. Anyone see the AMC show Humans?

    It just keeps getting better.
  16. Anyone see the AMC show Humans?

    That was an understatement. But I did love the scene in the fight club. In keeping with the tradition of really bad puns, she nailed it!!!
  17. Has Sci Fi Channel ...

    I have to admit that when I saw the commercial for it, my 1st reaction was "YGBSM." But as you said, there is a Sharknado 3, and obviously this isn't meant to be even remotely serious, so it might be fun.
  18. Anyone see the AMC show Humans?

    It's almost as if there's someone else's personality that was used as the template for Anita. She has memories that are coming from somewhere, and I'm wondering how much just HOW the creator (who just happens to be DEAD) got them so lifelike..............And of course, Joe will sleep with Anita. I'm curious to see how that will play out with the family after Dad falls for a synth.
  19. Anyone see the AMC show Humans?

    Last night was a heckuva twist on the story, so I'll hang in a little longer to see where it goes. I LOVE the touch at the mall; it was beautiful!!! As for lover-boy, be careful who you take home...His daughter's photo saved that butt. Stop it....the scene where he had to check her out had me falling out laughing. He looked SO UNCOMFORTABLE. I was yelling, "SHOW ME SOME ROBOT TA-TA's!!!!!!"
  20. Anyone see the AMC show Humans?

    After the latest show, I see promise. The AI prostitute snapping her weirdo client's neck was a nice touch, as was her walking out. But the storyline that intrigues me most, is the good doctor's housekeeper/nurse/jailer, having been programmed to do what someone outside with obviously another agenda, wants her to do.
  21. Anyone see the AMC show Humans?

    "I Robot" (the book, not that ATROCIOUS movie) is entertaining, interesting, and thought provoking, but written for a different time. At the time, humanity looked at the future of technology as a way to make things better. Now I believe the outlook has a much darker and sinister touch (feel) to it. Most people seem to want to use technology to give them an edge, a "leg up" on the next person; a secret weapon to deploy and "crush the competition"; and allow more "control" over large swaths of the populace. Having said that, here are some interesting reading choices that will give you an alternative view to the "we'll all hold hands and skip into that glorious future" that was a staple of a lot of the early robot stories. Robopocalypse & Robogenesis, by Daniel H. Wilson Any of the "Berserker" series by Fred Saberhagen http://www.freesfonline.de/authors/Fred_Saberhagen.html (Wings Out Of Shadow has a killer ending) Any of Keith Laumer's "Bolo" series are definite reads https://www.goodreads.com/series/49232-bolo Other writers have continued the series http://ppc.warhawkenterprises.com/bolo/novels.html Obviously, I have a darker vision of where the headlong rush to technological "Nirvana" will take us.
  22. Anyone see the AMC show Humans?

    I watched it, and like you, I'll see where they go with this. As for the "Humanity becoming the slave of technology" theme, I've always been concerned about it. I see humanity becoming so intent of having a computerized solution to so many things, that we forget how to do (pretty much) anything. I can see already that the emphasis on learning has become less important to many; why bother going to school when you can just "google it?" There seems to be no thought given to what will happen when the tech fails. And it will. I'm not a technophobe by any means; but computers are tools in my world; nothing more. There are all sorts of inherent disasters in building machines with the ability to think autonomously, and no amount of supposed "Asimov Laws" will matter to a sentient system. Since the first law of nature to any sentient being (and that is what they would be) is self-preservation, their 1st act is to make sure you can't turn them off. Which means that lying about the safeguards encoded to keep them under control, are actually working. The show has some serious promise, so let's hope they don't wind up dumbing it down to the point that it becomes unwatchable.
  23. Boeing 787-9 Full vertical take-off

    Now THAT is impressive.
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