justvinnie

That's a awesome picture! vinnie

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The problem with US laws: They are too easy on criminals. If you are a criminal on my property, you have relinquished all rights. If the two guys weren't burglars, they wouldn't have been shot to death. Action and consequence, simple as that. Pity I wasn't on the jury, I would have been for that guy, regardless of the force used to stop the burglars. He was freaking shot too. I guess he couldn't counter sue for medical fees and disability? I'm all for crime prevention as opposed to criminal rehabilitation. Make harsher laws and fewer people will entertain criminal thoughts. I hate criminals more than I hate dumb people. vinnie

I believe he is referring to the crew of the dhow and how they were asleep leaving their craft unmanned as opposed to the crew of the aircraft carrier. vinnie

You mean mitochondria? hehe... yeah.. too much partying last night.. *hangs head in shame since I am a molecular biologist...* vinnie

Midiclorians are probably more akin to mitochlorians. Mitochlorians are the power generators of the cell and more than likely arose as a result of a symbiotic relationship between a bacteria and a more advanced cell type. Mitochlorians replicate on their own as power needs dictate them to. Anyways, if we are to hold that mitochlorians are the basis for midichlorians in the SW universe, then blood transfusions will not give a non Force user the ability to use the force because blood cells do not replicate. All blood cells are derived from stem cells residing in bone marrow. Losing blood would also not weaken a Jedi since the intrinsic midichlorian count would be determined by the original stem cells themselves. vinnie

It certainly is not impossible to get an accruate aim on a joypad, but mice are way more intuitive. If it was the other way around, then you would see joypads connected to computers to move the cursor around instead of mice. I'd much rather aim with a mouse than a joypad. It takes too long to adjust to the accuracy and precision necessary to aim well with a joypad. vinnie

Because people are picking up on details that you might have missed. First, let's get the picture in front of us so we can see what we're talking about... Differences off the top of my head: Weird red circles on the front of the back FP "Fingers" at tips of back FP similar to Macross cannon Large rocket engines on leg attachments Some kind of crossbar thingy on back FP (Edit) Arm attachments seem to be missing head is not right. there is a vent or something there. vinnie

cool since we are listing our stats... 3GHz P4 1GB RAM Radeon 9700 All-in-Wonder Pro I didn't realize my system was still heavy on hte power. I don't play games so... vinnie

Hehehe... my first thought when I saw the commercials for the "documentary" was wow "The Village" must suck already for them to try and market it like that... It was entertaining, but seriously who actually believes in ghosts??? vinnie

wow, I've never heard this William Hung before so out of morbid curiosity I listened to the Amazon clips... ouch... he's worse than I am and I thought I was bad... vinnie

Why did they change Spidey's lenses from a mirror type to the comic canon white type? That was the only change I notices in the costume between one and two. I personally did not like the mirror lenses from part one... The only plausible reason would be because Raimi wanted the bridge scene to show MJ reflected on one lens and the trolley in the other... That was not necessary in this movie... vinnie

It isn't simply because of the camera angle. I've seen the IMAI at various angles and all of the shots have screamed chunky to me (the same goes for the Gakken, whos proportions have annoyed me even when I'd played with one some 20 years back). While some of Toynami's parts may not line up properly according to the line art, it still "feels" more like the anime overall. I think the main reason the IMAI's appears chunky is because the legs seem too short, and the chest and shoulders too wide. -Al I see where we differ in opinion. I like the IMAI soldier mode better because it is stockier without being clunky. The Toynami one is slimmer than the line art. I have always seen the soldier mode as more burly and functional in Mospeada than the stylized slimness of the Valkyries. Toynami obvious went for the latter than the former which meant their fighter also looks slimmer... I guess it boils down to what we each believe the soldier mode should look like. vinnie

I disagree. Even without the fancy paint, the scuplt of the IMAI is better. There is a reason for this... The IMAI fighter mode sucks so bad I won't keep it in that mode. They went for a more accurate soldier mode and it shows. Toynami went for a more even compromise. As such, soldier mode suffers slightly while fighter mode is better as compared to the IMAI model. I like the compromises that were made, though I do think Toynami really ought to have realized at the prototype stage that those leg and feet as to big... I think it would have made fighter mode look even better... vinnie

I wondered why she was even in this movie. It seemed like a plotline that was going to go somewhere, but then Raimi decided to drop it. As it stands, she has no point at all. vinnie Throw some make up on her and I wouldn't be surprized if she was a former high fashion model (note I said high fashion not super model). My problem with the character was that she lost the accent a few times. The receptionist I believe was one of Peter's earlier girl friends. The receptionist is Betty Brant. In the comic world she was Pete's first love if I am not mistaken. They broke up because she couldn't deal with Peter's dangerously lifestyle as a photographer... As for the movie world, she nothing more than the receptionist who empathizes with Peter whenever he faces JJ. vinnie

I wondered why she was even in this movie. It seemed like a plotline that was going to go somewhere, but then Raimi decided to drop it. As it stands, she has no point at all. vinnie

That's the thing though, you can ignore pain but you can't prevent damage. Like Roy said, Doc Ock should have a gaping hole in his head. Physically, his body is normal; only the tentacles are superpowered. By the way what is their power source??? Screw fusion power if Doc Ock can come up with that kind of battery for the tentacles! I also hated the fact that everybody and their brother knows what Spider-Man looks like and therefore his identity. About the only person who doesn't know is JJJ. Seems like everyone else has gotten the hint. Overall I still think it was a great movie. Must buy DVD. vinnie

Geez and that was a Wednesday! I can't imagine what the weekend sales are going to be like. SOME SPOILERS: I thought Spider-Man 2 was pretty good. Annoyed by the fact that Doc Ock takes a beating from Spidey, who was the strength to stop a speeding train, and is still unharmed. He should have been knocked out cold by one hit from Spidey. I'd wager that 3 will be about the Green Goblin/Hobgoblin. The set up is too obvious. If Dunst wants to leave, even more so. Harry knows Peter's secret as well as the one he loves. Kill of MJ and you have a torn Peter, and not wory about Dunst in future movies. In essence, MJ will be an mesh of both comic MJ and Gwen. vinnie

Holy mericful crap! You guys could write my thesis if you want. vinnie

yes, where are the fan subs??? vinnie

Nope. Just because you own the copyright to something, that doesn't mean you can force someone else to give you access to their copy of it, even if that's the master copy. But I seem to recall posting a few pages back that the masters of DYRL appear to have been assigned to Tatsunoko. That's based on a machine translation of a court case, though, so I may have been mistaken. , sorry, that was supposed to be sarcasm... vinnie

Actually, the combustion of any organic compound generates CO2 and water depending on the compound. Since gasoline is basically a mix of hydrocarbons, the water is where all the hydrogens go in a balanced reaction. vinnie

Depends on the occassion. When I go to more formal events I always wear pleats and creases. If it seems more casual, no pleats. This applies to both my dress pants and tuxedos. It's kind of a scale of formality thing... vinnie

Pitch Black was extremely lame and I wasted time and money that night. The other option was to go see The Bone Collector. It was not a good movie weekend. vinnie

You mean they are coming to Austin just when I'm taking off for vacation? Damn! There's goes my chance of meetting Ms. Alba! vinnie