Somewhat OT: Long term design
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From: Michael A. Terrell on 15 Jan 2010 12:23 John Larkin wrote: > > The stupid TV shows just need villains to add drama. All the aliens > that I've met were actually very nice. Don't you get tired of being probed? ;-) -- Greed is the root of all eBay.
From: Tim Williams on 15 Jan 2010 12:54 "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message news:u_qdnXBdCJE8Oc3WnZ2dnUVZ_hti4p2d(a)earthlink.com... >> The stupid TV shows just need villains to add drama. All the aliens >> that I've met were actually very nice. > > Don't you get tired of being probed? ;-) All the ones he's met used lube. ;-) Tim -- Deep Friar: a very philosophical monk. Website: http://webpages.charter.net/dawill/tmoranwms
From: Jan Panteltje on 15 Jan 2010 13:04 On a sunny day (Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:09:33 -0800) it happened John Larkin <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote in <s781l5h8bl2fo7aqlii5pld5a4pv5e57oh(a)4ax.com>: >On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:21:55 -0500, WangoTango ><Asgard24(a)mindspring.com> wrote: > >>In article <dwO3n.72802$IU1.46830(a)en-nntp-04.dc1.easynews.com>, >>zapwireDASHgroups(a)yahoo.com says... >>> "WangoTango" <Asgard24(a)mindspring.com> wrote in message >>> news:MPG.25b96ab48fc5c5b698ae28(a)news.east.earthlink.net... >>> > I've watched TV and not only do those guys instantly recognize >>> > millennium old devices, they recognize millennium old ALIEN devices, and >>> > they all invariably function. >>> >>> I've always been most impressed with how readily humans seem to be able to >>> pick up on how to run, e.g., an entire alien spacecraft despite said aliens >>> not speaking any known language, not necessarily resembling human >>> physiologically (e.g., the wavelengths you use in displays is going to be >>> tuned to the individual species), and of course so often coming from planets >>> with gravities and atmospheres highly compatible with human life. :-) >>> >>> >>Yeah, funny how they never 'beam' over to a 5G engineering room. >>Or a 0G and float away. >> >>The problem with aliens is that they are alien. >> > >The stupid TV shows just need villains to add drama. All the aliens >that I've met were actually very nice. > >John Ah, been abducted ???
From: Michael A. Terrell on 15 Jan 2010 13:08 Tim Williams wrote: > > "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message > news:u_qdnXBdCJE8Oc3WnZ2dnUVZ_hti4p2d(a)earthlink.com... > >> The stupid TV shows just need villains to add drama. All the aliens > >> that I've met were actually very nice. > > > > Don't you get tired of being probed? ;-) > > All the ones he's met used lube. ;-) Or a mind wipe? ;-) -- Greed is the root of all eBay.
From: D Yuniskis on 15 Jan 2010 13:24
Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote: > Sylvia Else wrote: >> Michael A. Terrell wrote: >>> Joel Koltner wrote: >>>> "WangoTango" <Asgard24(a)mindspring.com> wrote in message >>>> news:MPG.25b96ab48fc5c5b698ae28(a)news.east.earthlink.net... >>>>> I've watched TV and not only do those guys instantly recognize >>>>> millennium old devices, they recognize millennium old ALIEN devices, and >>>>> they all invariably function. >>>> I've always been most impressed with how readily humans seem to be able to >>>> pick up on how to run, e.g., an entire alien spacecraft despite said aliens >>>> not speaking any known language, not necessarily resembling human >>>> physiologically (e.g., the wavelengths you use in displays is going to be >>>> tuned to the individual species), and of course so often coming from planets >>>> with gravities and atmospheres highly compatible with human life. :-) >>> >>> They don't have to. The cast all read their scripts, and know what >>> to do. ;-) >>> >> And the aliens in many cases not only speak English, but do so with an >> American accent. > > Evidently you haven't been watching Dr Who. Or HHGTTG! (though they don't speak *real* english! :> ) |