wondering why my blog’s half-dead. fully dead or alive i get. but half-dead is just weird

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No Fate But What We Make – lessons from the Terminator franchise

Attention Conservation Notice: rambling rant starting with thoughts on the new Terminator tv show, and drawing on posting on Grinding so far, and the world of Doktor Sleepless.

The other night I watched the third ep of the new show Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Three eps was enough for me to see that yes, this show is devoid of anything of real interest and value. Despite it’s cinema-level FX. Even though John Connor dropped the S-word, now calling Judgment Day the Singularity….

No Fate But What We Make – lessons from the Terminator franchise

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@xutraa at home, damn tired.. vagueing out whilst searching the internetz. avoiding Titanic in next room. might watch Brad Pitt in a bit.

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watching The Dark Knight trailer.. makes me sad. just like The Crow all over again

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A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently and die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.

Robert A. Heinlein {via cowboyo}
– damn straight.  of all the sf i read as a teenager, Heinlein’s had the lasting effect on me.  hell, he even had me joining up for the Army
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