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| spudtater | *Splutter* Ridiculous! They should be moving to our time! |
8^)
But seriously, the Prime Meridian is defined by the fact that the sun will be at its apex at 12:00. Sunrise and sunset, consequently, will be equal times before and after 12:00 at Greenwich. There's, like, maths and stuff. That goes out the window if we decide that we're going to start shifting the time forwards just to get people out of bed earlier (even if it is for their own good).
And I intentionally say start shifting the time forwards. Because what happens after we shift? One company and then the other will start thinking: "Hmm... our employees are very tired in the mornings and it's hitting productivity. Perhaps we should start at 9:00 rather than 8:30." (Or 9:30 instead of 9:00, or whatever). Eventually everybody will have shifted their effective working day an hour ahead, at which point some journalist or politician will say: "Hey, guys, I've just had an idea..."
So, yes, looking at the map, it appears that not only should we stay at GMT, but Spain for one should join us there. Arguments could be made for France, The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg too.
Well, I can dream of date lines based on rational principles, can't I? 8^P
(I mean, Kiribati, Tonga: UTC+13? UTC+14? You're doing it wrong!)
Had heard briefly of these before, but only just got around to checking out Angus MacLane's CubeDudes Lego creations.
If you're at all a fan of Lego, they're well worth checking out. Models include characters from Star Wars, Star Trek, Transformers, Marvel & D.C. universes, and many others. Some of my favourites:
- The Predator
- Shaun of the Dead
- Ferris Bueller (& Cameron)
- BURN•E (Angus was the lead animator on WALL•E!)
- The Tick
- J Jonah Jameson
- Gilbert Huph (from The Incredibles)
- George Lucas
- Spin̈al Tap
8^)
In a happy turn of events, my brother, who works for Google (marketing, not programming), has obtained a surplus GooglePhone (specifically, the HTC Dream) which is almost entirely working. Unlocked. Which he just gave to me.
Yays! I have installed the Android Scripting Environment, and now have sh and python shells on my phone. Geekiest... phone... ever.
Coincidentally, the Doctor Who episode that has just come on TV is the one with the Anne-droid.
( Cut for geekery )
Anyway. I think my next phone will be an Android...
Err, no. I really wouldn't have. I couldn't have. I'd be surprised if I could recognise and name 300 friends and relatives, let alone co-workers. Currently, I could name maybe a dozen people at my work.
Now that I come to think of it, it's not the most impressive task I've seen. A headmaster of a school I attended could name every child in the school — that's several hundred children, with a new lot coming in every year, and everybody changing appearance constantly as they aged.
How is this possible?
It's sometimes trying to be Star Wars; at other times it's channeling Starship Troopers. Most frequently, however, it's pure Galaxy Quest. It's referential, tongue-in-cheek, and serves up in-jokes and clichés with a knowing wink. Its plot stretches credibility, and its science is patchy*.
But despite its rather piecemeal and ironic nature it does pull itself together into a cohesive and watchable film. It's thrilling and action-packed in the right parts, touching and well-acted in the right parts, and genuinely funny throughout. Crucially, the Kirk-Spock relationship is captured perfectly by both the script and the respective actors.
In conclusion, it's not Star Trek, but it is a great blockbuster movie. Probably the most fun film I've seen since Iron Man.
* Although kudos for the 'silent space' effect that it uses in a couple of places
If anybody's wondering what to get me for christmas…? I've already got the white cat.
Am thinking any buyers will have to fight off bids from
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gominokouhai and others, though."The Oracle sees all, the Oracle knows all. The Shared Memory Realm holds all your answers, and only the Oracle has the key to that realm. Today the Oracle will choose just one lucky one amongst you and answer whatever question you may have for him. Come now, the Oracle awai..."
"Wait, what?"
ORA-01034: ORACLE not available
ORA-27101: shared memory realm does not exist
"NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!"
Install (JAR)
JAD, source code
Let me know if you've had a play of it. I crave feedbacks!
Also, if anybody wants to have a go at crafting a level, please leave a comment.
Plus: Random stuff connected to conversations last night:
- Anni-Frid from ABBA is indeed the result of a Nazi breeding program. Oddly, though, as far as I can tell, she's not the blonde one.
- "You have been trapped in a dungeon of bondage". O rly?
...and you think "I'm not sure a regular expression is strictly neccessary in this context".
(It's stuff I want to do, therefore it's not work...)
