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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/28/2016 9:28:23 PM   
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Is a Gorn a Reptile, an Amphibian, or a Dinosaur?


or a human in a rubber suit. Depends on how you look at it.
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/28/2016 9:29:44 PM   
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Is a Gorn a Reptile, an Amphibian, or a Dinosaur?


or a human in a rubber suit. Depends on how you look at it.
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You mean no little Gorns?

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/28/2016 9:53:21 PM   
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Is a Gorn a Reptile, an Amphibian, or a Dinosaur?


or a human in a rubber suit. Depends on how you look at it.
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You mean no little Gorns?

I dunno. Do you have a rubber factory?

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/29/2016 12:30:13 AM   
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Ye Gawds, our Bill is a closet Trekkie


Not so closet. I've been a SF fan in general since I was a teen (mostly written) and I grew up watching ST on channel 13 in Los Angeles. I liked Rodenbury's vision of a future that was generally better than what existed at the time of the show. Rick Berman is a dystopian and I think it was his focus on the negative that eventually drove the Trekkies/Trekkers away from the franchise.

There is a fan group that has been making their own Trek episodes for over a decade now. The budget is miniscule compared to what Paramount has at its disposal for production and their rate of production is low, but I think they adhere to Rodenbury's vision better.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/29/2016 3:25:56 PM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/29/2016 9:34:31 PM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/30/2016 6:56:04 AM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/30/2016 8:32:26 AM   
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Status: offline 		When polecats sense danger, they retreat with tails held high, and heaven help you if you are in the line of fire from their hind parts. Gorns, when frightened, drop their tails entirely, in a subterfuge intended to confuse their pursuers. I cannot count on my clawlets the number of tails I've lost in that fashion. Suffice it to say that we gorn need a diet high in protein in order to reconstitute our tails.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/30/2016 8:40:54 AM   
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Does a Gorn sun him or herself on a large flat rock in sunny weather ?


Gorns, while cold-blooded, fear many things, including bright orange balls in the firmament. Additionally, our scermatologists, (dermatologists for those of you without scales) advise us to stay out of sunlight as it may cause our hides to become more green than they already are.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/30/2016 3:47:54 PM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/30/2016 6:07:35 PM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/30/2016 6:20:39 PM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/30/2016 8:19:46 PM   
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I had thought we'd seen the last of the Swedish Bikini Team. I was wrong.





Which reminds me of my favorite Olympic sport...




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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/30/2016 9:47:15 PM   
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Which reminds me of my favorite Olympic sport...


It is good that taste is different. I never got into watching that sport. Tried a couple of times but for some reason I find it boring.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/30/2016 10:51:40 PM   
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I had thought we'd seen the last of the Swedish Bikini Team. I was wrong.






She can handcuff me anytime.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/30/2016 11:37:46 PM   
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I had thought we'd seen the last of the Swedish Bikini Team. I was wrong.






She can handcuff me anytime.

You might say she is an under-covered cop.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/31/2016 8:26:10 AM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/31/2016 11:07:33 AM   
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Cows eat grass. Cows are ruminants. Mallards also eat grass. So should it follow that Mallards are ruminants?





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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/31/2016 12:39:43 PM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/31/2016 12:50:16 PM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/31/2016 12:50:58 PM   
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When does a Gorn play games?

1) Never. They do not have time for games.
2) Never, because they do not play with their food.
3) They always play the ultimate game of life and death.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/31/2016 1:50:27 PM   
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Anyways, my local batch of rodents love the handles of an overturned wheelbarrow for some reason.

Oh-oh squirrels just want to have fuh-un. Oh-oh squirrels just want to have fun.






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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/31/2016 4:27:35 PM   
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Status: offline 		Next to my computer desk is a window which looks out into my backyard. I keep it completely open, not even with a screen, as I wish not to have anything but air between me and the birds. If mosquitoes or hornets come in, so be it. On two occasions in consecutive years a chimney swift flew right into my room. Chimney swifts are not like the swifts some of you have in Europe. They cannot perch like other birds nor hop around on the ground. Their repertoire consists of two things, flying (and eating bugs) or grappling onto vertical surfaces. So the first time one flew into the room it was stranded and was squawking its head off, and my cat was very interested in this state of affairs. I went to the bird and picked it up by the wings, near the "elbows" and tossed it back out of the window and it flew off none the worse for wear. The next year it happened again, but this time the bird made no commotion and I picked it up and tossed it back out the window. I think it was the same bird and that it knew I would not harm it.
I have a chimney cap on my house because one winter when it got very cold, below 0°F, two or three starlings came down the chimney and into my basement. They couldn't find their way out so I had to dispose of them. The cap means chimney swifts cannot nest there. I looked into plans to make a free standing structure they could use to nest in but they are very elaborate and not cheap. They need to be a minimum of 12' tall and only one swift will nest there at a time. I think I'll take off the chimney cap instead.
Anyways besides several bird feeders of various types I am operating three hummingbird feeders at the moment. One of them is bee proof, but the honeybees know there is sugar water inside of it and keep trying to get at it. The hummingbirds are able to find an unoccupied port about half the time, but I am surprised how often they fly right up into my window and hover for 5 or 6 seconds giving me funny looks. If I were quick enough I could reach out and grab one. I figure they are thinking "what's that big ugly green thing in there?" or perhaps they are speaking to me (if it's dead quiet you can hear them chirp) and saying "what kind of crummy joint are you running here with all the bees at my feeder?"

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/31/2016 5:02:45 PM   
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Status: offline 		See the way the cursor is migrating to the north west in this clip? I'm not touching the mouse but it does this all the time now regardless of what window I'm in. It's doing it in WitP-AE as well. Anybody know what's causing it? I've tried rebooting a couple of times to no effect.




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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/31/2016 5:55:13 PM   
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I think it was the same bird and that it knew I would not harm it.

That's when you should have eaten it.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/31/2016 5:55:24 PM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/31/2016 5:56:34 PM   
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See the way the cursor is migrating to the north west in this clip? I'm not touching the mouse but it does this all the time now regardless of what window I'm in. It's doing it in WitP-AE as well. Anybody know what's causing it? I've tried rebooting a couple of times to no effect.




Yes. There are two things I have seen do this. One is a little tension on the mouse's cord, if it has one.

The other is some debris in or over the LED port on the underside of the mouse.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/31/2016 5:57:17 PM   
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I think I'll take off the chimney cap instead.

Beware of the fire hazard! They will find other places to nest.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/31/2016 6:53:29 PM   
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I think I'll take off the chimney cap instead.

Beware of the fire hazard! They will find other places to nest.


Never mind fire hazard, do you really want a bird nest blocking the release of furnace gases such that they back up into the house?
Up here when it gets really cold in winter the downward draft of the high pressure system can push the furnace gases into the house. Carbon monoxide detectors are mandatory.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 7/31/2016 8:21:40 PM   
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I think I'll take off the chimney cap instead.

Beware of the fire hazard! They will find other places to nest.


Never mind fire hazard, do you really want a bird nest blocking the release of furnace gases such that they back up into the house?
Up here when it gets really cold in winter the downward draft of the high pressure system can push the furnace gases into the house. Carbon monoxide detectors are mandatory.


The planet Gorn has an atmosphere of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and methane. We do ok.

So I guess I'll build them a chimney. After I get done with all the other little projects on my list.

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