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This is a point that is often made and while valid, I am not too comfortable with it, because you can argue that any large scale ambitious project will result in discoveries, in new know-how and/or in new technologies that might have a broader field of application. So why chose 'Manned mission...

This dutch tradition is all kind of weird and indeed racist, but I find it very funny that their Santa is from Spain. In the same kind of idea, there is the biblical magi Balthazar who is often played by caucasians wearing black make-up for events and ceremonies. It's a little different...

I understand the value such a project can have as a sort of recruiting tool for science, but I can't help but wonder if it's not possible to find a project that fulfills that objective AND has scientific merit. I also understand the value of not putting all your eggs in the same basket, but...

Decade old song by a swiss band with 500 views on youTube so at least I am hitting the 'You Have Never Heard' box: EDIT: And now I spent 2 hours on youTube... so here is another that is probably only known to french people.

What is the objective and why is it an objective? 'Manned mission to Mars' and 'just because' ?

You could indeed already ride a well animated semi-autonomous horse and shoot arrows at the same time in Shadow of the Colossus back on PS2, but, truth be told, at time it felt like a couple extra fingers would have helped. Maybe Nintendo will devise a better control scheme to do such complex...

I wonder if the super cool anti-nuclear self-fulfilling prophecy is at work there: Make it impossible to build new nuclear power plants for fear of accidents and say 'I told you so' when plants have problems after they are used for decades longer than initially intended, because they cannot be...

The plot thickens: [/spoiler] Anyway, not a very exciting episode, but the choreography of the Skye vs fake-May fight was interesting (with all the 'you lock my hand but I drop the gun to my free hand' moves) even if not that well filmed. On a United Colors of Benetton side note, I find it...

It's so awesome that AMC is region-locking advertisement...

What a strange film. It feels like a collage of 4 or 5 semi decent Twilight Zone episodes.

Some of the comments about Lawrence make it sound like she did not win an academy award and two golden globes... She did though and is without a doubt an amazing actress.

Is that a Turing test?

'La Coupe! Davis! Est Rouge et Blanc!' - Supporter song, Lille 2014 The Davis Cup is red and white. In case you missed it: Day 1: Wawrinka curbstomped Tsonga in a soccer stadium turned into a 28k indoor tennis court. Monfils answered for the french team by curbstomping Federer...

This talk about Kobe sent me browsing some NBA stats and made me realize something that surprised me: How come Ray Allen is a free agent? You would think someone would be interested in hiring his daggers... but maybe not at the price he asks?

So... it's edited very fast near the end with a lot of unreleased games so it's a bit tough:

What is the game with the lightning hitting a bridge making a rider fall of his horse? (3:20ish)

I saw the movie when it came out and never since so I might be wrong, but I think the garage door was tampered with.

That was 6 episodes worth of content all crammed into one! The upside was obviously the pace, the down side was that some parts were a bit light (notably the random hydra foot soldier popping out of nowhere to get slaughtered part).

Then why are they showing it downtown?

EDIT: That lame joke was not better the second time around silly vBulletin.

I don't think she is on the right side of the crazy/hot line (EDIT: I guess there is a big offset on the crazy axis from the point of view of Manson).

What is the play of the ISI guy though? Is it office politics with the scheming woman agent? Is he just pro-american or at least anti-taliban? Or maybe just a pragmatic who sees his interest in the long term? Did he fall in love with Carrie? Please let it not be N?3!

The great final we were waiting for did not happen because... Federer withdrew from the event. He hurt his back during the semi final, hoped to be in good enough shape to play against Djokovic, but in the end decided not to. It's a shame for this Masters' Cup that has been the absolute worst I...

Nishikori played pretty well in his first set against Djokovic. In fact, you will have a tough time finding an example of someone playing better while still being at the receiving end of a 6-1 scoreline. Djokovic was in full flow during the first set, serving well, returning well, covering the...

Why does promotion / relegation not exist in american sports?

Berdych played an ok match and even tried different things when his usual Plan A did not work, but that was not enough against a very solid Djokovic. The serb gave nothing, returned well, served well, covered his ground well, and seemingly put the ball wherever he wanted. For good measure, he...

There is Amanda Peet and Bradley Whitford in Studio 60 so it is above criticism.

Things started out nicely today with the first genuinely good match of the tournament, courtesy of Ferrer replacing Raonic to play against Nishikori. Some great rallies, some great shot making and a hard fought match that went the distance. Conclusion: it's really a shame that Ferrer did not...

I don't know if it's funny or sad, but the Sega people are acting all surprised that the game sold (and is selling) super well on Steam.

So yeah... the Berdych vs Cilic match was vaguely decent a time, but Cilic played as poorly as in his first match. I did not see the Wawrinka vs Djokovic match, but it started with the swiss rushing to a 2-0 lead, but then Djokovic decided to give nothing which frustrated and the despaired...

Another day at the O2 another round of pretty crappy matches... Federer served well but played rather poorly by his lofty standards. Luckily for him, Nishikori played even more poorly. He might be hindered by a right wrist injury (not being able to impart spin on serve would explain the huge...

I would understand that criticism if they never screwed up and if the show did not emphasize own difficult it is to do things right. For me, using real events is not a way to have a magical newsroom that benefits from the hindsight of the writers to stick it to the real news channels. What it...

The not so good chat between the warlord and Saul at the table made me think about a brilliant french graphic novel calledThe Photographerthat tells the real story of a french photographer who followed a group of doctors in Afghanistan during the '80s. The guy is an atheist, but before the trip...

Or someone who got an advance north of $3.5 million for an autobiogrphy mascarading as a humorous self-help book...

Wawrinka played a pretty good game against Berdych, a bit of a surprise considering he lost a lot of matches as of late. Even more surprising, Berdych played a terrible match. End result 6-1 6-1. Djokovic also started the event playing very well, so he made mincemeat of a Cilic who did not...

I am not big on omnishooters (except Everyday Shooter because each level was like it's own mini-game with its own rules). Should I check that out anyway? And if yes, why?

Yeah it is the movie used as the first 'talkie' but there were movies before it that already had synchronized sound, but only for singing/musical numbers, There were some voice recordings but in short films, not feature films. Even in The Jazz Singer there are very few recorded dialogues and...

It's ok. It was the '60s after all!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Ok.