>> ^xxovercastxx:

I wonder if you could paint the whole face, wire the mask up with soft circuits and then connect to an arduino or something similar to run a programmed animation loop. I suppose you could make the animation random but still symmetrical pretty easily, actually. It's just a matter of whether the soft circuits themselves generate enough heat or if something will need to be added.


Well that thermochromic ink is pretty nifty (with the fabric/acrylic ink base). It's been around awhile--like "Mood Rings", but like @blankfist says, "It's Awesome!", due to the application an idea this guy used (now I've got to see if "Rorschach" in the movie uses anything like this or just flat-out uninspired CGI). Imagine using a wider or more controlled version of the thermochromic ink with something like meta-materials; that will come out soon enough (the neater stuff is military only here in the US I would assume). It was found recently that the meta-material molecules set themselves up automatically into Möbius symmetrical setups or "M.C. Escher" topology. If you combine the paint (if possible) afterward, I'll bet you'll be able to get some literally eye-popping effects. Maybe just not the type the military would want. Especially, if you can adhere the "ink finish / lacquer" to the inner portion of the (typically, meta-materials are aiming for "see-through" optics--which is why the topology and structure is very interesting) meta-material.

Really off-topic after this:

Using what @xxovercastxx said, adhering it (maybe with multiple type of thermochromic inks--giving it a far wider chromatic range, at varying temperatures) internally and using the meta-material you might be able to go from invisible to Abrams Tank to Porsche. You'd have to insulate the inner layer somehow to give you very fine control over the temperature or perhaps you could just flat out use electricity to change the colors. I'd imagine changing a thermochromic ink from reacting to temperature to electricity (or hell, anything kinetic: sonic waves, magnetism, etc...) wouldn't be very hard as they are closely related in the first place. You could essentially use light if the inks are responsive enough and it doesn't require a "non-stop" wave of photons; if you could make it behave like a switch that would be perfect. Then throw in some nano-technology with atomic manipulation and you'd have something incredible.

Hell, I wouldn't put something like that one the battlefield; it'd be a damned work of art! Plus, it'd probably cost more than a full-wing of F-22s just to develop; but the stuff that would come out of a development project like that would benefit humanity for a long time.

<sarcasm>Nah, let's just keep building more military.</sarcasm> At least, I know a lot of scientists try to use our addiction to the "military-industrial-complex" as a way to GET some key technological advances made. NASA does the same thing, but they tend to be better at it per dollar spent.

Möbius Symmetry link goes here.

PS: I like to include M.C. Escher (painter--think Inception as well as August Möbius (mathematician; and famous for his Möbius Strip topology of a a finite(?) two dimensional plane twisted at one end (pick a corner ) then connect it to the opposite side (make sure "top" meets "bottom"). Adding electronics I'm sure will be, if not already, worked on heavily. Especially, as I said in military type technologies (cloaking armor, etc...) But, with these you could--with enough precision make an Abrams Tank look like an Edsel. Although shooting it will kill that effect fairly quick (although I'm sure mitigation of visual anomalies will greatly depend on angle-of-view and distance) --

"Hey! That Edsel has four and one-half wheels! Ford is outrageous; why would we by this lemon!?!" His cousin responds right after;

"Bob! I got no idea whatever your sayin!?!" "It clearly has four wheels on my side!!!". "I thought Edsels were black?"

Another off-topic bit about "Edsel(s)":
Not the doo-wop group (although, the group is related to the real "Edsel"; they changed their name after the Edsel came out to capitalize on the name recognition from: "The Essos") that my dictionary keeps telling me it is; "Edsels <--with the "s" is misspelled according to the THREE combined English dictionaries. WTF? Typically I try to only misspell when I'm doing something as above in the first sentence by "Bob", "sayin" is part of my colloquialisms for them. I know, I tried hard for that "50's" feel... Yes, this is also so far off topic that I should just blog it. Can one of the admins throw a gadget in for us to use in our posts--like this, to count the topic changes. Perhaps a grammar-Nazi™ one!. Done!

P.S.- I didn't check for continuity logic or reading comprehension (and at this length, it's always needed--as it can sound like buck-shot mentally). Take as is. That reminds me: I should make a "colloquialism" English dictionary add-on for Firefox with auto conversion and "by decade" setups. It'd be fun (there's probably one around already ).

Merry Christmas everybody.
Also, the mask rocks! I also added one-helluva-edit after thinking about it; it seemed worth the trouble to bring up.
So hopefully you read it and didn't feel like I was wasting your time. Long posts are like that.

WOP BAPALOBOP A WOP BAM B00000000000000000000000

>> ^robdot:

wow, are you kidding me with this fucking bullshit? cant even say eskimo now? watch this.
eskimo ! nigger! wop ! beaner! midget ! yea, i said it! midget !! just words. idiot almost kills himself but heaven forbid we call him an eskimo.


Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

wow, are you kidding me with this fucking bullshit? cant even say eskimo now? watch this.
eskimo ! nigger! wop ! beaner! midget ! yea, i said it! midget !! just words. idiot almost kills himself but heaven forbid we call him an eskimo.

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a touch of east coast, a touch of SoCal, a heap of whiney doe eye, a good helping of guido wop, a distinct lack of body hair, a lot of rich boy douche, and if thats hardcore dancing?.... i dated this. it ended badly.

I fucking hate spics, dotheads, honkeys, japs, wops, kikes, wetbacks, gooks, chinks, camel jockeys and the french...

but I love niggers!

Oh. Ok. Well in normal conversation dag, how exactly would you refer to me as a spook?
What kind of spook exactly am I to you?
How many ways can that be interpreted?
Ghost? Spy? Nigger?
You think he had no idea what it meant?
"Beat it, spook, this don't concern you."
What did that mean:
Beat it spy?
Beat it ghost?
Beat it nigger?
You don't want to look at that and say to yourself, wtf? What else could that possibly have meant.
He, like yourself probably had no idea what my race was so these are just randomly chosen words? I guess that means I can call anyone here a spook, or a porch monkey, or a nigger .. because hey, I don't know what race they are. I can say you are a greasy fucking wop. Or a selfish jew. Or a filthy spic. I don't know what race you are right? Or is filthy selfish greasy the problem and just spic nigger wop porch monkey spook is ok?

In reply to this comment by dag:
No, because I have no knowledge that he meant it as a racial slur. "Spook" has many different meanings - and he, like myself probably has no idea what race you are- so probably did not mean it in the definition you are assuming.

In reply to this comment by burdturgler:
Redact his comment. Send him a warning about his racist comment and return the video. That's what I'm asking for.

In reply to this comment by dag:
Hmmm, maybe I've been out of the US for too long, but I'm only vaguely aware of the term "spook" used as a racial insult. I think I might have heard it on an old M*A*S*H episode. Does QM know your race? I don't/didn't - though I'm guessing now that you are african american. What would you like me to do BT? Ban QM for using the word "spook"? If that's what your asking, please don't beat around the bush.

In reply to this comment by burdturgler:
Are you serious?
Did you try "spook" in google? Are you saying you don't know what it means or he doesn't know what it means?
Do you think he actually meant to call me a spy or a ghost?
Do you think there's even a remote possibility he meant one of those things?
You have to be kidding dag, what do you have to do at VS now .. say "FUCK YOU NIGGER" .. ?
Spook doesn't cut it huh? I guess porch monkey is ok? Maybe he meant I like to swing around and eat bananas on my porch?
Spear chucker? Well I guess I should probably clarify that too.
Honestly man, I can understand not wanting to deal with this bullshit, but it's not like I asked for it either.
Are black people not welcome here?


In reply to this comment by dag:
You should probably clarify what QM meant by that comment. At first glance, I doubt it was meant as a racial epithet. No one knows your race on the internet.

In reply to this comment by burdturgler:
No.
I'm not a ghost either.

In reply to this comment by dag:
Depends. Are you a CIA agent?

In reply to this comment by burdturgler:
Congrats on VS4 and thanks again for the T-Shirt.
Sorry to spoil the party but, are people allowed to just flat out call me a "spook" here now?
Just checking.

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>> ^Farhad2000:
I think I said this somewhere else but I really think the word faggot should be detached from being applied to gays, I met alot of people I inadvertently call faggots not because they are homosexual but because it was the perfect description for them and whiny didn't have the same sting.
You know what I mean. No need to get our panties/boxers in a twist. Because I met gays and they don't act like faggots.


As pleasant(?) as that sounds. I think it is too idealistic to ever actually happen. If that were the case, nigger, wop, spic, honky and more could all go back to more neutral connotations as well.

Currently friends and I are working hard to form the habit of saying something that is not influenced by past prejudices. 'Mao pien' which means 'bad film' in Chinese, commonly used to describe movies that are pornographic/obscene/awful is currently at the top of the list

Saying fagot to infer someone is whiny or did something 'bitch like' or what have you, sounds to me as if it is playing off of the stereotype that some homosexuals are more effeminate, so i do not really get that as the perfect description.

I thought he was commending Obama till half the video. Indeed he's calling Obama 'Uncle Tom'

Soo... every negroes in jail are leaders? God, reverend is so ghetto...

They just say something inside their head without sifting it through, just to hear themselves talk. They never censor themselves and live on impulse. That's why you shouldn't listen to ghetto people.

And when I say ghetto people I mean white trash, wops, chinks, niggaz, hispanics etc etc etc. All the poor ethnic stereotypes.

Shooby Doo Wop Wop Wop
Shooby Doo Wop Wop Wop
Shooby Doo Wop Wop Wop

My Heart Is cryin',cryin'
Lonely Teardrops
My pillows never dry off
Lonely Teardrops

Come Home, Come Home
Just Say You Will, Say You Will (Say You Will)
Say You Will (Say You WIll)
Hey, Hey (Say You Will)

My Heart Is Fine, Fine
Lonely Teardrops
My pillows never dry off
Lonely Teardrops

Come Home, Come Home
Just Say You Will, Say You Will (Say You Will)
Say You Will (Say You WIll)
Hey, Hey (Say You Will)

Just Give Me Another Chance
For our Romance
Come On And Tell Me
That One Day You'll Return
Cause Everyday That You've Been Gone Away
You'll Know Why My Heart Does Nothing But Burn
[Crying]

Lonely Teardrops
My pillows never dry off
Lonely Teardrops

Come Home, Come Home
Just Say You Will, Say You Will (Say You Will)
Say You Will (Say You Will)
Hey, Hey (Say You Will)
Say It Right Now Baby (Say You Will)
Come On, Come On (Say You Will)
Say It Darling Yeah! (Say You Will)

[Fade]

One of the most radical musical accomplishments of the song is its frequent shifts in meter. Beginning in 4/4 time, the song shifts to a 3/4 time for the guitar solo in the "I need a fix..." section. This gives way to 6/8, 3/4, and 4/4 measures in the "Mother Superior..." section before returning to 4/4 for the majority of the doo-wop style ending. During Lennon's spoken-word interlude, the song briefly switches into 6/4. (from wikipedia).

I love this song

Yes, I read that report and I see things in it that your are not. The most important point is that the report is basing estimates on outdated price references. The pricing scheme being used can be found here:

http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/aeo/otheranalysis/wop.html

Now, according to the EIA report estimates, they were expecting oil prices to be below $50 a barrel by 2014. So far oil has peaked at what? Damn close to $150 a barrel? EIA estimates put oil in 2008 at $60 a barrel. That’s a big difference. Also, look at the wording they use to describe WHY the areas were not recommended for production at the time.

“Although a significant volume of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and natural gas resources is added in the OCS access case, conversion of those resources to production would require both time and money. In addition, the average field size in the Pacific and Atlantic regions tends to be smaller than the average in the Gulf of Mexico, implying that a significant portion of the additional resource would not be ECONOMICALLY ATTRACTIVE TO DEVELOP AT THE REFERENCE CASE PRICES.”

What did that say to you? Of course I added the emphasis to point out the part I see as most important. What I see is that under the incorrect pricing assumptions used in the report, expanding would not have been profitable to oil companies. Don’t you think circumstances are a bit different now? It would sure as hell be profitable to expand with the prices per barrel as high as they are today. What else are people complaining about? Time to start production? Just because it takes time to get up and running does not mean you never begin the process. Also, untapped California reserves could be up and running within one year. This is all basic economics. Demand rises while we have done nothing to increase our own supply. Oil is a business (obviously). If given the opportunity they will expand and increase their production to fill demand. Begin drilling, stop punishing oil companies, release some reserves to cause massive losses to speculators, and watch prices fall. It is not complicated, and you're right about one thing. It is transparently obvious to people who bother to research it.

So to answer your questions, I saw the source, the data, and the conclusion. I don’t think it’s fabricated, just wrong.

Funny, but when this song came out it never crossed our seventh grade minds that this was like, um, "Afican". We thought it was just more doo-wop from new york! Ah-Hyuck!