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Some nice photos from the tour so far: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2012/07/tour_de_france_2012_part_one.html Now they're in the mountains contending with crazy spectators and hazardous descents. I don't know what Cadel can do to get back in front. Yesterday's breakaway group finished...

Thanks for the heads-up. I'll get round to updating it eventually. I have a few things near completion and when they're out of the way I'll re-do this old add-on.

Hi Eccentrus, There are of course pros and cons to all the places you have listed, and which have been suggested since your first post. I'll try to give you some useful info on Australia without recommending it over the other places. Australia's annual refugee intake is 13,750. There is...

Some of my earliest memories are of blackouts from power workers strikes circa 1980. We had the advantage of knowing it was coming so prepared with oil lamps and board games – monopoly etc. This may be way too wholesome for you and requires friends or family on hand. Otherwise just do whatever...

Well, it's started, and it's shaping up to be the Ashes on wheels. A lot of Australians will be watching after Cadel's win last year. I'm confident he can beat Bilbo Baggins.

I've imagined having an X-30 for Orbiter since way back. Thanks for making it happen. :)

I'll try to find the files for you this week. Feel free to use them as you see fit. You could colour-match my water to yours or vice-versa with the larger one a touch lower on the vertical axis - that's how I'd do it. I reckon it would be good to retain the marker dye if possible.

Great work. Back in 2007 I made detailed models of the Gemini flotation collar and life raft, based on the footage in the Spacecraft Films Gemini DVD. Would these be useful to you?: Saturn V is using these models in his Gemini development but I'm sure he wouldn't mind non-exclusivity...

This list of the film's plot-holes is pretty funny: http://www.juliansanchez.com/2012/06/11/whats-wrong-with-prometheus-a-partial-list/

These holographic records were tantalising – the hypothesis we're given is satisfyingly vague in this instance and I've enjoyed thinking about it. But there's a missed opportunity here too: if the ship Prometheus had been presented as a little less advanced then the special effects used for the...

That's my feeling too. I think the power of science-fiction is the strength of a good idea, and good ideas trump bad writing or technical problems. For example, IMO, Philip K. Dick's prose is really pretty awful, but he is so terrifically imaginative that his books are rewarding. In...

Evidently that was too much for one poor kid: Australian boy has seizure watching Prometheus.

Obviously, but which audience? Given the films lofty aspirations, and Scott's often stated admiration for the philosophical power of sci-fi, thinking sci-fi fans are right to be a little annoyed - even whilst excepting the limitations of such an endeavour as a commercial project. There is a...

One thing that bugs me a lot in hindsight is the idea that the scientific crew didn't know each other at all before arrival, and the slapstick banter during the briefing - these people are meant to be scholars? Still, I've found myself thinking about this film a lot since seeing it. That's the...

Agreed. Hopefully they'll have to change to survive. By the way this was the opening night at a suburban megaplex in a city of 5million - and I'd estimate there were about 20 people in the audience. They'll get bigger crowds on the weekend, but it made me think the whole idea of a cinema...

I've just come back from seeing Prometheus. I'll try not to give anything away in this post but if you're about to see the film you may want to pass my comments by until later. The good news is this is not Scott's Phantom Menace - if you're a fan of Alien you will probably enjoy it. It looks...

Yes, it's completely crazy. One of the big internet providers here just won a court case against the film studios; afterwards they pointed to precisely this problem of delayed releases as motivating torrent piracy. Just personally, I know how you feel. I really wanted to see Red Tails (I...

Yep, 2D screenings alongside the 3D ones, take your pick.

New Trailer: Official viral videos: Peter Weyland TED Talk 2023 This one has some spoiler content on Fassbender's character. Release dates: FR and CH (French) May 30 UK June 1 AU June 7 US June 8 DE and CH (German) Aug 9 IT and CH (Italian) September 14 There are advance screenings in...

I was in Atlanta last summer and though I saw very little (due to work) I liked it a lot. I was a bit wary as south-east Australia is more like north-east or westcoast USA, but I was shown very genuine friendliness everywhere I went. And the lightning storms were cool :) I think this fact...