OT: 119th Obsequious Banter Thread: April Foods Day

[Flybynite]

pretty pumped for this:

Damn. I thought he was playing Dr. Carter from ER, it was billed as from John Wells who produced ER... He's an ER doctor.

After more googling I had forgotten Michael Crichton created ER and had the idea for awhile, but got Spielberg on board during Jurassic Park so it was made by Amblin Entertainment which Spielberg owned and Wells came in to be the showrunner and an exec producer. Crichton didn't have much involvement after the original idea/script for the pilot... but was credited as a producer through the shows run.

So it looks like Michael Crichton's estate (he died in 2008) had been in negotiations with John Wells at a continuation or reboot of ER since Crichton as the creator has the rights pass to his estate. They couldn't come to an agreement and so the setting became Pittsburgh and Noah Wyle got a new character.

Lame.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Greetings and salutations everybody!

Former admin and member here, popping in to see what's up and I recognize some usernames from yesteryear

How we doin'

Whoa!


How's it going

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

The Fast and the Furious: Snowkyo Drift

 

[Cody Webster]

Like, what in the actual f*** is this

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

Like, what in the actual f*** is this

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Up down up down left right select start and it goes away. Sometimes

Damn. I thought he was playing Dr. Carter from ER, it was billed as from John Wells who produced ER... He's an ER doctor.

After more googling I had forgotten Michael Crichton created ER and had the idea for awhile, but got Spielberg on board during Jurassic Park so it was made by Amblin Entertainment which Spielberg owned and Wells came in to be the showrunner and an exec producer. Crichton didn't have much involvement after the original idea/script for the pilot... but was credited as a producer through the shows run.

So it looks like Michael Crichton's estate (he died in 2008) had been in negotiations with John Wells at a continuation or reboot of ER since Crichton as the creator has the rights pass to his estate. They couldn't come to an agreement and so the setting became Pittsburgh and Noah Wyle got a new character.

Lame.

I liked Sphere, Andromeda Strain, Congo, and Jurassic Park from Crichton back in the day. People who never read Jurassic Park just don't know.

 

[DancingPanther]

Like, what in the actual f*** is this

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Use Firefox. I made the switch in the summer and never looked back

 

[Cody Webster]

Use Firefox. I made the switch in the summer and never looked back

I've been using Firefox on my computer for probably 20 years, but have always just used Chrome on my phone, guess it's time that I finally start using it on my phone too. It's a great browser

 

[DancingPanther]

I've been using Firefox on my computer for probably 20 years, but have always just used Chrome on my phone, guess it's time that I finally start using it on my phone too. It's a great browser

You can just link everything to your computer browser for ease of bookmarks/history etc. They make it super easy

 

[Embiid]

Time to create fart music!

AI creates never-before-heard sound

Nvidia claims Fugatto tool could revolutionise music

www.independent.co.uk

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

 

[DancingPanther]

Love The Sting

 

[FlyerNutter]

Let’s get a little emotional boys. First movie to get tears out of me in ages.

Out of my mind, by a brilliant actress Phoebe-Ray Taylor.

Here is the trailer. Just amazing, beautiful story.

 

[ajgoal]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/26/us/pilot-dog-killed-plane-crash-new-york/index.html

 

[Danko]

Make sure you cancel your existing Hulu and Peacock accounts and create new accounts to save yourself a shit ton of money!

Hulu with ads is .99 cents a year right now for new accounts was paying $9.99 a month
Peacock is like $20 for a whole year right now for new accounts. Was paying 9 bucks a month

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

I am off to Eugene, Oregon today to visit my brother. The one who has cancer. I am not sure if this will be the last time I see him but I am definitely going to try to make the most of it.

 

[Embiid]

I am off to Eugene, Oregon today to visit my brother. The one who has cancer. I am not sure if this will be the last time I see him but I am definitely going to try to make the most of it.

Eff Cancer! Make the most of your time with your bro..

Have a safe trip. Thoughts and prayers for both of you and the family.

 

[Superman33]

Let’s get a little emotional boys. First movie to get tears out of me in ages.

Out of my mind, by a brilliant actress Phoebe-Ray Taylor.

Here is the trailer. Just amazing, beautiful story.

Saw the trailer for this a few weeks back and started to cry, but haven't been in the mindset yet to sit down and watch it since it came out.

As an educator who worked with technology, this story is all too familiar. We had a student who used an Eye Gaze device to communicate. His various disabilities left him with the inability to control any of his bodily functions, but he could use his eyes. He ended up living until about 22, but mentally he never moved beyond the toddler stage. He was able to learn how to use the Eye Gaze device to communicate basic needs and wants and he would have been a great "greeter" at a place like Walmart.

His parents refused to let him use the Eve Gaze device at home. He would essentially sit/lay there all summer without the ability to communicate. Infuriating.

 

[Embiid]

Need this now so I can pop a few while watching the Flyers and Sixers.

A "yoga pill" to end anxiety? Neuroscientists discover a brain circuit that instantly deflates stress

A new study from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies has identified a brain circuit that slows the breath to calm the mind.

www.latimes.com

 

[Lord Defect]

Saw the trailer for this a few weeks back and started to cry, but haven't been in the mindset yet to sit down and watch it since it came out.

As an educator who worked with technology, this story is all too familiar. We had a student who used an Eye Gaze device to communicate. His various disabilities left him with the inability to control any of his bodily functions, but he could use his eyes. He ended up living until about 22, but mentally he never moved beyond the toddler stage. He was able to learn how to use the Eye Gaze device to communicate basic needs and wants and he would have been a great "greeter" at a place like Walmart.

His parents refused to let him use the Eve Gaze device at home. He would essentially sit/lay there all summer without the ability to communicate. Infuriating.

Why? That sounds like a horrific thing to do to someone, taking their only means of communication away.

 

[Danko]

Yeah this all hits a bit close to home. My son is non verbal, can't communicate with us. He is essentially an infant in terms of what he can do and how he presents but is 8 years old now. We pick up on some things just because we know him. The way he kicks his feet, or grinds his teeth etc. His disorder, mental ability, body tone make it so that a machine like that wouldn't work for us. Another parent with a kid with his disorder mentioned something one time that i always think about....these kids cant even do anything if they have an itch or a scratch and it must be so infuriating to t he m.

 

[Superman33]

Why? That sounds like a horrific thing to do to someone, taking their only means of communication away.

The parents were from India and it had something to do with their cultural beliefs.

 

[Lord Defect]

The parents were from India and it had something to do with their cultural beliefs.

Then why would it be ok to use at school? Cultural beliefs do not end at the front door.
This is just a rhetorical question in case it wasn’t obvious.

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/26/us/pilot-dog-killed-plane-crash-new-york/index.html

Guy should get the congressional medal of honor.

I am off to Eugene, Oregon today to visit my brother. The one who has cancer. I am not sure if this will be the last time I see him but I am definitely going to try to make the most of it.

Have a safe trip and savor every moment man.

 

[Cody Webster]

Make sure you cancel your existing Hulu and Peacock accounts and create new accounts to save yourself a shit ton of money!

Hulu with ads is .99 cents a year right now for new accounts was paying $9.99 a month
Peacock is like $20 for a whole year right now for new accounts. Was paying 9 bucks a month

I read that if you cancel, it only cancels your upcoming renewal, it doesn't cancel your current account immediately. Say you renewal is in August, and you cancel now, you'll still be paying your monthly price until August, then you won't get automatically renewed for the next year. Be careful that you're now not paying for two accounts