Ultimately Off-Topic

1.  I find Superman more interesting.
2.  Thanos seems inevitable, but Kang would be more interesting.
3.  Damian.
4.  Jean-Luc Picard.
5.  DBZ was a big part of my high school experience. I remember being fascinated by Trunks. In retrospect, Vegeta and Goku really are the heart of the story.
6.  I got a kick out of the early years of Family Guy.
7.  A "New Kids on the Block" wristwatch.
8.  A DVD set of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
9.  I'm not very familiar with Cosmic Marvel, so I've gotta say something pedestrian like Rocket Raccoon.
10.  Metropolis
11.  Geddy Lee
12.  A dog (Jack Russell/schnauzer mix), and (ugh) two freaking cats.
13.  The Caesarean section.
14.   Haven't played it since I was a kid, but I remember prefering Subzero.
15.  A very fat woman.

Anymore surprised that One Piece has lasted as long as it has?

Wyo, you need to just hurry and watch The Strain so I can get your opinion on the show lol.

One Piece could have been shortened quite a fair bit.

And ok, I'll wait.

1. This was a close call. But given the choice, I prefer characters to be flawed morally than flawed in design. So it's Wolverine for me.

2. The Liberators.
Let's go controversial!
(Even though it'll most likely be Thanos).

3. Timothy Drake

4. Qui-Gon Jinn

5 1. Vegeta. It has to be Vegeta. Badman. The pink poloneck he wears at the start of the Android Saga says so. Go see. It's so cool. He is such a badman.
2. Goku
3. Gohan
4. Trunks
5. Bulma

6. 1. Pork Rosso (anime)
2. Rastamouse (CBBC)
3. Cow and Chicken (Cartoon Network)

7. An Avril Levign CD. I got it for Christmas when I was like 10 years old. I had to pretend I was pleased about it so that I didn't offend my mum who bought it for me.

8. Master System. I found most kids my age (when I was like 5 years old) stupid so I decided to play computer games instead.

9 1. Captain Mahr Vehl (1610)
2. Silver Surfer
3. Blue Marvel

10. Nancy Sinatra

11. 1) The Raid 2
2) City of God
3) The Raid

Fair play to those who said Pan's Labyrinth. I'd probably have it as my fourth.

12. I don't have a pet. I would love a cat but I live in an upstairs flat (apartment).

13. Vehicles and transportations that run on electricity and not on those dirty, shitty, inefficient, slow, expensive fossil fuels we always use.

14. Ooh. This is difficult. I can't decide. Probably Scorpion because he's the ultimate undead warrior. Then again, Sub-Zero is my all-time favourite "ice powers" character.

15. A temper.

Because GT is almost a stinking pile of crap.

GT wasn't made by most of the main creators either. Some of the movies were canon but most weren't for continuity reasons.

You don't like mobile phones?

Why, what can it do?

Living in the desert, with solar panels and other photovoltaic surfaces you can have unlimited air con (plus all other appliances as well as central heating) for free. If you're not planning on moving house, it's a brilliant investment. Most people don't know about the financial advantages changing our energy sources can have on our wallets. Something for you to ponder.

I love reading them. I'll have another made for page 100.

It's just more awesome Ultimate influence taken to invigorate the monotony of the mainstream universe. Then after a few years it'll change back.

I liked some of the Baby Saga but that's it.

I enjoyed the return to the more child-like adventure stories but the extreme lack of emphasis on fighting and conquering evil threats was disappointing to me. It felt to me like it lost a lot of it's epicness, which I dearly missed. From the Namek Saga to the Cell Saga has got to be favourite Dragon Ball era because of the significant character development, especially Vegeta's. But GT's character development was poor. I preferred the humour in DBZ overall too, especially when Vegeta's warrior pride lead to some outstanding comedy that was way ahead of it's time. It's why I love Vegeta. He's so rude. GT wasn't like that though. It didn't feel important to me. And the SSJ4 wasn't anywhere near as awesome as I was expecting it to be. I felt it was a bit of a cop-out. Not only that but it was Pan's chance to truly shine as a female Super Saiyan, something we hadn't seen yet, but it didn't happen and the whole series just came off as a hugely missed opportunity. And there was no Uub either for some reason. And no adult Gotenks either. It was like it was making a point to destroy everything the Buu Saga set up and the huge potential of the premise of GT moving forward with these new developments.

State of the art technology does not come cheap.

How are they terrible? Their phones are the fastest and most efficient available. They even have shatter-proof screens now. Plus, Apple's patented audio which is completely unmatched.

Overpriced? Agreed. But that would be like judging MGS: Ground Zeroes on it's £25 price tag, rather than it's high quality gameplay. It'd be like comparing a £20,000 Golf GTi to a £200,000 Aston Martin. I don't see how monetary value can possibly determine the quality and efficiency of a product. State of the art tech is always going to be a ridiculous price. Did you know Rolls Royce spend 2 millions pounds sterling EACH YEAR on just the RESEARCH of their ash trays? Not on making them. Just the research. What research on an ash tray can possibly cost that much? See, an iPhone could cost thousands, but that price tag wouldn't make the product any worse. I agree that it is a problem within the industry, but that doesn't effect the quality of the product. You don't see Top Gear discrediting the Bugatti Veyron because only millionaires could afford it.

Good point. Next step: Biofuel!

That's correct. It's flexible so that it doesn't snap like the Galaxy and HTC.

Hopefully the iPhone 7 will bounce back up to you when you drop it. Lol.

I don't think they meant for that to be a thing...in fact it's being criticized for doing so. As in bending in a way where it's NOT the desired effect. Because I don't think anyone wants their phones to bend and remain that way.

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I was going to mention the energy suppliers paying you money because my Dad is currently doing it but I wasn't sure if it was like that in the US. I think it's great. They actually send you a check through the post each year. Being self sufficient and getting paid for it instead of letting energy suppliers constantly rip you off is wonderful. It's good you've looked into it yourself.

Yeah, that's the same in my country. It costs a couple grand to get started. Wise if you're not planning on moving house any time soon, but not the kinda cash most people can afford to spend, debt crisis and all.

Obviously if the phone stayed bent, that would be really bad. But memory fibres have been around for years now and it's a lot better than having it snap in your pocket. It's unique because all the other smart phones are brittle. Sure, critics are always going to be critical and businesses and the media that surrounds them are constantly competitive. If it's flexible, just bend it back in shape. I was playing with one at PC world just a few days ago and thought it was a really cool product. Consumer Reports.org published a review of the stress tests it performed on Apple's iPhone 6. It ran a "three point flexural test" where the phone is supported at each end with the force applied at a third point on the top. Consumer Reports.org tested the iPhone 5, 6 and 6 Plus along with a LG G3, Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and HTC One (M8). I'm actually more concerned about how the new "Bendgate" could affect Apple financially.

Apple have said that they have received a total of nine complaints about this new flexibility.

My complaint about the Plus is that it's too big. If I wanted an iPad, I'd buy an iPad.


Ok, so just so we're clear, you're suggesting Apple are immoral without explaining how? I'm not saying they're not, mind. I'm just trying to figure out how an iPhone is the worst present you've ever received. Obviously though it's not something you wish to discuss, so I'll just drop it.

I haven't read anything about bending being harmful to the phone. Whereas if it snapped, it would be broken indefinitely.

Mate, you're talking to me as though I'm like a bias kid with a belief system to what I like. You have me completely mistaken, I'm not denying they've been immoral, I really couldn't care less. I'm sure they have. Many big companies are like that. [Iwas just asking why you didn't like their products. I acknowledged in my last post that you might not want to talk about it, so like I said I won't ask anymore. I was just having a discussion with you.

Their products are outdated (especially the iPhone), limited, overpriced, and combined with the company's ethics makes me anti-Apple

Cool, cool. That's interesting. How are they limited or outdated?

1.They meant it was new to the iPhone.They were just responding to the demand of their consumers. kottke.org/07/07/new-iphone-features
2. It was available by downloading SWYPE before they made it a default option.

If I was to make a wild guess I would say it might be a big line-wide event about another war with the Kree and Marvel will use it to help promote Ms Marvel as the new Captain Marvel. Why Captain Mahr-Vehl is there is beyond me. But it has me excited.