September 30, 2006 – Sam's Thoughts

How To: A Suspicious Looking Device

This entry was posted in this and that on September 30, 2006 by Sam Abuelsamid (updated 6414 days ago)

I spotted this linked on DIGG the other day. sld According to read more | junkfunnel.com :

The only function of the Suspicious Looking device is to appear as suspicious as possible, whether carried in hand or placed indiscrimately in public places. The SLD contains LEDs, a LED array, a character display, an optical distance sensor, capacitive touch sensor, buzzer, and motors.

It would be great to see the reaction if you let a couple of these out in an airport. I can see martial law following close behind.

Improving bad Star Wars Dialog 1

This entry was posted in movies on September 30, 2006 by Sam Abuelsamid

Star Wars creator George Lucas has long been accused (rightfully so) of being incapable of writing decent dialog. Some of his dialog has in fact been truly awful especially in the Episode 1,2 & 3 movies. However, that doesn’t mean it can’t be improved. Checking Digg this morning, I found the following site. Top 176 Star Wars Lines Improved By Replacing A Word With “Pants”. Just a sample of the improvements avaiable:

Chewie and me got into a lot of pants more heavily guarded than this.

The Force is strong in my pants.

In his pants you will find a new definition of pain and suffering.

We need to try this with Star Trek lines.

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How To: A Suspicious Looking Device

Improving bad Star Wars Dialog 1