Agents of Absence

KutuluMike

00:34

Loong

It's funny but that Farage pic is an obvious Photoshop. No genius camera operator involved https://t.co/JqejfHyk6s

Tweeted by gethill on June 28, 2016 at 7:26 AM

bleh

02:57

@phantom42 when we appeared at the same time it was bleh |tom42 :)

phantom42

03:39

watching old scrubs episodes. harrison wells just showed up and is drinking in a bathtub

Ankit Sharma

09:26

@Himarm I also said something was a setup

in The Screening Room, Jun 18 at 12:41, by steelerfan

Ankit does not believe that the Americans landed on the moon...so, there's that.

Dr R Dizzle

@AnkitSharma Really?

Ankit Sharma

Flag waved

no stars

in The Screening Room, Jun 18 at 10:34, by Ankit Sharma

MOON LANDING CONSPIRACY THEORY

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Moon landing conspiracy theories

Moon landing conspiracy theories are conspiracy theories which claim that some or all elements of the Apollo program and the associated Moon landings were hoaxes staged by NASA with the aid of other organizations. The most notable claim is that the six manned landings (1969–72) were faked and that twelve Apollo astronauts did not actually walk on the Moon. Various groups and individuals have made claims since the mid-1970s, that NASA and others knowingly misled the public into believing the landings happened, by manufacturing, tampering with, or destroying evidence including photos, telemetry tapes...

Dr R Dizzle

I've read the theories before, but none of them have any form of credibility to them.

Ankit Sharma

I don't know about the credibility you are searching for but many are valid points

Flag waving is debatable on both end but why no stars

Dr R Dizzle

There is an entire Mythbusters episode dedicated to disproving all the most common "theories".

Ankit Sharma

09:35

@DrRDizzle will watch it someday

KutuluMike

11:02

neither of those things is debatable.

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the flag waved because the guy holding it was moving it. it was not 'blowing in the wind' it was shaking out like any other piece of cloth.

and you can't see the stars in those photos for the same reason you can't see the stars during the day. The surface of the moon is too bright; if you exposed the photo long enough to pick up stars the whole thing would be washed out.

phantom42

12:35

also because the alien ship was blocking the stars

the moon landing was real. 9/11 was not faked. obama was born in the US. the pulse shooting was real. dinosaurs and man never lived together. but the earth is flat.

Himarm

Dr R Dizzle

12:53

@phantom42 The Earth isn't flat, it's a globe - but we live on the inside.

Himarm

the EU military page needs to be updated, all of the UKs forces are still on it

the EU just lost like a 3rd of its military power

reddit took me down a rabbit hole of world airforces

phantom42

aren't they still technically committed forces until the actual exit?

Himarm

probably, and everyone is still part of Nato anyway i believe

for some reason greece has 1600 tanks though

its like its only contribution

everyone else has a few 100

KutuluMike

actually, the earth is flat, but we actually live on the turtle

phantom42

the earth is held onto the turtle by toad's spit

Himarm

13:09

obviosuly, only toads spit is strong enough

Dr R Dizzle

@KutuluMike Yes, but on the inside of the turtle.

phantom42

more here: looper.com/17116/exclusive-spider-man-homecoming-set-photos

costume appears to be the same as the CW one

can't find a photo of his back from CW

Joshua

13:32

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In the Season 6 finale of Game of Thrones, we learn that (Okay, to be fair, we don't 100% definitely know this, but it is incredibly heavily implied. So for the purposes of this question, I assume it to be true.) If that is the case, then why did Ned lie to his wife? Why did While I unde...

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Watching the season 6 finale of Game of Thrones and then reading several blogs online, I've seen many reference a character's lineage as hard fact now that it's been revealed in the show - however, I'm not sure that I picked up on all of the details, because I only see that they've revealed one p...

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KutuluMike

ugh.

i haven't seen the episode yet and I can tell exactly what they're talking about.

I guess I should watch the damn thing.

phantom42

> It's around the two-thirds mark that Spencer and Saiz lay out the inadvertent part of the Red Skull's plan snapping into action. Kobik, thoroughly trusting the Red Skull and by association Hydra, "fixed" Selvig to make him happier by erasing his memories and replacing them with ones to make him forever loyal to Hydra. And so, knowing that Kobik's idea of helping people is to make them part of Hydra,

> we learn that the Red Skull's real plan for Pleasant Hill was solely to lure Steve Rogers into a situation where Kobik would heal him after approaching death. And in doing so, rewrite the original Captain America's mind so that he, too, would be a Hydra agent. The sepia-colored flashbacks from the first issue are the Kobik-implanted memories that have erased Steve's recollection of his real childhood.

i know this is going to shock you all, but steve isn't really an agent of hydra

Joshua

New Hot Network Question(s) detected:

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Q: What exactly killed Ariana when Dumbledore and Grindelwald fought for 'The Greater Good'?

I have seen few narrations and some fan made videos on the battle between Dumbledore and Grindelwald. There was some magic that killed Ariana when both Dumbledore and Grindelwald were duelling. What may have killed her? Does the magic bounce off?

harry-potter albus-dumbledore wizards gellert-grindelwald

KutuluMike

wow, it's working.

> In many ways, it's a counterpoint to the Winter Soldier, who had his own memories wiped while serving the Soviets until Captain America used a Cosmic Cube to restore Bucky's mind

^--- couldn't they do this in the MCU?

oh wait, that wasn't a cosmic cube. it was the space gem in disguise.

couldn't Vision's Mind Gem "fix" Bucky?

phantom42

possibly. it's unclear what powers it has while it's embedded in him

KutuluMike

13:43

that was an odd choice, IMO.

unless that's the plan for Infinity War... his stone is the last one Thanos needs and he'd have to kill Vision to get it.

phantom42

are we sure joss whedon isn't involved anymore?

KutuluMike

%%seen phantom42

phantom42

because that sounds like something joss would do

KutuluMike

@$%#%6#&^

phantom42

"hey guys, here's a new favorite character for you. now, let's kill him"

KutuluMike

13:44

well Joss wrote Age of Ultron, he might have planned that out in advance.

"No one likes anyone here enough for me to murder them brutally. Lets introduce one guy in this movie and have him gunned down, and a second guy that we can kill later."

huh. git is smarter than I thought.

I copied about 3/4 of a code file from joshua into a new file.

> copied: moseisley/joshua.py -> moseisley/games.py

but I actually made a new file and copied/pasted, it still picked it up as a copy.

Dr R Dizzle

You want to make Thanos feel like a real threat? Have him land on Earth, rip the Mind Stone out of The Vision's head and disappear without even giving any of the other heroes a second glance.

Ankit Sharma

15:43

@Joshua i think i can ask it in 10 more ways ;p

Himarm

for you guys, friday the 13th ontopic?

phantom42

why wouldnt it be?

only the first one doesnt involve some sort of zombie killer raised from the dead

and the later ones give him a mystical background, dont they?

or am i thinking of halloween?

also, jason in space

Himarm

yeah i figured it was on topic

theres a debate is mos about it

phantom42

is nightmare on elm street also not on topic?

Himarm

they all say that one is

there just aruging over the first movie

first friday*

phantom42

15:48

was there a resolution on 1 part makes the series on topic?

KutuluMike

if scooby doo is on topic, Friday the 13th is on topic

Himarm

um the highest answer is maybe

phantom42

gilles guideline of "maybe" says that means "yes"

but let's go on and debate whether an immortal killer who ends up in the future and gets cloned is on topic

Himarm

yeah, they wanted to bring it to movies

for better viewing

but movies has 2 questions and only has 4 and 6 upvotes apiece

lol

Jack B Nimble

16:07

We interrupt this broadcast to bring you a totally pointless statement.

> John Connor has been portrayed by more actors than any other character in sci-fi film and television history (7 actors);[2] with the exception of James Bond (7 actors)[3] and the Doctor of Doctor Who (34 actors, though only twelve are official Doctors).

I am the greatest athlete to have ever lived, except for those that are better than me, living or dead.

KutuluMike

yes, but technically those are not the same James Bond.

and arguably not the same Doctor

they are the same John Connor

Jack B Nimble

@KutuluMike Aren't they?

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Q: Is there any continuity between James Bond movies that have different actors portraying the title character?

There was a foolish (in my opinion) question asked on Scifi.SE Is James Bond a timelord? James bond keeps returning with a different face, albeit usually a similar one, and often operates with high-tech gadgetry that seem to be on par with the Doctor's sonic screw driver. In my opinion eac...

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KutuluMike

I thought the established theory was that James Bond was a code name.

when one dies they just train someone else to be him.

maybe that's just a fan theory. I don't watch spy-fi. its off topic

Himarm

right 007/jamebond

Jack B Nimble

Certainly in the latest versions at least his first name is James in real life, as the butler at his family estate calls him that.

The Flash learned all his secret identity keeping tricks from James Bond.

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KutuluMike

16:15

James Bond is a fictional identity MI-6 has created. It builds up a mystique of an unstoppable super-agent. When later Bonds act sad about their "dead wife" it's just to stay in character.

phantom42

16:42

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Q: Who Sabotage ED-209?

in the 1987 Robocop Movie when Dick Jones introducing the His Robot ED-209 & Demonstrating to OCP chairman & Other Staff, ED-209 Kills Innocent Employee Without a Gun.. so my question is is this Malfunction of ED-209 Sabotage by "Bob Morton" to Get Approval from OCP to His Project Robocop or it's...

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question is posted. richard says it's a dupe. op says it's not, but votes to close it anyways.

and then complains about "no justice"

Jack B Nimble

I don't accept the premise of the title

phantom42

that's because you sabotage ed-209

reading richards answer on the original.. what a nonsense answer

"he was given live rounds because the wrong weight would make him malfunction"

Jack B Nimble

They make fake bullets that weight exactly like real ones.

Also, all bullets have a slight variation in weight anyways. The weight difference would have to be significant for someone (or something) to tell the difference.

Despite what Caprica would have us believe.

phantom42

and i have no idea what the stuff about filmmakers wanting a bloodier scene has anything to do with it

Jack B Nimble

The filmmakers wanted a bloodier scene. They sabotaged ED-209, loaded him with real bullets, all in the name of great cinema.

phantom42

16:54

is that what happened to brandon lee?

Jack B Nimble

Maybe.

Filmmakers are the real monsters.

Himarm

no justice here my freinds no justice

Jack B Nimble

Tonight: Justice has a new name, but we're still just going to keep calling it justice, because otherwise that gets confusing.

KutuluMike

17:14

blanks don't weigh significantly less than live ammo but they do recoil a lot less.

maybe it would throw off a rapid-fire device built to accommodate recoil if there was none?

i dunno

Jack B Nimble

ED-209 doesn't even really need bullets. Doesn't he swat Robocop through a wall with his arm when RC jams his cannon?

I don't think for demonstration purposes ED-209 had to be full loaded.

I guess ED-209 is just toying with him. Like a cat.

Himarm

the haters are downvoting friday

guess supernatural psycho killer off topic

phantom42

ocp had better hope ed never runs low on ammo

else the lack of weight may make him malfunction

Jack B Nimble

I only see two friday-the-13th questions.

So I don't understand which question you guys are saying is said to be in discussion.

Himarm

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Q: Is Friday the 13th on topic here?

Is Friday the 13th on-topic here? As it's a slasher/horror franchise. From Wikipedia: Friday the 13th is an American horror franchise that, as of 2016, comprises twelve slasher films, a television show, novels, comic books, and tie‑in merchandise. The franchise mainly focuses on the fi...

discussion scope

Jack B Nimble

17:22

Oh. oh.

phantom42

so the question "where is camp crystal lake?" even if you say f13 1-xxx" are out of scope because no SF/F content, later movies clearly do, so at the very least, those are on topic

KutuluMike

also.

for the record.

phantom42

"where is camp crystal lake" is still a valid on topic question, as it appears in almost all the movies

KutuluMike

Jason is in the first movie. his decomposing body attacks the girl at the end.

phantom42

isn't that a dream?

KutuluMike

17:28

its not clear, I don't think.

she gets pulled underwater, then wakes up in the hospital.

she's on the lake when the cops arrive, though they claim they didn't see anyone else.

he also survives an axe through the skull

Part VII has a telekenetic person in it, according to wikipedia.

I never got that far.

Himarm

the cops tell her they pull her from the lake

according to wikipedia

KutuluMike

it looks like parts 6 onward are explicitly fantasy.

parts 1-5 it's left open to interpretation if Jason's really coming back from the dead or not.

phantom42

did we end up going with the rule that "if it's billed or marketed as sf/f, it's on-topic"?

Himarm

thats richards rule at least

phantom42

even in the original movie, the lake is supposedly cursed

and being terrorized by a supernatural killer

it's not until the end that we learn it's not a supernatural killer

Jack B Nimble

17:43

The Scooby-Doo effect.

Maybe we should just say the character is on-topic.

I like the idea of bringing dead children back to life as adults thanks to the power of electricity though.

KutuluMike

@phantom42 well, if that curse was all a made-up story then I don't think that would count as sci-fi..

I posted a new, longer version of Wad's meta answer.

Agreeing with him, if you can believe it.

Himarm

i want to highlight and bold your when in doubt

i have spread my ~~seed~~ votes

phantom42

@KutuluMike but by that logic, wizard of oz is off topic too since it's just a dream

KutuluMike

not in the sequel!

and it's ambiguous!

phantom42

but so is f13-1

Himarm

17:52

oz and alice are both voted ontpopic already tho

Jack B Nimble

Everything's a dream.

phantom42

@JackBNimble you're a dream

Jack B Nimble

@phantom42 your mom's a dream!

phantom42

jay garrick is a dream

Jack B Nimble

true enough.

KutuluMike

17:55

@phantom42 yes, and I'm arguing that Part 1 is on topic, specifically because it's unclear in #1 if there's anything supernatural, but it's very clear in parts 6, 7, etc that there are supernatural things, so #1 could definitely be considered supernatural.

unlike, say, Baywatch, where there is absolutely no indication whatsoever that there's anything supernatural going on, despite Baywatch Nights going totally off the rails.

Jack B Nimble

You don't consider the women of Baywatch to be supernatural?

phantom42

they're definitely fantasy

KutuluMike

I see them on E! all the time and that's REALITY baby.

Jack B Nimble

I never saw lifeguards like that.

phantom42

arent you living in the mountains?

you should go to a real beach

Himarm

18:01

are you allowed to have hot life guards in utah?

KutuluMike

sure. you don't need water to have life guards.

Himarm

well i think you clearly won everyone over

just ankit downvoted you probaby :P

Green Obie

18:22

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Ankit Sharma

@Himarm It was clear but i do think his answer was good but good argument!=agreement

@JackBNimble ROFL

@phantom42 You mean fantastic

Jack B Nimble

@phantom42 We have the Great Salt Lake beach, no lifeguards on duty.

Himarm

well you just naturally float in that lake right

Jack B Nimble

I'm not sure I've ever seen women lifeguards on duty at a California beach, although I assume they exist (like a baby pigeon).

@Himarm I suppose, I don't know anyone who actually swims in the salt lake. People do boating on it, but the water and the beach are fairly disgusting.

Ankit Sharma

Indian Lifeguard Patrol Beware!

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So annoying

Ankit Sharma

18:49

Captain America #1 Hail Hydra WTF Reveal Breakdown

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^ spoilers for the hail hydra twist

phantom42

5 hours ago, by phantom42

i know this is going to shock you all, but steve isn't really an agent of hydra

complete with synopsis of the ~~stupid~~ revelation

Ankit Sharma

ooops

missed it

Himarm

that lasted what

1 month

Ankit Sharma

I think he was hydra once before too, not sure if it was main continuity or not

So this dumb version of steve roger is not part of Civil war 2?

Anybody following civil war 2?

@Himarm they left with no good ideas

Jack B Nimble

19:17

My friend's sister just got hired in wardrobe for the new Spider-man movie.

I'm hoping this means I have access to all the inside information.

Ankit Sharma

hmm

KutuluMike

you definitely will, as long as it's about what color socks they are wearing

Ankit Sharma

you have my ears , whisper it all

Jack B Nimble

I MUST KNOW THEIR SOCK COLORS!

Ankit Sharma

And what about underwear ;D

Jack B Nimble

19:19

Everyone knows Spider-Man wears his underwear on the outside.

Just like Superman.

Ankit Sharma

So I can't ask him Boxers or Brief?

phantom42

20:00

@JackBNimble one of my friends from high school was in the wardrobe department for spider-man 1 and 2. she worked on the costume.

phantom42

20:35

carly pope cast as susan williams for arrow

> Pope will play Coast City reporter Susan Williams -- in the comics, the wife of [Hal Jordan's] brother, Jim -- who comes to Star City "looking to make a name for herself" by going after Oliver Queen for a "big story."

KutuluMike

20:51

they're really scooping up The Tomorrow People cast.

Robbie Amell was on Firestorm, Peyton List was Captain Cold's sister, Luke Mitchell was on SHIELD.

Mark Pellegrino is in everything ever filmed on TV

Carly Pope looks a lot like Cobie Smulders.

phantom42

did pellegrino get cast for something new?

KutuluMike

he is currently back on Supernatural

phantom42

ah

KutuluMike

but I think that's done.

he did Lucifer for a few episodes but then they had him take over Misha Collins' character's body.

phantom42

wife was just commenting that she sees him a lot, but when i went down the list of his credits, the only thing she'd seen him in was dexter and lost

KutuluMike

20:59

looks like he was in Quantico this season also.

I've seen him in Supernatural, The Tomorrow People, Revolution, The Returned, Being Human, and Lost

phantom42

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Q: If Sara Conner was Killed?

In 1984's Terminator, the titular character comes from the future to kill Sarah Conner before she could give birth to John Conner. My question is what would happen if the Terminator managed to kill Sarah before giving birth to John?

terminator

this guy asks every question that pops into his head without giving anything a second thought

KutuluMike

and I assume I saw him in Chuck and Castle and just don't remember

"What if the entire plot of the first movie happened?"

phantom42

i dont want to discourage him, because some of his questions are ok, but come on

KutuluMike

well... given that it's Terminator...

are we really supposed to assume Skynet's plan would succeed any better than any of the good guys?

the real answer is probably something like "someone from the future would send a guy back even further to impregnate her earlier."

damn. Richard found a reasonable duplicate but it's going to get closed a POB instead

KutuluMike

21:37

Do pings work in multi-line messages? I know most other markup doesn't.
Let's find out. @phantom42 --^ ?

phantom42

21:58

@KutuluMike i got a ping notice

Jack B Nimble

The mouseover highlights it.

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