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Post by Admin on Jul 27, 2018 15:29:07 GMT -6
Even Dr. Neal DeGrasse-Tyson said that the only star system in the movies that "got it absolutely right" was Tatooine.
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Post by vitugglan on Jul 28, 2018 6:51:35 GMT -6
I wonder how a species that evolved on a cold planet would differ from humans. First thing I think is, their skin would be thicker and rougher.
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Post by Admin on Jul 29, 2018 10:17:56 GMT -6
They might be aquatic and live under the ice, colonizing thermal vents.
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Post by vitugglan on Jul 29, 2018 20:47:43 GMT -6
True. Which leads us to Akbar's appearance. He looks something like an octopus x catfish. Maybe they evolved to a point while their planet was in a snowball phase, then when the climate warmed again they came out on land with those adaptations in place.
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Post by Admin on Jul 30, 2018 9:49:05 GMT -6
We get to visit Admiral Akbar's home world in the animated Clone Wars.
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Post by vitugglan on Jul 30, 2018 16:40:36 GMT -6
I don't think we get that series. Isn't it Netflix or one of the other pay sites?
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Post by Admin on Aug 2, 2018 14:44:19 GMT -6
It was on Netflix (that's where I did my marathoning of it). Not sure if it still is. They pulled Star wars: Rebels, also an animated series, from Netflix before I could see any of it. They'll probably have it soon on the news Disney streaming platform, for what its worth. There are six seasons, with Disney gearing up to do at least one more season. Amazon probably has the boxed seasons for sale, as might Barnes and Noble bookstores. Check your streaming service to see if they have it before Disney yanks it.
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Post by vitugglan on Aug 3, 2018 5:51:00 GMT -6
I don't know if I have a streaming service. I know my husband connects to something called a Roku and binge-watches things like Vikings and stuff about the Tudors, but I don't know if that's streaming or an Amazon Prime thing.
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Post by Admin on Aug 3, 2018 20:47:03 GMT -6
We use a Roku stick (it looks like a USB thumb drive). But, we do have to pay for Netflix. You can search through a lot of offerings for free sites. It was where I would watch the news before we actually caved and got cable from a local cable company. And it took about 14 years before I finally caved and decided to pay for TV that I used to get over the air and free. What's bad is that, from what I can see, the NBC/Universal sports channel(s) don't appear to have been included in our basic package. Back in 2006-09 when they were putting the digital signal piggy back on the analog signal, our local NBC affiliate has two other channels and one of them was all sports all the time. Now, not that big a fan of sports, but was having some serious back problems at that point (and w/doctor who wasn't listening to me at all) so spent several months basically on the couch and I found out where all those people came from who were winning medals in the Olympics. So, I actually enjoyed the Winter Olympics because I knew who quite a few of the people were. And I learned what a peleton was watching various legs of the Tour de France and similar races. I think it was '08 when they went all digital (and ceremoniously flipped the switch to shut down the analog tech with our local NBC station) and I lost television for many months. When we had to replace our VCR player/recorder we chose to pay a bit more for another one so we'd have a channel changer. Unfortunately, the thing never would record, but the digital turner let us have TV again. Though, by then the extra NBC channel was no longer NBC/Universal Sports  |
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Post by vitugglan on Aug 5, 2018 3:09:05 GMT -6
Channels come and go, get stuck with someone else, change names. The NBC sports network is now called NBCSN. If you want sports, your basic package might allow for it (check) or you might go to one of the ESPN channels (they have a few.)
I was NOT real happy with that digital switch. People complain about poor people having things like cell phones with plans and the like, but now they also need to get a basic package for simple TV. It's all so stupid.
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Post by Admin on Aug 5, 2018 9:52:58 GMT -6
And that's exactly why I finally caved and asked hubby to get us basic cable. We had the Roku stick for about a year and a half. There were news channels, but I never found our local affiliates. And getting your news from online only sucks and bites with several sets of teeth.
Same goes for vehicles. Our primary has satellite radio. Fortunately, the speakers aren't working (we bought it that way from the used car lot) but hubby gets a letter every couple months from the Satellite radio company wanting him to subscribe. Fortunately, said vehicle also has a CD player so, if we are ever able to get the speakers working, we can play our free music.
Secondary vehicle has an actual working non-subscription radio. But, I'm thinking they're starting to phase out the free over the air broadcasts because picking up our favorite Moldy Oldy station is some times rather iffy.
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Post by vitugglan on Aug 6, 2018 5:28:38 GMT -6
We have satellite radio and real radio. I use the satellite radio a lot - I like 40s-style Big Band and rags, and the satellite radio has a station devoted to that era. The husband listens to local radio when he's in town (most of the time) and the satellite when he's out of town. His tastes run more to easy-listening like Simon and Garfunkle, love songs, and comedy, all of which have dedicated stations.
I don't know about phasing out local radio just yet, but we've got a robo-station called 'Steve' that plays oldies, has no DJs, and doesn't take requests. I've run across other stations ('Bob' is over in Georgia, IIRC, plays older country music) so I think that's the way surface radio's going. There's an interview with Wolfman Jack over on YouTube where he talks about the future of radio, and IIRC, he pegged exactly what's happening with local radio stations.
Our local news has a YouTube channel. I'm not sure if they do news items, but I know they do current weather. I also have their app so every time there's a weather event my phone blows up.
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