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[ConMan]

Ah, I see.  I think.  Are there ammonite pokemon?

The helix fossil gets "restored" into an Omanyte, so yes, of a sort.

[Kirian]

Ah, I see.  I think.  Are there ammonite pokemon?

The helix fossil gets "restored" into an Omanyte, so yes, of a sort.

That may be the least creative pokemon name I've heard.

[Tables]

Ah, I see.  I think.  Are there ammonite pokemon?

The helix fossil gets "restored" into an Omanyte, so yes, of a sort.

That may be the least creative pokemon name I've heard.

Here is a picture of Seel.

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[Axxle]

Hello, Seel. I'm Muk!

[Archetype]

Watching American real life shows or documentaries, I always wonder how much is scripted.

I mean, when I watch "Hardcore Pawn" (love the pun) which seems to be set in the Detroit area, there are always a lot of stereotypical African American women raising a scene: "This engagement ring isn't pure gold? You cheap-ass son of a ....." Now I tend to believe that it's not that far from the truth, but I think there's someone outside paying them to raise a scene, no?

I pretty much assume all reality TV series are scripted until I'm told otherwise.

[eHalcyon]

Mr. Mime wants to play too!

[Tables]

In short: Gen 1 was pretty bad with names. A lot of it's pokemon were pretty bland too. Later gens have had their fair share of bad pokemon but still.

[Axxle]

Watching American real life shows or documentaries, I always wonder how much is scripted.

I mean, when I watch "Hardcore Pawn" (love the pun) which seems to be set in the Detroit area, there are always a lot of stereotypical African American women raising a scene: "This engagement ring isn't pure gold? You cheap-ass son of a ....." Now I tend to believe that it's not that far from the truth, but I think there's someone outside paying them to raise a scene, no?

I pretty much assume all reality TV series are scripted until I'm told otherwise.

A former coworker was on House Hunters a while back, looking to "buy" the houseboat he bought 5 months prior.

[Kirian]

I stand corrected multiple times.

[GendoIkari]

but there are also plenty of situations where using it creates ambiguity. 

Can you give an example?

[KingZog3]

but there are also plenty of situations where using it creates ambiguity. 

Can you give an example?

Two have already been given.

[qmech]

In short: Gen 1 was pretty bad with names. A lot of it's pokemon were pretty bland too. Later gens have had their fair share of bad pokemon but still.

I've always thought Gen 1 names were pretty good!  Rapidash, Snorlax, Zapdos...

[Axxle]

Theory: bunnies.

[Eevee]

I think Eevee is a great name.

[SirPeebles]

ekanS

[Watno]

I like Abra, Kadabra, Alakazam.

[Witherweaver]

In short: Gen 1 was pretty bad with names. A lot of it's pokemon were pretty bland too. Later gens have had their fair share of bad pokemon but still.

I've always thought Gen 1 names were pretty good!  Rapidash, Snorlax, Zapdos...

Snorlax owns you

[mail-mi]

ekanS

arboK

[popsofctown]

Articuno
Zapdos
Moltres

Illuminati.

[SirPeebles]

Is anyone else bothered by the pokemon being named Articuno rather than Arcticuno?

[Kuildeous]

Also, there are some people who take it too far and use the Oxford comma in lists of two.  Gross.

I believe that both camps on the serial comma debate can agree that this is an abomination and must be stomped into the ground, cut into tiny pieces[,] and hurled into the sun. 

I always prefer the serial comma, and I'll reword a sentence to avoid ambiguity, rather than omit the serial comma. Really it boils down to whether the writer is consistent. I'll twitch a tiny bit when I see a serial comma missing, but I'll be content as long as the writer is consistent.

One thing that bugs me is that a friend of mind writes the possessive its with an apostrophe. No, it's not where you think. This is its with the apostrophe at the end. I found this when reviewing her blog entry. I pointed out the typo, and she said that it was correct. Okay, twitch time. I care enough to bring it up, but I also don't want to press the issue and alienate her. I do not recall any style manual that says its' is acceptable. I'm pretty sure that is also an abomination.

[popsofctown]

Is anyone else bothered by the pokemon being named Articuno rather than Arcticuno?

Seel.. but I know what you mean.

[Lekkit]

Articuno
Zapdos
Moltres

Illuminati.

Ekans backwards -> Snake
Arbok backwards -> Kobra
Muk backwards -> RSP

[SirPeebles]

Another follow up on the -1/12 thing.

I've been watching some lectures online by the physicist Leonard Susskind.  Last week I watched the series on super symmetry and grand unification, now this week I'm going through the lectures on string theory and M theory.  In the lecture I just watched, he went through the -1/12 argument to deduce a 26 dimensional spacetime.  Some of you might find it interesting to watch physicists fumble through math 

The discussion begins at about 1:04:00

[Witherweaver]

Another follow up on the -1/12 thing.

I've been watching some lectures online by the physicist Leonard Susskind.  Last week I watched the series on super symmetry and grand unification, now this week I'm going through the lectures on string theory and M theory.  In the lecture I just watched, he went through the -1/12 argument to deduce a 26 dimensional spacetime.  Some of you might find it interesting to watch physicists fumble through math 

The discussion begins at about 1:04:00

I've only watched part of it.. this all strikes me as something that is somehow tangential to "correct" but not complete.  Like they're doing computations that are kind of right but they're not using the right language.  The playing around and absorbing of infinities just doesn't sit right.

He's really going through some amazing hoops to do the sum of -1/12 thing.. though the pulling out an "infinite constant" thing is interesting.  But this is why I was never satisfied in my physics classes.  Things are never justified, just kind of.. done.