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Dr. Who Recursion Paradox

geekhorde — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:27:19 -0800

Dr. Who question. Can the Tardis ever appear inside itself? Has it ever?

Torchwood/Doctor Who Viewing Order

jimmyjimjim — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:31:20 -0800

Just received my Torchwood:Children of Earth DVD! I also have sitting here the first season set of Dr. Who (the first "modern" season...with bigger budget than the classic show). While I realize TCOE is considered fairly stand-alone, would it be best if I watch the Dr. Who stuff first? And, for that matter, since I'm probably going to watch the other Torchwoods eventually, even though I know they're not supposed to be as good, should I go ahead and do that before viewing TCOE? Or does everything work just as well if I approach it completely scattershot?

I invite you to name this painting

Beautiful Screaming Lady — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:05:11 -0800

Name this painting! Here's a link to one of the best portraits ever. But who is it? Who painted it? When?

Who wrote this torture story?

Marky — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:22:58 -0800

Science fiction story, who wrote it? Late 70's- early 80's, probably from Analog. Regular people drafted to be torturers, first for terrorists and kidnappers, but by the end traffic violators. Set in San Francisco perhaps?

Doctor Who, I presume?

edmcbride — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 02:46:20 -0800

Whats a good place to start for a Doctor Who newb? I watched my first episode ever of Doctor Who. I loved it! The episode was called "Turn Left".

Its there a good jumping off point now, or can I just keep watching random episodes? Do I need to know back story?

Who do I owe and how much do I owe them?

simplethings — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:18:12 -0800

Is there an easy and preferably free way of finding out if I owe anyone money (and how much)? College was one big money issue for me. I never had enough money, I never saved money, I had horrible spending habits, and I never paid my bills on time (or sometimes at all).
Fast forward some years later and my money handling has become somewhat better and I work a decently paying full time job.

I'd like to work on improving my credit and pay off any debt. I believe that I owe people money but I don't know who or how much.
I remember one year I was suckered into purchasing a local newspaper subscription. I started getting the newspaper and the bill but I never paid it and finally the paper stopped coming. To my knowledge I never received a collection letter... do I still owe them money?
I stopped paying an electric bill at one apartment and a month or so later the electricity was turned off... but it was only 3 days before I moved out and my lease ended so I let it be... do I still owe them money?
I purchased health insurance through a well known company (I'll call them Acme). I stopped paying the insurance 3 months before starting my current job. Insurance from the Acme was offered through my job which I signed up for. I received 2 more bills from Acme which I never paid and haven't heard from them since... do I still owe them money?

These are only 3 examples... I've left a long trail of unpaid bills in my past (I don't even remember some) and now I don't know where I stand. Is there a really simple way to see which of them are still waiting for payment and/or are currently affecting my credit?

Looking for a good Fables or Parables on how morality is linked to self-interest. (like the boy who cried wolf)

complience — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:09:23 -0800

Looking for a good Fables or Parables on how morality is linked to self-interest. (like the boy who cried wolf) As a child my sense moral objectivity with regards to lying was heavily influenced by the Aesop Fables (the Boy who cried wolf)

The teaching of morality justified by what is best for your individual self interest stuck with me.

I try to apply it to all my moral beliefs eg: stealing.

I do not steal for personal gain because stealing harms society, and the society in which I live is one of most valuable assets I possess. If I harm society I harm myself.

Does anyone have any good fables or moral teachings that help show an example of this?

Mmmm. Xiao lung bao

PWA_BadBoy — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:32:42 -0800

Where can I get a copy of Jeffrey Steingarten's Beijing Restaurant Guide? I found it a few days ago off Google but now it appears Vogue online has pulled the PDF file (previously here.

Which Who? Doctor Who DVD recommendations.

mtonks — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:23:52 -0800

Looking for recommendations for (original series) Doctor Who DVD releases. I enjoyed The Five Doctors anniversary DVDs and want to wallow in more nostalgia but there are so many available, I don't know where to start. Any Doctor is OK by me; I'd like to have a good selection across the series. I'm looking for a combination of story, production and extras but mostly just classic Who-ness. What are the must haves?

Wanted poster!

timpollard — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:37:59 -0800

Does anyone know of where I could get (or download) a good sized copy of this poster (advertising the fictional magician Li H'sen Chang), seen in the classic Dr Who story 'The Talons of Weng Chiang'? I'd love to get a large sized copy to frame for my living room for some subtle geek chic!

Doctorin' the house

mattr — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:58:20 -0800

Help my son get his Tardis on. I'm currently decorating my 7 year old sons bedroom, and he is a big Doctor Who fan. He has asked me for a giant (I guess 6 ft) tardis on one wall of his painted bedroom. My initial thought was to paint - but I don't have the requisite skills really, so I was looking for a Fathead / WallBangers equivalent. I'm not sure the custom option on WallBangers will allow me to use a copyright image. Do you have any other recommendations for giant Tardis resources? Or maybe a suggestion to get a large scale picture onto a bedroom wall - I'm in the UK if it makes a difference.

Learning to ride horses

procrastination — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 11:29:32 -0800

How do I learn to ride horses as an adult? What to look for in an instructor, school, and horse? I am in the DC area. Over the last six months, I rode horses for the first time as an adult. All the rides were basically adult pony rides that are given to tourists (like me). They had super gentle horses that walked the same trails every day, so about all I had to do was sit and enjoy it. Most recently, another person on a trip gave me some hints so that I was able to enjoy riding at a trot and canter (the horse stopped galloping after a few steps because I think it figured out I had no idea what I was doing there).

Those rides, combined with the fact that the new Mrs. Procrastination comes from a family that has horses, make me want to learn to ride so I can join them. Their horses, however, are not ridden often so cannot be counted on to be kindly and gentle. I would like to learn to ride well enough so that I can go on basic trail rides with the relatively less-gentle horses.

I have googled and found some places around DC that offer lessons, but I don't know the difference between the styles they offer (english, western, and dressage). Any recommendations for specific places or styles? What do I need to know about horse body language? Is there anything I should be asking that I am not?

Thanks.

You got British Geek in my Pinball No You got Pinball in My British Geek!

jeribus — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 21:36:46 -0800

Pinball filter! A ways back, like five years. I remember finding and downing and finding a a way to play Doctor Who pinball on a pc. Via an emulator.

Years later I am on a Mac and it looks like the sites I went to are either long gone or not updated.

Anyone have a good primer on where to start and where to go to find some pinball goodness.

I am having a harder and harder time finding machines in the wild.

Christmas Invasion

kc0dxh — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 08:01:30 -0800

In the 2005 episode of Doctor Who titled The Christmas Invasion there was a song near the end that starts "Well I woke up today". The song takes place as The Doctor's 10th personality is choosing his outfit from the stores in the Tardis. Can this song be had in it's entirety anywhere?

It's like a what in here?

forallmankind — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 10:27:37 -0800

DoctorWhoFilter: in the UK we have a TV show called Doctor Who, in which this dude with a long scarf travels through time in what is essentially a small garden shed called a TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimensions In Space). More extraordinary than it's time travelling ability though, the TARDIS is actually bigger on the inside - you walk into small garden shed to find huge room the size of a small television studio. Hence, in the UK when you, for example, get into a car that looks kinda small but is actually incredibly roomy inside, one might say, "bloody hell, it's like a TARDIS in here." So the question is, is there an American equivalent?

Exterminate the Doctor!

furtive — Tue, 10 May 2005 17:37:21 -0800

So I'm watching the new Dr. Who series and they are dealing with the last of the Daleks, I want to know what happened to the Daleks since Tom Baker was around (possible spoilers inside). In the current episode they mention the Great Time War, in which all of the Timelords and Daleks perished. When did this happen? With which doctor? All I know is that The Master (a Timelord himself) created the Daleks with the sole purpose of elimitating either the Timelords or Dr. Who himeself. What else happened?