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1. The Apple II. I don't think it was technically the first practical personal computer — that was probably the TRS-80 or something; I'm sketchy on my ancient history — but it was certainly the most influential of its era.
2. The iPod. Not so much for the product itself, but for the whole ecosystem (sorry) of things around it. The iPod begat iTunes, which begat the iTunes Store, which is the number-one retailer of music in the US (maybe worldwide, I forget) and became the reference standard business model for online digital content distribution.
3. The LaserWriter. First mass-market laser printer in the world. Totally changed the face of small-scale print publishing.
4. Mac OS X. Although it started out as a NeXT thing, it's obviously very much an Apple product now. To create their modern OS, they went all the way back to 1969. Ballsy move. Tremendous success.
5. The PowerBook. Party in the front, keyboard in the back. All notebook computers today still use that exact same form factor.
Next: Since it seems like a lot of people have travel plans this fall, top five (or bottom five if you'd rather) aspects of air travel in the 21st century.
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Doesn't "The Expendables" cover all 5?
181 2010-09-24 08:39:28 (edited by Eddie 2010-09-24 08:40:12)
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1) Robin Williams in "Good Will Hunting"
2) Martin Lawrence in "Bad Boys"
3) Kirstin Dunst in "The Virgin Suicides"
4) Tobey Maguire in "The Ice Storm"
5) Klaus Kinski in "Nosferatu"
Top 5 CD's you bought just for one single.
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1. Eiffel 65 Album(can't remember the name, but the single was 'blue(da ba dee)'
2. Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory. I later came to love LP, but I bought it for 'in the end'.
3. Bomfunk MC's - In stereo. I loved 'freestyler'. The rest kinda sucked.
4. Chumbawamba - Tubthumper. I GET KNOCKED DOWN AND I GET UP AGAIN!
5. 30 Seconds to Mars - A beautiful lie. Fell in love with 'the kill', and now I love the entire album.
Top 5 films you've bought just for the cover. (this could be insanely hot chicks, epic paintings, retro-styled covers etc. You get the idea.)
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I'm actually not gonna answer this. I'm gonna let someone way older jump in and make it that much more epic than I could.
185 2010-09-28 08:56:37 (edited by Eddie 2010-09-28 08:57:19)
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If we're talking single issue1) Sandman #8: This is where we meet Morpheus sister Death for the first time, and as a stand alone, it remains one of Gaiman's best. 2) Preacher #9: This is the start of my favorite Preacher arc, called "Till the End of the World," where Jesse recounts his relationship to his grandma, and the tragic story of his parents. Garth Ennis at his most restrained and delicate, I think.3) Pride of Baghdad: Based on the true story, and told from the perspective of, a Pride of Lion's set free from the Baghdad Zoo after the first bombing we did in 2003, this is why Brian K Vaughn is such a relevant story teller.4) Green Lantern: Rebirth #4: This should be the textbook example of how to not only navigate, but exploit and weaponize a convoluted backstory and make something far more interesting out of it. This was Geoff Johns coming out party in many ways.5) Watchmen # 12: Down to the panel this is Alan Moore at his best.
Top 5 movie props you would do horrible, horrible things to own.
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1.) Audrey II from 'Little Shop of Horrors'. The first iteration that barely moved, so that it will fit inside my house. At parties, I'd get a friend to secretly puppeteer it just to freak people out.
2.) A T-800 from 'Terminator'. It would sit in my yard to scare away ne'er-do-wells.
3.) One of the journals from 'Se7en'. Half of it would be really freaky crazy-talk. The other half, I'm sure, would be little jokes scribbled in by crew members. Either way, a lot of fun to read.
4.) The mule from 'Serenity'. I love the ship itself, but the mule was friggin' badass. I'd spend hours reenacting the opening heist/escape.
5.) A sword from 'Seven Samurai'. Any one of them, really. They're all awesome in their own awesome ways.
Next: Top 5 movie props that would make you shit your pants in fear if you ever saw them in real life.
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1. - 5.: Kirstie Alley.
But seriously, someone else take this one.
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5. Jar Jar Binks Statue
4. Davros
3. Dalek(any Dalek, really)
2. Stephen King's IT.
1. TARDIS.
I'm also assuming 'shitting your pants' doesn't necessarily mean from fright.
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Top 5 excuses to not attend school today. True or fictional.
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Top 5 science crap hollywood gets blatantly wrong
5. bullets can destroy locks and puncture tanks. See Mythbusters.
4. instant communication in space
3. ships in space can turn corners like a plane. no friction + no gravity = slow, deliberate turning, as in side thrusters.
2. explosions in space will not be bright fireballs. No oxygen= no flames.
1. Sound in space. in order to make sounds, you need air. No air, no sound.
top 5 memorable lines from 80's action movies.
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Top five subjects -- academic, pop cultural, whatever -- you'd like to be a geek about, but don't know enough to claim the title.
1. Stem cells.
2. Cloning
3. Aviation/avionics
4. Wormhole theoretics
5. 3DTV Technology
Yeah, it's pretty diverse.
top 5 memorable lines from 80's action movies.
1. I know(you know where it's from)
2. Yippie ka-yay, melon farmer
3. That wasn't so bad, was it?
4. I'm about to kick ass and chew bubblegum. And I'm all out of gum.
5. I'm sure that in 1985 plutonium is available in every corner drugstore, but in 1955 it's a little hard to come by.
Top 5 reasons to START drinking.
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