Comments on: Benheck.com Podcast Episode 65 http://benheck.com/11-13-2009/benheckcom-podcast-episode-65 The Official Site of Benjamin J Heckendorn Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:08:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: TV's Mr. Neil http://benheck.com/11-13-2009/benheckcom-podcast-episode-65/comment-page-1#comment-12094 TV's Mr. Neil Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:23:42 +0000 http://benheck.com/?p=754#comment-12094 I can't speak for Dale, but the reason some people, including myself, didn't like Contact is because it hedged on the ending. And that hedge is expressed in how Jones described the ending. It put Ellie on equal footing with her religious counterparts, which was NOT the point of that scene in the book. It was written by Carl Sagan, mind you. In some sense, the intent of the scene is still there, in which Ellie realizes that she can't ask people to take her word on faith, but it was obscured by people who chose to soften the blow. Because they didn't get it. I can’t speak for Dale, but the reason some people, including myself, didn’t like Contact is because it hedged on the ending. And that hedge is expressed in how Jones described the ending. It put Ellie on equal footing with her religious counterparts, which was NOT the point of that scene in the book. It was written by Carl Sagan, mind you. In some sense, the intent of the scene is still there, in which Ellie realizes that she can’t ask people to take her word on faith, but it was obscured by people who chose to soften the blow.

Because they didn’t get it.

]]> By: Daniel http://benheck.com/11-13-2009/benheckcom-podcast-episode-65/comment-page-1#comment-12093 Daniel Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:10:13 +0000 http://benheck.com/?p=754#comment-12093 awesome harrison ford imitation. I was lmao'in awesome harrison ford imitation. I was lmao’in

]]> By: Shinto http://benheck.com/11-13-2009/benheckcom-podcast-episode-65/comment-page-1#comment-12089 Shinto Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:34:34 +0000 http://benheck.com/?p=754#comment-12089 I'm not familiar with the programming language you're using for Bill Paxton Pinball, but it kind of sounds like the oddities you're encountering with the sentry gun counter may be caused by an octal number where you expect decimal. If the variable contained or could only contain an octal number, then it would fail to decrement if you put in 9999, but work at 7777 and below. Just a thought. I’m not familiar with the programming language you’re using for Bill Paxton Pinball, but it kind of sounds like the oddities you’re encountering with the sentry gun counter may be caused by an octal number where you expect decimal. If the variable contained or could only contain an octal number, then it would fail to decrement if you put in 9999, but work at 7777 and below. Just a thought.

]]> By: shawn http://benheck.com/11-13-2009/benheckcom-podcast-episode-65/comment-page-1#comment-12080 shawn Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:47:38 +0000 http://benheck.com/?p=754#comment-12080 link broken? link broken?

]]> By: TV's Mr. Neil http://benheck.com/11-13-2009/benheckcom-podcast-episode-65/comment-page-1#comment-12079 TV's Mr. Neil Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:40:35 +0000 http://benheck.com/?p=754#comment-12079 Holy frijoles! You guys are really pumpin' these podcasts out these days. This is like what it was when you guys started this show. Now if only the Fistful podcast would update again. (hint, hint) Holy frijoles! You guys are really pumpin’ these podcasts out these days. This is like what it was when you guys started this show. Now if only the Fistful podcast would update again. (hint, hint)

]]> By: yoss http://benheck.com/11-13-2009/benheckcom-podcast-episode-65/comment-page-1#comment-12078 yoss Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:01:25 +0000 http://benheck.com/?p=754#comment-12078 wow. that was really really fast! wow. that was really really fast!

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