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There was only one mention of two Minbari castes - it came in "Grail" and the speaker was Lennier. Now as it happens JMS replied to a message on the web at just around the time "Grail" was filming in which he states that there are three Minbari castes and names them. So I don't think this is...

Well, I wanted to make sure hal the tool knew about this first, but it has been a couple of days and he hasn't even read my PM, so I will be moving this thread to the appropriate forum shortly. Joe

They have pills for that, now :) (I've always thought that the only real advantage of a British parliamentary system over what we have in the United States was the ability to refer to one's legislative representative as "my member" :D) Regards, Joe

Ah, that would explain the nickname. :) Welcome aboard, hal. (I'm hoping they call you that because you're a carpenter or a mechanic of some kind. :D) And the rest of you - play nice! Do you think I volunteered to moderate this board because I actually wanted to moderate stuff? :) This...

And all these years I've just assumed that skulkers were dyslexic lurkers. :) You see, you learn something new every day. (For instance, I recenly learned that another word is not spelled "leprochaun" and does not refer to a creature of Irish myth who guards a crock of gold and suffers from a...

For more information on active members, see this site. (BTW, I strongly suspect that the first four letters in the formal name are an in joke by company employees and intended to mean, "Ta-da!") :) As noted, B5's lurkers got their name from the internet variety. It was not the other way...

Specifically, think about the cost-per-gigabyte for solid state devices vs. discs. :) Solid state is simply too expensive and will likely remain so relative to disc for a good many years to come. Discs, meanwhile, are ramping up data capacities as well (where do you think HD-DVD and Blu-Ray...

Interesting article on the format war from Video Business Magazine. Regards, Joe

Not in this thread, but I run across this prediction all the time around the 'net. "No need to buy Blu-Ray or HD-DVD. In a few years everything will be download-on-demand. No more discs." It is a remarkably widespread assumption. Mostly among people who haven't realy thought the whole thing...

I don't think it was an issue of makeup per se as of the Narn prosthetics and the adhesives used to hold them in place. Even with the best fit and application the pieces can tend to move and shift in odd ways during the course of the day, especially as the adhesive breaks down and loosens, and...

DRM is a generic term for a class of technologies. The statement that "DRM has been cracked" doesn't mean anything. There is no single "DRM" that can be cracked and open all content to everyone. Besides, this is a bit like saying "locks have been picked, so there is no protectoin against...

Oh yeah. Those sets have a very good rep for picture quality. That must look great. Is that set an HDTV (High Definition) or EDTV (Enhanced Definition)? EDTVs will display 480p and convert al inputs to that resolution. I ask because some of the less-expensive plasmas in that size range are...

CRT direct-view or RP? I'm always nosy about what other folks are using. :) I have a JVC HD-ILA (liquid crystal on silicon) rear-projection microdisplay. 56" diagonal, weighs less than 100 lbs. It replaced a 56" (widescreen) Toshiba analog CRT RPTV that wieghed about 300 lbs. (And was a...

Yes, that's Ulkesh. It is clear from To Dream in the City of Sorrows that only two Vorlons have visited Minbar in modern times, Kosh and Ulkesh, and that Ulkesh is the one who remains when Kosh goes to Babylon 5. I hadn't noticed his translator flashing differently. Maybe he's wearing a...

This is a tricky comparison. Most HD channels as delivered by satellite or cable TV are heavily compressed. No HD channel exceeds 1080i resolution and many are limited to 720p. If your set is a fixed-pixel design (and unless it is a CRT-based set, it is), it converts all inputs to its...

Once upon a time Beta oustold VHS by similar margins. Try buying a consumer Beta deck or prerecorded movie now, so I'd say it would be premature to declare a winner in the war. Only one manufacturer has a dual-format player and reactions to it have been decidely mixed. Cheaper players, which...

Hi-def DVD, of course. :) Personally I'm waiting until either Blu-Ray or HD-DVD wins the format war and the prices come down, but that's where we're heading. :D Regards, Joe

I dunno. If they start shooting by summer they could easily make a Christmas 2008 release. This doesn't sound like the kind of massive-FX script that would need many months of post-production. (For that matter, they're talking about releasing the next Trek film - which is precisely that kind...

Thank you for confirming my decision not to. I'm trying to avoid any spoilers from here on out and looking forward to July. It has been a very long time since I've seen anything in the B5 universe where I didn't know what was coming next, and I don't intend to waste the opportunity. :)...

Paramount's destruction by torch-wielding mob set for New Year's 2009. :) Joe