Re: Unguarded conduits--The unheralded hero of scifi adventure!

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>>>>> Tom wrote:
>>>>>> On Jan 22, 2:34 pm, Mark Nobles <cmn-nos...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>>> Ken from Chicago <kwicker1b_nos...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>>>> Time and again, in Star Trek, Stargate, Farscape, Terminator,
>>>>>>>> Aliens, etc., the unguarded and unmonitored hallway, the
>>>>>>>> unlocked person-sized air vents, the huge sewer pipes ... if
>>>>>>>> you need to break in, surveil and / or break out of a place
>>>>>>>> you need the
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> UNGUARDED CONDUIT.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Now, it's a staple of nongenre shows, movies and stories, but
>>>>>>>> you'd think in scifi you could space some extra minions,
>>>>>>>> robots, psionic sensors, even a couple of webcams to guard or
>>>>>>>> at least monitor.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> And with Unguarded Conduit is trusty sidekick:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Slow Noisy Distracted Guards.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Our heroes are sneaking into a some super secret ultra lair,
>>>>>>>> the Archvillain once in a blue moon actually DOES have
>>>>>>>> guards, but is undone by said guards:
>>>>>>>> --taking forever to patrol an area,
>>>>>>>> --making enough noise to alert anyone sneaking about from
>>>>>>>> miles away,
>>>>>>>> --and even when said guards get the drop on the sneaks
>>>>>>>> lurking about, the guards are too distracted by their own
>>>>>>>> conversation or a radio or tv or some magazine or picture
>>>>>>>> book to take notice.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Plus there's the Jack Bauer variation: He has 200 guys to
>>>>>>> burst in to the bad guys hideout, so all 200 of them charge in
>>>>>>> through the front door. Not a single one thinks to cover the
>>>>>>> other exits, allowing Marwan to escape out the back. It must
>>>>>>> have happened 20 times that one season. It happened dozens of
>>>>>>> times in The X-files, too.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Agreed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As long as we've dragged the X-Files out, why didn't Mulder
>>>>>> carry a video camera?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Will he have a camera phone in the new movie?
>>>>>>
>>>>> Why would he?  The wireless service companies are all part of
>>>>> the conspiracy!
>>>>>
>>>> Then how about a real camera with high megapixels, that's smaller
>>>> than a cell phone? You know, the digital sort, so you don't have to
>>>> take film to a lab - that will lose it on orders of the conspiracy
>>>> - to print your photoes out.
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Terry Austin
>>>>
>>>> "There's no law west of the internet."
>>>>    - Nick Stump
>>>>
>>>> Jesus forgives sinners, not criminals.
>>>
>>> Digital prints can be photoshopped.
>>>
>> Don't hand out copies.
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> Then what's the point if you're not going to show anyone?

The prints are are not so easy to photoshop. Don't hand out JPEGs.
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> Besides, that's not the issue, the fact that it's a DIGITAL print
> makes the pictures even less evidence of "spookiness" since it's
> childishly easy to alter digital pictures.

It's not about whether or not other people believe them. Those who do, 
already know about the conspiracy. Those who don't, won't no matter what.

All this, of course, is why X-Files had a shark tank in its future from 
day one.

-- 
Terry Austin
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