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Entertainment / Re: The Science Fiction story ...

Last post by Jason - July 11, 2026, 08:37:22 AM

I believe they just got green lit for an animated show.

Oh, that's interesting! Any word on whether Fillion might be voicing it?

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Entertainment / Re: The Science Fiction story ...

Last post by Jason - July 11, 2026, 08:34:52 AM

Nathan Fillion has went on to be famous in both Castle and The Rookie (plus others) where he famously pulls in Firefly in either scenes or cameos from stars. Early Castle had him wear his Captain uniform from Firefly with his daughter saying "Come on dad, give it up, that was so 10 years ago"

He's really fun in the rookie. The show is quite good, honestly, with some interesting story lines and cool villains. But as a middle-aged guy fresh out of the police academy, Fillion takes the show with the young pups.

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General Discussion / Re: HAM Radio Field Day - This...

Last post by ssfc72 - June 27, 2026, 07:47:31 AM

Thanks Scott.  I might drive to your setup, on my motorcycle, early this evening, to say Hi. :-)

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General Discussion / Re: HAM Radio Field Day - This...

Last post by Scott - June 26, 2026, 08:07:24 PM

Hi Scott.  I hope to setup at the Old Mill Park in Lindsay on Saturday for a few hours in the afternoon.
I will just be running with a mag mount HF antenna on my car.
I quess I will acting as the Lindsay VHARA Club this year.
I don't know yet if I will get my radio station working because when I tried to tune up my mobile station a few weeks ago on 20 Metres, the SWR was was way too high, with the antenna set for the correct length.
I hope to try the mobile antenna again today.

As a note to anyone interested, the Field Day contest runs 24 hrs, from 2 pm Saturday to 2 pm Sunday.

You are always more than welcome to join us in Peterborough for the afternoon or whole day. We keep 4 stations and have a decent turn out. Large tech bubble/tent this year to demo some digital modes, AREDN, MeshTastic etc. why setup in your car when we can do it for you.

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Entertainment / Re: The Science Fiction story ...

Last post by Scott - June 26, 2026, 08:05:27 PM

It was the little things for me. Ex; The swearing in Chinese as Earth quickly adopted it as their second language economically etc.

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Entertainment / Re: The Science Fiction story ...

Last post by buster - June 26, 2026, 03:34:30 PM

So I'm back. The more I research the more impressed I am.

I love this series. Still has a dedicated following. It's a  a character-rich sci-fi western comedy-drama with existential underpinnings. Many keep track of some of the best dialogue such as these:

"Ok Everyone, hold onto something. We're going to enter atmo and then ... explode."

"This here might warrant a bit of consideration."

"Well Jane the days of me not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle"

 Do you want to be Captain?
Yes!
Well... You can't!

"Ten percent of nothing is—let me do the math here. Nothing into nothin'. Carry the nothin"

"Man walks down the street in that hat, people know he's not afraid of anything"

 "How did your brain even learn human speech? I'm just so curious."

"You paid money for this sir, on purpose?"

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Entertainment / Re: The Science Fiction story ...

Last post by buster - June 26, 2026, 12:21:51 PM

Theme song : Ballad of Serenity

( Note - Serenity is the name of the old space ship the crew wanders around in.)

 Take my love, take my land

Take me where I cannot stand

I don't care, I'm still free

You can't take the sky from me.

.

Take me out to the black

Tell them I ain't comin' back

Burn the land and boil the sea

You can't take the sky from me.

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Leave the men where they lay

They'll never see another day

Lost my soul, lost my dream

You can't take the sky from me.

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I feel the black reaching out

I hear its song without a doubt

I still hear and I still see

That you can't take the sky from me.

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Lost my love, lost my land

Lost the last place I could stand

There's no place I can be

Since I've found Serenity

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And you can't take the sky from me.

#8

General Discussion / Re: HAM Radio Field Day - This...

Last post by ssfc72 - June 26, 2026, 08:38:02 AM

Hi Scott.  I hope to setup at the Old Mill Park in Lindsay on Saturday for a few hours in the afternoon.
I will just be running with a mag mount HF antenna on my car.
I quess I will acting as the Lindsay VHARA Club this year.
I don't know yet if I will get my radio station working because when I tried to tune up my mobile station a few weeks ago on 20 Metres, the SWR was was way too high, with the antenna set for the correct length.
I hope to try the mobile antenna again today.

Edit: As a note to anyone interested, the Field Day contest runs from 2 pm Saturday to 4:59 pm Sunday.

#9

Entertainment / Re: The Science Fiction story ...

Last post by buster - June 25, 2026, 10:37:48 PM

Almost through Firefly and sad about that fact Scott. But I can watch it again in 7 months or so.

#10

General Discussion / HAM Radio Field Day - This Wee...

Last post by Scott - June 25, 2026, 07:10:35 PM

Hey Folks!

For anyone interested, this weekend is "Field Day" in the Amateur Radio world. This event started as an emergency preparedness exercise where groups would test setting up antennas and radios on emergency power and making contacts with as many people as they could over 24 hours.

This continues today, while also being a social and public awareness event. If you have ever been interested in amateur radio, wireless communications, digital modes and backup communications like MeshTastic or point to point wireless networks you should come check it out and say hi. No license, or fee required just show up and say hi.

We will be operating all weekend at Newhall park on Lock St in Peterborough. Come say hi!

More info at ve3pbo.ca, especially under Events.