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it makes them looker cuter (the younger a child is, the larger its head is in proportion to its body, so large heads make chararcters look babyish and cute)

Then why doesn't a hydrocephalic real-life human look "babyish and cute"? There has to be some key difference that triggers a positive reaction in one case and an uncanny valley reaction in others. Apparently, Precious Moments products lie close to this line, with some people calling them "hydrocephalic monsters".

Also, a healthy newborn baby is about 4 heads long and only becomes taller from there. Some of the characters using this "always super deformed" art style are 2 to 3 heads tall even at elementary school age. It makes it more difficult for the viewer to assess characters' maturity level and thus the appropriateness of their reactions to events around them.

Furthermore, scenes that include rough play might be harder to follow given the change in center of mass. If COM is in the neck, wouldn't that make playground injuries that much more serious?

it allows the artist to be more expressive with the face

So does an MCU, which fills the frame with a character's head and shoulders.

Also, support the theme of the movie, which is inclusiveness and understanding.

Inclusiveness and understanding of what exactly? Genocide?

http://www4.ncsu.edu/~tenshi/Killer_000.htm

http://peachfront.diaryland.com/enderhitlte.html

http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2005/5/28/22428/7034


And a few other article insunuating that actually the book was a group/commityn produce, which explain the disparity of quality, and style with the follow up book.


My opinion is that Orson scott card was always an asshat, and the whole book was *very* itnentionally a disguised nazi apologia.

I just read the thesis, and to be honest, I think it's mainly horseshit.

All literary criticism is pretty much horseshit. Kessel at least does a better job than Elaine Radford did in '86.

In response to Card criticizing Rowling:
http://www.linearpublishing.com/RhinoStory.html

Card said in this article criticizing Rowling's originality:
"The difference between us is that I actually make enough money from Ender's Game to be content, without having to try to punish other people whose creativity might have been inspired by something I wrote."

Might I remind readers of Card's fundamental flaw in basic logic: the above cannot possibly be true, Card having written the essay with at least some form of castigation in mind for Rowling! This also reveals Card is not near the contentedness as he claims.

Is this not hypocrisy at it's most blatant and clear?

*****a great article on Card's breed of dogma is:"My favorite author, my worst interview" :
http://archive.salon.com/books/feature/2000/02/03/card/index.html

Is being hate-filled a sure sign of low intelligence?
Does Card have a history of being hate-filled person? Here are some indicators. (How can his new jealousy of Rowling be any sort of surprise?):
http://atheism.about.com/b/2004/01/03/orson-scott-card-criminalize-homosexual-behavior.htm
http://www.ornery.org/essays/warwatch/2005-05-15-1.html
http://www.nauvoo.com/library/card-hypocrites.html

Literary criticism of Card by respected and award-winning author John Kessel:
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~tenshi/Demonizing.html
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~tenshi/Killer_000.htm

Card as could-be Hitler-apologist in 'Ender's Game':
Ender and Hitler: Sympathy for the Superman (20 Years Later) - Elaine Radford's analysis of the Ender and Hitler connection:
http://peachfront.diaryland.com/enderhitlte.html

possibility that Card's Ender's Game itself was stolen from the 1984 film the Last Starfighter :
from digg.com, comment by Dysarthria on 06/16/2007:
http://digg.com/gaming_news/Orson_Scott_Card_Reveals_Plans_for_Video_Games_based_on_Ender_s_Game
"A few points:

1) The movie of Ender's Game (published in 1985) has already been done, it's called the Last Starfighter (1984). While not identical, both are about boys who save the planet by playing a video game. When I read this novel about 20 years ago, I felt like it was it was kind of a rip-off. Great story, just not that original.

2) I think the most boring game in the world would be an adaptation of a novel about a video game. Guys, come on. Enders game was a nice little unoriginal story published 20 years ago."

Also, remember this man criticizes Darwinismin.
The following link to another of Card's essays is from digg.com's insomniacal on 06/16/2007 :
http://www.ornery.org/essays/warwatch/2006-01-08-1.html

Considering that Card may not have even written the Ender books himself, I'm not surprised that he continues to advocate using other people's ideas.

That being interesting and all, the Potter encyclopedia clearly isn't a clear-cut case of plagiarism because Rowling gets all the credit for invention. This sort of thing happens all the time, under the "unauthorized" banner. Asshat or not, Card has a point.

P.S. Ender and Hitler essay was recently put online

I had some good experiences with Diaryland a while back. This is making me consider moving back there. I can't think of one thing LJ does better than DL.

Dude. DiaryLand.

(___|___)

:-)

http://goodluv.diaryland.com/kissU.html

Sex workers for proper netiquette:
http://goodluv.diaryland.com/bottompost.html

new security tool protects against top-posting on mailing lists.

http://goodluv.diaryland.com/bottompost.html the bottom post enforcer

Google is located in California, which does not allow non-compete agreements.

That's nice. Microsoft and Mr. Lee are domiciled in Washington, which does allow non-compete agreements.* The contract is between Microsoft and Mr. Lee. The judgment will be against Mr. Lee. The judgment will be enforceable against any of Mr. Lee's assets in the United States.

The landscape of early earth was perfectly suited to this craft [underwater basket weaving], therefore ensuring an abundant supply of crude hampers for all inhabitants. On Pangaea, the early land-mass from which modern-day continents separated like long-lost cousins at a Redneck family reunion, significant topographical features had yet to develop, creating a flat surface where liquids could have easily been collected. Subsequent ice ages would have submerged most land-bound workshops, forcing early non-humanoid basketweavers to reinvent their craft. See http://sporkqueen.diaryland.com/010517_9.html

In other words, you have nothing relevant to say about what was being discussed. I'll spell it out. OP said that Google employees signed non-compete agreements. I said that Google is located in California, and apparently that precludes Google from using non-compete agreements. You "informatively" responded with some nonsense about a) an ex-Microsoft employee, b) the fact that Microsoft is located in Washington, and c) what Lee must do to establish residency.

My reply surpasses your cunning ability to conversate by offering a passage about the history of underwater basket weaving. Go away or log in.

Is there perhaps a (B) rating for Bukkake?

How about (IB) for "inadvertent bukkake"? -- that is, stuff that looks pornographic, but is innocent?

I just wish someone big (e.g. Rockstar Games) would go unrated on their next big hit, thereby making the ESRB superfluous. They'd have to decide to either be cowed or be irrelevant.

If a kid has access to a computer, he's got access to porn. ESRB ratings don't help one bit.

physics book al larange

Is that anything like Little Mookey Al Larange? Seriously, I could see how it would get burned, but why did your father put orange sauce on it?

I really really really want the word "blog" to die very soon. All that it has done is let people express their opinion, and, by capturing 0.000000002% to 0.0000004% of the world's attention (that is 15 to 3000 people), they think they're some sort of vanguard. No, I'm not interested in your "regional bands" or the fact that your condo is falling apart. I could care less what the "blogosphere" thinks. All this is doing is increasing the signal:noise ratio.

That being said, I do not have, nor ever want, a blog. The closest I can come to accepting a blog is the occasional Penny Arcade post, but that's not really similar to a blog at all.

I also break out in hives whenever anyone uses the word "blogosphere" -- as if all the world's idiocy could be contained in an area of (4/3 pi r^3).

Now, for those of you who just love blogs, and have a fair number of /. Friends should check out: My Amigos which is just a list of all the recent journal entries on any of your /. Friends.

Sigh.

It occurred to me, as I type this with my Microsoft Natural Keyboard (TM) (R) (btw, only 23.95 at Fry's (TM) (R)), that product placement in blogs, such as Blogger (TM) (R), Livejournal (TM) (R), and Diaryland (TM) (R) may be one of the things in store for the future.

the dirt by motley crue- it's great!

I'm almost done with 'if chins could kill' by bruce campbell and it's pretty damn good too.

I know a book by/about motley crue sounds strange, but just trust me on this one- here's what wammo had to say:

Whew, I feel better. And now for something completely different. A few days ago, I was in Powell's bookstore in Portland and I happened across a copy of The Dirt by Motley Crue. I don't own any Motley Crue albums. I saw a few of their videos and didn't pay much attention. I met Nikki Sixx at the Black Cat through a mutual friend and gave him shit about his warpaint. Let's just say, I'm not the biggest Motley Crue fan. Now i can say this. THIS IS THE BEST FUCKING BOOK ABOUT ROCK AND ROLL I HAVE EVER READ. Anyone into Spinal Tap, Hard Core Logo, L.A. glitz or tales of degradation, travel and excess must read this sucker. I haven't been able to put it down. I started two days ago and I'm almost through. Hell, I'll probably reread it before I get home on Sunday. There, I said it. Shit, I might even go out and buy Dr. Feelgood, used of course..

This reminds me of the Brad Pitt diary/blog that existed on Diaryland from 4/2000 to 12/2000.

It was expertly written (incognito at the time) by the well-known diarylander Uncle Bob, until a cease-and-desist order was issued by Brad Pitt's legal team.

It was insanely funny, and no one would've ever actually believed that it was Mr. Pitt, but someone got their panties in a wad over it.

This reminds me of the Brad Pitt diary/blog that existed on Diaryland from 4/2000 to 12/2000.

It was expertly written (incognito at the time) by the well-known diarylander Uncle Bob, until a cease-and-desist order was issued by Brad Pitt's legal team.

It was insanely funny, and no one would've ever actually believed that it was Mr. Pitt, but someone got their panties in a wad over it.

Reading the Penny Arcade rant about copy protection inspired me to write my own rant, illustrating the economic absurdity of utilizing copy prevention technology. The link is here.

Nathan

Where 2 billion=arbitrarily large

On re-reading the article and a couple of links posted by a thoughtful reader, I now understand why there is no problem with infinite mass. It's worth noting that NO MATTER OR INFORMATION actually exceeds the speed of light in these experiments. Therefore it is thoroughly impossible to use these methods for faster than light communication.

I still recommend checking out the comic.

Can anyone explain to a non-physicist the implications of this sort of thing to Lorentz-Transformations, etc. I mean photons have energy and therefore mass and once accelerated past the speed of light wouldn't the mass and energy of said photon be several different shades of infinite?

Also, I can't help but mention a partially relevant comic: Prof Jack's Fun with Relativity

Great, now everyone who googles ` nihilistic technofetishist` is going to slashdot some sorry goff kid's website.

hitler.diaryland.com

australians get wayyyy too much /. covarage

but this hot 16 yr old red alert playing hottie gets almost none, what gives?


http://katyg3cams.diaryland.com/

I think every web site owner who reads their logs faithfully can relate a story of users' being referred to the site through a Google search on something completely unrelated. I remember a while back when an entry I had on Diaryland which said something like "Then my drunk girlfriend and her three drunk apartmentmates stopped by" reached Google, I started getting hits literally DAILY referred by a search on "drunk girls."

Diarylanders find the phenomenon so amusing that there's now a site dedicated to it: OddGoogle.

http://katyg3cams.diaryland.com http://katyg3cams.diaryland.com 16 ~~ virgin ~~ plays red alert 2 ~~ hot

Nathan

really the new world order is about keeping the niggers down aint it? asian niggers,african niggers , latino niggers , slavic niggers, etc. keep um bewilderd, living in crappy police states, . warlords of niggerdom ! what an aspiration. i keep hoping that South Africa and Nigeria will say fuck you to the first world and annex ten other "countries" in their neighborhoods and start making a couple of viable nations. would be a long bloody haul though wouldnt it? losing my virginity coming of age

If you're looking for some interesting reading, or maybe even a diary of your own, check out Diaryland. It is no surprise that you can have hours and hours of deep insight into the lives of tens, if not hundreds of people you will never want to meet. However, there are a few beacons out there. I ran into this one a while back. She's funny, interesting, and she has a consistent style. I ran into the site totally on accident, and it inspired me to start my own diary(My sig).

Go start one today. Maybe no one is reading. Who cares? Dead tree journals are all right, but if nothing else, you can atleast html format one of these babies. Spill your guts. Or better yet, lie! Have fun and good writing.

--Raymond Stray

If you're looking for some interesting reading, or maybe even a diary of your own, check out Diaryland. It is no surprise that you can have hours and hours of deep insight into the lives of tens, if not hundreds of people you will never want to meet. However, there are a few beacons out there. I ran into this one a while back. She's funny, interesting, and she has a consistent style. I ran into the site totally on accident, and it inspired me to start my own diary(My sig).

Go start one today. Maybe no one is reading. Who cares? Dead tree journals are all right, but if nothing else, you can atleast html format one of these babies. Spill your guts. Or better yet, lie! Have fun and good writing.

--Raymond Stray

Forget that. I've got my own Patent.

A gamete delivery architecture dynamically generates a Salene-Propelled Unique NooKie locator (spunk) to distribute information. Each private spunk uniquely identifies an intended recipient of a spunk, the spunk or set of spunks to be delivered, and (optionally) other parameters specific to the delivery process. The intended recipient of a spunk uses the spunk(Base1) with its existing data base(Base2). The server, upon retrieval of the spunk, customizes the behavior of the Base1 And Base2 Yield (baby) based upon attributes included in the spunk, as well as log information associated with the retrieval in a data base(Base2). This architecture and usage of spunks enables secure spunk delivery and tracking of spunk germination.

1. A spunk delivery system for delivering one or more(!) spunks between a sender and at least(!) one recipient, said system comprising:

* a Server CReation and OpTimization Unit-Machine (SCROTUM) that temporarily stores said spunks, wherein said server generates a spunk for each intended recipient of said spunks, the spunk unique to each recipient, and sends each of the spunks to each respective intended recipient.

Read my diary.

RMS, but, of all the bleeding edge (and I mean political here) zealots you could have, this man is wonderfully articulate. He takes a lot of guff for his opinions, but if nothing else, he sure expresses them well.



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Judge: Is this our expert witness?

AAAS: It is, your honor.

Judge: Please approach the bench, and state your name, for the court's records.

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Judge: Umm... court reporter, did you, uh, did you get that?... Court Reporter?

Court Reporter: (looking at stenographic machine) Umm.... I don't think I have a "]_" on this thing. You know what? I'll just use a pen.



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