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  1. Re:Not Big Brother. by Smidge207 · · Score: -1, Interesting · on Amazon Pulls Purchased E-Book Copies of 1984 and Animal Farm

    No reference to Gay Niggers from Outer Space? Tsk tsk, Slashdot, you are slipping.

    =Smidge=

  2. Its time to privatize law enforcement in Detriot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny · on Detroit to Stop Prosecuting "Low-priority Crimes"

    What could go wrong?

  3. Celebrities' BBQ, or a double of Bruce Willis? by D4C5CE · · Score: 1 · on UK Police Raid Party After Seeing "All-Night" Tag On Facebook

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1200310/Police-raid-30th-birthday-barbecue-man-used-Facebook-invite-friends.html http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1686735360/nm0000246
    Rather than busting a rave, did they just stumble upon the secret shooting of Die Hard 5 ?

  4. At least not everyone was disappeared by way of... by D4C5CE · · Score: 1 · on UK Police Raid Party After Seeing "All-Night" Tag On Facebook
    ...blackbagging this time, but wait what T.H.E.Y. may have in store for some 11/5 soon. ;-/

    [W]hen there aren't enough criminals, one makes them.

    Remember, remember that Diesel commercial:
    "If we put all (30-year) young people in jail today, we will have no criminals tomorrow!"

  5. Re:Not Big Brother. by SirGeek · · Score: 3, Insightful · on Amazon Pulls Purchased E-Book Copies of 1984 and Animal Farm

    Oh no.. Watch the movie "Naked Space" With Leslie Nielsen, Patrick MacNee, and Cinty Williams.

    The highlight of the movie is an alien singing "I'm going to eat your face."

  6. Re:Why not just make them sound the same? by mrdoogee · · Score: 1 · on Futurama Voices Could Be Recast

    Actually, Lorenzo Music DID do the voice of Venkman. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090506/

  7. Re:The author has been dead for 60 years! by hondo77 · · Score: 1 · on Amazon Pulls Purchased E-Book Copies of 1984 and Animal Farm

    Wow. It's really amazing how you know absolutely nothing of what you're writing about.

  8. Re:I doubt it... by chogori · · Score: 1 · on Cure For Radiation Sickness Found?

    Parent modded "informative"!?
    And I guess we should also all watch out those little fuzzy creatures that turn into goblins when you feed them after midnight...
    Try "funny".

  9. History of the world by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Cure For Radiation Sickness Found?

    This was planned long, long ago... if you ever saw the movie History of the World by Mel Brooks, you'd know. The Part II, "Jews in Space" was planned but never released. Now I know why! They just werent ready, because this part wasnt ready!

  10. Re:It's the smog monster! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Huge Unidentified Organic Blob Floating Around Alaska

    Troll? Obviously no one watched the 1998 film Godzilla with Matthew Broderick. That's believable, considering the movie barely broke even at the box office. The mod apparently has never heard of "Engrish" either.

  11. Clearly the lawyer never saw Run Lola Run by JoeBuck · · Score: 1 · on Lawyer Offers $1M For Proof His Client Could Have Done It; Oops

    Franka Potente would have made it in 20 minutes flat, and if she failed she'd rewind the world to give herself two more tries.

  12. Re:I'd normally side with the family, but... by Dunbal · · Score: 1 · on LoTR Lawsuit Threatens Hobbit Production

    you would also know how un-like, un-fulfilling, un-good any such hack movie would be.

          Oh come on. Surely an adventure by two lovers in spite of an angry father in law to wrest one of the most coveted things in the world from the very heart of evil has to be better than this stupid eternal love triangle Hollywood seems to be obsessed with.

          The only good movie I've seen recently was Duplicity, and only then because it was a fairly unpredictable ending. The rest is all the same old trash, linear script, boring love triangles and/or "here forget plot look at our special effects".

  13. uhmmm... Cartoons? by relguj9 · · Score: 1 · on LoTR Lawsuit Threatens Hobbit Production

    It looks like Tolkien & co where less saavy 40 years ago, and essentially signed up to get screwed.

    Less savvy or just not very forward thinking in terms of technology.

    [nerd-speak]

    Tolkien pretty much gave away the movie rights because he (and whom else ever in his camp) never thought you could even make a movie out the LOTR. Would you have wanted to see a film adaptation using early 1970's film technology? Not as fun to watch if the Balrog looks Godzilla and the Nazgûl like some kind of Medieval Mothras, not to mention Treebeard looking worse than he even did in the films, or primitive miniatures making the cities of Middle Earth look like something made of Lego(s).

    Technology may have been Saruman's downfall, but it allowed for a pretty cool set of movies.

    [/nerd-speak]

    I'm going to pretty much shoot down your argument with a link to The Hobbit, circa 1977. There was also The Lord of the Rings (1978) and The Return of the King (1980).

    While these movies weren't, by any means, great (although I thoroughly enjoyed The Hobbit movie as a kid). With a story that good, and popular, I have a hard time being convinced that they believed there would be no possibility of a good selling LOTR universe movie being created. To the point that they would just say, "Hey screw it lets give it away."

    I'm pretty sure they just screwed up if they signed a "net profit" contract.

  14. uhmmm... Cartoons? by relguj9 · · Score: 1 · on LoTR Lawsuit Threatens Hobbit Production

    It looks like Tolkien & co where less saavy 40 years ago, and essentially signed up to get screwed.

    Less savvy or just not very forward thinking in terms of technology.

    [nerd-speak]

    Tolkien pretty much gave away the movie rights because he (and whom else ever in his camp) never thought you could even make a movie out the LOTR. Would you have wanted to see a film adaptation using early 1970's film technology? Not as fun to watch if the Balrog looks Godzilla and the Nazgûl like some kind of Medieval Mothras, not to mention Treebeard looking worse than he even did in the films, or primitive miniatures making the cities of Middle Earth look like something made of Lego(s).

    Technology may have been Saruman's downfall, but it allowed for a pretty cool set of movies.

    [/nerd-speak]

    I'm going to pretty much shoot down your argument with a link to The Hobbit, circa 1977. There was also The Lord of the Rings (1978) and The Return of the King (1980).

    While these movies weren't, by any means, great (although I thoroughly enjoyed The Hobbit movie as a kid). With a story that good, and popular, I have a hard time being convinced that they believed there would be no possibility of a good selling LOTR universe movie being created. To the point that they would just say, "Hey screw it lets give it away."

    I'm pretty sure they just screwed up if they signed a "net profit" contract.

  15. uhmmm... Cartoons? by relguj9 · · Score: 1 · on LoTR Lawsuit Threatens Hobbit Production

    It looks like Tolkien & co where less saavy 40 years ago, and essentially signed up to get screwed.

    Less savvy or just not very forward thinking in terms of technology.

    [nerd-speak]

    Tolkien pretty much gave away the movie rights because he (and whom else ever in his camp) never thought you could even make a movie out the LOTR. Would you have wanted to see a film adaptation using early 1970's film technology? Not as fun to watch if the Balrog looks Godzilla and the Nazgûl like some kind of Medieval Mothras, not to mention Treebeard looking worse than he even did in the films, or primitive miniatures making the cities of Middle Earth look like something made of Lego(s).

    Technology may have been Saruman's downfall, but it allowed for a pretty cool set of movies.

    [/nerd-speak]

    I'm going to pretty much shoot down your argument with a link to The Hobbit, circa 1977. There was also The Lord of the Rings (1978) and The Return of the King (1980).

    While these movies weren't, by any means, great (although I thoroughly enjoyed The Hobbit movie as a kid). With a story that good, and popular, I have a hard time being convinced that they believed there would be no possibility of a good selling LOTR universe movie being created. To the point that they would just say, "Hey screw it lets give it away."

    I'm pretty sure they just screwed up if they signed a "net profit" contract.

  16. It's ... by ArsenneLupin · · Score: 1 · on Huge Unidentified Organic Blob Floating Around Alaska

    ... The Blob!

  17. Just don't taste it! by cowbutt · · Score: 1 · on Huge Unidentified Organic Blob Floating Around Alaska

    It might be The Stuff!

  18. Re:OOh by twoshortplanks · · Score: 1 · on Windows 7 Clean Install Only In Europe

    I have a better plan. I say we take off, and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

  19. Re:Hey by JWSmythe · · Score: 1 · on Software Glitch Leads To $23,148,855,308,184,500 Visa Charges

    Haven't you outlawed clothing by 2009? That, and mandatory genetic screening to disallow ugly people? That would not only keep the population at a manageable level, but would keep people from getting nauseous seeing the ugly people naked. You're going to have a huge problem by 2012, where the population will be unsustainable, and stupid people will be in charge of everything. Be careful.

        - Voice from the past

  20. Re:Now? by Hal_Porter · · Score: 1 · on US Postal Service Moves To GNU/Linux

    I bet you really enjoyed this movie

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119925/

  21. Carbon capture and sequestration by overshoot · · Score: 2, Insightful · on Expanding the Electricity Grid May Be a Mistake

    Every time someone suggests that we should continue burning carbon and just store the CO2, I can't help but think of Mars Attacks .

  22. Re:Source by idontgno · · Score: 1 · on UK, Not North Korea, Is Source of DDoS Attacks

    I bet it was North Korean controlling a Brit controlling the botnet.

  23. Re:Iphones are not $99 by HTH+NE1 · · Score: 1 · on Tracking a Move Via "Find My iPhone"

    I've been on the net too long. I saw "wardrobing" and parsed it as "war-drobing" and wondered how the war- prefix (a la "wardialing", ref. the sequential dialing program from WarGames) could possibly applied to data storage robots.

  24. It's from cats, thus it's "evil design" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Cats "Exploit" Humans By Purring

    Geez, haven't you ever seen this documentary?

  25. Videos and books by zoeblade · · Score: 4, Informative · on Tomorrow's Science Heroes?

    In addition to names of the people themselves, can anybody recommend any good science documentaries/talks/books? I'd recommend the following:

  26. Videos and books by zoeblade · · Score: 4, Informative · on Tomorrow's Science Heroes?

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  27. Videos and books by zoeblade · · Score: 4, Informative · on Tomorrow's Science Heroes?

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  28. Videos and books by zoeblade · · Score: 4, Informative · on Tomorrow's Science Heroes?

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  29. Videos and books by zoeblade · · Score: 4, Informative · on Tomorrow's Science Heroes?

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  30. Videos and books by zoeblade · · Score: 4, Informative · on Tomorrow's Science Heroes?

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  31. Videos and books by zoeblade · · Score: 4, Informative · on Tomorrow's Science Heroes?

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  32. Videos and books by zoeblade · · Score: 4, Informative · on Tomorrow's Science Heroes?

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  33. Videos and books by zoeblade · · Score: 4, Informative · on Tomorrow's Science Heroes?

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  34. Limb hacking has been done before: by 2obvious4u · · Score: 1 · on Hackers' Next Target — Your Brain?

    I point you to Idle Hands and what we can expect when people start hacking limbs.

    FYI- Some great shots of Jessica Alba...

  35. Re:Think outside the box by forkazoo · · Score: 1 · on NASA Plans To De-Orbit ISS In 2016

    If you're going to deorbit it, why waste it on the ocean? At least drop it on a country we don't like. Or on Kenny.

    Can we at least use the toilet to take out a blonde?

  36. Re:You pay for other's poor choices as it is by falconwolf · · Score: 1 · on Cruising Fisherman's Wharf For New Passports' Serial Numbers

    What you complained about was people taking advantage of a public insurance system by demanding more tests.

    What you cited is "defensive medicine", the practice of doctors *choosing* to run more tests in order to avoid lawsuits.

    And when a doctor's patient says he or she think they need some test the doctor will order it as a defense measure. If they don't they may find themself being sued. Heck Denzel Washington's 2002 movie "John Q" had this in it. John Q's son had a bad heart which a simple test would have shown. But because they had an HMO the doc saved money by not ordering the test. Well the boy collapsed as he was running to second base after hitting the baseball in a game and was rushed to the hospital. Ends up in order to live he needs a heart transplant which, get a load of this, is an elective surgery.

    The former is not the same as the latter. So you're either deliberately misrepresenting your position, or you don't know what it is you're objecting to in the first place.

    It is defensive if a doctor orders tests after the patient say they think they need the test. If a patient says they think they need the test but the doc does not order it then the doc may be sued. I don't know if you saw the movie "John Q" but because a doctor in it does not order a test John Q ends up taking hostages in the hospital emergency room and demands his son get the transplant he needs to live.

    Or, to put it another way: the fact that you chose to go six years without a checkup demonstrates beautifully the fundamental problem with US-style healthcare: it makes healthcare reactive, rather than proactive, because people can't afford the costs of the latter.

    I didn't see a doc in 6 years was because there is no free market in medicine and health care prices are high. Prices will be even higher when health care is free.

    First I point out after you say Obama has a plan that in fact he does not, so now you say it doesn't matter. You change things when it's pointed out you're wrong.

    No, you once again misunderstand. What I was saying is that whether or not Obama has a plan shouldn't matter *to you*. Obviously it'll matter for all the people who lack coverage. But for you, who apparently bows to "the altar" of the free market, why do you care either way? Hell, you should be pulling a Rush, right now, and praying he fails!

    Yeap, what I thought, When it's pointed out you're wrong you change the rules. In fact you did not say "whether or not Obama has a plan shouldn't matter *to you*". Here's what you said: "I'd much rather have the choice of health care plan (as Obama intends) and pay less overall.". There is no "whether" or "matter" in it.

    I will not reply to any more trolls on this thread.

    Falcon

  37. Re:Whatever happened to replacements for the shutt by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Endeavour's Launch Once More Delayed

    ...Hopefully these panels will choose the Jupiter launch vehicle as the most practical way forward.

    Terrible idea. Jupiter 2 is certain to be lost in space

  38. That's because the war is over by cupantae · · Score: 2, Funny · on Military's Satellite Meteor Data Sharing May Soon Resume

    The war ended on July the 4th, so this is no longer confidential military information. For more information on the invasion, see this recent documentary

  39. Re:For animals yes,,, but... by The+Yuckinator · · Score: 2, Interesting · on Sperm Travels Faster Toward Attractive Females

    Surprisingly less common is the idea that plain/ugly girls are great lays. The logic being that they have to be better lays because they can't coast on their looks. Probably also nominally true, but probably less so since many less attractive people are more socially withdrawn and less unlikely to be available, plus the demotivating factor of bad looks may be stronger than the motivating factor of good looks.

    Lewis: "Jocks only think about sports, nerds only think about sex."

  40. Don't get mad, make a movie depicting the person by Dr.Who · · Score: 1 · on Murdoch Paper Reporters Eavesdropped On Celebrities' Voicemail

    For example, the character Elliot Carver in Tomorrow Never Dies .

  41. Re:A good combination of a storyline and graphics. by Creepy · · Score: 2, Insightful · on What's the Importance of Graphics In Video Games?

    Funny that nethack and Diablo 1 and 2 are mentioned in the same sentence - Diablo 1 was originally intended to be a turn based, graphical rogue/hack clone, but when they experimented with realtime they found it extremely fun and addictive and thus the game evolved into what it ended up. Having worked for another game company, I can tell you we'd have never been given the chance to do experimental changes like that - if it didn't fit into the original design document, it didn't go into the game (and they tossed games entirely rather than changing them to make them fun).

    To me, gameplay often makes or breaks a game, as well. I played Wing Commander on the PC and absolutely loved it, but Super Wing Commander on the mac was terrible, despite updated graphics. Why? the mouse controls were awful, and the joystick controls mediocre (a cheap joystick may have been better than the flightstick like I had). Really it was almost unplayable. Civilization was just the opposite - while civ 1 was good on the PC, the mac version was vastly better. Not only were the graphics vastly improved (256 colors vs 16), but it included numerous easy-access convenience features like civpedia.

    As far as graphical realism goes, I don't think there is a wrong answer - Dali did cubism, surrealism, dada, sculpture and even realism and animation (Destino, with Disney), Picasso did cubism, drawings and ceramics, Disney did cel shading and animation. All created fantastic pieces of art in their own respect.

    As far as the original post goes, effects like true radiosity are still a ways off, though they can be approximated. True radiosity rendered in realtime would be extremely expensive, even in simple scenes - when I used it with ray tracing, my ray tracing was about 100x slower - note that I was using a 100MHz MIPS processor at the time and it took about 7 hours to render my scene, and I believe the scene had about 200 objects (one of my teammates wrote the shape code and the scene, another wrote the ray tracer, and I wrote the radiosity code).

  42. Re:I would absolutely love this by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 3, Funny · on Google Reveals Chrome Hardware Partners

    This came to mind when reading your post.

  43. Re:There is a way! by marqs · · Score: 1 · on How Heavy Is a Petabyte?

    You apparently missed the movie Johnny Mnemonic http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113481/

  44. Re:Since when does Japan care... by Fantastic+Lad · · Score: 1 · on Toyota Builds a Patent Thicket For Hybrid Cars

    Yep. That's Japanese thinking to a tee.

    Ever see, Marusa no onna by Juzo Itami?

    There are parts of Japanese culture which are very cool indeed, but when it comes to respecting certain kinds of law, it's the Wa Wa West.

    American culture is nuts, but because we live it, it's hard to see. Japanese culture is also bloody insane, but it's also far enough away to fit into the view finder.

    -FL

  45. Re:I'm deeply concerned by Just+Some+Guy · · Score: 1 · on Prof. Nesson Ordered To Show Cause

    I guess someone with Mod points doesn't think Drop Dead Fred was a very good movie.

    They weren't in the minority.

  46. Re:typo in summary by eelke_klein · · Score: 1 · on Is IE Usage Share Collapsing?

    It's a woman Nicole Noone.

  47. Re:Sunspots Return by rhyder128k · · Score: 1 · on Sunspots Return

    If the sunspot activity continues to increase, we'll have to send a mission to fire a massive tube of spot cream into the sun rather like in the film Sunshine.

  48. Re:Zodiac Killer 360 by juan2074 · · Score: 1 · on 200-Year-Old Cipher Finally Cracked

    I don't know if you saw the movie, but the killer was Drew Carey's brother.

  49. Re:A better video - That reminds me... by 2obvious4u · · Score: 1 · on Don't Copy That Floppy! Gets a Sequel

    Hasn't this been tried before? Although the remake is much better. For some reason people believe it, even if it isn't true, just make a commercial or better yet a movie about it.

  50. Re:A better video - That reminds me... by 2obvious4u · · Score: 1 · on Don't Copy That Floppy! Gets a Sequel

    Hasn't this been tried before? Although the remake is much better. For some reason people believe it, even if it isn't true, just make a commercial or better yet a movie about it.