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Another point worthy of note is, Bogans are proud to be bogans. Go rent The Castle. Australians myself included tend to be proud of our anti-heroes, we turned Ned Kelly and Chopper into heros, and we tend to idolize the Larrikin as part of our humour and national identity. Sometimes it's a slur, but no more so than the way we use terms like "cunt" as a term of endearment. Insults in Australia tend to be based more around the Taller poppies than the average Joes. Wasn't trying to bite your head off, but when people call us bigots for how we refer to ourselves in and amongst ourselves it seems a tad like the kettle and pot syndrome. There are the few that look down on bogans but bearing in mind they make up most of our population its narrow minded to take the instant view that its a term of derision. Just because you don't understand the relation doesn't mean it's an insult. Do you jump on African Americans when they drop the "N" bomb? Because that is what you guys are doing here.

Another point worthy of note is, Bogans are proud to be bogans. Go rent The Castle. Australians myself included tend to be proud of our anti-heroes, we turned Ned Kelly and Chopper into heros, and we tend to idolize the Larrikin as part of our humour and national identity. Sometimes it's a slur, but no more so than the way we use terms like "cunt" as a term of endearment. Insults in Australia tend to be based more around the Taller poppies than the average Joes. Wasn't trying to bite your head off, but when people call us bigots for how we refer to ourselves in and amongst ourselves it seems a tad like the kettle and pot syndrome. There are the few that look down on bogans but bearing in mind they make up most of our population its narrow minded to take the instant view that its a term of derision. Just because you don't understand the relation doesn't mean it's an insult. Do you jump on African Americans when they drop the "N" bomb? Because that is what you guys are doing here.

Since it's slashdot, i haven't read the article nor summary .. but i too have seen a documentary about this very thing.

I think it's here, but perhaps that's a different movie with the same title.

Does anyone remember in how a good way Carl Sagan explained the problem if there are more or less than 3 dimensions exist?

I remember he was explaining the imaginary 2d creatures not being able to see 3d creatures and so on. It was on a TV documentary. Sorry if I remember it all wrong. I was like 13 ;)

It must be an episode of "Cosmos" http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0755981/filmoseries#tt0081846

That will be something to see on CSI.

dpkg --build girlfriend

This might help you.

He is going to get a little taller.

Awesome! Science will soon catch up with Hollywood! What's next? Will John Travolta actually get to have wings added on?

Awesome! Science will soon catch up with Hollywood! What's next? Will John Travolta actually get to have wings added on?

Saw a pretty good documentary on this about 10 years ago. Ah, here it is.

"GPL compliance need not be an onerous process."

"They say at the end of a 15 page document."

I seem to recall most of the books in the ... for Dummies series being more than 15 pages. Reading " See Spot Run " also requires you to wade through more than 15 pages IIRC ;-)

(I mean the original children's book, not this one. That's not a book, and the screenplay is more than 15 pages also, unless I miss my guess.)

It is *much* worse than the statistics say.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7553633.stm

Mexico police is involved in kidnappings as well. You'd be surprised how close to reality a movie like "Man On Fire" ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0328107/ ) with Danzel Washington actually is.

There were lines to that effect in Running Scared :

Fleeing Suspect: Why you chasing me, man?
Pursuing Cop: Why you running?
Fleeing Suspect: Because you're chasing me!

What's called "pizza" varies from region to region. People tend to have a favorite and declare it the "authoritative version" of pizza, presumbly on the authority of their personal tastes.

Objectively, however, avocados in sushi are a disgrace and source of national shame. Avocados are not food; they are an alien mind-control device much like Slurm. Actually, alien mind control would explain a lot about California - excecpt the governator, who's position on aliens is well covered in this documentary.

In a Brazilian movie called Manda Bala . Abductions are a thriving industry in São Paulo, Brazil, and the movie focuses on the common practice of cutting off all or part of a hostage's ear (or finger) in order to expedite a ransom payment.

It is a generally thought provoking movie, with several memorable interviews, and at least some discussion of root causes of the problem (corruption in government among them, although the government of Luiz "Lula" da Silva may be making progress against it, despite so far losing the battle to protect protected areas of Amazon wilderness - a problem also intimately connected with corruption).

However the movie is deeply marred by the inclusion of the anonymous São Paulo businessman, "Mr M" - a self-obsessed, vacuous nitwit, apparently American and perhaps a conveniently interviewable associate of the American filmmaker? whose ego was no doubt unduly boosted by his part in the film. Unfortunately, whatever this individual had to say about being "chipped" is unlikely to betray any insights: In a city known for violent carjackings, this guy's response was to bulletproof his ostentatious Porsche, instead of simply driving a less conspicuous car. I stopped caring about his fate very early into the film; one is tempted to say he need not worry about being kidnapped as nobody would miss him to pay a ransom.

Good effort. I suggest you further your education in Australian by watching Hercules Returns

And he also made this device that can create a clone of you which as an enterprising magician you could use to wondrous effect in magic tricks (so long as you don't mind killing your duplicate every performance).

Gruesome!

I guess you've seen that film "Cube"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123755/ ?

...password ... like 1-2-3-4.

So the combination is one, two, three, four, five? That's the stupidest combination I've ever heard in my life! The kind of thing an idiot would have on his luggage!

Apologies to Rick Moranis and Mel Brooks.

That said, what's the difference between lower case numbers and upper case numbers?

--sabre86

This appears to be a good time to plug the BBC's miniseries/movie "Burn Up," which I literally just finished watching less than 5 minutes ago.

It is political as hell, but I really don't mind since I agree with its viewpoint.

Sorry, Al.

There's at least one more. To be fair, polyandry is rather rare, though it does have its practical appeal (e.g., Paint Your Wagon!).

I loved that movie. I thought Clint Eastwood was real funny, then again the whole movie was. As for polyandry, though they are at least partly polygamous it seems the Zoe, Marrying, tribe in Amazonian Brazil is very much polyandrous.

Falcon

There's at least one more. To be fair, polyandry is rather rare, though it does have its practical appeal (e.g., Paint Your Wagon!).

Only the best for the gr8 stories! Come on, have we even seen a good story in 30 years since the CIA let LSD spread around? It's all about advertising. Keep your mouth shut and eat shit-sandwitch: on TV everyone is enjoying the shit-sandwitch: keep smiling into the camera and TV as you swallow it down. You have to be nuts to make a story for even somthing remotely like Beauty and the Beast (Ron Perlman). [uh-oh sarcasm cometh:] Do you think the writers are happy with their product, AFTER THEY PUNCH-OUT their TIMECARD? Hence, nowdays with the non-compete contracts from corporations, there is no longer a close-venue TIMECARD to punch-out! Nope, you gotta say to your spouse how much you liked eating shit-sandwitch at work, and to your distaste you will inspire her to buy shit-sandwitch at Costco the next day, because the employer will sue if you say anything of ill fame (aka devalue/negative-speculation on the stock of the company and product). Choose your jobs wisely, because this is how fast-food companies get around with their plastic-bacon Restaraunt burgers. Do you see SpongeBob SquarePants complaining? How about Squidward? Shit-sandwitch is gr8(tm). without prejudice, M. Gregory Thomas(tm)

Oh yeah, that'll really ingratiate the aliens down there to NASA.

*Woosh*

That was the sound of Rachel Roberts flying over your head.

That was the problem with Final Fantasy, it tried to be a human drama and then didn't use human emotions on the faces of the actors. IF it had been a pure action flick with no close-ups there wouldn't have been a problem. It wasn't the uncanny valley, it was just bad acting, if it had been done by humans who could act we would have felt the same.

We did.

A quick check of IMDB says that the article has it all wrong. "Emily" is a real person and actress, the only parts that were simulated were only the crappy looking (although technically very difficult) modifications made at the end. According to the credits at the end of the video, her name is Emily O'Brien (imdb) So I guess all the "fake" and "awkward looking" gestures she made in the video weren't proof it was fake, just proof that she's a bad actress.

This is old technology. S1m0ne looked pretty realistic to me 6 years ago. ;-)

Is this her?

If so, good but a little way to go yet :)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212671/

Yes. The above link was successful for 6 years.

I think it's more the implications of alterating the past. Check out The Final Cut with Robin Williams. It touches on this subject a bit. Kinda boring movie, but a great premise.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364343/

Didn't I see this movie? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338013/

I thought it was Arnold Schwarzenegger:

Douglas Quaid: Ever heard of Rekall? They sell those fake memories.

Harry: Oh, "Rekall, Rekall, Rekall". You thinking of going there?

Douglas Quaid: I don't know, maybe.

Harry: Well don't. A friend of mine tried one their "special offers", nearly got himself lobotomised.

Douglas Quaid: No shit?

Harry: Don't fuck with your brain, pal. It ain't worth it.

Douglas Quaid: I guess not.

Apparently someone hasn't been keeping up on his michael more documentaries: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109370/

I think people are attacking this subject from entirely the wrong angle. I don't object so much to the cops using high technology (ooo, scary!) to track me, as I object to them messing with my car. They should need a warrant to mess with my car. Any private citizen who does that is signing up for an ass-kicking.

Allow me to cite precedent:

Vincent: What's more chickenshit than fucking with a man's automobile? I mean, don't fuck with another man's vehicle.
Lance: You don't do it.
Vincent: It's just against the rules.

I don't doubt that. It's funny how people will stick to philosophies and political parties that work against their own interests, isn't it?

It's not against my interest at all. If Libertarians had had their way it would have been the employer of the driver who hit me who would have had to pay not the government, ie taxpayers. Fact is is that employer, the person who hit me was working and driving a company vehicle, got off with a light slap. What's worse is that he had a record of causing accidents and one state had a warrant issued for his arrest. And that's with Democrats and Republicans in control not Libertarians.

There were charities before any of our social programs existed; voluntary donations weren't enough then, nor are they now.

Oh, really? President Roosevelt signed into law Social Security in 1935 during the Great Depression yet the economy was already improving as was employment. I suggest you look at these 2 charts of the economy and employment between 1920 and 1940. The worst year for employment and the economy was 1932-33, two plus years before Social Security.

Why would I? Social Security is a form of insurance, not an investment.

Why would you what? Plan your own retirement? So you don't have to sponge, depend, on others when you retire. It's everyone's responsibility to make sure they have enough. Heck by the tyme the last Baby Boomers retire Social Security probably will be broke. By spending all your money while you work and not saving any for retirement all you are doing is leaving a hugh Amount Due bill for future generations. Which is the opposite of how it should be. I don't recall exactly what he said but Sidney Poitier's character in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", one of my favorite movies, tells his dad it's his, dad's, responsibility to do everything he can for his child because he brought him into the world and he will have the same responsibility if he ever has children.

Do you think that 10% figure is a guarantee of some sort?

No I don't however over longer periods of tyme, decades, the financial markets do better. Heck you can 5% investing in bonds, which are guarantied. And remember, I only said invest for 7 years, however someone who goes to college and gets a Bachelor's degree and start working at the age of 22 can save and invest for 43 years (instead of 7 years), 'til the age of 65 and do a lot better. And before the person retires their home should be paid for. You might, as others have, say that the stock market could crash. Yeap it sure can, and depending on how old you are when it happens you could very well have plenty of tyme to recover. If you're old and close to retirement then you should have a good chunk of your investment portfolio in bonds, which as I said above are guarantied. If a business goes bankrupt the first people to get money are those who hold secured financial instruments, which bonds are.

If you invest wisely, maybe you'll earn that much, or maybe you'll choose wrong and lose it all.

If you invest wisely you won't put all your eggs in one nest. You'll have money spread out. Even though I'm middle aged if I could invest now I'd put most of the money in aggressive growth stocks, more than one in more than one industry or sector. I'd put the next biggest chunk in growth stocks, again more than one in more than one sector. Then I put a little in income and value stocks. Of course I'd do all this after I had 6 months living expenses in the bank. Say basic expenses are $2,000 a month, mine are about half that, I'd have maybe $6000 in cash and another $6000 in a 3 month CD.

I wish I were, but sadly I'm not.

But you are, no Libertarian I know would let others starve, unless it was their own fault. All I know help those they can who are willing. I

Home alone on a Friday night slamming back several, eh?

You don't need the brewskies to get brain damage. That movie alone is enough. I don't even dare to think what happens if you watch two or (shrudder) three.

Watch The Good Son instead of Home Alone 3.

(No, I haven't yet watched The Bad Seed, but I plan to.)

Home alone on a Friday night slamming back several, eh?

You don't need the brewskies to get brain damage. That movie alone is enough. I don't even dare to think what happens if you watch two or (shrudder) three.

Watch The Good Son instead of Home Alone 3.

(No, I haven't yet watched The Bad Seed, but I plan to.)

What happens when the work that makes the sound waves is interactive? In that case, the instructions to make the sound wave don't ever need to leave the player.

So, that would involve turning all movies, TV series, and songs into games? No doubt there will be some of that format in the future but can't see it being the preferred method of generating (or consuming) content.

Capturing the sound wave just captures one playing of the work, and replaying that over and over can get boring.

Boring? There are a lot of films, TV shows, and even more so music that people watch watch/listen to over and over again.
And there are enough people driving cars while interacting over their cell phones that I wouldn't want to see what would happen if they were also interacting with the music.

Could be wrong but I think "boring" non-interactive forms of entertainment will always be the the norm.

No need to worry about the Cat Women, though, they live inside a cave with its own atmosphere. They'll survive and repopulate the moon. And life will go on

A quick search revealed this.

"But I didn't cheer. I stood right up and started shouting. This isn't what happened last week! Have you all got amnesia? They just cheated us! This isn't fair! HE DID'NT GET OUT OF THE COCK - A - DOODIE CAR!" - Annie Wilkes (Misery)

This was a lot more obvious when they showed them every morning during school breaks.

Doctor Who was a lot more honest. That was just an anticlimax. End of episodes: "Ready, aim, FIRE!!!". Next episode: "No, actually don't".

It's a hacking motivational exercise, as seen in the documentary Swordfish. It is believed that like the Ballmer Peak, it can become detrimental to work when used in large doses. As geeks supposedly have no girlfriends, it has been hard to confirm this.

Ref: Hackers All they did was make out, and his fishy lips all over my Angelina was the worst turn on ever. Saying that, I could see full blown stickiness being represented in those realistic hacking sequences. Scary.

It's a hacking motivational exercise, as seen in the documentary Swordfish. It is believed that like the Ballmer Peak, it can become detrimental to work when used in large doses. As geeks supposedly have no girlfriends, it has been hard to confirm this.

Ref: Hackers All they did was make out, and his fishy lips all over my Angelina was the worst turn on ever. Saying that, I could see full blown stickiness being represented in those realistic hacking sequences. Scary.

I'd put my money on Ventura in a Governator v Ventura v Regan brawl. ..providing all members were still alive.

Well, as for those that are still alive, we've already seen it. Ventura won the CGI version, but refused to fight for real when the Family Feud guy pissed him off.

That would be Young Tom Edison

Mike Judge was struck with the inspiration of a prophet when he wrote Idiocracy. It's what plants crave!

Bourne Again Shell, not Borne.

Are you saying the poster had a problem with The Bourne Identity?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079285/