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Slashback: Squashing, N'Synch, Yopy
Waitaminute, what happens there between the "lead" stage and the "gold" stage again? HomerSimpson writes: "Recently on /. I read of a compression scheme reported to provide huge gains for the compression of random data. New Scientist reports, however, that the claims are unlikely at best."
Perhaps we can watch some other bands be slaughtered instead? eruditorium writes: "Apparently, the negative public reaction to n'sync's appearence in episode 2 has caused lucas to drop their cameo. See it here on Scifi Wire." san1701 links to another similar posting about this important issue at TheForce.Net.
On-again, off-again is not good for electronic projects. cd_Csc writes: "CNET is reporting on Samsung's newest Windows CE based PDA and mentioned (as a side note) that, 'A Samsung representative also confirmed the cancellation of Yopy, the company's planned Linux-based PDA.'"
Update: 01/11 02:41 GMT by T : Looks like it's not quite that simple: Bill Kendrick writes "LinuxDevices.com caught wind of today's Slashback regarding the Yopy PDA's demise.
Well, fortunately for Yopy fans, they got the real scoop directly from G.Mate..." Thanks for the quick response, Bill, and sorry for spreading false information.
Imagine explaining to your kids what VCRs were. jimmcq writes: "Slashdot previously ran a story asking about Hacking the New Replay TV Units. There have been several recent breakthroughs to allow a PC to emulate a Replay 4000 so that video can be shared in both directions. The source code has been released under the GPL. There are also several variations including a java version and an Apache/PHP Server."
If it is true that the Yopy is being killed after - it's most likly that Microsoft told them that they had to do it. Samsung, the parent of G.Mate, is really getting in bed with Microsoft : Their new phones are Stinger (WinCE) based, their new DVD will play Windows WMF audio files and their new tablet is WinCE based.
Moneyed corporations, non-working 'poor' and criminal prisoners are turning productive citizens into tax-slaves.
If only public opinion worked so well all the time! You know there were thousands of god damn screaming girls making annoyances out of themselves trying to get n'sync in that movie. They probably wrote 30 letters a piece approving it (while the backstreet lovers only wrote 5 negative ones). I don't especially like star wars (not that it isn't good) but i'm sitting here smiling to myself for the first time in a couple weeks over this. Maybe democracy will prevail.
I keep getting taken to 'The Universe is turquoise, say astronomers' when I click on the compression link. The same thing when I do it from within their site on their own link.
Okay, so Lucas has removed N*Sync's cameo. This doesn't change the fact that Lucas "sold out" by his willingness to include them in the first place.
::Colz Grigor
Combine that with the disappointment of SW:TPM and the result is that Lucas' reputation, in my eyes, is shot. He no longer intends to produce a movie that is geared toward my age/intelligence bracket. So I'll be returning the favor by not going to see SW:AotC in the theatres. Maybe I'll just have to wait until it bubbles up on my NetFlix queue... In fact, you're all invited to my place when it does so you don't have to waste your money seeing it in the theatre.
The R.S.V.P. list begins today...
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Lucas is on his way down anyway. THX-1138 was his last good movie.
Star Wars was a fluke. It had ahead-of-its-time special effects, and a simple plot that appeals to idiots, while trying to remain subtle enough not to offend slightly smarter viewers.
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