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Attack of the Clones to Cost Economy $300m

Posted by timothy on from the but-think-of-the-toy-revenues dept.

Audent writes: "Attack of the Clones may make you sick but according to this story, it will cost the US economy $300 million in lost productivity what with all the nerds calling in with a bad case of midiclorianitis. ... Nerds and geeks and propellorheads are singled out as being most at risk. Take your medication now! dammit." A nameless reader also points to a review (looks like two, but only one is up at the time of this writing) up at http://www.pstwo.net/.

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  1. Repeat by eyeball · · Score: 5, Informative

    Let me (hopefully) be the first to announce that SlashDot discussed this when Episode 1 came out. Slash linked to an article that's still there. It talked about the same Chicago company, Challenger, Gray & Christmas, that publicised EP2 estimates. They were almost the same numbers for EP1.

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  2. Re:OT: theaters with digital projection by QuodEratDemonstratum · · Score: 3, Informative

    Yes I do

  3. Re:using that logic... by MSBob · · Score: 3, Informative

    Nonsense! Solitaire is mostly played by managers who don't really add any meaningful value anyway. Geeks are those who get the actual job done. The amount of productivity loss that slashdot has cost the economy is infinitely higher than that caused by Solitaire.

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  4. hometheaterforum.com has a review online. by [amorphis] · · Score: 3, Informative

    Ron Epstein, owner of the Home Theater Forum has a good review online.

    A choice quote:
    I won't waste any time in saying that Attack Of The Clones is the most remarkable Star Wars film to date. It not only breathes new life into the series, but it brings us back to the original magic that made Star Wars a cultural phenomenon. It is ultimately the Empire Strikes Back of this new saga, that takes us to the darkest corners of the Star Wars universe, as we come face-to-face with the master plan of Darth Sidious.

  5. Re:And how much does the 4th of July cost? by rgbrenner · · Score: 2, Informative
    US workers have been working even more than Japaneese workers. The average US worker has put in more work hours than any other industrialized nation.

    The US worker does not however put in the most hours if you include developing countries. The US worker is only third overall - only being beaten by South Korea and the Czech Republic.

    The average US worker logged 1,978 hours in 2000. The Koreans logged almost 500 more hours, and the Czechs logged 100+ more hours.


    References: CNN - Study: US workers put in the most hours (Aug 31, 2001)

  6. Get the Attack of the Clones Script by totallygeek · · Score: 3, Informative

    Here. There are also all the Star Wars trailers in the download area.

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  7. Re:using that logic... by JordanH · · Score: 2, Informative
    Absolutely! As a Microsoft expert witness recently testified:
    Madnick said the diagram showed how Windows was like a "house of cards" [emphasis mine] that could collapse if any of the pieces were removed.
  8. Re:using that logic... by ||Deech|| · · Score: 2, Informative

    Actually, if you notice, Pinball is a protected system file in Win2k. Try to delete the exe.. it just keeps coming back!

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