Seriously, could the editor that greenlighted this have done a google search or something? It's getting embarrassing to read slashdot these days.
Well, the article WAS posted by samzenpus...even his "idle" stories tend to be a bit retarded*, so it should come as no surprise that one of his "real" stories is on the same level.
*By retarded, I mean fucking stupid, as opposed to charmingly funny with a learning disorder.
...but in what situation would the time of day on a server or cluster need to be accurate down to a microsecond? Military, I would presume...but what else?
See, that's the problem with following a group of people who have a "platform"...believing only one side has the answer is extremely limiting.
Sure, I want government to keep their hands off my weed and my guns...but I would very much like them to keep their hands firmly gripped on things like automobile safety regulations, pharmaceutical drug regulations, public-funded assistance in disasters, things like that.
The problem with Libertarians is that they see most any form of government intervention as bad. Guess what: that's fucking stupid. It's an extremist view that completely ignores reality through, which I have zero tolerance for.
Lucas may have created the character, but Speilberg created the movies.
Labyrinth?
You dare mention Lucas' name in the same sentence as Labyrinth? I know he was a producer on the film, but come on...Jim Henson (for the puppet work and, you know, freakin' directing it) and David Bowie (for making a lot of the crazy music truly come alive) get the credit on that one.
Mentioning Lucas and Labyrinth in the same sentence? Fuck off and die. Wait...I just did it too...::fucks off and dies::
People seem to forget how much Ewoks were hated when the movie first came out
They still are hated. A couple of weeks ago, we decided to embark on a "side-quest" in our pen & paper Star Wars RPG campaign by "accidentally" crash landing on the Forest moon of Endor...only to completely decimate the native Ewok population. Jägermeister, Jim Beam Rye whiskey, and a ton of coffee made us very creative in our destruction.
If by "make" you mean "direct" (which is what I meant in my OP), his most famous other two are American Graffitti and THX-1138, both of which are amazing films...and both of which came out prior to Star Wars.
It's kinda conspiracy-theorish, but I actually wouldn't put that out of the realm of possibility. What better middle finger could Lucas come up with than delivering crap that people would still pay en masse to see?
Anyone else notice how Lucas tends to just shit all over anything remotely reminiscent of Star Wars? My fiancee is convinced it's because Star Wars prevented him from having any other successful films for the rest of this life, and he resents the series because of that.
My response is that I don't know how you can resent something that makes you a gajilionaire, but whatever.
I've heard that Chrome and Opera perform better at this point than Firefox, but I can't help it...I just like the way Firefox "feels". I can't give it up.
Really dumb on Blizzards part too, how long before some nut job trackssome kid down down for ganking them in game and then does them harm
The obvious solution to this, of course, is to not act like a dickhole.
Obvious disclaimer: I still don't agree with Blizzard doing this...but being polite to your fellow gamers goes a long way to making this not matter all that much.
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Maybe you shouldn't be drinking so much Vodka that way, Nokia.
On an unrelated note, the proper way to say Vodka ("Wodka") sounds awesome when a Russian says it.
Cool! Thanks for the mini-lesson :-)
Seriously, could the editor that greenlighted this have done a google search or something? It's getting embarrassing to read slashdot these days.
Well, the article WAS posted by samzenpus...even his "idle" stories tend to be a bit retarded*, so it should come as no surprise that one of his "real" stories is on the same level.
*By retarded, I mean fucking stupid, as opposed to charmingly funny with a learning disorder.
You might want to look into getting a refund...your "super cool new software" appears to be as worthless as not holding an iPhone the right way.
...but in what situation would the time of day on a server or cluster need to be accurate down to a microsecond? Military, I would presume...but what else?
D20 all the way!
Although we are considering putting together a Star Wars/Shadowrun mashup run in GURPS.
Indiana Jones.
Which weren't his movies. The character was his, but the movies belong to Spielberg.
If duck tits offend you, I highly suggest you never watch Meet the Feebles.
See, that's the problem with following a group of people who have a "platform"...believing only one side has the answer is extremely limiting.
Sure, I want government to keep their hands off my weed and my guns...but I would very much like them to keep their hands firmly gripped on things like automobile safety regulations, pharmaceutical drug regulations, public-funded assistance in disasters, things like that.
The problem with Libertarians is that they see most any form of government intervention as bad. Guess what: that's fucking stupid. It's an extremist view that completely ignores reality through, which I have zero tolerance for.
3 Indiana Jones movies
Lucas may have created the character, but Speilberg created the movies.
Labyrinth?
You dare mention Lucas' name in the same sentence as Labyrinth? I know he was a producer on the film, but come on...Jim Henson (for the puppet work and, you know, freakin' directing it) and David Bowie (for making a lot of the crazy music truly come alive) get the credit on that one.
Mentioning Lucas and Labyrinth in the same sentence? Fuck off and die. Wait...I just did it too... ::fucks off and dies::
People seem to forget how much Ewoks were hated when the movie first came out
They still are hated. A couple of weeks ago, we decided to embark on a "side-quest" in our pen & paper Star Wars RPG campaign by "accidentally" crash landing on the Forest moon of Endor...only to completely decimate the native Ewok population. Jägermeister, Jim Beam Rye whiskey, and a ton of coffee made us very creative in our destruction.
Good times, good times.
but I wouldn't trust a party with no real platform
So you'd trust a party that does have a platform? Because history has shown that isn't too wise of an idea, either.
and outsourcing all policy decisions to whoever has the best poll-spamming software.
As opposed to whoever has the most money and the most industry connections?
At least this way the public KIND OF has some say in what happens.
I'd vote for 'em.
If by "make" you mean "direct" (which is what I meant in my OP), his most famous other two are American Graffitti and THX-1138, both of which are amazing films...and both of which came out prior to Star Wars.
Willow?
American Graffiti?
THX-1138?
Willow was directed by Ron Howard, not Lucas. Granted, he was a producer, but it still wasn't totally "his baby".
American Graffiti and THX-1138, though both amazingly awesome, were released prior to Star Wars.
It's kinda conspiracy-theorish, but I actually wouldn't put that out of the realm of possibility. What better middle finger could Lucas come up with than delivering crap that people would still pay en masse to see?
"The shrink ray doesn't shoot pools, Shake! It's not a toy!"
"You say that about everything you own...maybe you should just buy toys."
Anyone else notice how Lucas tends to just shit all over anything remotely reminiscent of Star Wars? My fiancee is convinced it's because Star Wars prevented him from having any other successful films for the rest of this life, and he resents the series because of that.
My response is that I don't know how you can resent something that makes you a gajilionaire, but whatever.
"You guys are hella stupid...you guys are hella lame."
Nice, thank you! Definitely going to give this a shot tonight.
I've heard that Chrome and Opera perform better at this point than Firefox, but I can't help it...I just like the way Firefox "feels". I can't give it up.
WHY CAN'T I QUIT YOU????
To this day, the Macross Plus OVAs are still amongst my favorite entries in Anime. They have aged INCREDIBLY well.
Really dumb on Blizzards part too, how long before some nut job trackssome kid down down for ganking them in game and then does them harm
The obvious solution to this, of course, is to not act like a dickhole.
Obvious disclaimer: I still don't agree with Blizzard doing this...but being polite to your fellow gamers goes a long way to making this not matter all that much.
Real first and last name? Full, no initial? Not sure what I think about that one, Blizzard...
Hydras (hydra?) can be vicious bastards.