In this interview there seems to be the tacit agreement that Jar Jar Binks was a character "for" 13 year old girls.
What does this mean? Normally, when I think of characters designed for this demographic, I think of something of the "heartthrob" type. If any character in the Phantom Menace was "for" 13 year old girls, it would probably be Ewan McGregor's Ben Kenobi.
If Jar Jar is supposed to appeal to any demographic, it probably be those people who appreciate slapstick humor: the very young, the perpetually immature, or those old enough to remember a time before other types of humor (e.g., irony, wordplay) were invented. Basically, anyone who likes Daffy Duck.
Personally, I thought he was great. But I would not expect any 13 year old girls to agree with me.
Oh, I didn't know that. Thank you for the hedz-up, dude. I have 1 Mac and 2 386 Linuces, so I am set in that regard. Nevertheless, it will not play on my Alpha NetBSD box, will it? No, probably not, unless there is a 386 emulator for it (there is already Linux binary compatability!), but that would be hella slow.
Now that I think of it, it is probably 3d graphics, and won't run on my Pentium (laptop) or my old Mac either (it is mad old...back when Macs were Macs and came w/SCSI...hells yeah) so I will have to play it on my Athlon.
That's pretty good. I would have said, "I wonder who the first post human will be." But no one would have gotten it. But congratulations on your bonus moderation. I'm happy for you, I am. I'm happy for all of us here on this nice spring (in the Northern Hemisphere!) day (Western).
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Rinse, lather, repeat
It is actually lather, rinse, repeat. If you think about it, lathering only works pre-rinse.
Hey, look, more ads on slashdot. Can I pay for this with my slashdot account? Thanks, this is so convenient, it has become my new digital hub and Internet portal for Information and Entertainment. The hub of my virtual world!
Wow!
Too bad CmdrTaco will not be able to play this game, as he does not have a computer with Windows on it, nor does he know anyone who has one. Because he is a dyed in the wool Linux fan.
That's weird that you missed the Tomorrow People reference then! (I'm not familiar with the show myself, just thought the song was rather appropriate!)
That is pretty damn pathetic that the best you can think of is a Pentium 4 and a USB finger. What ever happened to lasers, machine guns, missiles, rocket boots, and so on, I ask? You have been hoodwinked by marketroids, no doubt. Next you will be saying you want Coca-Cola embedded in your head and a Swoosh upon your Breast.
I will take what God gave Me over the temptations of Corporate American, thanx!
First of all, they are not so entertaining. Granted, the Green Lantern appears to kick ass. To wit:
In brightest day
In darkest night No evil shall escape My sight Let those who cherish Evil's Might Beware my power Green Lantern's Light!
Pretty sweet stuff.
But come on, into your twenties. That is just pathetic.
Actually, none of this was my point. My point was that humans aren't going away anytime soon. We are going to kill those freaking wildlife species and trees and everything. We will be the last damn thing on this doomed planet, and probably outlast the piece of shit, too.
Don't think for one moment we will let the Human Race falter to save a couple birds or whatnot. It is evolution plain and simple. Survival of the Fittest. I think we have demonstrated, time and again, that humans will Survive (i.e., are the most fit).
What I'm saying is, don't hold your breath waiting for post-humanity to come save us all.
Let me make it plain
Gotta make way for the Homo superiors
I just don't get it. I may be asking to get modded down for saying this on slashdot, but it's worth a shot.
I mean, we geeks are virtually (heck, actually!) the only people in the world who appreciate privacy. Obviously, the smarter, more connected, more civilized one is, etc., the more use one gets out of privacy.
Now I understand that the senator in question does not have what we would call a good "track record" with respect to the individual Rights that make this country good (let's face it, he's a stinker). But when it comes right down to it, I'm inclined to call a spade a spade, and not look a gift horse in the mouth.
IANAL but, IIRC, support of this bill or legislation or what have you does not lock us in to future or past legislation, though they may all be by the same guy! Yes, in the past I would have been in favor of opposing him and not reelecting him, but the fact is, if it walks like a duck...
I say, support Privacy, support this Bill and the Constitution. To the Death, as our forefathers would have.
We will send him, and all others like him, a powerful message: shape up or ship out. But the key is, we are giving him the option to make good on his pledge to the People. And second chances, my friends, is what America is all about.
This is going to be just like in Back to the Future, part II, when the main character, Marty "Martin" McFly (played by actor Michael "J" Fox, now of the famous sitcom he stars in), wears some sneakers which light up and tie themselves, made by Nike.
Let's be reasonable here. This is an industry group. They are not a company or corporation, or even a government body. That is, they don't have shareholders, and they don't get to take home bonuses if they have a "good year." In fact, the people at the BSA would consider the best year to be one in which they have no work at all.
Why? Because the BSA exists for no other purpose than to protect the investments of software companies. Whose products benefit us all (yes, even we Linux customers...for surely the software in use by banks, at the DMV, at "the club," etc. are not all free!).
So step back a bit, and calm down. If you do have illegal software, well, what is your defense? To be frank, that is illegal and immoral, and definitely does not make your university a role model for students, IMHO.
Remembering that IANAL, IIRC, if you don'thave any illegal or pirated software, what have you to hide? Basically, the fact that you are so worried about it indicates that you do have something to hide, and I have to say I feel sorry for you.
But not that sorry. After all, information regarding fines for pirating software was freely available to all who wanted to find it. If you then chose to ignore this, well, you took a risk. If you blew it, well, it sounds harsh, and IANAL, but I believe you are in trouble.
Good luck, and everyone, please remember. If you can't use free software (which does not fall under the BSA jurisdiction, IIRC), please keep it legal. The software industry benefits us all, especially at the university and business levels.
Believe the OP referred to a large state gov't agency. I believe some (most? all?) states have an FBI analogue for cases that bridge local jurisdictions. NSA and CIA analogues would be cool, but I'm pretty sure there would be some backlash at the federal level if states started spying on one another.:)
This will probably get modded down, as I can already hear the slashbots raising their voices in protest, but here goes...
Yes, the RIAA and the whole notion of intellectual property go against common sense, not to mention the Constitution (Article 2, IIRC).
And yes, the majority (note that word: majority) of IP is indefensible, and a waste of time to deal with (Britney Spears using Windows...wouldn't be surprised if she worked at Micro$oft!).
But we have built this great nation (and, to the extent that other countries have prospered, they have done so emulating the USA in this respect) on the rule of law, and the enforcement of said law by the appropriate Authorities.
Yes, they are funded by taxes, and we all find taxes a "necessary evil." But the right of taxation is firmly granted in the Constitution (Article 4) for the "protection of the Law of the Land."
To suggest that, given the current laws protecting intellectual property, we should then turn around and ignore them when it comes to enforcement, is going about it all wrong.
The result will be not only mass piracy (leading to more stringent laws!), but a complete collapse of all that we hold dear, the Order of Society.
No, until we reach that day when IP laws are stricken down from the books forever (I propose a new Amendment!), we must do our utmost to defend these laws, for they are the very things which make this country good.
Since the origins of this country, Free Speech has been one of our most treasured amendments. Over the course of the years, we have seen these non-alienable rights slowly eroded by the politics of the times. Sadly, what is lost cannot always be regained. The Prohibition was the exception that proved the rule.
But are we now crossing the final line? Who is to say what the difference is between a console game and a web-based game? From there, a short leap from web game to web news site (anything come to mind?), and from that point it isn't hard to imagine the end of what was once the only Free Press in the civilized world.
In the past we have learned to treasure even that speech which is most offensive, including pornography, slander, Nazism, lynchings, and shouting "Fire!" in a crowded theatre.
I wonder if this ruling will be remembered in times to come as the beginning of the proverbial end.
Yes, I guess "computers aren't going anywhere" can also be misinterpreted. If you don't emphasize the "anywhere" (by putting emphasis on "computers" or on some other word that you add, like "soon") then you get the meaning he was shooting for, that is, computers are literally not going to disappear. As opposed to the figurative meaning, where "computers" stands for "the computer industry" or "the future of computing" or some other similarly abstract concept.
I agree with you that "aren't going away" would probably have been the least confusing way of saying it.
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What does this mean? Normally, when I think of characters designed for this demographic, I think of something of the "heartthrob" type. If any character in the Phantom Menace was "for" 13 year old girls, it would probably be Ewan McGregor's Ben Kenobi.
If Jar Jar is supposed to appeal to any demographic, it probably be those people who appreciate slapstick humor: the very young, the perpetually immature, or those old enough to remember a time before other types of humor (e.g., irony, wordplay) were invented. Basically, anyone who likes Daffy Duck.
Personally, I thought he was great. But I would not expect any 13 year old girls to agree with me.
Now that I think of it, it is probably 3d graphics, and won't run on my Pentium (laptop) or my old Mac either (it is mad old...back when Macs were Macs and came w/SCSI...hells yeah) so I will have to play it on my Athlon.
But I don't really like games anyway. Who cares.
That's pretty good. I would have said, "I wonder who the first post human will be." But no one would have gotten it. But congratulations on your bonus moderation. I'm happy for you, I am. I'm happy for all of us here on this nice spring (in the Northern Hemisphere!) day (Western).
It is actually lather, rinse, repeat. If you think about it, lathering only works pre-rinse.
What have you been reading in the shower?
Wow!
Too bad CmdrTaco will not be able to play this game, as he does not have a computer with Windows on it, nor does he know anyone who has one. Because he is a dyed in the wool Linux fan.
Reminds me of someone, can't quite put my finger on it...
What is a Dirty Sanchez?
That's weird that you missed the Tomorrow People reference then! (I'm not familiar with the show myself, just thought the song was rather appropriate!)
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I will take what God gave Me over the temptations of Corporate American, thanx!
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Thank you, I agree. That was the point I was trying to make in this post. Moderators, please mod up.
First of all, they are not so entertaining. Granted, the Green Lantern appears to kick ass. To wit:
Pretty sweet stuff.
But come on, into your twenties. That is just pathetic.
Actually, none of this was my point. My point was that humans aren't going away anytime soon. We are going to kill those freaking wildlife species and trees and everything. We will be the last damn thing on this doomed planet, and probably outlast the piece of shit, too.
Don't think for one moment we will let the Human Race falter to save a couple birds or whatnot. It is evolution plain and simple. Survival of the Fittest. I think we have demonstrated, time and again, that humans will Survive (i.e., are the most fit).
What I'm saying is, don't hold your breath waiting for post-humanity to come save us all.
-David Bowie
This legislation allows child pornography or offensive material to be grounds for a wiretap?
What even does that mean?
Does the existence of the "material" somewhere in the known universe allow them to tap anyone's wire? (I sure hope not!)
Or do they only get to tap a wire that is carrying such material? But if they don't have a wiretap yet, how can they know?
Presumably, the crime they would be trying to gather evidence for is related to the "material"? Yeah?
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Get an alpha or vax or MIPS or something. There is a lot to choose from out there, hell!
I mean, we geeks are virtually (heck, actually!) the only people in the world who appreciate privacy. Obviously, the smarter, more connected, more civilized one is, etc., the more use one gets out of privacy.
Now I understand that the senator in question does not have what we would call a good "track record" with respect to the individual Rights that make this country good (let's face it, he's a stinker). But when it comes right down to it, I'm inclined to call a spade a spade, and not look a gift horse in the mouth.
IANAL but, IIRC, support of this bill or legislation or what have you does not lock us in to future or past legislation, though they may all be by the same guy! Yes, in the past I would have been in favor of opposing him and not reelecting him, but the fact is, if it walks like a duck...
I say, support Privacy, support this Bill and the Constitution. To the Death, as our forefathers would have.
We will send him, and all others like him, a powerful message: shape up or ship out. But the key is, we are giving him the option to make good on his pledge to the People. And second chances, my friends, is what America is all about.
One word: tight as hell.
Let's be reasonable here. This is an industry group. They are not a company or corporation, or even a government body. That is, they don't have shareholders, and they don't get to take home bonuses if they have a "good year." In fact, the people at the BSA would consider the best year to be one in which they have no work at all.
Why? Because the BSA exists for no other purpose than to protect the investments of software companies. Whose products benefit us all (yes, even we Linux customers...for surely the software in use by banks, at the DMV, at "the club," etc. are not all free!).
So step back a bit, and calm down. If you do have illegal software, well, what is your defense? To be frank, that is illegal and immoral, and definitely does not make your university a role model for students, IMHO.
Remembering that IANAL, IIRC, if you don'thave any illegal or pirated software, what have you to hide? Basically, the fact that you are so worried about it indicates that you do have something to hide, and I have to say I feel sorry for you.
But not that sorry. After all, information regarding fines for pirating software was freely available to all who wanted to find it. If you then chose to ignore this, well, you took a risk. If you blew it, well, it sounds harsh, and IANAL, but I believe you are in trouble.
Good luck, and everyone, please remember. If you can't use free software (which does not fall under the BSA jurisdiction, IIRC), please keep it legal. The software industry benefits us all, especially at the university and business levels.
Believe the OP referred to a large state gov't agency. I believe some (most? all?) states have an FBI analogue for cases that bridge local jurisdictions. NSA and CIA analogues would be cool, but I'm pretty sure there would be some backlash at the federal level if states started spying on one another. :)
You mentioned IBM...want to keep the business in-state?
Bet it's NY...
...for the nanomodelling industry.
Yes, the RIAA and the whole notion of intellectual property go against common sense, not to mention the Constitution (Article 2, IIRC).
And yes, the majority (note that word: majority) of IP is indefensible, and a waste of time to deal with (Britney Spears using Windows...wouldn't be surprised if she worked at Micro$oft!).
But we have built this great nation (and, to the extent that other countries have prospered, they have done so emulating the USA in this respect) on the rule of law, and the enforcement of said law by the appropriate Authorities.
Yes, they are funded by taxes, and we all find taxes a "necessary evil." But the right of taxation is firmly granted in the Constitution (Article 4) for the "protection of the Law of the Land."
To suggest that, given the current laws protecting intellectual property, we should then turn around and ignore them when it comes to enforcement, is going about it all wrong.
The result will be not only mass piracy (leading to more stringent laws!), but a complete collapse of all that we hold dear, the Order of Society.
No, until we reach that day when IP laws are stricken down from the books forever (I propose a new Amendment!), we must do our utmost to defend these laws, for they are the very things which make this country good.
Disclaimer: IANAL.
Yes, CmdrTaco, although it is interesting, nevertheless, it will be interesting to see what happens with it.
It was four different video games.
Since the origins of this country, Free Speech has been one of our most treasured amendments. Over the course of the years, we have seen these non-alienable rights slowly eroded by the politics of the times. Sadly, what is lost cannot always be regained. The Prohibition was the exception that proved the rule.
But are we now crossing the final line? Who is to say what the difference is between a console game and a web-based game? From there, a short leap from web game to web news site (anything come to mind?), and from that point it isn't hard to imagine the end of what was once the only Free Press in the civilized world.
In the past we have learned to treasure even that speech which is most offensive, including pornography, slander, Nazism, lynchings, and shouting "Fire!" in a crowded theatre.
I wonder if this ruling will be remembered in times to come as the beginning of the proverbial end.
I agree with you that "aren't going away" would probably have been the least confusing way of saying it.