Wow... I just realized it's been 16 years since the release of David Lynch's movie, Dune.
I'm wondering what the six-hour miniseries (with commercials) will add to the story that the 190 minute directors cut left out. With any luck, they'll expand the role of Lady Jessica and Gurney Halleck
William Hurt as Duke Leto... I'll try to keep an open mind. I thought Jurgen Prochnow was perfect in the movie.
Moods are for cattle and loveplay, not for fighting!
I'm guilty of acting like an old churchwoman then. If someone around me starts bitching about a particular law or elected official my immediate question is, "Did you vote?" If you don't at least participate in the election process (even if the system is flawed), then you get the government you deserve, IMHO.
Nope... The United States is a plutocracy. If you really think your vote counts, you're fooling yourself.
Me, I vote simply because it gives me the right to bitch about the government. I don't really believe my voice counts for all that much. Call my cynical.
Only by taking a stance against the Devil are you assured a place with our Lord in Heaven.
Show me the scripture that supports this statement.
IMHO, You can best make your stand by being an enviable example of your faith instead of a loud-mouthed, judgemental, intolerant, crusader.
Luke 16:27-29 27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, 28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. 29 And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.
Matthew 7:1-5 1 "Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. 3 And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye'; and look, a plank is in your own eye? 5 Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.
Luke 6:37-49 37 "Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38 Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you." 39 And He spoke a parable to them: "Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch? 40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher. 41 And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not perceive the plank in your own eye? 42 Or how can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me remove the speck that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck that is in your brother's eye.
Anyway, that's largely irrelevant. What irks me is the fact that whether the piracy possibilities of Napster were considered when it was written or not, Napster is an invaluable tool for aspiring musicians to swap demos freely.
Maybe it's just me, but I've found Napster to be a practically worthless tool for finding music by new musicians. MP3.com is far more useful for this.
Of course, if I know what I'm looking for, Napster is almost always a good place to find it.
Maybe they also realize that the things they said on Yahoo Chat and the current litigation aren't quite consistent.
During the interview, Hetfield said that it is their intention to destroy Napster. Both he and Lars went on and on about their love and appreciation of their "fans". They don't seem to realize that many of those same "fans" lost access to Napster because of that list, some wrongfully accused.
According to this arcticle on Wired: The session drew up talking points for the July summit in Okinawa of the G8 -- the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Canada, and Russia -- but did not propose a global "cyberpolice" or other new crime-fighting agencies.
It also states:
U.S. Assistant Attorney General James Robinson poured cold water on talk by French officials that Washington wanted to a global "cyberpolice" that could be a threat to civil liberties. He said U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno had never even suggested to him that she was interested in this idea and added: "That's certainly not been anything we have proposed here."
Curious... I checked other sources.
ZDNET has this to say: In his speech, Chevenement highlighted the trans-Atlantic gap by rejecting the idea of an international "cyberpolice" supported by U.S. officials eager to crack down quickly on computer crime. "Nothing could be more wrong," he declared. "Sovereign states can develop the capacity to act, first at home and then in international cooperation."
I don't think the CyberPolice issue is still on the table for the next summit in July. Of course, if everyone wants to get there panties in a wad about the U.S.'s meddlesome, high handed foriegn policies, please, don't let this stop you. Bash away.
The only capability/feature that Apple has is that small cool CPU. The rest is easily attainable with a PC.
The motherboard is the key. If you're comparing Apple to some low end machine built on a cheapo motherboard, then sure, Apple wins. IMHO, a good mobo has at least 6 PCI/ISA slots and an AGP. With that as a start, Apple "quality" is easily attained.
FWIW, I used to really be behind Mac. I still have two of them but, I think my money is better spent if I build my own (PC) machine(s).
Bullshit. Apple produced superior hardware in the past. Their machines today are no better than Dell or Gateway and their service is worse than it used to be.
IMHO, if you truly want the highest quality computer built specifically for your needs, you really should do it yourself.
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the only "Director's Cut" of DUNE was the theatrical release.
My bad then... I assumed that what the SCI-FI Channel called the director's cut was just that.
Can you fill me in on the details?
thanx
Wow... I just realized it's been 16 years since the release of David Lynch's movie, Dune.
I'm wondering what the six-hour miniseries (with commercials) will add to the story that the 190 minute directors cut left out. With any luck, they'll expand the role of Lady Jessica and Gurney Halleck
William Hurt as Duke Leto... I'll try to keep an open mind. I thought Jurgen Prochnow was perfect in the movie.
Moods are for cattle and loveplay, not for fighting!
I'm guilty of acting like an old churchwoman then. If someone around me starts bitching about a particular law or elected official my immediate question is, "Did you vote?" If you don't at least participate in the election process (even if the system is flawed), then you get the government you deserve, IMHO.
I'm with you there. I'll be voting Liberterian also, probably Harry Browne.
Thanks... hehe
Nope... The United States is a plutocracy. If you really think your vote counts, you're fooling yourself.
Me, I vote simply because it gives me the right to bitch about the government. I don't really believe my voice counts for all that much. Call my cynical.
Right... imagine if the Californians decided they wanted to secede from the union and become a seperate independent country.
My guess is that it would look little different than Kosovo or Chechnya.
Three-year-olds are a bit easier to deal with, if only because they're smaller.
Oh yeah... one good kick to the knee and they'll go down.
Only by taking a stance against the Devil are you assured a place with our Lord in Heaven.
Show me the scripture that supports this statement.
IMHO, You can best make your stand by being an enviable example of your faith instead of a loud-mouthed, judgemental, intolerant, crusader.
Luke 16:27-29
27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, 28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. 29 And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.
You need to work on your belief system, pal.
Matthew 7:1-5
1 "Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. 3 And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye'; and look, a plank is in your own eye? 5 Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.
Luke 6:37-49
37 "Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38 Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you." 39 And He spoke a parable to them: "Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch? 40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher. 41 And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not perceive the plank in your own eye? 42 Or how can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me remove the speck that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck that is in your brother's eye.
...and where's the courthouse for that?
You can add Bono of U2 to your list of favored artists.
Saw him last night on VH1 Behind the Music (1999). He stated that he is already grossly overpaid and MP3 doesn't worry him in the least.
Anyway, that's largely irrelevant. What irks me is the fact that whether the piracy possibilities of Napster were considered when it was written or not, Napster is an invaluable tool for aspiring musicians to swap demos freely.
Maybe it's just me, but I've found Napster to be a practically worthless tool for finding music by new musicians. MP3.com is far more useful for this.
Of course, if I know what I'm looking for, Napster is almost always a good place to find it.
That, and the fact that U.S. registry is horribly overpriced.
oooh... karma hit...
Someone is defending an AC... how absolutely noble.
Maybe they also realize that the things they said on Yahoo Chat and the current litigation aren't quite consistent.
During the interview, Hetfield said that it is their intention to destroy Napster. Both he and Lars went on and on about their love and appreciation of their "fans". They don't seem to realize that many of those same "fans" lost access to Napster because of that list, some wrongfully accused.
Do you feel the love? Will it leave a stain?
Metallica submitted a list of 335,000 copyright violators. Of that, 30,000 appealed to Napster for re-instatement of their accounts.
There is no need for any web site to ever specify a background color, foreground color, font, or font size.
Right... we'll get to that... right after everyone stops using the new browsers and goes back to using Mosaic or Lynx.
Even if /. adhered to the standard, Netscape still doesn't.
Would it make a difference?
Keep trolling man...
According to this arcticle on Wired:
The session drew up talking points for the July summit in Okinawa of the G8 -- the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Canada, and Russia -- but did not propose a global "cyberpolice" or other new crime-fighting agencies.
It also states:
U.S. Assistant Attorney General James Robinson poured cold water on talk by French officials that Washington wanted to a global "cyberpolice" that could be a threat to civil liberties. He said U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno had never even suggested to him that she was interested in this idea and added: "That's certainly not been anything we have proposed here."
Curious... I checked other sources.
ZDNET has this to say: In his speech, Chevenement highlighted the trans-Atlantic gap by rejecting the idea of an international "cyberpolice" supported by U.S. officials eager to crack down quickly on computer crime. "Nothing could be more wrong," he declared. "Sovereign states can develop the capacity to act, first at home and then in international cooperation."
I don't think the CyberPolice issue is still on the table for the next summit in July. Of course, if everyone wants to get there panties in a wad about the U.S.'s meddlesome, high handed foriegn policies, please, don't let this stop you. Bash away.
I don't necessarily agree, but I'll leave it at that.
What is a typical PC?
The only capability/feature that Apple has is that small cool CPU. The rest is easily attainable with a PC.
The motherboard is the key. If you're comparing Apple to some low end machine built on a cheapo motherboard, then sure, Apple wins. IMHO, a good mobo has at least 6 PCI/ISA slots and an AGP. With that as a start, Apple "quality" is easily attained.
FWIW, I used to really be behind Mac. I still have two of them but, I think my money is better spent if I build my own (PC) machine(s).
Funny, I've always thought just the opposite. Mac hardware rocks...
What? The sound? Video? Motherboard? There are better peripherals out there. What does that leave that "rocks"? That pretty case?
Apple produces superior hardware...
Bullshit. Apple produced superior hardware in the past. Their machines today are no better than Dell or Gateway and their service is worse than it used to be.
IMHO, if you truly want the highest quality computer built specifically for your needs, you really should do it yourself.