The academy is a conglomerate of pompous, arrogant critics who play to the establishment rather than to the commoners such as ourselves. Eventually they might learn that the net can and will produce quality "films". I'm sure there was a time in the Academy's history when "talkies" and technicolor films were shunned as well.
Also, what does this mean for a film such as Titan A.E., which is technically not a film either, since it was digitally transmitted to theaters?
Unfortunately, Rapid Fire (which was a Williams game) was so unlike any other pinball machine out there. It was more like the game "Crossfire" (Remember that old board game?). The servos would overheat over time, and the game was out of service more than it was in service. If only they could have perfected it, though, since it was a pretty damn cool game.
Another stupid Top Ten list of good things brought out by Battlefield Earth
Universally hated. Critics, Sci-Fi fans, trade papers... they all agree that this movie is a piece of crap. From this common bond, we can now build up relationships of friendship and trust. (OK, Maybe not.)
Insures no more L. Ron Hubbard books will ever make it to the silver screen without a Herculean effort, or mass extortion. This is good.
Ed Wood's reputation as the worst filmmaker of all time is slowly eroding as people realize what a genius he really was.
Future generations will be able to test the effects of decay on film using Battlefield Earth, and not risk losing a treasured film to their testing.
Provides a new benchmark for studios eager to put out science fiction movies. "You must suck less than this in order to be released".
Gives critics a new movie whipping-boy and puts the old one, "Waterworld" to rest.
Kevin Costner did not appear in Battlefield Earth
Less product placement than Mission to Mars. (Unless you call "The Church" product placement)
Dreadlocks now officially killed as a science fiction costuming device.
Has "Most creative use of 20th century technology as a plot device" award snapped up, if anyone has one to give.
Those who go about reinventing Unix will be doomed to do so, poorly. (Author unknown)
Looks like another in a long line of attempts to introduce Unix style into Microsoft's world. (Remember those license keys you had/have to get from the company you bought Unix software for?) Unfortunately, most users aren't used to "host-based" licensing and all the hassles within. (Like being required to call the vendor when you change the location of the software, or something trivial). Microsoft would love the renting its software per year, but since there is no concept of a 'hostid' in the PC world, they've reimplemented it poorly by refusing to give out media to the customers. At least with 'hostid's, you had the media.:)
It's too bad Intel was beaten into submission with their "hostid" concept by privacy groups, since that would have been the most effective way to lock the software down.
It's also a shame that the absolutely retarded idea of locking software through copy protection is once again rearing it's ugly head. Perhaps this alone will kill off Microsoft better than any market breakup. Back when Lotus was bolting their software to the point where legitimate usage was more difficult than it should be, Microsoft didn't have copy protection, and was then in a position to capitalize on it. Perhaps these new 'draconian' practices will allow smaller, less concerned companies to thrive.
That's because Star Trek and the characters of the Star Trek Universe are trademarked. I'll bet somewhere "Randall Flagg" is also trademarked. Which is why fan fiction, while legal, still gets the ire of Paramount since you're using their brands without their permission.
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Well, when you have a group of fans that borders on the side of religious fanaticism, of course they're going to fleece 'em. They'll fleece 'em with gadgets and gizmos, since sci-fi lovers enjoy having the latest gadgets and gizmos.
First, I'd like to offer a "Thank you" for putting out Garage, Inc. It's perhaps the best album to come out of the Metallicamp since And Justice for All.
What is you opinion about people who tape your albums (art?) illegally? I know I had a copy of Ride the Lightning for a while before I bought a legit copy on cassette and CD. Also, up until a few months ago, the only way people could enjoy some of the more rare, obscure, or out-of-print releases from Metallica would have been through illegal copies.
As an aside, is it true that Newstead was prevented from working with Sepultura because of your management? If that's true, when is Metallica going to loose Bob Rock, or is the ultimate goal to become like Brian Adams?
Thanks for the memories, and thanks also for putting "Cliff 'em All" out on DVD!
When Windows 95 was released (unleashed?) upon this planet, you had an article that was passed around about how much of a non-innovation Windows 95 really was, and how the Macintosh was a superior and more consistent platform. Do you still find your comments to ring true five years later, now that someone went off and tossed year numbers after Windows NT? Also, any thoughts on the new line-up of Macintosh machines (iMac, G3/G4)? Have you tried any alternative operating systems, such as Be or Linux?
Why not use Doc? (For the Palm Pilot). There's readers available for almost all portable formats, and can be easily reversed into Plain-Ol'-ASCII. Just a thought.
It's not a question of resolution, it's a question of Direct X. The games all now use Direct X for direct hardware control... something that the VMWare driver doesn't support (yet?). Anything that doesn't require direct hardware support should work just fine, though. (So you'll still have incompatibilities with your unsupported hardware.)
It's a nice solution for what it is, but it's not going to put a full Windows box on your desktop.
It's a spiritual. You're supposed to sing it while you're driving in the keys of the free software you're writing in the hot sun while the sweat pours down your face.
Actually, I thought it was a very good movie, and I thought Angelina Jolie did a very good job for the part. It's one of the few "chick flicks" I'd recommend anybody to go and see. Quite good.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again... Go to your favorite DVD seller and get Pi right now. It's a very good movie with a very good story line. You won't regret it. And what better day than today to watch it. In fact, I think I'm going to watch it tonight when I get home.:)
MoneyDance is a java based financial application. While it is shareware ($25), and it isn't free as in free speech or free beer, it is a very good financial application with active development.
That said, I think I'll check out what GnuCash is doing.:)
Yes, Virginia, you can get Quicken-alikes in Linux.:)
Windows has detected that you clicked OK while viewing your network information. Most operating systems would detect that you didn't actually touch anything in there, but since Windows has no code to detect this, and since Windows is a non-deterministic OS, I'm going to have to ask you to reboot your system now. That's right... I'm going to get CRANKY if you don't reboot now. See Outlook? BAM! I don't have to run it anymore. Netscape? Heck, that's childs play to take down. BAM! Hope I don't crash any of those 16 bit applications running, or I'll corrupt that 16 bit sandbox of mine, and you'll REALLY have to reboot. I'll keep crashing applications until you reboot. Waaaaah! I wanna reboot! I wanna reboot! Please let me reboot! Waaaaaah! I'm gonna delete registry keys unless you let me reboot! Waaaah!
KMFDM put out a recording called "Naive" which featured a song with an orchestral performance of "Carmina Burana" in the background. They were subsequently sued by the orchestra who recorded the work, even though "Carmina Burana" is pretty much a public domain work. Without permission, the song can no longer be distributed. The album is pulled from the shelves, and a legally sanitized version takes its place, minus the song. Unless you own the physical media, you can't get the song any longer. There's several other examples of this (Negativland "U2", etc.). Also consider when a label decides a particular album is no longer selling, and decides to yank it (Out of print). You can bet that if the servers are costing them any kind of money, then the album will instantly vanish from the servers as well.
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Does anybody else find it humorous that the O'Reilly books for VB have dogs on eh cover... as in "This language is a dog"?:)
Also, what does this mean for a film such as Titan A.E., which is technically not a film either, since it was digitally transmitted to theaters?
Unfortunately, Rapid Fire (which was a Williams game) was so unlike any other pinball machine out there. It was more like the game "Crossfire" (Remember that old board game?). The servos would overheat over time, and the game was out of service more than it was in service. If only they could have perfected it, though, since it was a pretty damn cool game.
Looks like another in a long line of attempts to introduce Unix style into Microsoft's world. (Remember those license keys you had/have to get from the company you bought Unix software for?) Unfortunately, most users aren't used to "host-based" licensing and all the hassles within. (Like being required to call the vendor when you change the location of the software, or something trivial). Microsoft would love the renting its software per year, but since there is no concept of a 'hostid' in the PC world, they've reimplemented it poorly by refusing to give out media to the customers. At least with 'hostid's, you had the media. :)
It's too bad Intel was beaten into submission with their "hostid" concept by privacy groups, since that would have been the most effective way to lock the software down.
It's also a shame that the absolutely retarded idea of locking software through copy protection is once again rearing it's ugly head. Perhaps this alone will kill off Microsoft better than any market breakup. Back when Lotus was bolting their software to the point where legitimate usage was more difficult than it should be, Microsoft didn't have copy protection, and was then in a position to capitalize on it. Perhaps these new 'draconian' practices will allow smaller, less concerned companies to thrive.
You haven't seen Gainax in motion, have you? Rather hostile to using anything they own without permission. :)
Actually, I'd find it reprehensible if they DID edit this out... I'm assuming Slashdot just e-mailed him the questions, and he responded in kind.
SunView, however, that was NeWS based. Made OpenLook look palletable. :)
That's because Star Trek and the characters of the Star Trek Universe are trademarked. I'll bet somewhere "Randall Flagg" is also trademarked. Which is why fan fiction, while legal, still gets the ire of Paramount since you're using their brands without their permission.
Well, when you have a group of fans that borders on the side of religious fanaticism, of course they're going to fleece 'em. They'll fleece 'em with gadgets and gizmos, since sci-fi lovers enjoy having the latest gadgets and gizmos.
What is you opinion about people who tape your albums (art?) illegally? I know I had a copy of Ride the Lightning for a while before I bought a legit copy on cassette and CD. Also, up until a few months ago, the only way people could enjoy some of the more rare, obscure, or out-of-print releases from Metallica would have been through illegal copies.
As an aside, is it true that Newstead was prevented from working with Sepultura because of your management? If that's true, when is Metallica going to loose Bob Rock, or is the ultimate goal to become like Brian Adams?
Thanks for the memories, and thanks also for putting "Cliff 'em All" out on DVD!
When Windows 95 was released (unleashed?) upon this planet, you had an article that was passed around about how much of a non-innovation Windows 95 really was, and how the Macintosh was a superior and more consistent platform. Do you still find your comments to ring true five years later, now that someone went off and tossed year numbers after Windows NT? Also, any thoughts on the new line-up of Macintosh machines (iMac, G3/G4)? Have you tried any alternative operating systems, such as Be or Linux?
Why not use Doc? (For the Palm Pilot). There's readers available for almost all portable formats, and can be easily reversed into Plain-Ol'-ASCII.
Just a thought.
It's a nice solution for what it is, but it's not going to put a full Windows box on your desktop.
Ok, Maybe not. :)
Actually, I thought it was a very good movie, and I thought Angelina Jolie did a very good job for the part. It's one of the few "chick flicks" I'd recommend anybody to go and see. Quite good.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again... Go to your favorite DVD seller and get Pi right now. It's a very good movie with a very good story line. You won't regret it. And what better day than today to watch it. In fact, I think I'm going to watch it tonight when I get home. :)
That said, I think I'll check out what GnuCash is doing. :)
Yes, Virginia, you can get Quicken-alikes in Linux. :)
Windows has detected that you clicked OK while viewing your network information. Most operating systems would detect that you didn't actually touch anything in there, but since Windows has no code to detect this, and since Windows is a non-deterministic OS, I'm going to have to ask you to reboot your system now. That's right... I'm going to get CRANKY if you don't reboot now. See Outlook? BAM! I don't have to run it anymore. Netscape? Heck, that's childs play to take down. BAM! Hope I don't crash any of those 16 bit applications running, or I'll corrupt that 16 bit sandbox of mine, and you'll REALLY have to reboot. I'll keep crashing applications until you reboot. Waaaaah! I wanna reboot! I wanna reboot! Please let me reboot! Waaaaaah! I'm gonna delete registry keys unless you let me reboot! Waaaah!
I would pay for a working Linux version of Real Player. Unfortunately, they're still in Beta with the G2 series, and G7 is rearing its head.
PH-UX (Which is the expletive of choice for anyone trying to compile anything on those stupid boxes. It almost makes AIX look standard.)
KMFDM put out a recording called "Naive" which featured a song with an orchestral performance of "Carmina Burana" in the background. They were subsequently sued by the orchestra who recorded the work, even though "Carmina Burana" is pretty much a public domain work. Without permission, the song can no longer be distributed. The album is pulled from the shelves, and a legally sanitized version takes its place, minus the song. Unless you own the physical media, you can't get the song any longer. There's several other examples of this (Negativland "U2", etc.). Also consider when a label decides a particular album is no longer selling, and decides to yank it (Out of print). You can bet that if the servers are costing them any kind of money, then the album will instantly vanish from the servers as well.
I wish Lucas would see it in his heart to release the Star Wars Trilogy plus One on DVD...
No extras
Just the straight film
He could then call it "Star Wars: Whiners Edition"
Also seems to be missing TP and hemerhhoid (sp) creme. :)
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