I was wondering if anyone else would catch that.:) Yep, this movie is definately a play on the "Three Amigos"/"Bug's Life" type of movie. It's been done a bit, but each movie does it in it's own way.
If MTV runs this like it runs most of its reality based TV:
One of the stars will be ejected from the bunker for pissing everyone else off in there.
There will be a few romances, but the happy couples will piss their respective partners off so nobody would "do it" with the other if they were the last people on Earth.
MTV will provide suitable entertainment for everyones sanity such as "The Day After", "The Shining", and other movies where someone goes berzerk because of cabin fever.
In the end, civilization will not continue if MTV is its guardian, since they can barely keep shows where survival isn't that important from turning into bickering ratings-fests.
Unfortunately, it's been proven that open food development does not work in practice. While it's true that too many cooks spoil the broth (or make it into something akin to vegamite), the whole forking argument takes on new meaning when real forks are used. I remember the great Bartholemew Samuel Davis (BSD) forking in which he was forked to death and quartered. Granted, several very tasty dishes came from it, but the atmosphere of the tasting was akin to something out of Soilent Green.
Three words that got me heavily into computers: Batman, Tron, and Wargames. Batman, because he had that computer that could do just about anything, including holiday decoration (grin), Tron, because it was a computer movie and a half for the time, and Wargames, because it's Wargames.:) Of course, it got me to read other stuff, like Popular Computing and Creative Computing, but if it hadn't been for Hollywood, I probably wouldn't be posting here. (Raise your hand if you ever made your 8-bit computer say "would you like to play a game" or "Hello Mr. (insert name), thanks for coming back early."
One of my favorite comments a while back regarding tape sales was something to the effect of "Look at how many cassettes are being sold today... You can't tell me they're all being used for dictation." Unfortunately I can't attribute the initiator of that quote, but I think it's funny as hell when people start talking about how CD-R and DVD-R will ruinsales of copyrighted goods. Also, who is to say that someone might come up with a bit-by-bit copying of a DVD. Where's their encryption then?
Witness the number of people in the 80's who spent time and trouble reverse-engineering copy protection. Witness the number of copy-guard "picture quality enhancers" on the market. Witness how many mods there are for game consoles (Doctor 64, anyone?) Wherever there is a media to be hacked, there will be someone hacking it. Yes, the industry might lose money on it, but on the same token, there should be no discernable effect on their bottom line. People will still buy DVDs at Best Buy in the same number that they did before. If the Motion Picture industry is really that paranoid this will encourage piracy on the internet, they need to stop making a home-based media for people to watch it. (And that would be just plain absurd.) The MPAA needs to get a reality check. There is always a way around copy protection and encryption.
May you live to be as old as the number lines of code you've inspired Linux users around the world to write. (And may you be happy living that long.:))
IS it just me, or is OS opinion just asking for trouble having two notable opinions posted on/. in two days? Just when they were about to recover from the first, *BAM!*, they post this.
Hint to OS opinion: Stop having good content. Your server can't handle the load!:)
Actually, the alien overlords have allowed Intel to bring forth this new chip for the good of mankind. However, you might want to wear tin-foil and collanders on your head, lest the RF emmissions from this Gigahertz+ chip turn you into a mindless overclocking zombie (An unfortunate side effect discovered when the celerons were first overclocked.)
Fear Factory, Metallica (Pre "debut" album), Ministry (Just One Fix or Burning Inside), Skinny Puppy, Sisters of Mercy, KMFDM (just about anything from KMFDM), Kraftwerk, They Might Be Giants, Dream Theater, Kiquid Tension Experiment, Black Light Syndrome, Spocks Beard, Anthrax, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Joe Jackson, Exodus, Mortification, Pi movie soundtrack, Jurassic Park soundtrack, PRIMUS, Switched on Bach 2000, Bachbusters, NIN, Sepultura, POp Will Eat Itself, Limbomaniacs, Devastation, Megadeth, and a whole slew of other things.:) I'm all over the board when I code..., as long as it isn't Top 40, I'll probably listen to it. (I've coded Perl to the Kentucky Headhunters and KMFDM on the same day.)
HP is robust because they don't let you compile that pesky GPL'ed stuff on their machines. They'll do it all for you.:)
I think the only surrent system I've ever heard more complaints about compiling source on is the beloved AIX platform. I wonder why IBM wasn't asked about their take on Linux as it relates to AIX.:)
The browser disc lets you use your own ISP, so you're connecting in through your own server.
If it's anything like the Netlink, in order to play head to head, you'll need to connect directly with the other player
I'm assuming the Dreamcast will use the information stored on the VMU for networked games.
If you're on IRC, check out #saturnlist on EFnet. There's some import Dreamcast owners on there that could answer questions like this. That being said, I don't think there is any networked game so far.
Realize that the Dreamcast is the first gaming console to be released with a built-in modem (most other consoles had it as an option). The Sega Saturn had a modem (called the Net Link) which was only supported by a handful of games. Why? Because game companies want to program for the widest possible audience. Add on peripherals tend to never sell as well as the console itself, so very few companies program for these add-on peripherals. With the Dreamcast, the companies can assume that there is SOME internet connectivity possible on every console. The hope is that the companies will take advantage of this. As other posters have pointed out, the modem should be upgradable to an ethernet card in the near future.
Also, be glad Sega isn't in the same mindset they used to be with modems. The Genesis had to connect with a game "service" to let people play head-to-head. The Saturn allowed you to connect directly with the other player's Saturn through the phone line.
I only had one problem with my DVD. During the scene where they're going to see the oracle in the "Follow the White Rabbit" mode. The video started getting digital "noise" and the sound started flaking out, to the point that I had to stop the movie. However, I'm not so sure it's the player's fault, and I watched over the scene again (not in that mode) with no problems. Other than that, the movie is flawless. The special effects extras are worth the price of the movie alone.
Not a whole lot of meat in that article. I did find it interesting that Linus is interested in "appliances", but that's about the only revelation in that article for most slashdot readers.
If you log in, you can remove articles from certain posters However, I fail to see why this is an issue. After all, it IS technology based, and it does have an affect on the computing industry as a whole. But I'm afraid you're just a TROLL.
How much longer will it be before every company that puts out a good product is snapped up by Microsoft? I agree that this is a good move for Microsoft, but I can't help but wonder if there will be only two types of companies supporting the home PC market; those that are MS, and those that are killing themselves trying to compete with MS. Diversity of applications has alway been the strong suit of Windows and DOS. If this keeps up, it might weaken Microsofts dominance as companies move to a less hostile environment. (One can hope.:) )
Kermit the Frog is now a puppet of the evil empire. Once Jim Henson departed, Kermit became a pawn of the same company that now owns the first three letters of the alphabet in television. He is under mind control. There's nothing you can do about it. Mickey has his hand right up Kermit's butt and all we can do it just watch him dance. It sure is traumatic, but we hopefully can still cover our butts before the mouse shoves his gloved hand up there too. Otherwise we'll be using "Wholesome Family Entertainment" just like Wilford Brimley used it to describe oatmeal. God help us all!
I sincerely doubt this is the final design of the PSX2. I don't believe a drawer will be on the final design of the thing. The only other consoles that had a drawer on it was the ill fated 3DO and the CD-I. Drawers cost money, and if Sony can shave off a few bucks for this sucker, they'd more than likely do it, especially with the Dreamcast near the "impulse buy" price-range (under $200).
It's going to be an interesting Christmas, and one heck of a spring.
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I was wondering if anyone else would catch that. :) Yep, this movie is definately a play on the "Three Amigos"/"Bug's Life" type of movie. It's been done a bit, but each movie does it in it's own way.
Yes, but have you had your boss confiscate your Palm Pilot for playing IR battleship? Now I know why she said we were her other set of kids. :)
- One of the stars will be ejected from the bunker for pissing everyone else off in there.
- There will be a few romances, but the happy couples will piss their respective partners off so nobody would "do it" with the other if they were the last people on Earth.
- MTV will provide suitable entertainment for everyones sanity such as "The Day After", "The Shining", and other movies where someone goes berzerk because of cabin fever.
In the end, civilization will not continue if MTV is its guardian, since they can barely keep shows where survival isn't that important from turning into bickering ratings-fests."I'm sorry Duane, but I cannot allow you to watch Regis and Kathy Lee today."
"Let me see Regis, Hal"
"I think you should sit back calmly, take an aspirin, and watch 'Meet the Press', Duane."
"That does it"
"Just what do you think you're doing, Duane. My memory is going. I can feel it... My mind is... LILO: Loading Linux........."
Unfortunately, it's been proven that open food development does not work in practice. While it's true that too many cooks spoil the broth (or make it into something akin to vegamite), the whole forking argument takes on new meaning when real forks are used. I remember the great Bartholemew Samuel Davis (BSD) forking in which he was forked to death and quartered. Granted, several very tasty dishes came from it, but the atmosphere of the tasting was akin to something out of Soilent Green.
Three words that got me heavily into computers: Batman, Tron, and Wargames. Batman, because he had that computer that could do just about anything, including holiday decoration (grin), Tron, because it was a computer movie and a half for the time, and Wargames, because it's Wargames. :) Of course, it got me to read other stuff, like Popular Computing and Creative Computing, but if it hadn't been for Hollywood, I probably wouldn't be posting here. (Raise your hand if you ever made your 8-bit computer say "would you like to play a game" or "Hello Mr. (insert name), thanks for coming back early."
Like the US rolled out ISDN any better? :)
One of my favorite comments a while back regarding tape sales was something to the effect of "Look at how many cassettes are being sold today... You can't tell me they're all being used for dictation." Unfortunately I can't attribute the initiator of that quote, but I think it's funny as hell when people start talking about how CD-R and DVD-R will ruinsales of copyrighted goods. Also, who is to say that someone might come up with a bit-by-bit copying of a DVD. Where's their encryption then?
Witness the number of people in the 80's who spent time and trouble reverse-engineering copy protection. Witness the number of copy-guard "picture quality enhancers" on the market. Witness how many mods there are for game consoles (Doctor 64, anyone?) Wherever there is a media to be hacked, there will be someone hacking it. Yes, the industry might lose money on it, but on the same token, there should be no discernable effect on their bottom line. People will still buy DVDs at Best Buy in the same number that they did before. If the Motion Picture industry is really that paranoid this will encourage piracy on the internet, they need to stop making a home-based media for people to watch it. (And that would be just plain absurd.) The MPAA needs to get a reality check. There is always a way around copy protection and encryption.
May you live to be as old as the number lines of code you've inspired Linux users around the world to write. (And may you be happy living that long. :))
Hint to OS opinion: Stop having good content. Your server can't handle the load! :)
Actually, the alien overlords have allowed Intel to bring forth this new chip for the good of mankind. However, you might want to wear tin-foil and collanders on your head, lest the RF emmissions from this Gigahertz+ chip turn you into a mindless overclocking zombie (An unfortunate side effect discovered when the celerons were first overclocked.)
Fear Factory, Metallica (Pre "debut" album), Ministry (Just One Fix or Burning Inside), Skinny Puppy, Sisters of Mercy, KMFDM (just about anything from KMFDM), Kraftwerk, They Might Be Giants, Dream Theater, Kiquid Tension Experiment, Black Light Syndrome, Spocks Beard, Anthrax, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Joe Jackson, Exodus, Mortification, Pi movie soundtrack, Jurassic Park soundtrack, PRIMUS, Switched on Bach 2000, Bachbusters, NIN, Sepultura, POp Will Eat Itself, Limbomaniacs, Devastation, Megadeth, and a whole slew of other things. :) I'm all over the board when I code..., as long as it isn't Top 40, I'll probably listen to it. (I've coded Perl to the Kentucky Headhunters and KMFDM on the same day.)
That may be true of the older versions of Netscape, but I've found that 4.7 glibc is pretty stable. (Read: I haven't had many problems with it)
HP is robust because they don't let you compile that pesky GPL'ed stuff on their machines. They'll do it all for you. :)
I think the only surrent system I've ever heard more complaints about compiling source on is the beloved AIX platform. I wonder why IBM wasn't asked about their take on Linux as it relates to AIX. :)
If you're on IRC, check out #saturnlist on EFnet. There's some import Dreamcast owners on there that could answer questions like this. That being said, I don't think there is any networked game so far.
Also, be glad Sega isn't in the same mindset they used to be with modems. The Genesis had to connect with a game "service" to let people play head-to-head. The Saturn allowed you to connect directly with the other player's Saturn through the phone line.
At least they aren't calling it the Sextium.
I only had one problem with my DVD. During the scene where they're going to see the oracle in the "Follow the White Rabbit" mode. The video started getting digital "noise" and the sound started flaking out, to the point that I had to stop the movie. However, I'm not so sure it's the player's fault, and I watched over the scene again (not in that mode) with no problems. Other than that, the movie is flawless. The special effects extras are worth the price of the movie alone.
Not a whole lot of meat in that article. I did find it interesting that Linus is interested in "appliances", but that's about the only revelation in that article for most slashdot readers.
If you log in, you can remove articles from certain posters
However, I fail to see why this is an issue. After all, it IS technology based, and it does have an affect on the computing industry as a whole.
But I'm afraid you're just a TROLL.
How much longer will it be before every company that puts out a good product is snapped up by Microsoft? I agree that this is a good move for Microsoft, but I can't help but wonder if there will be only two types of companies supporting the home PC market; those that are MS, and those that are killing themselves trying to compete with MS. Diversity of applications has alway been the strong suit of Windows and DOS. If this keeps up, it might weaken Microsofts dominance as companies move to a less hostile environment. (One can hope. :) )
Can't we have one conversation without referring to MTV? :)
/me wonders if he should invent a "Suck" chip to give the next generation a chance to not grow up like Jello Cubes once MTV is fully filtered.
Kermit the Frog is now a puppet of the evil empire. Once Jim Henson departed, Kermit became a pawn of the same company that now owns the first three letters of the alphabet in television. He is under mind control. There's nothing you can do about it. Mickey has his hand right up Kermit's butt and all we can do it just watch him dance. It sure is traumatic, but we hopefully can still cover our butts before the mouse shoves his gloved hand up there too. Otherwise we'll be using "Wholesome Family Entertainment" just like Wilford Brimley used it to describe oatmeal. God help us all!
I sincerely doubt this is the final design of the PSX2. I don't believe a drawer will be on the final design of the thing. The only other consoles that had a drawer on it was the ill fated 3DO and the CD-I. Drawers cost money, and if Sony can shave off a few bucks for this sucker, they'd more than likely do it, especially with the Dreamcast near the "impulse buy" price-range (under $200).
It's going to be an interesting Christmas, and one heck of a spring.