I was at the show too, and I assert the parent AC's post was accurate regarding the Blago-booing. They made three different announcements regarding the start of his signing, and every one of them was greeted by a steady hum of boos on the floor.
These aren't suggestions for your question, but rather for your situation. (I'm betting you're going to get a lot of these; so I apologize.)
1) When the designer notices the HD slowdown, why doesn't he just go offline for a while? After doing that 5 or 15 times maybe that clown will get the idea.
2) Can the designers make the shared files read-only?
The Atari 2600 crashed because anyone and his brother could create shitty games, which ended up flooding the market and leaving stores with tons of unsold inventory.
Nintendo's licensing policy that limited publishers to 5 games per year was a wonderful thing, and the lock-out chip was a necessary evil to make that happen. Did crap still come out? Yes, but much less of it.
Sure, Nintendo's done some dirty stuff (the Game Genie litigation was definitely uncool), but the lockout chip is not something I can hold against them given the era and circumstances.
HHGTTG has always been what I thought was my biggest disconnect from geek culture. I read it in college (in '00, probably), and was pretty solidly bored throughout. To me, it was nothing more than a collection of absurdities and non-sequiturs strung into a ungripping narrative. I'd describe it as a trite version of Vonnegut or Heller, but without any of the soul.
I've never really understood the appeal. I won't assert that it sucks, but it sure isn't on my wavelength.
That said, I can't believe they would actually try giving this to another writer. This fanbase is too... fickle? smart? discerning?
Now a Voltron movie-- that would get us off our asses!
I don't know about that. I would love to see a good Voltron movie, but I cringe at the thought of someone trying. Have you seen the leaks about the current one in development? It takes place in freaking New York. Blah. They're just trying to ride the Transformers moneywave.
What I wish is that Devils Due Publishing's Voltron comic book didn't get cancelled at issue 11 a few years ago. That was a good damn book: faithful to the old toon, yet given a lot of maturity. And the art was gorgeous.
I'm asking because I'm thinking that Speed Racer is primarily a U.S. childhood memory keepsake.
As a 29-year-old United Stater who watched a metric ton of TV when I was little, I barely know anything about Speed Racer. I have no idea where this nostalgia is coming from. The first time I'd ever heard of it was around '92 or '93 when MTV started showing it for a little while. I watched it once, and I thought it was lame (and I admit, most of my childhood favorites were also lame without nostalgia to help them).
My impression is that it had its heyday in the US well before I was of TV-watching age, so I guess the nostalgia is from the 34-and-up crowd. That's not exactly the prime movie-going demographic, is it?
Most folks taking computer classes can't say that since they'll have to relearn everything in less than 5 years just to keep up.
If you think programming is all about the language and the syntax, then it's obvious how little time you spent exploring the field. Your exit from the field was a great loss to the discipline, I'm sure.
If I had a hard-ass Spanish teacher correcting my Spanish, then I'd call him/her a "Spanish Nazi". So, you know, if you were correcting my German, it stands to follow...
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This joke is so old that I don't even need to explain it to my mom.
You're confusing the term "censorship" with the First Amendment.
Anyone can be a censor. The First Amendment only limits the government's ability to censor.
Boy, that will really send a message to the US.
You know what else would send a message? Asylum.
But if no one's feeling that bold, I'm sure the award will really pick Eddie's spirits up during the Russian winter.
I think he'd have a case if someone was starting a book *series* called "Carnival of Souls".
But a single-book *title*? That's an overreach.
Source?
I don't think there are any in Michigan west of Lansing, either.
I always thought that was weird that an Ann-Arbor-based store neglected a huge part of its own state.
As opposed to all the other networks that were beating down their door to put them on the air.
The premise is eerily similar to the Better Off Ted episode "“Secrets And Lives".
"With this technology, we have finally defeated privacy!"
Wish I could find the clip on YouTube...
You're talking about Git right?
Why is this filed under "Your Rights Online"?
Because it involves cops...?
I was at the show too, and I assert the parent AC's post was accurate regarding the Blago-booing. They made three different announcements regarding the start of his signing, and every one of them was greeted by a steady hum of boos on the floor.
Where's the list of Senators? I want to send a letter of my own. Why doesn't the linked story include it? Fail, Declan.
These aren't suggestions for your question, but rather for your situation. (I'm betting you're going to get a lot of these; so I apologize.) 1) When the designer notices the HD slowdown, why doesn't he just go offline for a while? After doing that 5 or 15 times maybe that clown will get the idea. 2) Can the designers make the shared files read-only?
The Atari 2600 crashed because anyone and his brother could create shitty games, which ended up flooding the market and leaving stores with tons of unsold inventory.
Nintendo's licensing policy that limited publishers to 5 games per year was a wonderful thing, and the lock-out chip was a necessary evil to make that happen. Did crap still come out? Yes, but much less of it.
Sure, Nintendo's done some dirty stuff (the Game Genie litigation was definitely uncool), but the lockout chip is not something I can hold against them given the era and circumstances.
Yeah, since 40 years ago. WB/DC is a known quantity, and citing that relationship to say something about Marvel/Disney is not necessarily germane.
HHGTTG has always been what I thought was my biggest disconnect from geek culture. I read it in college (in '00, probably), and was pretty solidly bored throughout. To me, it was nothing more than a collection of absurdities and non-sequiturs strung into a ungripping narrative. I'd describe it as a trite version of Vonnegut or Heller, but without any of the soul.
I've never really understood the appeal. I won't assert that it sucks, but it sure isn't on my wavelength.
That said, I can't believe they would actually try giving this to another writer. This fanbase is too... fickle? smart? discerning?
Did someone say... Space Taxi?
I did a contracting stint with Z2 Systems (z2systems.com), who have a web-based product called NEON.
It's a small startup with a growing customer base. The company targets small-to-mid-sized nonprofits.
Even though I no longer work there and do not get any kickbacks, tell 'em Grant sent you.
The links to the articles do not go to the first page in each article. The first two links both link to page 2.
Please fix.
I don't know about that. I would love to see a good Voltron movie, but I cringe at the thought of someone trying. Have you seen the leaks about the current one in development? It takes place in freaking New York. Blah. They're just trying to ride the Transformers moneywave.
What I wish is that Devils Due Publishing's Voltron comic book didn't get cancelled at issue 11 a few years ago. That was a good damn book: faithful to the old toon, yet given a lot of maturity. And the art was gorgeous.
As a 29-year-old United Stater who watched a metric ton of TV when I was little, I barely know anything about Speed Racer. I have no idea where this nostalgia is coming from. The first time I'd ever heard of it was around '92 or '93 when MTV started showing it for a little while. I watched it once, and I thought it was lame (and I admit, most of my childhood favorites were also lame without nostalgia to help them).
My impression is that it had its heyday in the US well before I was of TV-watching age, so I guess the nostalgia is from the 34-and-up crowd. That's not exactly the prime movie-going demographic, is it?
If you think programming is all about the language and the syntax, then it's obvious how little time you spent exploring the field. Your exit from the field was a great loss to the discipline, I'm sure.
Put the dice away before I take them away.
If I had a hard-ass Spanish teacher correcting my Spanish, then I'd call him/her a "Spanish Nazi". So, you know, if you were correcting my German, it stands to follow...
I'm just sayin'.
West End Games still exists. See http://westendgames.com
WotC did not buy WEG out. They just bought the Star Wars license after WEG lost it.
(The Wikipedia article had an poorly-worded sentence that could be interpreted your way. I just fixed it.)