Today, we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives. We have created for the first time in all history, a garden of pure ideology. Where each worker may bloom secure from the pests of contradictory and confusing truths. Our unification of thoughts is more powerful a weapon than any fleet or army on Earth. We are one people, with one will, one resolve, one cause. Our enemies shall talk themselves to death and we will bury them with their own confusion. We shall prevail!
"In order to ensure our security and continuing stability, the Mac OS will be reorganized into the first iPhone OS and App Store, for a safe and secure platform which I assure you will last for ten thousand years!"
(200,000 apps and 4 billion downloads later...)
"So this is how openness dies... with thunderous applause."
Why do we find pleasure in others' pain? Why do we laugh when Wile. E. Coyote has an anvil dropped on his head or when Dick Van Dyke trips over the ottoman? Simple: more resources are available to us when others are taken outta the game.
You've got it wrong. We find it funny because we emphasize with their predicament. Nearly every time Wile fails he looks at the camera with pleading eyes before he gets clobbered. Even as little kids we're thinking "Oh, I know what thats like LOL." Conversely you can't root for a character that wins all the time; who didn't want Wile to finally catch that fucking road runner? (Same goes for Dick Van Dyke. You'll note in later seasons he practically dances around the ottoman instead of tripping on it, and we're quietly happy for him.)
The problem would be that if the United States - the self-appointed benchmark of responsible nuclear weapon policy - demonstrated a peaceful use for nuclear detonations, it would punch a major hole in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which supports non-proliferation of nuclear weapons AND the right to peacefully use nuclear technology. You'd have North Korea arguing it wants to use nuclear detonations for excavation, that sort of thing.
CBS President: So let me get this straight - you're condemning the show for having "$#*!" in the title?
Head of PTC: Absolutely. It's clearly indecent!
CBS: And you've sent press releases to every news organization and major blog across the country affirming that this is your position?
PTC. That's right. And what are you going to do about it?
CBS: (stifles a giggle) What am I going to do? Cartwheels all the way back to the office!
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Gee, Brain, what do you want do this weekend?
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The same thing we do every weekend Pinky - try to take over the world!
I'd think that having his remains orbit the Earth Scotty-style would do as a fitting tribute. But this does raise the issue of "whose remains are they anyway"? The cathedral that the remains were originally buried and now reburied would probably have the final say on the launch, and its doubtful they'd go along. It's a little vexing that the church that condemned him in the first place essentially still control his remains five centuries on.
Unless the thinking is that the lower-end P4 and the supporting hardware may be more reliable under harsh conditions (think the Mars rovers.) Plus they could throw one or two prebuilt P4 boxes in the container for backup.
Also, what cable/sat channels are really aimed at "small but targeted niches"? They're all copying each others programming no matter what "niche" they originally target. Wrestling on Syfy. "Star Trek TNG" on BBC America*. The Travel Channel seems to nothing but food shows. And so on and so on.
(*They're not even showing EastEnders for fug's sake!)
You're still doing it wrong - this is Windows after all.
DUDE: Robot, grab me a beer.
iROBOT: I'm sorry, Steve says those are bad for you.
DUDE: Robot, runas/user:Administrator grab me a beer.
iROBOT: iRobot has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Have you ever tucked your baby in from a phone booth?
Bought concert tickets from an ATM?
Sent someone a fax from the beach?
Ever paid a toll without slowing down?
YOU WILL.* And the company that will bring it to you? AT&T.
*Additional rates and fees may apply. Visit att.com for details.
(OK, the ad does get many things right. Look for the iPad at the 00:16 mark. Is there a fax app?)
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The internet was initially designed to keep working in the event of a nuclear war, as it avoids having a single point of failure. Why not do the same with the "digital genome"? Distribute the "capsule" amongst thousands - millions? - of computers and update it every few months or so. Invite volunteers to participate SETI@Home style. Each participating PC / smartphone / game console / etc. etc. could hold manageable portions if it that could be readily reassembled. Store copies offline in the storage media of your choice. Deposit the instructions on assembling and using the capsule in both digital format, paper, and microfiche in libraries worldwide.
Our public schools are inadequate and don't teach our kids the basics. Kids are so overwhelmed with school, homework, and extracurricular activities they don't have a chance to just be kids. Kids waste their time playing Nintendo and sexting each other. Our schools are grossly underfunded. Our teachers are overpaid. Teachers are heroes. Teachers are unionized civil servants who barely have the skills to flip burgers. All schools nowadays only focus on college prep and not marketable job skills. Colleges have lowered the entry bar because schools don't hone basic skills. College students don't learn anything, they just waste time and party. College students are under such pressure to get good grades they're taking prescription drugs to help them focus. You need a college degree to get a good job. Some of the best people in the company don't have college degrees. Most of what you learn in college is useless. A college education ensures you're able to think. Colleges do a lousy job in teaching problem-solving skills. College students and their parents get buried in debt. A degree from an affordable college isn't worth the paper its printed on. The government is spending too much money on higher education. We're so being other nations in the number of college grads its embarrassing.
One of my benchmarks in life - if the guy who draws "Mallard Fillmore" is against it, I'm all for it, with bells on. (This is based on about 95% reason, 5% spite.)
And he hates, hates, HATES colleges. As far as he's concerned if you didn't learn it from home schooling, it wasn't worth learning. Otherwise you're a communist god-hating droid who can't add two and two together.
Alles Touristen und Non-technischen Looken Peepers! Das Machinekontrol ist nicht fur Gerfingerpoken und Mittengraben. Oderwise ist easy Schnappen der Springwerk, Blowenfuse, und Poppencorken mit Spitzensparken. Der Machine ist Diggen by Expertzen Only. Ist nicht fur Gewerken by Dummkopfen. Das Rubbernecken Sightseenen keepen das Kottenpicken Hands in das Pockets. So relaxen und watchen das Blinkenlights.
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We will be fine (we will be fine)
Falcon 9! (Falcon 9!)
Even though NASA say
"Way out of line!" (outta line!)
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A icon based on the talking head from the very first Mac commercial would do nicely. His speech, well, speaks for itself:
Today, we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives. We have created for the first time in all history, a garden of pure ideology. Where each worker may bloom secure from the pests of contradictory and confusing truths. Our unification of thoughts is more powerful a weapon than any fleet or army on Earth. We are one people, with one will, one resolve, one cause. Our enemies shall talk themselves to death and we will bury them with their own confusion. We shall prevail!
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Emperor Palpatine perhaps?
"In order to ensure our security and continuing stability, the Mac OS will be reorganized into the first iPhone OS and App Store, for a safe and secure platform which I assure you will last for ten thousand years!"
(200,000 apps and 4 billion downloads later...)
"So this is how openness dies... with thunderous applause."
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Duh.
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Why do we find pleasure in others' pain? Why do we laugh when Wile. E. Coyote has an anvil dropped on his head or when Dick Van Dyke trips over the ottoman? Simple: more resources are available to us when others are taken outta the game.
You've got it wrong. We find it funny because we emphasize with their predicament. Nearly every time Wile fails he looks at the camera with pleading eyes before he gets clobbered. Even as little kids we're thinking "Oh, I know what thats like LOL." Conversely you can't root for a character that wins all the time; who didn't want Wile to finally catch that fucking road runner? (Same goes for Dick Van Dyke. You'll note in later seasons he practically dances around the ottoman instead of tripping on it, and we're quietly happy for him.)
.
The problem would be that if the United States - the self-appointed benchmark of responsible nuclear weapon policy - demonstrated a peaceful use for nuclear detonations, it would punch a major hole in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which supports non-proliferation of nuclear weapons AND the right to peacefully use nuclear technology. You'd have North Korea arguing it wants to use nuclear detonations for excavation, that sort of thing.
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And knowing the Japanese it probably will be the mission anthem.
There you go, Astro Boy
On your flight into space
Rocket high, through the sky
For adventures soon you will face!
Astro Boy bombs away
On your mission today
Here's the countdown
And the blastoff
Everything is go Astro Boy!
Astro Boy, as you fly
Strange new worlds you will spy
Atom celled, jet propelled
Fighting monsters high in the sky!
Astro Boy, there you go
Will you find friend or foe?
Cosmic Ranger, laugh at danger
Everything is go Astro Boy!
Crowds will cheer you, you're a hero
As you go go go Astro Boy!
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Jamaica was an obvious choice but they have other problems to deal with at the moment.
England also put in their bid but unfortunately all the images would only come back in 2-tone.
Of course, they're still considering putting up SKAtelies instead.
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Oh yea. Not much sleep last.... wait, what were we talking about?
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In my Neuromancer movie fantasy, it's anime (even if it's not made in Japan), with Daniel Clowes in charge of character design.
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I have a soft spot for Johnny Mnemonic since a) much of it is set in Newark NJ (with location shots!) and b) it co-stars Henry Rollins and Ice Cube.
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CBS President: So let me get this straight - you're condemning the show for having "$#*!" in the title?
Head of PTC: Absolutely. It's clearly indecent!
CBS: And you've sent press releases to every news organization and major blog across the country affirming that this is your position?
PTC. That's right. And what are you going to do about it?
CBS: (stifles a giggle) What am I going to do? Cartwheels all the way back to the office!
.
The same thing we do every weekend Pinky - try to take over the world!
.
I'd think that having his remains orbit the Earth Scotty-style would do as a fitting tribute. But this does raise the issue of "whose remains are they anyway"? The cathedral that the remains were originally buried and now reburied would probably have the final say on the launch, and its doubtful they'd go along. It's a little vexing that the church that condemned him in the first place essentially still control his remains five centuries on.
.
Unless the thinking is that the lower-end P4 and the supporting hardware may be more reliable under harsh conditions (think the Mars rovers.) Plus they could throw one or two prebuilt P4 boxes in the container for backup.
.
Also, what cable/sat channels are really aimed at "small but targeted niches"? They're all copying each others programming no matter what "niche" they originally target. Wrestling on Syfy. "Star Trek TNG" on BBC America*. The Travel Channel seems to nothing but food shows. And so on and so on.
(*They're not even showing EastEnders for fug's sake!)
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...and their Blue Flailing Murder Spasms of Death
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You're still doing it wrong - this is Windows after all.
/user:Administrator grab me a beer.
DUDE: Robot, grab me a beer.
iROBOT: I'm sorry, Steve says those are bad for you.
DUDE: Robot, runas
iROBOT: iRobot has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
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http://www.youtube.com/v/rdmBxF7D6aU
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http://www.youtube.com/v/TZb0avfQme8
Have you ever tucked your baby in from a phone booth?
Bought concert tickets from an ATM?
Sent someone a fax from the beach?
Ever paid a toll without slowing down?
YOU WILL.* And the company that will bring it to you? AT&T.
*Additional rates and fees may apply. Visit att.com for details.
(OK, the ad does get many things right. Look for the iPad at the 00:16 mark. Is there a fax app?)
.
The internet was initially designed to keep working in the event of a nuclear war, as it avoids having a single point of failure. Why not do the same with the "digital genome"? Distribute the "capsule" amongst thousands - millions? - of computers and update it every few months or so. Invite volunteers to participate SETI@Home style. Each participating PC / smartphone / game console / etc. etc. could hold manageable portions if it that could be readily reassembled. Store copies offline in the storage media of your choice. Deposit the instructions on assembling and using the capsule in both digital format, paper, and microfiche in libraries worldwide.
.
Our public schools are inadequate and don't teach our kids the basics. Kids are so overwhelmed with school, homework, and extracurricular activities they don't have a chance to just be kids. Kids waste their time playing Nintendo and sexting each other. Our schools are grossly underfunded. Our teachers are overpaid. Teachers are heroes. Teachers are unionized civil servants who barely have the skills to flip burgers. All schools nowadays only focus on college prep and not marketable job skills. Colleges have lowered the entry bar because schools don't hone basic skills. College students don't learn anything, they just waste time and party. College students are under such pressure to get good grades they're taking prescription drugs to help them focus. You need a college degree to get a good job. Some of the best people in the company don't have college degrees. Most of what you learn in college is useless. A college education ensures you're able to think. Colleges do a lousy job in teaching problem-solving skills. College students and their parents get buried in debt. A degree from an affordable college isn't worth the paper its printed on. The government is spending too much money on higher education. We're so being other nations in the number of college grads its embarrassing.
Obviously there's only one conclusion to draw.
One of my benchmarks in life - if the guy who draws "Mallard Fillmore" is against it, I'm all for it, with bells on. (This is based on about 95% reason, 5% spite.)
And he hates, hates, HATES colleges. As far as he's concerned if you didn't learn it from home schooling, it wasn't worth learning. Otherwise you're a communist god-hating droid who can't add two and two together.
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This is what happens when you let a bunch of random self absorbed schmucks think what they are doing is actually important to the world.
Funny, that statement could also be used to describe practically everyone involved in professional sports, including the fans.
/ducks
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ACHTUNG!
Alles Touristen und Non-technischen Looken Peepers! Das Machinekontrol ist nicht fur Gerfingerpoken und Mittengraben. Oderwise ist easy Schnappen der Springwerk, Blowenfuse, und Poppencorken mit Spitzensparken. Der Machine ist Diggen by Expertzen Only. Ist nicht fur Gewerken by Dummkopfen. Das Rubbernecken Sightseenen keepen das Kottenpicken Hands in das Pockets. So relaxen und watchen das Blinkenlights.
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