Nah, it was just that if Frodo succumbed, he was easily sacrificed to prevent him becoming the new dark lord. It'd be harder for Elrond to kill Galadriel or some such:-).
Why yes, yes I did. It was amazing. I'm wondering whether Mr. Lucas or any of his staff perhaps had heard this tape....or if it's just the standard "wizened being" voice that is somehow part of the collective unconscious....
Nobody gives a damn that he doesn't like game news on a "news for nerds" site either, so there you go. Why it got modded up as "insightful" god only knows.
In this country, animation has always been for, and probably will always be for the kiddies. There are a few
notable exceptions, such as South Park or the Simpsons, but mostly they are dry drivel, and only if you're lucky will
you get a few jokes aimed at the adults (Rugrats is a good example).
Yeah, right. You haven't paid much attention to Bugs Bunny, have you? The real, original scripts, had plenty of adult references along with the slapstick for the kids.
You might also look at things like the Flintstones; it was PRIME TIME and not just aimed at kids. It's schlock, but not any more so than any other sitcom of its era. That's not the same thing as "just for the kiddies."
As far as it goes, I'd say that a number of Disney's classic animation stories had plenty to chew on for the adults as well. Bambi's mom dying is "just for the kiddies"?? It's a story, and it is more than just some juvenile slop, unlike a lot of the more recent output from Disney.
You're right that Japanese animation gets more into adult themes, but US Animation is not so devoid as you might say in comparison.
Sorry, but ball hogs don't get picked on. They may not have many friends, but they definitely don't get the ostracism that smart kids get.
The problem is that today's american society, despite being very technologically based, still doesn't value intelligence as much as looks or athletics. And that's not the fault of the smart-ass.
As far as it goes, most smart kids, at the point in which they're being taught that society hates them, aren't emotionally developed enough to understand your point anyway. Certainly they should be pointed in that direction, but it's not a lesson that gets taught at the end of a bully's fist.
The point is most of those people at his age are not particularly likely to be very ACCEPTING of his smarts, and will very likely go out of their way to make sure it's clear to him that being smart is bad. That's reality. Sure "you can learn something from anyone", that's a lesson most of us learn eventually. But that cuts both ways, and your average kid is going to be just as condescending to the brain because he's different. And the smart kid won't get it, because it's not logical, so all you're going to end up teaching him is "people are mean". Good lesson.
Bah. If you can't virtualize Java, which is mostly a programming language, without serious speed penalties, how the hell can you virtualize AmigaOS, a whole OS, without serious speed penalties? Just 'cos it's AmigaOS doesn't mean it's magic. Hell, it's just vapor for now, at least in any virtualized form.
What I don't get is that Microsoft is the one pissing in the pool, abusing the system by stringing along people who WANT to work for M$ fulltime, and everyone jumps on the temps as the ones at fault here. Obviously IF the contract is all about "no strings" then that's great. But a lot of people will take temp work with a company when they can't get full time right now, in hopes of moving up. If they keep getting promises etc and then don't get moved up, don't you think that's a Microsoft problem?
the fines and penelties don't come into consideration unless you connect to sombody elses port 25 OR you send more than
1000 emails through your assigned mail server. Surely, at least 99% of your legitimate users will be immediatly exempted by that
while no spammer will be. If you want to be more sure, stipulate that connecting to someone elses port 25 is still exempt if you
send less than X KB to other people's port 25.
While I like the general gist of what you're saying, I think simply connecting to someone else's port 25 is ridiculously wrong as a criterion. I have multiple email accounts, and if I dial up when my DSL is down, the dial up will NOT let me change my reply name to my actual main email account. So I have to connect to the DSL account's SMTP server. I think that the limitation on KB is probably reasonable though.
You didn't read far enough. For some reason the patent at the top of the page notes what you said (which should be interesting, since Real and Windows Media Player do things that sure sound like they'd infringe on that patent), but if you read further down they actually do have a patent on a method of using record lengths to identify an album based on the closest match that fits. Of course that's pretty scary in and of itself.
They toured with a full band before John Henry. The last time I saw them live as a two piece was on the Lincoln tour. John Henry just happened to be the first time they did an album with the band that had been touring for the previous album (Apollo 18).
Filesystem layouts, in particular the locations of key configuration files, are somewhat if not very different between the various distros. That can mean a lot of frustration trying to figure out how to do something that's easy once you find the right file. That's got nothing to do with the gui.
The simplest version of the technology is based on a system of mirrors
and lenses. The object whose image is being projected sits inside a
pedestal, which projects the object's light into space above the
pedestal, where the image is reformed. The effect is as if the object
itself is hovering above the pedestal's surface.
This is the old penny pedestal trick (seen in science gadget catalogs since the 70's) taken to the next level. Certainly impressive, especially if they can do projection, but not quite as suprising as all that.
Why would you need two? Today, you only get one, and if it needs to be recounted, there it is in the ballot box. You can get a receipt, like you do today, that doesn't necessarily record the vote itself. That way you can tell the boss to get stuffed if he insists on seeing your vote, there's anonymity preserved (because it's not in your possession), etc. I really like this as a means of electronic voting. Get the network out of the way until we really have secure and anonymous transactions that can't be spoofed for anyone's favor.
Given that Buchanan's vote totals (roughly equivalent to Harry Browne's) are consistent with the numbers in most other states (where they also were roughly equivalent to Harry Browne's), it seems unlikely that this "master stroke" had much effect. If Buchanan were amazingly ahead in Florida compared to the other states, then there might be reason to suspect that there were a LOT of mistakes. If the race is down to a few hundred, perhaps it could have made a difference, but it seems unlikely that in the end this will be a major factor.
The thing is, I think Nader's got a good point in saying that a significant part of those voting for him would have sat out if he hadn't run. So how much did he really take from Gore? It's not as simple as "if he hadn't run those votes would have gone to Gore".
And what I'm saying, is that usually, those consequences are going to be bad, and they're going to affect the
person's life in a negative manner. But of course, there's no way to absolutely say that for certain, which is why so many people
like to say that drug use is OK.
Eating too many twinkies affects your life in a negative manner.
Playing too much quake affects your life in a negative manner.
Watching too much TV affects your life in a negative manner.
What's your point? These things are not demonized like drug use is (well, quake maybe, but for unrelated reasons).
But I
think you can also attest to the fact that many people, when they start down a path, will continue to follow that path and
with drug use, when a person starts with less addictive drugs like Pot or LSD, they often "try out" the more harmful drugs,
because of the people they are around, the dealers they work with, and that can lead to other things.
This is simply ignorance of the facts. Guess what the big gateway drug is? It's not pot, and it's not LSD. It's ALCOHOL. Get it? And it's more addictive than either pot or LSD and it's LEGAL. Can you smell the hypocrisy?
In the final analysis, what has drug prohibition gotten us? Drugs of unknown quality causing overdose and poisoning, widespread cynicism due to exaggerated claims and outright lies by the establishment, black market violence and corruption (note the violence and corruption that went along with alcohol prohibition and how today's alcohol manufacturers don't do business that way any longer). Oh yeah, and a couple of kids were scared away from drugs. I think the lives saved from stopping the first three (that cynicism is a big part of why the gateway effect does sometimes occur--they lied about pot, they must have lied about heroin, oops, I overdosed) would MORE than exceed the lives currently saved by drugs being illegal.
Everything doesn't suck. There are places (erowid.com for example) for curious kids to get real information and make intelligent choices about the potentials for risk or enjoyment from various drugs. But 99% of the government's line on drugs is based on FUD FUD FUD, not reality, and does indeed suck. If DARE truly relied on education rather than scare tactics, I'd be more than happy to support it. But it doesn't, and any suggestions to make it do so get very negative responses. So why bother?
The point is that if the school sanctions christian prayer at official school events, and it receives federal funding, the federal government is indirectly sanctioning that prayer. If somehow no other prayer or similar religious practice (I don't think Wicca has prayer per se, but it does have ceremonial statements that are similar) from any other religion is ever sanctioned, then gee, sure looks like an indirect case of state sponsorship of specific religion to me.
No-one said the student wasn't free to pray, so his first amendment rights are protected. The first amendment guarantees your right to speak, not your right to speak from a position of official power (and if you think that a student allowed to speak at a school event is exercising much freedom, you haven't been in school very recently).
Even the Supreme Court agrees with me, what's your problem?
As IF Bush's justices would be any more likely to limit government intrusions in other ways like (ta-da!) the Drug War or sexual practices (god knows we can't let the states decide to recognize homosexual marriage!! It's an ABOMINATION!)
The point was that they were free to be an atheist and not have religion shoved down their throat by the authorities. That's what freedom FROM religion usually means, and it's simply a variation of freedom OF religion, because it's not free if you're not free to NOT have religion.
It's already been made clear that Shrub doesn't think Wicca is a religion and therefore isn't subject to freedom OF religion. Guess where that thinking comes from....his interpretation of Christian religion. So the Wiccan is not free from Christian persecution and ignorance.
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Nah, it was just that if Frodo succumbed, he was easily sacrificed to prevent him becoming the new dark lord. It'd be harder for Elrond to kill Galadriel or some such :-).
Why yes, yes I did. It was amazing. I'm wondering whether Mr. Lucas or any of his staff perhaps had heard this tape....or if it's just the standard "wizened being" voice that is somehow part of the collective unconscious....
Nobody gives a damn that he doesn't like game news on a "news for nerds" site either, so there you go. Why it got modded up as "insightful" god only knows.
Yeah, right. You haven't paid much attention to Bugs Bunny, have you? The real, original scripts, had plenty of adult references along with the slapstick for the kids.
You might also look at things like the Flintstones; it was PRIME TIME and not just aimed at kids. It's schlock, but not any more so than any other sitcom of its era. That's not the same thing as "just for the kiddies."
As far as it goes, I'd say that a number of Disney's classic animation stories had plenty to chew on for the adults as well. Bambi's mom dying is "just for the kiddies"?? It's a story, and it is more than just some juvenile slop, unlike a lot of the more recent output from Disney.
You're right that Japanese animation gets more into adult themes, but US Animation is not so devoid as you might say in comparison.
someone please mod this one up
Sorry, but ball hogs don't get picked on. They may not have many friends, but they definitely don't get the ostracism that smart kids get.
The problem is that today's american society, despite being very technologically based, still doesn't value intelligence as much as looks or athletics. And that's not the fault of the smart-ass.
As far as it goes, most smart kids, at the point in which they're being taught that society hates them, aren't emotionally developed enough to understand your point anyway. Certainly they should be pointed in that direction, but it's not a lesson that gets taught at the end of a bully's fist.
The point is most of those people at his age are not particularly likely to be very ACCEPTING of his smarts, and will very likely go out of their way to make sure it's clear to him that being smart is bad. That's reality. Sure "you can learn something from anyone", that's a lesson most of us learn eventually. But that cuts both ways, and your average kid is going to be just as condescending to the brain because he's different. And the smart kid won't get it, because it's not logical, so all you're going to end up teaching him is "people are mean". Good lesson.
Bah. If you can't virtualize Java, which is mostly a programming language, without serious speed penalties, how the hell can you virtualize AmigaOS, a whole OS, without serious speed penalties? Just 'cos it's AmigaOS doesn't mean it's magic. Hell, it's just vapor for now, at least in any virtualized form.
The real question is, if Java can't do it, why does anyone believe Amiga can?
So blind people can go pound sand, is that it?
Don't forget Microsoft's trademark on "bookshelf".
What I don't get is that Microsoft is the one pissing in the pool, abusing the system by stringing along people who WANT to work for M$ fulltime, and everyone jumps on the temps as the ones at fault here. Obviously IF the contract is all about "no strings" then that's great. But a lot of people will take temp work with a company when they can't get full time right now, in hopes of moving up. If they keep getting promises etc and then don't get moved up, don't you think that's a Microsoft problem?
While I like the general gist of what you're saying, I think simply connecting to someone else's port 25 is ridiculously wrong as a criterion. I have multiple email accounts, and if I dial up when my DSL is down, the dial up will NOT let me change my reply name to my actual main email account. So I have to connect to the DSL account's SMTP server. I think that the limitation on KB is probably reasonable though.
You didn't read far enough. For some reason the patent at the top of the page notes what you said (which should be interesting, since Real and Windows Media Player do things that sure sound like they'd infringe on that patent), but if you read further down they actually do have a patent on a method of using record lengths to identify an album based on the closest match that fits. Of course that's pretty scary in and of itself.
They toured with a full band before John Henry. The last time I saw them live as a two piece was on the Lincoln tour. John Henry just happened to be the first time they did an album with the band that had been touring for the previous album (Apollo 18).
Filesystem layouts, in particular the locations of key configuration files, are somewhat if not very different between the various distros. That can mean a lot of frustration trying to figure out how to do something that's easy once you find the right file. That's got nothing to do with the gui.
Just because you don't like someone, you don't have to call them a satanist. Moron.
This is the old penny pedestal trick (seen in science gadget catalogs since the 70's) taken to the next level. Certainly impressive, especially if they can do projection, but not quite as suprising as all that.
Why would you need two? Today, you only get one, and if it needs to be recounted, there it is in the ballot box. You can get a receipt, like you do today, that doesn't necessarily record the vote itself. That way you can tell the boss to get stuffed if he insists on seeing your vote, there's anonymity preserved (because it's not in your possession), etc. I really like this as a means of electronic voting. Get the network out of the way until we really have secure and anonymous transactions that can't be spoofed for anyone's favor.
Given that Buchanan's vote totals (roughly equivalent to Harry Browne's) are consistent with the numbers in most other states (where they also were roughly equivalent to Harry Browne's), it seems unlikely that this "master stroke" had much effect. If Buchanan were amazingly ahead in Florida compared to the other states, then there might be reason to suspect that there were a LOT of mistakes. If the race is down to a few hundred, perhaps it could have made a difference, but it seems unlikely that in the end this will be a major factor.
The thing is, I think Nader's got a good point in saying that a significant part of those voting for him would have sat out if he hadn't run. So how much did he really take from Gore? It's not as simple as "if he hadn't run those votes would have gone to Gore".
Eating too many twinkies affects your life in a negative manner.
Playing too much quake affects your life in a negative manner.
Watching too much TV affects your life in a negative manner.
What's your point? These things are not demonized like drug use is (well, quake maybe, but for unrelated reasons).
But I think you can also attest to the fact that many people, when they start down a path, will continue to follow that path and with drug use, when a person starts with less addictive drugs like Pot or LSD, they often "try out" the more harmful drugs, because of the people they are around, the dealers they work with, and that can lead to other things.
This is simply ignorance of the facts. Guess what the big gateway drug is? It's not pot, and it's not LSD. It's ALCOHOL. Get it? And it's more addictive than either pot or LSD and it's LEGAL. Can you smell the hypocrisy?
In the final analysis, what has drug prohibition gotten us? Drugs of unknown quality causing overdose and poisoning, widespread cynicism due to exaggerated claims and outright lies by the establishment, black market violence and corruption (note the violence and corruption that went along with alcohol prohibition and how today's alcohol manufacturers don't do business that way any longer). Oh yeah, and a couple of kids were scared away from drugs. I think the lives saved from stopping the first three (that cynicism is a big part of why the gateway effect does sometimes occur--they lied about pot, they must have lied about heroin, oops, I overdosed) would MORE than exceed the lives currently saved by drugs being illegal.
Everything doesn't suck. There are places (erowid.com for example) for curious kids to get real information and make intelligent choices about the potentials for risk or enjoyment from various drugs. But 99% of the government's line on drugs is based on FUD FUD FUD, not reality, and does indeed suck. If DARE truly relied on education rather than scare tactics, I'd be more than happy to support it. But it doesn't, and any suggestions to make it do so get very negative responses. So why bother?
No-one said the student wasn't free to pray, so his first amendment rights are protected. The first amendment guarantees your right to speak, not your right to speak from a position of official power (and if you think that a student allowed to speak at a school event is exercising much freedom, you haven't been in school very recently).
Even the Supreme Court agrees with me, what's your problem?
As IF Bush's justices would be any more likely to limit government intrusions in other ways like (ta-da!) the Drug War or sexual practices (god knows we can't let the states decide to recognize homosexual marriage!! It's an ABOMINATION!)
It's already been made clear that Shrub doesn't think Wicca is a religion and therefore isn't subject to freedom OF religion. Guess where that thinking comes from....his interpretation of Christian religion. So the Wiccan is not free from Christian persecution and ignorance.