Bill Hanna didn't create Space Ghost, it was Alex Toth -- granted, FOR Hanna-Barbera, but it wasn't Hanna himself. And Space Ghost Coast to Coast was also paid for by Hanna-Barbera. I'm not denying the sheer, utter quality of SGC2C, but well, you have to give credit where credit's due, eh? ---
For anyone who doesn't want to read the entire interview, here's a summary from Anime News Network with a little more information:
3rd Tenchi Muyo OVA Series officially Announced
According to an interview posted on the AIC website tonight, Kajishima Masaki, creator of the Tenchi Universe, will be directing the 3rd OVA series.
The new OVA series is to be the sequel of the original "Tench Muyo! Ryohki" OVA. In the new OVA series Kajishima will set out to answer the questions that were left unanswered in the previous series. The story will feature very prominently the the "Choushin" goddesses and also feature a new, currently unamed, character who will be show up in the 13th episode as Tenchi's potential rival.
The first chapter will feature Tenchi, Washu, Tsunami and Tokimi as main characters. Aeka, Ryoko and the others will not have any part in the main story, however they will be present on the sidelines and at the end of the series.
The new character, whom Kajishima temporarily calls 'Z' will be a minion of the Choushin godess Tokimi and is a part of her goal of forwarding the Choushin's original plans.
And, of most interest to Tenchi fans around the world, the announcement they have been waiting for, "Tenchi is forced to make up his mind and chose one among girls." This decision, which will occur near the end of the 1st chapter will be a major turning point in the series and signal the end of chapter 1.
Kajishima's exact plans for the series beyond Chapter 1 remain unclear and he does not seem entirely certain exaclty how many chapters there will be.
It also isn't clear how many episodes will be in chapter 1, but since a major protagonist will be introduced in episode 13, at least 15 episodes can be expected at the very minimum.
I just hope they go back to the original Character designs rather than the travesty that was Tenchi In Tokyo/Shin Tenchi Muyo... Jesus, that was awful all around. The OAV series, however, was excellent. And Tenchi Universe was resoundingly mediocre... at least they're going to build off of the first and best plotline instead of building yet another continuity.... that's the thing that's most infuriating about Tenchi Muyo.. four series, and three different continuities..... more if you count the various one offs, like Pretty Sammy and Mihoshi's Special.
Look, I've read Sladek, I know what IT is, it's an evil robot sent to paint pictures and kill people.. Sure, they're going to think at first that it's nothing, and is in fact something good for humanity.. but then they'll find out and try to elect it vice-president... I KNOW THESE THINGS. ---
In one of my courses in college, we looked at the ethical implications of ZapMe and its brethren, most notably, the equally, if not more so, intrusive Channel One from Whittle Communications. Speaking as someone who's seen Channel One, I'd have to say that it wasn't worth it... sure, you get new equipment, but at the price of losing time for education... in Channel One's case, actual time to watch their "news" program, and in ZapMe's, time looking at the ads, instead of doing research (or "research", as the case may be").
Not to mention that the stuff they're shoving down our throats was total crap without any redeeming qualities, but hey... That's pretty much high school, innit? ---
Well, I had a friend who actually WANTED to register a.us domain, but they wouldn't let him.. I can't remember the reason they gave. I think you _HAD_ to be a business of some sort or an oraganization...
His proposed domain: www.ph34r.us.
Not making that up.. swine wouldn't let him have it. ---
I don't know, I suppose it's good that CBS isn't nearly as stupid as they look, but I have to say that I prefer JeffK's FPS Smarty Man Gaem Surivoar Show MUCH better.
I mean, really, it's got JOHN ROMERO'S GHOST... IN A BONG.
Nah, what I want is an internet connected Boogie Bass with a team of leading fish comedians working on new lines and songs for the Boogie Bass to deliver. Then I would buy it. Hell, SEVERAL. ---
I don't know, the problem that I have with AnimEigo (et. al.) going to DVD is that pretty soon HD-TV's gonna come out, and when it does, the picture quality's going to be much better -- which will lead to YA new home-release format. This is the main reason why I'm not getting a DVD player -- because I know in a year or two, it'll be more or less obsolete, in favor of HDVD or whatever the hell they'll call it. Sure, VHS sucks, but it's more or less established. Ah well, it's all the same. ---
Hmm... I know the article's more about indie labels and piracy, but I don't really see why the same principle wouldn't go... basically, make the packaging of the album worth buying... I wrote a thing a while ago: http://www.dangeruniver sity.net/todcra/rants/rant_whee.html
The basic gist is the packaging argument, but if you actually wanna read the article, hey, go for it.
Anyway, it kinda reminded me of something Bob1 of DEVO said when asked about how he felt about the argument that MP3 trading infringed on Artists' Rights -- "Artist rights? There's never been any! I don't see why they should start now." (http://www.checko ut.com/music/features/info/0,7633,1903378,00.html if you care). ---
Well, here's the obligatory Snow Crash reference.. but figured might as well mention a couple of other Wearable Computer stuff.. kinda reminds me of the stuff at CMU and the More Gargoyle-y MIT one. I personally think the MIT one is neater, but hey.
Um, is it just me, or is their site terribly misguided? I mean, sure, they're against Napster/MP3 trading, and I think they're wrong (speaking as a musician myself, even), but I can respect that (not that that means I'm not going to mock them and call them idiots).
First off -- uh, is it just me, or are these people trying to parrot the Major Label line so they can get signed? I mean, really -- how many of us have downloaded anything by The Tabloids. Wait, don't answer that -- how many of us have HEARD of the Tabloids. Something tells me that Tabloid-piracy isn't high up on the list of napster-users. Hell, I got bored, so I fired up Napster and did a search for "tabloids". I found two tracks. One a Dennis Miller rant, the other a Bob Rivers novelty song. Whee, they've got a lot to worry about.
Two, check out the faqs... one of them, I'll take the liberty of posting here so you don't have to go and find it:
>>>> CD prices are too high and I don't want to pay for songs that are crappy.
Simple economic theory will tell you that CD prices are not too high because people continue to buy them at that price. The only reason that CD prices are as high as they are is that that is what the market will bear. Maybe CD prices are, in fact, too high for you personally. Sure, that sucks. But the price of a Porsche is too high for lots of people, too and even though they'd like to have one, they can't just go and take one off the showroom floor. Perhaps the argument would be effective if there were no other ways for people to listen to music, but there are. There is the radio, there are stores that sell used CDs, there are web sites that auction used CDs and legitimtate sites that allow you to download individual songs for about a buck. >>>>
OK, read the bit about used CDs again. Um, really -- when you get down to it, isn't it MUCH worse to buy a used CD than to download an album from Napster? In both instances the labels^wartists don't get jack, but with the used CD, not only do you just get the music, you get it in CD Quality AND you get the packaging/album art. Also, with Napster, there's a CHANCE that the downloader will go and actually BUY the album (apparently this happens less often than you'd think, according to the site, though, weird -- everyone _I_ know does buy the records, if anything, to free up HD space -- but I know that you CAN'T go by anecdote when proving things, so just leave that as an aside, eh?) -- but why would anyone later buy the CD NEW if they already have it USED? Doesn't especially seem well thought out, does it?
Thirdly, isn't that cute, they seem to think that artists actually get money from making and selling records! Isn't that adorable?! I'm not going to reiterate the whole argument here, because most of you have already heard it, but if you haven't, check out "The Trouble With Music" by Steve "Record Producin' Guy Who Had a Wesley Willis Song Written About Him" Albini (BTW, the "I hate Christians" shirt the intro mentions that Negativland sells are actually "Christianity Is Stupid" shirts after the Negativland song from "Escape From Noise" -- it's not part of the original article), or that one Courtney Love thing that was adapted pretty much wholesale from Albini's rant -- Love's version can be found at Salon.com -- just poke around a bit if you haven't read it already.
Anyway, sure, think Napster's Satan or whatever, but for christ's sake, is it too much to ask for people to THINK THEIR ARGUMENTS THROUGH FIRST?! AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT?
2. Since the origional source is from/., I think/. should get to decide where some of the profits go [I say EFF]
Simple...Slashdot Poll!!! Have Rob, Hemos, et al, select the top 7 charities, and then let us all decide where we want the money to go. Everyone wins then.
Heh, "And the royalites go to '/. is stupid'!" HOORAY!
:U.S. immigration officials recently boasted that in a year they had cut the average time it takes to become a citizen from 28 to 12 months. What they failed to say is that the wait for green cards grew interminably long as the citizenship lines got shorter.:
What, they decided to start averaging in the 9 months it takes for people who were born here to become citizens? ---
"and if there is no internet access to a mailbox, they'll print it out and hand deliver it to the address"
Y'know, before I read the article or comments, I said to myself, "Hey, y'know, I'll make a joke about how if you don't have a computer, they'll print out the email and give it to you, like that one Dilbert strip!"
Honestly, in cases of Etoy/s and Leonardo, I think that the best solution is not to sue each other. Suing people just ties up courts and wasts money and throws weight around where it shouldn't be thrown.
My solution is very simple. It is to hire goons to go to the offices of the plaintiffs in these cases, bring a baseball bat, and hit them in the head a couple times, being sure to stress that the reason that they've got this present is because they're too stupid to live.
Slashdot Mirror
Bill Hanna didn't create Space Ghost, it was Alex Toth -- granted, FOR Hanna-Barbera, but it wasn't Hanna himself. And Space Ghost Coast to Coast was also paid for by Hanna-Barbera. I'm not denying the sheer, utter quality of SGC2C, but well, you have to give credit where credit's due, eh?
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3rd Tenchi Muyo OVA Series officially Announced
According to an interview posted on the AIC website tonight, Kajishima Masaki, creator of the Tenchi Universe, will be directing the 3rd OVA series.
The new OVA series is to be the sequel of the original "Tench Muyo! Ryohki" OVA. In the new OVA series Kajishima will set out to answer the questions that were left unanswered in the previous series. The story will feature very prominently the the "Choushin" goddesses and also feature a new, currently unamed, character who will be show up in the 13th episode as Tenchi's potential rival.
The first chapter will feature Tenchi, Washu, Tsunami and Tokimi as main characters. Aeka, Ryoko and the others will not have any part in the main story, however they will be present on the sidelines and at the end of the series.
The new character, whom Kajishima temporarily calls 'Z' will be a minion of the Choushin godess Tokimi and is a part of her goal of forwarding the Choushin's original plans.
And, of most interest to Tenchi fans around the world, the announcement they have been waiting for, "Tenchi is forced to make up his mind and chose one among girls." This decision, which will occur near the end of the 1st chapter will be a major turning point in the series and signal the end of chapter 1.
Kajishima's exact plans for the series beyond Chapter 1 remain unclear and he does not seem entirely certain exaclty how many chapters there will be.
It also isn't clear how many episodes will be in chapter 1, but since a major protagonist will be introduced in episode 13, at least 15 episodes can be expected at the very minimum.
I just hope they go back to the original Character designs rather than the travesty that was Tenchi In Tokyo/Shin Tenchi Muyo... Jesus, that was awful all around. The OAV series, however, was excellent. And Tenchi Universe was resoundingly mediocre... at least they're going to build off of the first and best plotline instead of building yet another continuity.... that's the thing that's most infuriating about Tenchi Muyo.. four series, and three different continuities..... more if you count the various one offs, like Pretty Sammy and Mihoshi's Special.
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Look, I've read Sladek, I know what IT is, it's an evil robot sent to paint pictures and kill people.. Sure, they're going to think at first that it's nothing, and is in fact something good for humanity.. but then they'll find out and try to elect it vice-president... I KNOW THESE THINGS.
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Well, I already KNEW about the fourth color, Squant... how about some NEW news?
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In one of my courses in college, we looked at the ethical implications of ZapMe and its brethren, most notably, the equally, if not more so, intrusive Channel One from Whittle Communications. Speaking as someone who's seen Channel One, I'd have to say that it wasn't worth it... sure, you get new equipment, but at the price of losing time for education... in Channel One's case, actual time to watch their "news" program, and in ZapMe's, time looking at the ads, instead of doing research (or "research", as the case may be").
Not to mention that the stuff they're shoving down our throats was total crap without any redeeming qualities, but hey... That's pretty much high school, innit?
---
Well, I had a friend who actually WANTED to register a .us domain, but they wouldn't let him.. I can't remember the reason they gave. I think you _HAD_ to be a business of some sort or an oraganization...
His proposed domain: www.ph34r.us.
Not making that up.. swine wouldn't let him have it.
---
I don't know, I suppose it's good that CBS isn't nearly as stupid as they look, but I have to say that I prefer JeffK's FPS Smarty Man Gaem Surivoar Show MUCH better.
I mean, really, it's got JOHN ROMERO'S GHOST... IN A BONG.
I'd like to see CBS try THAT.
---
Nah, what I want is an internet connected Boogie Bass with a team of leading fish comedians working on new lines and songs for the Boogie Bass to deliver. Then I would buy it. Hell, SEVERAL.
---
I don't know, the problem that I have with AnimEigo (et. al.) going to DVD is that pretty soon HD-TV's gonna come out, and when it does, the picture quality's going to be much better -- which will lead to YA new home-release format. This is the main reason why I'm not getting a DVD player -- because I know in a year or two, it'll be more or less obsolete, in favor of HDVD or whatever the hell they'll call it. Sure, VHS sucks, but it's more or less established. Ah well, it's all the same.
---
Hmm... I know the article's more about indie labels and piracy, but I don't really see why the same principle wouldn't go... basically, make the packaging of the album worth buying... I wrote a thing a while ago:
http://www.dangeruniver sity.net/todcra/rants/rant_whee.html
The basic gist is the packaging argument, but if you actually wanna read the article, hey, go for it.
Anyway, it kinda reminded me of something Bob1 of DEVO said when asked about how he felt about the argument that MP3 trading infringed on Artists' Rights -- "Artist rights? There's never been any! I don't see why they should start now." (http://www.checko ut.com/music/features/info/0,7633,1903378,00.html if you care).
---
Well, here's the obligatory Snow Crash reference.. but figured might as well mention a couple of other Wearable Computer stuff.. kinda reminds me of the stuff at CMU and the More Gargoyle-y MIT one. I personally think the MIT one is neater, but hey.
Also of interest is An article at Planet IT that delves into some of the same issues.
Yeah.
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Um, is it just me, or is their site terribly misguided? I mean, sure, they're against Napster/MP3 trading, and I think they're wrong (speaking as a musician myself, even), but I can respect that (not that that means I'm not going to mock them and call them idiots).
First off -- uh, is it just me, or are these people trying to parrot the Major Label line so they can get signed? I mean, really -- how many of us have downloaded anything by The Tabloids. Wait, don't answer that -- how many of us have HEARD of the Tabloids. Something tells me that Tabloid-piracy isn't high up on the list of napster-users. Hell, I got bored, so I fired up Napster and did a search for "tabloids". I found two tracks. One a Dennis Miller rant, the other a Bob Rivers novelty song. Whee, they've got a lot to worry about.
Two, check out the faqs... one of them, I'll take the liberty of posting here so you don't have to go and find it:
>>>>
CD prices are too high and I don't want to pay for songs that are crappy.
Simple economic theory will tell you that CD prices are not too high because people continue to buy them at that price. The only reason that CD prices are as high as they are is that that is what the market will bear. Maybe CD prices are, in fact, too high for you personally. Sure, that sucks. But the price of a Porsche is too high for lots of people, too and even though they'd like to have one, they can't just go and take one off the showroom floor. Perhaps the argument would be effective if there were no other ways for people to listen to music, but there are. There is the radio, there are stores that sell used CDs, there are web sites that auction used CDs and legitimtate sites that allow you to download individual songs for about a buck.
>>>>
OK, read the bit about used CDs again. Um, really -- when you get down to it, isn't it MUCH worse to buy a used CD than to download an album from Napster? In both instances the labels^wartists don't get jack, but with the used CD, not only do you just get the music, you get it in CD Quality AND you get the packaging/album art. Also, with Napster, there's a CHANCE that the downloader will go and actually BUY the album (apparently this happens less often than you'd think, according to the site, though, weird -- everyone _I_ know does buy the records, if anything, to free up HD space -- but I know that you CAN'T go by anecdote when proving things, so just leave that as an aside, eh?) -- but why would anyone later buy the CD NEW if they already have it USED? Doesn't especially seem well thought out, does it?
Thirdly, isn't that cute, they seem to think that artists actually get money from making and selling records! Isn't that adorable?! I'm not going to reiterate the whole argument here, because most of you have already heard it, but if you haven't, check out "The Trouble With Music" by Steve "Record Producin' Guy Who Had a Wesley Willis Song Written About Him" Albini (BTW, the "I hate Christians" shirt the intro mentions that Negativland sells are actually "Christianity Is Stupid" shirts after the Negativland song from "Escape From Noise" -- it's not part of the original article), or that one Courtney Love thing that was adapted pretty much wholesale from Albini's rant -- Love's version can be found at Salon.com -- just poke around a bit if you haven't read it already.
Anyway, sure, think Napster's Satan or whatever, but for christ's sake, is it too much to ask for people to THINK THEIR ARGUMENTS THROUGH FIRST?! AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT?
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Yes.
Yes it does.
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2. Since the origional source is from /., I think /. should get to decide where some of the profits go [I say EFF]
Simple...Slashdot Poll!!! Have Rob, Hemos, et al, select the top 7 charities, and then let us all decide where we want the money to go. Everyone wins then.
Heh, "And the royalites go to '/. is stupid'!" HOORAY!
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:Did you know the In-
:ternet watches you while you
:sleep?
That's not a haiku!
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From the article:
:U.S. immigration officials recently boasted that in a year they had cut the average time it takes to become a citizen from 28 to 12 months. What they failed to say is that the wait for green cards grew interminably long as the citizenship lines got shorter.:
What, they decided to start averaging in the 9 months it takes for people who were born here to become citizens?
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"and if there is no internet access to a mailbox, they'll print it out and hand deliver it to the address"
Y'know, before I read the article or comments, I said to myself, "Hey, y'know, I'll make a joke about how if you don't have a computer, they'll print out the email and give it to you, like that one Dilbert strip!"
God damn.
Seriously.
---
Honestly, in cases of Etoy/s and Leonardo, I think that the best solution is not to sue each other. Suing people just ties up courts and wasts money and throws weight around where it shouldn't be thrown.
My solution is very simple. It is to hire goons to go to the offices of the plaintiffs in these cases, bring a baseball bat, and hit them in the head a couple times, being sure to stress that the reason that they've got this present is because they're too stupid to live.
Seriously.
yep.
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