Buy the linksys broadband router and all of these are easy to set up. Napster should work right away, netmeeting has instructions, ICQ should work fine as well. Haven't run into anything that won't work, just turn on port forwarding for those programs that won't work with the base setup.
Re:Cannibalism is NOT ENTERTAINMENT.
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First I'd like to say that you don't have to let your 16 year old watch this. this is an R movie, you could restrict them to movies that are rated below R. You are the parent. Of course your 16 year old should be able to watch this movie without it making them into a "Bad" person. that is if you, as their parent, teach them that things such as killing other are wrong.
Secondly, who are you to determine what is or isn't art culture or entertainment? I don't tell you what to watch, so I don't expect you to tell me what to watch. That's the funny thing about art and entertainment, everyone has their own opinion on what is good. If you truly have a problem with such material being shown maybe you, and those that agree with you, should boycott this movie.
And why should we only complain about box office hits? I can honestly say this is nowhere near the most disturbing movie I've seen in the past year. Maybe it was the most violent, but even that is debateable.
I'll finish off with a disclaimer that I don't think violence or sex is necessary in most movies. It is often gratuitous but on occassion it does serve a real purpose.
Re:Cannibalism is NOT ENTERTAINMENT.
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Well if parents would keep "our" children from watching such movies they wouldn't be fed this daily diet of massacre would they?
Everyone complains about violent content or sexual content yet do nothing about it. If you don't want your kids to see these things don't let them view R rated films. Still not good enough maybe you should restrict their viewing of PG-13 films.
Want to let them see the R films that you think are ok? screen the movies your kids can watch.
If parents would be parents they could stop complaining about the content of various media outlets and do something worthwile. Maybe explain things to your kids so they can handle this content and not be warped by it.
BTW I don't think good movies need violence or sex to make a good film. Most of it is pointless but it does at time make a point.
Well if you just let her see movies that are intended for her age group (G) then she won't see any of these things. R is for older than 17, and I have no problem with adults seeing anything that is shown in R rated movies today.
I can understand you liking Windows 2000 more than Linux. I personally feel they are pretty close, it just depends on what you need it for. But come on Windows XP? How about Linux 3.0? We can't really judge it until it's actually out and being used in production level machines. I'm not saying that there is no way it will be good, but it is entirely possible it will be a total bomb.
In sudden death both teams get the ball at the opponents 20 yard line and have up to 4 downs to score. I assume this continues until there is a victor.
In college it is only a 2-yard halo, a rule that is rumored to be on the cutting board because it actually hinders special teams players from breaking big plays. Currently a player can violate the halo and take a 5-yard penalty and not risk a long return.
It's the same stadium that UNLV plays in seats about 39k if I recall. The game in Orlando was in the Orange Bowl, certainly not a "converted track field". The San Francisco game was in Pac Bell park where the baseball Giants play and the 49ers used to play. I'm guessing that Las Vegas has the worst stadium due to the lack of major sports teams in the area
What has suprised me is that the major media outlets (no I don't mean slashdot) continue to lambast the league after having seen it in action. This is real football, anyone who watched could have seen that. It's not played at the same level as the NFL, but it's pretty close to other semipro leagues.
Will it last? I think it has a real shot. It had a 10% ratings share saturday (17% for the first half), It doesn't make the mistake of starting long after the NFL season ends that many now defunct or struggling leagues did. The broadcast is entertaining. I actually sat through a game between 2 teams that I care nothing about, it has to be the playoffs for me to do that for a NFL game.
How often do we get to hear what is going on inside the huddle during a live game? If you can decipher it the game is much easier to watch. And the coach mikes on the sideline gave a nice insight into what really goes on between the coaches and players. The locker room cam was probably not as exciting as the XFL had hoped, but it does show that not all coaches yell all the time.
I hope the NFL takes some cues from these guys and gives us more of an insiders view to the game.
Re:Been done here for ages, and it works.
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All the people bitching about how Al Gore won the popular vote need to get over it. Thats not how our system works. We have this thing called the electoral college which we use to elect presidents. This is not a new thing, nobody changed the rules to hurt Gore, it's not some vast conspiracy, it's just the way the election turned out. Yes it was close, but Al Gore lost according to the rules in the Constitution.
If you were'nt an AC I'd bet that none of the top 3 bush supporters (based on donation amounts probably) end up on the supreme court. And it's not like the liberals are any better, support a clinton and get a pardon.
Yeah the bush regime will be so different than the Gore regime would have been with respect to censorship of the internet. All you have to do is look at who is involved Joe Lieberman and Tipper Gore are both champions of censoring the entertainment industries, Do you really think it stops at the net?
5. Texas law allows for hand counts in close elections, and allows dimpled ballots to be counted in certain cases.
True, but Florida law doesn't. Last I checked this was a contested election in Florida not Texas. The other important thing is that in Texas this law was in place BEFORE the election. If Florida had this law on the books before the election I doubt chads would even be a debated issue. Florida can't just change rules in the middle of counting ballots.
Emusic is already an attractive alternative. I no longer have to waste my time downloading songs from users with 14.4 connections. I no longer have songs that are poorly ripped. No more partial rips. And no RIAA police banging on the door. All that for $10/month is a steal.
If only they had a system to suggest music I might like based on how I rate the songs I download.
I'd think emusic isn't really concerned about all copyrighted music, but they probably check for mp3s from their site. I'd say that is a "legitimate" source
Part of the reason for the bans was to keep it a contest that still relied heavily on the driver's skills. Thinks like ABS, traction control and active suspensions don't actually drive the car. They do keep you from going over the edge. But in the end the driver still has to drive the car and make the passes to win a race.
Actually no real rule on that situation. It is generally accepted that it is the responsibility of the passing driver to make a clean pass. So until the nose of their car is in front of you, you have right of way. Of course deciding to take that right of way and running both of you off the track is sort of counterproductive.
Well in that case it's really not any worse than napster. I think it is worth the money to know I can download any song in their collection at any time, without worrying about aborted downloads and other problems I've had with napster.
I've said before that the system needs to be changed, but getting songs off napster isn't the answer. The artists need to change the system, remember they have the original rights to their work which they then sign over to the labels in hopes of making it big. Until then I'm going to enjoy my source of almost free mp3's My current rate is below $0.10 per album over the course of 3 months. Even if I don't download any more for the rest of my subscription (which isn't about to happen) I'm still paying under $0.40 per album. I'd say that is worth it considering the time saved by doing 1 click album downloads instead of searching for and downloading complete albums from napster.
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Buy the linksys broadband router and all of these are easy to set up. Napster should work right away, netmeeting has instructions, ICQ should work fine as well. Haven't run into anything that won't work, just turn on port forwarding for those programs that won't work with the base setup.
First I'd like to say that you don't have to let your 16 year old watch this. this is an R movie, you could restrict them to movies that are rated below R. You are the parent. Of course your 16 year old should be able to watch this movie without it making them into a "Bad" person. that is if you, as their parent, teach them that things such as killing other are wrong. Secondly, who are you to determine what is or isn't art culture or entertainment? I don't tell you what to watch, so I don't expect you to tell me what to watch. That's the funny thing about art and entertainment, everyone has their own opinion on what is good. If you truly have a problem with such material being shown maybe you, and those that agree with you, should boycott this movie.
And why should we only complain about box office hits? I can honestly say this is nowhere near the most disturbing movie I've seen in the past year. Maybe it was the most violent, but even that is debateable.
I'll finish off with a disclaimer that I don't think violence or sex is necessary in most movies. It is often gratuitous but on occassion it does serve a real purpose.
Well if parents would keep "our" children from watching such movies they wouldn't be fed this daily diet of massacre would they?
Everyone complains about violent content or sexual content yet do nothing about it. If you don't want your kids to see these things don't let them view R rated films. Still not good enough maybe you should restrict their viewing of PG-13 films.
Want to let them see the R films that you think are ok? screen the movies your kids can watch.
If parents would be parents they could stop complaining about the content of various media outlets and do something worthwile. Maybe explain things to your kids so they can handle this content and not be warped by it.
BTW I don't think good movies need violence or sex to make a good film. Most of it is pointless but it does at time make a point.
Well if you just let her see movies that are intended for her age group (G) then she won't see any of these things. R is for older than 17, and I have no problem with adults seeing anything that is shown in R rated movies today.
I can understand you liking Windows 2000 more than Linux. I personally feel they are pretty close, it just depends on what you need it for. But come on Windows XP? How about Linux 3.0? We can't really judge it until it's actually out and being used in production level machines. I'm not saying that there is no way it will be good, but it is entirely possible it will be a total bomb.
Probably that in the future we will be able to manufacture kids that make useful products instead of all those other bodily fluids they normally make.
Depends on where you go to the game, I went to a Canucks game and got pretty nice arena level seats for less than $60 US
In sudden death both teams get the ball at the opponents 20 yard line and have up to 4 downs to score. I assume this continues until there is a victor.
In college it is only a 2-yard halo, a rule that is rumored to be on the cutting board because it actually hinders special teams players from breaking big plays. Currently a player can violate the halo and take a 5-yard penalty and not risk a long return.
It's the same stadium that UNLV plays in seats about 39k if I recall. The game in Orlando was in the Orange Bowl, certainly not a "converted track field". The San Francisco game was in Pac Bell park where the baseball Giants play and the 49ers used to play. I'm guessing that Las Vegas has the worst stadium due to the lack of major sports teams in the area
The same way the NFL does. It's not really that unusual. The NBA does it (NBC, TBS, etc), the NHL does it (ESPN/ABC, FOX), MLB does it as well.
Great take on the XFL.
What has suprised me is that the major media outlets (no I don't mean slashdot) continue to lambast the league after having seen it in action. This is real football, anyone who watched could have seen that. It's not played at the same level as the NFL, but it's pretty close to other semipro leagues.
Will it last? I think it has a real shot. It had a 10% ratings share saturday (17% for the first half), It doesn't make the mistake of starting long after the NFL season ends that many now defunct or struggling leagues did. The broadcast is entertaining. I actually sat through a game between 2 teams that I care nothing about, it has to be the playoffs for me to do that for a NFL game.
How often do we get to hear what is going on inside the huddle during a live game? If you can decipher it the game is much easier to watch. And the coach mikes on the sideline gave a nice insight into what really goes on between the coaches and players. The locker room cam was probably not as exciting as the XFL had hoped, but it does show that not all coaches yell all the time.
I hope the NFL takes some cues from these guys and gives us more of an insiders view to the game.
All the people bitching about how Al Gore won the popular vote need to get over it. Thats not how our system works. We have this thing called the electoral college which we use to elect presidents. This is not a new thing, nobody changed the rules to hurt Gore, it's not some vast conspiracy, it's just the way the election turned out. Yes it was close, but Al Gore lost according to the rules in the Constitution.
If you were'nt an AC I'd bet that none of the top 3 bush supporters (based on donation amounts probably) end up on the supreme court. And it's not like the liberals are any better, support a clinton and get a pardon.
I guess they are different than the "poor" democrats that Clinton nominated...
If you really think that Gore's cabinet would have consisted of non-rich people you need to remove the blinders.
Yeah the bush regime will be so different than the Gore regime would have been with respect to censorship of the internet. All you have to do is look at who is involved Joe Lieberman and Tipper Gore are both champions of censoring the entertainment industries, Do you really think it stops at the net?
For networking try "Linux IP Stacks Commentary"
With the toolbar you can set your search prefs to only include certain languages.
Emusic is already an attractive alternative. I no longer have to waste my time downloading songs from users with 14.4 connections. I no longer have songs that are poorly ripped. No more partial rips. And no RIAA police banging on the door. All that for $10/month is a steal.
If only they had a system to suggest music I might like based on how I rate the songs I download.
I'd think emusic isn't really concerned about all copyrighted music, but they probably check for mp3s from their site. I'd say that is a "legitimate" source
Part of the reason for the bans was to keep it a contest that still relied heavily on the driver's skills. Thinks like ABS, traction control and active suspensions don't actually drive the car. They do keep you from going over the edge. But in the end the driver still has to drive the car and make the passes to win a race.
Actually no real rule on that situation. It is generally accepted that it is the responsibility of the passing driver to make a clean pass. So until the nose of their car is in front of you, you have right of way. Of course deciding to take that right of way and running both of you off the track is sort of counterproductive.
Well in that case it's really not any worse than napster. I think it is worth the money to know I can download any song in their collection at any time, without worrying about aborted downloads and other problems I've had with napster.
I've said before that the system needs to be changed, but getting songs off napster isn't the answer. The artists need to change the system, remember they have the original rights to their work which they then sign over to the labels in hopes of making it big. Until then I'm going to enjoy my source of almost free mp3's My current rate is below $0.10 per album over the course of 3 months. Even if I don't download any more for the rest of my subscription (which isn't about to happen) I'm still paying under $0.40 per album. I'd say that is worth it considering the time saved by doing 1 click album downloads instead of searching for and downloading complete albums from napster.