There's one other area he excels in: Southern Cal surfer roles. Those would be the "Bill and Ted's" movies, and Point Break.
that's it! keanu is just very good at being amazed. so, in one type of movies he's amazed by all kinds of electronics and blinking lights and shit. in the other type of movies, he's amazed by how big the waves are, dude.
and in superman, you bet your ass he'll just be amazed at the fact that he can pick up a car.
Keanu Reeves is a pretty good actor, so long as he's in a cyberpunk movie. Most of my friends and I agree that the man has no talent outside of this realm (Think Don John in Much Ado About Nothing). However, when placed in the Matrix, or Jonnie Mnemonic, he actually does a pretty good job. The reason is simple. He's adept at playing spacy young iconoclasts, which pretty much describes every cyberpunk role he's had.
Of course, this means he's going to completely fuck up the role of Superman.
Offtopic: Keaton was the best fucking batman EVER. Possibly the best cast superhero ever, though I'm rooting for Nick Cage to kick his ass in the upcoming Ghost Rider. (Who else would you pick as better? Dolf Lundgren in The Punisher? LMFAO).
I just thought I'd mention this one since it was a great article.
There was a letter to the editor in this quarter's issue of "2600."
In it, this guy was talking about how he was pulled off a plane just before it was about to leave the gate because a flight attendant saw him reading an article in 2600 about vulnerabilities in "Passport." She claimed he was reading a terrorist pamphlet.
The story of course ends with this guy being rescreened after talking to a few spooks and being let back on the plane. Of course, he said his flight was something like 2 hours late at this point.
Screw the new laws, I'm more worried about the new public attitudes that are letting this kind of shit go down without so much as a second thought.
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funny. that's still bullshit according to the constitution.
To quote:
"Article X states that the national (federal) government has only those powers that are delegated to it explicitly -- enumerated -- in the Constitution. All other government powers fall by default to the states -- residual powers -- with the limitation that nothing prescribed by state law can nullify any of the powers granted in the Constitution. Despite the fact that residual powers remained with the states, the "elastic clause" of the Constitution (Article I, section 8) states that Congress shall have the authority to "make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution" the powers given to the federal government by the Constitution."
It says in the Constitution that any powers not specifically enumerated to the feds go to the states. Or, of course, any laws necessary to help out those federal powers.
Now precedent has shown that the federal government could give a flying fuck about that, but that doesn't make it any less unconstitutional. (But, do you think the federal supreme court is going to grant the states more power by declaring federal laws unconstitutional just because they're not enumerated???)
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kind of.
the original poster was responding as such:
Taken literally (and as the Founding Fathers intended!) this means that most of these freedoms we take for granted were never intended to be freedoms at the level they are, but rather issues left to the individual states!
Nope. If there is a conflict, the US Constituion trumps any local or State laws.
What the bold poster was saying was that if there's a conflict about what freedoms we have or not, the federal government automatically wins the right to decide, over the rights of the states.
Not true, of course.
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not really.
any power which is not specifically enumerated by the U.S. Constitution and/or Amendments is automatically given to the states.
Not like the feds have ever paid attention to this one ( Marijuana Tax Act, anyone? )
A Linux install and SSH saves both of you time and effort. For example:
You: ok mom. i need you to bring up a shell so i can grab your IP.
Mom: a what? oh...you mean like that C:> prompt?
You: yeah mom. just click...etc.
Mom: is that a right click? where am i clicking again? oh..on the icon down at the bottom? Which mouse button should I use?
...two hours later...
You: ok. now that you have a terminal up. i need you to type in ifconfig.
Mom: what's "effconfig?" should I be typing that by the squiggly line? here. lemme...oops. i clicked on something else. hang on....(hand to phone) It's in the cabinet, dear. No, the other side! I'll HELP YOU IN A MINUTE!! I'M ON THE PHONE!!! (phone back to ear)...ok. now what did you need me to type?
You: ifconfig. I-F-C-O-N-F-I-G.
Mom: ok...what was after that first I?
You: F
Mom: ok...F. oh poo! I just typed a G. how do i cancel this? oh wait..wait...hey. what's this uppy arrow plus H mean?
You: (your mom hears the sound of a gunshot)
Mom: honey? honey, are you there? what about my email? honey?
for the same reason most people aren't running linux...
AOL hasn't put out an instructional video on how to run it.
Laugh or call me a troll all you want, but the there's really no one to teach it to them (at simple fact of the matter is that most moms aren't going to get off their duffs and use linux because they don't want to have to learn it, and least not hold their hands all the way through it).
For a lot of linux users, the computer is the means and the end. The same can't be said for our mammas.
Many will argue over what the "best" electronica albums are but almost anyone who knows anything about the subject will invariably have these albums in their collection (most of it spans "techno" since this is the most main-stream type of electronica).
Must Haves:
Chemical Brothers - Dig your own hole (This album basically popularized techno!)
The Crystal Method - Vegas
Daft Punk - Homework
Paul Oakenfold - most of his work is overrated but he's mixed some good stuff.
Aside from those must haves, some artists I would definitely recommend checking out are:
The Prodigy
Underworld
Aphex Twin
Propellerheads
Portishead (more trip-hop but pretty good beats)
Massive Attack (see above)
Trance Control
DJ Dan
Alot of people will tell you to get this DJ or that DJ, but really you can pick whatever you want, to taste. Most people think Oakenfold is the best DJ ever...but then again...most people I've heard say this have also said, "Oh my gawd! Dave Matthews is like, totally hot, and stuff" in the same sentance. After the above, you've got a pretty well rounded collection that will take you a bit further into whatever it is you like. Remember, each of the genres (Trance/Techno/Jungle/House/Break Beat/etc) have their own set of "must have" albums and artists, so take what most people tell you with a grain of salt.
You should pirate recordings regardless of whether you want to listen to them.
I doubt you could convince anyone that Rosa Parks should also have tried to sit at the back of a bus destined for somewhere she wasn't going.
You should decide how to publicize your illegal actions, whether as a vocal public figure or through anonymous PR statements.
I don't agree with you that publicity is a mandatory component of rebellion. My goal is not to be the sole proprietor of change, but more simply to put a little less in to the coffers of the RIAA.
You should decide how you're going to compensate the artists, musicians, producers, record companies and others responsible for making the recording.
LOL. I thought not compensating these people was the point. Of course, before you jump to any conclusions, I believe they should be compensated, but to a much more limited extent than they currently are. The amount of money that the artist gets from the purchase of a single CD has already been discusses times too numerous to count.
They all deserve compensation and saying "I'll go catch the live act" doesn't cut it.
Yes! Yes it does! Doing this is the same as giving the money directly to the artist rather than the label! Granted, a large portion of the profits from the till are still going to the venue, the security team, etc. But this is where the musician makes their money. Arguing differently is just playing devil's advocate.
You may make a claim that what you're doing is trying to fight the RIAA but most anyone with mp3s of songs or CDs which they never purchased are simply cheapskates who deserve to be punished.
You are certainly entitled to your opinion.
You may feel the companies in the RIAA are overcharging you but have you seriously looked into the economics of it? Have you tried to determine their costs, as well as their risks (which are large) and figured out how much of a share in the profits you would want if you were risking hundreds of thousands of dollars on unknown artists?
Yes, I have looked into the economics of it! I wouldn't be trying to fuck over the RIAA if I didn't wholeheartedly believe they were trying to do the very same to me.
Odds are you're just like most pirates, trying to justify yourself and your propensity to steal music by saying "They're bad, so I can be bad."
That's quite a sneaky argument, so let me break it down very simply:
1. I do not have a propensity to steal music. I do it because I believe the government will fail us in regulating the RIAA's "collusive monopoly", not because I have a compulsion to do so.
Only CD contents means. And it's not shown in stores.
Actually, most of it is. You can go to any number of shops that'll bust open a CD for your previewing pleasure. In Denver we've got Twist & Shout, Wax Trax, and Recycle Records, to name a few. Plus there are dozens more stores that have the at least newest albums available at listening stations.
Of course, that doesn't mean that the music you're listening to doesn't suck in the first place;-)
What percentage of your like-minded associates voted in the last election?
'bout half.
Of those, what percentage will vote in the coming midterms?.
not many.
Your problem is, you assume that if everyone voted, the world would be a much better place. The problem isn't who we elect, bucko...the problem is who's running!
when are all the lovely people of this world going to wake up and realize that the only way to take back from the RIAA is basically piracy.
whine to the government all you want, but until some freak radioactive chemical is accidentally dumped on washington, causing every congressman to mutate into benevolent-o and slowly climb out of the back pockets of their contributors...NOTHING IS GOING TO COME OF IT!
sometimes you simply have to fight fire with fire.
you really have no idea what goes into the making of an album/video/star, do you?
1. Most videos don't cost that much...maybe a couple hundred grand for some extremely famous bands, shooting in to the millions only for videos done by people like Michael Jackson who usually fund a lot of it themselves.
2. Most bands flop. This is the reason the record labels buy in bulk when they're searching for talent. For every Britney Spears, there are 10-20 "chick" singers you never heard of because they didn't sell shit. Of course, if you actually get to make a second album, most of the procedes are spent paying the label back for the first one. The record companies don't have that much influence on who becomes a star or not when all is said and done, they just have the ability to put it on the shelves and see who buys what. You need to start looking at companies like BMG, Geffen, and Sony as nothing more than gigantic venture capital groups for musicians. Except the "interest" rate they charge for their benevolence is basically usury!
btw - please back off the stream of consciousness style of posting next time. it's hard on the eyes, you know.
You mean, for example, that I should be able to watch my DVD of Das Boot on my Linux box without it being a federal crime?
That's the whole point of this thread, that this kind of shit is being force-fed to us, and our "elected" representatives are just smiling and nodding.
What has the number of transistors per square inch on a microchip got to do with the cost of a MEMS box?
At some point, they'll come out with a way to mass produce consumer-type displays at a fairly reasonable cost (say $1000 initially) and they'll just keep coming down from there. Of course, I don't see this happening for at least another couple of years, but I think you're going to see the price drop drastically and then fall slowly from there....you definitely won't see a continual halving for the next seven years.
There is the myth that church and state are seperated in the US. But none of the constitutional rights go against the ten commandments and we're one nation "under god".
Actually, the "under god" part of the pledge was adopted in the 1950's (it may have been 40's). Quite a number of our founding fathers were deists, not christians at all.
The separation of church and state has only begun to diminish in the past 60 or so years, based on an almost 3rd great awakening of the McCarthy era. And FWIW - "In god we trust" was also a very late addition to currency, not originally on any cash "back in the day";-)
these guys obviously did a lot of research. from the article (on Gigabyte):
Stability
Their boards are being focused on reliability and stability. The dual bios option is just one sign. From personal experience, I've noted their boards to have a high degree of stability. They aren't extremely stable, but they are far above average. Their stability during their performance market days was questionable.
Rating: 7.5/10
funny. a review from Tom's Hardware pissed all over the dual bios saying it caused more problems than it fixed, making stability a very touchy issue.
Seems to me this article was written by a couple of DIY'ers who've heard the term "overclock," but never "benchmark." Oh, and as for history???? I sure as shit hope they don't tell everyone to run out and buy a 3Dfx board "because they were the original high-end 3D graphics board maker";-)
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uh. keaton did batman and batman returns.
BR
both directed by tim burton, both damned good movies.
There's one other area he excels in: Southern Cal surfer roles. Those would be the "Bill and Ted's" movies, and Point Break.
that's it! keanu is just very good at being amazed. so, in one type of movies he's amazed by all kinds of electronics and blinking lights and shit. in the other type of movies, he's amazed by how big the waves are, dude.
and in superman, you bet your ass he'll just be amazed at the fact that he can pick up a car.
"woah, cryptonite is a total downer, bro."
Ok. Here goes...
Keanu Reeves is a pretty good actor, so long as he's in a cyberpunk movie. Most of my friends and I agree that the man has no talent outside of this realm (Think Don John in Much Ado About Nothing). However, when placed in the Matrix, or Jonnie Mnemonic, he actually does a pretty good job. The reason is simple. He's adept at playing spacy young iconoclasts, which pretty much describes every cyberpunk role he's had.
Of course, this means he's going to completely fuck up the role of Superman.
Offtopic: Keaton was the best fucking batman EVER. Possibly the best cast superhero ever, though I'm rooting for Nick Cage to kick his ass in the upcoming Ghost Rider. (Who else would you pick as better? Dolf Lundgren in The Punisher? LMFAO).
i'm sorry, but i have to know.
when was the first penis bird used?
I just thought I'd mention this one since it was a great article.
There was a letter to the editor in this quarter's issue of "2600."
In it, this guy was talking about how he was pulled off a plane just before it was about to leave the gate because a flight attendant saw him reading an article in 2600 about vulnerabilities in "Passport." She claimed he was reading a terrorist pamphlet.
The story of course ends with this guy being rescreened after talking to a few spooks and being let back on the plane. Of course, he said his flight was something like 2 hours late at this point.
Screw the new laws, I'm more worried about the new public attitudes that are letting this kind of shit go down without so much as a second thought.
funny. that's still bullshit according to the constitution.
To quote:
"Article X states that the national (federal) government has only those powers that are delegated to it explicitly -- enumerated -- in the Constitution. All other government powers fall by default to the states -- residual powers -- with the limitation that nothing prescribed by state law can nullify any of the powers granted in the Constitution. Despite the fact that residual powers remained with the states, the "elastic clause" of the Constitution (Article I, section 8) states that Congress shall have the authority to "make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution" the powers given to the federal government by the Constitution."
It says in the Constitution that any powers not specifically enumerated to the feds go to the states. Or, of course, any laws necessary to help out those federal powers.
Now precedent has shown that the federal government could give a flying fuck about that, but that doesn't make it any less unconstitutional. (But, do you think the federal supreme court is going to grant the states more power by declaring federal laws unconstitutional just because they're not enumerated???)
kind of.
the original poster was responding as such:
Taken literally (and as the Founding Fathers intended!) this means that most of these freedoms we take for granted were never intended to be freedoms at the level they are, but rather issues left to the individual states!
Nope. If there is a conflict, the US Constituion trumps any local or State laws.
What the bold poster was saying was that if there's a conflict about what freedoms we have or not, the federal government automatically wins the right to decide, over the rights of the states.
Not true, of course.
not really.
any power which is not specifically enumerated by the U.S. Constitution and/or Amendments is automatically given to the states.
Not like the feds have ever paid attention to this one ( Marijuana Tax Act, anyone? )
lmfao. which american TV manufacturers would you suggest this will be pushing out of the market?
A Linux install and SSH saves both of you time and effort. For example:
...two hours later...
You: ok mom. i need you to bring up a shell so i can grab your IP.
Mom: a what? oh...you mean like that C:> prompt?
You: yeah mom. just click...etc.
Mom: is that a right click? where am i clicking again? oh..on the icon down at the bottom? Which mouse button should I use?
You: ok. now that you have a terminal up. i need you to type in ifconfig.
Mom: what's "effconfig?" should I be typing that by the squiggly line? here. lemme...oops. i clicked on something else. hang on....(hand to phone) It's in the cabinet, dear. No, the other side! I'll HELP YOU IN A MINUTE!! I'M ON THE PHONE!!! (phone back to ear)...ok. now what did you need me to type?
You: ifconfig. I-F-C-O-N-F-I-G.
Mom: ok...what was after that first I?
You: F
Mom: ok...F. oh poo! I just typed a G. how do i cancel this? oh wait..wait...hey. what's this uppy arrow plus H mean?
You: (your mom hears the sound of a gunshot)
Mom: honey? honey, are you there? what about my email? honey?
for the same reason most people aren't running linux...
AOL hasn't put out an instructional video on how to run it.
Laugh or call me a troll all you want, but the there's really no one to teach it to them (at simple fact of the matter is that most moms aren't going to get off their duffs and use linux because they don't want to have to learn it, and least not hold their hands all the way through it).
For a lot of linux users, the computer is the means and the end. The same can't be said for our mammas.
Many will argue over what the "best" electronica albums are but almost anyone who knows anything about the subject will invariably have these albums in their collection (most of it spans "techno" since this is the most main-stream type of electronica).
Must Haves:
Chemical Brothers - Dig your own hole (This album basically popularized techno!)
The Crystal Method - Vegas
Daft Punk - Homework
Paul Oakenfold - most of his work is overrated but he's mixed some good stuff.
Aside from those must haves, some artists I would definitely recommend checking out are:
The Prodigy
Underworld
Aphex Twin
Propellerheads
Portishead (more trip-hop but pretty good beats)
Massive Attack (see above)
Trance Control
DJ Dan
Alot of people will tell you to get this DJ or that DJ, but really you can pick whatever you want, to taste. Most people think Oakenfold is the best DJ ever...but then again...most people I've heard say this have also said, "Oh my gawd! Dave Matthews is like, totally hot, and stuff" in the same sentance. After the above, you've got a pretty well rounded collection that will take you a bit further into whatever it is you like. Remember, each of the genres (Trance/Techno/Jungle/House/Break Beat/etc) have their own set of "must have" albums and artists, so take what most people tell you with a grain of salt.
You should pirate recordings regardless of whether you want to listen to them.
I doubt you could convince anyone that Rosa Parks should also have tried to sit at the back of a bus destined for somewhere she wasn't going.
You should decide how to publicize your illegal actions, whether as a vocal public figure or through anonymous PR statements.
I don't agree with you that publicity is a mandatory component of rebellion. My goal is not to be the sole proprietor of change, but more simply to put a little less in to the coffers of the RIAA.
You should decide how you're going to compensate the artists, musicians, producers, record companies and others responsible for making the recording.
LOL. I thought not compensating these people was the point. Of course, before you jump to any conclusions, I believe they should be compensated, but to a much more limited extent than they currently are. The amount of money that the artist gets from the purchase of a single CD has already been discusses times too numerous to count.
They all deserve compensation and saying "I'll go catch the live act" doesn't cut it.
Yes! Yes it does! Doing this is the same as giving the money directly to the artist rather than the label! Granted, a large portion of the profits from the till are still going to the venue, the security team, etc. But this is where the musician makes their money. Arguing differently is just playing devil's advocate.
You may make a claim that what you're doing is trying to fight the RIAA but most anyone with mp3s of songs or CDs which they never purchased are simply cheapskates who deserve to be punished.
You are certainly entitled to your opinion.
You may feel the companies in the RIAA are overcharging you but have you seriously looked into the economics of it? Have you tried to determine their costs, as well as their risks (which are large) and figured out how much of a share in the profits you would want if you were risking hundreds of thousands of dollars on unknown artists?
Yes, I have looked into the economics of it! I wouldn't be trying to fuck over the RIAA if I didn't wholeheartedly believe they were trying to do the very same to me.
Odds are you're just like most pirates, trying to justify yourself and your propensity to steal music by saying "They're bad, so I can be bad."
That's quite a sneaky argument, so let me break it down very simply:
1. I do not have a propensity to steal music. I do it because I believe the government will fail us in regulating the RIAA's "collusive monopoly", not because I have a compulsion to do so.
2. They are bad, that is why I am bad.
Only CD contents means. And it's not shown in stores.
;-)
Actually, most of it is. You can go to any number of shops that'll bust open a CD for your previewing pleasure. In Denver we've got Twist & Shout, Wax Trax, and Recycle Records, to name a few. Plus there are dozens more stores that have the at least newest albums available at listening stations.
Of course, that doesn't mean that the music you're listening to doesn't suck in the first place
Did you vote in the last election?
yup.
What percentage of your like-minded associates voted in the last election?
'bout half.
Of those, what percentage will vote in the coming midterms?.
not many.
Your problem is, you assume that if everyone voted, the world would be a much better place. The problem isn't who we elect, bucko...the problem is who's running!
when are all the lovely people of this world going to wake up and realize that the only way to take back from the RIAA is basically piracy.
whine to the government all you want, but until some freak radioactive chemical is accidentally dumped on washington, causing every congressman to mutate into benevolent-o and slowly climb out of the back pockets of their contributors...NOTHING IS GOING TO COME OF IT!
sometimes you simply have to fight fire with fire.
you really have no idea what goes into the making of an album/video/star, do you?
1. Most videos don't cost that much...maybe a couple hundred grand for some extremely famous bands, shooting in to the millions only for videos done by people like Michael Jackson who usually fund a lot of it themselves.
2. Most bands flop. This is the reason the record labels buy in bulk when they're searching for talent. For every Britney Spears, there are 10-20 "chick" singers you never heard of because they didn't sell shit. Of course, if you actually get to make a second album, most of the procedes are spent paying the label back for the first one. The record companies don't have that much influence on who becomes a star or not when all is said and done, they just have the ability to put it on the shelves and see who buys what. You need to start looking at companies like BMG, Geffen, and Sony as nothing more than gigantic venture capital groups for musicians. Except the "interest" rate they charge for their benevolence is basically usury!
btw - please back off the stream of consciousness style of posting next time. it's hard on the eyes, you know.
You mean, for example, that I should be able to watch my DVD of Das Boot on my Linux box without it being a federal crime?
That's the whole point of this thread, that this kind of shit is being force-fed to us, and our "elected" representatives are just smiling and nodding.
You can meet all the chicks you want...
which you will neeverrr lay...
We hackin' shit up in the Hotel Pennsylvania...
Such a lovely place,
But no clothing taste...
There's many a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania...
Bring your alibi,
for porn and KY...
everyone seems to be forgetting the good old e pluribus unum that we used to have on bills.
Besides, it's about damned time for the gub'ment to get some Wal-Mart style roll back action on!
don't forget the guy walking around with a parrot on his johnson.
see sig. end of post.
What has the number of transistors per square inch on a microchip got to do with the cost of a MEMS box?
At some point, they'll come out with a way to mass produce consumer-type displays at a fairly reasonable cost (say $1000 initially) and they'll just keep coming down from there. Of course, I don't see this happening for at least another couple of years, but I think you're going to see the price drop drastically and then fall slowly from there....you definitely won't see a continual halving for the next seven years.
There is the myth that church and state are seperated in the US. But none of the constitutional rights go against the ten commandments and we're one nation "under god".
;-)
Actually, the "under god" part of the pledge was adopted in the 1950's (it may have been 40's). Quite a number of our founding fathers were deists, not christians at all.
The separation of church and state has only begun to diminish in the past 60 or so years, based on an almost 3rd great awakening of the McCarthy era. And FWIW - "In god we trust" was also a very late addition to currency, not originally on any cash "back in the day"
these guys obviously did a lot of research. from the article (on Gigabyte):
;-)
Stability
Their boards are being focused on reliability and stability. The dual bios option is just one sign. From personal experience, I've noted their boards to have a high degree of stability. They aren't extremely stable, but they are far above average. Their stability during their performance market days was questionable.
Rating: 7.5/10
funny. a review from Tom's Hardware pissed all over the dual bios saying it caused more problems than it fixed, making stability a very touchy issue.
Seems to me this article was written by a couple of DIY'ers who've heard the term "overclock," but never "benchmark." Oh, and as for history???? I sure as shit hope they don't tell everyone to run out and buy a 3Dfx board "because they were the original high-end 3D graphics board maker"