Drew: "I'm thinking about playing that new game from Blizzard. If things go right I might be showing off my O-face. You know: WHOSYOURDADDY or better yet LEAFITTOME. Oh! Oh!"
I'm as big a fan of open source as the next geek, but I'm not sure the connection between open-source software and book replacement is really clear. Buy the units, and they come with an OS and (probably) reader software. It sounds like the title here should be "Technology Aiding Literacy in Kenyan Schools."
I'm not arguing for or against, but equally probable is that the freeloaders will move from the restrictive cafe over to the non-restrictive ones, thus cascading the problem.
But now, according to IsraCast, a team of Israeli researchers has discovered that the microwave radiation used by our cell phones could destroy our eyes by causing two kinds of damages to our visual system, including an irreversible one.
Well, the solution is clear: ban microwaves. It's a matter of national security.
When I first read your post, I thought you had written "usdatrust.com", and I spent a confused moment trying to figure out why the USDA was in the data backup game.
That's cool! Of course, since it's Google, he can spend 20% of his time working on something other than the future. Like, I don't know, the recent past or something.
Actually, what they meant to say was "HP Invest." Just one letter. Simple mistake, really.
Actually actually, I think it meant to say "HP Invert", as in Rectal-Cranial Inversion, which is what HP has collectively accomplished with moves like this.
I've been trying to find out what C-beams are, including if they're made up, or improvisation by R. Hauer.
It was improvised, as was that entire monologue, but I've always envisioned them as an effect of FTL travel or laser weapons (taking "C" to be referring to the speed of light). Like imagine watching a starship battle going on, but from a great distance -- the glittering show might be beautiful in its way.
And no, I don't think I'll ever be over Macho Grande.;D
Spock: "Ahh, Mr. Scott, I understand you're having difficulty with the warp drive. How much time do you require for repair?"
Scotty: "There's nothing wrong with the bloody thing!"
Spock: "Mr. Scott, if we return to Spacedock, the assassins will surely find a way to dispose of their incriminating footwear, and we will never see the Captain, or Dr. McCoy, alive again."
I'm not wrong about The Thing though, am I? I'm not asking him to look like the new Thing or the old Thing, just not like a guy in a suit. If I see one more three-fingered character who obviously has two fingers in the middle finger of the glove, it really will be clobberin' time. At least The Thing is _supposed_ to have thick fingers.
Like you I haven't seen F4, and probably will skip it in the theaters (tangent: the more a movie is promoted, the less I want to see it, I guess; the commercial that somehow ties in the movie, Burger King, and Amazon.com is just ridiculous; and don't get me started on Darth Vader in an M&Ms commercial, gack!) so I can't comment how The Thing looks in all his projected glory, but from what I've seen in the ubiquitous ads and whatnot, I think you're right -- he doesn't look that great, especially as compared to the CGI-enhanced Johnny.
I love Aliens, don't get me wrong, but most of what made the fight scenes acceptable was clever camera work and the _implication_ of scariness. I'm all for using your audience's imagination against itself and showing less instead of more, but it's a little sad when I know the film-makers HAVE to do that, because their creatures won't pass muster close up and in full daylight. "Queen Alien!" you say? Even a forgiving viewer can see flaws in her movement, good though she is.
Heh, yeah the Queen does pose a problem. Although I don't remember it being so bad in the theater. Maybe after seeing it repeatedly and losing some of that initial shock and rush, the awkwardness become glaring. And that probably goes for the rest as well. As modern audiences have become more sophisticated, after decades of increasingly more lifelike effects, it gets harder and harder to pass off crappy ones.
Of course, probably the bigger difference for me between Aliens and Terminator on the one hand and, say, Predator 2 on the other hand, is that I truly care about the awesome characters of Ripley and Sarah Connor -- and not just because they're Sigourney Weaver and Linda Hamilton;) With the other movie, I can't bring myself to give a crap about the one-dimensional Gary Busey and Danny Glover characters.
I like to compare the viewing experiences of Spider Man and Toy Story -- I found myself more immersed in the "world" of Toy Story -- the characters seemed more real to me than did Spider Man in full flight through the urban canyons. Part of that is probably the uncanny valley at work, but a lot of it is the story and characterization.
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Drew: "I'm thinking about playing that new game from Blizzard. If things go right I might be showing off my O-face. You know: WHOSYOURDADDY or better yet LEAFITTOME. Oh! Oh!"
floppy drive
:)
First used, and first not used.
"...and won't give any reasonable explanation as to why..." quoth Motherfucking Shit.
;)
Hmm.
If they ever have bicycle viruses, I think I would prefer to be put to sleep. :)
I'm as big a fan of open source as the next geek, but I'm not sure the connection between open-source software and book replacement is really clear. Buy the units, and they come with an OS and (probably) reader software. It sounds like the title here should be "Technology Aiding Literacy in Kenyan Schools."
Well, it's certainly uncontaminated by package trees.
US Pat. No. 31415926
:)
So, trying to grab a piece of the pi, eh?
I'm not arguing for or against, but equally probable is that the freeloaders will move from the restrictive cafe over to the non-restrictive ones, thus cascading the problem.
On Earth, where there be water, there be life.
And where there be water, there be pirates. Yarrrr!
I tried hitting IDDQD during the trailer so I could make the movie not suck, but it didn't work. Sorry guys.
But now, according to IsraCast, a team of Israeli researchers has discovered that the microwave radiation used by our cell phones could destroy our eyes by causing two kinds of damages to our visual system, including an irreversible one.
Well, the solution is clear: ban microwaves. It's a matter of national security.
You probably had to read Slashdot uphill both ways in the snow back then, huh? ;)
Big deal -- I use bio energy to produce methane every day.
Apache is great but it could be *significantly* easier for beginning webmasters.
;)
1) Log in to your Mac.
2) Open System Preferences > Sharing
3) Click on the checkbox labeled "Personal Web Sharing"
Et voila! Instant Apache webserver.
When I first read your post, I thought you had written "usdatrust.com", and I spent a confused moment trying to figure out why the USDA was in the data backup game.
Geddy Clipplee:
It looks like you're contacting all the planets in the Solar Federation! Would you like to:
1) Assume Control
2) Assume Control
3) Assume Control
4) Watch Templevision
That's cool! Of course, since it's Google, he can spend 20% of his time working on something other than the future. Like, I don't know, the recent past or something.
Actually, what they meant to say was "HP Invest." Just one letter. Simple mistake, really.
Actually actually, I think it meant to say "HP Invert", as in Rectal-Cranial Inversion, which is what HP has collectively accomplished with moves like this.
Soviet Russia fad > Goatse.cx fad
Actually the "first post" fad is fad that may never die!
But in Soviet Russia, the fad that may never die is the "first post" fad!
Er, wait a second...
Ah, very cool info -- everything I've ever read said it was all improv. Thanks much.
I've been trying to find out what C-beams are, including if they're made up, or improvisation by R. Hauer.
;D
It was improvised, as was that entire monologue, but I've always envisioned them as an effect of FTL travel or laser weapons (taking "C" to be referring to the speed of light). Like imagine watching a starship battle going on, but from a great distance -- the glittering show might be beautiful in its way.
And no, I don't think I'll ever be over Macho Grande.
Spock: "Ahh, Mr. Scott, I understand you're having difficulty with the warp drive. How much time do you require for repair?"
Scotty: "There's nothing wrong with the bloody thing!"
Spock: "Mr. Scott, if we return to Spacedock, the assassins will surely find a way to dispose of their incriminating footwear, and we will never see the Captain, or Dr. McCoy, alive again."
Scotty: "Could take weeks, sir."
Spock: "Thank you, Mr. Scott."
(From Star Trek VI)
Q. How does the Chinese Space Program find a lost capsule?
A. By using a homing bacon.
Q. How does China Mission Control talk to its astronauts?
A. Ham radio.
Q. What will the first Chinese station be called?
A. Deep Space Swine.
I'm not wrong about The Thing though, am I? I'm not asking him to look like the new Thing or the old Thing, just not like a guy in a suit. If I see one more three-fingered character who obviously has two fingers in the middle finger of the glove, it really will be clobberin' time. At least The Thing is _supposed_ to have thick fingers.
;) With the other movie, I can't bring myself to give a crap about the one-dimensional Gary Busey and Danny Glover characters.
Like you I haven't seen F4, and probably will skip it in the theaters (tangent: the more a movie is promoted, the less I want to see it, I guess; the commercial that somehow ties in the movie, Burger King, and Amazon.com is just ridiculous; and don't get me started on Darth Vader in an M&Ms commercial, gack!) so I can't comment how The Thing looks in all his projected glory, but from what I've seen in the ubiquitous ads and whatnot, I think you're right -- he doesn't look that great, especially as compared to the CGI-enhanced Johnny.
I love Aliens, don't get me wrong, but most of what made the fight scenes acceptable was clever camera work and the _implication_ of scariness. I'm all for using your audience's imagination against itself and showing less instead of more, but it's a little sad when I know the film-makers HAVE to do that, because their creatures won't pass muster close up and in full daylight. "Queen Alien!" you say? Even a forgiving viewer can see flaws in her movement, good though she is.
Heh, yeah the Queen does pose a problem. Although I don't remember it being so bad in the theater. Maybe after seeing it repeatedly and losing some of that initial shock and rush, the awkwardness become glaring. And that probably goes for the rest as well. As modern audiences have become more sophisticated, after decades of increasingly more lifelike effects, it gets harder and harder to pass off crappy ones.
Of course, probably the bigger difference for me between Aliens and Terminator on the one hand and, say, Predator 2 on the other hand, is that I truly care about the awesome characters of Ripley and Sarah Connor -- and not just because they're Sigourney Weaver and Linda Hamilton
I like to compare the viewing experiences of Spider Man and Toy Story -- I found myself more immersed in the "world" of Toy Story -- the characters seemed more real to me than did Spider Man in full flight through the urban canyons. Part of that is probably the uncanny valley at work, but a lot of it is the story and characterization.
That one monster ruined the entire look, feel and mood of the entire film.
:)
Was there a monster in that movie? Sorry, I must have been distracted by Milla