Actually, geeks are the ones writing the movies. What you are hearing is those values coming out of very highly-paid mouthpieces. Y'see, we already hold these values true to our hearts, so when we hear what we're already thinking come back to us out of Matt Damon or Brad Pitt's mug, of course we're going to latch on to it, and repeat it when appropriate, as it is in this case.
If anything, the point that is being made by most of these geek-cred-laden messages is that we really should think twice before succumbing to the consumer-addicted mainstream message being espoused by NASCAR-watching, Walmart-shopping popped-collar-wearing frat-boy retards who go on to hold political positions that they got because of their fathers and uncles who were not only legacy members of the frat, but legacy members in the businesses and also our government. These are usually official jobs that we would do much much better jobs of if we didn't see the entire political process as selling out by going to work for the Evil Empire.
"Tak[ing] whatever message, philosophy, bullshit [that] is sold to them as long as it's entertaining" fits the guys playing Madden '09 while wearing a WWE tshirt a lot better than it does actual geeks.
But you know all that already, considering this is a geek blog, and you wouldn't be here if you didn't already consider yourself a geek....so the only REAL question is: why all the self-hate, brah? You know we love you.
Bq: Of course, because you're lending against the theoretical dollars that come out of the series of tubes of the internets. It's the time value of money amplified by how much money we're GOING to have, and oh, man is it gonna be SWEET!
"State your reasons why and show your working out.": Fuck you. This is America. I don't have to prove myself to you.
Honestly, I'd feel a lot better about my sister dating a lawyer than a cop twice who's twice her age.
And I don't vote for a the same reason I don't attend church or buy games that phone-home to DRM servers: once something stops being an opportunity and starts becoming an obligation, I abstain from the process.
All men are CREATED equal. What we do after that is up to us. Yes, special classes of people have special rights and responsibilities based upon their qualifications: Parents. Doctors. Teachers. Lawyers. Members of the Military. Politicians...
You should be held to the same standards as a doctor? When was the last time you swore the Hippocratic oath?
DNA was notorious for not reading his own work when writing a sequel or adapting it to a different medium, hence all the differences between the Book, and the radio play, and eventually the movie. It's not that he wanted constant rewrites... he just forgot what he said had happened and was too busy to go back and check. Honestly, I don't think he'd be too upset about someone using the Guide universe as a launchpad for another project if his widow benefits. The amazing thing is, we could have had the Guide as a movie 20 years ago, if it wasn't for Dan Akroyd hijacking the pitch meeting for his own purposes....fucking Ghostbusters...
Sounds like a "jackpot" situation to me....As long as Arthur can stop himself saying things like "uhm" and "er" and "I don't understand" and "Where's the tea?"
Those responsible for the subsequent sackings will later discover that all previous sackings, and in fact, the entirety of revolution itself was actually due to a clerical error at the home office.
I work at an aerospace manufacturer. The tests were my favorite part of the interview process. I applied for the IT job, but they'd already decided on someone, so I took another position, because I needed the work. Aced the tests (because, let's face it... they're not MENSA-level exams). My wife graduated with an electrical engineering degree a few months later and applied at the same place. Same tests. Reasonable? You betcha.
...on Prosper.com. P2P lending. I make micro-loans. Rather than let the bank use my deposits as a fractional reserve basis to gouge other consumers with astronomical loan terms, I compete with other individual lenders to bid down percentage rates on these loans. The upshot is a loan at much better rates than at the bank for the borrower, and returns that have consistently outperformed the best mutual funds in my portfolio.
People need help funding projects or for emergencies, and I have the means to help them, while making a fuck-ton of cash, besides.
Ain't technology grand?
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User-generated content is the future. Over-paying companies because of out-dated business models and slipshod anti-piracy laws that exacerbate the situation rather than fix it, however? The only way to have an effect on these pigs is to hit them where it hurts: the wallet.
Any policy that touts creativity, then immediately stifles that creativity in its implementation is bound to fail.
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Yeah, they'll let their incompetence and poor business practices take care of tarnishing their image. They don't need help from your ten year old 3dfx card.
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Of course I did. What, you didn't think I'd call this news, did you?
I use to kill people for a living. Now it's just a hobby.
Clarification is needed: was the engineer texting at the time?
Actually, geeks are the ones writing the movies. What you are hearing is those values coming out of very highly-paid mouthpieces. Y'see, we already hold these values true to our hearts, so when we hear what we're already thinking come back to us out of Matt Damon or Brad Pitt's mug, of course we're going to latch on to it, and repeat it when appropriate, as it is in this case.
If anything, the point that is being made by most of these geek-cred-laden messages is that we really should think twice before succumbing to the consumer-addicted mainstream message being espoused by NASCAR-watching, Walmart-shopping popped-collar-wearing frat-boy retards who go on to hold political positions that they got because of their fathers and uncles who were not only legacy members of the frat, but legacy members in the businesses and also our government. These are usually official jobs that we would do much much better jobs of if we didn't see the entire political process as selling out by going to work for the Evil Empire.
"Tak[ing] whatever message, philosophy, bullshit [that] is sold to them as long as it's entertaining" fits the guys playing Madden '09 while wearing a WWE tshirt a lot better than it does actual geeks.
But you know all that already, considering this is a geek blog, and you wouldn't be here if you didn't already consider yourself a geek. ...so the only REAL question is: why all the self-hate, brah? You know we love you.
...jesus. GWH was a prescient fucking movie...
1. no.
2. $12.7t
3. OMG! PONIES!!!
Bq: Of course, because you're lending against the theoretical dollars that come out of the series of tubes of the internets. It's the time value of money amplified by how much money we're GOING to have, and oh, man is it gonna be SWEET!
"State your reasons why and show your working out.": Fuck you. This is America. I don't have to prove myself to you.
...you're new to how our American Government works, aren't you?
The irony of it is, Hell's been frozen over this whole time...
Do you think "Ze Governor of Cally-Fonia" would be interested in undertaking such a mission?
"Get your ass to Mahz."
Honestly, I'd feel a lot better about my sister dating a lawyer than a cop twice who's twice her age.
And I don't vote for a the same reason I don't attend church or buy games that phone-home to DRM servers: once something stops being an opportunity and starts becoming an obligation, I abstain from the process.
Electrolytes are what solar power plants crave...
Nuh-uh.
All men are CREATED equal. What we do after that is up to us. Yes, special classes of people have special rights and responsibilities based upon their qualifications: Parents. Doctors. Teachers. Lawyers. Members of the Military. Politicians...
You should be held to the same standards as a doctor? When was the last time you swore the Hippocratic oath?
"The Salmon of Doubt" by Douglas Adams. It's basically a collection of his notes that was published just after his death.
Aim for the flat-top!
DNA was notorious for not reading his own work when writing a sequel or adapting it to a different medium, hence all the differences between the Book, and the radio play, and eventually the movie. It's not that he wanted constant rewrites... he just forgot what he said had happened and was too busy to go back and check. Honestly, I don't think he'd be too upset about someone using the Guide universe as a launchpad for another project if his widow benefits. The amazing thing is, we could have had the Guide as a movie 20 years ago, if it wasn't for Dan Akroyd hijacking the pitch meeting for his own purposes. ...fucking Ghostbusters...
Chagrin...?
Sounds like a "jackpot" situation to me. ...As long as Arthur can stop himself saying things like "uhm" and "er" and "I don't understand" and "Where's the tea?"
...I have a serious salmon of doubt about this whole thing...
See? Clerical error. We're all screwed.
Those responsible for the subsequent sackings will later discover that all previous sackings, and in fact, the entirety of revolution itself was actually due to a clerical error at the home office.
I work at an aerospace manufacturer. The tests were my favorite part of the interview process. I applied for the IT job, but they'd already decided on someone, so I took another position, because I needed the work. Aced the tests (because, let's face it... they're not MENSA-level exams). My wife graduated with an electrical engineering degree a few months later and applied at the same place. Same tests. Reasonable? You betcha.
...on Prosper.com. P2P lending. I make micro-loans. Rather than let the bank use my deposits as a fractional reserve basis to gouge other consumers with astronomical loan terms, I compete with other individual lenders to bid down percentage rates on these loans. The upshot is a loan at much better rates than at the bank for the borrower, and returns that have consistently outperformed the best mutual funds in my portfolio. People need help funding projects or for emergencies, and I have the means to help them, while making a fuck-ton of cash, besides. Ain't technology grand?
"Peasant's Quest" is already taken, too...
User-generated content is the future. Over-paying companies because of out-dated business models and slipshod anti-piracy laws that exacerbate the situation rather than fix it, however? The only way to have an effect on these pigs is to hit them where it hurts: the wallet. Any policy that touts creativity, then immediately stifles that creativity in its implementation is bound to fail.
Yeah, they'll let their incompetence and poor business practices take care of tarnishing their image. They don't need help from your ten year old 3dfx card.