My reaction was the complete opposite. Hated it as a teen, watched it again recently and found it eerily prophetic. Sure, the story is dumb and predictable '80s action fare, but the world it takes place in is surprisingly well constructed.
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Yup. Apple is following Microsoft for a change. Not only in tabletifying their OS but also in their naming of it. I remember Jobs way back in the cat era poking fun at Vista's pre production name "Longhorn" and now they name their own OS "Mavericks" which as every QI watcher knows was originally a term describing unbranded cattle.
So is this all a hidden homage to Tucows or a comment on how they see their customers?
It's short for True Christian's Compass and Spyglass Emporium. I prefer them to Doubtful Barry's Binocular Spectacular. Barry may be cheaper, but Christian sells better quality goods.
I'll be happy when people stop being too lazy and/or proud to keep their own houses clean. An unspeakably nasty region behind the toilet doesn't appear overnight.
Unless you're stuck in dogma, it is possible to be terrified of one branch of the government and be happy with another. For instance:
Department of Health: good Department of Homeland security: bad Department of Motor Vehicles: meh
Are three assessments that can coexist in one sane person without their brain exploding. Slapping a label like "Fascist" or "Socialist" on the whole mess is a good alternative for thinking for yourself but in the end not very constructive.
The Iraqis had the same luxury under Saddam. Are you saying that you want a ruthless dictator in charge? Or are you saying that the luxury is that the infrastructure hasn't been wrecked by a foreign invasion?
The users reject the submissions these days. I guess that even nerds are sick and tired of superhero movies by now. Personally, I wanted Affleck to play Superman.
the pinnacle of technology and humankind has been going down hill since.
Huge prestige projects and the accompanying techno optimism may have gone the way of the dinosaur in the US and Europe. They still build crazy megaprojects in the Middle and Far East. Humanity has produced many unspectacular improvements in the intervening years that have had a much greater impact on the world than any big rocket or skyscraper ever had. Worldwide, the number of humans living in absolute poverty is at an all time low. Today, obesity is a greater killer than hunger - let that sink in for a moment. Some of the worst diseases are being eradicated. The Internet is slowly but surely bringing knowledge cheaply to everyone who can read (world literacy has never been higher as well) There are less wars than ever before and less people die in them. Switching on the news may make you think otherwise but for the vast majority of us life used to be much much worse.
So the World is a mess, and the Golden Age of the West may be nearing its end but overall humans are not doing badly compared to those who have gone before.
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Another tragic victim of Lucas Editing Disease.
My reaction was the complete opposite. Hated it as a teen, watched it again recently and found it eerily prophetic. Sure, the story is dumb and predictable '80s action fare, but the world it takes place in is surprisingly well constructed.
Not to worry though, the inevitable bland remake will be out next year.
Yup. Apple is following Microsoft for a change. Not only in tabletifying their OS but also in their naming of it.
I remember Jobs way back in the cat era poking fun at Vista's pre production name "Longhorn" and now they name their own OS "Mavericks" which as every QI watcher knows was originally a term describing unbranded cattle.
So is this all a hidden homage to Tucows or a comment on how they see their customers?
Things are looking up for my Automated Prisoner to Burger Converter.
It's short for True Christian's Compass and Spyglass Emporium. I prefer them to Doubtful Barry's Binocular Spectacular. Barry may be cheaper, but Christian sells better quality goods.
I don't.
I want to karma whore by linking to the Periodic Table of Videos 115 entry and wondering when there will be an update to linked video.
Nope. We're still stuck with the regular level of telepathy. Still, it comes in useful when playing poker.
I'll be happy when people stop being too lazy and/or proud to keep their own houses clean.
An unspeakably nasty region behind the toilet doesn't appear overnight.
Robot? Where is the diamond brooch that I inherited from my grandmother?
Is there anything that cannot be justified by appeals over terrorism?
Yes, but I can't tell you what it is. It's a state secret.
Why can't we go back to the good old days when people bought their pressure cookers to grow shrooms?
Unless you're stuck in dogma, it is possible to be terrified of one branch of the government and be happy with another. For instance:
Department of Health: good
Department of Homeland security: bad
Department of Motor Vehicles: meh
Are three assessments that can coexist in one sane person without their brain exploding. Slapping a label like "Fascist" or "Socialist" on the whole mess is a good alternative for thinking for yourself but in the end not very constructive.
"official says" is the important bit here.
The Iraqis had the same luxury under Saddam. Are you saying that you want a ruthless dictator in charge? Or are you saying that the luxury is that the infrastructure hasn't been wrecked by a foreign invasion?
If that is your attitude then you are much poorer than you can ever imagine.
More like Cave Johnson.
What about simultaneous 4-corner days? Your pizza model can't account for those.
The users reject the submissions these days. I guess that even nerds are sick and tired of superhero movies by now.
Personally, I wanted Affleck to play Superman.
Please don't encourage them.
You're forced into allowing Calibre to manage your books.
Why are you using an ebook manager if you don't want it to manage your ebooks?
You obviously have never used Adobe Digital Editions.
Certainly not a Librarian.
the pinnacle of technology and humankind has been going down hill since.
Huge prestige projects and the accompanying techno optimism may have gone the way of the dinosaur in the US and Europe. They still build crazy megaprojects in the Middle and Far East.
Humanity has produced many unspectacular improvements in the intervening years that have had a much greater impact on the world than any big rocket or skyscraper ever had. Worldwide, the number of humans living in absolute poverty is at an all time low. Today, obesity is a greater killer than hunger - let that sink in for a moment. Some of the worst diseases are being eradicated. The Internet is slowly but surely bringing knowledge cheaply to everyone who can read (world literacy has never been higher as well) There are less wars than ever before and less people die in them. Switching on the news may make you think otherwise but for the vast majority of us life used to be much much worse.
So the World is a mess, and the Golden Age of the West may be nearing its end but overall humans are not doing badly compared to those who have gone before.
Sounds about right for a second hand webcam in a Styrofoam rock.
The value they hold is about equal, but the old Apple products do fetch a higher price.