Little brother is here and we are in hell...
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Ok, maybe not... But I'm still in shock from this. I wasn't going to post something because I know it will turn into a zealous, flaming rant but now I have something else to go along with it. How do we convince people (by this I mean 'normal people' as in my parents) that this s a bad thing? When I phoned my parents today and told them about this they said something I would never have expected: What's the big deal?
No matter what I said, they didn't seem to realize what was happening with this. I was accused of being 'out to get' M$ (which I am, but it doesn't mean I'm wrong) and I wonder what it will take before people realize what is happening.
One of the interesting things about this is that my mom said if it is really this bad, people just won't buy M$ products out there. It has to start somewhere, and my parents aren't going to be the place to start. Think I'll buy Penguin Computing/VA Linux computers instead of Dell now...
-Elendale (that wasn't too bad...)
Ack! I can't resist! This sucks. Really, really badly. As one who frequently dual-boots (required for me unfortunately) this is the end of my Windows upgrading. No longer will my computer come with the latest version (admittedly, not free) but any new 'breaking of software' that happens will cause me great trouble. I might end up protesting even if i'm all alone!
At least Blizzard releases 'when its ready' as opposed to 'when Bob the computer illiterate marketing droid says so'. Very few companies don't worship the all-mighty release dates. Working designs is another one, just ask anyone who pre-ordered Lunar:SSSC.
Actually I think TM is finished:( They really left that one out in the cold, I mean the strands of plot they had been laying were just coming undone (Tokimi/Washu/Tsunami/that freaky King of Jurai/Kagato (who I refuse to believe is dead, no one that smart would do something that stupid unless it was a ruse to cover something much more insidious)/the Tenchi and Tsunami connection/the Ryoko and Tsunami connection/etc/etc). They had so much stuff but stopped right before they did anything with it. Think of the Matrix stopping right after Neo is told he's 'not the one'. Yeah. I'll quit now.
-Elendale (honestly though, I don't think it'll be worth watching. It will be censored and they can't censor tenchi without removing the story:P)
Check out Suncoast. Its a video store and they usually have a big-ass wall of anime hiding somewhere. They are a chain, so any city of ~50k people should have one:)
-Elendale (I know the one near me is thinking about switching to mostly/all anime content)
Dragon Half is absolutely side-splitting. A cult classic and perhaps the definitive way to make fun of D&D (it even has the annoying 12 year old who abuses rules to create the god character and has no plot at all). If I remember correctly, Slayers gives it a nod in one of their episodes... can't remember exactly tho... Record of Lodoss war (or whatever it is) is a great one too. Like Slayers, but serious. Ninja Scroll/Devil Man for your mandatory 'ultra-violent-anime' catagory too.
-Elendale (actually, The Matrix is pretty much live action anime so it could be in here too, but I assume you've seen that...)
That's just what we need, another holy war... Well I'll throw my say in.
Tenchi Muyo is funny, very complex if you actually want to take the time to figure it out (the three 'goddesses', Ryoko's gems, etc) Ghost in the shell is good stuff. Could have brought anime to the US, but unfortunately Pokemon&Co. are doing it instead. Along those same lines, Princess Mononoke is one of the best movies I've seen (next to Matrix). Slayers is hilarious. All the old D&D tricks abused, plus the characters are freaks:) El Hazard (or however its spelled) is like Tenchi but not really. Lots of wierd humor and wierd characters, not to mention the fact that I know the real life Jinnai (yes, there is one). Neon Genesis Evangelion is a good one too. Wierd plot and lotsa angst, plus giant robots destroying stuff.
Well thats all I can think of right now... All worth your time, just don't quit posting stories for us while watching:) Finally a good use for the Andover $$$ you got....
-Elendale (BTW, I thought we were boycotting DVDs, right?)
Don't quite think that is what he said. While it is good to have as few casualties as possible, can we justify the loss of life while we sit around aiming guided missiles or whatever and say 'oooh, pretty picture... do it again!' or would it be better to just send our tanks and troops in and drive the 'enemy' out before more civillians can be killed? I'm all for a war without a loss of life on our side, but I also want to make sure we do everything in our power to make sure we protect who we want to protect. We started the war not to save our lives, but to save the lives of ethnic minorities who had little to no say in Kosovo and elsewhere then took our sweet time about it, letting bastard dictators kill innocent people. War cannot become a commodity excersise where cannot justify the loss of our lives as we kill others.
-Elendale (this isn't supposed to be a flame, BTW)
Problem is, trolls are getting more offensive (tho that's not a real reason, just a complaint. I don't really want to buy an 'adult check' id to read slash) and mods are running around just to keep up with all the posts. True, many, many gems slip through the threshold (i am at +2 because i don't have time for anything else) but can you think of a better system? I can't. Bitchslap is supposed to be for 'troll moderators' but meta-mod should catch them... oh well... Oh, and the lameness filter is lame. Too bad Rob is up to his neck in trolls and has to try everything he can just to keep them in check (by this i mean real trolls not OOG THE CAVEMAN trolls). Sad time.
I wish, I wish, I wish I could beat these people with the cluestick. I lost 'large yet unspecific amounts of money also due to piracy of MP3s' This isn't likely to make anyone think that I have actually suffered damage due to MP3 trade, just that I'm a blowhard. Yet the RIAA still thinks that this will convice us they are being unfairly abused. Lets see some stats guys.
-Elendale (and I mean real statitistics, not more FUD)
Re:It IS about censorship though...
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Voluntary censorship, of EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF LITERATURE. Though you are correct on every other point, F451 censored thinking. There were some books that made it through, but the banned list was millions of books long. The censorship comes from censoring ideas. As that one fireman put it (the leader guy, whatever his name was) people don't like being uncomfortable. So what did they do? Remove everything that made them uncomfortable. And think about it, EVERYTHING makes at least one person uncomfortable. Oh well, I'll quit now.
This is the exact thing Bradbury was talking about:) He noticed that PC stuff (in this case, ISO correct stuff) was causing a massive wave of fear even then. The book's problem, the fact that most of the characters are zombies, was created because the minorities took over and no one could insult anyone, in other words: imagine a world on happy drugs. Much irony (and yes, I'm misusing that word... I think... errr... now I'm not sure...)
-Elendale (Not to mention it has something to do with my.sig)
Really, really, really good book
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If you haven't read it, do so! It displays many of the complaints we have today about MPAA, RIAA, and various other acronyms in a grating way (be prepared to feel a bit uncomfortable cuz Bradbury turns up the heat about mid-way through). In addition to that, it is a short read. I believe I finished it in one high school day during my free periods (stolen from a class that was reading it at that time) so you can't complain about that. Besides that, we can look real smart when we tell censorship bastards to go read Farhenheit 451 to learn why we are so angry. Note: this is not the hollywood-ized, cheap, lame Sci-fi that gets panned (rightly so) for lack of purpose and crappy overall effect that many of Bradbury's works have been turned into. This is some impressive fiction and even today (when much of the world presented looks a bit 'silly') it carries the sense of realism. Yeah, read the thing!
-Elendale (grammer and punctuation were completely optional in this post)
I think you are wrong about the net (and the tech that goes with it) not being as important as _cars_ and _roads_. Just wait a few years and we'll look back on the 'information revolution' as the most important thing in the last two thousand years.
Heh, that's not very nice *evil grin* I especially like how you're grilling them for the Kerberos spec at the same time. Hmm... <desperate OT dodge>When M$ lawyers respond (or perhaps fail to respond) to this, what is your next step? If the court comes calling I assume you are ready to fight, what if it becomes to expensive?</desperate OT dodge>
Not only that, imagine M$ tossing billions and billions of $$$ at places it doesn't like in an effort to bankrupt them. AOL doesn't like a letter your wrote on one of their chat services? Prepare for a US$10million legal fee when corrupt/ignorant/both judges rule against your. Loser pays is an interesting idea, but just too open to abuse.
I promise this one will be better than the last one...
News from the frontlines: AOL worried users might be able to access web pages due to the constitution, asks congress to repeal constitution. Today, AOL released a press statement claiming that the constitution is infringing upon their right to deny certain customers access to web pages based on their age, nationality, or- as the spokesman put it- catagory. AOL states that it was given the right to do these from the DMCA and the fact that all the government workers are owned by AOL. The AOL spokesman stated at the end of the conference "by listening to this speech you have agreed to give up your rights as human beings and work as cheap labor for AOL and also not say anything bad about us. If you agree to this, blink sometime within the next week or two. Thank you and have a nice day." No one was available for comment
Here I go again. With the news of NSI's underhanded 'domain name veto' AND the apparent 'merger' of AOL and NSI (is this horrible fact? or fiction? Someone more informed than I post below) I find myself once again in the mood to make fun of AOL&CO. in a devious and inciteful way. Without further ado: AOL vs. Dr. Doom (Marvel guy, wears steel suit&tie... you know who he is)
Doom: Hahahaha! With my new Gigantic World Destroying Laser of Disintegration I'll surely take over the world! AOL: No, we have a patent on Gigantic World Destroying Lasers of Disintegration. In fact, we own your parent company's parent company's shareholders. Also, we plan to destroy a new technology by restricting access to who we like, and destroying whoever we don't by massive theft of domain names Doom: NO! How could you! That is completely wrong and evil! (he starts to cry) AOL: HA! We own the copyright on tears! By crying you are breaking our encryption scheme! Pay up fool! Doom: WTF?! I thought that was the MPAA/RIAA's domain... oh, never mind. AOL: Yes, we ARE buisiness partners. After all, we all want to take over the world...
-Elendale (I hope that was funnier than it seemed to me... Oh well)
I read what the post said now... I'm an idiot... I thought he said 'I am the original poster' instead of 'I am not the original poster'. That's what I get for doing this too early in the morning. Oh, and having an account isn't supposed to be some 'all powerful' security feature that keeps M$ goons out, they can post if they want to, just as the trolls can. Using an account is a way to identify WHO is posting. I could make posts claiming to be Taco, but unless I had his account I wouldn't be taken seriously. Just like these people who flame Linux/Slashdot/whatever without logging in. Oh well, rant done now.
If you have anything to say, log in and say it. First thing I thought of when I saw this was 'great, another M$ poster'. If you have an opinion, have the grit to not post anonymously. If you are a Microsoft employee, at least say it. Oh well...
-Elendale (wonders if HTML tags work in subjects... Nope!)
I have to agree with you here. There is one post in particular which posted the entire spec sans the EULA, but the rest are completely legal and it is psychotic that M$ wants them gone. Amazing they even have the gall to complain about this to us when they are doing to Kerberos what they did to Java (embrace, corrupt, extinguish).
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No matter what I said, they didn't seem to realize what was happening with this. I was accused of being 'out to get' M$ (which I am, but it doesn't mean I'm wrong) and I wonder what it will take before people realize what is happening.
One of the interesting things about this is that my mom said if it is really this bad, people just won't buy M$ products out there. It has to start somewhere, and my parents aren't going to be the place to start. Think I'll buy Penguin Computing/VA Linux computers instead of Dell now...-Elendale (that wasn't too bad...)
Ack! I can't resist! This sucks. Really, really badly. As one who frequently dual-boots (required for me unfortunately) this is the end of my Windows upgrading. No longer will my computer come with the latest version (admittedly, not free) but any new 'breaking of software' that happens will cause me great trouble. I might end up protesting even if i'm all alone!-Elendale (Yes, I did too...)
-Elendale (honestly though, I don't think it'll be worth watching. It will be censored and they can't censor tenchi without removing the story :P)
-Elendale (I know the one near me is thinking about switching to mostly/all anime content)
Dragon Half is absolutely side-splitting. A cult classic and perhaps the definitive way to make fun of D&D (it even has the annoying 12 year old who abuses rules to create the god character and has no plot at all). If I remember correctly, Slayers gives it a nod in one of their episodes... can't remember exactly tho...
Record of Lodoss war (or whatever it is) is a great one too. Like Slayers, but serious.
Ninja Scroll/Devil Man for your mandatory 'ultra-violent-anime' catagory too.
-Elendale (actually, The Matrix is pretty much live action anime so it could be in here too, but I assume you've seen that...)
Tenchi Muyo is funny, very complex if you actually want to take the time to figure it out (the three 'goddesses', Ryoko's gems, etc) :)
Well thats all I can think of right now... All worth your time, just don't quit posting stories for us while watchingGhost in the shell is good stuff. Could have brought anime to the US, but unfortunately Pokemon&Co. are doing it instead.
Along those same lines, Princess Mononoke is one of the best movies I've seen (next to Matrix).
Slayers is hilarious. All the old D&D tricks abused, plus the characters are freaks
El Hazard (or however its spelled) is like Tenchi but not really. Lots of wierd humor and wierd characters, not to mention the fact that I know the real life Jinnai (yes, there is one).
Neon Genesis Evangelion is a good one too. Wierd plot and lotsa angst, plus giant robots destroying stuff.
-Elendale (BTW, I thought we were boycotting DVDs, right?)
-Elendale (this isn't supposed to be a flame, BTW)
-Elendale (of course, the obligatory: SPOON!)
-Elendale (Trying to think of something unexpected... Oh yeah! Dust Puppy is ugly! Air that thing out! there... that ought to cover it)
-Elendale (BTW, odd that you posted as AC...)
I lost 'large yet unspecific amounts of money also due to piracy of MP3s'
This isn't likely to make anyone think that I have actually suffered damage due to MP3 trade, just that I'm a blowhard. Yet the RIAA still thinks that this will convice us they are being unfairly abused. Lets see some stats guys.
-Elendale (and I mean real statitistics, not more FUD)
-Elendale (Just a thought)
-Elendale (Not to mention it has something to do with my .sig)
Note: this is not the hollywood-ized, cheap, lame Sci-fi that gets panned (rightly so) for lack of purpose and crappy overall effect that many of Bradbury's works have been turned into. This is some impressive fiction and even today (when much of the world presented looks a bit 'silly') it carries the sense of realism. Yeah, read the thing!
-Elendale (grammer and punctuation were completely optional in this post)
-Elendale (I think anyway)
Wish I may
Wish I might
Have this wish tonight
Are you satisfied?
Dig for gold
Dig for fame
You dig to make your name
Are you pacified?
All the wants you waste
All the things you've chased
And it all crashes down
And you break your crown
And you point your finger
But there's no one around
Just want one thing
Just to play the king
But the castle crumbled
And you've left with just a name
Where's your crown
King nothing
Hard and cold
Bought and sold
A heart hard as gold
Are you satisfied
Wish I may
Wish I might
You wish your life away
Are you pacified
All the wants you waste
All the things you've chased
And it all crashes down
And you break your crown
And you point your finger
But there's no one around
Where's your crown
King Nothing
I wish I may
I wish I might
Have this wish I wish tonight
I want the star
I want it now
I want it all and i don't care how
Careful what you wish
Careful what you say
Careful what you wish
You may regret it
Careful what you wish
You just might get it
Then it all crashes down
And you break your crown
And you point your finger
But there's no one around
And it all crashes down
And you break your crown
And you point your finger
But there's no one around
Where's your crown
King Nothing
Just want one thing
Just to play the king
But the castle crumbled
And you've left with just a name
Where's your crown
King Nothing
(We're off to never never land)
-Elendale (worst part is I didn't have to change the lyrics at all)
Heh, that's not very nice *evil grin*
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I especially like how you're grilling them for the Kerberos spec at the same time. Hmm... <desperate OT dodge>When M$ lawyers respond (or perhaps fail to respond) to this, what is your next step? If the court comes calling I assume you are ready to fight, what if it becomes to expensive?</desperate OT dodge>
-Elendale (see the
-Elendale (blahblahblah, see .sig)
News from the frontlines: AOL worried users might be able to access web pages due to the constitution, asks congress to repeal constitution.
-ElendaleToday, AOL released a press statement claiming that the constitution is infringing upon their right to deny certain customers access to web pages based on their age, nationality, or- as the spokesman put it- catagory. AOL states that it was given the right to do these from the DMCA and the fact that all the government workers are owned by AOL. The AOL spokesman stated at the end of the conference "by listening to this speech you have agreed to give up your rights as human beings and work as cheap labor for AOL and also not say anything bad about us. If you agree to this, blink sometime within the next week or two. Thank you and have a nice day."
No one was available for comment
Doom: Hahahaha! With my new Gigantic World Destroying Laser of Disintegration I'll surely take over the world!
-Elendale (I hope that was funnier than it seemed to me... Oh well)AOL: No, we have a patent on Gigantic World Destroying Lasers of Disintegration. In fact, we own your parent company's parent company's shareholders. Also, we plan to destroy a new technology by restricting access to who we like, and destroying whoever we don't by massive theft of domain names
Doom: NO! How could you! That is completely wrong and evil! (he starts to cry)
AOL: HA! We own the copyright on tears! By crying you are breaking our encryption scheme! Pay up fool!
Doom: WTF?! I thought that was the MPAA/RIAA's domain... oh, never mind.
AOL: Yes, we ARE buisiness partners. After all, we all want to take over the world...
-Elendale (awake now...)
-Elendale
-Elendale (wonders if HTML tags work in subjects... Nope!)
-Elendale (And during the DOJ trial too!)
-Elendale (Thinks the one post of the whole specs was a bit overboard tho)