It's just that parents don't want their children (who are too young to understand) picking up or being exposed to language that is deeply hurtful to some.
1. the authors of the books 2. the choppers of the trees 3. the processors of the wood into paper 4. the drivers of the raw materials 5. the printers of the words onto the paper 6. the editors of the books 7. all the people who support all of the above... so that you may have books without paying for all of the above services?
What? I'm holding in my hand right now "2001: A Space Odyssey" by Arthur Clarke. Sitting just a few feet from me are it sequels 2010, 2061, and 3001.
There most certainly was a book. Clarke, however, modified the plot of the sequels in order to match the movie. The 2001 book went to Saturn, while the movie went to Jupiter, but the later books went to Jupiter.
The fact that the setting feels (at least to me, and probably to others) ripped right out of Foundation.
Picture Han as one of the Traders, smuggling Foundation goods into the rump Empire.
Seriously. In how many settings is it an important point that you have to make calculations before jumping in hyperspace, in order to avoid jumping into a star?
It's not owed in the sense of a debt that needs repaid. It's "owed" in the sense that the UN decided that the US "owes" it a certain amount of money.
I say if they're going to beg for our money they shouldn't turn around and complain about us. If they're too good for us, they're too good for our money.
Yeah, and if UN agencies don't like that, they can refund all those American taxpayer dollars they get from us, pack up their bags, and get out of New York.
You definitely mean GNU, not Linux. Keep in mind that to follow the development of Linux you have to use proprietary software (Bitkeeper), and Torvalds ays that if you object to that you are "thinking with your gonads."
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Coroporate donations have been illegal for about 30 years, silly.
Interesting, so Wizards hacked the theme out of Magic but let D&D have fun. I'm glad I quit Magic when I did then, since that's where the bias is.
It *is* being left as the artist intended it.
It's just that parents don't want their children (who are too young to understand) picking up or being exposed to language that is deeply hurtful to some.
It was asked why Mockingbird gets challenged. I suggested a reason.
Don't pick your argument with me.
That surprises me. I remember that Wizards revised the Unholy Strength M:tG card once they hit the big time, just to get away from that stuff.
Doesn't Mockingbird have "nigger" in it?
Did you volunteer to pay her rent when she got fired, or feed her kids?
Big corporations can't afford controversy, so those went away when Hasbro (via WotC) took over.
So you wish to enslave...
... so that you may have books without paying for all of the above services?
1. the authors of the books
2. the choppers of the trees
3. the processors of the wood into paper
4. the drivers of the raw materials
5. the printers of the words onto the paper
6. the editors of the books
7. all the people who support all of the above
Disasters cause people to stop, look, and talk, too. I'd say 2001 was a disaster of a movie.
What? I'm holding in my hand right now "2001: A Space Odyssey" by Arthur Clarke. Sitting just a few feet from me are it sequels 2010, 2061, and 3001.
There most certainly was a book. Clarke, however, modified the plot of the sequels in order to match the movie. The 2001 book went to Saturn, while the movie went to Jupiter, but the later books went to Jupiter.
Well, after I, Robot and The Bicentennial Man, I hope the answer is "Never."
The fact that the setting feels (at least to me, and probably to others) ripped right out of Foundation.
Picture Han as one of the Traders, smuggling Foundation goods into the rump Empire.
Seriously. In how many settings is it an important point that you have to make calculations before jumping in hyperspace, in order to avoid jumping into a star?
"...but you can't deny that they're art."
Why not?
I'd read the book twice, knew exactly what was going on, and still found the movie to be a total waste of time.
Yes. As soon as I saw the name Parry Aftab in the linked article, I stopped reading. Her threats toward the owner of katie.com were unacceptable.
Bullying by lawyers is no more pleasant than bullying by schoolchildren.
Be prepared for those uncontrolled youths reading this site to moderate you to oblivion.
So we're not talking about... practice?
Then you lose, don't you, for saying you can't say "You can't say that" and win an argument?
Fine, if that's still going on then they should kick us out, pack up their New York office, go to Geneva and take their Jew-hating assembly with it.
It's not owed in the sense of a debt that needs repaid. It's "owed" in the sense that the UN decided that the US "owes" it a certain amount of money.
I say if they're going to beg for our money they shouldn't turn around and complain about us. If they're too good for us, they're too good for our money.
Linux *is* a kernel. To follow the development of linux, which is a kernel released in portable source form, one must ust Bitkeeper.
Sure, one can follow the development of various OSes that use Linux without using Bitkeeper, including some GNU ones, but Linux is a separate matter.
Lumping the GNU project together with Linux does a disservice to both.
Yeah, and if UN agencies don't like that, they can refund all those American taxpayer dollars they get from us, pack up their bags, and get out of New York.
Who said it was? Why do you even bring it up?
You definitely mean GNU, not Linux. Keep in mind that to follow the development of Linux you have to use proprietary software (Bitkeeper), and Torvalds ays that if you object to that you are "thinking with your gonads."