Watch cowboy bebop. Its not a high-culture trendy thing, or a deep meaninful thing, or a bizarre schoolgirls in panties thing.
Its just a fucking good show. Its fun, action-packed, funny, stylish, and entertaining. This headline could be easily "Nifty-sci-fi movie coming".
Yes, many anime fans are obsessed wierdos who think that Nurse Angel is high culture. Before it was imported, I know many guys who watched Cart Captor Sakura on much-coveted import tapes.
Those people suck. There is a lot of good anime. THere are a lot of people who will watch anything, as long as it is anime. Don't listen to them - listen to normal, reputable folks (like Taco) on their opinion.
And see Bebop. 'tis good.
BTW, anybody else thinking they should've left the title? Bebop was meant to be aimed at Americans. The massive amount of American music references reflected that. I mean, referring to one of Billy Joel's classics would've been a fine thing for american audiences, but they had to call it "The Movie"?
Expose them to whatever they want. But don't let them fuck around. Give them freedom of religion, freedom to love, associate, and smoke whatever they want. But if they don't get straight A's, if I have to pick them up at the police station, if they invite their friends over who get drunk and break shit, then they're in deep trouble.
Because unless the US uses this thing to build their nuke-shield, there is no reason for them to hate it.
The Pentagon was the center of the US military that was used to run roughshod over the soviernty of other nations. The WTC was the symbol and center of globalized business that is more of the US controlling the rest of the world (everybody works for US companies that treat them like shit, who are they going to hate? US capitalism).
The space elevator just shoots stuff into space. Why would they give a fuck.
Oddly enough, I think the big problem here is not the drug company, it's the doctors. Antibiotic resistance is their fault. Go to any small-town non-prestegious hospital and you'll see doctors prescribing multiple high-power antibiotics for non-critical applications. These anti-biotics are powerful _because_ they are rare - by overusing them rather then getting the last use out of the simpler antibiotics, they doom the world to diseases resistant to even the strongest antibiotics.
Larger, more prestigious hospitals have to keep in much closer touch with research (often being research-oriented themselves) and tend to be more aware of the problems of antibiotic abuse.
Complex, rare antibiotics like this should not be needed - at least not yet.
$80? What school are you at? My textbooks start at $100, unless its a course that requires more then one textbook when they're usually a little cheaper, but still gouging.
My university (U of Guelph) attempts to record the MAC adress, but their registration program that you must use when you first log on is buggy as hell and often easier to circumvent then to actually use. So I'm not sure how many MAC adresses they actually record.
Or got jobs as telemarketers (hell, most universities even run extensive official telemarketing systems to harass alumni for donations). If you're willing to telemarket, I don't see why you wouldn't be willing to spam. Sure its less money, but its also less work.
Thats not the point - the point is that he did it damn well. He made it into the top 2%. Most don't. Most tragically, his music made a massive steaming pile of money for other people - not him. He got very little. That is why this is sad - its not "oh drat, this guys' not getting his free ride" its "oh drat, this guy climbed to the top of percentile of his industry, made buckets of money for other people, and scraped a medium paycheck for his efforts".
Don't buy CD's from a record store. Don't pirate music - it only increases the popularity of the people you shouldn't be buying CD's from.
Go see live music. If you live in a city larger than 50,000 people, there should be a few bars that get live music. Go see them. If you like them, buy their music. No record company required. No inernet piracy required. Just good music.
If they wanna post stuff for free on the internet, more power to 'em. I'll download that. But I don't expect them to.
Actually, I've seen some more work being done on the comic book front, and it looks like theirs still some wind in those sails. The League of Extrordinary Gentlemen looks good, and they'll surely milk X-Men to a trilogy, not to mention Spiderman sequels and a possible Venom movie. Yes, its a fad, but there are still some more movies to come of it.
I assume its because the electric motor is taxed much more at high speeds. While a conventional engine is just wasting energy when stopping or idling, the electric is doing fine. So, speed becomes the dominant concern in the Hybrid - low speed = better mileage.
Who did they think would by one of these? Corporates? Until suits see everyone else riding one they'll keep away. Suburbanites? They wont get you anywhere - you need an SUV to travel. Kids/Students? Can't afford it. Urban? Sidewalks are too crowded, and too slow for roads.
Basically, imagine the limited marketshare that scooters/rollerblades/skateboards occupy (as transportation, not as stunt vehicles), then make it way more expensive.
There is a distinct difference - Iraq is already a violent nation that invaded a neighbor and has committed violent acts against its citizens. This is more like not permitting a convicted felon from owning weapons. Similar to how they dissallowed Mitnick from going near an internet connection after he was released.
I have no problem limiting the hardware allowed to hackers *after* they have already been proven guilty of a computer crime. Just not before.
Well, plus AV software runs out of time. My Norton AV had to be uninstalled because the resubscribe message was too annoying (and I'm careful enough to keep worms off of my PC - the only messages I ever got from Norton were about dangerous attachments I never opened anyways).
I've always noticed that too. The fact that there's never any large-scale loss really does encourage the idea that its not your garden-variety blackhat. When I was a kid, your computer contracting a virus meant that you could kiss all your files goodbye. These days, it means your connection will be lagged and maybe some e-mail sent. All ILOVEYOU even did was delete some jpgs and mp3s. I'm surprised that none of these worms don't wait for an hour or two(for the computer to finish spreading) then wipe the machine or something - or maybe begin spewing the contents of the SQL database onto the 'net (heaven forbid credit card #'s be in there).
I always say when something like this happens - at least the attacker wasn't going for raw damage.
You know what? I let my girlfriend drag me to Chicago, and I dragged her to TTT. Its really hard for me to say this, but Chicago was better. By a long shot. Its not a cheezy, sappy love story like Moulin Rouge, or some melodrama like Evita - its hilarious, dirty, and fun. The cast is awesome in it - I want Queen Latifah's musical number on video. That being said, Greek Wedding should be on the block for Best Picture as well. Meanwhile, TTT took most of the good character development and plot out of the novels and replaced it with a big battle. And besides - I'm just mad because they made Gimli into comic relief and put Elves at the battle of Helms Deep. Fellowship was better.
But we all know the Pianist will win, because of the automagic WW2 tragedy win: any film that is about WW2/holocaust and tragic will win oscars.
I think Gangs of New York is only there because mainstream films are starting to feel left out. Which is not because people don't want mainstream films to win oscars - its because they suck.
Are you kidding? In every movie she's either fat with cottage cheese thighs or so skinny you can see every bone in her body. That woman needs to level off.
Hey, I thought this was funny - get it, an X-Box is already a console filled with... damn, whatever.
That being said, there are easier ways to get your EMU's back onto the console. I don't know (or care) about newer consoles, but the Sega Dreamcast has some very polished emulators for various systems - burn a CD full of NES games+EMU, then play. Back on the console with nice (and cheap) gamepads, right where they belong.
Good god that was an impossible game. I was such a fan of Life Force. It was so frustrating because if you took one little hit you lost all your goodies.
As an engineer, the PEO will take away my livelihood if I do not properly verify and check over the background of calculations I'm given. Once I stamp something, I'm responsible for everything in it.
I cannot just use simulation software without being certain that it is accurate. I can't use someone elses calculations unless I am confident of them.
I worked damn hard to get this far, and people have high expectations of me. I fully expect the same of any other profession that can cause serious damage when they screw up.
It is not his job to believe them. The moment the possibility of doing real damage to a person appears, so do responsibility. If belief was the issue, madmen would make the best reporters - they'd allways have an off-the-wall story (my neighbor is Hussein's estranged son) that would be true - from there perspective. If they're going to print something about someone - they'd better be able to back it up properly, or else the damage done by the statement is their fault.
Stupidity is not an excuse in my field - it should not be in theirs.
He's referring to Monty Python joke where they explain how the Brits won world war 2 by developing a joke so funny it killed people. In response, the Germans tried to develop a similar joke. To illustrate this, they had stock footage of Hitler delivering a speech with the "my dog's got no nose" joke written as the subtitles. Just in case you were confused and thought he was serious.
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Yeah - here in Canada Harry Potter was imported as "the Philosopher's Stone" - we don't like movie companies insulting our intelligence.
Watch cowboy bebop. Its not a high-culture trendy thing, or a deep meaninful thing, or a bizarre schoolgirls in panties thing.
Its just a fucking good show. Its fun, action-packed, funny, stylish, and entertaining. This headline could be easily "Nifty-sci-fi movie coming".
Yes, many anime fans are obsessed wierdos who think that Nurse Angel is high culture. Before it was imported, I know many guys who watched Cart Captor Sakura on much-coveted import tapes.
Those people suck. There is a lot of good anime. THere are a lot of people who will watch anything, as long as it is anime. Don't listen to them - listen to normal, reputable folks (like Taco) on their opinion.
And see Bebop. 'tis good.
BTW, anybody else thinking they should've left the title? Bebop was meant to be aimed at Americans. The massive amount of American music references reflected that. I mean, referring to one of Billy Joel's classics would've been a fine thing for american audiences, but they had to call it "The Movie"?
Expose them to whatever they want. But don't let them fuck around. Give them freedom of religion, freedom to love, associate, and smoke whatever they want. But if they don't get straight A's, if I have to pick them up at the police station, if they invite their friends over who get drunk and break shit, then they're in deep trouble.
Because unless the US uses this thing to build their nuke-shield, there is no reason for them to hate it.
The Pentagon was the center of the US military that was used to run roughshod over the soviernty of other nations. The WTC was the symbol and center of globalized business that is more of the US controlling the rest of the world (everybody works for US companies that treat them like shit, who are they going to hate? US capitalism).
The space elevator just shoots stuff into space. Why would they give a fuck.
Oddly enough, I think the big problem here is not the drug company, it's the doctors. Antibiotic resistance is their fault. Go to any small-town non-prestegious hospital and you'll see doctors prescribing multiple high-power antibiotics for non-critical applications. These anti-biotics are powerful _because_ they are rare - by overusing them rather then getting the last use out of the simpler antibiotics, they doom the world to diseases resistant to even the strongest antibiotics.
Larger, more prestigious hospitals have to keep in much closer touch with research (often being research-oriented themselves) and tend to be more aware of the problems of antibiotic abuse.
Complex, rare antibiotics like this should not be needed - at least not yet.
$80? What school are you at? My textbooks start at $100, unless its a course that requires more then one textbook when they're usually a little cheaper, but still gouging.
My university (U of Guelph) attempts to record the MAC adress, but their registration program that you must use when you first log on is buggy as hell and often easier to circumvent then to actually use. So I'm not sure how many MAC adresses they actually record.
Or got jobs as telemarketers (hell, most universities even run extensive official telemarketing systems to harass alumni for donations). If you're willing to telemarket, I don't see why you wouldn't be willing to spam. Sure its less money, but its also less work.
Thats not the point - the point is that he did it damn well. He made it into the top 2%. Most don't. Most tragically, his music made a massive steaming pile of money for other people - not him. He got very little. That is why this is sad - its not "oh drat, this guys' not getting his free ride" its "oh drat, this guy climbed to the top of percentile of his industry, made buckets of money for other people, and scraped a medium paycheck for his efforts".
Mod this up - its a good serious non-troll comment from a troll account.
Don't buy CD's from a record store. Don't pirate music - it only increases the popularity of the people you shouldn't be buying CD's from.
Go see live music. If you live in a city larger than 50,000 people, there should be a few bars that get live music. Go see them. If you like them, buy their music. No record company required. No inernet piracy required. Just good music.
If they wanna post stuff for free on the internet, more power to 'em. I'll download that. But I don't expect them to.
Actually, I've seen some more work being done on the comic book front, and it looks like theirs still some wind in those sails. The League of Extrordinary Gentlemen looks good, and they'll surely milk X-Men to a trilogy, not to mention Spiderman sequels and a possible Venom movie. Yes, its a fad, but there are still some more movies to come of it.
I assume its because the electric motor is taxed much more at high speeds. While a conventional engine is just wasting energy when stopping or idling, the electric is doing fine. So, speed becomes the dominant concern in the Hybrid - low speed = better mileage.
Mostly because it will kill interoperability with OS Office initiatives.
Who did they think would by one of these? Corporates? Until suits see everyone else riding one they'll keep away. Suburbanites? They wont get you anywhere - you need an SUV to travel. Kids/Students? Can't afford it. Urban? Sidewalks are too crowded, and too slow for roads.
Basically, imagine the limited marketshare that scooters/rollerblades/skateboards occupy (as transportation, not as stunt vehicles), then make it way more expensive.
There is a distinct difference - Iraq is already a violent nation that invaded a neighbor and has committed violent acts against its citizens. This is more like not permitting a convicted felon from owning weapons. Similar to how they dissallowed Mitnick from going near an internet connection after he was released.
I have no problem limiting the hardware allowed to hackers *after* they have already been proven guilty of a computer crime. Just not before.
Well, plus AV software runs out of time. My Norton AV had to be uninstalled because the resubscribe message was too annoying (and I'm careful enough to keep worms off of my PC - the only messages I ever got from Norton were about dangerous attachments I never opened anyways).
I've always noticed that too. The fact that there's never any large-scale loss really does encourage the idea that its not your garden-variety blackhat. When I was a kid, your computer contracting a virus meant that you could kiss all your files goodbye. These days, it means your connection will be lagged and maybe some e-mail sent. All ILOVEYOU even did was delete some jpgs and mp3s. I'm surprised that none of these worms don't wait for an hour or two(for the computer to finish spreading) then wipe the machine or something - or maybe begin spewing the contents of the SQL database onto the 'net (heaven forbid credit card #'s be in there).
I always say when something like this happens - at least the attacker wasn't going for raw damage.
That's it? I don't think I could even get the police to come to my house for something like that - much less make an arrest.
You know what? I let my girlfriend drag me to Chicago, and I dragged her to TTT. Its really hard for me to say this, but Chicago was better. By a long shot. Its not a cheezy, sappy love story like Moulin Rouge, or some melodrama like Evita - its hilarious, dirty, and fun. The cast is awesome in it - I want Queen Latifah's musical number on video. That being said, Greek Wedding should be on the block for Best Picture as well. Meanwhile, TTT took most of the good character development and plot out of the novels and replaced it with a big battle. And besides - I'm just mad because they made Gimli into comic relief and put Elves at the battle of Helms Deep. Fellowship was better.
But we all know the Pianist will win, because of the automagic WW2 tragedy win: any film that is about WW2/holocaust and tragic will win oscars.
I think Gangs of New York is only there because mainstream films are starting to feel left out. Which is not because people don't want mainstream films to win oscars - its because they suck.
Are you kidding? In every movie she's either fat with cottage cheese thighs or so skinny you can see every bone in her body. That woman needs to level off.
Hey, I thought this was funny - get it, an X-Box is already a console filled with... damn, whatever.
That being said, there are easier ways to get your EMU's back onto the console. I don't know (or care) about newer consoles, but the Sega Dreamcast has some very polished emulators for various systems - burn a CD full of NES games+EMU, then play. Back on the console with nice (and cheap) gamepads, right where they belong.
Good god that was an impossible game. I was such a fan of Life Force. It was so frustrating because if you took one little hit you lost all your goodies.
As an engineer, the PEO will take away my livelihood if I do not properly verify and check over the background of calculations I'm given. Once I stamp something, I'm responsible for everything in it.
I cannot just use simulation software without being certain that it is accurate. I can't use someone elses calculations unless I am confident of them.
I worked damn hard to get this far, and people have high expectations of me. I fully expect the same of any other profession that can cause serious damage when they screw up.
It is not his job to believe them. The moment the possibility of doing real damage to a person appears, so do responsibility. If belief was the issue, madmen would make the best reporters - they'd allways have an off-the-wall story (my neighbor is Hussein's estranged son) that would be true - from there perspective. If they're going to print something about someone - they'd better be able to back it up properly, or else the damage done by the statement is their fault.
Stupidity is not an excuse in my field - it should not be in theirs.
He's referring to Monty Python joke where they explain how the Brits won world war 2 by developing a joke so funny it killed people. In response, the Germans tried to develop a similar joke. To illustrate this, they had stock footage of Hitler delivering a speech with the "my dog's got no nose" joke written as the subtitles. Just in case you were confused and thought he was serious.