Honestly, I'm not trolling, but I thought LOTR:RoTK was by far the worst of the three. My feelings were that they would get the nominations and have the best chance of getting awards this year because the awards organizations knew they could put off throwing Jackson et al a bone due to the way they made/released the three films.
Not that my comment was particularly helpful, but don't see how that was off topic (thus modded down) with all the "goods", "whews", "yays", and miscellaneous other happy comments about Mindstorms not being discontinued. I'm just expressing succinctly what a lot of others did. Weird moderators. Oh...wait...unless it was the general "oops...he said the G-word" hysteria that cause knee-jerk reactions from most folks. Of course moderators do realize that "Thank God" is an idiom, right?
This is a story of a DM (Ed) and a paladin (Eric) during a game of AD&D.
ED: You see a well-groomed garden. In the middle, on a small hill, you see a gazebo. ERIC: A gazebo? What color is it? ED: (Pause) It's white, Eric. ERIC: How far away is it? ED: About 50 yards. ERIC: How big is it? ED: (Pause) It's about 30 feet across, 15 feet high, with a pointed top. ERIC: I use my sword to detect whether it's good. ED: It's not good, Eric. It's a gazebo! ERIC: (Pause) I call out to it. ED: It won't answer. It's a gazebo! ERIC: (Pause) I sheathe my sword and draw my bow and arrows. Does it respond in any way? ED: No, Eric. It's a gazebo! ERIC: I shoot it with my bow (rolls to hit). What happened? ED: There is now a gazebo with an arrow sticking out of it. ERIC: (Pause) Wasn't it wounded? ED: Of course not, Eric! It's a gazebo! ERIC: (Whimper) But that was a plus-three arrow! ED: It's a gazebo, Eric, a gazebo! If you really want to try to destroy it, you could try to chop it wih an axe, I suppose, or you could try to burn it, but I don't know why anybody would even try. It's a @#%$*& gazebo! ERIC: (Long pause - he has no axe or fire spells) I run away. ED: (Thoroughly frustrated) It's too late. You've awakened the gazebo, and it catches you and eats you. ERIC: (Reaching for his dice) Maybe I'll roll up a fire-using mage so I can avenge my paladin...
At this point, the increasingly amused fellow party members restored a modicum of order by explaining what a gazebo is. This is solely an afterthought, of course, but Eric is doubly lucky that the gazebo was not situated on a grassy knoll.
Don't understand why this is seen as a step backwards. Seems like using the right (read easy-to-use, easy-to-build, most cost efficient, etc.) tool for the right job is a Good Idea(tm). If it's the right tool then I say yea to space travel. With the problems they've had, I'd worry more if they came up with yet another grand plan. Remember the KISS principle applies everywhere.
Doing "very little" work in a "ten hour day" has probably pissed them off already. I'd say go for the gold and workout, build model ships, learn to play the guitar, etc.... Have a little fun.
Even though it's a joke (and as an aside, lighten up everybody) I'd still love to hear the dialog...
Archer: What is this boy doing on my bridge?
Wesley: But, sir, I've..
Archer: Shut up Wesley!
Wesley: Awww...somethings never change... *stomp*stomp*stomp*
Security through obscurity is a huge mistake, IMHO. I leads to a false sense of security (err..sorry..) that everything's OK forever and ever so the the software gets worse and worse.
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Looks more like strangling. Which is typically my feelings about "cute" technology as well.
How many ending will this one have?
I figured the 13th episode would be the "lost" one.
That's a Fully FUNCTIONAL...er...rover...ahem.
Honestly, I'm not trolling, but I thought LOTR:RoTK was by far the worst of the three. My feelings were that they would get the nominations and have the best chance of getting awards this year because the awards organizations knew they could put off throwing Jackson et al a bone due to the way they made/released the three films.
Not that my comment was particularly helpful, but don't see how that was off topic (thus modded down) with all the "goods", "whews", "yays", and miscellaneous other happy comments about Mindstorms not being discontinued. I'm just expressing succinctly what a lot of others did. Weird moderators. Oh...wait...unless it was the general "oops...he said the G-word" hysteria that cause knee-jerk reactions from most folks. Of course moderators do realize that "Thank God" is an idiom, right?
Had to be said....
Just for the halibut...
(Not my Experience, I found it Out There(tm))
The Gazebo
This is a story of a DM (Ed) and a paladin (Eric) during a game of AD&D.
ED: You see a well-groomed garden. In the middle, on a small hill, you see a gazebo.
ERIC: A gazebo? What color is it?
ED: (Pause) It's white, Eric.
ERIC: How far away is it?
ED: About 50 yards.
ERIC: How big is it?
ED: (Pause) It's about 30 feet across, 15 feet high, with a pointed top.
ERIC: I use my sword to detect whether it's good.
ED: It's not good, Eric. It's a gazebo!
ERIC: (Pause) I call out to it.
ED: It won't answer. It's a gazebo!
ERIC: (Pause) I sheathe my sword and draw my bow and arrows. Does it respond in any way?
ED: No, Eric. It's a gazebo!
ERIC: I shoot it with my bow (rolls to hit). What happened?
ED: There is now a gazebo with an arrow sticking out of it.
ERIC: (Pause) Wasn't it wounded?
ED: Of course not, Eric! It's a gazebo!
ERIC: (Whimper) But that was a plus-three arrow!
ED: It's a gazebo, Eric, a gazebo! If you really want to try to destroy it, you could try to chop it wih an axe, I suppose, or you could try to burn it, but I don't know why anybody would even try. It's a @#%$*& gazebo!
ERIC: (Long pause - he has no axe or fire spells) I run away.
ED: (Thoroughly frustrated) It's too late. You've awakened the gazebo, and it catches you and eats you.
ERIC: (Reaching for his dice) Maybe I'll roll up a fire-using mage so I can avenge my paladin...
At this point, the increasingly amused fellow party members restored a modicum of order by explaining what a gazebo is. This is solely an afterthought, of course, but Eric is doubly lucky that the gazebo was not situated on a grassy knoll.
Check the IBM website, after all I'd expect a "rock star" to have some info available. Maybe a pin up even?
http://info.astrian.net/jargon/terms/m/Murphy_s_La w.html
Don't understand why this is seen as a step backwards. Seems like using the right (read easy-to-use, easy-to-build, most cost efficient, etc.) tool for the right job is a Good Idea(tm). If it's the right tool then I say yea to space travel. With the problems they've had, I'd worry more if they came up with yet another grand plan. Remember the KISS principle applies everywhere.
Doing "very little" work in a "ten hour day" has probably pissed them off already. I'd say go for the gold and workout, build model ships, learn to play the guitar, etc.... Have a little fun.
Shucks! Beats the hell out of Atkins. Send picture of girlfriend and bike. We'll talk.
Hey, "open source politicians". I like it. :)
Do you get smarter if you get divorced?
Better jack out before Trace and Burn, man.
Sharing the needles...that's what they need to educate against.
Let's get back to something geeky.
Did you mean mojo? Yeah, Baby!
"PR Speak to English" translation: "If they make something we want, we'll take them over and crush them."
Then build the first garbage scow ship of course.
I'll volunteer to take charge of hiring the co-pilot and co-co-pilot.
Archer: What is this boy doing on my bridge?
Wesley: But, sir, I've..
Archer: Shut up Wesley!
Wesley: Awww...somethings never change... *stomp*stomp*stomp*
It's obvious that some really smart person spent a lot of time in researching it. Then flipped a coin.
Security through obscurity is a huge mistake, IMHO. I leads to a false sense of security (err..sorry..) that everything's OK forever and ever so the the software gets worse and worse.
Insert "computer" for "daughter" and I think we have us a DOJ ruling...