There are notes in the 'alternate versions' section of the imbd page about how other versions, including the longer XXX version, had been found "recently".
So what we have here is the... [drumroll please] director's cut extended version!
How is it that a discussion of XXX films keeps coming back to words like 'longer' and 'extended'?;-)
From the article: "NIU pays $5 per student per month and is allowed unlimited access to the media for the testers." Unlimited access for the TESTERS.
When they roll out to the full student population there will probably be either a quota system, or some kind of pay as you go.
Since everyone seems to feel this is all about the money, the conection to "The Producers" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063462/) is pretty clear. So, let's check the requirements: . an over-the-top storyline . uniformed chorus for big dance numbers . everyone already knows how it ends
And, Ewan McGregor can sing! "Springtime for Palpatine" it is then.
But who's going to bribe the critics to insure a bad review?;-)
Several years back I was checking out travel sites, followed a link to expedia.com, and up comes a user agreement. I don't sign things that I haven't read, so I didn't click the [I Agree] button (conveniently located at the top of the page, so you didn't even have to scroll to the bottom to agree).
It quickly became clear that it was a draft version that had been reviewed - the comments were imbedded in the text! In plain text it said things like 'John, is this too clear?'! But my favourite was "We don't need this until we move into Europe, but I put it in now anyway"!!
Seems there was a bug in one version of Word that incorporated the text of those little yellow sticky note 'comments' as part of the final text. Hoist by their own petard.
I sent a note of to the webmaster, and the next time I went back it had changed. Wish I'd kept a copy, as they - no surprise - never acknowledged my message.
I thought of it just as I submitted my previous post.
You have just completed a degree in 'Natural Philosophy'! If you're not familiar with it, it was the term for science before it was called science. Back when people actually concieved of writing a compendium of all knowledge.
The old phrase goes "jack of all trades, master of none", but you can always go on and do a 'Masters of all trades' degree. Though I'm not so sure about what you would do after that... perhaps a 'Doctor of all Philosophy'?
I've often thought that copyright should last only as long as the holder keeps the original available. For example, a book copyright would expire when it was out of print - i.e. when the publisher stops selling it, it's in the public domain.
The current software sale model is sort of half way between what two other posts were talking about - prostitution and car leasing.
Software sales are more like a car rental; it's just that you pay a fixed price for an indefinate rental. Think of it this way... you're not supposed to let anyone else drive your rental car (unless you pay extra), and you certainly can't re-rent it to someone else!
But now they're trying to charge you per day%^$$!
Welcome to Toronto!
The following is a link to an article in today's Globe and Mail (Toronto and Canadian national newspaper) talking about what causes Geeks to stay in an area, especially diversity:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/GIS.Servlet s.HTMLTemplate?tf=tgam/common/FullStory.html&cf=tg am/common/FullStory.cfg&configFileLoc=tgam/config& vg=BigAdVariableGenerator&date=20010808&dateOffset =&hub=headdex&title=Headlines&cache_key=headdexCol umnists¤t_row=7&start_row=7&num_rows=1
Not in bookstores, in libraries and newsstands
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I see the application for this machine in public libraries rather than bookstores.
You should be able to go to a library and get a personal copy of any book that is out of copyright (perhaps a nominal deposit to cover cost that would be refunded if the book is returned for re-use).
No more need for inter-library loans. And no more disappointment at finding that the book in the catalogue isn't on the shelves.
Oh, and the machine's a natural for magazines and periodicals, too! Print on demand at the newsstand (returns on magazines are as bad as/worse than on books).
I would love to see the Starlost remade - as it was originally conceived.
From http://www.snowcrest.net/fox/star.html
"The Starlost premiered on television loosely based on a concept created by Harlan Ellison.
Meticulously and lovingly devised by Ellison and brought to perfection by Scientific Advisor Ben Bova, the series promised to be a monumental step for SF television.
Ellison had contracted great SF writers such as A.E. Van Vogt, Frank Herbert, Joanna Russ, Thomas M. Disch, Alexei Panshin, Phillip K. Dick, and Ursula K. Le Guin to write storylines that would be scripted by the best Canadian writers available.
Douglas Trumbull would be Executive Producer and create the special effects via the Magicam system.
It looked good. It sounded good. It fell apart."
Can you imagine what it would have been like if they'd pulled it off!
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There are notes in the 'alternate versions' section of the imbd page about how other versions, including the longer XXX version, had been found "recently".
;-)
So what we have here is the... [drumroll please] director's cut extended version!
How is it that a discussion of XXX films keeps coming back to words like 'longer' and 'extended'?
From the article: "NIU pays $5 per student per month and is allowed unlimited access to the media for the testers." Unlimited access for the TESTERS.
When they roll out to the full student population there will probably be either a quota system, or some kind of pay as you go.
Sorry to be behind on replying to this, but I agree wholeheartedly - I actually made a similar suggestion to a thread a couple of years ago.
Similarly, when this technology was discussed three years ago, my comment was to the effect that these machines would be a natural in libraries!
Since everyone seems to feel this is all about the money, the conection to "The Producers" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063462/) is pretty clear. So, let's check the requirements:
;-)
. an over-the-top storyline
. uniformed chorus for big dance numbers
. everyone already knows how it ends
And, Ewan McGregor can sing! "Springtime for Palpatine" it is then.
But who's going to bribe the critics to insure a bad review?
Several years back I was checking out travel sites, followed a link to expedia.com, and up comes a user agreement. I don't sign things that I haven't read, so I didn't click the [I Agree] button (conveniently located at the top of the page, so you didn't even have to scroll to the bottom to agree).
It quickly became clear that it was a draft version that had been reviewed - the comments were imbedded in the text! In plain text it said things like 'John, is this too clear?'! But my favourite was "We don't need this until we move into Europe, but I put it in now anyway"!!
Seems there was a bug in one version of Word that incorporated the text of those little yellow sticky note 'comments' as part of the final text. Hoist by their own petard.
I sent a note of to the webmaster, and the next time I went back it had changed. Wish I'd kept a copy, as they - no surprise - never acknowledged my message.
I thought of it just as I submitted my previous post.
You have just completed a degree in 'Natural Philosophy'! If you're not familiar with it, it was the term for science before it was called science. Back when people actually concieved of writing a compendium of all knowledge.
Good luck.
The old phrase goes "jack of all trades, master of none", but you can always go on and do a 'Masters of all trades' degree.
Though I'm not so sure about what you would do after that... perhaps a 'Doctor of all Philosophy'?
I've often thought that copyright should last only as long as the holder keeps the original available. For example, a book copyright would expire when it was out of print - i.e. when the publisher stops selling it, it's in the public domain.
The current software sale model is sort of half way between what two other posts were talking about - prostitution and car leasing.
Software sales are more like a car rental; it's just that you pay a fixed price for an indefinate rental. Think of it this way... you're not supposed to let anyone else drive your rental car (unless you pay extra), and you certainly can't re-rent it to someone else!
But now they're trying to charge you per day%^$$!
Welcome to Toronto! The following is a link to an article in today's Globe and Mail (Toronto and Canadian national newspaper) talking about what causes Geeks to stay in an area, especially diversity: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/GIS.Servlet s.HTMLTemplate?tf=tgam/common/FullStory.html&cf=tg am/common/FullStory.cfg&configFileLoc=tgam/config& vg=BigAdVariableGenerator&date=20010808&dateOffset =&hub=headdex&title=Headlines&cache_key=headdexCol umnists¤t_row=7&start_row=7&num_rows=1
I see the application for this machine in public libraries rather than bookstores.
You should be able to go to a library and get a personal copy of any book that is out of copyright (perhaps a nominal deposit to cover cost that would be refunded if the book is returned for re-use).
No more need for inter-library loans. And no more disappointment at finding that the book in the catalogue isn't on the shelves.
Oh, and the machine's a natural for magazines and periodicals, too! Print on demand at the newsstand (returns on magazines are as bad as/worse than on books).
I would love to see the Starlost remade - as it was originally conceived.
From http://www.snowcrest.net/fox/star.html
"The Starlost premiered on television loosely based on a concept created by Harlan Ellison.
Meticulously and lovingly devised by Ellison and brought to perfection by Scientific Advisor Ben Bova, the series promised to be a monumental step for SF television.
Ellison had contracted great SF writers such as A.E. Van Vogt, Frank Herbert, Joanna Russ, Thomas M. Disch, Alexei Panshin, Phillip K. Dick, and Ursula K. Le Guin to write storylines that would be scripted by the best Canadian writers available.
Douglas Trumbull would be Executive Producer and create the special effects via the Magicam system.
It looked good. It sounded good. It fell apart."
Can you imagine what it would have been like if they'd pulled it off!
My fave is http:www.yaho.com - is it an attempt to trap people off of yahoo, or is it a contraction of "you whore"? ;-}