I kind of like the idea. Particularly if I can specify what words are used for the commands.
Firstly, I would name my entertainment unit Telebot. The command to power on would, of course, be "entertain me." Thus, to turn on my entertainment unit, I would say:
"Telebot, entertain me!"
And simply changing the channel is boring. I could go two ways on this: The command could be "transform to [number]" or "adjust your frequencies to channel [number]". Mute would have to be activated with "Telebot, silence!" and deactivated with "Telebot, you may proceed." All successful commands would be acknowledged with the OSD saying "Yes, Supreme Overlord" and unsuccessful commands would elicit "Does not compute", after which it would be properly contrite following some suitable punishment I have not thought up yet. The only trouble would be making it respond to an imperious tone and ignore all others.
Man, I'd actually start watching TV again if I could do that.
...that Microsoft comes up with something very cool on its own (i.e., without buying someone else's product and rebranding it), they have this frustrating tendency to screw it up with unimaginative business practices. In this instance, I give it at most two years before someone comes out with a similar product that will immediately charge to the lead in the market. At that point, Microsoft will try to catch up and that's what they'll be doing all the way up to the point where they discontinue the product. Their reliance on product limitations as a business practice may have helped them in the early years, but it's been a long time since it's been of any benefit.
I'm not a fan of Microsoft (though they make THE best keyboard with their Natural Ergonomic 4000), but I can only think that this is seriously frustrating for people who work there.
If you don't enjoy movies in 3D then the simple answer is to not watch them. Telling other people that they're wrong to enjoy something isn't going to gain you anything.
That's not enough for some people. They have an opinion and they won't shut up about it until they've convinced all the 'idiots' that they're right.
I know! How arrogant to say that consumers are being scammed! That never happens! Hell, everyone knows that the only reason the original "3D" gimmi^H^H^H^H^Hfeature only died out because of the Great 3D Glasses Shortage.
People who claim that it was because it was stupid and terrible are just grumpy people who don't get it. They're completely out of touch with the brilliance of the average consum- Oo! SHINY!
1. The colors in Avatar most certainly were NOT muddled by any stretch of the imagination. I saw it in IMAX the first time I saw it, and my color vision is actually better than most mens, it's actually better than most womens. I have on the other hand been to theaters that poorly maintain their equipment (Deer Brook Mall)
I'll give you this: When someone dragged me to "Avatar", I have to agree that there were some amazing and unexpected colors. I have no idea what I ate that would come back up in such vivid hues. I mean, most food isn't really all that colorful when you get down to it.
And to be fair, the reaction was probably as much for the content of the movie itself as it was for the 3D.
2. The Toy Story movies, depending on your interpretaion were indded originally 3D models rendered for 2D viewing. The movies were "enhanced" in a few places, like Buzz's suit glowing in the dark, then RE-RENDERD for 3D use. This is VERY different than the not shot in 3D but shown that way anyways garbage like the less than stellar all all the way around Alice in Wonderland.
In both cases you mention, unbroken things were fixed. In the second thing, there was something actually broken and 3D didn't fix it.
3. When I took my daughter to see the Toy Story movies it was a double feature, I didn't have to pay 3x2 like the author said I should, I paid 3x1.
I'm not quite sure how you're pointing out a problem with TFA. Are you suggesting the author was lying about having paid that much or are you just bragging that you got a better deal? Also, as the problem the author had was the fact that he was paying more for the tickets because they were 3D, did you pay non-3D prices? If not, I'm not sure what point you were trying to make.
All of that being said, I agree 3D is a bit gimmicky at times. I think it is an evolution of things that will probably stick around and continue to evolve (LG is now making 3D TV's with polarization instead of shutter glasses), but it's a technology in its infancy. I don't think the companies are pushing it too hard anymore, they were. I think it's going to be like color and LCD's were. At one time a lot of people thought of those as gimmicks, especially before the color standard was finalized (hint there were competing standards), not to mention remote controls, especially the wired ones (like we had for the BetaMax) or the actual audible clickers. Try to buy a brand new black and white TV without a remote control today. Certain gimmicks have a way to becoming permanent. This is one of them even if the current incarnation dies off.
It's working now because it's novel. The fact is that it doesn't add anything to the movies. As someone else points out, it's not even really 3D. It's just as gimmicky as it was the first time "3D" had a brief streak of popularity with those funky red and blue glasses. Oddly enough, THOSE didn't give me a headache or make me hurl. It was still stupid, but no one tried to pretend otherwise. Remember that "Nightmare on Elm Street" sequel that did it? It's so cheesy that it was funny. Especially if you watched it on video at home later.
There are plenty of gimmicks to revive because the technology is much better. Personally, I can't wait for this "3D" trend to pass so Hollywood can give Smell-o-Vision another go.
What the hell, the decimal trolls already modded a post I had up to 5 down to -1 once, so I'll continue and if they don't like it they can go fuck themselves.
...and...
What's even funnier is that these metric superiority trolls will do a quick 180[...]
While you make some interesting points, your use of the word troll makes me think two possible things that, to make it even more complicated, are not mutually exclusive:
1. The term "troll" has replaced "Nazi" as the way to dismissively label people who disagree with us and I'm just now getting the memo.
2. That word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
And no, Mr. Gibson, I do not have a dog in this particular fight.
Not only does that affectively marginalize anything they have to say, but it tends to end the conversation, which is convenient because, as we all know, deliberately invoking Godwin's law never works.
Does that mean I have the right to call any political party supporter a fanboi? After all, I'm not being a hypocrite if I do.....
Actually, the proper way to dismiss someone these days is by accusing them of being politically correct. Not only does that affectively marginalize anything they have to say, but it tends to end the conversation, which is convenient because, as we all know, deliberately invoking Godwin's law never works.
All systems in the civilized world use capitalism. The question is should individuals be allowed to control their own capital, or just a few select individuals?
Yeah, you joke. Keep joking as the astronauts start disappearing one by one. I bet you won't be laughing when the last transmission we get is "My God! There's something in here!! THERE'S SOMETHING IN HEEEEEEEEEEEEE...*cracklecrackle*"
It's kind of funny. I made a joke about "men's rights advocates" with someone earlier, then I read this a few days late because I'd forgotten to get around to it. And one of the early comments pretty much sums the problem with these people (and their wannabes). In it (I'm not scrolling to quote), they mention something to the effect that women will always be the ones who choose the mates.
You know, if you ever wonder why the stereotype of nerds includes the term "pathetic", there's a good one right there.
Every damn one of you whiners knows for a fact (deny it if you want) that there are countless "revenge on the ex-girlfriend" type of porn websites. People make fucking money off of this. And even if the majority are staged, you're full of shit if you say they all are. No one's raising a stink about it, no one's going to jail for it, no one's life is ruined (with the possible exception of the ex-girlfriend).
And you know, a lot of people like to think that whining is now an acceptable trait for masculinity. It's not. It is, however, an acceptable trait for being a loser.
Actually, whether or not you're joking with that statement, it might be something very interesting to infertile people who wish to have children. As these are stem cells, I imagine they could fabricate gametes as well as anything else. In fact, it might even be a safer exercise to start out with. Gametes are fairly simple, they aren't dependent on connected cells for life, and since they don't divide on their own, I imagine there'd be less risk, as well.
It seems more ethically clean and if it worked, it would make tons of money that could further fund research. And what we'd learn even from this would be invaluable research in and of itself. I'll be surprised if no one is already looking into this.
As far as the joke goes, I know from experience that having large testicles isn't all it's cracked up to be. Mine, for instance, have the very uncomfortable habit of always bouncing to the left and to the right. Though I might feel a bit better if they were held every night.
Oo! When the first "Tetsuo from Akira incident" happens, I want video.
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I'm a satirical writer, hence the humorous tone in the post. But the very reason I keep up with this particular subject is because of someone I know and love very, very much.
While she's not as bad off as you are, her physical problem is such that it might prevent her from a career in her chosen field: microbiology, ironically or coincidentally, depending on how you look at it. And currently there is no form of therapy that will improve it. The current best hope is to retard its onslaught.
My point is that I'm behind you, however light my language is when talking about A's like TF one linked to in this news item. It's the whole point for me.
Just didn't want you to think I didn't appreciate the situation for what it is.
The Earth is 6500 years old, or approximately 12000 metric years. The heavens were created at the same time, so we can only assume that the universe itself is 6500 years old, as well.
So if this galaxy was created 600 million years after the creation of the universe, then it exists 599,993,500 years in the future. Adjust for inflation and it's approximately 13.1 billion years in the future. We could be seeing our future selves.
But Armageddon is going to happen in 2012, right? Is God playing tricks on us again?
That reminds me of a joke...
Knock. Knock.
Who's there? Armageddon.
Armageddon who?
Armageddon tired of waiting for you to open the door!
I recently received an "exclusive invitation" to join the History Channel Club. It came with trinkets, all flag-wavy, red-white-and-blue themed stuff.
I chuckled bitterly at the "Made in China" stickers on all that memorabilia. I wonder if they realize how disgustingly appropriate it was.
My thought? I don't mind it being imported. But why not from Mexico or Canada? They're our neighbors, after all. South America isn't too far away and they at least share some history with us. Europe wouldn't be bad. Maybe Africa? Japan, who has the decency to at least make quality goods?
Anyone but China. But then, they're our new de facto government, aren't they? These investigations we're supposed to be doing will be dropped as faster than a politician's promise or a fair nod to Palestine.
Yes, the irony of it all has a bitter taste. For years, those of us bitching about the US government kissing China's asses while we make big talk about not doing business with "evil" countries have been considered fringe. Radicals. "You don't understand the market, kids."
But you know what? Nasty as this is to say, this might ultimately prove to be a good thing. Walmart stores shutting down? How could that be a bad thing? It'd open up space for the local entrepreneurs that they put out of business when they dropped a store there in the first place. And if we need a catastrophe to wise us the fuck up, then here it comes. Shame it had to come to this, but only the willfully stupid are surprised.
...I thought they were actually muzzling the scientists. But like the feedbag type. You know, like horses.
I was thinking, DAMN, you're working them to death! They're only human, for the love of god!!!
Frankly, it would have been a much less frustrating story. And I wonder what they're going to do when they realize that the vast majority of stuff they will get will be on stuff like the peculiarities of the reproduction of a certain type of fungus, or some standard survey of fluctuations in the luminosity of a group of stars that the suits won't understand even if it's spelled out to them Dick and Jane style. They don't know what they're getting into. In fact, expect a jump in mundane research that makes no sense to the public as pissed off scientists decide to give the government what for.
I see what you're saying, I just don't like to exclude as, among transvestites, there's a variety of different thoughts and attitudes. There are those that are perfectly fine with the way they are, and of course there are those who are afraid of or can't afford the hormones and operations and the like. I figure that since I'm not TG, I really have no say in it, so I just respect what the person prefers.
You know, it kind of bothers me that the comments by those bothered by the signature this thread refers to are all scored zero or lower. I can see how the first is labelled off-topic, but everyone else at least has a positive score. What the fuck, people? Sure, I defended the signature, but what's wrong with these other comments?
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I kind of like the idea. Particularly if I can specify what words are used for the commands.
Firstly, I would name my entertainment unit Telebot. The command to power on would, of course, be "entertain me." Thus, to turn on my entertainment unit, I would say:
"Telebot, entertain me!"
And simply changing the channel is boring. I could go two ways on this: The command could be "transform to [number]" or "adjust your frequencies to channel [number]". Mute would have to be activated with "Telebot, silence!" and deactivated with "Telebot, you may proceed." All successful commands would be acknowledged with the OSD saying "Yes, Supreme Overlord" and unsuccessful commands would elicit "Does not compute", after which it would be properly contrite following some suitable punishment I have not thought up yet. The only trouble would be making it respond to an imperious tone and ignore all others.
Man, I'd actually start watching TV again if I could do that.
...that Microsoft comes up with something very cool on its own (i.e., without buying someone else's product and rebranding it), they have this frustrating tendency to screw it up with unimaginative business practices. In this instance, I give it at most two years before someone comes out with a similar product that will immediately charge to the lead in the market. At that point, Microsoft will try to catch up and that's what they'll be doing all the way up to the point where they discontinue the product. Their reliance on product limitations as a business practice may have helped them in the early years, but it's been a long time since it's been of any benefit.
I'm not a fan of Microsoft (though they make THE best keyboard with their Natural Ergonomic 4000), but I can only think that this is seriously frustrating for people who work there.
If you don't enjoy movies in 3D then the simple answer is to not watch them. Telling other people that they're wrong to enjoy something isn't going to gain you anything.
That's not enough for some people. They have an opinion and they won't shut up about it until they've convinced all the 'idiots' that they're right.
I know! How arrogant to say that consumers are being scammed! That never happens! Hell, everyone knows that the only reason the original "3D" gimmi^H^H^H^H^Hfeature only died out because of the Great 3D Glasses Shortage.
People who claim that it was because it was stupid and terrible are just grumpy people who don't get it. They're completely out of touch with the brilliance of the average consum- Oo! SHINY!
1. The colors in Avatar most certainly were NOT muddled by any stretch of the imagination. I saw it in IMAX the first time I saw it, and my color vision is actually better than most mens, it's actually better than most womens. I have on the other hand been to theaters that poorly maintain their equipment (Deer Brook Mall)
I'll give you this: When someone dragged me to "Avatar", I have to agree that there were some amazing and unexpected colors. I have no idea what I ate that would come back up in such vivid hues. I mean, most food isn't really all that colorful when you get down to it.
And to be fair, the reaction was probably as much for the content of the movie itself as it was for the 3D.
2. The Toy Story movies, depending on your interpretaion were indded originally 3D models rendered for 2D viewing. The movies were "enhanced" in a few places, like Buzz's suit glowing in the dark, then RE-RENDERD for 3D use. This is VERY different than the not shot in 3D but shown that way anyways garbage like the less than stellar all all the way around Alice in Wonderland.
In both cases you mention, unbroken things were fixed. In the second thing, there was something actually broken and 3D didn't fix it.
3. When I took my daughter to see the Toy Story movies it was a double feature, I didn't have to pay 3x2 like the author said I should, I paid 3x1.
I'm not quite sure how you're pointing out a problem with TFA. Are you suggesting the author was lying about having paid that much or are you just bragging that you got a better deal? Also, as the problem the author had was the fact that he was paying more for the tickets because they were 3D, did you pay non-3D prices? If not, I'm not sure what point you were trying to make.
All of that being said, I agree 3D is a bit gimmicky at times. I think it is an evolution of things that will probably stick around and continue to evolve (LG is now making 3D TV's with polarization instead of shutter glasses), but it's a technology in its infancy. I don't think the companies are pushing it too hard anymore, they were. I think it's going to be like color and LCD's were. At one time a lot of people thought of those as gimmicks, especially before the color standard was finalized (hint there were competing standards), not to mention remote controls, especially the wired ones (like we had for the BetaMax) or the actual audible clickers. Try to buy a brand new black and white TV without a remote control today. Certain gimmicks have a way to becoming permanent. This is one of them even if the current incarnation dies off.
It's working now because it's novel. The fact is that it doesn't add anything to the movies. As someone else points out, it's not even really 3D. It's just as gimmicky as it was the first time "3D" had a brief streak of popularity with those funky red and blue glasses. Oddly enough, THOSE didn't give me a headache or make me hurl. It was still stupid, but no one tried to pretend otherwise. Remember that "Nightmare on Elm Street" sequel that did it? It's so cheesy that it was funny. Especially if you watched it on video at home later.
There are plenty of gimmicks to revive because the technology is much better. Personally, I can't wait for this "3D" trend to pass so Hollywood can give Smell-o-Vision another go.
There isn't a libertarian on the planet who doesn't believe that the government should protect against force and fraud.
Just that they should find a way to do it with no money and little power, right?
What the hell, the decimal trolls already modded a post I had up to 5 down to -1 once, so I'll continue and if they don't like it they can go fuck themselves.
What's even funnier is that these metric superiority trolls will do a quick 180[...]
While you make some interesting points, your use of the word troll makes me think two possible things that, to make it even more complicated, are not mutually exclusive:
1. The term "troll" has replaced "Nazi" as the way to dismissively label people who disagree with us and I'm just now getting the memo.
2. That word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
And no, Mr. Gibson, I do not have a dog in this particular fight.
Not only does that affectively marginalize anything they have to say, but it tends to end the conversation, which is convenient because, as we all know, deliberately invoking Godwin's law never works.
Only a Nazi would say something like that.
Don't be so PC.
Does that mean I have the right to call any political party supporter a fanboi? After all, I'm not being a hypocrite if I do.....
Actually, the proper way to dismiss someone these days is by accusing them of being politically correct. Not only does that affectively marginalize anything they have to say, but it tends to end the conversation, which is convenient because, as we all know, deliberately invoking Godwin's law never works.
All systems in the civilized world use capitalism. The question is should individuals be allowed to control their own capital, or just a few select individuals?
Or many or all individuals?
If Microsoft stopped making anything new today, they wouldn't exactly be filing for bankruptcy tomorrow.
Until the shareholders found out and dumped all their shares.
Yeah, you joke. Keep joking as the astronauts start disappearing one by one. I bet you won't be laughing when the last transmission we get is "My God! There's something in here!! THERE'S SOMETHING IN HEEEEEEEEEEEEE...*cracklecrackle*"
It's kind of funny. I made a joke about "men's rights advocates" with someone earlier, then I read this a few days late because I'd forgotten to get around to it. And one of the early comments pretty much sums the problem with these people (and their wannabes). In it (I'm not scrolling to quote), they mention something to the effect that women will always be the ones who choose the mates.
You know, if you ever wonder why the stereotype of nerds includes the term "pathetic", there's a good one right there.
Every damn one of you whiners knows for a fact (deny it if you want) that there are countless "revenge on the ex-girlfriend" type of porn websites. People make fucking money off of this. And even if the majority are staged, you're full of shit if you say they all are. No one's raising a stink about it, no one's going to jail for it, no one's life is ruined (with the possible exception of the ex-girlfriend).
And you know, a lot of people like to think that whining is now an acceptable trait for masculinity. It's not. It is, however, an acceptable trait for being a loser.
Geez.
Actually, whether or not you're joking with that statement, it might be something very interesting to infertile people who wish to have children. As these are stem cells, I imagine they could fabricate gametes as well as anything else. In fact, it might even be a safer exercise to start out with. Gametes are fairly simple, they aren't dependent on connected cells for life, and since they don't divide on their own, I imagine there'd be less risk, as well.
It seems more ethically clean and if it worked, it would make tons of money that could further fund research. And what we'd learn even from this would be invaluable research in and of itself. I'll be surprised if no one is already looking into this.
As far as the joke goes, I know from experience that having large testicles isn't all it's cracked up to be. Mine, for instance, have the very uncomfortable habit of always bouncing to the left and to the right. Though I might feel a bit better if they were held every night.
\m/,
Wait, now. But the Grinch's heart was swelled by receiving Christmas cheer.
Perhaps we've been wasting a lot of time and money with unnecessary research.
Fist of the North Star, anyone?
Oo! When the first "Tetsuo from Akira incident" happens, I want video.
I'm a satirical writer, hence the humorous tone in the post. But the very reason I keep up with this particular subject is because of someone I know and love very, very much.
While she's not as bad off as you are, her physical problem is such that it might prevent her from a career in her chosen field: microbiology, ironically or coincidentally, depending on how you look at it. And currently there is no form of therapy that will improve it. The current best hope is to retard its onslaught.
My point is that I'm behind you, however light my language is when talking about A's like TF one linked to in this news item. It's the whole point for me.
Just didn't want you to think I didn't appreciate the situation for what it is.
...for the iThought. Or maybe, simply for iRony's sake, it'll be called the iThink.
...finally solved. The world is saved!
The Earth is 6500 years old, or approximately 12000 metric years. The heavens were created at the same time, so we can only assume that the universe itself is 6500 years old, as well.
So if this galaxy was created 600 million years after the creation of the universe, then it exists 599,993,500 years in the future. Adjust for inflation and it's approximately 13.1 billion years in the future. We could be seeing our future selves.
But Armageddon is going to happen in 2012, right? Is God playing tricks on us again?
That reminds me of a joke...
Knock. Knock.
Who's there?
Armageddon.
Armageddon who?
Armageddon tired of waiting for you to open the door!
I bet she lip syncs, too.
I recently received an "exclusive invitation" to join the History Channel Club. It came with trinkets, all flag-wavy, red-white-and-blue themed stuff.
I chuckled bitterly at the "Made in China" stickers on all that memorabilia. I wonder if they realize how disgustingly appropriate it was.
My thought? I don't mind it being imported. But why not from Mexico or Canada? They're our neighbors, after all. South America isn't too far away and they at least share some history with us. Europe wouldn't be bad. Maybe Africa? Japan, who has the decency to at least make quality goods?
Anyone but China. But then, they're our new de facto government, aren't they? These investigations we're supposed to be doing will be dropped as faster than a politician's promise or a fair nod to Palestine.
I, for one... ah, forget it.
Really, must everything the US doesn't like be called terrorism?
Your terroristic comments make me sad.
This is america bitch.
We'll build a fucking nailgun.
In what factory, you jingoist ignorant fuck?!
It's not our fault! DERK-EH-DERRRRRR!
Yes, the irony of it all has a bitter taste. For years, those of us bitching about the US government kissing China's asses while we make big talk about not doing business with "evil" countries have been considered fringe. Radicals. "You don't understand the market, kids."
But you know what? Nasty as this is to say, this might ultimately prove to be a good thing. Walmart stores shutting down? How could that be a bad thing? It'd open up space for the local entrepreneurs that they put out of business when they dropped a store there in the first place. And if we need a catastrophe to wise us the fuck up, then here it comes. Shame it had to come to this, but only the willfully stupid are surprised.
...I thought they were actually muzzling the scientists. But like the feedbag type. You know, like horses.
I was thinking, DAMN, you're working them to death! They're only human, for the love of god!!!
Frankly, it would have been a much less frustrating story. And I wonder what they're going to do when they realize that the vast majority of stuff they will get will be on stuff like the peculiarities of the reproduction of a certain type of fungus, or some standard survey of fluctuations in the luminosity of a group of stars that the suits won't understand even if it's spelled out to them Dick and Jane style. They don't know what they're getting into. In fact, expect a jump in mundane research that makes no sense to the public as pissed off scientists decide to give the government what for.
I see what you're saying, I just don't like to exclude as, among transvestites, there's a variety of different thoughts and attitudes. There are those that are perfectly fine with the way they are, and of course there are those who are afraid of or can't afford the hormones and operations and the like. I figure that since I'm not TG, I really have no say in it, so I just respect what the person prefers.
You know, it kind of bothers me that the comments by those bothered by the signature this thread refers to are all scored zero or lower. I can see how the first is labelled off-topic, but everyone else at least has a positive score. What the fuck, people? Sure, I defended the signature, but what's wrong with these other comments?