I'd love to find a generic brand cola that tastes exactly the same as Coke. Of all the non-Coke alternatives I've tried (including Pepsi), I've found that that they do taste of cola, but their taste is still significantly different than Coke. And even Coke tastes slightly different in different countries due to variations in the bottling process.
To me, Coke tasted like Pepsi in Jamaica. I was told it's because the local bottlers use cane sugar instead of corn syrup.
I'm _pretty_ sure that we could devise a safe way to extract phosphorous from dead bodies. Maybe science wasn't up to that task when we "evolved", but it certainly is by now.
Also, we "evolved" bathing in our drinking water supply.
Ahh, phosphorus pentoxide...wait - what? Why am I having a flashback to Burgess' "The Wanting Seed"?
You're batshit nuts, on both counts. Carlos's score was a masterpiece, and the screenplay was adapted almost verbatim from the US version of the novel.
The only significant departure was the omission of the last chapter, in which Alex and his friends grow up, mellow out, and start families.
Err... I LOVED Carlos' score - I was expressing my disappointment that it wasn't ready in time for incorporation in the movie release. Also, the final chapter would have, to me, been VERY welcome in the movie.
Kubrick was a (perhaps "the") master of telling a story through image. I have enjoyed his work, and wonder what else he might have given us, if he were still alive.
One thing that disappointed me about A Clockwork Orange is that it didn't follow Burgess' book closely enough. Another is that Walter (Wendy?) Carlos' music wasn't ready to score movie.
This is America. In theory, we 'overthrow the government' every 2 or 4 years. It's called regime change. I don't see anything odious about his statement.
Welcome to Corporate America, where the inhabitants are offered a slate of different talking heads every so often. The policies and direction never change, just the faces who occupy the offices. Oops, sorry, time for my meds...
The problem is that so long as you like vegetables and meat, somebody is going to have to live out there. Are you really saying that we should relegate our food growers to dial-up speeds?
I pay those people for food and farm subsidies. They can use that money to pay for access or not. It's their choice. I've lived in the country much of my life. I didn't expect city people to pay me because I had clean air and endless miles of wilderness to roam in.
Some of us "rubes" don't get any subsidies, and there is no infrastructure for the "last mile" (okay, 15 to 50 miles for me). And please, don't say "satellite" - I'm talking about REAL connectivity, without high latencies, rain fade, jittery transponders, high prices, unreasonably low throughput and ridiculous data caps.
I'm not asking for a handout, I'm just saying that the "providers" don't care unless they can milk a large customer base at a low cost.
9-11 made us lose perspective of a lot of things we need to keep perspective on in order to achieve real security and also to maintain our way of life, e.g. democracy.
Not that I necessarily disagree with your sentiments, but the US is (was?) a Constitutional Republic.
There is a massive surplus of lawyers. Many can't find work as a lawyer even years after graduating.
The sociopaths in the group are moving out and working scams created by a legal system focused towards fairness that allows it to be gamed by those who know the in and outs of making litigation as expensive as possible.
The hope is that the actions by these sociopaths will get some small fixes applied to the system to get rid of these people.
Definition of "a shame": A bus occupied by lawyers goes over a cliff.
Definition of "a DAMN shame": Same bus, two empty seats.
I've lost those frequencies in my left ear, so I simply sleep on my right side. When my wife asks me to find and kill a cricket, I probably look like an owl when trying to find the damn thing.
12 gauge slugs are quite effective, I'm told. Seriously, "thumpers" and sirens at all hours of the night were my main motivation to move away from urban areas. Now I only bitch about HughesNet (HughesNOT?)
Popular Electronics had a project in the '60s called "Shotgun Sound Snooper". It was a collection of metal tubes, ranging from 1 inch to 36 inches in 1 inch increments, arranged in a hex. A funnel enclosed a microphone at one end, and connected to an amplifier with a headphone connection. The tubes would resonate at different frequencies. It was a great homemade shotgun mic, capable of detecting a whispered conversation at 250 yards in a stiff breeze. Wish I still had mine!
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I wouldn't call it God but it is a Trinity, divided against itself
"ahem... "AMEN".
Small Rocks. A Piece of bread. A Duck!
I prefer 12 gauge slugs.
8. Snowden is definitely still fucked, along with every other US citizen.
I'd love to find a generic brand cola that tastes exactly the same as Coke. Of all the non-Coke alternatives I've tried (including Pepsi), I've found that that they do taste of cola, but their taste is still significantly different than Coke. And even Coke tastes slightly different in different countries due to variations in the bottling process.
To me, Coke tasted like Pepsi in Jamaica. I was told it's because the local bottlers use cane sugar instead of corn syrup.
That's because you're an ignorant heathen.
"On the third day, he rose again."
... and then he saw his shadow, and we had six more weeks of winter.
Good thing we are still friendly with this nation who is a shining beacon of freedom.
Damn... I read BEACON as BACON, and became quite confused...
I'm _pretty_ sure that we could devise a safe way to extract phosphorous from dead bodies. Maybe science wasn't up to that task when we "evolved", but it certainly is by now.
Also, we "evolved" bathing in our drinking water supply.
Ahh, phosphorus pentoxide...wait - what? Why am I having a flashback to Burgess' "The Wanting Seed"?
You're batshit nuts, on both counts. Carlos's score was a masterpiece, and the screenplay was adapted almost verbatim from the US version of the novel.
The only significant departure was the omission of the last chapter, in which Alex and his friends grow up, mellow out, and start families.
Err... I LOVED Carlos' score - I was expressing my disappointment that it wasn't ready in time for incorporation in the movie release. Also, the final chapter would have, to me, been VERY welcome in the movie.
Looks like there are several book suggestions. How about a movie? I suggest Terry Gilliam's "Brazil".
Kubrick was a (perhaps "the") master of telling a story through image. I have enjoyed his work, and wonder what else he might have given us, if he were still alive.
Oops... s/score movie/score the movie/
One thing that disappointed me about A Clockwork Orange is that it didn't follow Burgess' book closely enough. Another is that Walter (Wendy?) Carlos' music wasn't ready to score movie.
Overall, I did enjoy it, though.
The worry of the Koch brothers et al., and many of today's Slashdotters, seems to be that life will adapt in a Mad Marx kind of way instead.
And the Groucho Marxists rejoice!
"Ballmer also wants to knock down the walls"
Nah, too easy.
Well, I don't know 'bout that. After all, if there are no walls, why do they need Windows?
This is America. In theory, we 'overthrow the government' every 2 or 4 years. It's called regime change. I don't see anything odious about his statement.
Welcome to Corporate America, where the inhabitants are offered a slate of different talking heads every so often. The policies and direction never change, just the faces who occupy the offices. Oops, sorry, time for my meds...
If 'drone' is such a big scary word, then why are meetings over represented with both marketing drones and management drones?
I think you just proved GP's point...
The problem is that so long as you like vegetables and meat, somebody is going to have to live out there. Are you really saying that we should relegate our food growers to dial-up speeds?
I pay those people for food and farm subsidies. They can use that money to pay for access or not. It's their choice. I've lived in the country much of my life. I didn't expect city people to pay me because I had clean air and endless miles of wilderness to roam in.
Some of us "rubes" don't get any subsidies, and there is no infrastructure for the "last mile" (okay, 15 to 50 miles for me). And please, don't say "satellite" - I'm talking about REAL connectivity, without high latencies, rain fade, jittery transponders, high prices, unreasonably low throughput and ridiculous data caps.
I'm not asking for a handout, I'm just saying that the "providers" don't care unless they can milk a large customer base at a low cost.
My hopes are on 802.22 rollouts.
/soapbox
9-11 made us lose perspective of a lot of things we need to keep perspective on in order to achieve real security and also to maintain our way of life, e.g. democracy.
Not that I necessarily disagree with your sentiments, but the US is (was?) a Constitutional Republic.
Dylakor DYL-260 on an IBM System 360/40 running DOS, then IBM Assembly Language on 370's & 4300's running VSE/AF.
Que the Benjamin Franklin posts in 3... 2... 1...
There is a massive surplus of lawyers. Many can't find work as a lawyer even years after graduating.
The sociopaths in the group are moving out and working scams created by a legal system focused towards fairness that allows it to be gamed by those who know the in and outs of making litigation as expensive as possible.
The hope is that the actions by these sociopaths will get some small fixes applied to the system to get rid of these people.
Definition of "a shame": A bus occupied by lawyers goes over a cliff.
Definition of "a DAMN shame": Same bus, two empty seats.
to find that damn cricket that woke you up at 3am
I've lost those frequencies in my left ear, so I simply sleep on my right side. When my wife asks me to find and kill a cricket, I probably look like an owl when trying to find the damn thing.
12 gauge slugs are quite effective, I'm told. Seriously, "thumpers" and sirens at all hours of the night were my main motivation to move away from urban areas. Now I only bitch about HughesNet (HughesNOT?)
Popular Electronics had a project in the '60s called "Shotgun Sound Snooper". It was a collection of metal tubes, ranging from 1 inch to 36 inches in 1 inch increments, arranged in a hex. A funnel enclosed a microphone at one end, and connected to an amplifier with a headphone connection. The tubes would resonate at different frequencies. It was a great homemade shotgun mic, capable of detecting a whispered conversation at 250 yards in a stiff breeze. Wish I still had mine!