I would call it the desire to suppress computings hacker origins as well as suppressing the education of third world children. Business Week has an agenda, and it is not a benevolent one.
I guess the upside is that even if this guy stood up before 100 children and told them the machine is too hard for them to use, if 99 of them would be naive enough to believe him, there would be that one kid thinking 'oh yeah? This is so on'.
That's the child that Business Week fears, and feels a need to suppress.
here is talk of compensation packages available for the falsely accused.
SAM: It's a refund... I'm afraid there was a mistake.
MRS. BUTTLE: Mistake?
SAM:(encouraged) Yes. Not my department... I'm only records. It seems that Mr. Buttle was overcharged by Information Retrieval. I don't think they usually make mistakes... but, er... I suppose we're all human.
SAM: Oh... what happened to the...?...Actually, my bringing this here is rather unorthodox... Usually any payments are made through the central computer... but, er... there were certain difficulties, and rather than cause delay, we thought you might appreciate this now... it being Christmas.
MRS. BUTTLE: My husband's dead, isn't he?
SAM: Er... I assure you Mrs. Buttle, the Ministry is always very scrupulous about following up and eradicating error. If you have any complaints which you'd like to make, I'd be more than happy to send you the appropriate forms.
I mean, there's a reason why H. P. Lovecraft (notorious prude) would tear the covers off the magazine where many of his best stories appeared, to quote Wikipedia:
Brundage's art frequently featured damsels in distress in various states of full or partial nudity; her whipping scenes were especially noteworthy and controversial. Her sensual images usually illustrated scenes from the pieces chosen by editor Farnsworth Wright as cover stories; her work was so popular among readers that some WT writers, like Seabury Quinn, cannily included scenes in their stories that would make good Brundage covers.
So.. there you have it... you'd think people would've been able to tell this from the Conan movies, though. Or maybe... those are also too old fashioned now. I feel old.
Former Gizmondo executive Stefan Eriksson, who left the company under a cloud of allegations that he had links with the Swedish mafia, has been involved in a car crash which destroyed his $1 million Ferrari Enzo.
The car was travelling at an estimated 120 mph on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu when it slammed into a power pole, leaving the vehicle sliced in two. Police believe the Ferrari was taking part in a street race with an SLR Mercedes, worth around $500,000. Perhaps thanks to the Enzo's legendary safety system, Eriksson escaped with only minor injuries.
-- Gizmondo exec in million dollar car crash
Don't feel too bad for him, apparently he had stolen the car in England and smuggled it into the U. S.
To put it another way, the video games are the witches:
Fortenberry told a story about a nephew of his who called him up one night. "Both of his kids had fallen on the ground in respiratory distress, half-conscious, writhing around, gasping for air," Fortenberry said. "And I said to my nephew, I said, 'It isn't something they've done. It's something you've done.' "
The crowd murmured in assent.
"I told my nephew to look around the house," Fortenberry continued. "I said, 'Do you have a copy of Harry Potter?' And he said yes. And I said, 'That's your problem.' So I told him to go get that copy of that book, tear it in half and throw it out the window. So he does it, and guess what? Both of those kids stood up completely recovered, just like that."
He snapped his fingers, indicating the speed with which the kids had jumped up in recovery. The crowd cooed and applauded. I frowned, wondering for a minute what life must be like for a person mortally afraid of toothless commercial fairy tales. It struck me that Phil Fortenberry's nephew was probably more afraid of Harry Potter than Macbeth, which to me said a lot about this religion and about America in general.
-- http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/20278737/jesus_made_me_puke/print
Oh, and there is another reason to fight a war for oil that people sometimes miss. Sometimes grabbing the oil isn't about getting it so that you can use it... it's so nobody else can have it without your say so.
In WWII Admiral Yamamoto is quoted as saying, "In the first six to twelve months of a war with the United States and Great Britain I will run wild and win victory upon victory. But then, if the war continues after that, I have no expectation of success."
What this was based on was the Japanese fleets limited supply of oil, to quote from the Wikipedia article, "there was no officer more competent to lead the Combined Fleet to victory than Admiral Yamamoto. His daring plan for the Pearl Harbor attack had passed through the crucible of the Japanese naval establishment, and after many expressed misgivings, his fellow admirals had realized that Yamamoto spoke no more than the truth when he said that Japan's hope for victory in this [upcoming] war was limited by time and oil. Every sensible officer of the navy was well aware of the perennial oil problems." -- Isoroku Yamamoto
It would be naive to think that when the U.S. goes to war for oil, that it has anything to do with the well-being of the American consumer (as our government now thinks of us, rather than as citizens). It's because oil is a strategic resource, which is necessary for a functioning war machine and desirable to deprive ones enemies of for the same reasons.
In other words, even if the United States exterminates the Iraqi's down to the last babe-in-arms (victory!), don't expect your life as a U.S. citizen to measurably improve at all.
Look, I'm not exactly a fan of Ron Paul, but why would PNAC like him? He's an isolationist, they are interventionists. He's anti-Israel, they are pro-Israel. He wants to reduce the defense budget, they want to increase it.
Also, I'll grant that PNAC's ideas are insane, but they are hardly "fringe." When you get 90% of your program enacted by the executive branch, you aren't on the fringe anymore. They never were really, they've always had powerful friends in both parties. Heck, as I see it, PNAC won two presidential elections and have cowed the Democratic congress enough to basically go along with them ("impeachment is off the table," to quote the Speaker of the House).
Without copying their goals, I'd say any political movement in America would do well to study their strategy and tactics, they've really done well politically and I don't think that their ideas are particularly popular with the electorate. Even if other political movements find PNACs tactics repugnant, they still need to study them to effectively counter them if their opposition decides to use them.
Incidentally, I'm not a fan of Paul because he wants to repeal birthright citizenship, among other things.
My favorite character? Stanley Gimble! Sure, he was only human, but when I first met him I thought, "There's a straight shooter with upper management written all over him!"
Why are American gas prices lower? Is it because of lower taxes on gas? There's almost certainly a certain amount of economics of scale at work, which keeps the price lower in places that use a lot more gas than other places.
I thought that too. In fact, I remember the experience of buying things mail order (mostly Boardgames and Wargames) was similar to buying things by Web. The main thing that got easier after the advent of the Web was finding the place to order from. In the old days, you'd buy a magazine based in the hobby you enjoyed or at least tangentally related to it (Dragon, White Dwarf, White Wolf). You'd check the ads for some company that sent out catalogs. Send for a catalog (that occaisionally cost money), and then start ordering from the catalog.
Of course, in order to do this you'd have to be able to get a magazine in the first place, and magazines were much more important for keeping yourself informed about your hobby.
The main problem with it is that it was "With Folded Hands" (with a Hollywood ending). Which is a good robot story, but it's by Jack Williamson not Isaac Asimov.
I therefore judge it a pretty good movie by Hollywood blockbuster standards. I wonder if Hollywood will ever make a movie that is actually based on I, Robot.
I don't know, I think fans of games and the like (cartoons for instance) have probably given up. I mean, it's been obvious for a long time that Hollywood doesn't care about what the fans want. Great popular game storylines are mutated beyond recognition for films. Sometimes they are given to Uwe Boll to direct.
Comic books seem to do a lot better. While you might nit-pick about the Spider-Man movies or the Batman movies (and yes, there were some awful Batman movies) you know you'll get a certain amount of respect for the material when the film is made. (Oftentimes more respect than they are getting in the actual, modern day editions of the comics...)
I suppose that they'll be a first time with video games, but so far it seems that even video game movies that are watchable entertainment pretty much ignore the material and are at best used as a springboard for film writers.
Another problem is that video games are essentially cartoons, and when they move to the big screen they'll inevitably be recast. I don't think Tim Daly (Superman the Animated Series) was seriously consider for Superman Returns for example, or Kevin Conroy (Batman the Animated Series) for Batman Begins. The best I've seen on that score was when Mark Hamill (the Joker from Batman the Animated Series) was cast as the Trickster on the Flash live action TV show.
Now, if they were doing Bioshock as an all CGI movie or a big budget cartoon, I'd say the voice actors would have a shot. Otherwise, though, I don't think they'll cast, for example, Armin Shimmerman as Andrew Ryan despite him nailing the voice role. Heck, it would be great to see a Warner Studios Bioshock cartoon, actually. Again, though, I think that would be too Avant Gard and they'll stick with some kind of live action popcorn actioner (probably having something to do with Hitler's Brain.)
Temple of Apshai for Atari 800... on Tape Temple of Apshai: Curse of Ra for Atari 800... on Tape Crush Crumble and Chomp for Atari 800... on Tape Ultima III: Exodus (gorgeous box art) for Atari 800... on Disk Lot's of Infocom games for Atari 800... on Disk
Actually... too many to list, really... I'm a pack rat.
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I would call it the desire to suppress computings hacker origins as well as suppressing the education of third world children. Business Week has an agenda, and it is not a benevolent one.
Well, I don't know about Bill, but the Queen can climb on top of me any time... rowr!
Think of all the Magic the Gathering themed public holidays there would be!
Hand-Picked Cronies, is there anything they aren't better at! (Well, aside from seeking the public good, justice, or common decency.)
SAM: It's a refund... I'm afraid there was a mistake.
MRS. BUTTLE: Mistake?
SAM:(encouraged) Yes. Not my department... I'm only records. It seems that Mr. Buttle was overcharged by Information Retrieval. I don't think they usually make mistakes... but, er... I suppose we're all human.
SAM: Oh... what happened to the...? ...Actually, my bringing this here is rather unorthodox... Usually any payments are made through the central computer... but, er... there were certain difficulties, and rather than cause delay, we thought you might appreciate this now... it being Christmas.
MRS. BUTTLE: My husband's dead, isn't he?
SAM: Er... I assure you Mrs. Buttle, the Ministry is always very scrupulous about following up and eradicating error. If you have any complaints which you'd like to make, I'd be more than happy to send you the appropriate forms.
MRS. BUTTLE: What have you done with his body?
Wikipedia: Margaret Brundage
I mean, there's a reason why H. P. Lovecraft (notorious prude) would tear the covers off the magazine where many of his best stories appeared, to quote Wikipedia:
So.. there you have it... you'd think people would've been able to tell this from the Conan movies, though. Or maybe... those are also too old fashioned now. I feel old.I guess the Simpson's isn't popular anymore...
Ohh, and I was going to buy that Ivory backscratcher!
I'll take the real pizza, please.
Incidentally, anyone remember Pizza the Hut from Spaceballs? He was cool. (I'm just trying to make this article somewhat relevant to this site.)
In WWII Admiral Yamamoto is quoted as saying, "In the first six to twelve months of a war with the United States and Great Britain I will run wild and win victory upon victory. But then, if the war continues after that, I have no expectation of success."
What this was based on was the Japanese fleets limited supply of oil, to quote from the Wikipedia article, "there was no officer more competent to lead the Combined Fleet to victory than Admiral Yamamoto. His daring plan for the Pearl Harbor attack had passed through the crucible of the Japanese naval establishment, and after many expressed misgivings, his fellow admirals had realized that Yamamoto spoke no more than the truth when he said that Japan's hope for victory in this [upcoming] war was limited by time and oil. Every sensible officer of the navy was well aware of the perennial oil problems." -- Isoroku Yamamoto
It would be naive to think that when the U.S. goes to war for oil, that it has anything to do with the well-being of the American consumer (as our government now thinks of us, rather than as citizens). It's because oil is a strategic resource, which is necessary for a functioning war machine and desirable to deprive ones enemies of for the same reasons.
In other words, even if the United States exterminates the Iraqi's down to the last babe-in-arms (victory!), don't expect your life as a U.S. citizen to measurably improve at all.
Also, I'll grant that PNAC's ideas are insane, but they are hardly "fringe." When you get 90% of your program enacted by the executive branch, you aren't on the fringe anymore. They never were really, they've always had powerful friends in both parties. Heck, as I see it, PNAC won two presidential elections and have cowed the Democratic congress enough to basically go along with them ("impeachment is off the table," to quote the Speaker of the House).
Without copying their goals, I'd say any political movement in America would do well to study their strategy and tactics, they've really done well politically and I don't think that their ideas are particularly popular with the electorate. Even if other political movements find PNACs tactics repugnant, they still need to study them to effectively counter them if their opposition decides to use them.
Incidentally, I'm not a fan of Paul because he wants to repeal birthright citizenship, among other things.
Why would anyone do this when you can buy used DVDs from the used DVD store for cheaper?
My favorite character? Stanley Gimble! Sure, he was only human, but when I first met him I thought, "There's a straight shooter with upper management written all over him!"
Taken for a Ride: Why Does America Have the Worst Public Transit in the Industrialized World, and the Most Freeways?
Who Killed the Electric Car?
Why are American gas prices lower? Is it because of lower taxes on gas? There's almost certainly a certain amount of economics of scale at work, which keeps the price lower in places that use a lot more gas than other places.
Augmented Reality Goggles May Offer Mere Mortals X-Ray Vision
Currently, it is used for Eye of Judgement, a somewhat bizarre PS3 game.
Of course, in order to do this you'd have to be able to get a magazine in the first place, and magazines were much more important for keeping yourself informed about your hobby.
I was a big fan of Wargames West in the old days.
They should install it in cabinet offices as well.
If anyone is excited to see the movie Watchmen, you should really make sure to see the movie Taxi Driver first.
I therefore judge it a pretty good movie by Hollywood blockbuster standards. I wonder if Hollywood will ever make a movie that is actually based on I, Robot.
Comic books seem to do a lot better. While you might nit-pick about the Spider-Man movies or the Batman movies (and yes, there were some awful Batman movies) you know you'll get a certain amount of respect for the material when the film is made. (Oftentimes more respect than they are getting in the actual, modern day editions of the comics...)
I suppose that they'll be a first time with video games, but so far it seems that even video game movies that are watchable entertainment pretty much ignore the material and are at best used as a springboard for film writers.
Another problem is that video games are essentially cartoons, and when they move to the big screen they'll inevitably be recast. I don't think Tim Daly (Superman the Animated Series) was seriously consider for Superman Returns for example, or Kevin Conroy (Batman the Animated Series) for Batman Begins. The best I've seen on that score was when Mark Hamill (the Joker from Batman the Animated Series) was cast as the Trickster on the Flash live action TV show.
Now, if they were doing Bioshock as an all CGI movie or a big budget cartoon, I'd say the voice actors would have a shot. Otherwise, though, I don't think they'll cast, for example, Armin Shimmerman as Andrew Ryan despite him nailing the voice role. Heck, it would be great to see a Warner Studios Bioshock cartoon, actually. Again, though, I think that would be too Avant Gard and they'll stick with some kind of live action popcorn actioner (probably having something to do with Hitler's Brain.)
Temple of Apshai: Curse of Ra for Atari 800... on Tape
Crush Crumble and Chomp for Atari 800... on Tape
Ultima III: Exodus (gorgeous box art) for Atari 800... on Disk
Lot's of Infocom games for Atari 800... on Disk
Actually... too many to list, really... I'm a pack rat.
I don't know what you mean. Does he own a Soapland or something?