If Jar Jar had been in the first movie, he would have been loved and had figures of him sold on the black market and been incorporated as a real character in fan fiction, while Ewoks would be universally hated and have fanfiction written about 1001 ways to kill them.
Um, you must have forgotten since it was so long ago, but the Ewoks WERE universally hated, and there was plenty of fanfiction about their messy and untimely demise. Hell, my dad had a bumpersticker on his company car that said 'Eat An Ewok'.
That being said, Jar Jar (as well as all the other cutesy kid-appeal characters) are just the product of Lucas trying to find a lock on a target audience, ANY target audience, that will continue to support his tenure with the story that made his name.
Sounds like we could have a parallel to Ice-9, from Breakfast of Champions.
For those who haven't read it, Ice-9 was a chemical agent developed so that Marines wouldn't have to walk through mud - it solidified the water in the mud, so they could pass over it, not through it. Problem was, Ice-9 worked too well - one application of the stuff would freeze the entire planet via chain reaction, killing everything.
Just because we can do something, doesn't mean we should. We seem to have a very short sight when it comes to emerging technologies, and this could have globalkilling possibilities. I hope their QA department knows what they're doing : )
Sure, I'll agree that the fight scene was too long (that's the pro-wrestler influence for ya), but the premise rocked, the movie had a great flow, and you just KNOW that domination thru commerce is truly the way to best mankind. I'm a hell of a lot more able to buy subliminal manipulation more than total environmental immersion, which is where I think Matrix failed (well, that and Keanu-fu), and They Live excelled.
I'm just saying that I had to suspend disbelief a lot more for Matrix. They're both good watchable movies for different reasons, but They Live made me look a little closer at the world outside the theater - Matrix didn't.
Makes no difference. If you have one, people expect you to use it, and will guilt trip you if you don't. If you don't have one, it's not even an option.
Dark City wasn't bad (anything with Richard O'Brian is worth admission), but the best precursor to the Matrix was 1988's They Live. Matrix had some snazzy effects and a good twist to the 'unknowingly enslaved humans' story, but Rowdy Roddy Piper could kick Keanu's ass with both arms and a leg tied behind his back. Not only that, They Live's storyline was much more plausible and inherently creepier. Wachowski brothers can make a food flick, but they can't make you think like John Carpenter can.
Just another reason why you should NOT EVER have a cell phone. I refuse to wear one, and have passed over good jobs that require it. My time is MY TIME and I will not be at anyone's beck and call 24/7. Cell phones are nothing but hi-tech chains that hold you down.
I also think that any cell phone that plays 'dixie' or any other beepy melody ought to be immediately dunked in a bucket of water.
does anyone know how I can get goatse put on a t-shirt?
Sure do. There's a great company online called CafePress that you just upload images to, and they create a free storefront for you - you decide how much over the base price the user's cost is, and they do all the manufacturing, processing, and shipping, and cut you a check for the difference at the end of the month. Yes, there's NO OUT OF POCKET COSTS. Pardon the french, but it's a fucking brilliant business model. Wish I had thought of it!
Thanks for the vote of confidence. I seem to lose karma almost every time I make a single-line comment these days. Ah well. It was not meant as a troll.
I don't want a pissing contest over this either - there's enough of them on/. already. I type the way I talk. Slang is part of our language. If it makes you feel better, pretend it says 'mercilessly slaughtering' instead of 'greasing'.
Man, that was sick. Not funny or witty or dry or even appropriate in any sense.
Not trying to be funny. I think it's tragic that some people feel their only avenue of expression is violence. However, it's politically correct dorks like yourself that add to the frustration people feel. Words are just words. Get your head out of the sand.
I actually read the dailybreeze article on wednesday, before Katz got his editorial mitts on it... I'd post quotes to back up my statements, but the page is slashdotted and I can't get to it. I was left with a definite sense from the original article that the kid was nowhere near the popular circle, and his actions before the election were decidedly premeditated toward the end of getting popular enough to stand a chance in the election. I admire his forethought and he has definately shown he has the stones to deal with social double standards, which he will run into all his life. Here's a guy who will make a good leader later in life.
Good to see that people can make a statement in school without greasing a bunch of kids in the process.
I think it says a lot about the student body that an outcast kid can play their social game for a couple of weeks and win the Homecoming King title. Talk about fickle! They deserved to have their precious title soaked in venom and forced back down their throats.
I have a plan that includes $2.767 billion in new initiatives to help parents, teachers, and faith-based leaders influence children to steer clear of the evils of the drug culture.
Faith-based leaders? Government funds slated for the churches? Anyone see a conflict here?
Kudos to the candidates for actually answering the/. questions, but notice there was no response from Bush Jr until/. gave up on him and Gore and asked the readers to answer the questions on their own. Nice spines, guys. Can't wait for one of you bozos to take over the country.
If I recall correctly, sonic booms occur behind a vehicle (or in this case, a betty with the biggest balls on the planet), and radiate away from the object in a cone. She probably won't even feel it.
I sincerely hope she survives, and wears a cam. I'd pay 30 bucks for a dvd that has the complete footage of the jump, plus some documentary stuff around it. Hell, it would make a great Imax movie!
The War on Drugs has been a consistently neglected topic in discussions surrounding this federal election. My question is, do you believe the War on Drugs has been an unqualified success, and if not, what would you change about it if elected president?
Both candidates are far too spineless to do what really needs to happen to end the war on drugs:
Legalize/decriminalize everything.
Short term impact would be a little messy, but the long run would pay for all. Once all recreational drugs are legal, the 'illegal thrill' goes away, legitimate businesses can capitalize where only the mafia has previously, and problem drug users (addicts) will overdose themselves and die. Prisons could be used for actual criminals again, law enforcement could focus on achievable goals again, and the economy would boom with the newfound trade.
Know why this will never happen? Because our government REFUSES to ever admit it was wrong about anything, even if doing so will solve a national crisis.
My offtime is more valuable to me than any paycheck. Cellphones and pagers and the like are digital chains that I will not wear. When someone says to me, "I need to get ahold of you any time, any where" I tell 'em to go piss up a rope and start faxing out my resume.
You should look around and price some used/surplus lcd projectors, get a few video cards and you're set! Of course, you need a dim room and screens on your walls. Damn, that would be sweet!
I scored an LCD projector from a company that was shutting down one of its' offices, got it for 150 bucks and let me testify: they're easily worth 20 times that. I ran my computer on it for a while (floor to ceiling quakeII will damage you permenantly!), but when I got my DVD player, it became the defacto display for it. I have a movie theater in my living room (completely covers one bare wall), and that's WAY cooler than having the biggest monitor on the block!
On my old coco, there was an address you could POKE (hey, remember POKE?) that would cause an internal relay to throw continuously, thusly burning the whole mess out. We used to do that a lot when visiting the Radio Shack Computer Center (hey, remember Radio Shack Computer Centers?). Ah, the good old days.
Hey, I can't believe nobody else has said this of the ZX81's yet:
Hey, here's a site that runs slashcode for the benefit of marijuiana users and advocates:
SmokeDot
THE STUFF has gotten me past all 4 whiz quizzes I've ever had to take. I now no longer will work for a company that requires my pee. There are plenty of companies now that don't care how you spend YOUR TIME, as long as the quality of your work holds up. That's probably the best thing about this industry, your education doesn't matter, your off-time activities don't matter, nothing matters except what you can produce.
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If Jar Jar had been in the first movie, he would have been loved and had figures of him sold on the black market and been incorporated as a real character in fan fiction, while Ewoks would be universally hated and have fanfiction written about 1001 ways to kill them.
Um, you must have forgotten since it was so long ago, but the Ewoks WERE universally hated, and there was plenty of fanfiction about their messy and untimely demise. Hell, my dad had a bumpersticker on his company car that said 'Eat An Ewok'.
That being said, Jar Jar (as well as all the other cutesy kid-appeal characters) are just the product of Lucas trying to find a lock on a target audience, ANY target audience, that will continue to support his tenure with the story that made his name.
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Sounds like we could have a parallel to Ice-9, from Breakfast of Champions.
For those who haven't read it, Ice-9 was a chemical agent developed so that Marines wouldn't have to walk through mud - it solidified the water in the mud, so they could pass over it, not through it. Problem was, Ice-9 worked too well - one application of the stuff would freeze the entire planet via chain reaction, killing everything.
Just because we can do something, doesn't mean we should. We seem to have a very short sight when it comes to emerging technologies, and this could have globalkilling possibilities. I hope their QA department knows what they're doing : )
Sure, I'll agree that the fight scene was too long (that's the pro-wrestler influence for ya), but the premise rocked, the movie had a great flow, and you just KNOW that domination thru commerce is truly the way to best mankind. I'm a hell of a lot more able to buy subliminal manipulation more than total environmental immersion, which is where I think Matrix failed (well, that and Keanu-fu), and They Live excelled.
I'm just saying that I had to suspend disbelief a lot more for Matrix. They're both good watchable movies for different reasons, but They Live made me look a little closer at the world outside the theater - Matrix didn't.
Most cell phones these days have an "off" button.
Makes no difference. If you have one, people expect you to use it, and will guilt trip you if you don't. If you don't have one, it's not even an option.
Dark City wasn't bad (anything with Richard O'Brian is worth admission), but the best precursor to the Matrix was 1988's They Live. Matrix had some snazzy effects and a good twist to the 'unknowingly enslaved humans' story, but Rowdy Roddy Piper could kick Keanu's ass with both arms and a leg tied behind his back. Not only that, They Live's storyline was much more plausible and inherently creepier. Wachowski brothers can make a food flick, but they can't make you think like John Carpenter can.
Just another reason why you should NOT EVER have a cell phone. I refuse to wear one, and have passed over good jobs that require it. My time is MY TIME and I will not be at anyone's beck and call 24/7. Cell phones are nothing but hi-tech chains that hold you down.
I also think that any cell phone that plays 'dixie' or any other beepy melody ought to be immediately dunked in a bucket of water.
does anyone know how I can get goatse put on a t-shirt?
Sure do. There's a great company online called CafePress that you just upload images to, and they create a free storefront for you - you decide how much over the base price the user's cost is, and they do all the manufacturing, processing, and shipping, and cut you a check for the difference at the end of the month. Yes, there's NO OUT OF POCKET COSTS. Pardon the french, but it's a fucking brilliant business model. Wish I had thought of it!
that would be the power that all wives have - the cutoff switch.
It's from 'Starting Up A Posse' off the Killer B's album. The song is a heartwarming personal message to Tipper Gore from the boys in the band.
Thanks for the vote of confidence. I seem to lose karma almost every time I make a single-line comment these days. Ah well. It was not meant as a troll.
I don't want a pissing contest over this either - there's enough of them on /. already. I type the way I talk. Slang is part of our language. If it makes you feel better, pretend it says 'mercilessly slaughtering' instead of 'greasing'.
Man, that was sick. Not funny or witty or dry or even appropriate in any sense.
Not trying to be funny. I think it's tragic that some people feel their only avenue of expression is violence. However, it's politically correct dorks like yourself that add to the frustration people feel. Words are just words. Get your head out of the sand.
I actually read the dailybreeze article on wednesday, before Katz got his editorial mitts on it... I'd post quotes to back up my statements, but the page is slashdotted and I can't get to it. I was left with a definite sense from the original article that the kid was nowhere near the popular circle, and his actions before the election were decidedly premeditated toward the end of getting popular enough to stand a chance in the election. I admire his forethought and he has definately shown he has the stones to deal with social double standards, which he will run into all his life. Here's a guy who will make a good leader later in life.
Good to see that people can make a statement in school without greasing a bunch of kids in the process.
I think it says a lot about the student body that an outcast kid can play their social game for a couple of weeks and win the Homecoming King title. Talk about fickle! They deserved to have their precious title soaked in venom and forced back down their throats.
I have a plan that includes $2.767 billion in new initiatives to help parents, teachers, and faith-based leaders influence children to steer clear of the evils of the drug culture.
/. questions, but notice there was no response from Bush Jr until /. gave up on him and Gore and asked the readers to answer the questions on their own. Nice spines, guys. Can't wait for one of you bozos to take over the country.
Faith-based leaders? Government funds slated for the churches? Anyone see a conflict here?
Kudos to the candidates for actually answering the
If I recall correctly, sonic booms occur behind a vehicle (or in this case, a betty with the biggest balls on the planet), and radiate away from the object in a cone. She probably won't even feel it.
I sincerely hope she survives, and wears a cam. I'd pay 30 bucks for a dvd that has the complete footage of the jump, plus some documentary stuff around it. Hell, it would make a great Imax movie!
The War on Drugs has been a consistently neglected topic in discussions surrounding this federal election. My question is, do you believe the War on Drugs has been an unqualified success, and if not, what would you change about it if elected president?
Both candidates are far too spineless to do what really needs to happen to end the war on drugs:
Legalize/decriminalize everything.
Short term impact would be a little messy, but the long run would pay for all. Once all recreational drugs are legal, the 'illegal thrill' goes away, legitimate businesses can capitalize where only the mafia has previously, and problem drug users (addicts) will overdose themselves and die. Prisons could be used for actual criminals again, law enforcement could focus on achievable goals again, and the economy would boom with the newfound trade.
Know why this will never happen? Because our government REFUSES to ever admit it was wrong about anything, even if doing so will solve a national crisis.
... I was baffled at the overall stupidity of the issue, until I realized that this conference is being held in Amsterdam.
That explains much.
Barkeep, another gram of hash, please
This article doesn't affect me one bit. Why not?
Because I refuse to carry a cell phone.
My offtime is more valuable to me than any paycheck. Cellphones and pagers and the like are digital chains that I will not wear. When someone says to me, "I need to get ahold of you any time, any where" I tell 'em to go piss up a rope and start faxing out my resume.
You should look around and price some used/surplus lcd projectors, get a few video cards and you're set! Of course, you need a dim room and screens on your walls. Damn, that would be sweet!
I scored an LCD projector from a company that was shutting down one of its' offices, got it for 150 bucks and let me testify: they're easily worth 20 times that. I ran my computer on it for a while (floor to ceiling quakeII will damage you permenantly!), but when I got my DVD player, it became the defacto display for it. I have a movie theater in my living room (completely covers one bare wall), and that's WAY cooler than having the biggest monitor on the block!
Yup, that's Jupiter. Looks the same as always. What now?
On my old coco, there was an address you could POKE (hey, remember POKE?) that would cause an internal relay to throw continuously, thusly burning the whole mess out. We used to do that a lot when visiting the Radio Shack Computer Center (hey, remember Radio Shack Computer Centers?). Ah, the good old days.
Hey, I can't believe nobody else has said this of the ZX81's yet:
CAN YOU IMAGINE A BEOWULF CLUSTER OF THESE???
heh whoops, apparantly targeting links to new windows doesn't quite work right here. Here are the links:
SmokeDot
The Stuff
Hey, here's a site that runs slashcode for the benefit of marijuiana users and advocates: SmokeDot
THE STUFF has gotten me past all 4 whiz quizzes I've ever had to take. I now no longer will work for a company that requires my pee. There are plenty of companies now that don't care how you spend YOUR TIME, as long as the quality of your work holds up. That's probably the best thing about this industry, your education doesn't matter, your off-time activities don't matter, nothing matters except what you can produce.