LotR is impressive not necessarily because of the story, but because Tolkien CREATED THREE OR FOUR LANGUAGES and then the entire history to explain them and their cultures. He was a linguistics professor.
You write that as if the linguistics research was the only reason anybody cared about the books at all. As if millions upon millions of copies would continue to sell throughout the decades only because people wanted to learn artificial Elvish.
Forgive me, but if that's really the case, why are you watching the movies at all? The Elves hardly get any screen time to speak in their own language.
You don't want that; it's designed for hacking, so their model version of Slashdot is probably made up entirely of BugTraq articles, Microsoft exploits and lame "F1rst p0st!" comments.
I think it's better to watch a film in the language it's created in. Who knows if the translation is correct?
Somehow, I think that if you were a Spanish-speaking native who wanted to enjoy television and movies as a new citizen of the United States, you wouldn't be quite so elitist.
My inlaw's computer is a cesspool of Ad/Spy ware caused by the various crap their 16 year old daughter's downloaded over the past two years. I routinely have to uninstall garbage that she installs just to get past annoying popups.
With all due respect to your family, as well as your personal preferences, this is exactly why I insist on keeping a Mac in my house for my family to use. Multiple accounts under OS X, practically virus-free, they can't install applications outside their own home folder, and I can control exactly what apps they can and can't launch.
Can't play the latest games? Save your allowance and buy a PS2, kids. I bought my first Nintendo with birthday cash; you can, too. Can't use the latest software? Probably just as well; 95% of the stuff that has no Mac equivalent isn't worth using, anyway.
Spyware, IMO, is the second-best argument (after VB viruses) for dumping Windows from the family computer entirely.
Is there a single online music store that includes major artists and isn't requiring Win2K or above? Media Player 9 requires Win98SE or higher, as far as I can tell.
As near as I can tell, Napster 2.0 is a store first and a jukebox second. Its jukebox tools are sorely lacking compared to iTunes, and its biggest omission is that it doesn't even include a CD ripper.
iTunes outclasses Napster in almost every way that counts. It would be more fair to compare iTunes to the new and improved MusicMatch, which added online music shopping about a month before iTunes for Windows was released, and compare Napster to BuyMusic instead.
Oh, puh-leeze. He's not a writer. He "writes" balloons for silly little drawings, and occassionally whores out his name for some ghost writer on a book.
wasn't Akira released into the theaters back in like 1988 or so?
I think Neil was referring to the first widely distributed anime film in the U.S. "Akira" certainly was released many years earlier, but it was never widely shown.
Perhaps "Mononoke" wasn't the first, even in that regard; my anime history isn't as good as some.
incidentally, Mike Harrison's novel "LIGHT" was, to my mind, the best SF novel of the last five years. An astonishing piece of work.
This book was harder to find at Amazon than it should have been, mainly because of their full-text search engine being on by default. You can find "Light" available here (or at least get a look at the cover so you can find it at your local store). The author's name is listed as M. John Harrison, and it's not currently published in the U.S.
There is NO reason to run Classic anymore, except if you run classic hardware, in which you don't have the choice....unless you have a handful of OS 9-only programs, like I do (games, mostly) which require it.
What I still cannot do (I used to be able to do it under Linux): * Synchronize my Zaurus to the Address Book and the Datebook
A quick Google for 'zaurus sync "mac os x"' turned up this page full of SourceForge-hosted approaches to your problem. Looks like you're not the first to complain.
On sites such as Everything2, each writer is given copyright ownership (and responsibility) over their own contributions. Editors can modify content, but only do so in unusual circumstances; typically a writeup is either modified by the author or deleted entirely.
So how would a 3D17-type site handle ownership of documents? If anyone can submit modifications to my writings and have them approved, I no longer have exclusive copyright ownership over the final document. Creatively speaking, then, I'm less likely to contribute original writings to a site like this.
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LotR is impressive not necessarily because of the story, but because Tolkien CREATED THREE OR FOUR LANGUAGES and then the entire history to explain them and their cultures. He was a linguistics professor.
You write that as if the linguistics research was the only reason anybody cared about the books at all. As if millions upon millions of copies would continue to sell throughout the decades only because people wanted to learn artificial Elvish.
Forgive me, but if that's really the case, why are you watching the movies at all? The Elves hardly get any screen time to speak in their own language.
With a GPS receiver in many cell phones we need to figure out how we all can collaborate on creating maps.
"Can you hear me now? I'm on Main and First...."
"Can you hear me now? I'm on Main and Second...."
"Can you hear me now? I'm on Main and Third...."
...but what if you like the audio CD?
McDonald's current Monopoly-themed game gives away Best Buy Bucks in $1, $5 or $10 amounts or more.
McDonald's doesn't care how you buy your music, as long as you enjoy a Big Mac with them.
There's a diference between real and fake. You can sleep with real ones.
Don't presume so much about your readers' seductive abilities. This is Slashdot, after all.
It was also very academic in some respects, which probably explains why general audiences (read "unwashed masses") won't "get" it.
But that doesn't explain why so few of the professional reviewers got it, either.
Ah well, I'll catch it this weekend and go in prepared.
Not all is wrapped up nicely
Which is a Good Thing, since I would rather see Matrix 4 than a trilogy of prequels.
You don't want that; it's designed for hacking, so their model version of Slashdot is probably made up entirely of BugTraq articles, Microsoft exploits and lame "F1rst p0st!" comments.
I know you can hack a server, but how exactly do you hack "the Internet" (model or otherwise)?
I think it's better to watch a film in the language it's created in. Who knows if the translation is correct?
Somehow, I think that if you were a Spanish-speaking native who wanted to enjoy television and movies as a new citizen of the United States, you wouldn't be quite so elitist.
My inlaw's computer is a cesspool of Ad/Spy ware caused by the various crap their 16 year old daughter's downloaded over the past two years. I routinely have to uninstall garbage that she installs just to get past annoying popups.
With all due respect to your family, as well as your personal preferences, this is exactly why I insist on keeping a Mac in my house for my family to use. Multiple accounts under OS X, practically virus-free, they can't install applications outside their own home folder, and I can control exactly what apps they can and can't launch.
Can't play the latest games? Save your allowance and buy a PS2, kids. I bought my first Nintendo with birthday cash; you can, too. Can't use the latest software? Probably just as well; 95% of the stuff that has no Mac equivalent isn't worth using, anyway.
Spyware, IMO, is the second-best argument (after VB viruses) for dumping Windows from the family computer entirely.
Is there a single online music store that includes major artists and isn't requiring Win2K or above? Media Player 9 requires Win98SE or higher, as far as I can tell.
Apple has iTunes, Napster trying to compete there would be a waste of money.
Windows also has iTunes. Of course, Napster trying to complete there is also proving to be a waste of money....
Notice how this system works already with television?
No, I didn't notice that. Can you name one TV actor who has been successful without having to be shown on a major network or cable station?
As near as I can tell, Napster 2.0 is a store first and a jukebox second. Its jukebox tools are sorely lacking compared to iTunes, and its biggest omission is that it doesn't even include a CD ripper.
iTunes outclasses Napster in almost every way that counts. It would be more fair to compare iTunes to the new and improved MusicMatch, which added online music shopping about a month before iTunes for Windows was released, and compare Napster to BuyMusic instead.
Yeah, but for $50? It's cheaper to order from amazon.co.uk and import it.
Oh, puh-leeze. He's not a writer. He "writes" balloons for silly little drawings, and occassionally whores out his name for some ghost writer on a book.
Two words: Hugo Award.
Two more: Nebula Award
If you can't infer from the interview that he's a writer (and a very successful one at that), you could just Google his name and find out yourself.
wasn't Akira released into the theaters back in like 1988 or so?
I think Neil was referring to the first widely distributed anime film in the U.S. "Akira" certainly was released many years earlier, but it was never widely shown.
Perhaps "Mononoke" wasn't the first, even in that regard; my anime history isn't as good as some.
incidentally, Mike Harrison's novel "LIGHT" was, to my mind, the best SF novel of the last five years. An astonishing piece of work.
This book was harder to find at Amazon than it should have been, mainly because of their full-text search engine being on by default. You can find "Light" available here (or at least get a look at the cover so you can find it at your local store). The author's name is listed as M. John Harrison, and it's not currently published in the U.S.
The offer is only open to SCO's existing customers
Thank God, I was afraid there would be somebody out there who was affected by this.
There is NO reason to run Classic anymore, except if you run classic hardware, in which you don't have the choice. ...unless you have a handful of OS 9-only programs, like I do (games, mostly) which require it.
What I still cannot do (I used to be able to do it under Linux) :
* Synchronize my Zaurus to the Address Book and the Datebook
A quick Google for 'zaurus sync "mac os x"' turned up this page full of SourceForge-hosted approaches to your problem. Looks like you're not the first to complain.
On sites such as Everything2, each writer is given copyright ownership (and responsibility) over their own contributions. Editors can modify content, but only do so in unusual circumstances; typically a writeup is either modified by the author or deleted entirely.
So how would a 3D17-type site handle ownership of documents? If anyone can submit modifications to my writings and have them approved, I no longer have exclusive copyright ownership over the final document. Creatively speaking, then, I'm less likely to contribute original writings to a site like this.
A googlewhack is two distinct words searched without quotes -- an implicit OR condition. You searched for the phrase "Lotka Curve" as a single unit.
Just an OT nitpick.
We have a reasonably good count of the writers and actors who are waiting tables for a living while awaiting their big break.
Yes, we do: the entire minimum-wage work force of the city of Los Angeles.