Is it just me or is Katz a little late on predicting Matt Damon's rise to stardom? Gee, John, he seemed pretty much a star after winning the Oscar for screenwriting, getting billed for a 15-25 minute role in "Saving Private Ryan," etc. etc. Jude Law is already big in the UK, but that doesn't count cos no one stateside (except those who actually watch foreign films other than Mr. Bean) has ever heard of him. Keep your focus on technology and society, where you make less of these kind of foolish statements that prove your ignorance of your subject.
Oh, and as for your concern about revealing the plot: this was a novel, and then a movie, and now another movie. The necessity of hiding the plot from your readers is hardly a valid reason for this short review. I mean, it ain't "The Usual Suspects."
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That's what I'm saying. I fully plan to see the next millenium. And what about 9-9-99? I guess we were all so upset about the idea of a Y2K preview no one mentioned odd day. And how special are they in odd years, anyway? Can we get a list of odd days in the 3rd millenium? Bet there's plenty.
Oh, and I know I'm odd: check out the insanity test
You make a mistake (both of you) when you fail to distinguish between spin-offs that Gaiman came up with and wrote, and spin-offs that DC came up with and hired some hack to write and another to illustrate. I also think the review very adequately assuaged my concerns that this would be an excuse to show all the old favorites. Instead, it sounds more like "Stardust" with some recognizable faces.
Exactly. I work in an office where the people understand so little of what Micro$oft's monopoly means that when I complain about it, they tell me I am, basically, full of it. Of course, what really pisses me off is the attitude of willfull ignorance that they have, the feeling of, "well I don't want to know about anything better because I don't have the time." If M$ hadn't controlled the PC industry for so long, the excuse of "my software won't run on other platforms" wouldn't be valid, because developers would have been forced to develop for multiple platforms. Hell, we might even have had a better version of Java several years earlier.
Dammit. Thank you, judge. Break up the new trust. I say they go after Disney, GE, and News Corp. next. Fsck Eisner and Murdoch.
Because you play games against monsters who look like they might jump out any minute and kill you. Because it's more appealing to more people that way. That's why. Take a marketing class, already!
>Actually, in fact, not one SCUD was shot down by >a Patriot missle. The simple fact is the SCUDs >were built during World War II and litterally >fell apart in the air.
Actually, in fact, there is no way in hell SCUDs were built in WWII. I mean, really, you throw everything else you say, whatever it may be, into question with stupid crap like that. The V-2 rocket wasn't finished in time for the end of the war, and that was THE SECOND MILITARY ROCKET EVER in the modern era (note that before telling me about Asian armies, Mulan, blah blah blah.)
Also: >As it stands no country, that I am aware of, >currently has the capability to "shoot down" a >missle of any type with any viable accuracy.
What do you call those little gatling guns they have on aircraft carriers that are there for the express purpose of shooting down incoming missles? Sure, it's not a guided missle, but throwing a bunch of lead in the general direction of a hostile missle works, too. Especially with a sophisticated tracking system guiding the thing.
Also, Humans, unlike bacteria, are subject to all the psychosocial factors that various others have mentioned. And bacteria also don't tend to have governments that require them to have 1 child only.
WTF? The whole point would be for them to break down the wastes into their component atoms. You could sweat every bit of waste you have, or recycle it all, or whatever.
That might not be a good idea. I can just see you blasting a bunch of processes with the BFG and thinking, "sure, I killed Netscape, but I also killed the kernel and my compile-in-progress!"
"Gee, I like all the money that is getting thrown at me, but I don't like the fact that I'm selling my soul." Something like that, maybe? Seriously, though. I don't like the idea of any single company running something like this.
Maybe Apple.
Or RedHat.
I think it would be better if they worked with a team of companies: OS and UI places, embedded systems gents, hardware design houses, everyone. That would be a more holistic way to create a "classroom of the future" or whatever the hell the boys in Redmond will market it as.
You know what that means, right? It means we're going to see a movie basically like the "Knights of the Dinner Table" cartoon, except live and for two hours. Auuugggh!
Actually, you should try finding some pictures of the island of Kauai after hurricane Iniki hit. Flying over, it was incredible-barely a structure left standing in some places. I keep wondering if Steven "I like to film on Kauai" Spielberg will ever release the film he and his crew shot of the hurricane landing. Not funny at all for the people who are still recovering from the economic destruction it brought.
Good point. After all, my [object] isn't composed largely of metallic hydrogen. On-topic, I'd rather not see Spielberg direct AI. There are much better filmmakers out there. Spielberg is a competent director, but his true genius lies in marketing. Terrance Malik, or maybe the guy who directed "The Crow" and "Dark City" (lousy storyline, but great feel) or even Tim Burton would be a better bet.
"Real World." Right. Like 7 semi-employed 20somethings living in an aparment in Waikiki that probably costs around 8000/month is real.
And if he's a hacker, the last statement makes no sense. He doesn't hack anymore? More like, he was a script kiddie, who looked at what _other_ people had done to exploit security holes with a program that _other_ people had written, to do basically what that chick said he would do: read her diary.
And you're right: I'm an actor, I'd love to do a TV show, but I wouldn't be caught dead on MTV.
I highly doubt it. The guy who wrote it isn't a member of the Suck staff, as far as I know. And there is stuff to be correct about. Like Linux users being motivated by vanity. It's the same thing that makes fashion move: people want to do a new, different thing. The addition of money will only make it moreso. The woman with a fig leaf is about to be raped and plundered.
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Is it just me or is Katz a little late on predicting Matt Damon's rise to stardom? Gee, John, he seemed pretty much a star after winning the Oscar for screenwriting, getting billed for a 15-25 minute role in "Saving Private Ryan," etc. etc. Jude Law is already big in the UK, but that doesn't count cos no one stateside (except those who actually watch foreign films other than Mr. Bean) has ever heard of him. Keep your focus on technology and society, where you make less of these kind of foolish statements that prove your ignorance of your subject.
Oh, and as for your concern about revealing the plot: this was a novel, and then a movie, and now another movie. The necessity of hiding the plot from your readers is hardly a valid reason for this short review. I mean, it ain't "The Usual Suspects."
That's what I'm saying. I fully plan to see the next millenium. And what about 9-9-99? I guess we were all so upset about the idea of a Y2K preview no one mentioned odd day. And how special are they in odd years, anyway? Can we get a list of odd days in the 3rd millenium? Bet there's plenty.
Oh, and I know I'm odd: check out the insanity test
You make a mistake (both of you) when you fail to distinguish between spin-offs that Gaiman came up with and wrote, and spin-offs that DC came up with and hired some hack to write and another to illustrate. I also think the review very adequately assuaged my concerns that this would be an excuse to show all the old favorites. Instead, it sounds more like "Stardust" with some recognizable faces.
Exactly. I work in an office where the people understand so little of what Micro$oft's monopoly means that when I complain about it, they tell me I am, basically, full of it. Of course, what really pisses me off is the attitude of willfull ignorance that they have, the feeling of, "well I don't want to know about anything better because I don't have the time." If M$ hadn't controlled the PC industry for so long, the excuse of "my software won't run on other platforms" wouldn't be valid, because developers would have been forced to develop for multiple platforms. Hell, we might even have had a better version of Java several years earlier.
Dammit. Thank you, judge. Break up the new trust. I say they go after Disney, GE, and News Corp. next. Fsck Eisner and Murdoch.
Because you play games against monsters who look like they might jump out any minute and kill you. Because it's more appealing to more people that way. That's why. Take a marketing class, already!
Sorry for the OT post, but anyone see Fight Club and make that association?
"Slide!"
To quote the Dice man:
Jack and Jill went up the hill.
Each with a buck and a quarter.
Jill came down with two-fifty.
The whore!
Seriously, I think you're going a little overboard. Besides, many country refer to their money by various names. Like quid/pound. Right?
Right.
And I like A4 paper.
>Actually, in fact, not one SCUD was shot down by
>a Patriot missle. The simple fact is the SCUDs
>were built during World War II and litterally
>fell apart in the air.
Actually, in fact, there is no way in hell SCUDs were built in WWII. I mean, really, you throw everything else you say, whatever it may be, into question with stupid crap like that. The V-2 rocket wasn't finished in time for the end of the war, and that was THE SECOND MILITARY ROCKET EVER in the modern era (note that before telling me about Asian armies, Mulan, blah blah blah.)
Also:
>As it stands no country, that I am aware of,
>currently has the capability to "shoot down" a
>missle of any type with any viable accuracy.
What do you call those little gatling guns they have on aircraft carriers that are there for the express purpose of shooting down incoming missles? Sure, it's not a guided missle, but throwing a bunch of lead in the general direction of a hostile missle works, too. Especially with a sophisticated tracking system guiding the thing.
Also, Humans, unlike bacteria, are subject to all the psychosocial factors that various others have mentioned. And bacteria also don't tend to have governments that require them to have 1 child only.
I don't think anyone reads the WWN and takes it seriously. Really.
Also, he commented that Genesis and SNES were competing with Lynx. Since when? Lynx was a handheld, and we all know who won that battle.
WTF? The whole point would be for them to break down the wastes into their component atoms. You could sweat every bit of waste you have, or recycle it all, or whatever.
That might not be a good idea. I can just see you blasting a bunch of processes with the BFG and thinking, "sure, I killed Netscape, but I also killed the kernel and my compile-in-progress!"
D'oh!
I read an article, I think it was on Suck that made the point that MTV killed rock and made hip-hop the music of the nineties.
Interesting stuff.
Well, I don't know....I saw that flatscreen and the colors looked pretty consistent.
"Gee, I like all the money that is getting thrown at me, but I don't like the fact that I'm selling my soul." Something like that, maybe? Seriously, though. I don't like the idea of any single company running something like this.
Maybe Apple.
Or RedHat.
I think it would be better if they worked with a team of companies: OS and UI places, embedded systems gents, hardware design houses, everyone. That would be a more holistic way to create a "classroom of the future" or whatever the hell the boys in Redmond will market it as.
You know what that means, right? It means we're going to see a movie basically like the "Knights of the Dinner Table" cartoon, except live and for two hours. Auuugggh!
Now I just need to upload my neural patterns to a more complex version of this, and voila! Mind Children!
Yes, but it also verifies that the instructions will execute correctly before it processes them. Sweet...really sweet...Super Sweet!
No, remember: According to Wired, in ten years we'll all be filthy rich, just like uncle Bill.
Actually, you should try finding some pictures of the island of Kauai after hurricane Iniki hit. Flying over, it was incredible-barely a structure left standing in some places. I keep wondering if Steven "I like to film on Kauai" Spielberg will ever release the film he and his crew shot of the hurricane landing. Not funny at all for the people who are still recovering from the economic destruction it brought.
Good point. After all, my [object] isn't composed largely of metallic hydrogen. On-topic, I'd rather not see Spielberg direct AI. There are much better filmmakers out there. Spielberg is a competent director, but his true genius lies in marketing. Terrance Malik, or maybe the guy who directed "The Crow" and "Dark City" (lousy storyline, but great feel) or even Tim Burton would be a better bet.
"Real World." Right. Like 7 semi-employed 20somethings living in an aparment in Waikiki that probably costs around 8000/month is real.
And if he's a hacker, the last statement makes no sense. He doesn't hack anymore? More like, he was a script kiddie, who looked at what _other_ people had done to exploit security holes with a program that _other_ people had written, to do basically what that chick said he would do: read her diary.
And you're right: I'm an actor, I'd love to do a TV show, but I wouldn't be caught dead on MTV.
I think it's eight hours
I highly doubt it. The guy who wrote it isn't a member of the Suck staff, as far as I know. And there is stuff to be correct about. Like Linux users being motivated by vanity. It's the same thing that makes fashion move: people want to do a new, different thing. The addition of money will only make it moreso. The woman with a fig leaf is about to be raped and plundered.