The problem is, the MPAA runs most of the movie theaters in the country. It was founded by then Texas governor Lyndon B. Johnson, who passed it on to Jack Valenti.
So essentially, the MPAA was a state run agency (originally created as a replacement for the Hayes office). The only practical way to go elsewhere to avoid its draconian rules and regulations, is to go to another country, endure worse censorship, etc.
Therein lies the irony. The MPAA was created as an alternative to government sponsored censorship. As a result of its actions in congress, it has become more of a force for censorship than the US gov't could have ever gotten away with.
That is true. However, since the C3 based laptop is already within spitting distance of that $750 estimated price tage, it is possible that Walmart may do what plenty already do, such as purchase bulk Chinese imports, slap their own case badge on it, and claim it as their own.
Unfortunately, that may also mean they will use the C3.
Bart: Oh my God, the dead have risen and they're voting republican!
On topic note: Without a paper trail, they won't even be able to tell if Snowball I voted, but expect an editorial on why we should allow dead pets to vote in the near future.
80% of Fox News viewers believe everything Fox News tells them. 80% of Americans read on a 5th grade level or lower. Coincidence? I think not. Welcome to state sponsored stupidity, folks.
What about that goofy "expansion port" they have in the base of the NES? I can only fathom a guess that it was designed with the intent of releasing an unreleased disk drive (similar to the model released in Japan), designed to connect to the net and store games on said disks.
Maybe that would solve the problem, just need to hack together the communications hardware, RAM and disk drive. Perhaps a visit to eBay or whatnot can obtain the drive and then some reverse engineering can be done.
I don't think those numbers are an accurate measurement. For one thing, it lists US *and* Canadian internet users. Secondly, according to the details page, 59% of Americans are online. This does not, however, define how many net connections are business related (cybercafes, libraries, colleges, offices, etc).
And as the population is around 292,000,000+, I somehow doubt that there are *really* that many people, all browsing the web and reading the same things, at the same time. If the numbers *are* right, then 1/3 of the internet users are preverbal and still in strollers.
Good point, my numbers are a bit out of date. However, there's still a huge imbalance between people who actually look up this kind of information, as opposed to those who use the net for e-mail and similar mundane activities, *and* those who are "unplugged", as it were.
Seriously, print up pamphlets and distribute them, citing the e-mails and memos, with a "dumbed down" non technical explaination of just what the problems are with Diebold machines. You don't need to spend hundreds of dollars on copies, just print out 10-50 pamphlets.
Then hand them out to anyone and everyone you see on the street. If you can manage to do it outside of polling locations, all the better.
There's only about 5 million people online, and talking about it amongst ourselves is not going to make any difference, especially since the mainstream news has been ignoring the issue. We are, in essense, the minority. The majority are those who need to be informed. The guys without computers, the guys without internet service.
And maybe, just MAYBE, the more people in the general public that are made aware, then perhaps enough people will start asking questions that NOBODY can ignore the issue any further.
Now every time I go to the local electronics shop and ask for the corn discs, they're going to assume Korn discs, and everyone who goes in looking for Korn discs will have the same problem.
I think that could, if the CO2 doesn't create a problem, solve the whole pressure deal. And plain ol' carbonated water is (comparatively) cheap to boot.
There is the economical aspect as well. For one to actually own every arcade game emulated by MAME, one would need the equivilent space of an aircraft hangar to contain all of the machines. Add to that the cost of purchasing every single machine, cabinet and all, and you're talking up to a million dollars (depending on the condition of the machines) spent.
Combine the two, and you can afford both IF maybe you made about a million a year and paced yourself between mansion and luxury car payments.
I wonder if we're going to see a surge in surgical leg extension procedures in the future.
(a torturous procedure, where the bones of the leg are surgically cut, then systematically stretched/rebroken over months to add new length to the healing bone)
How about Outlaw Star, where the money's in Yuan and the whole grappler battle theme came from China's involvement in early space colonization? And that show came about 5 years before Firefly was written (for that matter, lots of ideas in Firefly were ripped off FROM Outlaw Star).
Or anyone who questions the accuracy or truthfulness of the reports.
Now THERE'S a conspiracy, kids.
Give me $100, and I can accurately reenact the entire Chinese launch, just give me an existing satellite for it to coincide with, and we can have a few million from the X-Prize.;)
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Or Monsantos lawyers.
The problem is, the MPAA runs most of the movie theaters in the country. It was founded by then Texas governor Lyndon B. Johnson, who passed it on to Jack Valenti.
So essentially, the MPAA was a state run agency (originally created as a replacement for the Hayes office). The only practical way to go elsewhere to avoid its draconian rules and regulations, is to go to another country, endure worse censorship, etc.
Therein lies the irony. The MPAA was created as an alternative to government sponsored censorship. As a result of its actions in congress, it has become more of a force for censorship than the US gov't could have ever gotten away with.
That is true. However, since the C3 based laptop is already within spitting distance of that $750 estimated price tage, it is possible that Walmart may do what plenty already do, such as purchase bulk Chinese imports, slap their own case badge on it, and claim it as their own.
Unfortunately, that may also mean they will use the C3.
Correction, it's a VIA C3 1Ghz processor.
They already carry a notebook computer for $799. It's a Northgate 1 Ghz Celeron, 14" display and DVD drive, running Windows XP Home Edition:
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http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?prod
Not much of a savings if they bring out their brand laptop, IMO.
Better yet, use the entire Bart Simpson list (names asked for while crank calling Moe's Tavern):
Hugh Jass
Pat Magroin
Amanda Hugginkiss
Mike Rotch
Wayne King
Isabelle Ringing
Ivana Tinkle
Anita Bath
Oliver Klosoff
Bea O'Problem
Seymour Butts
I.P Daily
Holden Magroin
Al Coholic
Stu Pidass
Jock Strap
Suddenly I have an image in my head of Richie Rich stomping his feet and cussing up a storm.
Obligatory followup:
Bart: Oh my God, the dead have risen and they're voting republican!
On topic note: Without a paper trail, they won't even be able to tell if Snowball I voted, but expect an editorial on why we should allow dead pets to vote in the near future.
Wouldn't that technically be called the Pro-Life Star?
So did he try it with USB 2.0? I bet the latency issue will go away in that implementation.
Lycoris is arcane? I'm primarily a Windows user, and I could figure Lycoris out within 5 minutes of boot time.
80% of Fox News viewers believe everything Fox News tells them. 80% of Americans read on a 5th grade level or lower. Coincidence? I think not. Welcome to state sponsored stupidity, folks.
The movie where the Enterprise entered the atmosphere was Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.
It burned up spectacularly to boot, of course, it had gone through its self destruct sequence beforehand.
What about that goofy "expansion port" they have in the base of the NES? I can only fathom a guess that it was designed with the intent of releasing an unreleased disk drive (similar to the model released in Japan), designed to connect to the net and store games on said disks.
Maybe that would solve the problem, just need to hack together the communications hardware, RAM and disk drive. Perhaps a visit to eBay or whatnot can obtain the drive and then some reverse engineering can be done.
I don't think those numbers are an accurate measurement. For one thing, it lists US *and* Canadian internet users. Secondly, according to the details page, 59% of Americans are online. This does not, however, define how many net connections are business related (cybercafes, libraries, colleges, offices, etc).
And as the population is around 292,000,000+, I somehow doubt that there are *really* that many people, all browsing the web and reading the same things, at the same time. If the numbers *are* right, then 1/3 of the internet users are preverbal and still in strollers.
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http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/195
Posted just over a month ago.
Good point, my numbers are a bit out of date. However, there's still a huge imbalance between people who actually look up this kind of information, as opposed to those who use the net for e-mail and similar mundane activities, *and* those who are "unplugged", as it were.
Seriously, print up pamphlets and distribute them, citing the e-mails and memos, with a "dumbed down" non technical explaination of just what the problems are with Diebold machines. You don't need to spend hundreds of dollars on copies, just print out 10-50 pamphlets.
Then hand them out to anyone and everyone you see on the street. If you can manage to do it outside of polling locations, all the better.
There's only about 5 million people online, and talking about it amongst ourselves is not going to make any difference, especially since the mainstream news has been ignoring the issue. We are, in essense, the minority. The majority are those who need to be informed. The guys without computers, the guys without internet service.
And maybe, just MAYBE, the more people in the general public that are made aware, then perhaps enough people will start asking questions that NOBODY can ignore the issue any further.
Oh, now that's just corny.
Now every time I go to the local electronics shop and ask for the corn discs, they're going to assume Korn discs, and everyone who goes in looking for Korn discs will have the same problem.
I think that could, if the CO2 doesn't create a problem, solve the whole pressure deal. And plain ol' carbonated water is (comparatively) cheap to boot.
There is the economical aspect as well. For one to actually own every arcade game emulated by MAME, one would need the equivilent space of an aircraft hangar to contain all of the machines. Add to that the cost of purchasing every single machine, cabinet and all, and you're talking up to a million dollars (depending on the condition of the machines) spent.
Combine the two, and you can afford both IF maybe you made about a million a year and paced yourself between mansion and luxury car payments.
I wonder if we're going to see a surge in surgical leg extension procedures in the future.
(a torturous procedure, where the bones of the leg are surgically cut, then systematically stretched/rebroken over months to add new length to the healing bone)
How about Outlaw Star, where the money's in Yuan and the whole grappler battle theme came from China's involvement in early space colonization? And that show came about 5 years before Firefly was written (for that matter, lots of ideas in Firefly were ripped off FROM Outlaw Star).
Or anyone who questions the accuracy or truthfulness of the reports.
Now THERE'S a conspiracy, kids.
Give me $100, and I can accurately reenact the entire Chinese launch, just give me an existing satellite for it to coincide with, and we can have a few million from the X-Prize.;)