the silmarillion is just the beginning... The 12 volumes of the history of middle earth (and the book of unfinished tales) are worth reading.
The Book of Lost Tales 1 & 2 The Lays of Beleriand the Shaping of Middle Earth The Lost Road the Return of the Shadow The Treason of Isengard The War of the Ring Sauron Defeated Morgoth's Ring The war of the Jewels the peoples of middle earth
Actually, Sauron defeated was interesting because it had a sci-fi story by Tolkien in it. He wrote it on a bet with CS Lewis - csl ended up writing the space trilogy, out of a silent planet etc., while nothing much came of Tolkien's except for an interesting short story on some members of a group like the Inklings Numenor. Also, the PoME has the rough draft for the LotR sequel. It's extremely exciting, and dissapointing that Tolkien didn't finish it.
Your post is getting slightly OT. I think it might be worth reminding you that Berman is a Democrat and that the vast majority of the Hollywood/Entertainment industry are Democrats as well. As for Ashcroft, and the rest of the republicans, they follow big money just as much as the Democrats. Again, support the EFF.
you must be watching too much CNN. A good number of CEOs are democrats (ever heard of larry ellison?, and I don't believe there's a single american politician out there that doesn't receive PAC money from corporations. In fact, as far as I am concerned, the only difference between the two parties is that the democrats act more hypocritically in denying that they are supported by corporations, when in reality big business drives politics regardless of what side of the fence you sit on.
I think the key line in that agreement is Likewise, [...] this agreement will be considered broadened to the extent needed to permit [...] third parties to operate within the terms of a written agreement they have entered into with us. In other words, this policy you have to agree to is only valid as long as it doesn't interfere with agreements AA has and will make with 3rd parties. Which basically means, you're agreeing to anything that AA and its partners agree to. It reminds me of a lot of EULAs/policies where there is a long list of who the company might and might not share information with and may seem very stringent, but at the very end of the list is a short give away line to the effect that they can share the information with anybody.
Also, it would be illegal according to the terms of the agreement to post this policy here, as in their policy you agree not to "copy, display, distribute, download, license, modify, publish, re-post, reproduce, reuse, sell, transmit" any of their HTML code or "the content of the Site" for public or commercial purposes.
I sort of agree, but if you recall past history, up through the early 30s iirc, Los Angeles had an excellent public transit system (the red line?). It was a trolley/train system that ran throughout the entire city. Then the automobile corporations came along and perceiving it as competition had the rails ripped up. We've never had such a good system since.
I'm having this mental picture of 5-10 years from now, if/when these things go big, of everyone in the office having one much like people do with PDAs and cell phones these days. Of course, this would replace both. Everyone would have their own robot (mini me) following them around, reminding them of appointments and sitting on their desks or the corner of their cubicle. I mean, geezh, if cell phones in theatres are bad, think what a whole squadron of these little critters could do to your movie time if they followed their owners in.
Frodo: But he was destroyed. Saddam was destroyed. Gandalf: No, Frodo. The spirit of Saddam endured. His life force is bound to his weapons and the oil survived. Saddam has returned. His Orcs have multiplied. His fortress of Baghdad-dur is rebuilt in the land of Mordor. Saddam needs only these weapons to cover all the lands with a second darkness. He is seeking it, seeking it, all his thought is bent on it.
Yes, I prefer the european style as well. What about the US electoral college? That gives the electoral votes to the candidate with the majority, even though the difference might be 40.9 to 50.1. of course, there are the odd and rare times when the electoral voter votes against the person he/she is supposed to represet, but that's a whole different ball game:)
Pardon my ignorance, but how does one go about making a text web site available to the blind? Perhaps for straight text, you could play a mpeg file, but what about submitting forms? basic interaction? seems almost impossible.
After reading this story, I noticed that this was the current/. qotd: "It's interesting to think that many quite distinguished people have bodies similar to yours. " ah.
For the sake of art my ass. When was the last time a film that wasn't true to a book did it for the sake of "art"? Usually it's just corporate heads at the studios not wanting to allow anything over two hours into the theatre. Anything longer makes less money, since less theatres will carry it as they can't sell as many tickets in a day.
Keep reading. Gandalf refused that way. So Saruman offered a third way. I don't have a copy handy, but he basically said something to the effect that, "there is another way. We could take the ring, etc" It is not clear that Saruman (conciously) made himself a servant of Sauron in the book. It is more likely he allied himself with Sauron without intending to serve him.
I think that would suck. But then how would they resolve Grima? He is in the TT played by Brad Dourif, and I doubt he'll just be killed off out of hand (hopefully not like Piter DeVries in the first Dune). They'll have to tie up loose ends somehow, and having Brad Dourif kill Christopher Lee is a dramatic moment that just can't be missed. I also doubt that rumor, because it seems that Frodo sailing to the Grey Havens would make a better ending to the movie.
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no you aren't :)
I collect the 16 mm L&H films, but have most of the shows on DVD
who should play thomson (thomson without a 'p' as in 'venzesuela')?
the silmarillion is just the beginning...
The 12 volumes of the history of middle earth (and the book of unfinished tales) are worth reading.
The Book of Lost Tales 1 & 2
The Lays of Beleriand
the Shaping of Middle Earth
The Lost Road
the Return of the Shadow
The Treason of Isengard
The War of the Ring
Sauron Defeated
Morgoth's Ring
The war of the Jewels
the peoples of middle earth
Actually, Sauron defeated was interesting because it had a sci-fi story by Tolkien in it. He wrote it on a bet with CS Lewis - csl ended up writing the space trilogy, out of a silent planet etc., while nothing much came of Tolkien's except for an interesting short story on some members of a group like the Inklings Numenor.
Also, the PoME has the rough draft for the LotR sequel. It's extremely exciting, and dissapointing that Tolkien didn't finish it.
I hope they calculate the trajectory thingy right.
Your post is getting slightly OT. I think it might be worth reminding you that Berman is a Democrat and that the vast majority of the Hollywood/Entertainment industry are Democrats as well.
As for Ashcroft, and the rest of the republicans, they follow big money just as much as the Democrats.
Again, support the EFF.
99% of scientists agree that global warming is happening. read.
That's a bullshit statistic, now c'mon admit it. What is it...80% of all statistics are made up?
I'm sure the thoughts of the average /.'er aren't considered when politicians debate government policy.
you must be watching too much CNN. A good number of CEOs are democrats (ever heard of larry ellison?, and I don't believe there's a single american politician out there that doesn't receive PAC money from corporations.
In fact, as far as I am concerned, the only difference between the two parties is that the democrats act more hypocritically in denying that they are supported by corporations, when in reality big business drives politics regardless of what side of the fence you sit on.
There was nothing on the ballot about any of this.
cause it's AA. and we know RIAA and MPAA are evil, so AA must be the root of all evil
I think the key line in that agreement is
Likewise, [...] this agreement will be considered broadened to the extent needed to permit [...] third parties to operate within the terms of a written agreement they have entered into with us.
In other words, this policy you have to agree to is only valid as long as it doesn't interfere with agreements AA has and will make with 3rd parties. Which basically means, you're agreeing to anything that AA and its partners agree to.
It reminds me of a lot of EULAs/policies where there is a long list of who the company might and might not share information with and may seem very stringent, but at the very end of the list is a short give away line to the effect that they can share the information with anybody.
Also, it would be illegal according to the terms of the agreement to post this policy here, as in their policy you agree not to "copy, display, distribute, download, license, modify, publish, re-post, reproduce, reuse, sell, transmit" any of their HTML code or "the content of the Site" for public or commercial purposes.
since when has bombing been about making friends?
I sort of agree, but if you recall past history, up through the early 30s iirc, Los Angeles had an excellent public transit system (the red line?). It was a trolley/train system that ran throughout the entire city.
Then the automobile corporations came along and perceiving it as competition had the rails ripped up. We've never had such a good system since.
I'm having this mental picture of 5-10 years from now, if/when these things go big, of everyone in the office having one much like people do with PDAs and cell phones these days. Of course, this would replace both. Everyone would have their own robot (mini me) following them around, reminding them of appointments and sitting on their desks or the corner of their cubicle. I mean, geezh, if cell phones in theatres are bad, think what a whole squadron of these little critters could do to your movie time if they followed their owners in.
Frodo: But he was destroyed. Saddam was destroyed.
Gandalf: No, Frodo. The spirit of Saddam endured. His life force is bound to his weapons and the oil survived. Saddam has returned. His Orcs have multiplied. His fortress of Baghdad-dur is rebuilt in the land of Mordor. Saddam needs only these weapons to cover all the lands with a second darkness. He is seeking it, seeking it, all his thought is bent on it.
Yes, I prefer the european style as well. What about the US electoral college? That gives the electoral votes to the candidate with the majority, even though the difference might be 40.9 to 50.1. of course, there are the odd and rare times when the electoral voter votes against the person he/she is supposed to represet, but that's a whole different ball game :)
Right...we just pay the import tarrifs/overhead of the stores we buy from when we purchase the same items here.
Pardon my ignorance, but how does one go about making a text web site available to the blind?
Perhaps for straight text, you could play a mpeg file, but what about submitting forms? basic interaction? seems almost impossible.
this was more of a segfault piece, imho
RIP
After reading this story, I noticed that this was the current /. qotd:
"It's interesting to think that many quite distinguished people have bodies similar to yours. "
ah.
the battleship
shit.
For the sake of art my ass. When was the last time a film that wasn't true to a book did it for the sake of "art"? Usually it's just corporate heads at the studios not wanting to allow anything over two hours into the theatre. Anything longer makes less money, since less theatres will carry it as they can't sell as many tickets in a day.
Keep reading.
Gandalf refused that way. So Saruman offered a third way. I don't have a copy handy, but he basically said something to the effect that, "there is another way. We could take the ring, etc"
It is not clear that Saruman (conciously) made himself a servant of Sauron in the book. It is more likely he allied himself with Sauron without intending to serve him.
I think that would suck. But then how would they resolve Grima? He is in the TT played by Brad Dourif, and I doubt he'll just be killed off out of hand (hopefully not like Piter DeVries in the first Dune). They'll have to tie up loose ends somehow, and having Brad Dourif kill Christopher Lee is a dramatic moment that just can't be missed.
I also doubt that rumor, because it seems that Frodo sailing to the Grey Havens would make a better ending to the movie.