I guess I was over-the-top, but I was referring to his song "jingles" that he has written of late. They all sounds the same.
And yes the secret society probably had some other poster boy to give the award to. The Academy is just there to pat itself on the back and not do anything radical. Any changes it makes are way behind their times.
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The Oscars have worse judging than NBA referees, in terms of "make-up calls". The only reason Russel Crowe won last year was because people felt he should have won for LA Confidential. His acting was nothing phenominal.
This year's prime example is Randy Neuman (sp?) winning for best song for that Monsters Inc tune. That song sounded EXACTLY like his past 10 million movie songs. But the dear old Oscars club wasn't going to let him go 0 for 16. The LOTR Enya song was by far the best, even my wife agreed!
It's all a sham and show put on for the drooling masses who get to see their movie star idols act like their not assholes. I'm surprised Russel Crowe didn't bite a chunk out of Whoopi's neck when she cracked on him.
Pay no attention to these awards. George C. Scott was the only smart one in the bunch. He wasn't even there when he won best actor for Patton. He was home watching hockey. He believed that these "competitions" spoiled the quality of films, making them pander to the masses instead of trying to raise intellectual and artistic bars.
I haven't seen any more tales of Leonard's courtroom heroics on behalf of Lowtax. I miss them. I would sit at work and literally have tears in my eyes from laughing so hard. The best was when he had his client referred to as "the Marquee Mark".
Ben Stone (Michael Moriarty) is god. Waterston is weak.
The best seasons of that show are with the Ben Stone and Paul Robinette (Richard Brooks) tag-team. I want to name my children Ben and Paul. My wife doesn't share my enthusiasm. Perhaps threatening her with some "Stone" cold contempt charges will bring her around...
And belated props on the Leonard J. Crabs reference. The "J" stands for GOOD JOB!
I loved the Simpsons in it's "prime" (circa seasons 2 through 7), but lately it has become tired and predictable. Futurama is laugh-out-loud funny and clever and ways that the Simpsons once promised but have stopped even trying to achieve.
If you need to kill something Rupert, put the Simpsons to bed and move Futurama to the 8E/7C time slot. Having it at 7E/6C time slot is worthless considering FOX is a football network and football games never finish before then. I can't recall seeing a single episode that I actually sat at the TV waiting for.
Granted the level of competency at your local DMV probably isn't what we need it to be. And I do agree with most of what your saying, but I don't think it will be possible for some punk with a camera to make fake IDs anymore. Wisconsin drivers licenses are laminated pieces of paper anymore anyway. They have the barcode. So it's not a cut-n-paste like in my day. You pretty much need to borrow someone's ID who looks like you. And then make sure you pass the "what is your zip code" test that so many girls fail.;)
What I would envision for the future is the biometric info (e.g. fingerprint) is stored in that barcode. It's not a picture of your thumbprint on the card. Whoever wants to check it would have a piece of equipment that would take your thumbprint live, then swipe your card and compare immediately that way. It would be a pretty simple and quick check. So you'd need a machine that would produce a credit-card style hard plastic photographic id with all the pertinent ID information encoded on the magnetic strip.
I'm sure someone will be able to do it, but not your joe-schmoe college student running things out of his dorm room.
The article says they were going to require newer driver's licenses with biometric information (finger/thumb print, retinal scan, etc.). I assume they would HAVE to have some kind of stricter measures to verify you are who you say you are before giving you an ID that makes you legally that person.
The next 90 minutes? Were guys playing travel Connect 4 back there for the other (at least) 85 minutes? Although you didn't mention that she was back there too, so perhaps she was still driving and you were just punching the munchkin for an hour and half.
Why don't you just filter out those topics in your preferences, instead of whining like so many others who fail to realize that it takes much less effort to update your preferences that put this kind of post in EVERY article that they aren't interested in.
My company currently uses Netscape 4.5 w/ Enterprise Calendaring as standard. I notice that all the "buttons" in NS6 take you to Netscapes Web Calendar. Is there a way to customize these to launch the nscal program? In particular that [1|2] icon next to the addressbook on the bottom left.
Also, I'd like to customize those other menus at the bottoms (Channels/Tools/Business/Free Time/Shopping). Anyone know if this is possible?
I'm a UW-Madison alum, and remember when the Onion was just in paper form, and not even in color. I suppose I shouldn't be too critical, as it's just a joke article.
Although I believe that the majority of The Onion's readers are now (probably thanks to Slashdot) via the web. I'm not sure if this qualifies it as "web-based", as that guy stated in his opening paragraph.
Nice attitude. Exactly what we don't want, and don't need. Why don't you take your distro of linux, go into your closet, and have a ball. We'll see how long you like being so elite and secluded.
Meanwhile, linux users in the real world want to see more applications (I was using games as an example; video players like Quicktime and many other apps are needed) developed for linux.
I simply can't understand how people think linux is going to compete with, let alone defeat, windows when they don't want it to grow commercially viable. Linux needs support from software vendors, the more the better. Software vendors want numbers, the more the better. I'm sorry if the idea companies charging money conflicts with our utopian "free FTP for everything" system, but money is what makes their world go round.
This is EXACTLY the attitude that the linux community CANNOT afford. I'll explain exactly why.
I am a fan of computer video games. Among my favorites are Rogue Spear, Age of Empires (2), Diablo, and Quake 3 Arena. Q3A excluded, I have to run Windows98 at home just to play these games. Diablo is VERY flaky under wine, and I'd rather have official releases anyway. Hopefully the rumors of a Rogue Spear port materialize into more than rumors.
HOWEVER: The game software companies aren't going to spend the time and effort into developing a port that isn't going to sell enough to make a nice profit.
I believe I read Torvalds quoted (I could be wrong, please stand by) as saying Linux needs to reach a "critical mass". I can guarantee critical mass is much more than the amount of users it has right now.
Some linux elitists use linux for just that purpose: to make them elitists. Then they have something to brag about and bring up during parties. If linux is used by the masses, and the UI will definitely need work for this, then they will no longer be any better than those icon-clicking, CD-tray-as-cup-holder-using neaderthals.
Some linux users, and I'm fortunate enough to work with a lot, are realists and know where linux stands and where it should be. They know the only way to do that is to be as patient as possible and help anyone and everyone willing to learn.
The only problem with this is then Ford thugs will descend upon you and have a right (based on the ruling in the recent Northwest Airlines incident) to take THEIR computer back and go through it to see what you've been doing.
Let's not forget Henry Ford himself was famous for blatantly having thugs beat senseless employees who wanted to unionize. What do you think they'll want to do if you're emailing to incite sickouts?
I think that history has shown that governments have the power to do far greater harm, than lone nuts.
While this is true, it is the governments' interest to keep the general public around, like an earlier post stated about the NSA. Lone nuts, however, are concerned for no one, not even themselves. That is why I worry about the nuts more than the government.
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I agree with you on the Natural.
I guess I was over-the-top, but I was referring to his song "jingles" that he has written of late. They all sounds the same.
And yes the secret society probably had some other poster boy to give the award to. The Academy is just there to pat itself on the back and not do anything radical. Any changes it makes are way behind their times.
The Oscars have worse judging than NBA referees, in terms of "make-up calls". The only reason Russel Crowe won last year was because people felt he should have won for LA Confidential. His acting was nothing phenominal.
This year's prime example is Randy Neuman (sp?) winning for best song for that Monsters Inc tune. That song sounded EXACTLY like his past 10 million movie songs. But the dear old Oscars club wasn't going to let him go 0 for 16. The LOTR Enya song was by far the best, even my wife agreed!
It's all a sham and show put on for the drooling masses who get to see their movie star idols act like their not assholes. I'm surprised Russel Crowe didn't bite a chunk out of Whoopi's neck when she cracked on him.
Pay no attention to these awards. George C. Scott was the only smart one in the bunch. He wasn't even there when he won best actor for Patton. He was home watching hockey. He believed that these "competitions" spoiled the quality of films, making them pander to the masses instead of trying to raise intellectual and artistic bars.
I haven't seen any more tales of Leonard's courtroom heroics on behalf of Lowtax. I miss them. I would sit at work and literally have tears in my eyes from laughing so hard. The best was when he had his client referred to as "the Marquee Mark".
Ben Stone (Michael Moriarty) is god. Waterston is weak.
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The best seasons of that show are with the Ben Stone and Paul Robinette (Richard Brooks) tag-team. I want to name my children Ben and Paul. My wife doesn't share my enthusiasm. Perhaps threatening her with some "Stone" cold contempt
charges will bring her around
And belated props on the Leonard J. Crabs reference. The "J" stands for GOOD JOB!
What video/computer company would do this if they didn't have to? Other than games, multimedia is probably the top use for higher-end home PCs.
I loved the Simpsons in it's "prime" (circa seasons 2 through 7), but lately it has become tired and predictable. Futurama is laugh-out-loud funny and clever and ways that the Simpsons once promised but have stopped even trying to achieve.
If you need to kill something Rupert, put the Simpsons to bed and move Futurama to the 8E/7C time slot. Having it at 7E/6C time slot is worthless considering FOX is a football network and football games never finish before then. I can't recall seeing a single episode that I actually sat at the TV waiting for.
By "barcode" I mean "magnetic strip". Sorry.
Granted the level of competency at your local DMV probably isn't what we need it to be. And I do agree with most of what your saying, but I don't think it will be possible for some punk with a camera to make fake IDs anymore. Wisconsin drivers licenses are laminated pieces of paper anymore anyway. They have the barcode. So it's not a cut-n-paste like in my day. You pretty much need to borrow someone's ID who looks like you. And then make sure you pass the "what is your zip code" test that so many girls fail. ;)
What I would envision for the future is the biometric info (e.g. fingerprint) is stored in that barcode. It's not a picture of your thumbprint on the card. Whoever wants to check it would have a piece of equipment that would take your thumbprint live, then swipe your card and compare immediately that way. It would be a pretty simple and quick check. So you'd need a machine that would produce a credit-card style hard plastic photographic id with all the pertinent ID information encoded on the magnetic strip.
I'm sure someone will be able to do it, but not your joe-schmoe college student running things out of his dorm room.
The article says they were going to require newer driver's licenses with biometric information (finger/thumb print, retinal scan, etc.). I assume they would HAVE to have some kind of stricter measures to verify you are who you say you are before giving you an ID that makes you legally that person.
Harder than just forging a signature anyway...
MIT girls will do that to you. ;)
Why don't you just filter out those topics in your preferences, instead of whining like so many others who fail to realize that it takes much less effort to update your preferences that put this kind of post in EVERY article that they aren't interested in.
Or you could just ignore the article altogether.
I assume you mean that you hope MP3.com appeals it.
MUDs are the greatest games ever. Multi-player, any telnet client will do, fully customizable...what more could you want?
telnet mirkwood.sask.com 4000
Tell them Rizzo sent you.
I can't believe you dissed Kriss Kross like that. I suppose you think ABC (Another Bad Creation) is all washed up too, eh?
Just wait until Menudo and the Jets start their comeback tour...it'll blow KISS out of the water.
When I heard the "NO DISASSEMBLE JOHNNY 5!" take-off, I simply could not stop laughing.
Which begs the question: When are those Hollywood fatcats going to complete the Short Circuit trilogy?
My company currently uses Netscape 4.5 w/ Enterprise Calendaring as standard. I notice that all the "buttons" in NS6 take you to Netscapes Web Calendar. Is there a way to customize these to launch the nscal program? In particular that [1|2] icon next to the addressbook on the bottom left.
Also, I'd like to customize those other menus at the bottoms (Channels/Tools/Business/Free Time/Shopping). Anyone know if this is possible?
Yes. The paper-version is free in Dane and Milwaukee counties in Wisconsin. I think it's free in Boulder, CO also, where it is also published.
Otherwise you'll have to pay.
I'm a UW-Madison alum, and remember when the Onion was just in paper form, and not even in color. I suppose I shouldn't be too critical, as it's just a joke article.
Although I believe that the majority of The Onion's readers are now (probably thanks to Slashdot) via the web. I'm not sure if this qualifies it as "web-based", as that guy stated in his opening paragraph.
Just a little rant.
Nice attitude. Exactly what we don't want, and don't need. Why don't you take your distro of linux, go into your closet, and have a ball. We'll see how long you like being so elite and secluded.
Meanwhile, linux users in the real world want to see more applications (I was using games as an example; video players like Quicktime and many other apps are needed) developed for linux.
I simply can't understand how people think linux is going to compete with, let alone defeat, windows when they don't want it to grow commercially viable. Linux needs support from software vendors, the more the better. Software vendors want numbers, the more the better. I'm sorry if the idea companies charging money conflicts with our utopian "free FTP for everything" system, but money is what makes their world go round.
This is EXACTLY the attitude that the linux community CANNOT afford. I'll explain exactly why.
I am a fan of computer video games. Among my favorites are Rogue Spear, Age of Empires (2), Diablo, and Quake 3 Arena. Q3A excluded, I have to run Windows98 at home just to play these games. Diablo is VERY flaky under wine, and I'd rather have official releases anyway. Hopefully the rumors of a Rogue Spear port materialize into more than rumors.
HOWEVER: The game software companies aren't going to spend the time and effort into developing a port that isn't going to sell enough to make a nice profit.
I believe I read Torvalds quoted (I could be wrong, please stand by) as saying Linux needs to reach a "critical mass". I can guarantee critical mass is much more than the amount of users it has right now.
Some linux elitists use linux for just that purpose: to make them elitists. Then they have something to brag about and bring up during parties. If linux is used by the masses, and the UI will definitely need work for this, then they will no longer be any better than those icon-clicking, CD-tray-as-cup-holder-using neaderthals.
Some linux users, and I'm fortunate enough to work with a lot, are realists and know where linux stands and where it should be. They know the only way to do that is to be as patient as possible and help anyone and everyone willing to learn.
Get a grip. Know your role.
I did notice that after I had posted. Probably should read "...thugs beat senseless _any_ employees who...".
Unionizing is, IMHO, one of the MOST sensible things labor forces can do in this country.
Sorry 'bout that.
Anyone with a thimble-full of common sense knows I'm not implying their going to come and physically assault you. Not in this day and age.
Personal insults have no place on this website.
The point was for historical perspective with this particular company, and their track record for extreme reaction for anti-corporate actions.
The only problem with this is then Ford thugs will descend upon you and have a right (based on the ruling in the recent Northwest Airlines incident) to take THEIR computer back and go through it to see what you've been doing.
Let's not forget Henry Ford himself was famous for blatantly having thugs beat senseless employees who wanted to unionize. What do you think they'll want to do if you're emailing to incite sickouts?
While this is true, it is the governments' interest to keep the general public around, like an earlier post stated about the NSA. Lone nuts, however, are concerned for no one, not even themselves. That is why I worry about the nuts more than the government.
Rogue Spear is the greatest game ever made, IMHO. I'd love Diablo 2 also.
But those games multiplay rawk!