They went to Verizon (the second biggest cell company) and tried to go with them first. Verizon felt that the requirements that Apple laid out were too restrictive (selling in Apple & Cell Stores, activating at home, no sales in sister kiosks in Best Buy or something similar) and backed out.
When AT&T (the largest cell company in the US) said yes, a figurative "gun" was put to their heads.
Actually Edison probably would appreciate something like the RIAA. He was actually taken to court of his initial stance that his organization have final say over what content could be released as movies by the original movie "studios." He argued that the patent to the projection technology gave him right to dictate what could be shown on the projectors. A later example of this mentality would be Atari and Activision.
I must seriously be out of the loop (hardware's not my thing), but what does this radio do exactly? And why would it be classified as a terror instrument?
MAN: Fraba dey...huhhh...ka tey do una so WOMAN: UNA MOI! UNA MOI! Hmmmmm! [MOTIONS TO STOMACH]
MTV ANNOUNCER: And that was a friendly reminder from The Sims to get out and vote! Or feed them, I'm not entirely sure, check their aspiration meters...
"Even the President of the United States appears unfocused and uneducated."
Duh...But tell us more about the book!
Just kidding. This sounds interesting. It would seem that in a universe such as the one this book describes technology must be liberally balanced with conscience, something we as (computer) scientists often forget.
I remember around '98, in the twilight of Adam's life he sold the script for the movie and launched H2G2 as a sort of web version of the guide. There were then plans to release a PDA guide that would link to the encyclopediac H2G2 site. What happened?
Eubanks showed the clip recently on, "The Most Outrageous Game Show Moments" on VH1 and the clip was featured in the criminally underrated biopic of Chuck Barris, "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind."
I have been a pretty steadfast Microsoft user (WinXP, VS.NET, Office, etc.) but recently I have started using alternatives to some of their software: iTunes, Trillian, and now FireFox.
There are two reasons to this (except in the case of iTunes, that ones because I got an iPod recently) 1. Security is better (No activeX, no hijacking) 2. Customization (I can choose the way I want my software to look!)
It may seem shallow, but I switched to FireFox because it let me make a cool looking browser.
I have been using SP2 since December, and I have to say that I welcome the changes to IE security.
However, it was not until I recently started doing some REAL webdev by learning.NET that I realized that IE is horrific when it comes to standards compliance.
PNG and CSS are not only standard formats that are easy to implement, they make things look friggin' incredible! Compare PNG-alpha to GIF-transparency and static HTML tags to CSS. No contest!
It is for this reason that I have stopped using IE.
I was just making a joke since this guy is supposed to be an uber-nerd. Considering how famous this guy is supposed to become, I'll need more help with women then he will.
Then again, I suppose that statement is redundant since I post at/.
Burley Man is a reference to Agent Smith and his cyphers. The fight with Neo and the 100 Smiths is called, "The Burley Brawl." Why? I have no idea, but that's what it's called.
Through some investigation at DVDTalk.com and HMV, here's what will be on this
UK set:
The ten discs seem to be:
The Matrix - With All-New Transfer & Audio Commentary
The Matrix Revisited - Original Version With Behind-The-Scenes Footage
Matrix Reloaded Extended Version - New Cut With 55 Minutes Of New
Footage Inserted Back Into The Film
Matrix Reloaded Revisited - All New Interviews, Scene Dissections And
More!
Matrix Revolutions - Original Cut With Audio Commentaries
Matrix Revolutions Revisited - A Host Of All-New Extras
The Animatrix
The Roots Of The Matrix - 3 Hours Of Features
The Burley Man Chronicles - The People Behind The Matrix Discuss Their
Work
The Zion Archive - A Tour Of Matrix Design Concepts, Storyboards &
Drawings
And here is HMV's list of special features for the new discs:
THE MATRIX
All-New Transfer & Audio Commentary
All-New transfer supervised by The Wachowskis and director of photography
(DP), Bill Pope
Audio commentary by Keanu Reeves, Carrie Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne,
DP Bill Pope and other cast and crew
The Matrix Revisited - Original version with behind-the-scenes footage
The Matrix Revisited (180 Minutes) - Same special features as previous release
Offers comprehensive behind-the-scenes look at the first film in the trilogy.
MATRIX RELOADED
Extended Version - New Cut With 55 Minutes Of New Footage Inserted
Back Into The Film
Matrix Reloaded Revisited - All New Interviews, Scene Dissections And
More!
Matrix Reloaded Extended Version (190 Minutes) - New Special Features new
cut incorporating 55 minutes of footage shot for the 'Enter The Matrix' Game
Audio Commentaries by Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne,
Jada Pinkett-Smith, Production Designer Owen Paterson, 2nd Unit Directors
David Ellis And Kimble Rendall and other cast and crew
Matrix Reloaded Revisited - Special Features (180 Minutes)
Includes All New Footage Including Dozens Of Never-Before-Seen Cast And
Crew Interviews, Scene Dissections, Explorations Of The Production Design
And Special Effects, And More
MATRIX REVOLUTIONS
Matrix Revolutions - Original cut with audio commentaries
Matrix Revolutions Revisited - A host of all-new extras
Matrix Revolutions - new special features:
Audio commentaries by Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne,
Special Effects Supervisor, John Gaeta; editor, Zach Staenberg and other cast
and crew
Matrix Revolutions Revisited - Special Features (180 Minutes)
Includes all new footage, including dozens of never-before-seen cast and
crew interviews, scene dissections, explorations of the production design
and special effects, and more
THE ANIMATRIX
Same Special Features As Previous Release
THE ROOTS OF THE MATRIX
The Roots Of The Matrix - 3 Hours Of Features:
The Roots of the Matrix - Special Features (180 Minutes)
The Matrix and the History of the Action Genre - Examines The Many Influences
Of Action Cinema That Make Up The Matrix
Brainiacs' Revenge - Scholars, Philosophers, Theorists, And Charlatans
Deconstruct The Intellectual Underpinnings Of The Trilogy
The Science Behind The Fiction - Is The Notion Of A Real Matrix Plausible?
An Investigation Of The Technologies That Inspire The Metaphor Of The Matrix
THE BURLEY MAN CHRONICLES
The Burley Man Chronicles - The People Behind The Matrix Discuss Their
Work:
The Burley Man Chronicles - Special Features (75 Minutes)
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They went to Verizon (the second biggest cell company) and tried to go with them first. Verizon felt that the requirements that Apple laid out were too restrictive (selling in Apple & Cell Stores, activating at home, no sales in sister kiosks in Best Buy or something similar) and backed out.
When AT&T (the largest cell company in the US) said yes, a figurative "gun" was put to their heads.
Actually Edison probably would appreciate something like the RIAA. He was actually taken to court of his initial stance that his organization have final say over what content could be released as movies by the original movie "studios." He argued that the patent to the projection technology gave him right to dictate what could be shown on the projectors. A later example of this mentality would be Atari and Activision.
The iPod can act as a hard drive as well. Jesus, do some research.
Explain to me the advantage of removing copyrights. Why should control of the works be given to anyone just because time has passed?
Great, know can we solve the great spaghetti incident?
I must seriously be out of the loop (hardware's not my thing), but what does this radio do exactly? And why would it be classified as a terror instrument?
MTV ANNOUNCER: And now, a message from The Sims
MAN: Fraba dey...huhhh...ka tey do una so
WOMAN: UNA MOI! UNA MOI! Hmmmmm! [MOTIONS TO STOMACH]
MTV ANNOUNCER: And that was a friendly reminder from The Sims to get out and vote! Or feed them, I'm not entirely sure, check their aspiration meters...
I very often reformat my computer and if I purchase my copy of HL2 on Steam will I be able to make a backup or redownload the game after a format?
Otherwise, I'll just buy the physical version the old fashioned way.
It is bad enough with 98, but what if the same experiment where conducted with XP, considering all the wild RPC attacks?
"Even the President of the United States appears unfocused and uneducated."
Duh...But tell us more about the book!
Just kidding. This sounds interesting. It would seem that in a universe such as the one this book describes technology must be liberally balanced with conscience, something we as (computer) scientists often forget.
I remember around '98, in the twilight of Adam's life he sold the script for the movie and launched H2G2 as a sort of web version of the guide. There were then plans to release a PDA guide that would link to the encyclopediac H2G2 site. What happened?
It exists, no urban legend.
Eubanks showed the clip recently on, "The Most Outrageous Game Show Moments" on VH1 and the clip was featured in the criminally underrated biopic of Chuck Barris, "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind."
I have been a pretty steadfast Microsoft user (WinXP, VS.NET, Office, etc.) but recently I have started using alternatives to some of their software: iTunes, Trillian, and now FireFox.
There are two reasons to this (except in the case of iTunes, that ones because I got an iPod recently)
1. Security is better (No activeX, no hijacking)
2. Customization (I can choose the way I want my software to look!)
It may seem shallow, but I switched to FireFox because it let me make a cool looking browser.
Oprah: Hey y'all!! I've gotta new book for Oprah's Book Club© today!! It's the latest issue of "100 Bullets"!
Book Club Member 1: I really enjoyed this issue Oprah.
Book Club Member 2: Me too, when the protagonist exacted his revenge in the three page, four color graphics, I was moved.
Book Club Member 3: I was able to rediscover the goddess within!
I don't think comics are the new novel.
Maybe he'll do a performance of Holiday In Cambodia or some LARD songs?
Most likely, just some more spoken word stuff. He's actually a smart guy, if not a little paranoid.
I have been using SP2 since December, and I have to say that I welcome the changes to IE security.
.NET that I realized that IE is horrific when it comes to standards compliance.
However, it was not until I recently started doing some REAL webdev by learning
PNG and CSS are not only standard formats that are easy to implement, they make things look friggin' incredible! Compare PNG-alpha to GIF-transparency and static HTML tags to CSS. No contest!
It is for this reason that I have stopped using IE.
From what I understand, THX is decent at best. It's only gained esteem due to his other titles out there.
Sorry, it was obligatory...
I was just making a joke since this guy is supposed to be an uber-nerd. Considering how famous this guy is supposed to become, I'll need more help with women then he will.
/.
Then again, I suppose that statement is redundant since I post at
And he'd give it all up for a kiss from a girl :(...
Burley Man is a reference to Agent Smith and his cyphers. The fight with Neo and the 100 Smiths is called, "The Burley Brawl." Why? I have no idea, but that's what it's called.
More or less :D.
Reloaded was dreadful. I didn't see Revolutions, but I heard it it didn't help much.
Oh well, I really want to upgrade my original Matrix disc, so if a US equivalent comes out in time for Christmas, I may upgrade.
The ten discs seem to be:
And here is HMV's list of special features for the new discs:
THE MATRIX
MATRIX RELOADED
MATRIX REVOLUTIONS
THE ANIMATRIX
THE ROOTS OF THE MATRIX
THE BURLEY MAN CHRONICLES
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It's genius! Genius I tells ya!
Shame on me for not RTFA :(.
Still considering the price, 77% does not jibe too well with me right now.