Or to put it another way, one of the greatest things Microsoft has promulgated is the myth that any program will operate seamlessly between Windows versions.
When in fact many programs require different system requirements from the 'standard' system (if there is such a thing in the Windows world) or previous versions break when a new version of Windows comes out. In which case the vendor uses it as an opportunity to sell an 'upgrade'.
So the reality is not too different from what Linux is now, but perception can mean everything, even if it is wrong.
Apple does even a better job of 'shepherding' their users to new platforms because they control the hardware better.
Whatever can be done by a man, a probe can do better. And for all those sentimentalists who say 'its not the same as being there' - the fact is that they, you or me are not going anytime soon.
Space's dirty little secret is that it takes millions of dollars for any single human to make it into space.
We are far better taking that money and using it to preserve the living space we have on earth rather than the ridiculous notion that we are going to move the general population to outer space.
Also, save me the pointless arguments (someday we will have fusion power ysdda yadda yadda) why I'm wrong. Ive heard them all on slashdot and I have never been impressed by any of them.
Two can play at this game buddy-boy. Here's another snap back -
My baby takes the morning train, he works from nine till five and then He takes another home again to find me waitin' for him
All day I think of him, dreamin' of him constantly I'm crazy mad for him, and he's crazy mad for me When he steps off that train, I'm makin' a fool, a fight Work all day to earn his pay, so we can play all night
My baby takes the morning train, he works from nine till five and then He takes another home again to find me waitin' for him
I'm also going to rat you out to the RIAA for the "psychic trading" of mp3s.
It doesn't matter what the "fans" want or don't want. Lucas could release a 2-hour movie of himself taking a shit, call it "Star Wars Episode 3", and you would happily wait in line for 3 days for tickets. So STFU.
Search the USPTO.GOV and search trademarks for scrabble and you will see that Hasbro has trademarks for all things scrabble going back to 1948
Because copyrights do not expire anymore and go back to 1923, it's safe to assume that they have copyrighted the game board as well, and since judges's eyes glass over when you mention copyright this could be quite enforceable as wee.
The genric game rules are not though, and that is how you have yahoo's literati and other similar games.
Unfortunate that he had used the same name, as then Hasbro's case would have been significantly more difficult.
If the economical threat was real, you soon wouldn't find any version without the stamp.
There is no national/global censorship happening here.
If they did stamp bibles with a title like what you said, I would not buy it, I would find another suitable copy elsewhere. I wouldn't find it infuriating that a bookstore decided to carry an inferior copy.
It's their choice to do so, and it's my choice not to buy it. The bookstore is a private business and can decide whatever it wants to do.
The bible is a poor choice for your analogy, because there is not nor will there be that kind of economic pressure.
Bookstores routinely refuse to carry books because there is an economic pressure not to do so. And many bookstores do not carry bibles because there is nobody to buy them.
That does not mean I can not find the books elsewhere.
Likewise, this film is being shown at other Imax theatres and they have made videos of other Imax releases, and it's safe to say they will make a video of this.
So you can find this movie elsewhere.
Imax theatres are a private business, and they can choose to do whatever they please. And generally, they are in the business of pleasing customers, which comes from the community that they as a business resides in.
There is nothing wrong with the fact there is an economic pressure to not show the film in a specific theatre. They are not in the business to make a stand on evolution or creation, but they are in business to turn a profit.
I would submit that you are not angry that the movie is not shown in the theatre, but that a few creationists "get their way."
but why would a film about animals living in a harsh environment be controversial?
I think that you have asked the right question, but assumed the wrong answer.
Rather than being a film just about "Volcanoes" it seems to digressing into explaining evolution via the underwanter vent hypothesis.
In which case the movie should have been titled "Volanoes and evolution from the bottom of the sea," or similar title.
If the movie had been just about Volcanoes and showing the animals around the vents, I do not think that their would have any test screeners objecting to it because of their world view.
I also doubt that if there had been a one line mention that said "some scientists believe that this is where life started" there would not have been much objection either. Because most "fundies" already know what scientists think in this area and expect mentions like this day to day.
But the film appears to be evolution centric enough that more than one test screener was offended, which means the film spent a significant amount on this topic. In addition, it was not just one, but a few theatres who decided not to show it.
So a few and not all Imax theatres decided not to show the film because of this. If this is such a terrible hit to the producer, he should have been more culturally sensitive when making his film, and just showed the wonders of the animals themselves rather than being a primer on evolution, which it appears to be.
I do not think that theatres in Iraq are not going to be showing "Yankee Doodle Dandy" with James Cagney anytime soon. Does that make them bad people in Baghdad? No, it justs makes them culturally different.
PBS/Nova have been showing evolution theory this past week and I am sure a lot of TV sets in the South were not tuned in. I don't see any TV stations being set on fire. I am sure that a video will be made and it will be available in the South, so people can rent it if the want to see it, though many might not. So people decide not to go and see movies and not watch TV shows they disagree with.
This is called Freedom for all you fundie hating people.
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cater to your every whim and fancy while you suckle away on the scientists computerized teats.
What's a teat?
completely missed the point... They're talking about a thin client OS, not a 'lite' version of window
Don't you get the feeling though that it is going to boot into a dos prompt??
No, it should say;
Gas prices take off, flying cars left behind.
I am now older than the guy playing Dr Who :-
Agreed. He should have regenerated into Angelina Jolie and then I would not be so depressed about it by myself.
He isn't just an engineer when he is steering the ship. He is the captain.
Love, exciting and new,
Come aboard.
We're expecting you.
Love, life's sweetest reward.
Let it flow,
it floats back to you.
The Love Boat
soon will be making another run.
The Love Boat promises something for everyone.
Set a course for adventure,
Your mind on a new romance.
Love won't hurt anymore
It's an open smile on a friendly shore.
It's Looooove!
Welcome aboard - It's Looooove!
Or to put it another way, one of the greatest things Microsoft has promulgated is the myth that any program will operate seamlessly between Windows versions.
When in fact many programs require different system requirements from the 'standard' system (if there is such a thing in the Windows world) or previous versions break when a new version of Windows comes out. In which case the vendor uses it as an opportunity to sell an 'upgrade'.
So the reality is not too different from what Linux is now, but perception can mean everything, even if it is wrong.
Apple does even a better job of 'shepherding' their users to new platforms because they control the hardware better.
Whatever can be done by a man, a probe can do better.....A female on slashdot?
No, and my Wang is not an old computer terminal either.
Because we're curious.
In fact IMHO this is the only reason.
And that only reason is not a good reason either.
Whatever can be done by a man, a probe can do better. And for all those sentimentalists who say 'its not the same as being there' - the fact is that they, you or me are not going anytime soon.
Space's dirty little secret is that it takes millions of dollars for any single human to make it into space.
We are far better taking that money and using it to preserve the living space we have on earth rather than the ridiculous notion that we are going to move the general population to outer space.
Also, save me the pointless arguments (someday we will have fusion power ysdda yadda yadda) why I'm wrong. Ive heard them all on slashdot and I have never been impressed by any of them.
Two can play at this game buddy-boy. Here's another snap back -
My baby takes the morning train, he works from nine till five and then
He takes another home again to find me waitin' for him
All day I think of him, dreamin' of him constantly
I'm crazy mad for him, and he's crazy mad for me
When he steps off that train, I'm makin' a fool, a fight
Work all day to earn his pay, so we can play all night
My baby takes the morning train, he works from nine till five and then
He takes another home again to find me waitin' for him
I'm also going to rat you out to the RIAA for the "psychic trading" of mp3s.
Now I can't get this stupid song out of my head. It's the eighties all over again;
Let's get physical, physical,
I wanna get physical, let's get into physical
Let me hear your body talk,
Your body talk, let me hear your body talk
Shouldn't that be ZomBe OS?
That would make it Amiga OS
I bet tacobell does that "if it hits the target everyone gets a taco" promotion again.
Our rights are being trampled. Next they are going to patent air. I am going to boycott them for good.
This time I mean it.
It was funny the first 10 times. Now it is just annoying! :-P
You're new here, aren't you???
This will make it easier for the clerk to know how much to charge me for my nanoparts when I check out.
Do not envy the wicked -- Proverbs
It doesn't matter what the "fans" want or don't want. Lucas could release a 2-hour movie of himself taking a shit, call it "Star Wars Episode 3", and you would happily wait in line for 3 days for tickets. So STFU.
I wouldn't go that far. He'll wear a black cape.
Search the USPTO.GOV and search trademarks for scrabble and you will see that Hasbro has trademarks for all things scrabble going back to 1948
Because copyrights do not expire anymore and go back to 1923, it's safe to assume that they have copyrighted the game board as well, and since judges's eyes glass over when you mention copyright this could be quite enforceable as wee.
The genric game rules are not though, and that is how you have yahoo's literati and other similar games.
Unfortunate that he had used the same name, as then Hasbro's case would have been significantly more difficult.
He should have bought some google adwords.
Amazon combines Plogs, Reviews, and One-Click and gets a patent on Prick.
So its an information system based on your previous purchases, Im sure many catlog order companys have been doing this for years
Yeah, but because it's the internets, it's special.
If the economical threat was real, you soon wouldn't find any version without the stamp.
There is no national/global censorship happening here.
If they did stamp bibles with a title like what you said, I would not buy it, I would find another suitable copy elsewhere. I wouldn't find it infuriating that a bookstore decided to carry an inferior copy.
It's their choice to do so, and it's my choice not to buy it. The bookstore is a private business and can decide whatever it wants to do.
The bible is a poor choice for your analogy, because there is not nor will there be that kind of economic pressure.
Bookstores routinely refuse to carry books because there is an economic pressure not to do so. And many bookstores do not carry bibles because there is nobody to buy them.
That does not mean I can not find the books elsewhere.
Likewise, this film is being shown at other Imax theatres and they have made videos of other Imax releases, and it's safe to say they will make a video of this.
So you can find this movie elsewhere.
Imax theatres are a private business, and they can choose to do whatever they please. And generally, they are in the business of pleasing customers, which comes from the community that they as a business resides in.
There is nothing wrong with the fact there is an economic pressure to not show the film in a specific theatre. They are not in the business to make a stand on evolution or creation, but they are in business to turn a profit.
I would submit that you are not angry that the movie is not shown in the theatre, but that a few creationists "get their way."
Maybe the "edu" belongs in colleges, and the "tain" is meant for public theatres, which these are.
T
here is nothing stopping you from doing that. There are many versions in the public domain.
Do not expect it to sell though.
but why would a film about animals living in a harsh environment be controversial?
I think that you have asked the right question, but assumed the wrong answer.
Rather than being a film just about "Volcanoes" it seems to digressing into explaining evolution via the underwanter vent hypothesis.
In which case the movie should have been titled "Volanoes and evolution from the bottom of the sea," or similar title.
If the movie had been just about Volcanoes and showing the animals around the vents, I do not think that their would have any test screeners objecting to it because of their world view.
I also doubt that if there had been a one line mention that said "some scientists believe that this is where life started" there would not have been much objection either. Because most "fundies" already know what scientists think in this area and expect mentions like this day to day.
But the film appears to be evolution centric enough that more than one test screener was offended, which means the film spent a significant amount on this topic. In addition, it was not just one, but a few theatres who decided not to show it.
So a few and not all Imax theatres decided not to show the film because of this. If this is such a terrible hit to the producer, he should have been more culturally sensitive when making his film, and just showed the wonders of the animals themselves rather than being a primer on evolution, which it appears to be.
I do not think that theatres in Iraq are not going to be showing "Yankee Doodle Dandy" with James Cagney anytime soon. Does that make them bad people in Baghdad? No, it justs makes them culturally different.
PBS/Nova have been showing evolution theory this past week and I am sure a lot of TV sets in the South were not tuned in. I don't see any TV stations being set on fire. I am sure that a video will be made and it will be available in the South, so people can rent it if the want to see it, though many might not. So people decide not to go and see movies and not watch TV shows they disagree with.
This is called Freedom for all you fundie hating people.
I'd bet that the three second delay is for the player to take care of the DRM.
You'd think that they would recognize a sucky music experience when they made it.
Of course, reformatting the hard drive is something you have to do regularly with all of Microsoft's products.