"If you lived in Europe you'd realise the Romans left a LOT of stuff behind. And of course Roman civilisation goes back a couple of thousand years BC."
What you don't understand is that these societies were very environmentally friendly. The Sierra Club and other environmental groups have made some improvements in that field for us. Already in National forests we have what are known as "non-impact trails". For those geeks who never get to see the 'Yellow Face', this means that when you go hiking you try to leave no trace that you were ever there.
Well, these societies were way more advanced than we can ever dream of being. They have followed a similar strategem called the "non-impact society". They came and went, and left no impact on their environment. And just think how lucky we are today. If they would have created tons of pollution it is possible that we would not even be able to thrive today.
So let's learn from them and make our society a non-impact society.
Well I do agree with you. Atlantis wasn't so bad. They didn't follow their 'traditional' mode for their cartoons. If you look at most of the "recent" cartoons they fit the same mold.
For instance 'The little Mermaid', 'Lion King', 'Alladin', 'Hunchback of Notre Dam', 'Emporers New Groove'. They all fit the same mold. It's like someone followed the programmers model - copy, paste, modify. Except that they did a poor job of covering that up too. Everyone of them has the main character with one or two funny companions, and then there is the main antagonist with the comically inept companion(s). They go through some sort of story, some bad things happen to the protagonist and in the end despite all odds, the antagonist screws up and protagonist wins. Oh, and don't forget the songs. They must have some song that they sing or dance to. Everyone of them follows that moldy mold.
After watching some of them in a row you can definetly see the pattern. But what I hate worse are the II's. Cinderalla II, Alladin II, etc. Just milking for more money with no originality.
Whatever happened to the creed that ol' Walt started the company off on? He wanted to make sure that his work was original that it didn't follow the same mold. The story on Pinnochio (sp?) about how it was made after Snow White is interesting. They talk about how he didn't follow the marketing dept and create more dwarves and the like, but went with something different.
I do like some Disney films. They're great entertainment for the kids. I just wish they'd shoot for something more original.
In a related story [ http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/04/09/022224 6 ] (too lazy to link this, sorry) they talked about how people who were getting charged more for the abuse(or overuse) of using up a lot of bandwidth. I'll quote myself on this, but I think the possibilities are out there.
"Won't this be to our benefit? (the charging more for bandwidth) Esp. considering all the arguments that Spam eats up bandwidth and therefore costs the user money. Now can't we show directly how much spam is costing the average user? I'm talking about the average Joe Schmoe who knows two things about computers -- Jack and (well you know the other).
He'll get his bill and go "hey this spam 'hot teen XXX pr0n' is really costing me money" or each time he opens up hotmail he'll say "uh hmmmm, I'm getting billed a lot here for crap I don't want." Won't this make it more legally viable to stop the spam?"
My cocker spaniel is smarter than your honor student.
No two nations with McDonalds on their territory have ever gone to war with each other.
It's the secret sauce that subverts the mind and makes you lethargic. The sauce makes you less inclined to go to war with another person, unless they have stolen your last Big Mac.
Gentlemen! There will be no fighting in the War Room! -- Dr. Strangelove
It's not because it's closer to the equator. It's not because it's frickin' freezing (although that is a good point). It's called capital, or in other symbols $$$$$$$$$$$$.
Russia gets to use its vast knowledge of rockets and getting people/things/vodka into space. Australia pays Russia for this. In addition to them paying for the knowledge they will be footing a good portion of the bill too. Russia is looking for ways to pay off the enormous debts they have acquired since the fall of communism. Having tourists to space is one way (see Tito). Selling their goods and services to other countries is another. Why not? Or does this make them too capitalistic?
There is another reason why they are doing it. International Politics. They are helping a first-world "western" country. For a while they have been accussed of helping anti-american/western countries (ie Iran, China, etc.) This helps balance that out a little.
Have the russians really given up the space race? Was it a quick 500 meter race? Or, more likely, is this a marathon? I think we'll see a lot of competition coming from them and other countries that will help boost our space programs. And I think that is an excellent thing.
First of all, the Russians are going to be very careful and ensure that nothing happens. The tourists who do go up will be physically fit, unlike the guy from Contact who dies up there. I think they understand capitalism and marketing fairly well. In fact I would say they understand it very well. They already sold one guy on a trip to space. He paid $10 million, went through some rigorous training, and enjoyed himself immensely. They got one good example to go by right now. The russians got a rich person to pay an enormous fee to go to space for minimal costs. Honestly, it's not going to be that much more expensive for them to cram another person aboard and take care of him for a couple days. Sure only the extremely rich will be able to afford to go to space, but I think that they are paving a path for the not-quite-so-rich-people-coming-out-of-poverty-lev el-for-the-first-time people like me.
Besides, if some one does die up there the russians have _years_ of experience at covering things up.
...but even though Yoda etc. are fictional charachters...
What do you mean that Yoda is fictional??? You perverted ****Blasphemer****!!! Just 'cause you don't believe in him!!
What if I said that I didn't believe in Mohammed, or Christ, or Satan?? OR What if I said they were fictional characters?? (Most of you wouldn't care, which doesn't bother me.) The point is this -- you can't prove Yoda to be a fictional character anymore than I can prove your God to be fictional!! So stay away from the holy priesthood of Jedi-ism!!!!
...and, of course, the small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri are welcome to use their proton disintegrator rays should the Washington state courts find against them...
I'm afraid they can't do that under Article 5 Section 3b of the Massachusettes Laser Code. They would in fact be breaking that law
I don't understand why people are so defensive of pirates.
Because a lot of/.ers are pirates when you get right down to it. Maybe we should come up with Pirates-rights or something. We are a minority group. Do you think we could get benefits like the feminists or the GLA?
How would you feel if something you'd spent 6-months of your life creating was being given away free?
Hmmmm. People do that all the time. Look at Linux and the OpenSource movement. They are spending a lot of time and effort to create products for free.
I guess the difference is choice. They are doing it knowing there is no or little monetary compensation. These others are expecting monetary compensation. Maybe too much competition, that is where the "market forces" come into play. But that can only happen if they aren't being toyed with and there are good healthy alternatives.
Unfortunately, this society is becoming one of "Join us or die" (M$, MPAA, RIAA, OPEC), crush the competition mentality. Something needs to be done, but it will have to be with the mentality of the people. That means _you_ will have to change to make things work better.
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Hey I'm following the slashdot blackout and not post.....
Damn, sorry.
Ignore this post.
Mod me Mad
You forgot to mention post-Columbine, and post 9-11.
I wonder if this story links up with Apple/Communism/Devil Worship.
"If you lived in Europe you'd realise the Romans left a LOT of stuff behind. And of course Roman civilisation goes back a couple of thousand years BC."
What you don't understand is that these societies were very environmentally friendly. The Sierra Club and other environmental groups have made some improvements in that field for us. Already in National forests we have what are known as "non-impact trails". For those geeks who never get to see the 'Yellow Face', this means that when you go hiking you try to leave no trace that you were ever there.
Well, these societies were way more advanced than we can ever dream of being. They have followed a similar strategem called the "non-impact society". They came and went, and left no impact on their environment. And just think how lucky we are today. If they would have created tons of pollution it is possible that we would not even be able to thrive today.
So let's learn from them and make our society a non-impact society.
Mod me mad.
Well I do agree with you. Atlantis wasn't so bad. They didn't follow their 'traditional' mode for their cartoons. If you look at most of the "recent" cartoons they fit the same mold.
For instance 'The little Mermaid', 'Lion King', 'Alladin', 'Hunchback of Notre Dam', 'Emporers New Groove'. They all fit the same mold. It's like someone followed the programmers model - copy, paste, modify. Except that they did a poor job of covering that up too. Everyone of them has the main character with one or two funny companions, and then there is the main antagonist with the comically inept companion(s). They go through some sort of story, some bad things happen to the protagonist and in the end despite all odds, the antagonist screws up and protagonist wins. Oh, and don't forget the songs. They must have some song that they sing or dance to. Everyone of them follows that moldy mold.
After watching some of them in a row you can definetly see the pattern. But what I hate worse are the II's. Cinderalla II, Alladin II, etc. Just milking for more money with no originality.
Whatever happened to the creed that ol' Walt started the company off on? He wanted to make sure that his work was original that it didn't follow the same mold. The story on Pinnochio (sp?) about how it was made after Snow White is interesting. They talk about how he didn't follow the marketing dept and create more dwarves and the like, but went with something different.
I do like some Disney films. They're great entertainment for the kids. I just wish they'd shoot for something more original.
So does this mean that we will have to watch more rotten Disney movies?
Mod me mad.
In a related story [ http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/04/09/022224 6 ] (too lazy to link this, sorry) they talked about how people who were getting charged more for the abuse(or overuse) of using up a lot of bandwidth. I'll quote myself on this, but I think the possibilities are out there.
"Won't this be to our benefit? (the charging more for bandwidth) Esp. considering all the arguments that Spam eats up bandwidth and therefore costs the user money. Now can't we show directly how much spam is costing the average user? I'm talking about the average Joe Schmoe who knows two things about computers -- Jack and (well you know the other).
He'll get his bill and go "hey this spam 'hot teen XXX pr0n' is really costing me money" or each time he opens up hotmail he'll say "uh hmmmm, I'm getting billed a lot here for crap I don't want." Won't this make it more legally viable to stop the spam?"
My cocker spaniel is smarter than your honor student.
They just don't have the same "natural fluids" as we westerners! We should strike first.
"But, he'll be able to see the big board!!!" -- General "Buck" Turgidson -- Dr. Strangelove
Now let's see how many chicks I can get to join the 100 mile high club!
Of course! Haven't you ever heard of a $6 million cup of coffee?
It's the secret sauce that subverts the mind and makes you lethargic. The sauce makes you less inclined to go to war with another person, unless they have stolen your last Big Mac.
Gentlemen! There will be no fighting in the War Room! -- Dr. Strangelove
It's not because it's closer to the equator. It's not because it's frickin' freezing (although that is a good point). It's called capital, or in other symbols $$$$$$$$$$$$.
Russia gets to use its vast knowledge of rockets and getting people/things/vodka into space. Australia pays Russia for this. In addition to them paying for the knowledge they will be footing a good portion of the bill too. Russia is looking for ways to pay off the enormous debts they have acquired since the fall of communism. Having tourists to space is one way (see Tito). Selling their goods and services to other countries is another. Why not? Or does this make them too capitalistic?
There is another reason why they are doing it. International Politics. They are helping a first-world "western" country. For a while they have been accussed of helping anti-american/western countries (ie Iran, China, etc.) This helps balance that out a little.
Have the russians really given up the space race? Was it a quick 500 meter race? Or, more likely, is this a marathon? I think we'll see a lot of competition coming from them and other countries that will help boost our space programs. And I think that is an excellent thing.
Just my 2 kopecks worth
Maybe people are trying to give Linux desktop SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)
Actually, I'll be allowed to give you the added thrust from my boot to your ass to send you flying as far as you can go. Enjoy!
First of all, the Russians are going to be very careful and ensure that nothing happens. The tourists who do go up will be physically fit, unlike the guy from Contact who dies up there. I think they understand capitalism and marketing fairly well. In fact I would say they understand it very well. They already sold one guy on a trip to space. He paid $10 million, went through some rigorous training, and enjoyed himself immensely. They got one good example to go by right now. The russians got a rich person to pay an enormous fee to go to space for minimal costs. Honestly, it's not going to be that much more expensive for them to cram another person aboard and take care of him for a couple days. Sure only the extremely rich will be able to afford to go to space, but I think that they are paving a path for the not-quite-so-rich-people-coming-out-of-poverty-lev el-for-the-first-time people like me.
Besides, if some one does die up there the russians have _years_ of experience at covering things up.
IP, UP, WeAllP
heh heh heh
Don't you think the bugs hitting your face at that speed would hurt?
What do you mean that Yoda is fictional??? You perverted ****Blasphemer****!!! Just 'cause you don't believe in him!!
What if I said that I didn't believe in Mohammed, or Christ, or Satan?? OR What if I said they were fictional characters?? (Most of you wouldn't care, which doesn't bother me.) The point is this -- you can't prove Yoda to be a fictional character anymore than I can prove your God to be fictional!! So stay away from the holy priesthood of Jedi-ism!!!!
This is not meant for the humor impaired.
But if that is not possible, a coffee can spreading his ashes over Yellowstone will do.
Sounds like a communistic plot!!
Make Yuri Proud!!!!
I can just picture it now. Clippy's new job.
Person searching for a song:Metallica
Clippy pops up:I see you're looking for a song! Would you like to try
Mod me Mad
Kentucky Fried Thunderbirds.
munch munch munch.
Does this come in extra crispy?
Will we get to see the "Blue screen of Death" when Democracy XP(tm) crashes? Will we have to reboot the country, or just the economy?
I'm afraid they can't do that under Article 5 Section 3b of the Massachusettes Laser Code. They would in fact be breaking that law
You obviously haven't tried putting that in front of my boss!! I'm sure with all the stuff he spouts he could power most of the west coast!
Because a lot of /.ers are pirates when you get right down to it. Maybe we should come up with Pirates-rights or something. We are a minority group. Do you think we could get benefits like the feminists or the GLA?
How would you feel if something you'd spent 6-months of your life creating was being given away free?
Hmmmm. People do that all the time. Look at Linux and the OpenSource movement. They are spending a lot of time and effort to create products for free.
I guess the difference is choice. They are doing it knowing there is no or little monetary compensation. These others are expecting monetary compensation. Maybe too much competition, that is where the "market forces" come into play. But that can only happen if they aren't being toyed with and there are good healthy alternatives.
Unfortunately, this society is becoming one of "Join us or die" (M$, MPAA, RIAA, OPEC), crush the competition mentality. Something needs to be done, but it will have to be with the mentality of the people. That means _you_ will have to change to make things work better.
I can just picture this. Big goon-like MPAA hitmen standing outside a theater beating the sh1t out of movie goers.
the stuff I share has a big electromagnet under it with a panic button, and is stored behind a door with a magnetic field generator.
I think it would be better if you attached a nuke to it. That way when they come in to take your equipment it vaporizes the evidence and the others.
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