Example: why is it that Microsoft hasn't targeted mapping companies like Delorme for destruction? Microsoft has Streets and Trips, they could easly crush Delorme AAA MapNGo like a bug. Why don't they? Because, at this time, owning the mapping software market won't allow Microsoft to take over any other market.
In the various entertainment blurbs, while flipping through the channels, it is official, there is a YAXM (Yet Another X-Files Movie) coming. Chris Carter, fscking bastard that he is, left the final episode wide open for a follow on: I predict it will be called "X-Files: A New Hope" [see the last few minutes of the finale]. I also thought the finale stunk like a wet suicide wing and beer fart. I so wanted to bitch slap Carter for not answering much of anything and having everyone ineffective as they have always been - argh!.
Well, at least we know for sure that Fox and Dana knocked booties and had a love child.
What you are seeing is the result of the economic meltdown that started with the dot-com bust. Despite what you see on TV and read in the papers, the economic meltdown continues - the media is masking the severity of this downturn. If you want to see for yourself how bad things really are, take a trip through the US and note the closures of many businesses, the 'downsizing', and actually talk to people. Things are much worse than they are made out to be. Conspiracy? Possibly. However, if the media told how bad things really are, economic conditions would be even worse due to reaction to these news.
How does this fit into the topic of this discussion? Companies are going into holding patterns, reducing costs and hoping that things will turn around soon. I predict a second wave of large reductions over the next few months. I point to an article that IBM is looking to let go up to 20,000 more staff by the end of the year. By letting whole departments go, costs are being reduced significantly. It also allows the company, if it survives, the ability to restructure, either by contracting work out or rebuilding.
Bottom line, keep the hatches battened down for further stormy weather. Bookmark this. Late in the year we will see if I am right or not.
Language changes. Get used to it. Or else we would continue to use the same set of grunts to communicate the basic handful of needs (sleep, food, sex).
The example you give is how to continue to generate revenue in a throw away society by making people buy the same thing over and over again. This same business model is also used by Intel, Microsoft and any other technology company, be it computers or cars or whatever.
And at one point Verisign accidentally handed out legit Microsoft keys to an individual. So, for a short time, they could have released Microsoft signed updates...
Let's take Ebert to some of the local film-based movie places. About a month or two after the same set of film reels have been played over and over and over and over again. Then take him to the local digital projection place. Guess what? The digital theatre still has the original quality, but the film one has gone down the pooper.
What's the point? The rotten forker gets to see the movies on fresh prints in well setup theatres - not what 99.8% of the viewing public see. Of course film looks better to him. Ignorant wanker [Ebert that is]. First let's loose films totally useless 24 fps.
Congratulations on your expensive University-based education!! You seem to have mastered cowardice and copy/paste. What is next for you, entry into politics?
Try Canada. Around here (Ontario), the jobless rate is 1% higher than in the US. The exchange rate is also favorable, not to mention in the same time zones as the US of A and nearly identical culture and language (just ignore Queerbec).
Granted Air travel probably has some effect on he environment but do we really have an alternative?Humanity has lived on this planet for thousands of years without cars and airplanes. Why the smeg all of the sudden does everyone need to fly every fucking where?
What I noticed is that different shots in the same scene would have different levels of grain. Also during dialog, the sound system would kick from surround to almost mono - dunno if it was the movie or the theatre. Overall, it looked it was rushed out the door. Dialog could have been better, editing could have been better.
Yep, the dialog was pretty dodgy in parts, which lead to some rather wooden acting. Someone please smack Lucas - overall the movie looks hurriedly put together.
There where a few scenes where the live actors looked out of place in the CG scene. Most notably when Obi Wan is in the presence of the really gnarly looking cloners on the water world.
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Yes Massah! Toby be good slave [in 2002]!
There is more to life than working the best hours of the day to modern slave masters.
And the next post we get from JonKatz will be on how much trouble he has getting the skid marks washed out of his underwear...
Didn't they already do that at least once? Wasn't the latest stink bomb called Swordfish?
Lets not forget, that in the name of religion, the wars that have been fought and lives that have been taken.
Its the cow farts man, I tell you, its all the cow farts!
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Well, at least we know for sure that Fox and Dana knocked booties and had a love child.
How does this fit into the topic of this discussion? Companies are going into holding patterns, reducing costs and hoping that things will turn around soon. I predict a second wave of large reductions over the next few months. I point to an article that IBM is looking to let go up to 20,000 more staff by the end of the year. By letting whole departments go, costs are being reduced significantly. It also allows the company, if it survives, the ability to restructure, either by contracting work out or rebuilding.
Bottom line, keep the hatches battened down for further stormy weather. Bookmark this. Late in the year we will see if I am right or not.
Language changes. Get used to it. Or else we would continue to use the same set of grunts to communicate the basic handful of needs (sleep, food, sex).
The example you give is how to continue to generate revenue in a throw away society by making people buy the same thing over and over again. This same business model is also used by Intel, Microsoft and any other technology company, be it computers or cars or whatever.
Don't forget to tell Apple.
Booze is for the weak.
And so is religion.
Think about it.
What's the point? The rotten forker gets to see the movies on fresh prints in well setup theatres - not what 99.8% of the viewing public see. Of course film looks better to him. Ignorant wanker [Ebert that is]. First let's loose films totally useless 24 fps.
Anyone else see Natalie on Letterman tonite? What a delicious dress. What a babe. Turning 21 next month. Single and to drool for. Sigh...
Yeah, Letterman was looking down her dress - prevert!
Congratulations on your expensive University-based education!! You seem to have mastered cowardice and copy/paste. What is next for you, entry into politics?
...and don't forget the methane from all the cow farts. Talk about your greenhouse gas.
Someone is fudging the numbers. Have a look at how Enron was built out of hot air.
Try Canada. Around here (Ontario), the jobless rate is 1% higher than in the US. The exchange rate is also favorable, not to mention in the same time zones as the US of A and nearly identical culture and language (just ignore Queerbec).
Granted Air travel probably has some effect on he environment but do we really have an alternative?Humanity has lived on this planet for thousands of years without cars and airplanes. Why the smeg all of the sudden does everyone need to fly every fucking where?
Lucas should have gone for real foreign languages instead of giving everyone bad racist accents.
What I noticed is that different shots in the same scene would have different levels of grain. Also during dialog, the sound system would kick from surround to almost mono - dunno if it was the movie or the theatre. Overall, it looked it was rushed out the door. Dialog could have been better, editing could have been better.
Yep, the dialog was pretty dodgy in parts, which lead to some rather wooden acting. Someone please smack Lucas - overall the movie looks hurriedly put together.
There where a few scenes where the live actors looked out of place in the CG scene. Most notably when Obi Wan is in the presence of the really gnarly looking cloners on the water world.
Brilliant, absolutely brilliant. Spot on review - I doubt anyone will ever write a better one. Someone give this man a case of real beer.
Anyone want to drop a peso or two on this effort being based on Windows XP?