You refer to the movie "Titanic". However, this was released on VHS too.
VHS has no regionalization scheme. Still, this worked without a hitch.
In fact, splitting the market between companies is so common these days (and illegal, mind you, if it happens to be done within one country's borders, at least in the US or EU) that using it as argument for DVD zoning is plain missing the target.
By the Geneva Convention. Basically, you're allowed to wage war against anything that wages war against you. More importantly, you're not allowed to attack anything that doesn't pose a threat, in particular things that are important to the civilian population, such as schools, medical facilities, and the civilian population itself.
As a side effect of this, you are not allowed to bomb indiscriminately ("nuke'em all and let God sort'em out"), but need to confirm your targets as military. Anything used to light you up as a target for missiles is, almost by definiton, a threat.
Now, I'm not saying that the U.S. has ever cared about this, or other parts of the Geneva Convention for that matter. The U.S. treats its own jail inmates in a way that would constitute crimes of war (see Geneva III #14 for example), so why should they care more for other people?
The one reason I think the state has anything to do with this is, the state pays a large amount of our medical care. In the U.S., this would probably translate to higher premiums if you ride without a helmet.
You want to take a higher risk? Fine, you pay the price.
Myself, I always wear a helmet, spine cover, and full cover of cordura/kevlar. I've fallen off four times and regularly ride at 200-250 kph (I drive a Suzuki Hayabusa). I would NOT like to imagine what I would look like without the protection I wear; now, I haven't gotten as much as a bruise (though the kevlar jacket has a scratch in the cordura shell by the right shoulder).
If you ride a bike, you're gonna fall off sooner or later. It's that simple.
The Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa does the quarter mile at 9.9 seconds, and tops over 300 kph, right from the shop. If you add at turbo, you beat it up from 175 to 300 horsepower.
The difference is, the Hayabusa costs you about $11k. I wouldn't pay an additional $140k just to get an engine nobody on this planet could service.
Incidentall, did Nasa have to file flight plans during the shuttle launches? They'd be interesting to see.
Never underestimate the stupidity of bureaucracy. Remember, the Apollo 11 crew had to file U.S. Customs declarations for their "imported" rocks from the Moon...
If I feel geeky and want to see a techno-geek movie, I go see a techno-geek movie, and don't expect much of a plot except gloating over cool tech.
If I want to cool down by watching 90 minutes of brutal violence, I go see a Arnold or Steven Seagal movie, and don't expect much of a plot except gloating over big guns and a huge ammo budget.
If I want to see an opera, I go to the opera house, and expect to see people sing "I'm Dying" for five minutes. This is what I pay for and expect, regardless of level of realism.
If I want to see a porn flick, I rent one and don't expect a much of a plot at all except depictions of people working out in the nude.
If I feel like seeing that drama everybody is talking about, I may expect something of a plot, but I would not choose that type of entertainment if I wanted big guns or cool technology gloating.
When I was in the Swedish army, we were taught time and again to shoot to wound, and for a good reason.
A killed enemy soldier pisses his buddies off like hell, means one less enemy soldier, and gives you more lead in your airspace.
A wounded enemy soldier unnerves his buddies, who have to carry him away, which means three less enemy soldiers (the wounded one plus two to carry him).
(This may not apply to the more extreme branches of the Swedish army, though, like the fallskärms- and kustjägare (appx. paratroopers and amphibious assault troops). Correction: I know it doesn't.)
The greatest thing about the Commodore 64 was that you didn't have to wait for it to boot. Man, the thing came up instantaneously. THOSE were the times.
Slashdotters should think very carefully before taking sides.
Then, why is it that you see the sides being taken are not good vs. evil, but more Star Trek vs. Star Wars? Look at any convention and you'll see Stormtrooper-dressed people happily drinking beer with Jedis.
This is about why you make an outfit, and in the geek case, it has absolutely nothing to do with fascism. In fact, if you wanted to signal fascism, you'd choose an entirely different outfit -- more like a leather bomber jacket, black jeans, heavy boots, and possibly short hair. But a costume (any costume) out of a science fiction movie? Not a chance. I'm certain the people who do promote fascism would not want to be associated with geeks clad in Stormtrooper plastics, either.
I basically agree with your points, just wanted to get that subject line there:-)
Since we have taken from nature the power to regulate us, we must take responsibility for that ourselves. That, on the other hand, is a nasty can of worms.
So, this is about how people that are not naturally born may feel like outsiders? Oops, forgot in vitro fertilization here. This is not new by any means.
...so anyway, we were talking about people with identical DNA where they would feel incomplete... uhm, like... just like... twins...
No, I don't think the "copy" is going to hear more "you look just like your daddy" than every single one of us do anyway, despite not being clones. Sure, there were huge headlines when the first in vitro fertilized girl was born. I don't remember when that was, her name, nor where it was, and I don't think most of the people she's around these days know or care either.
Crystal Falcon -- At 200mph no one can hear you scream.
That picture also answered another question I had -- dressed in a full fiberglass mold, how the heck do you take a leak? Apparently these guys have solved it... somehow...
While it is true that people choose style of dress to a) identify with a group, and b) signal membership of that group to people outside it;
Which group do you think the Slashdot crowd wants to identify with and signal membership in?
Nazi or fascist groups
Nerds who like science fiction
Further, do you think they even care about the Evil Empire, other than as a "cool thing"? This group is likely to select the Stormtrooper outfit based on the challenge of building it; on the challenge of molding plastics vs. sewing a Jedi outfit, not on possible analogies to political systems existing 50 years ago.
Imagine a bunch of people in these on motorcycles, zooming through traffic in formation. Yow!:-) Now that's something for when SW:E2 shows.
For extra effect, you could mount mirrors on the sides of the bikes, just covering the lower half of the wheels, so on first sight, anything below the engine looks like road if you're seeing it zoom past...
Chances are, that what you focus immensely on at the current point in time will seem ridiculously irrelevant later on. Conversely, what seems like just a fun sideshow at the time is what you will really rememeber 20 years from now.
People remember people. Not projects, jobs, papers, objectives, budgets, deadlines, or whatever artificial goal has been set up this week. If you take this to heart, you will also know what it takes to motivate people long term, which is extremely hard in a typical corporate environment.
If I were you, I'd probably talk to those offers to talk to my friends too, then take my friends out for a thorough night out with lots of malt, hops and barley, and then move to new challenges and try to take them along. You know in your heart when you need to move on, and it sounds to me like your heart is saying move but your brain is not comfortable with that.
What will you remember 20 years from now? That things sucked, that you had a fun night out, and that you all jumped ship to something better, and probably that you bonded better with your friends as a result.
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
Consider that there are still people alive who were born at the time the invention of the telephone, and people who remember when the first cinema opened in their town in the late 18th century, early 19th. Picture explaining to these, when they were teens, that there would be lightweight carry-around devices that would not only put you in instant communication with anybody on the planet, but also (like taking it for granted) translated your communication for you if you spoke different languages.
I wonder what an example today of the same degree of magic, that we will still see in our lifetime, would be like?
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You refer to the movie "Titanic". However, this was released on VHS too.
VHS has no regionalization scheme. Still, this worked without a hitch.
In fact, splitting the market between companies is so common these days (and illegal, mind you, if it happens to be done within one country's borders, at least in the US or EU) that using it as argument for DVD zoning is plain missing the target.
By whom?
By the Geneva Convention. Basically, you're allowed to wage war against anything that wages war against you. More importantly, you're not allowed to attack anything that doesn't pose a threat, in particular things that are important to the civilian population, such as schools, medical facilities, and the civilian population itself.
As a side effect of this, you are not allowed to bomb indiscriminately ("nuke'em all and let God sort'em out"), but need to confirm your targets as military. Anything used to light you up as a target for missiles is, almost by definiton, a threat.
Now, I'm not saying that the U.S. has ever cared about this, or other parts of the Geneva Convention for that matter. The U.S. treats its own jail inmates in a way that would constitute crimes of war (see Geneva III #14 for example), so why should they care more for other people?
The one reason I think the state has anything to do with this is, the state pays a large amount of our medical care. In the U.S., this would probably translate to higher premiums if you ride without a helmet.
You want to take a higher risk? Fine, you pay the price.
Myself, I always wear a helmet, spine cover, and full cover of cordura/kevlar. I've fallen off four times and regularly ride at 200-250 kph (I drive a Suzuki Hayabusa). I would NOT like to imagine what I would look like without the protection I wear; now, I haven't gotten as much as a bruise (though the kevlar jacket has a scratch in the cordura shell by the right shoulder).
If you ride a bike, you're gonna fall off sooner or later. It's that simple.
$30k, 212mph? Sounds like turbo plus nitrous to an already badass bike to me. What are you driving?
Go to a shop and buy a Suzuki Hayabusa for $11k.
Add a turbo kit for $5k.
Congratulations, you now have a 300hp bike for one-tenth the price. Now, shall we start discussing those nitrous injectors for another $3k?
The Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa does the quarter mile at 9.9 seconds, and tops over 300 kph, right from the shop. If you add at turbo, you beat it up from 175 to 300 horsepower.
The difference is, the Hayabusa costs you about $11k. I wouldn't pay an additional $140k just to get an engine nobody on this planet could service.
/ proud Suzuki Hayabusa driver
People in Sweden still are affected by that fallout. People in the northern parts of Sweden, even.
Incidentall, did Nasa have to file flight plans during the shuttle launches? They'd be interesting to see.
Never underestimate the stupidity of bureaucracy. Remember, the Apollo 11 crew had to file U.S. Customs declarations for their "imported" rocks from the Moon...
If I feel geeky and want to see a techno-geek movie, I go see a techno-geek movie, and don't expect much of a plot except gloating over cool tech.
If I want to cool down by watching 90 minutes of brutal violence, I go see a Arnold or Steven Seagal movie, and don't expect much of a plot except gloating over big guns and a huge ammo budget.
If I want to see an opera, I go to the opera house, and expect to see people sing "I'm Dying" for five minutes. This is what I pay for and expect, regardless of level of realism.
If I want to see a porn flick, I rent one and don't expect a much of a plot at all except depictions of people working out in the nude.
If I feel like seeing that drama everybody is talking about, I may expect something of a plot, but I would not choose that type of entertainment if I wanted big guns or cool technology gloating.
What is supposed to be new?
Interestingly enough, this name appears to mean "The Black Nigger", Schwartze-negger, in German (which is spoken in Austria where he was born).
Anybody can confirm or deny this?
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When I was in the Swedish army, we were taught time and again to shoot to wound, and for a good reason.
A killed enemy soldier pisses his buddies off like hell, means one less enemy soldier, and gives you more lead in your airspace.
A wounded enemy soldier unnerves his buddies, who have to carry him away, which means three less enemy soldiers (the wounded one plus two to carry him).
(This may not apply to the more extreme branches of the Swedish army, though, like the fallskärms- and kustjägare (appx. paratroopers and amphibious assault troops). Correction: I know it doesn't.)
The greatest thing about the Commodore 64 was that you didn't have to wait for it to boot. Man, the thing came up instantaneously. THOSE were the times.
Slashdotters should think very carefully before taking sides.
Then, why is it that you see the sides being taken are not good vs. evil, but more Star Trek vs. Star Wars? Look at any convention and you'll see Stormtrooper-dressed people happily drinking beer with Jedis.
This is about why you make an outfit, and in the geek case, it has absolutely nothing to do with fascism. In fact, if you wanted to signal fascism, you'd choose an entirely different outfit -- more like a leather bomber jacket, black jeans, heavy boots, and possibly short hair. But a costume (any costume) out of a science fiction movie? Not a chance. I'm certain the people who do promote fascism would not want to be associated with geeks clad in Stormtrooper plastics, either.
Crystal Falcon -- Life begins at 150.
I basically agree with your points, just wanted to get that subject line there :-)
Since we have taken from nature the power to regulate us, we must take responsibility for that ourselves. That, on the other hand, is a nasty can of worms.
Is there a single technology invented that has never been put to use? Not that I know of.
This is not heresy by any means, rather, it's an age-old problem so old it even has a Latin name; the teodicé problem, translating to "God says".
"If God is all-powerful, and all-good, why is there evil in the world?".
Various priests have tried various explanations, with varying success. Most of these explanations involve not interfering with humankind's free will.
So, this is about how people that are not naturally born may feel like outsiders? Oops, forgot in vitro fertilization here. This is not new by any means.
...so anyway, we were talking about people with identical DNA where they would feel incomplete... uhm, like... just like... twins...
No, I don't think the "copy" is going to hear more "you look just like your daddy" than every single one of us do anyway, despite not being clones. Sure, there were huge headlines when the first in vitro fertilized girl was born. I don't remember when that was, her name, nor where it was, and I don't think most of the people she's around these days know or care either.
Crystal Falcon -- At 200mph no one can hear you scream.
Oh crap, now THAT's bad taste. :-(
That picture also answered another question I had -- dressed in a full fiberglass mold, how the heck do you take a leak? Apparently these guys have solved it... somehow...
Which group do you think the Slashdot crowd wants to identify with and signal membership in?
- Nazi or fascist groups
- Nerds who like science fiction
Further, do you think they even care about the Evil Empire, other than as a "cool thing"? This group is likely to select the Stormtrooper outfit based on the challenge of building it; on the challenge of molding plastics vs. sewing a Jedi outfit, not on possible analogies to political systems existing 50 years ago.Crystal Falcon
Where in this picture do you see Nikes? Looks good to me...
Imagine a bunch of people in these on motorcycles, zooming through traffic in formation. Yow! :-) Now that's something for when SW:E2 shows.
For extra effect, you could mount mirrors on the sides of the bikes, just covering the lower half of the wheels, so on first sight, anything below the engine looks like road if you're seeing it zoom past...
What will you remember 20 years from now?
What do you remember from 20 years past?
Chances are, that what you focus immensely on at the current point in time will seem ridiculously irrelevant later on. Conversely, what seems like just a fun sideshow at the time is what you will really rememeber 20 years from now.
People remember people. Not projects, jobs, papers, objectives, budgets, deadlines, or whatever artificial goal has been set up this week. If you take this to heart, you will also know what it takes to motivate people long term, which is extremely hard in a typical corporate environment.
If I were you, I'd probably talk to those offers to talk to my friends too, then take my friends out for a thorough night out with lots of malt, hops and barley, and then move to new challenges and try to take them along. You know in your heart when you need to move on, and it sounds to me like your heart is saying move but your brain is not comfortable with that.
What will you remember 20 years from now? That things sucked, that you had a fun night out, and that you all jumped ship to something better, and probably that you bonded better with your friends as a result.
/ Dick (project lead at MS)
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
Consider that there are still people alive who were born at the time the invention of the telephone, and people who remember when the first cinema opened in their town in the late 18th century, early 19th. Picture explaining to these, when they were teens, that there would be lightweight carry-around devices that would not only put you in instant communication with anybody on the planet, but also (like taking it for granted) translated your communication for you if you spoke different languages.
I wonder what an example today of the same degree of magic, that we will still see in our lifetime, would be like?
So I'm living up to the Slashdot community standards, then? :-)