Actually, it's a good thing. People are making more, better informed decisions with all of this communication. People are able to gather more information quickly to make better decisions. To have a 'hive' mentality like you say, you'd have to have some structure. The Net and cell phones are examples of the exact opposite. There is no organizaing structure whatsoever to these two systems, making communication more like a perfect marketplace. All of this communication is good! Enjoy it! Personally, I usually enjoy it, but there are times when the phones gets turned OFF!
Bingo. That's the only reason why Batman is interesting at all. You put an average coder in spandex, and have him running around, fighting crime with his souped-up, Palm Pilot, and it's just silly. Batman is about a wealthy, screwed up guy who just happens to take his aggression out on bad guys. He's not a happy, well-adjusted do-gooder. He's a twisted guy out for revenge, and just happens to do it in a cool way.
He could never exist in real life, which is why Burton's world made sense. You will NEVER see a giant rocket car barreling down the middle on 42nd St in NYC. So, while you're doing the giant rocket-car that can climb buildings, why not add lots of gargoyles to the buildings, and paint them all black?
Am I missing something? What's this guy's point? I can't even begin to understand what he's babbling about, and why he cares so much about reporting this company to the USPS. I'm probably not the only confused reader. Can somebody clear this up?
Relate to it? It's a comic book! You're not supposed to relate to it. People don't walk around wtih capes, climbing up buildings or drive around jet powered cars. It's fantasy. He just took it a bit further than the typical Batman TV show episode of the 60's.
On top of that, Keaton was an excellent Batman. He had the attidue right. That, in my opinion, is much more important than height. Granted, Batman wouldn't work as a midget, by Keaton is average sized.
Superman I? Are you nuts? You DO want the Batman of the 60's? Spandex and smiles, huh? No way. Even the Batman comic book hasn't been like that in many, many years. Batman I was for grown-ups. It was more than just the kiddie-like plastic, no-brainer, schlock dished out in Superman I.
I dare say Burton should have gone even further in Batman I. He should have made it even more surreal. More fantastic. Burton is a creative genius. If you want plastic, I think you can buy those old Batman tv shows on videotape at your local flea market.
Pi was ok, but a bit disjointed, and amateurish. I think that Burton did a perfect Batman, and I personally doubt the new ones will be as good as his. Burton's were more about the 'Dark Knight' than 'Batman', per se, which is what made the movies so damn cool. I just hope the new Batman won't be trying to solve math riddles...
Thanks for the congrats... But I think that my example is more important in the sense that a community requires that the individual participants actually know each other, either personlly or professionally. I've been reading Slashdot for years, but the only personality I know is Jon Katz. Size is important. It's impossible to know other people, in any sense, in what is essentially a giant, constantly milling crowd of people.
Well, Slashdot isn't really a community, per se. Most users (even registered ones) are fairly anonymous due to the sheer size of the user base. On top of that, there are people from all different backgrounds who have all different purposes for being here. I'm a professional programmer who likes to see what's going on in the geek community (which is usually totally unrelated to real life). There are many college kids here who are promoting 'free' everything. There are many different purposes here, and nobody really knows each other. What if I were to post 'hey! I'm about to get married!' (I am)? Would anbody care? No. I'm a member of several REAL online communities where this isn't the case.
I only have a 56K modem. I'll be damned if it's worth the time, effort, and even cost of electricity to try to download an entire album. I very often will take 1/2 hour to download one song, and if I like it, I'll buy the album. I have a feeling that I'm not alone.
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Actually, it's a good thing. People are making more, better informed decisions with all of this communication. People are able to gather more information quickly to make better decisions. To have a 'hive' mentality like you say, you'd have to have some structure. The Net and cell phones are examples of the exact opposite. There is no organizaing structure whatsoever to these two systems, making communication more like a perfect marketplace. All of this communication is good! Enjoy it! Personally, I usually enjoy it, but there are times when the phones gets turned OFF!
Bingo. That's the only reason why Batman is interesting at all. You put an average coder in spandex, and have him running around, fighting crime with his souped-up, Palm Pilot, and it's just silly. Batman is about a wealthy, screwed up guy who just happens to take his aggression out on bad guys. He's not a happy, well-adjusted do-gooder. He's a twisted guy out for revenge, and just happens to do it in a cool way. He could never exist in real life, which is why Burton's world made sense. You will NEVER see a giant rocket car barreling down the middle on 42nd St in NYC. So, while you're doing the giant rocket-car that can climb buildings, why not add lots of gargoyles to the buildings, and paint them all black?
Am I missing something? What's this guy's point? I can't even begin to understand what he's babbling about, and why he cares so much about reporting this company to the USPS. I'm probably not the only confused reader. Can somebody clear this up?
Relate to it? It's a comic book! You're not supposed to relate to it. People don't walk around wtih capes, climbing up buildings or drive around jet powered cars. It's fantasy. He just took it a bit further than the typical Batman TV show episode of the 60's. On top of that, Keaton was an excellent Batman. He had the attidue right. That, in my opinion, is much more important than height. Granted, Batman wouldn't work as a midget, by Keaton is average sized. Superman I? Are you nuts? You DO want the Batman of the 60's? Spandex and smiles, huh? No way. Even the Batman comic book hasn't been like that in many, many years. Batman I was for grown-ups. It was more than just the kiddie-like plastic, no-brainer, schlock dished out in Superman I. I dare say Burton should have gone even further in Batman I. He should have made it even more surreal. More fantastic. Burton is a creative genius. If you want plastic, I think you can buy those old Batman tv shows on videotape at your local flea market.
Pi was ok, but a bit disjointed, and amateurish. I think that Burton did a perfect Batman, and I personally doubt the new ones will be as good as his. Burton's were more about the 'Dark Knight' than 'Batman', per se, which is what made the movies so damn cool. I just hope the new Batman won't be trying to solve math riddles...
Thanks for the congrats... But I think that my example is more important in the sense that a community requires that the individual participants actually know each other, either personlly or professionally. I've been reading Slashdot for years, but the only personality I know is Jon Katz. Size is important. It's impossible to know other people, in any sense, in what is essentially a giant, constantly milling crowd of people.
Well, Slashdot isn't really a community, per se. Most users (even registered ones) are fairly anonymous due to the sheer size of the user base. On top of that, there are people from all different backgrounds who have all different purposes for being here. I'm a professional programmer who likes to see what's going on in the geek community (which is usually totally unrelated to real life). There are many college kids here who are promoting 'free' everything. There are many different purposes here, and nobody really knows each other. What if I were to post 'hey! I'm about to get married!' (I am)? Would anbody care? No. I'm a member of several REAL online communities where this isn't the case.
I only have a 56K modem. I'll be damned if it's worth the time, effort, and even cost of electricity to try to download an entire album. I very often will take 1/2 hour to download one song, and if I like it, I'll buy the album. I have a feeling that I'm not alone.