Oh, so they were just trotting along, flying kites, singing "tra-la-la la-la!" over in the Happy Poppy Fields of Afghanistan when the Evil Bushco Black Helicopter Patrols dropped out of the sky and kidnapped them in order to do what, exactly? Force them to sit in a chilly room? Be given a brand new copy of the Quran and bow to their notion that we're kuffars, unworthy of touching their holy book without gloves? Paint arrows on their cell floors so they know which way Mecca is? Make them listen to Christina Aguillera music at extremely loud volumes for long periods of time in order to try to extract information from their sorry terrorist hides? (Okay, I'll admit that last one is pretty evil. At least we gave Noriega some Guns n' Roses, albeit at insane decibel levels...)
These aren't US citizens and they aren't lawful combatants, so US rights don't apply to them, nor do the Geneva Convention rights that apply to uniformed soldiers captured on the battlefield.
I recall reading somewhere that they had optioned all the books except "A Horse and His Boy", as it doesn't fit in with the whole Pevensies' storyline.
The original ICQ prank is, indeed, quite funny, but it lacks the Japanesque weirdness inherent in the Flash animation it spawned. In a story about Japanese robots for old people, I'd think the movie was more appropriate...
Ahhh, but it's actually quite an incisive critique of the parent story, as/. seems to be attempting to spread another meta-joke: the "In Korea, only old people..." etc.
Stop motion puppets... that's almost exactly what I was thinkning when I saw it. It was almost a bit reminiscent of Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas at points.
It's not tradition, it's the Constitution - it's what makes the U.S. the U.S.!
If you want to create the United States of Minna Kirai and make it a direct democracy, go ahead. If you want to try to reform the Constitution, go ahead and see if you can get the necessary Congressional votes and the requisite number of states to ratify your wholesale demolition of the Federalist Constitution.
Let me say, right now, that I think this is plainly wrong, particularly under our representative form of government.
We do not exist in a nation where each person's vote is considered equal, since we vote for representatives who then go to D.C. and (supposedly) advocate for those of us back home. In this system, voters in Montana have far more "clout per vote" than those in California, particularly when it comes to the Senate, which is how the Founding Fathers intended it. The House was a sop to the dense areas of population, the Senate to the smaller, less populous ones. This may have been seen as a compromise at the time, but it's proved its worth over the years.
The "equal vote" la-la-land you advocate is a pipe dream, at least until I can cast my vote against Tom Daschle (while living in PA), as, until that point, South Dakotans' votes will have far more clout than mine.
Heh. Wish I had some mod points to spend on this one.
Ahh, Howard Dean, how we miss thee. All the entertainment you brought to the election...
Since Da Coach isn't going to run for the IL Senate
seat, I guess I'm going to have to content myself with chuckling at Ah-nold calling CA Democrats "girlie-men".
I believe politics (both development and global) played a roll in this. The primary developer on SodiPodi was being a bit authoritarian and capricious in the ways he incorporated changes, etc. and some people didn't care for that.
Plus, Fedora Tracker now lets you see what's in EVERY apt/yum repo for Fedora out there. It will even autogenerate yum and apt config files from your selected sites. Very cool.
Considering that most serious climatologists think the very premise of Day After Tomorrow is bunk, what does that say for the utility of us wasting CPU cycles on it?
Or is the association with the upcoming movie merely some editorial license on the part of the/. crew?
The picture also gives no sense of scale. For all I know, it could be the size of an S/390 (errrm, zSeries, rather) and sit in the middle of my living room like one of those 2001 monoliths.
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Oh, so they were just trotting along, flying kites, singing "tra-la-la la-la!" over in the Happy Poppy Fields of Afghanistan when the Evil Bushco Black Helicopter Patrols dropped out of the sky and kidnapped them in order to do what, exactly? Force them to sit in a chilly room? Be given a brand new copy of the Quran and bow to their notion that we're kuffars, unworthy of touching their holy book without gloves? Paint arrows on their cell floors so they know which way Mecca is? Make them listen to Christina Aguillera music at extremely loud volumes for long periods of time in order to try to extract information from their sorry terrorist hides? (Okay, I'll admit that last one is pretty evil. At least we gave Noriega some Guns n' Roses, albeit at insane decibel levels...)
These aren't US citizens and they aren't lawful combatants, so US rights don't apply to them, nor do the Geneva Convention rights that apply to uniformed soldiers captured on the battlefield.
I recall reading somewhere that they had optioned all the books except "A Horse and His Boy", as it doesn't fit in with the whole Pevensies' storyline.
That's utter crap. Google continually uses the "beta" moniker for their projects in order to escape criticism, or so 'twould seem.
At least no one is having to pay for the privilege of beta testing Google's software.
It's been done already.
Original Fark thread here. Link contains naughty words (of course, most of 'em are already in evidence on this page, but oh well).
ABC News also has a report on the hoax. The BBC was duped, plain and simple.
The original ICQ prank is, indeed, quite funny, but it lacks the Japanesque weirdness inherent in the Flash animation it spawned. In a story about Japanese robots for old people, I'd think the movie was more appropriate...
Ahhh, but it's actually quite an incisive critique of the parent story, as /. seems to be attempting to spread another meta-joke: the "In Korea, only old people..." etc.
Or maybe I'm giving AC too much credit. *grin*
It's not often that The Terrible Secret of Space gets made into a joke on /. Bravo, AC!
Everyone else, beware of the Pusher Robot, he is not to be trusted. I, the Shover Robot am here to save you!
Besides, capes are a bad thing, as anyone who has seen The Incredibles knows. They just lead to untimely superhero deaths.
Stop motion puppets... that's almost exactly what I was thinkning when I saw it. It was almost a bit reminiscent of Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas at points.
It's not tradition, it's the Constitution - it's what makes the U.S. the U.S.!
If you want to create the United States of Minna Kirai and make it a direct democracy, go ahead. If you want to try to reform the Constitution, go ahead and see if you can get the necessary Congressional votes and the requisite number of states to ratify your wholesale demolition of the Federalist Constitution.
BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT IS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE STATES, NOT THE PEOPLE.
We live in a representative federal republic and therefore, the states actually choose the president, not the people.
I suggest you get your facts straight before shooting your mouth off.
Let me say, right now, that I think this is plainly wrong, particularly under our representative form of government.
We do not exist in a nation where each person's vote is considered equal, since we vote for representatives who then go to D.C. and (supposedly) advocate for those of us back home. In this system, voters in Montana have far more "clout per vote" than those in California, particularly when it comes to the Senate, which is how the Founding Fathers intended it. The House was a sop to the dense areas of population, the Senate to the smaller, less populous ones. This may have been seen as a compromise at the time, but it's proved its worth over the years.
The "equal vote" la-la-land you advocate is a pipe dream, at least until I can cast my vote against Tom Daschle (while living in PA), as, until that point, South Dakotans' votes will have far more clout than mine.
You sure it isn't ancient African for "Help! You melted our server!" ?
Errrm, nope. He made the original Navy Seals for Quake 1, though.
Heh. Wish I had some mod points to spend on this one.
Ahh, Howard Dean, how we miss thee. All the entertainment you brought to the election...
Since Da Coach isn't going to run for the IL Senate
seat, I guess I'm going to have to content myself with chuckling at Ah-nold calling CA Democrats "girlie-men".
Good on ya, AC.
I believe politics (both development and global) played a roll in this. The primary developer on SodiPodi was being a bit authoritarian and capricious in the ways he incorporated changes, etc. and some people didn't care for that.
Plus, Fedora Tracker now lets you see what's in EVERY apt/yum repo for Fedora out there. It will even autogenerate yum and apt config files from your selected sites. Very cool.
not to mention spelling, grammer, coding, e.t.c
There's your first grammar mistake.
-Brought to you by your friendly neighborhood Speeling/Grammer Nazi.
*grin*
Didn't you see the prototype they're already working on?
(Taken from this Fark thread. Warning/Warnung/Advertencia/Avertissement: "Adult" language contained within link.)
It starts here and continues for a bit.
Bah! Stupid me, not checking the results of middle-clicking....
Heh. Was setting up a new Linux recruit with Macromedia Flash and I guess the URL was still hanging around in my cut buffer.
The real link is at the Washington Post. (You may have to log in to see the story, but just use BugMeNot to find a free login.
Shazbot! Preview [should have been] my friend!
Considering that most serious climatologists think the very premise of Day After Tomorrow is bunk, what does that say for the utility of us wasting CPU cycles on it?
/. crew?
Or is the association with the upcoming movie merely some editorial license on the part of the
Holy crap, indeed! Those Advance Wars shots for the GC look amazing!
Great, just great. I had enough problems kicking my addiction to the AW GBA incarnations.
The picture also gives no sense of scale. For all I know, it could be the size of an S/390 (errrm, zSeries, rather) and sit in the middle of my living room like one of those 2001 monoliths.
I'm just sayin'...