Star Wars is directly influenced by the work of Joseph Campbell
That's just a bunch of horseshit Lucas made up years later (the man reedits his own history almost as much as he reedits his movies). The only mythology in Star Wars is cobbed from the Authurian legend (the boy king hidden away, the wizard Merlin, the Sword in the stone, etc.). And I suspect even that was taken third-hand from the Kurosawa films that Lucas studied at USC.
The authors, no doubt to avoid legal troubles, never actually go through with any transactions. But I would be very curious to know how many scammers are on these sites (not like you could report them to the cops if they didn't deliver). I imagine the feedback/rating system helps, but plenty of scammers found a way to game ebay's system.
Stupid bickering between the city and developers kept the World Trade Center an embarrassing hole in the ground for over 9 years. This building should have been finished years ago.
How I am even supposed to begin to recommend Linux for the average user when there are 100 different distros, each with its own quirks and issues? Hell, even I don't have any clue where to begin on which one to recommend. And I sure wouldn't know how to support each one if they had problems.
At least with Windows, I can say "Use Home Premium at home, Professional at work." Even simpler with Macs. With Linux, I guess I would recommend Ubuntu, but a lot of Linux fans are even starting to bitch about that.
If you want simple users, make it simple to use. Linux is way too fractured right now for the average user. Get a consensus down to a single home distro, a single business distro, and a few specialized distros and then start from there.
It would probably also help if you could get Linux users to stop fighting amongst themselves over every little goddamn thing. Outsiders are really turned off by what looks like a bunch of squabbling geeks fighting over their favorite Star Trek series (which we all know is DS9, anyway). Average consumers *do not* like stepping into the middle of a fight which they don't even understand. That's one of the reasons they like Windows and OS X (all the fighting over those is kept behind the scenes, for the most part).
Siri: I'm sorry, but this road has not been pre-approved by Apple for use with your Apple vehicle. Would you like me to suggest an alternate, approved route?
Driver: Wait, you can control my car...the WHOLE car? Which one of these wires will unplug you anyway, bitch?....Hey, what is that coming out of the air conditioner?
Siri: I've detected an illegal attempt at vehicle modification. This will help you relax while I drive you to the Apple Store for sanction.
Driver: waait..iah...stoppp
Siri: Your end-user license agreement specifically stated at purchase that your Apple vehicle was to be used for the sole purpose of engaging in Apple approved activities. Any attempt to modify this car is a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and may result in penalties from a fine to death.
Driver: deaaathhh?
Siri: Penalty will be determined through third-party mediation, which you also agreed to at purchase. Is there anything else I can help you with today?
Exactly! Every soldier knows that you shoot the babies and kids first. If any pussy gets all "That's a war crime! You're a monster!" on you, just remind them that their parents *were* given a chance to surrender, after all. That's makes the kids guilty by association.
There has been a crazy boom in contracting out U.S. intelligence work in the last ten years. And hey, they even contract out their torturing to other countries. So why not contract out their rape of the 4th Amendment too?
The problem with the Summa Theologica and other such polemics is that, thoughtful as they are, they BEGIN with a flawed approach. Real thoughtful study begins with a *question*. Polemics begin with an *answer*.
AFAIC, anyone who still gives their money to the Church at this point *deserves* to get used. As long as they're not using my tax dollars, only the money of gullible suckers, the Pope could be throwing orgies for all I care.
Where I'm at in the U.S., e-books are usually considerably cheaper than their hard-copy equivalents. But I've heard (I think on an earlier thread on/.) that this varies greatly not only by country, but even by region and for individual users. I save quite a bit of money each year buying e-book versions, especially with textbooks. My Kindle pretty easily paid for itself in the first year I owned it. I don't think I've ever seen a Kindle version of a book that was more expensive than the hard-copy version (have seen a few that were equal).
Being an e-book reader and science fiction fan, I've been very disappointed in recent years with how weakly science fiction publishers have been supporting the e-formats. Of all fields, you would think science fiction would be on the CUTTING EDGE of technology. But, alas, it was only recently that Asimov's even launched a e-book version of the magazine--and it's been plagued by poor formatting, missing illustrations, etc. Very sad when science fiction's leading magazine can featuring writing about the future, but can't seem to actually *embrace* the future.
Glad to see at least one major science fiction publisher is trying to do something with the format.
Meanwhile, some young Arab guy coming in alone from the middle east walked right on through without a second glance because it would be politically incorrect to profile.
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Star Wars is directly influenced by the work of Joseph Campbell
That's just a bunch of horseshit Lucas made up years later (the man reedits his own history almost as much as he reedits his movies). The only mythology in Star Wars is cobbed from the Authurian legend (the boy king hidden away, the wizard Merlin, the Sword in the stone, etc.). And I suspect even that was taken third-hand from the Kurosawa films that Lucas studied at USC.
Yes, DS9, the only ST series that wasn't a preachy socialist utopia, where human beings acted like actual humans.
The correct sequence is TNG > VGR > TOS > DS9 > ENT > TAS. End of discussion
It's amazing you can smoke that much crack and still type.
The authors, no doubt to avoid legal troubles, never actually go through with any transactions. But I would be very curious to know how many scammers are on these sites (not like you could report them to the cops if they didn't deliver). I imagine the feedback/rating system helps, but plenty of scammers found a way to game ebay's system.
Stupid bickering between the city and developers kept the World Trade Center an embarrassing hole in the ground for over 9 years. This building should have been finished years ago.
but of course it will have state-of-the-art 21st Century technology and the latest navigation and safety systems
No way to sink that, then.
How I am even supposed to begin to recommend Linux for the average user when there are 100 different distros, each with its own quirks and issues? Hell, even I don't have any clue where to begin on which one to recommend. And I sure wouldn't know how to support each one if they had problems.
At least with Windows, I can say "Use Home Premium at home, Professional at work." Even simpler with Macs. With Linux, I guess I would recommend Ubuntu, but a lot of Linux fans are even starting to bitch about that.
If you want simple users, make it simple to use. Linux is way too fractured right now for the average user. Get a consensus down to a single home distro, a single business distro, and a few specialized distros and then start from there.
It would probably also help if you could get Linux users to stop fighting amongst themselves over every little goddamn thing. Outsiders are really turned off by what looks like a bunch of squabbling geeks fighting over their favorite Star Trek series (which we all know is DS9, anyway). Average consumers *do not* like stepping into the middle of a fight which they don't even understand. That's one of the reasons they like Windows and OS X (all the fighting over those is kept behind the scenes, for the most part).
You want them to make games much more complex--with completely destructible environments, near limitless borders, better AI, more complex NPC's, etc.
But you also want them to be CHEAPER? Okay.
And you complain about how long it takes to develop a triple-A title, so I guess you also want them SOONER too, huh?
Perhaps you would also like to have them hand-delivered to your house by Natalie Portman in a bikini? Hell, sure, why not!
Driver: Siri, why is the car slowing down?
Siri: I'm sorry, but this road has not been pre-approved by Apple for use with your Apple vehicle. Would you like me to suggest an alternate, approved route?
Driver: Wait, you can control my car...the WHOLE car? Which one of these wires will unplug you anyway, bitch? ....Hey, what is that coming out of the air conditioner?
Siri: I've detected an illegal attempt at vehicle modification. This will help you relax while I drive you to the Apple Store for sanction.
Driver: waait..iah...stoppp
Siri: Your end-user license agreement specifically stated at purchase that your Apple vehicle was to be used for the sole purpose of engaging in Apple approved activities. Any attempt to modify this car is a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and may result in penalties from a fine to death.
Driver: deaaathhh?
Siri: Penalty will be determined through third-party mediation, which you also agreed to at purchase. Is there anything else I can help you with today?
That means in 10 years, it will be just forty years away, right?
Exactly! Every soldier knows that you shoot the babies and kids first. If any pussy gets all "That's a war crime! You're a monster!" on you, just remind them that their parents *were* given a chance to surrender, after all. That's makes the kids guilty by association.
Killing kids. It's God's plan.
Yeah, turns out the kids were just pretending to be horribly slaughtered and the "Angel of Death" was just some unemployed actor from Reseda.
To be fair, Satan was goading him on. And you know how easily influenced God is when someone dares him to do something.
There has been a crazy boom in contracting out U.S. intelligence work in the last ten years. And hey, they even contract out their torturing to other countries. So why not contract out their rape of the 4th Amendment too?
Sure there is, but that's not what NASA is for.
No, they're for stuff like testing Toyota's brakes.
The problem with the Summa Theologica and other such polemics is that, thoughtful as they are, they BEGIN with a flawed approach. Real thoughtful study begins with a *question*. Polemics begin with an *answer*.
Don't judge him. Those first born children of Egypt were asking for it.
I think more, and when I think more, I disbelieve more?
No, you just learn to believe in things for different reasons.
It was probably one of them fancy college boys with their books and such.
AFAIC, anyone who still gives their money to the Church at this point *deserves* to get used. As long as they're not using my tax dollars, only the money of gullible suckers, the Pope could be throwing orgies for all I care.
Where I'm at in the U.S., e-books are usually considerably cheaper than their hard-copy equivalents. But I've heard (I think on an earlier thread on /.) that this varies greatly not only by country, but even by region and for individual users. I save quite a bit of money each year buying e-book versions, especially with textbooks. My Kindle pretty easily paid for itself in the first year I owned it. I don't think I've ever seen a Kindle version of a book that was more expensive than the hard-copy version (have seen a few that were equal).
Being an e-book reader and science fiction fan, I've been very disappointed in recent years with how weakly science fiction publishers have been supporting the e-formats. Of all fields, you would think science fiction would be on the CUTTING EDGE of technology. But, alas, it was only recently that Asimov's even launched a e-book version of the magazine--and it's been plagued by poor formatting, missing illustrations, etc. Very sad when science fiction's leading magazine can featuring writing about the future, but can't seem to actually *embrace* the future.
Glad to see at least one major science fiction publisher is trying to do something with the format.
Meanwhile, some young Arab guy coming in alone from the middle east walked right on through without a second glance because it would be politically incorrect to profile.
Univ. of Florida Announces Plan To Save CS Department
Please tell me that a complex plot is involved, possibly involving George Clooney in disguise.
Isn't it sad when the editors obviously don't even read?
FTFY