I liked Dukes of Hazard and Benny Hill back then, if that gives you any idea of the aesthetic sensibilities of the average child-geek.
I am astounded that you would put that on a public forum.;^)
That said, I agree with the GP. This is not going to make a good movie. An epic, 5 season TV series like Babylon V? Maybe. But "the Mule" is not going to play well in 2 1/2 hours. 3D won't cut it, movies will need to be telepathic before we can make this one.
There were 8 freaking OS security patches in this last patch Tuesday. It must have been a joy to track down the one update that was causing the problem (KB977165).
I have honest pangs of sympathy for the poor sucker that had to figure out that that one update was rendering infected systems unbootable.
This is why monoculture sucks. *Healthy* cultures are diverse. "Mono" doesn't enter into it. Pun very much intended.
Tasteless jokes, on any topic, are normal almost everywhere. If you ever find a region where tasteless jokes aren't normal, that place isn't normal.
This is true. (Also true: Do not tell the "fish sticks" joke in Innsmouth.;^) )
Need Another Seven Astronauts. That brings back some memories. What a day that was. How amazing that we just picked up the pieces and kept on going. It would take years of red tape to kill the U.S. manned space program, not a disaster.
Actually, I would say that's right on. Congress, the whole darned institution, not just your O'Reilly-esque political Punch and Judy show, should be held accountable for any failure(s) of the CIA.
They oversee it. They order it. Michael Scheuer smartly said, during the hearings on extraordinary rendition, that a "half-assed bureaucrat like [himself] wouldn't do anything without the approval of Congress."
I wanted to stand up and applaud him when I saw it. We kidnapped people with Congressional authority, and it is amazing that nobody's been held accountable for their incredible lack of ethics and malfeasance. There needs to be an investigation.
Hmm. Seems to me that some mods are modding "disagree." I don't see how this is a "troll" at all.
That said, shortly after Obama was inaugurated, Interpol listed 81 international terrorists with intent to attack Saudi Arabia. Seems like the greatest reason we were being attacked may be because the Bush family was friends with the Saudi royal family, and we were very, very loyal about protecting them, even to the threat of our homeland.
It also tells me that we make an easier, more productive target than the House of Ibn Saud. The best answer to the question of why we get targeted is the simple one. We're more convenient, and we don't live in a fortress. That and the President of the United States actually cares and looks bad when his people suffer, a curse the King of Saudi Arabia doesn't seem to have to live with.
So I would be very careful about making assumptions about who claims to be our friend and the invitations they send us. We're being used. This is exactly the kind of personal, family legacy war Kings would get into before we abolished them here in the U.S. because we were sick of all the stupid pointless warring.
All that needs to be done is to point the bastards at their proper target, and let the chickens come to roost at the House of Ibn Saud, so we don't have to tend his bitter flock. After we get ourselves off oil dependency first, of course.
I don't think left and right matter here. I think we just need to find a way forward that doesn't necessitate we become an authoritarian police state fighting an endless war like Oceania in 1984.
Actually, the quote is that anyone who would give up essential liberty to gain a little temporary security. You make it sound as if letting security search your bag when you enter a concert disqualifies one from the rights and privileges of citizenship. As always, the devil is in the details.
I whsdould rephply to thsish buht i am prrphreslantly too drunk frlum plaa-ying thath drinking game. Bottoms dwon! I am druhunker thanh that tibbetttan guhy ath the strhart of Raidurrs.
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We in the U.S. have decided that separation of church and state is a good idea.
I wonder how long until we decide that separation of science and state is also a good idea.
This sounds like it will be an office of propaganda, not a scientific establishment.
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Sorry. I don't buy it. Trying to do the "Foundation Trilogy" as a movie is like trying to do "The Miracle Worker" as a radio program.
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I liked Dukes of Hazard and Benny Hill back then, if that gives you any idea of the aesthetic sensibilities of the average child-geek.
I am astounded that you would put that on a public forum. ;^)
That said, I agree with the GP. This is not going to make a good movie. An epic, 5 season TV series like Babylon V? Maybe. But "the Mule" is not going to play well in 2 1/2 hours. 3D won't cut it, movies will need to be telepathic before we can make this one.
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There were 8 freaking OS security patches in this last patch Tuesday. It must have been a joy to track down the one update that was causing the problem (KB977165).
I have honest pangs of sympathy for the poor sucker that had to figure out that that one update was rendering infected systems unbootable.
This is why monoculture sucks. *Healthy* cultures are diverse. "Mono" doesn't enter into it. Pun very much intended.
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Before my fired what?
Don't correct me, your fired.
Regards
you're Boss
My sister was bitten by a møøse once...
Windows costs less, is more secure, and superior to opensource OS's.
And hope your boss hears you before your fired.
Nobody was ever fired for choosing Microsoft. That used to be the chant about IBM back in the day. MS just inherited the object properties.
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Unfortunately, the Wonka bar is still very, very small. Ah well.
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He needs to hire Chuck Norris to "talk" with Toyota.
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Upon removal of the last leg, flea goes deaf.
Not true. There is a contingency for that situation. It's on the flowchart.
/ yes --------- Escalate call rapidly!
Are you qualified to escalate an expert call?
\ no --------- Go on with the script.
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Tasteless jokes, on any topic, are normal almost everywhere. If you ever find a region where tasteless jokes aren't normal, that place isn't normal.
This is true. (Also true: Do not tell the "fish sticks" joke in Innsmouth. ;^) )
Need Another Seven Astronauts. That brings back some memories. What a day that was. How amazing that we just picked up the pieces and kept on going. It would take years of red tape to kill the U.S. manned space program, not a disaster.
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Toro
Actually, I would say that's right on. Congress, the whole darned institution, not just your O'Reilly-esque political Punch and Judy show, should be held accountable for any failure(s) of the CIA.
They oversee it. They order it. Michael Scheuer smartly said, during the hearings on extraordinary rendition, that a "half-assed bureaucrat like [himself] wouldn't do anything without the approval of Congress."
I wanted to stand up and applaud him when I saw it. We kidnapped people with Congressional authority, and it is amazing that nobody's been held accountable for their incredible lack of ethics and malfeasance. There needs to be an investigation.
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Toro
Hmm. Seems to me that some mods are modding "disagree." I don't see how this is a "troll" at all.
That said, shortly after Obama was inaugurated, Interpol listed 81 international terrorists with intent to attack Saudi Arabia. Seems like the greatest reason we were being attacked may be because the Bush family was friends with the Saudi royal family, and we were very, very loyal about protecting them, even to the threat of our homeland.
It also tells me that we make an easier, more productive target than the House of Ibn Saud. The best answer to the question of why we get targeted is the simple one. We're more convenient, and we don't live in a fortress. That and the President of the United States actually cares and looks bad when his people suffer, a curse the King of Saudi Arabia doesn't seem to have to live with.
So I would be very careful about making assumptions about who claims to be our friend and the invitations they send us. We're being used. This is exactly the kind of personal, family legacy war Kings would get into before we abolished them here in the U.S. because we were sick of all the stupid pointless warring.
All that needs to be done is to point the bastards at their proper target, and let the chickens come to roost at the House of Ibn Saud, so we don't have to tend his bitter flock. After we get ourselves off oil dependency first, of course.
I don't think left and right matter here. I think we just need to find a way forward that doesn't necessitate we become an authoritarian police state fighting an endless war like Oceania in 1984.
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I could a few weeks ago, but then Rassilon fixed it for me with his magic glove.
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OMG. It's the sound of "humanization" (tones are slightly off here and there to sound less machine-like). This is some great nostalgia.
I had a C=64, but I always envied the four joysticks of the Atari 800 series. We got stuck using keys for collusion.
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Didn't we just used to call these "back doors?" Maybe I'm missing the point.
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Where's the big "foot" icon? Why isn't this link marked as "humor?" Stupid CERN, Be. More. funny!
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the problem that Consumerist has is that you can't seem to avoid paying for it. "Sorry, they're all pre-optimized."
I don't want undercoating on my car!
It's going to be fun when consumers start walking on them like the customer at the car lot in Fargo. Karma's a bitch.
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[NASA is] hunting for a way to keep the machine, which is mired in a sand trap, alive to see a seventh year.
Ah. The real reason for Tiger Woods' leave-of-absence.
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We already have proof they've succeeded. The solution they arrived at was to send half the asteroid back in time approximately 100 years.
Well done guys! Break out the champagne.
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I love the icon for this article. I wonder how their software deals with palindromic abbreviations.
WTF FTW
Actually, the quote is that anyone who would give up essential liberty to gain a little temporary security. You make it sound as if letting security search your bag when you enter a concert disqualifies one from the rights and privileges of citizenship. As always, the devil is in the details.
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Jar Jar, you're a genius!
(Just giving back some funny if you haven't seen Darths and Droids yet)
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I whsdould rephply to thsish buht i am prrphreslantly too drunk frlum plaa-ying thath drinking game. Bottoms dwon! I am druhunker thanh that tibbetttan guhy ath the strhart of Raidurrs.
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Well, now we know why it works so well on XP.
(Read that as Chi-Rho, as often seen on altars)