Sequels are the ONLY way you can get real character depth with cinema.
WTF? Go and rent The Searchers right now. Hell, go and rent Forest Gump while you're there. When you return those, add Patton and Death and the Maiden and any other of the zillion movies that randomly are popping into my head. If a sequel is needed to give a character depth, chances are the original needed a better script.
As for the "smart" playlists, I have thousands of songs..
I have tens of thousands of songs...all rated (except 51 new ones). Yes, it takes time to rate them all. Yes, it can be a pain in the ass. Yes, it's worth it. If you have thousands of songs, you like some more than others. Actually, you love some and hate others. Once they're rated you can enjoy them how you want. Want to hear everything? No problem. Want to hear your four- and five-star songs? No problem. Want to hear everything but bias towards the higher-rated songs? Okay, so you can only do it in Party Shuffle (but it's bound to show up in Smart Playlists at some point).
You make time for the things that are important to you. My tunes are important to me so I made the time (48 new ones left to go). It's up to you.
The number one reason why millions of innocent people have died and continue to die in lands without freedom, and the number one reason why Liberal thought is inherently dangerous.
Let me guess. "Liberal thought" as defined by you, right? Give me a break...
You need to rate your songs. Yes, it takes a while but it is so worth it. Then you can have playlists with songs >3 stars, etc. The Party Shuffle in iTunes will also play higher-rated songs more often if you check the box. I have enjoyed my collection much more since I undertook the massive rating task.
That is so un-true! Without first listening to the opinions of Cheney and Rumsfeld, the President wouldn't have any opinions. He listens very carefully to the opinions of others...well, of those two, anyway.
Only if you choose to learn nothing from Vietnam. It appears that the only lesson Dubya learned from Vietnam is how to avoid taking responsibility for one's actions. He seems to have learned that one a little too well.
Having been at Disney during the CAPS days, I can tell you that the article gets a lot of details wrong (e.g. animators didn't paint cels and they weren't painted automatically) but at a higher level it's still an interesting story.
He knows they dont like him there, so they're just a cash cow for him.
Who modded this as interesting? This completely ignores the fact that Pixar hasn't always been a cash cow. In fact, Pixar was quite a cash sinkhole until their deals with Disney. If they hated Jobs and he was in it for the money, he would have dumped them a long time ago. Steve's not welcome at Pixar? He doesn't have the same kind of relationship with Pixar that he does with Apple but to say he's not welcome is just wrong.
The next think you know, the creative guys are jumping ship, and you're left with drek like "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."
There was actually a point where Hunchback was a very good and powerful movie. Then somebody decided the gargoyles needed a bigger role and a song. Sigh...
Why should Apple? They're currently selling three million songs a day. If people really wanted subscription services then those services would be crowing about how they're killing iTunes. They're not because they're not.
I bought HD-580's for my iPod and had to buy an amp shortly aftererwards. I needed to crank up the iPod so high that the sound really suffered. Things have been great since the amp arrived. In short, once you replace the weak link of the headphones, the next weakest link, the amp, becomes annoyingly obvious.
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Sorry but I have 23,000 songs on a five-year-old G4 and I'm not seeing these major delays of which you speak. You have a lot of RAM on your box, yes?
Sequels are the ONLY way you can get real character depth with cinema.
WTF? Go and rent The Searchers right now. Hell, go and rent Forest Gump while you're there. When you return those, add Patton and Death and the Maiden and any other of the zillion movies that randomly are popping into my head. If a sequel is needed to give a character depth, chances are the original needed a better script.
Or when Yoda uses his mind power to navigate an enemy shit directly into another ship right before landing?
That must've been in the director's cut. I think I would have remembered that. :-)
In addition to the live-action animatronics that in my opinion made the original such a masterpiece...
This is The Dark Crystal we're talking about, right?
As for the "smart" playlists, I have thousands of songs..
I have tens of thousands of songs...all rated (except 51 new ones). Yes, it takes time to rate them all. Yes, it can be a pain in the ass. Yes, it's worth it. If you have thousands of songs, you like some more than others. Actually, you love some and hate others. Once they're rated you can enjoy them how you want. Want to hear everything? No problem. Want to hear your four- and five-star songs? No problem. Want to hear everything but bias towards the higher-rated songs? Okay, so you can only do it in Party Shuffle (but it's bound to show up in Smart Playlists at some point).
You make time for the things that are important to you. My tunes are important to me so I made the time (48 new ones left to go). It's up to you.
Isn't that thing too bulky when you listen to it on airplanes? What happens when you get your 61st CD? :-)
It also sound a bit elitest and blowhard.
Are you referring to the "college" or Phil? ;-)
First, I'm opposed to anyone doing any business in China until they get their act cleaned up.
Just so we're clear, what would constitute a "clean act" for China?
I look at it more simply, I just don't want to deal with a government that kills its own people.
You are aware the United States carries out the death penalty, yes?
The number one reason why millions of innocent people have died and continue to die in lands without freedom, and the number one reason why Liberal thought is inherently dangerous.
Let me guess. "Liberal thought" as defined by you, right? Give me a break...
You need to rate your songs. Yes, it takes a while but it is so worth it. Then you can have playlists with songs >3 stars, etc. The Party Shuffle in iTunes will also play higher-rated songs more often if you check the box. I have enjoyed my collection much more since I undertook the massive rating task.
Sorry but The Incredibles is the best superhero movie ever.
That is so un-true! Without first listening to the opinions of Cheney and Rumsfeld, the President wouldn't have any opinions. He listens very carefully to the opinions of others...well, of those two, anyway.
I'm sure Bush has a lawyer who would claim the President has the lawful authority to dissolve Congress and the Supreme Court...tomorrow.
Only if you choose to learn nothing from Vietnam. It appears that the only lesson Dubya learned from Vietnam is how to avoid taking responsibility for one's actions. He seems to have learned that one a little too well.
Having been at Disney during the CAPS days, I can tell you that the article gets a lot of details wrong (e.g. animators didn't paint cels and they weren't painted automatically) but at a higher level it's still an interesting story.
He knows they dont like him there, so they're just a cash cow for him.
Who modded this as interesting? This completely ignores the fact that Pixar hasn't always been a cash cow. In fact, Pixar was quite a cash sinkhole until their deals with Disney. If they hated Jobs and he was in it for the money, he would have dumped them a long time ago. Steve's not welcome at Pixar? He doesn't have the same kind of relationship with Pixar that he does with Apple but to say he's not welcome is just wrong.
The next think you know, the creative guys are jumping ship, and you're left with drek like "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."
There was actually a point where Hunchback was a very good and powerful movie. Then somebody decided the gargoyles needed a bigger role and a song. Sigh...
Go away, little troll.
So, this exists in meatspace as well as online.
Wow, so people actually do use the word "meatspace". I thought it was something that journalists just made up.
They don't even offer a subscription service.
Why should Apple? They're currently selling three million songs a day. If people really wanted subscription services then those services would be crowing about how they're killing iTunes. They're not because they're not.
I bought HD-580's for my iPod and had to buy an amp shortly aftererwards. I needed to crank up the iPod so high that the sound really suffered. Things have been great since the amp arrived. In short, once you replace the weak link of the headphones, the next weakest link, the amp, becomes annoyingly obvious.
Yahoo! (wisely) isn't calling it "Dashboard". They're calling it Widget Engine.
GM will be needed to feed populations in the 8+ billion range.
Says who? Monsanto? Do you have any references to back this (and the "millions of people would die" assertion) up?
If everybody converted to organic foods the enviromental impact would be horrific, and hundreds of millions of people would die of starvation.
Until recently, all humans had been eating 100% organic for many thousands of years, thank you very much.