They had this back in 1980 when they made Empire Strikes Back! Remember General Veers talking to Darth Vader or Vader talking to the Emperor? Yeah I thought so!
That's a very selfish statement to make, since more people everyday are getting faster services, or finding the means to get faster services.
He was speaking for the majority. Certainly a lot less selfish than your statement. The fact remains that most people (read: almost nobody) can get up and relocate just to play video games.
Not really. I like to call them "Obnoxious Industrial". Pretty cool band, though. The lead singer, Wayne Static, has awesome hair, and his voice sounds neat.
WTF? you mean Divx or DivX:)? it is so not dead and now that project mayo is open sourced it may eventually replace DVD.
Not quite. Their "open source" license is a joke. They're just looking for free programmers for their $100 million DivXNetworks operation. Project Mayo is as bad as Micros~1. Check out the Open MPEG project, created by a bunch of Project Mayo/DivXNetworks refugees that felt mislead.
You can find an mp3 clip of Bush saying this here. This came from an interview on May 21, 1999, during which Bush bitched about a web site that was making fun of him. Here is the Dallas Morning News article that reported this:
Bush criticizes Web site as malicious Owner calls it a parody of White House bid 05/22/99
By Wayne Slater / The Dallas Morning News
AUSTIN - Saying "there ought to be limits to freedom," Gov. George W. Bush has filed a legal complaint against the owners of a Web site that lampoons his White House bid.
The designer of the unofficial Bush site described it on Friday as a parody and said the governor is trying to limit what is written about him on the Internet.
But Mr. Bush, a front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, had harsh words Friday for the site (www.gwbush.com), which offers mock interviews and policy initiatives on drugs and crime.
"There's a lot of garbage in politics, and, obviously, this is a garbage man," said Mr. Bush.
Attorneys for the Bush presidential exploratory committee have filed complaints with the Federal Election Commission seeking to have the owners post a disclaimer identifying who built the site and who is paying for it.
"It [the site] is filled with libelous and untrue statements whose aim is to damage Governor Bush," the campaign said in its letter to the FEC. "The headline of the site is, 'Just Say No to Former Cocaine User for President.' This site's innuendoes and false statements attack the governor's positions on tough standards for convicted drug dealers."
Karen Hughes, a Bush campaign spokeswoman, said the site so closely resembles the official Bush campaign site (www.georgewbush.com) that people could be confused. Ms. Hughes said the unofficial site urges people to vote against Mr. Bush, making it subject to federal disclosure requirements.
Sites that are strongly critical of candidates but do not urge voters to take action are exempt from federal rules.
Frank Guerrero, a spokesman for the designer, said the site is meant to poke fun at Mr. Bush by comparing what he calls his "youthful indiscretions" with his tough-on-crime policies as an adult.
He said the site does not advocate the defeat of any candidate and is such a clear parody that no one would confuse it for the real Bush campaign Web page.
"We're not affiliated with any other campaign," said Mr. Guerrero of the site's designer, Rtmark, a loose-knit group of corporate critics. "In fact, we see ourselves as completely nonpartisan."
The FEC confirmed Friday that it had received a complaint but declined to discuss the case, citing agency rules.
Ron Harris, an FEC spokesman, said the commission has not dealt with many Internet-related complaints and the current case could break new legal ground on how the Web is governed under campaign laws.
The unofficial Bush site has a photo of Mr. Bush and a banner that reads, "Presidential Exploratory Committee."
It includes a mock initiative dubbed "Amnesty 2000," which suggests Mr. Bush would pardon prisoners convicted of drug crimes if they have "grown up."
As a potential presidential candidate, Mr. Bush has declined "to catalogue my youthful indiscretions," saying that he has learned from his mistakes.
The site also pokes fun at Mr. Bush's characterization of himself as a "compassionate conservative."
"G.W. Bush has indeed been forgiven again and again by others. First there was his rambunctious youth," the site says.
"Then, as an unsuccessful Texas businessman, he was bailed out with millions of dollars from friends of his vice president father. As president, G.W. Bush wants to create an America in which everyone gets as much forgiveness and as many chances to grow up as he had."
The Bush campaign filed an initial complaint about the look-alike Bush site in April. Mr. Guerrero said changes were made so it would look less like the official site, but Bush campaign lawyers filed a second complaint with the FEC this month demanding a disclaimer and disclosure of funding sources.
"We appreciate humor. We appreciate parody. George Bush is known for his sense of humor," said Ms. Hughes. "But there's a difference between expressing opinion, poking fun and breaking the law."
Mr. Guerrero estimated about $70 had been spent to construct the site. He said the money came from Zack Exley, a Massachusetts computer consultant who initially registered and maintains the gwbush.com site.
Bush campaign political consultant Karl Rove has purchased at least 60 domain names that include the Bush name in an apparent attempt to curtail other anti-Bush site-makers.
"We've put out a request for domain names for [Vice President Al] Gore as well," said Mr. Guerrero. "We're trying to be bipartisan."
Staff writer Andy Dworkin in Dallas contributed to this story.
Of course not. When Bush said this, however, he was talking about free speech. Some guy made fun of Bush on his web site, and Bush tried to get it censored.
Give me a break, my host's colocation facility was shut down by a US Federal Court, and had to move. Did you happen to notice the domain name? Yeah, that's right.
Slashdot Mirror
They had this back in 1980 when they made Empire Strikes Back! Remember General Veers talking to Darth Vader or Vader talking to the Emperor? Yeah I thought so!
Ryan Philippe has cool hair
I mean, I'm running Linux 7.2! These guys are behind the times!
It seems that LNUX is losing money. Does the non-profit restriction also apply to negative-profit organizations?
Looks like VA Linux's stock is down another 7% today. I guess Slashdot could be considered non-profit.
Have you seen VA Linux' stock performance lately? I think they qualify as non-profit.
How come Mars gets a 1Mbps connection, and I'm stuck at 24k? They don't even have any people!
I've never heard of you! Introduce yourself!! Or else!???!!?
He was speaking for the majority. Certainly a lot less selfish than your statement. The fact remains that most people (read: almost nobody) can get up and relocate just to play video games.
Microsoft should call their product "XboX ;-)"
-Emperor Bush
(By the way, he was talking about free speech, specifically, censoring an anti-Bush web site.)
Police state? That's Fear Factory, not Static-X.
Not really. I like to call them "Obnoxious Industrial". Pretty cool band, though. The lead singer, Wayne Static, has awesome hair, and his voice sounds neat.
Good point. The sentence didn't say anything about an anniversary.
Not quite. Their "open source" license is a joke. They're just looking for free programmers for their $100 million DivXNetworks operation. Project Mayo is as bad as Micros~1. Check out the Open MPEG project, created by a bunch of Project Mayo/DivXNetworks refugees that felt mislead.
Has anyone ever heard of that American Legacy (or whatever) group that did those ads? How can they afford a Super Bowl ad?
It's possible. Just look at Microsoft.
You've got important stuff to remember. My generation's "Kennedy was shot" was "OJ is innocent".
Really? The article never said anything about an anniversary.
Bush criticizes Web site as malicious
Owner calls it a parody of White House bid
05/22/99
By Wayne Slater / The Dallas Morning News
AUSTIN - Saying "there ought to be limits to freedom," Gov. George W. Bush has filed a legal complaint against the owners of a Web site that lampoons his White House bid.
The designer of the unofficial Bush site described it on Friday as a parody and said the governor is trying to limit what is written about him on the Internet.
But Mr. Bush, a front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, had harsh words Friday for the site (www.gwbush.com), which offers mock interviews and policy initiatives on drugs and crime.
"There's a lot of garbage in politics, and, obviously, this is a garbage man," said Mr. Bush.
Attorneys for the Bush presidential exploratory committee have filed complaints with the Federal Election Commission seeking to have the owners post a disclaimer identifying who built the site and who is paying for it.
"It [the site] is filled with libelous and untrue statements whose aim is to damage Governor Bush," the campaign said in its letter to the FEC. "The headline of the site is, 'Just Say No to Former Cocaine User for President.' This site's innuendoes and false statements attack the governor's positions on tough standards for convicted drug dealers."
Karen Hughes, a Bush campaign spokeswoman, said the site so closely resembles the official Bush campaign site (www.georgewbush.com) that people could be confused. Ms. Hughes said the unofficial site urges people to vote against Mr. Bush, making it subject to federal disclosure requirements.
Sites that are strongly critical of candidates but do not urge voters to take action are exempt from federal rules.
Frank Guerrero, a spokesman for the designer, said the site is meant to poke fun at Mr. Bush by comparing what he calls his "youthful indiscretions" with his tough-on-crime policies as an adult.
He said the site does not advocate the defeat of any candidate and is such a clear parody that no one would confuse it for the real Bush campaign Web page.
"We're not affiliated with any other campaign," said Mr. Guerrero of the site's designer, Rtmark, a loose-knit group of corporate critics. "In fact, we see ourselves as completely nonpartisan."
The FEC confirmed Friday that it had received a complaint but declined to discuss the case, citing agency rules.
Ron Harris, an FEC spokesman, said the commission has not dealt with many Internet-related complaints and the current case could break new legal ground on how the Web is governed under campaign laws.
The unofficial Bush site has a photo of Mr. Bush and a banner that reads, "Presidential Exploratory Committee."
It includes a mock initiative dubbed "Amnesty 2000," which suggests Mr. Bush would pardon prisoners convicted of drug crimes if they have "grown up."
As a potential presidential candidate, Mr. Bush has declined "to catalogue my youthful indiscretions," saying that he has learned from his mistakes.
The site also pokes fun at Mr. Bush's characterization of himself as a "compassionate conservative."
"G.W. Bush has indeed been forgiven again and again by others. First there was his rambunctious youth," the site says.
"Then, as an unsuccessful Texas businessman, he was bailed out with millions of dollars from friends of his vice president father. As president, G.W. Bush wants to create an America in which everyone gets as much forgiveness and as many chances to grow up as he had."
The Bush campaign filed an initial complaint about the look-alike Bush site in April. Mr. Guerrero said changes were made so it would look less like the official site, but Bush campaign lawyers filed a second complaint with the FEC this month demanding a disclaimer and disclosure of funding sources.
"We appreciate humor. We appreciate parody. George Bush is known for his sense of humor," said Ms. Hughes. "But there's a difference between expressing opinion, poking fun and breaking the law."
Mr. Guerrero estimated about $70 had been spent to construct the site. He said the money came from Zack Exley, a Massachusetts computer consultant who initially registered and maintains the gwbush.com site.
Bush campaign political consultant Karl Rove has purchased at least 60 domain names that include the Bush name in an apparent attempt to curtail other anti-Bush site-makers.
"We've put out a request for domain names for [Vice President Al] Gore as well," said Mr. Guerrero. "We're trying to be bipartisan."
Staff writer Andy Dworkin in Dallas contributed to this story.
Of course not. When Bush said this, however, he was talking about free speech. Some guy made fun of Bush on his web site, and Bush tried to get it censored.
-Emperor Bush
Yes, but I was just saying that TI-Files was much bigger before they disappeared off the face of the Earth.
There used to be a site called TI-Files that had A LOT more than ticalc.org, but they don't appear to be very much of anything anymore.
Give me a break, my host's colocation facility was shut down by a US Federal Court, and had to move. Did you happen to notice the domain name? Yeah, that's right.