"...but I think it's safe to predict that eventually, computer-generated celebrities will be as numerous as live ones."
This is crap. People love spotting celebs in H'wood or on movie locations, reading about them in the tabs, seeing them get together with or marry other celebs- CG actors will *never* be as popular for these reasons.
No way! Half the fun of waiting for a Kubrick flick was hearing all the crazy stories of him kicking studio flacks off of his sets and reshooting a scene a hundred times! He was the last of his kind. There are no directors left like him. Spielberg isn't even close.
Kubrick would never have let a clip of his movie be leaked by the studio who gave him carte blanche because of his legend (not Sony whom he did not work for of course). His obsessive and highly secretive filmaking process which also whetted the anticipation for his work is sorely missed.
Yes, of course, I didn't say the Navy cooperates with every film that has them in it- of course they refuse to work on some of them. The US Army gets involved in very few of them and I remember they were aksed for some help with 'Courage Under Fire' but they clearly wanted nothing to do with that one either, similar to the tarnished image idea of 'A Few Good Men'. And something tells me the Navy probably didn't help out with 'GI Jane' either!;-)
movies use macs a lot because it's relatively trivial on a mac to start a quicktime capture of whatever is onscreen--and has been for many years.
Actually you can create fake and realistic looking OS's with Director for Windows *or* Mac which is likely how they do it but that has nothing to do with it.
The reason is Apple has always spent a lot of money on product placement in films and television, like when you see a barrage of name brand products being used by characters in a lot of movies. Like a movie targeted at children where the characters pass by or enter a McDonald's or a Burger King- so the advertiser can do a tie-in in real life. Apple has had tie-in promotions with movies too; just can't remember which ones. Kinda realated, the US Navy has a large PR office that actively lobbies Hollywood studios and gets involved in projects; lending advisors, equipment, etc, ala 'Top Gun'. Notice that there are a lot more Navy themed movies out there in the last 15-20 years from H'wood than other military branches? The Navy is more active: it's just another form of product placement- a recruiting film that people pay to see.
The second 2 links concentrate on the Real Deal as well as some impressive repros.
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That's fucking bullshit. No one is persecuting the people who get sucked into that morass. The assholes that run your religion are the ones that persecute those that dare to speak out against it. Figure it out- $cientology is a cult. Here's the "genesis" of your "religion":
I wish more malls would go out of business, especially in high-price areas like here in Silicon Valley- that way we can have some more friggin' places to live.
Wow- interesting comparison! Actually my point was that in visa situations, if you didn't have a good idea of the living costs in the region you were going to work, then it was easy for your future employer to screw you over. Since you can't just go out and find a new job without going through the visa process again, and you don't usually get raises after just a month or 3 (or 10) of working, then you are stuck until renegotiations. Here in Silicon Valley, the capital of outrageaous cost of living in the U.S., I know people who have gone through this due to HR people not giving very accurate pictures of the living situation.
"Indians get paid very well (IMHO all too well) in the United States.." etc., etc.
Thanks for letting us know about the white hood you wear. Been to any cross burnings lately? I wonder why you posted as an AC?
Do tell, how do naturalized US citizens make "gross government reforms" in India? How do programmers on work visas which ties them to one job at a wage that is at the discretion of the company they work for with little leverage make "gross government reforms" for a government of a billion people?
One more thing- as I get back to the/. homepage, I see this stupid ass piece associated with the visage of Einstein. PT Barnum or Rupert Murdoch would be more appropriate.
No, they did a 'farewell tour' in 1982. Never have they called each subsequent time they played a reunion. In fact, Entwistle readily says, without Moon, it isn't completely the Who and he likes to informally call themselves, TED. The ones that call them reunions are the press. The band will just say, 'yeah- we're playing some shows'. The band (esp. Pete) was a mess in 82 and killing it then was a good thing. They've worked sporadically since '89- and it's been entertaining when they do. So people get older and decide to work together- why do people have to be so cynical and heap shit on them just for playing some more shows? I'm not saying you are, liki but they get harped so much on for having had a 'farewell tour'. Hrmph.
Do you know what FUD signifies? "fear, uncertainty and doubt". It is the tactic of Microsoft and apologists to spread untruths about the competition whether it be Novell, Sun, Lotus Notes, Linux, DR-DOS or whatever. This article has nothing to do with that concept. Journalists are not known for checking every single fact before they go to print (or post in ther case of the web). The 6.1 gaffe was hardly FUD. One man's "on the drawing board" could be another man's "in beta". On Saturday, RH6.1 was in beta. Do you know when the article was written? Do you know that the editor that approved the publication has a clue as to what is in beta and what is not? Get a grip.
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It was too ya twit. Now don't question me again.
BTW- your analogy stinks. It betrays your lack of understanding.
"...but I think it's safe to predict that eventually, computer-generated celebrities will be as numerous as live ones."
This is crap. People love spotting celebs in H'wood or on movie locations, reading about them in the tabs, seeing them get together with or marry other celebs- CG actors will *never* be as popular for these reasons.
Yikes, that would be a scary situation!
No way! Half the fun of waiting for a Kubrick flick was hearing all the crazy stories of him kicking studio flacks off of his sets and reshooting a scene a hundred times! He was the last of his kind. There are no directors left like him. Spielberg isn't even close.
Kubrick would never have let a clip of his movie be leaked by the studio who gave him carte blanche because of his legend (not Sony whom he did not work for of course). His obsessive and highly secretive filmaking process which also whetted the anticipation for his work is sorely missed.
Ananova is hardly worth quoting. They never provide citations for the sources of thier news. Truth, bullshit- who the hell knows?
Yes, of course, I didn't say the Navy cooperates with every film that has them in it- of course they refuse to work on some of them. The US Army gets involved in very few of them and I remember they were aksed for some help with 'Courage Under Fire' but they clearly wanted nothing to do with that one either, similar to the tarnished image idea of 'A Few Good Men'. And something tells me the Navy probably didn't help out with 'GI Jane' either! ;-)
Actually you can create fake and realistic looking OS's with Director for Windows *or* Mac which is likely how they do it but that has nothing to do with it.
The reason is Apple has always spent a lot of money on product placement in films and television, like when you see a barrage of name brand products being used by characters in a lot of movies. Like a movie targeted at children where the characters pass by or enter a McDonald's or a Burger King- so the advertiser can do a tie-in in real life. Apple has had tie-in promotions with movies too; just can't remember which ones. Kinda realated, the US Navy has a large PR office that actively lobbies Hollywood studios and gets involved in projects; lending advisors, equipment, etc, ala 'Top Gun'. Notice that there are a lot more Navy themed movies out there in the last 15-20 years from H'wood than other military branches? The Navy is more active: it's just another form of product placement- a recruiting film that people pay to see.
Redhat is nice for Newbies but every relase after 5.0 has been buggy as all hell.
You are kidding right? Only *after* 5.0? 5.0 was a disaster.
Of course it would also be fun to see a gallery of real BatMobiles too.
You can right here!
The second 2 links concentrate on the Real Deal as well as some impressive repros.
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You must be one of the $cientologist spammers who love @Home's wide open network.
God-damnable eggheads with their facts and figures, but do any of them really know how to feel anything!?
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I wish more malls would go out of business, especially in high-price areas like here in Silicon Valley- that way we can have some more friggin' places to live.
Wow- interesting comparison! Actually my point was that in visa situations, if you didn't have a good idea of the living costs in the region you were going to work, then it was easy for your future employer to screw you over. Since you can't just go out and find a new job without going through the visa process again, and you don't usually get raises after just a month or 3 (or 10) of working, then you are stuck until renegotiations. Here in Silicon Valley, the capital of outrageaous cost of living in the U.S., I know people who have gone through this due to HR people not giving very accurate pictures of the living situation.
"Indians get paid very well (IMHO all too well) in the United States.." etc., etc.
Thanks for letting us know about the white hood you wear. Been to any cross burnings lately? I wonder why you posted as an AC?
Do tell, how do naturalized US citizens make "gross government reforms" in India? How do programmers on work visas which ties them to one job at a wage that is at the discretion of the company they work for with little leverage make "gross government reforms" for a government of a billion people?
One more thing- as I get back to the /. homepage, I see this stupid ass piece associated with the visage of Einstein. PT Barnum or Rupert Murdoch would be more appropriate.
A cursory examination tells me its the skull of a tragically, and seriously deformed human being."
Exactly.
I have seen dozens of skulls like this in med school textbooks. C'mon people- put your thinking caps on.
No, they did a 'farewell tour' in 1982. Never have they called each subsequent time they played a reunion. In fact, Entwistle readily says, without Moon, it isn't completely the Who and he likes to informally call themselves, TED. The ones that call them reunions are the press. The band will just say, 'yeah- we're playing some shows'. The band (esp. Pete) was a mess in 82 and killing it then was a good thing. They've worked sporadically since '89- and it's been entertaining when they do. So people get older and decide to work together- why do people have to be so cynical and heap shit on them just for playing some more shows? I'm not saying you are, liki but they get harped so much on for having had a 'farewell tour'. Hrmph.
Phillips has played quite a bit with Townshend and drummed on the Tommy/25th anniversary tour.
Zan Starkey (who was awesome for the Quadrophenia shows) will be with them again.
Huh? How are antibiotics used in making seeds? Breeding animals I can see, but seeds?
Do you know what FUD signifies? "fear, uncertainty and doubt". It is the tactic of Microsoft and apologists to spread untruths about the competition whether it be Novell, Sun, Lotus Notes, Linux, DR-DOS or whatever. This article has nothing to do with that concept. Journalists are not known for checking every single fact before they go to print (or post in ther case of the web). The 6.1 gaffe was hardly FUD. One man's "on the drawing board" could be another man's "in beta". On Saturday, RH6.1 was in beta. Do you know when the article was written? Do you know that the editor that approved the publication has a clue as to what is in beta and what is not? Get a grip.