Good point. In order for Disney/land/world to really be 'meaningful' through the ages, it would have to be run and maintained by a sort of visionary priesthood, willing and able to make sacrifices when neccessary, guided by the desire to Enlighten, Inform and Entertain.
It would be like visiting some of the temples in Japan; donations are encouraged and happily accepted and baubles are always for sale, but it is all done with grace and humor, and the temples themselves are kept imaculate and undefiled, for the enjoyment of all.
Not bad, Mister Katz. Much more honest and entertaining than some of your previous fare.
But I hope this guy doesn't lose his job, or worse.
So we met in the best clandestine manner -
(wince)
I can't bear to repeat all the location-specific data you then provide here, utterly negating any hope of anonymity.
The Imagineer recognized me, as we had arranged, from my fading Yankees baseball cap. I spotted him by his... well, I can't say how I spotted him.
(shakes head) You don't need to! Now they only need to spot *you*!
Didn't somebody in the last article say something about 'cameras everywhere'? With all the information you've provided in your article, I'll bet they (whomever 'they' may be, and depending on whether they care or not), could pinpoint the 'offending' employee after an hour or two of browsing some archival footage.
Age, Gender, location and numerous environmental specifics were provided to aid them in their search.
Whoops!
Heck. If he *does* get fired, it'll make a great follow-up story...
Most 'new planets' will fall into the 'gas giant' category and/or be in a very close orbit around their central star. This is simply due to the fact that, currently, these extra-solar planets are the easiest to locate, because they affect the appearance/motion of their parent star to a MUCH larger and more visible degree than small, earthlike planets at earthlike distances from the central star.
(I wager a psychosis of some kind on her end, but we won't get into that today).
'Psycho' relationships are rarely the responsibility of one partner alone. Not to say that this is never the case, but the overall tone of your post indicates to me that you tend to be a bit of a blamer. The fact that you're no longer on speaking terms with virtually any of your past amores says very little for your communication skills and/or compassion. This is how it looks to an outsider. To you, it most likely looks like "They were all psychos. They were unreasonable. They lied to me., etc., etc.".
I choose my words carefully, and when people divine implied meanings that simply aren't there and act upon them without consulting me in a reasonable fashion.
'Consulting', eh? Wow. Talk about bringing your work home with you! Try to remember that when you're dealing with women, you're dealing with people. People are designed to draw conclusions from minimal amounts of data. In most cases it saves time and is convenient; in other cases, signals get crossed, toes get stomped on and people get pissed. Welcome to the real world. Life happens.
Most females I've met who had romantic potential lied to me or decieved me in some way. They were dispensed with with exceptional expedience.
Alas and woe for the poor, honorable victim. I, personally, have *NEVER* been in a relationship which did not (and does not) occasionally involve some amount of deceit on one side or the other. What matters most to me is what drives such things. If my girlfriend chooses to decieve me about something, I generally trust her judgement. I'm probably better off not knowing! In all seriousness, tho', the less you worry about being decieved, the less likely it is that anyone will even bother to try.
If you let something as basic as a human relationship ride on a 'digital' commandment (ie: "if you lie to me, prepare to fuck off") prepare for a LONG and LONELY ride to the grave. You'll have no-one and no-thing but your iron-fisted 'integrity' to keep you warm at night. For some, perhaps, that is enough. Not for me. I like the squishy stuff.
Being honest and direct is a Good Thing.
Except when it ain't. Real life and True Love are awash with contradictions. Goofy or what!?
Try working a retail job, or at a restaurant, where you get to enjoy the following 'perks':
1. Low, low pay. 2. Some pink, doughy-faced 'supervisor' checking to be sure you 'look busy' at all times. 3. Reprimanded for being 10 minutes late. 3 reprimands (or thereabouts) and you're fired. 4. Low, low, LOW pay
I now bow and salute the people who hold these positions. I leave good tips.
Are you in a hurry to go back? I'm not! I am so dang thankful for my current position in 'hi-tech' (SQA Engineer) that I could get down and kiss the floor.
They will transmit (or, if neccessary to avoid radio detection, physically 'download') data to a larger, less-mobile but more powerful 'queen bee', which will then broadcast (or whatever) the data to another location. If neccessary you could have a series of queens linked together over a long distance with discrete 'swarms' of roboflys (bugs).
The kid was harrassed for clearly fictional gun-related "threats", and yet the story contains another threat that is much more real and yet was completely ignored:
...we both wated and wated for Ismael because he was supposed to bring the ounce so we could get high...
NO ONE expressed any sort of concern that this thirteen-year-old kid might be getting involved in drugs (a threat to himself). That a school-teacher could applaud such content without feeling some sort of concern for the child's perceptions and behaviour in regard to drugs is appalling to me.
Do you mean A Quick One? I always wondered what they were singing there before the "do my eyes decieve me? am i back in your parts? am i back in your heart?" (or somesuch) part. The 'cello' bit makes sense given the situation. Brilliant, funny song. Guitar, bass and drums. Awesome!
Rock/Opera fans in or around the Boston area can check out the first production ever of the Pretty Things lesser-know but highly esteemed rock opera, SF SORROW. The music will be live and loud and the show features some great talent.
Think of Mel Blanc and all the characters voices he produced, or the early Disney efforts, or Popeye, the Flintstones or whatever. These efforts created voices that we still recognize immediately 50 years after the fact.
What are the modern equivalents?
What modern cartoon character voices are difficult to imitate, but garner immediate recognition when done successfully?
The Simpsons? - Definately Ren and Stimpy - Yes, and my personal faves (jon k'falusi versions ONLY) Freaky and the Bean - dunno, never seen it The Teletubbies - don't ask, just shoot on sight
My major problem with American dubs on anime is the general lack of appreciation or understanding of the Japanese approach to voice dubbing.
The Japanese voice-overs generally have a *LOT* of expression, with over-the-top 'wacky' characters contrasted with more even-keeled 'cool' characters.
American attempts at dubbing grossly downplay the 'over-the-top' aspect for the 'cool' approach, giving all characters a more similar (lack of) affect, and deadening the sudden leaps and dips of emotive expression which are a HUGE part of the charm and magic that make anime appealing for so many.
The two girls in 'Totoro' are a good example of this.
A lot of American voices (especially the 'big name' ones) seem afraid to speak in anything other than a cool, high-status style. To do it right, they need to have more fun and take more risks. Shout, scream, cry, whimper, grovel, shriek, whatever.
Also, most Big Name Hollywood Act/ors/resses genuinely suck at vo's. To their credit, it is also probably more largely due to an utter lack of intelligent/thoughtful direction than to their own faults.
But I think the big name actors generally feel afraid to 'tarnish their image' by giving a voice-only part their all.
The latest wave of Disney flicks suffer horribly from this. All the characters (the few, that is, that aren't played by Robin Williams) sound like bored Beverly Hills brats.
Bottom line: I'd WAY rather hear an enthusiastic and talented unknown than a Name who's unskilled and/or uninterested. Never happen here, tho', 'cause film industry investors are attracted only to film with Names in them. There's no interest in creating New Names.
Oh well! Fsck 'em!
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It might be designed to 'break-up' into sections in such a case, with parachute or balloon assist.
Or perhaps the broken Earthward end could be retracted at such a rate that it never completely 'falls over'.
Or the broken Earthward end could manipulate the falling structure from the base in such a way to make it 'coil' to some degree as it falls, limiting the impact to a very large but pre-determined area.
Or it could be made to 'disintigrate' on demand in the case of an emergency, hopefully into something bio-degradeable. Maybe there's a resonance frequency or some-such that could make Bucky tubes fly apart.
In any case, the ascension vehicle would clearly have to be capable of making a controlled descent on it's own from any point on the hook.
Interesting puzzles, but probably not insurmountable.
It's a matter of perception. Where you see evidence of some sort of bias, I see mere silliness and tomfoolery. A waste of time and resources, to be sure, but that's nothing gnu around here, and welcome in small doses.
I'm a huge fan of KDE and I thought it was damn funny. The original moderator must have mis-read "Insightful" as "InCITEful".
3) Even if this population forcast is correct, world population will peek at roughly 9 billion. That's 3 people for ever 2 we have now. Combine this with #2, and it's pretty clear that human population trends still have disasterous potential even without the related age-related demographic trends.
Remember, though, that populations do not grow in a vaccuum; they depend upon their environment for sustenance. Humankind has the greatest ability to adapt, but when we foul our nest we suffer the consequences like any other animal, in terms of disease, famine and (in our case, at least) war.
As the population rises, so do lots of other things; the likelihood of conflict, the potential for infectious disease (antibiotics are losing effectiveness as we speak) and the likelihood of famine.
These things take care of themselves, with or without our intervention.
Large families are a neccessity in rural/tribal agrarian societies where there is a lot of physical labor to be done and a high rate of mortality.
Technological cultures tend to be a lot more Individualistic, giving more power and possibilities to a single person. In such cases, large families are (often seen as) a luxury and/or a hindrance to success.
He mentioned the album Black and White in one of his short prose stories. I knew then that he was a Man to be Trusted. I've been hooked on his writing ever since. Comic book virtually disappeared for me after he left Sandman. His novels are excellent. He is one of those rare writers who sets out to 'delight, excite and amaze' his audience, and he succeeds brilliantly.
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It's much more honest and interesting than a lot of his previous efforts. It's got me genuinely curious about Disney/World.
Good work. Keep going.
It's an app-centric portable computer.
No (or minimal) OS. Just the chip, an input interface and a display.
Install your fave Mac apps
Install your fave Win apps
Install your fave Linux apps
And go about your business. When you get home, you can doc it with your home pc('s) to update/transfer files.
You never install an os. You just specify an os for a given app, and the Transmeta chip 'wraps' it with the neccessary code to make it fly.
One machine for everybody. No 'platform' envy. Winsters, Mac-heads and unix-nerds will all buy the same shrink-wrapped portable computing product.
It's a Blank Slate.
Good luck Transmeta! I'll eagerly await the exact details on the 19th.
-kent
skipkent@usa.net
Good point. In order for Disney/land/world to really be 'meaningful' through the ages, it would have to be run and maintained by a sort of visionary priesthood, willing and able to make sacrifices when neccessary, guided by the desire to Enlighten, Inform and Entertain.
It would be like visiting some of the temples in Japan; donations are encouraged and happily accepted and baubles are always for sale, but it is all done with grace and humor, and the temples themselves are kept imaculate and undefiled, for the enjoyment of all.
Not bad, Mister Katz. Much more honest and entertaining than some of your previous fare.
But I hope this guy doesn't lose his job, or worse.
... well, I can't say how I spotted him.
So we met in the best clandestine manner -
(wince)
I can't bear to repeat all the location-specific data you then provide here, utterly negating any hope of anonymity.
The Imagineer recognized me, as we had arranged, from my fading Yankees baseball cap. I spotted him by his
(shakes head) You don't need to! Now they only need to spot *you*!
Didn't somebody in the last article say something about 'cameras everywhere'? With all the information you've provided in your article, I'll bet they (whomever 'they' may be, and depending on whether they care or not), could pinpoint the 'offending' employee after an hour or two of browsing some archival footage.
Age, Gender, location and numerous environmental specifics were provided to aid them in their search.
Whoops!
Heck. If he *does* get fired, it'll make a great follow-up story...
Most 'new planets' will fall into the 'gas giant' category and/or be in a very close orbit around their central star. This is simply due to the fact that, currently, these extra-solar planets are the easiest to locate, because they affect the appearance/motion of their parent star to a MUCH larger and more visible degree than small, earthlike planets at earthlike distances from the central star.
British Small Arms A10 Super Rocket. When the chase is on...
It's just a phase. You'll grow out of it ; )
(I wager a psychosis of some kind on her end, but we won't get into that today).
'Psycho' relationships are rarely the responsibility of one partner alone. Not to say that this is never the case, but the overall tone of your post indicates to me that you tend to be a bit of a blamer. The fact that you're no longer on speaking terms with virtually any of your past amores says very little for your communication skills and/or compassion. This is how it looks to an outsider. To you, it most likely looks like "They were all psychos. They were unreasonable. They lied to me., etc., etc.".
I choose my words carefully, and when people divine implied meanings that simply aren't there and act upon them without consulting me in a reasonable fashion.
'Consulting', eh? Wow. Talk about bringing your work home with you! Try to remember that when you're dealing with women, you're dealing with people. People are designed to draw conclusions from minimal amounts of data. In most cases it saves time and is convenient; in other cases, signals get crossed, toes get stomped on and people get pissed. Welcome to the real world. Life happens.
Most females I've met who had romantic potential lied to me or decieved me in some way. They were dispensed with with exceptional expedience.
Alas and woe for the poor, honorable victim. I, personally, have *NEVER* been in a relationship which did not (and does not) occasionally involve some amount of deceit on one side or the other. What matters most to me is what drives such things. If my girlfriend chooses to decieve me about something, I generally trust her judgement. I'm probably better off not knowing! In all seriousness, tho', the less you worry about being decieved, the less likely it is that anyone will even bother to try.
If you let something as basic as a human relationship ride on a 'digital' commandment (ie: "if you lie to me, prepare to fuck off") prepare for a LONG and LONELY ride to the grave. You'll have no-one and no-thing but your iron-fisted 'integrity' to keep you warm at night. For some, perhaps, that is enough. Not for me. I like the squishy stuff.
Being honest and direct is a Good Thing.
Except when it ain't. Real life and True Love are awash with contradictions. Goofy or what!?
Gambatte, ne?
-kent
but he has a keen mastery of the English language!
Ain't it wild? They still teach that stuff over there!
I also like how he comes across as strong, but not threatening when talking about "script kiddies" and other such matters.
Ahh yes, the "Enlightened Sense of Humor". Subscribers to which, in the US, are often hunted for sport.
Try working a retail job, or at a restaurant, where you get to enjoy the following 'perks':
1. Low, low pay.
2. Some pink, doughy-faced 'supervisor' checking to be sure you 'look busy' at all times.
3. Reprimanded for being 10 minutes late. 3 reprimands (or thereabouts) and you're fired.
4. Low, low, LOW pay
I now bow and salute the people who hold these positions. I leave good tips.
Are you in a hurry to go back? I'm not! I am so dang thankful for my current position in 'hi-tech' (SQA Engineer) that I could get down and kiss the floor.
As a matter of fact--
(ssssmOOOOch!)
TttthhHHHHPPpppPpppt! Damn hairy-ass carpets!
They will transmit (or, if neccessary to avoid radio detection, physically 'download') data to a larger, less-mobile but more powerful 'queen bee', which will then broadcast (or whatever) the data to another location. If neccessary you could have a series of queens linked together over a long distance with discrete 'swarms' of roboflys (bugs).
Will soon be standard elements of basic computer security.
Kooky!
The kid was harrassed for clearly fictional gun-related "threats", and yet the story contains another threat that is much more real and yet was completely ignored:
...we both wated and wated for Ismael because he was supposed to bring the ounce so we could get high...
NO ONE expressed any sort of concern that this thirteen-year-old kid might be getting involved in drugs (a threat to himself). That a school-teacher could applaud such content without feeling some sort of concern for the child's perceptions and behaviour in regard to drugs is appalling to me.
Rather than actually using old planes, I think some of the principles hit upon and developed by these people could really turn into something.
The idea of aerodynamic housing bearing-mounted on pedestals could be really usefull in flood and wind-disaster-prone areas.
You could build a multi-level cylindrical structure and god-knows what other designs.
Instead of just using planes, this company should build homes from scratch. They're on to something bigger than they know.
Do you mean A Quick One? I always wondered what they were singing there before the "do my eyes decieve me? am i back in your parts? am i back in your heart?" (or somesuch) part. The 'cello' bit makes sense given the situation. Brilliant, funny song. Guitar, bass and drums. Awesome!
Howdy!
Rock/Opera fans in or around the Boston area can check out the first production ever of the Pretty Things lesser-know but highly esteemed rock opera, SF SORROW. The music will be live and loud and the show features some great talent.
Please check it out!
-kent
Or since the dawn of the first stone shard, used to cut, scrape or pierce nature into his liking.
Agriculture was the biggie, though, no doubt. Beginning of The End.
Think of Mel Blanc and all the characters voices he produced, or the early Disney efforts, or Popeye, the Flintstones or whatever. These efforts created voices that we still recognize immediately 50 years after the fact.
What are the modern equivalents?
What modern cartoon character voices are difficult to imitate, but garner immediate recognition when done successfully?
The Simpsons? - Definately
Ren and Stimpy - Yes, and my personal faves (jon k'falusi versions ONLY)
Freaky and the Bean - dunno, never seen it
The Teletubbies - don't ask, just shoot on sight
?
My major problem with American dubs on anime is the general lack of appreciation or understanding of the Japanese approach to voice dubbing.
The Japanese voice-overs generally have a *LOT* of expression, with over-the-top 'wacky' characters contrasted with more even-keeled 'cool' characters.
American attempts at dubbing grossly downplay the 'over-the-top' aspect for the 'cool' approach, giving all characters a more similar (lack of) affect, and deadening the sudden leaps and dips of emotive expression which are a HUGE part of the charm and magic that make anime appealing for so many.
The two girls in 'Totoro' are a good example of this.
A lot of American voices (especially the 'big name' ones) seem afraid to speak in anything other than a cool, high-status style. To do it right, they need to have more fun and take more risks. Shout, scream, cry, whimper, grovel, shriek, whatever.
Also, most Big Name Hollywood Act/ors/resses genuinely suck at vo's. To their credit, it is also probably more largely due to an utter lack of intelligent/thoughtful direction than to their own faults.
But I think the big name actors generally feel afraid to 'tarnish their image' by giving a voice-only part their all.
The latest wave of Disney flicks suffer horribly from this. All the characters (the few, that is, that aren't played by Robin Williams) sound like bored Beverly Hills brats.
Bottom line: I'd WAY rather hear an enthusiastic and talented unknown than a Name who's unskilled and/or uninterested. Never happen here, tho', 'cause film industry investors are attracted only to film with Names in them. There's no interest in creating New Names.
Oh well! Fsck 'em!
It might be designed to 'break-up' into sections in such a case, with parachute or balloon assist.
Or perhaps the broken Earthward end could be retracted at such a rate that it never completely 'falls over'.
Or the broken Earthward end could manipulate the falling structure from the base in such a way to make it 'coil' to some degree as it falls, limiting the impact to a very large but pre-determined area.
Or it could be made to 'disintigrate' on demand in the case of an emergency, hopefully into something bio-degradeable. Maybe there's a resonance frequency or some-such that could make Bucky tubes fly apart.
In any case, the ascension vehicle would clearly have to be capable of making a controlled descent on it's own from any point on the hook.
Interesting puzzles, but probably not insurmountable.
It's a matter of perception. Where you see evidence of some sort of bias, I see mere silliness and tomfoolery. A waste of time and resources, to be sure, but that's nothing gnu around here, and welcome in small doses.
I'm a huge fan of KDE and I thought it was damn funny. The original moderator must have mis-read "Insightful" as "InCITEful".
3) Even if this population forcast is correct, world population will peek at roughly 9 billion. That's 3 people for ever 2 we have now. Combine this with #2, and it's pretty clear that human population trends still have disasterous potential even without the related age-related demographic trends.
Remember, though, that populations do not grow in a vaccuum; they depend upon their environment for sustenance. Humankind has the greatest ability to adapt, but when we foul our nest we suffer the consequences like any other animal, in terms of disease, famine and (in our case, at least) war.
As the population rises, so do lots of other things; the likelihood of conflict, the potential for infectious disease (antibiotics are losing effectiveness as we speak) and the likelihood of famine.
These things take care of themselves, with or without our intervention.
Large families are a neccessity in rural/tribal agrarian societies where there is a lot of physical labor to be done and a high rate of mortality.
Technological cultures tend to be a lot more Individualistic, giving more power and possibilities to a single person. In such cases, large families are (often seen as) a luxury and/or a hindrance to success.
He mentioned the album Black and White in one of his short prose stories. I knew then that he was a Man to be Trusted. I've been hooked on his writing ever since. Comic book virtually disappeared for me after he left Sandman. His novels are excellent. He is one of those rare writers who sets out to 'delight, excite and amaze' his audience, and he succeeds brilliantly.
I just wish he was a little more prolific.
As the Official Spokesperson for the Silent Majority, I just want to say that the article was Brilliant, Insightful and True on all counts.
Well done!
-kent