Yeah. Interesting stuff. I think they need to study feathers a lot more, instead of just creating flapping 'sheets' for wings. Not to belittle their hard work, of course...
This is what ruined the first movie for me, the simple fact that the poor kid they cast for the starring role of a blockbuster mega-$$$ can't act. This wouldn't be so bad if the director could direct, and tell the poor kid what to do (not what to 'think' or 'feel', but what to do), but apparently the kid is left to his own devices, which is the blank stare we get in every scene he's in, while the other kids act circles around him.
They could fix this by changing the script to say he's autistic or something...
I respect the fact that MS is showing a willingness to nurture their product for the long term rather than giving up at the get-go just because it failed to change the playing field over night.
It's got ps2 mouse/kybd ports as well as USB, so you can throw on your old keyboard at no extra cost. They also have a leather case/keyboard combo that's pretty slick.
This thing is actually pretty darn cool, and transmeta powered to boot, if yer inta that kinda thang!
This will eliminate entirely the return-mail aspect of on-line video rentals, making them more popular than ever, eliminating COCKDUSTER VIDEO once and for all!
The funny thing is, over there, with all their 'over sexualized young girls' in anime and manga, young and very attractive women and girls can and do fall sound asleep on the subway, day or night, and no one bothers them.
I agree, in that I enjoyed the 'brown' atmosphere in Quake 1 as well. The cartoony 'popsicle' look of Quake 2 was a disappointment to say the least, along with the loss of the 'Gothic' look and feel.
The sounds in Quake 1 are still some of the best as well.
Just an all-around, all-time great freakin' game!
The girl claimed the rock was hot when she picked it up. This is what a Spielberg-fed child would think a fresh-fallen meteorite would feel like, but she's wrong, end of story. As soon as a meteorite hits the ground it's cold, regardless of how fiery it's display may have been on the way down.
Look up 'ablation' in your favourite astronomical text.
Meteorites are cold when they hit the ground. Meteorites are cold when they hit the ground. Meteorites are cold when they hit the ground. Meteorites are cold when they hit the ground. Meteorites are cold when they hit the ground.
And the bits about a scientist saying it could be from Mars clearly indicates that the speaker in question is hardly a scientist. I'm being unfair here. More likely, to his credit, it's probably a case of a BBC reporter saying "Do you think it came from Mars?", to which the scientist probably said "Well, it's not very likely, and there's no indication whatsoever that that's the case, but...", to which our reporter adds, "But is IS possible, isn't it? It COULD be from Mars, right?" and so on. Nauseating.
It's not entertainment opiates that make for an 'apathetic' populace, it's FOOD.
We're not hungry, we're not angry, at least not for any appreciable amount of time. That why Saddam Hussein and African Dictators starve their own people, to encourage misery and dissent which can be used to blame and destroy the cultural 'enemy' of their choosing.
If and when the Revolution comes, the New Boss will be much worse than the Old Boss, believe you me. Ideology thrives on mountainous piles of human meat and oceans of blood, because the End is always deemed as more important than the means.
Kicking the TV habit and getting to know your neighbors are things we each do ourselves by choice. The minute you try to mandate such things you have created a State. Feed people, educate them in the basics and then let them live. If their idea of living is endless rounds of WWF, then so be it. You and I have come to find greater value in other things, but that does not mean that we are superior.
Your replies, no matter how clever, are simply valuable affirmations to spammers of a 'warm body' at that location. Negative or positive, your attention is their reward.
Keep your natural language interface (shudder). After typing the "Find all files in current folder starting with J and ending with.zip" query a few hundred times you'll start to see the value of
Slashdot Mirror
Lot's of pontificating and harumphing. Nothing more than a fun way to pass the time.
the greatness of games like star wars galaxies lies in the ability of the player to do pretty much whatever he/she wants
Well what if I want to...pop online and frag some doods? Will that be an option?
You see these things ALL OVER Tokyo...Cool!
Yeah. Interesting stuff. I think they need to study feathers a lot more, instead of just creating flapping 'sheets' for wings. Not to belittle their hard work, of course...
just the same wide-eyed blank stare.
This is what ruined the first movie for me, the simple fact that the poor kid they cast for the starring role of a blockbuster mega-$$$ can't act. This wouldn't be so bad if the director could direct, and tell the poor kid what to do (not what to 'think' or 'feel', but what to do), but apparently the kid is left to his own devices, which is the blank stare we get in every scene he's in, while the other kids act circles around him.
They could fix this by changing the script to say he's autistic or something...
I respect the fact that MS is showing a willingness to nurture their product for the long term rather than giving up at the get-go just because it failed to change the playing field over night.
It's got ps2 mouse/kybd ports as well as USB, so you can throw on your old keyboard at no extra cost. They also have a leather case/keyboard combo that's pretty slick.
This thing is actually pretty darn cool, and transmeta powered to boot, if yer inta that kinda thang!
Check out the specs here.
I was wrong. Sorry!
They could easily make it light-sensitive, though.
This will eliminate entirely the return-mail aspect of on-line video rentals, making them more popular than ever, eliminating COCKDUSTER VIDEO once and for all!
(insert Star Wars I "Yippie!" here)
I think the dye is light-sensitive, not air-sensitive.
"We use Film Gimp on all talking animal jobs"...
Reason enough to pull the plug on this baby right here and now.
The funny thing is, over there, with all their 'over sexualized young girls' in anime and manga, young and very attractive women and girls can and do fall sound asleep on the subway, day or night, and no one bothers them.
Try that in NYC or LA!
They're funny that way. They seem to know, instinctively, what is real and what isn't.
I agree, in that I enjoyed the 'brown' atmosphere in Quake 1 as well. The cartoony 'popsicle' look of Quake 2 was a disappointment to say the least, along with the loss of the 'Gothic' look and feel. The sounds in Quake 1 are still some of the best as well. Just an all-around, all-time great freakin' game!
And everyone knows that tethers tug!
Read about tethers here.
The girl claimed the rock was hot when she picked it up. This is what a Spielberg-fed child would think a fresh-fallen meteorite would feel like, but she's wrong, end of story. As soon as a meteorite hits the ground it's cold, regardless of how fiery it's display may have been on the way down.
Look up 'ablation' in your favourite astronomical text.
Numb-nuts.
This family's claim is such obvious bullsh*t.
Repeat after me:
Meteorites are cold when they hit the ground.
Meteorites are cold when they hit the ground.
Meteorites are cold when they hit the ground.
Meteorites are cold when they hit the ground.
Meteorites are cold when they hit the ground.
And the bits about a scientist saying it could be from Mars clearly indicates that the speaker in question is hardly a scientist. I'm being unfair here. More likely, to his credit, it's probably a case of a BBC reporter saying "Do you think it came from Mars?", to which the scientist probably said "Well, it's not very likely, and there's no indication whatsoever that that's the case, but...", to which our reporter adds, "But is IS possible, isn't it? It COULD be from Mars, right?" and so on. Nauseating.
Noticing it was "quite hot", she showed it to her father Niel.
BZZZT! Nice try. You lose. Thankyou for playing.
I have to change that, because the 'buds' imply Spring, clashing with the clearly-stated October in the first line...
crisp October waves
around my heels and rising
dry leaves cover grass
Mata ne!
crisp October waves
around my heels and rising
dry leaves cover buds
It's not entertainment opiates that make for an 'apathetic' populace, it's FOOD.
We're not hungry, we're not angry, at least not for any appreciable amount of time. That why Saddam Hussein and African Dictators starve their own people, to encourage misery and dissent which can be used to blame and destroy the cultural 'enemy' of their choosing.
If and when the Revolution comes, the New Boss will be much worse than the Old Boss, believe you me. Ideology thrives on mountainous piles of human meat and oceans of blood, because the End is always deemed as more important than the means.
Kicking the TV habit and getting to know your neighbors are things we each do ourselves by choice. The minute you try to mandate such things you have created a State. Feed people, educate them in the basics and then let them live. If their idea of living is endless rounds of WWF, then so be it. You and I have come to find greater value in other things, but that does not mean that we are superior.
This is clearly another symptom of Global Warming. When will you people get the message?
Your replies, no matter how clever, are simply valuable affirmations to spammers of a 'warm body' at that location. Negative or positive, your attention is their reward.
Keep your natural language interface (shudder). After typing the "Find all files in current folder starting with J and ending with .zip" query a few hundred times you'll start to see the value of
./J*.zip
$ ls
Oh what a relief it is!
Whoops! This one's better.