So, your point is that there is a possibility that had the Nazis won WWII, it would have been better for the world? To answer my own question, of course it isn't. Cause that would be wrong and stupid. We had to stop the Nazis, and there was only one way to do it. Kill them and hurt them until they stopped.
Wow. That's a dumb comment. Who said the objective of those wars was to end violence for good? It was to end the specific aggression orginating from Berlin. Which it did. And they didn't do it by asking them please.
Fighting violence with violence doesn't work. Yeah. Right. This is manifestly not true, and proven by history to be untrue: see: World War II, American Civil War for starters.So why shouldn't fighting spam with ugly tactics not work?
Not that I am advocating such tactics, or that such tactics are best in this case; its just I don't like
cliched generalities like that.
IMO, it hasn't been more overt. It is occuring with just as much regularity and covertness as ever. It's just you are paying more attention. Bias against the currently dominant philosophy/party/administration will make you do that. I found myself doing the same thing during the Clinton era.
Do the extended editions have menu options to watch the original theatrical release ?
And that is a good point too. No, they don't, as you know. My only rebuttal I guess is that Jackson and co. thought the demand would be dichotomous, that is, either a fan would want the theatrical version or the extended version, not both. Like I mentioned, financial considerations play into their decision-making certainly,and that is nothing to be ashamed of, but I still don't believe it is appropriate to accuse them of 'money-grubbing'.
Right. Exactly. I made that same point in a reply further down to the inevitable "money grubbers won't get my money" post. And I know cynicism is the "in" thing round about these parts (I don't exactly trust corporate motives myself), but sheesh.. the griping gets old.
That comment makes no sense. How, exactly, is this money grubbing? Some people enjoy the theatrical release, and as such purchase that. Some, like myself, really want to see what did not get included in the theatrical release, and so, we wait to purchase the extended version. The primary reason there are two versions is this: time. It takes quite some time to finish those cut scenes: fx, music, etc, put together the monster documentaries and extras that are on the ee disks and so on and so forth. Now, if they wanted to, I am sure they could have put those deleted scenes on the original disk with crude fx and no music like you see on every other DVD release. But if you want to see those scenes as part of the integral whole with music and everything, then you have to wait. Meanwhile, for financial reasons and to satisfy fans content with the theatrical version, they put out the original version DVD release. Not exactly money grubbing. Just good business practices.
To preempt the whining that accompanied every article about previous Lord of the Rings extended version DVD releases: I know some complain that studios release special, super-duper extended versions in a scheme to make more money from people willing to buy multiple versions of a movie. I really don't think that this is the case for the extended version of Return of the King. Its not as if they didn't tell us a extended version was on its way. The wait between the DVD release of the theatrical version an this release is a bit annoying, but I believe it is worth holding off purchasing for. And that's the key phrase... nobody makes you buy every single version of a movie that comes out. if you want the regular version, buy that. If not, wait for the extended movie.
Just read your first sentence, and saw you made the point about this being less applicable in a human controlled environment. My bad. Although I think your point is not just less applicable in that situation, but not applicable at all.
Well, its not as if they went out and found a physically challenged wild dolphin, and laughing at Darwin, gave it an artificial fin. This was a captive dolphin that contracted a disease and lost some finnage. That's hardly a natural situation, and I don't think the long-term genetic health of the species will be affected.
We hardly at the stage yet where we should start worrying about Matrix or Terminator-esque doomsday scenarios (if ever, those being inventive.. you-know.. fiction). Start panicking when a autonomous device can navigate stairs. Then the grand anti-robot strategy of walking to the second floor won't work, and we can start worrying.
if the ark exists, and is on this mountain.. a scientific archaeological expedition to examine the remains, not a religious pilgrimage. The great flood, if I recall, is a theme in a lot of cultural traditions, not just the Judeo-Christian one... and a discovery of a vessel with a connection to the historical analog of that legendary event would be an important one. Not to mention any artifact of the supposed age of the great flood (what, around 6000 years, give or take, right?) would be of immense value... if that is indeed what it is. The point is: we won't know until we perform the proper tests, and a "Go and revere!" pilgrimage does not qualify.
Forgive me. My language was imprecise. I should have said: Dictators, dictator enablers,and human rights violators. And yes, I am aware the United States, most especially during the cold war, propped up dictatorships left and right (well, mostly right), but I was referring to the world as it exists today. France and Germany especially cannot seem to shake that nasty national habit. And another thing.. if by "unilateral actions from the US" you are referring to the recent and continuing war in Iraq... I am sure that Afghanistan, Albania, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom and Uzbekistan will all be very surprised by your definition of unilateral action.
It makes me very sad that people believe this. It makes me sadder that those same people are ignorant enough to equate "international community" with the bunch of dictators and human rights violators that make up the joke that is the UN. It makes me sadder still that said people who say the U.S. is evil and makes things bad for its citizens and the rest of the world somehow never give any substantial evidence of that.
I have to second this opinion. Solid state just seems the intelligent choice to go with in devices subject to any kind of rapid motion (or sudden stops!). The word "elegant" is a good one.
And as well, I am looking forward to the day a solid-state device replaces hard drive technology for secondary storage.
What I got for Christmas was a case of influenza. Which I caught at my college graduation. No kidding. I guess its not too bad, though... I'm alive. Sorta.
And I am a dumbass... Just checked with IE, and the link is either incompetently formed or/. is taking care of it (or Mr. AC did it in purpose in some sort of ironic... whatever).At any rate, the status bar shows the true destination of the link.
Just FYI for you folks with IE browsers. Parent's link contains a spoofed re-direct to the goatse.cx page, apparently someone is having fun with the newly discovered IE exploit.
Since when did Bush commit perjury? Bush has not committed any impeachable offense... or any crime of any kind while in office. And don't give me that "He Lied!" crap. You don't think that their wouldn't be waves of leftists screaming for Bush's head (like there isn't already), if he committed some offense? Puh-Lease.
If they do, I am confident that, given the nature of the democratic republic we live in, the acts will be repealed if necessary. Just to clarify: I don't like unnecessary government regulations, as I think the Patriot Act is. I feel that the purported job (the war on terror) can be done just as effectively under existing laws.
Geez.. you guys are right... It sucks that GWB is oppressing free speech and stuff. I mean, nobody can complain about the Patriot Act, Ashcroft, or the Administration without getting charged as a terrorist or getting arrested or just disappearing. I mean, there has to be hundreds of former slashdotters, indymedia types, and the like at the Death Camp in Guantanemo. My eyes have been opened to the truth. Bush and Co. are the Third Reich. Heil Ashcroft. And the media. Don't get me started about the neofascist government control of the media. Obviously, Al Franken's number one book slipped through all the government censors, but I bet they won't that happen again!
P.S. That was sarcasm.
P.P.S. I don't like the Patriot Act(s) either. I don't think its the end of life as we know it. Get a grip. Please. Leftists are so pathetically terrified of Bush and his administration its almost amusing. The amount of paranoia and blind hatred way surpasses the paranoia and blind hatred the right had with Clinton.
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So, your point is that there is a possibility that had the Nazis won WWII, it would have been better for the world? To answer my own question, of course it isn't. Cause that would be wrong and stupid. We had to stop the Nazis, and there was only one way to do it. Kill them and hurt them until they stopped.
Wow. That's a dumb comment. Who said the objective of those wars was to end violence for good? It was to end the specific aggression orginating from Berlin. Which it did. And they didn't do it by asking them please.
Fighting violence with violence doesn't work.
Yeah. Right. This is manifestly not true, and proven by history to be untrue: see: World War II, American Civil War for starters.So why shouldn't fighting spam with ugly tactics not work?
Not that I am advocating such tactics, or that such tactics are best in this case; its just I don't like cliched generalities like that.
IMO, it hasn't been more overt. It is occuring with just as much regularity and covertness as ever. It's just you are paying more attention. Bias against the currently dominant philosophy/party/administration will make you do that. I found myself doing the same thing during the Clinton era.
Because other "interest groups" have recently proven that politicians will usually bow to your wishes if you bitch loud enough.
Recently? Yeah right. Like that hasn't been going on for decades.
Do the extended editions have menu options to watch the original theatrical release ?
And that is a good point too. No, they don't, as you know. My only rebuttal I guess is that Jackson and co. thought the demand would be dichotomous, that is, either a fan would want the theatrical version or the extended version, not both. Like I mentioned, financial considerations play into their decision-making certainly,and that is nothing to be ashamed of, but I still don't believe it is appropriate to accuse them of 'money-grubbing'.
This all takes time.
Right. Exactly. I made that same point in a reply further down to the inevitable "money grubbers won't get my money" post. And I know cynicism is the "in" thing round about these parts (I don't exactly trust corporate motives myself), but sheesh.. the griping gets old.
That comment makes no sense. How, exactly, is this money grubbing? Some people enjoy the theatrical release, and as such purchase that. Some, like myself, really want to see what did not get included in the theatrical release, and so, we wait to purchase the extended version. The primary reason there are two versions is this: time. It takes quite some time to finish those cut scenes: fx, music, etc, put together the monster documentaries and extras that are on the ee disks and so on and so forth. Now, if they wanted to, I am sure they could have put those deleted scenes on the original disk with crude fx and no music like you see on every other DVD release. But if you want to see those scenes as part of the integral whole with music and everything, then you have to wait. Meanwhile, for financial reasons and to satisfy fans content with the theatrical version, they put out the original version DVD release. Not exactly money grubbing. Just good business practices.
To preempt the whining that accompanied every article about previous Lord of the Rings extended version DVD releases: I know some complain that studios release special, super-duper extended versions in a scheme to make more money from people willing to buy multiple versions of a movie. I really don't think that this is the case for the extended version of Return of the King. Its not as if they didn't tell us a extended version was on its way. The wait between the DVD release of the theatrical version an this release is a bit annoying, but I believe it is worth holding off purchasing for. And that's the key phrase... nobody makes you buy every single version of a movie that comes out. if you want the regular version, buy that. If not, wait for the extended movie.
This is the part where Google wakes up in bed with the motherboard of its best server under the sheets with it.
Just read your first sentence, and saw you made
the point about this being less applicable in a human controlled environment. My bad. Although I think your point is not just less applicable in that situation, but not applicable at all.
Well, its not as if they went out and found a physically challenged wild dolphin, and laughing at Darwin, gave it an artificial fin. This was a captive dolphin that contracted a disease and lost some finnage. That's hardly a natural situation, and I don't think the long-term genetic health of the species will be affected.
We hardly at the stage yet where we should start worrying about Matrix or Terminator-esque doomsday scenarios (if ever, those being inventive.. you-know.. fiction).
Start panicking when a autonomous device can navigate stairs. Then the grand anti-robot strategy of walking to the second floor won't work, and we can start worrying.
if the ark exists, and is on this mountain.. a scientific archaeological expedition to examine the remains, not a religious pilgrimage. The great flood, if I recall, is a theme in a lot of cultural traditions, not just the Judeo-Christian one... and a discovery of a vessel with a connection to the historical analog of that legendary event would be an important one. Not to mention any artifact of the supposed age of the great flood (what, around 6000 years, give or take, right?) would be of immense value... if that is indeed what it is. The point is: we won't know until we perform the proper tests, and a "Go and revere!" pilgrimage does not qualify.
Forgive me. My language was imprecise. I should have said: Dictators, dictator enablers
And another thing.. if by "unilateral actions from the US" you are referring to the recent and continuing war in Iraq... I am sure that Afghanistan, Albania, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom and Uzbekistan will all be very surprised by your definition of unilateral action.
But the US is the new evil[.]
It makes me very sad that people believe this. It makes me sadder that those same people are ignorant enough to equate "international community" with the bunch of dictators and human rights violators that make up the joke that is the UN. It makes me sadder still that said people who say the U.S. is evil and makes things bad for its citizens and the rest of the world somehow never give any substantial evidence of that.
So, a bracelet then... or perhaps a ring?
j/k
I have to second this opinion. Solid state just seems the intelligent choice to go with in devices subject to any kind of rapid motion (or sudden stops!). The word "elegant" is a good one.
And as well, I am looking forward to the day a solid-state device replaces hard drive technology for secondary storage.
What I got for Christmas was a case of influenza. Which I caught at my college graduation. No kidding. I guess its not too bad, though... I'm alive. Sorta.
Many thanks for the clarification
And I am a dumbass... Just checked with IE, and the link is either incompetently formed or
Just FYI for you folks with IE browsers. Parent's link contains a spoofed re-direct to the goatse.cx page, apparently someone is having fun with the newly discovered IE exploit.
Since when did Bush commit perjury? Bush has not committed any impeachable offense... or any crime of any kind while in office. And don't give me that "He Lied!" crap. You don't think that their wouldn't be waves of leftists screaming for Bush's head (like there isn't already), if he committed some offense? Puh-Lease.
If they do, I am confident that, given the nature of the democratic republic we live in, the acts will be repealed if necessary. Just to clarify: I don't like unnecessary government regulations, as I think the Patriot Act is. I feel that the purported job (the war on terror) can be done just as effectively under existing laws.
Geez.. you guys are right... It sucks that GWB is oppressing free speech and stuff. I mean, nobody can complain about the Patriot Act, Ashcroft, or the Administration without getting charged as a terrorist or getting arrested or just disappearing. I mean, there has to be hundreds of former slashdotters, indymedia types, and the like at the Death Camp in Guantanemo. My eyes have been opened to the truth. Bush and Co. are the Third Reich. Heil Ashcroft. And the media. Don't get me started about the neofascist government control of the media. Obviously, Al Franken's number one book slipped through all the government censors, but I bet they won't that happen again!
P.S. That was sarcasm.
P.P.S. I don't like the Patriot Act(s) either. I don't think its the end of life as we know it. Get a grip. Please. Leftists are so pathetically terrified of Bush and his administration its almost amusing. The amount of paranoia and blind hatred way surpasses the paranoia and blind hatred the right had with Clinton.