The DOOM dreams are my faves. Most are like ordinary maps, albeit HUGE, and take multiple dreams to explore and learn. But once it was DOOM critters in Real Life; I was quite annoyed with the cowardly regular-folks who hid in a swimming pool instead of going out to HUNT the blasted revenants!:)
I used to have alternate-reality dreams, quite regularly (every few months I'd have spasms of 3 or 4 in a week): "me-there" lived a life entirely unrelated to "me-here". And time "there" passed (made obvious by road and building construction that wasn't present on the previous "trip") on its own scale, too, so it was like being periodically dipped into someone else's life, but as a passenger, not a driver.
Me-there was some sort of revolutionary or resistance fighter, and was eventually hunted down by gov't agents. Rather than be captured, me-there jumped into a lake and apparently drowned. At that moment I woke up, quite startled, and I've never been "back" to that alt-universe.
I have DOOM dreams with some regularity. Most take place in a single HUGE tho typical-DOOM map, which I've had to learn over time. It is not amenable to redesign as I go, tho -- there's one particular spot where You Can't Get There From Here, and I have to tromp clear the long way round to get to the other side of a barrier in this dream-map.
badasscat says, "We presumably have dozens of dreams per night that we don't remember, the vast majority of which are neither realistic nor "threat dreams". So what's the purpose of those?"
Maybe they're dress rehearsals. Like most people, I often have essentially the same dream repeatedly, but I've noticed that over time, the "plot" typically progresses (sometimes with minor changes), and may even reach a "conclusion".
Wow, that's clever. Do the motherboards/CPUs all have to match? if not, that looks like a good use for random outdated hardware. Love the "string 'em all on wires" approach, very creative. So what is its mission in life?
(I know nothing about beowulf clusters, so use small words:)
Every manufacturer has the occasional bad production run, or defective stuff from their own suppliers. First time I've heard of Tyan getting (possibly) bit that way, but maybe it was their turn on the hot seat.
I use Tyan boards by preference, and they've been nothing but stable and long-lived for me. My oldest is over 10 years old now, and I have two in 27/7 use that are now past 8 yrs. You're soaking in one of 'em.:)
I don't normally salvage below P200 components anymore (that being about the bottom end that's useful to me), but I make exceptions for interesting stuff like your garage collection, and for Tyan boards in general -- I've had wonderful luck with them (long-lived and extremely stable).
[thinking] 133MHz CPU probably means it's socket 5 and maxed out, but if by some chance it's socket 7, most can take a CPU up to P266 or K6-2/450. RAM probably maxes out at 128mb if it's purely 72pin SIMM, or 256mb if it's got DIMM sockets too.
It's a form of sympathetic magic. If you own a prop that was touched by a Star, you too will be loved by the masses.;)
I can understand a collector who just wants it Because It's There. But... I suspect if the average collector knew just how tacky and cheap a typical set is (if you're there to see it in person, anyway! yes, I've worked in the biz) the alchemy magic would go out of the collectibles-auction business in a hurry, and $1.98 junk would no longer turn into gold for outfits like Christies.
Per a blog someone linked to above, the auction house apparently *did* disclose that this was an unused backup prop, not the one used on camera. Which doesn't make it less authentically a "real prop from the real series"; it just isn't one with Data cooties on it.
And even assuming it's not a knockoff -- this guy doesn't grok that even genuine studio props are seldom unique; spares are routinely made as a hedge against breakage (and subsequent costly production delays), but often go unused.
LIS above... The visor Data used may not even have been the SAME one on all the episodes mentioned. Actors don't get to keep props and take them home at night. Props go back into the prop box.... where there might be 5 or 6 copies of said prop, made as a hedge against breakage and subsequent (expensive) delays.
It's quite possible that BOTH are genuine; one just happened to get given to (or lifted by) the actor, the other got into the world by another route (usually by discard).
It's also possible that the plaintiff's visor is a fan-made knockoff, but that strikes me as less likely, since the Hollywood collectibles thing has been serious business for a long time, and usually there's some chain of provenance that can document its origins. (Frex, I've seen prop house tags and discard slips on collectible clothing.)
Here is what most people don't understand about this:
Most film/TV props are NOT unique. Even for a single use, usually 5 or 6 copies are made, mainly to ensure that there is no delay in the event of breakage. (Extra Prop == $$$$, Delay == $$$$$$$)
So the filmshoot or series ends and the props wind up scattered to the winds... some go into the prop houses' cavernous closets; some get lifted by cast or crew; some are thrown in the trash and salvaged by random persons. And people soon forget that other copies exist, or in the case of folks not in the biz, never knew that in the first place.
Eventually, one or more of these MULTIPLE COPIES makes its way to the collectibles market. Since extra copies exist, situations like this one sometimes arise (this isn't the first I've heard about; indeed, it's not the first reported here on slashdot), where everyone swears they alone have THE ONE TRUE PROP.
So... chances are that BOTH are genuine; that is, were made for the show. Chances are also good that only one was ever worn by Brent Spiner, and he may have never seen or known of others.
The collectibles dealer usually has no way to know how many copies of a given prop exist; all they have is a general provenance, such as that it was known to be a discard from a given production.
Windows has had an option to use single-click instead of double-click for several versions now. I neither use nor recommend it, because it's too easy to make mistakes. That's the whole point of double-click (or the equivalent, click + enter) -- it separates selection from execution, so you don't get rude surprises from unintended clicks.
I can see the utility, yes -- but I think the parent poster was talking about the side effect of making average, law-abiding citizens feel like Big Brother Is Watching. Which isn't where a free country is supposed to be.:(
Second, with the current "turn in anyone who looks suspicious" craze, and the relative lack of accountability and just plain common sense we've been seeing lately, I think you'll have a lot of problems with false leads and accusations that bear little relationship to reality.
Third, if one of the sought-after sees it (which is likely, if a perp is in the target market area), he's just been informed in the most public way possible that it's time to change his appearance!
And remember, this is the country that thought the Aswan Dam was a wonderful idea. No more floods! No more fertility in your lower river valley and delta, either. Not to mention the cultural artifacts that destroyed. Are they going to copyright the stuff that's now underwater??
A court might see it differently -- the court may say that your right to get your old parts back has been established in law already, and overrides Apple's illegal contract. Just as an auto repair shop can't unilaterally decide that they're keeping your old parts, because the law says they have to be offered back to the customer.
But I think another poster may have it at least partly right -- sometimes people are more interested in having Righteous Indignation than they are in actually rectifying the situation.
Here's my theory: ALL children are schizophrenic. Normal kids outgrow it, starting in their teens. But some kids get stuck in that phase, and then we have "angry perfect geek" syndrome.
And if I believe someone IS a "nigger bitch" I also should be free to express that opinion without censure. Maybe said opinion is bogus, or maybe it's correct. But that should have no bearing on my right to use the words just as I would use any other words. Anything less is censorship.
(BTW I checked out the CoR stuff... the idea is great, but the founder comes off as a loon.)
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The DOOM dreams are my faves. Most are like ordinary maps, albeit HUGE, and take multiple dreams to explore and learn. But once it was DOOM critters in Real Life; I was quite annoyed with the cowardly regular-folks who hid in a swimming pool instead of going out to HUNT the blasted revenants! :)
I used to have alternate-reality dreams, quite regularly (every few months I'd have spasms of 3 or 4 in a week): "me-there" lived a life entirely unrelated to "me-here". And time "there" passed (made obvious by road and building construction that wasn't present on the previous "trip") on its own scale, too, so it was like being periodically dipped into someone else's life, but as a passenger, not a driver.
Me-there was some sort of revolutionary or resistance fighter, and was eventually hunted down by gov't agents. Rather than be captured, me-there jumped into a lake and apparently drowned. At that moment I woke up, quite startled, and I've never been "back" to that alt-universe.
I have DOOM dreams with some regularity. Most take place in a single HUGE tho typical-DOOM map, which I've had to learn over time. It is not amenable to redesign as I go, tho -- there's one particular spot where You Can't Get There From Here, and I have to tromp clear the long way round to get to the other side of a barrier in this dream-map.
:)
However, I never get "killed".
badasscat says, "We presumably have dozens of dreams per night that we don't remember, the vast majority of which are neither realistic nor "threat dreams". So what's the purpose of those?"
Maybe they're dress rehearsals. Like most people, I often have essentially the same dream repeatedly, but I've noticed that over time, the "plot" typically progresses (sometimes with minor changes), and may even reach a "conclusion".
Wow, that's clever. Do the motherboards/CPUs all have to match? if not, that looks like a good use for random outdated hardware. Love the "string 'em all on wires" approach, very creative. So what is its mission in life?
:)
(I know nothing about beowulf clusters, so use small words
Every manufacturer has the occasional bad production run, or defective stuff from their own suppliers. First time I've heard of Tyan getting (possibly) bit that way, but maybe it was their turn on the hot seat.
:)
I use Tyan boards by preference, and they've been nothing but stable and long-lived for me. My oldest is over 10 years old now, and I have two in 27/7 use that are now past 8 yrs. You're soaking in one of 'em.
I don't normally salvage below P200 components anymore (that being about the bottom end that's useful to me), but I make exceptions for interesting stuff like your garage collection, and for Tyan boards in general -- I've had wonderful luck with them (long-lived and extremely stable).
[thinking] 133MHz CPU probably means it's socket 5 and maxed out, but if by some chance it's socket 7, most can take a CPU up to P266 or K6-2/450. RAM probably maxes out at 128mb if it's purely 72pin SIMM, or 256mb if it's got DIMM sockets too.
But which third party? they all seem to lean too far one way or another. Is there no balance??!
My views are fairly similar to yours, and I doubt we're truly unique. But no present party seems to cover our viewpoint.
It's a form of sympathetic magic. If you own a prop that was touched by a Star, you too will be loved by the masses. ;)
I can understand a collector who just wants it Because It's There. But... I suspect if the average collector knew just how tacky and cheap a typical set is (if you're there to see it in person, anyway! yes, I've worked in the biz) the alchemy magic would go out of the collectibles-auction business in a hurry, and $1.98 junk would no longer turn into gold for outfits like Christies.
Well, that hasn't stopped the lawyers that work for the RIAA...
Per a blog someone linked to above, the auction house apparently *did* disclose that this was an unused backup prop, not the one used on camera. Which doesn't make it less authentically a "real prop from the real series"; it just isn't one with Data cooties on it.
Props are frequently just off-the-shelf items with added spray paint and glitter. That makes 'em cheaper and easier to replace as needed.
You were? How'd that wind up being a mistake?
And even assuming it's not a knockoff -- this guy doesn't grok that even genuine studio props are seldom unique; spares are routinely made as a hedge against breakage (and subsequent costly production delays), but often go unused.
LIS above... The visor Data used may not even have been the SAME one on all the episodes mentioned. Actors don't get to keep props and take them home at night. Props go back into the prop box.... where there might be 5 or 6 copies of said prop, made as a hedge against breakage and subsequent (expensive) delays.
It's quite possible that BOTH are genuine; one just happened to get given to (or lifted by) the actor, the other got into the world by another route (usually by discard).
It's also possible that the plaintiff's visor is a fan-made knockoff, but that strikes me as less likely, since the Hollywood collectibles thing has been serious business for a long time, and usually there's some chain of provenance that can document its origins. (Frex, I've seen prop house tags and discard slips on collectible clothing.)
Here is what most people don't understand about this:
Most film/TV props are NOT unique. Even for a single use, usually 5 or 6 copies are made, mainly to ensure that there is no delay in the event of breakage. (Extra Prop == $$$$, Delay == $$$$$$$)
So the filmshoot or series ends and the props wind up scattered to the winds... some go into the prop houses' cavernous closets; some get lifted by cast or crew; some are thrown in the trash and salvaged by random persons. And people soon forget that other copies exist, or in the case of folks not in the biz, never knew that in the first place.
Eventually, one or more of these MULTIPLE COPIES makes its way to the collectibles market. Since extra copies exist, situations like this one sometimes arise (this isn't the first I've heard about; indeed, it's not the first reported here on slashdot), where everyone swears they alone have THE ONE TRUE PROP.
So... chances are that BOTH are genuine; that is, were made for the show. Chances are also good that only one was ever worn by Brent Spiner, and he may have never seen or known of others.
The collectibles dealer usually has no way to know how many copies of a given prop exist; all they have is a general provenance, such as that it was known to be a discard from a given production.
Windows has had an option to use single-click instead of double-click for several versions now. I neither use nor recommend it, because it's too easy to make mistakes. That's the whole point of double-click (or the equivalent, click + enter) -- it separates selection from execution, so you don't get rude surprises from unintended clicks.
I can order stuff wirelessly too... watch!!
"Hey, waitress! I need a latte!!"
Sounds like your only mistake was in perhaps not being the FIRST to file a criminal complaint. :/
I can see the utility, yes -- but I think the parent poster was talking about the side effect of making average, law-abiding citizens feel like Big Brother Is Watching. Which isn't where a free country is supposed to be. :(
Second, with the current "turn in anyone who looks suspicious" craze, and the relative lack of accountability and just plain common sense we've been seeing lately, I think you'll have a lot of problems with false leads and accusations that bear little relationship to reality.
Third, if one of the sought-after sees it (which is likely, if a perp is in the target market area), he's just been informed in the most public way possible that it's time to change his appearance!
And remember, this is the country that thought the Aswan Dam was a wonderful idea. No more floods! No more fertility in your lower river valley and delta, either. Not to mention the cultural artifacts that destroyed. Are they going to copyright the stuff that's now underwater??
A court might see it differently -- the court may say that your right to get your old parts back has been established in law already, and overrides Apple's illegal contract. Just as an auto repair shop can't unilaterally decide that they're keeping your old parts, because the law says they have to be offered back to the customer.
But I think another poster may have it at least partly right -- sometimes people are more interested in having Righteous Indignation than they are in actually rectifying the situation.
Noticed that, didja?
Here's my theory: ALL children are schizophrenic. Normal kids outgrow it, starting in their teens. But some kids get stuck in that phase, and then we have "angry perfect geek" syndrome.
And if I believe someone IS a "nigger bitch" I also should be free to express that opinion without censure. Maybe said opinion is bogus, or maybe it's correct. But that should have no bearing on my right to use the words just as I would use any other words. Anything less is censorship.
(BTW I checked out the CoR stuff... the idea is great, but the founder comes off as a loon.)
"The Perfect is the enemy of the Good." --Voltaire