Someone is paying for this crap (watching it) because it's still being funded and shoved in our faces all over the television sets and banner ad space on the web. Hollywood hasn't crumbled yet due to lack of patrons. I think they are pushers and the mindless public are sitcom junkies looking for an escape. Hollywood could make a feature length movie out of Friends and it would probably get rave reviews like "the funniest film of the summer," "the best comedy of the year," and (my one of my favorites) "a roller-coaster ride of laughs and guffaws that will leave you breathless and in tears." The Filthy Critic loves to quote the "quote whores" that just spout off meaningless drivel because it makes them sound like movie critics worthy of getting paid for their "professional" reviews. By the way, I didn't see anyone else paying homage to old Filthy, so make sure you check out his page. http://www.bigempire.com/filthy/ He's had a string of one finger movies lately. No surprise there. Overall, movie theatre attendance is on the decline and has been for years. I remember a few years back hearing a lengthy report on NPR talking about this. I learned a lot from the report, including things like how theatres are renting movies from distrubutors and the majority of ticket prices for the first few months go straight to distributors. This is why theatres charge so bloody much for concessions, it's the main place they make their revenue. I swear they'd sell three times as much if they'd cut the prices by two-thirds, but that would be too logical. It's no different than what Hollywood is doing with declining movies. Movie attendance is down, so they jack up prices to compensate on the revenues. Again, someone is paying, so they have incentive to keep up the status quo. (Why does the image of beating an aged and nearly dead, overburdened cart horse come to mind?)
As someone who has worked in the fan based science-fiction convention scene now for many years, I see the written word on the decline. No, I don't think books will die, but it simply reflects out society. Most of the people I see attending reading panels (where the author reads their own works), or writing panels, or anything else to do with actual written science/fantasy fiction, are an older crowd. This simply correlates to the rest of society. We are a media oriented society now. X-boxes, mindless movies, flashy cartoons on television that move at warp speed and don't even give a chance for the audience to revel in a good laugh (think Bugs Bunny and compare to Power Puff Girls), and MTV. Oh lords of Hollywood, let us not forget MTV, which has completed it's de-evolution into the "Shiny Things Network." Hey kids, try some books. Go slow at first, your brain needs to come up to speed. On yet another side note, as my post is full of them, I love Harry Potter stories. It's gotten so many teens and young adults to actually read and not even be phased at the thought of 500 pages or more.
It's a safe bet that the majority of Slashdot readers are going to be fans of Science Fiction. I myself enjoy the Stargates on Sci-Fi channel. I watch them because there's not a lot else to watch and it's a fun, affordable, relaxing and safe way to spend a Friday evening. I also watch them because they preceed Battlestar Galactica and like any good headliner band, your are going to sit through the opening act to watch what you really came to see. (More on this in a moment.) This Atlantis scene that captured the "emotion and emergency" I just don't get. I find the Stargates to be a franchise that Sci-Fi channel is milking and the writing to be lacking. I find the characters to be exceptionally two dimensional with zero depth and development in the last many seasons. Yes, I realize that Atlantis isn't that old. I stand by my statement. I think the writers are too comfortable in their characters. Perhaps they think we wish to see David Hewitt become the most supreme smart ass of all times. I'm j
I know a lot of schools are still using Windows 98 client machines with Novell networking on them. Now, with Novell pushing out their products on Linux, more to the point their own SuSE Linux in particular, I could see a lot of schools running Novell products already considering a Linux desktop soon. We can hope.
Yes, indeed. I think you have summed this up succinctly. While I think this journalist does give a nice hat tip to Linux, you are correct that he has a bias. He probably isn't aware of his bias because of such ingrained dependencies upon Microsoft software that so many of us seem to have. I'm sure he's not aware of proprietary issues such as MP3 and DVD playback. Keep fighting the good fight. I myself am using Linux more and more these days. Yes, it's a learning curve, but I think it's worth it. If I can do the same thing on Linux as I can on Windows, and then show someone else how to do it, it's worth the time.
Firefly, Farscape, Family guy, Futurama
What do these shows have in common? These are great shows that were killed before their time due to poor decisions of TV execs.
Silly me, I thought it was that they all started with the letter "F".
ThePirateBay.org has become the most popular BitTorrent indexing site
I have discovered this website thanks to the article. I have been getting some splendid laughs and guffaws out of their legal page. I suggest reading it for fun. http://thepiratebay.org/legal.php
I think I'll just repost an old comment I made. Still seems adequate. Can't wait till party time.
When is Jack Valenti going to die? The last time I saw this guy, he was looking ancient. I personally am going to host a party when he kicks off to honor the passing of this remarkable man. And it truly is remarkable how backwards minded this guy is. I find it disgusting that this man is behind a hugely financed movement to hinder technological freedom in the name of profits. Yes, the same can be said for many other industries, but this one hits close to home on the computer front. Anyway, I think I'll throw a fun party with a cake that says, "Jack Valenti, you won't be missed" and colorful balloons, and darts (thrown at a print out of Jack of course), and pirated movies playing, and I'll invite the media too. And to all you who think it's funny, I'm damn serious.
When is Jack Valenti going to die? The last time I saw this guy, he was looking ancient. I personally am going to host a party when he kicks off to honor the passing of this remarkable man. And it truly is remarkable how backwards minded this guy is. I find it disgusting that this man is behind a hugely financed movement to hinder technological freedom in the name of profits. Yes, the same can be said for many other industries, but this one hits close to home on the computer front. Anyway, I think I'll throw a fun party with a cake that says, "Jack Valenti, you won't be missed" and colorful balloons, and darts (thrown at a print out of Jack of course), and pirated movies playing, and I'll invite the media too. And to all you who think it's funny, I'm damn serious.
Read the article more closely next time and learn to quote in a better sense of context. The sentence prior to your quote says:
After all, not everyone has a high-speed processor with a high clock speed.
These speeds are minimum to ensure high quality playback on high bit-rate/resolution DivX files when you do not have a decoder. I've got movies that would play like crap on your PII-450 because of their resolution and bit-rate.
ESR has shown on many occasions that he can talk shit and still sound just as
convincing as anyone on this list, all the time being completely oblivious to any contrasting viewpoints.
Sweet Mary in hotpants! I let out a huge laugh here at work upon reading that. The thought of Linus writing this floored me. Too damn funny. I'm a fan of ESR, so this is too rich.
If I remember correctly from last year's jokes, one of the stories was actually true. It was a challenge to find the true story. I wonder if this year's pranks will have the easter egg (of truth) hidden in them.
Thank you very much. The ignorance propogating through this forum is amazing. Well put. I work at the Hanford reservation. Being savvy with what's going on in the D.O.E. and at sites that were used for weapons grade materials production, I'm not so damn paranoid as most of the ignorant public out there. Years ago my mother, working in Health Physics (Radiation Protection Technician), worked at the BWIP (Basalt Waste Isolation Project) project here at Seal Mountain. This was to be a national nuclear waste repository. Well, BWIP was canned over various politics and issues that the Native Americans had (as I remember off the top of my head - I was young and it was many years ago). However, I wouldn't care if they had buried waste here. Hell, I live 45 miles from tanks filled with some seriously strange, toxic, and radioactive shit that they are still working on cleaning up out here. Yes, some of it will probably end up at Yucca Mtn. after it's processed. You don't see me scared and worried.
Geez people, they've been studying this for decades. I don't think most of you have a clue how much work is going to go into storing this stuff. If you don't think that they've factored in earthquakes, floods, and other such issues, think again. Crack some D.O.E. regulations sometime (if you want to fall asleep - heh heh) and see. Have a little more faith in the system folks. Get educated a little. It's painful to read this crap that's being posted.
Better yet, go with the case sold from Koolance.com It's a liquid cooled setup. This will be my next case/cooling solution. My friend got one a couple months back. I couldn't believe how quiet it was. And for about $200, this is a nice setup. He raves about the low (and stable) temperatures in his system. He also moves his system around a lot, so it's a pretty sturdy setup.
I own this set and I love it. I happened to pick it up at my local Warehouse club store back in October. However, for those that wish to purchase it, but do not shop at Amazon.com, you may wish to try Barnes and Noble online. Look here.
You rock! Hillarious! The funniest thing of all is that Valenti would really like it to be that way. What a douche bag that guy is.
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It really turns my stomach when I think about how close to the truth your statement is. My hope from all this is that it will convince more people/admins/companies/etc to try Linux. It's just a hope.
Yeah, I own one of the GearGrips. I really don't know why this made Slashdot headlines, but I can take a guess. These are actually useful. Many people want something like this. I did and it took me many hours of looking around the web with heavy searching before I found it. I'm sure there are a lot more people out there that are thrilled by seeing this than those that are bitching about getting a life because LAN parties are for losers, geeks, and the sexually repressed.
Just to let people know how I use mine, I have a full tower case. I bought the bigger model and it fits just fine with plenty of room if the case was a little bigger (how could that be I'm not sure). I use the Micro$oft Natural keyboard. The skinny end fits perfectly in the big pocket. I can slip the edge of the keyboard under one of the staps to hold it in place. I slip my RadPadz (mouse surface) in the pocket behind the keyboard. The mouse fits in the little pocket. Net work cable, headphones on one of the cable loops. Power cords on the other cable loop. It's impressive. A lot of people have seen my get up and said, "Wow, that's cool." Also, my case has casters on it. The downside is that with these it's too tall to fit in most places. But, I manage. The GearGrip seems to be well made. All this stuff is heavy. The handle on the thing is brilliant. So far it's holding up to the use and abuse. I believe it's rated to 70 pounds. Between the shoulder strap, a back pack (for games, controllers, power strip, and misc. stuff), and a small monitor (for travelling) I've actually carried everything in one trip. Yeah, it weighs a ton, but I'm a big dude.
I'll say this. For $35 or $37 for the full tower size, these things are a heck of a deal. I ordered mine from CaseAce.com directly. They processed my order quite nicely. BTW, they sell nice thumb-screws to replace the standard screws on a case if you need those. So, call me a loser or whatever, but I'm sure that many will find great benefit in using this item.
This has to be one of the most insightful comments that I've ever read on the whole situation regarding Napster, MP3's and the general public. Honestly, I've never given it a thought as to what the public outcry will be if Napster was to go away. I've had people at work in the last several months come up and ask me, "What's this Napster thing? How does it work?" I'd tell them to go to Napster.com and download the software and they'll see just how easy it is. The next week I'd see them and they'd be telling me how amazed they were at it all. Genuine Napster junkies now. These are computer professionals in their 30's and 40s' (and one I know in her 50s), not the "1337" gen-x hacker types like myself who live on the net. They are the prime example of the general public using Napster. I say that because even though they work with computers at work, many of them barely use the internet at home. Chances are many of you know these type of Napster users.
Regarding the motives of Napster use? Well, that's always a tough call. I do know that all of the people that I helped with Napster were interested in previewing albums before buying. These folks are still in the CD age. They still like their music in CD-Audio format. The wouldn't have a clue how to convert an MP3 back to CD-Audio. (Even though it's easy.) Crap, I'd say it's a fair estimate based off my own observations that most of those 30 million napster users don't even own a CD writer.
I guess I should wrap up my rambling... I never thought about Napster being a martyr, but the commenter is right. Napster will make a wonderful martyr. The RIAA (and the MPAA for that matter) is outdated. The time is up. I believe they are fighting this to delay the inevitable. Why delay? Because they are still making money the old way. If it costs $100 million in lawyers to keep them making $1 billion, then they do it. The problem is that such a large percentage of the profits go into the pockets of a very few. And those very few don't want it to stop. Their time is up.
Why the hell has this been classified as a troll? I see more spam about how superior Debian is than this and it isn't mod'd as a troll. Biased mofos. This is actually a little informative don't you think? Bah!!! Crack-heads!
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Someone is paying for this crap (watching it) because it's still being funded and shoved in our faces all over the television sets and banner ad space on the web. Hollywood hasn't crumbled yet due to lack of patrons. I think they are pushers and the mindless public are sitcom junkies looking for an escape. Hollywood could make a feature length movie out of Friends and it would probably get rave reviews like "the funniest film of the summer," "the best comedy of the year," and (my one of my favorites) "a roller-coaster ride of laughs and guffaws that will leave you breathless and in tears." The Filthy Critic loves to quote the "quote whores" that just spout off meaningless drivel because it makes them sound like movie critics worthy of getting paid for their "professional" reviews. By the way, I didn't see anyone else paying homage to old Filthy, so make sure you check out his page. http://www.bigempire.com/filthy/ He's had a string of one finger movies lately. No surprise there. Overall, movie theatre attendance is on the decline and has been for years. I remember a few years back hearing a lengthy report on NPR talking about this. I learned a lot from the report, including things like how theatres are renting movies from distrubutors and the majority of ticket prices for the first few months go straight to distributors. This is why theatres charge so bloody much for concessions, it's the main place they make their revenue. I swear they'd sell three times as much if they'd cut the prices by two-thirds, but that would be too logical. It's no different than what Hollywood is doing with declining movies. Movie attendance is down, so they jack up prices to compensate on the revenues. Again, someone is paying, so they have incentive to keep up the status quo. (Why does the image of beating an aged and nearly dead, overburdened cart horse come to mind?)
As someone who has worked in the fan based science-fiction convention scene now for many years, I see the written word on the decline. No, I don't think books will die, but it simply reflects out society. Most of the people I see attending reading panels (where the author reads their own works), or writing panels, or anything else to do with actual written science/fantasy fiction, are an older crowd. This simply correlates to the rest of society. We are a media oriented society now. X-boxes, mindless movies, flashy cartoons on television that move at warp speed and don't even give a chance for the audience to revel in a good laugh (think Bugs Bunny and compare to Power Puff Girls), and MTV. Oh lords of Hollywood, let us not forget MTV, which has completed it's de-evolution into the "Shiny Things Network." Hey kids, try some books. Go slow at first, your brain needs to come up to speed. On yet another side note, as my post is full of them, I love Harry Potter stories. It's gotten so many teens and young adults to actually read and not even be phased at the thought of 500 pages or more.
It's a safe bet that the majority of Slashdot readers are going to be fans of Science Fiction. I myself enjoy the Stargates on Sci-Fi channel. I watch them because there's not a lot else to watch and it's a fun, affordable, relaxing and safe way to spend a Friday evening. I also watch them because they preceed Battlestar Galactica and like any good headliner band, your are going to sit through the opening act to watch what you really came to see. (More on this in a moment.) This Atlantis scene that captured the "emotion and emergency" I just don't get. I find the Stargates to be a franchise that Sci-Fi channel is milking and the writing to be lacking. I find the characters to be exceptionally two dimensional with zero depth and development in the last many seasons. Yes, I realize that Atlantis isn't that old. I stand by my statement. I think the writers are too comfortable in their characters. Perhaps they think we wish to see David Hewitt become the most supreme smart ass of all times. I'm j
I know a lot of schools are still using Windows 98 client machines with Novell networking on them. Now, with Novell pushing out their products on Linux, more to the point their own SuSE Linux in particular, I could see a lot of schools running Novell products already considering a Linux desktop soon. We can hope.
Yes, indeed. I think you have summed this up succinctly. While I think this journalist does give a nice hat tip to Linux, you are correct that he has a bias. He probably isn't aware of his bias because of such ingrained dependencies upon Microsoft software that so many of us seem to have. I'm sure he's not aware of proprietary issues such as MP3 and DVD playback. Keep fighting the good fight. I myself am using Linux more and more these days. Yes, it's a learning curve, but I think it's worth it. If I can do the same thing on Linux as I can on Windows, and then show someone else how to do it, it's worth the time.
It's very true. My friend has that very movie poster in his computer room. It's probably worth a good penny or two.
When is Jack Valenti going to die? The last time I saw this guy, he was looking ancient. I personally am going to host a party when he kicks off to honor the passing of this remarkable man. And it truly is remarkable how backwards minded this guy is. I find it disgusting that this man is behind a hugely financed movement to hinder technological freedom in the name of profits. Yes, the same can be said for many other industries, but this one hits close to home on the computer front. Anyway, I think I'll throw a fun party with a cake that says, "Jack Valenti, you won't be missed" and colorful balloons, and darts (thrown at a print out of Jack of course), and pirated movies playing, and I'll invite the media too. And to all you who think it's funny, I'm damn serious.
If I remember correctly from last year's jokes, one of the stories was actually true. It was a challenge to find the true story. I wonder if this year's pranks will have the easter egg (of truth) hidden in them.
Who knows if this is a real quote, but it's hillarious.
Thank you very much. The ignorance propogating through this forum is amazing. Well put. I work at the Hanford reservation. Being savvy with what's going on in the D.O.E. and at sites that were used for weapons grade materials production, I'm not so damn paranoid as most of the ignorant public out there. Years ago my mother, working in Health Physics (Radiation Protection Technician), worked at the BWIP (Basalt Waste Isolation Project) project here at Seal Mountain. This was to be a national nuclear waste repository. Well, BWIP was canned over various politics and issues that the Native Americans had (as I remember off the top of my head - I was young and it was many years ago). However, I wouldn't care if they had buried waste here. Hell, I live 45 miles from tanks filled with some seriously strange, toxic, and radioactive shit that they are still working on cleaning up out here. Yes, some of it will probably end up at Yucca Mtn. after it's processed. You don't see me scared and worried. Geez people, they've been studying this for decades. I don't think most of you have a clue how much work is going to go into storing this stuff. If you don't think that they've factored in earthquakes, floods, and other such issues, think again. Crack some D.O.E. regulations sometime (if you want to fall asleep - heh heh) and see. Have a little more faith in the system folks. Get educated a little. It's painful to read this crap that's being posted.
Are you smoking crack? If so, share please. The title is real. The trailers released, etc. Where have you been?
Better yet, go with the case sold from Koolance.com It's a liquid cooled setup. This will be my next case/cooling solution. My friend got one a couple months back. I couldn't believe how quiet it was. And for about $200, this is a nice setup. He raves about the low (and stable) temperatures in his system. He also moves his system around a lot, so it's a pretty sturdy setup.
This is an American production. It can be purchased from highbridgeaudio.com.
I own this set and I love it. I happened to pick it up at my local Warehouse club store back in October. However, for those that wish to purchase it, but do not shop at Amazon.com, you may wish to try Barnes and Noble online. Look here.
You rock! Hillarious! The funniest thing of all is that Valenti would really like it to be that way. What a douche bag that guy is.
It really turns my stomach when I think about how close to the truth your statement is. My hope from all this is that it will convince more people/admins/companies/etc to try Linux. It's just a hope.
Shawn Pack
Just to let people know how I use mine, I have a full tower case. I bought the bigger model and it fits just fine with plenty of room if the case was a little bigger (how could that be I'm not sure). I use the Micro$oft Natural keyboard. The skinny end fits perfectly in the big pocket. I can slip the edge of the keyboard under one of the staps to hold it in place. I slip my RadPadz (mouse surface) in the pocket behind the keyboard. The mouse fits in the little pocket. Net work cable, headphones on one of the cable loops. Power cords on the other cable loop. It's impressive. A lot of people have seen my get up and said, "Wow, that's cool." Also, my case has casters on it. The downside is that with these it's too tall to fit in most places. But, I manage. The GearGrip seems to be well made. All this stuff is heavy. The handle on the thing is brilliant. So far it's holding up to the use and abuse. I believe it's rated to 70 pounds. Between the shoulder strap, a back pack (for games, controllers, power strip, and misc. stuff), and a small monitor (for travelling) I've actually carried everything in one trip. Yeah, it weighs a ton, but I'm a big dude.
I'll say this. For $35 or $37 for the full tower size, these things are a heck of a deal. I ordered mine from CaseAce.com directly. They processed my order quite nicely. BTW, they sell nice thumb-screws to replace the standard screws on a case if you need those. So, call me a loser or whatever, but I'm sure that many will find great benefit in using this item.
Shawn Pack
Regarding the motives of Napster use? Well, that's always a tough call. I do know that all of the people that I helped with Napster were interested in previewing albums before buying. These folks are still in the CD age. They still like their music in CD-Audio format. The wouldn't have a clue how to convert an MP3 back to CD-Audio. (Even though it's easy.) Crap, I'd say it's a fair estimate based off my own observations that most of those 30 million napster users don't even own a CD writer.
I guess I should wrap up my rambling... I never thought about Napster being a martyr, but the commenter is right. Napster will make a wonderful martyr. The RIAA (and the MPAA for that matter) is outdated. The time is up. I believe they are fighting this to delay the inevitable. Why delay? Because they are still making money the old way. If it costs $100 million in lawyers to keep them making $1 billion, then they do it. The problem is that such a large percentage of the profits go into the pockets of a very few. And those very few don't want it to stop. Their time is up.
Shawn Pack
Corporatism scares me.
Shawn Pack
Why the hell has this been classified as a troll? I see more spam about how superior Debian is than this and it isn't mod'd as a troll. Biased mofos. This is actually a little informative don't you think? Bah!!! Crack-heads!