Opera doesn't bring with it all the things 'adware' usually entails. I'd say its probably the best-behaved adware I've ever seen. No spyware. No monitering. Just that one ad in the corner. Thats all.
.. about having to watch it in English in the theater. Bla bla bla, I hate the dubs, bla bla, not the same feeling, bla.
You know, my heart doens't seem to be into this rant today. I don't think there's a showing near me anyway. But the sooner I can pick up the DVD, the better.
I'm not so sure. Electra certainly got more development than Julia (but then, I think the lack of development on Julia is intentional. She's not supposed to be a character in the series, she is there because of the meaning she has for Spike). Without getting into spoilers, I think that one of the most moving scenes in the movie was between her and Spike. And similarly, the scenes that Vincent and Faye have together are very revealing (no, not that way. boo).
No, he didn't. That, in my opinion, is the beauty of bebop. They had the nerve to kill off the main character. They said "This is the end. No more Bebop."
I said "No he didn't" pretty finally, and all there is is symbolic proof, but I think its pretty solid. The flock of birds flies up as the camera pans; they used that a couple times to signify death, most notably when Julia died. The lyrics of the song that plays is "I'm ascending" (good news; he went to heaven). And most importantly, in the very last shot of the series, looking at the stars, there is that star that fades out, just as Old Man Bull says happens when someone dies.
I think that the series up to the last 3 or 4 sessions is good, but it is those last 3, where everything comes crashing down for everyone, that really makes Bebop great.
I died a lot of starvation too, before I realized that you could save yourself by praying once you became Weak from hunger. My problem is that often I breeze right by Weak and into Fainting without realizing it until mosters jump halfway across the level and kill me instantly.
None of the earliest things I remember are pain related. There are three distinct images I can call up, and two are closely related. They're from when my family and I went on a sea plane ride in New Hampshire when I was 2. I remember looking up at the pilot from the back seat of the plane, and I also remember my mother jumping on a trampoline that the pilot had (or which was at the place where the plane was parked, I don't remember the details, only images).
I also remember a trip to Disney World (or Land, whichever is in Florida), also from when I was 2. It was near a pool, and someone gave me a raft to use in the pool (one of those really shallow wading pools).
And thats about it. I can't remember anything else until after I was in Kindergarden.
I was actually starting to program a service very much like this at my college, and I stopped for two reasons: First, there were an unusual number of computers that had their hard drives shared as C, full access, no password or anything. I dunno if some local "we'll set up your internet access for you" was doing a little more than promised, or what, but they were all over the place. I didn't want to index shares that could be used maliciously. (Actually, I left notes in some of their 'desktop' folders saying how to disable the share, but there were too many to do this for all the ones I found). Also, during some early stages my program ran afoul of a router, and I got a phone call from ITS the next day. "Mess with us again, and we're pulling the plug on you".
Between those, I decided it would be best to leave off with the project.
The show's been going downhill ever since season 9. The episodes still have their moments, but they just don't have that charm that they did before. I mean, I've seen everything pre-9 a dozen times, and they're still fun to watch. I see a new one once, and I'm sick of it halfway through.
Now there'll be not one, but a few movies that I'll have to sit through. The Simpsons (and I'll bet money that they'll refer to themselves in the third person. Something else they've only really done since the 9th season. "Should the Simpsons get a horse?", "The Simpsons are going to japan!") will go on some "zany", contrived adventures, and I'll have to watch just in case its good. I'd rather just see what they did right in the beginning; let the characters create a situation, instead of inventing a situation, and forcing the family into it, even if its contrary to their personalities.
I suppose this is more a rant against recent simpsons in general, but if they make a movie, that'll tick me off, too.
When they find evidence that seems to support God, they'll either quietly ignore it or try to downplay it -- even after it IS proven!
I'd love to see an example of said evidence, even if I reserve the right to ignore it;-)
"Protect me from knowing what I don't need to know. Protect me from even knowing that there are things to know that I don't know. Protect me from knowing that I decided not to know about the things that I decided not to know about. Amen." - Arthur Dent's prayer
"Lord, lord, lord. Protect me from the consequences of the above prayer. Amen."
- Arthur Dent's metaprayer
Slashdot Mirror
It is not legal, ethical or cool to copy somebody else's CD for your own use. (emphasis mine)
Thats right, kids. Pirating music is not only illegal, its, like, totaly lame.
No! No, no please, no. I don't want to be Dwayne Dibbly!
a kilogram is, however, a measure of mass, not weight. it is therefore unaffected (if properly measured) by the force of gravity.
I swear its Springfield's only choice!
Throw up your hands, and raise your voice!
Monorail!
Monorail!
Monorail!!!
(mono -- DOH!)
Opera doesn't bring with it all the things 'adware' usually entails. I'd say its probably the best-behaved adware I've ever seen. No spyware. No monitering. Just that one ad in the corner. Thats all.
.. about having to watch it in English in the theater. Bla bla bla, I hate the dubs, bla bla, not the same feeling, bla.
You know, my heart doens't seem to be into this rant today. I don't think there's a showing near me anyway. But the sooner I can pick up the DVD, the better.
I'm not so sure. Electra certainly got more development than Julia (but then, I think the lack of development on Julia is intentional. She's not supposed to be a character in the series, she is there because of the meaning she has for Spike). Without getting into spoilers, I think that one of the most moving scenes in the movie was between her and Spike. And similarly, the scenes that Vincent and Faye have together are very revealing (no, not that way. boo).
[LOOK OUT!!! MASSIVE SPOILER!!]
No, he didn't. That, in my opinion, is the beauty of bebop. They had the nerve to kill off the main character. They said "This is the end. No more Bebop."
I said "No he didn't" pretty finally, and all there is is symbolic proof, but I think its pretty solid. The flock of birds flies up as the camera pans; they used that a couple times to signify death, most notably when Julia died. The lyrics of the song that plays is "I'm ascending" (good news; he went to heaven). And most importantly, in the very last shot of the series, looking at the stars, there is that star that fades out, just as Old Man Bull says happens when someone dies.
I think that the series up to the last 3 or 4 sessions is good, but it is those last 3, where everything comes crashing down for everyone, that really makes Bebop great.
I died a lot of starvation too, before I realized that you could save yourself by praying once you became Weak from hunger. My problem is that often I breeze right by Weak and into Fainting without realizing it until mosters jump halfway across the level and kill me instantly.
They just get more and more eccentric!
Q: What do you get when you cross a mountaineer with an elephant?
A: You can't cross a mountaineer, thats a scaler!
.. And the proof is an EXERCISE LEFT TO THE READER.
It sucks when someone's saying it to you, but once you get to be able to say it, its a blessing.
and a scientist who claims he can tell whether you've committed a crime.
Hah. I can tell if you've comitted a crime.
You have.
Ow ow ow. Ow.
Root exploit
"Ok, when I say 'Hello Mr Thompson, do you have the ring?', you shake your head and say 'no'. Got it?"
"No problem"
"Hello Mr Thompson, do you have the ring?"
".... yes?"
None of the earliest things I remember are pain related. There are three distinct images I can call up, and two are closely related. They're from when my family and I went on a sea plane ride in New Hampshire when I was 2. I remember looking up at the pilot from the back seat of the plane, and I also remember my mother jumping on a trampoline that the pilot had (or which was at the place where the plane was parked, I don't remember the details, only images).
I also remember a trip to Disney World (or Land, whichever is in Florida), also from when I was 2. It was near a pool, and someone gave me a raft to use in the pool (one of those really shallow wading pools).
And thats about it. I can't remember anything else until after I was in Kindergarden.
The Dimention of Pain!
I was actually starting to program a service very much like this at my college, and I stopped for two reasons: First, there were an unusual number of computers that had their hard drives shared as C, full access, no password or anything. I dunno if some local "we'll set up your internet access for you" was doing a little more than promised, or what, but they were all over the place. I didn't want to index shares that could be used maliciously. (Actually, I left notes in some of their 'desktop' folders saying how to disable the share, but there were too many to do this for all the ones I found). Also, during some early stages my program ran afoul of a router, and I got a phone call from ITS the next day. "Mess with us again, and we're pulling the plug on you".
Between those, I decided it would be best to leave off with the project.
The show's been going downhill ever since season 9. The episodes still have their moments, but they just don't have that charm that they did before. I mean, I've seen everything pre-9 a dozen times, and they're still fun to watch. I see a new one once, and I'm sick of it halfway through.
Now there'll be not one, but a few movies that I'll have to sit through. The Simpsons (and I'll bet money that they'll refer to themselves in the third person. Something else they've only really done since the 9th season. "Should the Simpsons get a horse?", "The Simpsons are going to japan!") will go on some "zany", contrived adventures, and I'll have to watch just in case its good. I'd rather just see what they did right in the beginning; let the characters create a situation, instead of inventing a situation, and forcing the family into it, even if its contrary to their personalities.
I suppose this is more a rant against recent simpsons in general, but if they make a movie, that'll tick me off, too.
The trick is to switch doors after the pyramid reveals one of the incorrect doors. Ups your chances of winning.
I don't know of many things that don't effectively kill goldfish.
When they find evidence that seems to support God, they'll either quietly ignore it or try to downplay it -- even after it IS proven!
;-)
I'd love to see an example of said evidence, even if I reserve the right to ignore it
"Protect me from knowing what I don't need to know. Protect me from even knowing that there are things to know that I don't know. Protect me from knowing that I decided not to know about the things that I decided not to know about. Amen."
- Arthur Dent's prayer
"Lord, lord, lord. Protect me from the consequences of the above prayer. Amen."
- Arthur Dent's metaprayer
My CRT tan is coming along just fine without any help. People need to stick to doing things the natural way.
Hmph. Forgot to include the credits. Most people will recognise it as Douglas Adams, anyway. From So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish