No, not me. I agree with all 6+ of my respondents to my parent item.
My defense of Disney's free speech rights to produce these works is not a defence of their denying free speech to others. I do oppose that, and agree with all the points including yours.
Or in the case of Jurassic Park 3 where about 2 sentences in the book are used in the movie. It's not even the same characters in the movie. You can read the book (one of the best I've read) and seeing the movie will not have ruined anything for you. Trust me.
You can't read the book, period. There IS no Jurassic Park 3 book! Unlike the first two JP movies, the third is not book related.
You say it is the best you've ever read. Do you keep it on a shelf with "The Bible II", "Lord of the Rings IV", and a collection of post-1880 Shakespeare plays?
Disney themselves made a mint by plundering the public domain (Snow White, Pinnochio, etc).
What's wrong with that? Nothing. It's public domain, and it is ripe for the plundering. Since these things are public domain, there is nothing to stop anyone from cashing in either (see the knock-off "Pocahontas" videos that others made came out in the wake of that Disney movie). I just see nothing wrong with this.
What is more worrisome is when Disney plunders other's non-public properties, like when "The Lion King" ripped off the "Kimba the White Lion" show.
I've got a better idea: Invisible Concrete! In fact, I'll build you an entire skyscraper of invisible building materials for half the cost of a conventional building.
Since the stuff does take a long time to properly cure, I'll have to request that you stay off the premises until this is complete.
In fact, if you venture past the "Caution: Invisible building construction zone tape", it will result in the immediate disintigration of the building, and I will not be held liable for the loss. (This disintegration process is silent and harmless: it is like nothing happened at all).
In a related story, Packard Bell has anounced that the screens on its new portable computers will use this material. It will replace the current solid-lead screen. They are hoping to get their laptop weight below 68 lbs for the first time.
Here's an image of the Crab Nebula supernova. It was invoked as part of an ad campaign for Jerry Bruckheimer's "Armageddon". A pretty big pop-up if you ask me
10. DRM-enabled so you don't cut anything you are not licensed to 9. Large surface area on side with room for the Trump logo 8. "Martha Steward" edition. It slices, it dices, it puree's, and it has a file for jail bars. 7. "Matt Helm" special: knife inflates into full-sized bedroom complete with bed. 6. Built-in $29.99 cell phone backup battery 5. Special iPod opening tool for those rare occasions when you need to do battery work. 4. Linking feature to enable a Beowulf cluster of swiss army knives 3. "French Army Knife" version; opens wine with ease and aids in an easy retreat. 2. "Rush Limbaugh" attachments: knives only on the right side, contains secret compartment that holds up to 80 pills (one morning's supply). 1. FCC compliant - prevents carving of profane grafitti with its blades; and contains needle and thread to repair wardrobe malfunctions
The "blue knife of death" version is similar to the "Lord of the Rings" tie-in "Sting" version.
In the "Sting" version, the knife blades glow blue when orcs are near. Pretty hard to test, this feature is. As a bonus, the "Sting" version includes an audio chip that plays "Fortress Around your Heart".
I saw an old guy at Ozzfest using it as a roach clip
I think that was Ozzy himself. Nothing helps take the pain of remembering that you destroyed your brain through drug-abuse than a little more self-medication.
from horse-hoof awl to Hubble Space Telescope lens polisher
They located these two attachments too close, if you ask me. Why, when I was cleaning the Hubble Telescope last week, I got the two mixed up. I hope no-one notices that huge gouge on the lens. The horse sure has shiney hooves, though.
Right you are. Biloxi is in Alabama just as Spartanburg is in North Carolina.
Unless it is restricted, sites associated with the city of Mobile will likely want to get domains at this TLD, just like those television sites use the Tuvalu country (.tv) domain.
Bigfoot is real, I tell you. The reason they are so hard to find is that somewhere years back, Bigfoot crossbred with the Squonk of Pennsylvania. All Bigfeet have Squonk genes now.
When scared or tracked, a frightened Bigfoot has its Squonk genes take over and it melts into a puddle of tears. The same thing happens when one dies or is shot. This is why there are no bones or other fossil remains of Bigfoot to be found.
"The Squonk is of a very retiring disposition and due to its ugliness, weeps constantly. It is easy prey for hunters who simply follow a tear-stained trail. When cornered it will dissolve itself into tears." - Genesis, "A Trick of the Tail"
Does the truth matter? The Bigfoot kooks will still insist that the footage is real. Likely, they will claim some sort of conspiracy that caused the man to deny that his real footage was real.
Ever hear of the "Viking explorers went to Minnesota" theory? I bet you haven't heard that the guy who made this one up admitted it was fake years ago.
The same thing with crop circles. The guy who started this admitted it years ago, but the mistique and belief (mistaken belief?) remains.
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I want one of these as a Pringles can with string
Try getting something like this pushed past the trade unions. You might wake up with a horse head under your sheets.
Or during the night one of the house-crapping bots extrudes an entire 64-unit condo into your bedroom.
Matt Helm did this in 1967 in his movie with an inflatable bedroom.
No, not me. I agree with all 6+ of my respondents to my parent item.
My defense of Disney's free speech rights to produce these works is not a defence of their denying free speech to others. I do oppose that, and agree with all the points including yours.
Or in the case of Jurassic Park 3 where about 2 sentences in the book are used in the movie. It's not even the same characters in the movie. You can read the book (one of the best I've read) and seeing the movie will not have ruined anything for you. Trust me.
You can't read the book, period. There IS no Jurassic Park 3 book! Unlike the first two JP movies, the third is not book related.
You say it is the best you've ever read. Do you keep it on a shelf with "The Bible II", "Lord of the Rings IV", and a collection of post-1880 Shakespeare plays?
Disney themselves made a mint by plundering the public domain (Snow White, Pinnochio, etc).
What's wrong with that? Nothing. It's public domain, and it is ripe for the plundering. Since these things are public domain, there is nothing to stop anyone from cashing in either (see the knock-off "Pocahontas" videos that others made came out in the wake of that Disney movie). I just see nothing wrong with this.
What is more worrisome is when Disney plunders other's non-public properties, like when "The Lion King" ripped off the "Kimba the White Lion" show.
I've got a better idea: Invisible Concrete! In fact, I'll build you an entire skyscraper of invisible building materials for half the cost of a conventional building.
Since the stuff does take a long time to properly cure, I'll have to request that you stay off the premises until this is complete.
In fact, if you venture past the "Caution: Invisible building construction zone tape", it will result in the immediate disintigration of the building, and I will not be held liable for the loss. (This disintegration process is silent and harmless: it is like nothing happened at all).
I'll take payment in advance.
In a related story, Packard Bell has anounced that the screens on its new portable computers will use this material. It will replace the current solid-lead screen. They are hoping to get their laptop weight below 68 lbs for the first time.
Then the light-transmitting concrete that is set to hit the market this year
I see some huckster has found a clever way to get rid of all that Chernobyl rubble and building material.
This won't bother me. I've installed Google atmosphere, which contains space popup blocking.
Here's an image of the Crab Nebula supernova. It was invoked as part of an ad campaign for Jerry Bruckheimer's "Armageddon". A pretty big pop-up if you ask me
10. DRM-enabled so you don't cut anything you are not licensed to
9. Large surface area on side with room for the Trump logo
8. "Martha Steward" edition. It slices, it dices, it puree's, and it has a file for jail bars.
7. "Matt Helm" special: knife inflates into full-sized bedroom complete with bed.
6. Built-in $29.99 cell phone backup battery
5. Special iPod opening tool for those rare occasions when you need to do battery work.
4. Linking feature to enable a Beowulf cluster of swiss army knives
3. "French Army Knife" version; opens wine with ease and aids in an easy retreat.
2. "Rush Limbaugh" attachments: knives only on the right side, contains secret compartment that holds up to 80 pills (one morning's supply).
1. FCC compliant - prevents carving of profane grafitti with its blades; and contains needle and thread to repair wardrobe malfunctions
The "blue knife of death" version is similar to the "Lord of the Rings" tie-in "Sting" version.
In the "Sting" version, the knife blades glow blue when orcs are near. Pretty hard to test, this feature is. As a bonus, the "Sting" version includes an audio chip that plays "Fortress Around your Heart".
I saw an old guy at Ozzfest using it as a roach clip
I think that was Ozzy himself. Nothing helps take the pain of remembering that you destroyed your brain through drug-abuse than a little more self-medication.
Are you referring to the Windows 2000-enabled version of the Leatherman, affectionately known as the "Blue Knife of Death"?
from horse-hoof awl to Hubble Space Telescope lens polisher
They located these two attachments too close, if you ask me. Why, when I was cleaning the Hubble Telescope last week, I got the two mixed up. I hope no-one notices that huge gouge on the lens. The horse sure has shiney hooves, though.
With a name like Nitro, kiss your chance of carrying it onto airplane flights goodbye. "Nintendo Small Travel Pillow" would have worked for that.
Right you are. Biloxi is in Alabama just as Spartanburg is in North Carolina.
Unless it is restricted, sites associated with the city of Mobile will likely want to get domains at this TLD, just like those television sites use the Tuvalu country (.tv) domain.
Where's .biloxi and .tuscaloosa ?
This reminds me of this slashdot story about on-campus digital "ghost" assistants: which are auditory and invisible.
That is "mission one" at this time.
Bigfoot is real, I tell you. The reason they are so hard to find is that somewhere years back, Bigfoot crossbred with the Squonk of Pennsylvania. All Bigfeet have Squonk genes now.
When scared or tracked, a frightened Bigfoot has its Squonk genes take over and it melts into a puddle of tears. The same thing happens when one dies or is shot. This is why there are no bones or other fossil remains of Bigfoot to be found.
"The Squonk is of a very retiring disposition and due to its ugliness, weeps constantly. It is easy prey for hunters who simply follow a tear-stained trail. When cornered it will dissolve itself into tears." - Genesis, "A Trick of the Tail"
This is just like UFO's as "alien spacecraft". Almost all the "evidence" is fake, and none of what little evidence that remains supports the case.
So, what on the Net are you doubting? My claim that the Viking tale is fake, or your link's claim that the hoax stone is real?
Does the truth matter? The Bigfoot kooks will still insist that the footage is real. Likely, they will claim some sort of conspiracy that caused the man to deny that his real footage was real.
Ever hear of the "Viking explorers went to Minnesota" theory? I bet you haven't heard that the guy who made this one up admitted it was fake years ago.
The same thing with crop circles. The guy who started this admitted it years ago, but the mistique and belief (mistaken belief?) remains.