There are more than just "All in the Family" and "Sanford and Son". "Three's Company", also extremely successful, was always credited as an adaptation of UK "Man About the House" in the credits. All three of these US shows, whatever their artistic merits, were huge hits. I think there are others from the 1970s, but I am not recalling them at this instant.
"UK->US: Coupling, Red Dwarf, Dad's Army (as the Rear Guard)."
Don't forget that "Friends" US --> UK "Coupling". There was a made-in-the-US version of "Red Dwarf"? Did not know that. Here are two extremely successful UK to US sitcom adaptations:
"Til Death Do Us Part" UK --> US "All in the Family"
"Many languish in jail who cannot afford to pay this 'license fee'."
Do you have any information about how many Britons are languishing in prisons for not paying the license fee? I did not know it was that serious. As Amnesty International written a report on this?
Using such flimsy standards, I guess any media can be linked to violence: the Declaration of Independence led to thousands of deaths in the American Revolution. You could probably make a similar arguement about the Constitution. We might as well censor all of the media completely, because you never know when someone might have something from media in mind when they commit a violent act.
"Bob McCannon's statement that "the correlations between violent media and aggression are stronger than between smoking and lung cancer."
This is all baloney, and is just a smokescreen to argue for censorship. Also consider the Baby Boomers that grew up on the BLAM BLAM BLAM of television westerns. You didn't see them going out and shooting Native Americans.
If you don't like these games, don't play them. If you don't want your children to play them, keep track of what is on their computer or console.
"Now in programming languages the use of GOTO usually means that the programmer didn't really think about reasonable controlling structures and it tends to generate nondeterministic-for-practical-purposes behaviour"
Or the programmer did think about it, and the use of the GOTO (or equivalent "jump over here!" coding tool) caused no problems in regards to these issues.
It is practically impossible to teach good programming style to students that have had prior exposure to BASIC; as potential programmers they are mentally mutilated beyond hope of regeneration. -- Edsger Dijkstra/
What it really means is that the programmers won't program exactly the way Dij wants them to do. It is not "good" or "bad": just different. Programming should not be a straitjacket: the more options and the more different ways to do thing, the better. Those who think that there is no place for anything like a GOTO should look at html.
That's it!
[combs Saddam's beard]
We found the 18 microscopic warheads! Tricky Saddam! Disguusing them as lice! Thanks for the comb suggestion; would have never thought of it!
"Well, we were pretty sure that Saddam Hussein III had at least 18 microscopic nuclear warheads hidden in the Arabian desert. We've not found them yet, but we will! We will!"
I've seen the Microsoft Borg icon used in places where I did not think it belonged, but this story perhaps is one that needs it added.
Did you examine the car door?
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"saw a dented white car door from a late 80's Ford Crown Victoria, complete with window and mirror attached, lying in the middle of our living room floor"
Did you not see the sticker on the inside edge, near the tire pressure sticker: "If found, please return to local city police department".? Next time you drive by the local Dunkin Donuts, look for the police cruiser with the missing door.
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This is exactly the same sort of problem that happens in the world of prostitution: pay your "rent", get a disease.
There are more than just "All in the Family" and "Sanford and Son". "Three's Company", also extremely successful, was always credited as an adaptation of UK "Man About the House" in the credits. All three of these US shows, whatever their artistic merits, were huge hits. I think there are others from the 1970s, but I am not recalling them at this instant.
Don't forget that "Friends" US --> UK "Coupling". There was a made-in-the-US version of "Red Dwarf"? Did not know that. Here are two extremely successful UK to US sitcom adaptations:
"Til Death Do Us Part" UK --> US "All in the Family"
"Steptoe and Son" UK --> US "Sanford and Son"
They did. You can't watch a few minutes of something and then say "Oh! They never reported story X!"
Unless you meant another story....
Do you have any information about how many Britons are languishing in prisons for not paying the license fee? I did not know it was that serious. As Amnesty International written a report on this?
Who cares what the foreign press of New Mexico thinks about American video games? :)
Using such flimsy standards, I guess any media can be linked to violence: the Declaration of Independence led to thousands of deaths in the American Revolution. You could probably make a similar arguement about the Constitution. We might as well censor all of the media completely, because you never know when someone might have something from media in mind when they commit a violent act.
This is all baloney, and is just a smokescreen to argue for censorship. Also consider the Baby Boomers that grew up on the BLAM BLAM BLAM of television westerns. You didn't see them going out and shooting Native Americans.
If you don't like these games, don't play them. If you don't want your children to play them, keep track of what is on their computer or console.
I thought it was another dupe post about Microsoft strategy memos
Now, when you go down the hall, the "Buildy" mascot asks things like. "You appear to be walking to the bathroom. Would you like some help?"
Hi! Reading your message, I'm not pretty sure you are the guy who wrote the manual for my VCR. Welcome to Slashdot! So glad to have you aboard!
Sorry about that Mr Gates. Did not know you would take it so personally.
Or the programmer did think about it, and the use of the GOTO (or equivalent "jump over here!" coding tool) caused no problems in regards to these issues.
Only the most primitive BASICs don't (or didn't) have the tools for "structured programming".
"Your seeming moral ambiguity about the styles one can use spring from a personal coping mechanism attemptimg to rationalize your bad habits as valid"
If it gets the job done well, "Bad habit" is just a subjective judgement call.
10 POST TROLL 20 IF MSG = GOATSE THEN CLOSE WINDOW 25 SET X = MODPOINTS 30 FOR N = 1 TO X 35 TROLLMOD = TROLLMOD -1 40 NEXT N
That was "Applesoft", from, you guessed it, Microsoft. Before the PC, I think Microsoft built itself on that product. Please see this page.
What it really means is that the programmers won't program exactly the way Dij wants them to do. It is not "good" or "bad": just different. Programming should not be a straitjacket: the more options and the more different ways to do thing, the better. Those who think that there is no place for anything like a GOTO should look at html.
That's it!
[combs Saddam's beard]
We found the 18 microscopic warheads! Tricky Saddam! Disguusing them as lice! Thanks for the comb suggestion; would have never thought of it!
Quiznos ad exec at meeting: "We can't license Jar Jar Binks. However, I think I can still come up with something to REALLY drive the customers away!"
Diamond life, lover boy.
We move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy.
He's a smooth opewata,
smooth opewata,
smooth opewata,
smooth opewata.
"Well, we were pretty sure that Saddam Hussein III had at least 18 microscopic nuclear warheads hidden in the Arabian desert. We've not found them yet, but we will! We will!"
Trial by Sharon Stone - last person who doesn't faint in interrogation sequence wins
Trial by Bludstone - Gain mod points by posting obscure Dark Crystal references
Trial by Flintstone - Endurance rally race in which you drive a 600 lbs car cross country with your own two feet
Trial by Oliver Stone - conducted by the CIA
"Little SCO, gonna sue you blind"
"Darl gonna make you play $699..."
I've seen the Microsoft Borg icon used in places where I did not think it belonged, but this story perhaps is one that needs it added.
Did you not see the sticker on the inside edge, near the tire pressure sticker: "If found, please return to local city police department".? Next time you drive by the local Dunkin Donuts, look for the police cruiser with the missing door.