Of course it was in danger! Without a dependence on platforms you could use anything. Hell, you could throw a light kernel on your box and GRUB and boot into a Java VM.
OK, so how is that wrong in any way? If people want to use a lightweight kernel to run their applications (even for popular Microsoft apps), why shouldn't they be able to do just that? If Microsoft was going to be "killed" by this, you might as well admit their OS would have never been able to face true competition without their disreputable antics and monopoly clout.
He was the original pick to play Neo in the Matrix and turned it down to do 'wild wild west'. I'm not shitting you- it's a fact!
While this is true, it's not at all some head-slapping "What were they thinking?" moment on Will's part - it was absolutely the right decision for him to make at the time.
Look at the situation. On the one hand, "Wild West" was directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, who not only had a bunch of well-done comedic movies under his belt ("Addams Family", "Get Shorty"), but already helped Smith become a megastar with the massive success of "Men In Black". And on the other hand, you have the Wachowski brothers, who had only made one movie before (a film noir at that), suggesting this giant sci-fi alternate-reality movie. With kung fu in it.
Under these circumstances, I think 100% of people would have made the choice Smith did.
'By the way, if anyone here is in advertising or marketing, kill yourself. Thank you, thank you. Just a little thought. I'm just trying to plant seeds. Maybe one day they'll take root. I don't know. You try. You do what you can. Kill yourselves. Seriously though, if you are, do. No really, there's no rationalisation for what you do, and you are Satan's little helpers, OK? Kill yourselves, seriously. You're the ruiner of all things good. Seriously, no, this is not a joke. "There's gonna be a joke coming..." There's no fucking joke coming, you are Satan's spawn, filling the world with bile and garbage, you are fucked and you are fucking us, kill yourselves, it's the only way to save your fucking soul. Kill yourself, kill yourself, kill yourself now. Now, back to the show.'
Oh, please. Hundreds of millions are being spent on promoting the "Star Wars" series in every form, fawning pieces on Lucas are broadcast on "60 Minutes", and local newscasts are going to have a camera crew around to watch the people waiting in line for weeks outside the theaters.
But it's Salon that's taking this too seriously? Right -
He's certainly a faithful follower of Sauron early in the movie (it he wasn't he would try to convince Gandalf to join with him aginst Sauron). But Saruman clearly doesn't enjoy being under Sauron's command. After he talks to Sauron on the palantir, he sits with this worn-out posture, and you can see the disgust on his face as he gives the orcs the orders he got from Sauron. With that attitude, Gandalf's comment about how Sauron doesn't share power strikes a chord with him, and from then on, he's trying to get the ring for himself. One good indicator is when he's talking to the main Uruk-Hai and asks "Who is your master?", the reply is "Saruman".
I thought this was one way the movie is to the book. Wow - an honest-to-goodness character arc for Saruman!
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Especially if the blood he's donating isn't his ...
Of course it was in danger! Without a dependence on platforms you could use anything. Hell, you could throw a light kernel on your box and GRUB and boot into a Java VM.
OK, so how is that wrong in any way? If people want to use a lightweight kernel to run their applications (even for popular Microsoft apps), why shouldn't they be able to do just that? If Microsoft was going to be "killed" by this, you might as well admit their OS would have never been able to face true competition without their disreputable antics and monopoly clout.
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He was the original pick to play Neo in the Matrix and turned it down to do 'wild wild west'.
I'm not shitting you- it's a fact!
While this is true, it's not at all some head-slapping "What were they thinking?" moment on Will's part - it was absolutely the right decision for him to make at the time.
Look at the situation. On the one hand, "Wild West" was directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, who not only had a bunch of well-done comedic movies under his belt ("Addams Family", "Get Shorty"), but already helped Smith become a megastar with the massive success of "Men In Black". And on the other hand, you have the Wachowski brothers, who had only made one movie before (a film noir at that), suggesting this giant sci-fi alternate-reality movie. With kung fu in it.
Under these circumstances, I think 100% of people would have made the choice Smith did.
From comedian Bill Hicks:
'By the way, if anyone here is in advertising or marketing, kill yourself. Thank you, thank you. Just a little thought. I'm just trying to plant seeds. Maybe one day they'll take root. I don't know. You try. You do what you can. Kill yourselves. Seriously though, if you are, do. No really, there's no rationalisation for what you do, and you are Satan's little helpers, OK? Kill yourselves, seriously. You're the ruiner of all things good. Seriously, no, this is not a joke. "There's gonna be a joke coming..." There's no fucking joke coming, you are Satan's spawn, filling the world with bile and garbage, you are fucked and you are fucking us, kill yourselves, it's the only way to save your fucking soul. Kill yourself, kill yourself, kill yourself now. Now, back to the show.'
But it's Salon that's taking this too seriously? Right -
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"Because the last thing you need during a nuclear apocalypse is some sort of accident happening."
-- paraphrased from A. Whitney Brown
He's both.
He's certainly a faithful follower of Sauron early in the movie (it he wasn't he would try to convince Gandalf to join with him aginst Sauron). But Saruman clearly doesn't enjoy being under Sauron's command. After he talks to Sauron on the palantir, he sits with this worn-out posture, and you can see the disgust on his face as he gives the orcs the orders he got from Sauron. With that attitude, Gandalf's comment about how Sauron doesn't share power strikes a chord with him, and from then on, he's trying to get the ring for himself. One good indicator is when he's talking to the main Uruk-Hai and asks "Who is your master?", the reply is "Saruman".
I thought this was one way the movie is to the book. Wow - an honest-to-goodness character arc for Saruman!