Wasn't it Miramax Home Entertainment who release MH? I have _no_ idea if they happen to be 0wned by Disney though.
Disney bought out Miramax a while back. Many people were very pissed about this because Miramax always did a good job when releasing foreign films in the US. One can only imagine what Disney would do to to this film if they hadn't had to sign that contract with Studio Ghibli. From what I can tell Spirited Away will be released by Buena Vista this time.
The search will say about me. I always wanted to know what the FBI thought of me in the 1960's when they investigated my father for high security clearence when he worked for General Dynamics.
No conspiracy implied, just fact. They didn't push Mononoke they won't push Spirited Away. If it didn't come from Disney studios it's not important enough to blast the airwaves with millions of dollars worth of ads, even the crummiest Disney made for video crap get at least that.
This film is going to be HUGE.. It just may get the North American public addicted to Japanese Anime,
Sorry I can't agree with this part of your comment. Disney will not let it be HUGE. They will keep it in the indie and art theaters, you will not see this on 6 screens at your local giga-plex theater. If it shows on more than 100 screens at a time I'll be shocked. The American public will never be addicted to Anime, simply because it's too foreign. To watch most Anime you need to understand the story behind it.
On top of that you will see almost *no* advertisement and mostly Anime fans will be the only people to see it.
The nearest theater to me will be 300 or 400 miles away. It will never show in a town close to me and no one around here will hear much about it. I get requests for every new Disney title no matter how obscure, but this one won't show up on my customers radar.
Everyone's talking about the Reeve(s) that have played Superman, what about Kirk Alyn? He played Superman in the 1948-1950 serials. I met him in '92 or '93 in Dallas and got his autograph. I had a nice conversation with him about the making of the old serials. He also played "Blackhawk".
Joe Consumer can rent his movies, You can't make copies and trade, rent or sell them. My rights are the same as anybody elses. Before the Betamax court case the studios said that you couldn't rent videotapes. I even have a few Disney tapes that have "Not For Rental" printed on them because they were made before the case was decided. I also have some forigen tapes that say "Not for Hire". The FBI warining isn't all BS but it dosen't apply unless you copy the tape for non-fair use reasons. I hope that made it a little clearer.
Actually, rentals and retail are priced differently even if they ship to the market simultaneously. Video Stores pay $100 for their copy because they are licensing it to rent, unlike the consumer who pays $10 and gets a license only for "private" viewing.
Well... close but not exactly. Most of the VHS tapes I buy are "Rental Priced" that use to mean retail prices at $89 to $100 each. My wholesale discount would be 35% or so depending on my deal with the distributor. Since DVDs have come out the price of tapes has dropped a lot. The big chains pay almost nothing for their tapes since most have a lease agreement with the studios for a part of the rental fee, but even that is coming to an end because of DVDs. The right I have to rent out the tape or DVD is called "First sale", I bought it I can rent it to some one else to watch. The tapes are the same as you would buy for $19.95 the video stores just get them a few weeks early they call this the "Rental Window". BTW there is an execption in the law for music CDs and computer games. These can't be rented out unless you have permission from the copyright holder.
In the Biz Since 1987 5000+ videotapes 650+ Anime And the best Damn pizzas around! Now if I just had some more customers I'd be set.
Is sneaking into a movie theater or an amusement park not a crime?
yep it's a crime, but not theft. It's more like trespassing because you don't have permission to be on their property. In a theater if you didn't pay then you don't count toward the amount the studio charges the theater for the film rental. (as much as 90% of the admissions price) However if you buy popcorn and a coke the theater makes money and probley won't give a shit if you paid to get in or not. If they got too lax on their security the studios would get pissed, but short of making everyone show their ticket when they left it might be hard to enforce.
And next week, we talk about people who hang signs in their window, but don't want people looking at them.
You mean people look at signs? If I come to the store on a day that it's closed, you can bet if I don't lock the door there will be more people come in than on a day I'm open.
Me, "Didn't you see the sign? It says we're closed."
Clueless person, "What sign?"
Reminds me of when I was a kid. I put a giant water balloon on the roof with a small block of wood keeping it from rolling. I tied a rope to the block of wood and let it hang off of the roof. A small sign read "DO NOT pull on rope", you can guess what happend next.
1. As other posters have already pointed out, the average human body contains about 5 quarts of blood. If you only have 5 pints a trip to the emergency room is probably in order
As I understand the US sales tax rules, if a customer in New Jersey buys my product, I must charge him NJ sales tax but I must charge the Californian customer California sales tax. In fact, I believe, I have to be even more local than that and work out the correct rate applicable to my customer's zip code.
Well, sort of... There is no US sales tax. The states each have their own taxes and rules. In Texas (where I live) you have to collect sales taxes if you sell to someone in Texas but not to someone outside the state. If I buy something from outside Texas I have to fill out a little form and pay a "use" tax instead of "sales" tax. I haven't ever heard of someone accually paying a "use" tax. If I buy something from a company in another state that is doing Business in Texas, they have to charge me sales tax based on their location in Texas (I think). Also most cities have their own sales tax so it can get more complicated.
In the UK, we have something similar with VAT which is charged at different rates (or not at all) depending on which country I'm selling to.
I think that is the EU's way of collecting a "sales" like tax so people won't cheat and buy something from Germany instead of the UK or other places to avoid the local taxes.
Why should the logic be any different when we're working out whose laws apply?
Mostly I don't want the UK goverment or any goverment outside the US tell me that I can't host something they don't like on the 'net. If it's hosted in the UK then fine, but if it's hosted in the US their laws just don't apply. The same goes for the US (MPAA/RIAA) shutting down sites on NON-US hosts. If it's not against the law in the UK and is against the law in the US tough shit. The US shouldn't have any recourse outside of asking politely. The same goes for everyone else.
Aside from your inaccurate comment about using linux exclusively
I said, I don't use Windows, it not inaccurate. I work on other peoples computers and thats where I install Windows. Both my laptop and my desktop run Linux exclusively. My current desktop has *never* had Windows on it at all. I'll agree I slid off of the original topic a bit. I didn't stop using Windows for political reasons, I got tired of the crashing and re-install/upgrade cycle.
I've been using Linux since 1991. I've written device drivers under linux and I've adminstered mission critical and e-commerce system based on linux machines. I also have a doctoral degree in computer science...
So have I. I haven't written any device drivers, I only adminster my own little network and I *only* have a highschool education (well +life).
and even *I* don't feel like using linux anymore.
I still do like it and have used it exclusively since 1995.
Your answer boils down to a single, simple answer... Linux is far too complicated.
That depends on what you want to use Linux for. I build my computer *for* Linux I make sure the stuff I buy works well with Linux before I buy it. I haven't had to compile a kernel in a long time
It boils down to this... I buy a machine and I can put Windows XP on it and it takes me a *total* of two hours after which *everything* on the machine functions and I didn't have to know or choose any options at all. I can choose from a selection of thousands of fully functional software application and all the latest games and entertainment.
The last time (last week) I installed XP I spent 1/2 hr. on the net trying to find the right video driver because XP couldn't find the proper driver on the CD. I then installed the drivers for the DSL modem XP picked and installed the wrong one... fiddled with XP for a 1/2 hour, the called the ISP. They said XP always picks the wrong driver and I should tell it to use driver (x). XP complained that I was trying to install the wrong driver (are you sure? , Yes) it installed and worked. Now Linux doesn't currently support this DSL modem, but what do you want to bet that when it does it will be found on the install.
And as far as those modems that don't work, their called Winmodems for a reason.
Answer: Your mother doesn't use linux because its too complicated.
Tell that to my biker friend, He came a while back and had me install Linux for him. He knows very little about computers. I do all of his re-installs and upgrades. Since installing Linux He hasn't has any problems and is installing and uninstalling apps. himself. I haven't had to fix his computer after a crash in more than 6 mos.
Maybe thats why everyone keeps saying that Linux is too hard to use. They just want people to have to bring their computers in every week or two for "fixin'"
Well even cast it will need machining. Flashing has to be removed, holes need to be drilled and tapped. The flashing can be ground off, but holes and threads will need special tooling like carbide and maybe diamond. Aside from possiable aerospace use I think it will be overkill for golf clubs, but then so is titanium.
Ok, Here is the quote on the alloy: They made an alloy of elements that fit very poorly together: titanium, copper, nickel, zirconium and beryllium.
The titanium is the expensive part, copper nickel, and zirconium are not that expensive. beryllium is just plain nasty, I wouldn't want to machine anything with that in it. The zirconium is interesting, it make me wonder how hard it is to machine. Ive seen high silicon alumnium that was a bitch to machine.
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You could always sell one to Tom Green.
I can hear the sysadmins boss now...
What the F$%K is Slashdot?
the millions of Linux programmers.
You don't need millions, you just need a 10 to 1 kill ratio. Just do things 10 times better than MS and you don't need as many people.
If your not gaming or working with heavy graphics why do you need all of that?
Shit... it's about time I upgraded my Diamond Stealth 64 w/ 2MB ram.
(no I ain't kidding, thats what I really have)
Wasn't it Miramax Home Entertainment who release MH? I have _no_ idea if they happen to be 0wned by Disney though.
Disney bought out Miramax a while back. Many people were very pissed about this because Miramax always did a good job when releasing foreign films in the US. One can only imagine what Disney would do to to this film if they hadn't had to sign that contract with Studio Ghibli. From what I can tell Spirited Away will be released by Buena Vista this time.
The search will say about me. I always wanted to know what the FBI thought of me in the 1960's when they investigated my father for high security clearence when he worked for General Dynamics.
I can see it now: "Mostly harmless"
No conspiracy implied, just fact. They didn't push Mononoke they won't push Spirited Away. If it didn't come from Disney studios it's not important enough to blast the airwaves with millions of dollars worth of ads, even the crummiest Disney made for video crap get at least that.
This film is going to be HUGE.. It just may get the North American public addicted to Japanese Anime,
Sorry I can't agree with this part of your comment. Disney will not let it be HUGE. They will keep it in the indie and art theaters, you will not see this on 6 screens at your local giga-plex theater. If it shows on more than 100 screens at a time I'll be shocked. The American public will never be addicted to Anime, simply because it's too foreign. To watch most Anime you need to understand the story behind it.
On top of that you will see almost *no* advertisement and mostly Anime fans will be the only people to see it.
The nearest theater to me will be 300 or 400 miles away. It will never show in a town close to me and no one around here will hear much about it. I get requests for every new Disney title no matter how obscure, but this one won't show up on my customers radar.
How about Buffy: TVS stealing ideas from "Devil Hunter Yohko?"
Too bad they didn't use the Go Nagai style "Nudie Transformation" in Buffy, I might have watched more often.
"All your info are belong to us".
More like "We already know where your going today"
Everyone's talking about the Reeve(s) that have played Superman, what about Kirk Alyn? He played Superman in the 1948-1950 serials. I met him in '92 or '93 in Dallas and got his autograph. I had a nice conversation with him about the making of the old serials. He also played "Blackhawk".
Joe Consumer can rent his movies, You can't make copies and trade, rent or sell them. My rights are the same as anybody elses. Before the Betamax court case the studios said that you couldn't rent videotapes. I even have a few Disney tapes that have "Not For Rental" printed on them because they were made before the case was decided. I also have some forigen tapes that say "Not for Hire". The FBI warining isn't all BS but it dosen't apply unless you copy the tape for non-fair use reasons. I hope that made it a little clearer.
Actually, rentals and retail are priced differently even if they ship to the market simultaneously. Video Stores pay $100 for their copy because they are licensing it to rent, unlike the consumer who pays $10 and gets a license only for "private" viewing.
Well... close but not exactly. Most of the VHS tapes I buy are "Rental Priced" that use to mean retail prices at $89 to $100 each. My wholesale discount would be 35% or so depending on my deal with the distributor. Since DVDs have come out the price of tapes has dropped a lot. The big chains pay almost nothing for their tapes since most have a lease agreement with the studios for a part of the rental fee, but even that is coming to an end because of DVDs. The right I have to rent out the tape or DVD is called "First sale", I bought it I can rent it to some one else to watch. The tapes are the same as you would buy for $19.95 the video stores just get them a few weeks early they call this the "Rental Window". BTW there is an execption in the law for music CDs and computer games. These can't be rented out unless you have permission from the copyright holder.
In the Biz Since 1987
5000+ videotapes
650+ Anime
And the best Damn pizzas around!
Now if I just had some more customers I'd be set.
Is sneaking into a movie theater or an amusement park not a crime?
yep it's a crime, but not theft. It's more like trespassing because you don't have permission to be on their property. In a theater if you didn't pay then you don't count toward the amount the studio charges the theater for the film rental. (as much as 90% of the admissions price) However if you buy popcorn and a coke the theater makes money and probley won't give a shit if you paid to get in or not. If they got too lax on their security the studios would get pissed, but short of making everyone show their ticket when they left it might be hard to enforce.
And next week, we talk about people who hang signs in their window, but don't want people looking at them.
You mean people look at signs? If I come to the store on a day that it's closed, you can bet if I don't lock the door there will be more people come in than on a day I'm open.
Me, "Didn't you see the sign? It says we're closed."
Clueless person, "What sign?"
Reminds me of when I was a kid. I put a giant water balloon on the roof with a small block of wood keeping it from rolling. I tied a rope to the block of wood and let it hang off of the roof. A small sign read "DO NOT pull on rope", you can guess what happend next.
Man, holloween was fun back then...
Well not exactly...
1. As other posters have already pointed out, the average human body contains about 5 quarts of blood. If you only have 5 pints a trip to the emergency room is probably in order
Nah... more like a trip to the morgue.
Should have known better than to try to be funny on Monday.
Just got the source and ran grep on it, the word adware and spyware ain't there. I guess their being sneaky about it.
As I understand the US sales tax rules, if a customer in New Jersey buys my product, I must charge him NJ sales tax but I must charge the Californian customer California sales tax. In fact, I believe, I have to be even more local than that and work out the correct rate applicable to my customer's zip code.
Well, sort of... There is no US sales tax. The states each have their own taxes and rules. In Texas (where I live) you have to collect sales taxes if you sell to someone in Texas but not to someone outside the state. If I buy something from outside Texas I have to fill out a little form and pay a "use" tax instead of "sales" tax. I haven't ever heard of someone accually paying a "use" tax. If I buy something from a company in another state that is doing Business in Texas, they have to charge me sales tax based on their location in Texas (I think). Also most cities have their own sales tax so it can get more complicated.
In the UK, we have something similar with VAT which is charged at different rates (or not at all) depending on which country I'm selling to.
I think that is the EU's way of collecting a "sales" like tax so people won't cheat and buy something from Germany instead of the UK or other places to avoid the local taxes.
Why should the logic be any different when we're working out whose laws apply?
Mostly I don't want the UK goverment or any goverment outside the US tell me that I can't host something they don't like on the 'net. If it's hosted in the UK then fine, but if it's hosted in the US their laws just don't apply. The same goes for the US (MPAA/RIAA) shutting down sites on NON-US hosts. If it's not against the law in the UK and is against the law in the US tough shit. The US shouldn't have any recourse outside of asking politely. The same goes for everyone else.
I know a guy that bought $1000 worth of worldcomm stock a while back, it's now only worth $700.
Aside from your inaccurate comment about using linux exclusively
I said, I don't use Windows, it not inaccurate. I work on other peoples computers and thats where I install Windows. Both my laptop and my desktop run Linux exclusively. My current desktop has *never* had Windows on it at all. I'll agree I slid off of the original topic a bit. I didn't stop using Windows for political reasons, I got tired of the crashing and re-install/upgrade cycle.
I've been using Linux since 1991. I've written device drivers under linux and I've adminstered mission critical and e-commerce system based on linux machines. I also have a doctoral degree in computer science...
So have I.
I haven't written any device drivers, I only adminster my own little network and I *only* have a highschool education (well +life).
and even *I* don't feel like using linux anymore.
I still do like it and have used it exclusively since 1995.
Your answer boils down to a single, simple answer... Linux is far too complicated.
That depends on what you want to use Linux for. I build my computer *for* Linux I make sure the stuff I buy works well with Linux before I buy it. I haven't had to compile a kernel in a long time
It boils down to this... I buy a machine and I can put Windows XP on it and it takes me a *total* of two hours after which *everything* on the machine functions and I didn't have to know or choose any options at all. I can choose from a selection of thousands of fully functional software application and all the latest games and entertainment.
The last time (last week) I installed XP I spent 1/2 hr. on the net trying to find the right video driver because XP couldn't find the proper driver on the CD. I then installed the drivers for the DSL modem XP picked and installed the wrong one... fiddled with XP for a 1/2 hour, the called the ISP. They said XP always picks the wrong driver and I should tell it to use driver (x). XP complained that I was trying to install the wrong driver (are you sure? , Yes) it installed and worked. Now Linux doesn't currently support this DSL modem, but what do you want to bet that when it does it will be found on the install.
And as far as those modems that don't work, their called Winmodems for a reason.
Answer: Your mother doesn't use linux because its too complicated.
Tell that to my biker friend, He came a while back and had me install Linux for him. He knows very little about computers. I do all of his re-installs and upgrades. Since installing Linux He hasn't has any problems and is installing and uninstalling apps. himself. I haven't had to fix his computer after a crash in more than 6 mos.
Maybe thats why everyone keeps saying that Linux is too hard to use. They just want people to have to bring their computers in every week or two for "fixin'"
Well even cast it will need machining. Flashing has to be removed, holes need to be drilled and tapped. The flashing can be ground off, but holes and threads will need special tooling like carbide and maybe diamond. Aside from possiable aerospace use I think it will be overkill for golf clubs, but then so is titanium.
Ok, Here is the quote on the alloy:
They made an alloy of elements that fit very poorly together: titanium, copper, nickel, zirconium and beryllium.
The titanium is the expensive part, copper nickel, and zirconium are not that expensive. beryllium is just plain nasty, I wouldn't want to machine anything with that in it. The zirconium is interesting, it make me wonder how hard it is to machine. Ive seen high silicon alumnium that was a bitch to machine.