I never understood why everyone was so upset over Nsync being in Star Wars. It was only going to be for half a second before they got blown up, and probably you wouldn't even relieze it unless you were specifically looking for them. I fail to see what the problem is.
I too was also hoping it would take that twist, and it did leave me a bit confused when I saw Dooku with Sidious since in my mind I had taken the plot twist already. But then I reliezed what was obvious really did happen, and the plot twist was not to be. It would have been interesting to see how the movie would handle Jedi striking down Jedi for the "greater good" of deafeting the sith.
ie C3PO not knowing who Obi-Wan Kenobi is in Star Wars, despite the fact he technically should know who he is hjaving spent so much time with Anakin
I wondered that too, and my guess is that it will be explained in Episode 3. That movie will be very big in plot, as it has to account for all the missing Jedi, lack of Corasount (sp), C3PO, Jar Jar, etc etc. Thats' why I'm looking forward to it the most.
Because I already have a DVD player in the computer. I mean if you're willing to give me the $100+ for one, then sure I"ll get it. But otherwise I have better uses for that money.
The guy who this happened to went into a little more detail on Kuro5hin about what happened. According to him he was never rude at all. He asked for the manager, and then was lead to a backroom to wait. He thought it was so that the other managers could confer with one another to see if they would honor the price match or not, but instead it was jsut to keep him from leaving the store until the cops came. I know I won't be stepping in a Best Buy in Tucker, Georgia anytime soon.
I second that recommendation. Unfortunatly there is no Linux client yet, but whenever I'm in Windows it's THE best instant messanging program. And it finally support file transfers, the one thing it used to be missing. Plus it looks really cool, with many skins to choose from, and it lets you alias your buddy contacts, my main gripe about the official AIM client. It's well worth the download.
I've got to disagree, I saw it last night, and I thought it was really funny. Even the friend I was with thought it was "good". But then another friend of mine said it was "horrible" so to each his own.
I guess I jsut loved it because I have some crazy affliction for watching teen movies, so I'd seen just about every movie that was spoofed (except Can't Hardly Wait). And NATM kept bringing up all the stupid archetypes that are in every teen movie, that I always used to laugh at in my head. And the whole "lets makea girl pretty by takign away the ponytail and glasses" thing was always the most unbelievable part of teen movies (well except for that plot stuff, but well nevermind). I don't know, it just seeemed to take everything I made fun of teen movies with in my head, and put it in a movie. Overall, I thought it was well worht the money.
Well there actually is a Star Trek class. Honors students at the University of Florida can take a course titled "The Tao of Star Trek". It deals some of the philosophy ideas that Star Trek introduces. A few people I know took it last semester, and they loved it. Here's a description of the course from the course list:
Credits: 3
Gen Ed: H I
Gordon Rule: Comm (6000)
Instructor: Gayle Brown
Meeting Time: T 11-E2
Meeting Location: LIT 119
Section Number: 4951
This is an introductory course in philosophy suitable for students with little or no prior exposure to the subject. Used shall be episodes from Star Trek: The Next Generation (and perhaps other science fiction sources as well) as a foil for introducing some of the questions that have puzzled philosophers for centuries--questions including, but not limited to the following.
[1] Is time travel possible? Could I go back in time and kill my own grandfather?
[2] Is artificial intelligence possible? Will computers ever attain consciousness?
[3] Am I one and the same person that I was ten years ago?
[4] If I were cloned, would the clone be me?
[5] Could we be trapped in virtual reality at this very moment and not know it?
Students interested in signing up for the course are encouraged to email the instructor at gbrown@phil.ufl.edu and suggest other topics.
The course will most likely be divided into five or six sections. Each section will correspond to one of the above kinds of questions. We will actually watch the episode relevant to the issue at hand in class, and then spent two or so weeks examining the traditional literature on the subject.
The class will be informal and discussion-oriented. The instructor will do some lecturing, but only enough to enable students to grasp the philosophical problem at hand. Students are expected to attend class regularly, participate in discussions and write three five- to seven-page papers.
Pop corn and soda optional. There will be no mid-term or final exam.
Gayle Brown received her B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy from George Mason University in Virginia. She received both her M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Florida. She was awarded a Graduate Student Teaching Award in 1999.
Considering that 13 year olds can see rated R movies legally (as long as their with a parent) then I don't think making kids younger than 17 their marketing target is illegal. The studios got into some PR trouble over marketing to kids a few months (a year?) ago, but as far as I know they never got fined for it or anything.
The reason it's easier to get a Gamecube than an Xbox is because there are a whole lot more Gamecubes to be had. Nintendo has shipped hundreds of thousands more Gamecubes than XBoxes, and so there are just plain more to sell. IGN also has an interview with a Nintendo spokeswoman about the whole thing, clarifing it a bit.
If anyone would actually read the CNet article that goes along with this story, you'll see that it was accidently disclosed early. To quote:
"We were releasing some advisories on the same day, and an overzealous administrator pushed this out as well,"
So essentially some sysadmin who strongly believes in full disclosure decided to go against company policy and announce it. He's probably getting reprimanded (perhaps fired) and it looks bad on Red Hat because of a "rebel" employee.
the only reason I can think of for Disney not utilizing it is the fear of someone breaking the system.
But if that's the case, why are they allowing credit card numbers to go through it? Anyways, great ideas. The character seeker would be HUGE.
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I've been there multiple times over the course of the year (annual passes are great things) and I remember the kiosks the guide was talking about. They were still up the last time I was there, but they were whitelisted. Meaning that only the websites that Disney had approved were allowed, anything else not on their list was automatically blocked. The whitelisting seemed to work quite well. Interestingly enough, Slashdot was readable, so I guess someone in the Internet department at WDW likes his news for nerds.
Heh, when I saw the headline I thought that there was a Linux version of Dance Dance Revolution coming out or something. Now that'd be sweet, dancing penguins, songs to DeCSS (look about halfway down the page), or maybe even the Free Software Song. It'd be popular in San Francisco at least....
Yea, Beamania games like DDR and Para Para Paradise are still incredibly rare when compared to stuff like Tekken or Crusin USA and the like. Hell, I think only like two states even have Para Para Paradise, and there are still a good number of states that don't have a single DDR machine, much less one close to them. Part of the reason is that these games cost quite a bit of money, but also that they are relativly unproven in an arcade owners mind. The stigma American people have about dancing in public is amazing, and a lot of owners dont' think DDR would do that well. Slowly though, arcades are relizing that DDR and the like can make them a ton of money.
Wouldn't people be crushed to death if we sent them to Jupiter because of the gravity? Not to mention it's basically just gas so there wouldnt' be much to land on.
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In the movie "The Manhatten Project", that kid builds an atomic bomb about the size of a tool box. And as we all know movies would never ever lie to us and always double check their facts...
It's nice to see the small show that my local LUG was in on the front page of Slashdot. I myself could not attend, but reading through the messages on the SLUG mailing list it sounded like a lot of fun, and that they also had a very popular booth. Anyways, if you're interested, a SLUG member posted another article to Newsforge about CTS and SLUG's presence there. And of course you can find pictures here in case you missed that part in the original newsforge article.
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It's hard to tell for sure, but I think the key phrase is:
"I can change him."
Which is my understanding of why women love "bad boys"
I *think* it was when Obi Wan was fighting Fett. Fett headbutted him.
I never understood why everyone was so upset over Nsync being in Star Wars. It was only going to be for half a second before they got blown up, and probably you wouldn't even relieze it unless you were specifically looking for them. I fail to see what the problem is.
I too was also hoping it would take that twist, and it did leave me a bit confused when I saw Dooku with Sidious since in my mind I had taken the plot twist already. But then I reliezed what was obvious really did happen, and the plot twist was not to be. It would have been interesting to see how the movie would handle Jedi striking down Jedi for the "greater good" of deafeting the sith.
ie C3PO not knowing who Obi-Wan Kenobi is in Star Wars, despite the fact he technically should know who he is hjaving spent so much time with Anakin
I wondered that too, and my guess is that it will be explained in Episode 3. That movie will be very big in plot, as it has to account for all the missing Jedi, lack of Corasount (sp), C3PO, Jar Jar, etc etc. Thats' why I'm looking forward to it the most.
Same here. An AMC theater and no Matrix trailer.
TheForce.net had a story about the advanced ticket misprint earlier in the week. I was wondering about that too though before I saw the story.
Because I already have a DVD player in the computer. I mean if you're willing to give me the $100+ for one, then sure I"ll get it. But otherwise I have better uses for that money.
The guy who this happened to went into a little more detail on Kuro5hin about what happened. According to him he was never rude at all. He asked for the manager, and then was lead to a backroom to wait. He thought it was so that the other managers could confer with one another to see if they would honor the price match or not, but instead it was jsut to keep him from leaving the store until the cops came. I know I won't be stepping in a Best Buy in Tucker, Georgia anytime soon.
SSX:Tricky is on the Gamecube, and I also believe the Xbox as well.
And if anyone else wants to get in on the game comparisons, I have one game:
Super Smash Bros Melee
Most girls would never say no when asked publicly like this. Wait 2 weeks, and if the novelty and excitement has worn off, she might change her mind.
I second that recommendation. Unfortunatly there is no Linux client yet, but whenever I'm in Windows it's THE best instant messanging program. And it finally support file transfers, the one thing it used to be missing. Plus it looks really cool, with many skins to choose from, and it lets you alias your buddy contacts, my main gripe about the official AIM client. It's well worth the download.
I've got to disagree, I saw it last night, and I thought it was really funny. Even the friend I was with thought it was "good". But then another friend of mine said it was "horrible" so to each his own.
I guess I jsut loved it because I have some crazy affliction for watching teen movies, so I'd seen just about every movie that was spoofed (except Can't Hardly Wait). And NATM kept bringing up all the stupid archetypes that are in every teen movie, that I always used to laugh at in my head. And the whole "lets makea girl pretty by takign away the ponytail and glasses" thing was always the most unbelievable part of teen movies (well except for that plot stuff, but well nevermind). I don't know, it just seeemed to take everything I made fun of teen movies with in my head, and put it in a movie. Overall, I thought it was well worht the money.
Considering that 13 year olds can see rated R movies legally (as long as their with a parent) then I don't think making kids younger than 17 their marketing target is illegal. The studios got into some PR trouble over marketing to kids a few months (a year?) ago, but as far as I know they never got fined for it or anything.
...but doesn't have as much porn, which I suspect is the real reason many people subscribe.
Or it could be that most of the good political and news articles are now only avaliable for premium subscribers. Which is why I signed up.
The reason it's easier to get a Gamecube than an Xbox is because there are a whole lot more Gamecubes to be had. Nintendo has shipped hundreds of thousands more Gamecubes than XBoxes, and so there are just plain more to sell. IGN also has an interview with a Nintendo spokeswoman about the whole thing, clarifing it a bit.
If anyone would actually read the CNet article that goes along with this story, you'll see that it was accidently disclosed early. To quote:
"We were releasing some advisories on the same day, and an overzealous administrator pushed this out as well,"
So essentially some sysadmin who strongly believes in full disclosure decided to go against company policy and announce it. He's probably getting reprimanded (perhaps fired) and it looks bad on Red Hat because of a "rebel" employee.
the only reason I can think of for Disney not utilizing it is the fear of someone breaking the system.
But if that's the case, why are they allowing credit card numbers to go through it? Anyways, great ideas. The character seeker would be HUGE.
I've been there multiple times over the course of the year (annual passes are great things) and I remember the kiosks the guide was talking about. They were still up the last time I was there, but they were whitelisted. Meaning that only the websites that Disney had approved were allowed, anything else not on their list was automatically blocked. The whitelisting seemed to work quite well. Interestingly enough, Slashdot was readable, so I guess someone in the Internet department at WDW likes his news for nerds.
Heh, when I saw the headline I thought that there was a Linux version of Dance Dance Revolution coming out or something. Now that'd be sweet, dancing penguins, songs to DeCSS (look about halfway down the page), or maybe even the Free Software Song. It'd be popular in San Francisco at least....
Yea, Beamania games like DDR and Para Para Paradise are still incredibly rare when compared to stuff like Tekken or Crusin USA and the like. Hell, I think only like two states even have Para Para Paradise, and there are still a good number of states that don't have a single DDR machine, much less one close to them. Part of the reason is that these games cost quite a bit of money, but also that they are relativly unproven in an arcade owners mind. The stigma American people have about dancing in public is amazing, and a lot of owners dont' think DDR would do that well. Slowly though, arcades are relizing that DDR and the like can make them a ton of money.
Wouldn't people be crushed to death if we sent them to Jupiter because of the gravity? Not to mention it's basically just gas so there wouldnt' be much to land on.
In the movie "The Manhatten Project", that kid builds an atomic bomb about the size of a tool box. And as we all know movies would never ever lie to us and always double check their facts...
It's nice to see the small show that my local LUG was in on the front page of Slashdot. I myself could not attend, but reading through the messages on the SLUG mailing list it sounded like a lot of fun, and that they also had a very popular booth. Anyways, if you're interested, a SLUG member posted another article to Newsforge about CTS and SLUG's presence there. And of course you can find pictures here in case you missed that part in the original newsforge article.