I am not mad (translated) http://www.google.com/translate_c?hl=... "I am not sick or mad, I only have a sense of humor not everyone immediately understands. In addition, I have acting talent. I can do something so real that many think it is real. For this reason I will be insulted by many and hated. The aim of my videos or movies is to entertain people, not provoke. Nobody should take my short videos on the Internet seriously - they are merely for entertainment. No matter what people think or say, I am a very normal boy with acting talent." - N. K. (aka "Slikk" or "Der echte Gangster")
This video was made as a response to some German politicians attempting to restrict access to violent video games. He was trying to show how they view gamers. Very amusing and intelligent. Too bad most people missed the point.
"Journalists" from Focus TV (Germany) used this as an example of an internet addict, claiming the kid to have been secretly taped by his father and to be undergoing therapy in addiction clinic. Naturally, this was not what "Leopold" understood to have agreed on when he gave approval for airing it on TV. Source (translated, click "SCHLIESSEN" if add comes up):
You're right - copyright violation in its current definition is not theft. And that's because both have clear definitions in whatever jurisdiction you happen to live in.
Now what happens if your jurisdiction changes its definition of theft? Say, to something broad like "the appropriation of property, tangible or otherwise, without explicit permission of the property owner". That encompasses copyright infringement right there. This is what a lot of IP-bound countries may well end up doing.
Doesn't use Mac OS X Leopard. Winner: MacBook Air.
I find that category confusing.
So... the MacBook Air wins the "Doesn't use Mac OS X Leopard" category? So it "Doesn't use Mac OS X" better than the Lenovo? Fair enough I guess. Not that it matters to me - whichever one I get will have its HD scratched and Linux installed over it anyway.
While I'm on the subject of laser, another cool things about high powered lasers is that the photons can collide. If you shine two beams so that they cross paths, some photons will collide with each other and scatter. This has always fascinated me since it shows that the distinction between matter and light is a very fine one indeed.
Sounds like the makings of in-air holograms there. Help me Oobie Do Banoobie.
Oh, and these renders might be prettier, but these are still just input files for a huge raytracer, so IMO, there's nothing really to cheer about. Make a 'tracer in 512 bytes, then I'll be impressed:).
Does that really matter?
A lot of demos use software interrupts. Should those be considered invalid too?
It helps to think of the tracer as a platform-independent machine, and we're writing code for that machine.
Look I'm as keen on the oldskool demoscene as the next guy. I've seen pretty much every noteworthy 256b, 512b, 4k etc demo there is. But you know what? In this age of multi-tasking pre-emptive multitasking operating systems, I miss that scene. I really do. That drive to create, given a constrained framework, something unexpected and impressive. And these POV demos bring back that same feeling (probably nostalgia) for me. More than that though, they seem like a logical evolutionary step in that scene. So the framework used to be an i386 or an Amiga. Today it's POV-Ray. So what if this platform is a fat-ass raytracer? Are Amiga demos unimpressive because they're linking to big gfx/sound libraries implemented in hardware?
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Interesting watching the translated version. It claims in the summary:
From his blog: http://www.was-willst-du-tun.de/
I am not mad (translated)
http://www.google.com/translate_c?hl=...
"I am not sick or mad, I only have a sense of humor not everyone immediately understands. In addition, I have acting talent. I can do something so real that many think it is real. For this reason I will be insulted by many and hated. The aim of my videos or movies is to entertain people, not provoke. Nobody should take my short videos on the Internet seriously - they are merely for entertainment. No matter what people think or say, I am a very normal boy with acting talent."
- N. K. (aka "Slikk" or "Der echte Gangster")
How it started (translated, how the character was born)
http://www.google.com/translate_c?hl=...
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Video information:
This video was made as a response to some German politicians attempting to restrict access to violent video games. He was trying to show how they view gamers. Very amusing and intelligent. Too bad most people missed the point.
"Journalists" from Focus TV (Germany) used this as an example of an internet addict, claiming the kid to have been secretly taped by his father and to be undergoing therapy in addiction clinic. Naturally, this was not what "Leopold" understood to have agreed on when he gave approval for airing it on TV.
Source (translated, click "SCHLIESSEN" if add comes up):
I hope rigor mortis sets in before you're done.
http://xkcd.com/261/
Have you ever tried to build a MythTV box from scratch? That's the biggest pain in the balls I've ever experienced.
*blinks*
ur doin it wrong.
Okay fine, I agree with you (until information is legally declared property).
But you are now bound by your own argument to never, ever again use the terms "identity theft", "code theft" or "stolen secrets".
That's not very helpful.
You're right - copyright violation in its current definition is not theft. And that's because both have clear definitions in whatever jurisdiction you happen to live in.
Now what happens if your jurisdiction changes its definition of theft? Say, to something broad like "the appropriation of property, tangible or otherwise, without explicit permission of the property owner". That encompasses copyright infringement right there. This is what a lot of IP-bound countries may well end up doing.
Doesn't use Mac OS X Leopard. Winner: MacBook Air.
I find that category confusing.
So... the MacBook Air wins the "Doesn't use Mac OS X Leopard" category? So it "Doesn't use Mac OS X" better than the Lenovo?
Fair enough I guess. Not that it matters to me - whichever one I get will have its HD scratched and Linux installed over it anyway.
Playstation or Wii [youtube.com]
Heh yeah I like that PS3 vs Wii ad too. I think it sums up the differences nicely.
One of them is cute and shallow, a novelty bimbo that I'd soon lose interested in. And probably infected with God knows what.
The other one looks like she might actually have some substance, can handle sophisticated fun and will probably age better.
Oh dear. I think you might be right. I'd best listen out for the whooshing sound next time one like that flies over my head :)
Yes, yes you could.
Which, to our culture, are both merely forms of, what?
Entertainment.
...adversely affects lives? Are you kidding? These are just movies!
Not all clocks need to be wound up.
What we're seeing now is middle age spread.
Dude, it sounds like you need to ditch that masturbating monkey and get yourself a real woman.
Oh good, so we're agreed that DVD stands for Digital Video Disc, and always will.
Thanks.
Yes, I wish they would.
Yes, but eventually it won't even see the code. All it will see is blonde, brunette, woman in red dress...
Well in that case, let me offer my heartiest contrafibularities.
I don't know, but I still find this funny:
"
Designed by Apple in California
Made in China
"
While I'm on the subject of laser, another cool things about high powered lasers is that the photons can collide. If you shine two beams so that they cross paths, some photons will collide with each other and scatter. This has always fascinated me since it shows that the distinction between matter and light is a very fine one indeed.
Sounds like the makings of in-air holograms there. Help me Oobie Do Banoobie.
I witnessed a total eclipse in 2007, but noticed no turquoise. I'm pretty sure I know why though, living as I do in New Zealand...
Oh, and these renders might be prettier, but these are still just input files for a huge raytracer, so IMO, there's nothing really to cheer about. Make a 'tracer in 512 bytes, then I'll be impressed :) .
Does that really matter?
A lot of demos use software interrupts. Should those be considered invalid too?
It helps to think of the tracer as a platform-independent machine, and we're writing code for that machine.
Look I'm as keen on the oldskool demoscene as the next guy. I've seen pretty much every noteworthy 256b, 512b, 4k etc demo there is. But you know what? In this age of multi-tasking pre-emptive multitasking operating systems, I miss that scene. I really do. That drive to create, given a constrained framework, something unexpected and impressive. And these POV demos bring back that same feeling (probably nostalgia) for me. More than that though, they seem like a logical evolutionary step in that scene. So the framework used to be an i386 or an Amiga. Today it's POV-Ray. So what if this platform is a fat-ass raytracer? Are Amiga demos unimpressive because they're linking to big gfx/sound libraries implemented in hardware?
Let the demos roll, I say.
Anyone care to explain that tag?