I just thought the fighter craft was accelerating at the time, in which case you would see the droid fall off like that since it's no longer attached to the hull.
Then again space craft in most movies move like they're in atmosphere (eg they bank when turning, etc)
"HOLD ME, ANNAKIN! HOLD ME AS YOU DID BY THE LAKE ON NABOO!" Just a little taste of what Cornerites are in for if they go to see Star Wars at midnight.
So tell me, what exactly is wrong with that line of dialogue?
I love poking holes in movies too, but can't find fault in lines like the above. What's wrong, is it too human for you?
Perhaps one day they'll come up with a way to fix one thing that's always bugged me about the Tattooine sequences in old and new SW movies:
Shadows.
On a planet with two suns, all shadows cast would look deicdedly different from what we're used to. Going by the two shots that show the suns, they appear to be (impossibly of course) in the area of 10 sun radii apart. This would produce two sharp, light shadows for each object, with a darker patch where both shadows intersect.
Because they were filmed in mono-sunned Tunisia, it would have been impossible to give the correct effect when filming the OT, and very difficult with the last 3 films. Even with current state-of-the art CG post-processing such a task would be very time-consuming, and would probably involve creating a 3D model of the objects and environment to get the shadow casting looking anywhere near realistic.
Of course some shots would need to remain unaltered for artistic reasons (for example the shadowed Padme/Anakin hug on the igloo wall in AOTC), but you could use the justification that this was late evening and one of the suns may have already set.
If done well, this would be one CG revision that I would welcome.
Similar ettiquettes were in place as late as WWI when submarines were often used. If you were a sub commander and wanted to sink a battleship, you had to surface and declare your intentions, thus giving the crew a chance to abandon ship before torpedoing it to smitherines.
I just went there (as a result of this debarcle) and counted 3 rather large advertisements for Microsoft Windows Server 2003.
One was a link to the Get The Facts FUD campaign, the other two claimed I could "Make a name for yourself with Windows Server System".
After refreshing the page, under one of the three "TODAY'S TOP LINUX LINKS YOU MUST CLICK ON" sections, once you get past the "Microsoft Windows Costs Less & Outperforms Linux" article, you find the ad for Windows Embedded (this one had me laughing):
The Embedded operating system that empowers you to be genius. The reliable and scalable embedded sysetm that allows your company to be successful. The Support and Source code that drives your development team to be rock stars.
Priceless. I think we know who these people are shills for and it ain't SCO.
Great for a laugh, but I don't think I'll be going back there any time soon.
Aw, crap! Goes to show my terrible command of the French language. I was thinking Bon Jour literally as in "Good Day" in the English sense as to mean goodbye.
I wonder if this will lead to a sharp rise in Debian adoption over other distros.
With Woody hopelessly obsolete, testing's lack of timely security updates and unstable being too, well, unstable Debian hasn't been an option for the last two years for many server rooms.
Of course in a couple of years time we'll probably have the same problem again if the stable release rate doesn't pick up. Time will tell, I guess.
So what happens to Woody? Is there some debianlegacy project that will still provide security updates for those who don't want the new features that Sarge provides, or will it be discarded entirely?
There are lots of improvements that have been suggested over the last 5 years and never implemented. In fact, when was the last major improvement to Slashdot? To Slashcode?
How long is a project allowed to stagnate before it is declared abandoned?
Slashdot Mirror
Didn't that go out with MP3?
Do not stare into laser with remaining eye.
http://www.profanebabies.com/
I don't get it. It just links to a blank page with a google ad.
If you really want to see your childhood memories ruined, go rent the new Thunderbirds movie some time...
I just thought the fighter craft was accelerating at the time, in which case you would see the droid fall off like that since it's no longer attached to the hull.
Then again space craft in most movies move like they're in atmosphere (eg they bank when turning, etc)
A bit difficult to use puny studio lights when you're filming in the desert under a blazing sun.
"HOLD ME, ANNAKIN! HOLD ME AS YOU DID BY THE LAKE ON NABOO!"
Just a little taste of what Cornerites are in for if they go to see Star Wars at midnight.
So tell me, what exactly is wrong with that line of dialogue?
I love poking holes in movies too, but can't find fault in lines like the above. What's wrong, is it too human for you?
Perhaps one day they'll come up with a way to fix one thing that's always bugged me about the Tattooine sequences in old and new SW movies:
Shadows.
On a planet with two suns, all shadows cast would look deicdedly different from what we're used to. Going by the two shots that show the suns, they appear to be (impossibly of course) in the area of 10 sun radii apart. This would produce two sharp, light shadows for each object, with a darker patch where both shadows intersect.
Because they were filmed in mono-sunned Tunisia, it would have been impossible to give the correct effect when filming the OT, and very difficult with the last 3 films. Even with current state-of-the art CG post-processing such a task would be very time-consuming, and would probably involve creating a 3D model of the objects and environment to get the shadow casting looking anywhere near realistic.
Of course some shots would need to remain unaltered for artistic reasons (for example the shadowed Padme/Anakin hug on the igloo wall in AOTC), but you could use the justification that this was late evening and one of the suns may have already set.
If done well, this would be one CG revision that I would welcome.
I can't believe I just typed this.
Similar ettiquettes were in place as late as WWI when submarines were often used. If you were a sub commander and wanted to sink a battleship, you had to surface and declare your intentions, thus giving the crew a chance to abandon ship before torpedoing it to smitherines.
Yes, but not three at once!
/., the Microsoft ad goes away and is replaced with one from RackSpace or whatever.
And if I hit 'reload' on
Not so with that other site...
I think the GP meant 50/50, commonly used to refer to dodgy vision.
Does anyone actually read Linux Business Week?
I just went there (as a result of this debarcle) and counted 3 rather large advertisements for Microsoft Windows Server 2003.
One was a link to the Get The Facts FUD campaign, the other two claimed I could "Make a name for yourself with Windows Server System".
After refreshing the page, under one of the three "TODAY'S TOP LINUX LINKS YOU MUST CLICK ON" sections, once you get past the "Microsoft Windows Costs Less & Outperforms Linux" article, you find the ad for Windows Embedded (this one had me laughing):
The Embedded operating system that empowers you to be genius.
The reliable and scalable embedded sysetm that allows your company to be successful.
The Support and Source code that drives your development team to be rock stars.
Priceless. I think we know who these people are shills for and it ain't SCO.
Great for a laugh, but I don't think I'll be going back there any time soon.
Aw, crap! Goes to show my terrible command of the French language. I was thinking Bon Jour literally as in "Good Day" in the English sense as to mean goodbye.
So anyway I said:
Au Revoir, Apple
But it's not quite as funny now...
Funny, that's exactly what I said when I discovered Linux :
Bonjour, Apple!
In the boxed set with all 6 movies, the Tauntan takes a swing at Han first.
I hope they also include options for writing documentation and proof-reading.
That is an area that is often lacking in OSS projects.
There's still a few names left in Toy Story - Lenny, RC, Andy, Hannah, Alien, Rockmobile come to mind.
:)
I don't believe they've yet touched the characters in Toy Story 2.
Then there's other Pixar ventures like Monsters Inc and Finding Nemo.
So any idea when Marlin is being released?
I wonder if this will lead to a sharp rise in Debian adoption over other distros.
With Woody hopelessly obsolete, testing's lack of timely security updates and unstable being too, well, unstable Debian hasn't been an option for the last two years for many server rooms.
Of course in a couple of years time we'll probably have the same problem again if the stable release rate doesn't pick up. Time will tell, I guess.
So what happens to Woody? Is there some debianlegacy project that will still provide security updates for those who don't want the new features that Sarge provides, or will it be discarded entirely?
Alienware recommends Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional.
I wonder how much they were paid to put that one up.
... or substitute "private mercaneries" with "Al-Quaeda".
There are lots of improvements that have been suggested over the last 5 years and never implemented. In fact, when was the last major improvement to Slashdot? To Slashcode?
How long is a project allowed to stagnate before it is declared abandoned?
Yes, I see now. It makes perfect sense.
*whoooosh*
Why do you call him a cracker? Is it because he's cheesy?
Perhaps you refer to black hat hackers?
Come to think of it, most hackers seem to be crackers.
(rimshot)