I think the original poster is correct. We all have it in us to do something horrid--believing that you are better than this shooter is a fundamental misunderstanding of the human condition.
How is saying "I'm better than this shooter" different from some fundi saying "I'm better than all you non-believers..." Both have a belief system that says that others who behave or function differently are inherently worse.
We're all humans, and we're all horrid, or at least equally capable of horrid acts... and, to some degree, capable of wonderful acts as well.
The idea of having Tim Burton direct this remake seems like a masterstroke, but after seeing the preview, Depp seems so wrong for the part. I'm sure he'll bring his flare, and he's an amazing actor--but there's something about the way he was holding himself that seemed distinctly non-wonka.
I for one *liked* the fact that the original movie was so much darker than the book, so I hope that this one stays dark in vibrant Burton-esque way.
It's easy to understand that buying cheap or from out of town or out of state causes problems with your local economy, so outsourcing (effectivly buying some things from overseas), causes problems.
But the general public will never pick up on this. They are the 5 year olds that are offered 1 oreo now or 2 in 30 minutes and they take the 1 oreo now. That's how the American public will function, and continue to function unless the media drills it into them that it's a Bad Thing and they see the tangible difference in their pocketbooks in a reasonable amount of time.
What about absolutely monsterous databases? What about huge queries? Or even querying across objects (like we would do joins in a table). I assome that while this can work, there will be some major shifts in thinking in order to get it to be accepted. People like their databases. And enterprise level software isn't going to go out and grab this up--until it does, it probably won't really take off.
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I think the original poster is correct. We all have it in us to do something horrid--believing that you are better than this shooter is a fundamental misunderstanding of the human condition.
How is saying "I'm better than this shooter" different from some fundi saying "I'm better than all you non-believers..." Both have a belief system that says that others who behave or function differently are inherently worse.
We're all humans, and we're all horrid, or at least equally capable of horrid acts... and, to some degree, capable of wonderful acts as well.
The idea of having Tim Burton direct this remake seems like a masterstroke, but after seeing the preview, Depp seems so wrong for the part. I'm sure he'll bring his flare, and he's an amazing actor--but there's something about the way he was holding himself that seemed distinctly non-wonka. I for one *liked* the fact that the original movie was so much darker than the book, so I hope that this one stays dark in vibrant Burton-esque way.
It's easy to understand that buying cheap or from out of town or out of state causes problems with your local economy, so outsourcing (effectivly buying some things from overseas), causes problems.
But the general public will never pick up on this. They are the 5 year olds that are offered 1 oreo now or 2 in 30 minutes and they take the 1 oreo now. That's how the American public will function, and continue to function unless the media drills it into them that it's a Bad Thing and they see the tangible difference in their pocketbooks in a reasonable amount of time.
What about absolutely monsterous databases? What about huge queries? Or even querying across objects (like we would do joins in a table). I assome that while this can work, there will be some major shifts in thinking in order to get it to be accepted. People like their databases. And enterprise level software isn't going to go out and grab this up--until it does, it probably won't really take off.
I actually have that issue. I remember wanting to do that SO bad. I'll have to fish through and find it.