"The Doctor tended to be a nonsexual character, most of the time. I don't think it will be too much of an issue, if Davies is fan enough to stick to that as a vital part of the show. Having the Doctor get involved with his companions would probably screw the plots up something awful, although I expect we will all find something to complain about in the new series."
The Doctor seemed to have a rather strong affection for Peri. (See Trial of the Time Lord) Though I agree with you, I'm not sure I'd specifically use the term 'nonsexual'. More like 'deeply buried'.
I agree with you that having him get involved with a companion is bad news. Part of me thinks that the reason he doesn't show affection for his companions is that in his 900 years of existence, and his dangerous line of work, he knows he could lose them in an instant. He can't get too attached.
You know, I wouldn't mind an exploration of this happening once. Maybe there's one companion in particular he's in love with. She is lost. From there he really turns icy.
I think that's been done before, but it would be interesting to see something deeply bother him.
"They were always written as a trilogy even before 1 came out..."
Anybody else have a hard time believing that?
"It's just not about being able to make great films..."
Define 'great'. The movies I saw were derivitive works totally lacking in character overcompensated for with eye candy.
" it also about expanding peoples minds by placing seeds of doubt about what is real and are we actually in control of our own lives?"
The first movie attempted to do this. In some ways it was fun for it, i.e. the deja-vu scene. The second movie lost that. Frankly, if you've ever seen "Trial of the Time Lord", a rather popular Doctor Who series of episodes, then Reloaded is even less of a surprise. "Gee, we're still in the matrix. Nothing is as it seems!"
"And those who sell Linux should be liable. I never stated otherwise."
I apologize. I've had this debate before and thought you were going that direction.
"If a manufacturer sets an easily guessed default password which allows remote exploitation, that's partially a bug and partially system admin error."
Hmm maybe I'm misinterpreting you here, but doesn't any password a manufacture sets qualify? I'll leave it at that because I don't think I'm understanding you.
"If I'm careless and the virus spreads, it's my fault. If I'm careful and the software I use intentional hides information from me anyways, the software is partially at fault. I think it'd be a lot harder to support any liability claims against a manufacturer for misuse than a defect, as human interaction will always lay some blame on the human end."
Great. Now ya done it, now ya got me reconsidering my view. I appreciate the tactful rebuttal.
"if you sell it, you're much more liable for defects than if you give it away."
Linux is sold...
"Without a defect, no amount of assholeness would have produced a quickly spreading worm."
Bullshit. You can take anything and misuse it. Take Slashdot, for example. People can post offensive things. I can crapflood. I can trick you into going to Goatse. Is Slashdot defective, or am I a malicious asshole?
"If MS loses, they will bitch about stupid patent laws."
Microsoft has quite the double standard here on Slashdot. Everybody wants MS punished. They want to see MS hurt. Unfortunately, it is rare that anybody puts any thought into the consequences of punishing Microsoft. Just like you brought up here, it was probably better for Microsoft to win instead of lose. When the Blaster worm made its rounds, people here were saying "Why isn't Microsoft being held liable?" Sounds great, doesn't it? Make Microsoft pay for their 'negligence'. Never mind that somebody was getting away with being a malicious asshole and Microsoft was being punished for it, no no no, Microsoft should be punished for not being pyschic and predicting that an exploit would be.. uh. exploited. If Microsoft were to be liable for defects like that, then in all fairness, individuals of the OSS Community would risk being liable for somebody else's malicious use. So, in short, Linux could find itself vulernable to whatever punishment is dealt to Microsoft in a case like that.
Be careful about what you wish for. If you want Microsoft to be punished, that's perfectly okay, just be careful that they don't get punished in a way that burns you.
"Attitudes like yours are a good part of the reason we're dealing with legal and technical measures that get in the way of me using media I legitimately purchase in any way I see fit."
Costumers express demand, RIAA fights demand instead of supplying it, and the customers are at fault for it? I don't think so.
"It's really all about free music for people like you..."
No dude. If that were really true, people 'like me' wouldn't be spending $400 for an iPod. The money is there ready to be spent. Now if only they were supplying the services to earn that money...
"How did the record player not playing CDs cause sufficient alcohol to enter your system as to impair normal functioning? Did you drown your sorrows? If so, what were you drinking? Or did you just miss out the word "off", which would make sense. "
Are you fucking retarded or something? Why do you guys only take me seriously when I'm trying to make a joke?
"You don't have to take anything they have. Just ignore them. Don't infringe on copyright, don't buy their stuff. And if everyone did that, their would be no RIAA to worry about it."
And that will cause the RIAA to change their ways... how? Don't you think that'd be the common solution to the problem if it was ideal? Man I hate these stupid oversimplified answers that leave out so much detail.
Money alone does not guide the RIAA into doing what they should. If they make less money due to people boycotting protected goods, they'll just claim it's because people are inherently thieves. But when people are ripping CDs for example, then it illustrates demand. "well let's see, people want music in a digital format... maybe we should make tiny portable MP3 players."
" I had almost forgotten that Kazaa (unlike gnutella) is a privately owned network... or protocol... or something. Kudos to Kazaa... now if they only got rid of their spyware..."
Hooray for proprietary proto.... hey... put the pitchforks down.
"Although a great many Apple users are not neophytes, the fact that a neophyte can run an Apple is a testament to their ease of use."
Too bad Microsoft doesn't get any credit for that around here. Though not as good as Apple (and lotsa copying going on), they still managed to get usable PCs out to the mass market.
" We also have Nazi and Soviet propaganda movies that made people kill each other."
Are you sure the movies made people kill each other? It strikes me that society's acceptance of killing each other was the influence here. It's one thing to watch the movies on their own, but to watch the movies within a group of people who are showing their acceptance of the propoganda... well I can't help but think that had more to do with it.
It's not something I want to debate too much, just a perspective I wanted to offer.:)
"Gee, my mommy taught me that two wrongs don't make a right back in oh, I don't know, kindergarten. Was yours to busy downing the sauce to teach you that one?"
Your mommy's philosophy is not an absolute. I personally don't feel like bending over and taking what the music industry throws at me.
My cat performs gravitic experiments all the time. He's even discovered anti-gravity. He pushes my cell phone off the desk, and within minutes it levitates back up to the desk.
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"Actually, the BBC did not want to publicize the Doctor's sexual relationship with his dog, K9. But it really got lonely in space sometimes."
That didn't bother me until I remembered K-9's waggy antenna tail. Ick.
"The Doctor tended to be a nonsexual character, most of the time. I don't think it will be too much of an issue, if Davies is fan enough to stick to that as a vital part of the show. Having the Doctor get involved with his companions would probably screw the plots up something awful, although I expect we will all find something to complain about in the new series."
The Doctor seemed to have a rather strong affection for Peri. (See Trial of the Time Lord) Though I agree with you, I'm not sure I'd specifically use the term 'nonsexual'. More like 'deeply buried'.
I agree with you that having him get involved with a companion is bad news. Part of me thinks that the reason he doesn't show affection for his companions is that in his 900 years of existence, and his dangerous line of work, he knows he could lose them in an instant. He can't get too attached.
You know, I wouldn't mind an exploration of this happening once. Maybe there's one companion in particular he's in love with. She is lost. From there he really turns icy.
I think that's been done before, but it would be interesting to see something deeply bother him.
"They were always written as a trilogy even before 1 came out..."
Anybody else have a hard time believing that?
"It's just not about being able to make great films..."
Define 'great'. The movies I saw were derivitive works totally lacking in character overcompensated for with eye candy.
" it also about expanding peoples minds by placing seeds of doubt about what is real and are we actually in control of our own lives?"
The first movie attempted to do this. In some ways it was fun for it, i.e. the deja-vu scene. The second movie lost that. Frankly, if you've ever seen "Trial of the Time Lord", a rather popular Doctor Who series of episodes, then Reloaded is even less of a surprise. "Gee, we're still in the matrix. Nothing is as it seems!"
*Yawn*
"And those who sell Linux should be liable. I never stated otherwise."
I apologize. I've had this debate before and thought you were going that direction.
"If a manufacturer sets an easily guessed default password which allows remote exploitation, that's partially a bug and partially system admin error."
Hmm maybe I'm misinterpreting you here, but doesn't any password a manufacture sets qualify? I'll leave it at that because I don't think I'm understanding you.
"If I'm careless and the virus spreads, it's my fault. If I'm careful and the software I use intentional hides information from me anyways, the software is partially at fault. I think it'd be a lot harder to support any liability claims against a manufacturer for misuse than a defect, as human interaction will always lay some blame on the human end."
Great. Now ya done it, now ya got me reconsidering my view. I appreciate the tactful rebuttal.
"if you sell it, you're much more liable for defects than if you give it away."
Linux is sold...
"Without a defect, no amount of assholeness would have produced a quickly spreading worm."
Bullshit. You can take anything and misuse it. Take Slashdot, for example. People can post offensive things. I can crapflood. I can trick you into going to Goatse. Is Slashdot defective, or am I a malicious asshole?
"If MS loses, they will bitch about stupid patent laws."
Microsoft has quite the double standard here on Slashdot. Everybody wants MS punished. They want to see MS hurt. Unfortunately, it is rare that anybody puts any thought into the consequences of punishing Microsoft. Just like you brought up here, it was probably better for Microsoft to win instead of lose. When the Blaster worm made its rounds, people here were saying "Why isn't Microsoft being held liable?" Sounds great, doesn't it? Make Microsoft pay for their 'negligence'. Never mind that somebody was getting away with being a malicious asshole and Microsoft was being punished for it, no no no, Microsoft should be punished for not being pyschic and predicting that an exploit would be.. uh. exploited. If Microsoft were to be liable for defects like that, then in all fairness, individuals of the OSS Community would risk being liable for somebody else's malicious use. So, in short, Linux could find itself vulernable to whatever punishment is dealt to Microsoft in a case like that.
Be careful about what you wish for. If you want Microsoft to be punished, that's perfectly okay, just be careful that they don't get punished in a way that burns you.
"Then why are musician bitching about owing the studios millions of dollars if it didn't cost that much to get them started?"
Gee, imagine artists getting screwed while record studios make all the money. It's like reading science fiction or something.
"Any defeat of a patent is good news."
Generalizations always suck.
"How are you going to get the half million or so to produce a studio quality album and get anyone on any radio station to play a track?"
The barrier of entry into the music world isn't anywhere near that high.
"manipulating consumer choice"??????
I don't feel the least bit manipulated. I knew full well what I wanted to happen when I went to that web site and entered my do-not-call information."
Yet, it's legal for a company to share it's information about me with its affiliates without my consent. Amusing.
"Of course, you always have the right to leave your phone off the hook when you're eating dinner."
There's a simple solution to preventing your car from being stolen. Don't own a car.
"This is the greatest case of False Advertising I've seen since I sued the movie The Never Ending Story"
"Fifty million Americans can't be wrong."
It's official! Windows is sup...
Hmm...
Do I really want to lose karma over this joke?
"Attitudes like yours are a good part of the reason we're dealing with legal and technical measures that get in the way of me using media I legitimately purchase in any way I see fit."
Costumers express demand, RIAA fights demand instead of supplying it, and the customers are at fault for it? I don't think so.
"It's really all about free music for people like you..."
No dude. If that were really true, people 'like me' wouldn't be spending $400 for an iPod. The money is there ready to be spent. Now if only they were supplying the services to earn that money...
"How did the record player not playing CDs cause sufficient alcohol to enter your system as to impair normal functioning? Did you drown your sorrows? If so, what were you drinking? Or did you just miss out the word "off", which would make sense. "
Are you fucking retarded or something? Why do you guys only take me seriously when I'm trying to make a joke?
"Why don't you just use a paintbrush?"
There, that should get me a +3 Insightful.
"You don't have to take anything they have. Just ignore them. Don't infringe on copyright, don't buy their stuff. And if everyone did that, their would be no RIAA to worry about it."
And that will cause the RIAA to change their ways... how? Don't you think that'd be the common solution to the problem if it was ideal? Man I hate these stupid oversimplified answers that leave out so much detail.
Money alone does not guide the RIAA into doing what they should. If they make less money due to people boycotting protected goods, they'll just claim it's because people are inherently thieves. But when people are ripping CDs for example, then it illustrates demand. "well let's see, people want music in a digital format... maybe we should make tiny portable MP3 players."
Passive resistance isn't going to work here.
"Yeah, but the computer code has to eventually compile. :-)"
I use interpreted languages you insensitive clod.
" I had almost forgotten that Kazaa (unlike gnutella) is a privately owned network... or protocol... or something. Kudos to Kazaa... now if they only got rid of their spyware..."
Hooray for proprietary proto.... hey... put the pitchforks down.
"Although a great many Apple users are not neophytes, the fact that a neophyte can run an Apple is a testament to their ease of use."
Too bad Microsoft doesn't get any credit for that around here. Though not as good as Apple (and lotsa copying going on), they still managed to get usable PCs out to the mass market.
"Hey, I'm a Mac user, you insensitive clod."
I'll gesture while I talk then.
" We also have Nazi and Soviet propaganda movies that made people kill each other."
:)
Are you sure the movies made people kill each other? It strikes me that society's acceptance of killing each other was the influence here. It's one thing to watch the movies on their own, but to watch the movies within a group of people who are showing their acceptance of the propoganda... well I can't help but think that had more to do with it.
It's not something I want to debate too much, just a perspective I wanted to offer.
"Gee, my mommy taught me that two wrongs don't make a right back in oh, I don't know, kindergarten. Was yours to busy downing the sauce to teach you that one?"
Your mommy's philosophy is not an absolute. I personally don't feel like bending over and taking what the music industry throws at me.
My cat performs gravitic experiments all the time. He's even discovered anti-gravity. He pushes my cell phone off the desk, and within minutes it levitates back up to the desk.
"What a shame that I'm running Linux and my portable MP3 player doesn't support WMA."
I remember I was pissed when my record player wouldn't play CDs.