"Well, it wouldn't be the first sci-fi series to shoot the canon all to hell, so to speak."
Are we still on this? Am I the only one that caught the numerous episodes that explained that time was being messed with and First Contact that polluted the time line in the first place?
"You've insulted my thorough command of 21 seasons of Star Trek Trivia!! Bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch..."
Truth be told, I'd like to see in-game advertising take off. It'd be nice for game companies to get another source of revenue going in a crowded market. Potentially, it could mean for more creative or ambitious games.
As for the adverts being annoying, all I have to say is this: It won't take much to get a bad review in a mag over it. Supply and demand means they shouldn't blow it.
"I'm a fan of Pepsi. I prefer it. But drinking Pepsi for health points is probably the worst idea ever!:) It's one thing to eat a hearty turkey and gain some benefit, but Pepsi...? Maybe increase speed a little, but even there, adrenaline packs or something would be a better design decision."
Heh. This point would be more interesting if soda wasn't a common form of health regen for games. San Andreas comes to mind. I had a major shootout with a bunch of cops. My health was almost gone, but I managed to get to a soda machine. I drank two or three sodas (err somehow I didn't get shot during this, not sure if I could have) and all the damage done by a barrage of bullets was gone.
At that point, whether or not it was Pepsi C.J. was drinking was not the big question.
"Marvin, however, doesn't make any sense. Nor does the Heart of Gold."
Uh.. why? I mean, in the last month or so I reread the first book. It doesn't really say a whole lot about what Marvin should look like or how tall he is. The Heart of Gold, well it isn't described very well either. Only that it's the most beautiful ship ever made. I don't see an ugly ship in the trailer.
I can imagine that both are different from what most pictured, but not making sense?
"When questioned whether the rumours that the blue planet was almost covered in poisonous, corrosive di-hydrogen oxide, as many independent scientists have asserted, had any validity, K'breel declined comment."
Moments later, the phrase "I seem to be having tremendous difficulty with my lifestyle" mysteriously drifted across the chamber where the Elders met. Before Earth could send another one of its mechanical invaders, all life on Mars was exterminated when war broke out...
"It is a detailed examination of the long-awaited film adaptation of a much-loved science-fiction book by an individual who knows the material, loves the material, and feels deeply that what made the story worth making into a movie has not been represented."
Eh... Heh. I've seen the people you're describing, and the problem is that they expect the movie to be a literal translation of the book. Nobody should ever ever EVER expect that, but they always do. Book to movie conversion is a very lossy process because of time, audience, and incompatible medium concerns.
This movie may or may not be good, but if you're looking to find out 'did they fuck up', I guarantee you will not enjoy that movie or any other that is made from a favorite book of yours. When a detail is different, the first assumption is that it's because they didn't get it. The possibility that the detail caused a significant problem and that the movie team agonized over it never gets considered. For example, when the trailer came out a few weeks ago, it showed Ford with a ring around his thumb for 'hitchhiking'. In the book, he was holding some sort of thumb shaped device. There was some actual bitching about this here on Slashdot. Nobody ever stopped and thought: "Well wait.. the dude has to 'hitchhike', right? People do this by raising their thumb. The audience may not get right away that he isn't actually holding a dildo."
I wish I could tell you that I'm above that, but I'm not. It bugs me, too. The best advice I can give when you watch book-to-movie movies is to not take it too seriously. They're not hurting the book, they're interpreting it in a lossy form. It's sort of like when they edit a movie like RoboCop for TV. In that case, at least, it's somewhat forgivable.
Best part is, they'll violate the DMCA if they figure that out!
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You know, most of the timne I use its/it's properly. I also use their/they're/there properly. If I'm going to be nitpicked for occasionally making that mistake, I'd ike to occasionally be complimented when I do it right.
"The DMZ is a wildlife paradise --- hopefully the wildlife is not extinguished by armedbots because the wildlife merely moves throughout the DMZ. I would like to see the armedbots recognize the difference between human and animal before going robocop."
They weren't terribly clear on this topic, but they don't actually say anywhere that these robots would actually go rolling around looking for targets. Frankly, I can't imagine they'd be anything but stationary. (1 - 2km visual range?)
In that case, some animals may die, but they'll learn quickly not to hang around there. I'll be honest, though, I don't expect this to go live without human interaction. They'll probably be set up with a dude sitting in a shelter somewhere watching video feeds and responding to alarms.
"It'll cast a shadow pretty much across the entire planet."
Are you sure about that? The Sun is a very VERY large source of light. Additionally, the atmopshere does a very good job of diffusing it. Yes, it'll create a shadow, but across the whole planet? It's doubtful the cable would even be wide enough to be visible a few miles away.
"Not to go crazy on this one, but what is the big deal is requiring your calendar and address book be tied to your email client. I guess somewhere along the line everyone got mixed up and decided this is the way life should be."
It all runs through exchange server. Other people in your groop, for example, can see your calendar or ToDo list.
Also, it means only one app to sync your PocketPC with. It works pretty well, and yes, it's useful even if you don't have an Exhange server.
"It would be nice if Evolution had a win32 port."
That'd be nice. I have yet to find a suitable Outlook replacement (Note: NOT Outlook Express) with the features I mentioned above. Info appreciated.
"It would seem that Microsoft thinks they can get people on the ole upgrade cycle just like they do for their other products.
Whats next?
XBOX 2006, XBOX.net 2007, XBOX.sp2 2008?"
WTH are you talking about? There's at least 4 years between the XBOX and XBOX 2. In the mean time, they're saying "We'll continue to support the original XBOX for 6 years". This isn't good news for current XBOX users?
Maybe I'm just really tired here, but the only reason I can figure that this was modded up is that there's some expectation that the XBOX will follow the Windows business model. Never mind that it hasn't done that in all the years it has been around. Never mind that it's a game console firmly established in a market with a 5 year life cycle. Never mind that game consoles are not OS's and that Microsoft would actually be smart enough to not try to market them the same. No no no, let's assume MS is greedy and incompetent. Afterall, that's how they became a 20+ billion dollar company.
"I showed up for work. On time. Showered & shaved."
Heh. we never got around to it, but one year we were going to put a sign on the men's room door that read "Danger: Gas leak". We weren't sure, though, if anybody'd get the joke.
"How lazy are we as a society, when we can't even spend 1 minute to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? Thats what scares me more then this Smuckers patent."
This might be funny if not for the fact that one of the BFDs about this 'innovation' is that it keeps the jelly from soaking through the bread.
"You're free to clone their product and compete with them, you just have to come up with your own process to do it."
This is a very important point. Few things are perfect the first time around. Often avoiding a patent means developing something even better. And, even if it doesn't, the party involved in developing a solution that others seem to think are critical enough to license deserves a reward. No?
Slashdot Mirror
Hehe. :)
Cheers.
" Businesses have proved they can't use them properly anyways"
Translation: I saw quite a few sensationalist headlines on Slashdot, that's enough to render my judgement!
"Really. Who the hell cares?"
Obviously you and a dude with a mod-point don't. Whoop-de-fuck.
"Well, it wouldn't be the first sci-fi series to shoot the canon all to hell, so to speak."
Are we still on this? Am I the only one that caught the numerous episodes that explained that time was being messed with and First Contact that polluted the time line in the first place?
"You've insulted my thorough command of 21 seasons of Star Trek Trivia!! Bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch..."
Truth be told, I'd like to see in-game advertising take off. It'd be nice for game companies to get another source of revenue going in a crowded market. Potentially, it could mean for more creative or ambitious games.
As for the adverts being annoying, all I have to say is this: It won't take much to get a bad review in a mag over it. Supply and demand means they shouldn't blow it.
"I'm a fan of Pepsi. I prefer it. But drinking Pepsi for health points is probably the worst idea ever! :) It's one thing to eat a hearty turkey and gain some benefit, but Pepsi...? Maybe increase speed a little, but even there, adrenaline packs or something would be a better design decision."
Heh. This point would be more interesting if soda wasn't a common form of health regen for games. San Andreas comes to mind. I had a major shootout with a bunch of cops. My health was almost gone, but I managed to get to a soda machine. I drank two or three sodas (err somehow I didn't get shot during this, not sure if I could have) and all the damage done by a barrage of bullets was gone.
At that point, whether or not it was Pepsi C.J. was drinking was not the big question.
"Does anyone care about this? This is not news."
A major news site apologizing for being wrong doesn't surprise you?
"Marvin, however, doesn't make any sense. Nor does the Heart of Gold."
Uh.. why? I mean, in the last month or so I reread the first book. It doesn't really say a whole lot about what Marvin should look like or how tall he is. The Heart of Gold, well it isn't described very well either. Only that it's the most beautiful ship ever made. I don't see an ugly ship in the trailer.
I can imagine that both are different from what most pictured, but not making sense?
"When questioned whether the rumours that the blue planet was almost covered in poisonous, corrosive di-hydrogen oxide, as many independent scientists have asserted, had any validity, K'breel declined comment."
Moments later, the phrase "I seem to be having tremendous difficulty with my lifestyle" mysteriously drifted across the chamber where the Elders met. Before Earth could send another one of its mechanical invaders, all life on Mars was exterminated when war broke out...
"It is a detailed examination of the long-awaited film adaptation of a much-loved science-fiction book by an individual who knows the material, loves the material, and feels deeply that what made the story worth making into a movie has not been represented."
Eh... Heh. I've seen the people you're describing, and the problem is that they expect the movie to be a literal translation of the book. Nobody should ever ever EVER expect that, but they always do. Book to movie conversion is a very lossy process because of time, audience, and incompatible medium concerns.
This movie may or may not be good, but if you're looking to find out 'did they fuck up', I guarantee you will not enjoy that movie or any other that is made from a favorite book of yours. When a detail is different, the first assumption is that it's because they didn't get it. The possibility that the detail caused a significant problem and that the movie team agonized over it never gets considered. For example, when the trailer came out a few weeks ago, it showed Ford with a ring around his thumb for 'hitchhiking'. In the book, he was holding some sort of thumb shaped device. There was some actual bitching about this here on Slashdot. Nobody ever stopped and thought: "Well wait.. the dude has to 'hitchhike', right? People do this by raising their thumb. The audience may not get right away that he isn't actually holding a dildo."
I wish I could tell you that I'm above that, but I'm not. It bugs me, too. The best advice I can give when you watch book-to-movie movies is to not take it too seriously. They're not hurting the book, they're interpreting it in a lossy form. It's sort of like when they edit a movie like RoboCop for TV. In that case, at least, it's somewhat forgivable.
Uck-Fay Ou-Yay, IAA-Ray.
Best part is, they'll violate the DMCA if they figure that out!
You know, most of the timne I use its/it's properly. I also use their/they're/there properly. If I'm going to be nitpicked for occasionally making that mistake, I'd ike to occasionally be complimented when I do it right.
"The DMZ is a wildlife paradise --- hopefully the wildlife is not extinguished by armedbots because the wildlife merely moves throughout the DMZ. I would like to see the armedbots recognize the difference between human and animal before going robocop."
They weren't terribly clear on this topic, but they don't actually say anywhere that these robots would actually go rolling around looking for targets. Frankly, I can't imagine they'd be anything but stationary. (1 - 2km visual range?)
In that case, some animals may die, but they'll learn quickly not to hang around there. I'll be honest, though, I don't expect this to go live without human interaction. They'll probably be set up with a dude sitting in a shelter somewhere watching video feeds and responding to alarms.
"It'll cast a shadow pretty much across the entire planet."
Are you sure about that? The Sun is a very VERY large source of light. Additionally, the atmopshere does a very good job of diffusing it. Yes, it'll create a shadow, but across the whole planet? It's doubtful the cable would even be wide enough to be visible a few miles away.
"Imagine going upwards for hundred sof miles while having to listen to Julio Iglesias' songs, performed by some guy on a synthesizer. NOOOOOO!"
On the flip side, you'd finally be able to hear In A Gadda Da Vida in it's entirety!
"Newsflash!! Anytime you touch anything, you're touching molecules with your bare hands!"
Err I thought I heard somewhere that molecules don't ever actually touch each other. There's a lot of space between them.
Oh.. wait.. that might have been Honey I Shrunk the Kids.
"Not to go crazy on this one, but what is the big deal is requiring your calendar and address book be tied to your email client. I guess somewhere along the line everyone got mixed up and decided this is the way life should be."
It all runs through exchange server. Other people in your groop, for example, can see your calendar or ToDo list.
Also, it means only one app to sync your PocketPC with. It works pretty well, and yes, it's useful even if you don't have an Exhange server.
"It would be nice if Evolution had a win32 port."
That'd be nice. I have yet to find a suitable Outlook replacement (Note: NOT Outlook Express) with the features I mentioned above. Info appreciated.
"It would seem that Microsoft thinks they can get people on the ole upgrade cycle just like they do for their other products.
Whats next?
XBOX 2006, XBOX.net 2007, XBOX.sp2 2008?"
WTH are you talking about? There's at least 4 years between the XBOX and XBOX 2. In the mean time, they're saying "We'll continue to support the original XBOX for 6 years". This isn't good news for current XBOX users?
Maybe I'm just really tired here, but the only reason I can figure that this was modded up is that there's some expectation that the XBOX will follow the Windows business model. Never mind that it hasn't done that in all the years it has been around. Never mind that it's a game console firmly established in a market with a 5 year life cycle. Never mind that game consoles are not OS's and that Microsoft would actually be smart enough to not try to market them the same. No no no, let's assume MS is greedy and incompetent. Afterall, that's how they became a 20+ billion dollar company.
"I showed up for work. On time. Showered & shaved."
Heh. we never got around to it, but one year we were going to put a sign on the men's room door that read "Danger: Gas leak". We weren't sure, though, if anybody'd get the joke.
"Why do people fall for these jokes?"
That comes along when you become talented at what you do.
"i own the patent to the "flying fuck"
Please. The only patent you own on fucking involves a form of automation.
"How lazy are we as a society, when we can't even spend 1 minute to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? Thats what scares me more then this Smuckers patent."
This might be funny if not for the fact that one of the BFDs about this 'innovation' is that it keeps the jelly from soaking through the bread.
"You're free to clone their product and compete with them, you just have to come up with your own process to do it."
This is a very important point. Few things are perfect the first time around. Often avoiding a patent means developing something even better. And, even if it doesn't, the party involved in developing a solution that others seem to think are critical enough to license deserves a reward. No?
"somebody will patent blow jobs, then my wife will have alegal excuse."
She hasn't tried the "I don't have a business license" excuse yet?
"what do peanut butter and jelly sandwiches have to do with my rights online?"
Who gives a flying fuck?