I just read The Rift by WJW - great disaster book (not sci-fi) which actually feels more contemporary than it would have when he wrote it. It would make an excellent movie.
But for gods sake just make more Karl Urban Dread movies. People skipped an amazing action movie because of what they did to it in the 90s.
^^^^This. Although I'd much rather see a TV series. Dredd, like Robocop, isn't best as the main protagonist - he's best as a hook or kind of anti-hero which they can build stories around. Basically as it works in the comic.
Here's some more tips to improve your career chances -
- don't forget to learn all about football so you can fit in round the water cooler.
- it doesn't hurt if you can at least pretend to like the same cookie cutter women as everyone else so you can join in the wolf whistles
- on social occasions only drink branded beers. A whisky chaser is OK, but cocktails are definitely out
- acceptable hobbies are 5 a side football, jogging and perhaps martial arts (but nothing obscure - stick to karate or kick boxing)
- only wimps do lunch. A sandwich at your desk is ok
- remember to always put down work colleagues, especially if the boss is around
- the boss is always right and will respect you telling him so
So your argument is that Uber is better than a taxi company that employs serial rapists? Does that also mean that Uber will lose that accolade if they ever employ (sorry, contract) a serial rapist?
To put it another way, Uber are a taxi company, but its the pretence that they are a ride sharing app that is supposed to make all their bad business practices look like a disruptive technology instead. If it was a ride sharing app then any monetary exchange would be a private matter between driver and passanger and not something fixed by Uber.
But if all you get out of going out to watch a movie is watching a movie, why not watch an older movie for nothing? Does the newness of a movie really mean that much to you?
No, that's the whole point of your debate. Sadly you are outshouted by the people who deny that its happening. I'm all for the debate you want to have.
I know it is not a popular opinion to have on Slashdot, but consider that without copyright we would not be able to have professional actors or musicians or authors among others.
Says you. I kind of agree with the implication that Kim knew he was on shaky legal ground and didn't really give a shit, but your assertion here is just not true - or you are at least going to have to back it up with something. People would still need actors and musicians, with or without copyright. Plenty of professional musicians make a living playing out of copyright music (most classical music). Most actors are reading someone else's words.
Perhaps you meant that music, TV and books might not exist? But even that isn't true - things would just work differently. Maybe it would be better. Maybe more people could make a living rather than those at the top taking the biggest slice (I don't know, when have we ever been offered another way). The value just wouldn't be in the 'creation process' anymore - it would be elsewhere in the chain.
I came here to say more or less the same thing. In fact, from what I've read, both 'sides' are equally as bad (although perhaps in different ways). Basically, the story goes like this -
'Famous entertainer tries to be satirical and irreverent at the expense of some poor people. For money' 'Famous entertainment journal makes up own narrative at the expense of famous entertainer. For money'
Personally I think people defending one side or the other are either missing the point, or have an agenda to push.
In Europe, a 50 year old bridge is likely to be called "the new bridge" and have people griping that it's not as good/pretty/whatever as the "old" bridge
My objection is to the implicit approval of praising 'irreverence'. I really don't think PewDiePie meant any harm. But its precisely a culture that praises irreverence as a good in itself which leads to irreverent and, sooner or later, 'inappropriate' speech.
^ This. The last twenty years has seen a huge rise in the comedy/entertainment of irreverence. And when done well it can make an important point (Brasseye's celebrity endorsements being the best example I can think of). But the worst of it is when it simply exploits people for entertainment. Or when any 'message' is so obvious as to not need saying in the first place.
Yeh, thanks. You don't seem to know the difference between wild camping and a shanty town.
'Scotland's access legislation means that everyone can go camping wherever access rights apply, as long as it’s done responsibly. There are a few reasonable exceptions to where you can camp - you should avoid camping in enclosed fields of crops or farm animals, or near buildings.'
You know that wild camping is illegal in large parts of Europe, right?
Off-topic, sorry. I didn't know this. I just assumed it was England that had fucked up access laws. Just another reason for you all to come to Scotland where the 'right to roam' is enshrined in law - http://www.outdooraccess-scotl...
Hey don't underestimate NASA, they are actually pretty clever. They keep the whole global warming thing going, cover up the flat earth, run a fake space station (including fake live feeds) AND launch all those fake rockets. If it wasn't for a few dedicated Youtubers we'd all still be in the dark, so I think they deserve full respect.
C'mon, honestly? You're comparing the Internet to lumps of metal hurtling overhead? Electrons rarely fly out of the cables and crash into houses.
More importantly though, the Internet only works for you because of the use of some tightly specced protocols (IP, ICMP). If you decided to use Random_Protocol instead it would disappear into the ether. So the question is -- when did you use your free will to decide which protocols to use?
The purpose of sleep is to allow your eye 'looking beams' to recharge. If you don't recharge them they will slowly lose power and your vision will become darker and darker (for an average person, this will happen in the evening). During winter the cold will also drain your eye 'looking beams' quicker - hence your vision will become darker earlier in the evening.
I dunno. With acid I always ended up sick of it towards the end - the last few hours being a drag when I just wished it was over. Mushrooms on the other hand, I always preferred the time when the visuals had pretty much gone but the world still felt sparkly and nice. More euphoric. That's when me and the wife would head off into town. Maybe that's just different occasions and expectations though.
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I just read The Rift by WJW - great disaster book (not sci-fi) which actually feels more contemporary than it would have when he wrote it. It would make an excellent movie.
But for gods sake just make more Karl Urban Dread movies. People skipped an amazing action movie because of what they did to it in the 90s.
^^^^This. Although I'd much rather see a TV series. Dredd, like Robocop, isn't best as the main protagonist - he's best as a hook or kind of anti-hero which they can build stories around. Basically as it works in the comic.
Is that a threat for extortion money? 'Nice digits, shame if someone were to rearrange them.'
The secret to remembering is...eh...thingy....
Here's some more tips to improve your career chances -
- don't forget to learn all about football so you can fit in round the water cooler.
- it doesn't hurt if you can at least pretend to like the same cookie cutter women as everyone else so you can join in the wolf whistles
- on social occasions only drink branded beers. A whisky chaser is OK, but cocktails are definitely out
- acceptable hobbies are 5 a side football, jogging and perhaps martial arts (but nothing obscure - stick to karate or kick boxing)
- only wimps do lunch. A sandwich at your desk is ok
- remember to always put down work colleagues, especially if the boss is around
- the boss is always right and will respect you telling him so
I'm an Albatraoz
So your argument is that Uber is better than a taxi company that employs serial rapists? Does that also mean that Uber will lose that accolade if they ever employ (sorry, contract) a serial rapist?
I'd mod you up if I had points.
To put it another way, Uber are a taxi company, but its the pretence that they are a ride sharing app that is supposed to make all their bad business practices look like a disruptive technology instead. If it was a ride sharing app then any monetary exchange would be a private matter between driver and passanger and not something fixed by Uber.
But if all you get out of going out to watch a movie is watching a movie, why not watch an older movie for nothing? Does the newness of a movie really mean that much to you?
No, that's the whole point of your debate. Sadly you are outshouted by the people who deny that its happening. I'm all for the debate you want to have.
I'm at war with Uranus!
I know it is not a popular opinion to have on Slashdot, but consider that without copyright we would not be able to have professional actors or musicians or authors among others.
Says you. I kind of agree with the implication that Kim knew he was on shaky legal ground and didn't really give a shit, but your assertion here is just not true - or you are at least going to have to back it up with something. People would still need actors and musicians, with or without copyright. Plenty of professional musicians make a living playing out of copyright music (most classical music). Most actors are reading someone else's words.
Perhaps you meant that music, TV and books might not exist? But even that isn't true - things would just work differently. Maybe it would be better. Maybe more people could make a living rather than those at the top taking the biggest slice (I don't know, when have we ever been offered another way). The value just wouldn't be in the 'creation process' anymore - it would be elsewhere in the chain.
I came here to say more or less the same thing. In fact, from what I've read, both 'sides' are equally as bad (although perhaps in different ways). Basically, the story goes like this -
'Famous entertainer tries to be satirical and irreverent at the expense of some poor people. For money'
'Famous entertainment journal makes up own narrative at the expense of famous entertainer. For money'
Personally I think people defending one side or the other are either missing the point, or have an agenda to push.
In Europe, a 50 year old bridge is likely to be called "the new bridge" and have people griping that it's not as good/pretty/whatever as the "old" bridge
Its true that, although sometimes the new bridge isn't even that new - http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/...
'crash' si sekam ti esion eht ,seY
My objection is to the implicit approval of praising 'irreverence'. I really don't think PewDiePie meant any harm. But its precisely a culture that praises irreverence as a good in itself which leads to irreverent and, sooner or later, 'inappropriate' speech.
^ This. The last twenty years has seen a huge rise in the comedy/entertainment of irreverence. And when done well it can make an important point (Brasseye's celebrity endorsements being the best example I can think of). But the worst of it is when it simply exploits people for entertainment. Or when any 'message' is so obvious as to not need saying in the first place.
Yeh, thanks. You don't seem to know the difference between wild camping and a shanty town.
'Scotland's access legislation means that everyone can go camping wherever access rights apply, as long as it’s done responsibly. There are a few reasonable exceptions to where you can camp - you should avoid camping in enclosed fields of crops or farm animals, or near buildings.'
http://www.snh.org.uk/pdfs/pub...
Any issue you have camping in Kelvingrove Park are down to Glasgow Council and their increasingly regressive park policies. Plus neds.
You know that wild camping is illegal in large parts of Europe, right?
Off-topic, sorry. I didn't know this. I just assumed it was England that had fucked up access laws. Just another reason for you all to come to Scotland where the 'right to roam' is enshrined in law - http://www.outdooraccess-scotl...
Now back to your regular programming...
Hey, that's mine! I was just storing it there till later
- God
Hey don't underestimate NASA, they are actually pretty clever. They keep the whole global warming thing going, cover up the flat earth, run a fake space station (including fake live feeds) AND launch all those fake rockets. If it wasn't for a few dedicated Youtubers we'd all still be in the dark, so I think they deserve full respect.
C'mon, honestly? You're comparing the Internet to lumps of metal hurtling overhead? Electrons rarely fly out of the cables and crash into houses.
More importantly though, the Internet only works for you because of the use of some tightly specced protocols (IP, ICMP). If you decided to use Random_Protocol instead it would disappear into the ether. So the question is -- when did you use your free will to decide which protocols to use?
The purpose of sleep is to allow your eye 'looking beams' to recharge. If you don't recharge them they will slowly lose power and your vision will become darker and darker (for an average person, this will happen in the evening). During winter the cold will also drain your eye 'looking beams' quicker - hence your vision will become darker earlier in the evening.
I stay not too far from Moscow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
...in America
I dunno. With acid I always ended up sick of it towards the end - the last few hours being a drag when I just wished it was over. Mushrooms on the other hand, I always preferred the time when the visuals had pretty much gone but the world still felt sparkly and nice. More euphoric. That's when me and the wife would head off into town. Maybe that's just different occasions and expectations though.