These movies will not be live action. These movies will not be 3d. These movies will be animated just like the show. It's all very simple.
Though, there is a very funny commentary on the simpsons 2 dvd about who would play the simpsons characters in a live action movie. But this is a JOKE, and not how the movies will turn out.
And remember, this isn't a requirement. Matt, Sam, and James all have the power to say "no movie".
Enroll in the college of your choice. If the accept you, tell them that you'll be starting in a year. My college, for example, keeps admitted students in the system as long as they take a class once every two years. Find out if your school of choice does that to. But above all else, do NOT go to school if you're not ready. You'll more likely than not throw your money away.
it's with anyone who allows this behavior in his chat room. I personally react violently to any us of "u" or "r" (or, god forbid "ur") in any chatroom I'm in. The best way to correct someone, as always, is to ridicule them to the extreme. Only then will they learn.
Doubtful. Bands have little control over an album once it has gone to market. How Sony/Epic chooses to send out copies to review is really not up to them. Though, some members of the band have problems with file trading of copyrighted works. They encourage trading of live material, but have asked websites to stop trading commercially available tracks.
Really... $0.75 per decoder? Technically, I have about 4 or 5 programs on my computer that can play mp3s... do I need to pay for each decoder, or just pay once? How about my mp3 CD player? Do I have to send three quarters to them to appease the hungry masses.
I don't really think this spells victory for Ogg... I think this instead gives Microsoft and the.wma format a big boost. For 90% of computer users, the decision will be simple... switch to.wma because it's free($).
The only problem with this feature is you can't set it individually for folders, but this might be an imap limitation, since the only place I've ever been able to do that is directly in outlook.
SETI researchers have known this for a good while now. As we move from broadcast television and radio to digital formats, we will essentially be reducing and eventually completely shutting off runaway transmissions out into the cosmos. This is actually included in probability calculations in the success of SETI: you only have about 200 years in a given civilization in which to find them through their leftover radiation... after that time frame, there are certain signals (radio telescopes, for instance) that are detectable, but which don't travel in every direction.
One of the goals/projects of SETI is to keep transmitting data that appears to be from intelligent creatures... Prime numbers in binary is one proposed method. A simple SOS is even possible... anything that would look nonrandom.
Several uni's are upgrading their computer networks from 100 megabit to 1 gigabit. My university (IU) will be beginning the process soon, with a completion date in late 2003 or early 2004. That's 100,000 users, approximately. Granted, a good portion of those probably aren't on campus to enjoy that bandwidth, but I know *I* am:)
I've heard of several other universities doing this as well. It just makes sense when it's time to replace wiring (or in our case, get two new Technology buildings that will hold all of our servers) to upgrade to the next level.
I guess this is our "gee-whiz, college kids are lucky" post of the week. Just remember what we have to *pay* for this stuff:)
I use windows at work, but don't like to use Office, so I use Mozilla for mail, and use outlook web access to get to calendar and other groupware information. Problem solved.
Almost any exchange server will have an imap server. (imap.exchange.xxx)
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Quite contrary to this story, the advent of digital data storage and the Internet have led to something never before possible in the history of mankind: near instantaneous massive duplication. It is now possible for digital data to be copied effortlessly and transferred all over the globe. The trick, is doing it.
Our data storage needs have kept pace with data storage ability for some time now. I don't see this ending anytime soon. But it might, eventually. It stands to reason that there will come a time when we will have a want of things to store for all the space we have. I don't count on it in my lifetime, but it could happen.
The trick, then, is getting the data from here to there. How do we do it?
1. The written word is still the most important medium of human communication. Project Gutenberg is doing a bang-up job of digitizing AND distributing written works, and this is a project we should all support. I would also like to see a similar project with scientific journals being digitized (if not already) and widely distributed to universities, who can host them publicly or privately.
2. Someone suggested CDs, but these are impractical. CD-r's have a shelf life of 100 years, and CD-RW has even less. These could work as storage medium, but you would have to be diligent in keeping them up-to-date. What we really need is a physical storage method (like CDs) that have the capacity of magnetic storage media, like HDs.
3. Open file formats. It stands to reason that computers will always understand ASCII (or possibly UNICODE) text. It would not be difficult to append text-only information to the end of even very complex documents, that could be retreived even if the file format itself was no longer known. xml-based file formats do this to a degree, but it depends on the universitality of the.zip format.
4. All of this is useless if we ourselves are not diligent in keeping up with our digital information. In the Middle Ages, copying an old, worn-out parchment or scroll could take weeks, even months. Now it's possible to do it in a fraction of a second, so there's no reason we shouldn't.
I currently keep my important data (emails, writings, website) in the following locations: My hard drive, a backup file on another hardrive, a CD-RW, a CD-R (which I change/update every six months or so) The server at my school, and the my webserver which is offsite. I personally would like to see off-planet massive storage, but until storage space exceeds storage demand, we will always be faced with the question of "What is important enough to backup?"
Actually, historically, a "Dark" age (there have been several... the so-called "Dark Ages" is merely the longest series of them in Medieval times) is a period of time *during* recorded history when the historical record is in pieces or non-existant. While other problems can be applied to a Dark Age, these are usually causes, but what defines a Dark age is the result: reduced historical record.
There were 2 or 3 in the Roman empire, one that I believe lasted about 30 years. Several more cropped up before and after Charlemagne. A much smaller one is happening with books produced in a specific timeframe in the early 20th century (I disremember which). Because of the acid in the paper, they'll deteriorate and fall apart rapidly. Luckily, project gutenberg is making an effort in getting the info out of books this old.
How would *you* like to be paid this way? Somehow, I doubt you would. I, for one, don't mind supporting the artist (though I wish we didn't have to support the record label.) Luckily for me, my fav band (the above-mentioned Pearl Jam) are on their last record of their deal, and will be sans-Sony after that.
I couldn't mod, so I thought I'd comment on this post, number by number
1) This is the single biggest problem both for people who want to and don't want to go to college... they think they know what they want to do with the rest of their lives. When I left high school, I was *sure* I was going to work in computers... after one semester, I changed from a CS major to an English major. And I ended up working with computers after all. I finish my degree in December, but it does nothing practical for my profession, unless I get into technical writing.
2) The other nice thing about college is that if you *do* have some experience, getting an on-campus tech job can be a breeze. That's how I got started.
3) One of the reasons I'm staying in school is that for most of the higher-level positions at the Uni, they want a degree... in anything. My advice has always been (at least for the tech field) that you should be *educated* in whatever field interests you, but be trained in the fields needed for the job market. This isn't nursing or architecture... you really can "learn as you go" with IT.
4) Indeed, working as a sysadmin (or low-level NOC employee) at your university is great, because they'll even pay for part of your education.
Really, you should never go to college with the explicit purpose of "this will help my future career"... you'll get bored with it fast. It happened to a lot of people I know, including myself. There's nothing that says you can't work and go to school at the same time... especially if you work at the University, where they're much more likely to be flexible with your schedule.
A final note. I'm a strong opponent of certifications mainly because they take all of the soul out of education. Education is not just about acquiring facts: it's about learning how to think, how to process ideas, and how to interact with other people. The ancient greeks believe that education was the greatest enrichment life could have, and I tend to agree with them. Always remember that any old idiot can get a certification, but it takes a degree of steadfastness and purpose to get a college degree, and employers know that.
Well, real "academic" copies of MS Office are priced at $99-$149 for basic, and $199 for pro. (with Access). What you are getting (or seeing) for $25 is most likely a special deal your particular university may have with the company. For instance, my university has a campus-wide license, which means students can simply download all of MS office and install it, or purchase it on 3 cds for $15. WinXP can also be had for the $5 cd price (it is not available for download.) I've personally never seen academically priced Office for less that $99 US.
Since when did the creative angle have anything to do with first amendment protection? The SC has long deemed it appropriate for limits to be placed on movies, television and radio. Why not video games?
mozilla makes a fine mail program that works with pop3 and imap, and I imagine it's only a matter of time for it can talk to http: mail servers and possibly exchange.
They also have a calendar feature, but it's still in the alpha stages... it can't as yet talk to calendaring servers.
I think mozilla mail makes a fine email client, and it seems more appropriate to for mail to be linked with your browser rather than your office suite.
Evolution is great for contact management and calendaring. Unforuntately, i can't test it because they do not make a win32 version.
One thing it desperately needs is to allow an option to store in the default, XML based format, but to also append to the file a clean copy of the text. This is because if you have nothing but a simple text reader at hand, you should be able to look at the document. This was possible in old MS formats and wordperfect formats (provided you don't do things like "track changes"). Granted, I could save everything in text only, but for the most part, I want all of the formatting options. Perhaps a tool could be created to "uncompress" the default format so that you have just the plain XML.
It can open some text-based flat databases, such as comma delimited or tab delimited files, but it does not have an Access-like program.
Indeed, the "default" home version of Office doesn't even come with Access, because Access is a *very* large product compared to all the other ones in the suite.
I too have been looking for a good desktop database that I can use in Linux (and hopefully in windows too), but so far the best bet is phpmyadmin on top of a mysql database.
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These movies will not be live action. These movies will not be 3d. These movies will be animated just like the show. It's all very simple.
Though, there is a very funny commentary on the simpsons 2 dvd about who would play the simpsons characters in a live action movie. But this is a JOKE, and not how the movies will turn out.
And remember, this isn't a requirement. Matt, Sam, and James all have the power to say "no movie".
Enroll in the college of your choice. If the accept you, tell them that you'll be starting in a year. My college, for example, keeps admitted students in the system as long as they take a class once every two years. Find out if your school of choice does that to. But above all else, do NOT go to school if you're not ready. You'll more likely than not throw your money away.
it's with anyone who allows this behavior in his chat room. I personally react violently to any us of "u" or "r" (or, god forbid "ur") in any chatroom I'm in. The best way to correct someone, as always, is to ridicule them to the extreme. Only then will they learn.
You actually think math is fun. Luckily, your daughter knows better. Don't try share your delusion with her. :)
Doubtful. Bands have little control over an album once it has gone to market. How Sony/Epic chooses to send out copies to review is really not up to them. Though, some members of the band have problems with file trading of copyrighted works. They encourage trading of live material, but have asked websites to stop trading commercially available tracks.
Really... $0.75 per decoder? Technically, I have about 4 or 5 programs on my computer that can play mp3s... do I need to pay for each decoder, or just pay once? How about my mp3 CD player? Do I have to send three quarters to them to appease the hungry masses.
.wma format a big boost. For 90% of computer users, the decision will be simple... switch to .wma because it's free($).
I don't really think this spells victory for Ogg... I think this instead gives Microsoft and the
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View - Show/Hide - Message Pane.
When that's unchecked, it goes away.
The only problem with this feature is you can't set it individually for folders, but this might be an imap limitation, since the only place I've ever been able to do that is directly in outlook.
SETI researchers have known this for a good while now. As we move from broadcast television and radio to digital formats, we will essentially be reducing and eventually completely shutting off runaway transmissions out into the cosmos. This is actually included in probability calculations in the success of SETI: you only have about 200 years in a given civilization in which to find them through their leftover radiation... after that time frame, there are certain signals (radio telescopes, for instance) that are detectable, but which don't travel in every direction.
One of the goals/projects of SETI is to keep transmitting data that appears to be from intelligent creatures... Prime numbers in binary is one proposed method. A simple SOS is even possible... anything that would look nonrandom.
Um... usually it's only one newspaper per network... right? The NY Times and the Washington Post don't exist on the same network.
Dear lord, someone blow up the USPO before they do something intelligent.
Several uni's are upgrading their computer networks from 100 megabit to 1 gigabit. My university (IU) will be beginning the process soon, with a completion date in late 2003 or early 2004. That's 100,000 users, approximately. Granted, a good portion of those probably aren't on campus to enjoy that bandwidth, but I know *I* am :)
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I've heard of several other universities doing this as well. It just makes sense when it's time to replace wiring (or in our case, get two new Technology buildings that will hold all of our servers) to upgrade to the next level.
I guess this is our "gee-whiz, college kids are lucky" post of the week. Just remember what we have to *pay* for this stuff
1. Patent law makes you enforce your patents. If you don't, you lose them. And Patents don't last that long anyway
2. PNG, anyone?
I use windows at work, but don't like to use Office, so I use Mozilla for mail, and use outlook web access to get to calendar and other groupware information. Problem solved.
Almost any exchange server will have an imap server. (imap.exchange.xxx)
Quite contrary to this story, the advent of digital data storage and the Internet have led to something never before possible in the history of mankind: near instantaneous massive duplication. It is now possible for digital data to be copied effortlessly and transferred all over the globe. The trick, is doing it.
.zip format.
Our data storage needs have kept pace with data storage ability for some time now. I don't see this ending anytime soon. But it might, eventually. It stands to reason that there will come a time when we will have a want of things to store for all the space we have. I don't count on it in my lifetime, but it could happen.
The trick, then, is getting the data from here to there. How do we do it?
1. The written word is still the most important medium of human communication. Project Gutenberg is doing a bang-up job of digitizing AND distributing written works, and this is a project we should all support. I would also like to see a similar project with scientific journals being digitized (if not already) and widely distributed to universities, who can host them publicly or privately.
2. Someone suggested CDs, but these are impractical. CD-r's have a shelf life of 100 years, and CD-RW has even less. These could work as storage medium, but you would have to be diligent in keeping them up-to-date. What we really need is a physical storage method (like CDs) that have the capacity of magnetic storage media, like HDs.
3. Open file formats. It stands to reason that computers will always understand ASCII (or possibly UNICODE) text. It would not be difficult to append text-only information to the end of even very complex documents, that could be retreived even if the file format itself was no longer known. xml-based file formats do this to a degree, but it depends on the universitality of the
4. All of this is useless if we ourselves are not diligent in keeping up with our digital information. In the Middle Ages, copying an old, worn-out parchment or scroll could take weeks, even months. Now it's possible to do it in a fraction of a second, so there's no reason we shouldn't.
I currently keep my important data (emails, writings, website) in the following locations: My hard drive, a backup file on another hardrive, a CD-RW, a CD-R (which I change/update every six months or so) The server at my school, and the my webserver which is offsite. I personally would like to see off-planet massive storage, but until storage space exceeds storage demand, we will always be faced with the question of "What is important enough to backup?"
Actually, historically, a "Dark" age (there have been several... the so-called "Dark Ages" is merely the longest series of them in Medieval times) is a period of time *during* recorded history when the historical record is in pieces or non-existant. While other problems can be applied to a Dark Age, these are usually causes, but what defines a Dark age is the result: reduced historical record.
There were 2 or 3 in the Roman empire, one that I believe lasted about 30 years. Several more cropped up before and after Charlemagne. A much smaller one is happening with books produced in a specific timeframe in the early 20th century (I disremember which). Because of the acid in the paper, they'll deteriorate and fall apart rapidly. Luckily, project gutenberg is making an effort in getting the info out of books this old.
So, it's OK to be wrong.
most everybody started out as a lounge act.
How would *you* like to be paid this way? Somehow, I doubt you would. I, for one, don't mind supporting the artist (though I wish we didn't have to support the record label.) Luckily for me, my fav band (the above-mentioned Pearl Jam) are on their last record of their deal, and will be sans-Sony after that.
Any american living in the past 8 months or so who can't see that is too blinded by flags to see reality clearly.
When I add a doctype to my pages, mozilla doesn't seem to pick up on the style sheet.
It works fine if I comment out this line in my perl script. Any thoughts? It works fine in IE, so I don't think it's a server issue, but it might be.
Also, does anyone know when the site navigation toolbar went away? i loved that thing.
I couldn't mod, so I thought I'd comment on this post, number by number
1) This is the single biggest problem both for people who want to and don't want to go to college... they think they know what they want to do with the rest of their lives. When I left high school, I was *sure* I was going to work in computers... after one semester, I changed from a CS major to an English major. And I ended up working with computers after all. I finish my degree in December, but it does nothing practical for my profession, unless I get into technical writing.
2) The other nice thing about college is that if you *do* have some experience, getting an on-campus tech job can be a breeze. That's how I got started.
3) One of the reasons I'm staying in school is that for most of the higher-level positions at the Uni, they want a degree... in anything. My advice has always been (at least for the tech field) that you should be *educated* in whatever field interests you, but be trained in the fields needed for the job market. This isn't nursing or architecture... you really can "learn as you go" with IT.
4) Indeed, working as a sysadmin (or low-level NOC employee) at your university is great, because they'll even pay for part of your education.
Really, you should never go to college with the explicit purpose of "this will help my future career"... you'll get bored with it fast. It happened to a lot of people I know, including myself. There's nothing that says you can't work and go to school at the same time... especially if you work at the University, where they're much more likely to be flexible with your schedule.
A final note. I'm a strong opponent of certifications mainly because they take all of the soul out of education. Education is not just about acquiring facts: it's about learning how to think, how to process ideas, and how to interact with other people. The ancient greeks believe that education was the greatest enrichment life could have, and I tend to agree with them. Always remember that any old idiot can get a certification, but it takes a degree of steadfastness and purpose to get a college degree, and employers know that.
Well, real "academic" copies of MS Office are priced at $99-$149 for basic, and $199 for pro. (with Access). What you are getting (or seeing) for $25 is most likely a special deal your particular university may have with the company. For instance, my university has a campus-wide license, which means students can simply download all of MS office and install it, or purchase it on 3 cds for $15. WinXP can also be had for the $5 cd price (it is not available for download.) I've personally never seen academically priced Office for less that $99 US.
Luke had a sister... and Anakin is an only child. Who are these "Skywalker" brothers?
Since when did the creative angle have anything to do with first amendment protection? The SC has long deemed it appropriate for limits to be placed on movies, television and radio. Why not video games?
mozilla makes a fine mail program that works with pop3 and imap, and I imagine it's only a matter of time for it can talk to http: mail servers and possibly exchange.
They also have a calendar feature, but it's still in the alpha stages... it can't as yet talk to calendaring servers.
I think mozilla mail makes a fine email client, and it seems more appropriate to for mail to be linked with your browser rather than your office suite.
Evolution is great for contact management and calendaring. Unforuntately, i can't test it because they do not make a win32 version.
One thing it desperately needs is to allow an option to store in the default, XML based format, but to also append to the file a clean copy of the text. This is because if you have nothing but a simple text reader at hand, you should be able to look at the document. This was possible in old MS formats and wordperfect formats (provided you don't do things like "track changes"). Granted, I could save everything in text only, but for the most part, I want all of the formatting options. Perhaps a tool could be created to "uncompress" the default format so that you have just the plain XML.
It can open some text-based flat databases, such as comma delimited or tab delimited files, but it does not have an Access-like program.
Indeed, the "default" home version of Office doesn't even come with Access, because Access is a *very* large product compared to all the other ones in the suite.
I too have been looking for a good desktop database that I can use in Linux (and hopefully in windows too), but so far the best bet is phpmyadmin on top of a mysql database.