I'm surprised I haven't seen this mentioned yet. Or maybe it has been mentioned by now. Anyway, there's this interesting text on the www.tintin.com website in the "At The Movies" section.
"More than ever, Hergé was leaning toward live-action movies. "Because that's the way I see it" he said to a journalist from L'Express, "My Tintin is alive, my Captain Haddock as well. But such movies should be produced with budgets equivalent to those a James Bond movie". And isn't it a project of that sort that Steven Spielberg brought to the screen in 1980 with Raiders of the Lost Ark? Although Indiana Jones, embodied by Harrison Ford, does not resemble the young reporter and his golf knickers, many scenes of the movie look as if they come from the adventures of Tintin or Blake et Mortimer. Quite strangely though, it seems that the references to classic Belgian comics are not coming from Hergé's or Jacobs' stories but from a cinematographic intermediary. Indeed, while preparing his own movie, Spielberg screened L'Homme de Rio a dozen times.
In 1982, Spielberg went one step further by proposing to acquire the rights to adapt The Adventures of Tintin. While weakened by an illness which would take him a few months later, Hergé expressed a strong interest in the venture, hoping that Spielberg would be granted all necessary liberties. But the director of Duel, unconvinced by the first script written by Melissa Matheson, soon decided to take on a production role and leave the directing to Europeans. Many names came up and among them, Jean-Jacques Beineix. But soon, the choice turned to Roman Polanski who said that he always wanted to make a Tintin movie. Wasn't one of the characters of Pirates a sort of Captain Haddock? Polanski declared his preference for King Ottokar's Sceptre, a story full of personal meanings. Nevertheless this project never took off and in 1987, Spielberg abandoned his option on the rights (at about the same time the Franco-Vietnamese producer Lâm Lê abandoned the idea of adapting La Marque Jaune from Edgar Jacobs)."
Last time I was at Safeway, they didn't force you to use the card. Albertson's has them now too, but they are also optional. I guess it's a price you have to pay for privacy (a little more on purchases at those stores). Paying for privacy isn't anything new.
I have a feeling I would love OS X, but I just don't want to give up my PC box. Being able to add devices and cards and do upgrades by myself is one of my great joys... Anyone know if an IBM version of OS X might be coming out?
Hear hear! Messing with configurations for hours in order to enjoy your PC isn't my cup of tea either. To me, Linux would be a fun project, on the order of trying to build a ship in a bottle. A lot of patience and time, but eventually worth it. I use a PC for analysis all day, though, and messing with drivers and settings isn't my idea of relaxing.
That's not the same thing... Different set of games entirely. I *do* wish the Atari version had Pitfall on it though... Ah, well, the others make up for it.
Exactly! The same holds true for developing database applications (a la MS Access). You can be the world's best data modeller and still suck when it comes to designing a usable interface. I'm one of those people, and usually I ask for help from someone who works with layouts. I can't pick colors and sizes and locations for boxes very well, but I can organize the data like anything.
I'm not positive about this, but I assume that lists made up of people who responded to "Unsubscribe" links probably sell for more than the lists of blind e-mail addys.
This just sounds funny. So, I'm allowed to copy a CD for backup purposes, but I'm not allowed to listen to said copy until the original is no longer usable?
Otherwise, since I'm allowed to loan out my original to a friend, I could just be listening to my backup while it's away.
I think it sounds fine, except why wouldn't you charge at the rate of $XX.XX per megabyte for the excess bandwidth they already used? Why give it to them for free if they cease and desist in 3 days?
Hear hear... This is the kind of message that should be posted as a response to the "What about the boycott?" questions, as a general rule. It's so easy to generalize people and it actually takes an effort to avoid doing so.
Happens with fillings all the time... They occasionally replace them with more modern fillings. It's still spendy, but granted not as spendy as installing electronics.
Yeah, that Yamaha softsynth thing is great... I kept my FF7 CDs around just for it; I put it on a few PCs that are old, but I use for MIDI recording purposes. Saves having to buy an expensive sound card when you're just putting it into an old P100.
That's all too common... I always chalked it up to loss of control from management. "We can't see you, how do we know you're working???".
Well, bright guy, I'm turning in finished projects. Isn't that good enough...?
The other excuse (they don't say) seems to be "Wish *I* could work at home, but I'm a manager and can't manage from home... Oh well, if I can't get what I want why should I let you..."
No, actually, you've got it backwards... From Dictionary.com:
agnostic Pronunciation Key (g-nstk)
n.
One who believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a God.
One who is skeptical about the existence of God but does not profess true atheism.
One who is doubtful or noncommittal about something.
Looking for life and water is a nice scientific goal for Mars exploration, but it may not have much of a universal appeal. Checking out things that everybody has wondered about (the Face, etc) would be of interest to just about everyone. Ben Bova in his second Mars book also talks about retriving things like the Sojourner and the Viking probes, which could be an interesting idea. I know *I'd* pay money to see those!
Although something like the Myst series is definately beautiful, is it really art? Some people argue that art is made for "art's sake" and not for money. Is something that is created for the purpose of making money an artistic creation, or a commercial one? Myst is as beautiful as it is because by being so more copies are sold. Not flaming you or anything, I'm just curious about the boundaries of "art" and "commercial product" I guess. I suppose art is where you find it, and if you're lucky, it's as little "commercial" as possible.
That's true! The main point of art in video games is to draw customers to them. I've always likened it to casinos. They are just trying to be eye-catching. Perhaps the designers also get to be artistic at the same time, but the primary goal has always been sales.
After reading this story and the comments, I've turned my keyboard over too and noticed that a good cleaning of both desk and keyboard are now in order. If anything, this article kind of serves as a "Clean Your Keyboard and Desk Day" reminder
Adobe Acrobat I believe allows searches (at least it does allow cutting and pasting, so maybe searching as well?)
Plus it's a fairly small file size with a multi-platform reader.
No ideas on what scanning software to use, Omnipage is okay, but I don't think it creates Acrobat files.
Garageband.com is very similar. I actually like their "rating" system better. On MP3.com, if you're a new artist chances are you're at the bottom of every list, but on garageband reviews are made randomly (I think). For a fledgling artist, reviews are almost (*almost*) worth more than sales.
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"More than ever, Hergé was leaning toward live-action movies. "Because that's the way I see it" he said to a journalist from L'Express, "My Tintin is alive, my Captain Haddock as well. But such movies should be produced with budgets equivalent to those a James Bond movie". And isn't it a project of that sort that Steven Spielberg brought to the screen in 1980 with Raiders of the Lost Ark? Although Indiana Jones, embodied by Harrison Ford, does not resemble the young reporter and his golf knickers, many scenes of the movie look as if they come from the adventures of Tintin or Blake et Mortimer. Quite strangely though, it seems that the references to classic Belgian comics are not coming from Hergé's or Jacobs' stories but from a cinematographic intermediary. Indeed, while preparing his own movie, Spielberg screened L'Homme de Rio a dozen times.
In 1982, Spielberg went one step further by proposing to acquire the rights to adapt The Adventures of Tintin. While weakened by an illness which would take him a few months later, Hergé expressed a strong interest in the venture, hoping that Spielberg would be granted all necessary liberties. But the director of Duel, unconvinced by the first script written by Melissa Matheson, soon decided to take on a production role and leave the directing to Europeans. Many names came up and among them, Jean-Jacques Beineix. But soon, the choice turned to Roman Polanski who said that he always wanted to make a Tintin movie. Wasn't one of the characters of Pirates a sort of Captain Haddock? Polanski declared his preference for King Ottokar's Sceptre, a story full of personal meanings. Nevertheless this project never took off and in 1987, Spielberg abandoned his option on the rights (at about the same time the Franco-Vietnamese producer Lâm Lê abandoned the idea of adapting La Marque Jaune from Edgar Jacobs)."
Last time I was at Safeway, they didn't force you to use the card. Albertson's has them now too, but they are also optional. I guess it's a price you have to pay for privacy (a little more on purchases at those stores). Paying for privacy isn't anything new.
I have a feeling I would love OS X, but I just don't want to give up my PC box. Being able to add devices and cards and do upgrades by myself is one of my great joys... Anyone know if an IBM version of OS X might be coming out?
Hear hear! Messing with configurations for hours in order to enjoy your PC isn't my cup of tea either. To me, Linux would be a fun project, on the order of trying to build a ship in a bottle. A lot of patience and time, but eventually worth it. I use a PC for analysis all day, though, and messing with drivers and settings isn't my idea of relaxing.
That's not the same thing... Different set of games entirely. I *do* wish the Atari version had Pitfall on it though... Ah, well, the others make up for it.
Exactly! The same holds true for developing database applications (a la MS Access). You can be the world's best data modeller and still suck when it comes to designing a usable interface. I'm one of those people, and usually I ask for help from someone who works with layouts. I can't pick colors and sizes and locations for boxes very well, but I can organize the data like anything.
I'm not positive about this, but I assume that lists made up of people who responded to "Unsubscribe" links probably sell for more than the lists of blind e-mail addys.
I agree! I'm definately a newbie when it comes to understanding headers. Spam's been around a long time, anyone know if a "How To" already exists?
Sounds like a legitimate question to me... I'd mod it up. Maybe the mod thought it said "free"
Otherwise, since I'm allowed to loan out my original to a friend, I could just be listening to my backup while it's away.
I think it sounds fine, except why wouldn't you charge at the rate of $XX.XX per megabyte for the excess bandwidth they already used? Why give it to them for free if they cease and desist in 3 days?
I despise this kind of error so much it's the reason I've never involved myself much with programming.
Hear hear... This is the kind of message that should be posted as a response to the "What about the boycott?" questions, as a general rule. It's so easy to generalize people and it actually takes an effort to avoid doing so.
That man was actually Jimmy Stewart. What, you couldn't see the huge rabbit?
Happens with fillings all the time... They occasionally replace them with more modern fillings. It's still spendy, but granted not as spendy as installing electronics.
Yeah, that Yamaha softsynth thing is great... I kept my FF7 CDs around just for it; I put it on a few PCs that are old, but I use for MIDI recording purposes. Saves having to buy an expensive sound card when you're just putting it into an old P100.
Well, bright guy, I'm turning in finished projects. Isn't that good enough...?
The other excuse (they don't say) seems to be "Wish *I* could work at home, but I'm a manager and can't manage from home... Oh well, if I can't get what I want why should I let you..."
*calms down, grabs greasy coffee from break room*
No, actually, you've got it backwards... From Dictionary.com: agnostic Pronunciation Key (g-nstk) n. One who believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a God. One who is skeptical about the existence of God but does not profess true atheism. One who is doubtful or noncommittal about something.
That's the most interesting solution I've heard all morning while reading this topic. Thanks!
Looking for life and water is a nice scientific goal for Mars exploration, but it may not have much of a universal appeal. Checking out things that everybody has wondered about (the Face, etc) would be of interest to just about everyone. Ben Bova in his second Mars book also talks about retriving things like the Sojourner and the Viking probes, which could be an interesting idea. I know *I'd* pay money to see those!
Although something like the Myst series is definately beautiful, is it really art? Some people argue that art is made for "art's sake" and not for money. Is something that is created for the purpose of making money an artistic creation, or a commercial one? Myst is as beautiful as it is because by being so more copies are sold. Not flaming you or anything, I'm just curious about the boundaries of "art" and "commercial product" I guess. I suppose art is where you find it, and if you're lucky, it's as little "commercial" as possible.
That's true! The main point of art in video games is to draw customers to them. I've always likened it to casinos. They are just trying to be eye-catching. Perhaps the designers also get to be artistic at the same time, but the primary goal has always been sales.
After reading this story and the comments, I've turned my keyboard over too and noticed that a good cleaning of both desk and keyboard are now in order. If anything, this article kind of serves as a "Clean Your Keyboard and Desk Day" reminder
Adobe Acrobat I believe allows searches (at least it does allow cutting and pasting, so maybe searching as well?)
Plus it's a fairly small file size with a multi-platform reader.
No ideas on what scanning software to use, Omnipage is okay, but I don't think it creates Acrobat files.
Garageband.com is very similar. I actually like their "rating" system better. On MP3.com, if you're a new artist chances are you're at the bottom of every list, but on garageband reviews are made randomly (I think). For a fledgling artist, reviews are almost (*almost*) worth more than sales.