Every movie done by a music video director has sucked. EVERY ONE. It's because there's a big difference between flashy clips with lots of quick cuts for a limited attention span audience, and what is necessary to carry the audience through 90 minutes of story. I predict this movie will be pretty disappointing, unless you liked Charlie's Angels II. Which was directed by another music vidiot.
Heck, taking it a step further, soon we'll be able to create cheese semiconductors with a 90 nm process. Intel of course will produce the Limburger processor with 4 MB of on-cheese memory. The market will think it stinks. AMD will introduce the Chedlon XP and get design wins.
Well, I guess my worst technology mistake was saying "Jobs are not an American's god-given right" while on an open mike at the Consumer Electronics Show and snickering. OMG wait. I'm NOT Carly Fiorina. Never mind.
Along these lines, some software should be labeled 'Software Product (processed)' inasmuch as it only vaguely resembles genuine, working, bugfree software. Especially Software Product from Washington state.
Actually, champagne gets you drunk faster than other types of booze! No, really. It contains ethyl pyrocarbinate, which enters the bloodstream faster than ordinary ethanol.
Hey, news reports this week told how Microsoft just lost a lawsuit by SPX where it was demonstrated that MS had stolen the company's patented whiteboard technology and put it in NetMeeting. He's not 'talking crap'; maybe you would benefit from reading more widely.
Well, I can name several non-zero probability items 'god' (the universe) could pull off. 1) sun goes nova 2) nearby star observed to have gone supernova (by the time we see it, it's too late) 3) earth's magnetic field drops to zero during a flux reversal and we all get fried by high energy particles since the shielding is gone 4) Britney Spears becomes a science commentator on PBS.
This brings back fond memories of those 50's movies, "I Was a Teenage Genetic Engineer" and the sequel, "Beach WLAN Bingo" with Cowboy Neal and Annette. I think Vincent Price was in there somewhere too.
There was a really low-budget Turkish knockoff of Star Trek. It was reviewed by our local weekend entertainment tabloid. I can't remember the title, but it was everything you could possibly imagine. Bad, incredibly bad, god it was bad, it was so bad. Did I mention, it was bad? You have never lived until you've seen a Turkish Spock.
I agree. I also think Adams would have used both analog and digital systems, but each in its proper place. Adams well understood that photochemical systems captured an optical dynamic range that was quite large and is still much larger than that of electronic systems by orders of magnitude. You can see that in an image with subtle dark area detail. Electronic systems just don't do well on the ends of the range - detail in low-luminance areas and extremely bright areas like highlights. Optical sensors have lower dynamic ranges than chemical systems and different shapes to their sensitivity curves. For that reason analog can provide better expression of tonal ranges. But digital excels in post-production manipulation and in the hands of a good artist.
Though chalk dust might be a lung hazard, the particles of dry-erase marker material could be just as bad and yes, the volatile organic solvents are no picnic either. What is amusing is that chalk is composed of calcium carbonate. Many foods these days are adulterated with calcium carbonate - yes, chalk! - bread, instant oatmeal, bakery. Anyway this is all a good reason to change over to 4x8 foot gigapixel Etch-A-Sketches. Why doesn't someone make them?
What if I had a camcorder and used it in the theatre on someone who was illegally recording the movie, so I had evidence that my citizen's arrest was justified? Would I be subject to arrest? Also, what if I brought an unloaded camcorder into a theatre? Is mere possession of an empty device illegal? Finally, what will happen to my Nakamichi 3000 video implants if I watch a movie? Will the cops remove my cyber eyeballs?
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Every movie done by a music video director has sucked. EVERY ONE. It's because there's a big difference between flashy clips with lots of quick cuts for a limited attention span audience, and what is necessary to carry the audience through 90 minutes of story. I predict this movie will be pretty disappointing, unless you liked Charlie's Angels II. Which was directed by another music vidiot.
Heck, taking it a step further, soon we'll be able to create cheese semiconductors with a 90 nm process. Intel of course will produce the Limburger processor with 4 MB of on-cheese memory. The market will think it stinks. AMD will introduce the Chedlon XP and get design wins.
Well, I guess my worst technology mistake was saying "Jobs are not an American's god-given right" while on an open mike at the Consumer Electronics Show and snickering. OMG wait. I'm NOT Carly Fiorina. Never mind.
Oh, that's cold! Watermelons are people, too!
Along these lines, some software should be labeled 'Software Product (processed)' inasmuch as it only vaguely resembles genuine, working, bugfree software. Especially Software Product from Washington state.
Actually, champagne gets you drunk faster than other types of booze! No, really. It contains ethyl pyrocarbinate, which enters the bloodstream faster than ordinary ethanol.
Oh my god! MOM???
It pales beside the digital hot dog cam, the XG-9000 Surveillance Christmas Tree, and the stealth video USB Mousecam.
Hey, news reports this week told how Microsoft just lost a lawsuit by SPX where it was demonstrated that MS had stolen the company's patented whiteboard technology and put it in NetMeeting. He's not 'talking crap'; maybe you would benefit from reading more widely.
Didn't I see that in a movie? The Arabinator. Big guy, said "I'll be back -- with my camel!"
You're all too late. Safeway carries Beechnut Strained Silicon, and babies love it. What scares me is Gerber Creamed Silicon with Spinach.
Well, I can name several non-zero probability items 'god' (the universe) could pull off. 1) sun goes nova 2) nearby star observed to have gone supernova (by the time we see it, it's too late) 3) earth's magnetic field drops to zero during a flux reversal and we all get fried by high energy particles since the shielding is gone 4) Britney Spears becomes a science commentator on PBS.
Not only can you, but the X10 CT-9000 Surveillance Christmas Tree makes a perfect gift for the hormone-impaired.
And the $1500 models make a perfect Christmas gift for that special someone in your life.
Gee, obviously you haven't seen Dance, Monkeyboy which stars some guy named Balmer.
This brings back fond memories of those 50's movies, "I Was a Teenage Genetic Engineer" and the sequel, "Beach WLAN Bingo" with Cowboy Neal and Annette. I think Vincent Price was in there somewhere too.
Well, research shows that Captain Kirk's family name on his father's side was Binks......
Well, thank you. You're a scholar and a gentleman. But I don't want karma, I want a door into summer.
There was a really low-budget Turkish knockoff of Star Trek. It was reviewed by our local weekend entertainment tabloid. I can't remember the title, but it was everything you could possibly imagine. Bad, incredibly bad, god it was bad, it was so bad. Did I mention, it was bad? You have never lived until you've seen a Turkish Spock.
There was, of course, Heinlein's novel "I Shall Fear No Editor". Wait... I might have gotten that wrong. Ahem.
I agree. I also think Adams would have used both analog and digital systems, but each in its proper place. Adams well understood that photochemical systems captured an optical dynamic range that was quite large and is still much larger than that of electronic systems by orders of magnitude. You can see that in an image with subtle dark area detail. Electronic systems just don't do well on the ends of the range - detail in low-luminance areas and extremely bright areas like highlights. Optical sensors have lower dynamic ranges than chemical systems and different shapes to their sensitivity curves. For that reason analog can provide better expression of tonal ranges. But digital excels in post-production manipulation and in the hands of a good artist.
Though chalk dust might be a lung hazard, the particles of dry-erase marker material could be just as bad and yes, the volatile organic solvents are no picnic either. What is amusing is that chalk is composed of calcium carbonate. Many foods these days are adulterated with calcium carbonate - yes, chalk! - bread, instant oatmeal, bakery. Anyway this is all a good reason to change over to 4x8 foot gigapixel Etch-A-Sketches. Why doesn't someone make them?
What if I had a camcorder and used it in the theatre on someone who was illegally recording the movie, so I had evidence that my citizen's arrest was justified? Would I be subject to arrest? Also, what if I brought an unloaded camcorder into a theatre? Is mere possession of an empty device illegal? Finally, what will happen to my Nakamichi 3000 video implants if I watch a movie? Will the cops remove my cyber eyeballs?
I wasn't sure whether to go into meteorology or proctology. So to play it safe I bought a rectal barometer.
1. Create WLAN-equipped vibrator.
2. Market on Slashdot
3. ????
4. Profit!!!!