I don't think Primer could be changed in a way where it was still as great a movie, but made sense on the first viewing
I agree. I think what makes the movie great is that at no time is it dumbed down. It was confusing, and intentionally so. The characters themselves were confused. They were in over their heads, and their world(s) was/were spinning out of control. And, by the end of the movie, if you invested yourself in the story, so were you.
I was an employee of Microsoft in end user tech support in '94. I'd been a contractor for six months, then I went perm. About a month going perm, all ~200 of the remaining contractors at my worksite were let go, every last one of them. (This was including my roommate at the time.)
So whe they call this the "first ever" layoff for the company, take that with a (salt lick sized) grain of salt. Sure, it might be the first ever for "perm" employees, btu I frankly don't see the difference.
I know where you're coming from. After being raised in Dallas I went to college in Minnesota. The student body was about 98% white, and many of them had a similar attitude: tey basically thought racism didn't exist or wasn't an issue because the'd never been exposed to it.
Regardless, racist teachers in Dallas don't excuse the remarks of someone speaking at a presidential inauguration.
Just because you've never been exposed to it does not mean it doesn't exist, or that it doesn't affect a significant portion of the population, every day. Step out of your bubble, man.
Also, a behind closed door conversation, as disgusting as it may be, is not even close to the same as being made to ride in the back of the bus or use a separate restroom.
It's close if it promotes racist behavior and attitudes, which it did, and still does.
It's the typical M$ lie, "our competitors have all of our flaws and more,"
Actually, it's not a tactic that originated with Microsoft. You can thank Karl Rove for it. It can be boiled down to, "Paint the opposition with your flaws."
Anyone that would accuse "white" people of making black people "sit in the back", or call Asians "yellow" in 2009 is either completely stupid or racist or both.
You have no clue. Come to Dallas some time. I went to the most racially mixed high school in Dallas (1/3rd black/hispanic/white) and even there and then (1989) there was still quite a bit of racism. I remember clearly white teachers saying (behind closed doors, of course) how all of the black students and teachers were stupid and lazy. (And "black" wasn't the word they used...) It was disgusting. And, as far as I can tell, not much as changed in 20 years. The city is still divided about as starkly as you can imagine: most of the minorities live south/west of downtown, and most of the whites to the north and in the suburbs.
And that's just Dallas. Ain't nuthin' compared to the deep south.
The population of/. are prone to skepticim. They're mostly young libertarian geek males, and respond well to rebellion against 1) authority, 2) anything "irrational," and 3) invasion of privacy. They also love to expose contradiction, whether real or otherwise. FUD astroturfers understand this. They know that/. is a good place to plant the seed of their message: "Google is an evil behemoth, and wants to invade your life. They're like the next Microsoft, but worse."
...and explained to everyone there what I was capable and incapable of doing...
Yeah, that's pretty much the worst way it can be abused. The results have nothing to do with what you're capable of doing. It's all about your tendencies, and the way you prefer to act. No one is bound to act in any way.
Though, I'm guessing you tested INTP.:) Why do I guess that?
Introvert - you didn't like being singled out in from of the group iNtuitive - Just a guess, but most slashdotters are Thinker - All of that mushy pop psychology stuff is goofy, right? Perceptive - No four letter code defines who you REALLY are, right?
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Does that include when your house is burning down?
So, it seems from your current moderation, and that of the grandparent post, you've been proven wrong.
Will you admit your mistake, or is it deja vu all over again?
I agree. I think what makes the movie great is that at no time is it dumbed down. It was confusing, and intentionally so. The characters themselves were confused. They were in over their heads, and their world(s) was/were spinning out of control. And, by the end of the movie, if you invested yourself in the story, so were you.
And you say I'm full of shit?
What a sad, black and white world you must live in.
Ah, I see now. Contractors are less than human, so firing them indiscriminately is just fine.
But you're the superior one, right?
My definition relies on the human cost, which apparently is meaningless to you.
Well, there you go.
I was an employee of Microsoft in end user tech support in '94. I'd been a contractor for six months, then I went perm. About a month going perm, all ~200 of the remaining contractors at my worksite were let go, every last one of them. (This was including my roommate at the time.)
So whe they call this the "first ever" layoff for the company, take that with a (salt lick sized) grain of salt. Sure, it might be the first ever for "perm" employees, btu I frankly don't see the difference.
I sense a FUD meme coming:
"See! Linux is socialism! It caused Microsoft's layoffs! It's causing te economy to fail!"
In the next month or so, or soon before Microsoft's next earnings report.
Silence, slave!
And he deviated from them why? Because of bad intelligence?
Maybe they were never his principles in the first place.
There, fixed that for you. He did end up buying $700 billion in bank stock for the government, after all...
I wish I had the mod points to mod you up. I am continually amazed at the staying power of right wing nutbar myths.
I know where you're coming from. After being raised in Dallas I went to college in Minnesota. The student body was about 98% white, and many of them had a similar attitude: tey basically thought racism didn't exist or wasn't an issue because the'd never been exposed to it.
Just because you've never been exposed to it does not mean it doesn't exist, or that it doesn't affect a significant portion of the population, every day. Step out of your bubble, man.
It's close if it promotes racist behavior and attitudes, which it did, and still does.
I'll answer that question with a question:
What will you do?
Actually, it's not a tactic that originated with Microsoft. You can thank Karl Rove for it. It can be boiled down to, "Paint the opposition with your flaws."
You have no clue. Come to Dallas some time. I went to the most racially mixed high school in Dallas (1/3rd black/hispanic/white) and even there and then (1989) there was still quite a bit of racism. I remember clearly white teachers saying (behind closed doors, of course) how all of the black students and teachers were stupid and lazy. (And "black" wasn't the word they used...) It was disgusting. And, as far as I can tell, not much as changed in 20 years. The city is still divided about as starkly as you can imagine: most of the minorities live south/west of downtown, and most of the whites to the north and in the suburbs.
And that's just Dallas. Ain't nuthin' compared to the deep south.
Well, to be fair, he also invoked Superman:
"...we are Americans, united not by race, or religion, or blood, but to our commitment to freedom, and justice for all."
The population of /. are prone to skepticim. They're mostly young libertarian geek males, and respond well to rebellion against 1) authority, 2) anything "irrational," and 3) invasion of privacy. They also love to expose contradiction, whether real or otherwise. FUD astroturfers understand this. They know that /. is a good place to plant the seed of their message: "Google is an evil behemoth, and wants to invade your life. They're like the next Microsoft, but worse."
Aikido in action. :)
Yankish?
The researcher is from Switzerland.
Golly, if there's ever a post that required a correlationisnotcausation tag, this'd be it.
And you even got the correlation wrong!
It was doing that pretty much from September 1st onward.
No, the record was when Rush Limbaugh christened the Obama recession two days after Obama was ELECTED.
Perhaps journalism is suffering because unsubstantiated lies are repeated so often people think they're true.
Yeah, that's pretty much the worst way it can be abused. The results have nothing to do with what you're capable of doing. It's all about your tendencies, and the way you prefer to act. No one is bound to act in any way.
Though, I'm guessing you tested INTP. :) Why do I guess that?
Introvert - you didn't like being singled out in from of the group
iNtuitive - Just a guess, but most slashdotters are
Thinker - All of that mushy pop psychology stuff is goofy, right?
Perceptive - No four letter code defines who you REALLY are, right?
So, how was my guess?