I believe you may be referring to a Twilight Zone episode (#151) called "The Encounter."
From the DVD box blurb:
"Fenton, a WWII veteran, proudly shows his captured samurai sword to Arthur Takamuri, a young Japanese/American gardener - who picks it up and instantly knows he must kill his host!"
This episode aired once on the CBS on May 1, 1964, and was never syndicated or rebroadcast due to the ensuing controversy.
The episode starred Neville Brand as Fenton and George Takei as Takamuri. Good stuff.
Look at the mess apple's DRM has caused because so few portable MP3 players support it.
How exactly did Apple's DRM cause "a mess" if "so few" players support it? Wouldn't that very fact render their DRM irrelevant? Apple has produced another "whole widget" with the iTunes Music Store and iPod which works flawlessly. How is this a mess?
I would assert that you preceive the situation to be a mess because a vocal minority snivels about "overpriced" Apple hardware, and that it isn't fair that the iTMS won't work with their $74.00 Lucky Best MP3 player.
...we need a standardized DRM format to allow content-providers to be able to set their own terms. Janus looks like the closest thing to that... as much as I like apple, the iTunes DRM is too closed.
Yes, Microsoft is famous for letting "content-providers" and developers pretty much write their own ticket. No strings attached there. No sir. Not that Apple should be trusted completely either (Newton).
All I know about Bush is I had a job when Clinton was president.
Nice sig. I had a cat when Clinton was president. He's dead now. That must be Bush's fault too, eh?
Your "joblessness" couldn't possibly be your own fault. Nor could it be your fault that time you whacked your thumb with that damn Craftsman hammer. Assault hammer, it was. Oughta be a law.
I can't help wondering if you're one of the reasons why I can't buy a new Honda ATC.
All those evil CEOs who run companies like IBM and GM and (gasp) Microsoft. It's not as if they're performing a useful function or anything. Yeah, I could do that. Nothing to it. They're not any smarter than me, or anything.
Not as if the companies these "greedy" people run create thousands of jobs. Nah. Only the government can create decent, fair jobs.
Someday I hope to be one of those "greedy" people, so I can drive my $500,000 sports car over your knees as you sit dispondently in the angry queue outside the government job office, whist on my way to the airport to jump in my Global Express for the trip to Maui.
In a "nice" world where people did not create viruses a company would not have to supply all of these products/services, and that would save a company a lot of money!
Or, perhaps, even in a occasionally "nasty" world such as most of us live in, one could choose an alternate OS that wasn't riddled with constantly-emerging security holes requiring on-site staff and third-party software just to fend off attacks.
This is different because under Mac OS X, you can use any browser to purchase music from any site at any time. You're not compelled into using the iTMS (iTunes Music Store).
If you point IE for Mac (or Opera, OmniWeb, Safari, whatever) to Napster with the intent to purchase music, the Mac OS doesn't launch iTunes and stuff you back to the iTMS.
It's about leaving the decision up to the user. It's about not using the OS to redirect choice.
No problem. Here's how we can all do our part. It'll cost each individual just a few dollars a month, require no government intervention, and no changes to the energy system.
Everyone just leaves their freezer door open for about 15 minutes every other day. Leave a window open near the freezer for maximum benefit.
To minimize impact on the power grid, those with odd addresses, leave the door open on even days, and those with even addresses on odd days.
The excess heat generated by global warming will thus be magically removed by... the uh... hmm...
Oh well. Let's worry about WHERE the heat goes later.
At least the energy used to run the freezer is clean, non-polluting electricity, which comes from... um...
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From the DVD box blurb:
"Fenton, a WWII veteran, proudly shows his captured samurai sword to Arthur Takamuri, a young Japanese/American gardener - who picks it up and instantly knows he must kill his host!"
This episode aired once on the CBS on May 1, 1964, and was never syndicated or rebroadcast due to the ensuing controversy.
The episode starred Neville Brand as Fenton and George Takei as Takamuri. Good stuff.
How exactly did Apple's DRM cause "a mess" if "so few" players support it? Wouldn't that very fact render their DRM irrelevant? Apple has produced another "whole widget" with the iTunes Music Store and iPod which works flawlessly. How is this a mess?
I would assert that you preceive the situation to be a mess because a vocal minority snivels about "overpriced" Apple hardware, and that it isn't fair that the iTMS won't work with their $74.00 Lucky Best MP3 player.
Yes, Microsoft is famous for letting "content-providers" and developers pretty much write their own ticket. No strings attached there. No sir. Not that Apple should be trusted completely either (Newton).
Civilian aircraft (including airliners) rarely fly much above 40,000 feet.
Shouldn't be a problem.
The biggest danger window would be during blimp acsent and descent.
But I can't be bothered.
You're an idiot.
Shouldn't you be wiping your hard drive and reinstalling Windows, instead of posting as an Anonymous Coward?
Nice sig. I had a cat when Clinton was president. He's dead now. That must be Bush's fault too, eh?
Your "joblessness" couldn't possibly be your own fault. Nor could it be your fault that time you whacked your thumb with that damn Craftsman hammer. Assault hammer, it was. Oughta be a law.
I can't help wondering if you're one of the reasons why I can't buy a new Honda ATC.
Why not? It worked for the Apollo Simulation Project. Of course, it was really "cut & paste" back then. Same idea though. Most people bought it.
We all know NBC Nightly News is the standard against which all scientific inquiry should be validated.
Newsreaders... yes, the newsreaders are the ones to turn to for truly critical thinking.
Hoagland may be right. Or not.
All those evil CEOs who run companies like IBM and GM and (gasp) Microsoft. It's not as if they're performing a useful function or anything. Yeah, I could do that. Nothing to it. They're not any smarter than me, or anything.
Not as if the companies these "greedy" people run create thousands of jobs. Nah. Only the government can create decent, fair jobs.
Someday I hope to be one of those "greedy" people, so I can drive my $500,000 sports car over your knees as you sit dispondently in the angry queue outside the government job office, whist on my way to the airport to jump in my Global Express for the trip to Maui.
Have a nice day.
Never mind.
Can I pre-mod myself as a Troll?
Or, perhaps, even in a occasionally "nasty" world such as most of us live in, one could choose an alternate OS that wasn't riddled with constantly-emerging security holes requiring on-site staff and third-party software just to fend off attacks.
Just a thought.
If you point IE for Mac (or Opera, OmniWeb, Safari, whatever) to Napster with the intent to purchase music, the Mac OS doesn't launch iTunes and stuff you back to the iTMS.
It's about leaving the decision up to the user. It's about not using the OS to redirect choice.
So are we slicing cheese at the speed of light here, or slicing light at the speed of cheese?
No problem. Here's how we can all do our part. It'll cost each individual just a few dollars a month, require no government intervention, and no changes to the energy system.
Everyone just leaves their freezer door open for about 15 minutes every other day. Leave a window open near the freezer for maximum benefit.
To minimize impact on the power grid, those with odd addresses, leave the door open on even days, and those with even addresses on odd days.
The excess heat generated by global warming will thus be magically removed by... the uh... hmm...
Oh well. Let's worry about WHERE the heat goes later.
At least the energy used to run the freezer is clean, non-polluting electricity, which comes from... um...
Oh crap. Never mind.
A couple of options here: http://www.apple.com/ipod/accessories.html.
For another opinion:
http://news.com.com/2008-1082_3-5065859.html?tag=l h
Wow. Astounding.
Your check is in the mail.
Love Always,
Bill G.
Asserting that "Windows users expect choice" is like saying that Koalas expect choice in their diet.
Just did the same BTO at Dell.com... there seems to be a slight discrepancy here.
I believe that Riskable made the same mistake I did initially... which was selecting a 15" CRT, rather than a 15" LCD.
With the LCD, Dell's offering rounds out at $1289.00.
I could locate no option to add FireWire.
Now which is the bargain computer? Hmmm...