The corporate weenies at Marvel, for their ability to reach unheard of levels of stupidity. This industry (entertainment) worries about people pirating a DVD or a music CD but in reality they are the masters at stealing copyrighted material.
The news page said that in October of 2001 the clay model was being turned into a 1/3 scale proof of concept vehicle. That was the last mention of progress, but they are accepting orders for a production run in 2003. That seems a little optimistic to me. Also, I saw where the designer had built a full size 'glass-fibre' bull elephant but did not see any mention of his experience with mechanical engineering, aerodynamics, etc.
(My suggestion for company spokesperson: Chevy Chase)
I did not read all the posts but hopefully someone else has mentioned VMWare as an alternate solution. Since there are many applications that are available only on Windows, show up first on Windows, or are cheaper for Windows (SlickeEdit,
Rational Rose, etc.) being able to access a virtual machine running Windows is pretty nice.
Could this technology be used in some way to create 'feeling enabled' prosthetic limbs? I know there would still be issues with impulse delivery to the brain, etc. Just a thought
This is not unreasonable at all. If you look at most major corporate relocations there is usually some significant monetary advantage offered by the new location: major tax breaks, lower/subsidized construction costs, etc. So if Montana skips collecting sales tax, gets a (small) percentage from all sales and the e-business can sell at or below other online prices...
I have heard this same discussion about 'alternative' music. As soon as a band becomes truly popular some original fans quit listening to them. However, a whole new audience ( read as more consumers) are now willing to listen and purchase their music. The same thing could happen to Linux if a company like IBM would take the OS, clean it up (where needed), offer a supported version for a reasonable price and provide a single point of contact for technical support. There would be some users who might say "now it is just another Windows" but there might also be a whole new audience of business and individual users who would see it as a legitimate alternative to Windows.
About nuclear testing: They probably do more than just determine the size of the hole we can make. They can also simulate things like the effects of fallout from a device detonated by that person you are less worried about.
Whooaaa there Captain. Lower your shields! I don't think they are trying to say that EVERYONE who uses a Mac is a zealot. (And I do not ever recall seeing the terms 'bastion of sanity' and 'Windows user' being used together.) The 'hardcore' Mac users that I have known typically wanted a computer to do a few specific things (desk top publishing, etc) and the Mac did an excellent job for them with fewer hassles than a PC. Therefore they could not see why someone would want any other kind of system. Also, if you really want to see zealotry, go to a Java newsgroup and post "I heard that C++ was better than Java" (or vice versa)
The article has some industry expert saying
"There's not enough danger, not enough novelty.... It's not like people can run around a space ship and fornicate or kill each other or do other things they do on TV."
If they want danger maybe they could try:
1)Balloon ride with Steve Fawcett,
2)Field trip with the Crocodile Hunter,
3)Weekend at Neverland
Is this not similar to what Linuxgruven did a few years ago? They would "hire" you, then you would pay them to train you to be a Linux consultant. After that you got a great job making lots of money. Everything worked as planned except the part about the great job and lots of money. I believe the founder ended up being arrested for fraud.
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The corporate weenies at Marvel, for their ability to reach unheard of levels of stupidity. This industry (entertainment) worries about people pirating a DVD or a music CD but in reality they are the masters at stealing copyrighted material.
The news page said that in October of 2001 the clay model was being turned into a 1/3 scale proof of concept vehicle. That was the last mention of progress, but they are accepting orders for a production run in 2003. That seems a little optimistic to me. Also, I saw where the designer had built a full size 'glass-fibre' bull elephant but did not see any mention of his experience with mechanical engineering, aerodynamics, etc. (My suggestion for company spokesperson: Chevy Chase)
This push to legalize marijuana is being secretly funded by Frito-Lay and Hostess.
many motherboards are now failing due to electolytic capacitors made with an inferior water-based electolyte.
Early indications of capacitor/motherboard demise include failure of spell checking software.
A putter for Rodney Dangerfield.
this shows up as a 1.7 billion dollar capital expenditure for "Snacks".
I did not read all the posts but hopefully someone else has mentioned VMWare as an alternate solution. Since there are many applications that are available only on Windows, show up first on Windows, or are cheaper for Windows (SlickeEdit, Rational Rose, etc.) being able to access a virtual machine running Windows is pretty nice.
Would all the guys be signing up for 'broad'-band connections? (I'm so sorry. I'll just go now)
Could this technology be used in some way to create 'feeling enabled' prosthetic limbs? I know there would still be issues with impulse delivery to the brain, etc. Just a thought
This is not unreasonable at all. If you look at most major corporate relocations there is usually some significant monetary advantage offered by the new location: major tax breaks, lower/subsidized construction costs, etc. So if Montana skips collecting sales tax, gets a (small) percentage from all sales and the e-business can sell at or below other online prices...
I have heard this same discussion about 'alternative' music. As soon as a band becomes truly popular some original fans quit listening to them. However, a whole new audience ( read as more consumers) are now willing to listen and purchase their music. The same thing could happen to Linux if a company like IBM would take the OS, clean it up (where needed), offer a supported version for a reasonable price and provide a single point of contact for technical support. There would be some users who might say "now it is just another Windows" but there might also be a whole new audience of business and individual users who would see it as a legitimate alternative to Windows.
About nuclear testing: They probably do more than just determine the size of the hole we can make. They can also simulate things like the effects of fallout from a device detonated by that person you are less worried about.
Val Kilmer did it way before that.
Whooaaa there Captain. Lower your shields!
I don't think they are trying to say that EVERYONE who uses a Mac is a zealot. (And I do not ever recall seeing the terms 'bastion of sanity' and 'Windows user' being used together.) The 'hardcore' Mac users that I have known typically wanted a computer to do a few specific things (desk top publishing, etc) and the Mac did an excellent job for them with fewer hassles than a PC. Therefore they could not see why someone would want any other kind of system.
Also, if you really want to see zealotry, go to a Java newsgroup and post "I heard that C++ was better than Java" (or vice versa)
Next we are going to find out that all US Citizens have been placed on Double Secret Probation!
Microsoft's project management site uses CVS!
(Family at the dinner table) Phone Rings. "Hello, I represent the 'Phone Butler' corporation and for just 19.95......"
Take a look at www.moviemask.com for this DVD editing functionality.
You can tell they are anti-hydrogen because they all have little goatees and a really bad attitude.
The article has some industry expert saying "There's not enough danger, not enough novelty. ... It's not like people can run around a space ship and fornicate or kill each other or do other things they do on TV."
If they want danger maybe they could try:
1)Balloon ride with Steve Fawcett,
2)Field trip with the Crocodile Hunter,
3)Weekend at Neverland
Thank goodness they are coming up with solutions like this for the recording industry instead of,say, Planned Parenthood.
Is this not similar to what Linuxgruven did a few years ago? They would "hire" you, then you would pay them to train you to be a Linux consultant. After that you got a great job making lots of money. Everything worked as planned except the part about the great job and lots of money. I believe the founder ended up being arrested for fraud.
Next episode of the Christopher Lowell show: "Decorating with geckos"
I just got a letter from Ed McMahon saying that if I buy some magazines from him he will tell me who has a crush on me!
Let's hope they don't want to preserve a copy of 'Battlefield Earth'