Of course we got where we are by helping each other...but if you're going to use the pack animal analogy, I would like to point out that packs will often abandon or even kill their own injured/retarded/sick members. Not saying we should go shoot all of Jerry's Kids or anything, but I do agree we could stand a bit of herd-thinning.
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
Everyone knows that good Karma goes to followers of the Word.
And that would be the word of God, also known as Buddha?
Christians don't believe in Karma...but from the tone of your posts, I don't believe you're a real Christian. Oh wait, you did say follower of the Word, not of the true teachings of the prophet Jesus...my bad. The King James Word was written by Shakespeare. Beautiful poetry, that.
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
I am anxious to know how the Supreme Court handles this...because the other night I dreamt of Bill Gates.
A fellow Linux geek and I infiltrated the headquarters at Redmond under guise of journalists in the hopes that we could uncover some dirt on M$. Once inside, though, we saw happy workers with PDAs and laptops, and clean, ergonomically sound work environments. When Bill came into a room (dressed very suspisciously like Mr. Rogers) everyone would gather around him like he was Jesus passing out fishes or something. My friend and I were flabbergasted. He was so humble and really seemed to care for the well-being of his company.
I wonder if that was a premonition, or just a piece of bad cheese before bed...
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
It's not Capitalism that's to blame, it's our overly-zealous greed coupled with media whoring. People don't need SUV's but hey, that's what all the cool kids are driving. If folks were not so materialistic, if all the Religious Right actually LIVED peaceful and generous lives, if we weren't so sucked in by the flash and splash on television, and yes, if the government was taken back by the people, away from corporations with twisted agendas, America could really be cool. I rambled a bit there but the point I'm trying to make is that we may be a bit f*cked up at the moment, but I believe we'd do better fixing what we've got than trying to switch over to a socialist/facist/whatever system. By the way, Dolfy, what'd you think of "Schindler's List"?;-)
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
Very true. The major problem I have with the censorship of sex-related stuff on the web is that quite often, the kids know more than the parents anyway. At least, they know what they hear from their peers. If parents were more responsible about providing their kids with accurate and honest information about sex, (and that includes EVERYTHING from puberty to masturbation to homosexuality) then kids would be less curious about 'that forbidden sex stuff online' and more likely to correct their friends' ignorance. Wouldn't it be great to know that when your 16 year old daughter goes out with her boyfriend, she knows all about STDs and date rape and contraception? The 'Bible thumpers' are only endangering their children by keeping them in the Dark. Sorry for the rant...:-)
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
It took me a lot of headaches and arguments with my publisher during our last 'zine to learn to play nice with StarOffice, but now I really like it. I wouldn't say it was 'big and bloated' though...even in the depths of my ignorance I was very glad there was no animated paper clip trying to help me.:-)
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
Quit posting from my machine! At least look and see who you're logged in as first! Sheesh! Love you...what's for dinner?
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Re:When will the graphics-and-CG thing finally die
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it's a simple case of to great things that taste like doodie together...i absolutly dispise any mix of CG and inked animation but i would be blown away if some one could do it and actually make it work...besides i've only seen one really good CG cartoon of late and that's Roughneck Chronicals...now that would've looked nice on the big screen The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
I know that in the places I have worked there has been a marked tendancy for employees to fiddle with their computers rather than actually using them for productive purposes.
This is why the ISP I worked for last year sold a lawyer's office an entire Linux solution. They had their LAN, they had Word Perfect, but they had no Windows machines, so the secretaries couldn't load virus-ridden screensavers anymore. Productivity needn't be sacrificed to the Digital Revolution, it just takes some creativity. You don't need firewalls and watchdogs and email filters, you just need to give the un-savvy something they can't understand. Perhaps that's a bit elitist of me, but if you are really worried about employees wasting time (or in our customer's case, virus attacks killing the machines), then you won't lose too much sleep over the fact that Jenny and the office girls can't put pictures of their cats on their monitors anymore.
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
Being a skinny white FE-male with glasses, can I come if I promise to wear my Domme gear?;-) I would LOVE a screenshot of myself standing over a lava pit with a rocket launcher. And a G-string.
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
I still have an old issue of Sassy magazine with the two of them on the cover, before they were married. I remember thinking 'who is this chick'? It soon became apparent that she was the stronger one. Kurt was tortured and couldn't hang. (Great artist, don't get me wrong.) Courtney's been through some deep doo, and at times I really disliked her, but after reading this speech I am jazzed about the future of music again.
So who wants to start a good 'Net recording company?:-) (How about OgFOMK Arts?)
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
And another sidenote - this is the most pirated program in the world, EVER. Adobe should be doing other things in the legalroom. My former employer bought Photoshop 5 on ebay (I know, I know, DUH) and when we received it, we saw it was very definitely a copy. So he called Adobe and tried to report it. They did nothing. ??? Apparently they're not too worried about piracy, just initial sales, which is what this leak may have hurt.
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
why are we so intent on outsurviving the Earth's willingness to let us live here? My guess is that 1- people don't like to think that all our evolutionary gene-jockeying will ultimately be for naught and 2- we're thinking about how un-fun it would be to watch the end of the planet/solar system/galaxy/universe, and so turn to sci-fi and NASA to find a way to run away, even if we only prolong the inevitable. Don't get me wrong, though, I'm with the explorers on this one. I'd loooove to go to Mars, or anywhere else for that matter...anybody read "Fountains of Paradise"? I don't think it's too far-fetched that we'll inhabit other planets eventually. The question is, are we going to become the locusts of the universe, gobbling up resources and then moving on? We're doing a good job of that here...
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
If you look around the mp3 page, you'll find: holophrastic.com and the band page, both of which give excellent access to all the band members. (Message boards, webcam, etc.) As for making a living at it, sure, why not. But I don't bank on that, so I have a day job. The music is about the music, not about money.
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
I do not type consistantly from moment to moment. Right! When I'm coding, I type pretty fast; when I'm writing an email or a piece of literature, I type REALLY fast, and when I'm filling out order forms for online purchases, I type SLOW to make sure I'm not making any errors. Not only is the premise flawed, but the original idea is pretty silly, too. Now give me a good Wacom tablet and some handwriting recognition software...no, no, somebody could trace my sig. Retina scan, CmdrTaco? Sure...now is that pre- or post-LASEC?:-)
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People fear what they don't understand.
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"If Napster can encourage and facilitate the distribution of pirated sound recordings, then what's to stop it from doing the same to movies, software, books, magazines, newspapers, television, photographs or video games?" Valenti said in his declaration.
ROTFLMAO! Hello?! I've got the Matrix on my hard drive, Mr. Valenti, and Napster had nothing to do with that. Napster is merely the focus of your attention at the moment, and it's like you're staring at a piece of 3"x3" bark on a redwood in the middle of the wilderness. Sheesh.
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I wasn't going to mention them because they are SOOO hardcore, and/. is a family site.;-) We only made it through the first two...but I guess if you say the third one leaves lots of gaps then it would be more frustrating than fulfilling to watch.
You may appreciate this - Overfiend genitalia (the hospital scene in particular) have been affectionately named 'penicles'.
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
Yes, I love Ranma 1/2! But I haven't seen anyone mention Cutey Honey yet...quite entertaining. Her superpowers revolve around costume changes. Another funny ADULT title that I just saw this past weekend is (spelling may be off) Oginki Clinic. Sex therapy, men in drag, and other goodies too explicit to mention. Laughed my a$$ off. I don't suppose you want to hear about the really serious aliens-rape-our-women flicks, huh? Cuz I certainly haven't seen any of THOSE.... (Wicked City. Ahem.)
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Of course we got where we are by helping each other...but if you're going to use the pack animal analogy, I would like to point out that packs will often abandon or even kill their own injured/retarded/sick members.
Not saying we should go shoot all of Jerry's Kids or anything, but I do agree we could stand a bit of herd-thinning.
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
Everyone knows that good Karma goes to followers of the Word.
And that would be the word of God, also known as Buddha?
Christians don't believe in Karma...but from the tone of your posts, I don't believe you're a real Christian.
Oh wait, you did say follower of the Word, not of the true teachings of the prophet Jesus...my bad. The King James Word was written by Shakespeare. Beautiful poetry, that.
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
I am anxious to know how the Supreme Court handles this...because the other night I dreamt of Bill Gates.
A fellow Linux geek and I infiltrated the headquarters at Redmond under guise of journalists in the hopes that we could uncover some dirt on M$. Once inside, though, we saw happy workers with PDAs and laptops, and clean, ergonomically sound work environments. When Bill came into a room (dressed very suspisciously like Mr. Rogers) everyone would gather around him like he was Jesus passing out fishes or something. My friend and I were flabbergasted. He was so humble and really seemed to care for the well-being of his company.
I wonder if that was a premonition, or just a piece of bad cheese before bed...
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
It's not Capitalism that's to blame, it's our overly-zealous greed coupled with media whoring. People don't need SUV's but hey, that's what all the cool kids are driving. If folks were not so materialistic, if all the Religious Right actually LIVED peaceful and generous lives, if we weren't so sucked in by the flash and splash on television, and yes, if the government was taken back by the people, away from corporations with twisted agendas, America could really be cool. ;-)
I rambled a bit there but the point I'm trying to make is that we may be a bit f*cked up at the moment, but I believe we'd do better fixing what we've got than trying to switch over to a socialist/facist/whatever system.
By the way, Dolfy, what'd you think of "Schindler's List"?
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
Very true. :-)
The major problem I have with the censorship of sex-related stuff on the web is that quite often, the kids know more than the parents anyway. At least, they know what they hear from their peers. If parents were more responsible about providing their kids with accurate and honest information about sex, (and that includes EVERYTHING from puberty to masturbation to homosexuality) then kids would be less curious about 'that forbidden sex stuff online' and more likely to correct their friends' ignorance. Wouldn't it be great to know that when your 16 year old daughter goes out with her boyfriend, she knows all about STDs and date rape and contraception? The 'Bible thumpers' are only endangering their children by keeping them in the Dark.
Sorry for the rant...
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
It took me a lot of headaches and arguments with my publisher during our last 'zine to learn to play nice with StarOffice, but now I really like it. I wouldn't say it was 'big and bloated' though...even in the depths of my ignorance I was very glad there was no animated paper clip trying to help me. :-)
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
Quit posting from my machine! At least look and see who you're logged in as first! Sheesh!
Love you...what's for dinner?
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
it's a simple case of to great things that taste like doodie together...i absolutly dispise any mix of CG and inked animation but i would be blown away if some one could do it and actually make it work...besides i've only seen one really good CG cartoon of late and that's Roughneck Chronicals...now that would've looked nice on the big screen
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
To quote Shaft, "You damn right." ;-)
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
Are you by any chance friends with Smoove B? ;-)
That'll be $0.03 for the link, please.
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
I know that in the places I have worked there has been a marked tendancy for employees to fiddle with their computers rather than actually using them for productive purposes.
This is why the ISP I worked for last year sold a lawyer's office an entire Linux solution. They had their LAN, they had Word Perfect, but they had no Windows machines, so the secretaries couldn't load virus-ridden screensavers anymore.
Productivity needn't be sacrificed to the Digital Revolution, it just takes some creativity. You don't need firewalls and watchdogs and email filters, you just need to give the un-savvy something they can't understand. Perhaps that's a bit elitist of me, but if you are really worried about employees wasting time (or in our customer's case, virus attacks killing the machines), then you won't lose too much sleep over the fact that Jenny and the office girls can't put pictures of their cats on their monitors anymore.
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
Being a skinny white FE-male with glasses, can I come if I promise to wear my Domme gear? ;-)
I would LOVE a screenshot of myself standing over a lava pit with a rocket launcher. And a G-string.
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
"Our ramparts are being breached on all sides."
Ho, sailors, protect the caviar! Hide the blondes and stow the Porsche! We won't be pillaged by these middle-class digital pirates!
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
I still have an old issue of Sassy magazine with the two of them on the cover, before they were married. I remember thinking 'who is this chick'? It soon became apparent that she was the stronger one. Kurt was tortured and couldn't hang. (Great artist, don't get me wrong.) Courtney's been through some deep doo, and at times I really disliked her, but after reading this speech I am jazzed about the future of music again.
:-) (How about OgFOMK Arts?)
So who wants to start a good 'Net recording company?
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
And another sidenote - this is the most pirated program in the world, EVER. Adobe should be doing other things in the legalroom.
My former employer bought Photoshop 5 on ebay (I know, I know, DUH) and when we received it, we saw it was very definitely a copy. So he called Adobe and tried to report it. They did nothing. ??? Apparently they're not too worried about piracy, just initial sales, which is what this leak may have hurt.
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
why are we so intent on outsurviving the Earth's willingness to let us live here?
My guess is that 1- people don't like to think that all our evolutionary gene-jockeying will ultimately be for naught and 2- we're thinking about how un-fun it would be to watch the end of the planet/solar system/galaxy/universe, and so turn to sci-fi and NASA to find a way to run away, even if we only prolong the inevitable.
Don't get me wrong, though, I'm with the explorers on this one. I'd loooove to go to Mars, or anywhere else for that matter...anybody read "Fountains of Paradise"? I don't think it's too far-fetched that we'll inhabit other planets eventually. The question is, are we going to become the locusts of the universe, gobbling up resources and then moving on? We're doing a good job of that here...
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
If you look around the mp3 page, you'll find: holophrastic.com and the band page, both of which give excellent access to all the band members. (Message boards, webcam, etc.)
As for making a living at it, sure, why not. But I don't bank on that, so I have a day job. The music is about the music, not about money.
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
I do not type consistantly from moment to moment. :-)
Right! When I'm coding, I type pretty fast; when I'm writing an email or a piece of literature, I type REALLY fast, and when I'm filling out order forms for online purchases, I type SLOW to make sure I'm not making any errors.
Not only is the premise flawed, but the original idea is pretty silly, too. Now give me a good Wacom tablet and some handwriting recognition software...no, no, somebody could trace my sig. Retina scan, CmdrTaco? Sure...now is that pre- or post-LASEC?
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
"If Napster can encourage and facilitate the distribution of pirated sound recordings, then what's to stop it from doing the same to movies, software, books, magazines, newspapers, television, photographs or video games?" Valenti said in his declaration.
ROTFLMAO! Hello?! I've got the Matrix on my hard drive, Mr. Valenti, and Napster had nothing to do with that.
Napster is merely the focus of your attention at the moment, and it's like you're staring at a piece of 3"x3" bark on a redwood in the middle of the wilderness. Sheesh.
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
Beautiful. :-)
;-)
Now everybody go steal all my mp3s! I don't want your money, just your adoration.
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
Yeah, I came to that realization in a bit of a haze after watching the movie "Pi". :-)
Math - it's not just for Bible Scholars anymore!
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
I imagine the stock market will show the results MUCH sooner.
I'm waiting to see - anybody got any predictions?
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
What's that smell? Censorship? No...no...Oh, these guys must have just come back from taping the "Battle Pike" episode.
:-(
P.U.
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
I wasn't going to mention them because they are SOOO hardcore, and /. is a family site. ;-)
We only made it through the first two...but I guess if you say the third one leaves lots of gaps then it would be more frustrating than fulfilling to watch.
You may appreciate this - Overfiend genitalia (the hospital scene in particular) have been affectionately named 'penicles'.
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk
Yes, I love Ranma 1/2! But I haven't seen anyone mention Cutey Honey yet...quite entertaining. Her superpowers revolve around costume changes.
Another funny ADULT title that I just saw this past weekend is (spelling may be off) Oginki Clinic. Sex therapy, men in drag, and other goodies too explicit to mention. Laughed my a$$ off.
I don't suppose you want to hear about the really serious aliens-rape-our-women flicks, huh? Cuz I certainly haven't seen any of THOSE.... (Wicked City. Ahem.)
The Divine Creatrix in a Mortal Shell that stays Crunchy in Milk