I am glad this film is finally getting the credit it deserves, because it demonstrates what I always thought sci-fi was about: telling a story that could not be told within the confines of the normal. Gattaca is a film not about genetic engineering or genetic discrimination, it's a story about two brothers and about the relationship between Gerome and Vincent.
Please. If he specialized in it he would be doing it. I have no interest in listening to what some academic is pontificating about from his ivory tower about how us groundlings can do stuff better.
MS learned with the PC that when you let other people mess with your system, you get blue screens of death.
The Xbox is a totally closed system. Nothing goes on there unless MS knows it won't mess up the system. Same thing with being online - they don't want some non-MS company's servers to put data on the Xbox that they can't certify. Imagine how tick'd I would be if EA caused my excellently scored runs on Project Gotham to be erased?
I also agree that the single, unified service for online play has a LOT of benefits that other folks have listed here.
- Xbox has Tony Hawk 3 and 2 along with Amped that you can play online *right now.*
- You list online games for PS2 that haven't even come out yet and you can't play any of them now.
- PS2 may have more games and probably better games now, but that is a subjective list. EG: I think Gotham is much better than GT.
- The DVD thing is pretty minor. Who wants to have a DVD player without a remote? Maybe someone, but you couldn't sell a retail DVD player without a remote, right?
It would be a pain in the ass for ML if RH went under. Even beyond technical issues, consumer and investor confidence in ML would be shaken if RH went under. Why do you think the guy who made the decision is characterized in the story as taking great risk?
This is more than just buying, say, a common commodity from a distributor.
If Red Hat ever went under, Merril Lynch would be in deep trouble. Now, Merril Lynch's success is critically linked to that of Red Hat's. Maybe the next time Red Hat wants a round of public financing or a good loan, Merril will have a personal interest in giving Red Hat a hand.
Recall the days when Deer Hunter-type games (poor quality, low price-point) ruled sales charts.
It is nice to note, though, that if a developer is truly creative and careful in developing a stable piece of software, the market will respond with financial rewards.
Taste in movies is completely subjective. I never listen to reviews - I judge whether I want to see a movie based purely on the poster. And I'm never disappointed.
So if I don't care what a professional critic thinks, why would I care what some loser living with his mom who can't grow facial hair and works at Blockbuster while taking classes at the Learning Annex on the side thinks about "Beautiful Mind?"
In thinking that if replying to this stuff is a waste of time, that so reading it?
I suppose this "News for Nerds. Stuff that matters." is too much for me.
On the user, not the software vendor. IBM goes out of it's way (as does MSTF and.... I can't think of any other business app companies) to let you know if/when there needs to be an update for security. Like this wonderful page: Lotus Security.
The article doesn't mention this, but something some folks aren't aware of is that MontaVista is a serious linux partner with IBM. If the technologies described in the white paper can be merged, then the real effect can have a more significant impact in the embedded application/ PowerPC products from the World's 9th largest corporation.
Scientology is a complete fraud, but an interesting fraud. I would encourage anyone even marginally curious to take a look at the explanation of the cult on xenu.net.
The Scientologists had an interesting conflict with the creators of Southpark. In a skit for the MTV Music Awards show, the South Park creators lambast Scientology and were threatened with lawsuits - yet they didn't back down. Here is the link to a description of the skit. Here.
Southpark also tore into scientology in a spoof on them and street magician David Blaine. HOWEVER - note that the fellow who plays Chef does not appear in this episode - for he, Isaac Hayes, is a scientologist. Watch the episode here.
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So where's the free software solution? Is it already out there?
They are a fine and dignified breed of horse.
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I am glad this film is finally getting the credit it deserves, because it demonstrates what I always thought sci-fi was about: telling a story that could not be told within the confines of the normal. Gattaca is a film not about genetic engineering or genetic discrimination, it's a story about two brothers and about the relationship between Gerome and Vincent.
EG: "those who can, do. those who can't, teach."
The Xbox is a totally closed system. Nothing goes on there unless MS knows it won't mess up the system. Same thing with being online - they don't want some non-MS company's servers to put data on the Xbox that they can't certify. Imagine how tick'd I would be if EA caused my excellently scored runs on Project Gotham to be erased?
I also agree that the single, unified service for online play has a LOT of benefits that other folks have listed here.
So how do you have commercial free streams? Contributions?
BTW - only my dick is fat.
Pardon my realism. You may mod this down but you know it is true, fatass.
How did you determine that it was 'significant'? Since you obviously aren't using 'viewership' in your definition.
Which is exactly why this post needs to be modded to flamebait. It must be nice to live in such a simple world.
People ought to be reasonable here. That so many /.'ers here are bitching about this shows how they are just a bunch of whiny assholes.
You have many inaccuracies in your post.
- Xbox has Tony Hawk 3 and 2 along with Amped that you can play online *right now.*
- You list online games for PS2 that haven't even come out yet and you can't play any of them now.
- PS2 may have more games and probably better games now, but that is a subjective list. EG: I think Gotham is much better than GT.
- The DVD thing is pretty minor. Who wants to have a DVD player without a remote? Maybe someone, but you couldn't sell a retail DVD player without a remote, right?
Now watch me get modded down.
It would be a pain in the ass for ML if RH went under. Even beyond technical issues, consumer and investor confidence in ML would be shaken if RH went under. Why do you think the guy who made the decision is characterized in the story as taking great risk?
Draw a line in the sand? Puleeze. It's time to pay the piper for all those years of music stealing.
If Red Hat ever went under, Merril Lynch would be in deep trouble. Now, Merril Lynch's success is critically linked to that of Red Hat's. Maybe the next time Red Hat wants a round of public financing or a good loan, Merril will have a personal interest in giving Red Hat a hand.
It is nice to note, though, that if a developer is truly creative and careful in developing a stable piece of software, the market will respond with financial rewards.
So if I don't care what a professional critic thinks, why would I care what some loser living with his mom who can't grow facial hair and works at Blockbuster while taking classes at the Learning Annex on the side thinks about "Beautiful Mind?"
And the way they want you to reply is to go to their webserver.
So I don't think this is really an option.
In thinking that if replying to this stuff is a waste of time, that so reading it? I suppose this "News for Nerds. Stuff that matters." is too much for me.
This endangers their java environment partnership with Apple.
It uses broadband? Well so does Gamespy.
Besides, haven't they learned that it's the GAMES that drive the platform, not the other way around.
On the user, not the software vendor. IBM goes out of it's way (as does MSTF and.... I can't think of any other business app companies) to let you know if/when there needs to be an update for security. Like this wonderful page: Lotus Security.
The article doesn't mention this, but something some folks aren't aware of is that MontaVista is a serious linux partner with IBM. If the technologies described in the white paper can be merged, then the real effect can have a more significant impact in the embedded application/ PowerPC products from the World's 9th largest corporation.
Scientology is a complete fraud, but an interesting fraud. I would encourage anyone even marginally curious to take a look at the explanation of the cult on xenu.net. The Scientologists had an interesting conflict with the creators of Southpark. In a skit for the MTV Music Awards show, the South Park creators lambast Scientology and were threatened with lawsuits - yet they didn't back down. Here is the link to a description of the skit. Here. Southpark also tore into scientology in a spoof on them and street magician David Blaine. HOWEVER - note that the fellow who plays Chef does not appear in this episode - for he, Isaac Hayes, is a scientologist. Watch the episode here.