The guy is out of new ideas (not that he had any of his own to begin with) and can't seem to leave well enough alone.
Can someone please force him to either make his new movies good or his old movies old?
We should have all seen GL for what he was with the Ewoks, but we were fooled anyway. The guy was watching too much scifi when he wanted to be directing the Smurfs.
Let us not forget that in the USA it is now perfectly legal to hold a US citizen indefinately, secretly, with out being charged, and without access to legal representation.
Now that can all occur for simple not saying your name.
It may be a stretch, but it's possible. Sarcasm withheld. You make your own judgments.
Like the Vx rockets found by the Brits? Huh? source?
The (probable) Serin bomb that went off yesterday? Already shown to be unexploded ordinance from Gulf War 1.
And that VX likely came through Saudi Arabia, who are known to support terrorism, have links to the 19 highjackers and family ties to GWB!
I see it from the other perspective:
The scant information that DOES support WMD is the little that could be found and the press is hawking it for all its worth.
The truth is Pres. Bush said Saddam had tried to buy uraniam from Niger.. AFTER being told it was NOT true (Translation: lied)
Al-Queda/Saddam links are non-existant. There is not one credible source that says there is and plenty credible ones that says there isn't (CIA, Brit Intel, UN).
I think that the US media has painted the brightest picture possible and still be considered independant. There are plenty of documented cases of government planted news stories that make seem a lot better than it is.
If you wanting Soldiers, Marines, and Sailers to die over known lies that's fine... but I've served my country and would rather the friends I know are there to come home safe. Disregarding international law on the treatment of prisoners will only put them in danger. That is why the US Military has ALWAYS supported the Geneva Convention and fought against the current Administrations attempts to side step it. Real fighting men know how the world really works: "Senetors Son (GWB)" and deferment takers (VP) don't!
Try thinking for yourself for a change.
I see the US media trying to make it seem better than it really is.
Side note: You can't force a democracy. History has shown that only creates terrorists. (Haiti, Somalia, Viet Nam, Korea, etc.)
He forgot the '"Info-tru" Generator' that can be used to update the information being disseminated through the news media (which have the "CIA Influence" option set to true).
This of course has the default settings of "Constantly Change" and "Optimize on Personal Agenda".
And don't forget to select the "Blame the victim" option, so that when poor civilians get thier heads cut off by religious psychos, you can defame their families without having to reset your "Look like I actually care" level.
What?? I used a trek reference and got it WRONG! Now the guys are gonna demand I give up my authentic reproduction batleth that i won at a convention in a trivia contest.
Didn't he have a game with something like this on ST:TNG. IIRC the whole crew got addicted to some game played like this and Data had to save the ship. That silly Wesley, almost killed everyone again... or was that episode the first time.
(Sorry Wil, had to use the reference, was just too apropos.(Man, I'm a nerd!))
On the surface, some people tend to look at it as a rehashing of the usual "fly around, find new aliens" theme, but what makes it different are things like the incredible amount of money they throw into production, quirky stories that end up having long arc and some great characters that have developed well (even the puppets).
The last has to be one of the real clinchers for me. They use muppets (Henson style) and animitronics and still make me care about the characters.
They've done a great job of not turning the show into one of those "So what are we blowing up this week" kinda things. It's also great that they've given all the characters their own agendas and goals, like real people, and have situations where they might conflict. This is cool because they've had them become friends.
Of course, it's mostly a show about the Earth guy (Crichton). We watch him go from lost and confused to mildly insane to desperately trying to save earth (and his girlfriend, the cute earth looking alien (Claudia Black) who can actual kick more ass than him). The Earth Guy (Ben Browder (Crichton)) really makes the show fun to watch cause he's always throwing in little pop-culture references that don't seem forced, or scripted for cool points.
If you have NetFlix, I would think that's a great way to get into it.
I see stress as a limiting factor in what can be accomplished in life. Regardless of the technologies available to a person, stress can be increased, and will be (as needed) until it effects the job.
It's all about capacity. Technology may have made our jobs easier (in comparison to the pre-technology period), but by freeing that capacity for other tasks, tasks are thusly assigned. Jobs now include more, and capacity is tested again to find the point at which stess creates the limit.
But did they release the code? Donations be damned, the GPL says (paraphrasing here): "Do what ye will, but show me the code you distribute, me hardys!"
Otherwise they continue to violate, right?
If ($distribution > 0 && $source < 0)
if ($money > $cha-ching)
violate = 0
else
violate = 1
fi fi
I once had a british accent for about a day when I had fallen asleep listing to the radio broadcasts of "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" on tape. The player had auto side switching, so I just kept listening to the same two sides over and over for about 9 hours of sleep.
I actually tried very hard that day to NOT speak with the accent, but found I couldn't. By that evening it was over nd I was normal again (well, as much as I was before).
I don't think there is any mystery in it. It's likely the same as moving to an area with a different local accent and eventually you start speaking with one. I just happen to have the accelerated course.
It's bad enough that the word "hacker" has come to be used to refer to "crackers" and malicious coders, now we want the press to use a logo? Every unethical "hacker" out there will start using it to try to give themselve some legitimacy, then the next huge MS exploit that is created by these guys will be seen as coming from a "community" that is represented by logo X. How many times to we have to watch a company RUN from a brand and logo gone bad due to some glitch in marketing or implementation?
This is a BAD idea. I have a hard enough time trying to get people to make a mental distinction between "good hackers" and "bad hackers". Cracker doesn't really make it easier and now ESR wants to use what I assume will be a brand-recognizable like logo?
Why not put a couple pumps (no pun intended) in the soles of shoes? As I walk around I could generate the power I need to recharge my phone/low power laptop.
Hey, maybe it would force me to exercise more.
*ring ring* ME: Hey... Bob... what's... up....[huff puff] BOB: Dude, why are you outta breath? ME: Phone... dying... needed... recharge...[cough]
Kids wanna play thier Gameboy... make 'em walk the dog! (hmm, mini paw sized pumps)
Outcome: Prayer works Christian: Nah Nah, told ya so! God passed the test!
Outcome: Prayer doesn't work Christian: Nah Nah, told ya so. God doesn't like to be tested. now stop trying to know stuff! LALALA can't hear you anymore LALALALA
This wasn't a "test" to help people, this was an experiment to determine if prayer from external sources (someone prays for you) has health benifits. Nothing "suceeded" or "failed", unless you have a bias on which outcome you are expecting. In that case you are violating the scientific method and forcing it to "favor [a] particular hypothesis".
The "discrepency" can be accounted for by what you mentioned: larger group (greater sampling) more rigorous conditions (cleaner results)
Unless the subject (aka, prayer) is effected by the experiments somehow, then this new study should be considered more valid than the last. (IMHO)
Yes, in much the same way as indoor plumbing is "lazy", washing machines are "lazy" and supermarkets are "lazy". They are all just things that do for us that we could do ourselves. We also call them "conveniences".
I agree that it's lazy to hop online rather than grabbing the dictionary, or picking up a newspaper but it works.
Maybe Thomas Edison was just too lazy to run the general store to buy some candles. "Lazy" is what drives the modern world!
I would expect there are words that when mixed just don't make sense.
I would bet that we also recognise by the shape of the word and the pattern of letters as much as the first and last, which is why l33t speak seems to be legible. The shape and patters of 7h3se VV0rd5 stay close to what we expect them to be.
You're making the common mistake that all that e-mail is destined for an actual user. As a mail admin and an active spam fighter, I can tell you that MOST spam is not addressed to any valid user. For every 2-3 spam a user gets, my mail server has to deal with another 5-6 going nowhere!
It's not just the users time being effected here, it's the money spent on bigger machines, larger support contracts, more man-power and harder to keep SLA's.
did coke in his college years. That's why he would need special permission to visit Canada. (They have a law about admitted drug use)
I really still don't understand the whole forced disgust and revulsion toward computer crime. I suppose it's all about money and power. Those whole have it, don't like the peons of the world having and ability to disrupt it.
Here is an excerpt from the "Cox Hign Speed Internet" service. One of the big cable providers in the US. Original here.
Cox does not claim ownership of material you submit or make available for inclusion on the Service. However, with respect to material you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the Service, you grant Cox a world-wide, royalty free and non-exclusive license(s) to: use your material in connection with Cox's businesses including, but not limited to, the rights to: copy, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display, transmit, publish your name in connection with the material, and to
prepare derivative works. No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your material.
Be careful what you post with them. Thankfully, no restrictions on how you talk about thier service. Just the usual "no bad stuff".
In a Machivellian (sp?) way, legality applies to those whose wish to follow the law. In that way it can seem a legal and moral are linked...
Our "leaders" are showing their true motives in attempting to avoid "legalities". It's not about what is and isn't legal to them, but if and who gets caught.
"If you don't get caught, is it wrong?" Morality goes right out the window!
A government working closely with private institutions to seek and maintain control over its populace.
That is THE basic definition of a fascist system. Just like pre-nazi germany, our leader seeks to maintain greater control over us with surveillance and fear tactics...
"Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the counrtry to danger. It works the same in any country"
-Hermann Goering. Hitler's designated successor, before being sentenced to death at the Nuremberg trials.
"A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier--there's no question about it."
-G.W. Bush 8/6/01 (It may be out of context, but... there you go)
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No, they were destroying government and private property.
Also known as ships and tea.
And massacring native women and children.... Oh wait, that was our side...
Never mind... I trust the government 100%.
The guy is out of new ideas (not that he had any of his own to begin with) and can't seem to leave well enough alone.
Can someone please force him to either make his new movies good or his old movies old?
We should have all seen GL for what he was with the Ewoks, but we were fooled anyway. The guy was watching too much scifi when he wanted to be directing the Smurfs.
Let us not forget that in the USA it is now perfectly legal to hold a US citizen indefinately, secretly, with out being charged, and without access to legal representation.
Now that can all occur for simple not saying your name.
It may be a stretch, but it's possible.
Sarcasm withheld. You make your own judgments.
Like the Vx rockets found by the Brits?
Huh? source?
The (probable) Serin bomb that went off yesterday?
Already shown to be unexploded ordinance from Gulf War 1.
And that VX likely came through Saudi Arabia, who are known to support terrorism, have links to the 19 highjackers and family ties to GWB!
I see it from the other perspective:
The scant information that DOES support WMD is the little that could be found and the press is hawking it for all its worth.
The truth is Pres. Bush said Saddam had tried to buy uraniam from Niger.. AFTER being told it was NOT true (Translation: lied)
Al-Queda/Saddam links are non-existant. There is not one credible source that says there is and plenty credible ones that says there isn't (CIA, Brit Intel, UN).
I think that the US media has painted the brightest picture possible and still be considered independant. There are plenty of documented cases of government planted news stories that make seem a lot better than it is.
If you wanting Soldiers, Marines, and Sailers to die over known lies that's fine... but I've served my country and would rather the friends I know are there to come home safe. Disregarding international law on the treatment of prisoners will only put them in danger. That is why the US Military has ALWAYS supported the Geneva Convention and fought against the current Administrations attempts to side step it. Real fighting men know how the world really works: "Senetors Son (GWB)" and deferment takers (VP) don't!
Try thinking for yourself for a change.
I see the US media trying to make it seem better than it really is.
Side note: You can't force a democracy. History has shown that only creates terrorists. (Haiti, Somalia, Viet Nam, Korea, etc.)
He forgot the '"Info-tru" Generator' that can be used to update the information being disseminated through the news media (which have the "CIA Influence" option set to true).
This of course has the default settings of "Constantly Change" and "Optimize on Personal Agenda".
And don't forget to select the "Blame the victim" option, so that when poor civilians get thier heads cut off by religious psychos, you can defame their families without having to reset your "Look like I actually care" level.
Good news! Chocolate rations are UP!
What?? I used a trek reference and got it WRONG! Now the guys are gonna demand I give up my authentic reproduction batleth that i won at a convention in a trivia contest.
Time to refocus on Farscape... Oh frell!
Didn't he have a game with something like this on ST:TNG. IIRC the whole crew got addicted to some game played like this and Data had to save the ship. That silly Wesley, almost killed everyone again... or was that episode the first time.
(Sorry Wil, had to use the reference, was just too apropos.(Man, I'm a nerd!))
On the surface, some people tend to look at it as a rehashing of the usual "fly around, find new aliens" theme, but what makes it different are things like the incredible amount of money they throw into production, quirky stories that end up having long arc and some great characters that have developed well (even the puppets).
The last has to be one of the real clinchers for me. They use muppets (Henson style) and animitronics and still make me care about the characters.
They've done a great job of not turning the show into one of those "So what are we blowing up this week" kinda things. It's also great that they've given all the characters their own agendas and goals, like real people, and have situations where they might conflict. This is cool because they've had them become friends.
Of course, it's mostly a show about the Earth guy (Crichton). We watch him go from lost and confused to mildly insane to desperately trying to save earth (and his girlfriend, the cute earth looking alien (Claudia Black) who can actual kick more ass than him). The Earth Guy (Ben Browder (Crichton)) really makes the show fun to watch cause he's always throwing in little pop-culture references that don't seem forced, or scripted for cool points.
If you have NetFlix, I would think that's a great way to get into it.
I see stress as a limiting factor in what can be accomplished in life. Regardless of the technologies available to a person, stress can be increased, and will be (as needed) until it effects the job.
It's all about capacity. Technology may have made our jobs easier (in comparison to the pre-technology period), but by freeing that capacity for other tasks, tasks are thusly assigned. Jobs now include more, and capacity is tested again to find the point at which stess creates the limit.
Yeah, that sounds good.
But did they release the code? Donations be damned, the GPL says (paraphrasing here): "Do what ye will, but show me the code you distribute, me hardys!"
Otherwise they continue to violate, right?
If ($distribution > 0 && $source < 0)
if ($money > $cha-ching)
violate = 0
else
violate = 1
fi
fi
I once had a british accent for about a day when I had fallen asleep listing to the radio broadcasts of "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" on tape. The player had auto side switching, so I just kept listening to the same two sides over and over for about 9 hours of sleep.
I actually tried very hard that day to NOT speak with the accent, but found I couldn't. By that evening it was over nd I was normal again (well, as much as I was before).
I don't think there is any mystery in it. It's likely the same as moving to an area with a different local accent and eventually you start speaking with one. I just happen to have the accelerated course.
Take it for what it's worth.
It's bad enough that the word "hacker" has come to be used to refer to "crackers" and malicious coders, now we want the press to use a logo? Every unethical "hacker" out there will start using it to try to give themselve some legitimacy, then the next huge MS exploit that is created by these guys will be seen as coming from a "community" that is represented by logo X. How many times to we have to watch a company RUN from a brand and logo gone bad due to some glitch in marketing or implementation?
This is a BAD idea. I have a hard enough time trying to get people to make a mental distinction between "good hackers" and "bad hackers". Cracker doesn't really make it easier and now ESR wants to use what I assume will be a brand-recognizable like logo?
Count me out, brother!
Why not put a couple pumps (no pun intended) in the soles of shoes? As I walk around I could generate the power I need to recharge my phone/low power laptop.
Hey, maybe it would force me to exercise more.
*ring ring*
ME: Hey... Bob... what's... up....[huff puff]
BOB: Dude, why are you outta breath?
ME: Phone... dying... needed... recharge...[cough]
Kids wanna play thier Gameboy... make 'em walk the dog! (hmm, mini paw sized pumps)
Outcome: Prayer works
Christian: Nah Nah, told ya so! God passed the test!
Outcome: Prayer doesn't work
Christian: Nah Nah, told ya so. God doesn't like to be tested. now stop trying to know stuff! LALALA can't hear you anymore LALALALA
I think you misunderstand the the idea.
This wasn't a "test" to help people, this was an experiment to determine if prayer from external sources (someone prays for you) has health benifits. Nothing "suceeded" or "failed", unless you have a bias on which outcome you are expecting. In that case you are violating the scientific method and forcing it to "favor [a] particular hypothesis".
The "discrepency" can be accounted for by what you mentioned:
larger group (greater sampling)
more rigorous conditions (cleaner results)
Unless the subject (aka, prayer) is effected by the experiments somehow, then this new study should be considered more valid than the last. (IMHO)
You're just getting lazy.
Yes, in much the same way as indoor plumbing is "lazy", washing machines are "lazy" and supermarkets are "lazy". They are all just things that do for us that we could do ourselves. We also call them "conveniences".
I agree that it's lazy to hop online rather than grabbing the dictionary, or picking up a newspaper but it works.
Maybe Thomas Edison was just too lazy to run the general store to buy some candles. "Lazy" is what drives the modern world!
I would expect there are words that when mixed just don't make sense.
I would bet that we also recognise by the shape of the word and the pattern of letters as much as the first and last, which is why l33t speak seems to be legible. The shape and patters of 7h3se VV0rd5 stay close to what we expect them to be.
You're making the common mistake that all that e-mail is destined for an actual user. As a mail admin and an active spam fighter, I can tell you that MOST spam is not addressed to any valid user. For every 2-3 spam a user gets, my mail server has to deal with another 5-6 going nowhere!
It's not just the users time being effected here, it's the money spent on bigger machines, larger support contracts, more man-power and harder to keep SLA's.
why the internet community has trouble effecting any real change in the world! Like anyone would take us seriously! I sure as hell don't.
did coke in his college years. That's why he would need special permission to visit Canada. (They have a law about admitted drug use)
I really still don't understand the whole forced disgust and revulsion toward computer crime. I suppose it's all about money and power. Those whole have it, don't like the peons of the world having and ability to disrupt it.
8^/
Original here.
Be careful what you post with them.
Thankfully, no restrictions on how you talk about thier service. Just the usual "no bad stuff".
In a Machivellian (sp?) way, legality applies to those whose wish to follow the law. In that way it can seem a legal and moral are linked...
Our "leaders" are showing their true motives in attempting to avoid "legalities". It's not about what is and isn't legal to them, but if and who gets caught.
"If you don't get caught, is it wrong?" Morality goes right out the window!
very definition of "Fascism".
A government working closely with private institutions to seek and maintain control over its populace.
That is THE basic definition of a fascist system. Just like pre-nazi germany, our leader seeks to maintain greater control over us with surveillance and fear tactics...
"Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the counrtry to danger. It works the same in any country"
-Hermann Goering. Hitler's designated successor, before being sentenced to death at the Nuremberg trials.
"A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier--there's no question about it."
-G.W. Bush 8/6/01 (It may be out of context, but... there you go)
Yeah yeah, three dup's, same page, by taco, on April 1st.
At least try to be imaginative, like M$ files for bankruptcy, or George Bush Jr helps the environment or something.... sheesh!