Anyone know where to find a copy of the Gollum speech in a real (i.e. not Real(tm)) format? MPG? MP2? MP4? OGG? Anything reasonably open (and not transcoded from VHS)?
p.s. Damn annoying that the speech wasn't on the LOTR:TTT extended DVD. It really belonged there.
But trivial to tell from the video itself, which was prominently displayed directly below the title. You are the one who said to look at the facts. When someone posts a web page with that title about a black guy shooting himself, the facts point in a damn clear direction.
Warning: I know absolutely nothing about this game. However, I do know that when the top creative person in charge of a media project leaves shortly before said project is completed, things are looking mighty grim.
Was he fired/demoted because his work sucked too much ass, or did he quit in disgust because management crushed the project's soul? Either way, not a good thing.
Is there any precedent for a video game designed by Alan Smithee?
DR annoyed me. A key point in the first part (cave days) was that
SPOILER
WARNING
non-monogamy prevents SHEVA. The modern-day folks know this but promptly ignore it. In Bear's world, people gladly pop RU-Pentium if they think they're infected, rather than the obvious alternative. It felt like he was unwilling or unable to explore the social consequences of his own storyline.
just make another turn back to the original course after the first has passed
You're forgetting where the borers met -- at the halfway point, underneath the middle of the English Channel. It would have cost more to drive them back to land than it would cost to build new ones (which they didn't need to do anyways)
And as others have pointed out, the borers from both directions were ditched down there. Perhaps someday they will salvaged by Mole Man.
I'm surprised the others player manufacturers never cottoned on to this one
Bah. Other players might get distinctive headphone colors, but only the iPod can make its owner turn matte black and dance like a monkeyboy. Apple: the iNdisputable iNnovator of the iNformation age.
CNN telling me that yup, we assume Gore will win Florida
Of course, Voter News Service was absolutely 100% correct that a clear majority of people in Florida said (and thought) they voted for Al Gore. VNS exit polling was accurate, but they couldn't predict thousands of defective ballots.
So the obvious question: how many hidden factors is this BBC report failing to notice?
There's a simple explanation: CA bought licenses for UnixWare, and SCO unilaterally tossed a stack of "Linux licenses" into the deal. CA didn't pay for them, because CA didn't even know they were getting them.
Now SCO is playing it like CA caved in to the extortion, but in reality CA is merely a little stupid (for buying anything from SCO).
October 9, 2003
Virtual desktop manager
Abstract
A method for a user to preview multiple virtual desktops in a graphical user interface is described. The method comprises receiving an indication from a user to preview the multiple virtual desktops and displaying multiple panes on the display. Each pane contains a scaled virtual desktop having dimensions that are proportionally less than the dimensions of a corresponding full-size virtual desktop. Each scaled virtual desktop displays with one or more scaled application windows as shadows if the corresponding full-size virtual desktop has one or more corresponding application windows that are active.
That exactly describes the little rectangles in the toolbar on my Linux box... from several years ago.
Its balancing out jobs, but that balance is not being passed on. Cars are built in Mexico, but they are not costing any less
Amazing, isn't it? Yep, the point of moving jobs to other countries is to pass the savings along to investors, not consumers. Eventually they'll equalize the wages in 1st and 3rd world countries. So instead of you earning $40000 per year and Jose earning $400 per year, in the future you both get $4000 per year. The remaining $32400 goes to dividends and executive bonuses. Enjoy!
The University of North Carolina recently had trouble locating a Netware server at one of its academic departments.
The school's IT staffers followed cables until hitting on one they thought would lead to the elusive server. Sure enough, say UNC officials, they found it, still operating, alone in a small enclosure. The officials say it had been mistakenly walled in by drywall built by maintenance workers.
Curious IT workers dug into records and it appears the server had been in solitary for at least three years.
the phrase "well-regulated militia" was commonly understood to consist of every able-bodied man who could pick up a rock
No, that was the definition of the single word "militia". The "well-regulated" part is still up for grabs.
what other amendments in the Bill of Rights are written to grant rights to the government rather than the People
The Tenth grants rights to States (and the People).
The Second is different from the others because it's written differently. It's the only one that spells out a specific reason for its own existence, very much like the unfortunate clause from Article I Section 8 about intellectual property. Sadly, both topics have given us some rather bad consequences 200 years later.
In any case, I'm also unhappy with some of the ACLU's positions, but I do appreciate that they're definitely on the side of privacy in this case, and will likely file suit to block this law.
Great page you linked to. I'd love to hear your response to its actual content:
Most opponents of gun control concede that the Second Amendment certainly does not guarantee an individual's right to own bazookas, missiles or nuclear warheads. Yet these, like rifles, pistols and even submachine guns, are arms.
The question therefore is not whether to restrict arms ownership, but how much to restrict it. If that is a question left open by the Constitution, then it is a question for Congress to decide.
Would you argue an uber-Scalia Strict Constructionist view that indviduals do need to own large tactical weapons (howitzers, jet fighters, etc) as a hedge against oppressive federalism? If not, I don't see much other ground to stand on.
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Anyone know where to find a copy of the Gollum speech in a real (i.e. not Real(tm)) format? MPG? MP2? MP4? OGG? Anything reasonably open (and not transcoded from VHS)?
p.s. Damn annoying that the speech wasn't on the LOTR:TTT extended DVD. It really belonged there.
impossible to tell from the video title
But trivial to tell from the video itself, which was prominently displayed directly below the title. You are the one who said to look at the facts. When someone posts a web page with that title about a black guy shooting himself, the facts point in a damn clear direction.
given the facts you're 100% wrong.
Umm...except that the dead guy WAS black, and the 2nd comment on the site was "More negros should do this...."
Warning: I know absolutely nothing about this game. However, I do know that when the top creative person in charge of a media project leaves shortly before said project is completed, things are looking mighty grim.
Was he fired/demoted because his work sucked too much ass, or did he quit in disgust because management crushed the project's soul? Either way, not a good thing.
Is there any precedent for a video game designed by Alan Smithee?
Darwin's Radio was okay
DR annoyed me. A key point in the first part (cave days) was that
SPOILER
WARNING
non-monogamy prevents SHEVA. The modern-day folks know this but promptly ignore it. In Bear's world, people gladly pop RU-Pentium if they think they're infected, rather than the obvious alternative. It felt like he was unwilling or unable to explore the social consequences of his own storyline.
just make another turn back to the original course after the first has passed
You're forgetting where the borers met -- at the halfway point, underneath the middle of the English Channel. It would have cost more to drive them back to land than it would cost to build new ones (which they didn't need to do anyways)
And as others have pointed out, the borers from both directions were ditched down there. Perhaps someday they will salvaged by Mole Man.
So go Google yoo fookin looser.
http://www.google.com/search?q=tmnt+technodrome
http://www.google.com/search?q=+q+in+scrabble
Why don't you work together with the htmltmpl folks?
Bah. Other players might get distinctive headphone colors, but only the iPod can make its owner turn matte black and dance like a monkeyboy. Apple: the iNdisputable iNnovator of the iNformation age.
I live in the US, and we *do*. Do you never get telemarketers?
Nope. Not any more. Do-Not-Call worked wonders for my phone.
heard about people getting SMS spamIt's rare in most countries, because they use a "sender pays" system. USA, get with the program!
junk mail in my postal mailbox. Admittedly, a manageable amountBingo. It's manageable, thanks to the magic of sender pays.
However, email postage is a monstrously bad idea. Free (both Gratis and Libre) mailing lists would die instantly.Of course, Voter News Service was absolutely 100% correct that a clear majority of people in Florida said (and thought) they voted for Al Gore. VNS exit polling was accurate, but they couldn't predict thousands of defective ballots.
So the obvious question: how many hidden factors is this BBC report failing to notice?Oops, spoke too quickly. CA actually did know they were getting Linux licenses, but they didn't pay extra for them.
Now SCO is playing it like CA caved in to the extortion, but in reality CA is merely a little stupid (for buying anything from SCO).
Amazing, isn't it? Yep, the point of moving jobs to other countries is to pass the savings along to investors, not consumers. Eventually they'll equalize the wages in 1st and 3rd world countries. So instead of you earning $40000 per year and Jose earning $400 per year, in the future you both get $4000 per year. The remaining $32400 goes to dividends and executive bonuses. Enjoy!
GWB was born on third base and claims he hit a triple. How this makes him the candidate of morality and trustworthiness, I cannot understand.
No, Vonnegut had absolutely positively nothing to do with the Sunscreen essay. Look it up for yourself.
Lies, lies, lies
Not a simulation? Wow, a game for Mac that comes with actual giant robots! That's really cool.
But... how do they fit in that little cardboard box?You think you're so smart, don't you? Well I just tried it and found out that YOU are spyware. 563 hits! What do you say NOW, mister smarty pants?
The folks who invented the stuff disagree with you.
Hasn't died yet, but it's coming. Film will be relegated to the fine arts only, next to oil paints and lithographs....if his surname weren't Cumming. At least his first name isn't Richard.
No, that was the definition of the single word "militia". The "well-regulated" part is still up for grabs.
what other amendments in the Bill of Rights are written to grant rights to the government rather than the PeopleThe Tenth grants rights to States (and the People).
The Second is different from the others because it's written differently. It's the only one that spells out a specific reason for its own existence, very much like the unfortunate clause from Article I Section 8 about intellectual property. Sadly, both topics have given us some rather bad consequences 200 years later.
In any case, I'm also unhappy with some of the ACLU's positions, but I do appreciate that they're definitely on the side of privacy in this case, and will likely file suit to block this law.