when character development became the focal point of the show, season 3-4 on, it really lost something. i don't know about other people, but if i wanted to watch a primetime soap opera, i'd watch one.
i'd rather see aliens, leech dudes, chupacabra (chupacabrae?!), or half-psychotic, part-time conjoined twins.
pregnancy and understated love-affairs are recent topics, and while these topics are interesting, they have no place in a television show founded upon conspiracy theories and slimy things that kill people.
this certainly puts a damper on any refusal to act as a channel for mega-corporation advertisement. it's like paying lots of money to wear a Nike t-shirt, and not being given the option to turn it inside-out. privacy concerns are also raised, in addition to this question: does ATT really want to be associated with everything their subscribers post?
"lolita bestality, see my daughter home alone with the dog!!!", now brought to you by AT&T broadband internet's New Jersey residential subscribers. ummm... thanks, RoadRunner, heh
With Macromedia's Director (there may be a new name for the MX version), you can basically construct entire applications. You could integrate pretty much any application with it. The fact is, flash is going to be the best way to create part of it, even if you don't construct the entire program with it. The portability is another plus. Maybe a hybrid of java and flash would be in order if you're looking for ease of coding coupled with a reasonable amount of power and portability.
it's amazing how by excluding any demographic-based criterion when presenting data you can make it totally meaningless. it means nothing- no human is accurately represented as it's simply too broad. o_O
While I don't care enough to download the centropy rip, i've always gotten a bit of a thrill when these types of things are reported on the mainstream news. The knowledge that I know about these things before CNN or even Matt Drudge always serves to boost that condescending, L33Ter-than-thou state of mind I can't seem to shake when confronting the general population.
Of course, as a rule, this mentality is not recommended for use when dating outside the geek community.:\
ah, yes- this reminds me of another branch of comments lower in this thread, concerning the bible. those who see it as a historical account have always left a bad taste in my mouth. a parable taken as fact is dangerous indeed- as is demonstrated by religion being the number one cause of international conflict, save for, of course, money. group them together and you have a bunch of people killing eachother for money whilst simultaniously preaching against greed and murder. cest la vie.
i'm pretty sure it's an 'all-time' thing, encompassing the entirety of history. of course, the bible may technically be the most printed book ever, but think of how many of those copies are given away by missionaries to people who'd probably prefer a freaking sandwich...
the everyday reader doesn't want to read Sci-Fi anymore. i feel the only reason most people read books anymore is because oprah tells them to do so... i guess if there aren't any mainstream icons who are vocal proponents of Sci-Fi, it isn't going to sell well. the sheep buy what they're told is 'good'.
in addition, i suppose good Sci-Fi is just too difficult for most to understand. we do take a lot of our knowledge for granted, i mean- can you imagine barbara walters discussing Sci-Fi with any author? that thought in itself is almost creepy.
guess we're command-line individuals in a WYSIWYG society.:p
well, aren't they? most people employed in non-tech environments see the admin as either really powerful and intelligent, or as a geeky loser who has nothing better to do than function as a walking users-manual. the former is acceptable, but the latter leads to bitter, vindictive admins. MOVE!
my personal stance on the entire issue of ethics at work or in life is "if i don't agree with something being done, i'm not going to do it". while intelligent, some programmers, just like people in any other position, are weak-willed and write to support a cause with which they don't agree. i doubt anyone who writes software to serve ads or to analyze audience demographics, etc would want the techniques employed upon themselves. it's a question of morality versus monetary gain, and, sadly, in this society many circles determine a human being's personal worth by their cash-flow. i'm sure the programmer(s) of such gems as "brilliant 3d" and "aureate" are either self-centered bastards or have somehow rationalized the legitimacy of the software. i sincerely doubt, however, that any of them infected their personal machines with such software.
i use www.ispeedhost.com, i find the customer service is great, and i have a 9gig bandwidth cap for 30 dollars a month. an apache server, running on redhat, support for sql, perl, php, frontpage, etc. you also get a nice, web-based frontend for idiots like me... as for the logfiles, the service comes with webalizer and analog pre-installed, so it's really convienient.
on average, a human at three years has reached the following developmental milestones.
Physical Development
* jumps, gallops, tiptoes, runs smoothly
* can walk backwards a long distance
* may stumble and fall frequently
* rides a "trike"
* pours from a pitcher or milk carton using both hands
* undresses self, but needs help with dressing
buttons and unbuttons large buttons
* uses crayons with somewhat more control
most primary teeth have erupted
Emotional Development
* is more relaxed and flexible than "terrible twos"
* still cries and hits at times
* quickly alternates between shyness and exuberance
* may show fear of unfamiliar objects or activities
* may want to be a "baby" at times
* begins to talk about dreams
Social Development
* is keenly interested in family activities
* idolizes parents
* seeks approval from adults
* tests limits constantly
* often prefers to play alone
* may have an imaginary playmate
* shares and takes turns occasionally
* quarrels with other children
Mental Development
* develops more stable concept of self
* speaks about 1,000 words
* speaks in 3 to 4 word sentences
* grasps some grammatical principles
* delights in hearing stories over and over again
* loves learning short rhymes and songs
* may match or identify primary colors
* enjoys imaginative and imitative play
* can assume some very simple responsibilities
* puts toys away with adult help
* has attention span of no more than a few minutes
* can choose between alternatives
the dmca has reached a milestone of its own. while no formal terminology accurately describes this phenomenon, i've coined a term of my own.
Public Outrage Due to Bitch-Ass Legislation Development
* promotes corporate rule, content control, price-fixing, monopolization and censorship.
* 'protects the rights' of large companies who own 'artists' work, most of which is mainstream, bland, unsatisfying shite.
* provides no real protection for struggling musicians, software developers, or other content-creaters because they can't afford to enforce the law
* makes the baby jesus cry, deploying salty, shimmering pools of christ-tears beneath his eyes.
i look like a total idiot due to the html tags jammed into the above post. though i suppose i'd look like a total idiot anyway, the two tags make me look even more inept than i actually am. i is real smart, i sware.
i know, but as a user, the general practice is domain-based, either on a per-domain basis or an all-encompassing dot *variable* block. ip addresses are a commodity spammers can pretty much consider infinite. they'll use one until someone at their isp notices and blacklists them, and then get another account, either at the same isp or somewhere else.:( <br><br>these pessimistic views brought to you by a dark, brooding teknogoth. Sponsored in part by Bauhaus Semiconductors and the iBleed line of designer leather PDA cases from Hot Topic
eh, considering that you can't find a company these days that doesn't do business overseas at some capacity anyway, and the fact that the internet reaches a global audience, countries of origin mean little. sure, you can block.tw or.jp- but they'll catch on soon enough and register random dot-coms to satisfy their twisted urges to enlarge my penis and inform me of exciting real estate opportunities. they aren't even targeted, i already live in a house, and i have a massive wang. once they have an address on a list, they barrage it with a steady stream of rancid spiced ham. spam is a reality we'll be facing for quite a while, and i feel we may just have to learn to live with it. sometimes, you just have to relax, or it'll only hurt worse.
...and btw. i'm 100% white. blue eyes, blonde hair, broad shoulders- i'm a prime example of an aryan male. hell- i even live in the deep south, in a rural area. i was raised as a 'christian', just like almost everyone else in the area. i'm about as close demographically to the 'average white male' as one can be. the kicker? i don't believe in being a racist bastard.
they are having a cinco-de-mayo celebration with mandatory attendance by all classes in session to "pay tribute to the minority of mexicans" who vastly outnumber the whties, asians and black COMBINED for the whole Valley well, if that is the case, there's even more of a reason to celebrate cinco-de-mayo. there's a large amount of people who will appreciate it.
am just pointing out that if we were to try a "White history" month or even an "Asian history" month then everyone would be on us like stink on a sewage plant! every month is white history month.
Companies like disney are the reason why gay people get their annual million man march gays are finally getting the recognition they deserve as human beings. homosexuality isn't a 'disorder', a 'disease', or a 'crime'. why can't people get over it? are gay men coming to your house and forcing themselves upon you? i doubt it. homosexuality is here to stay. deal with it. i thought 'the million man march' was attended by primarily black males, not homosexuals, anyway. maybe you should write down lists of different groups you hate, and the reasons you should give for hating them. it'll make it a lot easier when you attempt to make legitimate arguments out of bigoted propaganda. you can even take some magic markers and make it really colorful. you may even get a sticker for your effort.
i can't stand when losers like you turn legitimate issues into ones of race. what the hell does black history month or anything like that have to do with this? nothing. you're just a bigot who's trying too hard to fit your white-supremacy agenda into every conversation you have. a nation of whites? ok, mr. duke, let me fill you in: the united states is a relatively new country, populated by immigrants of many different races, in addition to native americans. it's always been that way, and it always will. you're just as much of an immigrant as any black, asian, or hispanic.
now that i've gotten that out of the way: i agree with the boycotts of major studios. i make it my business not to support the large corporations anymore than is necessary to survive. i don't like mainstream film or music in the first place, but when i purchase something in the store, you can bet i take into consideration the companies from which i'll purchase. sometimes boycotting means going without something you want. refusal to buy shows companies you're not a consumer-drone, and are able to survive without their products. when people bitch and complain, it means fuck all. if their profit margins stay the same, it's as if you never raised the issue. some people who say they're boycotting disney today will be buying films from touchstone studios tonight. boycotts don't work if the target doesn't know the effects.
most geeks i know are interested in politics, but only a few are vocal about them. personally, i'm quite interested and involved with politics, but i'm not currently a member of any formal party. you can be a loner in the political game, in fact, i think starting as an 'impartial observer' and not joining a party early on is important, because i think i speak for most intellegent people when i express my disgust for the 'follower' mentality so many people have. they're afraid to think for themselves, like they couldn't handle making their own decisions- and i think it's quite depressing.
all praise capitalism, huh? what a great, semi-legitimate feudal system... AND IT KEEPS THEM NIGGERS, SPICS, CHINKS, AND PAKIS DOWN WHERE THEY BELONG! SERVING US! heh, sorry, guy- i'm not a fan of the republican party or the democratic party (now an offshoot of the republican party, ask tipper gore and her religious right posse, or clinton who signed nafta into law...) the way it is now, 90 percent of the media most US citizens see is owned by 8 corporations- maybe less by now. socialism, communism... perfect targets for demonization by the USA. i bet few children in the US school system actually know the difference between the National Socialist Party of Germany and actual socialism. hitler and stalin are perfect examples of how ideas can be perverted so badly that they end in tragedy. Lenin and Stalin are basically portrayed as hitler-esque, and while Stalin deserved it, Lenin was a good man. yeah, i'm a freaking commie. sorry for caring about humanity, rather than concerning myself with the yuppie world which apparently gets your rocks off.
i admit if it had a larger user-base it probably wouldn't suck so much. sadly, if you're the only human being in a 50-mile radius with one of these devices, you're going to become bored mighty quickly. the concept is novel, and the implementation, while severely flawed, isn't totally sucky- the device to human ratio is the killer in this instance. i'm not one for hacks, because i'm a total retard when it comes to linear-thought- and even though hacks are a non-linear form of linear thought... sweet jesus, i'm just hopeless.
interesting observation i've had after spending too many years in front of machines like the one i am using right now: IANAL is quite an ironic phrase, because i'd equate the cost of hiring an actual lawyer to a good-old proverbial assrape.
who'd use a chainsaw for such a task? i dare say something like a machete would do a better job, given the greatly decreased likelyhood of alerting the victim. also, the serrated, rotating blade of a chainsaw simply isn't going to make a clean cut. you can't avoid a struggle unless the victim is immobilized or simply unconcious, and the fact remains that it's just going to end up being a huge mess to clean.
Slashdot Mirror
when character development became the focal point of the show, season 3-4 on, it really lost something. i don't know about other people, but if i wanted to watch a primetime soap opera, i'd watch one.
i'd rather see aliens, leech dudes, chupacabra (chupacabrae?!), or half-psychotic, part-time conjoined twins.
pregnancy and understated love-affairs are recent topics, and while these topics are interesting, they have no place in a television show founded upon conspiracy theories and slimy things that kill people.
this certainly puts a damper on any refusal to act as a channel for mega-corporation advertisement. it's like paying lots of money to wear a Nike t-shirt, and not being given the option to turn it inside-out. privacy concerns are also raised, in addition to this question: does ATT really want to be associated with everything their subscribers post?
"lolita bestality, see my daughter home alone with the dog!!!", now brought to you by AT&T broadband internet's New Jersey residential subscribers. ummm... thanks, RoadRunner, heh
With Macromedia's Director (there may be a new name for the MX version), you can basically construct entire applications. You could integrate pretty much any application with it. The fact is, flash is going to be the best way to create part of it, even if you don't construct the entire program with it. The portability is another plus. Maybe a hybrid of java and flash would be in order if you're looking for ease of coding coupled with a reasonable amount of power and portability.
it's amazing how by excluding any demographic-based criterion when presenting data you can make it totally meaningless. it means nothing- no human is accurately represented as it's simply too broad. o_O
While I don't care enough to download the centropy rip, i've always gotten a bit of a thrill when these types of things are reported on the mainstream news. The knowledge that I know about these things before CNN or even Matt Drudge always serves to boost that condescending, L33Ter-than-thou state of mind I can't seem to shake when confronting the general population.
:\
Of course, as a rule, this mentality is not recommended for use when dating outside the geek community.
ah, yes- this reminds me of another branch of comments lower in this thread, concerning the bible. those who see it as a historical account have always left a bad taste in my mouth. a parable taken as fact is dangerous indeed- as is demonstrated by religion being the number one cause of international conflict, save for, of course, money. group them together and you have a bunch of people killing eachother for money whilst simultaniously preaching against greed and murder. cest la vie.
i'm pretty sure it's an 'all-time' thing, encompassing the entirety of history. of course, the bible may technically be the most printed book ever, but think of how many of those copies are given away by missionaries to people who'd probably prefer a freaking sandwich...
the everyday reader doesn't want to read Sci-Fi anymore. i feel the only reason most people read books anymore is because oprah tells them to do so... i guess if there aren't any mainstream icons who are vocal proponents of Sci-Fi, it isn't going to sell well. the sheep buy what they're told is 'good'.
:p
in addition, i suppose good Sci-Fi is just too difficult for most to understand. we do take a lot of our knowledge for granted, i mean- can you imagine barbara walters discussing Sci-Fi with any author? that thought in itself is almost creepy.
guess we're command-line individuals in a WYSIWYG society.
well, aren't they? most people employed in non-tech environments see the admin as either really powerful and intelligent, or as a geeky loser who has nothing better to do than function as a walking users-manual. the former is acceptable, but the latter leads to bitter, vindictive admins.
MOVE!
Ever read that little Russian book, "We"?
my personal stance on the entire issue of ethics at work or in life is "if i don't agree with something being done, i'm not going to do it". while intelligent, some programmers, just like people in any other position, are weak-willed and write to support a cause with which they don't agree. i doubt anyone who writes software to serve ads or to analyze audience demographics, etc would want the techniques employed upon themselves. it's a question of morality versus monetary gain, and, sadly, in this society many circles determine a human being's personal worth by their cash-flow. i'm sure the programmer(s) of such gems as "brilliant 3d" and "aureate" are either self-centered bastards or have somehow rationalized the legitimacy of the software. i sincerely doubt, however, that any of them infected their personal machines with such software.
i use www.ispeedhost.com, i find the customer service is great, and i have a 9gig bandwidth cap for 30 dollars a month. an apache server, running on redhat, support for sql, perl, php, frontpage, etc. you also get a nice, web-based frontend for idiots like me... as for the logfiles, the service comes with webalizer and analog pre-installed, so it's really convienient.
on average, a human at three years has reached the following developmental milestones.
Physical Development
* jumps, gallops, tiptoes, runs smoothly
* can walk backwards a long distance
* may stumble and fall frequently
* rides a "trike"
* pours from a pitcher or milk carton using both hands
* undresses self, but needs help with dressing buttons and unbuttons large buttons
* uses crayons with somewhat more control
most primary teeth have erupted
Emotional Development
* is more relaxed and flexible than "terrible twos"
* still cries and hits at times
* quickly alternates between shyness and exuberance
* may show fear of unfamiliar objects or activities
* may want to be a "baby" at times
* begins to talk about dreams
Social Development
* is keenly interested in family activities
* idolizes parents
* seeks approval from adults
* tests limits constantly
* often prefers to play alone
* may have an imaginary playmate
* shares and takes turns occasionally
* quarrels with other children
Mental Development
* develops more stable concept of self
* speaks about 1,000 words
* speaks in 3 to 4 word sentences
* grasps some grammatical principles
* delights in hearing stories over and over again
* loves learning short rhymes and songs
* may match or identify primary colors
* enjoys imaginative and imitative play
* can assume some very simple responsibilities
* puts toys away with adult help
* has attention span of no more than a few minutes
* can choose between alternatives
the dmca has reached a milestone of its own. while no formal terminology accurately describes this phenomenon, i've coined a term of my own.
Public Outrage Due to Bitch-Ass Legislation Development
* promotes corporate rule, content control, price-fixing, monopolization and censorship.
* 'protects the rights' of large companies who own 'artists' work, most of which is mainstream, bland, unsatisfying shite.
* provides no real protection for struggling musicians, software developers, or other content-creaters because they can't afford to enforce the law
* makes the baby jesus cry, deploying salty, shimmering pools of christ-tears beneath his eyes.
i look like a total idiot due to the html tags jammed into the above post. though i suppose i'd look like a total idiot anyway, the two tags make me look even more inept than i actually am. i is real smart, i sware.
i know, but as a user, the general practice is domain-based, either on a per-domain basis or an all-encompassing dot *variable* block. ip addresses are a commodity spammers can pretty much consider infinite. they'll use one until someone at their isp notices and blacklists them, and then get another account, either at the same isp or somewhere else. :( <br><br>these pessimistic views brought to you by a dark, brooding teknogoth. Sponsored in part by Bauhaus Semiconductors and the iBleed line of designer leather PDA cases from Hot Topic
eh, considering that you can't find a company these days that doesn't do business overseas at some capacity anyway, and the fact that the internet reaches a global audience, countries of origin mean little. sure, you can block .tw or .jp- but they'll catch on soon enough and register random dot-coms to satisfy their twisted urges to enlarge my penis and inform me of exciting real estate opportunities. they aren't even targeted, i already live in a house, and i have a massive wang. once they have an address on a list, they barrage it with a steady stream of rancid spiced ham. spam is a reality we'll be facing for quite a while, and i feel we may just have to learn to live with it. sometimes, you just have to relax, or it'll only hurt worse.
...and btw. i'm 100% white. blue eyes, blonde hair, broad shoulders- i'm a prime example of an aryan male. hell- i even live in the deep south, in a rural area. i was raised as a 'christian', just like almost everyone else in the area. i'm about as close demographically to the 'average white male' as one can be. the kicker? i don't believe in being a racist bastard.
they are having a cinco-de-mayo celebration with mandatory attendance by all classes in session to "pay tribute to the minority of mexicans" who vastly outnumber the whties, asians and black COMBINED for the whole Valley
well, if that is the case, there's even more of a reason to celebrate cinco-de-mayo. there's a large amount of people who will appreciate it.
am just pointing out that if we were to try a "White history" month or even an "Asian history" month then everyone would be on us like stink on a sewage plant!
every month is white history month.
Companies like disney are the reason why gay people get their annual million man march
gays are finally getting the recognition they deserve as human beings. homosexuality isn't a 'disorder', a 'disease', or a 'crime'. why can't people get over it? are gay men coming to your house and forcing themselves upon you? i doubt it. homosexuality is here to stay. deal with it.
i thought 'the million man march' was attended by primarily black males, not homosexuals, anyway. maybe you should write down lists of different groups you hate, and the reasons you should give for hating them. it'll make it a lot easier when you attempt to make legitimate arguments out of bigoted propaganda. you can even take some magic markers and make it really colorful. you may even get a sticker for your effort.
"more than half of the city speaks ONLY MEXICAN damnit"
no comment.
...and Linux tells the government when i watch DuckTales and skip the commercials!
i can't stand when losers like you turn legitimate issues into ones of race. what the hell does black history month or anything like that have to do with this? nothing. you're just a bigot who's trying too hard to fit your white-supremacy agenda into every conversation you have. a nation of whites? ok, mr. duke, let me fill you in: the united states is a relatively new country, populated by immigrants of many different races, in addition to native americans. it's always been that way, and it always will. you're just as much of an immigrant as any black, asian, or hispanic.
now that i've gotten that out of the way: i agree with the boycotts of major studios. i make it my business not to support the large corporations anymore than is necessary to survive. i don't like mainstream film or music in the first place, but when i purchase something in the store, you can bet i take into consideration the companies from which i'll purchase. sometimes boycotting means going without something you want. refusal to buy shows companies you're not a consumer-drone, and are able to survive without their products. when people bitch and complain, it means fuck all. if their profit margins stay the same, it's as if you never raised the issue. some people who say they're boycotting disney today will be buying films from touchstone studios tonight. boycotts don't work if the target doesn't know the effects.
most geeks i know are interested in politics, but only a few are vocal about them. personally, i'm quite interested and involved with politics, but i'm not currently a member of any formal party. you can be a loner in the political game, in fact, i think starting as an 'impartial observer' and not joining a party early on is important, because i think i speak for most intellegent people when i express my disgust for the 'follower' mentality so many people have. they're afraid to think for themselves, like they couldn't handle making their own decisions- and i think it's quite depressing.
all praise capitalism, huh? what a great, semi-legitimate feudal system... AND IT KEEPS THEM NIGGERS, SPICS, CHINKS, AND PAKIS DOWN WHERE THEY BELONG! SERVING US! heh, sorry, guy- i'm not a fan of the republican party or the democratic party (now an offshoot of the republican party, ask tipper gore and her religious right posse, or clinton who signed nafta into law...) the way it is now, 90 percent of the media most US citizens see is owned by 8 corporations- maybe less by now. socialism, communism... perfect targets for demonization by the USA. i bet few children in the US school system actually know the difference between the National Socialist Party of Germany and actual socialism. hitler and stalin are perfect examples of how ideas can be perverted so badly that they end in tragedy. Lenin and Stalin are basically portrayed as hitler-esque, and while Stalin deserved it, Lenin was a good man. yeah, i'm a freaking commie. sorry for caring about humanity, rather than concerning myself with the yuppie world which apparently gets your rocks off.
i admit if it had a larger user-base it probably wouldn't suck so much. sadly, if you're the only human being in a 50-mile radius with one of these devices, you're going to become bored mighty quickly. the concept is novel, and the implementation, while severely flawed, isn't totally sucky- the device to human ratio is the killer in this instance. i'm not one for hacks, because i'm a total retard when it comes to linear-thought- and even though hacks are a non-linear form of linear thought... sweet jesus, i'm just hopeless.
interesting observation i've had after spending too many years in front of machines like the one i am using right now: IANAL is quite an ironic phrase, because i'd equate the cost of hiring an actual lawyer to a good-old proverbial assrape.
who'd use a chainsaw for such a task? i dare say something like a machete would do a better job, given the greatly decreased likelyhood of alerting the victim. also, the serrated, rotating blade of a chainsaw simply isn't going to make a clean cut. you can't avoid a struggle unless the victim is immobilized or simply unconcious, and the fact remains that it's just going to end up being a huge mess to clean.
...do you still think me mad?