carrie-ann moss isn't a bad pick for the role, imho. but hey, bring out milla jovovich, whomever.
it's probably just going to remind me of 'entrapment', which should have had subtitles to the effect of, "Yes, our movie sucks. But, instead of asking for a refund, enjoy yet another shot of Catherine Xeta-Jones' fabulous ass."
The brewmasters of Guinness, Miller, and Budweiser were all at a brewmaster's convention, when the three decided to go out for a drink after a day of activities.
The Miller brewmaster elbowed up to the bar and ordered a Miller: "It's Miller Time!"
The Budweiser brewmaster elbowed up to the bar and ordered a Budweiser: "The King of Beers!"
The Guinness brewmaster elbowed up to the bar and ordered a Coke: "If you fellows aren't drinking, then neither am I!"
what would the 100 americans be doing that needed to have their 'happiness controlled'?
public high school english teacher with rowdy students president of music company struggling with business model day-trader whose dot-com bubble has come and gone porn star who just turned 40
The problem for the honest user of the system is that they want to play a backup game, or an import game, etc. The manufacturers of the system make it so hard to do this, that the easiest way to do this is to add a mod chip.
Once the mod chip is in, however, no matter your good intentions, the ability to pay $0 instead of $50 for your next game has a strong arm of persuasion.
Then again, one of the reasons (one, not the only reason) I went with the GameCube is that it is (so far) impossible to pirate games for. I know my limits, and how strong the temptation can be to pirate if given the opportunity.
Perhaps if the system vendors stopped the nonsensical practice of region-coding, and made it very easy and inexpensive to obtain replacement media copies if yours is damaged, the need for legitimate mod chips would be over, and the temptation to pirate would be removed from the living room.
He wants to inspire kids to become astronauts. How nice.
With his $20 Million USD, he could fund approximately 20,000 $1000 one-time scholarships.
Let's say he uses the $20 Million USD to establish a trust, which uses earnings on the principal to fund science scholarship programs. Let's say this trust only earns 5% annually. That would be $1 Million USD annually, which could fund 1,000 $1,000 science scholarships annually.
IBM (and now Apache) project, Bean Scripting Framework, or simply BSF, allows embedded REXX scripts to still be used in Java programs. This is one reason why I (and others) still use (and maintain) REXX scripts from upwards of 20 years ago -- they still work, and nobody around knows what the hell they are trying to do:)
It is obviously against copyright law for me to make available copies of a copyrighted work on a website. However I cannot point out a law which makes downloading from such a website illegal.
Can you?
Clicking a link may cause someone's webserver to produce a copy of a copyrighted work and distribute it to me, I agree, but have -I- just violated copyright law?
1. users register themselves with a uniquely assigned ID (1231513542352) and their current mailing address.
2. other users look up the ID (1231513542352) to retrieve an unnamed address.
now the first user just needs to tell businesses (more specifically, the businesses computers) where to find this web service and what their ID is. now the business computers can consume this web service and print out the correct mailing address.
this is basically DNS for snail mail addresses, but instead of fighting for "mortarcombat.addr" with the 1000s of other mortar combats of the world, I just have an ID.
Yeah, how fucking dare he? To dream of listening to the music he buys in the manner he wants is just contrary to all the laws of man and nature.
You vill buy the music ve sell, listen to it on the technology ve support and you vill like it!
Heil! Heil! Heil! RIAA!
Um that was kind of my point, funny you mention the Nazis since they put Hitler into power in the first place, much like we have put the RIAA in power.
would do well for themselves to build a nice, portable GameCube-compatible gaming device, including mini CD-R MP3 player into it, and mini-DVD video player (or just bite the bullet and increase the form factor slightly and play regular DVDs and CDs, or, just forget both CDs and DVDs entirely and focus on GameCube compatibility).
A subnotebook-sized GameCube device would be pretty durned successful, one would think? Complete with broadband adapter and GameBoy player compatibility? Heck, you could probably do fairly well hacking up used GameCubes and re-selling them after remanufacturing.
The $399 price point would definitely kill the PSP, which is why Sony is likely to sell it at a loss to eat into the GBA share. Although, more likely, the PSP is going after a nearly completely different demographic than the GBA. The GBA caters to the under-16 crowd almost exclusively, the PSP will likely cater to the over-13 crowd. Some sizeable overlap to be sure, but the crazed Pokemon GBA players aren't likely to be interested that much in even a $299 PSP, whereas the people able to drop $399 on a PSP aren't interested in playing Pokemon, either.
The portable GameCube player made sooooo much more sense, and would actually give Nintendo owners what they want. Natural, then, that Nintendo isn't planning to do it. More than likely, the next GameCube generation won't be backwards-compatible either.
Sony's PS3 is going to kick the crap out of both the XBox2 and the next Nintendo console, if for no other reason than at launch they'll have thousands of playable titles already, and it is a natural upgrade path for the millions of PS2 owners. It doesn't even really matter if the PS3 is more powerful than the XBox2 or next Nintendo console, or even if it offers better first-, second-, and third-party games at launch or not. Being backwards compatible and a natural upgrade path... gee, that didn't hurt Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2K/XP, did it?
Ultimately the outsourcing/off-shoring phenomenon will be much worse for workers in intellectual property fields such as programming, materials research, drug research, and so on, because while for a manufactured good there is still the eventual cost of shipping and importing it into the United States (read: why Honda has car assembly plants in the US), for intellectual property, there is no cost to "import" the new drug formula, the new plastic specification, the new lines of code.
I'll be damned. Looks like Hollywood is already working on it. Tim Minear, writer for Firefly, Angel, and the X-Files, is developing the script. Let the debates about whom should be cast as whom begin.
For the next "speculative fiction" film, how about Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress"? I think it couldn't be that difficult to find a few libertarian-leaning Hollywood types to back the film. It offers a few chances at really neat special effects shots, plenty of interesting roles... Manny, Prof, Wyoh, etc. And, judging by the ratio of men-to-women at the end of the Oscars last night (many-to-few), the ratio of men-to-women on Heinlein's vision of the moon seems about right.
Exactly. Anti-virus software relies on being able to identify a virus signature. What if the virus changes its own signature significantly every time it runs?
AFAIK, when your wages are garnished, they are taking a percentage of your revenue, not your profits. so an individual taking home $2000 per month from their paycheck, and is already going in the hole $100 per month from bills, their 'profit' is actually negative $100 per month. However if their wages are being garnished (to pay alimony or unpaid water bills, for example), that is taken out directly from the income without regard to how much money this individual is actually making in 'profit' terms. Otherwise 'deadbeat dads' would just get a new car and say "Sorry my dear ex-wife whose lifestyle I continue to maintain, I no longer have profit. Go get a job".
If 1% of the population is willing to pay a few bucks to see a chess game, but 30% of the population is willing to pay $30 to see a baseball game... seems like the baseball players will have monster salaries and huge crowds, and chess players will have little salaries and little crowds.
I could respect a terrifically skilled MtG player. But I'm not going to pay $30 and go with a group of friends to watch them play, and tailgate in the parking lot with brats and beers, like I do for hockey, football, basketball, and baseball.
Is it challenging? Yes. Does it deserve respect? Sure it does. Is it entertaining to watch? Hell no it isn't!
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carrie-ann moss isn't a bad pick for the role, imho. but hey, bring out milla jovovich, whomever.
it's probably just going to remind me of 'entrapment', which should have had subtitles to the effect of, "Yes, our movie sucks. But, instead of asking for a refund, enjoy yet another shot of Catherine Xeta-Jones' fabulous ass."
totally reminds me of the following joke:
The brewmasters of Guinness, Miller, and Budweiser were all at a brewmaster's convention, when the three decided to go out for a drink after a day of activities.
The Miller brewmaster elbowed up to the bar and ordered a Miller: "It's Miller Time!"
The Budweiser brewmaster elbowed up to the bar and ordered a Budweiser: "The King of Beers!"
The Guinness brewmaster elbowed up to the bar and ordered a Coke: "If you fellows aren't drinking, then neither am I!"
re: your sig: "Ah, that tastes nice. Thank you." ~~ Johannes Brahms, composer, d. April 3, 1897 (famous last words)
I thought Brahms died of cancer? Are you suggesting he was poisoned! Call "Cold Case" !!!
The only thing which can save me from purchasing this product is for World of Warcraft to be released. Help me, Blizzard...
what would the 100 americans be doing that needed to have their 'happiness controlled'?
public high school english teacher with rowdy students
president of music company struggling with business model
day-trader whose dot-com bubble has come and gone
porn star who just turned 40
etc...
The problem for the honest user of the system is that they want to play a backup game, or an import game, etc. The manufacturers of the system make it so hard to do this, that the easiest way to do this is to add a mod chip.
Once the mod chip is in, however, no matter your good intentions, the ability to pay $0 instead of $50 for your next game has a strong arm of persuasion.
Then again, one of the reasons (one, not the only reason) I went with the GameCube is that it is (so far) impossible to pirate games for. I know my limits, and how strong the temptation can be to pirate if given the opportunity.
Perhaps if the system vendors stopped the nonsensical practice of region-coding, and made it very easy and inexpensive to obtain replacement media copies if yours is damaged, the need for legitimate mod chips would be over, and the temptation to pirate would be removed from the living room.
He wants to inspire kids to become astronauts. How nice.
With his $20 Million USD, he could fund approximately 20,000 $1000 one-time scholarships.
Let's say he uses the $20 Million USD to establish a trust, which uses earnings on the principal to fund science scholarship programs. Let's say this trust only earns 5% annually. That would be $1 Million USD annually, which could fund 1,000 $1,000 science scholarships annually.
IBM (and now Apache) project, Bean Scripting Framework, or simply BSF, allows embedded REXX scripts to still be used in Java programs. This is one reason why I (and others) still use (and maintain) REXX scripts from upwards of 20 years ago -- they still work, and nobody around knows what the hell they are trying to do :)
It is obviously against copyright law for me to make available copies of a copyrighted work on a website. However I cannot point out a law which makes downloading from such a website illegal.
Can you?
Clicking a link may cause someone's webserver to produce a copy of a copyrighted work and distribute it to me, I agree, but have -I- just violated copyright law?
a site to provide exactly 2 web services:
1. users register themselves with a uniquely assigned ID (1231513542352) and their current mailing address.
2. other users look up the ID (1231513542352) to retrieve an unnamed address.
now the first user just needs to tell businesses (more specifically, the businesses computers) where to find this web service and what their ID is. now the business computers can consume this web service and print out the correct mailing address.
this is basically DNS for snail mail addresses, but instead of fighting for "mortarcombat.addr" with the 1000s of other mortar combats of the world, I just have an ID.
Um that was kind of my point, funny you mention the Nazis since they put Hitler into power in the first place, much like we have put the RIAA in power.
the music is owned by its copyright holder. if they don't want to offer it to you, you can't get it legally.
them's the ropes, and our just desserts for allowing the hegemony of major labels to monopolise music for so long.
The Worms creators are still at it, Worms 3D gets released in a handful of days...
(Team17 is based in Osset, UK).
I'd absolutely pay $45 for a full copy of Windows XP, no doubt about it. However in reality it costs $200 for a full copy of Windows XP Home, over 4 times the cost, and $300 for a full copy of Windows XP Professional, over 6 times the cost.
Thus, piracy reigns. People know when they're getting hosed.
would do well for themselves to build a nice, portable GameCube-compatible gaming device, including mini CD-R MP3 player into it, and mini-DVD video player (or just bite the bullet and increase the form factor slightly and play regular DVDs and CDs, or, just forget both CDs and DVDs entirely and focus on GameCube compatibility).
A subnotebook-sized GameCube device would be pretty durned successful, one would think? Complete with broadband adapter and GameBoy player compatibility? Heck, you could probably do fairly well hacking up used GameCubes and re-selling them after remanufacturing.
The $399 price point would definitely kill the PSP, which is why Sony is likely to sell it at a loss to eat into the GBA share. Although, more likely, the PSP is going after a nearly completely different demographic than the GBA. The GBA caters to the under-16 crowd almost exclusively, the PSP will likely cater to the over-13 crowd. Some sizeable overlap to be sure, but the crazed Pokemon GBA players aren't likely to be interested that much in even a $299 PSP, whereas the people able to drop $399 on a PSP aren't interested in playing Pokemon, either.
The portable GameCube player made sooooo much more sense, and would actually give Nintendo owners what they want. Natural, then, that Nintendo isn't planning to do it. More than likely, the next GameCube generation won't be backwards-compatible either.
Sony's PS3 is going to kick the crap out of both the XBox2 and the next Nintendo console, if for no other reason than at launch they'll have thousands of playable titles already, and it is a natural upgrade path for the millions of PS2 owners. It doesn't even really matter if the PS3 is more powerful than the XBox2 or next Nintendo console, or even if it offers better first-, second-, and third-party games at launch or not. Being backwards compatible and a natural upgrade path... gee, that didn't hurt Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2K/XP, did it?
somebody wake me up when I can pre-order a DS of my very own. until then it's a bunch of vaporware mental masturbation.
Ultimately the outsourcing/off-shoring phenomenon will be much worse for workers in intellectual property fields such as programming, materials research, drug research, and so on, because while for a manufactured good there is still the eventual cost of shipping and importing it into the United States (read: why Honda has car assembly plants in the US), for intellectual property, there is no cost to "import" the new drug formula, the new plastic specification, the new lines of code.
I'll be damned. Looks like Hollywood is already working on it. Tim Minear, writer for Firefly, Angel, and the X-Files, is developing the script. Let the debates about whom should be cast as whom begin.
For the next "speculative fiction" film, how about Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress"? I think it couldn't be that difficult to find a few libertarian-leaning Hollywood types to back the film. It offers a few chances at really neat special effects shots, plenty of interesting roles... Manny, Prof, Wyoh, etc. And, judging by the ratio of men-to-women at the end of the Oscars last night (many-to-few), the ratio of men-to-women on Heinlein's vision of the moon seems about right.
You can easily work around the DRM by opening the WMA file with QCD (quinnware.com) and saving it as the format of your chocie...
Exactly. Anti-virus software relies on being able to identify a virus signature. What if the virus changes its own signature significantly every time it runs?
take a percentage of their profits
AFAIK, when your wages are garnished, they are taking a percentage of your revenue, not your profits. so an individual taking home $2000 per month from their paycheck, and is already going in the hole $100 per month from bills, their 'profit' is actually negative $100 per month. However if their wages are being garnished (to pay alimony or unpaid water bills, for example), that is taken out directly from the income without regard to how much money this individual is actually making in 'profit' terms. Otherwise 'deadbeat dads' would just get a new car and say "Sorry my dear ex-wife whose lifestyle I continue to maintain, I no longer have profit. Go get a job".
If 1% of the population is willing to pay a few bucks to see a chess game, but 30% of the population is willing to pay $30 to see a baseball game... seems like the baseball players will have monster salaries and huge crowds, and chess players will have little salaries and little crowds.
I could respect a terrifically skilled MtG player. But I'm not going to pay $30 and go with a group of friends to watch them play, and tailgate in the parking lot with brats and beers, like I do for hockey, football, basketball, and baseball.
Is it challenging? Yes. Does it deserve respect? Sure it does. Is it entertaining to watch? Hell no it isn't!