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(2) "motor vehicle" means a passenger motor vehicle, including an automobile, pickup truck or van normally used for personal, family or household purposes, that is sold and registered in this state and whose gross vehicle weight is less than ten thousand pounds.
I feel confident that the Hummer H3 will weigh far more than 10,000 pounds, along with all the other SUVs.
So I'm covered!
Also, the government will pick up the tab for my 12,000 pound party bus!
So there was a post below that linked to Highend3d where someone named 'bob' spoke about Alias becoming independant. I feel that this has quite a bit of potential as well. The more I think about it, the more the pieces of the puzzle come together. Every event I ever went to showed the products on every type of hardware, EXCEPT SGI. One year is was HP, the next IBM... pretty much whoever wanted to pony up the money to be the big hardware sponser.
But for some reason, having Maya on SGI NT equipment was like the plauge!
Also, if I'm not mistaken, all of the offices that used to be co-located with the SGI offices are now closed, with the majority of this folks being let go.
Anyway....the above is just me trying to open up the floor for further conversation....
While Apple is a good bet, I'm thinking Adobe. Adobe has had a MAJOR gap when it comes to 3D, and they have been trying to fill it for ages. Last SIGGRAPH Adobe and Alias were hand in hand. I had quite a few AE friends from Alias that were in the Adobe booth performing demos.
As far as Alias goes, I used to sell Maya and Studio for 3 years. I have / had (layoffs) many friends that worked with and for Alias.
I'm really unsure how to classify this announcement. Doug Walker and James Christopher are probably (In my opinion) some of the worst people out there. It was a real shame to see these two take the helm as president and senior VP of customer support. I saw the attitude of the people go from "happy to come in" to "OMG I hate my job" once they moved in. After many Reseller and other private Alias events, I decided that these guys only cared about one thing, the bottom line. I knew this meant that the company was becoming just like the rest. Shortly before the price drop that I knew was coming, I left.
Also, keep in mind that when Maya 1.0 (with all the plug-ins, before unlimited) came out, it was around $100,000. The sales price of Maya dropped 93% over the past 5 years. Now that's AMAZING!
In summary, I think SGI is selling Alias because they know that it isn't going to keep making them money due to the drop in price. Also, I think that it's pretty clear that SGI either needs to get back to their core business or they are going to lose what little they have left.
Or... I'll go out on a limb here and say that ATI is going to purchase them.
1. Never said there were not any good titles on XBOX.
2. I always buy the title that is rated the highest for the given platform.
3. I don't care anything about supporting or not supporting MS, it's all about the tool that gets the job done in the best manner.
4. You contributed to the old tired argument, if you thought it was so old, then why waste your time?
5. There is nothing I would want more than the XBOX to have the best selection of games, as it comes in first place when you consider the HDD, the graphics, sound, etc...
6. I enjoy the GC and PS2 more, as i've found more in-depth enjoyable games on those platforms, while I've found the same old games that recycle the same styles and plot lines on the XBOX.
7. Unless a person owns all three, then there really isn't much room to talk, as the perspective isn't there.
You are correct, it will increase sales; however, the fact still remains that the titles on the XBOX generally fall in the lacking category. I purchased my $99 GC about 2 months ago simply to play titles like Zelda, Metroid Prime, SMB1 & 2, etc.. All of the above are exclusive AND very good/fun to play games.
For your purposes, sure, but you qualify as a tiny portion of a percent of the market. How much time, equipment cost, and energy does it take to modify the device to what you are speaking of. More than a majority wishes to take. I'm speaking of the masses here and why the equipment cost doesn't matter if there aren't any exclusive and GOOD games.
Also, I don't need a second media server. My HTPC serves that purpose just fine.
$99 worth of hardware doesn't mean crap when there aren't any good games. I mean the HALO coolfactor wore off long ago, HALO 2 is still a moving target, the majority of Xbox games suck, and the rest of the games either play on PC or one of the other two consoles. I enjoy my GC and PS2 far much more than my Xbox.
Yes, it's as simple as asking something concerning current events.
But most real americans will also flunk that, you know ?!!!
This answer is absurd and has no value, as it's a personal attack on 250 million
people that you can't have any interaction with. BTW, what's the difference
between a real American and non-real American? In other words, WTF are you talking
about?
If that happens, what do you think will happen to our thousands of nukes?
It's in the best interest of the world to maintain the stability of the US,
just like it is Russia. Already we see signs of proliferation from Russia's
nuke program.
In other words, don't try to get rich you scallywags! Or we will
blow you up with them big nukes we have here! Typical!:)
You can get rich all you want. My statement was concerning the fact that if
some crazy nutcase decides to atomize a couple of pounds of plutonium in the
upper atmoshere, then we are all dead.
Coincidentally you were the one to start profilerating the nuclear
technology in the first place you know ? Those damned Russians got it from you.
Check your history please. My my, looks like you started this profileration
crap in the first place. Now what should we do with you ?;-)
The SIMPLE fact of the matter is that fission was going to be discovered by
someone. Be glad it was the US and not Nazi Germany. We didn't ask for the killing
of millions, but we had to stop it somehow. If it wasn't for the US, then anyone that didn't align themselves with Hitler was exterminated. Even if you did agree, but were not of anglo blood, then you would most likely be dead/never born.
Do you know what kind of havoc I could sew in a matter of months? Know
why I don't do it? Because I am proud to live in the US. I don't want to go
to jail. What's stopping an overseas associate from stealing those same identities
when my job is shipped out? NOTHING!
Or rather you don't do it because you want to keep your job *and*
don't want to goto jail(your reason has the hidden implication btw, that if
you could get away with you would be happy to do it. Are all Americans so ethically
and morally corrupt then ?:-) Sorry, but you did suggest that the rest of the
world is. )
No, I'm suggesting that the facts are; when faced with $10 million dollars,
that someone who lives in a society where $10 million could buy you 10 million
widgets compared to someone that lives in a society where $10 million could
only buy 1 million widgets, that the odds will lie in favor of the person that stands
to gain the most as the person that takes advantage of a situation first.
What's stopping an overseas associate from stealing those same identities
when my job is shipped out? NOTHING!
There is something called interpol and international court etc.
not to mention extradition treaties. Go look it up. What ? don't have a treaty
with xyz country ? Well, try and tell your forgeign policiymakers to try and
get along with the rest of the world.
First, the international court doesn't hear cases about identity theft. Second,
your policymaker statement is something that a child would say out of stubborness
and pride. Give me a break.
Also, your ignorance is showing. Interpol is not a police organization, it's
an organization with member nations that share information. That's it. Here
are some FACTS, yes FACTS about Interpol.
181 member states source: www.interpol.int/Public/Icpo/Members/default.asp:
Now there are 192 or 191 countries, depending on who you ask. Either way, that
leaves 10 that you can fly to and setup camp.
ALSO, IANAL; however, Interpol deals only with international crime. Its
focus is with crime that occur
Alright, I'll give you Honda, as they continue to grow their business in Alabama. Toyota on the other hand is looking hard at Mexico for US destined vehicles.
That's why when you answer the phone, I will ask if you are outside of the US or not. When you confirm that you are, I will say, "I do not wish to speak with you if you are not a based in the US." Then I'll hang up on you.
Your time will be wasted and eventually, if enough people follow suit, your job will be removed from you.
In case you hadn't heard, the Japanese economy is FUCKED. It's in a deflationary spiral that doesn't seem to have an end. It costs more to live in Japan than it does the US and the jobs are leaving Japan as well. It's imploding into itself. Japan is just what we are speaking of. There are those that live in a 1 bedroom apartment where the sink acts as the toliet and the shower and those that can afford the $1MM golf membership. RICH and POOR.. nothing else.
Also, I don't know what the hell you are talking about when you say they are coming back. Name two Japanese auto manufacturers that are building new plants in the US!
"Slot machines are about money, which is more important than votes, apparently"
Votes are money. They cost lots of money to get, and they generate lots of money for the winner; therefore, they are just as important of the slot machine.
The real difference is, people put more hope in getting something from a slot machine than they do a vote.
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Let's see.. Widescreen edition from EBay for all three films. Captured on a DVD-RAM drive and then authored with menus, chapter points, cover art from the original trilogy VHS set, and a few "special features". They look great, have Pro Logic 2 channel audio that sounds really quite good.
I'd have to say, I'm happy to have these films on DVD and they look great. Lucas can bite me.
Just because something is installed on a device, then mass manufactured does not equate to the status of most popular. Most installed, most used, etc... yes. Most Popular, no.
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No worries! By the year 2009 this law will be meaningless. Why? Well read this:
(2) "motor vehicle" means a passenger motor vehicle, including an automobile, pickup truck or van normally used for personal, family or household purposes, that is sold and registered in this state and whose gross vehicle weight is less than ten thousand pounds.
I feel confident that the Hummer H3 will weigh far more than 10,000 pounds, along with all the other SUVs.
So I'm covered!
Also, the government will pick up the tab for my 12,000 pound party bus!
So there was a post below that linked to Highend3d where someone named 'bob' spoke about Alias becoming independant. I feel that this has quite a bit of potential as well. The more I think about it, the more the pieces of the puzzle come together. Every event I ever went to showed the products on every type of hardware, EXCEPT SGI. One year is was HP, the next IBM... pretty much whoever wanted to pony up the money to be the big hardware sponser.
But for some reason, having Maya on SGI NT equipment was like the plauge!
Also, if I'm not mistaken, all of the offices that used to be co-located with the SGI offices are now closed, with the majority of this folks being let go.
Anyway....the above is just me trying to open up the floor for further conversation....
While Apple is a good bet, I'm thinking Adobe. Adobe has had a MAJOR gap when it comes to 3D, and they have been trying to fill it for ages. Last SIGGRAPH Adobe and Alias were hand in hand. I had quite a few AE friends from Alias that were in the Adobe booth performing demos.
As far as Alias goes, I used to sell Maya and Studio for 3 years. I have / had (layoffs) many friends that worked with and for Alias.
I'm really unsure how to classify this announcement. Doug Walker and James Christopher are probably (In my opinion) some of the worst people out there. It was a real shame to see these two take the helm as president and senior VP of customer support. I saw the attitude of the people go from "happy to come in" to "OMG I hate my job" once they moved in. After many Reseller and other private Alias events, I decided that these guys only cared about one thing, the bottom line. I knew this meant that the company was becoming just like the rest. Shortly before the price drop that I knew was coming, I left.
Also, keep in mind that when Maya 1.0 (with all the plug-ins, before unlimited) came out, it was around $100,000. The sales price of Maya dropped 93% over the past 5 years. Now that's AMAZING!
In summary, I think SGI is selling Alias because they know that it isn't going to keep making them money due to the drop in price. Also, I think that it's pretty clear that SGI either needs to get back to their core business or they are going to lose what little they have left.
Or... I'll go out on a limb here and say that ATI is going to purchase them.
Either way, this is going to be interesting.
Find the article on USAToday HERE.
Thank you to the poster and the moderators.
If you've ever seen the show, then you know what I'm talking about.
1. Never said there were not any good titles on XBOX.
2. I always buy the title that is rated the highest for the given platform.
3. I don't care anything about supporting or not supporting MS, it's all about the tool that gets the job done in the best manner.
4. You contributed to the old tired argument, if you thought it was so old, then why waste your time?
5. There is nothing I would want more than the XBOX to have the best selection of games, as it comes in first place when you consider the HDD, the graphics, sound, etc...
6. I enjoy the GC and PS2 more, as i've found more in-depth enjoyable games on those platforms, while I've found the same old games that recycle the same styles and plot lines on the XBOX.
7. Unless a person owns all three, then there really isn't much room to talk, as the perspective isn't there.
Oh well.. to each his own.
You are most welcome Commander Asshole! Great Ad Hominem post. You really moved the needle today! Thanks for posting.
You are correct, it will increase sales; however, the fact still remains that the titles on the XBOX generally fall in the lacking category. I purchased my $99 GC about 2 months ago simply to play titles like Zelda, Metroid Prime, SMB1 & 2, etc.. All of the above are exclusive AND very good/fun to play games.
For your purposes, sure, but you qualify as a tiny portion of a percent of the market. How much time, equipment cost, and energy does it take to modify the device to what you are speaking of. More than a majority wishes to take. I'm speaking of the masses here and why the equipment cost doesn't matter if there aren't any exclusive and GOOD games. Also, I don't need a second media server. My HTPC serves that purpose just fine.
$99 worth of hardware doesn't mean crap when there aren't any good games. I mean the HALO coolfactor wore off long ago, HALO 2 is still a moving target, the majority of Xbox games suck, and the rest of the games either play on PC or one of the other two consoles. I enjoy my GC and PS2 far much more than my Xbox.
But most real americans will also flunk that, you know ?!!!
This answer is absurd and has no value, as it's a personal attack on 250 million people that you can't have any interaction with. BTW, what's the difference between a real American and non-real American? In other words, WTF are you talking about?
If that happens, what do you think will happen to our thousands of nukes? It's in the best interest of the world to maintain the stability of the US, just like it is Russia. Already we see signs of proliferation from Russia's nuke program.
In other words, don't try to get rich you scallywags! Or we will blow you up with them big nukes we have here! Typical! :)
You can get rich all you want. My statement was concerning the fact that if some crazy nutcase decides to atomize a couple of pounds of plutonium in the upper atmoshere, then we are all dead.
Coincidentally you were the one to start profilerating the nuclear technology in the first place you know ? Those damned Russians got it from you. Check your history please. My my, looks like you started this profileration crap in the first place. Now what should we do with you ? ;-)
The SIMPLE fact of the matter is that fission was going to be discovered by someone. Be glad it was the US and not Nazi Germany. We didn't ask for the killing of millions, but we had to stop it somehow. If it wasn't for the US, then anyone that didn't align themselves with Hitler was exterminated. Even if you did agree, but were not of anglo blood, then you would most likely be dead/never born.
Do you know what kind of havoc I could sew in a matter of months? Know why I don't do it? Because I am proud to live in the US. I don't want to go to jail. What's stopping an overseas associate from stealing those same identities when my job is shipped out? NOTHING!
Or rather you don't do it because you want to keep your job *and* don't want to goto jail(your reason has the hidden implication btw, that if you could get away with you would be happy to do it. Are all Americans so ethically and morally corrupt then ? :-) Sorry, but you did suggest that the rest of the
world is. )
No, I'm suggesting that the facts are; when faced with $10 million dollars, that someone who lives in a society where $10 million could buy you 10 million widgets compared to someone that lives in a society where $10 million could only buy 1 million widgets, that the odds will lie in favor of the person that stands to gain the most as the person that takes advantage of a situation first.
What's stopping an overseas associate from stealing those same identities when my job is shipped out? NOTHING!
There is something called interpol and international court etc. not to mention extradition treaties. Go look it up. What ? don't have a treaty with xyz country ? Well, try and tell your forgeign policiymakers to try and get along with the rest of the world.
First, the international court doesn't hear cases about identity theft. Second, your policymaker statement is something that a child would say out of stubborness and pride. Give me a break.
Also, your ignorance is showing. Interpol is not a police organization, it's an organization with member nations that share information. That's it. Here are some FACTS, yes FACTS about Interpol.
181 member states source: www.interpol.int/Public/Icpo/Members/default.asp:
Now there are 192 or 191 countries, depending on who you ask. Either way, that leaves 10 that you can fly to and setup camp.
ALSO, IANAL; however, Interpol deals only with international crime. Its focus is with crime that occur
Alright, I'll give you Honda, as they continue to grow their business in Alabama. Toyota on the other hand is looking hard at Mexico for US destined vehicles.
Source: google searches.
No further comments required.
That's why when you answer the phone, I will ask if you are outside of the US or not. When you confirm that you are, I will say, "I do not wish to speak with you if you are not a based in the US." Then I'll hang up on you. Your time will be wasted and eventually, if enough people follow suit, your job will be removed from you.
In case you hadn't heard, the Japanese economy is FUCKED. It's in a deflationary spiral that doesn't seem to have an end. It costs more to live in Japan than it does the US and the jobs are leaving Japan as well. It's imploding into itself. Japan is just what we are speaking of. There are those that live in a 1 bedroom apartment where the sink acts as the toliet and the shower and those that can afford the $1MM golf membership. RICH and POOR.. nothing else.
Also, I don't know what the hell you are talking about when you say they are coming back. Name two Japanese auto manufacturers that are building new plants in the US!
If I had points.. they would all belong on to your post.
"Slot machines are about money, which is more important than votes, apparently"
Votes are money. They cost lots of money to get, and they generate lots of money for the winner; therefore, they are just as important of the slot machine.
The real difference is, people put more hope in getting something from a slot machine than they do a vote.
Ahhh, someone picked up the reference!
doubleplusgood!
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Let's see.. Widescreen edition from EBay for all three films. Captured on a DVD-RAM drive and then authored with menus, chapter points, cover art from the original trilogy VHS set, and a few "special features". They look great, have Pro Logic 2 channel audio that sounds really quite good.
I'd have to say, I'm happy to have these films on DVD and they look great. Lucas can bite me.
I don't think that's a word. If it is, it's right up there with the non-word, company words, at my company...
i.e.
Re-Robsutification
Decisioned
Just because something is installed on a device, then mass manufactured does not equate to the status of most popular. Most installed, most used, etc... yes. Most Popular, no.
Just trying to keep it clear.
Castle in the Sky and Castle of Cagliostro. These movies are both pre Ghibli and two of my favorites.
I would say that Miyazaki is the animation version of Akira Kurosawa.
Unmatched depth and message has always been part of the Miyazaki story. For those who wish to know more, start with Castle in the Sky.
BTW, Nausicaa is also known as "Valley of the Wind"
I'm feeling Nausicaa.. Can someone show me to the bathroom?