There's an Australian magazine show called Beyond 2000 that has run for quite a long time and is screened in quite a few countries starting in 1985 and still being made. The science it covered was pretty cutting edge (or at least it seemed, I was kid since I saw it last, hehe) and had interesting stories presented by interesting reporters.
Exactly how did those deadly chemicals come about in the first place? We're not talking about some disgruntled employee who got fired for stealing office stationery dumping some industrial weedkiller on the front lawn, these peopl have had their live completely ruined by the negligence and sheer inhumanity of a company that refuses to take responsibility for their own messes. By acknowledging that the soil is contaminated and deadly, they also confound their guilt by tacitly admitting that there genuinely has been a ecological disaster.
As for other courses of action, what the hell else are these people supposed to do? Likely they have absolutely no money to fight a legal battle and are up against a MASSIVE corporation who is probably quite adept at silencing negative publicity.
How dare you suggest that this is irresponsible. A company losing some business compared to HUNDREDS of people losing their lives? What choice do these people have?
Parent should really be modded to flamebait. As a New Zealander, I know that a single mention of good ole' Paul Hogan and his onscreen croccy antics elicits not just screaming and bad language from your average Ozzer but also extreme violence - often in the form of your classic Steve Irwin croc-heapgrip.
Embarrassed to live in a society where capitalism takes this form. That is, the form which allows whiney 8 year-olds at the helm of massive companies who complain that a little wet spot means someone's pissed in the sandbox.
Shut the fuck up, and stop with the Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt. Because I, and I suspect most of the others who frequent this forum, are just about fucking tired of it.
What do you mean, "this forum"? Slashdot is a news service, with many individual forums on many individual topics. If you don't like article posts about Microsoft and it's illegal business practices (and that's not speculation BTW, CKK's ruling found that Microsoft HAD practiced business illegally) then don't fucking read them!
Much respect to Massachusetts for appealing the ruling, but with no other (except possibly one) state to support it, it'll just die a natural death.... I'm sure we will have heard the last of this whole thing by this time next year. After then, it'll probably just be the odd private suit Microsoft is so used to dealing with, certainly nothing which will hurt them or encourage them to change their ways.
nVidia's drivers are wonderful, there's so many to choose from! In this modern age of infinite personalization and the choice to the nth degree, I love knowing that that somewhere on the interweb, there's a 12meg unified driver set made JUST FOR ME.
You see, it goes like this:
Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely mind-bogglingly big it is. You may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space.
While I'm not a big fan of the Academy Awards and disagree with much of the way it works, I think a nomination and especially a win at the Oscars for an anime film will rocket anime into even more mainstream outlets. More anime on TV, more films, more professional dubs and subs, etc.
I can't think of a better way for anime to become more accepted in the west than for Spirited Away to win an Oscar.
SlashBACK - to me, that implies a recap of the week's top stories.
But that's just me; I suppose it's possible some people might confuse it to mean a section devoted to geeks suffering back problems. Who am I to judge?
I think Roger Ebert, well-known closet otaku, said it best in his review for Titan AE :
I argue for animation because I believe it provides an additional dimension for film art; it frees filmmakers from the anchor of realism that's built into every live-action film, and allows them to visualize their imaginations. Animation need not be limited to family films and cheerful fantasies. The Japanese have known that for years....
The thought of what a live action Akira might be like scares me.
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There's an Australian magazine show called Beyond 2000 that has run for quite a long time and is screened in quite a few countries starting in 1985 and still being made. The science it covered was pretty cutting edge (or at least it seemed, I was kid since I saw it last, hehe) and had interesting stories presented by interesting reporters.
I'm telling the FSF you said that, and they're gonna come down to your place and kick your ass.
Exactly how did those deadly chemicals come about in the first place? We're not talking about some disgruntled employee who got fired for stealing office stationery dumping some industrial weedkiller on the front lawn, these peopl have had their live completely ruined by the negligence and sheer inhumanity of a company that refuses to take responsibility for their own messes. By acknowledging that the soil is contaminated and deadly, they also confound their guilt by tacitly admitting that there genuinely has been a ecological disaster.
As for other courses of action, what the hell else are these people supposed to do? Likely they have absolutely no money to fight a legal battle and are up against a MASSIVE corporation who is probably quite adept at silencing negative publicity.
How dare you suggest that this is irresponsible. A company losing some business compared to HUNDREDS of people losing their lives? What choice do these people have?
Here's a link to a page giving brief details on other such modest proposals: sniggle.net/lithoax.php
Simple stuff I know, but a good starting point for those interested.
Who the fuck uses the button anymore?
Parent should really be modded to flamebait. As a New Zealander, I know that a single mention of good ole' Paul Hogan and his onscreen croccy antics elicits not just screaming and bad language from your average Ozzer but also extreme violence - often in the form of your classic Steve Irwin croc-heapgrip.
Embarrassed to live in a society where capitalism takes this form. That is, the form which allows whiney 8 year-olds at the helm of massive companies who complain that a little wet spot means someone's pissed in the sandbox.
Shut the fuck up, and stop with the Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt. Because I, and I suspect most of the others who frequent this forum, are just about fucking tired of it.
What do you mean, "this forum"? Slashdot is a news service, with many individual forums on many individual topics. If you don't like article posts about Microsoft and it's illegal business practices (and that's not speculation BTW, CKK's ruling found that Microsoft HAD practiced business illegally) then don't fucking read them!
Bah, all you're trying to do here is give us anthropologists a bad name!
Well, this is all very depressing.
Much respect to Massachusetts for appealing the ruling, but with no other (except possibly one) state to support it, it'll just die a natural death.... I'm sure we will have heard the last of this whole thing by this time next year. After then, it'll probably just be the odd private suit Microsoft is so used to dealing with, certainly nothing which will hurt them or encourage them to change their ways.
nVidia's drivers are wonderful, there's so many to choose from! In this modern age of infinite personalization and the choice to the nth degree, I love knowing that that somewhere on the interweb, there's a 12meg unified driver set made JUST FOR ME.
You see, it goes like this: Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely mind-bogglingly big it is. You may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space.
Where in my post did I talk about it winning Best Picture? All I said was "an Oscar", I didn't specify which one.
While I'm not a big fan of the Academy Awards and disagree with much of the way it works, I think a nomination and especially a win at the Oscars for an anime film will rocket anime into even more mainstream outlets. More anime on TV, more films, more professional dubs and subs, etc. I can't think of a better way for anime to become more accepted in the west than for Spirited Away to win an Oscar.
SlashBACK - to me, that implies a recap of the week's top stories. But that's just me; I suppose it's possible some people might confuse it to mean a section devoted to geeks suffering back problems. Who am I to judge?
/me puts on tinfoil pants
I argue for animation because I believe it provides an additional dimension for film art; it frees filmmakers from the anchor of realism that's built into every live-action film, and allows them to visualize their imaginations. Animation need not be limited to family films and cheerful fantasies. The Japanese have known that for years....
The thought of what a live action Akira might be like scares me.