Exactly. I didn't much like the orgy scene, and even the fighting wasn't that great. What made it a great movie was the way that they extended a lot of the philosophy from the first film.
For example: (spoilers, but is there really anyone on Slashdot who didn't see it?)
although Morpheus is a hero in the first film, you realise that he can in fact be perceived as a religious maniac. Interesting: one man's messiah, another's lunatic.
the revelation that ghosts, werewolves etc are in fact rogue programs. Not amazing, but very clever as a way of explaining human mythology.
The whole architect as God think. Again, interesting.
The brief riff on the relationship between humans and machines.
The suggestion that Zion is not real either.
True, the first film was more 'whoah, special effects and kung fu'. But the second provided a lot more fodder for conversation in the pub, and I appreciate that.
Obviously. I doubt he's just going to go through the Slashdot answers, print one and hand it to his boss. Perhaps he is 'asking us to do his researh'. On the other hand, perhaps he is asking us to have a discussion about CMS frameworks, which many people will be interested in.
From my understanding, famines are almost always caused by political factors. Not necessarily communist vs. capitalist, but famine as a tool of control over the population. Stalin starved people to death not because he was a communist, but because he was a murderous maniac. There is famine in Zimbabwe not because of a lack of food, but because Mugabe is using it to control his people.
If you read PJ O'Rourke's 'All the trouble in the world', he quotes serveral economists to make the case that there is no real link between shortages of food and famine. Rather, the problems are almost always those of distribution, often caused politically.
And you'd limit people from getting any calls, ever. What about people who talk to their friends loudly in libraries, do we need mouth clamps for them?
The issue is simply one of politeness; I always leave my phone on vibrate, and leave the store/restaurant if I want to talk to someone. People who do not do this lack manners, and need a smack around the head, not a fancy tech solution.
Yes, in the UK you have to buy a license to receive TV channels. However, this has nothing to do with spectrum regulation - its simply a levy used to fund the BBC and keep it free from commercials.
To answer one of your questions:
Who is regulating VoIP? To what specific problems does this phrase apply?
The governments of the countries concerned are, quite often, regulating voice over IP, in many cases along with things like internet through satellite connections.
I was down there (Uganda, Kenya) a few months ago looking at some projects, and government regulation is a significant limitation on the spread of new technologies. In many African countries, the government phone companies have a monopoly which for the usual reasons those in power are not keen to give up. Some countries (Uganda for example) have been opening up in this respect, and it tends to be those countries that are the pilots for this kind of initiative.
Can anyone tell if Stavatti is a real company or not? Defense contracting is hardly a cottage industry. You might want to compare this picture of their headquarters with their claims to be developing a replacement for the F-16.
Almost certainly the whole thing is a fantasy. Perhaps there might also be a clue in the fact that alongside their advanced aerospace and firearms divisions, they also make drums. From their website again:
Concentrating upon the value added resale of pipe band percussion products, Stavatti can address all your pipe band drumming needs!
Remind anyone of Boeing's Harmonica division, or Lockheed's Advanced Stealth Accordion project? Me neither.
Perhaps this could be a new psychological warfare strategy, warming up the enemy's toes on cold nights in mountains in order to prove how nice the US is after all.
It won't be long before I acknowledge what you have done for me, and reward you. My lords and relatives will now be Earls, the first time that title has been used in Scotland. Also, we're going to call home our friends who fled the tyranny of Macbeth and allowed him and his horrible Queen (who killed herself) to rule.
We will do all these things and whatever else as necessary. Thanks to you all; please come and see me crowned at Scone. [=ancient seat of the Scottish kings]
Doesn't quite sound the same, does it? Which is the point, of course. It does take effort to read and get into Shakespeare but once you get a sense of it you understand why he is considered to be such a genius. I hated it at school, but now I'm older I'm very glad they made me do it.
If it is a mistake they don't have to honour it. It would be pretty unfair if you were selling a house for $1,000,000 and two 0s dropped off the sign, wouldn't it?
It does look like a fun toy, but not for two bills. For that amount, it should come with a cyber wiener that glows when chicks that are into linux are near.
I think you will find a normal wiener functions just as well for this.
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Santa Cruz Operation, I believe
For example: (spoilers, but is there really anyone on Slashdot who didn't see it?)
True, the first film was more 'whoah, special effects and kung fu'. But the second provided a lot more fodder for conversation in the pub, and I appreciate that.
The second one was excellent. See it again if you didn't understand it.
Obviously. I doubt he's just going to go through the Slashdot answers, print one and hand it to his boss. Perhaps he is 'asking us to do his researh'. On the other hand, perhaps he is asking us to have a discussion about CMS frameworks, which many people will be interested in.
That was put in in order to make Word users feel more comfortable.
but, given the reputation of the respective inhabitants, infinitely more dense...
You can't buy a loaf of bread here in August, god knows how they expect to run emergency rooms.
If you read PJ O'Rourke's 'All the trouble in the world', he quotes serveral economists to make the case that there is no real link between shortages of food and famine. Rather, the problems are almost always those of distribution, often caused politically.
Thats why I come here!
Umm, like the one mentioned in the article, both in the text and in the picture?
It was very funny when they started using the thing, they had to have teams of people teaching how to use it...
The issue is simply one of politeness; I always leave my phone on vibrate, and leave the store/restaurant if I want to talk to someone. People who do not do this lack manners, and need a smack around the head, not a fancy tech solution.
Yes, in the UK you have to buy a license to receive TV channels. However, this has nothing to do with spectrum regulation - its simply a levy used to fund the BBC and keep it free from commercials.
A military grade nerf gun. I could tell you more, but then I'd have to kill you. With Foam.
So, just to clarify, they hold a patent on buying things at a fixed price? Should be interesting for every store which does not let you haggle!
I agree with the other posters, this post is more against crazy people who think up conspiracy theories than Germans.
More Descartes, I would say. He takes on the whole 'can you trust your senses' thing.
The governments of the countries concerned are, quite often, regulating voice over IP, in many cases along with things like internet through satellite connections.
I was down there (Uganda, Kenya) a few months ago looking at some projects, and government regulation is a significant limitation on the spread of new technologies. In many African countries, the government phone companies have a monopoly which for the usual reasons those in power are not keen to give up. Some countries (Uganda for example) have been opening up in this respect, and it tends to be those countries that are the pilots for this kind of initiative.
Yeah, I hear the navy has a lot of trouble with those.
Almost certainly the whole thing is a fantasy. Perhaps there might also be a clue in the fact that alongside their advanced aerospace and firearms divisions, they also make drums. From their website again:
Concentrating upon the value added resale of pipe band percussion products, Stavatti can address all your pipe band drumming needs!
Remind anyone of Boeing's Harmonica division, or Lockheed's Advanced Stealth Accordion project? Me neither.Perhaps this could be a new psychological warfare strategy, warming up the enemy's toes on cold nights in mountains in order to prove how nice the US is after all.
We will do all these things and whatever else as necessary. Thanks to you all; please come and see me crowned at Scone. [=ancient seat of the Scottish kings]
Doesn't quite sound the same, does it? Which is the point, of course. It does take effort to read and get into Shakespeare but once you get a sense of it you understand why he is considered to be such a genius. I hated it at school, but now I'm older I'm very glad they made me do it.
If it is a mistake they don't have to honour it. It would be pretty unfair if you were selling a house for $1,000,000 and two 0s dropped off the sign, wouldn't it?
I think you will find a normal wiener functions just as well for this.
Oh hang on though, you do get the right to own guns along with your constitution. That turned out well, didn't it?
As a European, I find we get along pretty well with our constitutions, thanks all the same. Quite often, the US seems fucked up to us.