I just finished listening to the mp3 transcript of the earnings con call. fascinating to hear that quite a bit of revenue (and hype) comes from customer wins around the world -- only thing is, that they're Linux related, a product SCO no longer offers in their portfolio. of course there's no specific breakdown on the balance sheet on SCO's site.
I don't know how many people actually listened to this call, but only TWO people had -- or were allowed to ask -- questions.
"Kinda of takes you out of your immersion in the movie"?
you mean that being asked to believe that a mechanical boobytrap triggered by interrupting a light source managed to remain functional after centuries didn't already do that for you?
if you check out the DVD trailer, you can still see vestiges of the reflection in that scene.
...and yet the odd thing is that Spielberg was responsible for holding up the DVD release of Lawrence of Arabia because he wanted to do commentary on it. this dragged on for well over a year, and then finally nothing.
not that Spielberg would have anything remotely intelligent to say about Lawrence -- beyond maybe a thorough discussion of which shots he ripped off...
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ViaWest isn't based in California, though. According to their webpage, they serve "Colorado, Arizona, Utah and Nevada." SCO corporate is in Lindon, Utah, so...
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George Lucas is a bright guy. He worled with noted mythologist Joseph Campbell [jcf.org] in designing the story line for the star wars saga, such that it is most compelling to the largest possible audience.
Are you high? Lucas and Campbell never even met until after Return of the Jedi had been released. In fact, cynics might say that Lucas' involvement with the whole Moyers/Campbell Power of Myth interview series (taped in 1988) was nothing more than a crass attempt on his part to add some scholarly legitimacy to his own trite work.
It's easy to say that Campbell influenced Lucas -- The Hero with a Thousand Faces was first published in 1949 (so George would have been 5 at the time, and The Fellowship of the Ring wouldn't be published for another five years). Campbell's book has always been a staple on college campuses, but it was Lucas shouting from the rooftops about how Star Wars paralleled the mythic hero quest that put him on the bestseller list and in the forefront of public awareness. And all of a sudden, there was everyone lining up to praise Lucas as being a great and profound genius, and the creator of a new modern mythology.
Somehow, I doubt that Leigh Brackett would have paid Campbell the slightest attention if Lucas was standing there with a blaster to her head. Not because Campbell wasn't worth paying attention to, but because she -- unlike George -- could actually write, and had a complete understanding of what story structure and character development was all about.
Lucas, on the other hand, has always been astute enough to latch on to a good thing when he sees it, and Campbell was a great excuse to convince people there were hidden depths to his work. Anyone who's seen Eps. I & II know otherwise...
interesting to note that the code name for the project is "Longhorn" and the logo is identical to one of the ones used by the University of Texas for their football team, the "Longhorns".
check 'em here: http://www.utexas.edu
another subtle something can be seen in the SS with the "my pictures" box (and the picture of Bjork). one of the thumbnails is marked "aliefschoolbus_1.jpg" -- Alief is a huge school district in the Houston area.
I'd say that's a pretty strong clue that whoever owns this box is either in Tejas, or has close ties to it -- and is having a pretty good laugh.
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AOL must not like W A S T E either. it's been pulled and there's no trace of it on the nullsoft site. hope someone mirrored it...
I just finished listening to the mp3 transcript of the earnings con call. fascinating to hear that quite a bit of revenue (and hype) comes from customer wins around the world -- only thing is, that they're Linux related, a product SCO no longer offers in their portfolio. of course there's no specific breakdown on the balance sheet on SCO's site.
I don't know how many people actually listened to this call, but only TWO people had -- or were allowed to ask -- questions.
"Kinda of takes you out of your immersion in the movie"?
you mean that being asked to believe that a mechanical boobytrap triggered by interrupting a light source managed to remain functional after centuries didn't already do that for you?
if you check out the DVD trailer, you can still see vestiges of the reflection in that scene.
michael
...and yet the odd thing is that Spielberg was responsible for holding up the DVD release of Lawrence of Arabia because he wanted to do commentary on it. this dragged on for well over a year, and then finally nothing.
not that Spielberg would have anything remotely intelligent to say about Lawrence -- beyond maybe a thorough discussion of which shots he ripped off...
michael
ViaWest isn't based in California, though. According to their webpage, they serve "Colorado, Arizona, Utah and Nevada." SCO corporate is in Lindon, Utah, so...
michael
George Lucas is a bright guy. He worled with noted mythologist Joseph Campbell [jcf.org] in designing the story line for the star wars saga, such that it is most compelling to the largest possible audience.
Are you high? Lucas and Campbell never even met until after Return of the Jedi had been released. In fact, cynics might say that Lucas' involvement with the whole Moyers/Campbell Power of Myth interview series (taped in 1988) was nothing more than a crass attempt on his part to add some scholarly legitimacy to his own trite work.
It's easy to say that Campbell influenced Lucas -- The Hero with a Thousand Faces was first published in 1949 (so George would have been 5 at the time, and The Fellowship of the Ring wouldn't be published for another five years). Campbell's book has always been a staple on college campuses, but it was Lucas shouting from the rooftops about how Star Wars paralleled the mythic hero quest that put him on the bestseller list and in the forefront of public awareness. And all of a sudden, there was everyone lining up to praise Lucas as being a great and profound genius, and the creator of a new modern mythology.
Somehow, I doubt that Leigh Brackett would have paid Campbell the slightest attention if Lucas was standing there with a blaster to her head. Not because Campbell wasn't worth paying attention to, but because she -- unlike George -- could actually write, and had a complete understanding of what story structure and character development was all about.
Lucas, on the other hand, has always been astute enough to latch on to a good thing when he sees it, and Campbell was a great excuse to convince people there were hidden depths to his work. Anyone who's seen Eps. I & II know otherwise...
For info on Campbell meeting Lucas, go here
interesting to note that the code name for the project is "Longhorn" and the logo is identical to one of the ones used by the University of Texas for their football team, the "Longhorns".
check 'em here: http://www.utexas.edu
another subtle something can be seen in the SS with the "my pictures" box (and the picture of Bjork). one of the thumbnails is marked "aliefschoolbus_1.jpg" -- Alief is a huge school district in the Houston area.
I'd say that's a pretty strong clue that whoever owns this box is either in Tejas, or has close ties to it -- and is having a pretty good laugh.