Call me crazy, but I'd have to pick UHF... Most of the other movies are somewhat appreciated (eg Army of Darkness is pretty popular).
There is just something about UHF's pure 80's weirdness, the movie features Weird Al, lame jokes, and some pretty crappy 3-d animation- how can you beat that?
here is Eberts review...
Well I dunno... maybe the movie does suck, but it has Michael Richards, and some pretty classic moments. ...well is was good when I was 9
Formula for Instant Successes as a Windows developer.
1. Build a product that pisses Microsoft off.
2. Begin to sell that product at Office Depot.
3. Allow Microsoft to have your product removed from Office Depot's shelves.
4. Hold Microsoft and Office Depot accountable for your loses, sue them for millions of dollars.
5....Profit.
its obvious they will charge for it, it is not manditory you purchase it. Your laptop will have the same functionality (or perhaps more given the 10.2.X updates) when you purchased it-- if you want to add value you can choose to upgrade your system- otherwise all the original functionality will still be there for you.
Microsoft did not give out copies of Windows XP to people who bought computers with Windows 98.
There are millions upon millions of gameboys worldwide that have used the z80 processor. Nintendo used them up until 1998 (with an 8MHz z80-esque processor made by sharp). There was still a market for them, possibly a larger market then the 8080 processors. The z80 passed test of time, while the 8080 just disappeared into oblivion.
heres a website with a lot of info on the z80
I really don't believe this man one bit-- but you never know. Steve Jobs is good buds with Andy Grove... not to mention Steve presenting the keynote at Intel's sales conference. Pixar recently switched over to intel as well.
Steve likes a little controversy, so you never know anything is possible
Should the general public have access to powerful and secure computing as a right, or should cryptography be limited to banks, government agencies, etc.? Do you believe that, as cryptography becomes more prevalent and as computing power increases we will see an increase in criminal activity over the web? And if so, what is the best way to curb illegal activities on the Internet, for example do you give the keys to the Governments that request them?
Yes contaminents kill off the micro-organisms in wastewater, but that isn't really news to anyone- most modern industrialized nations have been treating waste water for a very long time. It's a very simple process, and in the end if its done right you will be pumping nearly pure water back into a water source like a river. The left over sludge is sold to farmers typically who use it as a fertilizer, some sludge is also kept just in case a contaminant does get into to the system, so you can restart your waste water plant.
Let Microsoft know about the 800k offer to ditch Microsoft, and see how much they are willing to donate to keep the school!!... theres no reason you can't try to make things a little more interesting
I read the article- but I also know the history of Microsoft, and I know better than to assume this is all about the games. you are naive to think that. Sega is merely a pawn, and if it wasn't financially hurting it wouldn't be kissing everyones feet- Microsoft merely wants to undermine their competition- if they didnt- they would have been in the Arcade business 20 years ago. Gamecube is selling more than Xbox's in big markets, and Microsoft doesn't get why- so they are going to pick away at Nintendo and try to push them out of market.
Microsoft is always trying to undermine their competition, and they do that by copying what other companies do and try to saturate the market.. Nintendo/Namco/Sega - have their Triforce arcade system based on gamecube arcitecture, and I think Microsoft is just scared and lost, as usual. I don't think they actually have a solid plan for what they are doing- just release a few arcade games to push out Triforce's dominance, and in turn take away some thunder from beaneath the wings of Nintendo.
The "e-mail" is just too long to be real-- look at this logically: An agent of the press has a very strict deadline, why on earth would they be writing a boring, drawn out e-mail to his/her friends-- given this person actually went to the conference, they would most likely be more focused on the interaction with people rather than with politics.
The way it was written makes it sound like propoganda: first the author is talking about sex education as a right, then moves on to how no one liked Ashcroft... why does anyone care? This author must be very jaded, why else would he/she write a page and a bit about politics to friends? I think I'd be going more into depth with my experiences just meeting some of these people, like: "Bill Clinton was X kind of a person, which I never expected, and he said this, and did that blah blah blah" - you get the point... If this were real the author would be more excited about meeting these people than whether or not the people viewed sex education as a right.... I just have a feeling that any normal person attending this conference would write an e-mail on the trival things they experienced, which would have been much more interesting to his/her friends than leftist politics.
This is pretty rotten... who died and made some server admin at U of Wyoming God for $5.00/hour How are these people qualified to filter out what is legal and fair use?... isn't that what the court system is for? Yes people, I know it may take a while for the courts to work, but if you have a problem with copyrights, and fair-use you have to stay within the law and respect it... not go out like a bunch of cowboys and do whatever you feel is right There is a system set up in virtually all countries to deal with these types of things, and in the USA it is the court system whether some asshole at U of Wyoming likes it or not.
By the time they actually release Doom III, there will be a computer that will actually be able to play it... *keeps fingers crossed* Moore always pulls through!
I was trying the same thing, so then when I put in my name my ICQ profile came up- I was happy I got #1 on google with my name, so I mentioned it in my blog with a link back to google A month later my ICQ listing was gone and the highest ranking one (10th) was the blog from december where I mentioned google link back to google and they'll reward you.
As far as I know the GBA isn't region specific. Which is part of the reason why the are releasing the SP so soon in North America. I'm pretty sure (don't take my word for it) is that if you were to order a Japanese model it would be capable of playing your North American games.
This thing is very cool... but there is just a few things that could be done to make it just a tiny bit better.
First off- the (nintendo®) Logo on the front is backwards when the screen is in the open position, this is the same mistake that Apple made with it's powerbooks and eventually fixed Pic
Second- the shoulder buttons are upside down! I assume they did this so you could check to see which button was R and Which was L when you flip the device towards you... but really is that necessary? Most people, even children know their left from their right hands- and even if they don't they somehow adapt and figure out what each button does... anyways perhaps it's only me but the buttons seem upside-down Pic
Lastly- a dimmer on the backlight sounds like a good idea.
It looks great and I really look forward to getting my hands on one- nice job Nintendo!
All you Linux guys don't get mad at me for brining this up... I guess it is a common concern. But can I sync this on my mac?... I would be very interested in replacing my m125. So anyone have any idea if I could sync this on my mac? what good is accepting a standard such as bluetooth if you can't sync on all sorts of different platforms? I heard there is some third party software you can use to sync your clie... will it work with bluetooth on the mac? Anyone that has any insight into getting this working on platforms that don't include windows post a reply- I doubt i'm the only one who's curious.
...Kill Netscape, make Mozilla the only browser you offer.
Take Mozilla, and separate the Mail, Composer, and Instant messaging aspects of the program and build them into separate downloads...get rid of all the other bloat..
Kill ICQ and AIM, and come up with one Instant messenger, that uses both ICQ numbers and AIM nicknames. ...try to make products with a purpose, not just because you have programmers and have to keep them busy. ...and lastly try to be profitable.:)
well I agree the PS2 is crap...Metal Gear Solid was fun- but I think its coming out for gamecube and xbox-- The XBOX has SOME cool games, not many- SEGA games are the best...but nothing really amazing, I was suprised with how much fun Ive had with my gamecube-like back to the SNES days. I know this might be nit picking- but the XBOX is just fugly- its big, and bulky and the control is just not pretty one bit, its like a crossbreed between a dreamcast and a ps2 controller. I think make the Xbox prettier...and use the japanese controllers and you are starting to get somewhere. Green on black just seems toxic- I expect some toxic nerve gas to come spweing out the vent that will make me buy MS products. Oh well, Microsoft is learning, this is their first real console... problem is-- for what you pay for the thing, it should look amazing- like the mock up they had that was shaped in a silver x... now that would have been cool! the PS2 looks great.. on the outside, and the gamecube is good design to the extreme.. even the dreamcast was better looking than the xbox...Oh well by the time Microsoft is ready to compete ps3 and nintendo's new console will be on the market...maybe microsoft will pull a SNES?
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Call me crazy, but I'd have to pick UHF...
Most of the other movies are somewhat appreciated (eg Army of Darkness is pretty popular).
There is just something about UHF's pure 80's weirdness, the movie features Weird Al, lame jokes, and some pretty crappy 3-d animation- how can you beat that?
here is Eberts review...
Well I dunno... maybe the movie does suck, but it has Michael Richards, and some pretty classic moments.
...well is was good when I was 9
Formula for Instant Successes as a Windows developer. ...Profit.
1. Build a product that pisses Microsoft off.
2. Begin to sell that product at Office Depot.
3. Allow Microsoft to have your product removed from Office Depot's shelves.
4. Hold Microsoft and Office Depot accountable for your loses, sue them for millions of dollars.
5.
its obvious they will charge for it, it is not manditory you purchase it. Your laptop will have the same functionality (or perhaps more given the 10.2.X updates) when you purchased it-- if you want to add value you can choose to upgrade your system- otherwise all the original functionality will still be there for you.
Microsoft did not give out copies of Windows XP to people who bought computers with Windows 98.
There are millions upon millions of gameboys worldwide that have used the z80 processor. Nintendo used them up until 1998 (with an 8MHz z80-esque processor made by sharp). There was still a market for them, possibly a larger market then the 8080 processors. The z80 passed test of time, while the 8080 just disappeared into oblivion.
heres a website with a lot of info on the z80
I really don't believe this man one bit-- but you never know. Steve Jobs is good buds with Andy Grove... not to mention Steve presenting the keynote at Intel's sales conference. Pixar recently switched over to intel as well.
Steve likes a little controversy, so you never know anything is possible
Lester is alive never again?
Should the general public have access to powerful and secure computing as a right, or should cryptography be limited to banks, government agencies, etc.? Do you believe that, as cryptography becomes more prevalent and as computing power increases we will see an increase in criminal activity over the web? And if so, what is the best way to curb illegal activities on the Internet, for example do you give the keys to the Governments that request them?
Yes contaminents kill off the micro-organisms in wastewater, but that isn't really news to anyone- most modern industrialized nations have been treating waste water for a very long time. It's a very simple process, and in the end if its done right you will be pumping nearly pure water back into a water source like a river. The left over sludge is sold to farmers typically who use it as a fertilizer, some sludge is also kept just in case a contaminant does get into to the system, so you can restart your waste water plant.
Let Microsoft know about the 800k offer to ditch Microsoft, and see how much they are willing to donate to keep the school!!... theres no reason you can't try to make things a little more interesting
I read the article- but I also know the history of Microsoft, and I know better than to assume this is all about the games. you are naive to think that. Sega is merely a pawn, and if it wasn't financially hurting it wouldn't be kissing everyones feet- Microsoft merely wants to undermine their competition- if they didnt- they would have been in the Arcade business 20 years ago.
Gamecube is selling more than Xbox's in big markets, and Microsoft doesn't get why- so they are going to pick away at Nintendo and try to push them out of market.
Microsoft is always trying to undermine their competition, and they do that by copying what other companies do and try to saturate the market..
Nintendo/Namco/Sega - have their Triforce arcade system based on gamecube arcitecture, and I think Microsoft is just scared and lost, as usual.
I don't think they actually have a solid plan for what they are doing- just release a few arcade games to push out Triforce's dominance, and in turn take away some thunder from beaneath the wings of Nintendo.
Command + E works for me :)
I don't think that verifies anything- Ill remain skeptical :P
.....The new Altair laptop also comes packaged with Basic by Microsoft, and is expected to be the boost MITS has been looking for all these years.
The "e-mail" is just too long to be real-- look at this logically: An agent of the press has a very strict deadline, why on earth would they be writing a boring, drawn out e-mail to his/her friends-- given this person actually went to the conference, they would most likely be more focused on the interaction with people rather than with politics.
The way it was written makes it sound like propoganda: first the author is talking about sex education as a right, then moves on to how no one liked Ashcroft... why does anyone care?
This author must be very jaded, why else would he/she write a page and a bit about politics to friends? I think I'd be going more into depth with my experiences just meeting some of these people, like: "Bill Clinton was X kind of a person, which I never expected, and he said this, and did that blah blah blah" - you get the point...
If this were real the author would be more excited about meeting these people than whether or not the people viewed sex education as a right.... I just have a feeling that any normal person attending this conference would write an e-mail on the trival things they experienced, which would have been much more interesting to his/her friends than leftist politics.
Since this is a leaked beta has anyone encountered any problems/memory leaks?
I am using this now and the tabs are nice-
This is pretty rotten... who died and made some server admin at U of Wyoming God for $5.00/hour
How are these people qualified to filter out what is legal and fair use?... isn't that what the court system is for? Yes people, I know it may take a while for the courts to work, but if you have a problem with copyrights, and fair-use you have to stay within the law and respect it... not go out like a bunch of cowboys and do whatever you feel is right
There is a system set up in virtually all countries to deal with these types of things, and in the USA it is the court system whether some asshole at U of Wyoming likes it or not.
By the time they actually release Doom III, there will be a computer that will actually be able to play it...
*keeps fingers crossed*
Moore always pulls through!
I was trying the same thing, so then when I put in my name my ICQ profile came up- I was happy I got #1 on google with my name, so I mentioned it in my blog with a link back to google
A month later my ICQ listing was gone and the highest ranking one (10th) was the blog from december where I mentioned google
link back to google and they'll reward you.
As far as I know the GBA isn't region specific. Which is part of the reason why the are releasing the SP so soon in North America.
I'm pretty sure (don't take my word for it) is that if you were to order a Japanese model it would be capable of playing your North American games.
This thing is very cool... but there is just a few things that could be done to make it just a tiny bit better.
First off- the (nintendo®) Logo on the front is backwards when the screen is in the open position, this is the same mistake that Apple made with it's powerbooks and eventually fixed Pic
Second- the shoulder buttons are upside down! I assume they did this so you could check to see which button was R and Which was L when you flip the device towards you... but really is that necessary? Most people, even children know their left from their right hands- and even if they don't they somehow adapt and figure out what each button does... anyways perhaps it's only me but the buttons seem upside-down Pic
Lastly- a dimmer on the backlight sounds like a good idea.
It looks great and I really look forward to getting my hands on one- nice job Nintendo!
Thanks- It's interesting that on the side of the box that they fail to mention Mac support... but now what kind of options do linux folk have?
All you Linux guys don't get mad at me for brining this up... I guess it is a common concern. But can I sync this on my mac?... I would be very interested in replacing my m125.
So anyone have any idea if I could sync this on my mac? what good is accepting a standard such as bluetooth if you can't sync on all sorts of different platforms? I heard there is some third party software you can use to sync your clie... will it work with bluetooth on the mac?
Anyone that has any insight into getting this working on platforms that don't include windows post a reply- I doubt i'm the only one who's curious.
...Kill Netscape, make Mozilla the only browser you offer.
...try to make products with a purpose, not just because you have programmers and have to keep them busy. :)
Take Mozilla, and separate the Mail, Composer, and Instant messaging aspects of the program and build them into separate downloads...get rid of all the other bloat..
Kill ICQ and AIM, and come up with one Instant messenger, that uses both ICQ numbers and AIM nicknames.
...and lastly try to be profitable.
well I agree the PS2 is crap...Metal Gear Solid was fun- but I think its coming out for gamecube and xbox-- The XBOX has SOME cool games, not many- SEGA games are the best...but nothing really amazing, I was suprised with how much fun Ive had with my gamecube-like back to the SNES days.
I know this might be nit picking- but the XBOX is just fugly- its big, and bulky and the control is just not pretty one bit, its like a crossbreed between a dreamcast and a ps2 controller. I think make the Xbox prettier...and use the japanese controllers and you are starting to get somewhere.
Green on black just seems toxic- I expect some toxic nerve gas to come spweing out the vent that will make me buy MS products. Oh well, Microsoft is learning, this is their first real console... problem is-- for what you pay for the thing, it should look amazing- like the mock up they had that was shaped in a silver x... now that would have been cool! the PS2 looks great.. on the outside, and the gamecube is good design to the extreme.. even the dreamcast was better looking than the xbox...Oh well by the time Microsoft is ready to compete ps3 and nintendo's new console will be on the market...maybe microsoft will pull a SNES?