Dangerous or not, how is this any worse than coal mining, products unearthed by miners who risk their lives for the sake of simply having work? I understand uranium must be mined, as well, but at the same time, the quantity mined is no where near that of coal, simply because you need less uranium to produce the same amount of energy as burning coal.
Also, let's talk about the environmental effects. My family actually has a history with this, living in West Virginia and finding work in the mines. Ever heard of a process called "strip mining"? Tearing the tops off of mountains and letting mining sediment flow into valleys and adjacent creeks? Nuclear waste is more dangerous pound per pound, but it also can be contained, stored, and most importantly, reprocessed into other nuclear fuels. Coal burns and releases carbon.
Maybe I'm crazy, but I'm willing to risk the occasional "breeder screwup" every couple of decades for cheaper, more environmentally-friendly fuel that doesn't involve razing land en masse and sending people into under-inspected mines because the product itself is simply so worthless unless produced in bulk.
Uranium isn't a solution to any major environmental problem, considering that such a novel idea simply doesn't exist right now. But it's still more than coal. It's something I'd be willing to put myself behind if a nuclear plant were proposed near my home.
I can testify to this -- This "raid" has been popping up on and off for the past few weeks on 4chan in various threads, not to mention the group's name, "Anonymous", is pretty much synonymous with 4chan and spin-offs.
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Obviously mods missed the joke, so I'll explain. The XOs make a chirping noise (that's my best description of it) to locate one another. A Beowulf cluster of these would, therefore, be very noisy, and having a room full of these is, indeed, noisy, as several users have posted previously on/.
Again, though, everything is coming -out- of the original script. No matter how much it may change, or who sparked the original idea, working without a script is still a laughable thought -- you can't change the script if it isn't there, and obviously there's something going on if the "fleshing out" process is something the producer cannot handle himself.
Not every script is a masterpiece, or even readable stand-alone. But unless you're shooting guerrilla footage, improv or the like, a script is still going to be spine of a film, holding it up.
"You cannot substantially increase everyone's pay without going above X. Therefore you either have to reduce someone else's compensation in order to give someone (the writers) a raise or pass the cost onto consumers. (raise ticket prices)"
You completely ignore my primary point, though -- that writers are inherently more important to the process than anyone else. 13% profit of hundreds of millions is still a nice chunk of change, regardless of how its measured. I would gladly sack compensation in lesser fields, such as special effects and "studio overhead" for the sake of paying writers better.
The thing is, though, is that while all of those people are necessary for the production of a high-quality product, they are all offshots of the kernel that is the writer's idea. A producer crafts it, the crew helps create it, and distributors help get it out to others, but without that original idea to bloom off of, you're essentially churning out a fake product.
Mind you, this hasn't stopped studios from producing this crap, but still, writers are the heart of the industry. The whole point of this strike is reimbursement for what it is they actually do, whereas the studios apparently seem to feel that, despite being little more than the shiny wrapping for the actual product, the writer's cut isn't as significant.
This is a battle over content versus packaging. I'm not saying that a writer alone can produce something we'd change the channel or file into the theater to see, but that without their help, there's really no chance we'd end up there, anyway.
"Famous name"? Please. Chuck Norris did a cheesy 90s television show and some bad Kung Fu movies. If it wasn't for Chuck Norris Facts, he would have faded into an obscurity brought about by late-night reruns and informercials for TotalGym.
He did not create Chuck Norris Facts. They are parody, not defamation, and just because they're discussing him, doesn't give him any real say in the copyright. More importantly, one of the claims is just ludicrous:
""Some of the 'facts' in the book are racist, lewd or portray Mr. Norris as engaged in illegal activities," the lawsuit alleges."
"Whenever I meet young parents... they tell me that they are worried about losing control over the raising of their own children and about ceding the responsibility of implicating values and behaviors to a multi-dimensional media marketplace over which they have no control..."
Really? I meet a lot of parents who rent those games because their kids explicitly ask for them, and maybe, just maybe, the content in video games just doesn't hold a candle to that in television, the internet, and perhaps even their own home lives...
Life's tough. I welcome the idea of a low-bias rating system. I do not like the idea of wasting so much time on government oversight of video games, however. With what's on our plate for the next four years, video games shouldn't even be registering -- blame the reporter for asking or blame Hillary for being so prepared, either way it irks me.
The issue of legality is one thing. As it stands, it is still illegal, and thus those who get caught should be held accountable to the law.
However, how they should be held accountable is another thing altogether. These lawsuits are the only thing I can think of where the damage cost is in the thousands for an item marketed for under a dollar.
It's like if you stole a pack of pens from Wally World. Not only were you charged for the price of the item, but were also charged the price of the pack for every potential customer who could have bought that particular pack, but didn't. It's stupid, yes, but essentially that's what's going on here.
It's not the product that's the damage, it's the potential damage that never occurred. It's "teach them a lesson and make a nice profit off of it". It's absolute, utter bullshit; hollow threats held up to somehow scare an entire market into quietly purchasing more albums, or something like that.
It's funny what little impact this had on me. I had an update appear a few nights ago while checking my mail. I was alerted that a "priority update" wanted to be installed. I checked it, it was IE7, and I told it not to alert me again. Simple.
Is this news? Microsoft pushing for the latest marketable thing, regardless of need or desire?
His institute seems to have a lot of promising ideas, but no real substance. It has three major projects, one of which relies on the photon thruster and some kevlar straps to toss around satellites, and some sort of undeveloped nano-microscrope.
Bae also does Acupuncture research, if that reflects on him in any way. NASA saw him fit enough to give him a grant, however.
I don't know what to make of this guy. He doesn't seem like a quack, but I really don't know enough about the subjects to know if what he's spewing is genius or something else entirely.
His website doesn't exactly inspire confidence, either
Bae Institute is a unique institute dedicated to creating revolutionary technologies for the next generation space and medical endeavors, yet aiming at facilitating their rapid implementation and commercialization. For that reason, we specialize in applying highly focused proven technologies to innovative solutions, thereby reducing development time while improving the viability of practical applications. An important goal of the Bae Institute is the commercialization of our innovative and revolutionary technologies. By licensing our unique intellectual properties, launching commercially viable companies, or by partnering with existing companies - we hope to quickly bring proven solutions to market.
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It's going to take more than a blinking LED to convince my body that I haven't worked a double-shift at 7-11.
I guess now would be the time to say it, then.
Deep breath, Rie.
*inhale*
I think the Danish cartoon controversy was really overblown.
Dangerous or not, how is this any worse than coal mining, products unearthed by miners who risk their lives for the sake of simply having work? I understand uranium must be mined, as well, but at the same time, the quantity mined is no where near that of coal, simply because you need less uranium to produce the same amount of energy as burning coal.
Also, let's talk about the environmental effects. My family actually has a history with this, living in West Virginia and finding work in the mines. Ever heard of a process called "strip mining"? Tearing the tops off of mountains and letting mining sediment flow into valleys and adjacent creeks? Nuclear waste is more dangerous pound per pound, but it also can be contained, stored, and most importantly, reprocessed into other nuclear fuels. Coal burns and releases carbon.
Maybe I'm crazy, but I'm willing to risk the occasional "breeder screwup" every couple of decades for cheaper, more environmentally-friendly fuel that doesn't involve razing land en masse and sending people into under-inspected mines because the product itself is simply so worthless unless produced in bulk.
Uranium isn't a solution to any major environmental problem, considering that such a novel idea simply doesn't exist right now. But it's still more than coal. It's something I'd be willing to put myself behind if a nuclear plant were proposed near my home.
I can testify to this -- This "raid" has been popping up on and off for the past few weeks on 4chan in various threads, not to mention the group's name, "Anonymous", is pretty much synonymous with 4chan and spin-offs.
Obviously mods missed the joke, so I'll explain. The XOs make a chirping noise (that's my best description of it) to locate one another. A Beowulf cluster of these would, therefore, be very noisy, and having a room full of these is, indeed, noisy, as several users have posted previously on /.
Perhaps they'll put them to better use.
Imagine a Beowulf Cluster of theOH GOD MY EARS
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for the love of god and all that is holy, stop texting me.
I suddenly felt the urge to hug a librarian.
Composing with a cellphone? What a novel idea!
I guess my only real question is, are any of these novels any good? Or are they appealing just because of the gimmick used to compose them?
They've already announced a 1.6TB flash drive for launch around mid-2008.
Again, though, everything is coming -out- of the original script. No matter how much it may change, or who sparked the original idea, working without a script is still a laughable thought -- you can't change the script if it isn't there, and obviously there's something going on if the "fleshing out" process is something the producer cannot handle himself.
Not every script is a masterpiece, or even readable stand-alone. But unless you're shooting guerrilla footage, improv or the like, a script is still going to be spine of a film, holding it up.
"You cannot substantially increase everyone's pay without going above X. Therefore you either have to reduce someone else's compensation in order to give someone (the writers) a raise or pass the cost onto consumers. (raise ticket prices)"
You completely ignore my primary point, though -- that writers are inherently more important to the process than anyone else. 13% profit of hundreds of millions is still a nice chunk of change, regardless of how its measured. I would gladly sack compensation in lesser fields, such as special effects and "studio overhead" for the sake of paying writers better.
You honestly expect me to believe that the issue here is that the studios aren't make enough money?
The thing is, though, is that while all of those people are necessary for the production of a high-quality product, they are all offshots of the kernel that is the writer's idea. A producer crafts it, the crew helps create it, and distributors help get it out to others, but without that original idea to bloom off of, you're essentially churning out a fake product.
Mind you, this hasn't stopped studios from producing this crap, but still, writers are the heart of the industry. The whole point of this strike is reimbursement for what it is they actually do, whereas the studios apparently seem to feel that, despite being little more than the shiny wrapping for the actual product, the writer's cut isn't as significant.
This is a battle over content versus packaging. I'm not saying that a writer alone can produce something we'd change the channel or file into the theater to see, but that without their help, there's really no chance we'd end up there, anyway.
He did not create Chuck Norris Facts. They are parody, not defamation, and just because they're discussing him, doesn't give him any real say in the copyright. More importantly, one of the claims is just ludicrous:
""Some of the 'facts' in the book are racist, lewd or portray Mr. Norris as engaged in illegal activities," the lawsuit alleges."
So then why the hell does he have a website hosting them?
One twelve-year-old can be much more cruel and violent to another twelve-year-old, moreso than any video game could ever hope to be.
"Whenever I meet young parents... they tell me that they are worried about losing control over the raising of their own children and about ceding the responsibility of implicating values and behaviors to a multi-dimensional media marketplace over which they have no control..."
Really? I meet a lot of parents who rent those games because their kids explicitly ask for them, and maybe, just maybe, the content in video games just doesn't hold a candle to that in television, the internet, and perhaps even their own home lives...
Life's tough. I welcome the idea of a low-bias rating system. I do not like the idea of wasting so much time on government oversight of video games, however. With what's on our plate for the next four years, video games shouldn't even be registering -- blame the reporter for asking or blame Hillary for being so prepared, either way it irks me.
So, um, have any of you even used the Zune?
The issue of legality is one thing. As it stands, it is still illegal, and thus those who get caught should be held accountable to the law.
However, how they should be held accountable is another thing altogether. These lawsuits are the only thing I can think of where the damage cost is in the thousands for an item marketed for under a dollar.
It's like if you stole a pack of pens from Wally World. Not only were you charged for the price of the item, but were also charged the price of the pack for every potential customer who could have bought that particular pack, but didn't. It's stupid, yes, but essentially that's what's going on here.
It's not the product that's the damage, it's the potential damage that never occurred. It's "teach them a lesson and make a nice profit off of it". It's absolute, utter bullshit; hollow threats held up to somehow scare an entire market into quietly purchasing more albums, or something like that.
It's funny what little impact this had on me. I had an update appear a few nights ago while checking my mail. I was alerted that a "priority update" wanted to be installed. I checked it, it was IE7, and I told it not to alert me again. Simple.
Is this news? Microsoft pushing for the latest marketable thing, regardless of need or desire?
His institute seems to have a lot of promising ideas, but no real substance. It has three major projects, one of which relies on the photon thruster and some kevlar straps to toss around satellites, and some sort of undeveloped nano-microscrope.
http://www.baeinstitute.com/
Bullshit, I indeed smell.
Bae also does Acupuncture research, if that reflects on him in any way. NASA saw him fit enough to give him a grant, however.
I don't know what to make of this guy. He doesn't seem like a quack, but I really don't know enough about the subjects to know if what he's spewing is genius or something else entirely.