Surely there's someone out there to argue the merits of even the most obviously bad movies. Even Manos The Hands Of Fate, which was my all time favourite Mystery Science Theater 3000 pick, has its merits. It's so bad it actually wraps around into good again. But where is the movie that is despised by everyone, the movie which is truly crap. I don't think there can be one that is universally disliked by every human.
That reminds me, how come a country as small Finland is capable of producing two world class Formula One drivers (Mika Häkkinen and Kimi Raikkonen) and a world class rally car driver (Tommi Makkinen) among others?
This is all the more amazing when a country the size of the USA produces, erm, none!
"Well, here's my moderation points going away for this reply."
This is actually a good thing, because now you have five whole mod points ready for the next story about Steve Ballmer's emergency Tummy Tuck operation.
World famous neurologist looks at the monitor displaying feedback from primary and secondary brain sensors before making the most critical incision during a five hour brain operation a few doors down the hall from Steve Jobs' room and sees "PS: I'm sending this from my hospital bed using my 17-inch PowerBook and an Airport Express."
I've been looking around for the kind of symptoms that these really nasty pancreatic cancers produce and it seems there are few that show themselves until it's basically kind of too late. So, I'm guessing he gets a full body scan of some kind every six months - not something your local health care provider will get too excited about.
One pointer is that he leads such a healthy lifestyle, so no smoking/overweight triggers (apart from all the stress) which leads me to think it may be a genetic issue that his doctor was aware of.
Apple would take quite a hit if Jobs suddenly stopped. It might be a good time to start showcasing some new faces regardless of the good prognosis, just in case some freak accident were to fell our man!
"Actually, streaming is the answer. I'm streaming it now from GameSpot."
Why bother downloading?
Are you sure you're watching a true rtsp type streaming version? Maybe it's merely being played as it comes down the pipe! A few moments buffering and then uninterrupted viewing pleasure until you get to the end of the file.
I doubt you're watching rtsp type streaming seeing as the data rate of this trailer is up around 300 Kbps, unless it's a real or wmv video that's been recompressed at a lower bit rate.
I'm using Torrents to grab this trailer and I'm getting it at 76 KiB/s on my box standard cable connection here at home, a big improvement on the 404 Not Found I usually expect to see when more than 200 or so users want to see the same thing at once and the server melts.
The press makes out that Torrents is all about getting "free" software and porn. Maybe they should look at it from a different angle.
The back end of the new batmobile really does have a "monster truck" feel, but the front end is mutant Formula One racecar.
Take the nose off of anything driving around Hockenheim last weekend, spray it black and replace the tyres and that's what is embedded into the front of the new Batmobile.
I love it. When and where can I get my 1/18 diecast version?
Microsoft gave iRiver players away after a WMP product demo not too long ago. I fiddled with it for a few hours, decided it was a total piece of junk and threw it in the trash.
But there again I'm the kind of guy who will pay extra for a TV with a better picture than a cheaper model that has a crappy picture but has more inputs, outputs and a bigger remote with more buttons.
That reminds me, how come a country as small Finland is capable of producing two world class Formula One drivers (Mika Häkkinen and Kimi Raikkonen) and a world class rally car driver (Tommi Makkinen) among others?
This is all the more amazing when a country the size of the USA produces, erm, none!
I forgot to mention that one night I asked the Varilite guy (I can't remember his name - sorry) if he could make the lights do the same epic display that Genesis used to do for the end of one of their songs (Los Endos?) which is featured on the front of their a live album Seconds Out but he told me that was one their signature displays and no Varilite engineer worth his salt would risk using it in the same way. He did make them do it during a rehearsal a few days later, with the smoke and everything, and I get goosebumps to this day thinking about it. I guess I'm more into lights than I realize!
Varilite were one of the coolest lighting companies to work for in the eighties (and maybe the 90's too). Not only did the engineers get to play with some of the most cutting edge robotics technology, but also got to make lighting designers dreams come true on a massive scale.
I was in Spain for a show in the mid 80's that was part of a summer long festival series put together by a TV company, and they had rented a Varilite rig for the summer to handle the higher level lighting work. The engineer, who aolong with all the gear was shipped out from their HQ in London, not only got to spend the summer in Spain but also got to show geeky musicians like me just how amazing the lighting system really was.
Apart from the lights themselves, each of which stood about four feet high and capable of putting out thousands of colors and moving in any direction, there was a also trailer sized box full of computer gear and the massive control board.
Sitting up in the control booth while he did his thing for the other bands was an amazing experience.
I walked by their workshop a few weeks after I got back home, I think it was in Notting Hill Gate or Bayswater, and looked through the windows after hours and saw all the lighting systems in various stages of construction, and also some I'd never seen before that stood about six feet high.
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Surely there's someone out there to argue the merits of even the most obviously bad movies. Even Manos The Hands Of Fate, which was my all time favourite Mystery Science Theater 3000 pick, has its merits. It's so bad it actually wraps around into good again. But where is the movie that is despised by everyone, the movie which is truly crap. I don't think there can be one that is universally disliked by every human.
Do F1 racers truly drive against the earth's flow? As opposed to Nascar drivers who merely drive to and fro, over and over again.
"standard practice in the Finnish army "
That reminds me, how come a country as small Finland is capable of producing two world class Formula One drivers (Mika Häkkinen and Kimi Raikkonen) and a world class rally car driver (Tommi Makkinen) among others?
This is all the more amazing when a country the size of the USA produces, erm, none!
What's that all about;-)
Listen to Starship Troopers by Yes while reading the bits describing the first drop down to the planets surface to get the full effect.
"Well, here's my moderation points going away for this reply."
This is actually a good thing, because now you have five whole mod points ready for the next story about Steve Ballmer's emergency Tummy Tuck operation.
World famous neurologist looks at the monitor displaying feedback from primary and secondary brain sensors before making the most critical incision during a five hour brain operation a few doors down the hall from Steve Jobs' room and sees "PS: I'm sending this from my hospital bed using my 17-inch PowerBook and an Airport Express."
I've been looking around for the kind of symptoms that these really nasty pancreatic cancers produce and it seems there are few that show themselves until it's basically kind of too late. So, I'm guessing he gets a full body scan of some kind every six months - not something your local health care provider will get too excited about.
One pointer is that he leads such a healthy lifestyle, so no smoking/overweight triggers (apart from all the stress) which leads me to think it may be a genetic issue that his doctor was aware of.
Apple would take quite a hit if Jobs suddenly stopped. It might be a good time to start showcasing some new faces regardless of the good prognosis, just in case some freak accident were to fell our man!
"Actually, streaming is the answer. I'm streaming it now from GameSpot."
Why bother downloading?
Are you sure you're watching a true rtsp type streaming version? Maybe it's merely being played as it comes down the pipe! A few moments buffering and then uninterrupted viewing pleasure until you get to the end of the file.
I doubt you're watching rtsp type streaming seeing as the data rate of this trailer is up around 300 Kbps, unless it's a real or wmv video that's been recompressed at a lower bit rate.
Jeezus Rob, don't you have a .rm version of this online yet??
I'm using Torrents to grab this trailer and I'm getting it at 76 KiB/s on my box standard cable connection here at home, a big improvement on the 404 Not Found I usually expect to see when more than 200 or so users want to see the same thing at once and the server melts.
The press makes out that Torrents is all about getting "free" software and porn. Maybe they should look at it from a different angle.
What, exactly, does Real do anyway?
"most of Latin America"
Which parts exactly?
Latin America is Soccer and F1. The only North American sports played in Latin America are those played by the CIA agents!
The back end of the new batmobile really does have a "monster truck" feel, but the front end is mutant Formula One racecar.
Take the nose off of anything driving around Hockenheim last weekend, spray it black and replace the tyres and that's what is embedded into the front of the new Batmobile.
I love it. When and where can I get my 1/18 diecast version?
Microsoft gave iRiver players away after a WMP product demo not too long ago. I fiddled with it for a few hours, decided it was a total piece of junk and threw it in the trash.
But there again I'm the kind of guy who will pay extra for a TV with a better picture than a cheaper model that has a crappy picture but has more inputs, outputs and a bigger remote with more buttons.
"Same here in the Netherlands"
That reminds me, how come a country as small Finland is capable of producing two world class Formula One drivers (Mika Häkkinen and Kimi Raikkonen) and a world class rally car driver (Tommi Makkinen) among others?
This is all the more amazing when a country the size of the USA produces, erm, none!
What's that all about?
I forgot to mention that one night I asked the Varilite guy (I can't remember his name - sorry) if he could make the lights do the same epic display that Genesis used to do for the end of one of their songs (Los Endos?) which is featured on the front of their a live album Seconds Out but he told me that was one their signature displays and no Varilite engineer worth his salt would risk using it in the same way. He did make them do it during a rehearsal a few days later, with the smoke and everything, and I get goosebumps to this day thinking about it. I guess I'm more into lights than I realize!
Varilite were one of the coolest lighting companies to work for in the eighties (and maybe the 90's too). Not only did the engineers get to play with some of the most cutting edge robotics technology, but also got to make lighting designers dreams come true on a massive scale. I was in Spain for a show in the mid 80's that was part of a summer long festival series put together by a TV company, and they had rented a Varilite rig for the summer to handle the higher level lighting work. The engineer, who aolong with all the gear was shipped out from their HQ in London, not only got to spend the summer in Spain but also got to show geeky musicians like me just how amazing the lighting system really was. Apart from the lights themselves, each of which stood about four feet high and capable of putting out thousands of colors and moving in any direction, there was a also trailer sized box full of computer gear and the massive control board. Sitting up in the control booth while he did his thing for the other bands was an amazing experience. I walked by their workshop a few weeks after I got back home, I think it was in Notting Hill Gate or Bayswater, and looked through the windows after hours and saw all the lighting systems in various stages of construction, and also some I'd never seen before that stood about six feet high.
Caves of Steel is one of the best titles ever for a book. That was one of the big ones for me when I started into SF in my super early teens.
Here's a mirror for those who try and access /. while it's down.
It's 10:28 PM here in Seattle right now - that means it's after 9:00 PM here.
"it is difficult for me to cross the Atlantic ocean to get a proper beer"
They don't sell Bud Lite in England?
Ok, you guys can get back to removing coffee cups from cd trays now - NASA has everything under control on Mars thank you very much.
If a /.'er falls in the computer room, does it make a noise?
No, the train is actually 400 miles long and the track is four inches long. Amazing really.