How about smart gun technology that won't fire at all, no matter who has the gun.
Dream world right? Then robbers can't murder store owners. Police can't gun down someone who may be innocent. Politicians can't send our boys out to fight because there won't be any guns that work! We would all throw down our weapons and just learn to love one another!
But you also have to see that they filmed 3 movies for 2/3 of what Titanic cost to make.
But you're right, they paid a lot of attention to get things right. But they had a reason that Cameron didn't.
LOTR has a HUGE fanbase. The fans would be all OVER this director and crew if something wasn't right. Some things are changed as it is and they got a lot of flak from it. The Titanic, while popular, didn't have legeons of fans nitpicking over every detail to see if it was right or not. Not on the scale of LOTR.
But I agree with you about the feel of the actors that feel the authenticity on the set.
I guess I just didn't "get" Titanic. But that's ok, it's only my opinion...which is harmless.
Plot, character development, staging....it's all in there with the LOTR movies.
Remember, all 3 movies were filmed at the same time. And I have great faith in Peter Jackson not to let us down. He knows that CGI isn't the end-all, be-all of movies...he's a storyteller first. Remember, the script for FOTR was nominated for best adapted screenplay.
You can really compare the Matrix movies to this. Different directors, different writers, different crew.
Also, look beyond the new rendering farm. This isn't just for ROTK...Weta also is an FX house that is growing into another ILM. An alternative to ILM. So the new render farm will be used on a number of projects.
I pointed that out. That regardless of what went into it. How boring it was, how much wasted money was on it...it still grossed so much money.
In my original post I said:
"But it paid off in the end, which is really the true story. How an over-blown expensive movie made by an insane director with a boring storyline made so much money."
They beat the odds. Because usually when they spend so much on a movie it usually flops. Like Cleopatra or Heavens Gate.
So bully for them! It's still a totally overrated movie.
If you mean not making a movie that basically boring with an egomainiac director then yes, I hope they don't pull a Titanic.
I mean, why did Cameron have to take an actual sub down to the real ship? Would have been cheaper I'm sure to use minatures. But ok, he wanted to do that. Fair enough.
But using the same exact rug company that made the rugs of the Titanic? Having the Blue Star logo on the under side of the dinner plates? Why waste money on stuff you'll never see on screen?
They keep saying it was the most expensive movie to make of all time, but it's all on the screen. That's hogwash. Cameron was out of control. But since all he has around him are "yes men", no one's going to reign him in.
But it paid off in the end, which is really the true story. How an over-blown expensive movie made by an insane director with a boring storyline made so much money.
Here's the synopsis of Titanic:
"Oh, it's so big! It's so elegant! Hi I'm Jack. Hi. Let me draw your picture. Run down to the bottom of the ship, get sweaty in the car, run back to the top of the ship. Hit an iceberg. Run back down to bottom of ship. Get seperated. Run back to the top of the ship. Oh no, forgot the big diamond thingy! Run back down to the bottom. Oh, the water's cold. Hang on! Get in the boat! No, I don't want to leave you. Hang on! Oh, the water's cold. Hang on! I'll never let got. She lets go. Oh, help me, a ship! OH, I'm old now. Let's throw away the diamond thingy and take away my grand-daughters inheritance in one fell swoop. Then end."
Yeah, it really is! You go to work not even knowing what day it is, you walk around like a zombie, get less work done because you burn out much quicker. And the quality of work goes down the toilet, not to mention the moral of everyone involved.
And if you're married, it puts such a strain on your home life.
AND you're not being paid overtime either, which is icing on the cake!
Suppose there was a meeting. There were no notes taken of this meeting. No emails or memos were ever written that it even took place.
The meeting was between Microsoft and SCO.
Microsoft promises to keep SCO afloat...doling out money to them over the next 10 to 15 years. In small chunks. First up is to buy a license from SCO...totally out in the open. Saying that they just want to be on the up and up with any code they may write in the future.
But in exchange for Microsofts funding, SCO must openly attack Linux...the only thing that Microsoft truly fears. They must attack Linux, and all the big companies that support it. They must stir up a huge shit-storm around Linux and spout off FUD like there is no tomorrow. This will put doubt in the eyes of future Linux adopters, investors and users while Microsoft gains an even larger foothold.
But remember, there are no documents ever written to this effect. No emails that can be found or memos to be brought forward. No one even knows what is going on except the people at the top. No one has actually said "Linux must die". But this is the ultimate goal.
But didn't the Chinese expedition that landed on Europa get destroyed by some "thing" that came out of the ice and was attracted to their landers lights?
Hampton Roads was the place we used to go to for shopping and stuff. When I was growing up Gloucester had 2 stop lights in the entire county...which shows you how long ago I lived there.
But back to the subject. I remember growing up there and my dad working at the Shipyard...AND there's Surry Nuclear Power Plant nearby, plus the Naval Weapons Station there in Yorktown.
Not exactly the safest place to be for all the man-made horrors running around.
Wisdom wins out almost every time.
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At least, in the long run.
Wisdom is something you can't learn in a book, can't pick up in a classroom. Both things ADD to wisdom, but they don't ad up to the sum of the whole.
Time and experience and wisdom beat out shear knowledge
At least this is what I keep telling myself as I grow older and older.
He's 9, so not young in the sense we have to change a diaper. But when we rent movies, he's a good kid and he usually wants to rent a game and knows what game he wants etc etc.
As for movies, we buy the movies he want's to see...not all the time mind you, but the big ones that he wants to watch. And he will...over and over and over and over again. Usually Spongebob videos.
But now I see what nitch Netflix provides! Never thought of some of the ways people use it.
But like I said, that was only my situation. But I've got more food for thought now and I may give them a try now!
That when I go to rent a movie, it's usually on a spur of the moment thing. It's like I ask my wife "what would you like to do tonight" and she might say I don't know...wanna rent a movie?
So then we go down to the rental place and look around, not really sure what we want and pick something up and go home THAT NIGHT and watch a movie.
With renting a movie over the net and having it mailed to you isn't quite what we're looking for. We want something we can see that night, not two days from then...because the way we live two days from then we might be doing something else that comes up etc etc. We live by the seat of our pants and never really plan out little things like movie watching in advance.
At least, that's how we play it. Is there really that much need for this out there? Just curious.
You also have to take into consideration that if this plan did work and they decide that they couldn't live without you now, that doesn't mean 6 months down the road they replace you with new people.
If this plan did work it would also make you all look like trouble-makers. They would please you now, to keep the business going, but then slowly hire new people (at a cheaper rate) to learn everything you do and simply replace you.
So perhaps you should rethink your plan. Remember, no one is untouchable. No one is unreplaceable. You may think this, but it's simply not true.
hmmm...if we're not allowed to eat other creatures, shouldn't these other "sentient beings which feel fear, joy and anger" be kept from eating other "sentient beings which feel fear, joy and anger"?
Everyone worries about the cute little harp seal for example...but they don't worry about the penguins these seals are knocking back like tic-tacs out on the ice flows.
I think, therefore I am....and I am thinking of having me a steak!
I agree, that would be sweet to have the brush technologies in Photoshop.
Illustrator needs a kick in the air, but not from Corel. I'd just like to see Illustrator have native trapping built in. Not auto trapping, but trapping along the lines of Artpro.
He does state on his that the proposition entitled "The Simulation Argument: Why the Probability that You are Living in the Matrix is Quite High." which is the article that Slashdot links to is in his words a "Brief, popular synopsis. But read the original paper instead if you can."
The ORIGINAL proposition is here: http://www.simulation-argument.com/simulati on.html
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How about smart gun technology that won't fire at all, no matter who has the gun.
Dream world right? Then robbers can't murder store owners. Police can't gun down someone who may be innocent. Politicians can't send our boys out to fight because there won't be any guns that work! We would all throw down our weapons and just learn to love one another!
Ok, I went a little overboard.
This is all true. I agree.
But you also have to see that they filmed 3 movies for 2/3 of what Titanic cost to make.
But you're right, they paid a lot of attention to get things right. But they had a reason that Cameron didn't.
LOTR has a HUGE fanbase. The fans would be all OVER this director and crew if something wasn't right. Some things are changed as it is and they got a lot of flak from it. The Titanic, while popular, didn't have legeons of fans nitpicking over every detail to see if it was right or not. Not on the scale of LOTR.
But I agree with you about the feel of the actors that feel the authenticity on the set.
I guess I just didn't "get" Titanic. But that's ok, it's only my opinion...which is harmless.
Plot, character development, staging....it's all in there with the LOTR movies.
Remember, all 3 movies were filmed at the same time. And I have great faith in Peter Jackson not to let us down. He knows that CGI isn't the end-all, be-all of movies...he's a storyteller first. Remember, the script for FOTR was nominated for best adapted screenplay.
You can really compare the Matrix movies to this. Different directors, different writers, different crew.
Also, look beyond the new rendering farm. This isn't just for ROTK...Weta also is an FX house that is growing into another ILM. An alternative to ILM. So the new render farm will be used on a number of projects.
I pointed that out. That regardless of what went into it. How boring it was, how much wasted money was on it...it still grossed so much money.
In my original post I said:
"But it paid off in the end, which is really the true story. How an over-blown expensive movie made by an insane director with a boring storyline made so much money."
They beat the odds. Because usually when they spend so much on a movie it usually flops. Like Cleopatra or Heavens Gate.
So bully for them! It's still a totally overrated movie.
If you mean not making a movie that basically boring with an egomainiac director then yes, I hope they don't pull a Titanic.
I mean, why did Cameron have to take an actual sub down to the real ship? Would have been cheaper I'm sure to use minatures. But ok, he wanted to do that. Fair enough.
But using the same exact rug company that made the rugs of the Titanic? Having the Blue Star logo on the under side of the dinner plates? Why waste money on stuff you'll never see on screen?
They keep saying it was the most expensive movie to make of all time, but it's all on the screen. That's hogwash. Cameron was out of control. But since all he has around him are "yes men", no one's going to reign him in.
But it paid off in the end, which is really the true story. How an over-blown expensive movie made by an insane director with a boring storyline made so much money.
Here's the synopsis of Titanic:
"Oh, it's so big! It's so elegant! Hi I'm Jack. Hi. Let me draw your picture. Run down to the bottom of the ship, get sweaty in the car, run back to the top of the ship. Hit an iceberg. Run back down to bottom of ship. Get seperated. Run back to the top of the ship. Oh no, forgot the big diamond thingy! Run back down to the bottom. Oh, the water's cold. Hang on! Get in the boat! No, I don't want to leave you. Hang on! Oh, the water's cold. Hang on! I'll never let got. She lets go. Oh, help me, a ship! OH, I'm old now. Let's throw away the diamond thingy and take away my grand-daughters inheritance in one fell swoop. Then end."
Yeah, it really is! You go to work not even knowing what day it is, you walk around like a zombie, get less work done because you burn out much quicker. And the quality of work goes down the toilet, not to mention the moral of everyone involved.
And if you're married, it puts such a strain on your home life.
AND you're not being paid overtime either, which is icing on the cake!
Ok, let's play what if.
Suppose there was a meeting. There were no notes taken of this meeting. No emails or memos were ever written that it even took place.
The meeting was between Microsoft and SCO.
Microsoft promises to keep SCO afloat...doling out money to them over the next 10 to 15 years. In small chunks. First up is to buy a license from SCO...totally out in the open. Saying that they just want to be on the up and up with any code they may write in the future.
But in exchange for Microsofts funding, SCO must openly attack Linux...the only thing that Microsoft truly fears. They must attack Linux, and all the big companies that support it. They must stir up a huge shit-storm around Linux and spout off FUD like there is no tomorrow. This will put doubt in the eyes of future Linux adopters, investors and users while Microsoft gains an even larger foothold.
But remember, there are no documents ever written to this effect. No emails that can be found or memos to be brought forward. No one even knows what is going on except the people at the top. No one has actually said "Linux must die". But this is the ultimate goal.
Just a thought.
But didn't the Chinese expedition that landed on Europa get destroyed by some "thing" that came out of the ice and was attracted to their landers lights?
Best we be a takin a shotgun or somethin wit us.
I remember something about having a mining operation there or something? And Sean Connery was the sherrif there?
It was a while back and it's pretty hazy to me now...
Hey, I grew up near there. In Gloucester!
Hampton Roads was the place we used to go to for shopping and stuff. When I was growing up Gloucester had 2 stop lights in the entire county...which shows you how long ago I lived there.
But back to the subject. I remember growing up there and my dad working at the Shipyard...AND there's Surry Nuclear Power Plant nearby, plus the Naval Weapons Station there in Yorktown.
Not exactly the safest place to be for all the man-made horrors running around.
At least, in the long run.
Wisdom is something you can't learn in a book, can't pick up in a classroom. Both things ADD to wisdom, but they don't ad up to the sum of the whole.
Time and experience and wisdom beat out shear knowledge
At least this is what I keep telling myself as I grow older and older.
If I live the rest of my life and never hear the name of SCO again, that will be fine by me.
He's 9, so not young in the sense we have to change a diaper. But when we rent movies, he's a good kid and he usually wants to rent a game and knows what game he wants etc etc.
As for movies, we buy the movies he want's to see...not all the time mind you, but the big ones that he wants to watch. And he will...over and over and over and over again. Usually Spongebob videos.
But now I see what nitch Netflix provides! Never thought of some of the ways people use it.
But like I said, that was only my situation. But I've got more food for thought now and I may give them a try now!
Thanks!
That when I go to rent a movie, it's usually on a spur of the moment thing. It's like I ask my wife "what would you like to do tonight" and she might say I don't know...wanna rent a movie?
So then we go down to the rental place and look around, not really sure what we want and pick something up and go home THAT NIGHT and watch a movie.
With renting a movie over the net and having it mailed to you isn't quite what we're looking for. We want something we can see that night, not two days from then...because the way we live two days from then we might be doing something else that comes up etc etc. We live by the seat of our pants and never really plan out little things like movie watching in advance.
At least, that's how we play it. Is there really that much need for this out there? Just curious.
You also have to take into consideration that if this plan did work and they decide that they couldn't live without you now, that doesn't mean 6 months down the road they replace you with new people.
If this plan did work it would also make you all look like trouble-makers. They would please you now, to keep the business going, but then slowly hire new people (at a cheaper rate) to learn everything you do and simply replace you.
So perhaps you should rethink your plan. Remember, no one is untouchable. No one is unreplaceable. You may think this, but it's simply not true.
I know, I only caught this after I posted it. I ment to say lepard seals.
But the oceans ARE connected. A determined harp seal could make the journey if he really had a hankering for penguin.
hmmm...if we're not allowed to eat other creatures, shouldn't these other "sentient beings which feel fear, joy and anger" be kept from eating other "sentient beings which feel fear, joy and anger"?
Everyone worries about the cute little harp seal for example...but they don't worry about the penguins these seals are knocking back like tic-tacs out on the ice flows.
I think, therefore I am....and I am thinking of having me a steak!
"The love you take is equal to the love you make"
Methinks that Robert didn't make much in the way of love.
Karma baby....INSTANT karma if you will.
I remember when they played videos AND didn't have any commercials!
Now it seems in the typical hour 90% is commercials, the other 10 is anything other than music.
Wasn't that a line from some bad Steven Segal movie?
Dark Territories I think it was called.
I agree, that would be sweet to have the brush technologies in Photoshop.
Illustrator needs a kick in the air, but not from Corel. I'd just like to see Illustrator have native trapping built in. Not auto trapping, but trapping along the lines of Artpro.
But I won't hold my breath
These two programs seem to be the drunk floozies that get passed around at the frat party.
How many different companies have owned these two again?
got us invested in some fruit company. He said we didn't have to worry about money no more, and that's good! One less thing."
It still gives me shivers to think that these guys, working in a garage, started something big that went on to change the whole world.
Slashdot linked to what Dr. Bostrom called a "Brief, popular synopsis. But read the original paper instead if you can."
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Here is the original paper:
http://www.simulation-argument.com/simulation.h
He does state on his that the proposition entitled "The Simulation Argument: Why the Probability that You are Living in the Matrix is Quite High." which is the article that Slashdot links to is in his words a "Brief, popular synopsis. But read the original paper instead if you can."
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The ORIGINAL proposition is here:
http://www.simulation-argument.com/simulat