I know what you mean, but it's not restricted to young males. I've seen EVERYBODY driving on the wrong side of the road over there! I know, it's crazy. I'm from California, and I almost got killed countless times on my vacation to the UK because of all the crazies driving on the damn left. I tried to stay in my lane, and people seemed really pissed. You guys should pass a law about that. Or something.
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Someone needs to tell Microsoft not to use so many caps, it's like YELLING.
Defeated by my own cleverness and the lameness filter. Now I need to type at random in order to dodge the bullet. Neat-o. Nope, not enough yet. This is better than resorting to cut and pasting of the usual "Important stuff" list, don't you. Although it is rather early for this. DAMN IT still too many caps, although I guess that didn't help, now did it. I guess I could look at the code and see what the percentage is before it dies, but that's way harder than just typing until my fingers bleed.
Kirk:Scotty! The lettuce has wilted! Scotty:Ah know, Captain, the main refrigeration unit is offline and we canna reroute the plasma relays! Kirk:Dammit Scotty, I need freon, and I need it now! Scotty:Captain, I'm givin ya all she's got! Kirk:There must be... some... method... we could use to preserve our produce? Scotty:I suppose I could use the ice chest--but it's risky. The relative humidity could be too high! Kirk:Do it, mister, and no more questions. Scotty:Aye, Sir.
Basically, Alex grows up. Remember the line at the end of the movie? "I was cured, all right." Well, turns out that's taken completely out of context. The chapter flashes forward a bit, and Alex meets his old droog Pete, who is now engaged (or maybe married, can't remember). Alex basically realizes that what he's been doing is childish, seems a bit jealous of Pete's deeper happiness, and resolves to change his ways. To be succinct, Alex grows up.
... but only if you actually take a deeper-than-surface look at what's going on.
To the majority of people, the only goal is the destruction of the ring. The movies turn an incredibly deep set of books into the more formulaic "magical item/quest/good guy/bad guy/final showdown/short denoument" series of steps. Most people don't care about the Shire, or what happens to the elves, or what Sauron or the Balrog really were, or where Frodo's going. If the ring is destroyed, the quest succeeds. If the good guy gets the girl, that's a good thing, too, but if the quest succeeds, end of movie.
So can it possibly meet our standards as a faithful representation of the world of Tolkien and capture hearts and minds the way the books did? Of course not. It's not supposed to. The movies are supposed to provide ~3 hours of entertainment each, and they succeeded..
Have you ever listened to the Symphonie Fantistique (Bartok, I think), or Beethoven's Pastorale symphony? Classical composers are suprisingly good at telling stories without words.
There's also the fact that there can be words in songs-- I can think of a few Led Zep candidates; Cream summarized Homer in "Tales of Brave Ulysses."
For paintings, think less about the last couple hundred years' worth; go back to time of frescoed murals and such. Michelangelo painted the story of Genesis on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Huge tapestries have been woven depicting entire wars; the same for paintings.
I understand the spirit of your post, though, and you're right, up to a point. But I think people cheat themselves when they look at an art form expecting to see something else-- you're setting yourself up for disappointment.
I believe I acknowledged that you made a good point. I can do it again, if it'll make you feel better.
Okay, I can comprehend (if not understand) personal preference. Classes aren't quite so tedious today, so I'm not quite in such a pissy mood.
BTW, you can say, "shit," and "ass."
Hm, you could be right. Let's examine the options:
I'm 14, insecure, have emotional problems and enjoy taking my teenage angst out on others, here on Slashdot where I consider myself to be superior and 1337 in every way.
I'm completely average, but not much of a dick in real life, so I enjoy the chance to be one in an anonymous setting, where the strength of my real-world social structure guarantees that the opinions of anonymous people on the internet mean far less than nothing to me. It's fun.
I stop by the labs at SDSU to check my email now and then, and trolling slashdot entertains me. Hook, line, and sinker, by the way.
Um, did you miss something? That's the point... not to look like an arcade game. Maybe when we remodel this joint I'll have a game room designed in. Until then (and probably even then), furniture is made of wood. Couches and chairs and such get upholstery, of course, but it's all made out of wood (no, MDF does not count).
Carved hardwood tacky? Compared to MDF with a piece of plastic ironed on to it? How is that not Fred Sanford?? "I'm jess goan iron this goddamm piece a yella plastic onta that there piece a particul bord, make 'er purty." You shop at Ikea, don't you?
That's better, though! Good points: you got a link on slashdot, I didn't. Your have the respect of hundreds of anonymous people, I don't. Way to stop whining, stand up for yourself, and prove your point! You probably could have turned that rather hissy "I just don't like folks that..." clause into something more personal rather than softening the comment by impersonalizing it. But, progress is progress, so I'll take what I can get. We'll grow you a pair yet!
You're right, mine doesn't work, and might not ever see the light of day, depending on my motivation level. So congrats, it's a working design. May I suggest you develop a little confidence in your work (and yourself), and you won't get so flustered when someone criticizes you. It allows comments to roll off your back, rather than get under your skin.
Oh, and, yeah, I saw the finished product. I just can't stand laminated surfaces of any kind. That's what I meant by "furniture," as in handcarved, finished wood. No rip on your design in particular, but on laminated plastic surfaces in general. It's just a personal preference.
All the world says, "I am important; I am separate from all the world. I am important because I am separate, Were I the same, I could never be important."
Yet here are three treasures That I cherish and commend to you: The first is compassion, By which one finds courage. The second is restraint, By which one finds strength. And the third is unimportance, By which one finds influence.
Those who are fearless, but without compassion, Powerful, but without restraint, Or influential, yet important, Cannot endure.
I'm planning on building a mame cab as soon as I can clear some room in the garage for a tablesaw. I think my plan (unpatented, which I now share with the world out of the goodness of my heart) is a little more elegant.
It assumes that all input devices can be mapped to one input cable, I haven't done the reserach yet. But basically, it works like this:
The buttons (probably 6 of them, Street Fighter style) stay where they are. Want to play Street Fighter? Drop the joystick box in the control panel and play. Want to play Centipede? Drop the spinner ball box into the control panel. I want to support four players (for games liek TMNT) so having that godawful big rotating contraption is out. I also want it to look like furniture, not something Sanford & Son built.
So you know all the wasted space in the body of a (mame--the real cabs have guts) cabinet? I'm envisioning that as a cupboard that has 6 or 8 different style control boxes in it, any of which can be dropped into the slot at any time.
I know, there are problems here (some are analog, some are optical; are they able to be hot-swapped; can all of the interfaces be mapped to one input line, etc.) but I'm working on it. If there's interest I'll post a design drawing somewhere sometime, then let the y'all critique it.
I was talking to an old-timer pilot a while ago who tells stories about getting into the bubble of the plane and taking sextant sightings to figure where to point the plane. It wasn't uncommon to be WAY off-course when you were out over the middle of the ocean, only to be corrected once overland. He was complaining that the new airbusses actually land the plane for you-- the pilot only has to land every 10 or 12 times to make sure he remembers how.
Somehow, autopiloting a plane for hours doesn't seem like a real fun game. "Okay, folks, we'll be cruising at this altitude for the next six hours, sit back and enjoy yourselves..." while the pilot does the same thing. Whee.
how long it will take for the solar panels to become degraded by dust cover
What about "windshield wipers?" A quick swish every few hours (or days, whatever) keeps 'em clean{er}. Or a quick shot of compressed air, or something like that?
That email is effin hilarious. Any idea if it's legit? The only reason I ask is that the boss's emails are signed "Robert," but the responses are addressed to "Richard."
I hope they're real, because Richard/Robert is a master of correspondence.
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I know what you mean, but it's not restricted to young males. I've seen EVERYBODY driving on the wrong side of the road over there! I know, it's crazy. I'm from California, and I almost got killed countless times on my vacation to the UK because of all the crazies driving on the damn left. I tried to stay in my lane, and people seemed really pissed. You guys should pass a law about that. Or something.
Defeated by my own cleverness and the lameness filter. Now I need to type at random in order to dodge the bullet. Neat-o. Nope, not enough yet. This is better than resorting to cut and pasting of the usual "Important stuff" list, don't you. Although it is rather early for this. DAMN IT still too many caps, although I guess that didn't help, now did it. I guess I could look at the code and see what the percentage is before it dies, but that's way harder than just typing until my fingers bleed.
Kirk:Scotty! The lettuce has wilted!
Scotty:Ah know, Captain, the main refrigeration unit is offline and we canna reroute the plasma relays!
Kirk:Dammit Scotty, I need freon, and I need it now!
Scotty:Captain, I'm givin ya all she's got!
Kirk:There must be... some... method... we could use to preserve our produce?
Scotty:I suppose I could use the ice chest--but it's risky. The relative humidity could be too high!
Kirk:Do it, mister, and no more questions.
Scotty:Aye, Sir.
Of course, if you can convince your boss of that youprobably don't want to work for him anyways...
This picture fits perfectly (and looks really cool) if you rotate it 90 degrees clockwise first.
No pictures of giant gasbag life forms? No airplane-shaped predators? No city-sized jellyfish? Phhbbt, I want a refund.
I was cured, all right.
To the majority of people, the only goal is the destruction of the ring. The movies turn an incredibly deep set of books into the more formulaic "magical item/quest/good guy/bad guy/final showdown/short denoument" series of steps. Most people don't care about the Shire, or what happens to the elves, or what Sauron or the Balrog really were, or where Frodo's going. If the ring is destroyed, the quest succeeds. If the good guy gets the girl, that's a good thing, too, but if the quest succeeds, end of movie.
So can it possibly meet our standards as a faithful representation of the world of Tolkien and capture hearts and minds the way the books did? Of course not. It's not supposed to. The movies are supposed to provide ~3 hours of entertainment each, and they succeeded..
There's also the fact that there can be words in songs-- I can think of a few Led Zep candidates; Cream summarized Homer in "Tales of Brave Ulysses."
For paintings, think less about the last couple hundred years' worth; go back to time of frescoed murals and such. Michelangelo painted the story of Genesis on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Huge tapestries have been woven depicting entire wars; the same for paintings.
I understand the spirit of your post, though, and you're right, up to a point. But I think people cheat themselves when they look at an art form expecting to see something else-- you're setting yourself up for disappointment.
Look at art for what it is, not what it isn't.
No no no, Evil will always win because Good is dumb.
Okay, I can comprehend (if not understand) personal preference. Classes aren't quite so tedious today, so I'm not quite in such a pissy mood.
BTW, you can say, "shit," and "ass."
Hm, you could be right. Let's examine the options:
- I'm 14, insecure, have emotional problems and enjoy taking my teenage angst out on others, here on Slashdot where I consider myself to be superior and 1337 in every way.
- I'm completely average, but not much of a dick in real life, so I enjoy the chance to be one in an anonymous setting, where the strength of my real-world social structure guarantees that the opinions of anonymous people on the internet mean far less than nothing to me. It's fun.
- I stop by the labs at SDSU to check my email now and then, and trolling slashdot entertains me. Hook, line, and sinker, by the way.
*shrug*I'll let you decide.
Carved hardwood tacky? Compared to MDF with a piece of plastic ironed on to it? How is that not Fred Sanford?? "I'm jess goan iron this goddamm piece a yella plastic onta that there piece a particul bord, make 'er purty." You shop at Ikea, don't you?
That's better, though! Good points: you got a link on slashdot, I didn't. Your have the respect of hundreds of anonymous people, I don't. Way to stop whining, stand up for yourself, and prove your point! You probably could have turned that rather hissy "I just don't like folks that..." clause into something more personal rather than softening the comment by impersonalizing it. But, progress is progress, so I'll take what I can get. We'll grow you a pair yet!
You're right, mine doesn't work, and might not ever see the light of day, depending on my motivation level. So congrats, it's a working design. May I suggest you develop a little confidence in your work (and yourself), and you won't get so flustered when someone criticizes you. It allows comments to roll off your back, rather than get under your skin.
Oh, and, yeah, I saw the finished product. I just can't stand laminated surfaces of any kind. That's what I meant by "furniture," as in handcarved, finished wood. No rip on your design in particular, but on laminated plastic surfaces in general. It's just a personal preference.
You're Welcome,
WTFMonkey
All the world says,
"I am important;
I am separate from all the world.
I am important because I am separate,
Were I the same, I could never be important."
Yet here are three treasures
That I cherish and commend to you:
The first is compassion,
By which one finds courage.
The second is restraint,
By which one finds strength.
And the third is unimportance,
By which one finds influence.
Those who are fearless, but without compassion,
Powerful, but without restraint,
Or influential, yet important,
Cannot endure.
~Lau Tsu, Tao te Ching part 67
It assumes that all input devices can be mapped to one input cable, I haven't done the reserach yet. But basically, it works like this:
The buttons (probably 6 of them, Street Fighter style) stay where they are. Want to play Street Fighter? Drop the joystick box in the control panel and play. Want to play Centipede? Drop the spinner ball box into the control panel. I want to support four players (for games liek TMNT) so having that godawful big rotating contraption is out. I also want it to look like furniture, not something Sanford & Son built.
So you know all the wasted space in the body of a (mame--the real cabs have guts) cabinet? I'm envisioning that as a cupboard that has 6 or 8 different style control boxes in it, any of which can be dropped into the slot at any time.
I know, there are problems here (some are analog, some are optical; are they able to be hot-swapped; can all of the interfaces be mapped to one input line, etc.) but I'm working on it. If there's interest I'll post a design drawing somewhere sometime, then let the y'all critique it.
Regards.
The only gnomes I know of are the ones that take shits in the corners of your eyes while you're asleep.
You sound like fucking Ralph Wiggum, getting a stiffy over "I choo-choo-choose you!"
Hm, don't think I'll check the anonymous box this time. Long day at work, huh guys?
Somehow, autopiloting a plane for hours doesn't seem like a real fun game. "Okay, folks, we'll be cruising at this altitude for the next six hours, sit back and enjoy yourselves..." while the pilot does the same thing. Whee.
Gnomes. Gnomes in front of a switchboard, plugging for all they're worth.
Come on, that's like saying, "Mexico is the world's largest producer of Mexicans."
btw, you're wrong.
Yay! Sleep is where I'm a viking!
I hope they're real, because Richard/Robert is a master of correspondence.