From the sound of it, there's no reason Linux shouldn't be able to run on it as is. As long as you can boot from the DVD-ROM drive (I know of no other way to get Linux on this machine since it doesn't appear to have a floppy drive), it should install just fine.
And with an Ethernet port, you could create a cluster of x-boxes:)
The drinking age in Hungary is 18. America is the only country I know of where you can join the army (which, by the way, usually allows you to drink on base) and die for your country at 18, yet you cannot drink. We are lame.
Lucas refuses to follow the industry lead? Fine. I refuse to look forward to the video release of the movie. I did, however, look quite a bit forward to buying the Matrix DVD, and I wasn't alone.
Lets assume for the moment that the Wachowski (sp?) brothers had decided to wait until the next two sequels had been finished and released all 3 Matrix movies in a DVD boxed set at the same time. Would you be complaining just as much in that case or just figure that it will be cool to have them all in a box set and that it will be awesome once it comes out.
The way I see it, Lucas is saving me money. If he releases TPM on DVD next April, I will buy it. If he releases the next two separately, I will buy those as well. Then, when he decides to do a big box set of all 6, I will buy that too (I'm a completist collector, I have both Pan and Scan and Widescreens version of the original trilogy on both VHS and LD). This way, I just buy the one big box set and save myself some dough.
And that has what to do with the DVD releases? What, you won't be able to enjoy them at 40, but you will be able to at 26? You should be able to enjoy the movies at any age.
If I'm not mistaken, even pre-production of the two sequels for the Matrix hasn't started yet. Last I checked, they had barely started work on the script. But yes, they have said they will get both sequels out just months apart so we don't have to wait 3 years. I tend to like the anticipation though and being able to speculate as to what might happen next.
I can't believe this got posted to slashdot. Any slashdot member that is also a Star Wars fan has probably already seen the Holiday Special once (and probably has no desire to see it again let alone read a review). I watched it for about 15 mins before I turned it off in disgust. That was about a month or two after I purchased it. I kept wanting to see it so bad and then found out that it was utter crap. This really isn't news at all since most of us already know it sucked.
You people complain and complain about the movie and everything, but you all know you'll go buy the VHS when it comes out, the DVD too, and you'll go see the next two. If you really thought it was that bad, you wouldn't care about the DVD or the VHS. Unfortunately, most of you don't know how to go to a movie and become a kid again. You go see a movie and keep in your 18+ mentallity. If you want to enjoy Star Wars, you have to think like a kid. I don't hear anybody here complaining about how lightsabers aren't possibly and the fact that there is no sound in space. You all make me sick.
Lucas has always said that the movies, books, and radio dramas of Episodes 1-6 are considered authoritative. All other books after 6 and before 1 are not and he has said many times that if he does something inconsistent with them, that his part is true and the book is rendered false. The only book to break this rule is Shadows of the Emire, which he said specifically is canon. So I'd say the novelization of Ep 1 is pretty authoritative in his eyes.
If you really think Luke didn't win that lightsaber fight, you are dillusional. Vader had lost, the only reason Luke didn't kill him is because he would've turned to the Dark Side if he had.
Darth Maul was very skilled. If you read the book, you find out that when Obi-Wan went back to the Jedi Council, they tell him that he shouldn't have been able to kill Maul and that he should be dead. That is when they decide that he is ready and they make him a master and give him Anakin as his apprentice.
Also, the first movie was only cryptic because you didn't know anything about the Star Wars universe at all. This one's a little more blatant because you already know some things. It was also done to give people a way to tie it in with the originals. I've heard that the next two won't be so blatant since they've tied everything in and introduced all the main characters so they're going to concentrate more on continuing the story.
You obviously haven't read the book. That is why the Queen's face is usually covered with white makeup, so that she can dress as a handmaiden and not be noticed. The audience knew because we are supposed to know. Qui-Gon didn't know because he has only ever seen the Queen in white makeup so he couldn't tell by looking at her (although that doesn't explain why he couldn't tell through the Force, unless he wasn't trying).
I agree with you about the lightsaber though. Even though it was used offensively, it seemed to be more suited as a defensive weapon than anything else.
You might be waiting awhile for PPV. I heard, about a month after the movie came out, that it would hit network television first since Fox owns a network channel.
George Lucas said himself, Star Wars was done for kids. From what I've heard, lots of kids loved the movie and Jar Jar (I personally think he's worse than an Ewok). Jar Jar was designed for kids and kids love him.
I don't think Mr. Lucas is stuck in a rut. When he created Star Wars, he did it to give kids a modern myth since there weren't any. TPM is the beginning of the story and we still have two more episodes to see before we get the whole story. I hear people complain about the lack of closure and how they didn't like it. Well, the first one had to have closure because he didn't know if he'd be able to make the next two after that. This one didn't need closure because the next two were already going to be made.
You say a movie doesn't have to have special effects to wow us. I don't believe you. If you take the special effects out of every movie made in the last 5 years, I think you'll have some pretty boring movies.
Any parent that lets their kids use the computer without monitoring them is a moron. My cousin seems to have no problem monitoring what his two sons do when they are at home, just requires a little discipline (something missing from most parents today). If some kids saw this, then the parents are to blame. Bad parenting is the reason a few kids have killed each other as of late. That, and this video was really lame. Nothing explained, just shooting a bunch of people again and again. Looks more like these guys had the opportunity to use some video equipment and decided to make a really dumb movie that they thought would be pretty cool. It is neither funny nor cool and I doubt it will be a geek classic. And it pales in comparison to the original South Park (which at least had a partial story to it). And the end scene looks like it was either inspired by or stolen from South Park.
I downloaded the I M Here software last night to try it out (my girlfriend uses AIM to chat so I use it to chat with her). Everytime I tried to logon, the little AIM icon would flash green (logged on) and then go back to red (logged off). My AIM client worked just fine though. Looks like AOL is already blocking it.
I can't say that I've prepared very well yet, but a friend of mine has. He's very worried that bad things are going to happen (such as riots). He's stocked up on guns, ammo, food, water, and medical supplies. If nothing happens, he'll go on with his life. But, if something does happen, he will be the most prepared out of all the people I know (at least right now, I plan on getting stuff together this month).
First, as I'm sure your aware, Lucas has embraced DVD whereas Spielberg (last time I checked) had not. Spielberg may have no choice at this point. Second, Lucas has stated many times that they want to release all the Star Wars movies at once (basically 2005) in a boxed set with all the goodies on them. I really doubt the ability to copy them will have any effect on Lucas' decision.
BTW, I stood in line with some people for 2-3 days. We had a good time. It was a lot of fun and I plan on doing it for Ep II and III. I didn't dress up, but I plan to for the next ones.
How much is this trial version of NT going to cost after 6 months compared to the continuing cost of RedHat after 6 months? Sounds like full price to me.
Since the user (at this moment) chooses to use internet explorer, that's the target platform for web developers.
Most users don't choose to use Internet Explorer. Ask a user sometime what browser their using. If they know that (possible) ask them what version. They probably have no clue. Most users use what's given to them. In the case of Windows, that would be IE. We all use Netscape where I work because I set up the computers and that is what I put on them and that is what the users are trained to use. This is mostly because of all the security bugs that keep popping up in IE. That and yes, we don't like MS.
If the average user had a choice, IE would probably not have such huge market share.
My only comment on this article is about the example of the Virgin Mary painting. The only problem I had with this painting is that (and this is just my understanding) tax payer money was used to fund it/display it. If you were a Christian/Catholic living in New York City, would you like it if someone used some of your money to paint something that appears to be defamatory of your religion? I know I wouldn't. If, however, the person used their own money to fund it and a private museum with no government funding wanted to display it, fine. From what I read in the article, David Bowie said he'd put it on his website. Fine. That is his choice. I don't think his website is government funded. While I do not like the painting myself, my problem is not with the painting, it is with where the money came from to paint it/display it. And before you go off about saying "that's just discriminating what should be taxpayer funded and what shouldn't" let me say this: I don't think any art should be government funded, period. If I am incorrect in my understanding of the situation, please correct me.
With MediaOne, you have to call them and give them the new MAC address to enter into their database, then unplug the cable modem to reset it and it would then get the new MAC address from their database and compare it with the one it's connected to.
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From the sound of it, there's no reason Linux shouldn't be able to run on it as is. As long as you can boot from the DVD-ROM drive (I know of no other way to get Linux on this machine since it doesn't appear to have a floppy drive), it should install just fine.
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And with an Ethernet port, you could create a cluster of x-boxes
All the ones hooked up to cable modems and DSL lines.
But, since the buy.com attack was traced back to New York, Chicago, and Boston, it would have to be coming from machines in that area.
The drinking age in Hungary is 18. America is the only country I know of where you can join the army (which, by the way, usually allows you to drink on base) and die for your country at 18, yet you cannot drink. We are lame.
Asus seems to make at least one.
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Lucas refuses to follow the industry lead? Fine. I refuse to look forward to the video release of the movie. I did, however, look quite a bit forward to buying the Matrix DVD, and I wasn't alone.
Lets assume for the moment that the Wachowski (sp?) brothers had decided to wait until the next two sequels had been finished and released all 3 Matrix movies in a DVD boxed set at the same time. Would you be complaining just as much in that case or just figure that it will be cool to have them all in a box set and that it will be awesome once it comes out.
The way I see it, Lucas is saving me money. If he releases TPM on DVD next April, I will buy it. If he releases the next two separately, I will buy those as well. Then, when he decides to do a big box set of all 6, I will buy that too (I'm a completist collector, I have both Pan and Scan and Widescreens version of the original trilogy on both VHS and LD). This way, I just buy the one big box set and save myself some dough.
And that has what to do with the DVD releases? What, you won't be able to enjoy them at 40, but you will be able to at 26? You should be able to enjoy the movies at any age.
If I'm not mistaken, even pre-production of the two sequels for the Matrix hasn't started yet. Last I checked, they had barely started work on the script. But yes, they have said they will get both sequels out just months apart so we don't have to wait 3 years. I tend to like the anticipation though and being able to speculate as to what might happen next.
I can't believe this got posted to slashdot. Any slashdot member that is also a Star Wars fan has probably already seen the Holiday Special once (and probably has no desire to see it again let alone read a review). I watched it for about 15 mins before I turned it off in disgust. That was about a month or two after I purchased it. I kept wanting to see it so bad and then found out that it was utter crap. This really isn't news at all since most of us already know it sucked.
LD is doubtful. Lucas considers LD a dying format and will probably not release any of them on LD again.
You people complain and complain about the movie and everything, but you all know you'll go buy the VHS when it comes out, the DVD too, and you'll go see the next two. If you really thought it was that bad, you wouldn't care about the DVD or the VHS. Unfortunately, most of you don't know how to go to a movie and become a kid again. You go see a movie and keep in your 18+ mentallity. If you want to enjoy Star Wars, you have to think like a kid. I don't hear anybody here complaining about how lightsabers aren't possibly and the fact that there is no sound in space. You all make me sick.
Lucas has always said that the movies, books, and radio dramas of Episodes 1-6 are considered authoritative. All other books after 6 and before 1 are not and he has said many times that if he does something inconsistent with them, that his part is true and the book is rendered false. The only book to break this rule is Shadows of the Emire, which he said specifically is canon. So I'd say the novelization of Ep 1 is pretty authoritative in his eyes.
If you really think Luke didn't win that lightsaber fight, you are dillusional. Vader had lost, the only reason Luke didn't kill him is because he would've turned to the Dark Side if he had.
Darth Maul was very skilled. If you read the book, you find out that when Obi-Wan went back to the Jedi Council, they tell him that he shouldn't have been able to kill Maul and that he should be dead. That is when they decide that he is ready and they make him a master and give him Anakin as his apprentice.
Also, the first movie was only cryptic because you didn't know anything about the Star Wars universe at all. This one's a little more blatant because you already know some things. It was also done to give people a way to tie it in with the originals. I've heard that the next two won't be so blatant since they've tied everything in and introduced all the main characters so they're going to concentrate more on continuing the story.
You obviously haven't read the book. That is why the Queen's face is usually covered with white makeup, so that she can dress as a handmaiden and not be noticed. The audience knew because we are supposed to know. Qui-Gon didn't know because he has only ever seen the Queen in white makeup so he couldn't tell by looking at her (although that doesn't explain why he couldn't tell through the Force, unless he wasn't trying).
I agree with you about the lightsaber though. Even though it was used offensively, it seemed to be more suited as a defensive weapon than anything else.
You might be waiting awhile for PPV. I heard, about a month after the movie came out, that it would hit network television first since Fox owns a network channel.
George Lucas said himself, Star Wars was done for kids. From what I've heard, lots of kids loved the movie and Jar Jar (I personally think he's worse than an Ewok). Jar Jar was designed for kids and kids love him.
I don't think Mr. Lucas is stuck in a rut. When he created Star Wars, he did it to give kids a modern myth since there weren't any. TPM is the beginning of the story and we still have two more episodes to see before we get the whole story. I hear people complain about the lack of closure and how they didn't like it. Well, the first one had to have closure because he didn't know if he'd be able to make the next two after that. This one didn't need closure because the next two were already going to be made.
You say a movie doesn't have to have special effects to wow us. I don't believe you. If you take the special effects out of every movie made in the last 5 years, I think you'll have some pretty boring movies.
I don't know about the DVDs, but the VHS versions are out now, THX remastered and letterboxed.
Any parent that lets their kids use the computer without monitoring them is a moron. My cousin seems to have no problem monitoring what his two sons do when they are at home, just requires a little discipline (something missing from most parents today). If some kids saw this, then the parents are to blame. Bad parenting is the reason a few kids have killed each other as of late. That, and this video was really lame. Nothing explained, just shooting a bunch of people again and again. Looks more like these guys had the opportunity to use some video equipment and decided to make a really dumb movie that they thought would be pretty cool. It is neither funny nor cool and I doubt it will be a geek classic. And it pales in comparison to the original South Park (which at least had a partial story to it). And the end scene looks like it was either inspired by or stolen from South Park.
I downloaded the I M Here software last night to try it out (my girlfriend uses AIM to chat so I use it to chat with her). Everytime I tried to logon, the little AIM icon would flash green (logged on) and then go back to red (logged off). My AIM client worked just fine though. Looks like AOL is already blocking it.
I can't say that I've prepared very well yet, but a friend of mine has. He's very worried that bad things are going to happen (such as riots). He's stocked up on guns, ammo, food, water, and medical supplies. If nothing happens, he'll go on with his life. But, if something does happen, he will be the most prepared out of all the people I know (at least right now, I plan on getting stuff together this month).
Better safe than sorry.
No OS should have a 90% or more market share. Period.
First, as I'm sure your aware, Lucas has embraced DVD whereas Spielberg (last time I checked) had not. Spielberg may have no choice at this point. Second, Lucas has stated many times that they want to release all the Star Wars movies at once (basically 2005) in a boxed set with all the goodies on them. I really doubt the ability to copy them will have any effect on Lucas' decision.
BTW, I stood in line with some people for 2-3 days. We had a good time. It was a lot of fun and I plan on doing it for Ep II and III. I didn't dress up, but I plan to for the next ones.
How much is this trial version of NT going to cost after 6 months compared to the continuing cost of RedHat after 6 months? Sounds like full price to me.
Since the user (at this moment) chooses to use internet explorer, that's the target platform for web developers.
Most users don't choose to use Internet Explorer. Ask a user sometime what browser their using. If they know that (possible) ask them what version. They probably have no clue. Most users use what's given to them. In the case of Windows, that would be IE. We all use Netscape where I work because I set up the computers and that is what I put on them and that is what the users are trained to use. This is mostly because of all the security bugs that keep popping up in IE. That and yes, we don't like MS.
If the average user had a choice, IE would probably not have such huge market share.
My only comment on this article is about the example of the Virgin Mary painting. The only problem I had with this painting is that (and this is just my understanding) tax payer money was used to fund it/display it. If you were a Christian/Catholic living in New York City, would you like it if someone used some of your money to paint something that appears to be defamatory of your religion? I know I wouldn't. If, however, the person used their own money to fund it and a private museum with no government funding wanted to display it, fine. From what I read in the article, David Bowie said he'd put it on his website. Fine. That is his choice. I don't think his website is government funded. While I do not like the painting myself, my problem is not with the painting, it is with where the money came from to paint it/display it. And before you go off about saying "that's just discriminating what should be taxpayer funded and what shouldn't" let me say this: I don't think any art should be government funded, period. If I am incorrect in my understanding of the situation, please correct me.
With MediaOne, you have to call them and give them the new MAC address to enter into their database, then unplug the cable modem to reset it and it would then get the new MAC address from their database and compare it with the one it's connected to.
And depending on who you work for, you can't even take a Furby into a secure area (it's a recording device).