How bizarre. Even fans of Reloaded all agree the first one is untoppable. Plot, acting, and editing are all spot-on.
The fact you've only seen it twice just tells me you weren't really a fan of the Matrix to begin with, so it makes sense you'd like the second one more.
How did they "bring Neo down from being all powerful?" He's more powerful in Reloaded than in the first one. He can even bring people back from the dead...
Neo chooses the left door because he's the first One to have an emotional attachment to a specific human, just as the Architect said (guess you weren't paying attention).
And the Merovingian was not a previous One. I have no idea why so many people incorporate that into their theories (they also love to make Persephone the mother of the Matrix when it is most definitely the Oracle).
To be fair, Reloaded was intended, as Silver put it, to be a "pop wild ride." The movie is an entire set up for the real sequel we've been waiting for, the war between man and machine, Matrix Revolutions.
The first movie was about birth, the second about life, and the third is about death (or resurrection, if you ask Keanu Reeves).
When was the last Hollywood movie you saw that lectured you on causality and was an entire metaphor for life?
Neo didn't say there was a third choice. He picked the door on the left--he went to save the girl, saying "screw it" to the rest of humanity because of his emotions. Did you honestly not extrapolate the meaning of that?
Any cop will be happy to nap a "thief" with "$200,000" worth of "stolen" goods...
If you download music without paying for it, you are a thief. You are stealing profit, you owe someone money, etc. It is stolen intellectual property. Let's face facts.
I don't understand why anybody cares about the terms used. Either way, what's going on is still illegal. It tells me there are people who just don't want to be painted with the thievery brush because they don't like feeling guilty over what they know is wrong.
Face it, if Linux had the 97% computer marketshare that Windows has, those recent strings of ssh vulnerabilities would have been remote code worms making the rounds. And everything would be reversed, and probably most of the people posting here would hate Linux and be using some other "alternative" OS.
China just wants a non-American system. Microsoft is as American as they come. Don't chock it up to "pro-Linux" at all (a fallacy all too many Slashbots make).
Besides, this is a silly article. The report is from a bunch of Microsoft competitors, with statements from CEOs involved with such companies. As if they'd be saying anything otherwise.
Meanwhile, let's patch for the latest ssh vulnerability.:P
Only on Slashdot is it an evil monopolistic conspiracy when a company wants to get rid of its unmonitored chatrooms known for being rampant with child pornography and other abuses.
You all are being way too harsh. The RIAA has settled with that girl, and now withdrawn this suit against a 66-year old. Do you really think ANY company could do what they're doing and get it all 100% perfect all the time?
What do you expect them to do? Sit on their asses and let people download whatever the hell they want? It's illegal. And it's their material being traded freely.
If there was some crime ring that got busted, and in the process there were some innocents, do you think the FBI would stop? Of course not. This is no different. Stopping illegal trading of their material through lawsuits is in their right. They have to. They have no choice.
Here's the part where the idealist hippie chimes in about how copyrights are evil and file-trading is a "culture movement" and so on, which doesn't even merit a response.
With MS, they're gaping holes that we hear about because the worm actually did do the damage.
No, they're not. For instance, Blaster was announced and patched for months.
Face it people, there really isn't a difference when it comes to software insecurity. Nothing is foolproof, and this just gives people some egg on their face.
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How bizarre. Even fans of Reloaded all agree the first one is untoppable. Plot, acting, and editing are all spot-on.
The fact you've only seen it twice just tells me you weren't really a fan of the Matrix to begin with, so it makes sense you'd like the second one more.
Yet another thing is mocking people who pretend to be knowledgable about language and yet discuss the foreign roots of an English word. Laugh with me.
"Bracholi?"
Another part of what makes this country great is making fun of people who can't read and write their own language.
How did they "bring Neo down from being all powerful?" He's more powerful in Reloaded than in the first one. He can even bring people back from the dead...
http://dondavis.filmmusic.com/audio.html
First one at the top, called "Neodammerung."
Nope.
Neo chooses the left door because he's the first One to have an emotional attachment to a specific human, just as the Architect said (guess you weren't paying attention).
And the Merovingian was not a previous One. I have no idea why so many people incorporate that into their theories (they also love to make Persephone the mother of the Matrix when it is most definitely the Oracle).
I guess the ironic statement of humans using machine exteriors to fight machines was lost on you.
To be fair, Reloaded was intended, as Silver put it, to be a "pop wild ride." The movie is an entire set up for the real sequel we've been waiting for, the war between man and machine, Matrix Revolutions.
The first movie was about birth, the second about life, and the third is about death (or resurrection, if you ask Keanu Reeves).
When was the last Hollywood movie you saw that lectured you on causality and was an entire metaphor for life?
Neo didn't say there was a third choice. He picked the door on the left--he went to save the girl, saying "screw it" to the rest of humanity because of his emotions. Did you honestly not extrapolate the meaning of that?
According to the Animatrix, they used nano-bombs.
Nope, Microsoft just didn't want other operating systems installed alongside their own. Companies can sell whatever they want on their machines.
Nice FUD, though.
The gratuitious use of "M$," even in your sig, automatically rules out any sort of validity of your opinions.
All businesses are out for $.
"'nuff said" is such an intellectually devoid phrase. Let's stop using it and stop being neanderthals. Thanks.
heck, if they can do it surely it is okay for me(to gain access to pirated material)...
If my stuff was being illegally pirated by thieves, I figure it'd be okay for me to try to put a stop to it. You would too...right?
Any cop will be happy to nap a "thief" with "$200,000" worth of "stolen" goods...
If you download music without paying for it, you are a thief. You are stealing profit, you owe someone money, etc. It is stolen intellectual property. Let's face facts.
I don't understand why anybody cares about the terms used. Either way, what's going on is still illegal. It tells me there are people who just don't want to be painted with the thievery brush because they don't like feeling guilty over what they know is wrong.
What misquoting?
People pirating music are thieves who are stealing music. I can argue with you about it, and I will win.
Nice spin. If the study had shown the opposite conclusion and the circumstanes were switched, your tune would be entirely different. It's called bias.
Face it, if Linux had the 97% computer marketshare that Windows has, those recent strings of ssh vulnerabilities would have been remote code worms making the rounds. And everything would be reversed, and probably most of the people posting here would hate Linux and be using some other "alternative" OS.
China just wants a non-American system. Microsoft is as American as they come. Don't chock it up to "pro-Linux" at all (a fallacy all too many Slashbots make).
:P
Besides, this is a silly article. The report is from a bunch of Microsoft competitors, with statements from CEOs involved with such companies. As if they'd be saying anything otherwise.
Meanwhile, let's patch for the latest ssh vulnerability.
Yes, because Bush and all Republicans are a part of the Dark Conspiracy.
I find the whole thing very strange considering Slashdot itself posted the study about how Linux is the most breached OS on the net.
But every day is I-hate-Microsoft day at Slashdot.
Only on Slashdot is it an evil monopolistic conspiracy when a company wants to get rid of its unmonitored chatrooms known for being rampant with child pornography and other abuses.
It's Microsoft! It MUST be an evil ruse!
You all are being way too harsh. The RIAA has settled with that girl, and now withdrawn this suit against a 66-year old. Do you really think ANY company could do what they're doing and get it all 100% perfect all the time?
What do you expect them to do? Sit on their asses and let people download whatever the hell they want? It's illegal. And it's their material being traded freely.
If there was some crime ring that got busted, and in the process there were some innocents, do you think the FBI would stop? Of course not. This is no different. Stopping illegal trading of their material through lawsuits is in their right. They have to. They have no choice.
Here's the part where the idealist hippie chimes in about how copyrights are evil and file-trading is a "culture movement" and so on, which doesn't even merit a response.
With MS, they're gaping holes that we hear about because the worm actually did do the damage.
No, they're not. For instance, Blaster was announced and patched for months.
Face it people, there really isn't a difference when it comes to software insecurity. Nothing is foolproof, and this just gives people some egg on their face.
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