Well, the Oliphaunts (described in the book like elephants, but much bigger) were used as war vehicles in the books.
And the elves were pretty badass... Altho this isn't explicitly addressed in LOTR, the Silmarillion indicates it that they're pretty damned fierce fighters. Prof. Tolkein omitted any mention of shield/stair surfing, however...
Also, the siege of Isengard is pretty much how the book portrayed it. The book kinda handled it in flashback, but the Ents DID rip up the wall, DID flood the circle around the tower, etc.
Peter Jackson punched up the visuals in some scenes (would you rather have had Merry and Pippin spend 5 minutes explaining the battle a day later, as in the book?), but he didn't invent this stuff.
(Now, the whole cliff-diving-Aragorn scene? Blasphemy:) )
I agree with you on the whole... Lucas certainly has the right to do annoying things, it is his movie.
Incidently, there's nothing stopping MS from selling Windows tomorrow. It would be dumb, and the stockholders wouldn't like it, but businesses are allowed to make bad decisions.
I _is_ possible that the stockholders could sue, but unless they can prove that MS intentionally sabotaged its own business, there's not much they can do.
I think this has already been announced. I seem to recall hearing that an elderly jar jar will be the gungan leader, and the celebration will show naboo as well.
It has nothing to do with "scaling well", doing a full conversion of a major dynamic site from old HTML and tables to XHTML/CSS is a lot harder than changing one flat page.
No, you'll get modded down for being an ass. Until you've created something that is read by a coupla million people, perhaps you should calm down, troll.
Nah, they had similar beginnings, but totally different plots:
1) CE: mysterious but benign aliens manipulate the earth 2) ID4: blatantly beligerent aliens attack 3) V: "friendly" aliens turn out to be evil. Allegory for fascist governments.
I just saw this again a few weeks ago on DVD. Still pretty good (altho, some of the actors are well enough known as to remind you that they're not real reporters). Also, on DVD it suffers another 'realism' gap. Actually having commercials and such on the original broadcast made it better.
Nonetheless, the last 2 minutes of this is one of the better "Oh, Shit..." moments I've seen on film.
And Joe Sixpack is gonna know how to use yum, apt-get or emerge?
Besides, it doesn't matter whether you CARE or not, it's still an important consideration. If MS bundles a player with the OS, it's because they paid the appropriate royalties, and pass that cost on to you. A free (beer) distro can't be expected to do that.
If you want a similar experience, pay for the Mandrake distro that costs $60 or whatever it is, and has 3 extra disks of apps. Royalties paid, rights respected, and an easier user experience.
It has nothing to do with yum, and everything to do with legality and what Redhat can distribute w/o getting into trouble. Don't confuse technology with legal issues.
I'm wondering myself why you'd edit yum.conf... I'd just get the updated one from the Fedora Faq.
We're still getting there. Right now, linux DOES compete with windows, in the 'good with computers' or better class of folks. 5 years ago you had to be much more advanced. Over time, the OS is getting better, but folks (especially linux savvy folks such as yourself) don't help things any by standing around and whining that it's not perfect RIGHT NOW.
Myself, it depends on WHAT is bothering me. A tough programming task or difficult system recovery don't generally bother me that much... it's intellectually challenging. I just put on my headphones, crank the metal and go.
If, on the other hand, someone chooses to stand over me, or demand status updates every 15 minutes... I'm fairly likely to just say 'Either fix it yourself or leave me the fuck alone for a while'.
My old boss (crappy company, great immediate supervisor) would leave me alone when a system died. He knew I'd call when I had a relevant status change... I miss that:)
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given that I'm listening to a mp3 rip of Velvet Revolver right now...
heh, when are *you* gonna learn the definition of sarcasm?
hence, "/rant" means "I'm done ranting"
Fark folks use it for any damned thing
That's what makes this interesting... it shows how perceptions vary by region of the world.
Altho, to be fair, most americans (and voters in general, maybe???) probably vote based on a few "key" issues anyway.
Are you still on about this? I think you've proven your ignorance already, move on.
I have the original trilogy on VHS... what's it worth to ya? :)
Well, the Oliphaunts (described in the book like elephants, but much bigger) were used as war vehicles in the books.
:) )
And the elves were pretty badass... Altho this isn't explicitly addressed in LOTR, the Silmarillion indicates it that they're pretty damned fierce fighters. Prof. Tolkein omitted any mention of shield/stair surfing, however...
Also, the siege of Isengard is pretty much how the book portrayed it. The book kinda handled it in flashback, but the Ents DID rip up the wall, DID flood the circle around the tower, etc.
Peter Jackson punched up the visuals in some scenes (would you rather have had Merry and Pippin spend 5 minutes explaining the battle a day later, as in the book?), but he didn't invent this stuff.
(Now, the whole cliff-diving-Aragorn scene? Blasphemy
I agree with you on the whole... Lucas certainly has the right to do annoying things, it is his movie.
Incidently, there's nothing stopping MS from selling Windows tomorrow. It would be dumb, and the stockholders wouldn't like it, but businesses are allowed to make bad decisions.
I _is_ possible that the stockholders could sue, but unless they can prove that MS intentionally sabotaged its own business, there's not much they can do.
I think this has already been announced. I seem to recall hearing that an elderly jar jar will be the gungan leader, and the celebration will show naboo as well.
riiiiiight, which means a complete redesign and a lot of work. And the slashdot folks have stated that they are working on it.
I swear, if I had a dollar for every hack (in the negative sense) who stood on the sidelines and went "you know, that could be done better"....
Nah, a good troll is subtle and informed. This was just random ranting w/o knowing what the fuck you are talking about, AC.
It has nothing to do with "scaling well", doing a full conversion of a major dynamic site from old HTML and tables to XHTML/CSS is a lot harder than changing one flat page.
Grr. Armchair web developers are so frustrating.
Yeah, there's that... the mod system is funny. I wish you could decline positive moderations, my comment was NOT 'insightful'.
(However, I refuse to post anything like that AC, as the cowardice implied is not my style...)
No, you'll get modded down for being an ass. Until you've created something that is read by a coupla million people, perhaps you should calm down, troll.
Incidently, the purpose of the Gatling gun was to make war more horrific. So scary that we would realize that it was pointless.
Dr. Gatling meant well, but it backfired.
I would suggest that a precision bomb is 'more humane' than a massive carpet bombing, but neither is what you'd call a happy thing...
So... is this like, meta-desperation or something?
oops, I've been served...
No problem by me, I wasn't the AC going berzerk. You have the right to like whatever you want.
Nah, they had similar beginnings, but totally different plots:
1) CE: mysterious but benign aliens manipulate the earth
2) ID4: blatantly beligerent aliens attack
3) V: "friendly" aliens turn out to be evil. Allegory for fascist governments.
I just saw this again a few weeks ago on DVD. Still pretty good (altho, some of the actors are well enough known as to remind you that they're not real reporters). Also, on DVD it suffers another 'realism' gap. Actually having commercials and such on the original broadcast made it better.
Nonetheless, the last 2 minutes of this is one of the better "Oh, Shit..." moments I've seen on film.
Careful... yuppies have the money for better guns...
And Joe Sixpack is gonna know how to use yum, apt-get or emerge?
Besides, it doesn't matter whether you CARE or not, it's still an important consideration. If MS bundles a player with the OS, it's because they paid the appropriate royalties, and pass that cost on to you. A free (beer) distro can't be expected to do that.
If you want a similar experience, pay for the Mandrake distro that costs $60 or whatever it is, and has 3 extra disks of apps. Royalties paid, rights respected, and an easier user experience.
It has nothing to do with yum, and everything to do with legality and what Redhat can distribute w/o getting into trouble. Don't confuse technology with legal issues.
I'm wondering myself why you'd edit yum.conf ... I'd just get the updated one from the Fedora Faq.
We're still getting there. Right now, linux DOES compete with windows, in the 'good with computers' or better class of folks. 5 years ago you had to be much more advanced. Over time, the OS is getting better, but folks (especially linux savvy folks such as yourself) don't help things any by standing around and whining that it's not perfect RIGHT NOW.
Myself, it depends on WHAT is bothering me. A tough programming task or difficult system recovery don't generally bother me that much... it's intellectually challenging. I just put on my headphones, crank the metal and go.
:)
If, on the other hand, someone chooses to stand over me, or demand status updates every 15 minutes... I'm fairly likely to just say 'Either fix it yourself or leave me the fuck alone for a while'.
My old boss (crappy company, great immediate supervisor) would leave me alone when a system died. He knew I'd call when I had a relevant status change... I miss that