My Answer: you are too young. Too young to actually remember when Hollywood had the ability to crank out thoughtful, meaningful, entertaining, and relevant films.
Never happened. You are looking back through the backwards telescope of time. Waaaay down that tube, all you can see are the bright shiny things. The dark dross is invisible.
As time goes on, we forget the OK ones made just for entertainment (and video shops don't carry them)and remember the standouts.
I don't think you can really accurately say that it was either the iMac or the iPod that saved Apple. Apple was never on the verge of shuttering its building,
Of course Apple was on the verge of closing. They were beleagured. John Dvorak told me so.
The grandparent is correct, and the parent is just ignorant of the cause of the problem.
The grandparent's info is out of date, the parent is correct and the son is misinformed.
There is no significant risk to monarch butterflies from environmental exposure to Bt corn, according to research conducted by a group of scientists coordinated by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), U.S. Department of Agriculture. This research was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Google says: "Virgin wants more money from us or else they are going to restrict our speed to their customers. We are optimising our service to work on Virgin's throttled bandwidth and will be offline to them until the optimisation is complete."
Alternatively/additionally, a muso could sign up with CD Baby which would give them tracks that may be downloaded from iTMS, or they'll burn the CD for you (IIRC).
Maybe he's just mad he no longer has a workplace with a lockable door.
If you don't trust a Kensington lock, presumably because someone is walking around with boltcutters, maybe you're in the wrong job.
I recently did a PP for a manager describing the changes that would be happening to our campus during a redevelopment project.
Her original PP was basically text. Bored and confused the people it was meant to enlighten.
So I went out and took LOTS of photos. I manipulated them in Fireworks (I'm a web guy) to show where hoardings would be set up, which car park spaces would be closed, where the new routes would be, I had animated feet, even a little Oscar the Grouch popping up to show where rubbish trucks would be loading up. Lots of transitions so everything looked seamless (dissolves (note: PP dissolve looks like chunky crap), split images and had things moving in and out).
She loved it. Audiences loved it. People knew what was going to happen and how to route around it. No-one fell asleep.
PP is actually quite powerful. It's just that most people's presentations are boring by nature. Can't polish a turd.
Sidenote: for the next similar PP, I took video rather than a series of photos, but I don't think it was as effective. Also, compositing video is a PITA. Well, more of a PITA than still images. I have just gotten FCP, so it's time to learn I suppose...
>>>It seems to me that the only thing keeping parents from teaching their children to think critically is a desire to maintain control and avoid being questioned. Much as I respect my own parents, these are the reasons I never learned to think very critically (in public school, even) until I went to college. Once I started looking at the faith I was raised with (Catholicism), I started finding issue with it. It was a long time before I decided to face these issues, but I did. The result is my current status as an atheist.
It is a statement of the beliefs of the Catholic Church, then and now. It has not been superseded.
It may not be a part of the Bible, but it is a summary of the beliefs of the adherents. The Catholic Church is still waiting for the Second Coming.
If this is not the case, then it should be shouted from the roof of St Peter's Basilica by the Pope in order to clear up any confusion, because an awful lot of Catholics believe this to be the case.
Speaking as a man who often has scruffy shoes, I have just had a revelation. Besides you (Amilianna), it is all about the shoes. I'm not talking about dressing fo' da chix dat dig da shooz and da car an' da wallet, but just everyday dressing.
My boots get a little shabby from time-to-time (hey, I ride with them on the motorbike. And I hate polishing) and the only people to EVER say anything to me have been women. Even one of the dykes said something. Several times! And I should take more notice if my wife says my boots look like crap...
While I'm not aiming for management (too much like hard work), I think this has been a useful (if one-sided) conversation.
Good shoes. Matching belt.
Just wish I could find more non-leather things that look good...
I'm not wearing a tie, though. Been there, done that, feels like choking.
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Never happened. You are looking back through the backwards telescope of time. Waaaay down that tube, all you can see are the bright shiny things. The dark dross is invisible.
As time goes on, we forget the OK ones made just for entertainment (and video shops don't carry them)and remember the standouts.
Of course Apple was on the verge of closing. They were beleagured. John Dvorak told me so.
Irradiated coconuts - imagine what the Professor could build with those bad boys!
The grandparent's info is out of date, the parent is correct and the son is misinformed.
There is no significant risk to monarch butterflies from environmental exposure to Bt corn, according to research conducted by a group of scientists coordinated by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), U.S. Department of Agriculture. This research was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
From here.
Interestingly: Last Modified: 03/29/2004. And I found this via the wikipedia link you gave. Ta.
Now THAT would be good to see.
Google says: "Virgin wants more money from us or else they are going to restrict our speed to their customers. We are optimising our service to work on Virgin's throttled bandwidth and will be offline to them until the optimisation is complete."
I wonder how long until Virgin gave in?
But who could possibly replace my Frontpage skills?
Soylent brown is hamsters.
No way! Safari is in front of Safari!
What are you - a Safari hater?
Safari! Safari! Safari!
Good idea.
:-(
Alternatively/additionally, a muso could sign up with CD Baby which would give them tracks that may be downloaded from iTMS, or they'll burn the CD for you (IIRC).
Makes sense to me.
Wish I could play a musical instrument
Maybe he's just mad he no longer has a workplace with a lockable door. If you don't trust a Kensington lock, presumably because someone is walking around with boltcutters, maybe you're in the wrong job.
I recently did a PP for a manager describing the changes that would be happening to our campus during a redevelopment project.
Her original PP was basically text. Bored and confused the people it was meant to enlighten.
So I went out and took LOTS of photos. I manipulated them in Fireworks (I'm a web guy) to show where hoardings would be set up, which car park spaces would be closed, where the new routes would be, I had animated feet, even a little Oscar the Grouch popping up to show where rubbish trucks would be loading up. Lots of transitions so everything looked seamless (dissolves (note: PP dissolve looks like chunky crap), split images and had things moving in and out).
She loved it. Audiences loved it. People knew what was going to happen and how to route around it. No-one fell asleep.
PP is actually quite powerful. It's just that most people's presentations are boring by nature. Can't polish a turd.
Sidenote: for the next similar PP, I took video rather than a series of photos, but I don't think it was as effective. Also, compositing video is a PITA. Well, more of a PITA than still images. I have just gotten FCP, so it's time to learn I suppose...
That metaphor reminds me - it's lunchtime. Mmm, falafel roll and coke.
Are you telling me, truthfully, that there are "serious phone addicts" out there, somewhere? WTF exactly are they addicted to?
I'm going to make a prediction: there are not enough 'serious phone addicts' for any phone company in the world to worry about. Ever.
'serious phone addicts' . I'm still shaking my head over that one.
You seem to be having some trouble with reality. Here, drink this and step into my field :-)
Before Steve Jobs, the phone was not smart.
The iPod hasn't been out for 10 years. Stop trying to rewrite history.
By the time the Beatles' catalogue makes it to iTunes, they will have broken up.
>>> Since she and my wife are Eclectic Pagans,
:-)
You know, I'm considering converting just because that has got to be the coolest name for a religion ever invented.
I might change it slightly. I'd like to be known as an "electric Pagan".
>>>It seems to me that the only thing keeping parents from teaching their children to think critically is a desire to maintain control and avoid being questioned. Much as I respect my own parents, these are the reasons I never learned to think very critically (in public school, even) until I went to college. Once I started looking at the faith I was raised with (Catholicism), I started finding issue with it. It was a long time before I decided to face these issues, but I did. The result is my current status as an atheist.
It all sounds so familiar...
It is a statement of the beliefs of the Catholic Church, then and now. It has not been superseded.
It may not be a part of the Bible, but it is a summary of the beliefs of the adherents. The Catholic Church is still waiting for the Second Coming.
If this is not the case, then it should be shouted from the roof of St Peter's Basilica by the Pope in order to clear up any confusion, because an awful lot of Catholics believe this to be the case.
So, let us all know how that works out. Post pics, maybe.
Works in Word, but I suppose that stands to reason.
Help key doesn't do anything either.
Speaking as a man who often has scruffy shoes, I have just had a revelation. Besides you (Amilianna), it is all about the shoes. I'm not talking about dressing fo' da chix dat dig da shooz and da car an' da wallet, but just everyday dressing.
My boots get a little shabby from time-to-time (hey, I ride with them on the motorbike. And I hate polishing) and the only people to EVER say anything to me have been women. Even one of the dykes said something. Several times! And I should take more notice if my wife says my boots look like crap...
While I'm not aiming for management (too much like hard work), I think this has been a useful (if one-sided) conversation.
Good shoes. Matching belt.
Just wish I could find more non-leather things that look good...
I'm not wearing a tie, though. Been there, done that, feels like choking.