Somebody out there mentioned "Songs That Were Found On A Mix Tape In Josh's Car, No, Really". wtf is this spoo?....
I read about movie theaters having trouble with moviegoers losing their lunch during the movie. Are there any particular high-hurl scenes? I have not seen this movie yet. I will, though, and will keep the scenes in mind, so I can make sure I'm not in front of someone....
BWP vs. The Shining. Can this comparison be made?....
I've blatantly ignored the hype. Has anyone been talking Oscar, or is Private Ryan going to get an honorary second year of eligibility?....
El Mariachi absolutely kicked ass. Pick it up on DVD if you haven't already....
Hype, Hype, Hype, the studios thought they were free and clear after Phantom Menace got jar-jar'ed and Hasbro'ed, and then they _all_ got their asses kicked by an Original Idea and improv....
You don't make money if you don't have a large audience. I do recall that BWP was second to Pretty Woman Regurgitated, er, Runaway Bride, mainly because RB ran on 3 times the screens. Which may mean this movie will probably make some big $$$ on video. Maybe they'll spend another $5k and shoot a body-discovery scene?
I guess the real shocker here (for the studios, anyway) is that the net can be used by indie producers to establish a customer base, which can then be used to help sell the movie to distributors/studios, in order to get more screentime. I guess this is similar to comic, book, and screenplay adaptations, except that the original product is the movie (and story) itself....WHAT A CONCEPT! Use the net to market a "hard good", rather than generate ad revenue.
So now they're authorizing a whole generation of head-up-the-ass holy rolling spam crusaders. That is to say, if they actually have the needed electricity, and if Internet access isn't censored out there.
Basically, It looks like this BOE ruling removes from the "home-school" movement a responsibility to teach, and replaces it with a license to create as many falsely-pious crusaders as the state can spit out. I love the idea of home-schooling, but if the children aren't required to learn the fundamentals of scientific theory, there's no point to it.
Actions like this will serve to promote two forces (A) fundamentalist expansion to other states, and (B)motions to reject home-schooling altogether, as a violation of SoCS.
For an irresponsible action like this, the offending members need to be replaced, and prevented from holding further public office. I hope the governor out there fires every one of those bible-thumping fiefholders.
Seriously, I like to use text replacement to remove some of the obfuscation, by replacing certain "defined terms" with some of their definitions....Here's the UCITA definitions of "information", "computer", and "electronic" (Section 102):
(37) "Information" means data, text, images, sounds, mask works, or computer program, including collections or compilations thereof.
(10) "Computer" means an electronic device that accepts information in digital or similar form and manipulates it for a specific result based on a sequence of instructions.
(27) "Electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, or electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.
Replace the terms with other words that (A) meet the criteria of the definition, and (B) aren't so generic. Thus, the word "computer" can become things like "integrated circuit," "cell phone," "monitor," "television," "printer", or "keyboard". Now here's where everybody gets it on the chin...
(13) "Computer program" means a set of statements or instructions to be used directly or indirectly in a computer to bring about a certain result. The term does not include separately identifiable informational content.
Now, I believe this includes, among other things, chip-based instructions. Meaning that a chip designer can add logic to their chips to disable, say, internal caches, if their chips do not detect a certain motherboard/bios/os. and vice-versa, stipulate this in a "license", and not be held accountable. But oh, yeah, it's up to "Market forces" now, to decide. This is where Open Source gets it up the butt.
Actually, it isn't just Open Source, it's Open Anything. Basically, personal computer tech has been open since the first PC clone, to the point that actions to the contrary are viewed as anti-competitive. UCITA gives legal backing for practices that will reverse the tide, and it starts with hardware and firmware. Look out!
...at least trying to. Personal computers, and the internet, are the biggest advances in mass education since the printing press. Think of all the changes that have happened since the invention of the printed page. We're looking at that type of paradigm shift. As a result, current institutions are opposed to the changes provided by the tech industries produced from the shift, because these industries move "power" from the current institutions to individuals and newer institutions.
It isn't just the internet, either. I mean, the personal income tax as a tool of wealth distribution has been obsolete since the invention of the mail-order catalog, the limited-access highway, and now the computer mo-dem (hyphenated for non/.-ers) .
At least in the U.S., we have a semi-fighting chance. I say semi-, for obvious reasons. Basically, it boils down to a situation where we either vote for candidates who will support the new paradigm, or run for office ourselves. And btw, we have to (a) have lots of kids, (b) raise and educate the kids by ourselves, to try to catch up with the ignorant masses.
I've run out of rant, for now.:) I'll have to finish this off later.
Since Atlanta's got about the worst traffic on the planet (outside of the Beltway:), I think this stuff can apply not just to infrastructure, but also to driving skills. Since I've located myself to drive against traffic, I don't get to play with the ideas very often. But, I've noticed a few things: (A) When traffic is stopped, people like to wait for the car ahead of them to move up a few lengths before they go. I think this is a function of braking distance and experience with driving the particular car. (B) If I wait for a shorter time period, leaving a smaller gap, the person behind me waits longer, so the total gap reduction (and speed increase) is reduced, if not negated. This indicates the driver behind me is also watching the car in front of me. From the point of view(frame of reference?) of the driver behind me, he's "pacing the traffic". From the PoV of the driver behind _him_, he's stalling. Kinda wierd, makes me wish I could get a big electromagnet to tow the slacker along.:) (C) For every car '1' moving at speed x, a "terminal point" is created. This "point" is the spot where a car '2', behind '1' and moving toward '1' at speed (y), will touch '1' after time t. t is the measure of time needed for '2' to reach '1's position at '2's current speed. The point slides forward, backwards, and sideways, depending on the relative position, speed, and acceleration of '1' and '2'. I.E., if '2' changes lanes, terminal point '1-2' no longer exists, but a terminal point '2-3' may be created, and terminal points '1-4', '1-5', and so on, may still be in effect. If I look at cars in terms of energy, then I could probably apply this item to a global scale.
I figure that if the above items are near-correct, certain "driving in traffic" subjects can be added or modified to fit a drivers-ed curriculum.
Which won't matter in Georgia, because the drivers-ed program was ditched, and stays ditched, for "cost-reasons".
Since it looks like the Inbreds are going to get UCITA passed in some form or fashion, it might be interesting to take a look at this scenario. Would NSI have an arguable case in a court (that place where the moon is made of cheese and pigs fly by fart power) if UCITA is already in effect? Does UCITA legitimize spam in general, if a customer "agrees" to it?
NSI would have grounds, under UCITA, to disable a domain if a domain owner signed up with spam-blocker, if it is specified in the service agreement (or equivalent) that the customer must go through NSI to end the spammage. Actually, that's a scary damn thought, because it could apply to any electronic service (incl. telcos).
(I read a draft after the/. story, and it's looks like masturbatory verbage to me, which is probably just where those inbred lawyers want it.)
I've asked myself the same bus vs. bike question, while looking at the bus route poster, and took a car, because (a) car is faster, (b) riding a bike will involve being run over by an ignorant soccer mom (SUV) or equally ignorant "yuppie" sales/marketing type(BMW).
It's been said, with varying levels of seriousness, that the Atlanta transit system is meant to move the poor folks to and from their jobs, basically keeping low-rate labor available. The more I look at it, the more I see that statement as less of a joke and more of a description.
(Last I heard, ~20% of Atlanta's 350,000 residents lived in low-income, so maybe Atlanta isn't that different. I haven't heard income statistics for those residents, though; some of them are probably at or below poverty line.)
Someone mentioned $160-200K houses in Atlanta. That's actually Alpharetta, 20+ miles north of Atlanta. Anything inside the Perimeter seem to start at $250, unless there's crime/pollution in the neighborhood, or otherwise detractable situation. Apartments (again, North side), seem to be $900-1200/mo. for a 2BR/2BA.
This is partially conjecture. Y'all Atlanta slashdotters let me know where I'm in leftfield...
The real-estate prices in Atlanta are slightly deceptive, because you cannot live in AMA without a car. Period. I can gripe all day about Atlanta's rapid transit, but to sum up, it's useless. Two and a half train lines, and a spaghetti bus system, all of which extend from downtown outward in spoke fashion. Sounds nice, but the Road is what lines the pockets of the state DOT family, who have no interest in building expensive transit when they can build roads and let the citizens figure out how to get from A to B, while paying taxes on the cars/gas/maint. (the answer is SLOWLY).
From the SV description I see, The main difference is that Atlanta growth is unchecked to the North, East, and West sides, whereas SV has land-use restrictions in place. Still, I consider $90-110K as a minimum for a house. They are running from South and center, like it were a natural boundary.
However, Northside growth is starting to shut down for several reasons...(1) grass roots movement. OK, these folks wouldn't know grass if they tripped in their yard, but you've got a sizeable enough contingent of new residents to put political pressure on the native developers, who are drooling over the possible real-estate fortunes....Example: In the last round of elections, a northern county receiving a lot of this growth elected a "land management" Board of Commisioners to replace the "land development" BoC. So, the lame ducks proceed to rubber-stamp everything they get their hands on. (2) Traffic! For the above reasons, it sucks so bad, we're smogging up every day. That 47 (or 57 ?)mile average daily commute is probably at an average of 20 mph or less, given traffic conditions.
So if construction outward slows down, and moving inward is unpractical, and more companies locate in the north end, we could see property prices crank up a couple of notches. We won't be SV East, but we may have similar effects...
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Somebody out there mentioned "Songs That Were Found On A Mix Tape In Josh's Car, No, Really". wtf is this spoo?....
:)
I read about movie theaters having trouble with moviegoers losing their lunch during the movie. Are there any particular high-hurl scenes? I have not seen this movie yet. I will, though, and will keep the scenes in mind, so I can make sure I'm not in front of someone....
BWP vs. The Shining. Can this comparison be made?....
I've blatantly ignored the hype. Has anyone been talking Oscar, or is Private Ryan going to get an honorary second year of eligibility?....
El Mariachi absolutely kicked ass. Pick it up on DVD if you haven't already....
Hype, Hype, Hype, the studios thought they were free and clear after Phantom Menace got jar-jar'ed and Hasbro'ed, and then they _all_ got their asses kicked by an Original Idea and improv....
You don't make money if you don't have a large audience. I do recall that BWP was second to Pretty Woman Regurgitated, er, Runaway Bride, mainly because RB ran on 3 times the screens. Which may mean this movie will probably make some big $$$ on video. Maybe they'll spend another $5k and shoot a body-discovery scene?
I guess the real shocker here (for the studios, anyway) is that the net can be used by indie producers to establish a customer base, which can then be used to help sell the movie to distributors/studios, in order to get more screentime. I guess this is similar to comic, book, and screenplay adaptations, except that the original product is the movie (and story) itself....WHAT A CONCEPT! Use the net to market a "hard good", rather than generate ad revenue.
Am I out to lunch? why, yes, I am, as of now.
So now they're authorizing a whole generation of head-up-the-ass holy rolling spam crusaders. That is to say, if they actually have the needed electricity, and if Internet access isn't censored out there.
Basically, It looks like this BOE ruling removes from the "home-school" movement a responsibility to teach, and replaces it with a license to create as many falsely-pious crusaders as the state can spit out. I love the idea of home-schooling, but if the children aren't required to learn the fundamentals of scientific theory, there's no point to it.
Actions like this will serve to promote two forces (A) fundamentalist expansion to other states, and (B)motions to reject home-schooling altogether, as a violation of SoCS.
For an irresponsible action like this, the offending members need to be replaced, and prevented from holding further public office. I hope the governor out there fires every one of those bible-thumping fiefholders.
Just the important ones. ;)
Seriously, I wonder if these folks have taken into account the possibilities of sporadically placed street signs.
...or something like that.
Seriously, I like to use text replacement to remove some of the obfuscation, by replacing certain "defined terms" with some of their definitions....Here's the UCITA definitions of "information", "computer", and "electronic" (Section 102):
(37) "Information" means data, text, images, sounds, mask works, or computer program, including collections or compilations thereof.
(10) "Computer" means an electronic device that accepts information in digital or similar form and manipulates it for a specific result based on a sequence of instructions.
(27) "Electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, or electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.
Replace the terms with other words that (A) meet the criteria of the definition, and (B) aren't so generic. Thus, the word "computer" can become things like "integrated circuit," "cell phone," "monitor," "television," "printer", or "keyboard". Now here's where everybody gets it on the chin...(13) "Computer program" means a set of statements or instructions to be used directly or indirectly in a computer to bring about a certain result. The term does not include separately identifiable informational content.
Now, I believe this includes, among other things, chip-based instructions. Meaning that a chip designer can add logic to their chips to disable, say, internal caches, if their chips do not detect a certain motherboard/bios/os. and vice-versa, stipulate this in a "license", and not be held accountable. But oh, yeah, it's up to "Market forces" now, to decide. This is where Open Source gets it up the butt.
Actually, it isn't just Open Source, it's Open Anything. Basically, personal computer tech has been open since the first PC clone, to the point that actions to the contrary are viewed as anti-competitive. UCITA gives legal backing for practices that will reverse the tide, and it starts with hardware and firmware. Look out!
For smaller projects, I've found chickens to be adequate, if more tasty, objects of sacrifice. Wings, anyone? :)
...at least trying to.
/.-ers) .
:) I'll have to finish this off later.
Personal computers, and the internet, are the biggest advances in mass education since the printing press. Think of all the changes that have happened since the invention of the printed page. We're looking at that type of paradigm shift. As a result, current institutions are opposed to the changes provided by the tech industries produced from the shift, because these industries move "power" from the current institutions to individuals and newer institutions.
It isn't just the internet, either. I mean, the personal income tax as a tool of wealth distribution has been obsolete since the invention of the mail-order catalog, the limited-access highway, and now the computer mo-dem (hyphenated for non
At least in the U.S., we have a semi-fighting chance. I say semi-, for obvious reasons.
Basically, it boils down to a situation where we either vote for candidates who will support the new paradigm, or run for office ourselves. And btw, we have to (a) have lots of kids, (b) raise and educate the kids by ourselves, to try to catch up with the ignorant masses.
I've run out of rant, for now.
Since Atlanta's got about the worst traffic on the planet (outside of the Beltway :), I think this stuff can apply not just to infrastructure, but also to driving skills. Since I've located myself to drive against traffic, I don't get to play with the ideas very often. But, I've noticed a few things: :)
(A) When traffic is stopped, people like to wait for the car ahead of them to move up a few lengths before they go. I think this is a function of braking distance and experience with driving the particular car.
(B) If I wait for a shorter time period, leaving a smaller gap, the person behind me waits longer, so the total gap reduction (and speed increase) is reduced, if not negated. This indicates the driver behind me is also watching the car in front of me. From the point of view(frame of reference?) of the driver behind me, he's "pacing the traffic". From the PoV of the driver behind _him_, he's stalling.
Kinda wierd, makes me wish I could get a big electromagnet to tow the slacker along.
(C) For every car '1' moving at speed x, a "terminal point" is created. This "point" is the spot where a car '2', behind '1' and moving toward '1' at speed (y), will touch '1' after time t. t is the measure of time needed for '2' to reach '1's position at '2's current speed. The point slides forward, backwards, and sideways, depending on the relative position, speed, and acceleration of '1' and '2'. I.E., if '2' changes lanes, terminal point '1-2' no longer exists, but a terminal point '2-3' may be created, and terminal points '1-4', '1-5', and so on, may still be in effect. If I look at cars in terms of energy, then I could probably apply this item to a global scale.
I figure that if the above items are near-correct, certain "driving in traffic" subjects can be added or modified to fit a drivers-ed curriculum.
Which won't matter in Georgia, because the drivers-ed program was ditched, and stays ditched, for "cost-reasons".
Since it looks like the Inbreds are going to get UCITA passed in some form or fashion, it might be interesting to take a look at this scenario. Would NSI have an arguable case in a court (that place where the moon is made of cheese and pigs fly by fart power) if UCITA is already in effect?
/. story, and it's looks like masturbatory verbage to me, which is probably just where those inbred lawyers want it.)
Does UCITA legitimize spam in general, if a customer "agrees" to it?
NSI would have grounds, under UCITA, to disable a domain if a domain owner signed up with spam-blocker, if it is specified in the service agreement (or equivalent) that the customer must go through NSI to end the spammage. Actually, that's a scary damn thought, because it could apply to any electronic service (incl. telcos).
(I read a draft after the
I've asked myself the same bus vs. bike question, while looking at the bus route poster, and took a car, because (a) car is faster, (b) riding a bike will involve being run over by an ignorant soccer mom (SUV) or equally ignorant "yuppie" sales/marketing type(BMW).
It's been said, with varying levels of seriousness, that the Atlanta transit system is meant to move the poor folks to and from their jobs, basically keeping low-rate labor available. The more I look at it, the more I see that statement as less of a joke and more of a description.
(AMA=="Atlanta Metro Area")
(Last I heard, ~20% of Atlanta's 350,000 residents lived in low-income, so maybe Atlanta isn't that different. I haven't heard income statistics for those residents, though; some of them are probably at or below poverty line.)
Someone mentioned $160-200K houses in Atlanta. That's actually Alpharetta, 20+ miles north of Atlanta. Anything inside the Perimeter seem to start at $250, unless there's crime/pollution in the neighborhood, or otherwise detractable situation. Apartments (again, North side), seem to be $900-1200/mo. for a 2BR/2BA.
This is partially conjecture. Y'all Atlanta slashdotters let me know where I'm in leftfield...
The real-estate prices in Atlanta are slightly deceptive, because you cannot live in AMA without a car. Period. I can gripe all day about Atlanta's rapid transit, but to sum up, it's useless. Two and a half train lines, and a spaghetti bus system, all of which extend from downtown outward in spoke fashion. Sounds nice, but the Road is what lines the pockets of the state DOT family, who have no interest in building expensive transit when they can build roads and let the citizens figure out how to get from A to B, while paying taxes on the cars/gas/maint. (the answer is SLOWLY).
From the SV description I see, The main difference is that Atlanta growth is unchecked to the North, East, and West sides, whereas SV has land-use restrictions in place. Still, I consider $90-110K as a minimum for a house. They are running from South and center, like it were a natural boundary.
However, Northside growth is starting to shut down for several reasons...(1) grass roots movement. OK, these folks wouldn't know grass if they tripped in their yard, but you've got a sizeable enough contingent of new residents to put political pressure on the native developers, who are drooling over the possible real-estate fortunes....Example: In the last round of elections, a northern county receiving a lot of this growth elected a "land management" Board of Commisioners to replace the "land development" BoC. So, the lame ducks proceed to rubber-stamp everything they get their hands on. (2) Traffic! For the above reasons, it sucks so bad, we're smogging up every day. That 47 (or 57 ?)mile average daily commute is probably at an average of 20 mph or less, given traffic conditions.
So if construction outward slows down, and moving inward is unpractical, and more companies locate in the north end, we could see property prices crank up a couple of notches. We won't be SV East, but we may have similar effects...
Yep, the best way to determine if life was brought to Earth from comet impacts is to spear one, drag it so that it impacts Earth, and study the results. dOh!