Surely you're not speaking ill of Family Guy? In my book, that's the most ridiculously funny show on TV today. It does have a certain style that you just have to dig in order to like the show, though.
http://www.aliaswavefront.com/freemaya. This looks too, too cool. A free, non-crippled version of Maya for home use. You can't use it in any commercial setting, and there will be a maya watermark in the videos it produces, but even so, to have such an amazing app available for free is something truly awesome.
(I'm not sure at all of the platforms supported, though... I'm keeping my fingers crossed.)
Ya, software development is hard. Someone tell the damn marketing department at 3D Realms that, because I remember seeing magazine ads for Duke Nukem Forever (wired's #1 vaporware), when according to the CEO, they havent even begun to think about a release date, four years after the game was announced! How can it possibly live up to the expectations it has amassed?
My take on the Vaporware awards is this: they're not so much making fun of late software (because as you said, it is hard to do) but they're making fun of companies that stand on the highest peak, releasing one press release after another, shoutting out how earth-shattering their product is going to be, while not having anything remotely complete to ship.
You don't see, for example, iD doing that. "When it's done" has always been their release date, and they don't go nuts bragging about the next game years before hand.
1) doing something for the sole reason of attracting the 12 year old girl market, or
2) letting anyone with some clout be in the film, just because they're famous (which is also what happened with Sam Jackson).
Pick one.
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Can you name any other reason that he might have to put NSync in one of his movies? I can't.
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It's not the logistics of their appearance, it's the reason that Lucas would put them in the movie: namely, so it will connect with a market that's not exactly taken with the whole Star Wars thang. Now, girls that would never pay to see anything like Star wars will do so to catch a glimpse of Justin, or Fag-wad, or whatever their names are.
That's pretty fucking low, if you ask me. The market, and in fact the bottom line, has become a greater influence to Lucas' decisions than his creativity. Dis-fucking-gusting.
It seems every time I turn around, I see a new magazine or web site running a "Best XXX" award ceremony. What's the deal?
To quote the Wolf from Pulp Fiction: "Let's not start sucking each other's dicks just yet." There's still a LONG way to go before I recommend desktop Linux to any regular PC user.
Well, The Screensavers is not a show for techies, it's a show for the average PC/Mac user. They usually go through the most simple of steps in great detail, probably so that normal users don't get frustrated and change the channel.
Is anyone else tired of/. posting every single console hardware review? It doesnt really matter anyway, how many polygons each machine can pump.
Games matter. Instead of wasting time, I suggest you go to www.gamespot.com and take a good long look at the list(s) of games of each console, read the unbiased reviews, stare at pictures and movies, and then decide which console is coolest.
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Nice Freudian slip. (Or maybe it was on purpose?)
;)
They chose a platypus? Seriously, are all other animals taken, or what? The end result looks way to Duck Tales to be taken seriously.
Surely you're not speaking ill of Family Guy? In my book, that's the most ridiculously funny show on TV today. It does have a certain style that you just have to dig in order to like the show, though.
Damn you for linking to everything2! I'll be clicking around there for 4 hours now.
http://www.aliaswavefront.com/freemaya. This looks too, too cool. A free, non-crippled version of Maya for home use. You can't use it in any commercial setting, and there will be a maya watermark in the videos it produces, but even so, to have such an amazing app available for free is something truly awesome.
(I'm not sure at all of the platforms supported, though... I'm keeping my fingers crossed.)
but I'm reminded of a joke:
Q. What does toilet paper have in common with the star ship Enterprise?
A. The both go around Uranus picking up Klingons.
it probably contains an abnormally large amount of vulgarity, nudity, and monsters. perhaps even vulgar nude monsters.
Where do I sign?!
Ya, software development is hard. Someone tell the damn marketing department at 3D Realms that, because I remember seeing magazine ads for Duke Nukem Forever (wired's #1 vaporware), when according to the CEO, they havent even begun to think about a release date, four years after the game was announced! How can it possibly live up to the expectations it has amassed?
My take on the Vaporware awards is this: they're not so much making fun of late software (because as you said, it is hard to do) but they're making fun of companies that stand on the highest peak, releasing one press release after another, shoutting out how earth-shattering their product is going to be, while not having anything remotely complete to ship.
You don't see, for example, iD doing that. "When it's done" has always been their release date, and they don't go nuts bragging about the next game years before hand.
Has anyone in the fan club been able to determine what, if anything, the TK or the 421 mean?
In twenty years, there will be a page similar to this, but the top 10 will be a little different, as Lucas daughters make more casting requests:
10. Jay Leno
9. George Clooney
8. Penelope Cruz
7. John Travolta
6. Brittney Spears
5. Backstreet Boys
4. O-Town
3. Carson Daily
2. Snoop Dogg
1. NSync
More importantly, can it work down my wang?
George Lucas gave up his integrity for:
1) doing something for the sole reason of attracting the 12 year old girl market, or
2) letting anyone with some clout be in the film, just because they're famous (which is also what happened with Sam Jackson).
Pick one.
Can you name any other reason that he might have to put NSync in one of his movies? I can't.
It's not the logistics of their appearance, it's the reason that Lucas would put them in the movie: namely, so it will connect with a market that's not exactly taken with the whole Star Wars thang. Now, girls that would never pay to see anything like Star wars will do so to catch a glimpse of Justin, or Fag-wad, or whatever their names are.
That's pretty fucking low, if you ask me. The market, and in fact the bottom line, has become a greater influence to Lucas' decisions than his creativity. Dis-fucking-gusting.
This might just be the smartest, wittiest comment I've ever read.
www.vim.org is cool and all, but check out vim.sf.net for a site with all kinds of Vim resources and docs.
Bram Moolenaar studied electrical engineering at the Technical University of Delft and graduated in 1985 on a multi-processor Unix architecture.
Could the school not afford a proper stage for the ceremony?
You call vim this horrid piece of software but earlier you said It took me several years to actually learn to use Vi(m).
A) Do you always spend "years" learning software you don't like?
B) Does your "learning" curve always hit a brick wall at the very first few commands that anyone else acquires in minutes?
Thank god I've got Ginger.
When the only thing good in your life is a two-wheeled scooter, you know you're miserable.
It seems every time I turn around, I see a new magazine or web site running a "Best XXX" award ceremony. What's the deal?
To quote the Wolf from Pulp Fiction: "Let's not start sucking each other's dicks just yet." There's still a LONG way to go before I recommend desktop Linux to any regular PC user.
I'm starting to really dislike that Dell guy.
Well, The Screensavers is not a show for techies, it's a show for the average PC/Mac user. They usually go through the most simple of steps in great detail, probably so that normal users don't get frustrated and change the channel.
That's an interesting method. Here's another that I prefer:
1) Take 'Natalie Imbruglia - White Lillies Island' CD.
2) Fasten the disc to your car's bumper with a chain.
3) Drive around until there's nothing left but the chain.
S.Monkey Ball and Smash Bros. are why I had to buy extra controllers. :)
:)
No wonder the GC can lay claim to the "best reason to have friends" award.
(Don't count out the PS2, though. There are a few PS2 exclusive titles that you really should play.)
Is anyone else tired of /. posting every single console hardware review? It doesnt really matter anyway, how many polygons each machine can pump.
Games matter. Instead of wasting time, I suggest you go to www.gamespot.com and take a good long look at the list(s) of games of each console, read the unbiased reviews, stare at pictures and movies, and then decide which console is coolest.