On national TV channels here, there is one particular science program, in which a pair of presenters demonstrate things like Venturi and Coanda effects, basic electromagnetic forces and the like, with simple, demonstrative experiments. What is most important though is not what they show, but how they show it. They follow a protocol, and get experimental results that confirm (or sometimes infirm) the expected theory. They discuss the results simply and rationally and then apply the theory to the real world.
This scientific method is what matters most IMHO. In arguments and debates I too often see people fail to grasp simple logic or make fallacious reasonings. To the point they sometimes contradict themselves without noticing, and pointing out their contradictions only makes them angry.
A real Science channel should teach such a method, and not just broadcast news and documentaries from the Science World.
IIRC the PowerPC architecture doesn't have "endian modes", it instead has specific instructions such as Load and Store in both endian modes.
That means MS has been FUD'ing on their reasons to stop VirtualPC.
Both films show people dying, blood, explosions sending people and animals flying around, gigantic wild creatures charging madly at humans...
Since that's how the MPAA rates movies, yes, both are "adult". But I always considered Nausicaa to be more a mature work than Princess Mononoke because of its themes. YMMV
Although I would generally agree with you on subs V.S. dubs, Porco Rosso is the one shining exception to this rule.
It was released in VHS and DVD here in France years ago before its distribution was halted for some insane and unfathomable copyright issues. It was a fantastic dub, with Jean Reno, no less, as Porco's voice. Its quality was actually higher than the original ! Dubbing was made by The Dubbing Brothers, who also made the dub for Laputa - Castle in the Sky, though that one was nowhere near as nicely made.
Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind (Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa) is my favorite Miyazaki animated film. It is based off the identically-named comics, also done by Miyazaki.
It is probably Hayao's most "adult" work. It explores themes such as science without a conscience, the absurdity of war, and the relationships we have with our planet.
This film was released in the US and Europe in the 80s, but it was edited senseless by the licensee, which made Miyazaki mad. The title was changed to "Warriors of the wind" and every single meaningful scene was cut, turning the whole thing in a bad and violent action animated flick. Do NOT see it, for the sake of the original work.
The rights that the licensee has on the film are to expire next year, which is why Miyazaki will re-release it.
We citizens of the future aren't wearing conformist jumpsuits, living in utilitarian high-rises, or getting our food in the form of dreary-looking pills. On the contrary, we are demanding and creating a stimulating, diverse, and strikingly well-designed world. We like our vacuum cleaners and mobile phones to sparkle, our backpacks and laptops to express our personalities.
Instead of wearing jumpsuits we're expected to wear suits at work, we (at least here in Europe) often live in dull high-rises, and we're getting our food in cans or frozen plastic bags instead of pills. The Sci-Fi authors were just slightly wrong about the form that our perpetual search for efficiency would take, they were right about the fundamentals.
For example, french cuisine is dying. It is a culinar form of aesthetics, yet it is failing in our supposed "Age of Aesthetics". Why ? Because it is not adapted to our modern lives. No one can afford to spend a couple hours shopping for ingredients then an additional hour cooking.
Now is not the Age of Aesthetics, we buy cans and frozen bags of food because they're efficient even though they taste terrible, because they're adapted to our perpetual lack of time or laziness/fatigue induced from unnatural rythms of life. They're efficient, we all have the few tools needed to cook with them, and the set of skills required to use them is easily acquired.
Now if we were to talk of Japan I would agree, but the other developed countries value efficiency much, much more than aesthetics.
Programming style is debated endlessly and many of us lust after Apple hardware which can command a premium price in part because of its styling.
My choice of Apple computers has more to do with the excellent ergonomics of both their machines and their software, than with their aesthetics.
Ergonomics tend to be assimilated a bit too quickly with aesthetics, because both are design qualities, but they are valued differently, at least in my eye.
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CDs ripped with iTunes in AAC are not protected. Yet ?
On national TV channels here, there is one particular science program, in which a pair of presenters demonstrate things like Venturi and Coanda effects, basic electromagnetic forces and the like, with simple, demonstrative experiments. What is most important though is not what they show, but how they show it. They follow a protocol, and get experimental results that confirm (or sometimes infirm) the expected theory. They discuss the results simply and rationally and then apply the theory to the real world.
This scientific method is what matters most IMHO. In arguments and debates I too often see people fail to grasp simple logic or make fallacious reasonings. To the point they sometimes contradict themselves without noticing, and pointing out their contradictions only makes them angry.
A real Science channel should teach such a method, and not just broadcast news and documentaries from the Science World.
IIRC the PowerPC architecture doesn't have "endian modes", it instead has specific instructions such as Load and Store in both endian modes. That means MS has been FUD'ing on their reasons to stop VirtualPC.
Both films show people dying, blood, explosions sending people and animals flying around, gigantic wild creatures charging madly at humans...
Since that's how the MPAA rates movies, yes, both are "adult". But I always considered Nausicaa to be more a mature work than Princess Mononoke because of its themes. YMMV
Although I would generally agree with you on subs V.S. dubs, Porco Rosso is the one shining exception to this rule.
It was released in VHS and DVD here in France years ago before its distribution was halted for some insane and unfathomable copyright issues. It was a fantastic dub, with Jean Reno, no less, as Porco's voice. Its quality was actually higher than the original ! Dubbing was made by The Dubbing Brothers, who also made the dub for Laputa - Castle in the Sky, though that one was nowhere near as nicely made.
Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind (Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa) is my favorite Miyazaki animated film. It is based off the identically-named comics, also done by Miyazaki.
It is probably Hayao's most "adult" work. It explores themes such as science without a conscience, the absurdity of war, and the relationships we have with our planet.
This film was released in the US and Europe in the 80s, but it was edited senseless by the licensee, which made Miyazaki mad. The title was changed to "Warriors of the wind" and every single meaningful scene was cut, turning the whole thing in a bad and violent action animated flick. Do NOT see it, for the sake of the original work.
The rights that the licensee has on the film are to expire next year, which is why Miyazaki will re-release it.
According to the VTech press release, Big Mac runs MacOS X, probably version 10.2.8. Maybe they'd get a boost by upgrading to Panther in a few days ?
Most clueless computer users will just format & reinstall if something breaks badly. As per previous answer, back to the drawing board.
Wrong ! Every support tech will tell you users don't think. At all.
The 8th of October limit applies to the shipping date of your Mac.