Some officers don't just abuse their position, they seem to think they're the law and can do anything they want, including hurting people for no good reason.
Why would the movie lose hype because it takes longer to release? The real-word hype comes from their own marketing. If they're too dumb and start marketing the movie 6 months before it's done (including all the dubbed versions) then it's also their own fault.
Also I'm not sure your "little money from foreign markets" is accurate. I'd be curious to know how much is made from the english version vs all the other dubbed versions combined. The difference certainly shouldn't be "a little".
I don't know about their inkjet printers, but so far my twoe HP laser printers have been working flawlessly since I bought them 3 and 4 years ago, respectively.
My former employer also had an HP laser printer, that thing smelled like a dying motorcycle engine and yet it still printed without problems.
If you want to see problematic inkjet printers, try Epson. They work fine if you print all the time, but if you stop printing for a week or so the heads are pretty much clogged.
assholes who come for air conditioning only and take out their laptop or other work and shuffle papers and other objects
While I have seen almost every type of asshole on your list, I must say that I find it hard to believe that someone would pay for a movie ticket to actually work on their laptop while in the theater.
First of all, with all their "no pirates allowed" paranoia the theaters wouldn't let someone enter with their laptop.
Second, aren't all shopping malls equipped with air conditioning? They could sit on a bench and work there, for free.
If you have indeed seen such a thing, then that person was not only an asshole, but also an idiot.
I've read anecdotal stories from other slashdot members about SecuROM screwing their systems, they couldn't rip music CDs with iTunes, others couldn't burn DVDs correctly, etc.
The use of SecuROM is very controversial. It installs a shell extension that prevents Windows Explorer from deleting 16-bit executables. [...] It can cause computer problems and people sometimes use cracked (cleaned up) executables on their original and legally purchased software that use SecuROM to avoid its effects.
SecuROM 7.x, if run under a non-admin user account, installs its own service called UAService7.exe, which works in ring 3 of the computer's operating system.
nothing gives Apple the right to tell me, the consumer, what hardware I am required to run their operating system on.
That's a very dangerous thing to say, especially if laws get passed with that kind of wording.
Next we'll be able to sue all hardware and software manufacturers. How dare Microsoft to tell me I need an Xbox 360 to run Halo 3! I'll take them to court to force them to make Halo 3 for my Nintendo Wii!
From a lawyer's point of view, there probably wouldn't be any difference between the two cases.
Slashdot Mirror
Better than throwing chairs at the wall.
FOX NEWSWIRE --- Slashdot poster gets ashamed by linking to FOX NEWS.
A slashdotter taking part in a discussion about the police using YouTube to shame pranksters got ashamed today by linking to a FOX NEWS story.
The slashdotter later said "I'm soooo sorry guys, I should've known better than to link to FOX NEWS. That'll teach me."
The slashdotter went on to say "I should've linked to The New York Times instead. I'm sorry."
The slashdotter is also hoping his apology will receive a "score of 5, funny", whatever that means.
Some officers don't just abuse their position, they seem to think they're the law and can do anything they want, including hurting people for no good reason.
NYPD Officer Stripped of Badge After YouTube Video Shows Cyclist Shove:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,392901,00.html
What about Mr Radar?
Mod AC up as informative please.
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Why would the movie lose hype because it takes longer to release? The real-word hype comes from their own marketing. If they're too dumb and start marketing the movie 6 months before it's done (including all the dubbed versions) then it's also their own fault.
Also I'm not sure your "little money from foreign markets" is accurate. I'd be curious to know how much is made from the english version vs all the other dubbed versions combined. The difference certainly shouldn't be "a little".
No thanks, I'll wait for the Wall-E model.
So what? If huge companies like that can't figure out that they have to dub the movies into other languages BEFORE the release, it's not my problem.
The movie is done shooting and editing? Good. Translate first, then release it world-wide.
It's not rocket surgery.
I'll have to go check but I don't think public libraries around here have DVDs, especially not blockbuster movies.
I don't know about their inkjet printers, but so far my twoe HP laser printers have been working flawlessly since I bought them 3 and 4 years ago, respectively.
My former employer also had an HP laser printer, that thing smelled like a dying motorcycle engine and yet it still printed without problems.
If you want to see problematic inkjet printers, try Epson. They work fine if you print all the time, but if you stop printing for a week or so the heads are pretty much clogged.
While I have seen almost every type of asshole on your list, I must say that I find it hard to believe that someone would pay for a movie ticket to actually work on their laptop while in the theater.
First of all, with all their "no pirates allowed" paranoia the theaters wouldn't let someone enter with their laptop.
Second, aren't all shopping malls equipped with air conditioning? They could sit on a bench and work there, for free.
If you have indeed seen such a thing, then that person was not only an asshole, but also an idiot.
The Internet is worldwide. All audio/visual medias can be transfered via the internet.
Update your business model and do world-wide releases.
Marketspeak: you'll have more chance of ripping off people this way, especially on the opening weekend.
Carter! I CAN SEE MY HOUSE! - Jack O'neil
Funniest SG-1 moment ever.
Is Professor Farnsworth born yet?
After all, they already had asteroid-blasting spaceships in the late 70's.
It makes the music sound like crap.
A 1080p HDTV is 1920x1080 and the GameBoy is 160x144. That means each GameBoy pixel would be displayed on the HDTV as a 12x7.5 pixels block.
I don't know about you, but having anti-aliased pixels would piss me off!
You forgot to mention holodecks, time travel and alternate universes.
Oh, and have the Borg assimilate it all just to mess things up a bit.
Leave Chocolate Rain alone! Leave him alooone!
I've read anecdotal stories from other slashdot members about SecuROM screwing their systems, they couldn't rip music CDs with iTunes, others couldn't burn DVDs correctly, etc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SecuROM:
The use of SecuROM is very controversial. It installs a shell extension that prevents Windows Explorer from deleting 16-bit executables. [...] It can cause computer problems and people sometimes use cracked (cleaned up) executables on their original and legally purchased software that use SecuROM to avoid its effects.
SecuROM 7.x, if run under a non-admin user account, installs its own service called UAService7.exe, which works in ring 3 of the computer's operating system.
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See also "Sony Rookit".
Wouldn't that be "Tron no-no-no-no-no-no-yes-no"?
That's a very dangerous thing to say, especially if laws get passed with that kind of wording.
Next we'll be able to sue all hardware and software manufacturers. How dare Microsoft to tell me I need an Xbox 360 to run Halo 3! I'll take them to court to force them to make Halo 3 for my Nintendo Wii!
From a lawyer's point of view, there probably wouldn't be any difference between the two cases.
Will this thing also install SecuROM like their creature editor?