Yes. However this data will be surrendered to authorities conducting a criminal investigation. Case in point: There was a case earlier this year that involved a criminal doing business using a payphone with an AT&T calling card. AT&T was able to track the point-of-sale of the calling card to a particular Wal-Mart (months after the sale). Walmart used the barcode provided by AT&T to get a time and date (and register) of purchase. Wal-Mart then hits its massive security camera archive to see our suspected felon purchasing the card. He was Id'd and apprehended within a week.
Californian prisons are now getting full of people who's "third strike" is stuff like vandalism, or muttering threats, or simple posession of marijuana.
IIRC, CA's three strikes law doesn't mandate a 25-year-to-life sentence, but it makes them eligible for it. It is, in fact, the judge who makes the call.
The teaser will also be on several tv channels tonight, opening w/ The Incredibles tomorrow, available for free download on starwars.com on monday, and is already on just about every torrent p2p and newsgroup out there.
If anything, it's lucasfilm giving a little bit of priority to those who spent the $40 (ouch) for the Hyperspace/fan club subscription. If I spent that much, I'd expect a little 'special' treatment.
Sad... The crappy british tabloid that mentioned the "Lava Surfing" (and the *only* source to mention this) is the same one that leaked the title "Birth of the Empire". How's that for credibility?? I would think that slashdotters would be more savvy to believe every crappy rumor they read on the Internet. I bet you believe the Yoda Farting one too.
IMHO, if you're disappointed with the trailer, you've gotta be either comatose or have no business calling yourself a fan. There are plenty of things in it that even "prequel haters" will appreciate.
Brodie : Hey, look at that ring. What is that?
Jared Svenning : That is, um, my Junior College class ring. Cum Laude, '69.
Brodie : I also hope to cum loud one day, preferably in a 69.
Ehm... Lucas didn't have anything to do with Pixar. Pixar was formed by John Lassiter, ex-Disney animator, and Steve Jobs came on board to handle it company-wise, I think.
Dammit, I keep promising not to respond to AC's. Oh well...
On the contrary, Lucas' original inspiration for SW, and later Indiana Jones were the Saturday afternoon serials he grew up with. A well done SW TV series could harken back to the classic sci-fi/western/adventure cliffhangers of the 50's. With all the pointless "reality TV" shit that the media demogaugs are cramming down our throat, having some escapist adventure once a week would be a fine alternative.
Can he pull it off? Absolutely. Whine about GL all you want; you can not deny the fact that he and the team he personally assembled single handedly changed movies and fimmaking forever. THX, Pixar, ILM - all creations of the flannelled one. If he surrounds himself with the right talent, and maintains a level of quality control, it could be quite successful, and we can avoid a redux of the Holiday Special.
Star Wars is ubiquitous to every single form of media except television. It only seems to be the next logical step after the prequels are finished. What Lucas needs to keep in mind is when to let it go. The idea is to stop when you see the shark you're about to jump.
I'm sure there are judges out there who hand out court orders like cracker jack prizes
By "court order", I assume you are referring to search warrants. Yes, it is *very* easy for a cop to get one. However, in order for a warrant to be valid, the burden of probable cause must be met. The kind of "gung-ho, every warrant gets signed" judge you are referring to is the kind that defense attorneys love. During criminal proceedings, a defendant has the right to challenge the legality of any warrant issued against him. If there wasn't sufficient probable cause to issue the warrant,or if the cop oversteps the power that the warrant provides, it becomes invalid. That means that any evidence gathered under that warrant is inadmissable - it is the Fruit of the Poisoned tree. Entire cases have been thrown out because of sloppy search warrants. Look at what happened to R. Kelly in Florida.
That's the whole point. When a cop gets a court order or a warrant you have judicial oversight, as well as a publicly available paper trail. Allow unwarranted (and secret) searches and siezures like the PA did, and not only are you removing a crucial check & balance, but you are effectively pissing on the Constitution.
Options are a good idea because (a) they're fair, and (b) they work.
Options were part of my compensation when I first started my current job back in '99. We went IPO in Spring '00. About a dozen of the higher-ups became millionares at the opening bell. At the height, my options weren't worth anywhere near millions, but it was fair chunk o' change for a 1-year-out-of-college grunt. Unfortunately, I wasn't vested, so I couldn't excercise any of my options...
I just reached my 5-year anniversary, and my initial option grant is now fully vested. It is also fully worthless. After being delisted from NASDAQ, even if I could find someone OTC to buy, the share value is but a fraction of my excercise price. Now I do know people who worked for larger companies who have made, and continue to make, a decent return on their option grants. It is a great incentive to both keep the employee productive (his production has an impact on the stock price) and loyal (encourage him to stay with long vesting periods). But there are just as many of us "survivors" who took a lower salary with option grants who got burnt on the deal.
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Yes. However this data will be surrendered to authorities conducting a criminal investigation. Case in point: There was a case earlier this year that involved a criminal doing business using a payphone with an AT&T calling card. AT&T was able to track the point-of-sale of the calling card to a particular Wal-Mart (months after the sale). Walmart used the barcode provided by AT&T to get a time and date (and register) of purchase. Wal-Mart then hits its massive security camera archive to see our suspected felon purchasing the card. He was Id'd and apprehended within a week.
If you don't like tabbed browsing, don't hit CTRL-T to open a new window. It's really that simple.
I don't know why, but somehow that struck me as one of the most profound things I've read in a long time. :) I wish I had mod points for ya!
IIRC, CA's three strikes law doesn't mandate a 25-year-to-life sentence, but it makes them eligible for it. It is, in fact, the judge who makes the call.
If anything, it's lucasfilm giving a little bit of priority to those who spent the $40 (ouch) for the Hyperspace/fan club subscription. If I spent that much, I'd expect a little 'special' treatment.
A better question is "why do you keep bitching about it"? If you don't like the prequels, don't fricking watch them.
IMHO, if you're disappointed with the trailer, you've gotta be either comatose or have no business calling yourself a fan. There are plenty of things in it that even "prequel haters" will appreciate.
to welcome China to the mid 20th century.
Sorry, couldn't resist :P
But we'll vote for a "Newt", two "Bush"es, a "Dick", and when the votes are counted, we'll let them appoint a "Colon".
... we can take this new car, pack up our GPS, laptop, and Pringles can and go piss off some Scottsdale snobs.
So what do we have in common with the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea??
Jared Svenning : That is, um, my Junior College class ring. Cum Laude, '69.
Brodie : I also hope to cum loud one day, preferably in a 69.
The "no support for primitives" argument is pretty much a moot point now that we have autoboxing.
Yes, he did so well with the Young Indiana Jones series that it only took 28 episodes to win ten Emmy Awards.
Dammit, I keep promising not to respond to AC's. Oh well...
BZZZZZZZT!!! WRONG! Pixar started out as the computer animation division of Lucasfilm. Steve Jobs came on board after he bought Pixar from Lucas
Ever hear of Indiana Jones???
Jesus George. You can read this shit, but you can't say it!
Can he pull it off? Absolutely. Whine about GL all you want; you can not deny the fact that he and the team he personally assembled single handedly changed movies and fimmaking forever. THX, Pixar, ILM - all creations of the flannelled one. If he surrounds himself with the right talent, and maintains a level of quality control, it could be quite successful, and we can avoid a redux of the Holiday Special.
Star Wars is ubiquitous to every single form of media except television. It only seems to be the next logical step after the prequels are finished. What Lucas needs to keep in mind is when to let it go. The idea is to stop when you see the shark you're about to jump.
By "court order", I assume you are referring to search warrants. Yes, it is *very* easy for a cop to get one. However, in order for a warrant to be valid, the burden of probable cause must be met. The kind of "gung-ho, every warrant gets signed" judge you are referring to is the kind that defense attorneys love. During criminal proceedings, a defendant has the right to challenge the legality of any warrant issued against him. If there wasn't sufficient probable cause to issue the warrant,or if the cop oversteps the power that the warrant provides, it becomes invalid. That means that any evidence gathered under that warrant is inadmissable - it is the Fruit of the Poisoned tree. Entire cases have been thrown out because of sloppy search warrants. Look at what happened to R. Kelly in Florida.
That's the whole point. When a cop gets a court order or a warrant you have judicial oversight, as well as a publicly available paper trail. Allow unwarranted (and secret) searches and siezures like the PA did, and not only are you removing a crucial check & balance, but you are effectively pissing on the Constitution.
Very relevant to this discussion.
Very sound advice. However, I unfortunately don't have the 75 years your grandmother had. My options expire in another 5. :p
Options were part of my compensation when I first started my current job back in '99. We went IPO in Spring '00. About a dozen of the higher-ups became millionares at the opening bell. At the height, my options weren't worth anywhere near millions, but it was fair chunk o' change for a 1-year-out-of-college grunt. Unfortunately, I wasn't vested, so I couldn't excercise any of my options...
I just reached my 5-year anniversary, and my initial option grant is now fully vested. It is also fully worthless. After being delisted from NASDAQ, even if I could find someone OTC to buy, the share value is but a fraction of my excercise price. Now I do know people who worked for larger companies who have made, and continue to make, a decent return on their option grants. It is a great incentive to both keep the employee productive (his production has an impact on the stock price) and loyal (encourage him to stay with long vesting periods). But there are just as many of us "survivors" who took a lower salary with option grants who got burnt on the deal.
Racist! Racist! Racist!
If everyone else can shout it for stoopid reasons, why can't I??