Open source calls it: alpha testing Microsoft calls it: 1.0 Google calls it: shhhh... top secret. Apple calls it: unsubstantiated rumors
Open source calls it: beta testing Microsoft calls it: 2.0 Google calls it: beta testing Apple calls it: rumors with possibly some substance to them
Open source calls it: release candidate Microsoft calls it: 3.0 Google calls it: beta testing Apple calls it: copies are circulated to the usual suspects, who eagerly publish reviews describing it as the "most innovating product yet!"
Open source calls it: 1.0 Microsoft calls it: varies. Previous names have included 3.1, 95, 98, 4.0, 5.0 or X. Google calls it: beta testing Apple calls it: released to the market place, Steve Jobs goes on record to say that it is "insanely great".
Open source calls it: 2.0 Microsoft calls it: SP1,2,3... Google calls it: beta testing Apple calls it: a recall
And of course, for all of the versions above: Slashdot puts a writeup on the front page. A million posters call it a Slashvertisement. Somebody quotes CmdrTaco's lame-as-an-iPod comment. Atleast one thread will begin with a Goatse link and will end with a reference to either Adolf Hitler. Robert X. Cringley will claim with a smile that he knew this was coming. Paul Graham will write an article on how it could have been done better with Lisp, but oh well, good job anyways. Linus Torvalds will say nothing. Bill Gates will appear on pictures smiling evily. Steve Jobs will appear on pictures stoned. Maddox will put a writeup on his site involving the item in question and a penis.
"Takes the edge off watching the destruction of the Jedi, it does." "Hmm... I've heard it's quite good... can I try some?" "Do or do not, there is no try. Free, the first one is. Smoke some, you must."
"Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. Suffering leads to ganja. Ganja leads to bad, bad dreams, man..."
"That boy is our last hope" "No. There is another." "Oh yeah, Leia, almost forgot. How is she, by the way?" "Oh, Leia, right. Talking about pot, I thought. Spare tin in cave, I have. Growing faint, you are. Right back, I'll come. Ta ta."
1. Speaking of Jedi inconsistencies, Yoda indicates that Qui Gon has achieved an ability unique, or at least highly unusual for a Jedi - he learned to commune with the living through The Force. Clearly he's going to teach this ability to Yoda and ObiWan over the next 16 years; so how in blazes does Anakin manage to show up for the group photo at the end of RoTJ? I was wondering about this too when I came out of the theatre. The answer (I think) is that Qui-Gonn had to do-the-ghost-thing to teach Yoda the trick in the first place. So, once you're dead, if you're smart, you can figure it out - and in the ways of the force, Anakin is really, really smart.
Of course, that doesn't explain why a ghost army of Jedi doesn't turn up at Yendor just to fuck with the Stormtrooper's minds, but eh.
2. "Hiding in plain sight" doesn't pass the laugh test. Agreed. I guess they were hoping that Vader would not realise he had children. Still, they'd better be hoping he never visits the in-laws...
3. Did Windu just grab some trainees from the cafeteria to arrest the Dark Lord of the Sith? This must go into the review unchanged. I mean, wtf? Four Jedi go to confront a possible Dark Lord of the Sith, THREE get chopped up in about ten seconds, and the last one SINGLE-HANDEDLY kicks Imperial butt? Makes no sense.
4. This is demonstrated in ESB when Luke is leaving Dagobah: ObiWan: "That Boy is our last hope" - Yoda: "No, there is another." Yeah, the Special Special edition is going to change to that to: "Good thing we've got a spare, huh, Master?"
5. The ObiWan we've grown to know, even until the very end of the fight on Mustafa would have killed Anakin mercifully. The Obi Wan of the later years, definately. The Obi Wan of the ROTS, maybe, if all Anakin had done was turn to the dark side. I think the death of the younglings (what a funny thing to call Jedi children!), the extermination of the Jedi, the destruction of the Republic, the almost-murder of Padme, and the to-death battle with his own, beloved Padawan took it out of Kenobi. And yet, Padme is the one who dies of the mysterious yet fatal "broken heart"... hmm...
6. Anakin suddenly decided at that point that the Jedi Order was corrupt, despite his years of training and his force-enhanced ability to sort out truth from lies, he didn't mention it Agreed it was rushed, but the way I saw it, right from the moment Anakin rushes to see for himself, he knows what he's going to do, and which way he's going to turn. It felt like he was going against hope: maybe Palpatine wasn't a Dark Lord, after all; maybe Windu would have killed him already. But if it came down to Anakin to make that decision, he knew he would choose the Emperor and Padme. His speech to Padme later on about "they were trying to kill the Councillor, I had no choice..." was, I think, Anakin trying to excuse himself.
Two other things struck me as odd about the movie: 1. Anakin's face (somewhat silly, i know) So he gets horribly mutilated, burnt, etc. and ends up looking like a boiled egg. But he looks like a boiled egg at the end of ROTJ! Did the Emperor's final lightning attack have no effect on him? Look what it did to Mace Windu, after all. Possible explanation: Dark Lord of the Sith, Palpatine, against his apprentice, The Chosen One, most-powerful-Jedi-in-years Anakin Skywalker. No contest.
2. Jedi Destruction Like you said, the Jedi were a real let down in the movie. I found all the surprise the Jedi showed to be a bit odd - aren't they supposed to be able to feel when people are attacking them? I would have liked to see more badass fighting, as the Jedi - even as Order 66 is going out - turn around and attack their would-be attackers, even before the order is properly transmitted - but slowly get bogged down by enemy fire. Or e
Yup. Also, who are the Sith going to attack anyways? All the Jedi (as far as they are concerned) are dead, except maybe for Yoda [EpIII]. The worry that someone else might team up with Vader and overthrow the emperor would be enough to keep Palpatine from hiring more Sith.
Also, IIRC, according to the books the emperor *does* train a group of Dark Jedi who cause huge problems with Luke and the newly trained Jedi post-ROTJ.
The WikiWiki concept was created by Ward Cunningham (the very first wiki is here). Also, I doubt the Wikimedia Foundation have actually trademarked "Wikipedia"...
The boy was treated by paramedics at his Bayswater home for breathing difficulties after ingesting fumes emitted by the device as he pulled it apart in his suburban bedroom about 7.30pm on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, at 1, Infinite Loop... Jobs [thinking to self]: The company is back on its feet, profits are rising, we're back in the news... life is good!... time for that special heavy duty weed I put in my... what the?! Where'd my weed go??
On April 6, 1980, though, the endless and complicated march of progress took a short break as a remarkable new technology arrived in stationery stores around the nation. It was so simple to use, even a CEO could master it. It was so perfectly designed, it didn't require semi-annual upgrades. It was so versatile, it actually performed better than advertised. It was the Post-it Note.
Relax, it's called geek burn-out, and it happens to all of us. Take a few days off to enjoy the unspoilt beauty of the Real World, nature, life and people. Make new friends, explore new places, find out new stuff.
When you're once again secure in your geekiness, come back to us, cleansed and pure.
This would be an appropriate time to let everybody know how eagerly I am waiting for the BRAND NEW GRAPHICS on Longhorn, greatest of the operating systems and a worthy successor to the mighty XP.
(hey: dyu think MS will mind if I use their money to buy a powerbook?)
If it knows what you're talkin about, that's okay, you've just accidently coded the second smartest computer of all time. Name it Deep Thought, and it'll be happy.
If it does not know about plum pudding, and/or shows any kind of anti-human sentiment (e.g has your pr0n collection recently been replaced by a set of skeletons?), please send us your name and address and we will try to help. Do not plug the computer into the internet, and do not let it play with anything which looks like liquid metal. you can threaten it with the name "John Connor" if it won't behave.
oh, and do not try to unplug it yourself IT WILL KILL YOU OUTRIGHT. oh, and if you live in california, you might also consider (crazy as it sounds) writing your governor. he'll know what to do.
sheesh, and they say television is not educational...
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Bill: Pay them off.
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Bill: Pay 5 millions.
Bill: For greater profit.
You made me laugh out loud. Thanks a million!
Here's the comparison table:
... top secret.
Open source calls it: alpha testing
Microsoft calls it: 1.0
Google calls it: shhhh
Apple calls it: unsubstantiated rumors
Open source calls it: beta testing
Microsoft calls it: 2.0
Google calls it: beta testing
Apple calls it: rumors with possibly some substance to them
Open source calls it: release candidate
Microsoft calls it: 3.0
Google calls it: beta testing
Apple calls it: copies are circulated to the usual suspects, who eagerly publish reviews describing it as the "most innovating product yet!"
Open source calls it: 1.0
Microsoft calls it: varies. Previous names have included 3.1, 95, 98, 4.0, 5.0 or X.
Google calls it: beta testing
Apple calls it: released to the market place, Steve Jobs goes on record to say that it is "insanely great".
Open source calls it: 2.0
Microsoft calls it: SP1,2,3...
Google calls it: beta testing
Apple calls it: a recall
And of course, for all of the versions above:
Slashdot puts a writeup on the front page. A million posters call it a Slashvertisement. Somebody quotes CmdrTaco's lame-as-an-iPod comment. Atleast one thread will begin with a Goatse link and will end with a reference to either Adolf Hitler.
Robert X. Cringley will claim with a smile that he knew this was coming.
Paul Graham will write an article on how it could have been done better with Lisp, but oh well, good job anyways.
Linus Torvalds will say nothing.
Bill Gates will appear on pictures smiling evily.
Steve Jobs will appear on pictures stoned.
Maddox will put a writeup on his site involving the item in question and a penis.
"Takes the edge off watching the destruction of the Jedi, it does." ... I've heard it's quite good ... can I try some?"
..."
"Hmm
"Do or do not, there is no try. Free, the first one is. Smoke some, you must."
"Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. Suffering leads to ganja. Ganja leads to bad, bad dreams, man
"That boy is our last hope"
"No. There is another."
"Oh yeah, Leia, almost forgot. How is she, by the way?"
"Oh, Leia, right. Talking about pot, I thought. Spare tin in cave, I have. Growing faint, you are. Right back, I'll come. Ta ta."
SPOILER WARNINGS ALL OVER
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... hmm ...
..." was, I think, Anakin trying to excuse himself.
Nice review! Just a coupla points:
1. Speaking of Jedi inconsistencies, Yoda indicates that Qui Gon has achieved an ability unique, or at least highly unusual for a Jedi - he learned to commune with the living through The Force. Clearly he's going to teach this ability to Yoda and ObiWan over the next 16 years; so how in blazes does Anakin manage to show up for the group photo at the end of RoTJ?
I was wondering about this too when I came out of the theatre. The answer (I think) is that Qui-Gonn had to do-the-ghost-thing to teach Yoda the trick in the first place. So, once you're dead, if you're smart, you can figure it out - and in the ways of the force, Anakin is really, really smart.
Of course, that doesn't explain why a ghost army of Jedi doesn't turn up at Yendor just to fuck with the Stormtrooper's minds, but eh.
2. "Hiding in plain sight" doesn't pass the laugh test.
Agreed. I guess they were hoping that Vader would not realise he had children. Still, they'd better be hoping he never visits the in-laws
3. Did Windu just grab some trainees from the cafeteria to arrest the Dark Lord of the Sith?
This must go into the review unchanged. I mean, wtf? Four Jedi go to confront a possible Dark Lord of the Sith, THREE get chopped up in about ten seconds, and the last one SINGLE-HANDEDLY kicks Imperial butt? Makes no sense.
4. This is demonstrated in ESB when Luke is leaving Dagobah: ObiWan: "That Boy is our last hope" - Yoda: "No, there is another."
Yeah, the Special Special edition is going to change to that to: "Good thing we've got a spare, huh, Master?"
5. The ObiWan we've grown to know, even until the very end of the fight on Mustafa would have killed Anakin mercifully.
The Obi Wan of the later years, definately. The Obi Wan of the ROTS, maybe, if all Anakin had done was turn to the dark side. I think the death of the younglings (what a funny thing to call Jedi children!), the extermination of the Jedi, the destruction of the Republic, the almost-murder of Padme, and the to-death battle with his own, beloved Padawan took it out of Kenobi. And yet, Padme is the one who dies of the mysterious yet fatal "broken heart"
6. Anakin suddenly decided at that point that the Jedi Order was corrupt, despite his years of training and his force-enhanced ability to sort out truth from lies, he didn't mention it
Agreed it was rushed, but the way I saw it, right from the moment Anakin rushes to see for himself, he knows what he's going to do, and which way he's going to turn. It felt like he was going against hope: maybe Palpatine wasn't a Dark Lord, after all; maybe Windu would have killed him already. But if it came down to Anakin to make that decision, he knew he would choose the Emperor and Padme. His speech to Padme later on about "they were trying to kill the Councillor, I had no choice
Two other things struck me as odd about the movie:
1. Anakin's face (somewhat silly, i know)
So he gets horribly mutilated, burnt, etc. and ends up looking like a boiled egg. But he looks like a boiled egg at the end of ROTJ! Did the Emperor's final lightning attack have no effect on him? Look what it did to Mace Windu, after all.
Possible explanation: Dark Lord of the Sith, Palpatine, against his apprentice, The Chosen One, most-powerful-Jedi-in-years Anakin Skywalker. No contest.
2. Jedi Destruction
Like you said, the Jedi were a real let down in the movie. I found all the surprise the Jedi showed to be a bit odd - aren't they supposed to be able to feel when people are attacking them? I would have liked to see more badass fighting, as the Jedi - even as Order 66 is going out - turn around and attack their would-be attackers, even before the order is properly transmitted - but slowly get bogged down by enemy fire. Or e
Be warned: while this is true for most of them, atleast one level requires Pickle.
Yup. Also, who are the Sith going to attack anyways? All the Jedi (as far as they are concerned) are dead, except maybe for Yoda [EpIII]. The worry that someone else might team up with Vader and overthrow the emperor would be enough to keep Palpatine from hiring more Sith.
Also, IIRC, according to the books the emperor *does* train a group of Dark Jedi who cause huge problems with Luke and the newly trained Jedi post-ROTJ.
wget http://wpc.puzzles.com/practice/practice-05.pdf
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There is only one solution (Score:1, Flamebait)
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Yes, either being burnt alive or bear baiting would be fine
Though he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly.
-- John Denver
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Most redundant link ever :). Still, with any luck, we'll slashdot BG's website ... so not all bad ...
They have done this sort of thing before. Microsoft and irony go together, somehow ...
The WikiWiki concept was created by Ward Cunningham (the very first wiki is here). Also, I doubt the Wikimedia Foundation have actually trademarked "Wikipedia" ...
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The boy was treated by paramedics at his Bayswater home for breathing difficulties after ingesting fumes emitted by the device as he pulled it apart in his suburban bedroom about 7.30pm on Wednesday.
... ... life is good! ... time for that special heavy duty weed I put in my ... what the?! Where'd my weed go??
Meanwhile, at 1, Infinite Loop
Jobs [thinking to self]: The company is back on its feet, profits are rising, we're back in the news
Well, somebody's gotta test the stuff that's used in the fireproofing in your house, right?
That's what these guys are doing. They want to see if the rumors that Bluetooth virii can infect your car's computer are true.
(2 days later)
...
Ackbar: It's a trap!
ObiWan: That's not a planet
(New security systems - installed by the mice after that Vogon incident - kick in and destroy the SSD)
As in the book by Judy Bloome? That'd be tons of fun :).
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I'm still waiting for "Bridge to Terabithia" meself, though
Ah, George Orwell was British! A coincidence? I think not!!!
... a coincidence? Ah, that's what you think!
James Joyce was Irish
Hope your quote doesn't get lost in the Slashdot discussion, mate. If it's an old joke, I haven't heard it before - thanks for the laugh.
Relax, it's called geek burn-out, and it happens to all of us. Take a few days off to enjoy the unspoilt beauty of the Real World, nature, life and people. Make new friends, explore new places, find out new stuff.
When you're once again secure in your geekiness, come back to us, cleansed and pure.
There's one major mention of them in chapter 2.
Like a lot of people have pointed out, though, the more appropriate comparision is really with the Hitlerjugend.
There's GOLD in them thar hills.
This would be an appropriate time to let everybody know how eagerly I am waiting for the BRAND NEW GRAPHICS on Longhorn, greatest of the operating systems and a worthy successor to the mighty XP.
(hey: dyu think MS will mind if I use their money to buy a powerbook?)
The story, if you haven't heard it. Quite funny.
Ask it about plum pudding.
...
If it knows what you're talkin about, that's okay, you've just accidently coded the second smartest computer of all time. Name it Deep Thought, and it'll be happy.
If it does not know about plum pudding, and/or shows any kind of anti-human sentiment (e.g has your pr0n collection recently been replaced by a set of skeletons?), please send us your name and address and we will try to help. Do not plug the computer into the internet, and do not let it play with anything which looks like liquid metal. you can threaten it with the name "John Connor" if it won't behave.
oh, and do not try to unplug it yourself IT WILL KILL YOU OUTRIGHT. oh, and if you live in california, you might also consider (crazy as it sounds) writing your governor. he'll know what to do.
sheesh, and they say television is not educational