I completely agree. The Citroen commercial, and the transformers of the 70's-80's, actually looked like cars when they transformed. I was actually very surprised when Optimus Prime transformed and somewhat looked like the original, red paint and all, despite all the other autobots looking much much different. (The new paint job on OP was pretty cool, though the stripes didn't come out after he transformed.)
And the parents thinking the boy was,... umm, jerking off. And then when the hot chick pokes her head up fully clothed by today's standards, he was farking off. (The parents' response was completely wrong!)
Anyway, I thought the movie was great. They poke fun at GWB, but at the same time spout "The American Way" of the right to freedom for all (which is what the USA is fighting for right now for another oppressed people.) They also poke fun at, and show the ridiculousness of some of today's ways of doing things, (Internet/WWW, eBay, getting some Indian on a phone who won't understand the seriousness of a situation... except this Indian had better english, etc.)
It was great to hear all of the tag-lines that were in the original cartoons.
Starscream, you have failed me yet again!
There's more to us than meets the eye.
Autobots, transform and rollout!
Okay, those aren't exact, and there are others throughout, it was fun.
The battle scenes were incredible, especially the end when the bots were going at it. It's the kind of thing I wish I could create and script out. Granted, there were times the camera came in too close and my bro complained about the shakiness. I wonder if ILM is trying to keep it cheaper... that is, not spend so much time in rendering so many things in a frame. They did the same thing in Pirates 3. Though, the effects are pretty cool.
The surround sound was finally correct for any movie I've seen. Sounds that I expected to be behind me, on the right, left, back a bit and to the left, etc, where were I heard them.
Finally, what about the preview for the new J.J. Abrams top secret movie Cloverfield?
That looks like it's going to be pretty dang cool. (I love the proper use of silence)
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If games were that important to me, I would buy a console, or two or three.
It is obvious by this statement that you don't keep up with games, which is fine. A computer is a multi-functional tool for many people. For me, I like my Morrowind and Serious Sam and Diablo 2 and Civilization and Zuma, etc. You can't play some of these games effectively, or at all, on a console. I also happen to do a lot of video and picture and audio editing. I also happen to do a bit of word processing, finances, web browsing, and e-mail on my computer. Why should I have to buy two, three, or more devices when a PC can and will do all of them for me?
Yes, I too am waiting for the Linux development of drivers and games to be written/ported. For my customers who don't play a lot of games, I give them Ubuntu.
Finally, console gaming is much different from PC gaming. It's like saying... oh, you want a computer? Just get Windows, Macintosh, or Amiga, they're all the same. (In a broad sense, yes they are the same.)
I was surprised that Obama and Clinton had actually started putting videos on youtube
I think the one thing politicians DO understand is advertising and media outlets. Youtube is just another media outlet, just as is Myspace: Really annoying voice and The Magic Negro, Mormon and ultra-liberal republican.
Interesting, but makes me wonder what they lay in the definition PC gamer.
That would be people who have purchased an Nvidia card, who happen to be gamers, who happen to have registered their hardware, who happen to have responded to an e-mail from Nvidia requesting they complete a questionnaire.
That's, what... all of 100 people?
(Ok, so I fall into that category... but I was the one who responded as a pays for one or two games a year... but I play them every day for a long time.)
Basically, my point is this: no one is pirating AutoDesk software to use in a production environment.
I don't know about AutoDesk, specifically, but from other slashdot discussions I've read and stories I've heard from co-workers (who've all worked for many years in the IT/Software Dev community) is that, *Yes, there are pirated copies of software being used in production environments.*
You'll find that the temptation to hold off on that $50,000 purchase for 5 licenses or get X copies for "evaluation purposes" to be pretty high. Especially, if your small start-up business is red-lining the accounting books and/or that loan/investment money is starting to run out.
The darn ghouls up and got themselves killed before I got there. /me currently making his way through the game.//about to wipe out the Regulators in the Boneyard.
It's not "would of", it is "would have".
They're there in their room. (learn it)
And one I sometimes do, only because I type too fast.
Use, to and too properly.
But then, I suppose that is the grammar nazi in me.
Because any sane ADULT would never wish to sadistically track and brutally murder in countless ways. Now, I will admit there aren't many sane adults in the world.
People can NEVER be honest about saying "I wouldn't have bought it" once they have the full thing for free.
I have purchased full music CDs after having first downloaded and listened to the whole thing for free. I would not, and probably will never from now on, purchase a full music CD without getting a chance to hear the whole thing (for free) first. For me, I can't justify spending $12-$20 on a product where I can't get full enjoyment of it. I've been burned a few times getting an album because I enjoyed one song and thought the rest would be similar. (In one particular case, the one song was free of foul language but all of the other songs had the "f" word in it at least once.)
I might argue that theft of IP actually stimulates innovation. I'll take a turn of the century example. If the US entrepreneurs hadn't stolen a lot of tech from Britain, there wouldn't have been as big of an industrial boom as there was in the industrial world. The reason: the knowledge would not have been in so many different creative minds to make so many improvements.
Theft of IP, while it hurts the original innovator, may benefit society in the long run because everyone will have a chance to improve upon the original. It's the same idea behind Open Source Software.
Granted, the counter argument is, if there is no protection for the original innovator, no one will innovate... but that's just stupid, people who get brilliant ideas will create... if nothing else because it improves their own life. (This is like the RIAA saying music won't be created if people keep stealing it. It'll still get created, the talent will just go into other professions and play the music for fun.)
After watching the second video (the news story) it appears the guy was trying to video a tanks on a military institution. The police may not have been able to articulate the reason properly, but I'm fairly sure that a person cannot video a military institution because of national security.
Having said all that, it may very well be possible that the videographer was standing in a public area *not* taping the base. But then, it's all about perspective and editing and we don't get to see the whole story from the very beginning.
If the rest of the world likes a candidate, I'm all against that particular candidate. I don't want the world to run my country. I don't want my country to run the rest of the world. I want the rest of the world to realize the US has one of the best ideal governments humans can create (not that it is now an ideal government... it needs a lot of house cleaning... ) and conform to it.
After following your links... and then going to actually customize the Vista E520, you realize that there is no monitor included in that $369 price. Then you customize the Linux E520n and realize it comes with an 17" analog flat panel monitor... which when you remove it, makes the Linux E520n $409. Yes, it is still $40 more, but I don't care to go through the list to make a true apples to apples comparison. In fact, you can't, the E520n comes with a Core 2 Duo E4300 and the Vista E520 comes with Pentium D Celeron.
Okay, since I'm on lunch... I found the Vista E520 model that offers the Intel E4300. It starts at $679 with the same monitor (remember the E520n starts at $599). Removing the monitor brings it to $549.
Vista E520n with Intel E4300: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx ?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=DDCWAA3&s=dhs - $679
Ubuntu E520n with Intel E4300: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx ?c=us&cs=19&kc=6V440&l=en&oc=DDCWAV3&s=dhs - $599
Still not apples to apples comparison.. but close than FUD.
ah, shucks, I was hoping to spend some of my mod points on this thread. But I had to respond. You may not recommend Dells to your friends, but I, like you, have a lot of people ask me for recommendations. I will now specifically tell them about Dell Ubuntu machines and recommend them highly. Unfortunately, there aren't any good deals in my local area to justify a local pc/notebook recommendation.
At least in KY, the consumer is required to declare all of their online purchases. Therefore, if you bought a $5.00 mouse from woot.com, which is based in TX, you have to declare that purchase.
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Okay, so I thought this was pretty cool.
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I completely agree. The Citroen commercial, and the transformers of the 70's-80's, actually looked like cars when they transformed. I was actually very surprised when Optimus Prime transformed and somewhat looked like the original, red paint and all, despite all the other autobots looking much much different. (The new paint job on OP was pretty cool, though the stripes didn't come out after he transformed.)
Anyway, I thought the movie was great. They poke fun at GWB, but at the same time spout "The American Way" of the right to freedom for all (which is what the USA is fighting for right now for another oppressed people.) They also poke fun at, and show the ridiculousness of some of today's ways of doing things, (Internet/WWW, eBay, getting some Indian on a phone who won't understand the seriousness of a situation... except this Indian had better english, etc.)
It was great to hear all of the tag-lines that were in the original cartoons. Okay, those aren't exact, and there are others throughout, it was fun.
The battle scenes were incredible, especially the end when the bots were going at it. It's the kind of thing I wish I could create and script out. Granted, there were times the camera came in too close and my bro complained about the shakiness. I wonder if ILM is trying to keep it cheaper... that is, not spend so much time in rendering so many things in a frame. They did the same thing in Pirates 3. Though, the effects are pretty cool.
The surround sound was finally correct for any movie I've seen. Sounds that I expected to be behind me, on the right, left, back a bit and to the left, etc, where were I heard them.
Finally, what about the preview for the new J.J. Abrams top secret movie Cloverfield? That looks like it's going to be pretty dang cool. (I love the proper use of silence)
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If games were that important to me, I would buy a console, or two or three.
It is obvious by this statement that you don't keep up with games, which is fine. A computer is a multi-functional tool for many people. For me, I like my Morrowind and Serious Sam and Diablo 2 and Civilization and Zuma, etc. You can't play some of these games effectively, or at all, on a console. I also happen to do a lot of video and picture and audio editing. I also happen to do a bit of word processing, finances, web browsing, and e-mail on my computer. Why should I have to buy two, three, or more devices when a PC can and will do all of them for me?
Yes, I too am waiting for the Linux development of drivers and games to be written/ported. For my customers who don't play a lot of games, I give them Ubuntu.
Finally, console gaming is much different from PC gaming. It's like saying... oh, you want a computer? Just get Windows, Macintosh, or Amiga, they're all the same. (In a broad sense, yes they are the same.)
Rose colored shaders? Not on /.
I was surprised that Obama and Clinton had actually started putting videos on youtube I think the one thing politicians DO understand is advertising and media outlets. Youtube is just another media outlet, just as is Myspace: Really annoying voice and The Magic Negro, Mormon and ultra-liberal republican.
hehe, true that, but have you met Dilbert's manager?
Interesting, but makes me wonder what they lay in the definition PC gamer.
That would be people who have purchased an Nvidia card, who happen to be gamers, who happen to have registered their hardware, who happen to have responded to an e-mail from Nvidia requesting they complete a questionnaire.
That's, what... all of 100 people?
(Ok, so I fall into that category... but I was the one who responded as a pays for one or two games a year... but I play them every day for a long time.)
Basically, my point is this: no one is pirating AutoDesk software to use in a production environment.
I don't know about AutoDesk, specifically, but from other slashdot discussions I've read and stories I've heard from co-workers (who've all worked for many years in the IT/Software Dev community) is that, *Yes, there are pirated copies of software being used in production environments.*
You'll find that the temptation to hold off on that $50,000 purchase for 5 licenses or get X copies for "evaluation purposes" to be pretty high. Especially, if your small start-up business is red-lining the accounting books and/or that loan/investment money is starting to run out.
The darn ghouls up and got themselves killed before I got there.
/me currently making his way through the game. //about to wipe out the Regulators in the Boneyard.
Can we suggest combinations of words?
It's not "would of", it is "would have".
They're there in their room. (learn it)
And one I sometimes do, only because I type too fast.
Use, to and too properly.
But then, I suppose that is the grammar nazi in me.
Because any sane ADULT would never wish to sadistically track and brutally murder in countless ways. Now, I will admit there aren't many sane adults in the world.
People can NEVER be honest about saying "I wouldn't have bought it" once they have the full thing for free.
I have purchased full music CDs after having first downloaded and listened to the whole thing for free. I would not, and probably will never from now on, purchase a full music CD without getting a chance to hear the whole thing (for free) first. For me, I can't justify spending $12-$20 on a product where I can't get full enjoyment of it. I've been burned a few times getting an album because I enjoyed one song and thought the rest would be similar. (In one particular case, the one song was free of foul language but all of the other songs had the "f" word in it at least once.)
I might argue that theft of IP actually stimulates innovation. I'll take a turn of the century example. If the US entrepreneurs hadn't stolen a lot of tech from Britain, there wouldn't have been as big of an industrial boom as there was in the industrial world. The reason: the knowledge would not have been in so many different creative minds to make so many improvements.
Theft of IP, while it hurts the original innovator, may benefit society in the long run because everyone will have a chance to improve upon the original. It's the same idea behind Open Source Software.
Granted, the counter argument is, if there is no protection for the original innovator, no one will innovate... but that's just stupid, people who get brilliant ideas will create... if nothing else because it improves their own life. (This is like the RIAA saying music won't be created if people keep stealing it. It'll still get created, the talent will just go into other professions and play the music for fun.)
I'm fairly certain it will be a daughterboard.
After watching the second video (the news story) it appears the guy was trying to video a tanks on a military institution. The police may not have been able to articulate the reason properly, but I'm fairly sure that a person cannot video a military institution because of national security.
Having said all that, it may very well be possible that the videographer was standing in a public area *not* taping the base. But then, it's all about perspective and editing and we don't get to see the whole story from the very beginning.
This is Russia we're talking about. Ukraine, actually. And there are a lot of crazy people in the Ukraine.
If the rest of the world likes a candidate, I'm all against that particular candidate. I don't want the world to run my country. I don't want my country to run the rest of the world. I want the rest of the world to realize the US has one of the best ideal governments humans can create (not that it is now an ideal government... it needs a lot of house cleaning... ) and conform to it.
and so is its bloat.
After following your links... and then going to actually customize the Vista E520, you realize that there is no monitor included in that $369 price. Then you customize the Linux E520n and realize it comes with an 17" analog flat panel monitor... which when you remove it, makes the Linux E520n $409. Yes, it is still $40 more, but I don't care to go through the list to make a true apples to apples comparison. In fact, you can't, the E520n comes with a Core 2 Duo E4300 and the Vista E520 comes with Pentium D Celeron. Okay, since I'm on lunch... I found the Vista E520 model that offers the Intel E4300. It starts at $679 with the same monitor (remember the E520n starts at $599). Removing the monitor brings it to $549. Vista E520n with Intel E4300: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx ?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=DDCWAA3&s=dhs - $679
Ubuntu E520n with Intel E4300: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx ?c=us&cs=19&kc=6V440&l=en&oc=DDCWAV3&s=dhs - $599
Still not apples to apples comparison.. but close than FUD.
Hopefully you'll only have to wait 1.5 to 2 years is my guess. Especially if the Dell boxes start to take off.
ah, shucks, I was hoping to spend some of my mod points on this thread. But I had to respond. You may not recommend Dells to your friends, but I, like you, have a lot of people ask me for recommendations. I will now specifically tell them about Dell Ubuntu machines and recommend them highly. Unfortunately, there aren't any good deals in my local area to justify a local pc/notebook recommendation.
At least in KY, the consumer is required to declare all of their online purchases. Therefore, if you bought a $5.00 mouse from woot.com, which is based in TX, you have to declare that purchase.
Of course, had I read even the title carefully, I would know these machines won't be available until 4:00 PM CST.