Ok, I'll concede that the definition is poor. However, if the definition is poor, the original poster really shouldn't have flatly rejected the use of the term "flash mob" to describe this situation. Again, I concede that it might not be news worthy, however it was not inaccurate.
No, there is nothing sudden about a Dodgers game a university commencement, a church service, or an Audubon outing. These things are planned out months, if not a year in advance. Mob, yes. Flash mob, no. When this thing was in fashion, times of notice were measured in hours.
Well c'mon now, I can think of lots of derivatives of Superman in comics right now off the top of my head.
Supreme, Martian Man Hunter, Gladiator, Mr. Majestic, Hyperion, Shazam (and the Marvel family), Steel... What's one more in a comedy movie?
I think theMythbusters did a pretty good job of demonstrating the memory of fish. They trained a gold fish to swim through several holes to get food and repeted the results over time.
Y'know, there are tons and tons of people out there doing adult oriented films. And there are fewer and fewer films out there I'd take a small child to (were talking 8 to 11 here) I applaud Pixar and yes, Disney for puting out films that I can take a child to, and yet still enjoy. Go get your own CG Studio!
Look, I'm not trying to pick a fight. The very line you quoted implies it might not always be for fun. They used the internet to form a gang fight. It's a violent flash mob. Is it news worthy? That's another thread. But as far as I can see, it IS a flash mob.And that's all I'm saying.
Talk about kids abusing the internet!!! Don't these kids know they can look at free pr0n, get free music and keep all their teeth?
Seriously, anyone still think our society is on the right track?
I would like to formally propose an educational study in which the effect that faster Photoshop and Quark X-Press productivity would have on my pocket book would be studied. I'd also like to crunch some numbers on the effect of staggering frame rates in UT2K4 would have on my on-line gaming experience, as I currently suck. My studio would be the happy receipient of one of your donor G5 machines. Thank you for your time.
1.Box up Macintosh
2. Return To Vendor
3. Apologise profusely and tell them what you wanted was a eMachine!
4. Do not complain when you are handed a box that says Atari 2600. This is more than enough computing for you.
5. Enjoy Pitfall!!!!
1. How about a phone that doesn't drop calls?
2. Maybe eliminating dropped calls.
3. I'd also like a phone that doesn't $@%#$&* drop calls!!!!!!!!!
Um, the battery thing too.
You cannot rent these to get those outrageous URT2K4 frame rates you all crave so much. However, it does make me think about writing a "bail me out" script to log some of these machines on a game server as my "back up". Hmmm....
I am completely in support of any system that supports local and independant artits. That is where the real musical soul of America is. (apologies to international users) I'm tired of just accepting what ever the industry decides is worth of my attention. Not that there is not talent in the industry. I just feel the industry squashes artistic development. Welcome back MP3.com. There is ALWAYS room to grow.
I think at that time the collection of policies known as "Might Makes Right" was in place. If not, then certainly the "Nah nah nah, we found it first!" Accord was in place.
I guess I am risking my karma that this might be modded of topic, but doesn't the requirement for a permit to engage in a sub-orbital flight set a bad precedent as far as the politicalization of space goes. I mean, who owns earth orbit? How far up does the United States go before you enter "International Space"? We have a flag on the moon, does that mean a private company couldn't fund and develop a moon base? Are we going to have to have another "Age of Conquest" to divy up the moon, or is globalization a necessity for space colinization? I just find the whole thing so facinating.
SUV = Sport Utility Vehicle But, as it happens, they are not acronyms as they do not form a pronouncable word. Now if it was a Sport Utility Car Kit, and thus a S.U.C.K., THAT would be an acronym.
Yes, I would prefer to know immediately if I was vulnerable. However, the vast majority of defense is against script kiddies who wait to have exploits handed to them so they can copy and paste some malicious code together to prove what "hackers" they are. Why should we tell them before there's a patch? I dunno. Hopefully someone smarter than me is working on it.
When my 800X drive stops meeting my needs. Until then, I don't even use the full potential of Firewire 800 and Gigabit Ethernet, I think I have room to grow.
I think the article did a more than adequate job of describing why we should all care about these privacy issues. What if I want my email to be kept private, but through ignorance or lack of options, I email several people with Gmail accounts? My messages to these individuals are being scaned and archived without my consent. That may not seem like to much to you, but it scares me. It sets up a scenario where my email could be seized as a public database, all while, I had an expectation of privacy. Sound far fetched? How so? Google has explicitly stated that deletion of email from your account does not guaranty deletion from their servers
What do I have to hide? Nothing. But our country was founded by people who experience tranny and sought to take the power of tranny from the government. Let's not give it back to them. We could lose our freedom at anytime. We are just one bad administration from martial law. We must remain vigilant if we wish to remain free.
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Ok, I'll concede that the definition is poor. However, if the definition is poor, the original poster really shouldn't have flatly rejected the use of the term "flash mob" to describe this situation. Again, I concede that it might not be news worthy, however it was not inaccurate.
No, there is nothing sudden about a Dodgers game a university commencement, a church service, or an Audubon outing. These things are planned out months, if not a year in advance. Mob, yes. Flash mob, no. When this thing was in fashion, times of notice were measured in hours.
Well c'mon now, I can think of lots of derivatives of Superman in comics right now off the top of my head.
Supreme, Martian Man Hunter, Gladiator, Mr. Majestic, Hyperion, Shazam (and the Marvel family), Steel... What's one more in a comedy movie?
I think theMythbusters did a pretty good job of demonstrating the memory of fish. They trained a gold fish to swim through several holes to get food and repeted the results over time.
Y'know, there are tons and tons of people out there doing adult oriented films. And there are fewer and fewer films out there I'd take a small child to (were talking 8 to 11 here) I applaud Pixar and yes, Disney for puting out films that I can take a child to, and yet still enjoy. Go get your own CG Studio!
Look, I'm not trying to pick a fight. The very line you quoted implies it might not always be for fun. They used the internet to form a gang fight. It's a violent flash mob. Is it news worthy? That's another thread. But as far as I can see, it IS a flash mob.And that's all I'm saying.
Flash mobs are sudden gatherings of people at a predetermined location at a predetermined time.
How is that not a flash mob?
I wish I was a mod. That's WAY funny.
Please tell me you are not seriously drawing an anolgy between murder and football.
Talk about kids abusing the internet!!! Don't these kids know they can look at free pr0n, get free music and keep all their teeth?
Seriously, anyone still think our society is on the right track?
I would like to formally propose an educational study in which the effect that faster Photoshop and Quark X-Press productivity would have on my pocket book would be studied. I'd also like to crunch some numbers on the effect of staggering frame rates in UT2K4 would have on my on-line gaming experience, as I currently suck. My studio would be the happy receipient of one of your donor G5 machines. Thank you for your time.
Well... Crap.
1.Box up Macintosh
2. Return To Vendor
3. Apologise profusely and tell them what you wanted was a eMachine!
4. Do not complain when you are handed a box that says Atari 2600. This is more than enough computing for you.
5. Enjoy Pitfall!!!!
1. How about a phone that doesn't drop calls? 2. Maybe eliminating dropped calls. 3. I'd also like a phone that doesn't $@%#$&* drop calls!!!!!!!!! Um, the battery thing too.
You cannot rent these to get those outrageous URT2K4 frame rates you all crave so much. However, it does make me think about writing a "bail me out" script to log some of these machines on a game server as my "back up". Hmmm....
Thanks to everyone else for the excellent links in this thread. I bookmarked them all.
I am completely in support of any system that supports local and independant artits. That is where the real musical soul of America is. (apologies to international users) I'm tired of just accepting what ever the industry decides is worth of my attention. Not that there is not talent in the industry. I just feel the industry squashes artistic development. Welcome back MP3.com. There is ALWAYS room to grow.
I think at that time the collection of policies known as "Might Makes Right" was in place. If not, then certainly the "Nah nah nah, we found it first!" Accord was in place.
Thanks, that is certainly something to think about, both the launch it's self and the supsequent ascension through US air space.
Certainly no other country needs our approval to orbit satellites. I would be interested to know how far "up" our jurisdiction goes
I guess I am risking my karma that this might be modded of topic, but doesn't the requirement for a permit to engage in a sub-orbital flight set a bad precedent as far as the politicalization of space goes. I mean, who owns earth orbit? How far up does the United States go before you enter "International Space"? We have a flag on the moon, does that mean a private company couldn't fund and develop a moon base? Are we going to have to have another "Age of Conquest" to divy up the moon, or is globalization a necessity for space colinization? I just find the whole thing so facinating.
SUV = Sport Utility Vehicle
But, as it happens, they are not acronyms as they do not form a pronouncable word. Now if it was a Sport Utility Car Kit, and thus a S.U.C.K., THAT would be an acronym.
Yes, I would prefer to know immediately if I was vulnerable. However, the vast majority of defense is against script kiddies who wait to have exploits handed to them so they can copy and paste some malicious code together to prove what "hackers" they are. Why should we tell them before there's a patch? I dunno. Hopefully someone smarter than me is working on it.
When my 800X drive stops meeting my needs. Until then, I don't even use the full potential of Firewire 800 and Gigabit Ethernet, I think I have room to grow.
What do I have to hide? Nothing. But our country was founded by people who experience tranny and sought to take the power of tranny from the government. Let's not give it back to them. We could lose our freedom at anytime. We are just one bad administration from martial law. We must remain vigilant if we wish to remain free.
Two Electronic Frontier Foundation Pioneer Award Winners walk into a bar......