Although I do agree that Hollywood has been coming out with a lot of bad movie ideas lately (lame sequels, unoriginal ideas, cashing in on TV franchises), I don't know how much better, smarter movies are going to help.
For example, a few weekends ago, I rented "Lost in Translation" and "Garden State", two highly acclaimed, very intelligent, and original movies. I felt dumb for watching them. They felt like they too forever to watch, and I wasn't immediately entertained by them. A few laughs, but that's it. Both were movies were I had to walk away to reflect on them, to truly appreciate them.
And I don't think that's what the public wants. We need immediate satisfaction these days. Our society wants things now.
If I've totally missed the point of this whole discussion, fine. I just have to throw that out there. I'll stick with a stupid movie like "Dude, Where's My Car?" At least then I can get the instant gratification I'm looking for.
Especially considering how pokey Acrobat can be when you try to open a PDF from the web. To their credit, version 7 seems to be a whole lot faster than version 4 through 6, each of which was more bulky, more cumbersome, and slower than the last.
Microsoft has also banned words and phrases such as "Red Hat", "Slackware", "SUSE", "Mandrake", "Debian", and the names of many other well-known Linux distributions. Hell, even the word Linux itself is banned. And let's not forget "Open Source".
...would be one that allows me to buy a single season of a one-hour drama on 1 to 2 discs for no more that an average price of $10/disc. Maybe $15 if it's only a single disc. I don't want to spend $51 for Stargate SG-1, $75 for CSI, or $106 for Star Trek Voyager.
James Spader? They do look kinda of similar. As a member of the Brat Pack (or so I've been told), Spader became an instant star, even if he did play the jerk in most of those movies. Gates is about 5 years older than Spader, but even so, those suave kinds of guys were considered hot back then (same goes for Emilio Estevez).
One more thing: power and money were big in the 80's. Very big. Yuppies were the shiz-nit.
I've also seen web sites promising free Nintendo DS's. And then there are those e-mails I get from Nigerian doctor M'Bala Nbutu about getting $20 million.
Just a reminder: If it sounds to good to be true, it is.
I hope newspapers don't die out. Doing the crosswords in the paper is a lot more enjoyable than on the internet. And my regional paper prints the comics in color. That's always fun. Don't forget about classified ads. A great way to find a job.
I like the original CSI, and only the original. The characters are way better. It took 2 years before CBS created Miami. Who creates a spin off after two seasons? Not cool. New York is even worse. What a cop-out (forgive the pun). IF you wanted to make a third spinoff, you should have put it somewhere in the Midwest. When was the last time someone based a drama out of the Twin Cities, Chicago, St. Louis, or Fargo (OK, just got give props to my hometown on that one:).
As for the show itself, it does make geeks cool, because they're atypical. Greg is a California dude, Nick and Warrick are a bit of a jock, Sara and Catherine are hot. Only Grissom comes off as a geek. He's got his science niche (bugs) and is overly excited by what he does (almost a geek requisite, don't you think?).
In the words of those "Best Week Ever" people, Spin-offs: DOWNGRADE!!
Chris "Jesus" Ferguson. One of the best in the world. Has a Ph.D. in Computer Science. Uses his mathematical abilities quite often in the WSOP (World Series of Poker).
I think the point Ballmer is trying to make is that if a person can save a few hundred dollars on the price of a PC, they'd be more willing to buy software with some or all of that savings. I know I'd be tempted to do so.
My first PC, a Dell, cost something like $1200. I spent maybe $250 on hardware upgrades. My current machine, a custom-build PC, cost $850, with only $100 in hardware upgrades. I used some of the money I saved to buy a few games that I previously had illegal copies of.
I got number 6 wrong. The Earthlink one. I failed to notice that "failure" was spelled without an an "i" on the third line of text.
As such, I am turning in my geek license.
I'm allowed to re-apply for it, right?
Question: If I chose two e-mails to be fraudulent, when they were really legit, I don't get docked for that, right? I know I got them wrong, but I should get props for playing it safe.
This album is selling, due in huge part, to WHO Velvet Revolver is. It basically consists of former STP frontman Scott Weiland and ex-GnR's Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum. It's a bunch of established rock stars from the past ten years forming a new band. Similar to how Audioslave is Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell and Rage Against the Machine's Tim Commerford (Bass), Tom Morello (Guitar), and Brad Wilk (Drums).
This is what's known as a "Supergroup". Superstars collaborating for extended periods of time and merging to form groups. They were big in the 70's. The best example I can think of is Derek and the Dominoes, led by Eric Clapton (of Cream) and Duane Allman (of the Allman Brothers).
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Yeah, kinda makes you wonder what Microsoft did with the REAL Bill...
For example, a few weekends ago, I rented "Lost in Translation" and "Garden State", two highly acclaimed, very intelligent, and original movies. I felt dumb for watching them. They felt like they too forever to watch, and I wasn't immediately entertained by them. A few laughs, but that's it. Both were movies were I had to walk away to reflect on them, to truly appreciate them.
And I don't think that's what the public wants. We need immediate satisfaction these days. Our society wants things now.
If I've totally missed the point of this whole discussion, fine. I just have to throw that out there. I'll stick with a stupid movie like "Dude, Where's My Car?" At least then I can get the instant gratification I'm looking for.
So, this means Amazon.com can get their patents in about an hour, huh?
I don't think I can get all psyched up for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. NASCAR Nextel Cup rolls off the tongue so much better.
Ah, I get it. You're one of those weirdo Linux users. Funny. :)
Especially considering how pokey Acrobat can be when you try to open a PDF from the web. To their credit, version 7 seems to be a whole lot faster than version 4 through 6, each of which was more bulky, more cumbersome, and slower than the last.
Microsoft has also banned words and phrases such as "Red Hat", "Slackware", "SUSE", "Mandrake", "Debian", and the names of many other well-known Linux distributions. Hell, even the word Linux itself is banned. And let's not forget "Open Source".
Don't forget Tablet Edition.
...would be one that allows me to buy a single season of a one-hour drama on 1 to 2 discs for no more that an average price of $10/disc. Maybe $15 if it's only a single disc. I don't want to spend $51 for Stargate SG-1, $75 for CSI, or $106 for Star Trek Voyager.
AOL has exhausted all their resources for selling your private information to spammers, and they need a new source.
One more thing: power and money were big in the 80's. Very big. Yuppies were the shiz-nit.
Maybe more weight should be given to advertising clicks that actually result in sales.
I've also seen web sites promising free Nintendo DS's. And then there are those e-mails I get from Nigerian doctor M'Bala Nbutu about getting $20 million. Just a reminder: If it sounds to good to be true, it is.
Does AOL also sell their members' RSA keys to spammers and the ilk?
What about the sale of concessions at movie theaters? Without big name Hollywood pictures, we can't buy $3 bags of popcorn and $4 sodas.
I hope newspapers don't die out. Doing the crosswords in the paper is a lot more enjoyable than on the internet. And my regional paper prints the comics in color. That's always fun. Don't forget about classified ads. A great way to find a job.
As for the show itself, it does make geeks cool, because they're atypical. Greg is a California dude, Nick and Warrick are a bit of a jock, Sara and Catherine are hot. Only Grissom comes off as a geek. He's got his science niche (bugs) and is overly excited by what he does (almost a geek requisite, don't you think?).
In the words of those "Best Week Ever" people, Spin-offs: DOWNGRADE!!
If you really wanted to skip gory or sexually explicit scenes, you should go buy the castrated Wal-Mart version of the movie on DVD.
Chris "Jesus" Ferguson. One of the best in the world. Has a Ph.D. in Computer Science. Uses his mathematical abilities quite often in the WSOP (World Series of Poker).
I think the point Ballmer is trying to make is that if a person can save a few hundred dollars on the price of a PC, they'd be more willing to buy software with some or all of that savings. I know I'd be tempted to do so.
My first PC, a Dell, cost something like $1200. I spent maybe $250 on hardware upgrades. My current machine, a custom-build PC, cost $850, with only $100 in hardware upgrades. I used some of the money I saved to buy a few games that I previously had illegal copies of.
I got number 6 wrong. The Earthlink one. I failed to notice that "failure" was spelled without an an "i" on the third line of text. As such, I am turning in my geek license. I'm allowed to re-apply for it, right? Question: If I chose two e-mails to be fraudulent, when they were really legit, I don't get docked for that, right? I know I got them wrong, but I should get props for playing it safe.
I'm going to have to agree with big groo.
This album is selling, due in huge part, to WHO Velvet Revolver is. It basically consists of former STP frontman Scott Weiland and ex-GnR's Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum. It's a bunch of established rock stars from the past ten years forming a new band. Similar to how Audioslave is Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell and Rage Against the Machine's Tim Commerford (Bass), Tom Morello (Guitar), and Brad Wilk (Drums).
This is what's known as a "Supergroup". Superstars collaborating for extended periods of time and merging to form groups. They were big in the 70's. The best example I can think of is Derek and the Dominoes, led by Eric Clapton (of Cream) and Duane Allman (of the Allman Brothers).
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