I realize this is Slashdot, and not giving props to even the crappiest Trek things isn't very fashionable.
It seems to me like all anyone does on Slashdot is critize things, not just Star Trek. If I were to believe everything I read on Slashdot I would say everything new sucks. Anything popular sucks. Anything that wasn't on tv when I was a kid sucks. I mean yes, the first season of Enterprise was slow and it took a while before I really liked it, but it is great now. They have had some really cool ideas. Like the Zindi planet where there were multiple domminate species evolving at the same time. They even got away from having all the aliens just humans with differnt skin, like the whale like aliens on Zindi.
The studios also have a huge stake in the change to the new technology because they now make more money from DVD sales than from box office sales. They also lose millions of dollars a year from pirated DVD's.
Does this seem stupid to anyone else?....so they make billions from box office sales...they make even more from DVD sales *but* they are *losing* millions from pirated DVDs....cry me a river.
Yeah I know that asshole but a simple link in the article makes sense doesn't it? Plus it was a joke dipshit. I guess you didn't read the Wikipedia article.
Ownership involves not only rights, but also responsibilities; however, Mr. Pop declared himself not liable for any damage caused by "his" property in the form of skin cancer, sunstroke, solar flares, etc.
"People should wear protective sun screen, sun glasses, sun hat and drink plenty of water in order to avoid these inconveniences - but, if somebody were to sue me for damage provoked by the Sun, I do not think any court would be that unwise to consider their claims. By recognizing that I am responsible for the damage from the Sun, the court would implicitly recognize that I do indeed own the Sun - which is ridiculous".
I know a little about human evolution and apes and I find the conclusions drawn from the article a little silly but since my wife studies primates and ape evolution I got her to reply....
While it is interesting that this monkeys began walking bipedally after a brain injury the assuptions drawn from it are somewhat suspect. Walking bipedally is a common occurance among many species of monkeys and apes, particulraly those exposed to humans. During my research with rehabilitant orangutans, many of whom had been raised by human caregivers, bipedal walking was something I saw everyday.....in animals who were not braindamaged.
In terms of human evolution it seems unlikely that imitation of a single individual could have driven an entire shift in a species physical make-up, rather than changes in enviromental demands.
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I realize this is Slashdot, and not giving props to even the crappiest Trek things isn't very fashionable.
It seems to me like all anyone does on Slashdot is critize things, not just Star Trek. If I were to believe everything I read on Slashdot I would say everything new sucks. Anything popular sucks. Anything that wasn't on tv when I was a kid sucks. I mean yes, the first season of Enterprise was slow and it took a while before I really liked it, but it is great now. They have had some really cool ideas. Like the Zindi planet where there were multiple domminate species evolving at the same time. They even got away from having all the aliens just humans with differnt skin, like the whale like aliens on Zindi.
I always thought just having half a brain was the best way to detect political spin....but that's just me
From the article:
The studios also have a huge stake in the change to the new technology because they now make more money from DVD sales than from box office sales. They also lose millions of dollars a year from pirated DVD's.
Does this seem stupid to anyone else?....so they make billions from box office sales...they make even more from DVD sales *but* they are *losing* millions from pirated DVDs....cry me a river.
Yeah I know that asshole but a simple link in the article makes sense doesn't it? Plus it was a joke dipshit. I guess you didn't read the Wikipedia article.
I guess I will just have to look it up in Wikipedia...they are authoritative aren't they?
Ownership involves not only rights, but also responsibilities; however, Mr. Pop declared himself not liable for any damage caused by "his" property in the form of skin cancer, sunstroke, solar flares, etc.
"People should wear protective sun screen, sun glasses, sun hat and drink plenty of water in order to avoid these inconveniences - but, if somebody were to sue me for damage provoked by the Sun, I do not think any court would be that unwise to consider their claims. By recognizing that I am responsible for the damage from the Sun, the court would implicitly recognize that I do indeed own the Sun - which is ridiculous".
I know a little about human evolution and apes and I find the conclusions drawn from the article a little silly but since my wife studies primates and ape evolution I got her to reply....
While it is interesting that this monkeys began walking bipedally after a brain injury the assuptions drawn from it are somewhat suspect. Walking bipedally is a common occurance among many species of monkeys and apes, particulraly those exposed to humans. During my research with rehabilitant orangutans, many of whom had been raised by human caregivers, bipedal walking was something I saw everyday.....in animals who were not braindamaged.
In terms of human evolution it seems unlikely that imitation of a single individual could have driven an entire shift in a species physical make-up, rather than changes in enviromental demands.
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