Kubrick, who wrote, produced and directed his films, was intrigued by the possibility of other life forms, but was disappointed the film world had until then tackled science fiction by portraying blood-thirsty monsters attacking the earth.
I don't see how we have come very far - that is still how Science Fiction is portrayed to the masses. Space battles against aliens, aliens invading the earth, etc. etc. What I find fascinating with all this is the science fiction that I read does not usually have this type of plot - just most science fiction movies.
Do hackers and geeks just not care about communicating effectively? Do they not realize that a mediocre command of written English makes them appear less intelligent? Am I missing something here?"
Of course they do. You have to communicate effectively to create great software! I think you are confusing communication with syntax and structure. OK, sure we could all probably use some extra work with our grammer and spelling, but I would argue that a weakness in spelling/grammer does not mean you are not a good communicator.
Thanks for the info. Marine Boy was pretty cool, he had a killer boomerang that he threw at stuff and of course, a dolphin and mermaid for sidekicks. My favorite was Star Blazers.
Yeah, didn't you hear, it was created by Abdul (AKA "Linus") Torvalds from the terrorist state of Norway (which I believe just missed "Axis of Evil" status).
Hotmail recently introduced the ability to get 250MB inboxes for new users in nine markets and launched a photo upload tool for all users to make it easier for them to share pictures online.
Careful Microsoft...wouldn't want to get sued (again) would you?
Experts believe a crude plutonium bomb could be designed and assembled by terrorists possessing no greater level of skill than needed by the AUM cult to attack the Tokyo underground with nerve gas in 1995.
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Uhhh...so like the whole frickin' thing...
Gives new meaning to the term "throwing the book" at you...
Come on, try and be a little flexible on this...
Yeah, I heard that once you've had Chimp Poontang you just can't get enough...
I guess to me it would be a matter of how "slow" or how much "harder". I mean how do they make it "harder"...have www.gmail.com NOT go to GMail .
Yeah, they could call themselves Ya'soft - they could sell Viagra too.
Ah, the Firefox of Opera - who is that, Pavarotti?
The government already does it. The private sector just gets paid to do it.
Hmmm...I wonder if he got a grant to go to school?
I don't see how we have come very far - that is still how Science Fiction is portrayed to the masses. Space battles against aliens, aliens invading the earth, etc. etc. What I find fascinating with all this is the science fiction that I read does not usually have this type of plot - just most science fiction movies.
Hmmm...on my Linux box OpenOffice really outperforms Excel...oh wait...
If Creationists need any proof on the theory of Evolution and that we evolved from monkeys, just take a look at Bush.
What else are they going to do? If it becomes successful look for iSkoot to be bought out quickly.
Yeah, I mean everyone knows we have trouble with this
Do hackers and geeks just not care about communicating effectively? Do they not realize that a mediocre command of written English makes them appear less intelligent? Am I missing something here?"
Of course they do. You have to communicate effectively to create great software! I think you are confusing communication with syntax and structure. OK, sure we could all probably use some extra work with our grammer and spelling, but I would argue that a weakness in spelling/grammer does not mean you are not a good communicator.
The companion Web site for the book is hosted by Vaswani's software consulting firm, Melonfire.
Do I really want to read a book by someone who works for a consulting firm named after the ignition of fruit?Thanks for the info. Marine Boy was pretty cool, he had a killer boomerang that he threw at stuff and of course, a dolphin and mermaid for sidekicks. My favorite was Star Blazers.
I don't know if these count as "anime" but I loved Speed Racer, Star Blazers and Marine Boy when I was a kid.
Tell these guys.
Oops...yeah, Finland is what I meant (nudge, nudge, wink, wink), but hey, Finland, Norway, Sweden...whatever...let's just go with he's Scandinavian.
Yeah, didn't you hear, it was created by Abdul (AKA "Linus") Torvalds from the terrorist state of Norway (which I believe just missed "Axis of Evil" status).
Careful Microsoft...wouldn't want to get sued (again) would you?
Really! They need to Get The Facts!
And don't forget to include this article...
Don't worry, so is Microsoft.