I still think George Lucas needs to be in a straightjacket, kept away from his own films.
I think what George is trying to say is that with modern technology being so inexpensive, there's no need for spending $200M per film. Just renter it on his (or anyone else's) computers. Okay, this does make some sense.
I've seen zero-budget high-FX films come from people's home computers. Some of these are damn good.
I can see what Georges is trying to say, but I honestly believe him wrong. Big budget movies are here to stay. Sometimes I want to be wowed at the theatre too. LOTR was well worth the $300M budget.
Will theatres be runover with indie flicks? No. But I'd like to see a better balance in the theatres. I'm tired of going to the megaplex and seeing 4 screen showing Gigli.
While Linux eye candy is some of the sweetest in the market, IMHO, it's one of the reasons Linux will never be mainstream.
What we need is a concerted effort from our worldwide developers to create better interoperability with Microsoft's Active Directory structure and better hardware compatibility.
What's also missing is the "zero-user" configurability that Windows has, allowing any user to load and install any application or hardware accessory without needing to be a hardware tech. Linux need to be engineereed to be "smarter" for the casual office user.
Only until we solve the above issues and Linux becomes more mainstream on the corporate desktop should we worry about the eye candy factor.
The idea that Apple would ditch its own OS for Microsoft Windows came to me from Yakov Epstein, a professor of psychology at Rutgers University
I'm happy to hear Dvorak didn't just come up with yet another left-field brain fart prediction. This one would have destroyed what little 1980's reputation he has left.
Sure, Apple can switch to Windows. And they can lose 100% of their market share for PCs in the process. Why the hell would I buy an Apple box when I can get the EXACT same thing from Dell for $299? If Apple really were stupid enough to make this type of move, they'd be killing themselves. OSX is unique and is the reason people buy Apple boxes in the first place.
There's more to life than an iPod (Although I love mine).
That said, his script for Alien 3 would probably have been better than the abortion that Fincher foisted off on us.
I've read that script, it's available from Drew's Script-O-Rama. Gibson's Alien3 script was a true extention of Aliens and was superior in every way; a very enjoyable read. I remember reading on the 'web that it would have been way too expensive to make, so the producers literally threw the script out the window into a dumpster.
As a filmmaker, and after reading this book cover to cover many times, I've come to the assumption that this book is truly unfilmable. I have read a few scripts based upon it found on the 'web, one particular written by Gibson himself, but there is just absolutely no way to capture the depth of environment this novel creates.
I don't care how big your budget is, it "ain't gonna happen."(tm)
I'm a filmmaker who's released all my work under a Creative Commons licence. Why? I like the flexibility to control my work. Standard copyright is a blanket set of rules that protects the lawyers, not the artist.
If RMS dosen't like CC, then he dosen't have to use them. CC does nothing more than compliments traditional copyright.
It seems that the majority of people who do not agree with CC either can not or refuse to understand the above sentence.
We complain that the marketing people took over the numbering at Microsoft and other companies--like Oracle "10g" when there was no a, b, c, d, e, or f.
The "10g" in the Oracle versioning scheme means "Version 10, Grid enabled"
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> Invite Stewie Griffin over for a "sexy party"
> The finger
> Obscene T-shirt
> The "moon"
> Bring in your spouse and do "spousal" things
Make them feel as if it's a good investment.
With or without butter?
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I think what George is trying to say is that with modern technology being so inexpensive, there's no need for spending $200M per film. Just renter it on his (or anyone else's) computers. Okay, this does make some sense.
I've seen zero-budget high-FX films come from people's home computers. Some of these are damn good.
I can see what Georges is trying to say, but I honestly believe him wrong. Big budget movies are here to stay. Sometimes I want to be wowed at the theatre too. LOTR was well worth the $300M budget.
Will theatres be runover with indie flicks? No. But I'd like to see a better balance in the theatres. I'm tired of going to the megaplex and seeing 4 screen showing Gigli.
They're also known in the United States as "software patents."
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TrueCrypt has offered this type of integration in Linux for years.
What we need is a concerted effort from our worldwide developers to create better interoperability with Microsoft's Active Directory structure and better hardware compatibility.
What's also missing is the "zero-user" configurability that Windows has, allowing any user to load and install any application or hardware accessory without needing to be a hardware tech. Linux need to be engineereed to be "smarter" for the casual office user.
Only until we solve the above issues and Linux becomes more mainstream on the corporate desktop should we worry about the eye candy factor.
Until he signed up for WoW, we rarely ever spoke, even though we both miss each other very much.
Now that I've added him to my guild, he won't leave me the hell alone. I've learned to hate my family now, they're all ninka looters. FuXin n00b.
I'm happy to hear Dvorak didn't just come up with yet another left-field brain fart prediction. This one would have destroyed what little 1980's reputation he has left.
Sure, Apple can switch to Windows. And they can lose 100% of their market share for PCs in the process. Why the hell would I buy an Apple box when I can get the EXACT same thing from Dell for $299? If Apple really were stupid enough to make this type of move, they'd be killing themselves. OSX is unique and is the reason people buy Apple boxes in the first place.
There's more to life than an iPod (Although I love mine).
I've read that script, it's available from Drew's Script-O-Rama. Gibson's Alien3 script was a true extention of Aliens and was superior in every way; a very enjoyable read. I remember reading on the 'web that it would have been way too expensive to make, so the producers literally threw the script out the window into a dumpster.
Sad.
Oh wait... There was a movie?
As a filmmaker, and after reading this book cover to cover many times, I've come to the assumption that this book is truly unfilmable. I have read a few scripts based upon it found on the 'web, one particular written by Gibson himself, but there is just absolutely no way to capture the depth of environment this novel creates.
I don't care how big your budget is, it "ain't gonna happen."(tm)
Has anyone actually listened to today's music? It sucks!
If RMS dosen't like CC, then he dosen't have to use them. CC does nothing more than compliments traditional copyright.
It seems that the majority of people who do not agree with CC either can not or refuse to understand the above sentence.
If not? Why isn't there one?
What? You haven't installed Linux on your mother's PC yet you insensitive clod?!
Yes, but they won't be running TCP/IP. They're be running Banyan Vines.
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Medical equipment
Wheat/seed processessing for food
Water pumps & filtering systems
Electronic communications
Access to Slashdot out in "the bush"
However, the best idea ever is still Tomacco.
I'd like to see the first attempted prosecution under this new law.
>ALLIANCE SUCK
>HORDE SUCK
>ALLIANCE SUCK
>HORDE SUCK
>I'm calling the cops!
That may truly give Microsoft's Office a run for its money.
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Opera 9's upcoming Acid2 compatibilty
Eye candy and general coolness factors
Can you give us a taste of new, unannounced features we'll see in future versions?
Why don't we have ethernet to the home? Cost. The carriers are greedy. Japan has 50Mbit fiber for $20US/mo. For me to get 3Mbit is $50US/mo.
Leela: "I don't get it."
Professor: "I'm sorry, Fry, but astronomers renamed Uranus in 2620 to end that stupid joke once and for all."
Fry: "Oh. What's it called now?"
Professor: "Urectum. Here, let me locate it for you."
Fry: "Hehe, no, no, I think I'll just smell around a bit over here."
The "10g" in the Oracle versioning scheme means "Version 10, Grid enabled"