Yeah... one of the most ass-i-nine TV edits I ever saw was Glengarry Glenross. According to IMDB "the word 'fuck' and its derivatives are uttered 138 times. The word 'shit' and its derivatives are uttered 50 times," usually closely spaced together when it happens. I think I saw it on Bravo and they just dropped the sound out for the censored words which made it even worse.
For Example: consider the following text version of the Bravo "TV Edit"
LEVENE Marshal the leads...marshal the leads? What the f---, what bus did you get off of, we're here to f------- sell. F--- marshaling the leads. What the f--- talk is that? What the f--- talk is that? Where did you learn that? In school? (pause) That's "talk," my friend, that's "talk." Our job is to sell. I'm the man to sell. I'm getting garbage. (pause) You're giving it to me, and what I'm saying is it's f-----.
WILLIAMSON You're saying that I'm f------.
LEVENE Yes. (pause) I am. I'm sorry to antagonize you.
or
ROMA (to Williamson) You stupid f------ c---. You, Williamson...I'm talking to you, s--------...You just cost me six thousand dollars. (pause) Six thousand dollars. And one Cadillac. That's right. What are you going to do about it? What are you goin to do about it, a------. You f------ s---. Where did you learn your trade. You stupid f------ c---. You idiot. Whoever told you you could work with men?
BAYLEN Could I...
ROMA I'm going to have your job, s--------. I'm going downtown and talk to Mitch and Murrray, and I'm going to Lemkin. I don't care whose nephew you are, who you know, whose d--- you're sucking on. You're going out, I swear to you, you're going...
If the job is enticing enough monetatrily or challenge-wise, it will draw the best talent. Pure Darwinism at work. If you're a small operator and the project is interesting enough, it will draw talent. If your project is boring and stupid, it won't. Them's the breaks. Get over it.
In addition to the countless video cameras watching every moment of daily life, starting today, GPS units will be implanted in every infant born prior to handing the child over to the mother.
This is considered important in the fight agains crime as it will allow police to instantly know who was at a crime scene at any given moment. Scotland Yard said that the GPS units do not infringe on citizens' rights as the data will only be used for tracking down criminals. The average citizen who does not break the law has nothing to worry about.
Yahoo is in no way responsible... The suit should be dropped. This is no different than if the ex-boyfriend had taken a nude photo of her, taped inside of a truckstop bathroom stall with "I'm a slut, call me" on it. The truckstop would certainly not be liable.
Yahoo is just like the truckstop bathroom wall. It's the person who stuck the thing up there that's responsible... not the owner of the place. It's just that Yahoo has nice deep pockets.
On trademark infringement, companies don't sue other companies to try to cash in. They do it because if they don't attempt to protect their trademark, courts will rule that it isn't a trademark anymore and isn't protectible. Aspirin, Zipper.
The only thing is, Apple has been calling OS X 10.4 Tiger for about a year now. TigerDirect didn't file their injunction then, which would've been appropriate if they were in fact trying to protect a trademark. The fact of the matter is, they waited until Apple was just about to release Tiger to file their injunction, probably in an attempt to weasel out a nice payment from Apple.
Protecting your trademark is fair game, but TigerDirect's timing leaves them suspect in their motivation.
--J
The thing that worked about TSS was that you had Leo who has been a broadcast professional for many years in addition to being a print tech journalist. He was very good with interviews and keeping the show rolling.
Patrick, also a print journalist, had a bit of geek in him, but was bitter enough about technology to question things rather than drool over the latest new gadget.
Jessica, of course, eye candy with a brain... what else could you ask for???
Kevin Rose was always better doing his little bit pieces than he ever was a host.
Sarah just annoys me (and I hear from a friend of mine who was a set painter for the LA version of TSS that when they first got down here, little Sarah was stomping around bitching about how their set wasn't nearly as cool looking as Martin Sargent's--of course look where he is now.)
G4 is now using that lovely Hollywood idea of creating programming by looking at the marketing numbers... "Well, my Excel sheet says that if we change TSS to 'Attack of the Show' blah, blah, blah." Merely the fact that they have wardrobe people should tell you something. Do you think Patrick Norton could've gotten away with wearing his utility kilt on G4?
Yep... Everything that made TechTV semi-interesting to watch has gone away. Why did G4 even bother to buy TechTV?? Oh, yeah, that's right, TechTV actually had dial space on many cable and satellite systems. G4 didn't because who would actually want to watch a network who's programming was pretty much exclusively gaming?
Here's an example of the brilliant G4 programming: "Cinematech" From G4's website
Complementing the gameplay of many high-end games is an extraordinary assortment of cinematics and trailers. The quality of these mini-movies is so incredible that gamers and non-gamers alike watch them repeatedly, simply for the entertainment value. So dim the lights, grab a bag of popcorn and watch.
Yep... nothing like watching the screen of someone playing a video game for a half hour. Why, it's so in depth it gives me chills. The creator of that program must be cut from the cloth of the finest tapestry.
Anyway... listen to the Podcast. It's interesting to hear Kevin Rose and Robert Heron talk about the TV by marketing numbers that G4 is using. Hopefully the podcast will continue on and eventually become a video cast of some sort.
BTW, here's the direct link to the podcast if you're using some sort of podcast receiving software:
The article is already out of date. It was posted on the BBC on February 8th. Good to see Slashdot is keeping up witht the times.
1) Gmail is no longer invitation only.
2) Gmail is now 2 gig.
Timothy dupes (for the second time today) an article that has *already* been on Slashdot the same day(or at least within a 24 hour period!)
I'm drunk and can recognize a dupe when I see it... What's Timothy's excuse?? Too many 'shrooms??? (Not too mention I can still manage some very basic HTML formatting!)
Hollywood's actually doing the remake of Citizen Kane, coincidentally enough, with Ben Affleck. The plot's been updated so that rather than Kane being a fictionalized Hearst, he's going to be a fictionalized Rupert Murdoch. Of course, this will mean that rather than running a chain of newspapers, the new Kane will be a Multimedia Magnate.
The new fictionalized Marion Davies character from Kane, now Wendi Deng, will be played by Lucy Liu.
I don't want to post a spoiler so I won't reveal what the new Rosebud is.
Of course, none of this is true, but the scary part is that it could be
Slashdot Mirror
For Example: consider the following text version of the Bravo "TV Edit"
or
If the job is enticing enough monetatrily or challenge-wise, it will draw the best talent. Pure Darwinism at work. If you're a small operator and the project is interesting enough, it will draw talent. If your project is boring and stupid, it won't. Them's the breaks. Get over it.
In addition to the countless video cameras watching every moment of daily life, starting today, GPS units will be implanted in every infant born prior to handing the child over to the mother.
This is considered important in the fight agains crime as it will allow police to instantly know who was at a crime scene at any given moment. Scotland Yard said that the GPS units do not infringe on citizens' rights as the data will only be used for tracking down criminals. The average citizen who does not break the law has nothing to worry about.
How soon does it start???
#3 is definitely a good reason! Didn't think about that part. Cool!
While not as "cool looking" as a Google Map, the USGS has a very nice recent earthquake map that is clickable, down to coordinates & fault name.
http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm
It sure seems that Timothy dupes posts on a recurring basis. "The Duplicator" should be his pen name.
Oh... wait... didn't someone post something about this already??? Silly me.
Timothy sure seems to have a recurring history of duping posts. He really needs to change his nom-de-plume to "The Duplicator."
Yahoo is in no way responsible... The suit should be dropped. This is no different than if the ex-boyfriend had taken a nude photo of her, taped inside of a truckstop bathroom stall with "I'm a slut, call me" on it. The truckstop would certainly not be liable.
Yahoo is just like the truckstop bathroom wall. It's the person who stuck the thing up there that's responsible... not the owner of the place. It's just that Yahoo has nice deep pockets.
Oooops! Well... when I clicked on that link just before I posted, it brought up a page that was *only* for the 15" Powerbook. My mistake!
Apple's page (the one linked in the post) clearly states that the recall is for the 15 inch aluminum Powerbook only.
Looks like another case of not RTFA.
Here's a mirror for this... let's see how long my site lasts.
http://www.theionosphere.com/Jud/Armadillo.htm
The only thing is, Apple has been calling OS X 10.4 Tiger for about a year now. TigerDirect didn't file their injunction then, which would've been appropriate if they were in fact trying to protect a trademark. The fact of the matter is, they waited until Apple was just about to release Tiger to file their injunction, probably in an attempt to weasel out a nice payment from Apple.
Protecting your trademark is fair game, but TigerDirect's timing leaves them suspect in their motivation.
--J
Patrick, also a print journalist, had a bit of geek in him, but was bitter enough about technology to question things rather than drool over the latest new gadget.
Jessica, of course, eye candy with a brain... what else could you ask for???
Kevin Rose was always better doing his little bit pieces than he ever was a host.
Sarah just annoys me (and I hear from a friend of mine who was a set painter for the LA version of TSS that when they first got down here, little Sarah was stomping around bitching about how their set wasn't nearly as cool looking as Martin Sargent's--of course look where he is now.)
G4 is now using that lovely Hollywood idea of creating programming by looking at the marketing numbers... "Well, my Excel sheet says that if we change TSS to 'Attack of the Show' blah, blah, blah." Merely the fact that they have wardrobe people should tell you something. Do you think Patrick Norton could've gotten away with wearing his utility kilt on G4?
Yep... Everything that made TechTV semi-interesting to watch has gone away. Why did G4 even bother to buy TechTV?? Oh, yeah, that's right, TechTV actually had dial space on many cable and satellite systems. G4 didn't because who would actually want to watch a network who's programming was pretty much exclusively gaming?
Here's an example of the brilliant G4 programming: "Cinematech"
From G4's website
Yep... nothing like watching the screen of someone playing a video game for a half hour. Why, it's so in depth it gives me chills. The creator of that program must be cut from the cloth of the finest tapestry.
Anyway... listen to the Podcast. It's interesting to hear Kevin Rose and Robert Heron talk about the TV by marketing numbers that G4 is using. Hopefully the podcast will continue on and eventually become a video cast of some sort.
BTW, here's the direct link to the podcast if you're using some sort of podcast receiving software:
http://leoville.tv/podcasts/tlr
--J
The article is already out of date. It was posted on the BBC on February 8th. Good to see Slashdot is keeping up witht the times. 1) Gmail is no longer invitation only. 2) Gmail is now 2 gig.
Wrong! 'Real Genius' is the origin of this clip... A classic (sort of) and probably Val Kilmer's best movie. ;-)
Did the modder not recognize "delectible morsels" or "S. Lent Green" (Soylent Green)???
;-)
Wow Prince Vegeta! Your humourous comments are interesting!
I kind of like a standard unit of measurment I can hold in my hand or see with my own eyes.
Timothy dupes (for the second time today) an article that has *already* been on Slashdot the same day(or at least within a 24 hour period!)
I'm drunk and can recognize a dupe when I see it... What's Timothy's excuse?? Too many 'shrooms??? (Not too mention I can still manage some very basic HTML formatting!)
It's Ohio University... Athens, Ohio not to be confused with Ohio State University an hour and a half northwest in Columbus.
Wow!! Copy and paste with no paragraph breaks. How insightful! Maybe you could have taken out the spaces too to make it even more readable.
Hollywood's actually doing the remake of Citizen Kane, coincidentally enough, with Ben Affleck. The plot's been updated so that rather than Kane being a fictionalized Hearst, he's going to be a fictionalized Rupert Murdoch. Of course, this will mean that rather than running a chain of newspapers, the new Kane will be a Multimedia Magnate.
The new fictionalized Marion Davies character from Kane, now Wendi Deng, will be played by Lucy Liu.
I don't want to post a spoiler so I won't reveal what the new Rosebud is.
Of course, none of this is true, but the scary part is that it could be
User: My system is slow and unresponsive and it keeps asking me if I a bride from Soviet Russia
Tech: Unplug your cable modem and plug it back in...