No. I want to see explosions in the shapes of crosses, angels attacking using Handel's Hallelujah, and other stories about scientists bringing their loved ones back to life just like any 7 year old is dying to see.
Seriously, go back to your Air Force One movie, and I'll keep my anime.
Troll crime #1: Generalizing about anime
Troll crime #2: Generalizing about readers
Troll crime #3: I think you misoverestimate the leaderabilities of Dubya
Troll crime #4(tentative): Not realizing I'm joking about #3.
That said:
1. Akira is 10 years worth of weekly comics crammed into about 90-120 minutes.
2. How are we supposed to represent a disillusioned age if we're not allowed to portray it truthfully?
3. If you have a story about a boy who refuses to learn to control the powers that have been given to him, you are going to have consequences.
3A. So much for children being gifts from God. Perhaps we should spend less time dressing them up in suits and uniforms and "cherishing" the poor souls, and more time teaching them which includes the lesson that world is dangerous and providing clear examples.
3B. Judging it because it was graphic is a lot like arguing that the ugly thing about war is blood and gore not death. Please try to be less superficial.
4. That bit about martial arts. Try Rurouni Kenshin, a story of a samurai at the end of one of Japan's dynasties. He specifically swears he will never kill again, and gets a sword with the blade on the wrong side so that even in the ugliest moment of anger he cannot kill. Add on 95 episodes of people trying to avenge friends lives lost (he manages to prevent bloodshed repeatedly), crooks, fighting corruption, and of course evil pushing the guy to revert to his assassin self though never succeeding. Do you have a problem with a series that depicts the consequences of murder, unearned pride, and even trying to honor a loved one's death? Go argue about something you have a clue about.
5. Akira is a joke because it was the first and it's disorganized. I saw it and am offended it shares a similar storyline with some absolute masterpieces such as Evangelion and Escaflowne.
6. Oh and that bit about going to the movies for entertainment. You know what. Go fuck yourself. Everything is a sign or a promotion or entertainment to you jackasses. I watch anime to see art, to learn. I couldn't care less about Hollywood, the latest fad, or the free Coke if I go to see some crap movie.
If people cared about the consequences of their fears as much as their fears this would be pretty easy to decide on a case by case basis.
Most people REFUSE to allow deliberation about fending off what they most fear. Therefore there can be no case by case basis. This makes it that much easier to for me to keep my opinion in the general case.
No Censorship Of Fiction Regardless Whatever It May Contain!
I'm into anime. I want to find out how much it would cost to produce a good anime. I have the tools, the hardware, etc.
I don't need the parade, just some peace and quiet.
I intend to reward those who can make excellent translations of my work without having them sign a contract. Simple: You get off your ass, you should get paid.
And I can make the pirate less likely to pirate.
Without screwing the consumer a la 1980's stupid copy protection tricks.
Given the limitations of traditional media such as radio and television it was necessary to separate certain content so as not to create a hostile environment only used by one or a few groups.
(To be honest the issue comes up in terms of/. itself as well)
However, given the expandability of the net such that one group cannot drown out another, does it still make sense to talk of communications standards regarding content?
Wouldn't the same people who want some say in what their children see for example be better served by constructing local nets, much like the early days of BBSes?
I can see a number of plusses:
1. A couple of neighborhoods can get connected with technology as advanced as Gigabit Ethernet more efficiently and less costly than waiting for current ISPs to make the money required to wire every neighborhood themselves.
By the time ISPs replace their own hardware to begin to support such services, communities could complete the project several times over.
2. Internet compatible technologies, local advances. Communities that attract talented engineers can move forward with innovations that have less impact on the generic Internet (and so fewer standards issues) but have a greater impact for their area. Rather than waiting for technology to trickle down and gradually evolve as anyone can foresee (it isn't that hard), communities can have a say in where it leads. Not only that but I'm reminded of a joke about an Aborigine using an IBM modem to crack nuts and his comments about the usefulness of the modem. Communities could express their distinct character by building their networks around it enhancing what they already have rather having it blurred into a bland melting pot of lowest common denominator services.
3. From rural to urban to rural construction almost at will as needed. Once communities have a say in what happens in their world they become more able to sustain local economies because the service providers will come from their midst. The talent will come from within the communities. No longer will you have people striving to leave their home towns for better opportunities always chasing a fleeting chance.
Now I'm not suggesting that everything will happen because of computer networks. I just think that as catalysts for other types of networking such job contacts, business partnerships, even simply a congregation of church goers, networking technologies will allow local economies to flourish without waiting for the entire Internet to mature from this embarassing novelty stage.
4. Complete Control vs Nimble companies. Current ISPs will save millions as communities divide the cost among their citizens and are able to pay for work as money is exchanged mostly within. ISPs will be able to completely separate content services from technology services. Issues like community standards will be moot as communities will be able to decide what content enters their world. Media companies will simply go where there's a demand rather than bombarding every community with desperate offers which sound like something only a daytrader could conceive.
Once this is extended to the individual, I can only see that everyone wins. Media companies will simply learn where to market rather than pandering to everyone, communities will have to make up their minds about what they consider dangerous, and individuals will have a choice between a community cooked network, the great highway of the net, or a private network.
And they will be able to guarantee that what they choose is what they get.
Wouldn't assuming some responsibility and shaping the net locally be more effective than arguing constantly about who's rights are infringed with no end in sight?
I think it resolves fundamental questions because it localizes the effects which means that people can learn from the results as well as make responsible decisions about their world. Rather than telling Yahoo not to post Nazi auctions which are relatively harmless in the middle of nowhere but could become a problem in an area where people struggle to survive, individuals and communities could opt out of ever coming in contact with that sort of content.
I'm pretty sure some communities oculd survive a dozen Klan parades without being influenced. Others probably would not.
I'm for 1st 2nd and 4th amendment rights quite strongly however this madness (filtering for federal funds) isn't going to end if everyone feels as if the collective Internet is imposing its presence in their world.
I hate to say it but, it might be wise to allow communitites to make fundamental "mistakes" as long as they don't affect everyone.
I'm not saying to ignore injustices that would likely result, but to guide a community through a situation rather than force it into a straight jacket.
Void: They should read the fetching contract. RTFC!
That's not my point.
My point is that they're a bunch of hypocrites!
Anonymous Coward: And being deprived of a technology that allows me to copy WHAT I CREATE, makes it impossible for me to be a publisher of my own work!
The RIAA recently tried to steal artists' rights to get paid in the form of royalties. Just a little clause that turned a creative work into a work for hire.
In Other Words, Shove your whiny recordings should be done by rocording companies tripe wherever you see fit.
That's because most people including yourself couldn't tell Pokemon from Disney's Fantasia (the original) or Grave of Flies (Animated story about WWII) from Power Rangers (which isn't animated).
Evangelion happens to be the hardest hitting animated drama yet made. It would be even without the classical music soundtrack (Symphony #9, Jesus Bleibet Meine Freunde, Air on a G string, and some of Shiro Sagisu's original compositions).
Oh and here's a freebie, Harry Potter seems to be in the same category.
But feel free to walk with your head up your ass I won't stop you.
You haven't got half the clue your namesake had during his time.
3D and 2D are separate fields of coding. Not one thing in one field could improve the performance of the other.
First they focus on completely different things.
2D is focused on quickly clearing and replacing a flat array of pixels or filling a line of pixels quickly to draw the common rubberband selection tool.
3D is focused on calculating the color values that will go there. This involves calculus geometry and trigonometry as well.
One is the backbone the other the final picture.
You can't mix performance anymore than you could compare apples and oranges. You can't just move it from one place to another.
Second using 3D circuits for 2D is going to end in a disaster. It could even produce slower performance. In 3D you have a starting graphic which you then rotate and work with within certain approximations.
That's fine for window animations. In 2D however every pixel counts because every pixel will sometime be in a word written on a button or checkbox. You can rotate a picture and lose very little but something as precise as typed text will easily become unreadable.
It's like trying to add using a multiplier circuit.
I wouldn't be surprised if the crud, caused by the PC arch insistance to separate text mode from gfx mode - go Amiga!, which X has were removed, E could fly, though it would be further outrun by blackbox, uwm, and others.
I've experienced various ranges of performance between E and Sawfish. I've had E beat Sawfish at theme changes and window operations sometimes.
What I can't stand is the Gnome Background Config.
Why is everyone so bloody afraid of heirarchial structures? I love being able to install a symlink to wherever Propaganda.debs choose to install themselves and have it all be reflected in a menu without a lot of fuss. Face it traditional config GUIs make you do more work.
Slashdot Mirror
Yes.
Has anyone done a study on what effects an early exposure to unconsciously postured role-faking paranoid parents has on children?
When Debian gets ported and I can modify the Amiga OS, it's over.
I could go around and say the world was made of cheese and no one would believe me.
Why?
Because of all the different things that exist in the world.
No matter how hard I would try I could not limit the discussion to the sentence the world is made of cheese.
Now with source code? HA! No see now we have a magic bullet.
I let people make changes to my code. I have a million blind men try to tell me what this elephant of a decision will do to my code.
What code on which machine in what room do I allow who in which part of my business to do what to in what way to what extent?
It's the difference between saying you're open to possibilities and saying you will walk naked in the street.
Your apples are all infected now.
No. I want to see explosions in the shapes of crosses, angels attacking using Handel's Hallelujah, and other stories about scientists bringing their loved ones back to life just like any 7 year old is dying to see.
Seriously, go back to your Air Force One movie, and I'll keep my anime.
Troll crime #1: Generalizing about anime
Troll crime #2: Generalizing about readers
Troll crime #3: I think you misoverestimate the leaderabilities of Dubya
Troll crime #4(tentative): Not realizing I'm joking about #3.
That said:
1. Akira is 10 years worth of weekly comics crammed into about 90-120 minutes.
2. How are we supposed to represent a disillusioned age if we're not allowed to portray it truthfully?
3. If you have a story about a boy who refuses to learn to control the powers that have been given to him, you are going to have consequences.
3A. So much for children being gifts from God. Perhaps we should spend less time dressing them up in suits and uniforms and "cherishing" the poor souls, and more time teaching them which includes the lesson that world is dangerous and providing clear examples.
3B. Judging it because it was graphic is a lot like arguing that the ugly thing about war is blood and gore not death. Please try to be less superficial.
4. That bit about martial arts. Try Rurouni Kenshin, a story of a samurai at the end of one of Japan's dynasties. He specifically swears he will never kill again, and gets a sword with the blade on the wrong side so that even in the ugliest moment of anger he cannot kill. Add on 95 episodes of people trying to avenge friends lives lost (he manages to prevent bloodshed repeatedly), crooks, fighting corruption, and of course evil pushing the guy to revert to his assassin self though never succeeding. Do you have a problem with a series that depicts the consequences of murder, unearned pride, and even trying to honor a loved one's death? Go argue about something you have a clue about.
5. Akira is a joke because it was the first and it's disorganized. I saw it and am offended it shares a similar storyline with some absolute masterpieces such as Evangelion and Escaflowne.
6. Oh and that bit about going to the movies for entertainment. You know what. Go fuck yourself. Everything is a sign or a promotion or entertainment to you jackasses. I watch anime to see art, to learn. I couldn't care less about Hollywood, the latest fad, or the free Coke if I go to see some crap movie.
Gah why does God make morons so... moronic?
Any HOWTO available for this?
It could be used for spammers too.
You're already on the WAVE list and you know it!
Try again.
That was vaporous dude.
You've committed the ultimate crime: One line indirect denial of fact by suggestion.
Java IS a standard. There are rules that must be followed so that products including Java implementations can be branded Java compatible.
That is the definition of a standard.
Nudity sex murder guilt redemption. There's a section where Michaelangelo painted snakes sucking at the balls of a local censorhappy priest.
Just when the "corrections" added to the Sistine Chapel have been removed, are we going to put them back up again?
If people cared about the consequences of their fears as much as their fears this would be pretty easy to decide on a case by case basis.
Most people REFUSE to allow deliberation about fending off what they most fear. Therefore there can be no case by case basis. This makes it that much easier to for me to keep my opinion in the general case.
No Censorship Of Fiction Regardless Whatever It May Contain!
Well here's a preemptive "screw you":
I'm into anime. I want to find out how much it would cost to produce a good anime. I have the tools, the hardware, etc.
I don't need the parade, just some peace and quiet.
I intend to reward those who can make excellent translations of my work without having them sign a contract. Simple: You get off your ass, you should get paid.
And I can make the pirate less likely to pirate.
Without screwing the consumer a la 1980's stupid copy protection tricks.
Given the limitations of traditional media such as radio and television it was necessary to separate certain content so as not to create a hostile environment only used by one or a few groups.
/. itself as well)
(To be honest the issue comes up in terms of
However, given the expandability of the net such that one group cannot drown out another, does it still make sense to talk of communications standards regarding content?
Wouldn't the same people who want some say in what their children see for example be better served by constructing local nets, much like the early days of BBSes?
I can see a number of plusses:
1. A couple of neighborhoods can get connected with technology as advanced as Gigabit Ethernet more efficiently and less costly than waiting for current ISPs to make the money required to wire every neighborhood themselves.
By the time ISPs replace their own hardware to begin to support such services, communities could complete the project several times over.
2. Internet compatible technologies, local advances. Communities that attract talented engineers can move forward with innovations that have less impact on the generic Internet (and so fewer standards issues) but have a greater impact for their area. Rather than waiting for technology to trickle down and gradually evolve as anyone can foresee (it isn't that hard), communities can have a say in where it leads. Not only that but I'm reminded of a joke about an Aborigine using an IBM modem to crack nuts and his comments about the usefulness of the modem. Communities could express their distinct character by building their networks around it enhancing what they already have rather having it blurred into a bland melting pot of lowest common denominator services.
3. From rural to urban to rural construction almost at will as needed. Once communities have a say in what happens in their world they become more able to sustain local economies because the service providers will come from their midst. The talent will come from within the communities. No longer will you have people striving to leave their home towns for better opportunities always chasing a fleeting chance.
Now I'm not suggesting that everything will happen because of computer networks. I just think that as catalysts for other types of networking such job contacts, business partnerships, even simply a congregation of church goers, networking technologies will allow local economies to flourish without waiting for the entire Internet to mature from this embarassing novelty stage.
4. Complete Control vs Nimble companies. Current ISPs will save millions as communities divide the cost among their citizens and are able to pay for work as money is exchanged mostly within. ISPs will be able to completely separate content services from technology services. Issues like community standards will be moot as communities will be able to decide what content enters their world. Media companies will simply go where there's a demand rather than bombarding every community with desperate offers which sound like something only a daytrader could conceive.
Once this is extended to the individual, I can only see that everyone wins. Media companies will simply learn where to market rather than pandering to everyone, communities will have to make up their minds about what they consider dangerous, and individuals will have a choice between a community cooked network, the great highway of the net, or a private network.
And they will be able to guarantee that what they choose is what they get.
Wouldn't assuming some responsibility and shaping the net locally be more effective than arguing constantly about who's rights are infringed with no end in sight?
I think it resolves fundamental questions because it localizes the effects which means that people can learn from the results as well as make responsible decisions about their world. Rather than telling Yahoo not to post Nazi auctions which are relatively harmless in the middle of nowhere but could become a problem in an area where people struggle to survive, individuals and communities could opt out of ever coming in contact with that sort of content.
I'm pretty sure some communities oculd survive a dozen Klan parades without being influenced. Others probably would not.
I'm for 1st 2nd and 4th amendment rights quite strongly however this madness (filtering for federal funds) isn't going to end if everyone feels as if the collective Internet is imposing its presence in their world.
I hate to say it but, it might be wise to allow communitites to make fundamental "mistakes" as long as they don't affect everyone.
I'm not saying to ignore injustices that would likely result, but to guide a community through a situation rather than force it into a straight jacket.
You're both wrong.
Void: They should read the fetching contract. RTFC!
That's not my point.
My point is that they're a bunch of hypocrites!
Anonymous Coward: And being deprived of a technology that allows me to copy WHAT I CREATE, makes it impossible for me to be a publisher of my own work!
This has nothing to do with signing contracts.
But fuck them I can build hardware myself.
Or rather the Recording Industry Publishers Association
I suppose that's someone's idea of poetry but it really comes to this:
What's 2+2? 4.
What's content+a recordable media? A recording.
Enough of this ass-licking bend over backwards to get from point A to point B bullshit.
Why I'll just design my own hardware!
The RIAA recently tried to steal artists' rights to get paid in the form of royalties. Just a little clause that turned a creative work into a work for hire.
In Other Words, Shove your whiny recordings should be done by rocording companies tripe wherever you see fit.
Like on Friends or Real World? No thanks.
You would rather HUNT THROUGH YOUR HARD DRIVE for backdrops?
ARE YOU MAD?
^_^ Merry fucking ^_^-user bashing with fucking iron bar day! ^_^
That's because most people including yourself couldn't tell Pokemon from Disney's Fantasia (the original) or Grave of Flies (Animated story about WWII) from Power Rangers (which isn't animated).
Evangelion happens to be the hardest hitting animated drama yet made. It would be even without the classical music soundtrack (Symphony #9, Jesus Bleibet Meine Freunde, Air on a G string, and some of Shiro Sagisu's original compositions).
Oh and here's a freebie, Harry Potter seems to be in the same category.
But feel free to walk with your head up your ass I won't stop you.
You haven't got half the clue your namesake had during his time.
3D and 2D are separate fields of coding. Not one thing in one field could improve the performance of the other.
First they focus on completely different things.
2D is focused on quickly clearing and replacing a flat array of pixels or filling a line of pixels quickly to draw the common rubberband selection tool.
3D is focused on calculating the color values that will go there. This involves calculus geometry and trigonometry as well.
One is the backbone the other the final picture.
You can't mix performance anymore than you could compare apples and oranges. You can't just move it from one place to another.
Second using 3D circuits for 2D is going to end in a disaster. It could even produce slower performance. In 3D you have a starting graphic which you then rotate and work with within certain approximations.
That's fine for window animations. In 2D however every pixel counts because every pixel will sometime be in a word written on a button or checkbox. You can rotate a picture and lose very little but something as precise as typed text will easily become unreadable.
It's like trying to add using a multiplier circuit.
That's all there is to 3D really.
I wouldn't be surprised if the crud, caused by the PC arch insistance to separate text mode from gfx mode - go Amiga!, which X has were removed, E could fly, though it would be further outrun by blackbox, uwm, and others.
I've experienced various ranges of performance between E and Sawfish. I've had E beat Sawfish at theme changes and window operations sometimes.
What I can't stand is the Gnome Background Config.
Why is everyone so bloody afraid of heirarchial structures? I love being able to install a symlink to wherever Propaganda.debs choose to install themselves and have it all be reflected in a menu without a lot of fuss. Face it traditional config GUIs make you do more work.