For true cyborgenetic integration one would have to have implants that could safely be inserted into the human brain to enhance it. Most of the devices currently avaible do not look very safe (at least I would not want them in *my* brain). Although the ability to regenerate damaged wounds or to live for 5,000+ years because my cells cannot wear out would be appealing.
I would assume from all the information that I have that to create such a thing one has to use some form of polymers and have them react and then make the motor in the shape of some non reacting mollecule? Would like to know some more specifics about it.
1. Although the movie was rated down (I presume this is due to the desire to get a better turnout) it also was rated down in some of the violent content that is possible with special effects techonology today (severed heads, intestines, large ammounts of blood, etc). 1.1. Lucas is doing something that is time/resource intensive and is therefore not "obcessed" in the strictest sence of the word but motivated 1.1.1. You can take your pick of things he is motivated for 1.1.1.1. Greed 1.1.1.1.1. I guess you would be too if that's how you pay the bills. Does this connotate greed? 1.1.1.1.2. If my life's work is doing something I wish it to succeede irregardless of what others wish to critize it. 1.1.1.1.2.1. (Example) Suppose I win the Nobel peace prize does this mean that I am "greedy" even though I have spend all that greed related energy into something that is worthwile? 1.1.1.2. Fame 1.1.1.2.1. Everyone has fame to some small degree others substantally more all births in the United States in any large metropolitan area are listed in the newspaper so are all deaths. 1.1.1.2.1.1. Births are usually short and give factual information and leave out things without positive proof so as not to prejudice the event. 1.1.1.2.1.2. Deaths have more information usually due to the fact that meaningless lives are not things that we want and so we list everything we do even if it were something potentially denegrating that the person did? Garbage man? 1.1.1.2.2. Through the application of renoun with an act and appling this to what is done fame for the most part is created from others and not from self alone; however this can be helped along with deceptions and other non-truths. 2. By your second and last statement I conclude that you are concerned with classical star trek (aka "The Original Series as interperted in circles favoring the series) 2.1. Since this is the case it would also be possible with Spock/Kirk/Federation that it is also concerned with strictly the actions of the USS Enterprise with Captain James Tiberius Kirk at the head. 2.1.1. Under the actions of Kirk many great and noble things were done that routinely questioned the orders of supperiors and what they did in policy and current events. 2.1.1.1. Questioning of events was a prime feature of humanist thinking and of independent thought. 2.1.1.2. Many controversial topics (at least for the day) were discussed. 2.1.1.2.1. African-American individuals in positions that were superior to those of white individuals 2.1.1.2.2. Prime directive/non interference with other species as opposed to actions by colonialists in most of the world. 2.2. Spock was an individual who was rather held to logic and it's application. 2.2.1. Logic is tightly held with ethical behaviour in ordered societies and is not characteristic of ones in which repression is the norm. 2.3. The federation was created out of the ruins of what earth had become after the end of WWIII. Humans had beocme civilized enough to attract notice of other species more advanced and more ordered. 2.3.1. This condition attracted notice of the vulcans. 2.3.1.1. Vulcans favor logic and order since their society was disordered at it's beginning (actually much worse than humans due to use of telepathy/telegenic weapons) 2.4. I therefore conclude that since all three of the invididuals or anyone of them seperately could constitute a person who would be a Natzi, they are in fact and the who group is not properly categorized as Natzi/fascist in the least.
Reason is more important that always being right. There are many things that were done improperly with the federation that no one could see (due to writers not writing them). The Next Generation does a better job of showing some of the problems with the Federation as a "system" and make it more closely mirror current later 20th century political structure.
Phantom Menace 1. Problems 1.1. There are problems with the flow and the background for someone who dosn't have the complete story (such as I). 1.1.1. Flow 1.1.1.1. The story jumps around and is not centered as to any particular event thouroughly enough to make a lasting bond between the observer and the character/characters in question. 1.1.2. Background 1.1.2.1. Who are the Jedi? 1.1.2.1.1. Obviously they are some form of quasi-religious group but what is their history? What are their motives? They are most closely related with oriental philosophy dictating honor and ritualistic fighting. 1.1.2.1.1.1. This is seen in the context of fighting with some form of compressed energy field weapons which are handled like rapiers or swords. Assasination of a particular person could be more easily and cleanly accomplished with the use of directed energy weapons or high intensity particle field. This is not just a method of choice for the author alone but a method of logic and efficiency. This would illustrate that since the action is not utilitarian in nature that it is at least partly dedicated to some higher philosophy. 1.1.2.1.1.2. Religious priciples are also demonostrated in the appearance in a group which is specifically mentioned as evil called the "Sith" this group is not treated merely as a group that has ideals that counter those of the established group but they are treated as evil by their very nature and not by their actions. 1.1.2.1.1.2.1. This would preclude them from making any peaceful resolution to their problems much in the way that the Christian Satan, Beazealub (sp?), Devil could not resolve what he did in the past and make ammends. 1.1.3. Characters 1.1.3.1. Focusing on one character who offers little in terms to actual intrigue as the young Skywalker child. Which eliminates the possibility of anything more than just happenstance and unpredictability of his deeds. 1.1.3.1.1. (Example) Skywalker just happens to save everyone when he commits an act of disobedience assists in the dogfight which is taking place at the orbital defense station. 1.1.2.1.1.2. He magically manages to distroy the core of said station without actually realizing it. This is another role of the person who cannot actually do anything but who according to the film maker wishes to be seen as a quick hero and deal with fame.
=========================================== These are just some of the things wrong but I still think that the movie had merit in the way that it added continuity in the line of a science fiction epic. Perhaps if Mr. Lucas did not wish to seek spiraling additions to an already large pocketbook and concentrate in things of style perhaps it would have been a little better. An illustration of this technique is that involved in the "Blair Witch Project" with it's low budget and crappy special effects and focused on the actual narative.
Is there someone who would like to share their login data with me I have received at least two of these stupid things and they keep invalidating them I guess due to timeout or something.
I can understand about this. Keeping a stable income under difficult conditions without a guaranteed paycheck every 2 weeks is not really a nice experience (at least for me).
Isn't that a contradiction in its' very description? The CIA is noted for its' repression of basic knowledge about operations and information that they have culled from different sources. The Library of Congress (although not always totally open in the open-source sence) is still avaible to anyone who is willing to go there or go through ILL.
How do the rates of this service compare to standard royalty rates for standard publishing houses? If this really does streamline the process it may make publication better, but stopping piracy may bring fear into people's hearts over how successful something will be. I know I would if I had spend 6 months writing something and lost a huge wad of money on it.
The use of seamless compression on my system is very important to me as it applies to linux. I was wondering what the status of integrating e2compr filesystem compression for ext2 is at? I am wondering this since the project has been proceding for approx. 2+ years in development.
Slashdot Mirror
For true cyborgenetic integration one would have to have implants that could safely be inserted into the human brain to enhance it. Most of the devices currently avaible do not look very safe (at least I would not want them in *my* brain). Although the ability to regenerate damaged wounds or to live for 5,000+ years because my cells cannot wear out would be appealing.
I thought it was about 36 or so maybe I am just thinking of the wrong thing?
I would assume from all the information that I have that to create such a thing one has to use some form of polymers and have them react and then make the motor in the shape of some non reacting mollecule? Would like to know some more specifics about it.
To negate both of your assumptions:
1. Although the movie was rated down (I presume this is due to the desire to get a better turnout) it also was rated down in some of the violent content that is possible with special effects techonology today (severed heads, intestines, large ammounts of blood, etc).
1.1. Lucas is doing something that is time/resource intensive and is therefore not "obcessed" in the strictest sence of the word but motivated
1.1.1. You can take your pick of things he is motivated for
1.1.1.1. Greed
1.1.1.1.1. I guess you would be too if that's how you pay the bills. Does this connotate greed?
1.1.1.1.2. If my life's work is doing something I wish it to succeede irregardless of what others wish to critize it.
1.1.1.1.2.1. (Example) Suppose I win the Nobel peace prize does this mean that I am "greedy" even though I have spend all that greed related energy into something that is worthwile?
1.1.1.2. Fame
1.1.1.2.1. Everyone has fame to some small degree others substantally more all births in the United States in any large metropolitan area are listed in the newspaper so are all deaths.
1.1.1.2.1.1. Births are usually short and give factual information and leave out things without positive proof so as not to prejudice the event.
1.1.1.2.1.2. Deaths have more information usually due to the fact that meaningless lives are not things that we want and so we list everything we do even if it were something potentially denegrating that the person did? Garbage man?
1.1.1.2.2. Through the application of renoun with an act and appling this to what is done fame for the most part is created from others and not from self alone; however this can be helped along with deceptions and other non-truths.
2. By your second and last statement I conclude that you are concerned with classical star trek (aka "The Original Series as interperted in circles favoring the series)
2.1. Since this is the case it would also be possible with Spock/Kirk/Federation that it is also concerned with strictly the actions of the USS Enterprise with Captain James Tiberius Kirk at the head.
2.1.1. Under the actions of Kirk many great and noble things were done that routinely questioned the orders of supperiors and what they did in policy and current events.
2.1.1.1. Questioning of events was a prime feature of humanist thinking and of independent thought.
2.1.1.2. Many controversial topics (at least for the day) were discussed.
2.1.1.2.1. African-American individuals in positions that were superior to those of white individuals
2.1.1.2.2. Prime directive/non interference with other species as opposed to actions by colonialists in most of the world.
2.2. Spock was an individual who was rather held to logic and it's application.
2.2.1. Logic is tightly held with ethical behaviour in ordered societies and is not characteristic of ones in which repression is the norm.
2.3. The federation was created out of the ruins of what earth had become after the end of WWIII. Humans had beocme civilized enough to attract notice of other species more advanced and more ordered.
2.3.1. This condition attracted notice of the vulcans.
2.3.1.1. Vulcans favor logic and order since their society was disordered at it's beginning (actually much worse than humans due to use of telepathy/telegenic weapons)
2.4. I therefore conclude that since all three of the invididuals or anyone of them seperately could constitute a person who would be a Natzi, they are in fact and the who group is not properly categorized as Natzi/fascist in the least.
Reason is more important that always being right. There are many things that were done improperly with the federation that no one could see (due to writers not writing them). The Next Generation does a better job of showing some of the problems with the Federation as a "system" and make it more closely mirror current later 20th century political structure.
Phantom Menace
1. Problems
1.1. There are problems with the flow and the background for someone who dosn't have the complete story (such as I).
1.1.1. Flow
1.1.1.1. The story jumps around and is not centered as to any particular event thouroughly enough to make a lasting bond between the observer and the character/characters in question.
1.1.2. Background
1.1.2.1. Who are the Jedi?
1.1.2.1.1. Obviously they are some form of quasi-religious group but what is their history? What are their motives? They are most closely related with oriental philosophy dictating honor and ritualistic fighting.
1.1.2.1.1.1. This is seen in the context of fighting with some form of compressed energy field weapons which are handled like rapiers or swords. Assasination of a particular person could be more easily and cleanly accomplished with the use of directed energy weapons or high intensity particle field. This is not just a method of choice for the author alone but a method of logic and efficiency. This would illustrate that since the action is not utilitarian in nature that it is at least partly dedicated to some higher philosophy.
1.1.2.1.1.2. Religious priciples are also demonostrated in the appearance in a group which is specifically mentioned as evil called the "Sith" this group is not treated merely as a group that has ideals that counter those of the established group but they are treated as evil by their very nature and not by their actions.
1.1.2.1.1.2.1. This would preclude them from making any peaceful resolution to their problems much in the way that the Christian Satan, Beazealub (sp?), Devil could not resolve what he did in the past and make ammends.
1.1.3. Characters
1.1.3.1. Focusing on one character who offers little in terms to actual intrigue as the young Skywalker child. Which eliminates the possibility of anything more than just happenstance and unpredictability of his deeds.
1.1.3.1.1. (Example) Skywalker just happens to save everyone when he commits an act of disobedience assists in the dogfight which is taking place at the orbital defense station.
1.1.2.1.1.2. He magically manages to distroy the core of said station without actually realizing it. This is another role of the person who cannot actually do anything but who according to the film maker wishes to be seen as a quick hero and deal with fame.
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These are just some of the things wrong but I still think that the movie had merit in the way that it added continuity in the line of a science fiction epic. Perhaps if Mr. Lucas did not wish to seek spiraling additions to an already large pocketbook and concentrate in things of style perhaps it would have been a little better. An illustration of this technique is that involved in the "Blair Witch Project" with it's low budget and crappy special effects and focused on the actual narative.
Is there someone who would like to share their login data with me I have received at least two of these stupid things and they keep invalidating them I guess due to timeout or something.
I can understand about this. Keeping a stable income under difficult conditions without a guaranteed paycheck every 2 weeks is not really a nice experience (at least for me).
Isn't that a contradiction in its' very description? The CIA is noted for its' repression of basic knowledge about operations and information that they have culled from different sources. The Library of Congress (although not always totally open in the open-source sence) is still avaible to anyone who is willing to go there or go through ILL.
How do the rates of this service compare to standard royalty rates for standard publishing houses? If this really does streamline the process it may make publication better, but stopping piracy may bring fear into people's hearts over how successful something will be. I know I would if I had spend 6 months writing something and lost a huge wad of money on it.
Dear Sir,
The use of seamless compression on my system is very important to me as it applies to linux. I was wondering what the status of integrating e2compr filesystem compression for ext2 is at? I am wondering this since the project has been proceding for approx. 2+ years in development.