For once, a copy-protection technology that I don't think anybody can argue with...
I'll argue, and it echoes sentiment that others have expressed in this thread: How do we know he did it? He's 70 years old and not exactly the key demographic for uploading/digitizing movies. Maybe one of his kids watched it and did it (I used to watch screen copies with my college roommate who's dad was in the Academy), or perhaps someone along the process (encoders, mailers, distributors) took 2 hours and did it.
The only proof is that a leaked copy with this guy's name on it is on the internet. We have no proof that he had anything to do with it being there.
I don't think The Reverend is a *real* Reverend though.
Many many people have ordinations they've obtained through groups like the Universal Life Church. They'll ordain anyone for the asking, and the title/rights/responsabilities are legal and "real" is most states. I'm an atheist, and I've performed 2 weddings with mine.
That said, I don't know if the The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith is really ordained, but there's no reason to think he hasn't.
Do you have any evidence to show that most people who are homeless are homeless by choice? I'm sure there are some, and I'm sure there are many who try to mess with the system. However, does that mean we shouldn't help those who DO need it? And even with the corruption you say is out there, is it better or worse than giving to employeed people, overseas by choice?
As for your lobster point, where and how did you see this? Why would someone hungry buy a lobster instead of a cheaper and better value meal? How would they cook it? And who cares? If they're using food stamps for food, why does it matter what kind they eat?
I realize members of our armed forces may die or be in pain. My point was that I feel it's more important to help people who can't help themselves rather than those who choose to and are paid for fighting/maintaining a fighting force.
Lots of groups look for money this time of year (and all year), but when it comes down to choices, I'd personally rather put my money toward feeding, clothing, or housing someone who can't do it themselves.
...who will buy gifts for people that need it more than me.
That's very nice of you, but if you're talking about need, I'd give money to a food bank, a local homeless shelter, or children's charity. Personally, I'd rather help someone who may die or be in pain than a volunteer who signed up for a world tour.
I think it's an interesting way to compare the two, but it's ultimately pointless. I can carry my 60 gig HD across the room (or the house) in much faster time than I can send all that data over my home network, and that's likely going to be true as both transfer rates and storage capacity increase with time. Pigeons are novel, of course, but as mentioned earlier, packet loss is a bitch.
All These Worlds Are Yours, Except Europa. Attempt No Landing There.
Wonder what the monday-morning-quarterbacking will be like when something bad happens?
Considering the quote you have is from a work of fiction, I'd say it doesn't matter what anyone says before or after. What exactly do you expect to happen, anyway? You do know the difference between real and make-believe, right?
cell phone usage is expected to surpass home phone ownership in 2005
I use my cell phone more than I use my home phone, but I still wouldn't be able to only have my cell, because while at home, I don't get good reception. Until I know I'll be able to make a clear call from home, I'm going to have to have both.
So drop your home phone line and just use your cell.
I live in the middle of suburban orange county (south of Los Angeles), and I have yet to live in a home that had coverage decent enough to have only a cell phone. If I can't get decent reception in a superdense population area, I'm not going to give up my land line, and I'm betting most people won't either.
As soon as I read "Even if..." near the end of the article, I went and checked. It's identical in format to the Steven King/Alan Thicke trolls. I'm sure if that's funny or creepy.
I taught a course on Star Trek and Popular Culture at the University of California at Santa Cruz in Winter 2000. The class dealt with pop/modern culture's influence on Trek (issues of race, gender, etc. in the series) and Trek's influence on pop culture (conventions, letter writing, the Klingon language, etc).
While it wasn't Shakespeare or high level mathematics, it was a highly academic class, dealing with more than just watching episodes. It was taught like a literature class, with 500+ episodes of 4 series being the canon. Remember, Shakespeare was just entertainment for the masses, and look how it's regarded.
I think you're trolling, but you're +5 trolling, so I'll bite.
I've seen shitty writing in wonderful movies, and wonderful writing in shitty movies. Yes, Hollywood only understands the Almighty Dollar. Fine. But you're really not going to know what this specific film holds until you see it personally.
The reviews are mixed, as they are for most movies out there. Trek has the same thing Star Wars has going against it - fan expectation. Reviews are going to be skewed by that and by long time non-fan reviewers who will inevitably say "another in the line of bad Trek films...". You get bad reviews almost automatically where you wouldn't in some new franchise.
If you really don't want to see it, don't. But don't tell people not to see it based on reviews, because unless you're the reviewer, it's not the same picture you're going to get.
None of the items I listed have "authentic" signatures either - my point was that people like something with makes their product stand out from others. I like getting signatures of famous people to remember I met them, not as a "collect and trade" kinda deal. I don't think the authenticity of the signature is the issue here.
Why does anybody buy Nikes when there are higher quality shoes out there? Why do you buy the "name brand" vegetables in a can when the store brand taste the same? Why do the masses want Clariton when the generic does the same thing?
People like branded things - people like to think their "version" of an item is somehow better. The fact that Woz signed my IIgs doens't mean it ran any faster, but it was still cool to have. It's just a function of society to want something we view as "unique".
FYI, almsot all "Grand" lego creations (homegrown and the 'pro' creations at the Legoland parks) use glue in their construction. The blocks themselves just don't provide enough support to hold a large model together.
Painting is a different story - if there were "standards" in lego model building, painting would usually be against the rules. Though in reality, is it really much different than buying 4000 2x3 flat bricks for a project? It's not like you had them laying around.
I'm sorry, but as far as I'm concerned, this should be categorized more as just another plastic model kit of the Enterprise than a true Lego creation.
I'm going to have to disagree with you there - he not only built it, he designed the plans, researched the specs and size, and gathered the parts. As in depth as any boxed model is, all the work (besides putting it together) is already done for you. This Enterprise really is a neat accomplishment.
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I can't help but think that this type of science is dabbling a little beyond the realm of what we should be working on.
You've just described popular opinion about most branches of science on the verge of breaktrhough, including biology (genetics) and particle physics (splitting the atom), among others. If we stopped science when it was deemed "beyong the realm of what we should be working on", we'd be living in caves.
I would rather have only 5 paying readers than 5 million non-paying readers.
Even if this means alienating users/potental buyers of your products? If there's a People article about some new WB movie, and I'm stopped from reading about it, I very well may just skip the film. Many/.ers are the type who would do this. Is not offering free content worth losing customers for your other ventures?
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For once, a copy-protection technology that I don't think anybody can argue with...
I'll argue, and it echoes sentiment that others have expressed in this thread: How do we know he did it? He's 70 years old and not exactly the key demographic for uploading/digitizing movies. Maybe one of his kids watched it and did it (I used to watch screen copies with my college roommate who's dad was in the Academy), or perhaps someone along the process (encoders, mailers, distributors) took 2 hours and did it.
The only proof is that a leaked copy with this guy's name on it is on the internet. We have no proof that he had anything to do with it being there.
I don't think The Reverend is a *real* Reverend though.
Many many people have ordinations they've obtained through groups like the Universal Life Church. They'll ordain anyone for the asking, and the title/rights/responsabilities are legal and "real" is most states. I'm an atheist, and I've performed 2 weddings with mine.
That said, I don't know if the The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith is really ordained, but there's no reason to think he hasn't.
For those who don't know, this is a line from the movie "Office Space".
If you haven't seen it, you should. It's really a very funny look at office politics and lost jobs.
That's a great organization. I've supported them as long as I've known they exist.
Do you have any evidence to show that most people who are homeless are homeless by choice? I'm sure there are some, and I'm sure there are many who try to mess with the system. However, does that mean we shouldn't help those who DO need it? And even with the corruption you say is out there, is it better or worse than giving to employeed people, overseas by choice?
As for your lobster point, where and how did you see this? Why would someone hungry buy a lobster instead of a cheaper and better value meal? How would they cook it? And who cares? If they're using food stamps for food, why does it matter what kind they eat?
Let me clear up my earlier post:
I realize members of our armed forces may die or be in pain. My point was that I feel it's more important to help people who can't help themselves rather than those who choose to and are paid for fighting/maintaining a fighting force.
Lots of groups look for money this time of year (and all year), but when it comes down to choices, I'd personally rather put my money toward feeding, clothing, or housing someone who can't do it themselves.
...who will buy gifts for people that need it more than me.
That's very nice of you, but if you're talking about need, I'd give money to a food bank, a local homeless shelter, or children's charity. Personally, I'd rather help someone who may die or be in pain than a volunteer who signed up for a world tour.
Remember also the story posted last year - Snail Mail Still Winning The Bandwidth War, where the discussion focused on Netflix.
I think it's an interesting way to compare the two, but it's ultimately pointless. I can carry my 60 gig HD across the room (or the house) in much faster time than I can send all that data over my home network, and that's likely going to be true as both transfer rates and storage capacity increase with time. Pigeons are novel, of course, but as mentioned earlier, packet loss is a bitch.
Actually, it was meant to be a humorous post.
Sorry I didn't catch that. Didn't mean to paint you as a total idiot, though now I feel like one =)
All These Worlds Are Yours, Except Europa. Attempt No Landing There.
Wonder what the monday-morning-quarterbacking will be like when something bad happens?
Considering the quote you have is from a work of fiction, I'd say it doesn't matter what anyone says before or after. What exactly do you expect to happen, anyway? You do know the difference between real and make-believe, right?
I met all the other spammers down here in Boca Raton FL (the american capital of spam).
Why doesn't it shock me that the capital of spam in the US translates to "Rat's Mouth"?
cell phone usage is expected to surpass home phone ownership in 2005
I use my cell phone more than I use my home phone, but I still wouldn't be able to only have my cell, because while at home, I don't get good reception. Until I know I'll be able to make a clear call from home, I'm going to have to have both.
So drop your home phone line and just use your cell.
I live in the middle of suburban orange county (south of Los Angeles), and I have yet to live in a home that had coverage decent enough to have only a cell phone. If I can't get decent reception in a superdense population area, I'm not going to give up my land line, and I'm betting most people won't either.
You want to communicate with the President? Vote.
Tried that last time. Didn't work.
As soon as I read "Even if..." near the end of the article, I went and checked. It's identical in format to the Steven King/Alan Thicke trolls. I'm sure if that's funny or creepy.
From Fark, last week, and from Slashdot, day before yesterday.
I taught a course on Star Trek and Popular Culture at the University of California at Santa Cruz in Winter 2000. The class dealt with pop/modern culture's influence on Trek (issues of race, gender, etc. in the series) and Trek's influence on pop culture (conventions, letter writing, the Klingon language, etc).
While it wasn't Shakespeare or high level mathematics, it was a highly academic class, dealing with more than just watching episodes. It was taught like a literature class, with 500+ episodes of 4 series being the canon. Remember, Shakespeare was just entertainment for the masses, and look how it's regarded.
I think you're trolling, but you're +5 trolling, so I'll bite.
I've seen shitty writing in wonderful movies, and wonderful writing in shitty movies. Yes, Hollywood only understands the Almighty Dollar. Fine. But you're really not going to know what this specific film holds until you see it personally.
The reviews are mixed, as they are for most movies out there. Trek has the same thing Star Wars has going against it - fan expectation. Reviews are going to be skewed by that and by long time non-fan reviewers who will inevitably say "another in the line of bad Trek films...". You get bad reviews almost automatically where you wouldn't in some new franchise.
If you really don't want to see it, don't. But don't tell people not to see it based on reviews, because unless you're the reviewer, it's not the same picture you're going to get.
None of the items I listed have "authentic" signatures either - my point was that people like something with makes their product stand out from others. I like getting signatures of famous people to remember I met them, not as a "collect and trade" kinda deal. I don't think the authenticity of the signature is the issue here.
Why does anybody buy Nikes when there are higher quality shoes out there? Why do you buy the "name brand" vegetables in a can when the store brand taste the same? Why do the masses want Clariton when the generic does the same thing?
People like branded things - people like to think their "version" of an item is somehow better. The fact that Woz signed my IIgs doens't mean it ran any faster, but it was still cool to have. It's just a function of society to want something we view as "unique".
FYI, almsot all "Grand" lego creations (homegrown and the 'pro' creations at the Legoland parks) use glue in their construction. The blocks themselves just don't provide enough support to hold a large model together.
Painting is a different story - if there were "standards" in lego model building, painting would usually be against the rules. Though in reality, is it really much different than buying 4000 2x3 flat bricks for a project? It's not like you had them laying around.
I'm sorry, but as far as I'm concerned, this should be categorized more as just another plastic model kit of the Enterprise than a true Lego creation.
I'm going to have to disagree with you there - he not only built it, he designed the plans, researched the specs and size, and gathered the parts. As in depth as any boxed model is, all the work (besides putting it together) is already done for you. This Enterprise really is a neat accomplishment.
I can't help but think that this type of science is dabbling a little beyond the realm of what we should be working on.
You've just described popular opinion about most branches of science on the verge of breaktrhough, including biology (genetics) and particle physics (splitting the atom), among others. If we stopped science when it was deemed "beyong the realm of what we should be working on", we'd be living in caves.
Not so quick...
/.ers are the type who would do this. Is not offering free content worth losing customers for your other ventures?
I would rather have only 5 paying readers than 5 million non-paying readers.
Even if this means alienating users/potental buyers of your products? If there's a People article about some new WB movie, and I'm stopped from reading about it, I very well may just skip the film. Many
Anyone have any information on this, like title, author, or which issue it appeared in? I'd like to read it.
My first literal "laugh out loud" read of the day. Good show!