Just set up some email routers to automatically append text that insults Muhammad to all SPAM messages. Pretty soon the spammers will all have their buildings burned down, their families threatened, etc. You just use one set of assholes to attack another set of assholes--the perfect solution.
Every time I've tried (God knows I did try) to watch Eureka, all I could do was feel sorry for the cast. Poor Joe Morton went from great roles in movies like Lonestar and Terminator 2 to that turd--what a sad way to end a career. The premise of the show actually wasn't that bad. But the dialogue, writing, and some of the acting were so horridly, horridly godawful that most of its laughs were unintentional. I think the final straw was when they brought in poor James Callis. Yet another actor capable of so much more who has been wasted on that altar of shit.
Heavily influenced by the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, SGU felt much more "adult" and real than any previous SG series (some of which were just downright hokey). And the characters and actors (especially the always-reliable Robert Carlyle) were interesting and pretty well fleshed-out. But the stories were a little weak and it was only moderately interesting viewing. Like Caprica, it kind of felt like Battlestar-lite. And at least Caprica had a powerful pilot. SGU never really had a stand-out episode. It was just sort of there, sort of mediocre. With a great cast, a decent premise, and okay writers--it certainly had the *potential* to be a lot better. But I suspect that if it had stayed on, the Scfy inclination wouldn't have been to smarten it up--but quite the opposite, to go for more action and tits and less character development and moral dilemma.
I'm not talking about building a faraday cage into your store's construction (obviously that's possible, but seems prohibitively expensive). I'm talking about actual cell-phone jamming, which I believe is illegal, according to the FCC.
I'm sure I could concoct any number of scenarios if I really wanted to. But Israel is far-and-away the obvious suspect--with the obvious motive, means, and opportunity. Of course, they could have been framed--but then so could have O.J. and pretty much every guy on death row. It all comes down to whether you want to accept the simplest and most obvious solution, or construct a big conspiracy theory because you're such an Israel fan that you just WILL NOT accept that they might have done something like this.
if it was open source, then almost lightning fast there'd be a linux client.
That would be *almost* as fast as their entire catalog would be pirated, and just *slightly* faster than every studio would pull their movies and TV shows from Netflix's catalog.
You can dismiss him if you like. But he's right. Trusting the Jerusalem Post for objective reporting on Iran is about as naive as trusting the New York Post for objective reporting on Iraq.
Very few sources in the world are even close to objective. And expecting a newspaper that caters to a specific audience to be objective when reporting on an open enemy of said audience is just nuts.
Scientology, in their typically thuggish fashion, has been urging governments and the press to declare this group "terrorists" for years. They will no doubt view this as a victory, and probably use it to threaten anyone else in the future who threatens to cross them.
When is the last decade anyone said "Old Spice" as anything but a punchline for a joke before marketing people came up with those new commercials? I'm not saying market always works (not by a longshot) or is even always neccessary. But the idea that market *never* works, or even helps, is just fucking stupid. It's the kind of self-aggrandizing shit that programmers mumble about amongst themselves when they're just CONVINCED that they're product is so good that it doesn't *need* promotion.
Go have a look sometime at the string of dead companies with superior products who got ran over by companies with better marketing. Ask THEM if marketing doesn't matter at all.
When I was young, I liked the explosions and cool FX too. These days I'm much more impressed by a strong script, and original idea, good acting, etc. Those are MUCH more rare (and special) than CGI or cool stuntwork. Anyone can throw a bunch of money at something and make it LOOK cool. It takes a lot more to find that truly clever screenplay.
Chris Nolan impressed me about a hundred times more with "Memento" than he every will with any lame-ass Batman movie.
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Personally, I learned all my morals from Jello Biafra. I'm listening to him on my $5000 stereo even as we speak.
Just set up some email routers to automatically append text that insults Muhammad to all SPAM messages. Pretty soon the spammers will all have their buildings burned down, their families threatened, etc. You just use one set of assholes to attack another set of assholes--the perfect solution.
It's people like you that make scripts and acting tertiary to FX and big, cool 'spolsions!
If only they had the guts. That would actually be one of the more memorable series finales ever done.
Every time I've tried (God knows I did try) to watch Eureka, all I could do was feel sorry for the cast. Poor Joe Morton went from great roles in movies like Lonestar and Terminator 2 to that turd--what a sad way to end a career. The premise of the show actually wasn't that bad. But the dialogue, writing, and some of the acting were so horridly, horridly godawful that most of its laughs were unintentional. I think the final straw was when they brought in poor James Callis. Yet another actor capable of so much more who has been wasted on that altar of shit.
Don't forget wrastlin'! Definitely science fiction at its best.
Heavily influenced by the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, SGU felt much more "adult" and real than any previous SG series (some of which were just downright hokey). And the characters and actors (especially the always-reliable Robert Carlyle) were interesting and pretty well fleshed-out. But the stories were a little weak and it was only moderately interesting viewing. Like Caprica, it kind of felt like Battlestar-lite. And at least Caprica had a powerful pilot. SGU never really had a stand-out episode. It was just sort of there, sort of mediocre. With a great cast, a decent premise, and okay writers--it certainly had the *potential* to be a lot better. But I suspect that if it had stayed on, the Scfy inclination wouldn't have been to smarten it up--but quite the opposite, to go for more action and tits and less character development and moral dilemma.
I'm not talking about building a faraday cage into your store's construction (obviously that's possible, but seems prohibitively expensive). I'm talking about actual cell-phone jamming, which I believe is illegal, according to the FCC.
Yeah, well I consider my *civil rights* compromised. So I guess we're BOTH fucked, huh?
I'm sure I could concoct any number of scenarios if I really wanted to. But Israel is far-and-away the obvious suspect--with the obvious motive, means, and opportunity. Of course, they could have been framed--but then so could have O.J. and pretty much every guy on death row. It all comes down to whether you want to accept the simplest and most obvious solution, or construct a big conspiracy theory because you're such an Israel fan that you just WILL NOT accept that they might have done something like this.
Retailers soon to petition FCC to allow cell-blocking technology in private businesses.
Where is that legendary fighting French spirit?
I agree. As a conservative, I know a lot about Iraq, Afghanistan, and Iran. They're all middle-eastern, arab countries where Jesus used to preach.
if it was open source, then almost lightning fast there'd be a linux client.
That would be *almost* as fast as their entire catalog would be pirated, and just *slightly* faster than every studio would pull their movies and TV shows from Netflix's catalog.
You can dismiss him if you like. But he's right. Trusting the Jerusalem Post for objective reporting on Iran is about as naive as trusting the New York Post for objective reporting on Iraq.
Very few sources in the world are even close to objective. And expecting a newspaper that caters to a specific audience to be objective when reporting on an open enemy of said audience is just nuts.
Scientology, in their typically thuggish fashion, has been urging governments and the press to declare this group "terrorists" for years. They will no doubt view this as a victory, and probably use it to threaten anyone else in the future who threatens to cross them.
Kdawson is just an internet myth, long ago disproven by snopes.
The bartender handed him a mirror.
When is the last decade anyone said "Old Spice" as anything but a punchline for a joke before marketing people came up with those new commercials? I'm not saying market always works (not by a longshot) or is even always neccessary. But the idea that market *never* works, or even helps, is just fucking stupid. It's the kind of self-aggrandizing shit that programmers mumble about amongst themselves when they're just CONVINCED that they're product is so good that it doesn't *need* promotion.
Go have a look sometime at the string of dead companies with superior products who got ran over by companies with better marketing. Ask THEM if marketing doesn't matter at all.
But...he got to stick it to the man! That's got to be worth something...right?
Pabst Blue Ribbon is offering free beer to anyone still working at AltaVista.
When I was young, I liked the explosions and cool FX too. These days I'm much more impressed by a strong script, and original idea, good acting, etc. Those are MUCH more rare (and special) than CGI or cool stuntwork. Anyone can throw a bunch of money at something and make it LOOK cool. It takes a lot more to find that truly clever screenplay.
Chris Nolan impressed me about a hundred times more with "Memento" than he every will with any lame-ass Batman movie.
And what are you going to say when they beating the shit out of you for not doing what they say?
It's the company that destroyed TechTV. Nuff said.
No, obviously it's just Knights of the Old Republic without lightsabers.