Incidentally, if you watch the first season (production season, obviously) again, you will notice (in particular Hermes, but this also continues into season 2 for him) that several, if not all the characters' voices sound a lot different than they do later on, in season 3 and 4.
In my opinion, I can slightly feel that the actors were slightly rusty when they began voicing the films, but you quickly get over it, that, or they started to get a grip of their characters' voices. But since casting is probably not for the main characters, but rather for guest characters, I don't think you should put that much into it. Alternatively; it may just be a technicality.
Sounds unlikely they are going to change actors though.
All of the actors are still very much alive, and not to mention are still very interested in Futurama, so doubting the return of the actors is not very justified.
But even if they can't get an actor back, remember what the writers of The Simpsons did when Phil Hartman died? Yeah, they retired his characters, in his honour.
Billy West, for instance, who voices Fry, Farnsworth, among others, have since the release of Into the Wild Green Yonder (well, and before) spoken out about the possibility of a return of the show. And have mention on occasion that Futurama was the best gig he ever had.
I recommend reading this article, for a timeline of what happened since Bender's Game with the possibility of a return.
You seem to make the Church of Scientology a lot more intelligent than they probably are.
If they are as smart as your predictions would require them to be; they would most likely have figured out by now that perhaps they should have used some sort of proxy to avoid getting blocked.
I disagree. While I do disagree with TFA at points, his point remains. The basic annoyance with Linux for most Desktop users is all these things. They like one option that Microsoft or Apple can give them.
Though, I will have to say that some of the points he makes are also issues on Windows. And backward compatibility in Windows is why it sucks so much most of the time.
Perhaps, but like with any system, someone will always be there to abuse it. One such abuse in this 4% example would be each side "bribing" their way to the these crucial votes.
Which means, that these 4% will have a lot more say in politics than represents 4% of the people, because they know they have to be satisfied, otherwise they may point to the opposition for the government.
In Denmark, for instance, the Danish People's Party (Dansk Folkeparti) controls about 22 seats in the parliament, they are important for the two governing parties to stay in power, however, this also mean, that despite representing about 15% in the population, they have a large say in what laws get through and how they are written.
Same democracy that granted the colonies taxation without representation? It might have been functioning, but apparently not very well.
But deep down, the United States of America is a republic rather than a democracy. Its federal levels shows exactly this. Notice how citizens do not vote directly for president?
Sure, that seems unfair, and at worst, 50% of a state's votes can be disregarded because the other half won, and winner takes all. But the electoral college is a method of protecting state's rights. If not, then all candidates should do was campaign in New York and California. I mean, the USA could easily disregard the states down to region level, but then they really won't be the USA any more.
I am no way saying that American democracy is perfect, but the most reason why two parties are the only actual choices is because of voters being stupid and not trying to vote for third parties, I mean, for real, voting for them.
But I will take back that America was the first modern democracy, but it was one of the first. And it is probably the only one with the formula the American system uses.
You would be wrong, on both accounts. A party representing 4% of the people can sit in the exact centre of politics, and all the other major parties may already have decided whom they are going to appoint for Prime Minister, and the only votes remaining to win the majority to win the Prime Minister position for each side of the spectrum lies with this small party.
That is the unfairness of actual democracy. Trust me, it has happened before here.
Just because everyone couldn't vote, it was still a democracy, albeit not a perfect one. But there is always room for perfection. But you should not forget that the American democracy has inspired several democracies around the world, which may be different in spirit than the American, but the principle is basically the same.
The American system may be less democratic than common European systems, as well as Canada's.
However, and most importantly, the American system is more fair than the European system.
In many European countries, small parties can often sit in a centre political position and change the outcome of who becomes Prime Minister, and what parties are going to rule the country for the next 3-4 years or so.
You think a party representing 4% of a nation's people should have the last say in who becomes Prime Minister? Do you think that's fair?
The American system's quirks comes from the fact that it is the world's first modern democracy, some things are bound to change.
Because our enemy is not Microsoft. Not that we should ignore them. But to define ourselves as "not Microsoft", that is a terrible idea.
Outside the world of Windows, a lot more choice exist. Something that is noticeable to those who do not wish Windows or believe there are better choices. Confusing as it may, it still better than only having one alternative. And besides, if we make as few alternatives as possible, we are no better than Microsoft.
When I say "we", I obviously do not include myself, I am a total slacker.
I guess they just allocated a 3 bit year, in their systems (starting year 2000). Hey who would think there would still have Zunes around b 2009.
I think your issue may more likely be a leap year issue, with the Zune calculating the length of the year in seconds, but did not take into account that 2008 is one day longer because of 29 February.
Which would explain why they are failing before new year's, rather than after.
I mean, you get 4 programs on your harddrive for the price of one -
1) SecureROM
2) Games for Windows LIVE
3) Rockstar Social Club
4) An early Beta version of some game
Sounds like a great deal to me.
With four applications, you can understand some of them might not work. As far as I can tell, Rockstar Games made sure 3 out of 4 of these applications worked! Brilliant!
In that case, I hope it doesn't come with voice recognition, cause we all know how well Microsoft is doing at that. Then you'll probably get something completely different than honey Mustard/Roasted, I'm afraid.
geekN: $i=0; 2.8 should be made in $platform[$N] cause $buzwwerd[$i++] $buzwerd[$i++] $buzwerd[$i++] and also, thats what they teach at school nowadays.
Your code seems to be implying you want it written in PHP. Or you think that PHP is pseudo code, which we all know is Python.
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Incidentally, if you watch the first season (production season, obviously) again, you will notice (in particular Hermes, but this also continues into season 2 for him) that several, if not all the characters' voices sound a lot different than they do later on, in season 3 and 4.
In my opinion, I can slightly feel that the actors were slightly rusty when they began voicing the films, but you quickly get over it, that, or they started to get a grip of their characters' voices. But since casting is probably not for the main characters, but rather for guest characters, I don't think you should put that much into it. Alternatively; it may just be a technicality.
Sounds unlikely they are going to change actors though.
All of the actors are still very much alive, and not to mention are still very interested in Futurama, so doubting the return of the actors is not very justified.
But even if they can't get an actor back, remember what the writers of The Simpsons did when Phil Hartman died? Yeah, they retired his characters, in his honour.
Billy West, for instance, who voices Fry, Farnsworth, among others, have since the release of Into the Wild Green Yonder (well, and before) spoken out about the possibility of a return of the show. And have mention on occasion that Futurama was the best gig he ever had.
I recommend reading this article, for a timeline of what happened since Bender's Game with the possibility of a return.
The same kind of "new" as in Windows NT, I presume.
You seem to make the Church of Scientology a lot more intelligent than they probably are.
If they are as smart as your predictions would require them to be; they would most likely have figured out by now that perhaps they should have used some sort of proxy to avoid getting blocked.
Haha, that's like Microsoft using Internet Explorer in house.
I disagree. While I do disagree with TFA at points, his point remains. The basic annoyance with Linux for most Desktop users is all these things. They like one option that Microsoft or Apple can give them.
Though, I will have to say that some of the points he makes are also issues on Windows. And backward compatibility in Windows is why it sucks so much most of the time.
You know, finally, we might be able to get a clear answer on how to determine whether a program has stopped.
Or who killed the dinosaurs and whether post stamp glue is really made of toad mucus?
And on a related note; is Futurama coming back?
Your Slashdot, maybe. Mine arrives hourly on a diskette with the newest updates and comments.
When commenting, I simply ship a diskette back.
Yeah, just like workspaces, man, totally rip off of Mac OS X's Spaces feature, and Windows' not yet existing equivalent!
Perhaps, but like with any system, someone will always be there to abuse it. One such abuse in this 4% example would be each side "bribing" their way to the these crucial votes.
Which means, that these 4% will have a lot more say in politics than represents 4% of the people, because they know they have to be satisfied, otherwise they may point to the opposition for the government.
In Denmark, for instance, the Danish People's Party (Dansk Folkeparti) controls about 22 seats in the parliament, they are important for the two governing parties to stay in power, however, this also mean, that despite representing about 15% in the population, they have a large say in what laws get through and how they are written.
Same democracy that granted the colonies taxation without representation? It might have been functioning, but apparently not very well.
But deep down, the United States of America is a republic rather than a democracy. Its federal levels shows exactly this. Notice how citizens do not vote directly for president?
Sure, that seems unfair, and at worst, 50% of a state's votes can be disregarded because the other half won, and winner takes all. But the electoral college is a method of protecting state's rights. If not, then all candidates should do was campaign in New York and California. I mean, the USA could easily disregard the states down to region level, but then they really won't be the USA any more.
I am no way saying that American democracy is perfect, but the most reason why two parties are the only actual choices is because of voters being stupid and not trying to vote for third parties, I mean, for real, voting for them.
But I will take back that America was the first modern democracy, but it was one of the first. And it is probably the only one with the formula the American system uses.
You would be wrong, on both accounts. A party representing 4% of the people can sit in the exact centre of politics, and all the other major parties may already have decided whom they are going to appoint for Prime Minister, and the only votes remaining to win the majority to win the Prime Minister position for each side of the spectrum lies with this small party.
That is the unfairness of actual democracy. Trust me, it has happened before here.
Just because everyone couldn't vote, it was still a democracy, albeit not a perfect one. But there is always room for perfection. But you should not forget that the American democracy has inspired several democracies around the world, which may be different in spirit than the American, but the principle is basically the same.
The American system may be less democratic than common European systems, as well as Canada's.
However, and most importantly, the American system is more fair than the European system.
In many European countries, small parties can often sit in a centre political position and change the outcome of who becomes Prime Minister, and what parties are going to rule the country for the next 3-4 years or so.
You think a party representing 4% of a nation's people should have the last say in who becomes Prime Minister? Do you think that's fair?
The American system's quirks comes from the fact that it is the world's first modern democracy, some things are bound to change.
Incidentally, Dutchmen are called "nederlanders" in Dutch. So I assume that's where the confusion arise.
But any nationality with the ending -men in English is a bit silly for me to say. I just say "Dutchies" anyway.
Same goes for Frenchmen and Englishmen. Damn English.
See what sarcasm gets ya?
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the surprise.
Because our enemy is not Microsoft. Not that we should ignore them. But to define ourselves as "not Microsoft", that is a terrible idea.
Outside the world of Windows, a lot more choice exist. Something that is noticeable to those who do not wish Windows or believe there are better choices. Confusing as it may, it still better than only having one alternative. And besides, if we make as few alternatives as possible, we are no better than Microsoft.
When I say "we", I obviously do not include myself, I am a total slacker.
I guess they just allocated a 3 bit year, in their systems (starting year 2000). Hey who would think there would still have Zunes around b 2009.
I think your issue may more likely be a leap year issue, with the Zune calculating the length of the year in seconds, but did not take into account that 2008 is one day longer because of 29 February.
Which would explain why they are failing before new year's, rather than after.
Maybe it is just me, but I cannot comprehend what the hell the timecube is? Is he suggesting that the Earth is a cube?
And looking at his HTML doesn't it make it better. I guess there is no sane escape!
I mean, you get 4 programs on your harddrive for the price of one - 1) SecureROM 2) Games for Windows LIVE 3) Rockstar Social Club 4) An early Beta version of some game
Sounds like a great deal to me.
With four applications, you can understand some of them might not work. As far as I can tell, Rockstar Games made sure 3 out of 4 of these applications worked! Brilliant!
Step 2: Start another ad with an undergrad making fun of his computer science professor.
Step 3: Profit!?
But even if it's just limited to a single user, it would be helpful to not have to put -site:expertsexchange.com in every search.
Tell me about it, I went to their site, and there was no sex change at all! Lousy service. And they call themselves "expert"?
In that case, I hope it doesn't come with voice recognition, cause we all know how well Microsoft is doing at that. Then you'll probably get something completely different than honey Mustard/Roasted, I'm afraid.
A joint Danish and US project... So why is the price in British pounds?
Because we are keeping secret what currency we use. I suppose Euro would have been more appropriate.
Damns those Danes and their crazy currencies!
geekN: $i=0; 2.8 should be made in $platform[$N] cause $buzwwerd[$i++] $buzwerd[$i++] $buzwerd[$i++] and also, thats what they teach at school nowadays.
Your code seems to be implying you want it written in PHP. Or you think that PHP is pseudo code, which we all know is Python.
Step 3: Mess it up?
I was going to say "Profit!", but we all know that has to be preceded by "???", so maybe that is Step 3.