Better yet, install this cool port of Gnome to the PDA called Henzai. It's gnome, but completely redesigned specifically for a PDA--none of that stupid desktop-on-a-palm crap. It really looks like it'll kick ass.
It's not the act of yelling "fire!" in a theater that is illegal, though, it's the act of inciting a riot. No one's going to lock you up for yelling fire in an empty theater, are they?
That's my point. A lot of Americans have in their heads that animated==for children. Possibly because everything animated form America is for children. I don't know why that is, but that's how it is here. And I'd bet most of these American distributers of Anime have this atitude, which is why crap like this happens.
Eventually, but I don't speak Japanese well enough to watch raw anime yet. I will, but that's a long way off. I'd still need subtitles to watch it, and until HDTV finally gets here, that's not really possible.
Yeah, I remember the post about Monoke Hime. Then again, it's Disney we're talking about here. That didn't surprise me. But I had a pretty low opinion of Disney to begin with.
Umm, I think you're taking it a bit too far there. Cartoon Network has to censor shows like Tenchi, cause if they didn't they'd have throngs of pissed of parents to take care of. American culture may be too uptight about nudity, but it's not a cartoon channel's place to challenge that.
What needs to come along is a channel clued in enought to realize Anime aren't cartoons, and are being targeted to adults just as much as kids. If they had the attitude that "this show is meant for young adults and their parents, not little children," then things would be way better.
Well, that's a given. Buying the DVD and watching it subbed is always a preferable option to watching it on TV, and getting ahold of a fansubbed version is even better. But I don't think anybody can expect a TV release to be watchable.
That would be nice, but what would they put on there? I'm sure it would all be the dubbed versions, and I wouldn't be able to watch that. It's a real shame what American distributers do to Anime before releasing it here.
Here's a quick fix for this problem: buy the DVD and watch it in Japanese with subtitles. You lose enough in the translation with subs without having to deal with unnecessary editing and horrible voice acting. I can't bear to watch Tenchi or DBZ on Cartoon Network, they're just too butchered up.
It's mostly a minority of puritanical prudes who think they need to uphold the rest our morals.
I think it's more of a case of people thinking Animated == for children. If it's a kids show, I would agree with the censoring--but most times its not, and trying to hack up the show in order for it to be suitable for kids is just wrong. Anime accounts for over 55% of television in Japan; it's not just for kids.
It's not the violence or nudity that is the problem. A lot of people think that because it's animated it's a cartoon, and thus targeted for children even when it's not. Like how Funimation completely butchered DBZ and turned it into a cartoon--I can't bear to watch it in english. And DBZ on DVD doesn't even include the original Japanese audio track! Thats low.
Life lession #576: everybody is biased. There's no such thing as a completely unbiased and objective news source. The traditional media tries to sell trust, claiming that they're objective and unbiased--but they put just as much spin on things as everyone else does. The difference with sites like/. is, we're upfront about our particular biases ( an icon of BillG that looks like a Borg is not a very effective way of being subtle). Agree or disagree, but we're not lying to anybody about what we believe.
"DSL speed... stays consistent, as opposed to the shared systems used by cable companies where speed may decrease as more users sign up." So every customer has a dedicated T1 to each major NAP? Bitchin'.
No, this statement is true. Cable connections are broadcast ethernet, which means everyone on a switch shares bandwidth. DSL is point-to-point, which means you have a direct line to the ISP and you get no more or less bandwidth than they give you. It's constant. The only thing that would cause a slowdown would be massive failure on their end, which is always possible but not very likely.
Plus, let's not overlook the best advantage of DSL. This is litterally what someone said to me when I inquired about running a server off it: "As far as servers... we don't care, do what you want. In fact, if you get your own DNS we can set it up to reverse to whatever you want." That is why DSL rules. The Cable services act like the freaking Gestapo when they find a server port active on your box.
You're half right. AOL could change the license to whatever they wanted, but they would not be able to do anything about the Winamp code that was released under the GPL. Once released under the GPL, that code cannot be taken back. Subsequent releases can be put under a different license, and the same code can be released under multiple license, but GPL code is GPL code forever.
A Finding of Fact is just that--opinion doesn't enter into it. The Findings of Law could be construed as his opinion, but that's not what we're talking about here.
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Comparing genetc engineering to Hitler is an incredibly poor comparison
Not genetic engineering per se. But using this to create "perfect children" would be eugenics, which would be the same thing the Nazis were attempting. Only this time, we would be using genetic engineering to create a master race instead of killing off everyone else.
I always love when I say that I don't like guns and I am instantly called ann idiot. That alone speaks volumes about the pro-gun lobby.
...so in turn you go and call anyone who happens to disagree with you on this point an idiot? It should be noted he also supports capital punishment. Believing in the freedom to own guns, and also believing you should be held accountable for your actions is a good balance, IMO. I think you're being too judgemental without even knowing the guy.
RMS is much less high profile, but for those who have heard of him, they'll know him through his writings on free software, and for his code -- neither of which make him look like a nut.
Perhaps, but stick him in a room with a bunch of suits and he'll be labeled a nut in under a minute. ESR can negotiate with suits, he's done it before. That is a large part of what he does, introduce open source to the unknowing. Let's face it, RMS is diametrically opposed to the ideals the USPTO operates on. How, then, could he possibly fit in well enough to influence how they handle things? A lot of minds need to be changed before the system can be fixed, and RMS' stance on patents isn't going to help very much.
Of course the Macophiles will hypocritically say that Mac is a viable alternative, and you don't need Microsoft, while at the same time claiming they are a monopoly (Linux people do the same thing, but their argument is weaker).
I've never heard anyone say Linux is a viable alternative as a desktop OS, just that it will be. And it is a viable alternative, a better alternative in many circumstances, as a server-- but that's not where MS has a monopoly.
And even though there are alternatives, that does not mean one can not be a monopoly. They have monopoly power, and that's all that matters.
Yes, we know this. All that means is it's not the operating system that's at fault, it's the idiots running the servers. I think that's relelvent, since they're expecting us to trust them with our files. Not only that, but it's going to take a lot of software from Microsoft to do this, so there's major possibilities for screwups on both ends.
Not inflammatory, true. How many times has Hotmail's security been compromised? How many times was it because of their stupidity? More times than I can even remember.
Just look at Slashdot, where the head geek refused to post anything on the rapid fall of Linux company stock prices, whining that it was "offtopic and uninteresting", but later asks for help with his anime collection.
Do you think the drop in Linux stock prices were in any way a surprise? I think we were all expecting them. It isn't that big a deal, we were all expecting it, so if the stories weren't intesting why post them?
And whether or not you may like anime, that was one of the longest discussions I've been in in quite some time. Obviously there's a healthy bit of interest in anime on Slashdot, so there's nothing innappropriate in posting something about it.
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What needs to come along is a channel clued in enought to realize Anime aren't cartoons, and are being targeted to adults just as much as kids. If they had the attitude that "this show is meant for young adults and their parents, not little children," then things would be way better.
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I think it's more of a case of people thinking Animated == for children. If it's a kids show, I would agree with the censoring--but most times its not, and trying to hack up the show in order for it to be suitable for kids is just wrong. Anime accounts for over 55% of television in Japan; it's not just for kids.
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No, this statement is true. Cable connections are broadcast ethernet, which means everyone on a switch shares bandwidth. DSL is point-to-point, which means you have a direct line to the ISP and you get no more or less bandwidth than they give you. It's constant. The only thing that would cause a slowdown would be massive failure on their end, which is always possible but not very likely.
Plus, let's not overlook the best advantage of DSL. This is litterally what someone said to me when I inquired about running a server off it: "As far as servers... we don't care, do what you want. In fact, if you get your own DNS we can set it up to reverse to whatever you want." That is why DSL rules. The Cable services act like the freaking Gestapo when they find a server port active on your box.
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Umm... that fsck'ing paperclip and Microsoft Bob.
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A Finding of Fact is just that--opinion doesn't enter into it. The Findings of Law could be construed as his opinion, but that's not what we're talking about here.
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OT--normally I would find that funny. Today I find that fricking hilarious because it is running on Win2k!
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Not genetic engineering per se. But using this to create "perfect children" would be eugenics, which would be the same thing the Nazis were attempting. Only this time, we would be using genetic engineering to create a master race instead of killing off everyone else.
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Perhaps, but stick him in a room with a bunch of suits and he'll be labeled a nut in under a minute. ESR can negotiate with suits, he's done it before. That is a large part of what he does, introduce open source to the unknowing. Let's face it, RMS is diametrically opposed to the ideals the USPTO operates on. How, then, could he possibly fit in well enough to influence how they handle things? A lot of minds need to be changed before the system can be fixed, and RMS' stance on patents isn't going to help very much.
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I've never heard anyone say Linux is a viable alternative as a desktop OS, just that it will be. And it is a viable alternative, a better alternative in many circumstances, as a server-- but that's not where MS has a monopoly.
And even though there are alternatives, that does not mean one can not be a monopoly. They have monopoly power, and that's all that matters.
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Yes, we know this. All that means is it's not the operating system that's at fault, it's the idiots running the servers. I think that's relelvent, since they're expecting us to trust them with our files. Not only that, but it's going to take a lot of software from Microsoft to do this, so there's major possibilities for screwups on both ends.
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Do you think the drop in Linux stock prices were in any way a surprise? I think we were all expecting them. It isn't that big a deal, we were all expecting it, so if the stories weren't intesting why post them?
And whether or not you may like anime, that was one of the longest discussions I've been in in quite some time. Obviously there's a healthy bit of interest in anime on Slashdot, so there's nothing innappropriate in posting something about it.
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