Shouldn't they at least destroy their economy again with a prolonged war or something like that? How about a bit of racial profiling and cancer inducing body scanners? Seriously, where's the fun in bombing a country if they're not going to shit themselves?
In the first movie I was gobsmacked by all the acrobatic stunts and martial arts, even though I knew they were done with the air of wires - but with all the Parkour stuff I've been watching this last year, where guys can basically do all the same stuff but without the cables (and hell, even I can do some of it now:p ), it's going to take a lot to impress me in that department..
I have no problem believing your claim about your MacBook overheating when gaming. I've never had such an extreme case, but the heaviest loading I give my machines is with big compiles, since gaming doesn't rock my boat.
I found it especially irritating because I knew that the graphics card was actually underclocked as standard, but it still overheated even at the Apple approved clock rates.
When talking of functionality I wasn't even talking about the usability of the interface, just the functionality that you get for the price. For example when choosing my first ever MP3 player I went with the HP iRiver 120, which had a built in microphone for recording, FM radio, picture and text viewing (albeit in monochrome) all for less than the cost of the 120GB iPod of the time.
As far as the interface though, I also saw many reviews saying that the in-line controls on the headphones (you could plug in your own headphones to this controller) were actually nicer to use than the iPod interface, as you didn't have to get the device out of your pocket. It had its own LCD screen and you could operate pretty much all of the functions from it.
Perhaps things are better now, but that experience did turn me off of iPods. I got quite annoyed at all the fuss people were making over them, because it was clearly a case of style over substance. Sometimes I'm a sucker for that kind of thing too, but not this time. The iPod Touches are pretty nice, but my Dell Streak would be just as good if only accessory makers would provide an Android media interface.
I used to be a fan of the Mac computers since I grew up with them, but my last MBP had serious issues with overheating (if you tried to play a 3D game for more than an hour and it would lock up), and many other people were reporting the same thing online. Apparently the MBP models after that were fine, but I've already decided I'm going to just avoid Apple laptops for a while, and buy devices that have decent Linux driver support. My current machine is a netbook that cost 1/4 of what the MBP, and the MBP is being used as a web applications server and virtual machine server for when I need to use Windows.
I've always disliked iPods as far as the functionality you get for the cost compared to other MP3 players, but I begrudgingly bought a 2nd hand one last year since my car stereo works quite nicely with iPods. I really wish someone would make an app for Android that can emulate the iPhone USB interface.
I definitely don't have a problem with paying for stuff, I just have a problem when I feel I'm getting ripped off.
Thank the gods he doesn't have Facebook. I've been trying to get back into programming in the evenings, but have to stop every 5 minutes to check Facebook and Slashdot.. stupid addictive personality.
Why not buy 4A, get some cardboard and make your own box, if the box is that important? I'd be happy to just have them on a shelf, if I had a bookshelf. Just now it's more of a jumble of piles.
I only ever bought the first on DVD as I didn't cosider the others worth seeing again.
I now have all 3 on blu-ray just because the box set seemed like a good deal, and the bile has settled somewhat since the sequels originally came out and dashed my idealistic hopes to the ground.
I watched the 3rd again last year and didn't think it was entirely awful, and I might watch the 2nd again soon now that this thread has reminded me of it. Some of the fight scenes in the 2nd movie were pretty good.
Yeah I didn't really get the point in the freeway chase, especially seeing as it was the most expensive scene ever filmed in history (maybe still is?). It was nowhere near as fun as most simple car chase scenes where cars squeeze through alleyways etc.
The third was quite different to the second. It had a lot more "real world" action - though with the revelation at the end of the second movie you have to wonder if they're inside yet another Matrix I guess. I wouln't say it's made made entirely clear, but I'd guess they were. I also found the 3rd kind of disappointing when I first saw it, but I'd say it's worth watching just to find out the rest of the story.
I thought Speed Racer was an enjoyable movie. The driving scenes were much improved upon The Matrix 2 at least;) Christina Ricci helped too
You are an idiot. The stuff he's doing obviously hasn't been publicised much, or everyone would know about it and eldavojohn wouldn't have been being such a dick.
He gives away lots of money to cancer charities as his sister has leukemia. You could make the case that that's vaguely self serving, but it's still a good thing to do.
From the Sad Keanu page:
In his career, Keanu turns down big roles if he believes the character he would portray is too violent. He took a 90 percent pay cut on The Replacements just so Gene Hackman could be cast. Previously, he had deferred 2 million of his salary so that Al Pacino could be cast on The Devil’s Advocate. Even then, he gives most of his earnings to charity and the backstage crew/people who help on the set.
Emphasis mine. He consistently gives away his earnings despite no need to do so, and no need for more publicity. The guy is nothing like Bill Gates or Steve Jobs, he is not about the limelight and appearances. As others have said, he turned down big movies like Speed 2 and Constantine 2 (that would have made him a metric fuck-ton of money and publicity), just so he could work on smaller movies that he thought were more worth making.
In TFA he also says he's doing The Matrix 4 and 5 "to give the fans the sequels he feels they deserve", so hopefully they'll be a lot more like the first movie. Likewise I doubt he'd be doing B&T 3 unless it's going to be a great movie. From what I've read he often used to wish that people would forget he was in Bill & Ted and take note of his more serious work!
You can continue being cynical if you wish, but from all the stuff I read last week and today, he sounds like a very humble, admirable and down to earth (as much as it's possible to be when you're that famous) guy.
The thing is that as action movies in their own right, the 2nd and 3rd movies were fine. They just didn't have the epic mindblowing nature of the first. After a few years of not watching them and the whole Matrix hype dying down, I don't mind them so much. I'd definitely give the Matrix 4 and 5 a chance, maybe the Wachowskis have learned something from 2 and 3. Then again, maybe they're just the next George Lucas.
Mr. Reeves is a sequel whore committed to leaching money off of success or even moderate success
If he was really doing anything to "leech money", why would he give millions to charity, take millions in pay cuts to allow other big budget actors to be cast when he thinks they'd really suit a certain part? What about when he gave £50,000,000 to the cast and crew of the Matrix movies. Give the guy some credit where it's due. If he's making a movie, it's most likely for other reasons than money.
Read up on the actual story of Sad Keanu and maybe you'll think differently of him. I only read all that last week. I've never thought of him as a douche, but now I think he's one of the nicest guys in show business, perhaps even the nicest guy.
Hmmm, I notice books have been suffering lately too. Coincidence? I think not.
That could be something to do with all the "lit-ewage" of the past being forgotten, and only the classics being translated into more modern languages or making it into the "must read" type lists?
Also if you hadn't read older books, you wouldn't be aware that the new ones are just modernised versions of stories that people might have come up with before we even invented writing.
Of course, we also have more people than ever who are capable of writing, and can afford to just live off of government handouts or live with their parents while they write, so there is probably more crap being written than ever before, but likewise there may be more good stuff being written than ever before too.
Yeah, I guess going to the cinema still feels like "going out" despite the fact that you're just sitting in a dark room where nobody interacts in any way other than jumping or laughing together.
not all people want to wait a month or so to watch the movie legally at home.
Indeed, that's why I still visit the cinema so often. But if it was an option between that and being able to rent or stream it immediately, I know what I'd choose.
I have an unlimited cinema card for a flat rate each month (less than the cost of 2 adult tickets a month, it's a no brainer for me), though I do have to pay extra for 3D movies, but it was still about 1/5th the cost of a full ticket..
Some music from 80s/90s computer games is very good. Likewise Anamanaguchi still make excellent 8 bit music.
Of course, the 8 bit sound is a bit limited, so writing music with modern software tools is useful. But a good piece of music will sound good whether you've spent thousands on recording studio time, or you recorded it in your garage. One of the Foo Fighters' last albums was actually recorded in a garage (possibly with some muffling put up to improve the acoustics, and with some decent recording equipment, but still..).
IMO it's definitely about the talent and not the tools.
Everything since is just the same regurgitated stories redressed in new technology
You might as well say the same about books. Very few stories are original - it's the way the story is told that is important.
For movies, the thing that often dictates my enjoyment the most is the music. A well written score can mean the difference between a very detached experience, or one that really gets you emotionally connected with the movie.
Why would you pay to go see a movie at the theater when you can already get it legally for free? I only go to the movies for the new movies, not for the "experience". Home cinema is a much better experience if you have a HDTV and decent sound system.
You mean murder being illegal isn't enough reason to reject the order? I thought Police anywhere could only kill either in self defence or in direct defense of others - not just for implied dangers. They're not hitmen.
more or less unlimited access to the iTunes store, while still something I'd like, would be a far less exciting prospect.
It's a nice way to ensure you get locked in. One of my friends has said a couple of times how he would have bought some non Apple products, but because of the library of TV series etc he already has on iTunes, he just stuck with Apple products.
Haha:) Well, after the discussion here I've decided I should spend at least one night a week learning some new stuff just to keep my brain a bit more active and capable of keeping up with new tech. I definitely have enough time for that, and it's something I know I should do if I want to make more of my own potential. I've known for a few years I'm kind of wasting my potential for various reasons, but I'm in a good place now and ready to grow again. The way things have been going the last few days I've been doing a little bit here and there. I didn't used to have things like Slashdot and Facebook to distract me from coding when I was a teenager! Currently going through the Ruby Koans.
It's not for money necessarily. Like I said I'm happy with my current job - but if say the company I'm working for goes down the pan, it will be useful for me to have a more comprehensive repertoire to go on my CV I guess. There are a few things I see people talking about on/. that I've never used myself. Even stuff as basic as CVS/SVN. They're pretty simple concepts, but I've never had a need to use them seeing as I don't work with a team and have never worked on a modern open source project. I installed SVN this week anyway and moved my web development stuff into it just to get used to using it. The more languages and programming tools I'm familiar with, the better my potential job performance will be, and the more comfortable I'll be suggesting future projects I could do for the company, that I might otherwise have been nervous about (say something like developing for mobile platforms, even though the web apps I've been writing recently work great on both computers and mobile devices).
I can basically use any language/tech I want at work as long as the end results work well, and the source is tidy and understandable (though nobody actually checks up on this anyway, seeing as nobody else at work can program!). So really anything I teach myself, I could potentially use at work and put it down as real world experience on my CV - which would presumably be worth a little more than dick?:)
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Shouldn't they at least destroy their economy again with a prolonged war or something like that? How about a bit of racial profiling and cancer inducing body scanners? Seriously, where's the fun in bombing a country if they're not going to shit themselves?
In the first movie I was gobsmacked by all the acrobatic stunts and martial arts, even though I knew they were done with the air of wires - but with all the Parkour stuff I've been watching this last year, where guys can basically do all the same stuff but without the cables (and hell, even I can do some of it now :p ), it's going to take a lot to impress me in that department..
I enjoyed Speed Racer!
I have no problem believing your claim about your MacBook overheating when gaming. I've never had such an extreme case, but the heaviest loading I give my machines is with big compiles, since gaming doesn't rock my boat.
I found it especially irritating because I knew that the graphics card was actually underclocked as standard, but it still overheated even at the Apple approved clock rates.
When talking of functionality I wasn't even talking about the usability of the interface, just the functionality that you get for the price. For example when choosing my first ever MP3 player I went with the HP iRiver 120, which had a built in microphone for recording, FM radio, picture and text viewing (albeit in monochrome) all for less than the cost of the 120GB iPod of the time.
As far as the interface though, I also saw many reviews saying that the in-line controls on the headphones (you could plug in your own headphones to this controller) were actually nicer to use than the iPod interface, as you didn't have to get the device out of your pocket. It had its own LCD screen and you could operate pretty much all of the functions from it.
Perhaps things are better now, but that experience did turn me off of iPods. I got quite annoyed at all the fuss people were making over them, because it was clearly a case of style over substance. Sometimes I'm a sucker for that kind of thing too, but not this time. The iPod Touches are pretty nice, but my Dell Streak would be just as good if only accessory makers would provide an Android media interface.
I can't help but think that the "storied" in this case must be a common mishearing of "sordid".
At least "storied" still makes a little logical sense. It's a lot better than some of the misheard/misunderstood phrases I've seen..
I used to be a fan of the Mac computers since I grew up with them, but my last MBP had serious issues with overheating (if you tried to play a 3D game for more than an hour and it would lock up), and many other people were reporting the same thing online. Apparently the MBP models after that were fine, but I've already decided I'm going to just avoid Apple laptops for a while, and buy devices that have decent Linux driver support. My current machine is a netbook that cost 1/4 of what the MBP, and the MBP is being used as a web applications server and virtual machine server for when I need to use Windows.
I've always disliked iPods as far as the functionality you get for the cost compared to other MP3 players, but I begrudgingly bought a 2nd hand one last year since my car stereo works quite nicely with iPods. I really wish someone would make an app for Android that can emulate the iPhone USB interface.
I definitely don't have a problem with paying for stuff, I just have a problem when I feel I'm getting ripped off.
It really wasn't that hot.. definitely not sexy-hot.
Thank the gods he doesn't have Facebook. I've been trying to get back into programming in the evenings, but have to stop every 5 minutes to check Facebook and Slashdot.. stupid addictive personality.
Why not buy 4A, get some cardboard and make your own box, if the box is that important? I'd be happy to just have them on a shelf, if I had a bookshelf. Just now it's more of a jumble of piles.
I had to check to see if you were kidding! And actually:
ali@katamari:~$ tex --version
TeX 3.1415926 (TeX Live 2009/Debian)
I only ever bought the first on DVD as I didn't cosider the others worth seeing again.
I now have all 3 on blu-ray just because the box set seemed like a good deal, and the bile has settled somewhat since the sequels originally came out and dashed my idealistic hopes to the ground.
I watched the 3rd again last year and didn't think it was entirely awful, and I might watch the 2nd again soon now that this thread has reminded me of it. Some of the fight scenes in the 2nd movie were pretty good.
Yeah I didn't really get the point in the freeway chase, especially seeing as it was the most expensive scene ever filmed in history (maybe still is?). It was nowhere near as fun as most simple car chase scenes where cars squeeze through alleyways etc.
The third was quite different to the second. It had a lot more "real world" action - though with the revelation at the end of the second movie you have to wonder if they're inside yet another Matrix I guess. I wouln't say it's made made entirely clear, but I'd guess they were. I also found the 3rd kind of disappointing when I first saw it, but I'd say it's worth watching just to find out the rest of the story.
I thought Speed Racer was an enjoyable movie. The driving scenes were much improved upon The Matrix 2 at least ;) Christina Ricci helped too
You are an idiot. The stuff he's doing obviously hasn't been publicised much, or everyone would know about it and eldavojohn wouldn't have been being such a dick.
He gives away lots of money to cancer charities as his sister has leukemia. You could make the case that that's vaguely self serving, but it's still a good thing to do.
From the Sad Keanu page:
In his career, Keanu turns down big roles if he believes the character he would portray is too violent. He took a 90 percent pay cut on The Replacements just so Gene Hackman could be cast. Previously, he had deferred 2 million of his salary so that Al Pacino could be cast on The Devil’s Advocate. Even then, he gives most of his earnings to charity and the backstage crew/people who help on the set.
Emphasis mine. He consistently gives away his earnings despite no need to do so, and no need for more publicity. The guy is nothing like Bill Gates or Steve Jobs, he is not about the limelight and appearances. As others have said, he turned down big movies like Speed 2 and Constantine 2 (that would have made him a metric fuck-ton of money and publicity), just so he could work on smaller movies that he thought were more worth making.
In TFA he also says he's doing The Matrix 4 and 5 "to give the fans the sequels he feels they deserve", so hopefully they'll be a lot more like the first movie. Likewise I doubt he'd be doing B&T 3 unless it's going to be a great movie. From what I've read he often used to wish that people would forget he was in Bill & Ted and take note of his more serious work!
You can continue being cynical if you wish, but from all the stuff I read last week and today, he sounds like a very humble, admirable and down to earth (as much as it's possible to be when you're that famous) guy.
The thing is that as action movies in their own right, the 2nd and 3rd movies were fine. They just didn't have the epic mindblowing nature of the first. After a few years of not watching them and the whole Matrix hype dying down, I don't mind them so much. I'd definitely give the Matrix 4 and 5 a chance, maybe the Wachowskis have learned something from 2 and 3. Then again, maybe they're just the next George Lucas.
Mr. Reeves is a sequel whore committed to leaching money off of success or even moderate success
If he was really doing anything to "leech money", why would he give millions to charity, take millions in pay cuts to allow other big budget actors to be cast when he thinks they'd really suit a certain part? What about when he gave £50,000,000 to the cast and crew of the Matrix movies. Give the guy some credit where it's due. If he's making a movie, it's most likely for other reasons than money.
Read up on the actual story of Sad Keanu and maybe you'll think differently of him. I only read all that last week. I've never thought of him as a douche, but now I think he's one of the nicest guys in show business, perhaps even the nicest guy.
Hmmm, I notice books have been suffering lately too. Coincidence? I think not.
That could be something to do with all the "lit-ewage" of the past being forgotten, and only the classics being translated into more modern languages or making it into the "must read" type lists?
Also if you hadn't read older books, you wouldn't be aware that the new ones are just modernised versions of stories that people might have come up with before we even invented writing.
Of course, we also have more people than ever who are capable of writing, and can afford to just live off of government handouts or live with their parents while they write, so there is probably more crap being written than ever before, but likewise there may be more good stuff being written than ever before too.
Yeah, I guess going to the cinema still feels like "going out" despite the fact that you're just sitting in a dark room where nobody interacts in any way other than jumping or laughing together.
not all people want to wait a month or so to watch the movie legally at home.
Indeed, that's why I still visit the cinema so often. But if it was an option between that and being able to rent or stream it immediately, I know what I'd choose.
Yeah, it was indeed hilarious in places.
I have an unlimited cinema card for a flat rate each month (less than the cost of 2 adult tickets a month, it's a no brainer for me), though I do have to pay extra for 3D movies, but it was still about 1/5th the cost of a full ticket..
Some music from 80s/90s computer games is very good. Likewise Anamanaguchi still make excellent 8 bit music.
Of course, the 8 bit sound is a bit limited, so writing music with modern software tools is useful. But a good piece of music will sound good whether you've spent thousands on recording studio time, or you recorded it in your garage. One of the Foo Fighters' last albums was actually recorded in a garage (possibly with some muffling put up to improve the acoustics, and with some decent recording equipment, but still..).
IMO it's definitely about the talent and not the tools.
Everything since is just the same regurgitated stories redressed in new technology
You might as well say the same about books. Very few stories are original - it's the way the story is told that is important.
For movies, the thing that often dictates my enjoyment the most is the music. A well written score can mean the difference between a very detached experience, or one that really gets you emotionally connected with the movie.
Why would you pay to go see a movie at the theater when you can already get it legally for free? I only go to the movies for the new movies, not for the "experience". Home cinema is a much better experience if you have a HDTV and decent sound system.
You mean murder being illegal isn't enough reason to reject the order? I thought Police anywhere could only kill either in self defence or in direct defense of others - not just for implied dangers. They're not hitmen.
more or less unlimited access to the iTunes store, while still something I'd like, would be a far less exciting prospect.
It's a nice way to ensure you get locked in. One of my friends has said a couple of times how he would have bought some non Apple products, but because of the library of TV series etc he already has on iTunes, he just stuck with Apple products.
Haha :) Well, after the discussion here I've decided I should spend at least one night a week learning some new stuff just to keep my brain a bit more active and capable of keeping up with new tech. I definitely have enough time for that, and it's something I know I should do if I want to make more of my own potential. I've known for a few years I'm kind of wasting my potential for various reasons, but I'm in a good place now and ready to grow again. The way things have been going the last few days I've been doing a little bit here and there. I didn't used to have things like Slashdot and Facebook to distract me from coding when I was a teenager! Currently going through the Ruby Koans.
It's not for money necessarily. Like I said I'm happy with my current job - but if say the company I'm working for goes down the pan, it will be useful for me to have a more comprehensive repertoire to go on my CV I guess. There are a few things I see people talking about on /. that I've never used myself. Even stuff as basic as CVS/SVN. They're pretty simple concepts, but I've never had a need to use them seeing as I don't work with a team and have never worked on a modern open source project. I installed SVN this week anyway and moved my web development stuff into it just to get used to using it. The more languages and programming tools I'm familiar with, the better my potential job performance will be, and the more comfortable I'll be suggesting future projects I could do for the company, that I might otherwise have been nervous about (say something like developing for mobile platforms, even though the web apps I've been writing recently work great on both computers and mobile devices).
I can basically use any language/tech I want at work as long as the end results work well, and the source is tidy and understandable (though nobody actually checks up on this anyway, seeing as nobody else at work can program!). So really anything I teach myself, I could potentially use at work and put it down as real world experience on my CV - which would presumably be worth a little more than dick? :)