I went to the linked site, and have now stabbed an ice pick in both eyes.
Whaddaya mean? They hired the best web designer they could find... on 5 minutes' notice and virtually no budget. I hear he said "Woohoo!" when they told him they'd pay him in donuts.
Good point. And while the censorship in China is out in the open, the censorship in the US is strenuously denied, and cloaked in 'notwithstanding' arguments like 'national security' and 'the Patriot Act'.
The problem with miniseries is that they always have such small budgets compared to cinematic releases. Not that you can't make a good movie with a small budget (Terminator comes to mind), but they usually end up looking like they were filmed on sets--rather than making the sets look like real places.
And apparently they fought over numerous plot points. The result was the most realistic space movie ever made (with the exception of Apollo 13, which was more of a dramatized documentary), but it still got kind of confusing toward the end for those who never read the book.
Terry Prattchett is, hands down, the most interesting, entertaining, literate author writing today. His Discworld series consists of thirty novels, which somehow continue to get better with each sequel. (Of course, that's my opinion; your mileage may vary.)
But any movie based on a Discworld novel would fall even flatter than Hitchhiker did, for the same reason. You cannot put literature on the screen. The introduction to Death's domain in Mort would be reduced to a Burton-esque black-on-black manor and garden; any one of the descriptions of Great A'Tuin would become a laughable spacegoing turtle; L-Space would become a disorganized stack of bookshelves.
I buy every Discworld novel as soon as it is released in paperback, and buy another copy when the first starts falling apart from re-reading it so much. But I hope Prattchett never agrees to let some Hollywood hack--or even a great director--adapt one of his novels for the screen.
On the other hand, if Prattchett were to write an original screenplay, with the intention of having it filmed right from the beginning, that might work.
Yet the statement "only a totalitarian system needs news censorship" is one of those things that is so true it doesn't matter who says it.
On the other hand, this statement may be doublespeak for "We are totalitarian, therefore we need censorship, and you can piss up a rope if you don't like it."
...use complete, structured thoughts and sentences, and know how to read them.
Amen. Consider the following:
Your wayy off think about now not ancint history. RTFA befor postin sh1tz0r liek that.
...and compare it to this:
Thaks for your input, but you seem to be talking about the historical context, whereas I'm talking about the way things are today. If you read the article, about halfway through it talks about how things have changed recently, and nullifies your point.
Of course, it takes more effort to write the second example, and we're all looking over our shoulders to make sure the boss doesn't see us wasting our time on Slashdot, but the overall discussion would probably be shorter and more productive if everyone wrote the second way.
My parents had a Vic 20, then a Commodore 64. I learned BASIC on the 20, and modified a few of the cassette games we had, adding extra levels and customizing the graphics.
Then I inherited the 64, which was really my first. I programmed hours of music into the thing, then took it to university when the Amiga was just starting to rise. Hooked up to a local BBS where the owner had an unbelievably hugetwo megabytes of storage--running off another 64.
...except for Mission Impossible...I hated that game, I couldn't figure out what the HELL you were supposed to do.
I finished Impossible Mission (if that's the one you mean) many times by assembling all of the puzzle pieces (4 pieces to a puzzle, make them fit by flipping and changing colors), then opening the full-length mirror in a particular room...
No... Noo... Nooooooo!
Mission complete. Congratulations
Download yourself an emulator and complete the mission today!
We've got three generations of PC's in my office. The newest ones run XP very smoothly. The next generation back runs XP okay, and runs 2000 smoothly. The oldest generation runs 2000 marginally, and cries if I install XP. (Really, I've heard the old Matrox cards whimper!)
Whether you select the Aero Bar--I mean Aero Glass-- GUI or not, I suspect that other bloated--I mean feature-rich--aspects of the OS will prevent it from running smoothly on a lot of PC's that cheap-ass--I mean financially thrifty--offices currently have.
Wasn't there another study fairly recently that determined that the Earth is warmer than it has been in the last 200,000 years? It used Antarctic core samples to measure CO2 or something like that. If I'm remembering correctly, that means this study counts more as a bit of additional evidence rather than a significant conclusion.
antivirus - one that actually works, and offers definition updates every three hours
anti-spyware - which works great; running Ad-Aware periodically to double-check has only uncovered the occasional tracking cookie
anti-spam - I don't actually use this, because I use web-based e-mail for everything
firewall - highly configurable, with several built-in profiles and the ability to create your own with different port, IP, and program specifications
excellent customer service - extensive knowledge base, and quick e-mail support, with premium support available
So let me think... Am I going to pay Microsoft $50 for a 1.0 product, which I expect to function as well as any Microsoft 1.0 product ever has--not to mention making blatantly false claims about being 'fresh' because they've come up with an all-in-one security suite? Or am I going to stick with a program with a great track record for home and corporate applications, that costs considerably less?
What happened? Does the average American actaully not have the two neuron minimum?
That's not the problem. The problem is...
...a person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals, and you know it. (Men In Black)
With the right triggering event, and a good enough PR/spin team, you can get people worked up about just about anything, making them not only participate in the farce, but rationalize it after its true nature becomes apparent. The effect is enhanced if you sprinkle your speeches and press releases with words like 'patriotism', and if you have at least one popular media outlet that you can spoonfeed whatever garbage you want.
Now, whose playbook did that come out of? Hint: It wan't Bush/Rumsfeld.
I've been using Trend Micro for the last couple of years. It's already got the full meal deal Symantec is promising, and it's actually updated in near-real-time (every three hours).
He says that if you sell software written by yourself, you're just distributing bugs. So that implies that only software written by his company should be distributed because only he has the resources to make it immaculate.
Immaculate...Windows
Anyone else waiting for those two words to start fighting?:D
You're not supposed to say anything until the Anik XIII Doomsday Satellite is fully operational, and starts sending its mind control signals to all the Crackberries, eh?!
So I can look forward to another variation on the theme of "Why is my computer running so slowly?"
Because $Salesnugget logged on when you were at lunch to show $Manager his new Power Point with four simultaneous video streams, then left it running to FUS back to your account!
Time for a pre-emptive Group Policy object, methinks.
Eating less can actually worsen the problem. When you eat less, your metabolism slows down, and prevents you from burning as many calories. Your body assumes food is unavailable, and tries to conserve the resources it has. Exercising while on an extreme low-calorie diet will simply make you exhausted, without burning as many calories as it would otherwise.
When trying to lose weight, eating better is much more important than eating less.
Here are a few tips that have helped me:
Throw out your potato chips. Snack on cereal and nuts instead.
Never ever set foot in a McDonalds again. If you want fast food, go to Wendy's occasionally, but limit that to twice a month.
Don't restrict your snacking; reduce your meals. If you're too busy to cook a full meal (and frequently pick up burgers for that reason), you still have time to throw together a sandwich.
Join a gym, and use your membership. Don't go every day; that will just make you exhausted and then make you quit. Make yourself go twice a week, three times when you're having a good week.
Find exercise you like doing. I don't like typical gyms; too much waiting for equipment. Find a rock-climbing gym, join a hiking club, or even a mall-walking group--just make sure your mall-walking group doesn't stop at the food court on every lap.
Find a support group. Yeah, you're an independent he-man who doesn't need to lean on others. Well, guess what? If you're still reading this, your butt is still big, and your independence has not shrunk it effectively. Referring to the above point, find a group to exercise with. Make sure they go out regularly. Trade phone numbers and drag one another out of the house to get moving. Challenge each other.
Focus on achievements, not losses. Looking at the scale every morning can be a motivation-killer, especially if your exercise program is increasing your muscle mass. Focus instead on the weights you're lifting, or the trails you're hiking, or the climbing routes you're sending, and the scale will take care of itself.
Okay, motivational rant is over. Now turn off Slashdot and get out there!
When Netscape was born, Bill Gates didn't even think the internet was particularly important. And Netscape was just building on the university-developed NCSA Mosaic browser.
Interestingly enough, only one of my browsers contains the following text in its About dialog:
Based on NCSA Mosaic. NCSA Mosaic(TM); was developed at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Slashdot Mirror
Whaddaya mean? They hired the best web designer they could find... on 5 minutes' notice and virtually no budget. I hear he said "Woohoo!" when they told him they'd pay him in donuts.
Yeah: You might want to put an extra cooling fan on that. You can find one here.
Good point. And while the censorship in China is out in the open, the censorship in the US is strenuously denied, and cloaked in 'notwithstanding' arguments like 'national security' and 'the Patriot Act'.
The problem with miniseries is that they always have such small budgets compared to cinematic releases. Not that you can't make a good movie with a small budget (Terminator comes to mind), but they usually end up looking like they were filmed on sets--rather than making the sets look like real places.
And apparently they fought over numerous plot points. The result was the most realistic space movie ever made (with the exception of Apollo 13, which was more of a dramatized documentary), but it still got kind of confusing toward the end for those who never read the book.
Not Sci-Fi, but Fantasy (related)...
Terry Prattchett is, hands down, the most interesting, entertaining, literate author writing today. His Discworld series consists of thirty novels, which somehow continue to get better with each sequel. (Of course, that's my opinion; your mileage may vary.)
But any movie based on a Discworld novel would fall even flatter than Hitchhiker did, for the same reason. You cannot put literature on the screen. The introduction to Death's domain in Mort would be reduced to a Burton-esque black-on-black manor and garden; any one of the descriptions of Great A'Tuin would become a laughable spacegoing turtle; L-Space would become a disorganized stack of bookshelves.
I buy every Discworld novel as soon as it is released in paperback, and buy another copy when the first starts falling apart from re-reading it so much. But I hope Prattchett never agrees to let some Hollywood hack--or even a great director--adapt one of his novels for the screen.
On the other hand, if Prattchett were to write an original screenplay, with the intention of having it filmed right from the beginning, that might work.
On the other hand, this statement may be doublespeak for "We are totalitarian, therefore we need censorship, and you can piss up a rope if you don't like it."
CAUTION:
Sharing of DNA can result in unexpected meiosis, mitosis, picking out china patterns, and college savings plans.
Amen. Consider the following:
...and compare it to this:
Of course, it takes more effort to write the second example, and we're all looking over our shoulders to make sure the boss doesn't see us wasting our time on Slashdot, but the overall discussion would probably be shorter and more productive if everyone wrote the second way.
On the other hand, it would be boring as hell. :)
Flame on, Johnny!
My parents had a Vic 20, then a Commodore 64. I learned BASIC on the 20, and modified a few of the cassette games we had, adding extra levels and customizing the graphics.
Then I inherited the 64, which was really my first. I programmed hours of music into the thing, then took it to university when the Amiga was just starting to rise. Hooked up to a local BBS where the owner had an unbelievably huge two megabytes of storage--running off another 64.
I finished Impossible Mission (if that's the one you mean) many times by assembling all of the puzzle pieces (4 pieces to a puzzle, make them fit by flipping and changing colors), then opening the full-length mirror in a particular room...
No... Noo... Nooooooo!
Mission complete. Congratulations
Download yourself an emulator and complete the mission today!
We've got three generations of PC's in my office. The newest ones run XP very smoothly. The next generation back runs XP okay, and runs 2000 smoothly. The oldest generation runs 2000 marginally, and cries if I install XP. (Really, I've heard the old Matrox cards whimper!)
Whether you select the Aero Bar--I mean Aero Glass-- GUI or not, I suspect that other bloated--I mean feature-rich--aspects of the OS will prevent it from running smoothly on a lot of PC's that cheap-ass--I mean financially thrifty--offices currently have.
Wasn't there another study fairly recently that determined that the Earth is warmer than it has been in the last 200,000 years? It used Antarctic core samples to measure CO2 or something like that. If I'm remembering correctly, that means this study counts more as a bit of additional evidence rather than a significant conclusion.
I pay $30 per year for Trend Micro Internet Security, which has...
So let me think... Am I going to pay Microsoft $50 for a 1.0 product, which I expect to function as well as any Microsoft 1.0 product ever has--not to mention making blatantly false claims about being 'fresh' because they've come up with an all-in-one security suite? Or am I going to stick with a program with a great track record for home and corporate applications, that costs considerably less?
Ooh, this could be a tough decision...
That's not the problem. The problem is...
With the right triggering event, and a good enough PR/spin team, you can get people worked up about just about anything, making them not only participate in the farce, but rationalize it after its true nature becomes apparent. The effect is enhanced if you sprinkle your speeches and press releases with words like 'patriotism', and if you have at least one popular media outlet that you can spoonfeed whatever garbage you want.
Now, whose playbook did that come out of? Hint: It wan't Bush/Rumsfeld.
I thought lawyers were the virus?
...and sell Trend Micro Internet Security instead?
I've been using Trend Micro for the last couple of years. It's already got the full meal deal Symantec is promising, and it's actually updated in near-real-time (every three hours).
Enter it? They created it!
Immaculate...Windows
Anyone else waiting for those two words to start fighting? :D
Ssshhh!
You're not supposed to say anything until the Anik XIII Doomsday Satellite is fully operational, and starts sending its mind control signals to all the Crackberries, eh?!
Oh, bugger...
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! [/AnakinVader]
So I can look forward to another variation on the theme of "Why is my computer running so slowly?"
Because $Salesnugget logged on when you were at lunch to show $Manager his new Power Point with four simultaneous video streams, then left it running to FUS back to your account!
Time for a pre-emptive Group Policy object, methinks.
One clarification: When I say cereal, I do not mean Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs. Mix a few flavors of Cheerios instead.
Eating less can actually worsen the problem. When you eat less, your metabolism slows down, and prevents you from burning as many calories. Your body assumes food is unavailable, and tries to conserve the resources it has. Exercising while on an extreme low-calorie diet will simply make you exhausted, without burning as many calories as it would otherwise.
When trying to lose weight, eating better is much more important than eating less.
Here are a few tips that have helped me:
Okay, motivational rant is over. Now turn off Slashdot and get out there!
This almost scares me if the 2D Brad Bird movies you're thinking of are like The Adventures of Mr. Incredible, featuring Mr. Skipperdoo!
Interestingly enough, only one of my browsers contains the following text in its About dialog:
Guess which one.