Thsi whole thing sounds useless and annoying. There's nothing to stop a modded phone from recording the message, and the message is still unencrypted and vulnerable. Furthermore, maybe just add a password feature to the phone.
When I first glanced at this I though of exploding phones, perhaps a la Rammstein. Now you can send death threats and stalking messages without those pesky records to catch up and convict you!
So then why do they do it if they aren't going to put forth the effort? It doesn't have to be LOTR effort, but a fourth of that would be plenty and make them more money. It's not like the sucky movies have too small of a budget, it just all goes to SFX.
Our military is increasingly dependant on computers, and all our IT are belong to India... Holy shit! You are on to something...
Marine: "Fuck, this missile won't lock on, c'mon dammit..." TS: "Tech support speaking... yes, how can we help you?" Marine: "The missile won't lock!"
TS: "I'll transfer you..."
Marine: "..."
If there are two licenses equally likely to turn a profit, doing both at the same time badly doesn't make sense either, yet they keep doing it, esp. with comic licenses.
Well then why DO producers attempt to adapt novels that don't adapt well? I know of plenty of books that would be great on the silver screen and that have big enough fan bases to make off nicely with.
LOTR is the current model for film adaptation. I just wish others at least cared to attempt to get close to that level of quality. 90% of the time they don't.
Eventually yes, but Rome's decline took more than a 100 years, and had little ups and downs along the way. The US won't be the top in 50-70 years, but will still be in the top 5 (most earning/most powerful). So to say that the US wont be back in a little while for a little isn't neccessarily true. After all, the US has only been around ~200 years. Most of the empires you mentioned lasted longer then that, and its not like the US has any military threats to worry about to hasten this decline, like Rome did.
First of all, I wasn't referring to only large and complex books being filmed (some things don't translate well, like videogames, and one should know when it they can't make it work) I was referring to things as simple as maybe The Bourne Identity. I didn't enjoy that film much, and the people that I knew that read it felt let down. If Spiderman can turn out good (by some opinions) then is it really so hard to make another comic license as well? Or any videogame movie? If it can't be done right, and is doomed to low earnings, why not save their money - maybe combine the budgets of two movies, do one first (well) and then do the second with the earnings of the first.
LOTR was turned out alot better than I had hoped.
Lastly, I bet I could do a pretty good job. I've been looking down that carrer path, and may take some steps soon.
I've heard it's made alot of money, but how does it hold up to the novels? I am sick of novels I love being destroyed by two-bit producers who can't invest the little time and energy it would take to do them right.
Given the populations of India and China, it was only matter of time until they began to outpace the US. Frankly, I think it will do us some good, make us get our act together in terms of education and legalities concerning business. After all, it's a free market - adapt or starve. Most Americans could need to lose a few pounds anyway. Then in a few years, once the war on terror has been concluded, presidential controversy winds down, and some headway is made in renewable/alternative energy, the US will catch back up (say 20 years?). Or I am moving.
I don't know when it applies, but can't the author be sued for libel (not Wikipedia)? If ISPs can't be held liable for the content of their service (which makes sense) then why should Wikipedia? Wikipedia certainly doesn't at any point guarantee accuracy.
Most of us love Wikipedia but it is important to remember that it is basically always a beta product. I use it as or more frequently as Google, but if it isn't just to satisfy my curiosity (i.e. school paper) I always cross-check my facts from all of my sources.
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I completely agree.
Thsi whole thing sounds useless and annoying. There's nothing to stop a modded phone from recording the message, and the message is still unencrypted and vulnerable. Furthermore, maybe just add a password feature to the phone.
I treat messages like email. I ignore it until it's convenient. With this I can ignore it and have all the crap delete itself.
Sounds like heaven. I can honestly say I didn't get it now.
When I first glanced at this I though of exploding phones, perhaps a la Rammstein. Now you can send death threats and stalking messages without those pesky records to catch up and convict you!
So then why do they do it if they aren't going to put forth the effort? It doesn't have to be LOTR effort, but a fourth of that would be plenty and make them more money. It's not like the sucky movies have too small of a budget, it just all goes to SFX.
Our military is increasingly dependant on computers, and all our IT are belong to India... Holy shit! You are on to something... Marine: "Fuck, this missile won't lock on, c'mon dammit..." TS: "Tech support speaking... yes, how can we help you?" Marine: "The missile won't lock!" TS: "I'll transfer you..." Marine: "..."
If there are two licenses equally likely to turn a profit, doing both at the same time badly doesn't make sense either, yet they keep doing it, esp. with comic licenses.
Well then why DO producers attempt to adapt novels that don't adapt well? I know of plenty of books that would be great on the silver screen and that have big enough fan bases to make off nicely with.
LOTR is the current model for film adaptation. I just wish others at least cared to attempt to get close to that level of quality. 90% of the time they don't.
Eventually yes, but Rome's decline took more than a 100 years, and had little ups and downs along the way. The US won't be the top in 50-70 years, but will still be in the top 5 (most earning/most powerful). So to say that the US wont be back in a little while for a little isn't neccessarily true. After all, the US has only been around ~200 years. Most of the empires you mentioned lasted longer then that, and its not like the US has any military threats to worry about to hasten this decline, like Rome did.
Once my pants pop the fundon't stop...
There's nothing wrong with it, that's part of being a writer. Just accept the work for being the work it is.
First of all, I wasn't referring to only large and complex books being filmed (some things don't translate well, like videogames, and one should know when it they can't make it work) I was referring to things as simple as maybe The Bourne Identity. I didn't enjoy that film much, and the people that I knew that read it felt let down. If Spiderman can turn out good (by some opinions) then is it really so hard to make another comic license as well? Or any videogame movie? If it can't be done right, and is doomed to low earnings, why not save their money - maybe combine the budgets of two movies, do one first (well) and then do the second with the earnings of the first. LOTR was turned out alot better than I had hoped. Lastly, I bet I could do a pretty good job. I've been looking down that carrer path, and may take some steps soon.
I've heard it's made alot of money, but how does it hold up to the novels? I am sick of novels I love being destroyed by two-bit producers who can't invest the little time and energy it would take to do them right.
I'm pretty sure it was meant as a joke, he just took a chance to jab at MS. Don't take it too seriously. After all, he only wanted 1 cent for it.
Given the populations of India and China, it was only matter of time until they began to outpace the US. Frankly, I think it will do us some good, make us get our act together in terms of education and legalities concerning business. After all, it's a free market - adapt or starve. Most Americans could need to lose a few pounds anyway. Then in a few years, once the war on terror has been concluded, presidential controversy winds down, and some headway is made in renewable/alternative energy, the US will catch back up (say 20 years?). Or I am moving.
I don't know when it applies, but can't the author be sued for libel (not Wikipedia)? If ISPs can't be held liable for the content of their service (which makes sense) then why should Wikipedia? Wikipedia certainly doesn't at any point guarantee accuracy. Most of us love Wikipedia but it is important to remember that it is basically always a beta product. I use it as or more frequently as Google, but if it isn't just to satisfy my curiosity (i.e. school paper) I always cross-check my facts from all of my sources.
...is using this to track kidnapped people. Unless this technology is being used to protect people directly, it is just a telescreen (from 1984).