George Lucas would direct Episode IX and have Jar-Jar come
Jar Jar is actually one of my favorite SW characters, but I know he's very unpopular, and I'd love to see all the fans sh8t their pants over him. Throw in Ewoks for good measure. Maybe if Binks is brutally and bloodily mauled by Darth Maul, fans would love it... until he comes back as a glowing Force ghost.
or is it just a bunch of guys rehashing old material?
Rehash is fine as long as you do it well. I for one would love to see a try at Star Wars vs. Star Trek. The culture clash of the different viewpoints and problem-solving techniques could make for fun drama. The movie doesn't really have to waste time setting up the culture context because most the audience already knows both groups: it can jump right into the paradigm clashes.
Imagine Spock and Yoda conversing:
Yoda: "Vulcan logic and the logic of The Force, same thing are not."
Spock: "Logic is universal until proven otherwise."
Yoda: "Universal assumption, logical it is not. Test entire universe you cannot."
Spock: "I've never seen good logic fail."
Yoda: "Get out more, you need."
Spock: "I think I've met enough Yoda's already, thank you very much."
True, but replacing a perfectly good 3-year-old phone is not always a pleasant chore. Unless the new one offers something compelling, which is rare, it's usually easier just to stick with the current one for a while.
The USA is mostly a bribocracy at the federal level, plain and simple. Both parties are culprits. If you don't kiss up to those who give campaign donations, you get less campaign money and lose elections. It's legalized political prostitution and Americans should be ashamed of such a system.
Am I the only one who is kind of tired of feature creep and the constant upgrade treadmill?
Because we are older, wiser, and rational. Young whippersnappers get laid by having the latest toys and fashion because they think with their under-parts, not brains.
That's more or less what I meant. I forgot to state it explicitly. Modnays. I'm basically saying the potential benefits of RSS over "controlled" sites is lost on those who don't or cannot get the hang of rule engines.
Doesn't take drug use to become paranoid of doctors
There indeed are many paths to problem behavior. That should not need stating.
And, that was merely an example of possible cognitive side-effects. The devil's in the details. Some ex-users do describe unpleasant side-effects, as a sister reply mentions. I don't claim them universal, for I've stated multiple times it can vary per individual. But one doesn't know ahead of time if they themselves are immune. Therefore, it is a gamble.
Further, just because one doesn't consciously notice anything significant doesn't necessarily mean their behavior has not been altered.
the way it's presented here, sounds more like a scare tactic than anything substantive.
Some are becoming rather defensive here it appears to me. Can we at least agree there is some risk, existing studies are insufficient to fully know, and that it may affect individuals differently? If not, let's take up each sub-point by itself.
"while the news was not good, the upside was that the form of pancreatic cancer from which Jobs suffered (a neuroendocrine islet tumor) was one of the 5% or so that are slow growing and most likely to be cured. But Jobs refused surgery after diagnosis and for nine months after, favoring instead dietary treatments and other alternative methods."
If you've done some science showing a causal link between LSD and brain cancer
I did NOT claim LSD directly causes brain cancer. I'm only saying it can alter behavior in unexpected and sometimes irrational ways. It is taking on a risk, and the risks and effects vary per person. How it affects S. Jobs is probably different than how it affects another person. Whether the aggregate benefits are greater or not than the downsides is hard to say: long-term and thorough large-population studies would be needed and don't yet exist.
Semi-fry? LSD can have long-lasting side-effects. Without thorough tests, it's hard to really know how much it affects a given person. For example, it makes some people in general more paranoid in the longer term. Paranoia may be one reason he postponed a doctor visit.
It would help Trump politically to show up at this rally. The offshoring issue is a "pro-worker" issue that is less divisive than his usual activities. Sure, it ticks off the plutocrats, but they don't vote. Note in general I am NOT a Trump supporter, but believe focusing on "working-class" issues instead of ethnicity and gender would give him more traction.
Indeed, high people are usually not good at weighing complex practical trade-offs. How a green spider reacts to a given UI is usually moot because green spiders are not the target audience.
Perhaps the trips are to generate raw ideas to be evaluated later while sober, but too many trips could mess up your sober thinking also. For example, perhaps S. Jobs would not have been stupid enough to postpone visiting a cancer doctor, and still be alive today if he didn't fry his brain.
The "logical" way to do it is treat news like a query-able database where one can filter to get what they want and only what they want. Whether that catches on with the general public is another matter.
Microsoft Outlook makes it relatively simple to set up filtering and folder-routing rules for email messages, yet some employees in typical work environments don't seem to "get it". Such people probably would not want RSS.
(As much as I lambaste Microsoft products, their email filtering & routing rule UI is fairly good in my opinion. Although, it arguably has too many options, covering relatively rare needs such as hooking up to junk MS is promoting but nobody wants.)
I've love to see a class action suit filed that would force Facebook, Groupon, Snapchat, and dozens of other apps I'll never use explain why they are taking up precious and expensive space in my phone.
If they advertise X amount of storage but can't deliver X because hard-to-remove crapware is eating it up, they are essentially lying. Sue'em!
I suspect most telecom deals merely promise a certain model with their service. However, it's still misleading because you get that model minus resources taken up by crapware. I agree that clear disclosure of unnecessary resource subtraction should be given.
Slashdot Mirror
"Meesa besta, beleeba me! I knowa Forca better den Jedi Jedi and tall piles of Vaders. Ignore fakie forcy; bigly loser losers licky fakie forcy, so sadly. #MRGA!"
Jar Jar is actually one of my favorite SW characters, but I know he's very unpopular, and I'd love to see all the fans sh8t their pants over him. Throw in Ewoks for good measure. Maybe if Binks is brutally and bloodily mauled by Darth Maul, fans would love it ... until he comes back as a glowing Force ghost.
Bannon turned down the part?
Rehash is fine as long as you do it well. I for one would love to see a try at Star Wars vs. Star Trek. The culture clash of the different viewpoints and problem-solving techniques could make for fun drama. The movie doesn't really have to waste time setting up the culture context because most the audience already knows both groups: it can jump right into the paradigm clashes.
Imagine Spock and Yoda conversing:
Yoda: "Vulcan logic and the logic of The Force, same thing are not."
Spock: "Logic is universal until proven otherwise."
Yoda: "Universal assumption, logical it is not. Test entire universe you cannot."
Spock: "I've never seen good logic fail."
Yoda: "Get out more, you need."
Spock: "I think I've met enough Yoda's already, thank you very much."
True, but replacing a perfectly good 3-year-old phone is not always a pleasant chore. Unless the new one offers something compelling, which is rare, it's usually easier just to stick with the current one for a while.
The USA is mostly a bribocracy at the federal level, plain and simple. Both parties are culprits. If you don't kiss up to those who give campaign donations, you get less campaign money and lose elections. It's legalized political prostitution and Americans should be ashamed of such a system.
Because we are older, wiser, and rational. Young whippersnappers get laid by having the latest toys and fashion because they think with their under-parts, not brains.
Yes, and do get off my lawn.
Your first mistake is to assume they really are electric.
Maybe they are targeting buyers who are also high. They know their audience.
In that case, your mother wears psychedelic army boots!
To blame cheating on the other 299.
"Be evil"
That's more or less what I meant. I forgot to state it explicitly. Modnays. I'm basically saying the potential benefits of RSS over "controlled" sites is lost on those who don't or cannot get the hang of rule engines.
It may explain the creation and toleration of the flat look. After you take it, it's no longer flat (to you).
There indeed are many paths to problem behavior. That should not need stating.
And, that was merely an example of possible cognitive side-effects. The devil's in the details. Some ex-users do describe unpleasant side-effects, as a sister reply mentions. I don't claim them universal, for I've stated multiple times it can vary per individual. But one doesn't know ahead of time if they themselves are immune. Therefore, it is a gamble.
Further, just because one doesn't consciously notice anything significant doesn't necessarily mean their behavior has not been altered.
Some are becoming rather defensive here it appears to me. Can we at least agree there is some risk, existing studies are insufficient to fully know, and that it may affect individuals differently? If not, let's take up each sub-point by itself.
This account suggests different.
"while the news was not good, the upside was that the form of pancreatic cancer from which Jobs suffered (a neuroendocrine islet tumor) was one of the 5% or so that are slow growing and most likely to be cured. But Jobs refused surgery after diagnosis and for nine months after, favoring instead dietary treatments and other alternative methods."
I did NOT claim LSD directly causes brain cancer. I'm only saying it can alter behavior in unexpected and sometimes irrational ways. It is taking on a risk, and the risks and effects vary per person. How it affects S. Jobs is probably different than how it affects another person. Whether the aggregate benefits are greater or not than the downsides is hard to say: long-term and thorough large-population studies would be needed and don't yet exist.
Maybe LSD causes one to misread claims ;-)
Semi-fry? LSD can have long-lasting side-effects. Without thorough tests, it's hard to really know how much it affects a given person. For example, it makes some people in general more paranoid in the longer term. Paranoia may be one reason he postponed a doctor visit.
It would help Trump politically to show up at this rally. The offshoring issue is a "pro-worker" issue that is less divisive than his usual activities. Sure, it ticks off the plutocrats, but they don't vote. Note in general I am NOT a Trump supporter, but believe focusing on "working-class" issues instead of ethnicity and gender would give him more traction.
May also explain "systemd" ;-)
Indeed, high people are usually not good at weighing complex practical trade-offs. How a green spider reacts to a given UI is usually moot because green spiders are not the target audience.
Perhaps the trips are to generate raw ideas to be evaluated later while sober, but too many trips could mess up your sober thinking also. For example, perhaps S. Jobs would not have been stupid enough to postpone visiting a cancer doctor, and still be alive today if he didn't fry his brain.
The "logical" way to do it is treat news like a query-able database where one can filter to get what they want and only what they want. Whether that catches on with the general public is another matter.
Microsoft Outlook makes it relatively simple to set up filtering and folder-routing rules for email messages, yet some employees in typical work environments don't seem to "get it". Such people probably would not want RSS.
(As much as I lambaste Microsoft products, their email filtering & routing rule UI is fairly good in my opinion. Although, it arguably has too many options, covering relatively rare needs such as hooking up to junk MS is promoting but nobody wants.)
If they advertise X amount of storage but can't deliver X because hard-to-remove crapware is eating it up, they are essentially lying. Sue'em!
I suspect most telecom deals merely promise a certain model with their service. However, it's still misleading because you get that model minus resources taken up by crapware. I agree that clear disclosure of unnecessary resource subtraction should be given.
Samsung tried something similar with the Galaxy Note 7, but that caused a hurricane.
Turn it into a Zune
Just ask the Nigerian prince. Quick turnaround if you help him with a little banking snafu.