Even when I was a kid, Tron was interesting only because of the computer graphics. It was an "eh" film, but it made use of cool new technology. I have watched it after becoming an adult, and was surprised to find I enjoyed it more. Not only due to nostalgia, but I actually understood the interplay between the adult characters in the real world this time, and I finally got all of the computer puns.
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Tron 2.0 story was more than just the Video Game. IIRC, there was also a comic book. Flynn looks older in this movie than in the Tron 2.0 timeline, so this might fit in nicely.
And Einstein and Oppenheimer toyed with the ethics behind using E=mc^2 with military applications before the bomb. It wasn't until it was a reality that the weight, the necessity for ethical guidelines, hit home. We've been arguing about human clones for a long time. It's getting close to the necessary point for the ethicists.
Most people with decent hearing find TV aisles uncomfortable - it's either too many random TVs putting out the same audio minutely out of synch, or the high-pitched squeal that comes from any CRT being multiplied by a couple dozen.
What's a CRT, and what does it have to do with a TV aisle? Not joking; you _can't_ find one in stores any more, neither in TV nor computer monitor form.
At least these aliens are slightly more alien, but they're still bipedal oxygen breathers with bilateral symmetry. I look forward to the District 9 TV series, but not to the romantic relationship between Detective Matt Sikes and (what is now) a giant bug living in the apartment next door.
Unless I'm entering in a password or data I care about, I ignore them too. Why? The "proper" response is to call up the server's admin, and manually verify the probably out of date or misspelled cert over the phone. It's faster to wait a couple hours for someone to fix the problem than it is to find out who you're supposed to call (and if you can call them, they won't have time to chat).
While most might "agree that there is a living human at fertilization",
The arguments around abortion and fetal stem cell research are about person-hood (a legal term), not human-ness (a physiological term). Being a legal term, "person" can be whatever the government wants it to be.
Science can never change one's mind about what constitutes life, because life is life by definition. [...] Clearly, they're not quite fully "life", both morally and logistically.
That is by far the coolest thing I've heard this week, and the only thing you can think of to say about it is something about ethical issues? That's like saying, "I invented artificial intelligence, but I don't know what to do about my ugly computer case, where can I get a nice one?"
I'd think it's a little bit more like "I invented artificial intelligence, but now I don't know if it's ethical to turn it off or alter its thoughts."
Cool new discoveries/creations demand ethical inspection even if ethics weren't considered from the start. Oppenheimer and crew... Did they say "Wow! That was a neat application of mass/energy conversion. Let's do more tests."? I think it was more along the lines of "Scheisse! Mein Gott!"
I have absolutely no problem reading neat cursive riding.
NEAT. I have absolutely no problem reading the ugliest, poorly written printing. Slightly badly written cursive writing can be hard to decipher. Badly written cursive (many signatures) is nothing beyond a random bunch of squiggles.
Again, you are missing the point. The criteria of this "study" was NOT the feature set. The "premium" tag was about the price, not features.
GP might understand your argument better if you used a Monster cable analogy.
ie "Monster gold cables made up a whopping 91 percent of the $1,000-and-up cable market in June"
The system uses stupid thesaurus switches. Not all synonyms mean exactly the same thing. Some of theses emails are going to sound so dumb that the employees will know something is up.
Just like factory workers, cops, teachers, doctors, engineers, etc aren't owed a living, right?
You know what? No one is owed a living. People might want what other provide, and maybe they'll even be willing to pay for it. If they are, then the providers will make money. BTW, you chose three particularly bad examples with cops, teachers, and doctors, professions which are much more like callings, and where many are willing to work for free because their services are often for the betterment of society.
But how does this kind of stock trading benefit anyone other than the traders themselves?
It doesn't other than inflating/deflating the perceived value of a company. It's a method to speed up the "productive citizens"->"traders/middlemen" transfer.
Thus why you don't allow web management even on the local interfaces except with a specific IP that isn't your workstation. The possibilty of http redirects to default local IPs that routers use (attempting default password logins) has been around since their inception.
I blame American football, rugby, soccer, and any other contact sport. They have more real violence than coke or pepsi, and kids are being indoctrinated earlier and earlier.
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was wondering if that movie/series is old enough for a remake yet.
Sci-fi channel thinks so. (syfy, ptooi!)
Even when I was a kid, Tron was interesting only because of the computer graphics. It was an "eh" film, but it made use of cool new technology. I have watched it after becoming an adult, and was surprised to find I enjoyed it more. Not only due to nostalgia, but I actually understood the interplay between the adult characters in the real world this time, and I finally got all of the computer puns.
Tron 2.0 story was more than just the Video Game. IIRC, there was also a comic book. Flynn looks older in this movie than in the Tron 2.0 timeline, so this might fit in nicely.
Do not give Disney your money, they will only use it to steal your culture
This is the one (lack of) story that they didn't co opt from public domain though.
And Einstein and Oppenheimer toyed with the ethics behind using E=mc^2 with military applications before the bomb. It wasn't until it was a reality that the weight, the necessity for ethical guidelines, hit home. We've been arguing about human clones for a long time. It's getting close to the necessary point for the ethicists.
I'll miss trying to pronounce the working title. Trihtoon, Tratoowon, The movie concept formerly known as Tron 2.
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99,9999999% of pigeons survive getting dropped from 500 meters above a parking lot, why not humans?
Your data seem biased to adult pigeons. Conduct more tests with pigeon chicks. No one in the city will complain unless you hit their car.
Most people with decent hearing find TV aisles uncomfortable - it's either too many random TVs putting out the same audio minutely out of synch, or the high-pitched squeal that comes from any CRT being multiplied by a couple dozen.
What's a CRT, and what does it have to do with a TV aisle? Not joking; you _can't_ find one in stores any more, neither in TV nor computer monitor form.
5 cents is still too much for something that replaces a barcode (which means it goes on everything).
At least these aliens are slightly more alien, but they're still bipedal oxygen breathers with bilateral symmetry. I look forward to the District 9 TV series, but not to the romantic relationship between Detective Matt Sikes and (what is now) a giant bug living in the apartment next door.
"We apologise for the sacking of your books. Those responsible for sacking your books, have been sacked."
Then all instances of møøse will be replaced with llama. Are you prepared for that to happen to your bøøks?
Unless I'm entering in a password or data I care about, I ignore them too. Why? The "proper" response is to call up the server's admin, and manually verify the probably out of date or misspelled cert over the phone. It's faster to wait a couple hours for someone to fix the problem than it is to find out who you're supposed to call (and if you can call them, they won't have time to chat).
While most might "agree that there is a living human at fertilization",
The arguments around abortion and fetal stem cell research are about person-hood (a legal term), not human-ness (a physiological term). Being a legal term, "person" can be whatever the government wants it to be.
Science can never change one's mind about what constitutes life, because life is life by definition. [...] Clearly, they're not quite fully "life", both morally and logistically.
Living cells replicating. Not quite fully life?
That is by far the coolest thing I've heard this week, and the only thing you can think of to say about it is something about ethical issues? That's like saying, "I invented artificial intelligence, but I don't know what to do about my ugly computer case, where can I get a nice one?"
I'd think it's a little bit more like "I invented artificial intelligence, but now I don't know if it's ethical to turn it off or alter its thoughts."
Cool new discoveries/creations demand ethical inspection even if ethics weren't considered from the start. Oppenheimer and crew... Did they say "Wow! That was a neat application of mass/energy conversion. Let's do more tests."? I think it was more along the lines of "Scheisse! Mein Gott!"
I have absolutely no problem reading neat cursive riding.
NEAT. I have absolutely no problem reading the ugliest, poorly written printing. Slightly badly written cursive writing can be hard to decipher. Badly written cursive (many signatures) is nothing beyond a random bunch of squiggles.
Again, you are missing the point. The criteria of this "study" was NOT the feature set. The "premium" tag was about the price, not features.
GP might understand your argument better if you used a Monster cable analogy.
ie "Monster gold cables made up a whopping 91 percent of the $1,000-and-up cable market in June"
The only reason it grew was because it was (is still) free.
The system uses stupid thesaurus switches. Not all synonyms mean exactly the same thing. Some of theses emails are going to sound so dumb that the employees will know something is up.
"Content creators are not owed a living."
Just like factory workers, cops, teachers, doctors, engineers, etc aren't owed a living, right?
You know what? No one is owed a living. People might want what other provide, and maybe they'll even be willing to pay for it. If they are, then the providers will make money. BTW, you chose three particularly bad examples with cops, teachers, and doctors, professions which are much more like callings, and where many are willing to work for free because their services are often for the betterment of society.
I should really end with a /joke more often. Sometimes mods are weird.
But how does this kind of stock trading benefit anyone other than the traders themselves?
It doesn't other than inflating/deflating the perceived value of a company. It's a method to speed up the "productive citizens"->"traders/middlemen" transfer.
Thus why you don't allow web management even on the local interfaces except with a specific IP that isn't your workstation. The possibilty of http redirects to default local IPs that routers use (attempting default password logins) has been around since their inception.
I blame Coke and Pepsi!
I blame American football, rugby, soccer, and any other contact sport. They have more real violence than coke or pepsi, and kids are being indoctrinated earlier and earlier.
Hopefully now that actual citizens of East Texas are being targeted, the citizens will start to vote these types of judges out of office.
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Federal judges are appointed for life, not elected.
-1, Did Not Do The Research
Citizens of Texas own lotsa guns, and Texans still have no great love for anything Federal.