There are other things to find out, though, like the fate of Padmé, and the hiding of the children. And perhaps the history of other characters and races, as well as planets. There are still some surprises to find out.
(I haven't read the novelization, nor do I intend to)
Agreed. I have $50 panasonic CD based MP3 player with an AM/FM radio. I listen to baseball games and news with it... something the iPod people can't do, even with a $300 player. Form should follow function. For that kind of money, I expect both.
There's a good reason for that... they made it trendy and fashionable. You'll get people to buy anything if it impresses someone else.
Seriously, though, the gadget freak that is me demands more for a $300 music player. But so many people don't even care about features. They bought one, tell me they love it, and aren't even aware of what else was out there. They just bought the iPod because it's trendy.
I may be one of the few here who don't do much in the way of coding (I'm a MechE) but I can't be the only person reminded of the TI-85 application called ZShell. Anyone else have fond memories of this?
I think the main reason why the book is so well loved (it's one of the few books I've actually re-read) is because of the writing style, not just the plot.
Most of the humor and entertainment is in the narrative, and that rarely translates into a good movie.
My girlfriend's Motorola already does that. Sometimes when I call her, the phone keeps ringing even after she answers it. So all I hear is her ring tone... Super Mario Brothers theme... playing through the phone. I have to hang up and call back.
Bart: Principal Skinner? Um, I'm real sorry about
my dog getting you fired, and biting you, and then getting it
on with your leg.
Skinner: Well...maybe it was for the best. Now I...I finally have time
to do what I've always wanted: write the great American novel.
Mine is about a futuristic amusement park where dinosaurs are
brought to life through advanced cloning techniques. I call
it "Billy and the Cloneasaurus."
Apu: Oh, you have _got_ to be kidding sir. First you think of an
idea that has already been done. Then you give it a title
that nobody could possibly like. Didn't you think this
through...
[later]...was on the bestseller list for eighteen months!
Every magazine cover had...
[later]...most popular movies of all time, sir! What were
you thinking?! [realizing] I mean, thank you, come again.
Actually, many of us aren't wondering. I'm not female, but I'm rather annoyed that a group of presumably intelligent people are actually being this ignorant. Everyone has their own opinions and experiences, but there's no need to make bigoted and cheauvanistic comments, no matter how slight. It makes us all look bad.
the Electoral College serves a purpose... so that popular vote isn't the be-all and end-all. It's a safety net to protect against the passing political passions of the people.
Popularity voting can be a dangerous thing.
Not to say the EC can't use some revamping, but it's a bit hasty to say it shouldn't be there altogether.
cheap Panasonic CD player. I was looking for some variety of a portable MP3 player, and I just didn't care to pay the premium for the flash players, or something like the iPod. And it was the *only* thing that I could find that had both an AM and FM tuner. While it's not cutting edge by any means its useful to have. Like last fall, when I was working night shift for 3 months. I mostly sat around waiting for stuff to go wrong, but in the meantime, I had a portable AM/FM to listen to the playoffs and wold series. And being almost directly between Boston and NY, it was rather nice to have.
To me, the AM/FM tuner is so cheap and easy to install, I don't see why they shouldn't have them. Not everyone who wants a portable player only listens to Top 40 music.. or even music from the past year or 2... or even music at all.
Instead of embracing the new technology, adopting it, and even selling/profiting from it... they decide to stifle it and bludgeon it with a stick in the hopes that it will die and people won't talk about it anymore.
They need to learn to appropriately respond to what the market wants, not control what they can get.
I think as long as the hardware becomes established, people will write software for it. From time to time, hardware manufacturers have to push the market in order to get the established standard to jump to the next step.
It's like what Subaru did when they decided to make all their vehicles All Wheel Drive. It was a great technology, but most people at the time just didn't care to pay extra for it. By making it a standard feature, the cost increase is significantly reduced, and provided that the technology is actually something functional, the market should grow to accept it.
Our company just upgraded (I use the term loosely) to MS Office 2003, which got rid of the standard Office Toolbar. I thought it was rubbish anyways, and didn't use it. Programs are easy enough to find on the start menu, IMO.
But you would not believe how many people came to me asking how to get their Office Toolbar to show up again. They just piled everything into it, and ignored the start menu altogether.
I was so disappointed to find out just how many people really like those toolbars...
My buddies and I in college had an ongoing gag... anyone who got up and left the vicinity of their computer with a lab report/paper/presentation on the screen had the phrase "I poop too much" inserted somewhere at random.
Unfortunately, an otherwise excellent paper that I got back had a red pen circle around a certain phrase on the 9th page, with the comment "proofread" written next to it.
Seems that way. But it also seems that since he was arrested for it, he's probably going to publish his spimming methods for everyone else to copycat, just for retaliation. He's not bright, but hopefully people who aren't quite as dumb won't pick up where he left off.
The last time I was in Panera Bread, there was a young 20-something female customer with a shirt that said "I (Heart) Nerds." She was pretty good looking, and not just because of the shirt.
Right, but I meant in the issue of parents monitoring children. Is it an instance where a parent will have to stop and say "I know this is in-house, and for the family's own good... but am I breaking any federal or state laws here?"
That's definitely true. But I'm curious if it's the kind of thing where the law has stepped in to the home, and parents need to be careful.
And I think my reaction would vary... from relief to concern... if I found my hypothetical son looking at porn. It just depends on *what kind* of porn.
Which reminds me of a time when I told my Dad I had a girlfriend. Like most geeks, I wasn't particularly popular in school, especially with the ladies, so I guess he had some concerns. Not that he wouldn't support me or love me any less if I was gay, but he actually mentioned at one point in my late teen years that it's a relief knowing that it wasn't something the family would have to deal with. It's just easier if everything's normal.
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There are other things to find out, though, like the fate of Padmé, and the hiding of the children. And perhaps the history of other characters and races, as well as planets. There are still some surprises to find out.
(I haven't read the novelization, nor do I intend to)
Accountability? Since when did that have a place in law?
That's almost like logic and religion.
I'm not bashing either, but that seems to be the case.
Are you writing a Star Wars prequel or something?
Agreed. I have $50 panasonic CD based MP3 player with an AM/FM radio. I listen to baseball games and news with it... something the iPod people can't do, even with a $300 player. Form should follow function. For that kind of money, I expect both.
Personally, I'd like some self-adjusting miniblinds.
There's a good reason for that... they made it trendy and fashionable. You'll get people to buy anything if it impresses someone else.
Seriously, though, the gadget freak that is me demands more for a $300 music player. But so many people don't even care about features. They bought one, tell me they love it, and aren't even aware of what else was out there. They just bought the iPod because it's trendy.
I may be one of the few here who don't do much in the way of coding (I'm a MechE) but I can't be the only person reminded of the TI-85 application called ZShell. Anyone else have fond memories of this?
I think the main reason why the book is so well loved (it's one of the few books I've actually re-read) is because of the writing style, not just the plot.
Most of the humor and entertainment is in the narrative, and that rarely translates into a good movie.
My girlfriend's Motorola already does that. Sometimes when I call her, the phone keeps ringing even after she answers it. So all I hear is her ring tone... Super Mario Brothers theme... playing through the phone. I have to hang up and call back.
Bart: Principal Skinner? Um, I'm real sorry about
my dog getting you fired, and biting you, and then getting it
on with your leg.
Skinner: Well...maybe it was for the best. Now I...I finally have time
to do what I've always wanted: write the great American novel.
Mine is about a futuristic amusement park where dinosaurs are
brought to life through advanced cloning techniques. I call
it "Billy and the Cloneasaurus."
Apu: Oh, you have _got_ to be kidding sir. First you think of an
idea that has already been done. Then you give it a title
that nobody could possibly like. Didn't you think this
through...
[later]...was on the bestseller list for eighteen months!
Every magazine cover had...
[later]...most popular movies of all time, sir! What were
you thinking?! [realizing] I mean, thank you, come again.
Particularly when a lot of towns no longer accept pulse dialing. That'd be a bummer if your designated 911 phone doesn't work.
until my company blocked access to Gmail. Yahoo and Hotmail were the first email sites to go, though. I'm certainly not in a small company, either.
Actually, many of us aren't wondering. I'm not female, but I'm rather annoyed that a group of presumably intelligent people are actually being this ignorant.
Everyone has their own opinions and experiences, but there's no need to make bigoted and cheauvanistic comments, no matter how slight. It makes us all look bad.
the Electoral College serves a purpose... so that popular vote isn't the be-all and end-all. It's a safety net to protect against the passing political passions of the people.
Popularity voting can be a dangerous thing.
Not to say the EC can't use some revamping, but it's a bit hasty to say it shouldn't be there altogether.
cheap Panasonic CD player. I was looking for some variety of a portable MP3 player, and I just didn't care to pay the premium for the flash players, or something like the iPod. And it was the *only* thing that I could find that had both an AM and FM tuner. While it's not cutting edge by any means its useful to have. Like last fall, when I was working night shift for 3 months. I mostly sat around waiting for stuff to go wrong, but in the meantime, I had a portable AM/FM to listen to the playoffs and wold series. And being almost directly between Boston and NY, it was rather nice to have.
To me, the AM/FM tuner is so cheap and easy to install, I don't see why they shouldn't have them. Not everyone who wants a portable player only listens to Top 40 music.. or even music from the past year or 2... or even music at all.
Instead of embracing the new technology, adopting it, and even selling/profiting from it... they decide to stifle it and bludgeon it with a stick in the hopes that it will die and people won't talk about it anymore.
They need to learn to appropriately respond to what the market wants, not control what they can get.
I think as long as the hardware becomes established, people will write software for it. From time to time, hardware manufacturers have to push the market in order to get the established standard to jump to the next step.
It's like what Subaru did when they decided to make all their vehicles All Wheel Drive. It was a great technology, but most people at the time just didn't care to pay extra for it. By making it a standard feature, the cost increase is significantly reduced, and provided that the technology is actually something functional, the market should grow to accept it.
Our company just upgraded (I use the term loosely) to MS Office 2003, which got rid of the standard Office Toolbar. I thought it was rubbish anyways, and didn't use it. Programs are easy enough to find on the start menu, IMO.
But you would not believe how many people came to me asking how to get their Office Toolbar to show up again. They just piled everything into it, and ignored the start menu altogether.
I was so disappointed to find out just how many people really like those toolbars...
My buddies and I in college had an ongoing gag... anyone who got up and left the vicinity of their computer with a lab report/paper/presentation on the screen had the phrase "I poop too much" inserted somewhere at random.
Unfortunately, an otherwise excellent paper that I got back had a red pen circle around a certain phrase on the 9th page, with the comment "proofread" written next to it.
Seems that way. But it also seems that since he was arrested for it, he's probably going to publish his spimming methods for everyone else to copycat, just for retaliation.
He's not bright, but hopefully people who aren't quite as dumb won't pick up where he left off.
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The last time I was in Panera Bread, there was a young 20-something female customer with a shirt that said "I (Heart) Nerds." She was pretty good looking, and not just because of the shirt.
Right, but I meant in the issue of parents monitoring children. Is it an instance where a parent will have to stop and say "I know this is in-house, and for the family's own good... but am I breaking any federal or state laws here?"
That's definitely true. But I'm curious if it's the kind of thing where the law has stepped in to the home, and parents need to be careful.
And I think my reaction would vary... from relief to concern... if I found my hypothetical son looking at porn. It just depends on *what kind* of porn.
Which reminds me of a time when I told my Dad I had a girlfriend. Like most geeks, I wasn't particularly popular in school, especially with the ladies, so I guess he had some concerns. Not that he wouldn't support me or love me any less if I was gay, but he actually mentioned at one point in my late teen years that it's a relief knowing that it wasn't something the family would have to deal with. It's just easier if everything's normal.
Is it illegal to have that software on there to monitor your kid's use of the internet? Or do you have to tell them ahead of time?
Also, "not admissible as evidence" doesn't necessarily imply illegal, so it may be legal to monitor, but not to use against someone.