That's ludicrous. You're perpetrating redundant slacking; why combine slashdotting and defecating when you could do them consecutively and take even more time?
He is very dry. If you'd like an example, try to track down Neverwhere, the BBC series based on the Neil Gaiman book. Paterson Joseph played the Marquis de Carabas and put a lot of people in mind of The Doctor (not any specific Doctor, just The Doctor in general).
From a cross section of Green Wing, his work with Mitchell and Webb (he was also in Hyperdrive, an SF comedy with Nick Frost, but I haven't seen that) and his straight acting roles, I'd say he's more qualified than most. He'd probably be a mite less exuberant, possibly slightly sinister, than Tenant's Doctor, but he easily has the range to play it however he likes.
It never ceases to infuriate me when someone claiming to have appreciated an artist's work can't even get their ^$(^ing name right.
Rant aside, I agree. I doubt that he'd do it, though. There would be some interesting character scenes to be had were he to meet as The Doctor people he'd pissed off as The Master. I'm becoming rather tired, however, of seeing the same faces in every BBC programme. Can we have some new talent please (note: talent, not Freema Agyeman)?
Bear in mind that Steven Moffat is now in charge and he has a much better grasp of how to develop a series than Russell T. Davies (not that I'm knocking the chap; he's done a good job).
The current favourite is, I believe, Paterson Joseph.
Interestingly, there is no check on the BBC iPlayer for a television licence and one is not required to view or download programmes. The only restriction is that you must be in the UK, and that's not very difficult to spoof.
I have no licence and enjoy a lot of stuff I wouldn't otherwise bother watching through iPlayer. I would be perfectly happy to pay a small fee per programme download rather than buy a licence.
Anything outside our observable universe cannot affect us without FTL velocities being involved. The observable universe, however, is centred on whatever is doing the observing. Therefore, things we can see from here have their own observable universe and, thus, their own set of stuff by which they can be affected.
Poor ananlogy: imagine you can see a cat sitting on a street corner. It disappears around the corner because it can see some tuna. You can't see the tuna and are therefore unaffected by it (let's assume that you can't smell it either), but it's apparent to the cat.
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I also have seen this in life; most notably in government agencies where I have worked. In addition, it seems that, since management is now recognised as being a skill in its own right, managers often seem to drop straight in at the bottom of the management structure without ever having produced anything. As a result, the management tends to consist of fast-tracked graduates, often tracked so fast that they didn't have time to train on the way.
I can't resist, sorry; how come you used the correct spelling of 'principle' twice and then the wrong one for the rest of the post?
Fiber can then be laid opportunistically when infrastructure is upgraded
Stop expecting companies to coordinate themselves properly. If three companies (or three departments from the same company) need to dig up the road, the road will be dug up and refilled three times.
This is Great Britain, you know. That's how we do things here.
A great deal of American spelling comes from the old English spelling the colonists took with them when they went. English and American diverged in terms of spelling; one didn't beget the other only to see it become an underachiever.
Most of the Americans I read on forums and message boards put us English folk to shame in terms of consistency in grammatical structure and spelling, not least because they seem to have some pride in their abilities.
I, for one, am grateful that America uses English as its primary language. Given our reputation fro failing to learn any language other than our own, we'd be in a fair amount of trouble if one of the biggest influences on the world economy suddenly started speaking French.
I agree, though my (poorly expressed) point was more that the more modern interpretation of the evidence has at least made it to mainstream culture, and is therefore pushing said culture ahead of TFA in awareness.
The theory that Neanderthals were not stupid but less aggressive is already acknowledged in popular culture, to the extent that a series of novels feature an intelligent, yet calm, Neanderthal character. Before anyone complains that fiction authors make stuff up, the novels acknowledge the theories.
The 'scientific consensus that has held for decades' is already well on the way out. If a popular (but not yet popular enough - everyone read Jasper Fforde!) author can use the more up-to-date view and achieve decent sales figures, it seems to me that popular culture has already caught up.
There was a paraplegic covered in the news a while ago who, fearful of her unused legs atrophying, used a reclining bicycle and electrodes stuck into her legs to actuate the muscles, thus exercising them. I think she controlled the switching manually.
Cut off the plugs from all of the cables and solder all of the wires to the output of one transformer, thus enabling you to simultaneously charge all of your devices and cook your dinner on the monstrosity you now have plugged into the wall.
Just for contrast, my hour's drive (the train's too expensive) to work is mostly full of my rising anger at the state of the road system and other drivers, robbing me of the energy I need to do my job. The drive home involves me becoming angry that I'm wasting time driving when I could be at home.
Fortunately, I'm moving today. My commute shall be commuted to about two minutes either way. Hurrah!
I'm sick of hearing that perfectly realistic CG will mean the end of real actors, even if they are just saying it to get publicity.
Real actors will never be replaced as long as the people who watch films do so at least in part for the people on screen: people they admire; people they envy; people about whom they may fantasise.
I know (or at least hope) the makers of this virtual person don't really think they'll do away with actors (voice and live theatre are two barriers to that at the moment), but I would like someone to change that particular stuck record.
I imagine it's often designed to intimidate and control rather than to provide a legal argument. If it is the latter, any company which knowingly writes an unenforceable contract is probably relying on being able to pay lawyers more, and for a longer period, than the disgruntled employee. The contract just needs to be worded in such a manner as to draw out the argument.
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It's funny because it's true.
And because of that weasels bit at the end.
Isn't it an incredible skill he has; to portray all of those emotions simultaneously?
That's ludicrous. You're perpetrating redundant slacking; why combine slashdotting and defecating when you could do them consecutively and take even more time?
He is very dry. If you'd like an example, try to track down Neverwhere, the BBC series based on the Neil Gaiman book. Paterson Joseph played the Marquis de Carabas and put a lot of people in mind of The Doctor (not any specific Doctor, just The Doctor in general).
From a cross section of Green Wing, his work with Mitchell and Webb (he was also in Hyperdrive, an SF comedy with Nick Frost, but I haven't seen that) and his straight acting roles, I'd say he's more qualified than most. He'd probably be a mite less exuberant, possibly slightly sinister, than Tenant's Doctor, but he easily has the range to play it however he likes.
Simm. Simm, for goodness' sake; Simm!
It never ceases to infuriate me when someone claiming to have appreciated an artist's work can't even get their ^$(^ing name right.
Rant aside, I agree. I doubt that he'd do it, though. There would be some interesting character scenes to be had were he to meet as The Doctor people he'd pissed off as The Master. I'm becoming rather tired, however, of seeing the same faces in every BBC programme. Can we have some new talent please (note: talent, not Freema Agyeman)?
Bear in mind that Steven Moffat is now in charge and he has a much better grasp of how to develop a series than Russell T. Davies (not that I'm knocking the chap; he's done a good job).
The current favourite is, I believe, Paterson Joseph.
Doesn't open-sourcing a DRM implementation make it extraordinarily easy to circumvent? If you have access to the workings, surely you can remove it.
Interestingly, there is no check on the BBC iPlayer for a television licence and one is not required to view or download programmes. The only restriction is that you must be in the UK, and that's not very difficult to spoof.
I have no licence and enjoy a lot of stuff I wouldn't otherwise bother watching through iPlayer. I would be perfectly happy to pay a small fee per programme download rather than buy a licence.
Heh, just what you see, pal.
No.
Anything outside our observable universe cannot affect us without FTL velocities being involved. The observable universe, however, is centred on whatever is doing the observing. Therefore, things we can see from here have their own observable universe and, thus, their own set of stuff by which they can be affected.
Poor ananlogy: imagine you can see a cat sitting on a street corner. It disappears around the corner because it can see some tuna. You can't see the tuna and are therefore unaffected by it (let's assume that you can't smell it either), but it's apparent to the cat.
I also have seen this in life; most notably in government agencies where I have worked. In addition, it seems that, since management is now recognised as being a skill in its own right, managers often seem to drop straight in at the bottom of the management structure without ever having produced anything. As a result, the management tends to consist of fast-tracked graduates, often tracked so fast that they didn't have time to train on the way.
I can't resist, sorry; how come you used the correct spelling of 'principle' twice and then the wrong one for the rest of the post?
Another adage I recall which requires a compromise: the road to failure is paved with perfectionism; the road the success is paved with 'good enough'.
Fiber can then be laid opportunistically when infrastructure is upgraded
Stop expecting companies to coordinate themselves properly. If three companies (or three departments from the same company) need to dig up the road, the road will be dug up and refilled three times.
This is Great Britain, you know. That's how we do things here.
Then make money with advertising.
Sponsor a criminal today!
A great deal of American spelling comes from the old English spelling the colonists took with them when they went. English and American diverged in terms of spelling; one didn't beget the other only to see it become an underachiever.
Most of the Americans I read on forums and message boards put us English folk to shame in terms of consistency in grammatical structure and spelling, not least because they seem to have some pride in their abilities.
I, for one, am grateful that America uses English as its primary language. Given our reputation fro failing to learn any language other than our own, we'd be in a fair amount of trouble if one of the biggest influences on the world economy suddenly started speaking French.
I agree, though my (poorly expressed) point was more that the more modern interpretation of the evidence has at least made it to mainstream culture, and is therefore pushing said culture ahead of TFA in awareness.
The theory that Neanderthals were not stupid but less aggressive is already acknowledged in popular culture, to the extent that a series of novels feature an intelligent, yet calm, Neanderthal character. Before anyone complains that fiction authors make stuff up, the novels acknowledge the theories.
The 'scientific consensus that has held for decades' is already well on the way out. If a popular (but not yet popular enough - everyone read Jasper Fforde!) author can use the more up-to-date view and achieve decent sales figures, it seems to me that popular culture has already caught up.
There was a paraplegic covered in the news a while ago who, fearful of her unused legs atrophying, used a reclining bicycle and electrodes stuck into her legs to actuate the muscles, thus exercising them. I think she controlled the switching manually.
Cut off the plugs from all of the cables and solder all of the wires to the output of one transformer, thus enabling you to simultaneously charge all of your devices and cook your dinner on the monstrosity you now have plugged into the wall.
You may wish to update your fire insurance.
Meaning that, if wealthy, there is an argument for welfare, medical care and social security regardless of your attitude to those less fortunate.
Just for contrast, my hour's drive (the train's too expensive) to work is mostly full of my rising anger at the state of the road system and other drivers, robbing me of the energy I need to do my job. The drive home involves me becoming angry that I'm wasting time driving when I could be at home.
Fortunately, I'm moving today. My commute shall be commuted to about two minutes either way. Hurrah!
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I'm sick of hearing that perfectly realistic CG will mean the end of real actors, even if they are just saying it to get publicity.
Real actors will never be replaced as long as the people who watch films do so at least in part for the people on screen: people they admire; people they envy; people about whom they may fantasise.
I know (or at least hope) the makers of this virtual person don't really think they'll do away with actors (voice and live theatre are two barriers to that at the moment), but I would like someone to change that particular stuck record.
I imagine it's often designed to intimidate and control rather than to provide a legal argument. If it is the latter, any company which knowingly writes an unenforceable contract is probably relying on being able to pay lawyers more, and for a longer period, than the disgruntled employee. The contract just needs to be worded in such a manner as to draw out the argument.
One would hope so.
So, he's 'tired of waiting', eh? I find that waiting for code to appear in front of me is a very poor method of production.