This is just a gunman who happens to be Muslim. A troubled one at that.

Ridley Scott's Alien and Blade Runner are gorgeous, meticulously put-together films. I have no idea why his later films came out so horribly, like Prometheus. About the only director at this time who can instill a sense of wonder is Shane Carruth. Throw him into the mix and it will be good. Don't make the film a special effects fiesta. Some subtle bits here and there. And please, please do not call it "Blade Runner 2". You are begging for a bad film at that point.

Watch Shane Carruth films. The guy has the tiniest budget but makes my favorite sci fi films. So far he has done Primer and Upstream Color. I love them both. He is one (sci fi) director who manages to give me that sense of wonder.

Perhaps the sole reason I use Windows is to use Adobe software. I do not have a choice in the matter, work/school requires that I run that software. Now I need an operating system to run that software. I cannot afford Mac, so Windows it is. But wait, Windows is not stable. I have to get antivirus, defrag, software/driver updaters and registry correction software on top of that. It costs a lot, but still cheaper than Mac. Forget the fact that there is a l o n g list of people asking Adobe to open a port to Linux. So I have to pay a premium for what is probably the worst, most unstable operating systems out there. Mind you, Adobe is just as bad. You have Adobe taking gigs of space for their software and it crashes like a drunken, overweight sailor in a china shop. I used GNU/Linux for years before I suddenly had to get Adobe and it is night and day. You can get GNU/Linux and a tonne of software for a mere tiny fraction of hard drive space that runs secure and rock solid. Well, serves me right for making a compromise. I went the Adobe route and get shafted every which way. If Windows wants us to pay more, start making something stable, secure and operational.

That's right, only America has the best internet practices and it is the standard we all must unquestioningly follow. USA! USA! USA!

If you are made to sign a document against your will? Years ago, I applied to temp agencies for work. I was made to sign a document wherein I could not negotiate employment with a client company directly. A lawyer told me that document does not hold up in court because no one can stop you from looking for work. While references are something you do need and you are at a company's mercy for, a lot of stuff they make you sign is questionable and may not hold up in court. Especially if you are made to feel you have no choice and are made to do it to ensure survival. As a temp worker, I just wanted to pay bills and would have signed pretty much anything if I had to. The lawyer told me that was another factor consider as well, which further weakens such documents under scrutiny of the courts. While the argument can be made, 'just find work elsewhere', in a bad economy our choices are increasingly limited.

Because paper and ink is much easier and that was also the defacto standard not too long ago. I am sure there is mothballed stoarge for this equipment as well...

When I first started out my business I had a shoestring budget, if that. I could not afford conventional Microsoft software like the OS and office suite, anti virus, graphics design software, accounting software and so on. GNU/Linux seemed the best route to go. However, I knew very little about GNU/Linux either. For a small fee, I paid for GNU/Linux support and had someone there to hand hold me through crucial moments when I did not have time to research problems on my own or when I got stumped by a bug. It was great to know someone was there, on retainer, whom I could call when things got rough. Now I do not need paid support, at this time, because I can sort out these issues on my own. However, if my business was to grow, I know not all employees can handle the GNU/Linux OS, so paid support is a good idea if I am too busy to explain everything. Paid GNU/Linux suport is one of the best things I ever invested in. Sure, there are some weird support staff at there, but that made for fun conversations and a lot of learning.

"In the land of many laws, many laws are broken."

Maybe such a prime target like Sony ought to lay off the whole 'cloud storage' thing and go a bit luddite. Use paper instead of e-mails, tape instead of digital--older mediums of information. Heck, use typewriters again. Sure, their offices may wind up looking like something out of Brazil, but a lot harder to hack. It certainly is awful what Sony did with their DRM spyware on consumers and some may call it karma. Perhaps this can be a learning experience and a way for Sony to take a new approach. Then again, maybe Sony will watch the end of Brazil and want to go that route with consumers instead.

I thoroughly agree. What made Star Wars originally was the special effects and design concepts. This looks like a rehash of old ideas, right down to the cliche intro. They could have done a better job. They also could have brought in some really good concept designers instead of reserve stale ideas. This is sort of the McDonald's of sci-fi. Take a look at what was done to the Star Trek franchise, they turned it into children's movies. Little better than cartoon series whereas the original idea was to boldly go where noone has gone before. Instead we have the binarisms of villains and good guys instead of exploration of the new.

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Slashdot users are predominantly African American. There are a lot of insightful comments that address the grievances of African Americans and why they might have experienced displeasure with the US justice system. We learn the extent some might wish to express displeasure though various means, correct or not, with the ruling. Slashdot taught me to understand the dissent, though I may or may not agree with it. Finally, Slashdot offers hope to attain a means of peaceful conflict resolution.

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