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Comment Re:I have a much more ambitious vision (Score 1) 1073

by ronbo142 (#34778446) Attached to: The Continued Censorship of Huckleberry Finn
These actions completely change the meanings of these works. The words chosen were done so for a reason. This is an example of ignorance in modern society to give our children the common respect that he or she would be able to identify that Mr. Twain's goal was to demonstrate that slavery and racism was an ignorant action by the common masses and that to move to a higher level of social order and respect society of the day needed to face those issues. I surly understood those concepts when I was a young person reading these books in Jr-High and then High School. Just wrong, as a parent I would DEMAND that my child not read these edited versions which change the underlying meanings and lessons.

Comment A lifetime of intelectual frustration awaits (Score 1) 951

by ronbo142 (#31318010) Attached to: How Do You Get Users To Read Error Messages?
Basicly I break down users into three groups. I have no sientific facts to back up my claims. Group 1 Power Users smart enough to figure 99% of his or her computer problems and actually read the error messages. This group is maybe 20% of the group. This group typically performs 80% of the work for the organization Group 2 Users can read but are just to darn lazy or too epethetic to try so they just open tickets with the help desk in the hopes that you have time to come to the rescue.. This group comprized 60% of the group This group contributes about 15% of the overall effort to the organization. Group 3 Should not be allowed to have a computer and really should be cut as dead weight but because we are a social welfare state these users just go through life and collect a pay check and provide very little maybe 5%. In a perfect world we would be able to just shoot group 2 and 3. Ronbo
Movies

New Riddick Movie Made Possible By Games? 160

Posted by Soulskill from the this-is-why-gamers-are-scarier-than-bikers dept.
Hugh Pickens writes "Scott Harris writes on Moviefone that the economics of Hollywood are often baffling, as DVD sales, broadcast fees and merchandising tie-ins balance against advertising costs and pay-or-play deals to form an accounting maze. The latest example is the untitled sequel to The Chronicles of Riddick, released in 2004 to a slew of negative reviews and general viewer indifference. Despite its hefty $105 million budget, most of which was spent on special effects, the film topped out at a paltry $57 million domestically. So how can a sequel be made if the movie lost money? The answer has to do with ancillary profits from revenue streams outside the box office. While the combined $116 million worldwide probably still didn't cover distribution and advertising costs, it likely brought the film close to even, meaning DVD sales and profits from the tie-in video game franchise may have put the movie in the black. In addition, Riddick itself was a sequel to Pitch Black, a modestly budgeted ($23 million) success back in 2000. Extending the franchise to a third film may help boost ancillary profits by introducing the Pitch Black and Chronicles of Riddick DVDs and merchandise to new audiences, meaning that the new film may not even need to break even to eventually turn a profit for the studio."
Space

A Hyper-Velocity Impact In the Asteroid Belt? 114

Posted by Soulskill from the i-played-that-game dept.
astroengine writes "Astronomers have spotted something rather odd in the asteroid belt. It looks like a comet, but it's got a circular orbit, similar to an asteroid. Whether it's an asteroid or a comet, it has a long, comet-like tail, suggesting something is being vented into space. Some experts think it could be a very rare comet/asteroid hybrid being heated by the sun, but there's an even more exciting possibility: It could be the first ever observation of two asteroids colliding in the asteroid belt."

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