It should say 'Phishing' sites. not 'Pishing' sites...
But pishing is a word: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pish : an imitated bird call.
Is that the Anonymous LOIC installer?
Keeping the internet 'freer' (and existence in general) is a constant battle. Here are two methods to defeat the rise of Extended Copyrights and Great Firewalls. You can keep track of each debate and get involved. With SOPA and PIPA semi-gone, the next one to keep track of is OPEN. (Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade)
http://blogs.computerworld.com/19605/sopa_pipa_dead_as_open_bill_rises_from_ashes
The other is to fight against the cause of extended copyrights and clamping down on freedoms, money. Support candidates who take less money from non-persons, for example. People have described this as a Long-term problem. But there are people working on it. For example Lawrence Lessig who has spent time as a lawyer working towards clarify copyright laws and promoting remixing and expanding what normal people can and should be able to do the culture which surrounds them.
He's left the world of copyright lawyering to focus his attentions on the corruption of Congress. Below is a recent lecture by him:
"How Money Corrupts Congress and a Plan to Stop It"
http://longnow.org/seminars/02012/jan/17/how-money-corrupts-congress-and-plan-stop-it/#
^ came up in the Politics thread:
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Politics/post/559723/#TopicPost559723
"Jar Jar Binks Monster Mouth Candy Tongue" Product Review
http://www.vic.com/~dbd/kibology/jarjar.tounge
Okay, I'm eating it now. Ewww. I am sucking on Jar Jar's wet red tongue and his plastic lips keep brushing my nose. This is vile.
*OMIT*
How the hell am I supposed to eat the part at the back of his throat? Can I stop now? Please?
they even review the patent on the product.
Harmy wrote: Is that a torrent site?
No, it's a discussion forum type place.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddit.com
One of the things which makes the place great are AMA's. (Ask Me Anything) Where someone of some importance or having an interesting situation will stay logged in for a few hours and answer anything people ask. Some recent AMA's have been Neil deGrasse Tyson (astrophysicist and head of Hayden Planetarium) to Takeru Kobayashi (professional eater)
So as you get closer to a release of v2, that might be a place to reach a different audience.
AMA's
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/ngd5e/i_am_neil_degrasse_tyson_ama/
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/o0cju/iama_world_record_competitive_eater_named/?limit=500
http://www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/omxmu/what_is_your_opinion_regarding_the_despecialized/
walking_carpet wrote:
piece by piece star wars
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7ezeYJUz-84#!
Star Wars Uncut. they won the 2010 Emmy in "Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media"
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Star-Wars-Uncut/topic/10600/
msycamore wrote: A picture is worth a thousand words. :)
That's great kid, but who's going to type them?!
George Lucas: Billionaire down on capitalism
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505271_162-57362574/george-lucas-billionaire-down-on-capitalism/
Star Wars Uncut - Director's Cut
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7ezeYJUz-84
Guess they've decided against a theater or dvd release... sad.
Side by Side Trailer
The documentary investigates the history, process and workflow of both digital and photochemical film creation. We show what artists and filmmakers have been able to accomplish with both film and digital and how their needs and innovations have helped push filmmaking in new directions. Interviews with directors, cinematographers, colorists, scientists, engineers and artists reveal their experiences and feelings about working with film and digital--where we are now, how we got here and what the future may bring.
http://sidebysidethemovie.com/
Alexrd wrote: Then we go back with what I said, some people have a problem with Star Wars being part of pop culture.
I would agree with 90% of that. Many people around here place 'Star Wars' in an art category closer to the Mona Lisa then a mass reproduction of Dogs Playing Poker.
Alexrd wrote: How is that relevant for the discussion we're having?
I was providing an example of something new which could be a sign that Star Wars is not dead to many people.
Care to explain what are the basis for your assumptions? Because that's what those claims are, assumptions.
By what you choose to speak upon and how you do it. They're not just assumptions, they're also my worthless opinions.
And how does that relate to what we are discussing?
Was trying to provide an example why certain people come to a different conclusion then you do. ...and then I rambled.
There’s a passion gap between many of us and the kind of people who haunt the Original Trilogy.net forum. Like them or not, they have a fire in their belly I really wish we had.
Ignoring the typo, anyone have suggestions for this community?
Alexrd wrote: But what's wrong with it?
Many appreciate the movie in and by itself. Anything which blemishes the universe/story, or pulls someone out of that context is unwelcomed.
the other is claiming that Star Wars is dead
and you feel otherwise, congrats you've formed an opinion. On your side is that a company recent spent a rumored half a billion on a SW video game.
http://www.videogamer.com/pc/star_wars_the_old_republic/news/star_wars_old_republic_cost_ea_500m_says_analyst.html
And as an ad, it's working since we are all talking about it.
'any press is good press'. The Any = Good arguments really only works for extremely big type properties. SW 77 was not one of those things, and that more innocent cultural item is valued higher then the washed out vehicle SW has become, by a certain subset of fandom.
Your icon showcases your mind set. The 'hero' who in the pilot realizes that you don't need to advertise with any specific or worthwhile cultural goal, no truth or Truth needed, just get people talking/buy your stuff. As that's the only goal, buy buy buy.
You can have ads which accomplish two goals. The shilling of a product and the advancement of the cultural object. But in 77 there was only the goal of getting people to enjoy the movie. In many ways this romantic notion that SW was this wide eyed childlike experience could remain that way is retarded. But it's also sad that it's not really possible to experience SW in an innocent way, anymore.
Here's another SW phone commercial: (R2 this time and 3d TPM tack on)
More recent non-SW_SW character Ads:
Darth Vader 'warps' into woman's bathroom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fUXDl5jpR4
Official Website: http://mobileblog.olleh.com/1234
Alexrd wrote: Besides, Star Wars being used for ads is nothing new.
There's a difference between promotion of SW material and promotion of SW the brand. This falls in the later as no SW product is directly mentioned. Not sure if there's a term for this maybe, tangential advertisement.
Periodically, (especially when something new in the Star Wars universe comes out), Lucasfilm now allows other companies to use the property. It's not a direct ad, but a memory enhancing one. The 1994 Energizer Bunny vs Darth Vader being possibly the first. (could mention the Anti-Smoking ads, but those were educational health things not product selling)
This allowing the SW material to be used by non-SW enhancing properties is what I think pisses people off.
Bingowings wrote: I can't wait to see the first Star Wars film made for IMIN theatres.
Wait no longer:
And the DOJ 'Department of Justice' throws another stick on the anti pile:
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/19/damning-evidence-emerges-in-google-apple-no-poach-antitrust-lawsuit/
Next week a class-action civil lawsuit will be heard in San Jose to determine if Google, Apple, Pixar, Lucasfilm, Adobe, Intel, and Intuit conspired to eliminate competition for skilled labor. In anticipation of the hearing, TechCrunch has attained evidence from the Department of Justice’s investigation in 2010 which was made public this evening for the first time. It appears to support the plaintiff’s case that the defendant companies tried to suppress employee compensation by entering into “no poach” agreements.
*OMIT*
For example, Lori McAdams of Pixar wrote an internal email to others at Pixar in April 2007 stating, “I just got off the phone with Danielle Lambert [of Apple], and we agreed that effective now, we’ll follow a Gentleman’s agreement with Apple that is similar to our Lucasfilm agreement.”
*OMIT*
LFL neighbors get in on the thread:
SAN RAFAEL (KCBS / CBS 5) – The long-delayed plans of filmmaker George Lucas to build a movie production studio on the old Grady Ranch has stirred opposition among residents of a quiet bedroom community in Marin County.
The state-of-the-art facility would bring an outdoor soundstage and underground parking for 250 cars to an area residents said is zoned for single-family and multi-family residences.
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darth_ender's wrote: The man is a total nutjob, loser, racist, history revisionist, and evil the likes of the Pharaoh who massacred all those innocent little boys!
Don't forget he eats at McDonalds on the birth of the hippie zombie day:
Erikstormtrooper wrote: Since we've been derailed by the "edited for television" meme:
(Derail continues)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX6LynBm90M
I wonder if Neo used Walrus Man's?