Obi Wan could well have had the yahoo message board for SCOXQ.PK (formerly known as SCOX) in mind when he spoke the immortal line about Mos Eiseley.
If you want a good example of idiocy and grade A lunacy then pop on over and have a read. Just don't take anything said on there at face value.
Somehow the message board has degenerated into a Linux vs Windows flame fest - with each side just as bad as the other. According to one side Linux is the best, Windows is evil. According to the others Linux is broken beyond repair whilst Windows is perfect.
You've just got to hope that no-one takes this collection of pond-scum from the bottom of the gene pool seriously as they aren't doing anyone any favours.
Lets face it, it is entirely possible to run Linux full-time these days without worrying about recompiling the kernel when you reconfigure your hardware. That hasn't been true for nearly a decade (if not longer). Most hardware works as well in Linux as it does in Windows, which is actually pretty amazing when you consider the lack of official support for most hardware (most of the drivers are written by volunteers).
Windows too can work perfectly well for a lot of people. Personally I prefer Linux but hey, horses for courses folks. I certainly don't spend all my time editing configuration files. Linux works for me and doesn't get in the way. Your mileage may vary.
Is it worth getting into a flame war over? Not really. I'm a big fan of open source AND freeware software (something to do with me being a tight-wad) but it doesn't mean that I can't appreciate the fact that there are some pretty good - albeit expensive - commercial alternatives too.
The problem is that it is getting hard to recommend the commercial as the benefits no longer outweigh the costs. I'd guess this is why Microsoft (and other commercial companies) are fighting so hard against Open Source.
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Thursday, 27 March 2008
Tuesday, 25 September 2007
Family Guy - Blue Harvest
A long time ago, yet somehow in the future. . . . .
The new season of Family Guy kicked off on Sunday with a double-length special parody of Star Wars episode 4.
I've got to admit that I had some concerns as to how well this would work, but they have managed to tread that fine line between parody and homage without going too far into either.
The animation is excellent (and that is something that you can't usually say about Family Guy) as were the music and sound effects. In fact you can see the amount of effort that has gone into getting this episode to be just right rather simply presenting a selection of Star Wars jokes.
Leia: Aren't you a little fat to be a storm trooper?
Luke: Then stay here and rot, you stuck up bitch!
That isn't to say that every joke is comedy gold (do we really need another Herbert musical number?) but overall it is certainly well worth watching - if only to see Darth Stewie.
The plot follows the original very closely with plenty of shot-for-shot remakes and some excellent casting, such as Adam West as Grand Moff Tarkin, Cleveland and Quagmire as R2D2 and C3PO, Stewie as Darth Vader. On the other hand some characters, like Joe Swanson and Meg are under-used (in fact I don't think Joe even appears).
There are plenty of cameo appearances and digs at other sci-fi series which gives the episode some replay value (especially in the Cantana scene). The musican cues are well used, and the scene with the crew sneaking out of the Millenium Falcon to the sounds of Minnie the Moocher was simply inspired, as was the elevator music version of the Empire theme.
Lets hope that the rest of the series keeps up the high standard set by this one.
The new season of Family Guy kicked off on Sunday with a double-length special parody of Star Wars episode 4.
I've got to admit that I had some concerns as to how well this would work, but they have managed to tread that fine line between parody and homage without going too far into either.
The animation is excellent (and that is something that you can't usually say about Family Guy) as were the music and sound effects. In fact you can see the amount of effort that has gone into getting this episode to be just right rather simply presenting a selection of Star Wars jokes.
Leia: Aren't you a little fat to be a storm trooper?
Luke: Then stay here and rot, you stuck up bitch!
That isn't to say that every joke is comedy gold (do we really need another Herbert musical number?) but overall it is certainly well worth watching - if only to see Darth Stewie.
The plot follows the original very closely with plenty of shot-for-shot remakes and some excellent casting, such as Adam West as Grand Moff Tarkin, Cleveland and Quagmire as R2D2 and C3PO, Stewie as Darth Vader. On the other hand some characters, like Joe Swanson and Meg are under-used (in fact I don't think Joe even appears).
There are plenty of cameo appearances and digs at other sci-fi series which gives the episode some replay value (especially in the Cantana scene). The musican cues are well used, and the scene with the crew sneaking out of the Millenium Falcon to the sounds of Minnie the Moocher was simply inspired, as was the elevator music version of the Empire theme.
Lets hope that the rest of the series keeps up the high standard set by this one.
Tuesday, 18 September 2007
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