This I did not expect.
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| Author | Content |
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| Bob_Robertson May 15, 2012 10:46 AM EDT |
Could it be that Microsoft had someone in a position of power say, "We should fix the Linux version, or it will look bad." |
| caitlyn May 15, 2012 12:46 PM EDT |
I don't know, Bob, but I appreciated the paraphrase of the last line from Charlie Jade :) |
| Bob_Robertson May 15, 2012 1:36 PM EDT |
It must be an unintended copyright violation, since I made the words up myself. Is "Charlie Jade" a movie, or book? |
| caitlyn May 15, 2012 3:25 PM EDT |
"Charlie Jade" was a rather brilliant science fiction TV series which lasted one season. It was a joint Canadian-South African production. It was a serial and it required paying close attention because a minute detail in an early episode could be the genesis of a major plot line in a later episode. It also had multiple interweaving plot lines set in three parallel universes. It made you think. I'm amazed it lasted even one season (21 episodes). Pick up the DVD If you can. The ending, which was definitely unexpected, had one of the men in grey suits saying (twice): "This we did not expect." |
| Bob_Robertson May 15, 2012 3:35 PM EDT |
Thanks for the recommendation, I'll look it up. |
| caitlyn May 15, 2012 3:52 PM EDT |
Turns out it's on Hulu according to http://www.charliejade.net/ I was royally P.O.ed with SciFi (now SyFy, whatever that means) moved it to 3 AM on Monday morning after just three episodes. I was even more upset when they joined one episode six minutes in despite the late hour. They also skipped one episode. BTW, it stars Jeffrey Pierce (Jack Sylvane on "Alcatraz") in the title role. |
| Bob_Robertson May 15, 2012 4:08 PM EDT |
Fascinating. I'm sure entire generations of pool actors have come and gone since I knew anyone by name. ...being that I didn't even know there was a show called "Alcatraz". Last network show I paid attention to was the first year of "Heroes". Not having a TV is a mixed blessing. |
| caitlyn May 15, 2012 4:16 PM EDT |
Tim Kring, who made Heroes, also did Alcatraz, which is a science fiction program mainly dealing with time travel. I don't watch much TV other than news. I tried Alcatraz after Terra Novia died and was hooked, which probably means it will be cancelled. Other than PBS Newshour and Washington Week the total number of TV programs I watch regularly is down to one, and that one has just two weeks left to run. |
| Khamul May 15, 2012 4:31 PM EDT |
Terra Nova was pretty good. The concept was brilliant, but the execution wasn't that great, with a slightly lame plot about an insane son and some greedy corporations in the future wanting to mine the past world (wouldn't it make more sense to just build a bunch of colonies in the past with ridiculous real estate prices?) and some rather lackluster acting. But lots of similar shows start out this way, with the show and actors improving greatly in the second and third and fourth seasons. Just look at how cheesy Star Trek: TNG was in the first season (largely because of Wesley), but by the 3rd-4th seasons it was amazingly good after Yar took off and Worf's character was more fleshed out and Wesley was relegated to the background and later eliminated. Terra Nova could have been really good too, but the show's producers were very, very stupid in relying on Fox. They should have done it with another network, or just not done it at all. We had already seen how Fox treats good TV shows with the way they managed the amazingly good Firefly, which was abruptly canceled after just 13 episodes. It was dumb to try another sci-fi show with them. At this point, if you're a producer looking to make a really good TV show, you're better off skipping the networks altogether and doing it on HBO or Showtime, or perhaps even trying something really bold and making it direct-to-internet distribution (iTunes store, Amazon, Netflix, etc.). |
| BernardSwiss May 15, 2012 10:28 PM EDT |
@Bob_Robertson The security-hole/ bug-fix, as I understand the matter, is to a particular component in the static binary. Linux-users who were willing/able to use the dynamically-linked version from their distro repositories should have seen this fixed some (considerable) time ago. (I only posted this story because I've been told that a fair number of Linux users have for various reasons elected to run a static binary from Skype, instead.) So I guess the security flaw affected the Windows version, too. |
| caitlyn May 15, 2012 11:01 PM EDT |
@Bob_Robertson: Since we're talking about TV a bit, I owe you a thank you. You recommended the Antennas Direct Clearstream 2 to me maybe 18 months ago. I ditched cable when I moved to Raleigh 15 months ago. Guess what I'm using for an antenna? Yep. I'm in an upstairs (second story) apartment and it pulls in everything in the local market plus, on some nights, a station or three from the Triad, from Greenville, or both. It cost less than two months of cable and was well worth the investment. My fried who is still up in Franklin Co. got equally good results. So... thanks! Antenna + internet is way cheaper than cable. |
| Bob_Robertson May 16, 2012 9:03 AM EDT |
Fair Caitlyn, sadly I must decline the honor. Someone else must have recommended the antenna to you, for I could not have done so. I haven't used an antenna since it was for satellite (one of the 8-foot ones) in 1999. I'm very glad to hear reception of the digital signals is good, I was a bit concerned about the transition from analog to digital due to weak signals being completely lost, rather than just getting noisy. Better some snow on the screen than no signal at all. |
| JaseP May 16, 2012 9:37 AM EDT |
For me with TV,... My original Cable TV/Internet/Phone provider went to an all digital, TV box (rented) required business model for Cable TV,... So, I ditched them for TV and went with their competitor for TV only (they had no broadband Internet where I live). So, I have 2 cable bills now. But, I also have both analog and digital cable, a LinuxMCE installation, with some HDHomerun digital TV tuners (do High Def nicely), Z-wave home automation (locks, lights, security, surveillance), and soon,... integrated telephony with VOIP and POTS phone integration (have all the gear, just need to do the setups). My setup could just as easily support a digital TV antenna, and Internet TV (Hulu/Net flicks/whatever). Oh,... and you can build a killer TV antenna (for placement in an attic, for example) for something like $12, that would trounce any commercial unit. You just have to look around the Internet for antenna designs. |
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