Re: [scifinoir2] 'Star Wars' Speed Dating: Romance at the Speed of Light Would-Be Lukes a
Which would leave the Bab5ers to pick up the pieces... that'll work, Mr Worf. Martin (a Vorlon at heart) On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 5:16 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: There's danger in that too. One day 2000 years from now there will be a war between the Elvisites, The StarWarians, and the Trekians. On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 3:22 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: May the Force of Love be with them. On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 2:17 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: 'Star Wars' Speed Dating: Romance at the Speed of Light http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/star-wars-speed-dating-romance-speed-light/story?id=11406677 -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
Re: [scifinoir2] The versatile VQ3000 portable satellite dish
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Re: [scifinoir2] American Psychological Association: Modern Superhero Is Bad
I'd say Rorschach... he'd be their most profitable, for sure. On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 4:56 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Hehehe... I wonder who would be the closest to their ideal superhero? On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Adrianne Brennan adrianne.bren...@gmail.com wrote: No, the modern superhero is human and suffers from human flaws. Like many humans. Honestly, I think that certain professionals need to remove the pointy, splintery stick from their respective rectums. You heard it from me...just my $0.02 worth... ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 3:34 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: No wonder Martin is so frelled up, growing up wanting to be a cross between the evil Captain America and the degenerate Mr Fantastic... http://www.newsoxy.com/health/american-psychological-association-14260.html -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
Re: [scifinoir2] Sign language communication over low bandwidth mobile phone networks
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[scifinoir2] Re: Geeks cool off at box office
Exactly. I plan on seeing the movie because I loved the comics but someone coming in fresh would be a bit bewildered at the whole thing. From what I hear it's excellent if you get it but if it doesn't scratch your itch you'll be less than satisfied. It's a niche film but early audience response may have skewed expectations. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: I think the confusion here is an example of how the suits and prognosticators just don't get it. Anyone who expected Scott Pilgrim to do really big numbers needed to do more research. It's based on work that not a lot of people have read, its skews a bit younger in some cases, and the very ads for the movie feature mostly young teens. Frankly, I think a ten million or so box office is pretty decent and in line with what I expected. There is also the fact that a lot of school systems are starting back up again, so some of the target audience was out shopping for clothes and supplies and may have delayed going for a week or two. Either way, they need to do a better job in H'Wood of managing expectations and understanding that some pictures should only be expected to do decent money, and not all can or should be mega-blockbusters. - Original Message - From: brent wodehouse brent_wodeho...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 9:27:24 PM Subject: [scifinoir2] Geeks cool off at box office http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/2010/08/17/15051616.html Geeks cool off at box office By CARL DiORIO, Hollywood Reporter LOS ANGELES - Geeks might be less dependable than gals but not necessarily less desirable. Thatâs the industry consensus after the simultaneous misfire of a fanboy movie and impressive launch of what only can be described as a chick flick last weekend. âEat Pray Loveâ enjoyed a box office feast served up by overwhelmingly older-female audiences during the weekend, and âScott Pilgrim vs. the Worldâ fought a losing battle to put geek butts in theater seats. Lionsgateâs older-males magnet âThe Expendablesâ topped domestic rankings with a $34.8 million opening, but Sonyâs book-based âLoveâ debuted impressively in second place with $23.1 million. The big love for âLoveâ followed lucrative outings by 2008âs âSex and the Cityâ and âMamma Mia!â - which fetched $153 million and $144 million in their respective campaigns - and last yearâs âJulie Julia,â a $94 million domestic grosser. The trifecta success of such female-targeting films makes it plain there is box office gold in the gender genre. (Opening audiences for âLoveâ were 72% female, with 60% of patrons 25 or older.) So niche pics can be lucrative. But whatâs up with the penny-pinching geek squad? Universalâs âPilgrimâ traveled to just $10.6 million in a fifth-place launch. The studio puts the picâs negative cost at $60 million after accounting for $25 million in tax credits. âIf that film had been made for $15 milion-$20 million, nobody would be crying,â an executive at a rival studio said Monday. âBut you have an offbeat movie with an offbeat title starring somebody who is sort of a niche-targeted guy to begin with.â Michael Ceraâs topline turn in the comics-spawned âPilgrimâ followed his roles in indie fare including this yearâs âYouth in Revolt,â a $15.3 million domestic performer for Dimension, and âPaper Heart,â which took in less than $2 million for Overture after unspooling in August 2009. Even Ceraâs pairing with Jack Black in Sonyâs $43 million grosser âYear Oneâ last summer represents mere chump change compared with his $144 million and $122 million outings among the ensemble casts of Fox Searchlightâs âJunoâ and Sonyâs âSuperbad,â respectively, in 2007. By contrast, âLoveâ boasts the marquee magic of Julia Roberts and is based on a best-seller. But the question remains: If all creative and marketing considerations are equal, is the audience for a geek-seeking pic as big as that for a chick flick? ââWatchmenâ opened to $55 million, so I think the answer is yes,â a distribution executive mused. âGeeks can still rule, no question about it.â With a production budget estimated at $130 million, Warner Bros.â comics-based âWatchmenâ was considered a disappointment in fetching less than $108 million last year during its domestic run. But its big opening hinted at the enormous potential of fanboy movies that can tap into broader groups of moviegoers via positive word-of-mouth and mount leggy theatrical runs. Warnersâ âThe Matrixâ did just that. The 1999 Keanu Reeves starrer rang up $171 million domestically and spawned two sequels. âYou can get lucky and hit like a âMatrixâ or a âWatchmen,â
[scifinoir2] Is Apple preparing a 7-inch “iPad 2” for a pre-C hristmas launch?
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[scifinoir2] World record data density for ferroelectric recording
*World record data density for ferroelectric recordinghttp://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=49143984f=64651u=17726256c=0 * *Ad Support* : *Nano Technology*http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/64651/17726256/0/http://www.nextbigfuture.com/p/searchresults.html?PLUCKsearchTerm=nano%20technologyPLUCKwhichPage=relatedAdLinks *Netbook* http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/64651/17726256/0/http://www.nextbigfuture.com/p/searchresults.html?PLUCKsearchTerm=netbookPLUCKwhichPage=relatedAdLinks *Technology News * http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/64651/17726256/0/http://www.nextbigfuture.com/p/searchresults.html?PLUCKsearchTerm=technology%20newsPLUCKwhichPage=relatedAdLinks *Computer Software*http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/64651/17726256/0/http://www.nextbigfuture.com/p/searchresults.html?PLUCKsearchTerm=computer%20softwarePLUCKwhichPage=relatedAdLinks http://ads.feedblitz.com/?serveadfeedid=64651sub=17726256doc=e5a3bc4a-aaac-11df-a267-003005ce8903seq=8type=linkb=3o=0f=2N=12sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com http://ads.feedblitz.com/?serveadfeedid=64651sub=17726256doc=e5a3bc4a-aaac-11df-a267-003005ce8903seq=9type=linkb=3o=1f=2N=12sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com http://ads.feedblitz.com/?serveadfeedid=64651sub=17726256doc=e5a3bc4a-aaac-11df-a267-003005ce8903seq=10type=linkb=3o=2f=2N=12sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com http://ads.feedblitz.com/?serveadfeedid=64651sub=17726256doc=e5a3bc4a-aaac-11df-a267-003005ce8903seq=11type=linkb=3o=3f=2N=12sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com http://ads.feedblitz.com/?serveadfeedid=64651sub=17726256doc=e5a3bc4a-aaac-11df-a267-003005ce8903seq=-1type=linkb=3o=-1f=2N=12sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com http://www.feedblitz.com/adfaq.asp Scientists at Tohoku University in Japan have recorded data at a density of 4 trillion bits per square inch, which is a world record for the experimental ferroelectric data storage method. As described the journal Applied Physics Letters, which is published by the American Institute of Physics, this density is about eight times the density of today's most advanced magnetic hard-disk driveshttp://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/64651/17726256/0/http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-08/aiop-wrd081010.php The data-recording device scans a tiny cantilever tip that rides in contact with the surface of a ferroelectric material. To write data, an electric pulse is sent through the tip, changing the electric polarization and nonlinear dielectric constant of a tiny circular spot in the substrate beneath. To read data, the same tip detects the variations in nonlinear dielectric constant in the altered regions. We expect this ferroelectric data storage system to be a candidate to succeed magnetic hard disk drives or flash memory, at least in applications for which extremely high data density and small physical volume is required, said Dr. Yasuo Cho. In earlier experiments, the researchers had noticed one problem: When the data being written required that several consecutive marks be written next to each other, the written polarized regions expanded the normal diameter and coalesced to the point the bits were not distinct. Cho and Kenkou Tanaka then developed a method for anticipating strings of consecutive marks in the data and reducing the writing-pulse voltage by up to about 10 percent, which resulted in clear and distinct data marks. While ferroelectric storage has the advantage of using only electric methods -- nothing magnetic or thermal -- to achieve its record-high density, Cho and Tanaka are well aware that many practical improvements would be needed for commercial viability. Such advances would include increasing the speed and accuracy of reading the data and developing a low-cost ferroelectric substrate. Another risk is that existing data storage technologies continue to improve beyond the ferroelectric's capabilities. Disk drive maker Seagate, for example, has said it can envision achieving a density of 50 trillion bits per square inch. The article, Actual Information Storage with a Recording Density of 4 Tbit/inch^2 in a ferroelectric recording medium by Kenkou Tanaka and Yasuo Cho will appear in the journal Applied Physics Letters. -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] World record data density for ferroelectric recording
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Re: [scifinoir2] Is Apple preparing a 7-inch “iPad 2” for a pre-Christmas launch?
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Re: [scifinoir2] The versatile VQ3000 portable satellite dish
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Re: [scifinoir2] Spray-on film turns windows into solar panels
I like this... going to look closer into it, to see if I can retrofit it for steampunk. Thanks, Mr Worf. On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 4:10 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Spray-on film turns windows into solar panels By Ben Coxworth http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/ *20:11 August 17, 2010* [image: EnSol's film being applied inside a deposition chamber]http://www.gizmag.com/thin-film-turns-windows-into-solar-panels/16058/picture/119385/ EnSol's film being applied inside a deposition chamber California Solar Powerhttp://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=lai=BWDesCz5sTLzjH6DEjQSY1-CTBYT5vNsB3OapoBPAjbcB8OHpARABGAEgs9z6ASgEOABQ3vvBkgFgyY7whsijoBmgAYjl9vwDsgEOd3d3Lmdpem1hZy5jb226AQozMDB4MjUwX2pzyAEB2gGaAWh0dHA6Ly93d3cuZ2l6bWFnLmNvbS90aGluLWZpbG0tdHVybnMtd2luZG93cy1pbnRvLXNvbGFyLXBhbmVscy8xNjA1OC8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1HaXptYWcrU3Vic2NyaWJlcnMmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPTU1M2RkZWVmODUtVUEtMjIzNTM2MC00JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWyAAgGoAwHoA5EF6AMM9QMCAABEnum=1sig=AGiWqtxLxYHtV-UNxo7sFqHFrzQu7KvcAAclient=ca-pub-1607124478120364adurl=http://www.solarpower.org/RequestInformation.aspx%3Fref%3Dsp.goog.ca.net- www.Solarpower.orghttp://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=lai=BWDesCz5sTLzjH6DEjQSY1-CTBYT5vNsB3OapoBPAjbcB8OHpARABGAEgs9z6ASgEOABQ3vvBkgFgyY7whsijoBmgAYjl9vwDsgEOd3d3Lmdpem1hZy5jb226AQozMDB4MjUwX2pzyAEB2gGaAWh0dHA6Ly93d3cuZ2l6bWFnLmNvbS90aGluLWZpbG0tdHVybnMtd2luZG93cy1pbnRvLXNvbGFyLXBhbmVscy8xNjA1OC8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1HaXptYWcrU3Vic2NyaWJlcnMmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPTU1M2RkZWVmODUtVUEtMjIzNTM2MC00JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWyAAgGoAwHoA5EF6AMM9QMCAABEnum=1sig=AGiWqtxLxYHtV-UNxo7sFqHFrzQu7KvcAAclient=ca-pub-1607124478120364adurl=http://www.solarpower.org/RequestInformation.aspx%3Fref%3Dsp.goog.ca.net 50% Off California Solar Panel Projects. Sign Up for a Free Quote. Power Your Home with Sunhttp://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=lai=B-iS_Cz5sTLzjH6DEjQSY1-CTBcbS6MQBvsbcsxbAjbcBkKyvAhACGAIgs9z6ASgEOABQpfWrGmDJjvCGyKOgGaAByoCE4wOyAQ53d3cuZ2l6bWFnLmNvbboBCjMwMHgyNTBfanPIAQHaAZoBaHR0cDovL3d3dy5naXptYWcuY29tL3RoaW4tZmlsbS10dXJucy13aW5kb3dzLWludG8tc29sYXItcGFuZWxzLzE2MDU4Lz91dG1fc291cmNlPUdpem1hZytTdWJzY3JpYmVycyZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249NTUzZGRlZWY4NS1VQS0yMjM1MzYwLTQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbMgC_ufcEqgDAegDkQXoAwz1AwIAAEQnum=2sig=AGiWqtx0gzVZqO6w76DEJURSZMsVude7Sgclient=ca-pub-1607124478120364adurl=http://www.solarcity.com/campaigns/2010/summer/default.aspx%3Fcm_mmc%3DSEM-_-Google-_-CA-Panels-_-covsolggl882121c%257c5917316974%26- www.SolarCity.com/FreeSolarQuotehttp://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=lai=B-iS_Cz5sTLzjH6DEjQSY1-CTBcbS6MQBvsbcsxbAjbcBkKyvAhACGAIgs9z6ASgEOABQpfWrGmDJjvCGyKOgGaAByoCE4wOyAQ53d3cuZ2l6bWFnLmNvbboBCjMwMHgyNTBfanPIAQHaAZoBaHR0cDovL3d3dy5naXptYWcuY29tL3RoaW4tZmlsbS10dXJucy13aW5kb3dzLWludG8tc29sYXItcGFuZWxzLzE2MDU4Lz91dG1fc291cmNlPUdpem1hZytTdWJzY3JpYmVycyZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249NTUzZGRlZWY4NS1VQS0yMjM1MzYwLTQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbMgC_ufcEqgDAegDkQXoAwz1AwIAAEQnum=2sig=AGiWqtx0gzVZqO6w76DEJURSZMsVude7Sgclient=ca-pub-1607124478120364adurl=http://www.solarcity.com/campaigns/2010/summer/default.aspx%3Fcm_mmc%3DSEM-_-Google-_-CA-Panels-_-covsolggl882121c%257c5917316974%26 Go Solar This Summer for $0 Down And Save for Many Years to Come! Cheap Solar Panelshttp://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=lai=BL9-pCz5sTLzjH6DEjQSY1-CTBa_GqsYBifbxiRLAjbcBwI23ARADGAMgs9z6ASgEOABQ7a6thf__AWDJjvCGyKOgGaABqfy17AOyAQ53d3cuZ2l6bWFnLmNvbboBCjMwMHgyNTBfanPIAQHaAZoBaHR0cDovL3d3dy5naXptYWcuY29tL3RoaW4tZmlsbS10dXJucy13aW5kb3dzLWludG8tc29sYXItcGFuZWxzLzE2MDU4Lz91dG1fc291cmNlPUdpem1hZytTdWJzY3JpYmVycyZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249NTUzZGRlZWY4NS1VQS0yMjM1MzYwLTQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbIACAcgC_9HhE6gDAegDkQXoAwz1AwIAAEQnum=3sig=AGiWqtzsUMjA9LyPI9VzteqJiuWVuR1YaAclient=ca-pub-1607124478120364adurl=http://1bog.org/- www.1BOG.orghttp://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=lai=BL9-pCz5sTLzjH6DEjQSY1-CTBa_GqsYBifbxiRLAjbcBwI23ARADGAMgs9z6ASgEOABQ7a6thf__AWDJjvCGyKOgGaABqfy17AOyAQ53d3cuZ2l6bWFnLmNvbboBCjMwMHgyNTBfanPIAQHaAZoBaHR0cDovL3d3dy5naXptYWcuY29tL3RoaW4tZmlsbS10dXJucy13aW5kb3dzLWludG8tc29sYXItcGFuZWxzLzE2MDU4Lz91dG1fc291cmNlPUdpem1hZytTdWJzY3JpYmVycyZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249NTUzZGRlZWY4NS1VQS0yMjM1MzYwLTQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbIACAcgC_9HhE6gDAegDkQXoAwz1AwIAAEQnum=3sig=AGiWqtzsUMjA9LyPI9VzteqJiuWVuR1YaAclient=ca-pub-1607124478120364adurl=http://1bog.org/ 15% Off Home Solar Power Systems Free Evaluation. Sign Up Now! Solar
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Geeks cool off at box office
B, I was watching The Rotten TOmatoes Show, when they reviewed Scott Pilgrim. One of the critics called attention to Cera's seeming one-noteness, palying the geeky-type, and then said something to the effect that he was making a niche for himself there. Personally, I ahve only one problem with the man. He's got more money than I do. On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 4:01 PM, B Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com wrote: There also seems to be some Michael Cera backlash going on. Some folks really hate that guy. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: I think the confusion here is an example of how the suits and prognosticators just don't get it. Anyone who expected Scott Pilgrim to do really big numbers needed to do more research. It's based on work that not a lot of people have read, its skews a bit younger in some cases, and the very ads for the movie feature mostly young teens. Frankly, I think a ten million or so box office is pretty decent and in line with what I expected. There is also the fact that a lot of school systems are starting back up again, so some of the target audience was out shopping for clothes and supplies and may have delayed going for a week or two. Either way, they need to do a better job in H'Wood of managing expectations and understanding that some pictures should only be expected to do decent money, and not all can or should be mega-blockbusters. - Original Message - From: brent wodehouse brent_wodeho...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 9:27:24 PM Subject: [scifinoir2] Geeks cool off at box office http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/2010/08/17/15051616.html Geeks cool off at box office By CARL DiORIO, Hollywood Reporter LOS ANGELES - Geeks might be less dependable than gals but not necessarily less desirable. That’s the industry consensus after the simultaneous misfire of a fanboy movie and impressive launch of what only can be described as a chick flick last weekend. “Eat Pray Love†enjoyed a box office feast served up by overwhelmingly older-female audiences during the weekend, and “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World†fought a losing battle to put geek butts in theater seats. Lionsgate’s older-males magnet “The Expendables†topped domestic rankings with a $34.8 million opening, but Sony’s book-based “Love†debuted impressively in second place with $23.1 million. The big love for “Love†followed lucrative outings by 2008’s “Sex and the City†and “Mamma Mia!†- which fetched $153 million and $144 million in their respective campaigns - and last year’s “Julie Julia,†a $94 million domestic grosser. The trifecta success of such female-targeting films makes it plain there is box office gold in the gender genre. (Opening audiences for “Love†were 72% female, with 60% of patrons 25 or older.) So niche pics can be lucrative. But what’s up with the penny-pinching geek squad? Universal’s “Pilgrim†traveled to just $10.6 million in a fifth-place launch. The studio puts the pic’s negative cost at $60 million after accounting for $25 million in tax credits. “If that film had been made for $15 milion-$20 million, nobody would be crying,†an executive at a rival studio said Monday. “But you have an offbeat movie with an offbeat title starring somebody who is sort of a niche-targeted guy to begin with.†Michael Cera’s topline turn in the comics-spawned “Pilgrim“ followed his roles in indie fare including this year’s “Youth in Revolt,†a $15.3 million domestic performer for Dimension, and “Paper Heart,†which took in less than $2 million for Overture after unspooling in August 2009. Even Cera’s pairing with Jack Black in Sony’s $43 million grosser “Year One†last summer represents mere chump change compared with his $144 million and $122 million outings among the ensemble casts of Fox Searchlight’s “Juno†and Sony’s “Superbad,†respectively, in 2007. By contrast, “Love†boasts the marquee magic of Julia Roberts and is based on a best-seller. But the question remains: If all creative and marketing considerations are equal, is the audience for a geek-seeking pic as big as that for a chick flick? “’Watchmen’ opened to $55 million, so I think the answer is yes,†a distribution executive mused. “Geeks can still rule, no question about it.†With a production budget estimated at $130 million, Warner Bros.’ comics-based “Watchmen†was considered a disappointment in fetching less than $108 million last year during its domestic run. But its big opening hinted at the enormous potential of fanboy movies that can tap into broader groups of moviegoers via positive word-of-mouth and mount leggy theatrical runs.
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Geeks cool off at box office
Really? I'd think more people just ignored him than actively hated him. Now, I've heard of people getting sick of Shia Labeouf, primarily because he's Spielberg's golden boy and seems to be getting a lot of roles all of a sudden. - Original Message - From: B Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 4:01:52 PM Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Geeks cool off at box office There also seems to be some Michael Cera backlash going on. Some folks really hate that guy. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: I think the confusion here is an example of how the suits and prognosticators just don't get it. Anyone who expected Scott Pilgrim to do really big numbers needed to do more research. It's based on work that not a lot of people have read, its skews a bit younger in some cases, and the very ads for the movie feature mostly young teens. Frankly, I think a ten million or so box office is pretty decent and in line with what I expected. There is also the fact that a lot of school systems are starting back up again, so some of the target audience was out shopping for clothes and supplies and may have delayed going for a week or two. Either way, they need to do a better job in H'Wood of managing expectations and understanding that some pictures should only be expected to do decent money, and not all can or should be mega-blockbusters. - Original Message - From: brent wodehouse brent_wodeho...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 9:27:24 PM Subject: [scifinoir2] Geeks cool off at box office http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/2010/08/17/15051616.html Geeks cool off at box office By CARL DiORIO, Hollywood Reporter LOS ANGELES - Geeks might be less dependable than gals but not necessarily less desirable. That’s the industry consensus after the simultaneous misfire of a fanboy movie and impressive launch of what only can be described as a chick flick last weekend. “Eat Pray Love� enjoyed a box office feast served up by overwhelmingly older-female audiences during the weekend, and “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World� fought a losing battle to put geek butts in theater seats. Lionsgate’s older-males magnet “The Expendables� topped domestic rankings with a $34.8 million opening, but Sony’s book-based “Love� debuted impressively in second place with $23.1 million. The big love for “Love� followed lucrative outings by 2008’s “Sex and the City� and “Mamma Mia!� - which fetched $153 million and $144 million in their respective campaigns - and last year’s “Julie Julia,� a $94 million domestic grosser. The trifecta success of such female-targeting films makes it plain there is box office gold in the gender genre. (Opening audiences for “Love� were 72% female, with 60% of patrons 25 or older.) So niche pics can be lucrative. But what’s up with the penny-pinching geek squad? Universal’s “Pilgrim� traveled to just $10.6 million in a fifth-place launch. The studio puts the pic’s negative cost at $60 million after accounting for $25 million in tax credits. “If that film had been made for $15 milion-$20 million, nobody would be crying,� an executive at a rival studio said Monday. “But you have an offbeat movie with an offbeat title starring somebody who is sort of a niche-targeted guy to begin with.� Michael Cera’s topline turn in the comics-spawned “Pilgrim“ followed his roles in indie fare including this year’s “Youth in Revolt,� a $15.3 million domestic performer for Dimension, and “Paper Heart,� which took in less than $2 million for Overture after unspooling in August 2009. Even Cera’s pairing with Jack Black in Sony’s $43 million grosser “Year One� last summer represents mere chump change compared with his $144 million and $122 million outings among the ensemble casts of Fox Searchlight’s “Juno� and Sony’s “Superbad,� respectively, in 2007. By contrast, “Love� boasts the marquee magic of Julia Roberts and is based on a best-seller. But the question remains: If all creative and marketing considerations are equal, is the audience for a geek-seeking pic as big as that for a chick flick? “’Watchmen’ opened to $55 million, so I think the answer is yes,� a distribution executive mused. “Geeks can still rule, no question about it.� With a production budget estimated at $130 million, Warner Bros.’ comics-based “Watchmen� was considered a disappointment in fetching less than $108 million last year during its domestic run. But its big opening hinted at the enormous potential of fanboy movies that can tap into broader groups of moviegoers via positive word-of-mouth and mount leggy theatrical runs.
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Geeks cool off at box office
Right. And frankly, a lot of comic-based movies nowadays--those based on big properties--pull in a lot of black people. At least, enough to add to the box office in a meaningful way. So do scif pics with black stars--which pretty much means Will Smith all the time. But I didn't even see any blacks featured prominently in the ads for Scott Pilgrim. That means blacks who aren't teens going with a gang of friends or who aren't into the comics probably didn't even take notice. I go to the movies with a group of blacks ranging in age from mid-20's to late '40s. From Batman to X-Men, they've gone to see the films 'cause they're based on known properties, they're event films, or, in cases like Men in Black orBook of Eli, to see the likes of Smith or Washington. But not a single person in the group uttered a peep about what I'm sure they see as a strange, nerdy movie based on a comic they've never heard of, focused on people who don't look like them. - Original Message - From: B Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 3:59:30 PM Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Geeks cool off at box office Exactly. I plan on seeing the movie because I loved the comics but someone coming in fresh would be a bit bewildered at the whole thing. From what I hear it's excellent if you get it but if it doesn't scratch your itch you'll be less than satisfied. It's a niche film but early audience response may have skewed expectations. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: I think the confusion here is an example of how the suits and prognosticators just don't get it. Anyone who expected Scott Pilgrim to do really big numbers needed to do more research. It's based on work that not a lot of people have read, its skews a bit younger in some cases, and the very ads for the movie feature mostly young teens. Frankly, I think a ten million or so box office is pretty decent and in line with what I expected. There is also the fact that a lot of school systems are starting back up again, so some of the target audience was out shopping for clothes and supplies and may have delayed going for a week or two. Either way, they need to do a better job in H'Wood of managing expectations and understanding that some pictures should only be expected to do decent money, and not all can or should be mega-blockbusters. - Original Message - From: brent wodehouse brent_wodeho...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 9:27:24 PM Subject: [scifinoir2] Geeks cool off at box office http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/2010/08/17/15051616.html Geeks cool off at box office By CARL DiORIO, Hollywood Reporter LOS ANGELES - Geeks might be less dependable than gals but not necessarily less desirable. That’s the industry consensus after the simultaneous misfire of a fanboy movie and impressive launch of what only can be described as a chick flick last weekend. “Eat Pray Love� enjoyed a box office feast served up by overwhelmingly older-female audiences during the weekend, and “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World� fought a losing battle to put geek butts in theater seats. Lionsgate’s older-males magnet “The Expendables� topped domestic rankings with a $34.8 million opening, but Sony’s book-based “Love� debuted impressively in second place with $23.1 million. The big love for “Love� followed lucrative outings by 2008’s “Sex and the City� and “Mamma Mia!� - which fetched $153 million and $144 million in their respective campaigns - and last year’s “Julie Julia,� a $94 million domestic grosser. The trifecta success of such female-targeting films makes it plain there is box office gold in the gender genre. (Opening audiences for “Love� were 72% female, with 60% of patrons 25 or older.) So niche pics can be lucrative. But what’s up with the penny-pinching geek squad? Universal’s “Pilgrim� traveled to just $10.6 million in a fifth-place launch. The studio puts the pic’s negative cost at $60 million after accounting for $25 million in tax credits. “If that film had been made for $15 milion-$20 million, nobody would be crying,� an executive at a rival studio said Monday. “But you have an offbeat movie with an offbeat title starring somebody who is sort of a niche-targeted guy to begin with.� Michael Cera’s topline turn in the comics-spawned “Pilgrim“ followed his roles in indie fare including this year’s “Youth in Revolt,� a $15.3 million domestic performer for Dimension, and “Paper Heart,� which took in less than $2 million for Overture after unspooling in August 2009. Even Cera’s pairing with Jack Black in Sony’s $43 million grosser “Year One� last summer represents mere chump change compared with his $144
Re: [scifinoir2] World record data density for ferroelectric recording
I think true holographic optical storage could surpass the density, as you don't have to worry about issues like magnetic bleed through and the like. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 4:32:26 PM Subject: [scifinoir2] World record data density for ferroelectric recording World record data density for ferroelectric recording Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Scientists at Tohoku University in Japan have recorded data at a density of 4 trillion bits per square inch, which is a world record for the experimental ferroelectric data storage method. As described the journal Applied Physics Letters, which is published by the American Institute of Physics, this density is about eight times the density of today's most advanced magnetic hard-disk drives The data-recording device scans a tiny cantilever tip that rides in contact with the surface of a ferroelectric material. To write data, an electric pulse is sent through the tip, changing the electric polarization and nonlinear dielectric constant of a tiny circular spot in the substrate beneath. To read data, the same tip detects the variations in nonlinear dielectric constant in the altered regions. We expect this ferroelectric data storage system to be a candidate to succeed magnetic hard disk drives or flash memory, at least in applications for which extremely high data density and small physical volume is required, said Dr. Yasuo Cho. In earlier experiments, the researchers had noticed one problem: When the data being written required that several consecutive marks be written next to each other, the written polarized regions expanded the normal diameter and coalesced to the point the bits were not distinct. Cho and Kenkou Tanaka then developed a method for anticipating strings of consecutive marks in the data and reducing the writing-pulse voltage by up to about 10 percent, which resulted in clear and distinct data marks. While ferroelectric storage has the advantage of using only electric methods -- nothing magnetic or thermal -- to achieve its record-high density, Cho and Tanaka are well aware that many practical improvements would be needed for commercial viability. Such advances would include increasing the speed and accuracy of reading the data and developing a low-cost ferroelectric substrate. Another risk is that existing data storage technologies continue to improve beyond the ferroelectric's capabilities. Disk drive maker Seagate, for example, has said it can envision achieving a density of 50 trillion bits per square inch. The article, Actual Information Storage with a Recording Density of 4 Tbit/inch^2 in a ferroelectric recording medium by Kenkou Tanaka and Yasuo Cho will appear in the journal Applied Physics Letters. -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] World record data density for ferroelectric recording
What they need is to be able to reverse the poles on every bit of info. On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 5:11 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: I think true holographic optical storage could surpass the density, as you don't have to worry about issues like magnetic bleed through and the like. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 4:32:26 PM Subject: [scifinoir2] World record data density for ferroelectric recording *World record data density for ferroelectric recordinghttp://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=49143984f=64651u=17726256c=0 * *Ad Support* : *Nano Technology*http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/64651/17726256/0/http://www.nextbigfuture.com/p/searchresults.html?PLUCKsearchTerm=nano%20technologyPLUCKwhichPage=relatedAdLinks *Netbook* http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/64651/17726256/0/http://www.nextbigfuture.com/p/searchresults.html?PLUCKsearchTerm=netbookPLUCKwhichPage=relatedAdLinks *Technology News * http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/64651/17726256/0/http://www.nextbigfuture.com/p/searchresults.html?PLUCKsearchTerm=technology%20newsPLUCKwhichPage=relatedAdLinks *Computer Software*http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/64651/17726256/0/http://www.nextbigfuture.com/p/searchresults.html?PLUCKsearchTerm=computer%20softwarePLUCKwhichPage=relatedAdLinks http://ads.feedblitz.com/?serveadfeedid=64651sub=17726256doc=e5a3bc4a-aaac-11df-a267-003005ce8903seq=8type=linkb=3o=0f=2N=12sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com http://ads.feedblitz.com/?serveadfeedid=64651sub=17726256doc=e5a3bc4a-aaac-11df-a267-003005ce8903seq=9type=linkb=3o=1f=2N=12sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com http://ads.feedblitz.com/?serveadfeedid=64651sub=17726256doc=e5a3bc4a-aaac-11df-a267-003005ce8903seq=10type=linkb=3o=2f=2N=12sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com http://ads.feedblitz.com/?serveadfeedid=64651sub=17726256doc=e5a3bc4a-aaac-11df-a267-003005ce8903seq=11type=linkb=3o=3f=2N=12sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com http://ads.feedblitz.com/?serveadfeedid=64651sub=17726256doc=e5a3bc4a-aaac-11df-a267-003005ce8903seq=-1type=linkb=3o=-1f=2N=12sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com http://www.feedblitz.com/adfaq.asp Scientists at Tohoku University in Japan have recorded data at a density of 4 trillion bits per square inch, which is a world record for the experimental ferroelectric data storage method. As described the journal Applied Physics Letters, which is published by the American Institute of Physics, this density is about eight times the density of today's most advanced magnetic hard-disk driveshttp://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/64651/17726256/0/http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-08/aiop-wrd081010.php The data-recording device scans a tiny cantilever tip that rides in contact with the surface of a ferroelectric material. To write data, an electric pulse is sent through the tip, changing the electric polarization and nonlinear dielectric constant of a tiny circular spot in the substrate beneath. To read data, the same tip detects the variations in nonlinear dielectric constant in the altered regions. We expect this ferroelectric data storage system to be a candidate to succeed magnetic hard disk drives or flash memory, at least in applications for which extremely high data density and small physical volume is required, said Dr. Yasuo Cho. In earlier experiments, the researchers had noticed one problem: When the data being written required that several consecutive marks be written next to each other, the written polarized regions expanded the normal diameter and coalesced to the point the bits were not distinct. Cho and Kenkou Tanaka then developed a method for anticipating strings of consecutive marks in the data and reducing the writing-pulse voltage by up to about 10 percent, which resulted in clear and distinct data marks. While ferroelectric storage has the advantage of using only electric methods -- nothing magnetic or thermal -- to achieve its record-high density, Cho and Tanaka are well aware that many practical improvements would be needed for commercial viability. Such advances would include increasing the speed and accuracy of reading the data and developing a low-cost ferroelectric substrate. Another risk is that existing data storage technologies continue to improve beyond the ferroelectric's capabilities. Disk drive maker Seagate, for example, has said it can envision achieving a density of 50 trillion bits per square inch. The article, Actual Information Storage with a Recording Density of 4 Tbit/inch^2 in a ferroelectric recording medium by Kenkou Tanaka and Yasuo Cho will appear in the journal Applied Physics Letters. -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at:
[scifinoir2] Barnes and Noble bites the dust
http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/110381/clearance-sale-barnes-noble-didnt-evolve-enough?mod=career-leadership How did Barnes Noble (NYSE: BKS - News) fall so far so fast? The giant bookstore chain, whose superstores once struck fear into the hearts of independent booksellers everywhere, put itself up for sale this month, rendering it the corporate equivalent of the remaindered books it sells at a discount. The company said it made the move because its shares are undervalued, but to me there was an air of desperation about it. The simple explanation for Barnes Noble's decline is the Internet, which spawned Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN - News), e-readers and digital books. But that didn't have to be the end for BN, which had a dominant market position and should have out-Amazoned Amazon, leveraging its brand and innovating when it began marketing and selling books online. I know exactly when BN lost me as a customer. Some years ago, to compete with Amazon, BN began offering free same-day delivery in Manhattan if you placed your order over the Internet by 11 a.m. I did so several times -- and not once did the books arrive when promised. Everything I have ordered from Amazon has arrived on time or earlier. Then came Amazon's game-changing Kindle, and instant delivery. Nothing I've read about BN's belated rival Nook has tempted me to try it. My hunch is that BN never really embraced the Internet or e-books, tied as it was to the old-fashioned world of physical books and stores. As BN focused on managing decline, a much more nimble Amazon could concentrate exclusively on the new world it was forming. BN needed to destroy its business model to prevail. Now it is probably too late. There is a lesson for all businesses here.
[scifinoir2] 'Mad Men's' January Jones Joins the Cast of 'X-Men: First Class'
http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/movie-talk-mad-mens-january-jones-joins-the-cast-of-x-men-first-class.html 'Mad Men's' January Jones Joins the Cast of 'X-Men: First Class' by Mike Ryan · August 18, 2010 Yes, it's official, [ http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800355887 ]January Jones will be playing a mutant in [ http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810159061/info ]X-Men: First Class who, unlike her character Betty Draper from Mad Men, isn't afraid to wear white after Labor Day. As [ http://www.deadline.com/2010/08/january-jones-heads-x-men-first-class-mutant-roster/#more-61898 ]Deadline first reported (and a source has confirmed to Yahoo!), Jones will be stepping into the role of Emma Frost. In the comic series, Frost was a onetime foe of the X-Men who eventually joined the team of uncanny mutants. The telepathic Frost, always dressed in white, can read minds, alter memories, and turn her skin into diamonds, granting her incredible strength. Also joining the cast is [ http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1809753401 ]Zoe Kravitz, daughter of rocker Lenny Kravitz, as Angel Salvadore (not to be confused with the majestically winged, original X-Man named Angel), a relatively new character who debuted in 2001. In the comic books, this newer Angel, whose housefly-like physiology allows her to fly, doesn't particularly get along with her fellow X-Men, especially Emma Frost. Jones and Kravitz are being added to an already impressive line-up. They will join [ http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1808605401 ]Michael Fassbender as Magneto, [ http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1808470835 ]James McAvoy as Professor Xavier, [ http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800294837 ]Nicholas Hoult as Beast, [ http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800026573 ]Rose Byrne (reportedly [ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i4a25a9f106904fc193ec21dafedf2850?utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=feedutm_campaign=Feed:+thr/film+%28The+Hollywood+Reporter+-+Film%29 ]still in negotiations for the part) as Moria MacTaggart and [ http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019553 ]Oliver Platt as The Man in Black. [ http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019403 ]Kevin Bacon has been cast as the film's main villain. Rumors persist that he will be [ http://screenrant.com/kevin-bacon-xmen-first-class-villain-character-sebastian-shaw-rob-68862/ ]playing the role of Sebastian Shaw, leader of the New York branch of the underground society, the Hellfire Club, whose membership once included Emma Frost. To date, there is still no casting information concerning two staples of the earlier X-Men films, Cyclops and Jean Grey, furthering speculation that these two original members of the mutant team may not be a part of X-Men: First Class. X-Men: First Class, which is set before the first X-Men film, is scheduled to start production on August 23. It's being produced by the director of the well-received first two X-Men films, Bryan Singer. Matthew Vaughn, best known for helming [ http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808624572/info ]Layer Cake and [ http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810063108/info ]Kick-Ass, will be directing, with the film set for a June, 2011, release.
Re: [scifinoir2] Barnes and Noble bites the dust
What would have been a better choice for them is a merger with another player out there. Kind of feels like they gave up the ghost too soon. On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 5:35 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/110381/clearance-sale-barnes-noble-didnt-evolve-enough?mod=career-leadership How did Barnes Noble (NYSE: BKS - News) fall so far so fast? The giant bookstore chain, whose superstores once struck fear into the hearts of independent booksellers everywhere, put itself up for sale this month, rendering it the corporate equivalent of the remaindered books it sells at a discount. The company said it made the move because its shares are undervalued, but to me there was an air of desperation about it. The simple explanation for Barnes Noble's decline is the Internet, which spawned Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN - News), e-readers and digital books. But that didn't have to be the end for BN, which had a dominant market position and should have out-Amazoned Amazon, leveraging its brand and innovating when it began marketing and selling books online. I know exactly when BN lost me as a customer. Some years ago, to compete with Amazon, BN began offering free same-day delivery in Manhattan if you placed your order over the Internet by 11 a.m. I did so several times -- and not once did the books arrive when promised. Everything I have ordered from Amazon has arrived on time or earlier. Then came Amazon's game-changing Kindle, and instant delivery. Nothing I've read about BN's belated rival Nook has tempted me to try it. My hunch is that BN never really embraced the Internet or e-books, tied as it was to the old-fashioned world of physical books and stores. As BN focused on managing decline, a much more nimble Amazon could concentrate exclusively on the new world it was forming. BN needed to destroy its business model to prevail. Now it is probably too late. There is a lesson for all businesses here. Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] Barnes and Noble bites the dust
What Mr. Worf said. They were far too big to collapse that quickly. :( ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 9:07 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: What would have been a better choice for them is a merger with another player out there. Kind of feels like they gave up the ghost too soon. On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 5:35 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/110381/clearance-sale-barnes-noble-didnt-evolve-enough?mod=career-leadership How did Barnes Noble (NYSE: BKS - News) fall so far so fast? The giant bookstore chain, whose superstores once struck fear into the hearts of independent booksellers everywhere, put itself up for sale this month, rendering it the corporate equivalent of the remaindered books it sells at a discount. The company said it made the move because its shares are undervalued, but to me there was an air of desperation about it. The simple explanation for Barnes Noble's decline is the Internet, which spawned Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN - News), e-readers and digital books. But that didn't have to be the end for BN, which had a dominant market position and should have out-Amazoned Amazon, leveraging its brand and innovating when it began marketing and selling books online. I know exactly when BN lost me as a customer. Some years ago, to compete with Amazon, BN began offering free same-day delivery in Manhattan if you placed your order over the Internet by 11 a.m. I did so several times -- and not once did the books arrive when promised. Everything I have ordered from Amazon has arrived on time or earlier. Then came Amazon's game-changing Kindle, and instant delivery. Nothing I've read about BN's belated rival Nook has tempted me to try it. My hunch is that BN never really embraced the Internet or e-books, tied as it was to the old-fashioned world of physical books and stores. As BN focused on managing decline, a much more nimble Amazon could concentrate exclusively on the new world it was forming. BN needed to destroy its business model to prevail. Now it is probably too late. There is a lesson for all businesses here. Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] Is Apple preparing a 7-inch “iPad 2” for a pre-Christmas launch?
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Re: [scifinoir2] Spray-on film turns windows into solar panels
The pricing is starting to drop for a lot of solar panels now. There's a local company that offers a solar panel and air conditioner/heater package for 12k installed. Its not happening fast enough though. On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 3:03 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: I like this... going to look closer into it, to see if I can retrofit it for steampunk. Thanks, Mr Worf. On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 4:10 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Spray-on film turns windows into solar panels By Ben Coxworth http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/ *20:11 August 17, 2010* [image: EnSol's film being applied inside a deposition chamber]http://www.gizmag.com/thin-film-turns-windows-into-solar-panels/16058/picture/119385/ EnSol's film being applied inside a deposition chamber California Solar Powerhttp://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=lai=BWDesCz5sTLzjH6DEjQSY1-CTBYT5vNsB3OapoBPAjbcB8OHpARABGAEgs9z6ASgEOABQ3vvBkgFgyY7whsijoBmgAYjl9vwDsgEOd3d3Lmdpem1hZy5jb226AQozMDB4MjUwX2pzyAEB2gGaAWh0dHA6Ly93d3cuZ2l6bWFnLmNvbS90aGluLWZpbG0tdHVybnMtd2luZG93cy1pbnRvLXNvbGFyLXBhbmVscy8xNjA1OC8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1HaXptYWcrU3Vic2NyaWJlcnMmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPTU1M2RkZWVmODUtVUEtMjIzNTM2MC00JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWyAAgGoAwHoA5EF6AMM9QMCAABEnum=1sig=AGiWqtxLxYHtV-UNxo7sFqHFrzQu7KvcAAclient=ca-pub-1607124478120364adurl=http://www.solarpower.org/RequestInformation.aspx%3Fref%3Dsp.goog.ca.net- www.Solarpower.orghttp://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=lai=BWDesCz5sTLzjH6DEjQSY1-CTBYT5vNsB3OapoBPAjbcB8OHpARABGAEgs9z6ASgEOABQ3vvBkgFgyY7whsijoBmgAYjl9vwDsgEOd3d3Lmdpem1hZy5jb226AQozMDB4MjUwX2pzyAEB2gGaAWh0dHA6Ly93d3cuZ2l6bWFnLmNvbS90aGluLWZpbG0tdHVybnMtd2luZG93cy1pbnRvLXNvbGFyLXBhbmVscy8xNjA1OC8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1HaXptYWcrU3Vic2NyaWJlcnMmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPTU1M2RkZWVmODUtVUEtMjIzNTM2MC00JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWyAAgGoAwHoA5EF6AMM9QMCAABEnum=1sig=AGiWqtxLxYHtV-UNxo7sFqHFrzQu7KvcAAclient=ca-pub-1607124478120364adurl=http://www.solarpower.org/RequestInformation.aspx%3Fref%3Dsp.goog.ca.net 50% Off California Solar Panel Projects. Sign Up for a Free Quote. Power Your Home with Sunhttp://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=lai=B-iS_Cz5sTLzjH6DEjQSY1-CTBcbS6MQBvsbcsxbAjbcBkKyvAhACGAIgs9z6ASgEOABQpfWrGmDJjvCGyKOgGaAByoCE4wOyAQ53d3cuZ2l6bWFnLmNvbboBCjMwMHgyNTBfanPIAQHaAZoBaHR0cDovL3d3dy5naXptYWcuY29tL3RoaW4tZmlsbS10dXJucy13aW5kb3dzLWludG8tc29sYXItcGFuZWxzLzE2MDU4Lz91dG1fc291cmNlPUdpem1hZytTdWJzY3JpYmVycyZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249NTUzZGRlZWY4NS1VQS0yMjM1MzYwLTQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbMgC_ufcEqgDAegDkQXoAwz1AwIAAEQnum=2sig=AGiWqtx0gzVZqO6w76DEJURSZMsVude7Sgclient=ca-pub-1607124478120364adurl=http://www.solarcity.com/campaigns/2010/summer/default.aspx%3Fcm_mmc%3DSEM-_-Google-_-CA-Panels-_-covsolggl882121c%257c5917316974%26- www.SolarCity.com/FreeSolarQuotehttp://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=lai=B-iS_Cz5sTLzjH6DEjQSY1-CTBcbS6MQBvsbcsxbAjbcBkKyvAhACGAIgs9z6ASgEOABQpfWrGmDJjvCGyKOgGaAByoCE4wOyAQ53d3cuZ2l6bWFnLmNvbboBCjMwMHgyNTBfanPIAQHaAZoBaHR0cDovL3d3dy5naXptYWcuY29tL3RoaW4tZmlsbS10dXJucy13aW5kb3dzLWludG8tc29sYXItcGFuZWxzLzE2MDU4Lz91dG1fc291cmNlPUdpem1hZytTdWJzY3JpYmVycyZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249NTUzZGRlZWY4NS1VQS0yMjM1MzYwLTQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbMgC_ufcEqgDAegDkQXoAwz1AwIAAEQnum=2sig=AGiWqtx0gzVZqO6w76DEJURSZMsVude7Sgclient=ca-pub-1607124478120364adurl=http://www.solarcity.com/campaigns/2010/summer/default.aspx%3Fcm_mmc%3DSEM-_-Google-_-CA-Panels-_-covsolggl882121c%257c5917316974%26 Go Solar This Summer for $0 Down And Save for Many Years to Come! Cheap Solar Panelshttp://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=lai=BL9-pCz5sTLzjH6DEjQSY1-CTBa_GqsYBifbxiRLAjbcBwI23ARADGAMgs9z6ASgEOABQ7a6thf__AWDJjvCGyKOgGaABqfy17AOyAQ53d3cuZ2l6bWFnLmNvbboBCjMwMHgyNTBfanPIAQHaAZoBaHR0cDovL3d3dy5naXptYWcuY29tL3RoaW4tZmlsbS10dXJucy13aW5kb3dzLWludG8tc29sYXItcGFuZWxzLzE2MDU4Lz91dG1fc291cmNlPUdpem1hZytTdWJzY3JpYmVycyZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249NTUzZGRlZWY4NS1VQS0yMjM1MzYwLTQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbIACAcgC_9HhE6gDAegDkQXoAwz1AwIAAEQnum=3sig=AGiWqtzsUMjA9LyPI9VzteqJiuWVuR1YaAclient=ca-pub-1607124478120364adurl=http://1bog.org/- www.1BOG.orghttp://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=lai=BL9-pCz5sTLzjH6DEjQSY1-CTBa_GqsYBifbxiRLAjbcBwI23ARADGAMgs9z6ASgEOABQ7a6thf__AWDJjvCGyKOgGaABqfy17AOyAQ53d3cuZ2l6bWFnLmNvbboBCjMwMHgyNTBfanPIAQHaAZoBaHR0cDovL3d3dy5naXptYWcuY29tL3RoaW4tZmlsbS10dXJucy13aW5kb3dzLWludG8tc29sYXItcGFuZWxzLzE2MDU4Lz91dG1fc291cmNlPUdpem1hZytTdWJzY3JpYmVycyZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249NTUzZGRlZWY4NS1VQS0yMjM1MzYwLTQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbIACAcgC_9HhE6gDAegDkQXoAwz1AwIAAEQnum=3sig=AGiWqtzsUMjA9LyPI9VzteqJiuWVuR1YaAclient=ca-pub-1607124478120364adurl=http://1bog.org/ 15% Off Home Solar Power Systems Free Evaluation. Sign Up Now! Solar
[scifinoir2] Re: Barnes and Noble bites the dust
They lost me just last month when I walked up to the help desk and asked for top recommendations in sci-fi books (recall my posts on the topic). No one could help. They don't have recommendation lists, not even on the computer. Just the NY Times list of top sellers in fiction and nonfiction. So they sent me to the brother in the Music area because he's a sci-fi fan. He looked on-line and printed out a list from AMAZON.COM for me!!! (Meanwhile, I'm trying to keep my 2 yo's hands off all the misc. crap they sell like funky pens, chocolate, Twilight Saga paraphenalia. I really wanted her to pick out a BOOK, you know?) So maybe they're in trouble because they're big, but didn't establish themselves as a trusted leader in the literary industry in simple ways like being able to make credible book recommendations. Without those kinds of offerings at the point of sale, who ever needs to drive to a book store? You can look inside on-line now anyway. And BN was not going to catch Amazon for on-line sales, just like BB can't catch Netflix. Angela --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Kelwyn ravena...@... wrote: http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/110381/clearance-sale-barnes-noble-didnt-evolve-enough?mod=career-leadership How did Barnes Noble (NYSE: BKS - News) fall so far so fast? The giant bookstore chain, whose superstores once struck fear into the hearts of independent booksellers everywhere, put itself up for sale this month, rendering it the corporate equivalent of the remaindered books it sells at a discount. The company said it made the move because its shares are undervalued, but to me there was an air of desperation about it. The simple explanation for Barnes Noble's decline is the Internet, which spawned Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN - News), e-readers and digital books. But that didn't have to be the end for BN, which had a dominant market position and should have out-Amazoned Amazon, leveraging its brand and innovating when it began marketing and selling books online. I know exactly when BN lost me as a customer. Some years ago, to compete with Amazon, BN began offering free same-day delivery in Manhattan if you placed your order over the Internet by 11 a.m. I did so several times -- and not once did the books arrive when promised. Everything I have ordered from Amazon has arrived on time or earlier. Then came Amazon's game-changing Kindle, and instant delivery. Nothing I've read about BN's belated rival Nook has tempted me to try it. My hunch is that BN never really embraced the Internet or e-books, tied as it was to the old-fashioned world of physical books and stores. As BN focused on managing decline, a much more nimble Amazon could concentrate exclusively on the new world it was forming. BN needed to destroy its business model to prevail. Now it is probably too late. There is a lesson for all businesses here.
[scifinoir2] Re: Barnes and Noble bites the dust
You stated it in a nutshell. I am a fan of Walter Mosley's Socrates Fortlow novels. Amazon.com sent me an e-mail letting me know there was hardcover edition of the third novel in the series (for which I have been waiting ten years) available for under $9. Every time I go to Amazon.com there is a list of books I might like based on what I have purchased before. I was able to download a free Kindle app on my Droid phone that will allow me to download and read books on my Droid telephone. Don't get me wrong...I LOVE browsing the Barnes Noble superstores, but the only books I buy there are their drastically reduced remainders. I haven't bought anything full price in there in years. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, angelababycat asrobin...@... wrote: They lost me just last month when I walked up to the help desk and asked for top recommendations in sci-fi books (recall my posts on the topic). No one could help. They don't have recommendation lists, not even on the computer. Just the NY Times list of top sellers in fiction and nonfiction. So they sent me to the brother in the Music area because he's a sci-fi fan. He looked on-line and printed out a list from AMAZON.COM for me!!! (Meanwhile, I'm trying to keep my 2 yo's hands off all the misc. crap they sell like funky pens, chocolate, Twilight Saga paraphenalia. I really wanted her to pick out a BOOK, you know?) So maybe they're in trouble because they're big, but didn't establish themselves as a trusted leader in the literary industry in simple ways like being able to make credible book recommendations. Without those kinds of offerings at the point of sale, who ever needs to drive to a book store? You can look inside on-line now anyway. And BN was not going to catch Amazon for on-line sales, just like BB can't catch Netflix. Angela --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Kelwyn ravenadal@ wrote: http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/110381/clearance-sale-barnes-noble-didnt-evolve-enough?mod=career-leadership How did Barnes Noble (NYSE: BKS - News) fall so far so fast? The giant bookstore chain, whose superstores once struck fear into the hearts of independent booksellers everywhere, put itself up for sale this month, rendering it the corporate equivalent of the remaindered books it sells at a discount. The company said it made the move because its shares are undervalued, but to me there was an air of desperation about it. The simple explanation for Barnes Noble's decline is the Internet, which spawned Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN - News), e-readers and digital books. But that didn't have to be the end for BN, which had a dominant market position and should have out-Amazoned Amazon, leveraging its brand and innovating when it began marketing and selling books online. I know exactly when BN lost me as a customer. Some years ago, to compete with Amazon, BN began offering free same-day delivery in Manhattan if you placed your order over the Internet by 11 a.m. I did so several times -- and not once did the books arrive when promised. Everything I have ordered from Amazon has arrived on time or earlier. Then came Amazon's game-changing Kindle, and instant delivery. Nothing I've read about BN's belated rival Nook has tempted me to try it. My hunch is that BN never really embraced the Internet or e-books, tied as it was to the old-fashioned world of physical books and stores. As BN focused on managing decline, a much more nimble Amazon could concentrate exclusively on the new world it was forming. BN needed to destroy its business model to prevail. Now it is probably too late. There is a lesson for all businesses here.
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Barnes and Noble bites the dust
I had a similar experience the last time I went there. I was looking for a computer book that was one of their top sellers. I think that they lost their direction and have completely lost their ability on how to run their brick and mortar stores. In order to compete, they need to take a step back and offer the customers quality service by having educated people in each department with the resources on how to recommend materials to their customers. Online they need a team of people doing the same. Otherwise they will end up having a book chain equivalent of walmart. On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 6:48 PM, angelababycat asrobin...@mindspring.comwrote: They lost me just last month when I walked up to the help desk and asked for top recommendations in sci-fi books (recall my posts on the topic). No one could help. They don't have recommendation lists, not even on the computer. Just the NY Times list of top sellers in fiction and nonfiction. So they sent me to the brother in the Music area because he's a sci-fi fan. He looked on-line and printed out a list from AMAZON.COM for me!!! (Meanwhile, I'm trying to keep my 2 yo's hands off all the misc. crap they sell like funky pens, chocolate, Twilight Saga paraphenalia. I really wanted her to pick out a BOOK, you know?) So maybe they're in trouble because they're big, but didn't establish themselves as a trusted leader in the literary industry in simple ways like being able to make credible book recommendations. Without those kinds of offerings at the point of sale, who ever needs to drive to a book store? You can look inside on-line now anyway. And BN was not going to catch Amazon for on-line sales, just like BB can't catch Netflix. Angela --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Kelwyn ravena...@... wrote: http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/110381/clearance-sale-barnes-noble-didnt-evolve-enough?mod=career-leadership How did Barnes Noble (NYSE: BKS - News) fall so far so fast? The giant bookstore chain, whose superstores once struck fear into the hearts of independent booksellers everywhere, put itself up for sale this month, rendering it the corporate equivalent of the remaindered books it sells at a discount. The company said it made the move because its shares are undervalued, but to me there was an air of desperation about it. The simple explanation for Barnes Noble's decline is the Internet, which spawned Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN - News), e-readers and digital books. But that didn't have to be the end for BN, which had a dominant market position and should have out-Amazoned Amazon, leveraging its brand and innovating when it began marketing and selling books online. I know exactly when BN lost me as a customer. Some years ago, to compete with Amazon, BN began offering free same-day delivery in Manhattan if you placed your order over the Internet by 11 a.m. I did so several times -- and not once did the books arrive when promised. Everything I have ordered from Amazon has arrived on time or earlier. Then came Amazon's game-changing Kindle, and instant delivery. Nothing I've read about BN's belated rival Nook has tempted me to try it. My hunch is that BN never really embraced the Internet or e-books, tied as it was to the old-fashioned world of physical books and stores. As BN focused on managing decline, a much more nimble Amazon could concentrate exclusively on the new world it was forming. BN needed to destroy its business model to prevail. Now it is probably too late. There is a lesson for all businesses here. Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] Barnes and Noble bites the dust
First off, being up for sale is not necessarily biting the dust. It looks grim but they aint corpsified just yet. Many possible options exist until the end is official. What's more important to note and the author of the article failed to realize is that the loss of barnes and noble will be devastating to the publishing industry in general. If Borders follows suit, and the total loss of Borders both more likely and more imminent if the failure rumors are true, I can't even begin to describe how terrible this will be. Assuming that BN and Borders together make up around 50% of the book billing in this country, the loss of revenues to publishers will be crippling to fatal to loads and loads of companies. ( I don't really know what they're combined market share is but I bet it's more than 50%.) If we lose two of the three biggest book retail outlets in this country, the book landscape will be different a lot sooner than we expected. Also, the e-reader market will lose a major player which is no bright spot.I am a manager at the biggest indy book store in the state of Texas and I can say with certainty this loss is not good for the book business. If you are a reader, whether you shop at a major chain or not, you are gonna be seriously negatively affected sooner than later. If you are a published author, get ready for the wordpocalypse. It's coming Bosco --- On Wed, 8/18/10, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Barnes and Noble bites the dust To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2010, 7:35 PM http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/110381/clearance-sale-barnes-noble-didnt-evolve-enough?mod=career-leadership How did Barnes Noble (NYSE: BKS - News) fall so far so fast? The giant bookstore chain, whose superstores once struck fear into the hearts of independent booksellers everywhere, put itself up for sale this month, rendering it the corporate equivalent of the remaindered books it sells at a discount. The company said it made the move because its shares are undervalued, but to me there was an air of desperation about it. The simple explanation for Barnes Noble's decline is the Internet, which spawned Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN - News), e-readers and digital books. But that didn't have to be the end for BN, which had a dominant market position and should have out-Amazoned Amazon, leveraging its brand and innovating when it began marketing and selling books online. I know exactly when BN lost me as a customer. Some years ago, to compete with Amazon, BN began offering free same-day delivery in Manhattan if you placed your order over the Internet by 11 a.m. I did so several times -- and not once did the books arrive when promised. Everything I have ordered from Amazon has arrived on time or earlier. Then came Amazon's game-changing Kindle, and instant delivery. Nothing I've read about BN's belated rival Nook has tempted me to try it. My hunch is that BN never really embraced the Internet or e-books, tied as it was to the old-fashioned world of physical books and stores. As BN focused on managing decline, a much more nimble Amazon could concentrate exclusively on the new world it was forming. BN needed to destroy its business model to prevail. Now it is probably too late. There is a lesson for all businesses here.
[scifinoir2] More crap from comscum
Comscum did a OS update on their dvrs in their attempt to keep up with ATT. The new updates include the ability to view recordings on any other dvr in the house. Funny thing about that is no one can figure out how to get it to work. The other small upgrades would be a nice addition but too little to make me want to pay the money for it. Comcast Adds Remote DVR Scheduling, AnyRoom DVR Viewing and Upgrades On-Screen Program Guide in Oregon and SW Washington *Information contained on this page is provided by companies via press release distributed through PR Newswire, an independent third-party content provider. PR Newswire, WorldNow and this Station make no warranties or representations in connection therewith.* SOURCE Comcast Corporation *New Enhancements Make It Easier, Faster and More Convenient For Customers to Schedule, Record, Manage and Watch Favorite Programs* BEAVERTON, Ore., July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Comcast today announced the launch of new features to its DVR service, including AnyRoom DVR, as well as on-screen program guide that will bring more choice and convenience than ever for Digital Cable customers in Oregon and SW Washington. The additions, which will improve the overall customer experience and make future enhancements – like interactive television – possible, are part of Comcast's recent launch of XFINITY TV. XFINITY is about offering customers more HD, more speed, more choice and more control over their services. Our Digital Cable customers in Oregon and SW Washington will see significant value and convenience from these new features, said Hank Fore, Regional Vice President in Oregon and SW Washington. We remain committed to providing our customers with the ultimate TV viewing experience, and AnyRoom DVR, the enhanced DVR functions and new on-screen program guide technology join a long list of value-added features that make watching favorite programming easier and more enjoyable than ever. *Comcast AnyRoom™ DVR Service* This new DVR service allows a customer to view DVR recordings on any networked set-top box in the home, and to finish watching a saved recording in one room that was started in another. *Equipment * AnyRoom DVR is comprised of one HD/DVR set-top box as the primary outlet and up to three additional HD set-top boxes that can play back content recorded on the DVR on the primary outlet. *AnyRoom DVR Functions* - The primary DVR controls all DVR recording functions - scheduling, deleting, recording settings and more. - The networked set-top boxes can be used to view, sort, play, fast-forward, rewind, pause, skip ahead or skip back within DVR recordings, and give you the same control no matter what TV you are viewing from. *New On-Screen Program Guide Features* Customers do not need to add equipment to take advantage of these enhancements, which are completely free of charge. *Watch in HD Button* - The new Watch in HD button feature allows customers to quickly switch to the HD version of the program they are watching and eliminates searching for the HD version of the channel. - The Watch in HD Button cuts scroll times and allows customers to jump from the SD channel to the corresponding HD channel faster. *On Demand Skip Ahead/Skip Back* - On Demand Skip Ahead and Skip Back enables customers to skip ahead or skip back in five minutes increments while watching On Demand programming by using the Page Up (skip ahead) and Page Down (skip back) arrows on the remote control. *Other New DVR Service Features* Customers do not need to add equipment to take advantage of these enhancements, which are completely free of charge. *myDVR Manager* - myDVR Manager is a new feature that allows customers with a Comcast DVR and high-speed Internet service to remotely schedule and adjust their recordings online using Comcast TV Listings. Comcast customers can logon to www.comcast.net/tv to add programs to their recording list and manage their scheduled DVR recordings as well as change the priority of recorded series. In addition, customers with an iPhone or iPod Touch can remotely schedule their DVR recordings using the Comcast Mobile App. *DVR Search Record* - DVR Search Record enables customers to search for a program by actor, title, director and keyword. For example, if a customer searches for Clint Eastwood all programs Clint Eastwood acted in or directed that are in the TV Listings would appear. If the customer saves the Clint Eastwood search, the DVR would automatically search for new matches and schedule recordings anytime a Clint Eastwood program aired on any channel. *DVR Skip Ahead/Skip Back* - DVR Skip Ahead/Skip Back allows customers to skip ahead or skip back in five minute increments by pressing Page Up and Page Down arrows on the remote. *DVR History, Cleanup and Folders* - DVR History displays information on already recorded, watched and
