death tribble Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Re: Musings on Random Musings I would say the Brits are a lot smarter than us' date=' but they DID give us [i']Big Brother[/i] and Simon Cowell. JG You don't mention that and we won't mention the Cyrus family or the fact that it was an American (Usher) who made Beiber famous. Or the Twilight books..... Besides Big Brother came from the Dutch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Re: Musings on Random Musings Certainly. Where would you like your Superconductor and/or Quantum Fluid delivered? Just drop 'em in the back between the frictionless bearings and the universal solvent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Re: Musings on Random Musings Just drop 'em in the back between the frictionless bearings and the universal solvent. Well at least I have my Philosophers Stone on my bookshelf. It IS the place to keep it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Re: Musings on Random Musings Well at least I have my Philosophers Stone on my bookshelf. It IS the place to keep it. On a related note, I still (as an American) grouse about the title changes of the first Harry Potter book and film to "and the Sorcerer's Stone". Point #1: Not all Americans are that ill-read. Point #2: The McGuffin in question was well-explained IN THE BOOK AND MOVIE. Was some pin-headed focus group worried that some soccer mom would have to go look up the word "philosopher" in, like, y'now, a real dictionary? GOOD!!! She damn-well needs to! edit: We HAVE an NTSC copy of the British version on DvD. SO THERE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Re: Musings on Random Musings On a related note, I still (as an American) grouse about the title changes of the first Harry Potter book and film to "and the Sorcerer's Stone". Point #1: Not all Americans are that ill-read. Point #2: The McGuffin in question was well-explained IN THE BOOK AND MOVIE. Was some pin-headed focus group worried that some soccer mom would have to go look up the word "philosopher" in, like, y'now, a real dictionary? GOOD!!! She damn-well needs to! edit: We HAVE an NTSC copy of the British version on DvD. SO THERE! IIRC (not that i really care, i haven't read the books nor seen any of the films in full) the renaming had something to do with appeasing The Bible Belt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Re: Musings on Random Musings IIRC (not that i really care' date=' i haven't read the books nor seen any of the films in full) the renaming had something to do with appeasing The Bible Belt.[/quote'] While I would not be surprised if this were the case... my only response would be "What? The word "sorcerer" has a LESS negative connotation than "philosopher", religiously speaking?.." /facepalm Or was someone who IS well-read enough worried about reference to a fictional source of immortality contradicting a "real" one? /doublefacepalmsquared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Re: Musings on Random Musings While I would not be surprised if this were the case... my only response would be "What? The word "sorcerer" has a LESS negative connotation than "philosopher", religiously speaking?.." /facepalm Or was someone who IS well-read enough worried about reference to a fictional source of immortality contradicting a "real" one? /doublefacepalmsquared my post above is only a guess from what i remember, posted it as to give one (sensible) reason, hopefully the right (or close enough) reason. (i can't remember, nor do i feel compelled to look it up ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Re: Musings on Random Musings my post above is only a guess from what i remember, posted it as to give one (sensible) reason, hopefully the right (or close enough) reason. (i can't remember, nor do i feel compelled to look it up ) What are you trying to do here, defuse a perfectly good rant?!? *takes a deep breath...* ... 0.o ...damn you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Re: Musings on Random Musings There is no ranting in philosophy, just dialectic & rhetoric. (check twitter ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Re: Musings on Random Musings Who said I was being philosophical?.. Speaking of which... Because I was bored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Re: Musings on Random Musings The thing is' date=' everything in a specialized field is pretty much going to stay in that specialized field, unless it can be explained to "Joe Normal". Everyone in a specialized field is "Joe Normal" to other fields, after all.[/quote'] I think I need a specific example here of a tech point you think is being inadequately explained ... and if you can use one of my posts as that example, so much the better. Otherwise it sounds like you're calling people with special expertise lazy, worthless, stuck-up, or devoid of commonplace communication skills, because they won't or can't or can't be bothered to explain in 30 minutes or less the expertise it took them four or six or eight years to earn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klytus Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Re: Musings on Random Musings It's possible to violate a law, but it's not possible to violate a theory. JG Tell that to The Flash. He violates the Theory of Relativity in ways that would give even the cast of Deliverance nightmares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Re: Musings on Random Musings Who said I was being philosophical?.. Speaking of which... Because I was bored. I remember reading the book and thinking "Wait a minute. They're talking about the Philosopher's Stone! Why don't they call it that?" And the reason is, a corporation that specializes in educational books for children, was convinced that American children are so anti-intellectual, that they wouldn't read a book with the word "Philosopher" in the title. Lucius Alexander And the Philosopher's Palindromedary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Gillen Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Re: Musings on Random Musings You don't mention that and we won't mention the Cyrus family or the fact that it was an American (Usher) who made Beiber famous. Or the Twilight books..... Besides Big Brother came from the Dutch. Yeah, well THEY took the concept from Orwell. JG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Re: Musings on Random Musings Theory of Gravity! You mean Law of Gravity. How about the Theory of Law? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Re: Musings on Random Musings While I would not be surprised if this were the case... my only response would be "What? The word "sorcerer" has a LESS negative connotation than "philosopher", religiously speaking?.." /facepalm Or was someone who IS well-read enough worried about reference to a fictional source of immortality contradicting a "real" one? /doublefacepalmsquared The religious people I knew wouldn't let their kids read the Potter books because of the dealing with magic. But saw no disconnect about owning every Disney princess movie ever. Or Veggie Tails...which is about talking vegetables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Re: Musings on Random Musings And the reason is, a corporation that specializes in educational books for children, was convinced that American children are so anti-intellectual, that they wouldn't read a book with the word "Philosopher" in the title. Aren't they? I haven't been to a high school recently, but the last time I spent time at one, being intellectual was seen as being party to the Establishment and was therefore automatically uncool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Re: Musings on Random Musings Certainly. Where would you like your Superconductor and/or Quantum Fluid delivered? Blinker Fluid, not Quantum Fluid. To make a Perpetual Motion Machine work, you need Blinker Fluid. It's at AutoZone, in aisle 3.14, next to the diesel spark plugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Re: Musings on Random Musings I remember reading the book and thinking "Wait a minute. They're talking about the Philosopher's Stone! Why don't they call it that?" And the reason is, a corporation that specializes in educational books for children, was convinced that American children are so anti-intellectual, that they wouldn't read a book with the word "Philosopher" in the title. Lucius Alexander And the Philosopher's Palindromedary Or that their parents are so anti-intellectual as to discourage it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Re: Musings on Random Musings Aren't they? I haven't been to a high school recently' date=' but the last time I spent time at one, being intellectual was seen as being party to the Establishment and was therefore automatically uncool.[/quote'] Really? Hmmm. Ok Raise your hands everyone who was a nerd in high school and liked to read. *raises hand* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Re: Musings on Random Musings I liked to read stuff other than school books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Re: Musings on Random Musings I never required the reading of school books. I doubt the Potter books would have been in the cirriculum. Raise your hand dude:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Re: Musings on Random Musings I wore a hat in junior high. A black fedora. Hand considered raised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Re: Musings on Random Musings So you're like Hermione in drag, sort of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Re: Musings on Random Musings No, I'm not ginger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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