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The Craftmade Z340 tail does come with this unit.
Does the tail come in the box or do I have to order it separately?
A. The Craftmade Z340 tail does come with this unit.
The Craftmade Z340 "tail" measures 9". It is removed by removing the small screw located under the lamp, then unscrewing the tail piece itself.
Please advise as to how long the 'tail' is and how is it removed.
A. The Craftmade Z340 "tail" measures 9". It is removed by removing the small screw located under the lamp, then unscrewing the tail piece itself.
The Craftmade Z340 mounting plate is 5" tall and 4" wide. I think that these will go well together the z345 and the z340.
Please give the dimensions of the piece that will be attached to our house. We want to be sure that it will fit on the width of the siding. Thank you in advance. Does this light compliment the post light #Z345 in style? ce.
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Will Java have the same importance it had in the past, or it will be less relevant than nowadays?
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Java is relevant and will continue to be relevant for many years in the Enterprise computing world.
Whether it continues to be relevant in other areas depends a lot on what Oracle does. If they inject some life (and resources) into ME, desktop applications and other areas, and if they press on with the evolution of the Java language, then Java will do well.
But if Oracle cuts back on R&D and/or tries to stomp other players in the Java space, there's a good chance that someone / some company will develop a better (and more open) Java-like language. If Oracle win their lawsuit against Google, I predict that the next generation of the Android platform will have a new language, just like happened with C#. If Google get the openness right ... then, the game is on!
Yes, Java will certainly continue to be relevant and will probably maintain its position as no.1 overall platform for software development for a long time.
Firstly, reasons why Java is and will continue to be a strong choice:
Secondly, how will Java get replaced? Let's look at the alternative contenders:
Finally, some conclusions / predictions:
Even in the worst (best?) case, I can't imagine Java becoming irrelevant within 5 years. Java has been used enough that it's roughly in the same situation as COBOL, Fortran, etc. -- even if everybody with existing code decided to rewrite all the existing systems in another language as quickly as reasonable, it would take more than 5 years to replace it all (and 5 years from now, there would still be enough left in active use that a fair amount of maintenance would still be happening).
Realistically, that's unlikely to happen -- while there are certainly differing opinions of Oracle, I can't imagine them doing anything so obviously awful that all the major players who have huge investments in Java would drop it very quickly. In all honesty, it would probably take close to 5 years of obviously bad decisions before IBM (for example) would even consider working toward using something else in Java's place. They have a large enough investment in Java that they're unlikely to drop it until or unless they believe they have virtually no alternative.
I would say it's on a decline. It's not gone, but it's past its peak.
Two answers:
Seriously though, on the desktop, it may be in decline, but it powers the two competitors to iPhone.
Also, last year, I helped a bunch of people with Java homework for school. Point being, java is still taught in colleges.
As of October 2011, BlackBerry seems to be in decline. Android is still going strong.
It was losing importance in the mobile market, but with Android, it has regained it again.
Java will be relevant for the foreseeable future, even if you define relevant to only include new code, not legacy maintenance mode. Yes, the language sucks and treats its programmers like naughty children instead of consenting adults and hasn't had a facelift since the Stone Age. On the other hand:
IMHO the way things will evolve is that Java in the JVM world will become what C is in the natively compiled world. People will use Scala, Jython, Groovy, etc. in day to day coding, but will keep calling old, crufty Java code from these languages for eternity. Certain performance-critical code might still be written in Java, because it's probably the lowest-level, most efficient JVM language. Old libraries will need new features added. Therefore, Java will remain highly relevant even if it's not used by the average programmer day to day.
I think so. I anticipate that its popularity will increase over the next couple of years, with recent improvements in the plug-in and the syntactic enhancements coming in Java 7. And it has the advantage of the huge range of good open-source libraries (as compared to .NET) that could easily keep it alive for another 10 years.
Currently Qt is killing Java in Desktop Applications.There are many rewrite from Java to Qt.Currently i'm working on one of them. Since the day i started my programming carrer there is always a rumour that Something would kill C++ . For Ex . Visual basic, Java, C#, but in reality C++ is still going. It has many disadvantages but it is still going. All other Competitors had sad death.........
I don't think it'll lose relevance. Java 7 is just coming out with a lot of neat features that will help developers create great software easier.
Also Java is used to create Blackberry applications; one of the leading corporate mobile phone. It's safe to say it's not going anywhere soon.
I'm primary a .NET developer, although I do work with other languages (including Java) as needed to get the task at hand. As such, based upon my own experience working with the language, I don't think it's going away anytime soon, here's why:
Java the language may be in slow decline, but Java the platform (JVM + JDK) has definitely been booming during the last couple of years (Scala, Clojure and many other languages; Android framework). It's easily the best (only viable?) multi-architecture, multi-OS, multi-language platform out there, scaling from embedded mobile devices to mainframe enterprise, and there are no comparable rivals currently AFAIK. So I would expect Java the platform to be relevant in 5 years, and even in 15 years. That also makes Java the language relevant in the long term, even if its popularity may be past the peak.
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Based off their stats Java leads the way and will probably do so for a long time to come - #1 since 2005. I have used Java over my career and everywhere I have ever worked had Java applications/developers - even in places that considered themselves Microsoft Dev Shops. Java is just such an easy language to pick up when you have to develop solutions on a Mac or Linux Server.
Also, good ole C/C++ are still holding strong at #2 and #3 - while C# - the language everyone thinks it is the most popular (MS marketing at its best) - isn't even close! I use C# now, but it will take years to equal the amount of code I've written in Java and Delphi.
So don't be afraid to learn or use Java - there is always jobs posted for them. So, yes Java will will be very relevant for a long time to come.
It's one of the biggest names in Enterprise programming (J2EE). I'm pretty sure we won't be seeing it going down for the next couple of years.
Not sure about JAVA. But surely the JVM will remain relevant supporting many other languages.
It depends on how the language will evolve.
At present state Java is not very actractive as language. It was born to support one (and just one) paradigm: OOP. It places itself somewhere midway between languages that permit higher level abstractions (like C++ and its metaprogramming features) and scripting languages with reflection capabilities (like the Python "exec" and "dir" commands) but somehow it fails to find its real place. It's basically becoming obsolete as "language". Weren't for the fact it's a de-facto standard on mobile devices I think it would be dead by now.
As for the fact it's a good teaching language for OOP I have my doubts from what I can see: all Java-born programmers just spawn Visitor and Observer patterns everywhere but it's not that I have a great experience with Java programmers.
Still there is a lot of legacy code and on mobile devices it's a standard. That said I'd never choose Java for either a desktop or a web application. There is no reason to, apart business ones (most managers nod if you say "Java" and that is, I suppose, the reason it's a standard on mobile devices).
IMHO, Java is going to stay very relevant and grow in use, even though it is not really evolving in its constructs or powers.
Here is my reasoning: - There is a lot of code out there, and maintenance requires more people than writing new code.
Java will not completely lose it's relevance for many more years, but it is certainly on a decline. If recent developments will affect that or if Oracle can change that remains to be seen. But I do think that one day I might be like COBOL, no new projects, but never quite dying either.
COBOL, Fortran, and C are still relevant. What's the chance that Java will go away in five years? Conceivably there won't be much new Java development in five years, but I'd bet against that, too, since there's lots of people who use Java and shops are rather slow to switch their preferred languages.
I suspect all languages eventually go through a phase where pundits will say "[Language] is the COBOL of the [insert decade here]".
Java has become a standard tool, exclusively or one of the main tools, in a number of areas of software development. Its VM is popular as a platform upon which to build new languages. It'll be around way too long just from its massive inertia even as newer better languages become popular.
There have been some trends in the Java world -- particularly the absolutely brilliant adoption of JRuby and Rails or Groovy and Grails -- that indicate that Java still has a lot of life in it. Then there's the Android situation, which is also in Java's favor. As recently as Snow Leopard on Mac, certains changes -- now supporting Midi with no external drivers -- make it so that it's also gaining in possibilities on the desktop. And Swing apps finally look 99% native (or at least there are a lot of nutcases that believe this now: 10 years ago there were none).
Java had an amazing moment in the 90s where it seemed like it was the solution for everything. Now it's clear that nothing is the solution for everything. .Net is kicking ass, and Ruby, and Python, and PHP (with goofy CMS solutions and entire frameworks that people get married to for life!), and Java (with Groovy JRuby JPython whatever), and a whole bunch more. The answer is:
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Will Java continue to play a major role in this Universe? If you mean "languages that run on the JVM" the answer is most definitely. If the answer is just Java (language, JVM, etc.), then the answer is "maybe not so major." But come on, even Cobol is still hanging in.
I think academic still need the value of open source in JAVA. There are so many many powerful library (focused on academic purposes) developed on JAVA.
I agree that JAVA will remain relevant, but for smaller segment.
Google writes a lot in Java and Google is the biggest company in the web. I think the web is the future - web application , cloud computing - and so I think Java is still relevant in the future.
And there is Android, which is the future of smart phones in my opinion. And some people say smart phones are the future of the computer - whats not my opinion :) - but whould also gave Java a big future. So go Java :D
If it's bound to some industry (i.e. banking; mobile platforms; etc.) it's like asking "Will Internet Explorer still be relevant in 5 years.." 5 years ago. Today there are many companies that have IE-specific internal websites that can't be rewritten from scratch. So it's not "relevant" but "unavoidable".
To come to your question-- no, it's not relevant as a driving force for innovation; but yes, it's relevant because many industries will require java applications to be maintained for many years to come.
Here is an article from ReadWriteEnterprise on Java's decline:
It also addresses how specific tools are providing alternatives to Java technology, but not necessarily replacing it:
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If you have root on your phone, you can use Wifi Tether for Root Users. I have a Droid4 with Jellybean and got it working after installing the latest version.
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There is an app called FoxFi that lets you tether your phone's internet over bluetooth or wifi. There is no need for adb etc.
It is compatible with Jellybean because I use it too Here is the link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foxfi
You could trigger that using Tasker:
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Patrick Lang weigns in on Benedict
This from Patrick Lang on Benedict. A very different take than Juan Cole's, equally intriguing.
"Faith, Reason and the University" Benedict XVI
"The decisive statement in this argument against violent conversion is this: not to act in accordance with reason is contrary to God's nature. The editor, Theodore Khoury, observes: For the emperor, as a Byzantine shaped by Greek philosophy, this statement is self-evident. But for Muslim teaching, God is absolutely transcendent. His will is not bound up with any of our categories, even that of rationality. Here Khoury quotes a work of the noted French Islamist R. Arnaldez, who points out that Ibn Hazm went so far as to state that God is not bound even by his own word, and that nothing would oblige him to reveal the truth to us. Were it God's will, we would even have to practise idolatry." Benedict XVI
Gripping stuff isn't it? Not for most of us. For a theologian it must be like catnip. I reproduce below the entirety of Benedict's address to the University of Regensburg (where he was once vice-chancellor). I do that so that those who are fascinated by his quotation from the dialog of Manuel Paleologus and the Persian scholar may see the quotation in its proper context rather than in the sensationalized and irresponsible isolation that the mass media placed it in.
In fact, Benedict quoted Manuel not to make points about Islam, but, rather to make points about Manuel and the intellectual tradition of Hellenistic thought in which Manuel resided. This pope is engaged in a defense of the rigor of theological discourse within the Christian world. He is certainly one of the leaders of Christendom. He believes that we Christians have become slovenly and confused thinkers and he seeks to restore the clarity of our ideas. I would say that this should not be surprising considering that he is a German university professor by "trade." In other words, this talk was not about Islam at all, and the Byzantine/Persian dialog quotation was incidental to the argument. If that was so, then why have we seen such a fierce and heated response from so many (not all) Muslims?
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Two comments from a graduate student whose doctoral thesis is on early Christian-Muslim literature (8th-9th centuries): 1) Pope Benedict gave no mention in that speech to the intellectual tradition of Syriac Christianity, illustrated in the Oriental Fathers. 2) Islam for several centuries had a flourishing intellectual life. Scholars of St. Thomas Aquinas note the seriousness with which he took the work of Arab commentators on Aristotle (e.g., Averroes and Avicenna). I think this Islamic intellectual tradition lasted longer than Lang suggests. It would have been possible, then, for the Pope to appeal to a tradition of faith-and-reason working together in the history of Islam itself.
To answer Lang:The media talked about the quote because it was "news" or at least it appeared to be to some journalists, and others naturally followed suit. That is what happens. The Muslims were angry because the quote was thoroughly offensive to them! This is not to justify violence. But given recent history, what was to be expected? To say that the quote was peripheral to the Pope's argument is no defence; actually he could have made his points quite well without it. It must then have been read even by moderates all the more as a gratuitous slur on the work of their prophet. I fail to see why anyone would not get this.
Having read Benedict's address, I am puzzled by this: The quote doesn't exactly jump out of the text. It is part of a longer argument that Manuel Paleologus is having with a Persian scholar and that Benedict inserts into his own rather long argument. Presumably there were/are agonistic elements to this. Benedict didn't give the scholar's rejoinder; undoubtedly there was one, nor did Benedict give his own response, at least at Regensberg. So how exactly was this quote transmitted from the text at Regensberg to the media to the Islamic world? And then: granting Benedict invincible ignorance on the consequences, there is something strangely imprudent about his using it--unless he isn't as invincibly ignorant as I think.And then: I have talked to a number of people, liberals even! who think whatever the pope's intent, the reaction is truly and strangely overwrought; one person saying what many neo-cons say: it only proves Paleologus's point. The accumulating reactions tells us as much about our own divided country and church as it tells us about the Islamic reaction.
Thanks, Peggy, for the link. I had no idea that Patrick Lang had a blog. Oh the wonders of the "net."The following paragraph from his post I found intriguing. It seems to me to have serious implications for the future, and may have been in the background of the Pope's remarks."The high culture of Islam has been exposed throughout its history to the "blandishments" of Hellenistic philosophy and rationality. Within two hundred years of the emergence of Islam (Sadr al-Islam) there was a fateful competition in learned circles over this very issue, the issue of whether or not Islam would be saturated with Hellenistic thought as Christianity was, and is. This contest was won by the pietists, traditionalists and scripturalists who in my opinion have bound Islam (especially Sunni Islam) in golden chains ever since. The losers in this struggle, and here I am thinking of the "Mu'tazileen," were variously disposed of and others of similar inclination toward "reform" were later exiled or marginalized. That process continues to this day in one form or another although there is now some measure of debate in learned circles as to what it means to be Muslim in the 21st Century."
Margaret, I want to thank you for your post! I believe this tells us quite a bit if you sit back and look at all the different ways every one has acted. I believe the Pope really just wanted to explain the way things are in the world and how it can be repaired. But there are leaders in the radical movement from the Muslim world and just try to stir people up so they can have power plan and simple. The media in that part of the world then help because they can be in on the power too. There are many more moderates than fanatics but the moderates are afraid because they know what can happen to them and tier families if they speak up even when they live here how many have family left in the Middle East. Then we have media here in our country that sometimes don't act very responsible with information. All it takes is so simple Faith and reason within balance it really is not that complex!
All these comments about reason, Aquinas and Islam are on point and we could discuss them better if we can just all agree that Benedict made a prodigious blunder in that he condemned all of islam in his remarks. Secondly, we cannot separate these from other awful things BXVI continues to do. His absence in Assissi was scandalous, not withstanding the marvelous spin his commentators put on it. Thirdly, His debacle at Auschwitz was equally shameful. One of the reasons Jewish leaders were generally light on him was that they do not need Benedict as an enemy.Fourth, Islam really liked John Paul II. How responsible is it to blow all that good will?Fifth, where does the pope get the gall to say that Turkey should not enter Europe? What is his point except that it is a threat to Roman Catholic (formerly?) Europe. Will Charlemagne be quoted next?I am sorry but I just can't see how Islam's reaction proves Benedict;s point. Many Christians clamored loudly before the Islam crescendo. Moderate Islams did not ask for a Jihad against the pope.What Benedict did do was to give Islam a reason (no pun intended) to criticize a respected word leader and look righteous in the process. No one seemed to have mentioned this. Benedict is asking his envoys to placate Islam and he apparently will go to Turkey. Maybe some good will come out of it after all.
How in the world do you get the idea that the Holy Father is so awful? Yes, I read your comment but all you see is what is wrong with the Pope can you name any good things the man has done, he was choosen by the Holy Spirit through the college of Cardinals. After being Protestant some of my life for the life of me I can not understand! Do you love the church Jesus started when he handed the keys to Peter, thus apostolic seccession , or the one you think it should be?
Pardon my excessive blogs.Robin, the scriptures themselves abundantly criticize Peter. Somehow too many of his successors do not take criticizm as humbly as Peter.Benedict himself says that the Holy Spirit cannot have chosen all the popes since we had many bad ones. The church Jesus started will last until he comes again. The People are the church, which includes the hierarchy. Humility is among the most essential virtues of the Christian.
Bill, your not answering my question really answers my queston. I'm sorry but I disagree with you, the Pope is not wrong in every issue and the Holy Spirit does choose the Pope some just have not listened to the Holy Spirit. Yes, we are to be humble, it is a very important virture but I see that some think they do not to be humble. I hope that there comes a time in your life that you do not see so many wrongs and that you start seeing some positive things in the Roman Catholic Church when that happens it will be wonderful. I will pray for your conversion!
To Komonchak:To the two points raised by a graduate student: so what? and so what?No matter how long the "faith and reason tradition" lasted in Islam, it has been in abeyance for centuries by now. There was no reason for Pope Benedict to have spent precious time rehashing a debatable point. As to the Syriac tradition, that was not even remotely tangential to his thesis. Why would he even have brought it up?My question to you is this: did you read the Pope's address? If so, you might not have brought forth two absolutely irrelevant questions to the fore.
Benedict does much better in today's speech. http://188.8.131.52/news_services/bulletin/news/18874.php?index=18874&po...
To Janice:Here are the two somewhats: If in fact There is a tradition within Islam of dialogue between faith and reason, this represents a point of contact and agreement.The student's point was that Christianity cannot be simply identified with the western tradition, and Syriac Christinaity is relevant because Islam arose within that cultural context and in fact, if this student is correct, parts of the Koran are illumined by knowing something about Christian Syriac traditions. So her point is not irrelevant.And, yes, I did read the speech, and liked it very much. I thought the Muslim reactions overwrought.Remove the chip from your shoulder, and give courtesy a try.
I have been out of internet contact for the past three days, and so am confused by phases like "Muslim reactions are 'overwrought'." It seems like it must be an euphemism for such ACTIONS as burning churches and putting out fatwas on the Pope, etc., etc. ........,etc. If so, are the Pope's WORDS more "overwrought" or less? Oh, I guess I am getting more confused.


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48 hours in Cape Town: 5 things to do
Cape Town is not only a great value-for-money destination, it also offers good value for time. You can see and do so much in a relatively short time, if that's all you have. Here are five things to do if you have as little as 48 hours in Cape Town. (I really did all these things in 48 hours last week, in between some meetings, so I know they can be done!)
1. Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
Table Mountain is the most iconic of Cape Town's multiple attractions, particularly after its official declaration in December 2012 as one of the New7Wonders of Nature, following an extensive global voting process. If the weather is good, you can zip up the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway, have a quick walk at the top, breathe in the mountain air, have a glass of wine overlooking the Twelve Apostles (a series of spectacular mountain outcrops along the Cape Peninsula's Atlantic Seaboard), and be back down, all within two to three hours.
Hot tips: Buy your tickets online and save 10% and join a much shorter queue. In summer months, the cableway runs a sunset special, which is half price after 6pm. This is often the nicest time of day, with the sun setting only at around 8pm. You can catch the last cable car down at 9pm.
2. V&A Waterfront
The V&A Waterfront is reputedly South Africa's top tourist destination, with millions of people visiting each year. It's a good place to shop (during the festive season, shops are open into the evening), see a movie, eat at a restaurant with a spectacular view, or just hang out.
Hot tips: There are often buskers playing in the amphitheatre. Early evening is a lovely time to watch them and take photos of the waterfront, when the light is often beautiful.
3. Two Oceans Aquarium
The Two Oceans Aquarium in the V&A Waterfront is a hit with kids and adults alike, and has achieved an excellent balance of being both entertaining and educational. The kelp forest and predator exhibits are among the most popular exhibits – you can book a dive in the predator exhibit if you're feeling brave, and swim with giant ragged-tooth sharks.
Hot tips: Buy your tickets online at 10% off and avoid long queues during busy times. If you're likely to visit more than twice, become a member. You'll not only make a good saving, you'll also be supporting the aquarium in its important work.
4. The beach
Cape Town's beaches are breathtakingly beautiful. The beaches along the Atlantic Seaboard (Camps Bay, Clifton, Llandudno and others) are colder to swim at, but are arguably even lovelier than beaches like Muizenberg and Fish Hoek on the other side of the Cape Peninsula. But those are warmer, more kid-friendly and it's easier to find parking at them, so there's something for everyone.
Hot tips: Get to the beach as early as you can, especially over the busy summer months. The later you go, the harder it is to find parking. Alternatively, catch a taxi there and back and avoid the parking conundrum all together.
5. City Hall
Built in 1905 from sandstone, the Cape Town City Hall must be Cape Town's most beautiful building, and is one of many historic buildings in the Mother City, South Africa's oldest city. Located in the city centre not far from the country's oldest building, the Castle of Good Hope, it's worth driving past to take a photograph, or if you have time, stop and stroll along the Grand Parade in front of it. This is where Nelson Mandela was welcomed by a massive crowd in 1990, after spending 27 years in prison, much of it on Robben Island – another great place to visit in Cape Town.
Hot tips: City Hall is home to the world-renowned Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, which regularly performs concerts here. Visit the orchestra's website for details on performances: www.cpo.org.za.


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6 Happy Movie Endings That Actually Ruin the Hero's Life
If there's one thing Hollywood loves more than a happy ending, it's a happy ending that accidentally screws over the hero. As we've told you before, lots of movies that end with the main characters smiling and hugging their loved ones secretly imply that most of those people will end up dead, destitute or just plain miserable 15 minutes later.
In fact, this happens so often that we should probably just strike the word "accidentally" -- this has to be on purpose. Otherwise, how do you explain ...
#6. The Dark Knight Rises -- Bruce Wayne Will Get Recognized in 15 Minutes
The "Happy" Ending:
The plot of The Dark Knight Rises would take us five entire articles to summarize, so we're just gonna skip to the end (SPOILERS!): After having his back broken (for a while, anyway), defusing a months-long terror plot on Gotham City and putting up with some outrageous accents, Bruce Wayne decides to fake his own death, retire to Europe with Catwoman and leave all his Batman shit to his ex-cop buddy, John Blake (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), whose legal name, conveniently, is Robin.
Clearly a reference to Robin Williams, who nearly played the Riddler.
For a while it looks to the audience like Wayne really died, but in the last scene, his faithful butler, Alfred, is in a restaurant in Florence and sees him sitting there with Catwoman, in reference to a conversation they'd had earlier.
A second later, he starts mouthing, "I'm nailing her."
But After the Movie's Over ...
So, uh, Bruce Wayne is a world-famous playboy millionaire who supposedly died during a terrorist plot that will go down in the annals of history ... and he's just sitting there, in the middle of a crowded restaurant, completely undisguised? Seriously? Imagine some alternate universe where Donald Trump died in the 9/11 attacks, then showed up alive a year later. The question isn't whether someone will recognize him, it's how fast they'll do it. By the time he asks for the check, his photo will be prominently displayed on every major news outlet in the world.
But let's say Bruce simply dropped his fake mustache in that one shot. Let's say Alfred is just senile and imagined the whole thing.
This is Europe, there's probably LSD in that cup.
That doesn't change the fact that Gotham City is still screwed, because there's no Batman. Sure, Bruce left all his gadgets and stuff to Blake, but that was an incredibly naive thing to do, because it ignores the fact that Batman's true superpower was always money. If his tank broke down or exploded, he just got a new one. Actually, forget the tank: What's Blake gonna do when something tears up his Batsuit, like the dogs at the beginning of The Dark Knight? Patch it up with duct tape?
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Blake after two nights.
And that's the other thing: Bruce trained to be Batman by traveling the world for seven years, most of which was spent with a group of highly skilled assassins in the mountains. Contrast that with Blake/Robin, who was at one point overpowered by Gary Oldman in a hospital gown. What's going to happen when the Joker comes back (presumably he escaped from prison with the other criminals), or when a guy who looks like the Penguin as played by Philip Seymour Hoffman inevitably shows up?
Actually, the comics have already told us: They'll beat the shit out of Robin, only this time there won't be a Batman to come and rescue him.
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The next Batman movie will be this, for three hours.
#5. Sin City -- Bruce Willis Killed Himself for Nothing
The "Happy" Ending:
Sin City features a perfect combination of insane violence and man-tears-inducing moments. One of the stories follows Hartigan (Bruce Willis), a cop who saves an 11-year-old girl named Nancy from being raped and killed by the creepy pervert son of one Senator Roark. Hartigan saves the girl but gets framed for the crimes of Roark's son and is thrown in jail for his trouble. Eight years later, he comes out of jail and tracks down little Nancy, fearing for her safety, and finds out that she's grown up to become Jessica Alba.
"Pretty sure this is mathematically impossible, but I'm not complaining."
However, it turns out that Hartigan was being followed by Roark's men all along, and now that he's led them to Nancy, Roark's son will try to finish what he started. Hartigan saves her again and kills the pervert, but then he realizes that Roark will never stop chasing him as long as he's alive and will try to get to him through those he loves ... so he heroically kills himself to make sure that Nancy is finally safe.
But After the Movie's Over ...
Wait, nope, she's still in danger, and even more so now that the dude who keeps saving her life isn't around.
Those aren't real six shooters on her hips.
Hartigan seems to think that Roark won't be interested in Nancy once he's dead, but in one scene, Roark specifically tells him that he'll kill anyone who knows about his son's crimes. Nancy fits that description perfectly, since she was almost in those crimes twice. Roark makes it clear that he won't let anyone soil his family's name.
Because Junior still has a shot at being president one day, apparently.
But Roark doesn't know where Nancy lives, right? Yes, he does: Hartigan told him. Roark's men had been following Hartigan since he got out of prison, and before he found Nancy in the strip club where she works, he stopped by her place. So they know where she lives and where she works, and that she could ruin Roark's good name if she talked about what she saw -- honestly, not trying to kill her would be a huge oversight for any self-respecting criminal organization.
Hartigan killed himself with the best of intentions, but how the hell is Nancy going to survive now that the most powerful man in the city wants her dead and her only possible protector blew his brain out? Not that it was working too well before the bullet hit.
"No time to think this through ..."
#4. Total Recall (1990) -- Arnold Is Going to Get a Lobotomy
The "Happy" Ending:
The plot of the original Total Recall with Arnold Schwarzenegger is pretty much the same as the recent Colin Farrell remake, but we're going to go with the original here because we don't hate you that much. Arnold is a construction worker in the future who decides to take a mental vacation by implanting fake memories of a trip to Mars. However, the procedure reveals that Arnold is actually a secret agent who was brainwashed and sentenced to bone young Sharon Stone every morning.
Those bastards.
With the help of a hot rebel chick called Melina, Arnold uncovers the conspiracy and defeats the bad guy in an epic showdown on Mars. The last shot is of Arnold and Melina triumphantly kissing in the Martian landscape, and then the image fades to white.
Apparently, having your face expand to the size of a beach ball carries no lasting physical harm.
But After the Movie's Over ...
That fade to white? That's Arnold being lobotomized. Seriously. This isn't even some theory of ours -- it's what the movie tells us is happening.
There's some debate about whether most of Total Recall actually happens in Arnold's dreams or not, but as far as we're concerned, it's pretty clear -- everything (and we mean EVERYTHING) that happened after he sat down to take his dream vacation went exactly as the dream salesman described it. Arnold became a secret agent, people were trying to kill him, he met an exotic woman and he killed the bad guy, Vilos Cohaagen. They even showed him the exact face of the woman who would show up in his dream.
"Make her look like that chick from The Running Man ... eh, close enough."
And the name of this prepackaged fantasy? "Blue Skies on Mars," which turned out to be a spoiler for the very last image he sees in his dream ... and possibly his life.
You see, there's a little scene where a sweaty guy comes up to Arnold and claims to be a scientist speaking to him from the waking world. This guy warns him that he's suffered a "schizoid embolism," and if he doesn't come out of the dream soon, he'll be lobotomized. Arnold basically goes "Ah believe you ... just kiddin'," and shoots the guy in the head, then goes on with the rest of the movie.
"Analyze that."
However, everything the sweaty man warned Arnold about comes true -- he even gave away the big plot twist, which is that Arnold's original personality was working for Cohaagen against the rebels. As the man put it, "One minute you'll be the savior of the rebel cause, and the next thing you know, you'll be Cohaagen's bosom buddy. You'll even have fantasies about alien civilizations ..."
In other words, all the crazy plot twists and stomach aliens that come in the last part of the movie are the result of Arnold's brain misfiring as doctors remove chunks of it from his skull.


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Gadgets: Jabra earbuds have great sound, durability
|Garmin StreetPilot Onboard puts the vast preloaded database and intuitive interface of a Garmin nuvi into the iPhone you use everyday -- without tapping into your data plan. (Garmin/MCT)
With that reputation in mind, I looked forward to the next generation of Jabra Vox earbud styled headphones, which were rolled out earlier this month.
Even before I plugged the Vox into my iPhone, one look showed that they were obviously designed and built with durability in mind - but let's not forget the great sound.
Each earbud is attached to square, tangle-free cable that has inline cord control and mic for hands-free calls, volume and music selections on many smartphones.
Jabra even tested the cord to withstand 15 kilograms (about 33 pounds) of pull force, which translates to being well-made and able to withstand wear and tear.
If you have never had tangle-free headphone cables, you don't know what you're missing.
Each earbud is designed to stay in your ear and you also get three different sized ear gels for the perfect fit.
They also include SnagIt Magnets, which keep the speakers attached to each other when not in use. They can be stored in the included hand carrying pouch.
After you get past the appearance and craftsmanship, all you need to know is that you won't take them out of your ear after listening to the crisp sound without a a hint of distortion but lots of bass.
You can also add to your listening experience by downloading the free Jabra sound app (iOS and Android), which is described to add depth and dimension to your music with the addition of Dolby Digital sound.
The app includes an equalizer for manual adjustments or presets for classic, dance, pop and rock.
Details: $99.99; www.Jabra.com
GARMIN'S updated DIRECTIONS
Last week after running normal app updates on my iPhone 5, my Garmin app gave me a surprise by broadcasting driving directions through my car stereo speakers.
Later that day I found out why in an email from the company announcing the update to their Navigon iOS app for Apple devices (version 2.4) with Bluetooth audio support and Wikipedia integration.
When the directions start speaking, the music stops and vice versa.
The Garmin app for iOS and Android devices cost a little more than the average 99-cent or even free apps, but after you use it, take my word - you'll wonder how you every lived without it.
Details: iOS or Android for USA $49.99, all of North America is $59.99; www.Garmin.com
I never thought a desk lamp would be something that could be classified as "cool" but the Satechi Smart LED desk lamp is just that.
In addition to doing just as it's named to give your desk some nice, soft illuminating light, it has different modes for specific atmosphere or mood lighting.
Light is measured in temperature, which is stated in Kelvin (K), with temperatures over 5,000 K considered cool lighting and lower temperatures are called warm.
With that in mind, the Satechi light has different modes to achieve a lot of these settings with just the touch of a button on the lights base.
Among the four custom settings are the reading mode, which give you mid-range settings for less eye-strain at 4,300 K to 5,300 K; the bedtime mode softens the lighting with a 2,500 K to 3,300 K setting.
The low-powered light is rated to last over 40,000 hours, which I have no inclination to test or doubt. It's also built with a multi-pivot and flexible arm to position the light in numerous angles.
Details: Available in black or white models; www.satechi.net
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Is there a way (or an add-on) that lets me customize the Mail.app toolbar beyond "View -> Customize Toolbar"? At a minimum, I want to add buttons that do "Move to <somefolder>".
Read CocoaDev: HowToAddButtonsToAppleMail. It references a page of links to articles/examples on writing Mail.app plugins. You will also need to do some programming of Mail.app, e.g. using AppleScript - which you can learn more about here.
Here is a year-and-a-half old blog post by a guy who managed to get some useful control over Mail.app from AppleScript. You might use it as a model. He built his with a third-party module but you might find a way to write your own, if necessary.
The scripting of Mail.app might be stable. However, from what I have read - the rules for how to construct a Mail.app plugin may be in flux from one major version of Mac OS X to the next.
That could be enough to discourage you from writing what you want for wide distribution but it might not be much of a handicap for personal use.
I think you can use Mail Act-on for this, it provides Shortcuts for doing stuff with various mails. Not a Visual Shortcut, but a Keyboard one.
Hope it helps,
*Note: For the first time the script works quite long, but all the following times it should proceed much faster.
This approach does not allow to add a button to the toolbar, but it's very close to what you are looking for.
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The Gemarah in TANNIS (9a) says that there is nothing in the Nevim and Kesuvim that is not hinted to in the Torah. My question is, why have both?
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I think you mistranslated. The gemara says:
This is a common idea. The idea that the Torah, on some level, contains all knowledge. The fact that Shaul would be the first king of Israel, the fact that Sancheirev's army will be destroyed, the Jews will sin until their Beis Hamikdah is destroyed - it's all hinted at somewhere in the Torah. All the lessons of Shlomo in Mishlei, all the history in Divrei Hayamim - it's all in the Torah somewhere at some level.
So why do we need both? Clearly, the average person is not able to find all the lessons and concepts and history that is hinted to in the Torah. We need it "spelled out" for us in the books of the Neviim and Kesuvim.
Precisely because it's not "spelled out" in the Torah. The expression in the Gemara there is רמיזי, "alluded to."
In Nedarim 22b, we are told that "had the Jewish people not sinned, they would have been given only the five books of the Torah and the book of Yehoshua - [the latter] because it is the land survey of Eretz Yisrael." So yes, if we had remained on the high level expected of us, we'd all be able to deduce the teachings of Nach from the רמזים in the Torah. Since we didn't, they had to be spelled out more clearly, and it takes someone of the caliber of Reish Lakish's son (as described in Taanis ibid.) to show their source in the Torah.
I would beg to differ with both previous answers. The Gemara says דכתיבי בכתובי which I understand to mean just the ktuvim. As Tanach has 3 parts, the third being the ktuvim, I understand it to mean just Mishlei, Tehillim, the Megillot, etc. Not the Neviim. The Neviim prophesized to their generations based on the needs of the time. When the people sinned, when things needed changing, the Navi was there to rebuke them and direct them. Like Alex quoted from Nedarim, there would be no need for the Neviim had the people not sinned, b/c there wouldn't be what to rebuke. I don't think these are hinted to in the Torah. However, ethical teachings, ways of life, that is hinted to in the Torah or at least the principles can be inferred from the Torah's laws and guidelines.


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