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Dylan16807 posted:Well the first paraplegic character I think of is Professor X and he doesn't fit those? Smart person that did brain things who lost the use of his legs and kept doing exactly the same things from a chair. No compensation going on, and lots of complicated motivations unrelated to physical ability. professor_x_stairs.jpg
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i thnik of lieutenant dan and then i think the words lieutenant dan you aint got no legs
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Plus with advances in medicine and prosthetics and accessibility it seems like there just aren't as many people in wheelchairs as there used to be. Not counting hambeasts in motor scooters of course.
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Sleeveless posted:Plus with advances in medicine and prosthetics and accessibility it seems like there just aren't as many people in wheelchairs as there used to be. It's going to get to the point where exosuits and prosthetic limbs are going to be the norm for ambulatory disability. Wheelchairs will mostly become a temporary thing to ferry patients around in a hospital or in a facility, special cases where their skeleton and/or musculature can't support the exoskeleton, or for poor people who can't afford the exo-suits. You might even see some pushback on the ADA as bionic or surgical replacements for disabilities proliferate and money used for lobbying for disabilities is lost from advances.
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The MSJ posted:However, I really want to bring your attention to its trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnRLhEcRq50 (I think they sent a KoF-style Engrish script to this ad service) I'm actually crying from laughter right now, this is incredible
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Young Freud posted:You might even see some pushback on the ADA as bionic or surgical replacements for disabilities proliferate and money used for lobbying for disabilities is lost from advances. I don't see the ADA disappearing completely because it's still valuable for people with mental and developmental disabilities, and you can't 3D print that away.
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daft punk railroad posted:Is there some context for putting the word "her" in scare quotes or does that person just not know that Janus is a male name It was a man pretending to be a woman on the forums.
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Waffleman_ posted:I don't see the ADA disappearing completely because it's still valuable for people with mental and developmental disabilities, and you can't 3D print that away. Bionic and surgical replacement limbs aren't going to be cheap either, especially in the US's hosed up healthcare system.
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DoctorTristan posted:It was a man pretending to be a woman on the forums. How two faced!
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Dylan16807 posted:Well the first paraplegic character I think of is Professor X and he doesn't fit those? Smart person that did brain things who lost the use of his legs and kept doing exactly the same things from a chair. No compensation going on, and lots of complicated motivations unrelated to physical ability. Well, it kind of sounds too much of a "This dude needs stand out somehow...OR, OR, WAIT FOR IT...!"-character design solution. Which aren't terrible per se, but rarely you can't wash the taste out of your mouth. simplyhorribul has a new favorite as of 01:46 on Mar 13, 2016 |
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Evil Fluffy posted:Bionic and surgical replacement limbs aren't going to be cheap either, especially in the US's hosed up healthcare system. Naw man, we'll just 3D print the months of physical therapy and the prices will come crashing down. I know its gonna happen because I read it in a cyberpunk book 
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Paramount has called the Axanar people's bluff by amending their lawsuit to enumerate what exactly is violating their copyright. Although it turns out they didn't really have to because the lead of the project very stupidly said in an interview that "We violate CBS' copyright less than any other fan film." https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2757228-Axanar-Klingon.html
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muscles like this? posted:Although it turns out they didn't really have to because the lead of the project very stupidly said in an interview that "We violate CBS' copyright less than any other fan film." I love how their response is to try and throw every other fan film that's actually done on a shoestring as a labor of love under the bus, but made a careless public admission of guilt in so doing.
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Not that I don't find this situation funny, or that I think they don't necessarily deserve what they got, but what is it, exactly, that sets them apart from other fan films? Do most fan films not use the Enterprise or something?
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SpacePig posted:Not that I don't find this situation funny, or that I think they don't necessarily deserve what they got, but what is it, exactly, that sets them apart from other fan films? Do most fan films not use the Enterprise or something? They raised a million, are raising more, are paying the principles five figure salaries, bought out a studio for a year and built it out, were selling loving branded coffee, bragging about how they were the "Real Star Trek." All kinds of poo poo, just really makin' themselves at home going whole hog trading and profiting off the IP. Basically the opposite of how you think of the labor of love type fan film that a bunch of Trekkies get together and make with some handmade costumes and a cracked copy of lightwave or whatever.
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Alright, I think I get it. It's not 100% about the work itself, but more about the fact that they profited even beyond the film by association with the IP. And also almost went out of their way to bring themselves under scrutiny. Fair enough. That side-by-side, item-by-item breakdown of infringements is pretty hilarious.
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Well, according to the Axanar folks, they originally asked for permission from Paramount and we're cleared, and were only targeted after the Kickstarter was complete. Certainly, given the buzz in the fandom, it feels odd that Paramount didn't act on this sooner. It seems like the amount of (publicly known) money and Kickstarter played a part, certainly. More than that is guesswork.
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Yeah generally speaking if you're trying to make money off it, or even look like you are, your poo poo is going to get smited. They've got little reason to bother unless you look like you're going into competition with them.
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Alien Rope Burn posted:Well, according to the Axanar folks, they originally asked for permission from Paramount and we're cleared, and were only targeted after the Kickstarter was complete. Certainly, given the buzz in the fandom, it feels odd that Paramount didn't act on this sooner. My understanding is that "were cleared" was basically "look, we can't officially sanction something that trades on our IP or tacitly do so by giving you absolute guidelines, but be reasonable and we'll look the other way." This summer there was another meeting that was apparently to the effect of "Look, you can't go around paying yourself a salary, building a brand, and loving merchandizing it. Dial it back or it's going to get bad" that the Axanar people seem to have ignored.
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TetsuoTW posted:Yeah generally speaking if you're trying to make money off it, or even look like you are, your poo poo is going to get smited. They've got little reason to bother unless you look like you're going into competition with them. They probably aren't happy with someone going around saying that they're "the real Star Trek."
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muscles like this? posted:They probably aren't happy with someone going around saying that they're "the real Star Trek."
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Do they have anything in writing from Paramount saying that they could make a film on the level that they did? Because saying you got someone's word over the phone doesn't really support your case. Also, the final product is really above and beyond anything that a phone call agreement could really have covered.
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There's also the fact that a new Star Trek show has been a thing in the works in one for or another for a few years now so...
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Otisburg posted:This summer there was another meeting that was apparently to the effect of "Look, you can't go around paying yourself a salary, building a brand, and loving merchandizing it. Dial it back or it's going to get bad" that the Axanar people seem to have ignored. Ahhh. I was going through a nerd telephone game there so I didn't have that detail.
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Is there a writeup on this Axanar thing? I don't think we've discussed in this thread before (at least not anytime recently).
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theflyingorc posted:Is there a writeup on this Axanar thing? I don't think we've discussed in this thread before (at least not anytime recently). Nerds raised a 600k on kickstarter to make a Star Trek fan film. Then they started selling branded coffee and Paramount gave them a c&d.
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/856608334/the-hiatus-box-bringing-back-real-facetime A box to put your phone away for a drat minute.
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Paladinus posted:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/856608334/the-hiatus-box-bringing-back-real-facetime Eric Bana had fallen on hard times.
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Paladinus posted:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/856608334/the-hiatus-box-bringing-back-real-facetime That is so awful and I weep for this generation. CJacobs posted:Aren't there free applications for phones, PCs, AND tablets that do this already? Excuse me but an "app" is not a hand crafted artisinal box which also doubles as a social trigger. 
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Paladinus posted:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/856608334/the-hiatus-box-bringing-back-real-facetime Aren't there free applications for phones, PCs, AND tablets that do this already?
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CJacobs posted:Aren't there free applications for phones, PCs, AND tablets that do this already? Researching competitors and market saturation? Who do you think I am, a successful businessman?
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Paladinus posted:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/856608334/the-hiatus-box-bringing-back-real-facetime It took them one year to design a white box.
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Foxhound posted:It took them one year to design a white box. I really wish they had done multiple-prototype testing to see what colors and designs were best at giving off a message testees specifically noted as, 'that type of passive aggressive Miss-Manners bullshit Bill is always pulling.'
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CJacobs posted:Aren't there free applications for phones, PCs, AND tablets that do this already? The iPhone and iPad both have Do Not Disturb options at one swipe and screen press away at all times.
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Kaizoku posted:I really wish they had done multiple-prototype testing to see what colors and designs were best at giving off a message testees specifically noted as, 'that type of passive aggressive Miss-Manners bullshit Bill is always pulling.' I'm pretty sure "white plastic body and faux-wood print lid" is exactly that.
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We're a humble family, our only rules at the dinner table are 'wait for grace to be said' and 'put your devices in the box.' What do you mean, you don't get it? Here, let me pull up these youtubes to explain.
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what if you just turn your phone off
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amusinginquiry posted:what if you just turn your phone off Apple could save some money and get rid of the power buttons tbh
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