The Teacup Cafe III - Page 25

The last sane person · 10-24-2005, 09:24 PM

I used to speak elvish, way back in the day...Used to be a killer code, no body understood me but a group of friends. Those were the good old days! Dammit. *goes and starts to re-learn* Put it this way, I know more elvish than I do spanish

Curubethion · 10-24-2005, 10:13 PM

Have people made up enough words for elvish to be speakable? Tolkien's original vocabulary in the books is very limited.

trolls' bane · 10-24-2005, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The last sane person

I used to speak elvish, way back in the day...Used to be a killer code, no body understood me but a group of friends. Those were the good old days! Dammit. *goes and starts to re-learn* Put it this way, I know more elvish than I do spanish

I wish I remembered it. My Tengwar notebook suspiciously vanished.

Maybe you had a point there, GW.

The last sane person · 10-25-2005, 12:03 AM

Surprisingly enough, tlkien made enough roots for people to start churning out words. Thats how a language is born. And yes, all my books mysteriously vanished too....

trolls' bane · 10-25-2005, 12:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The last sane person

Surprisingly enough, tlkien made enough roots for people to start churning out words. Thats how a language is born. And yes, all my books mysteriously vanished too....

Maybe I should write a tengwar BOOK, so I don't have to worry about NOTEbook theft?

Lotesse · 10-25-2005, 12:28 AM

Time for a quick apres-dinner espresso. *presses a tiny cup of espresso at the machine, scoops tiny spoon of natural brown sugar in, swirls, slams* Mmmm. Nice. Ciao, all! Just popped into my boyfriend's office after dinner, to say hi and stuff but just my luck - everyone seems to have already gone 2 bed. Drat.

Lotesse · 10-25-2005, 12:46 AM

Hey look - this is so pretty, and so sad-looking... it's gonna give me interesting dreams tonight.

Lotesse · 10-25-2005, 12:49 AM

Here's one where Gandalf shoos away the Nazgul who were terrifying the guys in Osgiliath that one time...

***Rían*** · 10-25-2005, 12:56 AM

Hey, Lotesse, what do you think of the Fingon/Maedhros piccy I put on the Wraiths formal info thread? I really like that one for some reason, altho Fingon's chin is too long and his ears are too weird. But I love their expressions! Fingon rocks!!! Do you know that story?

Lotesse · 10-25-2005, 12:57 AM

Can't check now, boyfriend's breathing down my friggin' neck to get off his computer so he can lock his office. C ya tomorrow!

I like Fingon. Still tryna get my ass through the rest of the Silmarillion...

Spock · 10-25-2005, 01:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The last sane person

Eh? Knights in WHITE satin, if I do remember correctly....

Yep, by The Moody Blues :

Nights in white satin,
Never reaching the end,
Letters I’ve written,
Never meaning to send.

Beauty I’d always missed
With these eyes before,
Just what the truth is
I can’t say anymore.

’cause I love you,
Yes, I love you,
Oh, how, I love you.

Gazing at people,
Some hand in hand,
Just what I’m going thru
They can understand.

Some try to tell me
Thoughts they cannot defend,
Just what you want to be
You will be in the end,

And I love you,
Yes, I love you,
Oh, how, I love you.
Oh, how, I love you.

Nights in white satin,
Never reaching the end,
Letters I’ve written,
Never meaning to send.

Beauty I’d always missed
With these eyes before,
Just what the truth is
I can’t say anymore.

’cause I love you,
Yes, I love you,
Oh, how, I love you.
Oh, how, I love you.

’cause I love you,
Yes, I love you,
Oh, how, I love you.
Oh, how, I love you.

Grey_Wolf · 10-25-2005, 09:35 AM

Neat, Spock!

The last sane person · 10-25-2005, 12:31 PM

I am listening to it at the moment! I love Moody Blues.

Lady Marion Magdalena · 10-25-2005, 01:58 PM

Need heat NOW.
I think I am turning into an ice-cube.

*huddles in an overstuffed armchair clutching a mug of tea*

The temperature here decided to make a sudden drop to 'too near freezing for comfort'. Not happy.

Pytt · 10-25-2005, 02:08 PM

Hello Lady Marion! Sit by the cosy fireplace, I'll get you some scones and a nice, thick blanket.

I don't think I've seen you around here. Good to se new a face

Spock · 10-25-2005, 02:22 PM

Festival Planned for Lee Statue Unveiling

Bruce Lee is shown in this 1973 file handout photo. A weeklong festival will be held to celebrate the unveiling of a statue of Lee on Hong Kong's Avenue of Stars. October 25, 2005 8:36 AM EDT
HONG KONG - A weeklong festival will be held to celebrate the unveiling of a statue of Bruce Lee on Hong Kong's Avenue of Stars.

Lee's brother Robert Lee will preside over the Nov. 27 ceremony, Wong Yiu-keung, chairman of the Hong Kong-based Bruce Lee Club, said Monday.

The 6-foot-6-inch statue will feature the martial arts star with his torso bared and his hands spread in a fighting stance. The pose was selected in an online poll of Lee's fans.

Lee died of cerebral edema - swelling of the brain - on July 20, 1973. He was 32. His films include 1973's "Enter the Dragon," released after his death, and "Fists of Fury."

The Nov. 25-Dec. 1 festival, backed by the Hong Kong Tourism Board, also will include a fan gathering, tours of Lee-related sites and free showings of his movies at the Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong's equivalent of Hollywood's Walk of Fame, Wong said.

Lee would have been 65 on Nov. 27.

Spock · 10-25-2005, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lady Marion Magdalena

Need heat NOW.
I think I am turning into an ice-cube.

*huddles in an overstuffed armchair clutching a mug of tea*

The temperature here decided to make a sudden drop to 'too near freezing for comfort'. Not happy.

Yep, 32 this morning out our door and only 42 now; heat turned on last night

Spock · 10-25-2005, 02:48 PM

First Swede Convicted of Online Piracy
October 25, 2005 11:36 AM EDT
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - A Swedish court on Tuesday handed down the country's first Internet piracy conviction, fining a man 16,000 kronor ($2,000) for using a file-sharing network to distribute a movie online.

The Vastmanland district court ruled that Andreas Bawer, 28, violated Swedish copyright laws by making a Swedish movie available for others to download.

The verdict was hailed by the entertainment industry as a first step toward stricter enforcement of copyright laws in Sweden, which has been criticized as a safe haven for online piracy. Up to 10 percent of all Swedes are estimated to freely swap music, movies and games on their computers.

File-sharing can be traced by tracking the Internet provider addresses of the computers that download or distribute the illegal file. However, Swedish police can only request Internet operators to reveal who owns a specific IP address if they are suspected of a crime that warrants a prison sentence, said Daniel Westman, who teaches information technology law at Stockholm University.

Still, the verdict is "a very big step forward," said Henrik Ponten, a spokesman for the lobbying group Antipiratbyran, or the anti-piracy agency, which represents the Swedish entertainment industry.

"This sends a very strong signal to file sharers," Ponten said. "Now we have taken the first step toward a functioning copyright law."

Torbjorn Persson, Bawer's lawyer, said the fine was too big for only uploading one movie.

"This happened on one occasion, and it was one movie," Persson said. "In light of that, this was very harsh."

He said the verdict may indicate that courts are willing to hand out prison sentences to people who distribute a large number of copyrighted files on their computers.

"I cannot interpret this in any other way," Persson said.

He said his client has not yet decided whether he will appeal.

Westman said it is still possible that a court would impose a prison sentence against someone who has distributed a large number of illegal files.

"This verdict is only for one movie, and he is very close to a prison sentence," Ponten said. "I would estimate that five to 10 movies would be enough to get prison."

***Jonathan*** · 10-25-2005, 02:59 PM

The fact that this first verdict only led to fines means that the police can't take similar cases to court, so the verdict was in a way a victory to all Swedish file-sharers. But it's possible that this will go all the way up to supreme court so it's too early to say what the consequences will be.

With more than a million file-shares in Sweden, it will take a lot more than the threat of being fined to bring down online piracy.

***Earniel*** · 10-25-2005, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pytt

Hello Lady Marion! Sit by the cosy fireplace, I'll get you some scones and a nice, thick blanket.

I don't think I've seen you around here. Good to se new a face

Pssst, look at her sig and you'll see you do know her.

10-24-2005, 09:24 PM	#481
The last sane person The Black Númenórean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	I used to speak elvish, way back in the day...Used to be a killer code, no body understood me but a group of friends. Those were the good old days! Dammit. goes and starts to re-learn Put it this way, I know more elvish than I do spanish __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

10-24-2005, 10:13 PM	#482
Curubethion Fenway Ranger, Lord of Red Sox Nation Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: College! Posts: 1,976	Have people made up enough words for elvish to be speakable? Tolkien's original vocabulary in the books is very limited. __________________ Adventure...betrayal...heroism... Atharon: where heroes are born. My wife once said to me—when I'd been writing for ten or fifteen years—that I could always go back to being a nuclear engineer. And I said to her, 'Harriet, would you let someone who quit his job to go write fantasy anywhere near your nuclear reactor? I wouldn't!' (Robert Jordan)

10-25-2005, 12:03 AM	#484
The last sane person The Black Númenórean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	Surprisingly enough, tlkien made enough roots for people to start churning out words. Thats how a language is born. And yes, all my books mysteriously vanished too.... __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

10-25-2005, 12:28 AM	#486
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	Time for a quick apres-dinner espresso. presses a tiny cup of espresso at the machine, scoops tiny spoon of natural brown sugar in, swirls, slams Mmmm. Nice. Ciao, all! Just popped into my boyfriend's office after dinner, to say hi and stuff but just my luck - everyone seems to have already gone 2 bed. Drat. __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

10-25-2005, 12:46 AM	#487
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	Hey look - this is so pretty, and so sad-looking... it's gonna give me interesting dreams tonight. __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

10-25-2005, 12:49 AM	#488
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	Here's one where Gandalf shoos away the Nazgul who were terrifying the guys in Osgiliath that one time... __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

10-25-2005, 12:56 AM	#489
*Rían* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	Hey, Lotesse, what do you think of the Fingon/Maedhros piccy I put on the Wraiths formal info thread? I really like that one for some reason, altho Fingon's chin is too long and his ears are too weird. But I love their expressions! Fingon rocks!!! Do you know that story? __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva!

10-25-2005, 12:57 AM	#490
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	Can't check now, boyfriend's breathing down my friggin' neck to get off his computer so he can lock his office. C ya tomorrow! I like Fingon. Still tryna get my ass through the rest of the Silmarillion... __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

10-25-2005, 09:35 AM	#492
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	Neat, Spock!

10-25-2005, 12:31 PM	#493
The last sane person The Black Númenórean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	I am listening to it at the moment! I love Moody Blues. __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

10-25-2005, 01:58 PM	#494
Lady Marion Magdalena Elf Lord Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: In a Field of Giant Daisies. Posts: 821	Need heat NOW. I think I am turning into an ice-cube. huddles in an overstuffed armchair clutching a mug of tea The temperature here decided to make a sudden drop to 'too near freezing for comfort'. Not happy. __________________ "Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; Leave me my name!" - The Crucible "nolite hippopotamum vexare!"

10-25-2005, 02:08 PM	#495
Pytt The Supreme Lord of The Northern Eagles Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: trondheim, norway Posts: 1,388	Hello Lady Marion! Sit by the cosy fireplace, I'll get you some scones and a nice, thick blanket. I don't think I've seen you around here. Good to se new a face __________________ Don't Panic!

10-25-2005, 02:22 PM	#496
Spock An enigma in a conundrum Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 6,476	Somthing to read while I get some toast and tea Festival Planned for Lee Statue Unveiling Bruce Lee is shown in this 1973 file handout photo. A weeklong festival will be held to celebrate the unveiling of a statue of Lee on Hong Kong's Avenue of Stars. October 25, 2005 8:36 AM EDT HONG KONG - A weeklong festival will be held to celebrate the unveiling of a statue of Bruce Lee on Hong Kong's Avenue of Stars. Lee's brother Robert Lee will preside over the Nov. 27 ceremony, Wong Yiu-keung, chairman of the Hong Kong-based Bruce Lee Club, said Monday. The 6-foot-6-inch statue will feature the martial arts star with his torso bared and his hands spread in a fighting stance. The pose was selected in an online poll of Lee's fans. Lee died of cerebral edema - swelling of the brain - on July 20, 1973. He was 32. His films include 1973's "Enter the Dragon," released after his death, and "Fists of Fury." The Nov. 25-Dec. 1 festival, backed by the Hong Kong Tourism Board, also will include a fan gathering, tours of Lee-related sites and free showings of his movies at the Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong's equivalent of Hollywood's Walk of Fame, Wong said. Lee would have been 65 on Nov. 27. __________________ Vizzini: "HE DIDN'T FALL?! INCONCEIVABLE!!" Inigo: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

10-25-2005, 02:48 PM	#498
Spock An enigma in a conundrum Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 6,476	Hey, Pytt-at least Norwegians are honest. First Swede Convicted of Online Piracy October 25, 2005 11:36 AM EDT STOCKHOLM, Sweden - A Swedish court on Tuesday handed down the country's first Internet piracy conviction, fining a man 16,000 kronor ($2,000) for using a file-sharing network to distribute a movie online. The Vastmanland district court ruled that Andreas Bawer, 28, violated Swedish copyright laws by making a Swedish movie available for others to download. The verdict was hailed by the entertainment industry as a first step toward stricter enforcement of copyright laws in Sweden, which has been criticized as a safe haven for online piracy. Up to 10 percent of all Swedes are estimated to freely swap music, movies and games on their computers. File-sharing can be traced by tracking the Internet provider addresses of the computers that download or distribute the illegal file. However, Swedish police can only request Internet operators to reveal who owns a specific IP address if they are suspected of a crime that warrants a prison sentence, said Daniel Westman, who teaches information technology law at Stockholm University. Still, the verdict is "a very big step forward," said Henrik Ponten, a spokesman for the lobbying group Antipiratbyran, or the anti-piracy agency, which represents the Swedish entertainment industry. "This sends a very strong signal to file sharers," Ponten said. "Now we have taken the first step toward a functioning copyright law." Torbjorn Persson, Bawer's lawyer, said the fine was too big for only uploading one movie. "This happened on one occasion, and it was one movie," Persson said. "In light of that, this was very harsh." He said the verdict may indicate that courts are willing to hand out prison sentences to people who distribute a large number of copyrighted files on their computers. "I cannot interpret this in any other way," Persson said. He said his client has not yet decided whether he will appeal. Westman said it is still possible that a court would impose a prison sentence against someone who has distributed a large number of illegal files. "This verdict is only for one movie, and he is very close to a prison sentence," Ponten said. "I would estimate that five to 10 movies would be enough to get prison." __________________ Vizzini: "HE DIDN'T FALL?! INCONCEIVABLE!!" Inigo: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

10-25-2005, 02:59 PM	#499
*Jonathan* Entmoot Attorney-General, Equilibrating the Scales of Justice, Administrator ♎ Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 3,891	The fact that this first verdict only led to fines means that the police can't take similar cases to court, so the verdict was in a way a victory to all Swedish file-sharers. But it's possible that this will go all the way up to supreme court so it's too early to say what the consequences will be. With more than a million file-shares in Sweden, it will take a lot more than the threat of being fined to bring down online piracy. __________________ An unwritten post is a delightful universe of infinite possibilities. Set down one word, however, and it immediately becomes earthbound. Set down one sentence and it’s halfway to being just like every other bloody entry that’s ever been written. ☻

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