>> ^sillma:

>> ^Yogi:
>> ^sillma:
How is this unbelievable exactly? I'm not a ballet expert, do the adult ballerinas use autocue for ballet moves? I'm pretty sure they've memorized it as well. Or is it considered unbelievable because you somehow thing autistic people have impaired memory and they shouldn't be able to do this? Or perhaps because you think young kids shouldn't possibly be able to do this?

Just think about it. What differentiates a professional ballerina and a child.

My point exactly. Nothing THAT big, assuming that children can't memorize things like that is just ignorant. Children are much more able to concentrate on things they truly love than any adult that's ever existed, and it's usually even more the case with autistic people.


Ok, I don't see what the point of your original comment was or this one. It's a nice video.

>> ^Yogi:

>> ^sillma:
How is this unbelievable exactly? I'm not a ballet expert, do the adult ballerinas use autocue for ballet moves? I'm pretty sure they've memorized it as well. Or is it considered unbelievable because you somehow thing autistic people have impaired memory and they shouldn't be able to do this? Or perhaps because you think young kids shouldn't possibly be able to do this?

Just think about it. What differentiates a professional ballerina and a child.


My point exactly. Nothing THAT big, assuming that children can't memorize things like that is just ignorant. Children are much more able to concentrate on things they truly love than any adult that's ever existed, and it's usually even more the case with autistic people.

>> ^sillma:

How is this unbelievable exactly? I'm not a ballet expert, do the adult ballerinas use autocue for ballet moves? I'm pretty sure they've memorized it as well. Or is it considered unbelievable because you somehow thing autistic people have impaired memory and they shouldn't be able to do this? Or perhaps because you think young kids shouldn't possibly be able to do this?


Just think about it. What differentiates a professional ballerina and a child.

How is this unbelievable exactly? I'm not a ballet expert, do the adult ballerinas use autocue for ballet moves? I'm pretty sure they've memorized it as well. Or is it considered unbelievable because you somehow thing autistic people have impaired memory and they shouldn't be able to do this? Or perhaps because you think young kids shouldn't possibly be able to do this?

"Some new evidence that cameras are just about everywhere these days.."

What? What??? Did your autocue break??

Awards shows are mindless Hollywood circle jerks. For four hours, rich people come to the stage to thank God and a selection of contractually stipulated names, intertwined with brief sections of other rich people reading bad jokes from an autocue.

Now, I'm not entirely sure WHY they hired Ricky Gervais, but he did a good job making it enjoyable. And I guess it got the Golden Globes some awesome publicity and buzz.

It's a viral. And I somehow doubt those autocue things are connected in any way that allows 'hacking' like this. Or that the editing software would look the same as the display thing.

That reporter sounds like he's the very best at reading an autocue that only displays one word at a time.

Was loving her facial expressions! Also got the impression she was reading an autocue...

I really can't stand Beckham, overrated as a footballer, dim as a 5W light bulb and with an unhealthy fixation on celebrity. Even in this clip he struggled to say what was on the autocue. It does confirm what a media circus this sad event has become. As Farhad states there are plenty of kids who go missing and die each month.
In the UK about 1000 young people die each month, mainly down to accidents and disease. Incidents like this are incredibly rare, maybe there are 5-10 cases in one year in the UK. Some years there are even less. Still because of the rarity the event becomes an obsessive point of interest for the media.

At this point I have to speculate, somewhat cynically, as to why Beckham has become involved. Beckham watchers will know the man is a seasoned publicity seeker now on the verge of a another money-making move to America. What does his involvement in this really achieve? Is there anyone who doesn't already know about the girl's disappearance? What was the thinking behind Beckham's appeal? If it's the power of celebrity then I don't know why Elton John and Ozzy Osbourne aren't being miked up as we speak. I don't doubt the man cares but there is always an element of self-interest in everything he does I'm afraid.