The anime industry is constantly very busy and very productive -- nothing at all like it's US counterpart.
While not all the content it produces is quality, not everyone buying anime is looking for quality (or even for whatever you happen to think is the "incredible stuff").
Of course, all the fanboys that have confronted me face to face that defend ADV are usually people that worked for ADV or people that have only seen 8 anime titles.
They can't possibly have been former ADV employees. The ones I 've talked to have hated the place, citing it as a terrible environment to work in.
A lot of people are going to take issue with that approach. Especially since the "other things" that you mention include the aforementioned people's bodies.
Thankfully, the pretentious writing slacks off after the first two paragraphs or so. It would be nice if people would bother to learn that:
1. Media is the plural form of medium. 2. Effect and affect are not interchangeable. 3. Use spell check! How hard is this? 4....and cut it out with the pretentious writing. You're not fooling anyone when your writing is chock-full of grammatical and spelling errors -- even if you try to throw in a fistful of PSAT words.
If you can produce a 20 minute DVD without a camera and without a DVD burning device of any type for $43, I'd like to hear about it.
There are security issues, but:
1. You really shouldn't be turning in your home porn unless you're okay with them looking at it. 2. You really shouldn't be shooting your criminal activity in the first place. 3. Who really gives a rat's ass about some home video about a kid's birthday? This is the majority of a camera like this would be used for.
I think you're missing the point. Assume you're the typical consumer who needs to shoot something short. Very few people are going to set out to produce an epic movie out of the blue.
In any case, you're shooting a single event/moment and you don't have the hardware, software, or know how. You're just shooting a short home video. There's no way to produce a single 20 minute DVD from that point for $43 without begging and harassing friends or relatives.
Of course it doesn't make sense to shoot 4 or 20 hours of videos on these things. It's like arguing that a bicycle isn't viable transportation at all because it's not suited for cross-country travel.
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I had no idea that the EOS 20D was a video camera.:P
Not everyone needs or wants every single feature that can be integrated with a cell phone just because it can be. However, I bet built-in video recording would be very popular.
Still, there is definitely use for cheap, small, video cameras with solid state storage that aren't integrated into a cell phone. I mean, if I wanted a dozen of these, I sure as hell wouldn't want to have to purchase a dozen cell phones...
How do you figure that? Look at the quality of the majority of cameras out there. Very few cell phones have multi megapixel cameras built-in.
Price and convenience in this country tend to be the two major factors that are important to the average consumer in this country. If you meant to say "important to most slashdotters" or camera geeks, you might be right. However, 99% of people aren't buying high-end digital SLR's...
If you have the hardware, software, and knowledge to do this already, yes it is a bit steep. However, not everyone is in this boat. I know it's a shocker, but not everyone is a slashdotter(!).
For the average Joe who may or may not have a camcorder, may or may not even have a computer, and probably doesn't know how to do much with it $43 for a 20 minute DVD isn't that bad. As a one-shot deal it's ok. If you're going to do this all the time, then yes, it's expensive.
It's not an apples and oranges comparison technically but as far as your typical consumer is concerned, there's no way that you can borrow a camera (no matter how crappy) and have someone burn it to DVD for you for that price unless you have some friend or relative that you can bug. It's also hard to beat the convenience of using CVS. You can't throw a stick in this town without hitting one.
Plus, as has already been mentioned, it's a great solution if you own a good camcorder and don't want to endanger it by shooting something risky. The solid state storage should also be more sturdy than anything using a tape or optical disc medium.
However, for the price I imagine that the video quality is quite poor. Especially considering how mediocre the cheaper "real" camcorders are.
Probably not. I'm probably not recalling correctly, but I seem to remember that the supposed reason for the battloid form was for combat with Zentraedi.
Since we have no humanoid giants to grapple in hand-to-hand combat, there's little justification for a 40 foot mecha on the battlefield.
The smaller mecha could be of use on the battlefield if the technology ever reaches a point where these are feasible. Until then, tanks are the way to go.
1. The Cylons were made by man. 2. I seem to recall reading that the creators wanted to avoid the alien with the odd nose/forehead-of-the-week that Trek was so big on.
Oh please -- it's not like subtitles insure that you get an accurate translation. I tend to to prefer dubs but it's mainly because:
1.) I generally don't care for American voice acting (being used to Japanese voice actors). I'm not saying that one is inherently better than the other which is partly what this discussion always devolves into.
2.) You can't always match a naturally sounding and accurate line in English to mouth movements on screen that were intended for the Japanese language.
This "spoon fed" reason is highly pretentious. If my concerns above could be resolved, I'd definitely be happy with dubs. That said, Disney has done a pretty good job so far. I'm really happy that they have been putting English and Japanese audio tracks on their discs.
- Burning Man is NOT what slashdot geeks who never get out of the house (and instead choose to sit around and criticize everything) say it is.
- Burning Man is NOT something that can be summed up appropriately for everyone into a single, convenient tag line.
Talk to people who have been there, watch a few documentaries and form your own opinion. There are some poor documentaries out there and there are some good ones. Some have a slant that won't jive with some people, so be sure to check out a couple. I'd really suggest the Nightline special on BM as it's pretty close to being impartial (though they do take the freakshow stance).
More importantly, check it out if you can and form your own opinion. Really, asking "What is Burning Man?" or "What is Burning Man all about?" is about like asking "What's this life thing all about?"...
Not to mention the fact that there's almost no upgrades you can do, besides maybe memory and the hard drive. Need a new computer? Gotta buy a whole new one!
Do your homework next time. The video card, processor, optical drives on the Dell Latitude C8XX/Inspiron 8XXX families can be upgraded -- not to mention the miniPCI slot. Add a C/Dock and you have limited PCI upgradability when docked (2 PCI slots)
However, you are correct in that it is much cheaper to stick with a desktop alternative, but that's a given.
I'd say it's dumb not to buy onsite service with a laptop and Complete Care if it's a Dell. The whole point of having a laptop is to be able to carry it around. At least make sure you have coverage for it because something will happen.
Honestly, I question the value of such information in the first place. Rarely are other routes unblocked, at least here in Boston. You're pretty much screwed no matter which way you go. If that wasn't enough, they randomly close/open exits due to the massive construction(the Big Dig), and in the last 6-12 months, lots of big changes have been going on as new tunnels and exchanges open(which is going to wreak havoc with people with old databases for their nav systems!)
The rather simple data available via the Houston Real-Time Traffic Map is incredibly useful here. Slow or dead traffic along a segment of a freeway means it's clearly pointless to even get on the freeway. I guess we're lucky that the region is flat and free of mountains, hills, and bodies of water for the most part(if you can call that lucky). It means you can always find an alternate route via the streets...
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You're right about one thing. Andromeda does wipe the floor. :P
The anime industry is constantly very busy and very productive -- nothing at all like it's US counterpart.
While not all the content it produces is quality, not everyone buying anime is looking for quality (or even for whatever you happen to think is the "incredible stuff").
I mean anime. I mean anime-porn. Wait; what's the difference again?
I'm sure someone will be happy to explain it all to you when you grow up...
Of course, all the fanboys that have confronted me face to face that defend ADV are usually people that worked for ADV or people that have only seen 8 anime titles.
They can't possibly have been former ADV employees. The ones I 've talked to have hated the place, citing it as a terrible environment to work in.
A lot of people are going to take issue with that approach. Especially since the "other things" that you mention include the aforementioned people's bodies.
Thankfully, the pretentious writing slacks off after the first two paragraphs or so. It would be nice if people would bother to learn that:
...and cut it out with the pretentious writing. You're not fooling anyone when your writing is chock-full of grammatical and spelling errors -- even if you try to throw in a fistful of PSAT words.
1. Media is the plural form of medium.
2. Effect and affect are not interchangeable.
3. Use spell check! How hard is this?
4.
If you can produce a 20 minute DVD without a camera and without a DVD burning device of any type for $43, I'd like to hear about it.
There are security issues, but:
1. You really shouldn't be turning in your home porn unless you're okay with them looking at it.
2. You really shouldn't be shooting your criminal activity in the first place.
3. Who really gives a rat's ass about some home video about a kid's birthday? This is the majority of a camera like this would be used for.
I think you're missing the point. Assume you're the typical consumer who needs to shoot something short. Very few people are going to set out to produce an epic movie out of the blue.
In any case, you're shooting a single event/moment and you don't have the hardware, software, or know how. You're just shooting a short home video. There's no way to produce a single 20 minute DVD from that point for $43 without begging and harassing friends or relatives.
Of course it doesn't make sense to shoot 4 or 20 hours of videos on these things. It's like arguing that a bicycle isn't viable transportation at all because it's not suited for cross-country travel.
I had no idea that the EOS 20D was a video camera. :P
Not everyone needs or wants every single feature that can be integrated with a cell phone just because it can be. However, I bet built-in video recording would be very popular.
Still, there is definitely use for cheap, small, video cameras with solid state storage that aren't integrated into a cell phone. I mean, if I wanted a dozen of these, I sure as hell wouldn't want to have to purchase a dozen cell phones...
How do you figure that? Look at the quality of the majority of cameras out there. Very few cell phones have multi megapixel cameras built-in.
Price and convenience in this country tend to be the two major factors that are important to the average consumer in this country. If you meant to say "important to most slashdotters" or camera geeks, you might be right. However, 99% of people aren't buying high-end digital SLR's...
If you have the hardware, software, and knowledge to do this already, yes it is a bit steep. However, not everyone is in this boat. I know it's a shocker, but not everyone is a slashdotter(!).
For the average Joe who may or may not have a camcorder, may or may not even have a computer, and probably doesn't know how to do much with it $43 for a 20 minute DVD isn't that bad. As a one-shot deal it's ok. If you're going to do this all the time, then yes, it's expensive.
It's not an apples and oranges comparison technically but as far as your typical consumer is concerned, there's no way that you can borrow a camera (no matter how crappy) and have someone burn it to DVD for you for that price unless you have some friend or relative that you can bug. It's also hard to beat the convenience of using CVS. You can't throw a stick in this town without hitting one.
Plus, as has already been mentioned, it's a great solution if you own a good camcorder and don't want to endanger it by shooting something risky. The solid state storage should also be more sturdy than anything using a tape or optical disc medium.
However, for the price I imagine that the video quality is quite poor. Especially considering how mediocre the cheaper "real" camcorders are.
Probably not. I'm probably not recalling correctly, but I seem to remember that the supposed reason for the battloid form was for combat with Zentraedi.
Since we have no humanoid giants to grapple in hand-to-hand combat, there's little justification for a 40 foot mecha on the battlefield.
The smaller mecha could be of use on the battlefield if the technology ever reaches a point where these are feasible. Until then, tanks are the way to go.
1. The Cylons were made by man.
2. I seem to recall reading that the creators wanted to avoid the alien with the odd nose/forehead-of-the-week that Trek was so big on.
Oh please -- it's not like subtitles insure that you get an accurate translation. I tend to to prefer dubs but it's mainly because:
1.) I generally don't care for American voice acting (being used to Japanese voice actors). I'm not saying that one is inherently better than the other which is partly what this discussion always devolves into.
2.) You can't always match a naturally sounding and accurate line in English to mouth movements on screen that were intended for the Japanese language.
This "spoon fed" reason is highly pretentious. If my concerns above could be resolved, I'd definitely be happy with dubs. That said, Disney has done a pretty good job so far. I'm really happy that they have been putting English and Japanese audio tracks on their discs.
There's a huge difference between "hates Star Trek" and "wants to suck as much profit out of the already worn-out Star Trek franchise".
Yeah, I want one that scratches my back, makes breakfast, grinds coffee, and runs for 6 months of a single AAA battery too...
How do they confirm "Imax quality"? Is this like the (dubious) phrase "broadcast quality"?
This comment looks almost identical to every other "this looks identical to..." or "this has been done before..." comment on slashdot.
:P
So what's new about this comment?
A couple more to add:
- Burning Man is NOT what slashdot geeks who never get out of the house (and instead choose to sit around and criticize everything) say it is.
- Burning Man is NOT something that can be summed up appropriately for everyone into a single, convenient tag line.
Talk to people who have been there, watch a few documentaries and form your own opinion. There are some poor documentaries out there and there are some good ones. Some have a slant that won't jive with some people, so be sure to check out a couple. I'd really suggest the Nightline special on BM as it's pretty close to being impartial (though they do take the freakshow stance).
More importantly, check it out if you can and form your own opinion. Really, asking "What is Burning Man?" or "What is Burning Man all about?" is about like asking "What's this life thing all about?"...
Not to mention the fact that there's almost no upgrades you can do, besides maybe memory and the hard drive. Need a new computer? Gotta buy a whole new one!
Do your homework next time. The video card, processor, optical drives on the Dell Latitude C8XX/Inspiron 8XXX families can be upgraded -- not to mention the miniPCI slot. Add a C/Dock and you have limited PCI upgradability when docked (2 PCI slots)
However, you are correct in that it is much cheaper to stick with a desktop alternative, but that's a given.
I'd say it's dumb not to buy onsite service with a laptop and Complete Care if it's a Dell. The whole point of having a laptop is to be able to carry it around. At least make sure you have coverage for it because something will happen.
Honestly, I question the value of such information in the first place. Rarely are other routes unblocked, at least here in Boston. You're pretty much screwed no matter which way you go. If that wasn't enough, they randomly close/open exits due to the massive construction(the Big Dig), and in the last 6-12 months, lots of big changes have been going on as new tunnels and exchanges open(which is going to wreak havoc with people with old databases for their nav systems!)
The rather simple data available via the Houston Real-Time Traffic Map is incredibly useful here. Slow or dead traffic along a segment of a freeway means it's clearly pointless to even get on the freeway. I guess we're lucky that the region is flat and free of mountains, hills, and bodies of water for the most part(if you can call that lucky). It means you can always find an alternate route via the streets...
ok in what world is cable more reliable than DSL?
Houston definitely! Are you basing all your stuff on actual real world experience or parroting theoretical specs like a lot of other geeks out there?
Take a look around DSL Reports
There's a tricky balance to maintain. You don't want the aluminum conducting heat to the beer from the sun or the warm air.