It's so nice that you're pleased with such a small raster.
Dude, it's 640x480. My television can't do any better than that. Why shouldn't I be satisfied?
Frame rate? Spectra? 5.1?
Do the words, "television signal" hold any meaning to you? I'm seeing close to the same thing on my computer screen as I would see on my television screen. (Assuming they weren't the same, which they are.)
No fades, pixellation, or sound sync issues?
That would be the fault of the encoding studio. Considering that I'm paying Apple money for these videos, there had better not be any fades, noticable pixellation, or sound sync issues. (Which there aren't.)
And you're using binoculars, right?
Good God. What is it with people these days? You try to replace their television signal with a (*gasp!*) television signal, and suddenly they complain. Did you use binoculars to watch your tube before HDTV? Do you use binoculars to watch broadcast television on your TV today? No? Then stop being an ass.
So... what's the problem again? As I said in the first post, I've watched an entire season of Eureka off of iTunes, presumably in 640x480 - H264. I am able to start watching my show within seconds of the download starting. I am not seeing any of the bandwidth issues you're referring to. Even doing back of the envelope calculations shows that there's more than enough bandwidth on a cable line.
You do know that this stuff is transmitted in a compressed form, right?
And there's no way in hell I'd pay per ep if I'm limited to watching it in low res
Depends on what you mean by "low res". iTunes shows TV in standard television resolutions (H.264 - 640x480), which is only low res if you have an HDTV. I'm sure that an HDTV upgrade will be in iTunes' future, but you're correct that it isn't here yet. (Then again, neither is HDTV market penetration.)
in a shitty window
Is there something wrong with watching it in full screen? Especially if you have a large monitor or a TV-OUT.
have no control over what device I get to watch it on
Sorry? You can transfer your iTunes movies to other computers and iPods. With Bonjour, you can even watch it directly over your home network. The only catch is that you have to register the other computers with your credentials, a simple and easy process.
The one downside is that you can't burn them to a DVD through the iTunes interface. However, I actually had to check on this, because I've never considered doing that. In a day in age where massive amounts of digital storage can be ad for cheap, I don't see much reason for creating little plastic frisbees. Especially since more and more consumers are wiring up their computers to be part of their home entertainment system. DVDs won't be phased out for Bluray or HD-DVD. They'll be phased out for digital downloads.
Damn straight! Who needs syndicated television, anyway? As long as you have an ounce of AV skill, you can make your own multimillion dollar television content for your own personal enjoyment. No need for all those fancy-schmansy shows like Stargate and Battlestar Galactica! If we want to see Stargate, we can make our own Stargate show! Do I hear an 'Amen'?
I've been shying away from iTunes television for awhile now, mostly because they're so slow at getting the content on there. It's cheaper and easier for me to watch the latest episode of Battlestar Galactica on SciFi rather than wait two weeks for iTunes.
However, I have long considered that if iTunes was a bit faster at getting the content (or had exclusive content!) I'd hop on the bandwagon in an instant. To that end, I was one of the many who downloaded the Aquaman Pilot to check it out. For a pilot, it was quite good - though a bit too "hip and edgy" in Stargate 200 kind of way. Still, if there were more episodes I would have seriously considered downloading them.
Then iTunes got Eureka.
For those of you who don't know what it is, Eureka is a SciFi Channel original TV Show that is on during weeknight timeslots. Exactly the type of timeslots I don't manage to catch very often. I've been curious about the show for a while now, but wasn't curious enough to pay a $1.99. But then iTunes had a special. The Pilot Episode could be downloaded for FREE, as in at no charge. (A promotion that I'm sad to say appears to be over.) So I downloaded it.
Suffice it to say, this show was GREAT! It was like Stargate hits Andy Griffith, if you can imagine that. All the humor and technobabble of a SciFi show, but combined with a traditionally rooted character who's trying to make the adjustment. As of yesterday, I have now purchased and watched every Eureka episode available. The quality is good, and the price is right. If iTunes would just carry Stargate and stop making us wait 2 weeks, I'd cancel my cable. Even at a $1.99 an episode, I would probably save money over what I pay Comcast today.
I don't know about anyone else, but I just don't watch the TV enough to make cable worth my while. Which means that I'm paying a premium to watch shows like Stargate, BSG, and Star Trek Enhanced.:(
If there's any complaint I have about iTunes its that its video player is still somewhat immature. I often like to watch shows in a small window while I work. (I have a TV card for a TV.) Unfortunately, iTunes still lacks an "Always on Top" feature to prevent the show from getting obscured by the corners of windows. Also, the size controls are a bit random If you undock the window from the postage stamp in the corner. For example, if I minimize the main iTunes window (what else am I going to do with it while I'm watching a show?) the "Fullscreen" control will redock the player rather than switching between full screen and windowed mode.
These aren't MAJOR issues, but I do hope they get fixed in the near future.
We need to get rid of the variable length encoding. The very basis of x86 is a running joke for anyone who is clued.
Oh really? Then perhaps you'd care to clue the rest of us in? I see very little impact from the x86's VLE instruction set. Only if you make assumptions about the underlying core based on the instruction set (which would not be a wise thing to do) could I see that VLE as an issue.
Isn't there a huge difference in magnitude, though?
Yes.
Do cigarettes contribute a significant amount to the incrase of carbon in the air? People have been smoking, lighting candles, etc. for thousands of years with no problem.
People breathing has been known to cause historical climate changes. Fires to keep humans warm have had even more pronounced effects.
The big difference is that it's tricky to call the historical instances "damage". The nature of any animal is to have some effect on its environment. Without making a judgement either way, the argument about modern CO2 production is that it's causing too much damage to make human-habitated areas livable in the long term. The most likely occurance if we were all to die today, is that the Earth would continue to flourish life that would adapt the environment in other ways. The key issue is about keeping the environment habitable for man. (Which means plants and animals that are part of man's natural habitat.)
How the term supposedly originated, or the qualities of the period it is "often ascribed" to, is not the same as an actual definition.
So your point is that we should continue to beg questions rather than raise them, make light of topics that should have light shed on them, and get in cues (for movies?) rather than lining up for a queue.
Words and phrases mean what they mean. There is nothing wrong with attempting to be precise rather than accepting colloquial definitions at face value.
In the case of this article, I believe that the author is referring to *now* as the "Golden Age" of gaming. However, I have pointed out that the Golden Age has already come and gone. It may be a great time for gaming (arguable in of itself), but it certainly is not THE Golden Age or even A Golden Age, no matter your definition.
Q: When PlaysForSure was introduced, the premise was, we make it simple so that you don't have to worry about whether your player works with the music you're purchasing...
A: That continues to be the premise for devices that are branded in that category, and we think that we've clearly done a lot in that program, where there's a lot of devices out there, there are a lot of services out there, there are a lot of partners, and there are a lot of satisfied customers. We like that program. We've also found that there's a category of customers that say, "Give me a brand experience, advertise it to me on television; I want to be part of the digital music revolution, and that solution [PlaysForSure] doesn't work for me." So they're two complementary solutions -- not everyones gonna want Zune and not everyone's gonna want PlaysForSure. They're different paths there, and we're okay with both of them.
In the case of the article, I believe golden age is right. With the current state of the market, every type of gamer can find their fair share of games. young, teen, adult, seniors, they can all play and from various source like consoles, cell phones, PCs, portable console and each source offers a pletora of styles and each styles has a truckload of titles.
Your interpretation of "Golden Age" leaves something to be desired. Again from Wikipedia:
A golden age is often ascribed to the years immediately following some technological innovation. It is during this time that writers and artists ply their skills to this new medium. Therefore, there are Golden Ages of both radio and television. During this nascent phase the technology allows new ideas to be expressed, as new art forms flower quickly into new areas.
It goes on to give several examples that are consistent with this definition, including a Golden Age of Videogames.
golden age (a time period when some activity or skill was at its peak) "it was the golden age of cinema"
The problem with your definition is that any period with an abundance of a technology or art would be the "Golden Age" of that subject. Which would mean that the "Golden Age" of Science Fiction was the 80's and 90's, with a new "Golden Age" appearing today. This is blatently incorrect. The Golden Age of Science Fiction was a period between the 40's and 50's when the concepts regularly used in today's SciFi were developed.
The term you're looking for is probably "Renaissance". As in, we are experiencing a rebirth of fun Videogames in abundance. Thus, a "Videogame Renaissance".
Artificial Intelligence was one of the defining goals of Computer Science. It's been on the table since computers were first developed. Yes, most of the concepts developed alongside CompSci in the 60's and 70's. But to call the 60's the "Golden Age of AI" shows a distinct lack of understanding to what "Golden Age" means in a modern context.
The "Golden Age" is the period of discovery proceding the invention. It's usually offset by a period of time while the concept of the invention is assessed. Using the example of the Telegraph, the invention was the Optical Telegraph in the 18th century, but the "Golden Age" (sometimes referred to as the "Victorian Internet") didn't occur until the electric telegraph caught on in the 19th century. The "Golden Age" ended when the telegraph system became highly automated, thus disbanding the large network of operators. (The telegraph operators were a lot like the BBS users of the 80's and 90's.)
Similarly, videogames as we know them were invented in the early 1970's, but didn't experience their "Golden Age" until the 80's when the concept truly took off.
It seems to me that if you create a format called "PlaysForSure", it should actually "Play for Sure". OTherwise your customers might - oh, I don't know - lose confidence in your ability to compete in the market? Instead, they'll go to a certain competitor that does "Play for Sure" despite not advertising such?
It's almost as if Microsoft is reading Slashdot. Their new business plan is:
1. Create a format called "PlaysForSure" 2. Make certain that it doesn't "Play for Sure" 3. Cede 95% of the market to Apple 4. ??? 5. PROFIT!
Which is true. 90% of CompSci today was developed before they had computers capable of using it. Everything from Data Structures to Computational Theory to 3D Algorithms to Audio Synthesis were all developed starting in the 60's and tapering off in the 80's. Most of today's research builds on those findings.
and in the 60's about artifical intelligence,
That doesn't make any sense. Why would Artificial Intelligence be developed before CompSci was? I think you meen AI in the 80's, which was a big period for AI Systems. Especially those developed in LISP environments.
and in the 19th century about physics.
Late 19th to early 20th, actually. Everything from Relativity to Quantum Physics was developed in an incredibly short period of time. All the secrets of the Universe were unfolding at an incredible rate as the long years of research finally began to bare fruit. We can only WISH that physics progressed that fast today.
The term Golden age stems from Greek mythology and Roman poets. It refers to a time in the beginnings of Humanity which was perceived as an ideal state, or utopia, when mankind was pure and immortal.
By definition, we can't have a Golden Age of Gaming again, any more than we can have a Golden Age of movies. The early days of when gaming hit its stride are long gone. Yes, we fondly remember when the Wizards and Gurus sat down at their keyboards and worked their black magic to do the impossible. It seemed like the sky was the limit, and new concepts for games were coming out every other day. There were pushes into story-driven games, first person perspective games, simulation games, action games, puzzle games, etc. Each magazine or software catalog that came in the mail delivered new surprises and wonders. It was all very new and VERY exciting!
Where we're at today is not a Golden Age. All the basic, conceptual groundwork has been laid. So we instead focus on providing the most immersive experience possible. Many of these games can be fun in their own right, but they simply don't compare to the excitement of seeing Duke Nukem' for the first time, or coaxing Wing Commander to run on your PC. It's nothing like the awe at playing Tetris on a portable system for the first time, or making Mario fly through the clouds on a cape. Those were totally, completely, and unabashingly wonderous things for a wonderous time.
I think Nintendo manages to capture some of that with the Nintendo DS. However, gaming will never be virgin territory again. That's just the way it is.:)
I don't get it. What's so funny about the parent? He's quite right, actually. A Lego Mindstorm control module gives you a programmable computer hooked up to electromechanical parts. The legos provide a rapid prototyping tool for the robot's body. So it's a "real" robot, even if the Legos limit the extent to which you can take the final product.
Seriously, this isn't rocket science. It's all about making a machine, then programming it to do something that we humans think is intelligent. (Or at least, not too stupid.):)
1. Go to Radio Shack and pick up a Robotics kit. 2. There is no step 2, you've started.
Maybe check Amazon for some highly rated books, play with some Lego Mindstorms, etc. It's really not all that hard. A robot is just a machine that follows pre-programmed commands. It circuitry is capable of controlling a set of electromechanical parts (like a stepper motor), so the rest is up to software. The primary difference between a robot and say, your car, is that a robot's software makes it autonomous. Simple software just plays back commands (e.g. an assembly line) while complex software uses photoelectric sensors, touch sensors, accelerameters, etc. to determine how to interact with its environment.
If you want to make this a serious hobby, then I highly recommend getting yourself a background in computer programming, electronics engineering, and mechanical engineering. You don't need anything special. Most of the info you'd need you can get from the library.
This is Lieutenant Sulu of the Enterprise, with... The Doors.
You know that it would be untrue You know that I would be a liar If I was to say, to you Uhura, we couldn't get much higher Come on baby, light my FIRE!
I can just see Jammie Hynaman doing a cameo, with Adam Savage stumbling over the bridge...
Hah! That sounds like a great idea for a Youtube video! Show some footage of the Enterprise rocking violently from some sort of explosion (doesn't really matter), then have Kirk pop in with, "Spock! What was that?" Cut to Jamie and Adam pasted into a Star Trek science lab background. Play some sort of "sorry about that guys, we didn't expect an explosion that big" clip.
Slashdot Mirror
It means that Captain Kirk was a Business Student.
KHAAAAAAAN!
Dude, it's 640x480. My television can't do any better than that. Why shouldn't I be satisfied?
Do the words, "television signal" hold any meaning to you? I'm seeing close to the same thing on my computer screen as I would see on my television screen. (Assuming they weren't the same, which they are.)
That would be the fault of the encoding studio. Considering that I'm paying Apple money for these videos, there had better not be any fades, noticable pixellation, or sound sync issues. (Which there aren't.)
Good God. What is it with people these days? You try to replace their television signal with a (*gasp!*) television signal, and suddenly they complain. Did you use binoculars to watch your tube before HDTV? Do you use binoculars to watch broadcast television on your TV today? No? Then stop being an ass.
Um... ok.
*click* *click*
(Waits 30 seconds...)
*click* Play>
So... what's the problem again? As I said in the first post, I've watched an entire season of Eureka off of iTunes, presumably in 640x480 - H264. I am able to start watching my show within seconds of the download starting. I am not seeing any of the bandwidth issues you're referring to. Even doing back of the envelope calculations shows that there's more than enough bandwidth on a cable line.
You do know that this stuff is transmitted in a compressed form, right?
Obviously you haven't heard the story of the Butthead Astronomer.
;)
You can sue for anything. Whether you'll win or not is another story.
Depends on what you mean by "low res". iTunes shows TV in standard television resolutions (H.264 - 640x480), which is only low res if you have an HDTV. I'm sure that an HDTV upgrade will be in iTunes' future, but you're correct that it isn't here yet. (Then again, neither is HDTV market penetration.)
Is there something wrong with watching it in full screen? Especially if you have a large monitor or a TV-OUT.
Sorry? You can transfer your iTunes movies to other computers and iPods. With Bonjour, you can even watch it directly over your home network. The only catch is that you have to register the other computers with your credentials, a simple and easy process.
The one downside is that you can't burn them to a DVD through the iTunes interface. However, I actually had to check on this, because I've never considered doing that. In a day in age where massive amounts of digital storage can be ad for cheap, I don't see much reason for creating little plastic frisbees. Especially since more and more consumers are wiring up their computers to be part of their home entertainment system. DVDs won't be phased out for Bluray or HD-DVD. They'll be phased out for digital downloads.
Damn straight! Who needs syndicated television, anyway? As long as you have an ounce of AV skill, you can make your own multimillion dollar television content for your own personal enjoyment. No need for all those fancy-schmansy shows like Stargate and Battlestar Galactica! If we want to see Stargate, we can make our own Stargate show! Do I hear an 'Amen'?
I can't hear you! DO I HEAR AN 'AMEN'?!?
*ponder*
Wait. What was the subject again?
I've been shying away from iTunes television for awhile now, mostly because they're so slow at getting the content on there. It's cheaper and easier for me to watch the latest episode of Battlestar Galactica on SciFi rather than wait two weeks for iTunes.
:(
However, I have long considered that if iTunes was a bit faster at getting the content (or had exclusive content!) I'd hop on the bandwagon in an instant. To that end, I was one of the many who downloaded the Aquaman Pilot to check it out. For a pilot, it was quite good - though a bit too "hip and edgy" in Stargate 200 kind of way. Still, if there were more episodes I would have seriously considered downloading them.
Then iTunes got Eureka.
For those of you who don't know what it is, Eureka is a SciFi Channel original TV Show that is on during weeknight timeslots. Exactly the type of timeslots I don't manage to catch very often. I've been curious about the show for a while now, but wasn't curious enough to pay a $1.99. But then iTunes had a special. The Pilot Episode could be downloaded for FREE, as in at no charge. (A promotion that I'm sad to say appears to be over.) So I downloaded it.
Suffice it to say, this show was GREAT! It was like Stargate hits Andy Griffith, if you can imagine that. All the humor and technobabble of a SciFi show, but combined with a traditionally rooted character who's trying to make the adjustment. As of yesterday, I have now purchased and watched every Eureka episode available. The quality is good, and the price is right. If iTunes would just carry Stargate and stop making us wait 2 weeks, I'd cancel my cable. Even at a $1.99 an episode, I would probably save money over what I pay Comcast today.
I don't know about anyone else, but I just don't watch the TV enough to make cable worth my while. Which means that I'm paying a premium to watch shows like Stargate, BSG, and Star Trek Enhanced.
If there's any complaint I have about iTunes its that its video player is still somewhat immature. I often like to watch shows in a small window while I work. (I have a TV card for a TV.) Unfortunately, iTunes still lacks an "Always on Top" feature to prevent the show from getting obscured by the corners of windows. Also, the size controls are a bit random If you undock the window from the postage stamp in the corner. For example, if I minimize the main iTunes window (what else am I going to do with it while I'm watching a show?) the "Fullscreen" control will redock the player rather than switching between full screen and windowed mode.
These aren't MAJOR issues, but I do hope they get fixed in the near future.
Oh really? Then perhaps you'd care to clue the rest of us in? I see very little impact from the x86's VLE instruction set. Only if you make assumptions about the underlying core based on the instruction set (which would not be a wise thing to do) could I see that VLE as an issue.
Which, after years of research into improving the message, has been changed to "Mostly Harmless Scientific experiment...".
Yes.
People breathing has been known to cause historical climate changes. Fires to keep humans warm have had even more pronounced effects.
The big difference is that it's tricky to call the historical instances "damage". The nature of any animal is to have some effect on its environment. Without making a judgement either way, the argument about modern CO2 production is that it's causing too much damage to make human-habitated areas livable in the long term. The most likely occurance if we were all to die today, is that the Earth would continue to flourish life that would adapt the environment in other ways. The key issue is about keeping the environment habitable for man. (Which means plants and animals that are part of man's natural habitat.)
Too late.
So your point is that we should continue to beg questions rather than raise them, make light of topics that should have light shed on them, and get in cues (for movies?) rather than lining up for a queue.
Words and phrases mean what they mean. There is nothing wrong with attempting to be precise rather than accepting colloquial definitions at face value.
In the case of this article, I believe that the author is referring to *now* as the "Golden Age" of gaming. However, I have pointed out that the Golden Age has already come and gone. It may be a great time for gaming (arguable in of itself), but it certainly is not THE Golden Age or even A Golden Age, no matter your definition.
Here's the link.
Here's the relevant section:
Your interpretation of "Golden Age" leaves something to be desired. Again from Wikipedia:
It goes on to give several examples that are consistent with this definition, including a Golden Age of Videogames.
This is backed by Princeton's WordNet:
The problem with your definition is that any period with an abundance of a technology or art would be the "Golden Age" of that subject. Which would mean that the "Golden Age" of Science Fiction was the 80's and 90's, with a new "Golden Age" appearing today. This is blatently incorrect. The Golden Age of Science Fiction was a period between the 40's and 50's when the concepts regularly used in today's SciFi were developed.
The term you're looking for is probably "Renaissance". As in, we are experiencing a rebirth of fun Videogames in abundance. Thus, a "Videogame Renaissance".
The Vex kits are a bit better than that. Most of them are currently on sale, so it's a perfect time to pick up a kit.
Oh yes, very snappy comeback. (*rolls eyes*)
Artificial Intelligence was one of the defining goals of Computer Science. It's been on the table since computers were first developed. Yes, most of the concepts developed alongside CompSci in the 60's and 70's. But to call the 60's the "Golden Age of AI" shows a distinct lack of understanding to what "Golden Age" means in a modern context.
The "Golden Age" is the period of discovery proceding the invention. It's usually offset by a period of time while the concept of the invention is assessed. Using the example of the Telegraph, the invention was the Optical Telegraph in the 18th century, but the "Golden Age" (sometimes referred to as the "Victorian Internet") didn't occur until the electric telegraph caught on in the 19th century. The "Golden Age" ended when the telegraph system became highly automated, thus disbanding the large network of operators. (The telegraph operators were a lot like the BBS users of the 80's and 90's.)
Similarly, videogames as we know them were invented in the early 1970's, but didn't experience their "Golden Age" until the 80's when the concept truly took off.
It seems to me that if you create a format called "PlaysForSure", it should actually "Play for Sure". OTherwise your customers might - oh, I don't know - lose confidence in your ability to compete in the market? Instead, they'll go to a certain competitor that does "Play for Sure" despite not advertising such?
It's almost as if Microsoft is reading Slashdot. Their new business plan is:
1. Create a format called "PlaysForSure"
2. Make certain that it doesn't "Play for Sure"
3. Cede 95% of the market to Apple
4. ???
5. PROFIT!
Which is true. 90% of CompSci today was developed before they had computers capable of using it. Everything from Data Structures to Computational Theory to 3D Algorithms to Audio Synthesis were all developed starting in the 60's and tapering off in the 80's. Most of today's research builds on those findings.
That doesn't make any sense. Why would Artificial Intelligence be developed before CompSci was? I think you meen AI in the 80's, which was a big period for AI Systems. Especially those developed in LISP environments.
Late 19th to early 20th, actually. Everything from Relativity to Quantum Physics was developed in an incredibly short period of time. All the secrets of the Universe were unfolding at an incredible rate as the long years of research finally began to bare fruit. We can only WISH that physics progressed that fast today.
By definition, we can't have a Golden Age of Gaming again, any more than we can have a Golden Age of movies. The early days of when gaming hit its stride are long gone. Yes, we fondly remember when the Wizards and Gurus sat down at their keyboards and worked their black magic to do the impossible. It seemed like the sky was the limit, and new concepts for games were coming out every other day. There were pushes into story-driven games, first person perspective games, simulation games, action games, puzzle games, etc. Each magazine or software catalog that came in the mail delivered new surprises and wonders. It was all very new and VERY exciting!
Where we're at today is not a Golden Age. All the basic, conceptual groundwork has been laid. So we instead focus on providing the most immersive experience possible. Many of these games can be fun in their own right, but they simply don't compare to the excitement of seeing Duke Nukem' for the first time, or coaxing Wing Commander to run on your PC. It's nothing like the awe at playing Tetris on a portable system for the first time, or making Mario fly through the clouds on a cape. Those were totally, completely, and unabashingly wonderous things for a wonderous time.
I think Nintendo manages to capture some of that with the Nintendo DS. However, gaming will never be virgin territory again. That's just the way it is.
I don't get it. What's so funny about the parent? He's quite right, actually. A Lego Mindstorm control module gives you a programmable computer hooked up to electromechanical parts. The legos provide a rapid prototyping tool for the robot's body. So it's a "real" robot, even if the Legos limit the extent to which you can take the final product.
:)
Seriously, this isn't rocket science. It's all about making a machine, then programming it to do something that we humans think is intelligent. (Or at least, not too stupid.)
1. Go to Radio Shack and pick up a Robotics kit.
:)
2. There is no step 2, you've started.
Maybe check Amazon for some highly rated books, play with some Lego Mindstorms, etc. It's really not all that hard. A robot is just a machine that follows pre-programmed commands. It circuitry is capable of controlling a set of electromechanical parts (like a stepper motor), so the rest is up to software. The primary difference between a robot and say, your car, is that a robot's software makes it autonomous. Simple software just plays back commands (e.g. an assembly line) while complex software uses photoelectric sensors, touch sensors, accelerameters, etc. to determine how to interact with its environment.
If you want to make this a serious hobby, then I highly recommend getting yourself a background in computer programming, electronics engineering, and mechanical engineering. You don't need anything special. Most of the info you'd need you can get from the library.
Good luck.
...include two discs in the Amaray case?
[...]
Naaah. That's too easy.
This should change your mind.
This is Lieutenant Sulu of the Enterprise, with... The Doors.
;-))
You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say, to you
Uhura, we couldn't get much higher
Come on baby, light my FIRE!
(Funny stuff.
Hah! That sounds like a great idea for a Youtube video! Show some footage of the Enterprise rocking violently from some sort of explosion (doesn't really matter), then have Kirk pop in with, "Spock! What was that?" Cut to Jamie and Adam pasted into a Star Trek science lab background. Play some sort of "sorry about that guys, we didn't expect an explosion that big" clip.
Comedy gold!