I own the Japanese version of the DVD and if I hadn't seen the screenshot comparisions, I would have NEVER noticed the red tint. In Japan, Spirited Away is the highest grossing film ever, so everyone's seen the movie in the the theatre and that's from where they've probably noticed the difference. Are they right in getting upset?? I would think if the same sort of thing happened here, we'd have a similiar reaction from our own "movie purists".
If you can get broadband, you may want to look into telecommuting. I work on the East Coast and my company is out in Cali. I've been out in differnt parts of Asia and stayed on the payroll with companies in the US. Granted finding a company that'll let you do that may be a bit more difficult, but at least it may broaden your employment possiblities......
I recently stayed at the Metropolitan Crown Plaza in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. My room came with a FREE broadband connection. I'm not sure whether or not the Crown Plaza's in the US offer the same service.....
I've used both UUNet and AT&T across the globe, both have alot of access numbers but I usually find that I get faster dialup speeds with UUNet than with AT&T Global.
I can remember going to CS classes and being bored to tears. The work was challenging but coding for academic senarios was just no fun. As I took more and more CS classes I began to wonder if a career in CS really really for me. At the time I didn't consider problem solving fun. It was more of a way to just get grades. Everything changed for me when I got my first coding job. I found out that I loved to code and solve problems. Maybe it was because I now had a family to support, or because my co-workers were cool and that made it a fun place to work. I still haven't finished school (became a daddy at the end of my 4 semester). But over the years I've witnessed how different the business and academic worlds are in relation to CS. For me, the fun isn't tryin' to write smaller, faster algorithms ( although it's part of the job ), it's solving real business problems that'll help the company and in turn hopefully keep me employed. This make any sense to anyone??
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I own the Japanese version of the DVD and if I hadn't seen the screenshot comparisions, I would have NEVER noticed the red tint. In Japan, Spirited Away is the highest grossing film ever, so everyone's seen the movie in the the theatre and that's from where they've probably noticed the difference. Are they right in getting upset?? I would think if the same sort of thing happened here, we'd have a similiar reaction from our own "movie purists".
If you can get broadband, you may want to look into telecommuting. I work on the East Coast and my company is out in Cali. I've been out in differnt parts of Asia and stayed on the payroll with companies in the US. Granted finding a company that'll let you do that may be a bit more difficult, but at least it may broaden your employment possiblities......
I recently stayed at the Metropolitan Crown Plaza in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. My room came with a FREE broadband connection. I'm not sure whether or not the Crown Plaza's in the US offer the same service.....
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I've used both UUNet and AT&T across the globe, both have alot of access numbers but I usually find that I get faster dialup speeds with UUNet than with AT&T Global.
I can remember going to CS classes and being bored to tears. The work was challenging but coding for academic senarios was just no fun. As I took more and more CS classes I began to wonder if a career in CS really really for me. At the time I didn't consider problem solving fun. It was more of a way to just get grades. Everything changed for me when I got my first coding job. I found out that I loved to code and solve problems. Maybe it was because I now had a family to support, or because my co-workers were cool and that made it a fun place to work. I still haven't finished school (became a daddy at the end of my 4 semester). But over the years I've witnessed how different the business and academic worlds are in relation to CS. For me, the fun isn't tryin' to write smaller, faster algorithms ( although it's part of the job ), it's solving real business problems that'll help the company and in turn hopefully keep me employed. This make any sense to anyone??
I agree with you... No one's gonna want to pay for something they already get for free....but then again that's what they said about cable TV....