"I find myself covering my ears during the previews, which tend to have intense, compressed action with a lot of music and narrative to pump up the adrenaline. Generally when the main feature begins the sound volume settles down a bit but it can still be worrisomely loud."
Actually, while the music and explosions all over the prieviews have something to do with the extra noise, much of the problem comes from the fact that movie previews are run in a different sound format than the movie itself. I was a projectionist a few years ago during highschool. Because movie traliers are a dime a dozen and shipped to us all the time, they usually did not have digital soundtracks. We had to run them in surround sound stereo (2 channels out of 4 speakers). Because our audio was tuned for dolby digital, which was more delicate...these previews butchured the sound and seemed way too loud. A good projectionist would turn down the master volume for the previews, and then back up for the main feature, but a lazy one, which is the more common one, just lets it all run set up for the main feature. So next time this happens, you'll know that you've got a projectionist on minimum wage who doesn't give a rats as, and now you know, and knowing is half the battle.
Ok,/flame on I'm amazed at some of the comments here and just how bias people seem to be towards Google. Yes, they had a flaw, and yes the fixed it. But I've seen several comments modded up that essentially just say, "people should be using firefox anyways." How can Google expect to be a legitimate company if they only tailor to roughly 10% of the people on the Internet. Even if you count in other browsers, I'll be very generous and give that a 50% share. A company that only provides reliable service to 50% of its users...ok...So if car restaurants said they would serve men and women, but spit in any man's food. Yes, both sexes get food, but half of that food isn't something that anyone should eat. Yes, Google made a mistake. I'm glad they fixed it, but how is that different from Microsoft fixing a mistake? Except one company is hailed as good and the other evil by/. elitists, I really can't see a difference.
I really like the idea of multi bar. On firefox I have several toolbars that I love and really can't do without, but do not use them all at the same time. Is there a firefox multi bar extension out there somewhere?
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sure, if you log 12 hours a day I can see why you might get upset, and its sad that some peoople do, but frankly i've played for a semester, logged somthing like 12 a week, and sure, i might not be UBER like some folks, but i still have fun playing the game, and isn't it just like the great slashdot crowd to bash on somthing just for the sake of fitting in. Oh, by the way, i run EVERQUEST in WINDOWS. know why? I can, I want to, and I feel like it. Has anyone compared how EQ people call the best of the best UBER and you slashdotteers call them 1337? At least in EQ we don't make up silly laungagues out of numbers. And if there are a few folks happy with what they are doing, weather that be playing a game you don't like, or running an operating system you don't like, how about maybe once just keeping your mouth shut and not insulting them to coax your ego and make yourself feel real smart? by the way, I dual boot windows and linux, i use linux for what it does better than windows, and i use windows for what it does better than linux.
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Why on Earth would I need to run miles? Because you can't run miles in space without a spacesuit...du ::ducks::
"I find myself covering my ears during the previews, which tend to have intense, compressed action with a lot of music and narrative to pump up the adrenaline. Generally when the main feature begins the sound volume settles down a bit but it can still be worrisomely loud."
Actually, while the music and explosions all over the prieviews have something to do with the extra noise, much of the problem comes from the fact that movie previews are run in a different sound format than the movie itself. I was a projectionist a few years ago during highschool. Because movie traliers are a dime a dozen and shipped to us all the time, they usually did not have digital soundtracks. We had to run them in surround sound stereo (2 channels out of 4 speakers). Because our audio was tuned for dolby digital, which was more delicate...these previews butchured the sound and seemed way too loud. A good projectionist would turn down the master volume for the previews, and then back up for the main feature, but a lazy one, which is the more common one, just lets it all run set up for the main feature. So next time this happens, you'll know that you've got a projectionist on minimum wage who doesn't give a rats as, and now you know, and knowing is half the battle.
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Unless you lack plans for the weekend. ...remember what website you're on...yeah
Bush added: "some people think you can eat it, too."
...ducks
don't you mean
some people added: you can eat bush too
Nice Freudian skip there.
Yeah, I remember those days. Freudian skip and Pavlov hopscotch...I still want to play when i hear bells....
Ok, /flame on /. elitists, I really can't see a difference.
I'm amazed at some of the comments here and just how bias people seem to be towards Google. Yes, they had a flaw, and yes the fixed it. But I've seen several comments modded up that essentially just say, "people should be using firefox anyways." How can Google expect to be a legitimate company if they only tailor to roughly 10% of the people on the Internet. Even if you count in other browsers, I'll be very generous and give that a 50% share. A company that only provides reliable service to 50% of its users...ok...So if car restaurants said they would serve men and women, but spit in any man's food. Yes, both sexes get food, but half of that food isn't something that anyone should eat. Yes, Google made a mistake. I'm glad they fixed it, but how is that different from Microsoft fixing a mistake? Except one company is hailed as good and the other evil by
yeah, doesn't that linux penguin live there or somthing? I'm always racing him down a hill there. ;)
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3) PROFIT!
I can't wait for the next expansion...Sims 2, the Morning After, including fun mini-games like where's my f*cking coffee and who the hell are you?
if messing with so many asian kids is considered a hate crime...
Am I the only one that accidently read that as ESA Aiming for Martian Pope in 2011....
"We got hosed Timmy, we got hosed."
I really like the idea of multi bar. On firefox I have several toolbars that I love and really can't do without, but do not use them all at the same time. Is there a firefox multi bar extension out there somewhere?
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How many pictures do they have of your girlfriend....wait...
Do the do DDR?
it would finally be a nice day out by Uranis...hehe
Does anyone do this with MS, or do they post it on Slashdot so we can all laugh and make fun? It's the same thing weather you like the company or not.
maybe the fuck was fucking implied....dammit
It's their f*ing fault I can't hear the word f*ck on my f*cking radio...
wow....clever AND classy...
sure, if you log 12 hours a day I can see why you might get upset, and its sad that some peoople do, but frankly i've played for a semester, logged somthing like 12 a week, and sure, i might not be UBER like some folks, but i still have fun playing the game, and isn't it just like the great slashdot crowd to bash on somthing just for the sake of fitting in. Oh, by the way, i run EVERQUEST in WINDOWS. know why? I can, I want to, and I feel like it. Has anyone compared how EQ people call the best of the best UBER and you slashdotteers call them 1337? At least in EQ we don't make up silly laungagues out of numbers. And if there are a few folks happy with what they are doing, weather that be playing a game you don't like, or running an operating system you don't like, how about maybe once just keeping your mouth shut and not insulting them to coax your ego and make yourself feel real smart? by the way, I dual boot windows and linux, i use linux for what it does better than windows, and i use windows for what it does better than linux.