Rope is a good film, though not as good as many other Hitchcock films. A few corrections though:
Rope was not filmed in a single take. Cameras at the time only held about 10 minutes worth of film. So it was filmed in 10 minute takes. The breaks are supposed to be subtle, but they are noticeable if you know what to look for. Basically the camera focuses in on something black then cuts away. That is a cut. Once, they used the lid of the chest. Once they used the back of one of the characters.
The reason I linked to Russian Ark is because it was filmed in a continuous *Steadicam* take. Rope was filmed using tripods.
Since people reading this article are theoretically interested in Steadicam work, I thought I'd link to the movie Russian Ark. It's claim to fame is that it is a 90 minute movie that was shot in real-time in one-take on a steadicam. I've never seen it, but folks on a camcorder board I go to praise it (or at least the camera work.)
You're acting like Radiohead was nothing before Kid A. Wrong. First, OK Computer is one of the best reviewed albums of all time. Any follow-up would have been huge. They didn't HAVE to do any advertising, because the media buzz was huge. Second, Radiohead did SNL. It's not like they did absolutely nothing to hype the album.
The fact that a band does no advertising is meaningless. Pearl Jam made no official videos after their first album. Didn't stop there next two albums from setting single-week sales records. Why? They were already big.
$500 is fewer than 50 music CDs. You're just a blip on the radar. If you want to use anecdotes, I know people who have thousands of CDs, most purchased before P2P became popular. What does that mean?
Wikipedia is not exactly the most reliable of sources. The simple fact is that OK Computer was one of the best reviewed albums of all-time. The hype for Kid A was through the roof in music mags because it was their first album in 3 years. They also appeared on Saturday Night Live. I have no idea how you think they did no publicity.
Check out this home theater. The guy spent over $100,000 on the speakers alone.
To be relevant to this post, he uses Nordost cables, which are hella expensive. Not only that, he uses a product called Cable Elevators. It keeps the speaker cable from touching the floor/carpet. It was named The Absolute Sound's Accessory of the Year. Only $160 for a set of 8!
A 30 watt solid state amplifier , costing 6000 bucks (!), that doesn't come with a power supply - the battery supply (!!) suggested is another 2000.
I've seen other amps that are run by battery. The theory (not that I believe it) is that there is too much noise in an AC signal. The power from a battery is much cleaner.
For all of its reputation as being the "expensive" audio cable. Monster isn't even close to being the most expensive cables you can get. Check out Fatwyre, which has an extensive listing of cables: up to $6,800 for a 1.5 m power cable! $32,000 for a 10 foot set of speaker cables! $25,000 for a 3 meter interconnect!
The manufacturer of both of those most expensive cables is Siltech. Other notable "high-end" audio cable manufacturers are Kimber Kable, MIT Cables, Nordost, and AudioQuest. Monster Cable isn't even considered "high-end" by most audiophiles. The fact that Monster is synomous with high-end cables is proof of their effective marketing.
And to answer the question, just buy Radio Shack cables.
That stuff is real. Power cords ARE the funniest. Unless you complete re-wire, not only your house, but all the wiring from the transformer to your house, you're still stuck with generic copper in your walls. Even if you do re-wire, you're still stuck with the same type of transformer the power company uses for every house.
Irony--whenever the editors post a story twice,/. goes ballistic, screaming "DUPE". But 4 people responded to my post with the exact same link. I mean, thanks and all, I burned a new CD just in case I forget it again, but did I really need 4 links to the same site?
4 times the price of a DVD? Where the heck do you buy CDs at? Here (the US) DVDs on sale are about $14 for new releases. About $10 for older movies. New CDs are $10 to $15 and used CDs are $4 to $8. I'd like to know where you have to spend $40 to buy a CD.
He talks about installing SP 2 after installing XP. That's fine, if you have an SP 1 CD. But if you have a pre-SP1 CD like I do, XP will not recognize any hard drive space over 127 GB. You can't partition it or anything. XP thinks the drive is 127 GB and you're stuck. The solution (and probably a better idea even if you have an SP1 disc) is to Slipstream SP2 onto your XP install disc. Here is an explanation of the process. Basically, you integrate SP2 into XP and burn a new CD. So when you install XP, it is automatically SP2 and recognizes the full size of the hard drive.
My system would not Standby properly. The fans were still on, which defeats the purpose of putting the system into Standby. You have to go into the BIOS and enable S2 or S3 Standby mode if you want the system to appear off in Standby mode, but still have 5 second startup.
For some odd reason, my motherboard BIOS didn't have USB 2.0 defaulted on. I have no idea why they would do that. Make sure it is changed to enable USB 2.0 support.
Don't forget the Administrator password. I had to do a reinstall because I forgot it. Luckily, I hadn't transferred any info at the time.
Hardly anyone answered his actual question--recommend a CD binder. I have a bunch of them. Unfortunately, I haven't had good luck with most of them. My best luck is with Case Logic, which doesn't appear to scratch the CDs at all. On one of them, though, the zipper broke.
I've also used CD Projects (now made by Targus), with mixed, though usually negative, results. One of them fell apart, as you experienced (128 CD is heavy and the plastic could not hold it. More importantly, a few of my CDs were scratched to the point of unusability. It seems that particles can get stuck on the label side of the CD and ruin the disc. This happened to 2 of the CD Projects binders I have. The only one it didn't happen to is the one I only use for storage (very little access).
My experience is that if you use the binder often (transporting them from work to home), they (no matter the brand) will fall apart and may scratch the discs. If just used for storage, I would recommend Case Logic.
But, to reiterate what others have said, my CD binders receive a lot less wear and tear now that I put my music on an external hard drive. I have access to all my music and no longer have to deal with handling the CDs, which is where most of the wear and tear occurs.
A lot faster to pay for gasoline. Don't even have to leave your car's side.
Don't have to deal with change. I hate when my pockets are full of change. So I never carry change with me. So if I buy something that is $9.09 and I pay with a $10, I end up with 91 cents change that I don't use for anything else (unless I buy something later the same day).
Large purchases are easier with credit cards. I don't really like carrying hundreds of dollars in cash on my person.
The above reasons are just personal preference and YMMV. The following reasons are actual practical reasons.
Returns are a lot easier. Many places (for purchases over a certain amount), will not pay you back in cash (this is more common if you pay by check than if by cash.) If you're lucky, they'll give you store credit (which may be useless for you if you rarely go to that store). If you're not lucky, they'll mail you a check.
Theft protection: if someone steals $500 cash from your wallet, you're out $500. If someone steals a credit card with a $500 limit, you're out $50 maximum (which many credit card companies will waive).
Credit cards give you recourse from being ripped off by a retailer. If you're having problems with a store, you can get your credit card company to be on your side and prevent the retailer from being paid until it is settled. If you pay cash, you may be screwed.
You'll find that most places that accept debt/credit cards assume you are going to use the debt proceedure and try to steer you in that direction no matter what type of card you swipe.
I've never been steered in either direction. They ask credit or debit, I say credit, they process it.
I received a $200 Visa Gift Card for XMas this year. The name on the front says "Guest Card Recipient". I signed the back with my normal signature. When I buy stuff with it, I was invariably asked to see my ID.
Did they expect my driver's license to say "Gift Card Recipient"?
When they realized my legal name isn't "Gift Card Recipient", why did they let me buy it?
(Unrelated question) Why is it that a grocery store will ask to see my ID when making a $3 credit card purchase, but I've NEVER been asked to see ID at a restaurant, even though I can charge hundreds of dollars at a restaurant.
How many games are TRULY worth the $50 we pay for them?
$8 for a 2 hour movie in a theater (or $20 for the DVD). Compare that to $50 for a video game. Even many "short" video games take 10 hours to finish. And big games (GTA: SA) take even longer. On a price per hour basis, a video game costs about as much as a movie.
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Most "Big" firms switched to MS a while ago. Most that I know of switched around 1999-2000.
SCOTUSblog has a more detailed look at the happenings today.
Since people reading this article are theoretically interested in Steadicam work, I thought I'd link to the movie Russian Ark. It's claim to fame is that it is a 90 minute movie that was shot in real-time in one-take on a steadicam. I've never seen it, but folks on a camcorder board I go to praise it (or at least the camera work.)
Not true anymore. Many firms have transitioned from Word Perfect to MS Word for one simple reason: their clients use Word.
The fact that a band does no advertising is meaningless. Pearl Jam made no official videos after their first album. Didn't stop there next two albums from setting single-week sales records. Why? They were already big.
$500 is fewer than 50 music CDs. You're just a blip on the radar. If you want to use anecdotes, I know people who have thousands of CDs, most purchased before P2P became popular. What does that mean?
Wikipedia is not exactly the most reliable of sources. The simple fact is that OK Computer was one of the best reviewed albums of all-time. The hype for Kid A was through the roof in music mags because it was their first album in 3 years. They also appeared on Saturday Night Live. I have no idea how you think they did no publicity.
To be relevant to this post, he uses Nordost cables, which are hella expensive. Not only that, he uses a product called Cable Elevators. It keeps the speaker cable from touching the floor/carpet. It was named The Absolute Sound's Accessory of the Year. Only $160 for a set of 8!
I've seen other amps that are run by battery. The theory (not that I believe it) is that there is too much noise in an AC signal. The power from a battery is much cleaner.
The patent was issued in August 2000 and it just becomes news now?
The manufacturer of both of those most expensive cables is Siltech. Other notable "high-end" audio cable manufacturers are Kimber Kable, MIT Cables, Nordost, and AudioQuest. Monster Cable isn't even considered "high-end" by most audiophiles. The fact that Monster is synomous with high-end cables is proof of their effective marketing.
And to answer the question, just buy Radio Shack cables.
That stuff is real. Power cords ARE the funniest. Unless you complete re-wire, not only your house, but all the wiring from the transformer to your house, you're still stuck with generic copper in your walls. Even if you do re-wire, you're still stuck with the same type of transformer the power company uses for every house.
Irony--whenever the editors post a story twice, /. goes ballistic, screaming "DUPE". But 4 people responded to my post with the exact same link. I mean, thanks and all, I burned a new CD just in case I forget it again, but did I really need 4 links to the same site?
New releases at Best Buy and Target are often $10 to $13 the first week.
4 times the price of a DVD? Where the heck do you buy CDs at? Here (the US) DVDs on sale are about $14 for new releases. About $10 for older movies. New CDs are $10 to $15 and used CDs are $4 to $8. I'd like to know where you have to spend $40 to buy a CD.
This stuff has already been decided. A DNA sample is not covered by the 5th amendment.
I've also used CD Projects (now made by Targus), with mixed, though usually negative, results. One of them fell apart, as you experienced (128 CD is heavy and the plastic could not hold it. More importantly, a few of my CDs were scratched to the point of unusability. It seems that particles can get stuck on the label side of the CD and ruin the disc. This happened to 2 of the CD Projects binders I have. The only one it didn't happen to is the one I only use for storage (very little access).
My experience is that if you use the binder often (transporting them from work to home), they (no matter the brand) will fall apart and may scratch the discs. If just used for storage, I would recommend Case Logic.
But, to reiterate what others have said, my CD binders receive a lot less wear and tear now that I put my music on an external hard drive. I have access to all my music and no longer have to deal with handling the CDs, which is where most of the wear and tear occurs.
As Jerry Seinfeld (I think) once asked, "ever wonder why the word phonetically isn't spelled the way it sounds?"
- A lot faster to pay for gasoline. Don't even have to leave your car's side.
- Don't have to deal with change. I hate when my pockets are full of change. So I never carry change with me. So if I buy something that is $9.09 and I pay with a $10, I end up with 91 cents change that I don't use for anything else (unless I buy something later the same day).
- Large purchases are easier with credit cards. I don't really like carrying hundreds of dollars in cash on my person.
The above reasons are just personal preference and YMMV. The following reasons are actual practical reasons.I sign with a scribble. I've gotten 3 driver's licenses (3 different states) and they've never had an issue with my signature.
I've never been steered in either direction. They ask credit or debit, I say credit, they process it.
$8 for a 2 hour movie in a theater (or $20 for the DVD). Compare that to $50 for a video game. Even many "short" video games take 10 hours to finish. And big games (GTA: SA) take even longer. On a price per hour basis, a video game costs about as much as a movie.