I live in Korea, and here we call it China's yellow wind. On the days when the wind blows from the west, there is an obvious yellow tint to the sky. There are also similar reports from Eastern European countries too. The funny thing with environmental disasters is that they usually do not stay localised to the country that causes them. So what China do to themselves will eventually affect us all.
The union is simply saying that doing this movie may result in long term loss of income, so perhaps it is better not to do it.
And the studio is saying that not doing this movie will result in short term and long term job loss for New Zealanders as studios avoid the country because of this situation. I am not saying it's a good or bad thing, just stating the facts. It's well known that Disney avoids shooting in Australia because of the MEAA.
It's just like the move from black & white to colour, from mono to stereo to surround, etc.
No no no, colour and stereo were passive improvements, the audience didn't have to do anything extra to experience those. S3D is an active improvement, as in you have to actively do something (wear glasses) to experience it otherwise you can't. I really wish people would stop making this comparison, because it's simply not the same.
Fact: S3D makes everything a few stops darker
Fact: You can't focus properly on any area of the screen that hasn't been made the focal point. Meaning that you can't marvel at some bit of the background scenery without your brain starting to get confused or even inducing a slight headache.
My theory on the current push for 3D is so that the studios can force the theaters to finally go digital, thus eliminating the need to make costly film prints. At up to $2000 each, if a movie wants to appear on 4000 screens simultaneously, that's a large amount of money the studios need to outlay. But in digital, they just ship around a bunch of reusable hard drives for a fraction of the cost. Once everything is mostly digital, S3D will die down again, like it did 30 years ago in the 80's, and 30 years before that in the 50's. History repeats.
Give me the crisp, bright normal "2D" movie please, so that I can enjoy looking at any part of the screen I want, and so that I can turn my head and still be able to watch it properly.
btw, I work in VFX and am currently working on a stereo converted movie.
Can't tell if you are being funny or not, so if you are, allow me to *whoosh* myself first.
Otherwise, costs would not have been spread evenly over the years, but more likely ramping up exponentially. So the fist few years of development might have cost $1m each, where the last year would have taken the brunt of the costs. The last few years would probably include buying loads of new servers, a herd of people to set them up and maintain them, marketing and more.
Oh, and don't forget the stupidly high exec salaries, of which there would be a high number of on a project like this.
Your plight strikes a sympathetic cord with me. If you are able to accommodate me these few points, I think I can help you out:
1) I am only interested in women of "loose" morals.
2) I want to give your father a head noogie.
3) I am not fond of the taste of the colour blue. Please supply pills that taste like red.
The sad thing is that domestic water use is like less than 5% of commercial/industrial water use. For the Australian government to really make a difference, they need to start clamping down on businesses as well as domestic households.
You say that atheism is a religion, yet you have no proof.
As atheism is not a religion, therefore it has no dogma. How is that circular? It was you who was implying it has dogma, yet you have no proof.
No holy texts: Many atheists can completely discount Dawkin's writings and still count themselves as atheists, but Christians can not discount the entire bible and still call themselves Christian.
No recognised leaders: Many atheists can completely discount Dawkin's, etc. and still count themselves as atheists, but Christians can not discount the Pope, their pastors/priests, etc. and still call themselves Christian.
I actually find it funny that you are comparing both books as equal, I am sure Dawkins would find that thought wonderful!
This discussion is pointless, and I will refrain to comment again until someone, anyone can show how atheism is a religion.
No Dogma: First of all, dogma is a doctrine established by a religion, as atheism is not a religion, it has no dogma.
No Holy Texts: you just gave a title of a book that talks about Dawkins views on the subject of atheism. That is not a holy text. Many atheists have never even read it.
No recognised leaders: Dawkins and Hitchens may be people outspoken on the subject of atheism but they are hardly leaders of atheists. As an atheist myself, while I respect their words, I do not recognise either of those as my "leaders", and I am willing to bet many other atheists feel the same way.
So it seems your examples still show that atheism has no dogmas, no holy texts, no shared morals or ethics, no preachers and no recognised leaders.
The fact is that there is just enough proof for fairies or the flying spaghetti monster as there is for a god. No matter how you try to spin it, atheism is not a religion, so stop spreading false information that it is.
Would you call "theism" a religion? Of course not, and neither is atheism. Those terms are only used to describe a position on the subject of make believe beings.
Atheism has no dogmas, no holy texts, no shared morals or ethics, no preachers and no recognised leaders. The only thing it has is a position in the disbelief of gods. THAT IS ALL, there is nothing else. Why do people continue to spread false information on what they think atheism is.
But if you want to get technical, the proof for atheism is found in the lack of proof that absolutely any make believe being exists.
My thoughts exactly. But then what happens after it all settles down is the possible problem of a monopoly, and the potential abuse it may cause. Honestly I don't know what's worse: the incompatibility of the various systems but with a healthy competition to drive innovation, or the ease of use of a monopolistic system but with the threat of potential abuse technically, creatively and monetarily.
Yeah! I hate the fact that I am not allowed the tech to build a nuclear reactor in my apartment! Damn those rich people and their rich, seclusive laws.
But if the number of hits in a roll was dependent on you finding your home safely, then I am pretty sure you would be counting it. The ants are not relying on a random number of steps to find their way home, like in your drum analogy. Plus you can't be certain without counting that if asked to reproduce a roll of the same number of hits that it would be the same number of hits. It seems these ants do rely on walking the exact same number of steps each time.
This would denote that the ants have memorised a number of steps to take that would allow them to return home again, thus showing that when they have counted a certain number of steps would allow them to know where they are.
I find this proposed 3 strikes law quite baffling. I mean, it's a conduit of communication, just like a telephone, right? I wonder what would happen if there was a 3 strikes law proposed for phones that kicked in if you were found conducting crime over the phone. How silly would that sound?
That website basically says the same thing. 4k x 2k is commonly referred to as 4k.
Half of 4k, is 2k, or 1920 x 1080, or also known as HD, or also known as 1080i. I don't know why you are arguing. This is simple industry information. I don't make the rules, I just abide by terms that have been in place for a long time.
If you still can't understand this simple bit of information, then I wish you well, and hope that you come around soon. All the best, it's the end for my part of this discussion as I have to return to work on a big budget feature film at a prominent visual effects studio.
HD is 1920 x 1080, or commonly known as 2k. It's almost the same size as what most film is produced in as well (2048 x 1556). Which is why HD is so good to work with, because it's almost the same width as standard film. Like I said, don't take my word for it, it's what the industry refers to.
1080p refers to the number of horizontal lines, hence 1920 x 1080 = HD (widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio).
So when the title says 4x HD, most people would instantly think "wow, 8k resolution!", but 4k is not as special, that's what size Imax is.
That may be the case, but everyone, and I mean *everyone* in the film, digital effects and imaging industries define 4k as being double HD resolution (2x). Where as 4x HD would be interpreted as 8k images. Only the horizontal width is calculated in regard to these terms, not the total area.
Also, the term HD in these industries almost always refers to 1920 x 1080 progressive, not 1280 x 720.
Note, I've worked in the CG film and effects industry for over 13 years.
Everyone is always just a few clicks away from being caught in a phishing scam. In fact, wouldn't it be closer to say that everyone is just one click away (the link from their email)?
It's like saying, I am a few steps away from a cash register at the supermarket...I came this close to be tempted to steal it. But I've solved the problem: I won't enter any supermarkets ever again. Or that everyone is just a few steps away from death by standing by the side of the road, so to avoid being hit by a car, I will never go near a road ever again.
Sure there are dangers everywhere, one just needs some education, like: never ever ever click on a link in an email claiming to be from your bank. Just like: you should always look both ways in crossing the street. Seriously, my 16 year old brother know both of those...
What is extremely interesting to me is that we are now seeing a multinational political party! Has there ever been such a thing before? It's not too far fetched to say that there might be a Pirate Party in all the major developed countries in the near future. This is truly an interesting prospect indeed.
I mean these Pirate Parties might not have a majority in any of the countries they are in, but in the near future, the (theoretical) sum total of these parties in each country may well be one of the single biggest political movements across the world we have ever seen.
I work in the CG Effects and Animation industry, and I can tell you that 95% of all the movies that have effects are done in 2k. The film is then composited in 2k, and outputted as 2k cineon files, then printed to film. It's mainly the IMAX films that use resolutions higher than 2k.
There's nothing more annoying to "Europeans" than by labeling them all "Europeans". I learnt that the hard way by a very irate French woman and German man a year ago. "Europe" is not a country, the article doesn't say "seven from North America", does it?
I have an S9, and I am very impressed with it. The AMOLED screen is simply amazing, this coming from a CG graphics industry vet. Colour reproduction is very important to me, and it does not disappoint. Unless the Zune is priced better than the S9, or the Samsung equivalent (was it called the P3?), then it's not going to do that well, especially knowing that by that time, Cowon and Samsung (not to mention everyone else) will have updated models of their products (possibly even second generation level) by the time Microsoft get's in with this. Pass.
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Episodic content is annoying like that when you have to wait so long to get to the next chapter.
I take it you don't read multi part novels then?
I live in Korea, and here we call it China's yellow wind. On the days when the wind blows from the west, there is an obvious yellow tint to the sky. There are also similar reports from Eastern European countries too. The funny thing with environmental disasters is that they usually do not stay localised to the country that causes them. So what China do to themselves will eventually affect us all.
The union is simply saying that doing this movie may result in long term loss of income, so perhaps it is better not to do it.
And the studio is saying that not doing this movie will result in short term and long term job loss for New Zealanders as studios avoid the country because of this situation. I am not saying it's a good or bad thing, just stating the facts. It's well known that Disney avoids shooting in Australia because of the MEAA.
It's just like the move from black & white to colour, from mono to stereo to surround, etc.
No no no, colour and stereo were passive improvements, the audience didn't have to do anything extra to experience those. S3D is an active improvement, as in you have to actively do something (wear glasses) to experience it otherwise you can't. I really wish people would stop making this comparison, because it's simply not the same.
Fact: S3D makes everything a few stops darker
Fact: You can't focus properly on any area of the screen that hasn't been made the focal point. Meaning that you can't marvel at some bit of the background scenery without your brain starting to get confused or even inducing a slight headache.
My theory on the current push for 3D is so that the studios can force the theaters to finally go digital, thus eliminating the need to make costly film prints. At up to $2000 each, if a movie wants to appear on 4000 screens simultaneously, that's a large amount of money the studios need to outlay. But in digital, they just ship around a bunch of reusable hard drives for a fraction of the cost. Once everything is mostly digital, S3D will die down again, like it did 30 years ago in the 80's, and 30 years before that in the 50's. History repeats.
Give me the crisp, bright normal "2D" movie please, so that I can enjoy looking at any part of the screen I want, and so that I can turn my head and still be able to watch it properly.
btw, I work in VFX and am currently working on a stereo converted movie.
Can't tell if you are being funny or not, so if you are, allow me to *whoosh* myself first.
Otherwise, costs would not have been spread evenly over the years, but more likely ramping up exponentially. So the fist few years of development might have cost $1m each, where the last year would have taken the brunt of the costs. The last few years would probably include buying loads of new servers, a herd of people to set them up and maintain them, marketing and more.
Oh, and don't forget the stupidly high exec salaries, of which there would be a high number of on a project like this.
Maybe they are ironically highlighting the fact that they their own best example of this...?
Dear Liz Cheney,
Your plight strikes a sympathetic cord with me. If you are able to accommodate me these few points, I think I can help you out:
1) I am only interested in women of "loose" morals.
2) I want to give your father a head noogie.
3) I am not fond of the taste of the colour blue. Please supply pills that taste like red.
Regards,
Concerned International Citizen
The sad thing is that domestic water use is like less than 5% of commercial/industrial water use. For the Australian government to really make a difference, they need to start clamping down on businesses as well as domestic households.
You say that atheism is a religion, yet you have no proof.
As atheism is not a religion, therefore it has no dogma. How is that circular? It was you who was implying it has dogma, yet you have no proof.
No holy texts: Many atheists can completely discount Dawkin's writings and still count themselves as atheists, but Christians can not discount the entire bible and still call themselves Christian.
No recognised leaders: Many atheists can completely discount Dawkin's, etc. and still count themselves as atheists, but Christians can not discount the Pope, their pastors/priests, etc. and still call themselves Christian.
I actually find it funny that you are comparing both books as equal, I am sure Dawkins would find that thought wonderful!
This discussion is pointless, and I will refrain to comment again until someone, anyone can show how atheism is a religion.
No Dogma: First of all, dogma is a doctrine established by a religion, as atheism is not a religion, it has no dogma.
No Holy Texts: you just gave a title of a book that talks about Dawkins views on the subject of atheism. That is not a holy text. Many atheists have never even read it.
No recognised leaders: Dawkins and Hitchens may be people outspoken on the subject of atheism but they are hardly leaders of atheists. As an atheist myself, while I respect their words, I do not recognise either of those as my "leaders", and I am willing to bet many other atheists feel the same way.
So it seems your examples still show that atheism has no dogmas, no holy texts, no shared morals or ethics, no preachers and no recognised leaders.
The fact is that there is just enough proof for fairies or the flying spaghetti monster as there is for a god. No matter how you try to spin it, atheism is not a religion, so stop spreading false information that it is.
Would you call "theism" a religion? Of course not, and neither is atheism. Those terms are only used to describe a position on the subject of make believe beings.
Atheism has no dogmas, no holy texts, no shared morals or ethics, no preachers and no recognised leaders. The only thing it has is a position in the disbelief of gods. THAT IS ALL, there is nothing else. Why do people continue to spread false information on what they think atheism is.
But if you want to get technical, the proof for atheism is found in the lack of proof that absolutely any make believe being exists.
My thoughts exactly. But then what happens after it all settles down is the possible problem of a monopoly, and the potential abuse it may cause. Honestly I don't know what's worse: the incompatibility of the various systems but with a healthy competition to drive innovation, or the ease of use of a monopolistic system but with the threat of potential abuse technically, creatively and monetarily.
Yeah! I hate the fact that I am not allowed the tech to build a nuclear reactor in my apartment! Damn those rich people and their rich, seclusive laws.
But if the number of hits in a roll was dependent on you finding your home safely, then I am pretty sure you would be counting it. The ants are not relying on a random number of steps to find their way home, like in your drum analogy. Plus you can't be certain without counting that if asked to reproduce a roll of the same number of hits that it would be the same number of hits. It seems these ants do rely on walking the exact same number of steps each time.
This would denote that the ants have memorised a number of steps to take that would allow them to return home again, thus showing that when they have counted a certain number of steps would allow them to know where they are.
I find this proposed 3 strikes law quite baffling. I mean, it's a conduit of communication, just like a telephone, right? I wonder what would happen if there was a 3 strikes law proposed for phones that kicked in if you were found conducting crime over the phone. How silly would that sound?
That website basically says the same thing. 4k x 2k is commonly referred to as 4k.
Half of 4k, is 2k, or 1920 x 1080, or also known as HD, or also known as 1080i. I don't know why you are arguing. This is simple industry information. I don't make the rules, I just abide by terms that have been in place for a long time.
If you still can't understand this simple bit of information, then I wish you well, and hope that you come around soon. All the best, it's the end for my part of this discussion as I have to return to work on a big budget feature film at a prominent visual effects studio.
HD is 1920 x 1080, or commonly known as 2k. It's almost the same size as what most film is produced in as well (2048 x 1556). Which is why HD is so good to work with, because it's almost the same width as standard film. Like I said, don't take my word for it, it's what the industry refers to.
1080p refers to the number of horizontal lines, hence 1920 x 1080 = HD (widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio).
So when the title says 4x HD, most people would instantly think "wow, 8k resolution!", but 4k is not as special, that's what size Imax is.
You're right, it's not a matter of opinion, which is why everyone in the industry defines 4k as 2x HD.
No one uses the total area when speaking in these terms, and that's not an opinion.
That may be the case, but everyone, and I mean *everyone* in the film, digital effects and imaging industries define 4k as being double HD resolution (2x). Where as 4x HD would be interpreted as 8k images. Only the horizontal width is calculated in regard to these terms, not the total area.
Also, the term HD in these industries almost always refers to 1920 x 1080 progressive, not 1280 x 720.
Note, I've worked in the CG film and effects industry for over 13 years.
Everyone is always just a few clicks away from being caught in a phishing scam. In fact, wouldn't it be closer to say that everyone is just one click away (the link from their email)?
It's like saying, I am a few steps away from a cash register at the supermarket...I came this close to be tempted to steal it. But I've solved the problem: I won't enter any supermarkets ever again. Or that everyone is just a few steps away from death by standing by the side of the road, so to avoid being hit by a car, I will never go near a road ever again.
Sure there are dangers everywhere, one just needs some education, like: never ever ever click on a link in an email claiming to be from your bank. Just like: you should always look both ways in crossing the street. Seriously, my 16 year old brother know both of those...
What is extremely interesting to me is that we are now seeing a multinational political party! Has there ever been such a thing before? It's not too far fetched to say that there might be a Pirate Party in all the major developed countries in the near future. This is truly an interesting prospect indeed.
I mean these Pirate Parties might not have a majority in any of the countries they are in, but in the near future, the (theoretical) sum total of these parties in each country may well be one of the single biggest political movements across the world we have ever seen.
I work in the CG Effects and Animation industry, and I can tell you that 95% of all the movies that have effects are done in 2k. The film is then composited in 2k, and outputted as 2k cineon files, then printed to film. It's mainly the IMAX films that use resolutions higher than 2k.
There's nothing more annoying to "Europeans" than by labeling them all "Europeans". I learnt that the hard way by a very irate French woman and German man a year ago. "Europe" is not a country, the article doesn't say "seven from North America", does it?
I have an S9, and I am very impressed with it. The AMOLED screen is simply amazing, this coming from a CG graphics industry vet. Colour reproduction is very important to me, and it does not disappoint. Unless the Zune is priced better than the S9, or the Samsung equivalent (was it called the P3?), then it's not going to do that well, especially knowing that by that time, Cowon and Samsung (not to mention everyone else) will have updated models of their products (possibly even second generation level) by the time Microsoft get's in with this. Pass.
They won't be charging the consumer, they would be charging other companies who want to use this data.