Wow, I didn't know 310 to Yuma was a remake. Glad to see others agree that True Grit was awful and typical 21st century Hollywood, remaking classics into garbage and still garnering accolades that are undeserved. It's like the steroid era of baseball and the penalty-heavy era of hockey.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
I still love westerns, Clint Eastwood westerns in particular. The Good the Bad the Ugly is easily my all-time favourite movie.Originally Posted by Animeniax
As far as the new True Grit, I'm actually surprised at how much you, Abdula, and hiddenpookie dislike it and I would say I disagree with all the criticisms. But like I said, it's all subjective.
I worked with these guys who know technology to an absurd degree. Of course they're all Asians, but it's not like they're a bunch of nerds with no lives. They live normal lives complete with gf's, jobs, social lives, etc, but they know these obscure and highly technical details about anything and everything related to electronics and computers.
Case in point, they were arguing about monitors with LED LCD panels made by LG that did not satisfy Apple's requirements for their products, so cheaper manufacturers use these panels in much cheaper monitors. Who has the time to know that kind of shit??
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
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O_o the fuck?
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It's pretty easy to keep up with technology if you keep up on news websites and technology blogs. Hell, if you're a really fast reader, you could probably keep up with current events in less than 15 minutes a day. It's the same with technology - only that it might be faster because all you're really looking at are its specs and sometimes the science behind how one of its features work.
My rationalization is that after some period of time, TinyPic regenerates picture codes/URLs for older links and the preview for that manga got replaced with that picture there.
Why?
Probably because their generator wasn't coded to generate anything more 7 characters and they've simply reached their end (36 characters - 26 alphabetical and 10 numbers):
i.e., there must be < 36^7 pictures TinyPic went through already
To be fair, they are engineers, so that makes sense they'd be up on tech news. What upsets me is that they are also well-rounded individuals with social lives, great jobs, athleticism, and bright futures. Not that I hate them for it or wish they didn't have all of that, but that I don't have most of that. Maybe I associate with too many upper crust individuals.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
I've heard that a good way to become more successful is to spend time with people who are more successful than you.
Because then you can leech off their successes.
Peace.
Well, I'm an engineering student, but it's pretty surprising for others when they learn how up to date I am with politics and the economy because I try to religiously watch the news every night while my other engineering peers are more focused on their social lives and video gaming.
The point here is that anyone can become a whiz or a decent amateur at these hobbies that you've mentioned. There's obviously the initial time you need to put in to learn about the basics/foundations of the hobbies (e.g., adapting your out of shape body to strenuous activities at the local gym), but once you're done that and you keep up with the consistency your hobby demands, it doesn't take much to become very informed of the matter/subject - especially if you spend 15 minutes on it every day.
If you really wanted to be like these people, Ani, you should just go for it like the way they do it - but in your own way. You can be an amateur expert/speculator of any of your passions and when it's your time to shed your expertise on a subject, others will look at you in the same way you see these peers of your's in the same light. You have to realize that you can control almost everything in your life either directly or bringing it under the control of your influence and this is one situation you can definitely solve by yourself.
I think the idea is that it's supposed to be a motivation for you to succeed.
I basically just watch the Daily Show and the Colbert Report to keep semi-up-to-date on politics and the economy. Weird that when I hear people reference something as discussed on either of these shows, I think they are a poseur who doesn't really know the issues.
I think at some point I had the interest in technical knowledge but those days are long gone. I'm still just amazed at how much some of these guys can do in a day.
Definitely the latter. If you hang out with the right people, it's motivation as well as a sign of your own tendencies and dispositions. People self-select those they associate with based on their personalities and goals.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
You can get monitor calibration pictures or programs from various sources. One such way that they let you calibrate your monitor is to run through various pictures/graphs. Each of those pictures will be designed to test one variable such that you can modify it to look right.
What looks right? Well the program shows you a picture of what is "ideal" before you start each test.
My question is: If your monitor is unbalanced before you begin the test (which is why you're doing the tests in the first place), how the hell is an "ideal image" supposed to look "right" on such a monitor?
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I think it's the same with websites detailing how to reformat your own computer. How can I access this information on the same computer I'm trying to reformat? My guess is that you use it on another different computer and compare the two screens just like you would with reformatting (printing out the steps or reading it from another computer not being reformatted).
Of course, although there will be deviations, good image testing programs/websites will have descriptions of what you're trying to look for or differentiate like this:
http://www.imaging-resource.com/ARTS.../CALIBRATE.HTM
But the other computer doesn't necessarily have a calibrated screen neither. You can't really print off a picture unless you're sure your own printer's colours are calibrated neither.I think it's the same with websites detailing how to reformat your own computer. How can I access this information on the same computer I'm trying to reformat? My guess is that you use it on another different computer and compare the two screens just like you would with reformatting (printing out the steps or reading it from another computer not being reformatted).
Descriptions definitely help, but I just don't understand how the images are actually supposed to show you what's correct and incorrect. (I gather that they actually do, since so many people do it this way?)
Take my TV at home for example. It's got its own calibration software. It'll show me a picture with some patterns and say "adjust your contrast so the picture looks like this. You should just be able to bla bla bla bla".
How does it make the first picture show up correctly so I know what I'm trying to get to in the first place?
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You can't, proper calibration software will let you adjust the tv/monitor settings based on very simple tests like the ones on the site enkoujin linked.
If the calibration software tells gives you a reference image instead it has already failed.
I'm pretty sure Disney blu-rays have pretty excellent calibration tools on them.
Fair enough. I get calibration tools that tell me what I'm supposed to be looking for, as well as give me a reference image to show what I'm looking for. I never understood how the latter was supposed to look right. Thanks for the explanation guys.
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Just get a hardware colorimeter based calibration tool, Bill. You know you enjoy expensive equipment.
I don't get why they changed Daffy Duck from being a kooky, wacky character into a whiny bitchass unfriendly character. He started out as this lovable zany type similar to Bugs Bunny but more insane. Later they changed him into a mean-spirited and sour character, sometimes opposite Bugs. I've been disappointed in this change for the longest time.
I brought this up before but I don't get how "How I met your mother" is a "hit" show. I just watched 10 minutes of it and even the laughtrack seemed like it didn't think the material was funny. I'd be happy to get into this show (I'm a fan of Jason Segal, NPH, and Allyson Hannigan, and Cobie Smulders is kinda hot), but this seems like an unfunny Friends knock-off. Not that Friends was ever that funny either.
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“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
it works as long as you don't expect much from it.
despite it trying to be the 'lost*' of comedy shows (with hints about the future, unreliable narrator), it doesn't hold up to its' intended target (having an overall plot that ties everything down with a wedding ribbon). if you ignore that, and think of it as just another comedy show that uses the same actors to fill in whatever roles the script demanded, then it's fine.
*I never watched lost
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