Dept. of TwoCents: Rubicon - Did AMC go to the BCC School of Quality Entertainment?

Usually the BBC or BCCAmerica has short series that are a step above the offerings by ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and cable networks. The exception in the cable network crowd is AMC and to some extent TNT. Lately AMC has jumped way above its rivals with the series Rubicon. There have been other short series on the network but Rubicon has the mood and some of the look of The Eleventh Hour. It just looks BBC; maybe the BBC school of Quality Entertainment?

Here is what AMC has to say:

"Rubicon is an incredible story about trust and power born out of the desire to find a way to capture the intensity and mystery of the best conspiracy thrillers in a series. It is a show that appeals to everyone who has some skepticism about the relationship between big business and our government, which we think is pretty much everybody,” said Joel Stillerman, SVP of original programming, production and digital content for AMC.

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In the 'Sea of TV Programming' a few big fish survive because they do have an audience, one starving to death on low calorie script writing & performance. Call me stuffy or cranky but 99% of TV shows people talk about I can't watch or never watch, i.e., primetime cartoons, anything with a laugh track and of course "Reality TV" (There is no reality on TV except Science/History/Education. Double 'no reality' for local & 24hr news) .

Hurricane Earl 24hr Loop or 19th Century French Bastard Inheritance

All kinds of stuff can happen; even a blog update.

Here is what happens when I surf the net without adult supervision. How Much Should a 19th-Century French Bastard Inherit by Doron Zeilberger [1] http://is.gd/eSZzq [PDF]

Oh, wrong audience? You have strayed into this cat's back yard looking for a Hurricane Earl video. Got one piece of eye candy via @ageekmom's[3] RT of an animated GIF[2] of Earl heading for North Carolina.

Flash embed of MP4 made from GIF

Animated GIF Provided courtesy of UW-Madison SSEC/CIMSS

Download full sized 1920 x 1080 MP4 [29MB] http://is.gd/eSMb6

Loop showing Earl's current location:

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/real-time/marti/2010_07L/webManager/last24hrs.gif

Credits:

1. How Much Should a Nineteenth Century French Bastard Inherit by Doron Zeilberger

http://www.math.rutgers.edu/~zeilberg/mamarim/mamarimhtml/bastard.html

2. University of Wisconsin, Space Science and Engineering - Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/

3. Twitter @ageekmom http://twitter.com/ageekmom/status/22861504563

Tools:

1. MPEG Streamclip v1.9.3b4

http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html

And that concludes this broadcasting day. Well, something like that was on TV at 1 o'clock in the morning when I watched B&W TV.

Australia - Full frontal nudity (soft p0rn) edited photos has an unbelievable side effect

Twitpic photo: Australia - Full frontal nudity (soft p0rn) is regulated by a... [on Twitpic]

This "neat and tidy" look has a side effect that is outrageous. Not going to plaster links, video and photos right now but I will say a form of cosmetic surgery has become a growth industry due to that "Classification Board" guideline. Current trend shows the use of Botox and other self image improving solutions by teenage through college girls is increasing at an alarming rate everywhere. However, cosmetic surgery requests in Australia to achieve the above is increasing. No human can look like a magazine cover found in the grocery store much less have genitals that fit above specification. And that is what all photos are in fashion magazines & skin magazines -- made to a specification.

ALL MAGAZINES SHOULD HAVE A BLACK BOX LABEL DISCLOSING THE PHOTOS ARE NOT REAL BUT ARTISTICALLY ENHANCED MODELS.

In other words cartoons.

Same old flash dance and the crash is not the same

I hammered on Safari and Flash 10 for an unspeakable amount of time (5 hrs.) and I have my reward. Plugin failure and Safari is still running. What's next!

Note: WTF does this mean?

Interval Since Last Report: 131345 sec

Crashes Since Last Report: 1

Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 126210 sec

Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 1

Crashed into appleware and flash10 got reported to the dean.

Process: WebKitPluginHost [178]

Path: /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/WebKitPluginHost.app/Contents/MacOS/WebKitPluginHost

Identifier: com.apple.WebKit.PluginHost

Version: 6533 (6533.13)

Build Info: WebKitPluginHost-75331300~7

Code Type: X86 (Native)

Parent Process: WebKitPluginAgent [177]

PlugIn Path: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin/Contents/PlugIns/FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin/Contents/MacOS/FlashPlayer-10.6

PlugIn Identifier: com.macromedia.FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin

PlugIn Version: 10.1.82.76 (10.1.82.76)

Date/Time: 2010-08-22 09:44:51.202 -0400

OS Version: Mac OS X 10.6.4 (10F2056)

Report Version: 6

Interval Since Last Report: 131345 sec

Crashes Since Last Report: 1

Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 126210 sec

Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 1

Anonymous UUID: 5136ED55-356C-40E3-9F46-6C0E6CD75F8F

Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)

Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x000000001b78d024

Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

Thread 0 Crashed: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

0 ...dia.FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin 0x13f1ef70 main + 1487104

1 ...dia.FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin 0x13f16776 main + 1452294

2 ...dia.FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin 0x13f1cb30 main + 1477824

3 ...dia.FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin 0x13f1e804 main + 1485204

4 ...dia.FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin 0x13f212f8 main + 1496200

5 ...dia.FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin 0x13c227bb 0x13900000 + 3286971

6 ...dia.FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin 0x13b6afed 0x13900000 + 2535405

7 ...dia.FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin 0x13943639 0x13900000 + 276025

8 ...dia.FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin 0x13c4939d 0x13900000 + 3445661

9 ...dia.FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin 0x13b69dd8 0x13900000 + 2530776

10 ...dia.FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin 0x13b67ae7 0x13900000 + 2521831

11 ...dia.FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin 0x13c5edbb 0x13900000 + 3534267

12 ...dia.FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin 0x13c5f43c 0x13900000 + 3535932

13 ...dia.FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin 0x13db7c37 main + 15815

14 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x914f70fb __CFRunLoopDoSources0 + 1563

15 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x914f4bbf __CFRunLoopRun + 1071

16 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x914f4094 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 452

17 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x914f3ec1 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 97

18 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x994eff9c RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 392

19 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x994efd51 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 354

20 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x994efbd6 BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 81

21 com.apple.AppKit 0x97fcba89 _DPSNextEvent + 847

22 com.apple.AppKit 0x97fcb2ca -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 156

23 com.apple.AppKit 0x97f8d55b -[NSApplication run] + 821

24 com.apple.WebKit.PluginHost 0x4311f40f 0x4311e000 + 5135

25 com.apple.WebKit.PluginHost 0x4311f04d 0x4311e000 + 4173

Thread 1: Dispatch queue: com.apple.libdispatch-manager

0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x96fc3922 kevent + 10

1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x96fc403c _dispatch_mgr_invoke + 215

2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x96fc34f9 _dispatch_queue_invoke + 163

3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x96fc329e _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 240

4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x96fc2d21 _pthread_wqthread + 390

5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x96fc2b66 start_wqthread + 30

Quicktime Pro version 7 & MPEG Streamclip Test

Just seeing if 27" iMac works. The Flash Player is playing the file below. The mp4 was made in MPEG Streamclip from a MJPEGA (12GB) record. Recording by Snapz Pro X by: http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/snapzprox/

Discover Simple, Private Sharing at Drop.io

Download: SerenityDirectorDub00-mpsc-mjpeg.mp4

DUH.

Spent way too much time getting tools to play nice.

Blame It On The Plumbing!

I had a nice outline in my head for a butt kickin rant. Do you see it? No! The dam hot water heater pulled me away from the computer. COLD hot water sucks. Scheduled the plumber.

Sat down to write, sweat dropping off my nose like a bad faucet, nothing. All I can think about is a hot shower followed by a minute or two of cool water to, yes cool down. Screw spellhcek, proof read and keyword. Posting.

%$*& plumbing chore is the killer of more than one good rant.

-f

DVR-118L Hub Lock Broke or Disk had Defect in Plastic?

Update: No warranty issue because drive, at this time, is reading fine; burning some data disks overnight. Working with Verbatim who contacted me on twitter and so far it is positive, results TBA.

This appeared in the MacTheRipper forum subcategory: Hardware

Felt the Journal has been ignored for flashier projects and it is publicly readable without the signup hassle or (wrongly) feel DVD rippers are illegal. More than ever a backup of your expensive movie disk should be done.

Machines break, disks become less than 100% unbreakable in normal use. How many $15, $20 or $30 charges to your wallet does the movie industry deserve? One buy with free replacement (100% free no S/H charge) if it breaks or scratch unreadable. Fat chance of that happening. You have to buy a new movie at current price, if it has not gone out-of-print. So, backup the disk.

[--- Forum post without poll that was written humorously for hardware folks ---]

Hi,

I had A Murphy's Law night. Record Realplayer window that displayed STS-131 Spacewalk. Final amount of video is just under 50GB, still have to process it into .MOV then edit. Of course a DVD writer is handy to backup source files. Unless a disk commits suicide.

Truthfully I can't be sure who is at fault; hub lock break, disk defect in the hub area plastic. Never happened before - ever.

Photos via twitpic:

[url=http://twitpic.com/1eaqdf]Write Side[/url] level of nasty --> hardware p0rn

[url=http://twitpic.com/1eaqxo]Label Side[/url] level of nasty --> clean

[url=http://twitpic.com/1ear9q]CloseUp[/url] level of nasty --> hardware p0rn

Working with macsales on twitter. Nice customer support from them. Better than trading e-mail and fast. Naturally once all the ground work is done out comes the phone or e-mail or web page to request RA number. It is nice to just send tweet " it is broke..." and get a real person back to you. Comcast, Zappo's, and others do it and Comcast is getting Support love from CS in twitter (all the other types of CS benefit be it phone or other)

DVR-118L in Mercury Pro enclosure (Oxford chip), 2 Firewire and 1 USB.

So, which is it - drive or disk? Yes, a pop quiz, think about it.

Will post results of warranty decision.

-f :cry:

[--- end of ---]

Reference Links:

Other World Computing: http://twitter.com/macsales

Verbatim: http://twitter.com/usverbatim

Comcast: http://twitter.com/comcastcares

And Me http://twitter.com/fairuse

Edit: correction; make photo links clickable. Add: update at top and reference links

USA Women's Curling Team Unity Song

This song is should be sung to the tune "59th Bridge Street Song (Feelin' Groovy) by Simon and Garfunkel. Happy thoughts.

Slow down its going too fast, you gotta make the curling last

Brushing down the icy path

Playing to win and feelin' groovy

Ba da, Ba da, Ba da, Ba da... Feelin' Groovy.

Hello brushers,

What cha doing?

I've come to watch your brooms sweepin'.

Ain't cha got no hammer for me?

Doot-in' doo-doo,

Feeling groovy.

I've got no concedes to do,

Only wins to keep.

Let the fans drop their cheers on me.

Curling, I love you,

All is groovy

Good luck USA Curling Team.

(Thanks to Mrs. fairuse for the help.)

Gray Sky and Beeping Vehicles

HPIM1153-trim
Originally uploaded by duddits-fairuse

No sleeping in today. They are under my window!

Sharp HDTV with Blu-ray Drive Homemade DVD Test

With some reserve I made a DVD to test the Blu-ray playback. The manual has a convoluted list of yes, no, maybe, DRM fickle don't even try that disk with stupid footnote references to other pages of user manual. Shoot me now! I may take the TV apart to see the little demon they put in the TV. No regular person will understand that stupid book, i.e., my wife and every grandmother I know.

(Maxwell, my black cat will eat the plastic demon if I get it out).

A photo of test disk.

What! The dam thing works! More info and credits click photo.

Sigh, 10 hours of computer time to make a disk that is butt ugly because I did not have source video [uncompressed]. Wait, this is a playback test not a video quality test. Microwave time in 2 days for this critter. Done.

[begin oops edit]

Dvorak's CAGE MATCH

-- For more on RedLetterMedia's video that is on the test disk and my reason for skipping the movie Avatar. Star Wars & Avatar -- a trap for writer and director via computer shortcuts

[end oops edit]

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