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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
Snow White Primer and A Fair(y) Use Tale | Center for Internet and Society
[ "Snow White and the Huntsman" has my attention. This is not your grandmothers's story of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" or is it? Disney has capitalized on the story since .. well, since forever if 1937 is that far back for you http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White_and_the_Seven_Dwarfs_(1937_film) .
I never cared for the sanitized Disney cartoon releases; Snow White is not a pretty story, it is dark. I am happy the new film, http://xfinitytv.comcast.net/promos/snowwhite pretty much tells http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White the way http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_Grimm would, if they were the screenwriters. ]
[And did you think you were going to get away before I smacked Disney [lawyers] in the head with a 2x4? NOT! ]
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Saturday, December 31, 2011
Year end post is about cats and fairuse
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This was forwarded to me by my spouse who received it via my sister. Lot of truth and giggles in the message.Sadly, the author's name was not forwarded the many times the message was. Folks, keep the author's name with the content; it is only fair thing to do. Morally proper.
End of lesson in fairuse.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE PETS, THIS IS A TRUE STORY.
FOR THOSE THAT DON'T, IT’S ALSO A TRUE STORY.
The following was found posted very low on a refrigerator door.
Dear Dogs and Cats: The dishes on the floor with the paw prints are yours and contain your food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food. Placing a paw print in the middle of my plate does not mean that is suddenly your food, nor do I find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest.
The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack. Racing me to the top of the stairs is not the object. Tripping me doesn't help because I fall faster than you can run.
I cannot buy anything bigger than a king sized bed. I am very sorry about this. Do not think I will continue sleeping on the couch to ensure your comfort. Dogs and cats can actually curl up in a ball when they sleep. It Is not necessary to sleep perpendicular to each other, stretched out to the fullest extent possible. I also know that sticking tails straight out and having tongues hanging out on the other end to maximize space that you are taking up, is nothing but sarcasm.
For the last time, there is no secret exit from the bathroom! If, by some miracle, I beat you there and manage to get the door shut, it is not necessary to claw, whine, meow, try to turn the knob or get your paw under the edge in an attempt to open the door. I must exit through the same door I entered. Also, I have been using the bathroom for years - canine/feline attendance is not required.
The proper order for kissing is: Kiss me first, then go smell the other dog or cat's butt. I cannot stress this enough.
Finally, in fairness, dear pets, I have posted the following message on the front door:
TO ALL NON-PET OWNERS WHO VISIT AND COMPLAIN
(1) They live here....you don't.
(2) If you don't want their hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture.
That's why they call it “fur”-niture.
(3) I like my pets a lot better than I like most people.
(4) To you, they are animals. To me, they are adopted sons/daughters who are short, hairy, walk on all fours and don't speak clearly.
Remember, dogs and cats are better than kids because they:
(1) eat less,
(2) don't ask for money all the time,
(3) are easier to train,
(4) normally come when called,
(5) never ask to drive the car,
(6) don't hang out with drug-using people;
(7) don't smoke or drink,
(8) don't want to wear your clothes,
(9) don't have to buy the latest fashions,
(10) don't need a gazillion dollars for college and
(11) if they get pregnant, you can sell their children.....
End of lesson in fairuse.
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Sunday, November 27, 2011
Steampunk Style Test [ my results are ? ]
[ Your result for The Steampunk Style Test...
The Gadgeteer
36% Elegant, 55% Technological, 47% Historical, 40% Adventurous and 34% Playful!
You are the Gadgeteer, the embodiment of steampunk technology. Ironically, many of the things that most define your style are probably too large to easily carry about, but given the opportunity you would prefer to be seen surrounded by boiler engines, gear-driven calculators, and incredible automata. Of all the steampunk fashion styles, you place the greatest emphasis on technological accessories, and you are the most likely to create elaborate gadgets that are as much a part of your outfit as your clothes. You probably have goggles, but unlike most people you consider them to be for more than decoration. Whereas most people might look odd carrying a satchel of tools around, for you they may well be essential. Above all, you remind everyone that what sets the genre apart from Victoriana is simply the level of technology.
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[ Your result for Test Who You Are in the Steampunk Ether City of Salmagundi...
Doctor Josephine Bell (the Mad Scientist)
22% Cerys, 37% Ras, 50% Bell, 38% Wilde, 25% LeClerc, 33% Kendrick and 23% Fuzzy!
You are Doctor Josephine Bell, Salmagundi’s foremost surgeon and expert of medicinal science. You are erudite, detached, and above all clinical. You are also descended from an aristocratic pedigree, and you show it. Anyone who fails to meet your high standards of intelligence and conduct is immediately beneath you. Your detractors call you “haughty” and “callous,” but they are jealous and afraid. In reality, you have merely come to the realization that only a fraction of the people you encounter will be worth your time, and that the rest are an unwanted distraction. People will come and go, pass and be forgotten, but Science is forever.
Intrigued? Learn more about G. D. Falksen's Salmagundi and the Cities of Ether here
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[ Take Test Who You Are in the Steampunk Ether City of Salmagundi at HelloQuizzy ]
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Saturday, November 26, 2011
Updated May 22, 2012 -- Robot (2010) eng sub - Hindi film [Playlist]
Update: May 22, 2012 01:16 EDT.
It never fails; find a cool flick that "seems to be authorized" by one party and it gets taken down by someone else. It is hard to tell how much buzz a youtube post has been generating but at least there is worldwide buzz for the movie. I would venture to say the youtube posting was not authorized by Eros International.
The film Endhiran per October 23, 2010 Indiatimes was kicking ass in theaters, that is, making money like a printing press. I don't think Eros International was worried about online jacking revenue more than any other film. But the DVD release may have changed the playground rules in a way Eros may not have expected.
The DVD and VCD release in March 2011 was a good thing; giving folks a chance to buy the film is always a good thing. As far as I recall Endhiran was posted by a rental site before I noticed the film in November 2011. That folks is not nice, only Eros (the distributor) can approve the youtube posting of the film.
So, the posting was wrong. Did Eros lose any revenue due to "theft" of viewers? No, if anything the opposite happened; like where can I buy the DVD. Ok, that is my collector brain talking so what about the free is free? TANSTAAFL plain and simple.
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Parts 1 to 13 in the playlist.IF you want to skip to the Ass Kicking Robot takes on the Army (everyone really) just select part 9 and play at 5:45 minutes. The car chase is only the beginning, eat your heart out Roger Corman.IF you want the good fight scene skip to part 12.[ iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/videoseries?list=PL1014652AC881BE51&hl=en_US" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""] [ /iframe ][Shame the film is 360 instead of 720 [on youtube that is].]
[ My concludsion is -- Bummer about youtube. I want the DVD with a code for Region 1 (One).]
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Friday, September 2, 2011
Not Your Typical Touchy-feely and Sharing Guy Shows
Date: September 2, 2011 05:52 EDT [09:52 Z]
[ Next Time : Fall Shows
Fail, Fall or Slither? ]
I read Where the Bros are: A Guide to TV's Top 10 Male Bonding Shows in July and thought it was okay. However, the list was built for the "Standard Viewer" in my opinion; 18 to 34 / 25 to 42.
The List in order ( * indicates I have watched the show more than 3 times; # indicates I have watched show at least once.):
Three # and Three * and Five never watched. I guess I want the story to be deeper. More guy and less weakness in the guy sharing department.
In the interest of full disclosure I am not a fan/watcher/follower of; medical drama, reality, contests, cartoons and anything with a laugh track. I am, however, big on; cop, spy, lawyer, comedy and procedural forms with solid writing. Alright, who just said the words, Arrogant & Elitist? The good thing about TV programming is choice. If one theme or format drives a viewer to insanity there is another viewer who thinks that same show is the best show on TV.
My Totally Biased Top ?? List of Tough Guys Sharing:Runner Up: Happy Endings
Honorable Mention: NTSF:SD:SUV:: for being what it is. It is a 15 minute live-action spoof of procedural shows. A team of government agents fight terrorism in the San Diego area.
Cast (eps count order): June Diane Raphael as Piper Ferguson, Brandon Johnson as Alphonse, Kate Mulgrew as Kove, Paul Scheer as Trent Hauser, Rebecca Romijn as Jessie Nichols.
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Ergonomic Writing Tool: This is not a sex toy.
[ Whatever you think this is, it's not. ]
I saw this odd critter when my wife dumped her bag of Human Resources Conference give-a-ways on the table. For those folks who never attended such a conference it is an estrogen party, therefore, my question is not that crazy.
My question was, "They had a toy store booth on the vendor floor?" Naturally she looked at me with the what-the-fuck-are-you-talking-about look. Me being the gentleman I am, I picked up a little blue thing that looked kind of like ...... 
Now it was her turn to stare. Not at me but at the tool. "Oh My God, is that what I think it is? I don't know where it came from." I thought, "I am allowed to be confused because lights are off and with just window light it is easy to confuse the instruments - she has to be pulling my leg."
With all the tact I can fit in one statement I replied, "Right, and I wish I had the dildo booth over there too. With a 90% skirts to jockstraps ratio it is a windfall profit." (Close to what was said then. Darn memory) At that point it was laugh as if Robin Williams told the Viagra joke, me knocking over an empty wine bottle which made her laugh more. It was just one of those moments.
As composure set back in, she said with a total straight face, "You know, that does sound like it would work. Print company logos and whatever advertisements on them and it could pay for inventory." This is where I just stare, totally derailed; expected the you-are-full-of-sexist-shit-look. "Cool", I said.
Now that the comedy hour was over we actually tried to write with the damn thing. She said it was cute but not her kind of writing tool (Ok, she really said pen.) and gave it to me. I of course asked for batteries. Which got the eye roll instead of a comment. And that is the story of the "little blue pen that is not a rocket ship" and not the purple thing shown in the picture above.
Where do I go from here? I could pull the buzzer out of an old Beeper and wire it up in the "not Rocket" and make it a rock-it. No, that would lead to breaking who knows how many laws in some Baptist states. But it would be fun breaking those laws.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
We React To Ads In Unplanned Ways: Fells Point Has Gone To The Tourists
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This is how Fells Point looked before the tourists took over. All the fun bars are gone, replaced with brand name restaurants, trendy shops and a hotel I never heard of.
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This is how Fells Point looked before the tourists took over. All the fun bars are gone, replaced with brand name restaurants, trendy shops and a hotel I never heard of.The scruffy waterfront is postcard pretty to some but it is so packaged up for the sell, sell, sell I want to drop my wine bottle and vomit in the street. Damit I don't care about the "don't scare the horses visitors" rule.
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The reason for all this anger is simple. I had a boatload of fun down in Fells Point. A bunch of us would ride down, park, shoot pool, drink beer at a cheap price and have a blast. That was followed by sitting on the bikes till the cops got tired of watching us and left. At that time it was safe to go home by putting up S. Broadway to the Interstate. Work the next day was usually as rough as the starched shirt collar and got as ugly as the mandatory tie. BUT WE HAD FUN the night before.]
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Present day: JFAC as one friend would say if he saw the current sanitized Fell Point. And before I forget I would like to thank the folks who put this editorial in my head.
First is http://adland.tv who posted an entry from http://workthatmatters.blogspot.com/ who in turn had an interesting commercial by a Fells Point area business.
Work That Matters: F'd Ad Fridays: Baltimore lingerie store ad turns ...: "It's awesome, in its own special way. Via Adrants"---- Check it out because 1) it is a neat local ad, and 2) it should really be located down by the other business (see above image, Love Zone). In a more interesting time it would be and the place would be under sege by packs of college girls out for the weekend plus the so called biker chicks (Wife hates the term "property of" so I won't use it. It is just another stupid label. /derail)
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Some notes on this image:
1. B is the location of the shop in the ad. Kind of off the tourist route.
2. A is about where Love Zone was located. It is a pizza shop now and you can look it up. The area is one clean-cut hog trough.
We are walking ...
We are walking ...
We are walking ...
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The business, Accentuate Lingerie is located here (B). Since this is an old shot per Google Street View the store front of the new business is not shown. Watch the ad.
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So that is it. Amazing how a commercial can generate unintended reactions.
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Sunday, June 12, 2011
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Can Hollywood Blame Everyone Except Management for Lost Jobs?
With a question like, Can Hollywood Blame Everyone Except Management for Lost Jobs?, as the title there should there be a punch line. Sorry no can do, every punch line I think of is a paragraph sized rant. On with the show.
With distractions like the MPAA campaign of disinformation, AFL-CIO: Digital Theft Hurts U.S. Workers which is about "Rogue Sites" and "Streaming Theft" taking away jobs. And while the MPAA was circling the wagons around PROTECT IP [ Video: Why The Act Is Bad ] as if it was Hollywood's job savior; employees in DVD products are getting laid off. This is not due to the myth of lost sales but because the movie industry has not marketed DVD products very well. The business model of treating DVD media products of all types as a cash cow without alternatives failed.
At this point I could overload this post with links to sites that link back to a site that has a paragraph describing DVD vs streaming a la Netflix or Amazon but that is your adventure. I am just making a point that the movie industry is seeing the fruits of its arrogance today. Here is the rundown of layoffs because of "declining DVD sales" due to pressure from streaming video.
June 8, 2011
Just because the movies seem to be working this summer and the flood of deals at Cannes indicated that the appetite has returned to the acquisitions business, that doesn't mean studios are immune to layoffs. Fox has become the fourth studio this week to lop staff. The studio has laid off 12 in home entertainment and 10 in IT. It's described as a minor realignment that occurred mostly in the analytics group for Fox Home Entertainment and the IT group that supports them.
June 10, 2011
deadline, EXCLUSIVE: That's about 1% of the Warner Bros' total domestic work force. When I asked about it, Warner Bros Entertainment issued this statement, “As part of the continual review of our business operations, Warner Bros. Entertainment will be undertaking limited staff reductions in our home entertainment and consumer products divisions. The total number of employees and positions impacted by these reductions is a relatively small percentage of our domestic workforce.”
June 6, 2011
Add Walt Disney Studios and Lionsgate to the companies laying off staff. Disney's will be roughly 5% largely in the distribution area with other areas impacted as well. Lionsgate laid off less than 20 people as part of a reorganization affecting home entertainment and service areas. And, Viacom No. 2 Phillippe Dauman said this about Paramount Pictures signalling what may be layoffs there: "As the home entertainment stream is challenged, fewer DVDs are being sold, so you have to review your home entertainment overhead. That's adjusting to the business model. We’re very focused on that. We continue to work on the overhead there."
June 2, 2011
deadline, UPDATE, 3:50 PM: The folks at Paramount say that we misunderstood Dauman. He wasn't trying to say that he plans to make cuts at home entertainment, they say. He was simply talking in general terms about being vigilant about all of Paramount's costs. That's not how it looks to me, but why don't you decide for yourself? Here's the transcript of Dauman's response to a question about how he might "improve Paramount's fortunes":"There are some things you can control in the movie business…that is the overhead. It doesn't matter what movie you make. You can control that; that's money in the bank if you can do that. And we have continuously improved that part of it. You continually have to adjust. For example, as the home entertainment stream is challenged, fewer DVDs are being sold, so you have to review your home entertainment overhead. That's adjusting to the business model. We’re very focused on that. We continue to work on the overhead there."
Wanted to get this off my mind so I can watch tv: http://xfinitytv.comcast.net/full_episodes
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