LadyCrimson

I think that's a good point. It's not the same thing, but increase in TV size (as a sales factor) seemed to level off for a similar reason ... it may seem silly now, but those size increases were an awesome thing once, even without HD resolutions. (edit:friends who had 32" tube TV's were sooo lucky, lol). Going from 19" to 27" was kewl, and 27" to 50" even better, but most ppl don't care about a huge screen past a certain point and thus TV's turned to new "features" to attract buyers. Definitely more difficult to sell something that's difficult to show a "must have" advantage for in a 15-30 second ad. Or that's too techy for the average consumer to care about.

Watched this little 2009 "thriller/horror" film called Frozen. In style it reminds me of Open Water. Tiny cast, more 'real situational' horror (vs zombies/mask wearing serial killers). Slow build, more talking than action etc. The acting is quite a bit higher than in Open Water however. It's nothing to write home about, and some elements were pretty redonkulous/improbable of course, but for the type of film, thought it was fairly effective at making you squirm in a 'what if I was in that situation' kind of way, particularly a couple of scenes. I'd give it 6 or 6.5 out of 10.

I have nothing to back it up, but I'd guess this isn't iphone specific these days. That is, with all the tracking, gps, bla bla stuff being added to cars, phones, and the kitchen toaster, the notion of true privacy, while always a bit of an illusion, is becoming something you can't even pretend to have anymore. Get used to it. That said, if this is primarily because of all the GPS type programs/uses, such devices should probably have prominent warnings about possible info-risks of using them. You'd be surprised how many ppl forget/don't realize what it can mean. Like, on Twitter, I refuse to allow 'tweet my location' function to be on, and I don't understand the trend of ppl liking to use apps that broadcast their location ("I'm at Mr Boggle's Beer Bar on 123 Ave!") from their phones to win 'titles'. Don't get that at all. ...another reason I haven't bought a cell phone yet. And I'm not looking forward to the day when I finally have to buy one of these overly computerized, chipped & gps'd cars, either. Or whatever.

So if the guesses are right, it'll be a couple more years before this computer I built 1.5 years ago is challenged by any game I might personally want. Meaning that, barring a new graphic card 2-3 times, I shouldn't have to build a new PC for another 4-5 years. Awesome. Frankly I'm glad things have slowed down for a while. ...do you think the economy the last couple yeras may have slowed down development on new consoles? Or maybe not development per se, but the release.

So there's that viral songified Double Rainbow video/song, by "schmoyoho", based on the viral non-song video, which is funny. But then there's also by "RoomieOfficial" that's more of an actual song/not so much funny. I like it. His singing version of the Sheen "Winning" is cool too. ...people are so creative, and instead of the creativity languishing unseen/unavailable, the internet lets me see it. I like that.

Started the LotR2 campaign last night. Looks slightly fuzzy but generally fine on my monitor etc. Took a screenshot. Stared at the tiny 640x480 image. It wasn't this small before, was it? I probably had a 12" monitor when I first played it.

Well, that would explain it then, thanks. At least I know I haven't lost my mind.

Finally got around to buying Casear3 & Lords of the Realm2 from GoG, so I can play them on Win7 if I want. Which I think I'll do this afternoon. But strangely, GoG claims I've bought Jagged Alliance Deadly Games...it's on my "shelf"/I can download it. Problem is, I don't remember buying it. Not saying I absolutely didn't, maybe I did months ago & forgot, but it's not the kind of game I'd normally buy. Hm.

It was only a 3.8, not sure if that's enough to felt down there much, from Pacifica. ...and unrelated, nostalgia-gaming only takes you so far. Wish my few Most Wanted games were out, but alas, no.

The seats I was looking at are about $100. But yeah, they have plenty of cheap seats. Even many several rows behind home plate are only $50. Also...just had a small/quick but sharp tremor. The house rattled like 50 cats were jumping on the roof. Wonder where it was located. Edit: Near Pacifica. The funny thing is it's the anniversary of the 1906 quake.

Tron:Legacy. Didn't impress me much. In my defense, I'm not a huge fan of the original either. The effects were kewl tho. Deathly Hallows pt1: Despite having seen all the movies, I have the feeling I would have liked this segment more if I'd actually read the books. I felt confused a lot on the why's & what's, compared to most of the rest of the other films. Also, I felt like chrs. were doing a lot of horror-cliche idiocy, especially Potter himself. I assume the books would explain such things so it wouldn't seem so stupid. That all said, I enjoyed it overall.

Hehehe, very true. I expect the stadium will be largely empty, especially for a weekday/noon game. But knowing my luck I'd buy the ticket sitting between 2 loud-mouthed violent idiots. Guess I could always move seats.

Should I buy a Field Box ticket to the A's vs. Redsox game? I don't like Oakland stadium/the area, but it's a day game which makes it better. Plus the seat would be pretty darn cool for taking photos. ...Still...I don't like crowds/going to things alone. Decisions, decisions...

Hmm. Nowhere near as "omg this is awesome" as when I saw the 1st episode of Rome, but it was pretty decent. Felt a bit rushed/crowded but with so many chrs. etc. I was expecting it to take a few episodes to truly drag me in anyway, if that makes sense. So I think it was a good start.

And I thank you, because it made me

I'm a little confused by your emphasis on "actual dwarf"...are you saying that Peter Dinklage, who is around 4' 5" I believe, isn't a dwarf? I love Peter...he's one of the reasons I'll be watching the series. I can't say whether he's the perfect Tyrion or not vs. the book (since I barely remember the book...) but I think he's a wonderful actor. Edit: Also... Someone mentioned to me the other day that what annoyed them was the rapid, constant switching of chr. pov, and when I thought about it, I think that bothered me back when I read Game of Thrones. Most novels seem to that a lot these days but usually it's not a pov switch every 10-20 pages. Even if I like the story, it's difficult to maintain immersion for me when it occurs that often.

lol....I don't hate DiCaprio. He's adequate in and fits certain types of roles. I just find him kind of one-note...not wooden, not that at all...but somehow kind of flat. I don't think he's appropriate for Gatsby. Just me tho.

Kubrik's films, to me, are artistically/technically masterful but emotionally they leave me flat or cold. So I admire them on the one hand, but they often bore me & I have no desire to ever watch them again. Full Metal Jacket was probably my fave of his work. I've watched a lot of movies lately, mostly playing catch-up. I won't go through them all, but I will say that Toy Story3 was pretty awesome, Alice in Wonderland disappointed me, and Centurion was a violently fun action chase flick. Oh...also...for upcoming films...I'm totally against DiCaprio as The Great Gatsby. But then, I don't particularly like DiCaprio so I'm biased.

Today I watched the Redsox embarrass themselves. Sheesh. Other than that....y'know, my life is really quite boring right now. It's a pleasant, happy kind of boring which I happen to enjoy a great deal, but nothing happens worth mentioning. Although, I would like to complain that our tax accountant sure does charge a lot for his services. He's worth it, but jeez...

Oh I know any media can create playlists...what I mean is that the mp3 player's software/GUI/whatever seems to be set up to only accept/recognize WMP or something. But this is where I get confused when researching because pro reviews and user reviews can make it sound like you have to use WMP (or something else) and only that...and I feel like I can't know until I buy the darn thing and try it myself which often leads to buy-return-buy-return cycles. ;(

This for me as well. I do get kind of bored of the 'peasant to The One' concept if the game is too by the numbers...not just in games, but in movies and books too. In the latter two things tho, you can have more variations/go against the grain and have it work, because we are the observer. In a game, most expect some kind of reward or achievement system for forward motivation. in RPG's, it's level ups, items, ever more powerful skills & exploration etc. Adventure or strategy games are usually where I see heroes that are off the beaten path more often, because they're not using character building reward systems. This isn't to say that I think RPG's can't (or don't) ever do something that feels different. They could and they occasionally do. But if you don't change the 'powering up' chr. building process as well, imo it generally amounts to the same thing. You have a hero (whatever their starting rank) who needs a whole lot of "experience" and learning before they're powerful enough (or in a political position, or whatever) to take on the baddies and win the game. Otherwise you're Caesar at the start and you'd send out all your armies and commanders to fight & explore for you...while your concern would be how to fund/supply & grow the army & keep rebellions down...which starts falling into the strategy realm maybe.

That's pretty much why I don't like ipods. That and a general dislike of Apple's way of doing things (their GUI/interface/thingies I mean). I doubt I'll ever buy any i-gadget, unless it becomes the only option available. One thing I'm not liking about the playlist concept in the mp3 players is that some of them at least seem dependent on Microsoft's WMP to create them, which I do not use. Hubs doesn't mind but I irrationally hate WMP and refuse to even click on it to start its set up process when I install the OS. But with the card memory I can buy a bunch of the micro cards for cheap online or something and just use them like CD's. Guess that'll work.

Bah...why is it as soon as you post something, you find the answer. We've been searching/reading for an hour and.... Finally found a site that mentioned the feature on one of the SanDisk players. Sounds like what he'd want, so, uh, nvm.

Do mp3 players these days (no video) allow you pick/arrange what order to play the songs in? eg, not just random shuffle or only what order you upload them in? I mean you can upload in the order you want to play a bunch of things one day, but then you'd have to do it all over again if you want a different order or change /add a few songs the next day, and that's annoying. Or do mp3 players just not do that... If they don't, sounds like a player that uses external memory where you could have series of memory sticks for each set would be the solution? Tech specs don't usually tell you what kind of interface you get...at most they say 'random shuffle'. Edit: ie hubs doesn't want to have to scroll through hundreds of songs that are on 'top' in order to "play" all the single tracks of an album he wants to listen to.

OMG....no, no, no. He was serious? The Governator - OFFICIAL TRAILER Edit: article link