+OLD CS1 Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 In other news, on my way up to, around Atlanta for VCF, and back I used a few expressways. On the up trip my SunPass was charged. On the back trip, apparently the GA tollway system did not scan my SunPass, but did catch my license plate and they sent me three violations for $25 each plus the tolls. I disputed the violations -- which, in the Year of Our Lord 2024, requires a written dispute from out-of-state -- and they waived the fees "as a courtesy." 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/346007-off-topic-dumping-thread/page/254/#findComment-5565181 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 Physical media is basically gone, but some still want the feel of owning something physical, so here we have "Mini CD Albums" in the form of a NFC disc that launches the matching digital music. Now you can enjoy holding your digital purchase in your hand and look at the cover art and place it on your storage rack when you are not listening to it. St3pVBA_r1etOQsh.mp4 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/346007-off-topic-dumping-thread/page/254/#findComment-5565386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 3 hours ago, Gary from OPA said: Physical media is basically gone, but some still want the feel of owning something physical, so here we have "Mini CD Albums" in the form of a NFC disc that launches the matching digital music. Now you can enjoy holding your digital purchase in your hand and look at the cover art and place it on your storage rack when you are not listening to it. I swear to God these damnable hipsters will do anything to avoid actually owning the media they "purchase." It is like Google Music and MP3.com never happened. Meanwhile, I know later Millennials who are clamoring to snatch up physical media as Rooster Teeth, Funimation, and other production studios are consolidating and being killed off, losing decades of content in one fell swoop. "OMG I'm sooooo sad that my favorite movie is being taken off Netflix... I'll probably never see it, again!" Morons. The lot of them. Constantly shooting for the coolness factor over anything else, buying trinkets, icons, and stand-ins for the real thing. I could wax philosophically on the real-world analogues. I miss liner notes in albums, CDs, and cassettes. One thing DVD originally brought us that VHS did not offer, with the exception of some special editions, was leaflets with the media, often with chapter listings and other movie trivia or information. One thing I have seen recently is the "original album" CD series collections which have a bunch of the original albums of a particular band at a reasonable price, though minus the liner notes. These are not "best of" compilations, but the real albums. I picked up The Monkees, Dokken, Dio, Megadeath, and others for about $20 for four to six albums each. There are groups out there who go to garage sales, yard sales, estate sales, flea markets, &c, to buy recorded video tapes looking for lost shows. They then digitize them to build collections. This is how I got my copy of "Hermans Head," which was one of the shows lost in the Fox Studios warehouse fire. The quality is poor, the audio has a screech, but the show lives on. I have been looking at getting a LaserDisc player to capture some movies which were never released digitally (DVD or BluRay.) Anyway, I am getting off track. Screw these hipsters. 5 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/346007-off-topic-dumping-thread/page/254/#findComment-5565412 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 NEWS: Chinese EV maker Xpeng showed off its modular flying vehicle called Land Aircraft Carrier. • Starting price: $280,000 • They've received 2,000 orders • Takes 5 minutes to put the aircraft back in the carrier • Aircraft cabin fits two people • Supports 5-6 short flights on a full charge. The “Mothership” can charge the aircraft’s battery from 30 to 80% in 18 minutes. • Deliveries of this massive vehicle are scheduled for 2026. Annual production capacity of 10,000 units. HFYRUusiPQRlFI17.mp4 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/346007-off-topic-dumping-thread/page/254/#findComment-5565655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 Thomas E. Kurtz, a Dartmouth College professor who co-created the novice-friendly computer code known as Basic during the 1960s and helped make it the industry standard for programmers during the rise of personal computing, has died. He was 96. https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/company-news/2024/11/14/thomas-kurtz-co-creator-of-computer-language-basic-dies-at-96/ 1 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/346007-off-topic-dumping-thread/page/254/#findComment-5565878 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 47 minutes ago, Gary from OPA said: Thomas E. Kurtz, a Dartmouth College professor who co-created the novice-friendly computer code known as Basic during the 1960s and helped make it the industry standard for programmers during the rise of personal computing, has died. He was 96. https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/company-news/2024/11/14/thomas-kurtz-co-creator-of-computer-language-basic-dies-at-96/ Old BASIC programmers do not die: they GOSUB and never RETURN. 3 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/346007-off-topic-dumping-thread/page/254/#findComment-5565895 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrhodes Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/346007-off-topic-dumping-thread/page/254/#findComment-5566084 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 (edited) Coca Cola’s annual Christmas commercial has been created with AI this time. 0wAJju02r4_JAyvs.mp4 Edited November 15 by Gary from OPA Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/346007-off-topic-dumping-thread/page/254/#findComment-5566159 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 29 minutes ago, Gary from OPA said: Coca Cola’s annual Christmas commercial has been created with AI this time. I am not saying this because I know it was created by AI, I am saying this because the human movements look unnatural: this is creepy and unsettling. 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/346007-off-topic-dumping-thread/page/254/#findComment-5566165 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 1 5 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/346007-off-topic-dumping-thread/page/254/#findComment-5566273 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapitanClassic Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 6 minutes ago, OLD CS1 said: Yo gotta love that AI thinks rugs have the same impact resistance of water (or perhaps duck bones are as hard as steel). Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/346007-off-topic-dumping-thread/page/254/#findComment-5566277 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 1 hour ago, CapitanClassic said: Yo gotta love that AI thinks rugs have the same impact resistance of water (or perhaps duck bones are as hard as steel). And everyone smokes cigarettes back then including children. 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/346007-off-topic-dumping-thread/page/254/#findComment-5566304 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 9 minutes ago, Gary from OPA said: And everyone smokes cigarettes back then including children. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/346007-off-topic-dumping-thread/page/254/#findComment-5566310 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 Remember the early days of "watch" wars. We had Texas Instruments, Timex, Casio... Well Timex and Casio are back at it, making retro smart rings, now we just need TI to join in. Quote Casio has announced its own digital ring watch that brings more functionality than Timex’s wearable that debuted last month. Created to help commemorate the 50th anniversary of Casio getting into the digital watch business, the CRW-001-1JR will be available in Japan starting in December for ￥19,800, or around $128. Although the tiny watch’s case is just shy of being an inch in size, Casio has managed to squeeze in a retro six-segment LCD screen that can display hours, minutes, and seconds. The ring also includes three functional buttons that can control additional features like displaying the date or the time in a different time zone, and a stopwatch. https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/15/24297261/casio-smart-ring-digital-watch-crw-001-1jr 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/346007-off-topic-dumping-thread/page/254/#findComment-5566490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrhodes Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 (edited) Who says sheet music is boring? Edited November 17 by jrhodes 5 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/346007-off-topic-dumping-thread/page/254/#findComment-5567095 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOME AUTOMATION Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 Little doubt where that hails from... Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/346007-off-topic-dumping-thread/page/254/#findComment-5567113 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 Beige is back... What originally was just an April's Fools Day Joke has become a reality. https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/pc-cases/retro-beige-pc-case-goes-from-april-fools-joke-to-retail-silverstones-sleeper-pc-with-modern-internals-ships-in-q1-2025 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/346007-off-topic-dumping-thread/page/254/#findComment-5567495 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 12 hours ago, jrhodes said: Oh, Hell, no... I am bitching about that key. Natural and flat for the same note? This looks like clarinet's revenge on flutes! 11 hours ago, HOME AUTOMATION said: Little doubt where that hails from... Unmatched genius. 1 hour ago, Gary from OPA said: Beige is back... What originally was just an April's Fools Day Joke has become a reality. https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/pc-cases/retro-beige-pc-case-goes-from-april-fools-joke-to-retail-silverstones-sleeper-pc-with-modern-internals-ships-in-q1-2025 Gods, What a Monster.mp4 I might consider just the case. 2 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/346007-off-topic-dumping-thread/page/254/#findComment-5567530 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 Grab yourself a live chicken and record professional action videos without costly equipment. ssstwitter.com_1731922760494.mp4 6 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/346007-off-topic-dumping-thread/page/254/#findComment-5567772 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-powered-el-capitan-is-now-the-worlds-fastest-supercomputer-with-1-7-exaflops-of-performance-fastest-intel-machine-falls-to-third-place-on-top500-list Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/346007-off-topic-dumping-thread/page/254/#findComment-5567902 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 16 minutes ago, GDMike said: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-powered-el-capitan-is-now-the-worlds-fastest-supercomputer-with-1-7-exaflops-of-performance-fastest-intel-machine-falls-to-third-place-on-top500-list An insider has sent me an exclusive photo of the inside of the megacomputer complex. 4 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/346007-off-topic-dumping-thread/page/254/#findComment-5567918 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dhe Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 I need you guys to help me stay strong. I don't need a new PC. https://www.pcgamesn.com/silverstone/flp01-retro-case 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/346007-off-topic-dumping-thread/page/254/#findComment-5567991 Share on other sites More sharing options...
khaibitgfx Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 4 minutes ago, dhe said: I need you guys to help me stay strong. I don't need a new PC. https://www.pcgamesn.com/silverstone/flp01-retro-case Reminds me of SGI, add two real teac 5 1/4 floppy drives and you're good to go. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/346007-off-topic-dumping-thread/page/254/#findComment-5567997 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TheBF Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 21 hours ago, OLD CS1 said: Oh, Hell, no... I am bitching about that key. Natural and flat for the same note? This looks like clarinet's revenge on flutes! I used to play guitar in a big band. Mostly Bb instruments except for the Alto guys who just had to be different. Five flats just meant it was Saturday night. Oh hell I just remembered there is a picture on the interweb... LOL. That kid in the back row. http://londonbigbands.ca/Images/shadbolt1.jpg 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/346007-off-topic-dumping-thread/page/254/#findComment-5568096 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 18 minutes ago, TheBF said: I used to play guitar in a big band. Mostly Bb instruments except for the Alto guys who just had to be different. I play flute. Flats (or really some sharps) can be a nuisance for fingerings. My best scales for finger motion are C major, B♭, or E♭ (edit: forgot about F.) Pretty much anything else gets me finger-tied. I looked up that natural/flat on the same line. It gets into more musical theory than I ever needed, talking about double-flats and cancelling. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/346007-off-topic-dumping-thread/page/254/#findComment-5568103 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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