01 Aug 09 Entry 0208
The Middleman - Complete Series
The Closed Caption Conundrum
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Middleman Middlereview Middlemaddness
My copy of the Middleman DVD box set from Shout! Factor finally arrived yesterday, and after much anticipation (and drooling over the intricate packaging) Nadia and I watched the first episode (“The Pilot Episode Sanction”), and it was greatly enjoyed… By me. She also liked it, but not quite as much as I did. Not because she didn’t enjoy it, or think it funny or a great show (she compared it, favorably, to Firefly, which is bot a major plus and some major nerd cred right there), but because of the language barrier.
Which brings me to the point of this posting: Why is it so damn hard to get Closed Captioning working while playing back a DVD? Shout!, for whatever reason, decided it would be better to have the captions on this set as Closed Captions, instead of subtitles. I’m not sure why this is – subtitles are simple to use from a consumer standpoint, and universally supported from a player standpoint. But CC? Not so much.
Tags: closed captions, consumer standpoint, dvd, Firefly, language barrier, mac, Middlemaddness, middleman, nerd, ps3, shout
09 Jun 09 Entry 0197
Parker Lewis Can't Lose - First Season
The Middleman - Complete Series
No actual post – just wanted to share my Amazon pre-orders.
Maybe it’s time I got rid of the Entry ### as the titles?
Tags: amazon, bought stuff, dvd
21 Apr 09 Entry 0184
Here’s something that will appeal to… well, no one other than myself. Still, this is my blog so I’m gonna post it anyway. :p
library.dunny0.net is up and available for browsing. Created using Delicious Library for the Mac, this is the majority of my DVD collection, and a few of my games.
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11 Mar 09 Entry 0179
I had so much fun yesterday detailing and annotating the picture of the top of my bookshelf that I figured I’d do the same with another picture of the living room.
Follow me below the jump for happy fun image, and a breakdown!
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24 Sep 08 Entry 0116
Well, I’m gonna do it – I’m opening my own business.
Sort of.
See, money has gotten to be a bit on the tight side lately, what with my actually attempting to pay off my credit cards within a reasonable amount of time and all that, so I’ve decided to take up some extra work on the side. Extra tech support work, stuff I’m already good at, stuff there’s already a market for.
So, I’ve started compiling a list of prices that currently existing support places charge, just as a baseline so I know what would be fair and what I should shoot for in order to undercut them, yet still remain profitable in the long run. I’ve also started looking into getting bonded so that I don’t have to worry as much about lawsuits or the like.
There are a few things I’m not fully comfortable with, but I’ve got the support of my parents backing me on this, so it’s not like I’m doing it entirely on my own. I hope to be up and running fairly soon, and once that happens, well… Who knows?
Side note: Have you seen what Geek Squad charges for stuff? $170 for a single application install! $150 to burn a DVD! I’m really not getting paid enough at work, that’s for damn sure…
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