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>> ^dystopianfuturetoday:

I find Hi-Def to be jarring when watching old beloved films. It loses that dreamy painted quality and looks more like closed circuit television. Filmmakers put a lot of effort into creating a beautiful celluloid pallor, which HD Blu-Ray usually just rudely brushes aside. I have a sneaking suspicion that QT feels the same way, because he is a student of classic cinema. I'll be curious to see if QT finds a way to keep the old school warmth. Either way, this looks awesome. Take my money, please.


Are you sure you don't have some kind of motion smoothing on, or some similar effect? Because it sure sounds like it. A good Blu-ray transfer of a classic film looks far, far more film-like than any DVD is able to muster. Modern TVs default to the closed circuit television, or soap opera look, which absolutely baffles me.

I read an article that said that a good rule of thumb is that any video setting that can be turned off on a TV should be turned off. Modern TVs look like garbage by default. Though I suspect that you know how to calibrate your TV, and in that case I honestly have no idea what you're talking about. Blu-rays are awesome.

>> ^dystopianfuturetoday:

I find Hi-Def to be jarring when watching old beloved films. It loses that dreamy painted quality and looks more like closed circuit television. Filmmakers put a lot of effort into creating a beautiful celluloid pallor, which HD Blu-Ray usually just rudely brushes aside. I have a sneaking suspicion that QT feels the same way, because he is a student of classic cinema. I'll be curious to see if QT finds a way to keep the old school warmth. Either way, this looks awesome. Take my money, please.


I could not disagree with you more sir after watching Blade Runner on Blu Ray on a large screen. It was like watching it at the movies.

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*quality

Hey I'll up the ante on this here cun-tess: The winner shall receive a never been worn nor washed, Videosift T-Shirt (XL) from the wayback machine, the one that choggie won when he won the viddy contest of his own design.....
Collectors's item, you say?? A bit of sift-history you say?? I think SO!

My gift back to the community of carpetbaggers and scallywags who sound the depths of their own psyche to cause me undo pain and duress during my trudge here on the ball....xxoxvercas௺xx has to sign off on this though, my offers' legit.

*Only thing is, you have to trust me to mail your item discreetly and maybe divulge your physical locale (personal references available upon request)....Otherwise I could mail it to a third party you trust and they could get it to yas....(for those too paranoid to piss outside).



-May the best Sifter's shit stack slips!

*Don't worry: I've been trusted to mail drugs (outside the country) to other users here with no complaints

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Comment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)

Hmmm, that's not good. It should definitely not be caching email addresses. I think I need to raise the bat signal on this one.

@lucky760 - trouble down at the old mill.

>> ^Sagemind:

I've done these three things. (Previously)(and currently)
1). "emails for new profiles comments" is ticked.
2). "new comments for your bookmarks" is unticked.
3). replace your email address - I've added XX at the end (.netxx)
What's Ironic, is I just received an email telling me that you, @dag just quoted me.
Is the Sift working off cashed emails? I wouldn't know.
I also have to apologize. My aim here is not to be a pain in the neck. It's just email after all. It does however pose in interesting quandary. Is the interface working correctly?
If in the end, I'm still getting email, I'll deal with it - these type of glitches just make me want to show that we control the computer, and not the other way around.
I feel bad because I'm making such a big deal over it, so my apologies again.

I've done these three things. (Previously)(and currently)

1). "emails for new profiles comments" is ticked.
2). "new comments for your bookmarks" is unticked.
3). replace your email address - I've added XX at the end (.netxx)

What's Ironic, is I just received an email telling me that you, @dag just quoted me.
Is the Sift working off cashed emails? I wouldn't know.

I also have to apologize. My aim here is not to be a pain in the neck. It's just email after all. It does however pose in interesting quandary. Is the interface working correctly?

If in the end, I'm still getting email, I'll deal with it - these type of glitches just make me want to show that we control the computer, and not the other way around.

I feel bad because I'm making such a big deal over it, so my apologies again.

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Choggie had his chance and blew it. That's done.

dft is self-imposed. He issued a mea culpa in what he is temp banned for, and that should be that. He's coming back in force.

Blankfist left. I think it's overkill to ban him for doing what he did - at least from what he told me he did. Once we've had siftups and such, that cat's out of the bag already is it not? Shit, I know Jeremy, Heath, Rommel etc. from siftup posts anyway. It's not trivial to post "personal information" but there's a degree of discretion in it too. Saying "lucky lives at XX street and hates muslims" is obviously retardedly stupid, but from what I hear blankfist just linked to some movie thing dft was in as a kid. Not a huge deal I'd say, also considering they've actually met in real life and shit.

For what it's worth, I like both dft and blankfist even though I disagree about stuff with both on some issues, and I hate how those two bickering with each other has escalated to this level of paranoia and annoyance. You're both alright, now kiss and make up!

In anycase, dft and blankfist should both be unbanned in my humble opinion. I'm not sure bf would even come back either way.

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