*promote

The fact that the sound is out of synch adds to the piquancy....

I was waiting for the synching to be awkward but it never was, well played.

thanks.
*notdead

>> ^eric3579:

dead

>> ^silvercord:

http://videosift.com/video/DJ-Got-Us-Fallin-In-Love-USHER
I put this one up a month ago. Not as epic as 50 cent showing up in your bedroom, but the kid does a great job with Usher.


I think the USHER video is more enjoyable!

>> ^Payback:

Ya know, if I was going to get 50 Cent as backup to my video, I think I would CLEAN UP MY FUCKING ROOM FIRST!


Would he carE?

I guess I don't get it. What the fuck did I just watch besides terrible lip synching?

I knew the end of the world would be lip synched. I thought it was going to be a Milli Vanilli Comeback tour.

Here is a working embed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riMjXuJ390U
Another one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCp4z2IIJNI

First one has synch issues.

Honestly sometimes Google makes you want to pull your hair out. They do some good work (I depend on Gmail) but the downside is dealing with a business entity who unilaterally defines the nature of the relationship you're getting into. And that means pain and suffering when you realise your level of dependency bound up in that contract.

Sometimes the thought of going back to POP mail and having everything on my computer seems like a good idea. I'm constantly reminded of how egregious they can be by the Scroogle guys. And here I have my new Android phone into the bargain synching my mail and contacts.

All of which is just impotent ranting I suppose. But maybe if you can't resurrect adsense then maybe something better and just as sustainable can be put in place. Mother of invention and all that.

papercut, this looks like he may have installed a obsolete motherboard within the colony as a base, since the real electronics would need to be pristine to function.

That said, there are some effects like the "moving bar backlighting" that not only need to be planned and carried out over several days in a time lapse, but to synch it to music ques? sounds more like a guy planned out months of time lapse to an already choreographed music video.

The tab bar scrolls in firefox? EPIC FAIL. They should copy Chrome - they already have a better model for that...

So... I love the little animations and details in the interactions with creating groups of tabs - that's pretty solid.

What I think this is actually useful for is a replacement for bookmarks. It seems far easier to manage than the clunky bookmark models that every browser uses - especially since they could take advantage of meta data for auto group creation, and use the co-browsing for a natural bookmark sharing and synch system. In this sense, naming it tab candy is a horrible idea, imo... It automatically contextualizes it in a way that it appears to be just an easier way to manage tabs - but it COULD be much more than that. You have to be careful the context you provide when describing your software, or you may not be able to effectively tell users the story of your project, then they'll miss the point and just keep walking. (Learned me that the hard way.)

For example, that video really only got interesting about halfway through. Most users would give up by then - since it was boring. And a lot of people here say they only use 3-4 tabs at a time - but I bet they bookmark things.

Great idea - needs work on telling the story more effectively.

It could be big if you think about the whole metadata thing and where that might lead.

Having something that works visually and allows grouping/notes takes it to another level. It's a more engaging way of working and a helluva lot more useful than clicking on bookmarks.

Currently I mark sites with Delicious and I know I might need to reference them if I'm working on a project or have an idea. It's useful and reassuring. But it's not really great to work with and I can't do anything of the things posited here. I wonder if adding Mind Maps and visual links to files on my system could work - you could capture all your online and offline stuff in one place.

So after a while, with all the coming extensions, Firefox is, perhaps, becoming an OS. if you add search and working with contacts you've got something that could be very, very powerful. Isn't that what Chrome and the Chrome OS is aiming for?

The other consideration is how to back this up and do it securely. I know about Firefox Synch but haven't tried it yet.


>> ^blankfist:

Cool tool. Not sure if creating "groups" of tabs is necessarily groundbreaking, but certainly useful.

Wow, did I just sound like an indignant internet nerd or what? Sigh. I've got to get off the internet.

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That sucks. I've heard of that hinge flaw. I hope, at least, they are fixing it for free. To be honest- I've always thought the MBA was a bit of an inferior product. Sure, it's thin and light- but what else does it have going for it?

I'm starting to notice some definite bruises on other Apple products. Things that have pissed me off lately:

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This would not be as impressive without the accurate sound-synching. Good job on that.

Okay. I'm convinced.

However, I am also convinced that he has manipulated the sound -- all his other videos (when he is not "doing" McKellan) have much better quality -- no blurring as he moves.

Still, kudos to him for figuring out how to sound like Sir Ian, however mechanically assisted.




>> ^xxovercastxx:

If it was the only one, I'd be more suspicious, but he's got like 10 of these. The Popeye one in particular would be rather odd to have prerecorded.

<div><div style="margin: 10px; overflow: auto; width: 80%; float: left; position: relative;" class="convoPiece"> bareboards2 said:<img style="margin: 4px 10px 10px; float: left; width: 40px;" src="http://static1.videosift.com/avatars/default-s.png" onerror="ph(this)"><div style="position: absolute; margin-left: 52px; padding-top: 1px; font-size: 10px;" class="commentarrow">◄</div><div style="padding: 8px; margin-left: 60px; margin-top: 2px; min-height: 30px;" class="nestedComment box">You don't think Sir Ian has a sense of humor?
I'd bet $5 that is really Sir Ian. Especially if you go to YouTube and look at the original description. Sounds like a lip synch to me.

"well in that case Sir Ian Mckellen must at some point have recorded himself reciting the Fresh Prince theme.
Which is more likely?"
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