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| 10-21-08 01:51pm - 5906 days | #19 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User  Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
That would be a situation of "the lesser of two evils", or more accurately, as tolerance isn't really an evil, it is simply inaction. Nothing gained, nothing lost. It can be preferable to intolerance in some instances not in others. In some regards, at least intolerance is action - and action sparks reaction. If the action isn't what you want, maybe the reaction will be. It would at least be a change. "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-21-08 10:54am - 5906 days | #16 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
Acceptance of a culture doesn't dictate that one must be of that culture or in anyway involved with that culture. Tolerance is often an indicator that that which is to be tolerated is at minimum a distraction and at maximum a threat. Merriam-Webster describes "tolerate" as such (when not referring to a drug or food): "2 a : to allow to be or to be done without prohibition, hindrance, or contradiction b : to put up with <learn to tolerate one another>" Assuming all groups of humans to be equal to all other groups of humans, it is wrong to tolerate (some will regard this as a massive assumption, but it is crucial to the argument and rather core to most of western culture). You can either accept a culture or try to change that culture until you can accept it. For example, many people speak of tolerance in regards to the hot topic of the multitude of Islamic cultures. Most of the cultures in question have doctrines of non-violence and peace. Any different culture can be strange and confusing, but despite the strangeness of many aspects of the culture, they should be free to worship their religion and be welcomed in our neighborhoods and places of commerce. However, there are some extreme segments of the Islamic community that regularly beat their women - these segments obviously should not be accepted, but more to the point, not tolerated. Not tolerating something doesn't necessarily dictate that you immediately turn to deadly force, but you do something. Provide places of sanctuary for the abused, collect evidence and attempt to prosecute the abuser, et cetera. Tolerance could easily be seen as condoning the abuse in that scenario. Tolerance is never a useful behavior - it is a form of limbo, dictating that the status quo is not acceptable by the tolerating party, but they are not willing to get involved for whatever reason. Tolerance perhaps is a great tool of those capable of doublethink - described as "The power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them." (George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four) For to tolerate you can both think well of yourself for staying out of other people's affairs while at the same time loathing the behavior of those very same people. I fear that popular media has muddled the distinction between "acceptance" and "tolerance". Open-minded and accepting people have come to use the phrase tolerance without realizing what they really are saying. Oh why can't we teach our children how to speak? ("The French never care what they do, actually, as long as they pronounce it properly.") So while I will not argue that it is a strong statement and nor can I argue that I'm young - a condition which I work on every day and am happy to report much progress with - I must stand and say with conviction that tolerance is not acceptable. People say you can't argue opinion only facts, but I beg to differ. Opinions are all that there is to be argue, a fact, by definition, is irrefutable. So one argues against another's opinion of what is or is not fact - but why stop there? I contend that we the people are letting definitions slip away - do you realize how often I get asked to be more specific when I ask for a couple of tacos (or any other product)? I can rephrase it, but I simply can't get any more specific - a couple is two, plain and simple. It has been said that the English language has become such a dominating language due to it expanding and absorbing terminology - I have no objection to new words, I am simply saddened that people are forgetting the definitions of older words. "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-21-08 09:26am - 5906 days | #14 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
I deny tolerance. Acceptance or nothing at all. Tolerance speaks of a group of people needing the approval of another. You never tolerate equals. I admit I do tolerate some things. Like deer and pigeons - I'm not willing to expend the energy necessary to exterminate them from my areas of frequent travel, so I tolerate them. "We tolerate you" simply states that we hate you but can't get rid of you within our current constraints. "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-20-08 07:08pm - 5906 days | #10 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
I believe RagingBuddhist is technically correct if you say "crucifix" instead of "cross". He did say "cross", which as you pointed out is a more abstract term, but the "crucifix" is exclusively Christian, and the term Judeo-Christian is defined by Merriam-Websters as such: "having historical roots in both Judaism and Christianity" and perhaps even better defined by Wikipedia as such: "...a term used to describe the body of concepts and values which are thought to be held in common by Judaism and Christianity, and considered, often along with classical Greco-Roman civilization, a fundamental basis for Western legal codes and moral values. In particular, the term refers to the common Old Testament/Tanakh as a basis of both moral traditions, including particularly the Ten Commandments; and implies a common set of values present in the modern Western World." While Judaism and Christianity both share the Old Testament/Tanakh, that writing doesn't have any interest in the Crucifix. Now I would say that most basic crosses, not crucifixes, can be correctly assumed to be of Christian origin these days, but most people don't know how much so many of the world's religions overlap. Symbols and traditions have been interchanged amongst so many religions that much of it is rather blurred. I must say that I do miss the crazy old days of Polytheism - those religions produced some great yarns! "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-19-08 08:41pm - 5907 days | #5 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
Aww, jeez - now I'm all curious :-D While I don't use religion in my own life, it can certainly be a good source of entertainment (amongst many, many other things) - so feel free to share, I think if things were going to get ugly on these message boards, it would have happened long ago. As for the Judeo-Christian comment, that term does mean the interplay of concepts and values commonly held by both Judaism and Christianity - so yes, the cross is usually associated solely with Christianity, but as pat362 pointed out, the symbol itself is far, far older than that. "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-19-08 06:02pm - 5907 days | #3 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
Fashion is definitely a strong possibility, but it may also be due to a religious upbringing and not really very reliant on the model's own religious beliefs. For example, I was raised Roman Catholic, granted rather loosely, but I was enough involved that I went through confirmation. After that ceremony my mother gave me a gold cross necklace to wear around my neck - and while I do not attend church and would proclaim myself Agnostic if asked, I wear the cross necklace (when it isn't broken like now) as it pleases my mother. She cares, so out of respect for her I wear it as much as I can. (Which reminds me... I need to get that damn thing repaired.) At any rate, an amazing amount of people in America say their religion is an important and significant part of their life. I understand it can bring a sense of purpose to people and I would never deny them that comfort as long as they don't insist on imposing their believes on others. I personally have little use for religion. While I won't argue against it as a possibility, following its own definitions it can't be proven or disproven, that makes Atheism as much a religion as any other - I simply find the whole topic rather silly and am happy to dictate my life toward my own goals for happiness, whatever they may be today. That said, it is possible that a number of the models are heavily religious. I would say most of the models come from rather modest backgrounds, which tends to be the strong-hold of religion. With the advent of Gonzo porn, directors are less inclined to require the models to wear on not wear specific items - often they appear in clothing they've purchased themselves for their job - so if they arrive wearing a cross, most directors probably don't care - as long as it doesn't get in the way of the action of course. "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-19-08 05:48pm - 5907 days | #2 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
I used to use GetRight (pay), but now I use DownThemAll! exclusively. It is free though they ask for PayPal donations if you love their service. It fully integrates with Firefox, so messing around with passwords is no problem. I use Google Chrome exclusively at work, but I haven't tried to use any Download Managers with it. That might become an issue if I switch over to it at home. "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-19-08 05:45pm - 5907 days | #37 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
I believe if you reply to that anonymous rating, the person that rated you will be notified. If I recall correctly, I accidentally rated someone anonymously and had that happen. I love your new Avatar, by the way :-) All you need is a cartoon stripper to be resting on top of the candy corn, lol "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-18-08 09:12pm - 5908 days | #5 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
Ditto. "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-18-08 09:10pm - 5908 days | #2 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
I recommend contacting them through their contact us page. It is rare for a company to not want to accept a membership fee from a user. "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-18-08 09:08pm - 5908 days | #2 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
Never heard of it, but they use CCBill so I doubt they are too sketchy. "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-18-08 09:04pm - 5908 days | #6 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
As of right now? ATK Natural & Hairy. Though I currently have memberships to the following: Argentina Triple X (and associated ATX Network) Yummy Mama (soon to expire) Naked News (I really should watch the news more often...) VideoBox (I don't download from them, just stream flash) Slipshine (Also don't download from them, just another site for comics, these just happen to be adult.) ALS Scan (Annoying layout, but I'll probably start mass-downloading from here soon) American Vice (still exploring) "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-18-08 12:55am - 5909 days | #2 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
Okie dokie, I just spent an hour writing up a reply only to have the computer delete it because instead of popping up a "You are over your character limit" window it just refreshed the page. I'll try to refrain from beating my computer to death with my keyboard and rewrite it later. ::sigh:: "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-16-08 01:25pm - 5911 days | #27 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
Haha, glad it worked, the computer I was on at the time didn't have VLC installed so I wasn't 100% sure I was right :-P Back when I used to teach computer basics to New York State Employees (like "how to use the mouse") I drilled a motto into their heads: "When in doubt, right click." Of course, if that was the first law of computer basics, the zeroth law was: "If it's broke, reboot." If only I could get my grandfather to learn the basics though, the man seems to believe the computer is capable of read his mind but is just being difficult and that is why buttons aren't magically changing their function for his needs. At least he seems to have figured out Netflix... "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-15-08 06:48pm - 5911 days | #25 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
If you right click on the video while it is playing, a menu should pull up and then you can mouse over "Video" and there should be a second menu with "Aspect Ratio" listed - then just select which ever aspect ratio you'd prefer :-) (I'm typing this from memory, let me know if it seems wrong and I'll check the program directly, lol) "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-15-08 10:47am - 5912 days | #2 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
Excluding basic Anime, how about full-hardcore Hentai? Titanime is a rather large site dedicated to Hentai involving Anime girls with very large breasts. It is all uncensored and DVD quality WMV with subtitles burned into the image. The support people for the site are quite helpful as well - they've had issues with some of their rips (audio wasn't matching the video) but they responded fast and usually had the problem fixed within a couple days. They have a few other sites, but this one is the oldest and largest. "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-14-08 11:31am - 5913 days | #4 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
My guess is your video editing software, once you complete the editing and tell it to publish the video, is then encoding the edited video in that resolution, adding black bars at the top and bottom to provide 16:9 content within a 4:3 format. I recommend you check the settings of the video editing software - either in the preferences or as you are publishing it, there will be some form of settings or profiles that designate what resolution, compression method, bit rate, et cetera - that the final video is being encoded at. Let me know exactly which editing program you are using (and what version number) and I should be able to find you a more specific answer. "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-14-08 11:07am - 5913 days | #3 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
I think that is general ass-covering. In all likelihood you'll see that credit very quickly, but certain circumstances could slow things down - like holidays, for instance. Companies often like to warn about worst case scenarios in this sort of thing to try to stop customers from contacting them and accusing them of bad business practices just because a transaction is taking a little longer than expected (and probably in a manner that is outside their control). I doubt it will take more than 4 business days for the credit to show up. "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-14-08 10:36am - 5913 days | #23 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
Any time! :-D "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-14-08 10:35am - 5913 days | #22 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
Good Tip - thanks! :-) "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-13-08 08:29pm - 5913 days | #22 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
I hate when the hosting sites do that - try it now. "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-13-08 07:09pm - 5913 days | #20 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
You know, if Scientology and Creationism merged, would they say our history looked something like this? The Picture oft Captioned with "Holy Shit: This is Awesome" "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo Edited on Oct 13, 2008, 08:28pm (Toadsith: ::grumble grumble:: stupid image shack...) | |
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| 10-13-08 07:02pm - 5913 days | #15 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
Haha, any time! I'm glad it worked, I know how mysterious Vista can be :-P "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-13-08 06:40pm - 5913 days | #12 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
Since my home computer runs XP instead of (evil) Vista, I thought despite it being WMP 11, that it might still be different. So I found this page on File Associations in Vista, perhaps this will be of assistance :-) Ask Leo!: Where did file associations go in Vista? "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-13-08 12:53pm - 5914 days | #9 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
Traditionally with Windows Media Player, you need to find the File menu (if it is hidden) and then, under "Tools", select "Options...". That will open the Options window which is tabulated, and one of the Tabs should say "File Types" (or perhaps "Associations"). The current computer I'm running is using Media Player 10, if this doesn't work, let me know and I'll check out how to do it on Media Player 11 on my other computer later. However, I'm pretty sure it is basically the same with all recent versions of the program. "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-13-08 10:45am - 5914 days | #35 | |||
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
Anything over 15% would be huge - that example image was 8% the width and 6% the heighth of the video. I was just trying to give a maximum cover-all circumstances rule. I think all things considered - everybody knows that the smaller you can get away with the better.
I suppose it isn't that surprising that there isn't a world wide standard on this, hell we can't even agree on standardized video formats most of the time. I would still contend that in terms of human perception, the bottom left corner would be the least noticed for most of western society just because of the way we read - but keep the logo quiet and any corner should do fine. "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |||
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| 10-12-08 07:07pm - 5914 days | #32 | |
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Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
I'd say try to keep it less than 15% of the screen. It should be monochrome and translucent (opacity should be 25%). While most porn producers do like the bottom right, the proper position is bottom left. This is because, humans taught to read standard left to right, top to bottom style writing scan images the same way. That is they look first at center of the top third of the image, then they look at the top left corner and scan down to the bottom right corner. So the bottom left corner is the easiest place to ignore something. To this effect, you'll notice most of the broadcasting companies put their watermark in this position. I captured a frame from an episode of the FOX Television show "Fringe" and mapped it out a bit. FOX Watermark on "Fringe" "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-12-08 03:46pm - 5915 days | #29 | |
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Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
Ah - basically explain when a site's preview page and the actual content differ - gotcha, that makes sense. "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-12-08 03:40pm - 5915 days | #27 | |
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Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
No prob :-) Always glad to hear from webmasters. Also, do note that, for me at least, a water mark isn't a big issue. It is more of an annoyance at best - with the exceptions of the few that place water marks over the focus of a picture or move it around the picture so you can't learn to ignore it. "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-12-08 03:38pm - 5915 days | #26 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
So you are saying that type of action present on the site should be described in better detail? That seems reasonable enough, the only potential downfall is that what one viewer calls "nasty" another viewer calls "the missionary position". None-the-less, I'll make a note in my PU Cheat Sheet and try to describe a representative scene so the viewers get a taste of what they'd be purchasing, content wise. "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-12-08 12:23pm - 5915 days | #6 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
Glad to have been of assistance :-) In truth, you just happened to have posted this at a good time as I recently found the player through another site and had been playing with it quite a bit. And that cartoon effect is awesome, I hadn't tried it on porn - it reminds me quite a bit of those rotoscoped movies like silly "Waking Life". Of course, the effect can't top Diesel's attempt at merging porn and cartoon: Ad for Diesel's 30th Birthday Parties "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-12-08 12:06pm - 5915 days | #4 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
In the File Menu, under "Tools" click "Preferences..." (or just press CTRL+P). This will open the ridiculously large preferences window, there select the "Interface Settings" section: The top icon, it looks like a green cone underneath a orange skin that's peeling off. On that page of settings, you'll see a border around a group of settings that is labeled "Instances" - and there should be a button within that group that says "Association Setup". Pressing that will open up a giant list of file types with check boxes next to them. Simply check (or uncheck) the ones you want hit "Apply" and you should be done :-) "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-12-08 11:54am - 5915 days | #23 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
I certainly understand the drive behind watermarks as a necessity to protect one's content from being stolen by competitors, I simply object to it on an aesthetic basis. It can be learned to ignore, but the simple matter is that it's still modifying the video image at all times and not serving in anyway to help the story line, improve the style of the content or anything. Essentially it is there for the benefit of the content providers not the viewers. A lot of sites advertise that they provide DVD quality video. One pretty universal factor with DVDs is the lack of a water mark. Most television shows have watermarks showing up frequently, but when they go onto DVD, that watermark is gone. Still, I'd love for porn content providers to learn from the big TV networks. The watermarks the networks use is usually a very basic corporate logo that is quite small, entirely monochrome, and at least 50% translucent. A lot of major sites provide their full web address in full color with full opacity - that is a helluva lot more distracting than it needs to be. So I understand why watermarks are often a necessary evil, but I will still rejoice in any review whenever I find a site that doesn't use them. For if we don't critique the aesthetic of the content, what use are we as reviewers? "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-12-08 11:42am - 5915 days | #2 | |
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Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
Click the "Extended Settings" Button, it looks like an audio equalizer, that will open the Extended Settings Window. On that window select the "Video Effects" tab and you will find all of the basic color, saturation, contrast, gamma, et cetera settings in the "Basic" section. It will also do some really crazy stuff, like split up the video into multiple chunks for a panel of monitors on the wall, overlay logos, or change the image geometry - all in real time. "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-11-08 11:15am - 5916 days | #21 | |
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Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
Ok, cool - thanks :-) "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-10-08 11:49am - 5917 days | #2 | |
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Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
I thought you could post a link in a Site Comment, just not in a Site Review. "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-09-08 10:23pm - 5917 days | #18 | |
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Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
Any chance this thread could be made into a sticky thread? I think it would tell a lot to new reviewers about what the community is looking for in a good review. :-D "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-09-08 04:07pm - 5918 days | #17 | |
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Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
Haha, those are quality One has to appreciate Porn's history of terribly punny parody titles, lol I will be curious to see what happens to ol' Dubbya after office - my guess is he'll largely disappear from the public eye. "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-09-08 04:04pm - 5918 days | #24 | |
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Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
Indeed you are right, it would only protect the content of the site - I figured fleeing the country was a strong possibility for him, I just would like the website to find refuge overseas as well, lol Let's hope the appeal is successful and this farce can be put to rest. "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-09-08 10:58am - 5918 days | #2 | |
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Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
This should definitely be a sticky post! Here are some more: BTW = By The Way TANSTAAFL = There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch DRM = Digital Rights Management YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary POS = Piece Of Shit DPP = Double Pussy Penetration DAP = Double Anal Penetration OMG = Oh My God NFW = No Fucking Way AFK = Away From Keyboard Also, MILF occasionally shows up as MILTF. It should be noted that the Military wouldn't just use Abracadabra without deciding it should be an acronym itself: Abbreviations and Related Acronyms Associated with Defense and Business and Radio Electronics "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo Edited on Oct 09, 2008, 11:19am | |
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| 10-09-08 02:38am - 5918 days | #21 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
Oh! I just realized I forgot to mention my favorite Internet Acronym to date: WSTS (Weeping Silently To Self) My Father & I did once try to start one, but it never really caught on. It was WWT: Willy Wonka That. The acronym was a reference to the original "Charlie in the Chocolate Factory" movie in which Willy Wonka would make a statement that was completely the opposite of what he meant to say, after which he would stop and say "Wait - stop. Reverse that." and then continue on. The acronym was for use in chatrooms or instant messengers. A user could simply type "WWT" after a statement that had a typo, misspelling, grammatical error or some other obvious error that the other user could easily decipher. The "WWT" was simply to let the other user know that you knew you made an error in the previous line and weren't a blithering idiot, that way the conversation could quickly continue without an awkward self correction statement that brings the conversation flow to an abrupt stop. "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-09-08 02:25am - 5918 days | #20 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
I think you are the last person anyone would assume was making a sarcastic or spiteful remark, but I'm glad my little article was helpful. I always like tangential topics that give me an excuse to write up one of my essays :-D "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo Edited on Oct 09, 2008, 02:28am | |
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| 10-08-08 10:36pm - 5918 days | #13 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
No doubt, even though more money is being spent on pornography than ever before - there needs to be a culling of the herd. It happens again and again with every industry; the car industry seems to be go through it again right now. "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-08-08 09:28pm - 5918 days | #21 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
Ridiculous - I see they have shut down his website as well. I bloody hate censorship. I hope they move the servers overseas and resume business. "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-08-08 09:18pm - 5918 days | #30 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
I just realized I never replied to this thread and am surprised to see that my numero uno "deal breaker" wasn't directly listed. That is the model's face - good body, good performance, et cetera - that can all be destroyed by a model with a less than attractive face. Porn is a factor of two things for me. One is the fantasy of the activity being performed - roleplay, be it simple or complex, is a crucial factor. Porn doesn't require too much consideration for the viewer's willing suspension of disbelief because the activities being recorded are really being performed. Granted the best porn ties in an engaging story that in and of itself can entertain you, but like documentaries of sharks eating things - the viewer is going to be engaged, even if we threw that baby seal into the tank with the shark, it is still a shark eating a baby seal! So curiosity drives a large amount of my porn viewing. The second factor is simply that I love looking at beautiful women. Be they fashion models, porn stars, or just a person I walked by on the street. For me, beauty begins at the face. I can appreciate a particular example of a specific body part, but if gut-wrenching face is attached to that, I won't be able to keep it from my mind. In video, action can overcome a mediocre face - but in photos, I just have to move on. I agree that I'm not wildly interested in continuous close-ups of a model's face - though an occasional close-up might be interesting. However, on the same note - I tire of my screen being filled up with genitals slapping together. I like the camera to step back most of the time, to casually watch the whole show and only occasionally punctuate the scene with a proper good closeup. There are many other things I might nitpick about - a collective of little problems can easily prevent a download. However, to answer the question simply: The overarching, single, most common reason I skip a download is finding I'm not attracted to the model's face. "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-08-08 08:47pm - 5918 days | #11 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
I cannot argue that there isn't a large quantity of nonsensical drivel being produced in both pornography, cinema and television; because frankly there is. There is just so much content being produced that you have to sift through that much more to find the memorable creations. The majority of what was produced in the past in all three industries was terrible, but since there was less of it, you were likely to see a much larger percentage of it. That made it all the more likely that you'd see the gem hidden in the refuse. The fact that someone actually green-lit the blasted Chihuahua movie amazes me - that it is making money, eh - less amazing. You tie in enough brands and advertise enough - you can sell anything for a while. There are still quality movies and TV shows and pornos being made - you just have to search longer and harder for them. For porn, there is niche content being made accessible today that was only a tickle in the back of the mind for people 20 years ago. I would say that no single studio is as powerful as the major studios 20 years ago, so in that sense I suppose you could argue that specific aspects of the industry aren't stronger. The sheer number of content producers around right now remind me of the movie theater battles that happened 10 years ago - everybody scrambling for a piece of the market. The theaters have largely weeded themselves out; the strong survive. The problem with the internet is that real estate isn't an issue - there is always room for more. Yet the internet market is still very young, and I think the weeding process has only just begun. The main issue is that much of what was great about old pornos were the lengths they went to emulate movies. I really think the budget is factoring in hard right now. The average porn film is shot in a single day - very few retakes - they simply keep rolling and then edit out the errors. To do proper movie making, you need people on set day after day. You need to film on different locations, you need to give your performers time to memorize and rehearse the script. All this costs money that many studios don't have. Take Kink.com as an example. Especially for a niche content producer, they have a considerable amount of money. They produce props and have bought an entire Armory as a monster location set. Even they rarely have models around for multiple days for a single shoot. Modern studios have so much money tied up in delivery of the content that I think production of the content takes the brunt of the cost cutting. I believe that as customers get more discerning, the studios will get weeded out and individual studios will be able to work on larger budget projects. Still, even today - good content is being made. You asked 3 porn movies from the past 5 to 10 years that I still enjoy? Absolute #1 is "Captain Mongo's Porno Playhouse" (2001, VCA). It has a hilarious script, an energetic cast and a wonderful set. I own the film and have watched it more times than I can count. #2 would have to be "Beat The Devil" (2003, Digital Playground) - it is a shameless rip-off of the BMW short film of the same name (directed by Tony Scott) - but it again has a great cast and fun writing, so rewatching it is enjoyable. Finally, #3 would be Sex Shot (1999, Private) - this film leans more heavily on the director of photography, sets and choreography to make itself memorable, but memorable it is - and again I have seen it many times. I will grant you that it is more of a chore to think of memorable films in the past 10 years than in the history of pornography prior to the last 10 years. Much of what is produced is gonzo content - which is cheap, easy, and lives for the moment. Gonzo focuses on specific instances, a double penetration, an episode of squirting, a specific position - those are what they are selling to their audience - instant gratification of a specific fantasy instance. While they can achieve this with remarkable efficiency, it serves to render the films unmemorable. To a certain degree, I believe the content producers are counting on that. If you remembered their previous films you might not have interest in seeing their new content, which usually provides the same stunts with new actors. Still, my selection of films listed above shows that some people are still taking the time to do pornos more reminiscent of film. I'm pleased with the ease of access we have to content these days, be it the old films of the past, or strange new ones made today - I think there isn't a better time to be viewing porn than today. There may be a load of mediocrity out there, but I still see a bright future ahead. "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo Edited on Oct 08, 2008, 08:50pm | |
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| 10-08-08 06:33pm - 5918 days | #9 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
That piece is nice and nostalgic, but it hardly states that the industry is in any form of financial trouble. While I admit that I like older porn a bit more than most modern porn, I don't think anyone can argue that the industry isn't stronger today than it was yesterday. The aesthetic of the industry has changed quite a bit over the years, especially in the past 20 years. Yet in the same manner, so has Hollywood - editing, lighting, camera work, diction - it has all changed drastically. I love the old films, a number of my favorite films are 50 or more years old - but I don't want to transport back to that era - when special effects was often a bag of flour. The culture has changed and what we expect from movies has changed - but cinema is a very young art form. I think we will see returns to old styles when they come in fashion and new styles, unthinkable to us now, will arise as well. Perhaps at some point a large studio will decide to fund a talented director with a big vision for a porn film - and classic, movie-grade porn will return again, in some new form. It is something to hope for, and with the amount of money this industry is making, I shall dare to hope that it is not far off. So I say we shouldn't curse the success of the industry's current doctrine of fast, cheap and out of control. It may indeed be the very vessel for the return of cinematic art to pornography. "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-08-08 04:31pm - 5919 days | #17 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
It has become popular to equate LOL with Lots Of Laughs. However, its origin is different, though only slightly. Spawning from the world of the Internet Chatroom, LOL was designed to indicate that a joke was so funny the user was literally Laughing Out Loud (despite the probable fact that they were sitting alone). LOL quickly became the base for all sorts of abbreviations. Probably its most popular child is the ROFLOL (Rolling On Floor Laughing Out Loud), later that was even shortened to simply ROFL. With the rise of LOL, the Era of Internet Acronyms was upon us. Many Internet venues now create so many of their own acronyms that their conversations are rendered entirely unintelligible for outside parties. Still, as the Internet has become an ever more important cultural feature, many of its acronyms have come into common usage in everyday interactions. Like Emoticons, the acronyms of the Internet are another example of how much it is influencing our culture. It is important to note that LOL and its kin, are not even remotely the first acronyms to break out of their subculture of origin and become accepted by the mainstream culture. The military has an absolute love for acronyms, often known for creating contrived-acronyms, has brought numerous acronyms into popular culture - the most popular might be FUBAR and SNAFU. (That's Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition/Repair and Situation Normal, All Fucked Up - respectively.) So it is of no surprise that a subculture with ever increasing number of participants like the Internet finds its acronyms permeating the mainstream culture. "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-08-08 02:36pm - 5919 days | #7 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
lol - that's even better! Maybe for gay porn: "Freddie Mac Feels The Bear" "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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| 10-08-08 02:27pm - 5919 days | #5 | |
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Toadsith (0)
Active User Posts: 936 Registered: Dec 07, '07 Location: USA |
LOL I'm just curious to see what will be the first financial themed porn film, I mean Playboy is already recruiting for another edition of "The Babes of Wall Street". I'm thinking somebody will have to release "Fannie Mae Goes To Ball Street", or "Freddie Mac Buys Some Prime Ladies". "S & P 500: The Sexy and Petite Orgy", or simply "Dow Goes Down". The possibilities are endless! "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!" Second Grand Order Poobah in the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo | |
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