[Rant] Minor Rant III: For a Few Hollers More

strawman

strawman

ThatNickGuy said:
I hate 3D.
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You can make your own, but why bother when you can just buy them:

Amazon product

These put the same filter in both eyes so you only see a 2D movie rather than 3D. There are versions for imax as well (this pair works for almost all theater 3D techniques except imax 3d).

Of course you're still paying extra for the 3D showing, but if you hate 3D and only want to see 2D at a time convenient to you, then this will do the trick.
 
ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

stienman said:
You can make your own, but why bother when you can just buy them:

Amazon product

These put the same filter in both eyes so you only see a 2D movie rather than 3D. There are versions for imax as well (this pair works for almost all theater 3D techniques except imax 3d).

Of course you're still paying extra for the 3D showing, but if you hate 3D and only want to see 2D at a time convenient to you, then this will do the trick.
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Yeah, it's the extra cost that comes with it that bothers me, too. The whole business of it just pisses me off.
 
Denbrought

Denbrought

I stand by Jackass 3D. The one and only time that I have relished my choice (and extra payment) for a 3D showing.

There's just something breathtaking about a big ol' floppy dildo soaring across my field of view, y'know?
 
strawman

strawman

ThatNickGuy said:
But that's my point. There's no need for it. If a movie holds up without it, why have it at all? It's just a stupid gimmick that theatres force on customers so they can pay another couple of bucks. Most of the time, the 3D process is rushed only weeks before the movie releases. Except for Avatar, I don't know of any other movie that was made with 3D specifically in mind for its production.
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Switch 3D with Color and Avatar with "The Wizard of Oz" then try to argue a movie today that cannot possibly be understood when converted to gray.

Color, like 3D, is an enhancement, and further uses our complete senses. We have two eyes, why are you arguing that movie makers shouldn't present content that uses both eyes? What do you have against using depth perception? Why deny movie makers the opportunity to extend their craft and enhance our viewing, without making it so it can't be understood in 2D?

I don't mind that you dislike 3D personally, but you're acting like a certain county clerk who has one belief, and wants to force your belief on the entire movie industry.
 
Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Cog said:
Because if 3d doesn't add anything to a movie, it also doesn't take anything away. So, every movie can also be 3d.
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This is a false statement, though. It does take away from the movie by making it dimmer and the colors less vibrant. So if you don't care about the 3D, it is a net loss.[DOUBLEPOST=1468854008,1468853862][/DOUBLEPOST]
stienman said:
I don't mind that you dislike 3D personally, but you're acting like a certain county clerk who has one belief, and wants to force your belief on the entire movie industry.
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You're doing that thing again so hard that the rating just won't cover it.

Nick never said he wants to outlaw 3D movies, just that he wishes there was more choice to view them in 2D.
 
ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

stienman said:
I don't mind that you dislike 3D personally, but you're acting like a certain county clerk who has one belief, and wants to force your belief on the entire movie industry.
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And I'm out. Comparing a dislike for a gimmick with a bigot who won't do her job are two different things.

Enjoy the conversation, guys.
 
strawman

strawman

Ravenpoe said:
Nick never said he wants to outlaw 3D movies, just that he wishes there was more choice to view them in 2D.
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Ah, I was confused by the line, "There's no need for it. If a movie holds up without it, why have it at all? "[DOUBLEPOST=1468854448,1468854244][/DOUBLEPOST]
ThatNickGuy said:
And I'm out. Comparing a dislike for a gimmick with a bigot who won't do her job are two different things.

Enjoy the conversation, guys.
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Well clearly I've crossed a line. Sorry, I'll move on.
 
DarkAudit

DarkAudit

stienman said:
Switch 3D with Color and Avatar with "The Wizard of Oz" then try to argue a movie today that cannot possibly be understood when converted to gray.
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That is probably the wrongest wrong you've ever wronged. The switch between black and white (sepia more like it) and color is not just VITAL to the storytelling, it's part of the story itself as you go from Kansas reality to dreamland Oz.
 
Bubble181

Bubble181

I can easily name 10 movies where color played an integral role in story telling - by setting tone, by making specific things stand out (Schindler's List comes to mind), by informing about allegiance etc.

3D CAN be done well, but on 90% of cases it's still in the "we'll throw in a snake moving towards the camera really quickly to scare viewers! Maybe make it look like this bird is going to hit you RIGHT in the eye! Haha!" level of storytelling.

To take your comparison - which I don't think is apt - for a second, even so, MOST early color films absolutely were worse off for being colored in. Some of those are hideous to look at and fare much better in b&w.

Also, the complaint wasn't so much about 3D being around, but it being forced on many customers. Here, as well, it's hard to find a non-3D showing that isn't at 2PM or 11:30PM. Anything between 5PM and 10PM - the "normal" hours to go see a movie - and you're more or less forced to see the Big New Thing in 3D, or watch some smaller movie.
 
PatrThom

PatrThom

GasBandit said:
Well, the problem is that it is often done badly, and that does detract from the movie experience.
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Yes. The problem is that the 3D is often slapped on as a gimmick, solely as some sort of "cool" factor, rather than as an integral part of the movie. You might as well film a movie underwater, or without sound, or in a dead language, or with your cast composed entirely of little people. Yes, it might be part of the plot, it might even be right there in the title, but unless it actually enhances the storytelling somehow, it's still just a gimmick, and therefore unnecessary/superfluous.

--Patrick
 
Dave

Dave

Staff member
The only time I dislike 3D is when you can tell they did something just to take advantage of the effect. Like someone throwing something at the screen that when you watch it in 2D you say, "Well, THAT was done for the 3D movie crowd."
 
Squidleybits

Squidleybits

I agree that there should be more non 3D options. I sometimes get super nauseous during a 3D film and a lot of people with glasses likely have trouble with the theatre glasses provided.

That being said....Magic Mike in 3D should happen. Am I right??
 
Sara_2814

Sara_2814

Cog said:
Because if 3d doesn't add anything to a movie, it also doesn't take anything away. So, every movie can also be 3d.
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It takes away my ability to see the movie. If every movie was 3D I'd have to stop going to movies because 3D gives me migraines.
 
Tinwhistler

Tinwhistler

Squidleybits said:
I agree that there should be more non 3D options. I sometimes get super nauseous during a 3D film and a lot of people with glasses likely have trouble with the theatre glasses provided.

That being said....Magic Mike in 3D should happen. Am I right??
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Sara_2814 said:
It takes away my ability to see the movie. If every movie was 3D I'd have to stop going to movies because 3D gives me migraines.
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I grew up with strabismus (one crossed eye). I don't have sterovision. I can't see 3d. I can't see those stereograms. :(
 
bhamv3

bhamv3

So we received a big feedback case from a client. Nothing too bad, it's just that our translation style wasn't quite what they were looking for, but they were happy to provide us with clearer instructions on what they wanted, and give us time to fix it. The document's about 50 pages long. The first 25 pages are related to marketing and publicity, and they gave us feedback on how they wanted the language to be lively and attractive, without sticking too close to the source text. The latter 25 pages are usage instructions, and these have to be very precise, so they gave us a list of terminology to use, because the terms we'd previously used weren't quite the industry-standard terms.

Since I had worked on this case originally, I was given the task of making the edits for the client. I managed to finish the 50 page document, with its two very different styles and requirements, right before the deadline. I go to upload the edited file, when I find there's already an edited file in our system.

I send a message to the PM in charge of the case. "Hey, I finished fixing the thing for the client, but there's already an edited file in the system. What's up with that?"

The PM replies, "Yes, that's Rachel's file." Rachel is another one of our editors.

"Rachel? Why did Rachel work on it?"

"Rachel edited the first 25 pages, the marketing sections, while you were supposed to edit the other 25, with the usage instructions."

I go back and dig up every message I've ever received on this case. There's no mention of me only working on the latter 25 pages. "Hey, I've gone back and dug up every message I've ever received on this case. There's no mention of me only supposed to work on the latter 25 pages."

"Oh... well, sorry about that!"

I could've spent more time on the second half of the document, the part I was allegedly supposed to be working on, and done even better on it. But instead, we had a massive duplication of effort. :mad: And if anyone's wondering, yes this PM is new, and yes we will be having words about this situation.

Though to be fair, I looked at Rachel's edits to the marketing and publicity sections, and they're pretty damn good.
 
strawman

strawman

bhamv3 said:
Actually, yes, I believe she is. Though she's a matronly woman of advanced age, and we consider her an office mommy.
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I'm going to pretend that all the pornographic translation services your company does is handled by her, and she flirts with you asking how to translate particularly raunchy sentences. You do so without pausing from your work or blushing, and so she seeks out even raunchier sentences, and it's like an arms race between you two.

Coworkers within earshot all pause at their typing and have trouble getting back to work after each exchange between you two.
 
HCGLNS

HCGLNS

stienman said:
I'm going to pretend that all the pornographic translation services your company does is handled by her, and she flirts with you asking how to translate particularly raunchy sentences. You do so without pausing from your work or blushing, and so she seeks out even raunchier sentences, and it's like an arms race between you two.

Coworkers within earshot all pause at their typing and have trouble getting back to work after each exchange between you two.
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Bent Barbara!
 
strawman

strawman

HCGLNS said:
Bent Barbara!
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Only occasionally caught the show, but that looks like a funny episode.

Dan Fielding: Where the hell is Harry? He's over a minute late!
Roz Russell: What's wrong, Dan? Your date getting paid by the hour?
Dan Fielding: No. It just so happens that the assistant D.A.'s have a pool going this month to see who gets the most convictions.
Christine Sullivan: By total volume, or percentage?
Dan Fielding: Raw tonnage.
Christine Sullivan: What?
Dan Fielding: Yeah, every defendant's weight is right here on the rap sheet. Whoever convicts the most flesh by midnight wins two thousand dollars.
Mac Robinson: Talk about living off the fat of the land.
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PatrThom

PatrThom

stienman said:
I'm going to pretend that all the pornographic translation services your company does is handled by her, and she flirts with you asking how to translate particularly raunchy sentences. You do so without pausing from your work or blushing, and so she seeks out even raunchier sentences, and it's like an arms race between you two.

Coworkers within earshot all pause at their typing and have trouble getting back to work after each exchange between you two.
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Go on...
stienman said:
Only occasionally caught the show, but that looks like a funny episode.
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The good ones more than make up for the bad ones, I can't think of any reason not to watch all 193 of them.

--Patrick
 
bhamv3

bhamv3

So I got an email today telling me my Skype account's password has been changed. I didn't change it, so that means someone's managed to guess my password and get into my Skype. (Not hard, my password was really insecure).

Getting the account back from Microsoft involves trying to remember a lot of stuff. Like the date I first created the account, five people from my contact list, etc. I've tried twice so far, and I've been denied both times.

I don't even use my Skype account any more. The last time I logged into Skype was, like, a year ago. I just don't like the idea of someone out there pretending to be me.

Also, I oughta go change my passwords for my other stuff.
 
Denbrought

Denbrought

bhamv3 said:
So I got an email today telling me my Skype account's password has been changed. I didn't change it, so that means someone's managed to guess my password and get into my Skype. (Not hard, my password was really insecure).

Getting the account back from Microsoft involves trying to remember a lot of stuff. Like the date I first created the account, five people from my contact list, etc. I've tried twice so far, and I've been denied both times.

I don't even use my Skype account any more. The last time I logged into Skype was, like, a year ago. I just don't like the idea of someone out there pretending to be me.

Also, I oughta go change my passwords for my other stuff.
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https://lastpass.com/
 
Tinwhistler

Tinwhistler

So..don't tell me "hey, I'm giving a presentation on Irish music at the library on Friday.. Come up and bring your whistles and I'll ask you to play some tunes" and then make me sit for an hour with my whistles in my lap--all the while, library patrons are looking at me like 'wtf did you bring those for?'--and then never ask me to play any freaking tunes.
 
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