FireKnife Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Quite possible but again it does really depend. A new tech that is faster than discs and cheaper may still appear? It is possible at the end of the day. Also while I am here, it is diffficult to do one to one training when it is administered by a rather attractive 20 something French accented Belgian girl. 'FireKnife' Link to post Share on other sites
Gunmane Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 FK, don't you go starting an international incident. Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerton Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Moore's law. That is all. Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Moore's law. That is all. How is a computer law about transistors and circuits related to that? FK, don't you go starting an international incident. Pfft, where is the fun in that? However after chatting with her she seems like the French / Belgian equivalent of a girl I am 'seeing' back in Scotland. Kinda weird, they even have the same build, wear glasses, have a cat, speak openly and live out in the countryside. Ah well, no opportunity for any fun times so will have to wait until I am back in Scotland on Friday . 'FireKnife' Link to post Share on other sites
Azubi Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Is laser disc the same as VCD? Plenty of modern titles in that format all over Middle East. As for having decent enough internet to forget about discs and stuff, might be OK in the UK and other places but lots and lots of the world simply don't have the infrastructure for it. Link to post Share on other sites
amateurstuntman Posted August 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 No, laser disc is XBOX HUGE! They were about the size of an old vinyl record, my school had one with the doomsday book on it. Link to post Share on other sites
Baddbaz Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 The laser disc was a 12' disc format that was developed by Phillips it was cutting edge at the time , but the players were massive compared to a cassette player . The belt driven mechanism was prone to stretching snd . Failure . And the discs were single layer . Storage of the discs was a problem as they were prone to warping . Also the discs were very expensive to buy back then and you could not record on them . Only emi and a very limited amount of film company's adopted the format . So film choice was very limited . That is why the cassette won the marketplace back then . Link to post Share on other sites
Cannonfodder80 Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 You mean these? The small one is a normal cd to give scale Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 My mates dad had one. We crashed round on his birthday and watched predator on it. Good times. Link to post Share on other sites
Habakure Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 And the price of one laserdisc movie, was around the cost of two and a half VHS movies. They did page the way for extra features (which we now take for granted) to be included with hit movies (Aliens was the first one I saw on laserdisc). They're quite the collectors item now, more so than the Philips CDi. Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Just been in Leuven, had a bloody awesome steak, salad and fries, nice beer served in an different but interesting way and all on the company. That and it is the home of Stella Artois, is an excellent little place and tommorow I am back for more work training, one on one with a nice girl. Who said work trips have to be boring right? Now to just remember how to claim my expenses when I get back to the Dunfermline office. 'FireKnife' Link to post Share on other sites
DrAlexanderTobacco Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 New technology always sucks. It's never that successful at first. But it paves the way for development, and encourages future innovation. Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Turns out even the work is easier for the Belgian office. Damn it, I do want to go back to Scotland as it is awesome (well the Central Belt certainly is) but work seems easier here. And the buggers have a pool table, sandwich service, drinks machine, fresh fruit delivered, new office and more diverse team . 'FireKnife' Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Managed to convince the woman to stick Good Will Hunting on, even though she didn't want to watch anything too heavy. Bought the Directors Cut of Amadeus on DVD for £2 delivered. Finished making my flag last night. Just got to lint roller all the thread trimmings off it and give it a wash in softener so it flaps properly. (Also, spending 4 hours on a sewing machine doesn't half tighten the traps.) Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Bought the Directors Cut of Amadeus on DVD for £2 delivered. Not to spoil it but it is *suitcase*. I have a 500+ word review that also outlines this. F.Murray Abraham is good though. And as this is the happy thread, turns out wherever I go in this company the customer support work is easy to do, happy days . 'FireKnife' Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Not to spoil it but it is *suitcase*. Would you say the regular release is better then? Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Would you say the regular release is better then? No I meant the entire film is. Poor choice of actors, disjointed story and extended set pieces that do little for the film. Though that is based on the Directors Cut, haven't brought myself to watch the shorter cut after that. 'FireKnife' Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 I've seen the regular cut, thought it was pretty good for what it was. I do like Mozart though. Maybe I should stop dicking about and take myself to go see some being properly performed. Link to post Share on other sites
Skarclaw Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Yeah man do it - few months ago I went for the first time to see Johnny Greenwood and the BBC philharmonic play the there will be blood soundtrack, the sound itself is great, its hard to describe but there was a bit where the violins did a kinda Mexican wave (if that makes sense) which was awesome. Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 I've seen the regular cut, thought it was pretty good for what it was. I do like Mozart though. Maybe I should stop dicking about and take myself to go see some being properly performed. Given that it is about the only Hollywood style film about Mozart it is rather popular. However if it is more the music you are in to I would say it is better to simply go and see it live as you have put. 'FireKnife' Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 I may well have to then. On topic, I remembered that this video exists. It always amuses me. Link to post Share on other sites
DrAlexanderTobacco Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Ludovico Einaudi is fantastic live. Would recommend. Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Back in the UK, one more day of work and then the weekend, two more days of work and then holidays!!!! Also expenses sheet was surprisingly easy to do and very up to date. Only missing one bit of info and that can be sorted in a day or two. And finally two women are still interested in me so that is a plus. Now comes the issue of picking which one...... 'FireKnife' Link to post Share on other sites
Im going space Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 And finally two women are still interested in me so that is a plus. Now comes the issue of picking which one...... Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Because Zoidberg is an insane failure. Plus not female, insane and failure are fine but human and female are a minimum requirement . Oh and not too fat, big is nice, huge not so much. 'FireKnife' Link to post Share on other sites
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