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Re: My husband was right about DVDs

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Post by ghusto »

082349872349872 wrote: post #78
dylan604 wrote: post #25

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So if it was never released on DVD or Blu-ray, then where did the source for the torrents come from? If I saw a file with the name of something I knew wasn't available on a shiny round disc, I would be very skeptical and hesitant to download it from fear of it not being what it said it was. I damn sure don't want to go to the hassle of downloading a VHS transfer

> downloading a VHS transfer you kids with your universal formats; we used to have to make camera copies to watch PAL shows on NTSC...

You remember when pirate copies were literally some guy with a camcorder in a cinema? Sometimes you'd get unlucky and the guy had to turn it off because the usher was coming, and you'd miss a random chunk of the film :)

"Good" times.

Re: My husband was right about DVDs

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Post by klyrs »

readthenotes1 wrote: post #133
enriquto wrote: post #72

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Heh. This is like medieval illuminators who painted fig leaves over the nude drawings made by their predecessors.

Or the prudes went around whacking the Johnsons off all the statues

Always gotta ask, is that prudish or kinky?

Re: My husband was right about DVDs

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Post by chungy »

trelane wrote: post #114
danaris wrote: post #84

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And there's even a third option: Rip the DVDs, keep the digital copies somewhere safe, and discard the physical discs. If you want to ensure that this remains safe, you'll need to both back up and periodically transfer the digital copies to new physical storage devices (in my case, I just upgraded from the ~4-yr-old 4TB HDD that was holding all my media to a new 16TB HDD). This is, however, kind of a necessity in any…

DVDs, sure. Is it possible to back up or store Blu-Ray media on hard drives?

MakeMKV is the easiest option.

Re: My husband was right about DVDs

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Post by at_a_remove »

sergiotapia wrote: post #101

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia was butchered on streaming platforms, so I agree with you OP! Taiwan Tammy? GONE! Martina Martinez? GONE! Santa asking: "Is he retarded?" when Charlie just stares at him frozen in rage? GONE! Lots of funny moments missed by new fans unfortunately. Related: Why have hard drive sizes stagnated? It feels like 8TB has been the golden standard going on 8 years now. I'm very close to doing…

Here's the real question: why have backup disc sizes stagnated? We went from CD to slightly larger CDs, to DVDs, then double-layer DVDs, but BD-Rs haven't really taken off and we ought to be at something much, much larger by now.

Re: My husband was right about DVDs

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Post by [deleted] »

Godel_unicode wrote: post #110
neuronic wrote: post #88

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This seems weird. No one disagrees that there are 2 biological (genetic) genders. Gender identity is something entirely else that is being actively researched. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6677266/

This is incorrect. According to NIH there is no such thing as “biological (genetic) gender”. You’re thinking of biological sex. https://orwh.od.nih.gov/sex-gender

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Re: My husband was right about DVDs

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Post by fullmoon »

arockwell wrote: post #111
neuronic wrote: post #88

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This seems weird. No one disagrees that there are 2 biological (genetic) genders. Gender identity is something entirely else that is being actively researched. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6677266/

It really isn’t quite that simple. There are Intersex people who have ambiguous genitalia and there are several viable chromosome combos besides XX and XY.

In sexually dimorphic mammalian species sex is most commonly by the ability to produce either the small or big gametes, not chromosomes.

In humans syndromes that lead to ambiguous (“intersex”) presentation and/or chromosomes are still operating in a binary system, eh Klinefelter affects boys.

The same is true for (very) rare hermaphroditism: in this case both gametes could in theory be produced, in practice though individuals are sterile.

Re: My husband was right about DVDs

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Post by causality0 »

myself248 wrote: post #68
dylan604 wrote: post #25

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So if it was never released on DVD or Blu-ray, then where did the source for the torrents come from? If I saw a file with the name of something I knew wasn't available on a shiny round disc, I would be very skeptical and hesitant to download it from fear of it not being what it said it was. I damn sure don't want to go to the hassle of downloading a VHS transfer

If a VHS transfer is the only way to re-experience something that blew me away as kid, you bet I'll be happier with a VHS transfer than with nothing at all. Not everything needs to be pixel-perfect.

What's really nice are the heroes who take those VHS transfers and SD DVD copies and release AI-upscaled versions. Particularly cartoons that never had blu-ray releases look glorious upscaled.

Re: My husband was right about DVDs

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Post by evandale »

inetknght wrote: post #140
yucky wrote: post #134

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Those are birth defects though. For instance, we still understand humans as being bipedal despite anomalies that prevent a tiny fraction of humans from being bipedal.

`XXY` is a valid combination of sex chromosomes. The person has two `X` chromosomes so is female. The person also has one `Y` chromosome so is male. Which sex is the person? Is it a birth defect?

XXY is Klinefelter syndrome. By definition it's a condition where boys and men are born with an extra X chromosome. Their sex is male because, also by definition, the presence of a Y chromosome means male.

Re: My husband was right about DVDs

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Post by chungy »

deergomoo wrote: post #44

Availability and ownership aside, Blu-ray is far better quality than what you’ll get on most streaming services. If I really care about a movie or show, I always get it on Blu-ray. That said, if they could shift 1080 BDs down to DVD pricing and UHD BD down to what BD costs now I would buy a lot more. I’m starting to build up a collection of UHD Blu-rays but Jesus, £20-30 per movie really adds up. Definitely paying th…

1080p Blu-rays are very often single-digit dollars, at least here in the US. UHD does come with a higher price point, especially for new releases; it goes down, but it can take many months for it to do so.

Re: My husband was right about DVDs

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Post by efficax »

although i love the cinema and watch a lot of tv, i'm kind of indifferent to the problem of streaming content disappearing. before streaming content i watched a lot less and read a lot more, and i think i was better for it. so if they took it all away and made it harder to find it might be to my benefit
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