I am just speaking from personal experience when I speak on the subject of regret. The problem with being in your twenties is not being able to think through the consequences of your actions.
apparently, the problem in your fifties is not being able to understand that your experience is not universal.
Trust me, you will regret them, along with lots of other bad choices, when you get to be my age.
what exactly is your age, o wise one? and did your condescending attitude develop over this long stretch of years, or was it a gift at birth?
I've got seven, with vague plans for more. before I got my first one, I spent 6 months talking to every guy I saw who was over 50 and had tattoos. I'd ask where they got them, what they paid, etc., and then the final question - "do you regret getting them?"
out of 60 or so people, I got one guy who responded "yeah, I was dumb as dirt, I wish I didn't have it." He had the smallest tattoo of anyone I spoke to. Most of the other guys said "they're just a part of me now."
Housepig's rules of tattoos:
1. know what design you want, and have a good copy of it at the right size when you go to the shop.
2. make it at least 20% bigger than you think you want it, space allowing.
3. have enough money in your pocket that the cost is not an issue - don't settle for "what you can afford", wait until you can afford what you want.
yep - you need a webhost, and you need to fill in a couple of lines of text to act as a pointer to the host's servers. most hosts will have explicit instructions to walk you through the process.
I have been with Dreamhost for a couple of years, and have nothing but praise for them.
if you need to replace your burner, I've had good luck with Sony DVD burners, and I just retired a Plextor 12x CD burner that I bought new in 2000... not a bad run for any piece of hardware.
I disagree with "your system is not up to the challenge", though - I've been burning discs since I put my first burner into a Pentium 166 with 32Mb of RAM, it doesn't take that much heavy lifting.
I'm going to second Virtualdub - if you are working with .avi files of most any flavor, you can do *extremely* quick and efficient cutting on the files.
in a nutshell:
- open file.
- mark your "in" and "out" points and delete what you don't want.
- on the toolbar, under "video" and "audio", select "Direct Stream Copy".
- under "file", select "Save As Avi" and give it a new name.
cutting a 80-minute divx file (700mb) down to 30 minutes (325mb) took approximately 30 seconds - no reencoding necessary.
for something simpler, you can find a copy of Data Becker's "My Handwriting II" on eBay or somewhere. you can import .ttf files and edit them, or import scanned lettering and create fonts out of it. I found a copy for $6 at my local used-bookstore, and wish I had bought every copy on the shelf.
Third on Vegas - the workflow makes much more sense to me than Premiere ever did, meaning I actually get things done using Vegas instead of reading manuals and tearing my hair out in Premiere.
I'm still on Vegas 4, but it does everything I've needed to do... the only thing I wish it had is an adapter for my Premiere plugins!
also suggest downloading Virtualdub and VirtualdubMod - they're the swiss-army-knife of video editing, the original is made for .avi formats, while the mod will accept .mpg inputs as well. and they are freeware.
According to the Copyright act of 1790, most of these strips are in the public domain, although it is possible that Watterson renewed the 14 year term for one additional period.
sorry, no - see this gross-looking but accurate page on copyright extension and public domain.
has some name company picked it up? what do they want for it?
in my case, I got contacted by the registrar a couple of times in the weeks leading up to my expiration/renewal period, so I didn't have to remember when.
if it's from 1859, it should be in the public domain. the only rights-holding loophole I can think of is that the photograph of the painting that you want to use is probably not in the PD, so they could hold you over the barrel to either license their photo or arrange for you to take one of your own.
when you downloaded the font, was there a .txt file with any info on the creator, etc?
if you do a little digging on the font, you should be able to track down a version that includes a license file, which should spell out what you can and cannot do with the font.
what font is it?
depending on the crime, and your locale, the police may or may not be interested.
I used to videotape crack dealers a few years ago, when my neighborhood was much sketchier (you can see some of the charmers here), and I frequently offered video to the cops, and they were never interested - because I wasn't an officer of the law, my video didn't meet some evidentiary rule, so it's worthless in a court of law.
basically, I couldn't prove that person A did not just sell person B a piece of rock salt for $20, so what I had on tape was not "illegal". grrr.
Tenacious - good call on both the original Haunting and excoriating the remake... only movie I've asked for my free pass back.
some of my favorites, high on the creep-out meter:
Let's Scare Jessica To Death
The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane
Phantasm
Burnt Offerings
I am just speaking from personal experience when I speak on the subject of regret. The problem with being in your twenties is not being able to think through the consequences of your actions. apparently, the problem in your fifties is not being able to understand that your experience is not universal.
posted by housepig 17 years ago
Trust me, you will regret them, along with lots of other bad choices, when you get to be my age. what exactly is your age, o wise one? and did your condescending attitude develop over this long stretch of years, or was it a gift at birth?
posted by housepig 17 years ago
I've got seven, with vague plans for more. before I got my first one, I spent 6 months talking to every guy I saw who was over 50 and had tattoos. I'd ask where they got them, what they paid, etc., and then the final question - "do you regret getting them?" out of 60 or so people, I got one guy who responded "yeah, I was dumb as dirt, I wish I didn't have it." He had the smallest tattoo of anyone I spoke to. Most of the other guys said "they're just a part of me now." Housepig's rules of tattoos: 1. know what design you want, and have a good copy of it at the right size when you go to the shop. 2. make it at least 20% bigger than you think you want it, space allowing. 3. have enough money in your pocket that the cost is not an issue - don't settle for "what you can afford", wait until you can afford what you want.
posted by housepig 17 years ago
In "How I create My Space on the Web?"
yep - you need a webhost, and you need to fill in a couple of lines of text to act as a pointer to the host's servers. most hosts will have explicit instructions to walk you through the process. I have been with Dreamhost for a couple of years, and have nothing but praise for them.
posted by housepig 17 years ago
In "Curious George: "
if you need to replace your burner, I've had good luck with Sony DVD burners, and I just retired a Plextor 12x CD burner that I bought new in 2000... not a bad run for any piece of hardware. I disagree with "your system is not up to the challenge", though - I've been burning discs since I put my first burner into a Pentium 166 with 32Mb of RAM, it doesn't take that much heavy lifting.
posted by housepig 17 years ago
I'm a Nero man myself, but on my work machine, I've used BurnAtOnce. some other freeware burners can be found at the Portable Freeware pages.
posted by housepig 17 years ago
In "Curious George - basic video editing?"
I'm going to second Virtualdub - if you are working with .avi files of most any flavor, you can do *extremely* quick and efficient cutting on the files. in a nutshell: - open file. - mark your "in" and "out" points and delete what you don't want. - on the toolbar, under "video" and "audio", select "Direct Stream Copy". - under "file", select "Save As Avi" and give it a new name. cutting a 80-minute divx file (700mb) down to 30 minutes (325mb) took approximately 30 seconds - no reencoding necessary.
posted by housepig 17 years ago
In "FontEditor BitFontMaker"
for something simpler, you can find a copy of Data Becker's "My Handwriting II" on eBay or somewhere. you can import .ttf files and edit them, or import scanned lettering and create fonts out of it. I found a copy for $6 at my local used-bookstore, and wish I had bought every copy on the shelf.
posted by housepig 17 years ago
In " Curious George: Video editing PC system?"
Third on Vegas - the workflow makes much more sense to me than Premiere ever did, meaning I actually get things done using Vegas instead of reading manuals and tearing my hair out in Premiere. I'm still on Vegas 4, but it does everything I've needed to do... the only thing I wish it had is an adapter for my Premiere plugins! also suggest downloading Virtualdub and VirtualdubMod - they're the swiss-army-knife of video editing, the original is made for .avi formats, while the mod will accept .mpg inputs as well. and they are freeware.
posted by housepig 17 years ago
In "6/6/6"
668! The Neigh-bor of the Beast!
posted by housepig 17 years ago
In "Ten years of Calvin and Hobbes"
According to the Copyright act of 1790, most of these strips are in the public domain, although it is possible that Watterson renewed the 14 year term for one additional period. sorry, no - see this gross-looking but accurate page on copyright extension and public domain.
posted by housepig 17 years ago
In "Curious George: Domain Renewal"
has some name company picked it up? what do they want for it? in my case, I got contacted by the registrar a couple of times in the weeks leading up to my expiration/renewal period, so I didn't have to remember when.
posted by housepig 18 years ago
In "Curious George: Poe, Wilde, Fair Use"
if it's from 1859, it should be in the public domain. the only rights-holding loophole I can think of is that the photograph of the painting that you want to use is probably not in the PD, so they could hold you over the barrel to either license their photo or arrange for you to take one of your own.
posted by housepig 18 years ago
In "Curious George: Font Legality"
when you downloaded the font, was there a .txt file with any info on the creator, etc? if you do a little digging on the font, you should be able to track down a version that includes a license file, which should spell out what you can and cannot do with the font. what font is it?
posted by housepig 18 years ago
In "First there was "Toss"
does this even exist? it looks like some photoshoppy spec designs to attract interest & maybe investments...
posted by housepig 18 years ago
In "Free Stock Photo Resources"
I know the ones on Morguefile are free as in speech and in beer, for any usage commercial or non. not sure about the other sites.
posted by housepig 18 years ago
In "A Practical Guide to Taping Phone Calls"
depending on the crime, and your locale, the police may or may not be interested. I used to videotape crack dealers a few years ago, when my neighborhood was much sketchier (you can see some of the charmers here), and I frequently offered video to the cops, and they were never interested - because I wasn't an officer of the law, my video didn't meet some evidentiary rule, so it's worthless in a court of law. basically, I couldn't prove that person A did not just sell person B a piece of rock salt for $20, so what I had on tape was not "illegal". grrr.
posted by housepig 18 years ago
In "Scarious George:"
ooga booga - was it The Innocents? I just saw that a few weeks ago - very atmospheric & creepy, although for me it didn't hit as hard as I expected.
posted by housepig 18 years ago
Tenacious - good call on both the original Haunting and excoriating the remake... only movie I've asked for my free pass back. some of my favorites, high on the creep-out meter: Let's Scare Jessica To Death The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane Phantasm Burnt Offerings
posted by housepig 18 years ago
In "Recruits Sought for Porn Squad!"
it's so inspirational, too - she decides she wants to be a cheerleader, and *boom* five minutes later she's on the squad. kinda short, though.
posted by housepig 18 years ago
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