Um, I know why. Better home theater systems, VASTLY increased ticket and concessions prices with no corresponding increase in value added, poorly maintained theaters, theaters refusing to deal with idiots with cellphones texting/calling during screenplay.
Forgot one.
In addition to all of that - the popcorn's $5.00, a Cola's $5.00 - that's 10. For a family of four, that's $40.00, plus $12.00 a ticket to see Avatar (what we paid). If we would have done the 'whole thing' that would have been $90.00 - get real.
Of course, prior to going to the show, instead of wasting $40.00 on Coke and Popcorn, we went to IHOP and for a few dollars more got a decent meal.
But at home, on a big screen, (sure it's not 'Real 3D' - which kinda annoyed my eyes anyway, but was impressive in any event) the Popcorn is $5.00 for 5 bags and the Cola is $5.00 for 12 cans.
It's really no surprise that this comes from Sony Pictures, whose CEO, Michael Lynton, is on record as saying that nothing good has come from the internet, and then when questioned on that statement, stands by it.
So then... why would Sony create an internet gaming company known as 'Sony Online Entertainment, LLC'?
Right - things like the FDA and their meat inspection so the concerns of Mr. Sinclairs "The Jungle" got addressed - yup sure was a 'fuck up' to make a claim that meat had at least a base level of sanitation.
What if a new format comes out that would require 13TB - or 130TB - of digital storage for a movie - perhaps 3D or something holographic? Would available bandwidth be viable for that? Particularly if the media in question could easily hold that. And if not, will they freely ship what you have 'bought' on the new media?
Or - more likely - will they refuse to convert the older shows to the new technology for fear of just that. (with the assumption that's all possible - and who can say?)
However; I do like the concept of buying the 'rights' to a program, and being able to get it on whatever media - whenever. That would solve a number of problems - but the CORE question then is - will it be retroactive since many of us have already 'bought' the rights for many shows, correct?
Oh oh, but I did have an idea and I'll post it here.
I'm going to do this VERY soon.
Load up Windows XP - as stripped as you can get it to play games - OS, Drivers, DirectX - nothing more. Except one thing.
VMWare.
Now load up a client Ubuntu or whatever Linux OS - use it for EVERYTHING but gaming.
Copy VM's to flash drives and run from there, core 'storage' can be shared out by the host OS and multiple Linux installs can go to the same spot - this helps prevent the 'oddities' that can happen on RARE occasion with Linux directly accessing Windows file systems.
Cool, aye?
Windows, the host OS, is stripped - I'm even going to block internet access as much as possible from the host OS. Linux does all the rest - viruses - be gone.
Things have moved on since the 1992 version of Red Hat. The last machine I installed Linux on didn't require the command line for anything. Do keep up, dear boy.
Yeah, 98% correct - I did have some issues getting my Radeon to work under Ubuntu properly - but keep in mind, it's because of the crap drivers from AMD/ATI - NOT Ubuntu. The Nvidia drivers work well, from what I hear.
Windows is not isolated from driver issues either - and you also have to consider, Windows is running about 20 more services than it really needs to.
I, in fact, use the command line to shut down all that crap before playing games, and system performance jumps way up - extra 10-25% Frame rate, depending on the game.
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Re: Re: 2009 Box Office Records aren't so simple
Forgot one.
In addition to all of that - the popcorn's $5.00, a Cola's $5.00 - that's 10. For a family of four, that's $40.00, plus $12.00 a ticket to see Avatar (what we paid). If we would have done the 'whole thing' that would have been $90.00 - get real.
Of course, prior to going to the show, instead of wasting $40.00 on Coke and Popcorn, we went to IHOP and for a few dollars more got a decent meal.
But at home, on a big screen, (sure it's not 'Real 3D' - which kinda annoyed my eyes anyway, but was impressive in any event) the Popcorn is $5.00 for 5 bags and the Cola is $5.00 for 12 cans.
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Yeah - but oddly, I can't see how chasing off customers = more revenue..
Maybe it's just me..
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So then... why would Sony create an internet gaming company known as 'Sony Online Entertainment, LLC'?
lol
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Seems to me, history should be a clear indication that God infused man with the concept of 'freedom'.
Pretty much; all attempts to thwart that have failed, eventually.
Too bad our Eugenic obsessed leaders of today fail to see that.
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Re: Re: Mr. FCC & the Net
FDA + meat inspection (still) = Mad Cow.
FDA = Fail.
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What if a new format comes out that would require 13TB - or 130TB - of digital storage for a movie - perhaps 3D or something holographic? Would available bandwidth be viable for that? Particularly if the media in question could easily hold that. And if not, will they freely ship what you have 'bought' on the new media?
Or - more likely - will they refuse to convert the older shows to the new technology for fear of just that. (with the assumption that's all possible - and who can say?)
However; I do like the concept of buying the 'rights' to a program, and being able to get it on whatever media - whenever. That would solve a number of problems - but the CORE question then is - will it be retroactive since many of us have already 'bought' the rights for many shows, correct?
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LOL, you mean 'spin rag'.
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Re: Re:
my gosh, I need coffee, lol
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Re:
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Other companies like IBM and Microsoft think so - how could the be wrong?
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Yes you can - don't fly.
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I'm going to do this VERY soon.
Load up Windows XP - as stripped as you can get it to play games - OS, Drivers, DirectX - nothing more. Except one thing.
VMWare.
Now load up a client Ubuntu or whatever Linux OS - use it for EVERYTHING but gaming.
Copy VM's to flash drives and run from there, core 'storage' can be shared out by the host OS and multiple Linux installs can go to the same spot - this helps prevent the 'oddities' that can happen on RARE occasion with Linux directly accessing Windows file systems.
Cool, aye?
Windows, the host OS, is stripped - I'm even going to block internet access as much as possible from the host OS. Linux does all the rest - viruses - be gone.
On the post: Microsoft Cracks Down On Windows Piracy In China... So Pirating Group Offers Up Ubuntu That Looks Like XP
Yeah, 98% correct - I did have some issues getting my Radeon to work under Ubuntu properly - but keep in mind, it's because of the crap drivers from AMD/ATI - NOT Ubuntu. The Nvidia drivers work well, from what I hear.
Windows is not isolated from driver issues either - and you also have to consider, Windows is running about 20 more services than it really needs to.
I, in fact, use the command line to shut down all that crap before playing games, and system performance jumps way up - extra 10-25% Frame rate, depending on the game.
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On the post: Microsoft Cracks Down On Windows Piracy In China... So Pirating Group Offers Up Ubuntu That Looks Like XP
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I'm thinking the real design is 'control' - not 'innovation'.
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