Monthly Archives: January 2010

Nine Inch Nails Continues to Prove They "Get it"

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Michael Koby

Yesterday I randomly found out about a NIN fan project entitled “The Gift” from the fan group This One is On Us/Another Version of the Truth. What this is, is a a full length concert video created from over 450 gigabytes (GB) of video footage shot from HD cameras by the NIN crew that was released by NIN.com to see what their fans would produce. The end result is a full length concert video containing 32 songs, 5.1 surround sound, and released in a variety of formats (including a single layer Blu-Ray). All variations are available via BitTorrent downloading for free. Just to be clear, the video is professionally shot, the completed Blu-Ray/DVD/video files are fan made from that video. Continue reading →

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Warner Bros. is Run by Idiots

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Michael Koby

Engadget has an article about Netflix reaching a deal with Warner Brothers Pictures (people who bring us Harry Potter, Batman, and the Matrix films) where Netflix will delay shipping new release rentals out for 28 days. The idea here is that Warner Bros. hopes that this will encourage people to buy a DVD or Blu-Ray rather than just renting it. It’s a horrible idea, brought about by people who apparently don’t even understand their customers. For this reason, I claim that Warner Bros. Pictures is run by idiots. Continue reading →

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The Apple Tablet & Internet Hype

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Michael Koby

Over the past 2 weeks or so the tech news websites have been all the rage about two things: Google’s Nexus One and Apple’s tablet computer. The Nexus One exists, people have seen it, handled it, taken pictures of it, written reviews on it. Apple’s tablet however continues to be nothing more than rumor. Continue reading →

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Most Read Posts of 2009

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Michael Koby

According to my Google Analytics, below are the top 3, most read posts of 2009 on this blog. Buying a HDTV: 720p vs. 180p & Seating Distance – Here I go over what 720p and 1080p are and how seating … Continue reading →

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