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My favorite party-invite yet
Mar 9th
The Los Angeles Latebirds – Flock Yeah II from Brian Sowell on Vimeo.
Good lord this is just rad as shit, my friends.
Can you tell the more compressed version?
Mar 3rd
So I’ve been watching the various endings to Paranormal Activity (yes, I own the film – digital copy while on the go is a godsend).
While I don’t mind watching the film on DVD, I do like to watch movies while using my iPhone, and therefore the movies need to be seriously compressed.
I usually use VisualHub (now defunct, unfortunately), but sometimes dip into Compressor for the final encoding.
Today, I started to use Evom and I’m quite happy with the results.
While Evom did take much longer to re-compress my 1.6GB file (about 2 hours, compared to about 60-70 minutes with VisualHub), the resulting file size is a shocking 250MB less than what VisualHub gave me.
Here are the two compressed files, side-by-side. Can you tell which is VisualHub’s reduction and which is Evom’s?
Final note: if you CAN tell which is more compressed, do you really think it matters on the iPhone screen? I don’t.
Just Watched: “World’s Greatest Dad”
Feb 10th
I just finished watching “ World’s Greatest Dad,” written and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait and starring Robin Williams.
I was surprised to see some Seattle landmarks (most notably the Guild Theater), and it turned out to be a pretty good film.
True, the son is a total douchebag (as quoted from Robin Williams who plays the father), but that’s on purpose to the level of ridiculousness.
From time to time I get to watch movies at work while I’m coding away, and I’ve found that my productivity doesn’t get interrupted with a movie on my second screen – if anything, it helps me keep “in the moment” of my programming.
I’ve got to say, Bobcat did a dynamite job directing (great soundtrack, too), even getting a cameo in, but the “ghost” scene wasn’t my favorite. Can’t win ‘em all, right?
Wanted: Personal Puppetmaster
Jan 28th
Wanted: Personal Puppetmaster
I need assistance with my life. Obviously the choices I’ve made over the years have not had positive results.
Yes, I’m married, but things could be better. Yes I have a fantastic job, but my work/life balance is non-existent.
Are you in your mid-thirties? Have you had success with you romance, employment, finances – enough so that you feel comfortable guiding me through my headaches?
Come join me as a personal puppetmaster; make my decisions for me, in love, finances, employment, time, hobbies.
Coordinate with my darling wife as to what’s best for me, using your experience as a base.
Salary to be discussed based on my ability to put my life in your hands, and how responsible you perform.
This is an ongoing project, hopefully self-terminating (meaning: I’d love to get to a point where I can manage my life on my own, without your help).