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March 6th, 2008 — anything, games, hardware, movies
I know it’s old news, but I decided to write something here after I received a newsletter from Sony with the title “The world has decided”.
In 2006 I said that I would go with PS3 (if I could afford it). Well, by the time the opportunity came, I could not, so XBox360 was the obvious choice. So, what does that all matters? If you read my post about PS3, you’re going to see that back in 2006 I was already prising Blu-Ray over HD-DVD, because by that time I already made my choice of format.
No, I’m not saying “I knew it”, I’m just writing this post to say that Microsoft lost this war.
Nobody knows for sure why M$ was going against the obvious (some have a few ideas why), but the fact is that the battle has come to an end, and the obvious has come to surface. Search around the web, and you’re going to see how many sites talk about companies declaring HD-DVD EOL. Even M$ did it already.
On Wikipedia, the official death of HD-DVD has been marked as February, 19, 2008, after Toshiba decided to EOL it’s production.
That’s it. It’s over. Good luck. Bye bye. Now let’s move on to the next format war. 
[Update on Mar/13] Microsoft publically stated their Blu-Ray support.
February 1st, 2008 — anything, movies
Yesterday I got a bit more of hate points against Microsoft, and got to admire Steve Jobs a little more. I bought Pirates of Silicon Valley in DVD, and watched again after a few years that I’ve already forgot how the plot develops. It happens that the film shows, very clearly, how Microsoft deals with new technologies: either they acquire, or they steal.
Well, today is no different. Coincidently, I just heard that they offered to buy Yahoo. This clearly proves that if they can’t beat the others, they will simply smash them (yeah, Live Search sucks, and they can’t make it better). And let’s not forget about Yahoo Messenger, Groups and Flickr.
So, I’ll leave you with some videos that show what I mean, and make up your own mind.
And if you haven’t seen the movie yet, go for it. Very worthwhile.
December 24th, 2007 — movies
– pt_BR
Ontem assisti ao filme “A Lenda de Beowulf“. É um filme que está sendo bastante criticado por que, dizem, que tem um roteiro fraco. Eu não achei. Para mim foi uma estória muito boa, que sem dúvida poderia ser contada de forma mais extensa (alguns detalhes faltaram), mas no geral, muito bom.
Mas o que motivou o post não foi o filme, mas o cinema. Aqui em SP ele está sendo exibido na sala 3D do Shpping Eldorado. Nossa! A qualidade da imagem, e a sensação de profundiade são incríveis. Eu já havia assistido desenhos 3D com temas infantis, e eles não conseguiram passar a mesma sensação de profundidade que esse filme. Imagino eu que isso acontece pois o filme tenta reproduzir coisas reais, ao contrário dos desenhos que são caricaturas. Com isso, você consegue reconhecer melhor a profundade e a textura das coisas.
No geral valeu muito, tanto pelo filme quanto pela tecnologia. Quem puder, na minha opinião, vale à pena o esforço.
– en
Yesterday I went to see the movie “Beowulf“. This films is receiving bad critics in Brazil because, they say, it has a week script. I didn’t think so. To me it was a great story, which could very well be told with a longer movie (a few details were missing), but in general, very good.
But what motivates the post is not the movie, but the movie screen. Here in Sao Paulo it’s being screened at the 3D room of the Eldorado Shopping Mall. Wow! The picture quality, and the feeling of the depth are amazing. I had already seen 3D cartoons with kids themes, and they can’t transmit the same sensation of reality than this movie. I guess it happens because the movie tries to reproduce real things, instead of trying to make them appear funny (like in cartoons). Then you can recognize better the depth and texture of things.
In general it was very worthwhile, because of the movie and the technology. Go for it, if you can.
October 29th, 2007 — fun, movies
I’ve gotta say that when I saw “Jim Carey” on the movie credits, I got a little skeptical about the results, but curiosity is stronger, and the movie must be seen. It was a nice surprise when I finished watching Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. A very nice and intelligent movie, with a very complex story line. Kate Winslet plays a very strong and spontaneous character, which creates curious situations, and develops very nicely during the film. Quality time that made me thing that we need to keep every single memory we have, even the bad ones. Experiences make us what we are, and they would be useless if we don’t keep any memories.
September 1st, 2007 — movies
No, they can’t. I just finished watching “Final Destination 3“, another great sequence. Well elaborated, even though had some feel of almost pushing too much. The effects are good. And, at the end, “we are all biological beings” (quote from the film, watch and understand).
August 12th, 2007 — movies
I have just finished “Final Destination 2“, and they did it again. Interesting script, and the accident scene right on the start of the move is, in my opinion, that big strike that makes you interest in the rest of the movie. Once again, nice time watching.
Ps.: If you think I have a death wish, or I’m some kind of freak, forget it. I’m just enjoying a good movie. Check my comments on the first one.
August 6th, 2007 — movies
Catchy title, eh?
No big deal. I’m writing to say that I’ve just finished watching “Final Destination“. This movie didn’t seem interesting at the beginning, that’s why I have not seen before, but I was in the mood to lay down on the bed and watch something interesting, and this movie looked like one good choice.
I won’t write a full review, because I’m not that kind of person. It’s enough for me if I say that the coolest scene on the film, in my opinion, is the one where death comes to get Clear. Yes, I know it is a big exaggeration, full of special effects and the standard Hollywood lies, but it’s cool in the sense that shows exactly what Alex keeps saying about death coming to get them. And it tries hard, very hard. It shows determination, either from Clear (to stay alive), Alex (to save Clear) and death itself (to get both).
Worth the time watching. Now I’m going to look for the sequences (2 and 3).
September 3rd, 2006 — movies
They want to cancel my favorite TV show. I guess many of you know Stargate SG-1 (fan site), if not, give it a try, I’m sure at least it will make you think a little.
There’s a fan campaing to save the series. MGM is considering to cancel the longest consecutive running sci-fi TV show (yes, registered by the Guiness Book). Not that I will spend any money on helping this campaing, but I do really love the show! So the least I can do is posting this little manifestation to show my support for this great series.
August 13th, 2006 — anything, movies
–en
This may be old news for many people, but I’ve just discovered it today. There’s some interesting sincronicity between “Dark Side of the Moon” (Pink Floyd) and “The Wizard of Oz”. Some pages have enough evidence to support it. You can watch the video and see for your self.
–pt_BR
Isso pode não ser novidade pra muita gente, mas eu só descobri hoje. Existe uma sincronia interessante entre “Dark Side of the Moon” (Pink Floyd) e “The Wizard of Oz”. Alguns sites até possuem bastante evidência sobre o assunto. Você pode assistir o vídeo e tirar suas próprias conclusões.
May 10th, 2006 — movies
CBS released the InnerTube. It’s a service similar to ABC’s online episodes, but it’s way better in the sense that it’s open to the worldwide public, while ABC restricts the access to US only. Unfortunately they’re not planning to broadcast full episodes of their series for now. They’re starting with hotspots, internet specials (interviews, making-offs, etc) and commercials. Well, it’s great anyway!
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