The Battle is over and as expected Blu-Ray has beat down HD-DVD
into a bloody pulp. Well, at least they dominated the market enough
for Toshiba to throw in the towel.
So thinking of going out and buying a Blu-ray player right now?
Hold it a moment. If you've already bought a stand-alone Blu-ray
player other than a Playstation 3 then you'll be stuck with the HD-DVD
people - ie. likely to throw out your player in the near future.
Only players capable of playing Blu-ray's 2.0 profile (aka. BD-Live)
are truly future proof. At present, the only player capable of doing
that is the PS3, though Panasonic and Sony are expected to release
players soon that use the standard. We're also still a good year or
so off from the holy grail - a region free Blu-ray and DVD player
that can play either format disc from anywhere in the world.
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And for anyone that has a smart-ass comment on the title, I was referencing
the title "The Queen is Dead, Long live the Queen". Thanks for your comments.
This week brought the announcement of Polaroid stopping production
of their instant Film by 2009. They will actually stop when there is
enough to last THROUGH 2009, meaning stopping sometime this year.
They stopped making new cameras 2 years ago.
I like the kitsch and look of the Polaroid. It's cool on many levels.
It produces in ways Digital never will.
It's a sad day for Artists and Photographers alike.
I attended the first meeting of the Helix High School 2008, 20 year reunion last night.
It was fun seeing everyone - there were 6 of us. Patti Horton (Delgadillo) is the
ring-leader and main organizer. She is getting a lot of help from people beside the other
5 of us (Crystal, Karin S, Kathy A, and Steve T) so I feel like the whole process will run smoothly.
We discussed the Agenda, places to have the Dinner, Mixer & Picnic. Some of it seems finalized,
other things should be decided upon in the next month or so. Half of the commitee is going to look at
a place that is reserved for the Dinner. The place sounds cool, but specifics need to be ironed out.
We each have a handful of small tasks that should move the process along smoothly.
Right now (preliminary) schedule is as follows:
Friday July 18th - DINNER
Coranado Cays Clubhouse - Coranado
Saturday July 19th - MIXER
TBD
Sunday July 20th - PICNIC
Ski Beach
Had the first meeting of the 2008 HHS reunion tonight.
Will be updating on this shortly...
In the meantime, please update your info and send me any e-mail address,
phone numbers and information you want passed on. Thanks in advance.
ps - Have you ever noticed "Chuckles" isn't in this picture???
CLASSMATES
HCHS
HHS REUNIONS
According to most media outlets - the TV Writers Strike is coming to a close.
THANKFULLY!!! I cannot express the disappointment I've had watching
bad TV since it began. Actually, I've probably watched LESS TV which is great,
but I do miss my favorite shows. Here is the list of shows and what they plan
to do for the remainder of the season...
Battlestar Galactica - New season starts April 4th!!!
[ and not a minute too soon - I need a BSG fix ]
Bionic Woman - Cancelled
[ I'm bummed about this one!!! ]
Chuck - No new episodes until fall
Criminal Minds - 4-7 new episodes to air in April/May
CSI - 4-7 new episodes to air in April/May
CSI: NY - 4-7 new episodes to air in April/May
Friday Night Lights - No new episodes expected for this season
Future-TBD [ Again, a real bummer, especially if it gets shit-canned ]
Heroes - TBD
[ WTF!!! Where's the new episodes! How about ORIGINS!!! Geez ]
How I Met Your Mother - 5-7 new episodes to air in April/May
Life - No new episodes expected until fall
Moonlight - No new episodes expected until fall
My Name Is Earl - 8-10 new episodes to air in April/May
[ FINALLY some good news ]
October Road - 5 pre-strike episodes remain.
Future beyond that TBD
The Office - 5-10 new episodes to air in April/May
Pushing Daisies - No new episodes until fall
Reaper - 3 pre-strike episodes remain
Future beyond that TBD
Smallville - 4 pre-strike episodes remain.
3-5 additional episodes to air in April/May
Supernatural - 2 pre-strike episodes remain
3-5 additional episodes to air in April/May
Two and a Half Men - 5-7 new episodes to air in April/May
Thank you TV Execs for being such assholes and ruining a great TV season.
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