Wolverines

What is up peoples?!?!?

No, I am not coming back to WoW. I just wanted to tell everyone Happy New Year and let you know that you still touch my tra la la.

Also I wanted to poke fun at the HD DVD faithful...you know who you are.

Soooooooooooooooo.....

I came across this new article today. *Evil Laughter*

Seems Warner Bros. Is pulling out of HD DVD (WHAT THE...o.O....). Yes the LARGEST video producer is pulling the plug, saying buh-bye, going the way of the dino. All HD DVD has left is Paramount and Universal...and there is rumor that one of the two may be jumping ship too now that Warner has. But take heart! I mean you still got porn right...

*Diabolical Laughter*

The article may be a little dated (It came out yesterday...muhahahahaha).

But I thinketh the shiteth hath hiteth the fan for Toshiba.

Address your hate mail to Akio Ozaka CEO of Toshiba America Consumer Products.

(Sample)

Dear Mr. Ozaka,

You sonofabitch! Damn you! Damn you to hell for offering such low, low prices on your soon to be obsolete player! I could have bought an orange smoothie! You bastard...I could have bought an orange smoothie...or maybe a Blu-Ray. I hate you and I hope you get Herpes!

With much Malice,
<Your Name Here>


Anyhow...

Below is the article. You can read it yourself. I just couldn't pass up an opportunity to say "I told you so."

So don't leave angry...just leave.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080107/tc_afp/lifestyleusitelectronicsconsumerdvd;_ylt=AkhKp.1PN86ilTtH.slqf0tk24cA

P.S. I love you.

Your friendly neighborhood Volkaxx  ;D

Don't hurry back

Can I just address the hate mail to you?


F Blu-Ray.

Deep down inside you know you love me.


It's okay...

It will be our little secret.

Sounds like I missed an interesting discussion of HD DVD vs Blu-Ray.  That is a serious set back for HD DVD.  Wonder if this will tip the scales.

Everyone is saying today that paramount is backing out of HD-DVD now too.  Damn these people.

OMG...

I guess when it rains it pours!

Damn! Even Microsoft may be jumping ship!

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/electric/20080108/ttc-paramount-poised-to-drop-hd-dvd-70a53e7.html

If Paramount does have an escape clause in their contract then it is over for HD-DVD because that means Universal will likely have one too. And Blu-Ray has 70% of Hollywood output this far without paramount and Universal according to this source. I give HD-DVD a month at best and it will be lost. 

No, actually at this point I think the word loathe is more appropriate.

It really is too bad that Sony is going to do everything in their power to choke another inferior format down our throats.  Too bad more people don't do their homework.

Unlike with VHS and Beta, Sony has enough power and money this time to buy and strong arm their way into market dominance.  Glee.

Thats ok, I've always wanted to have to spend alot more money on the movie playback device than necessary.

I'm going to stop watching movies. 


anyone want to buy my theater setup?  It's pretty sweet!

I will believe that when I see it.

I'll give ya $5 for it!

I'll give you half of my sandwich for it.

Sup Volkaxx how r things in RL?

Wassup Unormal. I am good man. I have been working on a theory for personal identity and the issue of immortality (with refrence to life after death). I shouldn't call it a theory. It is more that I am conceptualizing an idea and testing it against published theories. The basic idea is that human beings identify themselves through four types of conflict: Spiritual, Social, Physical, and Environmental. The idea I am toying with is that the "self", what you may call a soul or mind, is immaterial but existant. I assert that the "self" is a the sum of experiences, good and bad, both remembered and forgotten, and is ever evolving such that yoou are not who you were say twenty years ago but are instead the sum of your experience. I extend experience to be derived from conflict as conflict, good or bad, denotes an experience. The experience does not have to be physical and I am considering adding a fith tenet that includes Sensual to the list of conflict.

There are far too many factors to consider though and the whole thing makes my head hurt. I first must qualify the essence of self and that is proving enough of a problem. Real life is going good though man. I am getting healthier and the family is thriving. I lost something like 20 lbs over break just eating right (and more frequently) and now I am in the gym. I use to be pretty active before WoW and other stuff and just fell out of it. I got unhealthy quick and it just spiraled out of control. I will get back in shape but I have to endure the long, painful road back. Meh, serves my lazy ass right. I heard you guys are progressing in Gruul and stuff and that as a guild you are getting a lot stronger. I am glad to hear it! Sultress is a strong leader and the guild will go far under her guidance (not that it did not go far under the guidance of previous leadership).

I miss WoW at times, but I miss the people more than the game. I realize now that I was really addicted to the play and the social contact. I don't associate much with people in real life (mostly my own fault for getting addicted and letting RL relationships fade). I am working on that. I have a lot going on and I need to reign myself in. I have let a lot go and I cannot blame anyone but myself. True to form, I am still a prick and a smartass, but ultimately I like to think a loving one. I just have a cynical wit. I just need to curb it at times and not blurt it out like Shitdamncockballmonkeylover or something like that. I am pretty sure a lot of peeps are pissed at me for the HD-DVD stuff and dumping on OSU - they will get over it. I have never been one to apologize because I say what I mean and mean what I say...just perhaps I shouldn't say it *grins*.
 
Anyhow, I have to get back to this reading "A Dialogue on Personal Identity and Immotality" by John Perry. It is really short and an interesting book (though perhaps a bit morbid). I will pop on from time to time to say hi and occassionally to stir up the masses - though I will do so in good sport.

Anywho,

I have to make like a tree and leave.

Laters
Volkaxx

This is weird...

http://www.campaignhd.com/080104_Warner_Paid.html

Guess the superior (inferior) format might win out on its merits (funding) alone.  Kudos to Blu-Ray adopters for bending to the will of Sony and cramming a shit format down the rest of our throats.

Exactly what I said.  Sony has enough money to win no matter what.

I concede defeat.

flip-flopper  :P