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Royal Mail are fucking shit. I feel your pain.

 

That is correct. Yeah, it sucks - but if you want something to turn up that is of value, ALWAYS use a tracked service - preferably one with a guaranteed delivery date. Recorded Delivery is NOT a tracked service.

Special Delivery Next Day is fine, and it starts from just over £5 (price went up recently). Other than that (as I've said countless times), use a carrier forwarder such as Myhermes, Parcel2go, Interparcel or Postage Supermarket.

 

Shit happens

Taoism: Shit happens.

Confucianism: Confucius say, "Shit happens."

Buddhism: If shit happens, it isn't really shit.

Zen Buddhism: Shit is, and is not.
Zen Buddhism #2: What is the sound of shit happening?

Hinduism: This shit has happened before.

Islam: If shit happens, it is the will of Allah.
Islam #2: If shit happens, kill the person responsible.
Islam #3: If shit happens, blame Israel.

Catholicism: If shit happens, you deserve it.

Protestantism: Let shit happen to someone else.

Presbyterian: This shit was bound to happen.

Episcopalian: It's not so bad if shit happens, as long as you serve the right wine with it.

Methodist: It's not so bad if shit happens, as long as you serve grape juice with it.

Congregationalist: Shit that happens to one person is just as good as shit that happens to another.

Unitarian: Shit that happens to one person is just as bad as shit that happens to another.

Lutheran: If shit happens, don't talk about it.

Fundamentalism: If shit happens, you will go to hell, unless you are born again. (Amen!)
Fundamentalism #2: If shit happens to a televangelist, it's okay.
Fundamentalism #3: Shit must be born again.

Judaism: Why does this shit always happen to us?

Calvinism: Shit happens because you don't work.

Seventh Day Adventism: No shit shall happen on Saturday.

Creationism: God made all shit.

Secular Humanism: Shit evolves.

Christian Science: When shit happens, don't call a doctor - pray!
Christian Science #2: Shit happening is all in your mind.

Unitarianism: Come let us reason together about this shit.

Quakers: Let us not fight over this shit.

Utopianism: This shit does not stink.

Darwinism: This shit was once food.

Capitalism: That's MY shit.

Communism: It's everybody's shit.

Feminism: Men are shit.

Chauvinism: We may be shit, but you can't live without us...

Commercialism: Let's package this shit.

Impressionism: From a distance, shit looks like a garden.

Idolism: Let's bronze this shit.

Existentialism: Shit doesn't happen; shit IS.
Existentialism #2: What is shit, anyway?

Stoicism: This shit is good for me.

Hedonism: There is nothing like a good shit happening!

Mormonism: God sent us this shit.
Mormonism #2: This shit is going to happen again.

Wiccan: An it harm none, let shit happen.

Scientology: If shit happens, see "Dianetics", p.157.

Jehovah's Witnesses: >Knock< >Knock< Shit happens.
Jehovah's Witnesses #2: May we have a moment of your time to show you some of our shit?
Jehovah's Witnesses #3: Shit has been prophesied and is imminent; only the righteous shall survive its happening.

Moonies: Only really happy shit happens.

Hare Krishna: Shit happens, rama rama.

Rastafarianism: Let's smoke this shit!

Zoroastrianism: Shit happens half on the time.

Church of SubGenius: BoB shits.

Practical: Deal with shit one day at a time.

Agnostic: Shit might have happened; then again, maybe not.
Agnostic #2: Did someone shit?
Agnostic #3: What is this shit?

Satanism: SNEPPAH TIHS.

Atheism: What shit?
Atheism #2: I can't believe this shit!

Nihilism: No shit.

Narcisism: I am the shit!

 

photo of my new Nomad rechargable battery setup, very happy with the battery life, should be even better when the screen replacement is done



I wired the battery to the stock charging outlet so I could reuse it alongside the power cable from a nomad ac adapter rewired to the appropriate charger

 

Didn't know where best to put his so I've put it here so all can see. Problem appears to be on the third page of the NGF Posterity Archives thread. Just thought you should be aware.

 

Yes, because ASSEMbler is well known for its wrestling content LOL!

Sounds like adaware bullshit to me, you may want to do a full system scan in safe mode with your AVG.

 

It has nothing to do with AdAware, nor adware - that's Google Chrome's warning page. As soon as you mentioned wrestling, though, I thought of Cyantist, and sure enough:
http://www.assemblergames.com/forums/showpost.php?p=491383&postcount=52
The image is linked from "coreystapes.com", whatever that is. Nothing to be worried about, anyway.

 

How much would one expect to pay for an Xbox 360 HD-DVD-reader? The stand-alone machine.

 

Removed ;-)

 

cheap!

 

A fiver over here. They're pretty much worthless.

 

yeah they're pretty cheap, it's a cheap way to build up some hd movies atleast. Is there anything on hd-dvd at this point that hasn't also been put out on Blu?

 

Looking for a stylish external DVD-reader for an HTPC I have. It's possible to use it to boot a Windows disc, right?

 

They can be had for a fiver? Where? I think this may be time to begin rebuilding my DVD collection given the cheap prices of HD tellies, and the HD disk players. (HDDVD and Bluray)

 

A mate said that's what he paid at a Cash Generator. They're not much more on ebay, £10-20 inc postage and maybe a movie or two.

You and me both. I've picked up about a dozen Blurays over the last few months, they're finally down to reasonable prices (I won't pay £25 for a movie, but under a tenner is fine). DVD is obviously cheaper... so for Bluray I tend to stick to movies that were made with HD in mind, or that I don't already own the DVD of, or that get particularly high marks for the transfer.

 

I'm of the same opinion on Blurays, I'm not going to go buy an adam sandler funny film on BD. I stick with movies that have great transfers or my absolute favorite films that I want the best quality of. I have an HTPC in my living room also so often I will just stream

 

i wanna be homesexual
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5eLcm4X6t8&feature=related

awesome song lol

 

LOL even more awesome than the picture I posted.

 

I finally picked my A-Level options. I picked BTEC IT and Psychology. I was worried I would pick the wrong subjects for a course in Video editing at uni but I asked the careers advisor, he looked it up and all I need is experience with computers and a portfolio really. I should try getting my name out there.

 

A portfolio doesn't have to mean a client portfolio. You can just work on your own projects - exactly the same as an art student's portfolio.

You only take 2 A levels? Geez, kids have got it easy nowadays!

Sorry to say but I believe you've been misinformed. You'll be wanting to take a degree in Television and Film Production, or similar. I think the pre-requisite for that is at least an AS in Media Studies. You'd probably need to check with UCAS.

Having said that, such courses have irrelevancies for editing, and basically it's a tough field to get into and usually means freelance work. It's one of the fields where you may well have to start as the tea boy and work your way up. And yes, it's one of those areas that rely on who you know and luck.

Also, there's quite a lot of technical knowledge necessary there, too - especially if you're working in broadcasting. Probably the best experience nowadays is to work on a full Avid production suite and learn the package inside out. And work at it and work at it. By the time you start your job, you'll wish you never had to edit a video again, lol ;-)