From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V12 #454 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Monday, December 8 2003 Volume 12 : Number 454 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: The Fall and Rise of RP [grutness@surf4nix.com (James Dignan)] RE: The Fall and Rise of Reginal Perrin [Dr John Halewood ] Re: region-free DVD players [steve ] RE: Good Slang Dictionary ["Matt Sewell" ] Re: films and missed opportunities ["Gene Hopstetter, Jr." ] OT: UK xbox games in US? [Marcy Tanter ] Re: films and missed opportunities ["Gene Hopstetter, Jr." ] Re: OT: UK xbox games in US? [Mike Swedene ] Regional conflicts ["Rex.Broome" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 11:23:55 +1300 From: grutness@surf4nix.com (James Dignan) Subject: Re: The Fall and Rise of RP >butterflies, I could miss though. >it always seemed like it should be really good, but it just >never clicked for me. too soap opera-y, and the main >character was just such a bozo. I always left it on for >the theme song though. joni mitchell, wasn't it? the original was by Dolly Parton. No idea who did the version on the TV programme though. >and on a weird british actor side note, I was watching the >Omen the other night and was delighted to discover that >it not only featured an insane priest played by patrick >troughton, but also a bad ass exorcist played by leo mckern! synchronicity strikes again! We've just been discussing the movie "Help!" on the flags list (in particular, the yellow, white, and red flag of the cult of Kaili). As for Troughton, I've recently been following the career of one of his grandchildren (and the son of another acting Troughton, David) whose been carving out a career for himself in cricket. And talking of david Troughton, did the "A Very Peculiar Practice" series ever make it to DVD? If not, that's another comedy series or three to add to the list. James James Dignan, Dunedin, New Zealand -.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.- =-.-=-.-=-.- You talk to me as if from a distance .-=-.-=-.-=-. -=-. And I reply with impressions chosen from another time .-=- .-=-.-=-.-=-.-=- (Brian Eno - "By this River") -.-=-.-=-.-=-.-= ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2003 22:29:41 -0000 From: Dr John Halewood Subject: RE: The Fall and Rise of Reginal Perrin John Lewis scribbled on his digital etch-a-sketch: > > For those in the US, if you don't have a multi-region DVD player, > > this might be a good time to get one. > > Wow... so are those hard to find/expensive? Anybody have any > makers/models/prices they can recite? I don't know about the U.S., but in the UK you can get multi-region players for about 45 u.k. pounds (that's about $70-75 dollars, depending on how quickly the US dollar is falling against other currencies at the moment). You'll also find that a lot of 'region-locked' dvd players can be trivially unlocked to play all regions. I guy I work with recently bought what was advertised as a multi-region dvd plaver only to find it turned up as a region 2 player, with a helpful slip of paper in the packaging which said 'to convert this device into a multi-region player follow this procedure...'. Voila, 5 minutes later, a working multi-region dvd playter ;-) cheers john ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2003 17:34:41 EST From: HSatterfld@aol.com Subject: Re: region-free DVD players J-List, who (among other things) specializes in selling Japanese DVDs to Americans, has some nice, inexpensive models: http://www.jlist.com/SEARCH/PG/dvd%20region%20free/1/ Hollie ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2003 19:47:00 -0600 From: steve Subject: Re: The Fall and Rise of Reginal Perrin >> For those in the US, if you don't have a multi-region DVD player, >> this might be a good time to get one. On Dec 7, 2003, at 2:05 PM, Jon Lewis wrote: > Wow... so are those hard to find/expensive? Anybody have any > makers/models/prices they can recite? Not at all hard to find - But if you want to see some Grot, you'll have to find one that also does PAL to NTSC. I've had very good luck a Malata that is similar to the one at the top of the page above. - - Steve __________ I for one, am convinced: I am switching my laptop to Mac OS X. And best of all, you don't have to be ashamed to go to a Linux guru meeting with Mac OS X, because it's just a UNIX with a very nice GUI." - Moshe Bar ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2003 20:00:59 -0600 From: steve Subject: Re: region-free DVD players On Dec 7, 2003, at 4:34 PM, HSatterfld@aol.com wrote: > J-List, who (among other things) specializes in selling Japanese DVDs > to > Americans Nothing against J-List (I ordered a calendar from them), but their DVD prices are way high. CDJapan is cheaper, and also in English. - - Steve __________ The homosexual activist movement is now closer than it has ever been to administering a devastating and potentially fatal blow to the traditional family.' - James Dobson, Focus on the Family ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 10:51:17 +0000 From: "Matt Sewell" Subject: RE: Good Slang Dictionary >From: "Cadtharsis" > > not until the last few years, and even now I'd guess it's rare. why use a > > long winded term like that when you can just say "wank"? >Um...because their English? Their English what? And disobeying the pope sounds like an old bit of slang not used anymore... Cheers Matt >From: "Cadtharsis" >Reply-To: "Cadtharsis" >Someone wrote re: English slang: > > > > not until the last few years, and even now I'd guess it's rare. why use a > > long winded term like that when you can just say "wank"? > >Um...because their English? > >Where in Britain do they use "Disobey the Pope"? >http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/slang.htm > >- Bill - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Win your pick of these top prizes - a parachute jump, a VIP night out, or a day at a health spa, for you and three mates. Find out how you can win with MSN Messenger. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 09:42:39 -0600 From: "Gene Hopstetter, Jr." Subject: Re: films and missed opportunities > From: grutness@surf4nix.com (James Dignan) > Subject: films and apostrophes > > yet another movie made here in li'l ol' NZ. Our scenery is certainly > getting around, what with LoTR, TLS and also "Sylvia", much of which was > shot here in Dunedin. Too bad Gwynneth wasn't shot in Dunedin. The nerve of the woman, thinking she could in any way even approach portraying Sylvia Plath. The hubris is breathtaking. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 16:00:16 +0000 From: "Matt Sewell" Subject: Re: films and missed opportunities - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Protect your PC from e-mail viruses. Get MSN 8 today. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 16:39:33 +0000 From: "Matt Sewell" Subject: Re: films and missed opportunities Doh! What I meant to say is that I thought the idea of Gwyneth Paltrow playing Sylvia Plath wasn't such a distasteful notion to me - over-rated actress playing over-rated writer... I thought her poetry was better than her prose: I have The Bell Jar in my top ten worst books... Cheers Matt >From: "Matt Sewell" >Reply-To: "Matt Sewell" >To: fegmaniax@smoe.org >Subject: Re: films and missed opportunities >Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 16:00:16 +0000 > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Protect your PC from e-mail viruses. Get MSN 8 today. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get a free connection, half-price modem and one month FREE, when you sign up for BT Broadband today! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 09:40:35 -0700 From: Sweet & Tender Hooligan Subject: RE: films and missed opportunities > Too bad Gwynneth wasn't shot in Dunedin. Holy shite, dude. She's only an actress. It's just a movie. = s&th hooligan@apostate.com www.jaquelinerose.com "To me, fat guys are like the chirping canaries in the mine shaft of freedom." - Dennis Miller ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 10:17:21 -0800 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: films and missed opportunities on 12/8/03 7:42 AM, Gene Hopstetter, Jr. at gene@hopstetter.com wrote: >> From: grutness@surf4nix.com (James Dignan) >> Subject: films and apostrophes >> >> yet another movie made here in li'l ol' NZ. Our scenery is certainly >> getting around, what with LoTR, TLS and also "Sylvia", much of which was >> shot here in Dunedin. > > Too bad Gwynneth wasn't shot in Dunedin. > Hey - you leave Gwynney alone! I'll come down there and bust yer tube amp! - -tc ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 12:47:08 -0600 From: Marcy Tanter Subject: OT: UK xbox games in US? Folks, if I buy an xbox game in the UK, can I play it on my machine here at home? Thanks. Marcy ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 12:52:03 -0600 From: "Gene Hopstetter, Jr." Subject: Re: films and missed opportunities On 12/8/03 10:40 AM, "Sweet & Tender Hooligan" wrote: >> Too bad Gwynneth wasn't shot in Dunedin. > > Holy shite, dude. She's only an actress. It's just a movie. Whoops, forgot the ";-)." ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 11:56:50 -0700 From: Sweet & Tender Hooligan Subject: RE: films and missed opportunities > > Holy shite, dude. She's only an actress. It's just a movie. > > Whoops, forgot the ";-)." Ah. :^) = s&th hooligan@apostate.com www.jaquelinerose.com "To me, fat guys are like the chirping canaries in the mine shaft of freedom." - Dennis Miller ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 11:05:03 -0800 From: "Jason Brown \(Echo Services Inc\)" Subject: RE: UK xbox games in US? > if I buy an xbox game in the UK, can I play it on my machine here at home? No, they have region encoding similar to DVDs. UK xbox games will not play on US xbox machines. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 14:42:41 -0500 (EST) From: Aaron Mandel Subject: Re: The Fall and Rise of Reginal Perrin On Sun, 7 Dec 2003, Jon Lewis wrote: > Wow... so are those hard to find/expensive? Anybody have any > makers/models/prices they can recite? A friend of mine was really into the Philips DVD727 a few months ago. Checking out Amazon now, I see that it's still inexpensive but has a few complaints from people whose boxes broke soon after they got them. Caveat emptor, I guess. a ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 12:29:31 -0800 From: "Rex.Broome" Subject: Byrne baby Byrne Me then Eb: >>>So I got to see David Byrne doing a Power Point presentation last night. >>Explain further. He's on a kick of trying to use Power Point as an art tool to evoke emotional responses. And he was at LACMA (where my wife works) ironically not showing these "emotional" Power Point presentations as giving a Power Point presentation about how he made them. All of which sounds horrifically pretentious, especially considering that it's in tamdem with the release of his pricey (but quite handsome) book about this process entitled "Envisioning Emotional Epistemological Information". I know, I know. But the presentation itself was actually very loose and casual and down-to-earth, funny in an off-the-cuff, "I'm not sure I've figured this out, what do you all think?" kind of way. He was very pleasant when I met him, but as usual when I meet a "celebrity" I actually admire on some level, I said something totally dumb to him while he signed my book and that was that. My wife did get to hang out with him (she's in the museum's audiovisual department, which, umm, often entails setting up far less interesting Power Point stuff) and said he was a nice guy involved... I think the deepest question she asked him was, "What's it like to have your desktop projected for a whole auditorium full of people to see?" He said he'd never thought about it. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 13:22:24 -0800 (PST) From: Mike Swedene Subject: Re: OT: UK xbox games in US? actually.... you need to overcome the "region lock out" and the other programming stuff. http://www.matrixmodchip.com/ you will need to puchase a modchip and some disassembly and eventual reassembly of your xbox will be required. For other info on this, feel free to do a search on "mod" and "xbox" at your favorite search engine. mike - --- Marcy Tanter wrote: > Folks, > > if I buy an xbox game in the UK, can I play it on my > machine here at home? > > Thanks. > > Marcy ===== - --------------------------------------------- Rebuilding my websight: http://www34.brinkster.com/bflomidy/ _____________________________________________ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 15:45:11 -0800 From: "Rex.Broome" Subject: Regional conflicts James: >>Oh, and nor does it explain the curious NA habit of avoiding the word >>"and" in year names. It's two thousand AND three, dammit! (It's also December >>the seventh, not December seven!) But non-North-Americans also say "seven December", whereas we would always render that "the seventh of December". The different (and seemingly contradictory) ways of saying dates surely results from the equally conflicting ways of writing them. Same tip: is anyone besided me irritated by the fact that needless zeros have infiltrated dates in normal text just because they are (or more like were) necessary for computer data entry? I mean, why should it be 12/08/03? What's so confusing a bout 12/8? Anyone reading that as the eightieth of December? If not, why else have that zero in there? As far as I can tell, DVD players are drifting toward being universally all-region at this point, without much being made of it. Don't know how quickly this process will be complete, but it seems inevitable, and, since apparently not to hard to engineer, that's as it should be. It's like how eventually they stopped pressing mono versions of stereo records, once they got people accustomed to the idea that their mono stylus wasn't going to explode if it made contact with a stereo disc. - -Rex ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V12 #454 ********************************