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  1. Carlo_M

    Weekly RoundUp 3-12-2024

    I was only referring to the irony of Amazon being listed as a way to get the physical media being advertised from an official Fox email about the availability of the disc...when Amazon apparently has had trouble sourcing supply from Disney (and I suppose now by extension, Fox). Personally...
  2. Carlo_M

    Weekly RoundUp 3-12-2024

    The irony lol
  3. Carlo_M

    Weekly RoundUp 3-12-2024

    Ironically, despite Amazon and Disney’s ongoing issues (which someone else mentioned, I was not aware of this), I just got the email re the availability of these four titles on 4K and when you click on it, Amazon is listed as one of the places to buy the discs.
  4. Carlo_M

    Weekly RoundUp 3-12-2024

    All three of my Cameron preorders are now backordered. I too looked around the web and didn't find any in-stock options. I'm going to assume they underestimated demand and likely pressed too few copies. I've waited this long for them, I think I'm just going to let it ride and whenever Amazon...
  5. Carlo_M

    Weekly RoundUp 3-12-2024

    My Amazon preorders for the Cameron 4K still haven't been updated from preorder status. I'll give them until release date to give me an ETA, otherwise I'll re-place the orders elsewhere. Maybe Target.
  6. Carlo_M

    Weekly RoundUp 3-12-2024

    Yeah it was through Amazon. I don't have an account anywhere else, and Best Buy I understand has stopped carrying physical media in their stores (though admittedly I haven't been to my local one in months). What's weird is that other Disney things, like the Mandalorian and Scarlet Witch, I was...
  7. Carlo_M

    Weekly RoundUp 3-12-2024

    I have some real concerns about the Cameron 4Ks. I preordered them a while back and they are still at the "we'll send you a date when we know when they'll ship" stage. So I'm worried that demand is far outstripping supply and who knows when I'll get the discs. Other discs I preordered with the...
  8. Carlo_M

    The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022) - Season 1 (Amazon Prime)

    Not to mention that streaming services have a penchant for axing shows in much less time than that.
  9. Carlo_M

    Oppenheimer (2023)

    In the interest of accuracy, maybe I'll spin up Oppy and have my stopwatch ready. . . . . . For science.
  10. Carlo_M

    Oppenheimer (2023)

    Although only one was shown nude, the other was shown having a romantic affair with him while married to another, so to me, his philandering ways are evidenced by more actions than just "bewbs onscreen". But again, compared to his life's work and contributions to science, society, etc. his...
  11. Carlo_M

    Oppenheimer (2023)

    Just for context, it could have been more graphic: https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/oppenheimer-love-life-wife-girlfriends-18206519.php
  12. Carlo_M

    Oppenheimer (2023)

    Sure we can always say "everything's debatable" and "everyone's entitled to their view". But there's a difference between levying an accusation of whether a few brief topless shots amounting to 1-2 minutes of a 180 minute movie, whose subject was a known womanizer, is gratuitous versus if it...
  13. Carlo_M

    Oppenheimer (2023)

    Who is the arbiter of what's necessary, though? To oversimplify, historically the U.S. has been more restrictive in their views of nudity on camera, but gratuitous in its depiction of graphic violence, whereas other countries the trends are reversed (or both are restricted). To me, part of his...
  14. Carlo_M

    Oppenheimer (2023)

    So I agree with Nolan in that more often than not, the dialogue as recorded may be the best take available, and ADR is both time consuming and expensive and the results may end up not even being totally lip-sync'd which admittedly for me is something that I notice and if bad enough, takes me out...
  15. Carlo_M

    Amazon Finally Pissed Me Off!

    I didn't click on the article but there was a headline in a feed about Prime following Max's lead with regards to dropping dolby vision and atmos unless you pay more. Yes I know Max was even worse with dropping everyone to HD from 4K, but this is still a bad precedent.
  16. Carlo_M

    Oppenheimer (2023)

    A couple of other things to add, just for consideration. 1. Overall listening levels. I run my movies pretty quiet at home (average 68-70db, peaks in the high 70s). If Nolan's mastering for higher (theatrical) levels that may suffer when it's reduced for home viewing. I saw Oppy at the TCL...
  17. Carlo_M

    Weekly RoundUp 2-20-2024

    Leviathan and Darkman, it's my childhood from the 80s coming back...
  18. Carlo_M

    It never rains in San Diego....

    The storm definitely hit parts of CA very differently. Further north in the Bay Area there were reports of near-hurricane level winds. In my area of L.A. I don't think winds got over 10mph. However we had what I would classify as moderate rain (not a drizzle, not a full torrential downpour...
  19. Carlo_M

    It never rains in San Diego....

    Is it really "crazy rain" Mark? Or is it more likely...
  20. Carlo_M

    Coffee: Intermediate to Advanced

    It is black, courtesy of the Titanium PVD coating (who knows what that is?). It's a variant that they sell. I too noticed the extra space, but quickly realized it was because it does expand under heat. I can see that little sliver of space when it's first put in and cool but when I take it out...
  21. Carlo_M

    Coffee: Intermediate to Advanced

    Quick update. The aging beans were definitely the problem. Just made a drink with beans that are 5 days from roast date and it's nearly as good as the one I had at Tectonic. To save on shipping I'm always ordering two 12-oz packs, but by the time I'm at the second pack it's getting close to the...
  22. Carlo_M

    Oppenheimer (2023)

    well this has motivated me to potentially upset the neighbors with the dual sub action of Oppenheimer tonight... ;)
  23. Carlo_M

    Coffee: Intermediate to Advanced

    Brief update. I've made about a half dozen more drinks with the puck screen. The effects I've noted above are both consistent and persistent. I don't have the fancy particle detectors that coffee youtubers have to measure the TDS in the shot to prove whether or not more coffee solids are being...
  24. Carlo_M

    Coffee: Intermediate to Advanced

    I decided to try a $20 gadget based on a few things. A little background: I still go to small third wave coffee shops a few times a month, just to taste how my drinks at home stack up. For the most part, my creations are very competitive, if not preferred. It's a way I "keep up with the Joneses"...
  25. Carlo_M

    Gaming and HDR monitors. Finally OLED.

    I'll keep an eye out for those improvements. rtings does a pretty good job of showing the pixel patterns and its effect on text. I have a Samsung Neo G8 32" 4K 240hz LED for my current monitor. It's the best LED monitor I've ever owned, yeah it doesn't do the true blacks that I get on my LG C1...
  26. Carlo_M

    Gaming and HDR monitors. Finally OLED.

    The other issue I need the OLED makers to sort out for my use case, since my PC is about 75% productivity, 25% gaming is the text display issue. Due to the the most common (current) pixel layouts on OLED monitors text looks blurrier than on a similarly spec'd LED monitors. Once they settle on a...
  27. Carlo_M

    Music production on the Mac (AKA Apple releases Logic Pro X, finally)

    Can't wait to hear you re-record this gem on that...
  28. Carlo_M

    Coffee: Intermediate to Advanced

    For those who live in, or plan to visit, the Los Angeles area, Tectonic Coffee has just opened their first cafe in West Hollywood (1040 S. Fairfax for those who want to visit). Tectonic began as a roaster and was the main supplier for my former favorite cafe Balconi (sadly, the cafe did not...
  29. Carlo_M

    In-n-Out best burger in LA

    Completely understandable and a sad reality once something becomes extremely popular. They actually have one of the best "line assembly" operations which manages to keep things moving, being able to cook things fresh-to-order and [relatively] quickly. But there's no getting around how popular...
  30. Carlo_M

    In-n-Out best burger in LA

    That's my local one. Bummed I missed him. I actually was there Monday, but for lunch, so I wouldn't have crossed paths. I get that burgers (like beer, wine, coffee, etc.) are highly individualized, personal tastes. But In-N-Out continues to be, for the money, my go-to burger in L.A. The fact...
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