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  1. Dave Smith

    *** Official THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT Discussion Thread

    Another positive vote from me. My wife and I both thought the movie was great. It felt like the writers really knew and cared for each character. There are a few plot holes and the movie breaks its own rules at the end, but still, a really enjoyable story. I haven't disagreed with a movie's...
  2. Dave Smith

    Look up! Prepare the way for ANGELS IN AMERICA

    Maybe I'm easily pleased. I thought it was pretty magnificent. I've been raving about it to friends all day. I didn't have any prior conceptions though, having never seen the plays. I did think some of the writing was very, erm, what's a word for "play-ish"? Characters on their own speaking...
  3. Dave Smith

    Microdrives (CF hard drives)

    I just got a 512MB Sandisk Ultra for my new 10D yesterday, paying about a $40 premium over the "regular" 512MB cards. After doing some tests, I've found that it has EXACTLY the same write performance in the camera as my $40 Simpletech 256MB card. There's no discernable difference at all, in...
  4. Dave Smith

    **** The official "Curb your Enthusiasm" discussion thread

    New season starts in January apparently. The first season is released on DVD on 1/13/04! Dave
  5. Dave Smith

    HBO's "Carnivale" (SPOILERS!)

    For some reason this show has really grabbed me. I came to this thread expecting to see raves and I'm kind of surprised that more people don't seem to be as into it as I am. Sure it's not moving too quickly, but for me there's a slowly-growing feeling of dread that's really interesting. Some...
  6. Dave Smith

    walking out on a movie...

    The only movie I've ever walked out of was "The Mighty Quinn" about 15 years ago. The funny thing was, my brother was in the same theatre, though sitting apart from us, and we found out later that he'd left early too! Recently I turned off "Versus" on DVD after the first half an hour. It was...
  7. Dave Smith

    A Potpourri of SciFi-Horror-Fantasy II (tv)

    The Creature Features were a few made-for-TV films, taking old B-movies and remaking them. The only one I saw was She-Creature, the mermaid one, and I thought it was actually really good. It's only got 5.7/10 on IMDB though.
  8. Dave Smith

    The great consolidated all-in-one OFFICE SPACE SE thread

    Ain't it Cool News has an interview posted with Mike Judge, where he makes the following comments regarding an Office Space SE: "I read in the Entertainment Weekly article that they’d love to do a Special Edition DVD. Do you have any enthusiasm for that? Yeah, I’d like to do something like...
  9. Dave Smith

    The new 2004 Hyundai Tiburon Hardtop *CONVERTIBLE*!!!

    That looks pretty good actually. A friend in England had the retractable-hardtop version of the Honda Civic CRX (aka the del Sol over here). The problem with cheap retractable hardtops is that they go wrong... a lot. They're great when they're working, but I wouldn't own that car without a...
  10. Dave Smith

    Anyone know of any game development courses I can take? (NYC)

    Well, I'm giving you the worst case. It's not always like that. But when it gets crazy, it REALLY gets crazy. The salaries for an entry level game programmer will be around the $45-50k mark usually, rising to about $65-75k after a few years. To get much higher than that, you have to be really...
  11. Dave Smith

    Anyone know of any game development courses I can take? (NYC)

    As Brian said, C++ is the language we use these days. That's for all platforms except the GBA (and even then if you want, though you won't get the speed you need to be competitive for an action game). I'm a lead programmer these days, which at my company is about 60% management/40% coding, so...
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    Anyone know of any game development courses I can take? (NYC)

    I've been a game programmer for over 10 years now professionally, and several years before than as an amateur. Why do you want to get into the games industry? Because it's "fun"? Try working 90 hour weeks for a year straight, with huge stress and deadline pressures, and no overtime pay...
  13. Dave Smith

    What is a good paid web host for my domain?

    If you sign up before September 5th, HostPC is offering 250MB of space and 8GB of traffic per month, for $25 per year. http://www.hostpc.com Not affiliated with them apart from being a happy customer.
  14. Dave Smith

    League of Gentlemen series 3 DVD?

    This thread is making me nervous now :crazy:
  15. Dave Smith

    Help me plan Orlando (Disney) Vacation

    My favorite guide book is the Unofficial Guide by Bob Sehlinger, recommended above. It's exhaustive and fabulous. We're going back in August, it'll be the third time in four years for us. Animal Kingdom Lodge again :D If you can, eat at the California Grille at the Contemporary. It's on...
  16. Dave Smith

    League of Gentlemen series 3 DVD?

    The Christmas special was aired over here, on BBC America, around either Christmas 2001 or last year (bad memory, sorry). I had it on my Tivo for ages. I'm watching the third season now on BBCA and I'm really impressed. The show had kind of worn it's welcome out with me after two seasons (it...
  17. Dave Smith

    The view from top of....

    Nice pic. You're right about the seams though. The camera has an exposure lock setting - turn it on, and all subsequent pictures will be taken at the same aperture and exposure times. The trick for me is remembering to turn it off afterwards! Dave
  18. Dave Smith

    Weekly Roundup 6/3

    Just wanted to say thanks to Dave for the roundup. I read it every week, and I can only guess at the amount of work it must involve! Blackhawk Down SE and Fame for sure this week, and I'm also tempted by Animatrix, Die Another Day and T2:EE. And next week there's The Right Stuff SE and Once...
  19. Dave Smith

    Taking action shots with a digicam..

    I took this shot at the 2001 USGP with a Nikon 950 digicam: Yes, the shutter lag makes things more difficult. You should definitely get used to the manual mode of the camera and have the shutter speed as high as you can get it. But you CAN get good results. Your G3 is three generations...
  20. Dave Smith

    The Ongoing Survivor 8 All-Stars thread

    That was "I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here", which was also aired in America earlier this year. The US version featured Melissa Rivers and a bunch of absolute C-list "celebs".
  21. Dave Smith

    28 Days Later?

    I watched this last night, and was pretty disappointed. I'll spoilerize plot points for those who have't seen it yet. Some scenes are excellent, such as the early shots of Jim wandering through an empty London, and the journey from London to Manchester. But the main thing I was...
  22. Dave Smith

    25th Hour DVD problem?

    I just watched the DVD last night on my Malata and noticed exactly the same thing. Great movie though :emoji_thumbsup:
  23. Dave Smith

    Enter the Matrix, who's buying?

    Just finished it last night (rental). Wow, that game was AWFUL. The last few levels (from the "Escape from the Smiths" to the laughable hovership stuff at the end) are some of the worst I've ever played in any game. The tunnel stuff with the sentinels is just embarrassing. I gritted my...
  24. Dave Smith

    The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

    Here are some possibly illuminating plot elements revealed in the game. Most are just interesting, but one in particular seems to lend more depth to events in the movie. Spoilerized for those currently playing, but if you don't think you'll ever play it, I'd read them! These are all...
  25. Dave Smith

    The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

    One, hopefully simple question: What's happened to Tank? Unless I'm in a Matrix of my own, he survived the first movie, right? Yet Link and his wife talk about him as if he was dead ("I've lost two brothers to that ship..") So what's the story?
  26. Dave Smith

    The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

    Doug R: The choice Neo faced with the Architect wasn't "Trinity dies/Zion lives" vs "Trinity lives/Zion dies". The choice was "Trinity dies, Zion dies and the Matrix is recreated (return to the Source)" vs "Trinity might die/Neo might be able to save Zion/the Matrix might crash and kill...
  27. Dave Smith

    NBC's Fall 2003 Schedule

    It SUCKS that they cancelled Kingpin. I honestly thought it was the best thing on TV since season 1 of the Sopranos! The reviews were almost all positive... didn't it get the viewing figures they wanted?
  28. Dave Smith

    Who Plays Disc Golf

    Been playing off and on for about three years now. It's great to watch your scores improve as you get more experience. A bunch of us from work often play at lunchtime if the weather's good (which is usually is from April to October!) I usually play at Zilker Park in central Austin, but the...
  29. Dave Smith

    Most Anticipated PC Games of 2003?

    Thief 3 is being developed by Ion Storm here in Austin. I know a couple of people working on it, and it's supposed to be awesome.
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