Jay

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Post: #304606
Topic: Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/304606/action/topic#304606
Time: 25-Dec-2007 12:53 PM

Been rocking this on the PS3. Fantastic game. Frantic action and fantastic visuals.

Post: #300262
Topic: What programs do you use to secure your PC?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/300262/action/topic#300262
Time: 31-Oct-2007 11:34 AM

What programs do you use to secure your PC?

Mac OS X

Seriously, when I was a Windows user, I used nod32 for antivirus and loved it. Very small footprint and really good at what it does. I never used anything else for security; my router has a firewall built in and I never cared enough about spyware to perform a system scan.

Post: #296154
Topic: Blu-ray Disc or HD-DVD?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/296154/action/topic#296154
Time: 27-Aug-2007 7:19 PM

Originally posted by: lordjedi
As Internet connection speeds to homes get faster, downloading hi-def movies will become more and more viable.

Only if compression schemes quadruple in efficiency. Ten 30GB HD movies would require a 300GB hard drive to store. A small library of HD content would take quite a lot of hard drive space. You also have to deal with getting that content over a high-speed home network (~40mbps actual throughput, so forget about wireless over any meaningful distance) to your display. Even the vast majority of HD movie buyers--a fairly tech-savvy bunch--don't have the patience or the know-how to set up a home media network. Most just want to watch movies.

Disc-based media will be the standard for HD movie distribution for at least another 10 years unless our networks and compression techniques catch up to the requirements faster than I expect them to.

Post: #295761
Topic: Blu-ray Disc or HD-DVD?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/295761/action/topic#295761
Time: 22-Aug-2007 10:14 AM

Originally posted by: Knightmessenger
I'm not sure if I like how everything in the background in those Pirates 2 blu-ray screens is so much sharper. And some of the bright spots also seem to have really harsh edges instead of a gradual glowing area. I know it's not edge enhancement but it sure looks like it since the blu-ray screens just look more crispy. I was hoping the high definition release would show more of a clearer image with less compression rather than a sharper image.

Those HD screen captures are resized, compressed JPEGs. Trust me--they're not representative of what Pirates really looks like on a 1080p display that's properly calibrated. The actual Blu-ray presentation is smooth and film-like with lots of fine detail, not artificial sharpness.

Post: #295628
Topic: Man, I sure do love this new forum software! :D
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/295628/action/topic#295628
Time: 20-Aug-2007 6:15 PM

I deserve all of this. The forum software is turning into the Duke Nukem Forever of the web app development world.

Post: #295626
Topic: Upgrade
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/295626/action/topic#295626
Time: 20-Aug-2007 6:11 PM

I'm posting the beta tonight after work

Expect it to launch officially on fanedits.com in a week or two and then on ot.com a couple weeks after that.

Post: #291780
Topic: Warb's Place now has a new home!!!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/291780/action/topic#291780
Time: 2-Jul-2007 3:50 PM

Okay, I'm done. This thread sucks, and you suck as a member.

Locked. Banned. Over and out.

Post: #291766
Topic: UK Being Hit Hard-
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/291766/action/topic#291766
Time: 2-Jul-2007 10:56 AM

Originally posted by: Moth3r
I thought this thread was going to be about the bit of rain we had last week.

This is precisely why terrorism will never have its intended effect in the UK.

Americans should take a lesson from you.

Post: #291765
Topic: New Direction For The Petition
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/291765/action/topic#291765
Time: 2-Jul-2007 10:49 AM

Somebody should try posting this in the general section and see what kind of response it gets, particularly outside the ot.com community. If it has a real chance of getting some signatures, I'm up for it.

Somebody needs to take a shot at writing the petition letter/message. We have to be clear on what the goal is.

Post: #291656
Topic: Warbler sucks
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/291656/action/topic#291656
Time: 30-Jun-2007 9:08 AM

This thread also sucks.

Locked.

Post: #291589
Topic: Warbler has a new forum!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/291589/action/topic#291589
Time: 29-Jun-2007 4:38 PM

This thread sucks.

Locked.

Post: #291012
Topic: Would anyone want a Dune remake?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/291012/action/topic#291012
Time: 22-Jun-2007 2:18 PM

Now that we live in a time when studios have a goal to turn everything into a trilogy or franchise, Dune could definitely get the budget/cast/director/treatment it deserves.

I say give it to Joss Whedon. Despite Serenity's commercial failure, it was a damn good science fiction movie, and I think Whedon has a grasp on the weirdness required to make Dune both faithful to the novel and a nice homage to Lynch's version.

Either him or Stephen Soderbergh. I thought he did a great job with Solaris.

Post: #290870
Topic: Fanedits.com Bug Reports
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/290870/action/topic#290870
Time: 20-Jun-2007 4:47 PM

I keep forgetting to fix this one

Since projects can be stored in multiple categories and the category you come from determines certain aspects of the project details page, removing the project from the category you came from causes the output to break.

I'll probably create a redirect that selects one of the other categories and drop the user there.

Post: #290317
Topic: Safari for Windows
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/290317/action/topic#290317
Time: 14-Jun-2007 11:05 AM

Apple is brilliant at marketing, and this is a blatant attempt at selling Windows users on the Mac experience. Smart move.

What's funny is that many Mac users probably wouldn't rate Safari as the best browser for OS X. I use Camino myself.

Guess I'll download Safari on my Windows box here at work and play with it a bit.

Post: #290007
Topic: Fanedits.com Feature Requests
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/290007/action/topic#290007
Time: 11-Jun-2007 7:40 PM

Originally posted by: Taolar
I'd like to also have the ability to have hyperlinks and embeded youtube videos.

-T

[edit: I see that hyperlinks are automatic if you preceed them with http://]

You can use the following script to add links:

Either...

[url=http://yoursite.com] (creates a link pointing to the URL in the tag and using the URL itself as the link text)

or...

[url=http://yoursite.com]Your link text[/url] (creates a link using the text in the tag as the link text)

There are some other formatting tags also. One of the things I need to do is put a full list together detailing the tags.

Post: #289974
Topic: Fanedits.com Bug Reports
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289974/action/topic#289974
Time: 11-Jun-2007 2:16 PM

Thanks for the suggestions. Visual design is definitely on the drawing board, just not a priority right now (hence the current blah logo). Let's keep the thread about actual bugs for now

Post: #289927
Topic: Fanedits.com Bug Reports
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289927/action/topic#289927
Time: 10-Jun-2007 10:57 PM

Originally posted by: Taolar
When I save a url, it creates a hyperlink, but also includes some extra, incorrect code.

I'll look into this.

Looks like I also need to bump up the number of allowed characters in the project title field. Some titles are getting truncated.

Post: #289926
Topic: Fanedits.com Bug Reports
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289926/action/topic#289926
Time: 10-Jun-2007 10:52 PM

Originally posted by: caligulathegod
How about a link to go back to the page that was just edited, then? Right now, I'm not sure how to get back after I've updated the page other than going back to the front page (or the big list). Right now with a dozen projects, that's no big deal, but eventually it will get unwieldy.

Click the "browse" link at the top of the project edit page. It's in the same position as the "edit" link.

I'll come up with a way to make it more obvious.

Post: #289852
Topic: Fanedits.com Bug Reports
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289852/action/topic#289852
Time: 10-Jun-2007 3:06 AM

Originally posted by: caligulathegod
Speaking of which, is there a way to administer to one's account? For instance, changing password or email address and such.

Definitely need that, don't we?

I'll put it on the list.

Also, there should be an "overall" save for adding/editing projects when edit is complete (that is, saves complete edit and returns user to project's main page).

We'll have to agree to disagree on this one. Most changes after a project has been uploaded will involve a change to one, maybe two fields at a time. Updating the entire project at once after several changes would result in excess load on the server (especially in the case of specifications, which already involve a big chunk of processing) and increase the chances that one user might overwrite the changes made by another user. I think updating one field at a time is the best balance between performance and data integrity.

Unless people really start complaining about the current functionality, I think it should remain as it is.

Post: #289794
Topic: Fanedits.com Bug Reports
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289794/action/topic#289794
Time: 9-Jun-2007 11:59 AM

Good catch. I'll take care of it, thanks.

Post: #289748
Topic: Fanedits.com beta is live
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289748/action/topic#289748
Time: 8-Jun-2007 10:47 PM

Originally posted by: boon23
and how exactly do you know what is spoof and what not?

It's up to the community to monitor their data. If a fan editor is given the ability to maintain their own listings, they have a vested interest in keeping an eye on them and updating them. That's the beauty of wiki-driven sites. They encourage participation, and users are much quicker to sniff out garbage than a handful of administrators who can't monitor the site 24/7.

It's also likely that we'll implement a stability rating system so that when a particular record is deemed "final" or "stable," it's locked to prevent further edits except by administrators and perhaps the original creator. On the other end of the spectrum, if a listing is rated as "questionable" because nobody can find a download anywhere, perhaps we mark the project for deletion unless the creator can prove its existence within a certain period of time. There are always checks you can put in place. We may not have thought of every single possibility up front, but there are always solutions. Building it ourselves lets us implement those solutions as we need them.

Wiki-style sites have their drawbacks, but the strengths far outweigh the weaknesses.

Post: #289692
Topic: Fanedits.com Feature Requests
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289692/action/topic#289692
Time: 8-Jun-2007 4:57 PM

Originally posted by: Master Sifo-Dyas
It would be nice to have some kind of welcome message on the front page involving the username under which you're logged in.

Agreed. I'll put it on the list.

Originally posted by: ReverendBeastly
Are the different categories eventually going to split off into their own separate pages, or all stay on the one big index page? Cuz that might get pretty huge.

It will get very large, so I'm working through different ways of addressing it. I might add a kickout menu to the top nav under "Fan Project List" and break all the categories out onto their own pages.

Post: #289669
Topic: Fanedits.com Bug Reports
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289669/action/topic#289669
Time: 8-Jun-2007 2:42 PM

Originally posted by: ADigitalMan
When I entered the name and submitted, it simply didn't add the name the first time.

I think I identified the problem. I was originally requiring both the contributor name and bio fields, so if only the name was entered, nothing would happen. I failed to provide an adequate error message. This occurred on the project details page also. I removed the bio requirement, so now just the contributor name is required. Seems to work fine now.

Originally posted by: ReverendBeastly
The word "the" is being counted in the alphabetization of the lists (i.e. The Omen and The Story of Star Wars).

I'll have to see if I can find a workaround for this.

Post: #289664
Topic: Fanedits.com beta is live
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289664/action/topic#289664
Time: 8-Jun-2007 2:23 PM

Navigation is key. Everything will be nicely integrated into one seamless site--projects, blogs, forums, image gallery, etc.--all under one user account. Login once and you have access to the entire site.

The other benefit to our setup is that it's built entirely in-house. We can customize it in any way we see fit. That's why we're so interested in getting feature requests from members. We want to build the site to the exact specifications set forth by the community.

Post: #289635
Topic: Fanedits.com beta is live
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289635/action/topic#289635
Time: 8-Jun-2007 11:48 AM

Originally posted by: Moth3r
The main difference is that it's wiki-based, so any registered user can edit the contents of the database.

Exactly. Anyone can upload new projects and contribute at any time. We're trying to encourage more community involvement and make information availability less dependent on site administrators.

I think the fan editor blogs will be a cool feature as well.