Clive At Five
Nov 29, 02:01 PM
Acting is hard. You only need to witness bad acting in one movie to understand this. For every A-list star, there are tens of thousands more out of work, because competition is tough and dependent on luck, too. But mostly, it comes down to supply and demand. I have no problems with actors getting 20 million a picture, they worked hard and there are only a handful of them, anyways.
luv ya bunches, x0x0x0
Your argument is kind of self-annihilating:
You say competition is tough... implying that there are a multitude of capable actors. i.e. Supply is high. This, in turn, would imply that capable actors are (or should be) a dime a dozen. However, Hollywood acts as though the A-List is all there is... which, if doing so, constricts supply to a significantly smaller population, therefore creating an artificially high demand for which they, subsequently, have to pay through the nose for... which WE now have to pay through the nose for. And for what? For a non-sensical, elitist, Movie Star ecosystem (an industry which alone brings in millions, if not billions).
If there are as many struggling good actors as you say there are (and I hope there are), I for one would LOVE to see them. I'm sick of the same 8 actors... Ben Stiller, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Steve Carell, Johnny Depp... At least one of these seem to be in 90% of films these days. Some fresh blood would be nice... and easier on the checkbook.
-Clive
luv ya bunches, x0x0x0
Your argument is kind of self-annihilating:
You say competition is tough... implying that there are a multitude of capable actors. i.e. Supply is high. This, in turn, would imply that capable actors are (or should be) a dime a dozen. However, Hollywood acts as though the A-List is all there is... which, if doing so, constricts supply to a significantly smaller population, therefore creating an artificially high demand for which they, subsequently, have to pay through the nose for... which WE now have to pay through the nose for. And for what? For a non-sensical, elitist, Movie Star ecosystem (an industry which alone brings in millions, if not billions).
If there are as many struggling good actors as you say there are (and I hope there are), I for one would LOVE to see them. I'm sick of the same 8 actors... Ben Stiller, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Steve Carell, Johnny Depp... At least one of these seem to be in 90% of films these days. Some fresh blood would be nice... and easier on the checkbook.
-Clive
cambookpro
Apr 11, 12:22 PM
I feel all MacBooky :D
http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/2261/screenshot20110401at124.png
Any links to this wallpaper? Love it.
http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/2261/screenshot20110401at124.png
Any links to this wallpaper? Love it.
Mal
Feb 1, 03:10 PM
One of several in rotation. I use SnowTunes for the dark menubar (among other things), DarkDock for the dark dock :p, and Float for the indicators. Bowtie provides the album artwork, and I have a matching Adium theme that I just hid so I didn't have to go in and blur out the names.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12428034/Screen%20shot%202011-02-01%20at%204.08.16%20PM.PNG
jW
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12428034/Screen%20shot%202011-02-01%20at%204.08.16%20PM.PNG
jW
thegoldenmackid
Dec 17, 03:46 PM
Yay. I really wish that we could have Marshall/Eminem back as opposed to Slim. I do disagree with his comments:
But Encore just didn't have the caliber to match it
I guess enough time just ain't passed, yet
A couple more years, that s***'ll be ill-matic
Encore might be his best ever.
But Encore just didn't have the caliber to match it
I guess enough time just ain't passed, yet
A couple more years, that s***'ll be ill-matic
Encore might be his best ever.
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irmongoose
Sep 26, 07:43 PM
Hmm, yeah it looks like the main page alternates between the Webmail sneak peak and the free GarageBand loops. So sorry, never mind.
irmongoose
irmongoose
G4scott
Nov 29, 01:09 PM
My biggest issue with this is when I buy the movie, I expect to be able to watch it on whatever I want, i.e. my HDTV, PowerBook, iPod, or, even in the near future, mobile device, as long as I own the device it's being played on.
When movie industries get the idea that limiting the devices you can play the movie on makes people want to buy the movie even less, then I might consider buying movies online. Until then, I'll stick with DVDs...
When movie industries get the idea that limiting the devices you can play the movie on makes people want to buy the movie even less, then I might consider buying movies online. Until then, I'll stick with DVDs...
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easy4lif
Nov 29, 12:57 PM
hey movie studios, if you made more great movies on the Calibre of spiderman, Cars, or Pirates of the carribean people would be willing not to steal in the first place. case in point, Cars DVD sold 6 million in one week. Crap like Battlefield Earth witch cost 100 million to make but only made 20 million in box office sales sucked on several levels
you want to make money off your movies
MAKE GOOD MOVIES! ! !
you want to make money off your movies
MAKE GOOD MOVIES! ! !
Mattlike
Dec 4, 01:08 PM
http://homepage.mac.com/mattlike/ScreenShot.png
Nothing special.
Nothing special.
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lynnequintana
Feb 4, 01:42 AM
here's mine for the month of February :rolleyes:
http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k502/lynnequintana/bg-desktop.png
http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k502/lynnequintana/bg-desktop.png
MacTheSpoon
Apr 7, 04:37 PM
If I ever get an iPhone again, I will never, ever update the software until waiting a couple months and finding out if it's causing problems for people. When Apple released their 3.0 iOS, it made my iPhone 2G so laggy that it pretty much broke the phone.
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poblack
Jun 18, 09:31 PM
Me and a few friends are waiting out at the Lenox mall Apple store. Anybody going?
Nope.
Nope.
tedesco24
Apr 4, 08:58 AM
Where do I find the TV out settings on my ipod nano? My goal is to watch slideshows I create with the macbook on my TV. I've read that I can move the slideshows onto the ipod and use RCA cables to view on the TV. Is this true? Any other suggestions or better ways to accomplish this goal? I also have an iphone 3gs if that works better.
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xMBPx
Apr 3, 10:38 PM
Why doesn't Apple bring a TV to the market? I could go for a 72 inch flat screen with the aluminum, thinness,and 1/16th inch thick bezel of the iPad2.
So why hasn't apple brought a TV to the front that dominates the market? We all know they can..
So why hasn't apple brought a TV to the front that dominates the market? We all know they can..
hopejr
Apr 1, 07:42 AM
Went to this expo yesterday, it wasnt bad, not as good as I thought it would be. Mainly computer shops, some game shops, a massive 600+ LAN fest, etc.
took a few snaps, on my blog:
http://www.invertedreality.com/
I missed it :( . I heard about it but didn't know when it was on until yesterday, and I had other things planned for today. Oh well.
took a few snaps, on my blog:
http://www.invertedreality.com/
I missed it :( . I heard about it but didn't know when it was on until yesterday, and I had other things planned for today. Oh well.
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Dave H
Apr 26, 10:51 AM
Unfortunately the heat sink/fan has become detached.
Can I use the MX-2 paste I used on the CPU's?
I used MX-1 on my Radeon 9800XT when I installed an ATI silencer 3 (http://www.arctic.ac/en/p/cooling/eol/vga/252/ati-silencer-3.html) (it came with the ATI Silencer IIRC). It's been almost 4 years and no problems.
Can I use the MX-2 paste I used on the CPU's?
I used MX-1 on my Radeon 9800XT when I installed an ATI silencer 3 (http://www.arctic.ac/en/p/cooling/eol/vga/252/ati-silencer-3.html) (it came with the ATI Silencer IIRC). It's been almost 4 years and no problems.
Kingsly
Oct 21, 08:00 PM
Parody of Apple's answer to Zune.
In a nutshell: what happens when I become bored.
Enjoy. :)
P.S. also check out my *real* entries, Best Of (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=244283) and Go Pro (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=244386).
In a nutshell: what happens when I become bored.
Enjoy. :)
P.S. also check out my *real* entries, Best Of (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=244283) and Go Pro (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=244386).
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nunes013
May 6, 11:11 PM
does this look fake. $37 for 1 tb. but he has 99.2% positive. the seller is also selling kingston 256 gb flash drives for $23 which i know there have been fake auctions for these. what does everyone think.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Western-Digital-My-Passport-Essential-SE-1-TB-USB-2-0-/130517092326?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item1e636cc7e6#ht_1150wt_1141
http://cgi.ebay.com/Western-Digital-My-Passport-Essential-SE-1-TB-USB-2-0-/130517092326?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item1e636cc7e6#ht_1150wt_1141
Macaroony
Mar 16, 06:32 PM
11...21...31...whatever the age ones mode of attire is not an invitation or deterrent to rape. I swear some of the characters are straight out of "The Handmaid's Tale".
Unfortunately, in many cases it is.
There are many despicable men out there I would gladly hit over the head with a baseball bat, but when a woman finds herself violated or raped after dressing up like a Las Vegas showgirl on a coffee break she shouldn't be surprised of being accused having instigated it in some way.
Unfortunately, in many cases it is.
There are many despicable men out there I would gladly hit over the head with a baseball bat, but when a woman finds herself violated or raped after dressing up like a Las Vegas showgirl on a coffee break she shouldn't be surprised of being accused having instigated it in some way.
GGJstudios
Apr 13, 05:09 PM
My question is - with the introduction of Thunderbolt through the Display Ports, do you guys think current model will be updated soon (so that the display support daisy chaining)?
They already do support daisy chaining. Just make the display the last in the chain.
They already do support daisy chaining. Just make the display the last in the chain.
MacTheSpoon
Apr 28, 05:05 PM
I used to have the iPhone but I switched to Verizon when the iPhone 4 came out--didn't care for its hardware design, or for the dropped calls on AT&T. I've stayed away from the iPhone since its release on Verizon, too; I still don't care for the hardware design. We'll see what happens with iPhone 5, I guess.
themadchemist
Jul 24, 07:49 PM
just took a look, and these guys have an interesting story about Apple ceasing to use Rendezvous as a brand. I didn't see that on MacRumors, so I might check out Cafe Macs every now and then. Every other site I've seen has had redundant news, but this caught me by surprise.
ECUpirate44
Apr 17, 04:20 PM
Usually late May- early Sept. Last year it ended on Sept 7th.
rezenclowd3
Sep 12, 08:35 PM
http://imgur.com/SbtL0.jpg
pretty simple setup.
MMM Vodafone McLaren. LOVE that. Orig?
pretty simple setup.
MMM Vodafone McLaren. LOVE that. Orig?
blevins321
Apr 28, 09:16 AM
Do you have the Gmail accounts setup as Pop or Imap? If it's Pop, try switching them to IMap.