http://www.idkfa.com/v3 idkfa: syndicated http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=4781 Given the lunchtime conversation earlier today, I'll take this opportunity to bump this thread to the top. kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Indiscernible from Magic Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:11:30 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=4781 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=3013 I'm bigger than you. I'll pin you down and IV you with the stuff if I have to. With a dirty needle. kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Indiscernible from Magic Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:46:52 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=3013 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=3012 King's Kup is not universal, mon frer. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Indiscernible from Magic Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:34:32 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=3012 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=3011 She is the Cat Lady, Josh. Her obsession will never wane, it will only grow stronger with time. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Indiscernible from Magic Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:32:59 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=3011 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=3010 you know what? this is a good resolution. anytime i'm around erik he must go drink for drink with me. that's the new rule! kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Indiscernible from Magic Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:50:25 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=3010 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=3009 I submit that we can do better. Otherwise, we will look back at this time in our lives and wonder why the hell we were so obsessed with cats. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Indiscernible from Magic Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:41:36 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=3009 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=3008 Funny, i use my video phone all the time. To make cat videos. And post them to Tex's bookface page, or Cat Tube. This, of course, is the best and only use of phone (if not all) video recording devices. CatLady@idkfa.com (CatLady) Indiscernible from Magic Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:37:52 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=3008 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=3007 Bahahahahah hopefully he won't get that angry until I compile the drunken Dave video montage. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Indiscernible from Magic Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:57:48 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=3007 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=3006 I think this is interesting. Previous generations had video capability, but were relegated to large, unwieldy, expensive devices with limited video quality and limited storage. Video was considered novel, but was also relatively inconvenient. Which is probably why I can only recall seeing old Hi8 tapes of my sister and I toddling around, and none of my parents or relatives outside the context of a child's/grandchild's/cousin's birthday party. Now, it's met with a sigh and disinterest if your video stream isn't at least 40 megabits per second from the device that fits in your pocket. More's the pity if the video stream won't play on your iPhone, much less your desktop computer. I'm curious as to why everyone isn't using this, not just the active minority of Youtube vloggers, political activists, and people filming their pets. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Indiscernible from Magic Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:29:04 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=3006 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=3005 Relevant: kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Indiscernible from Magic Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:40:28 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=3005 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=3004 I hate you so much it hurts sometimes. kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Indiscernible from Magic Tue, 07 Jun 2011 02:43:58 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=3004 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=3003 I can see how you would say that only you could truly appreciate them. But that's kind of the point, I suppose. Conversation about killing and a duck? Had to be there. To me, video is usually much to chaotic, you get too much information so that you can't extrapolate away from the moment. With pictures, you catch a lot of tiny moments that can better be used to relate a whole experience together for someone who was not there. I can understand how video could be more informative, but it's usually harder to understand without context, I guess. I usually do mostly pictures, and then for interesting things that a picture can't do justice on, a video. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Indiscernible from Magic Mon, 06 Jun 2011 21:49:08 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=3003 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=3002 "IS THIS THE REEEEEEAL LIIIIIFE? Or is dis just FANtasy?" Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Indiscernible from Magic Mon, 06 Jun 2011 21:43:13 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=3002 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=3001 My friend Cam decided to forgo photographs in lieu of videotaping on his point-and-shoot for our entire semester abroad in Europe. The results are a beautiful collection of moments, conversations, quips and action not necessarily captured with stills. He had impeccable timing when it came to cutting off, producing a variety of gems and one-liners that encapsulated our group dynamic. An example. These weren't playing in the browser, and strangely enough only the audio would play at work...but I know the video works, as I downloaded them all on my home computer. None of them are overtly long or tiresome, and all give context a photograph just can't convey. There is something special with those videos. We all tended to forget Cam was randomly taping us after a few sessions of awkward video, so much of the content is pretty relaxed. Most of the clips are snippets of ongoing conversation, spliced in during train rides or downtime. It's probably impossible for someone not familiar with this group to really appreciate them, but to me every video is gold. Green Man@idkfa.com (Green Man) Indiscernible from Magic Mon, 06 Jun 2011 19:47:45 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=3001 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=3000 "Remember the tooth!" [?] kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Indiscernible from Magic Mon, 06 Jun 2011 19:22:52 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=3000 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=2999 I need to resolve that if I'm ever drunk around you again, I have to make sure that you're just as drunk as I am, and dont have your phone/video anywhere near you. kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Indiscernible from Magic Mon, 06 Jun 2011 19:19:24 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=2999 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=2998 I have used video to record a variety of things. Most recently, at the concerts we attended down in Portland. Although I only took short clips, I wanted something to remind me of the experience (for instanceBlackguard's intensity, and Russell Allen's immaculate voice). I've also used video while in kwajalein to document fun things, like shark eating and parasite movement. For drunken daubachery and parties, I feel pictures usually tell a better story. Unless you're trying to shame someone. Then video works excellently. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Indiscernible from Magic Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:44:58 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=2998 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=2997 i think the only thing i've used my phone/ipad video cameras for is FaceTime, which is actually pretty useful in my opinion. as far as using it as a video camera to capture an event, I don't think i've been around enough "hey, hold my beer and watch this" events, or near enough to my phone when they've happened, to actually use it. kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Indiscernible from Magic Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:15:37 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=2997 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=2996 I'm so far liking my new phone. After dealing with my poorly supported and underpowered iPhone 3G for six months after they stopped producing updates for it (and two years after they stopped caring about it), having something that is snappy and feature-rich is a nice change. The switch to the Android interface wasn't a hard one: it has it's deficiencies, but for the most part the extra buttons and configurability lend well to my insect technological mind. This is also my first phone that has video capabilities. Well, technically my second, but the first one could only do postage-stamp videos which were pretty painful to watch. This one can record 720p at 24 frames / sec, which is a considerable leap forward. I also have a couple gigabytes of storage, which means I can potentially record a few hours worth of footage if I wanted. The thing is: I don't know if I should. The videos I've been taking so far have been 10-second shaky-cam clips of family get-togethers, drunken board gaming, and a mountain top. There is no real discernible subject, narrative, or indication on the occasion that I'm filming. Mostly just people looking out of the corner of their eye as I point a phone at them. I like that I can capture brief moments in time with movement, gesture, and sound. I have people talking about the recent reincarnations of Calvin and Hobbes, or people gathering to eat an Xbox-shaped birthday cake. But I'm not sure if I'm really capturing an occasion like I would be with a photo. A photo depicts who is there, who was standing still long enough to have their picture taken. Taking a video is something else entirely, like I'm filming a very specific event: what people are saying, what they are doing. It's not enough that I'm recording, I have to be recording something. That expectation almost makes me want to not take videos. There's also that people hate having video taken of them so much more than having kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Indiscernible from Magic Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:01:20 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2996&msg_id=2996