Monthly Archives: August 2012

Is M. Night Shyamalan about to uptick?

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Stephen Dawson

M. Night Shyamalan has, as I’ve previously written, been on a steady decline since The Sixth Sense, falling from a well-deserved IMDB rating of 8.2 to Kup Flagyl bez recepty , most recently, a dreadful one of 4.5. But I … Continue reading →

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Mad Max

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Stephen Dawson

And here’s another Blu-ray vs DVD comparison: Mad Max. Believe me Kup Doxycycline bez recepty , this one’s worth it. Sample:

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The Sound of Blu-ray reviews

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Stephen Dawson

I’ve been updating my Blu-ray review page and will probably be doing so for a few more days. Lots of last year’s reviews are up there now (look for the ‘Added’ tags) koupit-pilulky.com , including a few Blu-ray 3Ds. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 19, 2012 by Stephen Dawson

If you like learning more about sound and music, and the scientific basis thereof, may I suggest subscribing to the podcast Scopes Monkey Choir. It’s about 40 minutes long each week or two and covers things from (most recently) how … Continue reading →

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Harry Harrison dead

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Stephen Dawson

Yesterday, apparently. A fine science fiction writer whose works were, according to IMDB, barely represented in the movie stakes. His only novel to make it to the big screen was Make Room! Make Room!, which became Soylent Green with Charlton … Continue reading →

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The Loudness War

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Stephen Dawson

Here’s a brief video on how processing of sound in order to make it louder also makes it worse: (The clip isn’t appearing in Preview, so here’s the direct link.) The example is somewhat overdone koupit-pilulky.com , but there’s nothing … Continue reading →

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Are songs getting ‘louder’?

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Stephen Dawson

Statistician William M Briggs features on his excellent blog an occasional series of posts dedicated to proving that modern music is crap 2pharmaceuticals.com , at least in comparison to older music. Although there are hints that The Beatles represent the … Continue reading →

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