Sunday, April 30, 2006
ATTN: To all Girls out there :)
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1. From 9 June to 9 July 2006, you should read the
The Sun's sport pages so you are aware of what's
going on regarding the World Cup and will be able
to join in conversations.
If you fail to do this, you'll be looked at in a bad
way or be totally ignored. DO NOT complain about
not receiving any attention.
2. During the World Cup the television is mine at
all times - without any exceptions.
3. I don't mind if you have to pass by in front of the
TV during a game - as long as you do it crawling
on the floor and without distracting me.
If you decide to stand naked in front of the TV,
make sure you put clothes on right after because if
you catch a cold, I won't have time to take you to
the doctor or look after you during the World Cup
month.
4. During the games I will be blind, deaf and mute -
unless I require a refill of my drink or something to
eat.
You are out of your mind if you expect me to listen
to you, open the door, answer the telephone, or
pick up the baby that just fell from the second
floor....it won't happen.
5. It would be a good idea for you to keep at least
two six packs in the fridge at all times, as well as
plenty of things to nibble on.
And please do not make any funny faces to my
friends when they come over to watch the games.
In return, you will be allowed to use the TV
between 12am and 6am, unless they replay a
good game that I missed during the day.
6. Please, please, please if you see me upset
because one of my teams is losing, DO NOT
say "get over it, its only a game" or "don't worry,
they'll win next time".
If you say these things, you will only make me
angrier and I will love you less. Remember, you will
never ever know more about football than me and
your so called "words of encouragement" will only
lead to a break-up or divorce.
7. You are welcome to sit with me to watch one
game and you can talk to me during half-time but
only when the adverts are on, and only if the score
is pleasing me.
In addition, please note I am saying "one" game,
hence do not use the World Cup as a nice cheesy
excuse to "spend time together".
8. The replays of the goals are very important. I
don't care if I have seen them or I haven't seen
them, I want to see them again. Many times.
9. Tell your friends NOT to have any babies, or any
other child related parties or gatherings that
requires my attendance because:
a) I will not go,
b) I will not go, and
c) I will not go.
10. But, if a friend of mine invites us to his house
on a Sunday to watch a game, we will be there in
a flash.
11. The daily World Cup highlights show on TV
every night is just as important as the games
themselves. Do not even think about saying "but
you have already seen this...why don't you change
the channel to something we can all watch?" The
reply will be: "Refer to Rule ..2 of this list".
12. And finally, please save your expressions such
as "Thank God the World Cup is only every 4 years".
I am immune to these words, because after this
comes the Champions League, Italian League,
Spanish League, Premier League, etc etc.
:P
Thank you for your cooperation.
Regards,Men of the World
just my 2cents at 11:23 PM |
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Why DVD+R(W) is superior to DVD-R(W) -
What is DVD
" DVD (also known as "Digital Versatile Disc" or "Digital Video Disc") is an Optical Disc Storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. DVDs resemble compact discs as their physical dimensions are the same (12 cm (4.72 inches) or
occasionally 8 cm (3.15 inches) in diameter) but they are encoded in a
different format and at a much higher density. The official DVD
specification is maintained by the DVD Forum. "
DVD+R
A DVD+R is a writable optical disc with 4.7 GB (4.38 GiB) of
storage capacity (actually 2295104 sectors of 2048 bytes each). The
format was developed by a coalition of corporations, known as the
DVD+RW Alliance, in mid 2002. Since the DVD+R format is a competing
format to the DVD-R format, which is developed by the DVD Forum, it has
not been approved by the DVD Forum, which claims that the DVD+R format
is not an official DVD format.
In October of 2003, it was demonstrated that double layer technology
could be used with a DVD+R disc to nearly double the capacity to 8.5 GB
per disc. Manufacturers have incorporated this technology into
commercial devices since mid-2004 (E.g DVD+R DL).
Unlike DVD+RW discs, DVD+R discs can only be written to once. Because
of this, DVD+R discs are suited to applications such as nonvolatile
data storage, audio, or video.
The DVD+R format is divergent from the DVD-R format. Hybrid drives
that can handle both, often labeled "DVD±RW", are very popular since
there is not yet a single standard for recordable DVDs. There are a
number of significant technical differences between the dash and plus
formats, and although most consumers would not notice the difference,
the plus format is considered by some to be better engineered.
Like other plus media, it is possible to use bitsetting to increase the compatibility of DVD+R media.
As of 2006, the market for recordable DVD technology shows little
sign of settling down in favor of either the plus or dash formats,
which is mostly the result of the increasing numbers of dual-format
devices that can record to both formats; it has become very difficult
to find new devices that can only record to one of the formats.
just my 2cents at 2:32 PM |
