ChiliIrishHammock24

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 13, 2013 -> 02:03 PM) Not really...this is all up to your computer's horsepower. My old iMac took about 60 minutes to rip a DVD, my new iMac takes 15 minutes to do the same. Yeah, I kind of regret putting that conversion software on my extra laptop, but I also didn't want my main laptop out of use because it's converting videos all day. Welp, the good news is I have moved from DV tapes to mini-DV tapes, and a digital camcorder. Not only are these tapes only 60 mins, but the thing rewinds 10x faster, and the quality is very good. Looks like I'll still be up until at least 3-4 AM again tonight though.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 13, 2013 -> 11:56 PM) Isn't this pretty much the same reason we signed Dunn? ITT: All slugging 1B are the same.

I am being forced in to pitching for my Thursday team again. I feel bad that our pitcher got kicked out of his position of 3 years simply because he missed a week and I pitched well in his absence, but oh well I guess. I hate pitching in this league too, I'll lose my teeth one of these games.

Just saw 2 Guns today. I guess it was pretty entertaining. Wahlberg was hilarious in it, but WAAAAY too much backstabbing and double crossing and switching teams. I couldn't figure out anyone's motives by the end.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 13, 2013 -> 09:57 AM) Stick with MP4, it's the most universally compatible with really nice overall quality. Video files tend to be big due to compression (you don't want to over compress audio or video, or it looks bad/sounds bad), and with space becoming a non-factor, who cares. We are already using handheld devices with 32gigs+ on them, and PC's with multiple terabytes. Space is the last thing you should be concerned with when doing audio/video work right now. Do it at the highest quality you can, because in a few years, that space you're trying to save won't matter. I just meant for time saving purposes, since it appears I will spend every waking hour of the end of my summer doing this project, just wanted to see if another compression would be smaller, aka, faster to convert.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 13, 2013 -> 02:16 AM) Jake, nobody's going to overpay on Adam Dunn. Nobody claimed him on waivers for gosh sakes. He's unwanted. Nobody wants him at $15M a year. But I bet he could get 2 yrs/$20M from someone.

But while I am here, what is a smaller video file type to use than .mp4? I tried looking up some info online, but I don't think I was using the right keywords because I was not finding any helpful answers. My choices are the basics, .avi, .mpeg, .wmv, .mp2, .mp4, .h264, some others I can't think of off the top of my head, and then a whole bunch of "device" video codecs for ipads, android, ps3, zune, etc.

Has anyone taken on the arduous task of converting VHS tapes to DVD/digital yet? Oh my god, I've taken on this project for my dad and it's hell. Unless there is some trick I am missing, you have to injest the footage in real time. So not only am I spending 1 1/2 to 2 hours per VHS copying it to a DVD, but then I am taking another hour to 2 hours to convert that video.ts file from the DVD to an .mp4 file for digital playback. I have now spent 10 hours straight working on these, have converted 7 tapes so far. I have probably 30-40 left to do by the end of the week before I go back to school, unless I take the entire project to school w/ me. I bought a software called "softarc" to do my converting. It seems to work fine, but it takes FOREVER to convert a video, like I said 1-2 hours per DVD. Now, this could be because the computer I am using is that laptop I bought off my buddy, and it appears to be slow, or maybe the conversion software is just not very good, I'm not sure.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 12, 2013 -> 04:54 PM) This post made my day. I am happy to have stumbled upon it. In fact, this is one of my favorite posts in the history of Soxtalk. I don't get it.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Aug 12, 2013 -> 02:26 PM) That was an intense episode of Breaking Bad. A great way to start the final episodes. The flash forward at the beginning seems like quite a bit of time had elapsed. The neighbor's reaction to "Hello Carol" led me to believe either Walt was thought to be dead or he's being sought for his crimes. It'll be interesting to see how everything plays out. I'm also looking forward to starting Low Winter Sun. Has anyone watched it yet? Couldn't have been more than like 6-9 months I'd guess.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Aug 12, 2013 -> 03:04 PM) 70/70 on the hit tools is like Miguel Cabrera. Were those his current grades or his ceilings? I asked the same question in the comments section.

I was thinking suicide as well w/ Jesse. But on my "Betting Bad" predictions I went w/ Jesse going in to witness protection, so I guess I'll stick w/ that. I don't see him snitching, but suicide has always seemed in his cards.

26 years old? IIRC, Alexei came over at the same age, and we have gotten 5-6 good years out of him. I'd be on board for this absolutely.

Rondon, Kolen, Gatewood. I want one of those 3.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 12, 2013 -> 12:51 AM) Chili, what's the update? Are you two old news or ? I'd say old news. We text very casually, like a conversation every couple days, but I'm always the last one to reply. But she is definitely doing a great job of removing herself from getting too close to me, because I haven't seen her in 2 weeks now today, and probably won't unless she changes her mind at some point. But got a new story that probably won't go anywhere, given that I am going back to school in 5 days. I can't remember if I mentioned the old coworker from Chilis w/ having a sister that apparently was all about me, but I went in to eat on Friday and met her. Her name is Victoria. Her sister (the one I've known for a couple years) is Alex. Alex introduced me to her sister and said "You should chat her up, she'd love you". So I said "Whatever, I got a week, let's see what happens". I text Alex that night saying "Hey, your sister is cute, you guys should come to my buddies bonfire tonight". But they were both closing Friday, so they didn't come, but I was texting Alex all night until 2 am on Friday, and then a little bit yesterday, and then some more today. So I guess at this point I'd take either sister. Alex is a f***ing babe, I mean SMOKIN hot. Victoria is decent, a little thicker, but the good news is she looks like her sister. Got 5 days. I'm definitely not getting emotional attached to either, but I'll def. try a change of pace and get some strange out of this before I go back, why not? PS: To avoid any confusion I didn't say the "whatever, I got a week, let's see what happens" part to Alex, I just meant I was thinking that. I think my exact reply to her was "Oh yeah?".

HELLO CAROL

All I want to do is watch Garcia bat. Thank god the Breaking Bad marathon is on right now. I've been skipping back to the Sox game every 15-20 minutes to check on Avi's ABs.

And now a SB for Avisail. Although that's on Mauer, because the throw was 5 feet off the bag.

Damn, Avisail has some sneaky great speed. Infield single on a routine groundball to the right of the 2B.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 11, 2013 -> 12:35 AM) If he's a very good hitter why doesn't any other team want him? Still isn't worth the money apparently. I didn't think he needed to qualify that statement with "recently", but we have all seen that "since May 8th" split. Must be up to something like a .315 BA since then by now.

When will the color broadcast stop calling Rienzo "Razenzo"??

Come on Paulie, take a bases loaded walk. I want to see Avisail up there w/ bases juiced. EDIT: Or a pop up, or a strike out I guess, that'd work too.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 10, 2013 -> 04:15 PM) Nice job by Rienzo in the first of pitching over a horribly small strike zone. That curveball to Willingham was beautiful. Had all of the zone, can't believe he didn't get that call.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 9, 2013 -> 03:34 PM) Oh. So you are bragging about striking out girls that dont know how to play Sure.

2 hour season premiere of Hell on Wheels tonight. Awesome.