Found this forum while looking for some info on making a highlight reel(so to speak) off of my son's football DVDs(video direct to DVD from my camera), and upon looking around I see lots of folks from the olden days.
During those olden days, my occasionally over the top but irritatingly constant rants over the DMCA and my opposition to what I saw as a privacy intrusion and more, by the wealthy studios, earned me many enemies and fewer new friends. Eventually, those rants against the studios and their online paid employee lobbiests earned me multiple bannings from HTF, HTT and other postgenitors of those forums. Several times, folks like Mike Knapp warned me that although my cause had merit, it was not worth the time effort and passion which I devoted to it. He said that in the grand scheme of things, it was just not that important.
He was right.
Now, we have gone through hard times and my HT has not changed for the better since 2006 or so. I could care less about Blueray or copy protection or even the growth of PPV. There are many, many more important things in life.
So, I say once hello once again to my old friends from those other forums, and hello anew to old friends turned enemies during those past contensious days. I am sorry for any stress or consternation I caused you during my days of rebellion.
As for future new friends, I have been into HDTV since around 2001, HTPC since 2003 or whenever PC HDTV OTA tuners became avalable, upconverting players of all sorts forever, and a music lover with appropriate system since the early 1980s.
So.... what's new with you all?:R
During those olden days, my occasionally over the top but irritatingly constant rants over the DMCA and my opposition to what I saw as a privacy intrusion and more, by the wealthy studios, earned me many enemies and fewer new friends. Eventually, those rants against the studios and their online paid employee lobbiests earned me multiple bannings from HTF, HTT and other postgenitors of those forums. Several times, folks like Mike Knapp warned me that although my cause had merit, it was not worth the time effort and passion which I devoted to it. He said that in the grand scheme of things, it was just not that important.
He was right.
Now, we have gone through hard times and my HT has not changed for the better since 2006 or so. I could care less about Blueray or copy protection or even the growth of PPV. There are many, many more important things in life.
So, I say once hello once again to my old friends from those other forums, and hello anew to old friends turned enemies during those past contensious days. I am sorry for any stress or consternation I caused you during my days of rebellion.
As for future new friends, I have been into HDTV since around 2001, HTPC since 2003 or whenever PC HDTV OTA tuners became avalable, upconverting players of all sorts forever, and a music lover with appropriate system since the early 1980s.
So.... what's new with you all?:R
