Resolution / Aspect Ratio Cheat sheet

http://blog.chameleondg.com/post/111891072017/resolution-aspect-ratio-cheat-sheet

Found this while trying to digitize my Aladdin LaserDisc with its wacky original aspect ratio of 1.66:1 (5:3).

Note for future me: this is how I enabled LaserDisc closed captions on the Samsung smart TV: 

I got closed captions to work on the new TV with LaserDiscs. Turns out I had to really really enable them: Settings > General > Accessibility > Captions > On.

Hulu subscription, again

I decided to buy one month of the lower-tier Hulu subscription ($8 with limited commercials) rather than the even-more-expensive-than-Netflix higher tier ($12 with no commercials). Why? Well, I really liked these current Naruto Shippuden filler episodes and my FireTV Stick was coming in the mail.

Subscribing to Hulu definitely improves the quality on my computer, but when they say "limited commercials," you don't get any fewer commercials; it's the same amount of "limited commercials" they've always had!

I checked out Seven Samurai since I know that's part of the Criterion Collection, and I'm glad the movies aren't interrupted by commercials.

UPDATE: Having upgraded to no commercials, Hulu still does the fade in/out between segments.

Weird-ass dream (2016-07-11)

I was struggling and running out of time in a physics test (a class that I had no business being in in high school), but Ronnie and Elizabeth (from Holy Angels!) were there too, so that was... comforting? Oh, and Ava Addams was there too.