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I read blogs for a living

And I think I like it

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I was hanging out in IRC, and Ramunas shared this great video with me. smile It was so good that I decided to put it on my blog.


I think it's esthetically beautiful. I like the colors in particular, but also the story told. The bullet-time effects are pretty cool also. Pretty descent for a commercial, even though it's for the XBOX system (don't kill me now ...).

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Comments

Øyvind ØstlundNoteMe Thursday, June 21, 2007 12:33:05 PM

I can't see it. Is that only me?



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Espen André ØverdahlEspenAO Thursday, June 21, 2007 12:33:30 PM

Do you have the quick time plugin?

Øyvind ØstlundNoteMe Thursday, June 21, 2007 12:51:01 PM

Ahh, Quictime, and no class id etc. (explains the red cross in IE, and nothing at all in Fx). Well I guess it went out the window togheter with Safari. Will check it on my home computer when I get back home then.


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RamūnasRamunas Thursday, June 21, 2007 1:03:27 PM

Espen André ØverdahlEspenAO Thursday, June 21, 2007 1:25:02 PM

Hey! Don't pull traffic away from my blog. NoteMe: Could you try again?

Øyvind ØstlundNoteMe Thursday, June 21, 2007 1:37:50 PM

Espenao's skill set +1. Now you did it right p

Ramunas, I could just download it. But it would still not run without the plugin. Now the way it is embeded, you will get a notification about missing plug-in or running a ActiveX controll.

Where is that

Espen André ØverdahlEspenAO Thursday, June 21, 2007 1:54:17 PM

Nice! up

I got stuck doing some CSS tweaks to my blog as well ... Time flies by when you're having fun!

Øyvind ØstlundNoteMe Thursday, June 21, 2007 2:04:06 PM

Echo that.

*Reminder 2: Apply for your job next time I am switching job:p*


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Espen André ØverdahlEspenAO Thursday, June 21, 2007 2:17:28 PM

lol

Actually, we're looking for a skilled Web designer. p

Matt Coxcoxy Thursday, June 21, 2007 3:06:40 PM

Cheers for the link Ramunas; espen's embedding just doesn't cut it. p

(I just don't have the plugin, actually... or quicktime for that matter. VLC ftw!)

Knut Remi "DrLaunch" Løvlidrlaunch Thursday, June 21, 2007 5:18:49 PM

No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't play the video embedded in the blog in Opera on my Ubuntu installation. Not even in Firefox.

I managed to play it in VLC with the link that Ramunas shared.

Anyway. Great video. yes

Espen André ØverdahlEspenAO Thursday, June 21, 2007 6:16:04 PM

Bah, to bad. sad What's wrong then ... It worked at three different computers at work and on my computer at home.

Either you (or I) suck are doing something wrong.

By the way, this blog post has taken a nasty off-topic turn. What was meant to be a nice discussion surrounding the physics of Parkour (and commercials in general) has turned into a "Espen don't know wtf what he's doing when embedding objects".

We learn as we live, or we live as we learn, or something like that.

bigeyes

Knut Remi "DrLaunch" Løvlidrlaunch Thursday, June 21, 2007 6:46:44 PM

I'm sorry for aiding to things appearing like that. In the perspective of Windows users with quicktime installed and Mac users, you did everything correctly.

The problem is caused by the fact that the source movie is using quicktime, and not every Linux user know how to make their system play quicktime movies, and maybe even less, how to play them in Opera.

The fact that I know what I want, and my choices aren't always mainstream, usually proves very rewarding, but not everytime.

So instead of complaining about me being an Ubuntu + Opera user with slime for brain instead of what normal people has, I think I'll steer the conversation in the correct direction.

I feel like that video captures the spirit of parkout in a fantastic way. Parkour is a "sport" that can reward anyone, even though it may look impossible. This also makes it very entertaining to spectators.

I wish I could go some place and do parkour. But because it's unusual some places, it can be awkward too. I guess I would need to get my friends interested in it first then. I know my brother already is.

Espen André ØverdahlEspenAO Thursday, June 21, 2007 7:01:05 PM

He he, I guess my reply could've been read as I was angry, but it was a poor attempt of being ironic.

Anyway, thanks for the feedback. I know Linux users are struggling with plugins, and I try (as often as possible) to stay away from Windows required plugins (hate them).

And yes, it was a good thing Ramunas shared the direct link, because the video is really nice and worth a download.

Øyvind ØstlundNoteMe Thursday, June 21, 2007 9:11:36 PM

Actually, we're looking for a skilled Web designer.



As I told one of your colleagues the other day, I could not draw a stick figure if my life depended on it p

Back to the topic. I guess Top Gear on BBC is well known in at least most countries in Europe. They have used masters in Parkour at least a couple of times to "compete" with cars. Though the comparison is a bit on the edge, they sure spice up the show quite a bit while showing of medium exiting cars p Just have a look at their Peugeot 207 test.

PS: This time not embedded at all, for all of yours convenience p Still requires flash though.


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Espen André ØverdahlEspenAO Thursday, June 21, 2007 9:17:42 PM

Wow, way cool the Top Gear clip. Thanks for sharing!

I used to watch that show from time to time, but it hurts all the way down to my pinky toe when I see Richard Hammond.

Øyvind ØstlundNoteMe Thursday, June 21, 2007 9:25:42 PM

If that link is to the movie clip, you are not even going to make me click it p I feel so sorry for him. But I guess you have to count on things like that to happen if you live a life like that. But thank God he survived.


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Charles SchlossChas4 Thursday, October 16, 2008 8:56:30 PM

wow

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