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Post by impulse on Nov 29, 2023 11:16:48 GMT -5
That makes sense. Damn.
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Post by Calidore on Nov 29, 2023 18:26:48 GMT -5
Holy crap. As much as I love the strip, 12 volumes at $75-100 each is way high. Especially as an upgrade to the six-volume set, which I already have.
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Post by Confessor on Nov 30, 2023 0:10:26 GMT -5
I really like Milton Caniff's art, but I bought a volume of his Steve Canyon strips once and found it basically unreadable -- mostly due to the terrible dialogue (I also didn't find Steve himself to be a terribly likeable character). Still, I've long been intrigued by Terry And The Pirates. Is it noticeably different to the Steve Canyon strip in tone?
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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 30, 2023 7:15:18 GMT -5
Does anyone have information about external DVD drives? I have a Mac but it doesn't have a DVD Player as a feature. I'm thinking about buying an external. Is there anything I should know ?
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Post by tartanphantom on Nov 30, 2023 9:19:19 GMT -5
Does anyone have information about external DVD drives? I have a Mac but it doesn't have a DVD Player as a feature. I'm thinking about buying an external. Is there anything I should know ?
ASUS ZenDrive.
Low profile, works with Mac OSX 10.6 and higher, plug and play, comes with its own cables included. DVD player and burner functions. Reliable and inexpensive. Will set you back around $35-40. Can be found from multiple online sources, including Amazon and NewEgg.
If you're looking for one that will also play Blu-Ray, they will set you back a bit more.
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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 30, 2023 9:40:17 GMT -5
Do you think it will ply a dvd-rom. I have the comic Roms for FF and Avengers.
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Post by tartanphantom on Nov 30, 2023 9:44:23 GMT -5
Do you think it will ply a dvd-rom. I have the comic Roms for FF and Avengers.
Absolutely.
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Post by impulse on Nov 30, 2023 10:25:15 GMT -5
External USB drives are pretty much idiot proof these days (not saying you're an idiot, just the tech is so mature it's easy now). I'd find one that explicitly says it works with Mac like Tartanphantom suggests. It should run those DVD ROMS fine.
I'd fork over the extra for Blu-Ray personally, possibly even 4K, just so you have the option. I'm seeing rumblings people are increasingly dissatisfied with streaming, so physical media might make a comeback.
VLC Player is a great free open source player that will play almost anything. If you have specific questions I'm happy to chat over PM and spare the rest of the thread.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Nov 30, 2023 10:25:34 GMT -5
I really like Milton Caniff's art, but I bought a volume of his Steve Canyon strips once and found it basically unreadable -- mostly due to the terrible dialogue (I also didn't find Steve himself to be a terribly likeable character). Still, I've long been intrigued by Terry And The Pirates. Is it noticeably different to the Steve Canyon strip in tone? Caniff is Caniff. He's a pretty jingoistic American. Terry is probably a bit better because Canyon definitely ties in to the Cold War era issues.
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Post by berkley on Nov 30, 2023 11:10:05 GMT -5
I really like Milton Caniff's art, but I bought a volume of his Steve Canyon strips once and found it basically unreadable -- mostly due to the terrible dialogue (I also didn't find Steve himself to be a terribly likeable character). Still, I've long been intrigued by Terry And The Pirates. Is it noticeably different to the Steve Canyon strip in tone? Caniff is Caniff. He's a pretty jingoistic American. Terry is probably a bit better because Canyon definitely ties in to the Cold War era issues.
Very true and for me I pretty much had to make up my mind to put that to one side while reading Canyon. Apart from that, the dialogue often provides some of the highlights in my enjoyment of Canyon, with lots of nice character moments and amusing turns of phrase, much like some of the movie dialogue of the era.
I've read only the first few months of Terry and the Pirates so I can't make an overall comparison, but in those early Terry strips I'd say the dialogue is less elaborate and is there mainly to move the story along. Going by Canyon, I imagine this changes as the Terry strip develops over the years but haven't yet read far enough to say.
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Post by berkley on Nov 30, 2023 11:10:57 GMT -5
External USB drives are pretty much idiot proof these days (not saying you're any idiot, just the tech is so mature it's easy now). I'd find one that says it works with Mac like Tartanphantom suggests. It should run those DVD ROMS fine. I'd fork over the extra for Blu-Ray personally, possibly even 4K, just so you have the option. I'm seeing rumblings people are increasingly dissatisfied with streaming, so physical media might make a comeback. VLC Player is a great free open source player that will play almost anything. If you have specific questions I'm happy to chat over PM and spare the rest of the thread. Glad this subject came up as it reminds me that I should get one of these.
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Post by impulse on Nov 30, 2023 11:19:52 GMT -5
Definitely. There are various transcoders available, too, if you prefer to get your files off the disc and onto your PC (for your own personal in house media server, for example). That's a whole topic on its own, though, and I won't clutter things up here.
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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 30, 2023 12:15:19 GMT -5
Terry and the Pirates, before turning to wartime issues, was high adventure at its finest, though of the period, in terms of racial attitudes. It is probably the better material, but that is very subjective. The wartime material reflects the events of the day, and is a great documentation of it and a drama within it. From a historical perspective, it is the one to read.
Steve Canyon is better in the early days; but, if you have issues with the dialogue and subject matter, wait until it turns into soap opera, like when I was a wee one. I'd rather read Steve Roper & Mike Nomad, or Apartment 3-G, from that period. The former was more exciting adventure and the latter was better soap opera.
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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 30, 2023 12:27:35 GMT -5
Today marks the first anniversary of Barb's death. The whole last month has been a series of memories. My birthday, back on the 15th, was a reminder of going into the nursing home, where she was going through rehabilitation, to learn that she had been taken to the hospital in the night and no one called me. Today is the memory of having to explain to her son, who was fighting me on the decision, that I was going to consent to removing her from the bipap machine and my reasons for doing it, so that she could pass peacefully. he wasn't ready to let go and was worried that she would die on his son's birthday, 3 days later. I laid out the case and told him I was doing it anyway, because I didn't think she would survive the night and the longer we waited, the more likely she was to die of a painful cardiac arrest. He couldn't face seeing her go and her sister and brother-in-law and I stood vigil, as the nurses administered pain medication to keep her calm and painless, and we watched her breath her last. She expired within a couple of hours of removing the breathing mask. There isn't a day that goes buy that I don't think of her and the end, but it is part of life and you just accept it and move on. I see her picture by my bed, every morning and night, and there is an image of us on my computer. Her ashes rest on the coffee table, in the living room, because her son has never addressed any desires for where they should lay. So, I still take care of her and the kitties help watch over her.
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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 30, 2023 19:24:12 GMT -5
My condolences , Cody.
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