All Hail Consumerism

[EricT]

Probably not... and so far, I've seen much better deals on shit like Amazon and Newegg.

 

[Nico]

so for all you blu-ray owners.
I see the prices of players are coming down to like $120-$150 ... not so bad. and movies are getting priced around $15-$20 now (not that I buy movies)

so I have a 32" 720p lcd ... is blu-ray going to make a difference picture wise? I know you should have a 1080p set ideally, but does it make ANY difference on a 720p set over regular DVD?

No idea, I bought this PS3 about a year and a half back and it has been hooked up to an old CRT TV for most of that time. Got this 50" plasma now that's just shy of 1080p, and so the DivX rips just aren't cutting it any more. Time to make use of that resolution.

 

[dorian gray]

Aurel, I wouldn't do it. I have probably the same TV you do (Samsung 32" 720p from 2006) and it looks like utter shit compared to the mother-in-law's 52" plasma with BD. I even have an upscaling DVD player hooked up right now and it still looks like shit compared to her setup. Wouldn't bother with BD. Get a new TV first.

 

[lurch70]

Thanks but I am not getting shit.

 

[dorian gray]

Me either. I'm paying off all debts and maybe doing some remodelling of the bathrooms, some wiring, etc. The dorian has no cash for petty things like entertainment, pleasure, etc.

 

[dorian gray]

Got this 50" plasma now that's just shy of 1080p

Nicely done, sir

 

[Nico]

Not mine, but still in the living room of the house I live in.

 

[Reign in Acai]

Hard to believe that that unctuous beluga is going to pass up Thanksgiving bird for a 60% discount on the Wii Fit.

 

[dorian gray]

It would've been funny if they gave back the ipad

 

[lurch70]

I have this feeling this Black Friday is going to be gangbusters ... there is this feeling in the air where I think people can't take it anymore and want to blow some moolah.

 

[Reign in Acai]

 

[Agalloch]

Genuinely and completely disgusted by my country.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

and for every asshole there are 100 good people

 

[dorian gray]

What is going on in that video?!

 

[NAD]

I generally avoid Black Friday crap each year, but I bought a used analogue delay pedal online last night. On Thanksgiving Day. From a Canadian. I'm a consumer whore.

 

[NAD]

http://blackfridaydeathcount.com/

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

 

[Krilons Resa]

What is going on in that video?!

Rollback pricing.

 

[NAD]

^^^ LOL

Hey check out what the Pope said a few days ago:

http://boingboing.net/2013/11/28/pope-blasts-capitalism.html

“I am interested only in helping those who are in thrall to an individualistic, indifferent and self-centered mentality to be freed from those unworthy chains and to attain a way of living and thinking which is more humane, noble and fruitful, and which will bring dignity to their presence on this earth,” the pope wrote.

He also launched a broadside against former President Ronald Reagan’s signature economic theory, which continues to serve as conservative Republican dogma.

“Some people continue to defend trickle-down theories which assume that economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in bringing about greater justice and inclusiveness in the world,” Pope Francis wrote. “This opinion, which has never been confirmed by the facts, expresses a crude and naïve trust in the goodness of those wielding economic power and in the sacralized workings of the prevailing economic system.”

The pope lamented that people had “calmly accepted (the) dominion” of money over themselves and society, which he said was expressed in the recent financial crisis and the continuing promotion of consumer-based economies.

“We have created new idols,” the pope wrote. “The worship of the ancient golden calf has returned in a new and ruthless guise in the idolatry of money and the dictatorship of an impersonal economy lacking a truly human purpose. The worldwide crisis affecting finance and the economy lays bare their imbalances and, above all, their lack of real concern for human beings; man is reduced to one of his needs alone: consumption.”

Maybe the Holy See are just jealous that they aren't #1 in control these days, but I found this pretty fascinating, and by fascinating I mean moderately interesting (in passing).

 

[dorian gray]

Worshipping a golden calf sounds kinda fun