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Steve @steveyurko.com · 2d

Thinking of going back to the old site

Jose Argumedo @arguingmeadows.com · 19h

One Piece went HD in 2004 with episode 207 and at the time their workflow revolved around 1080i/30. It wasn’t until episode 687 in 2015 that Toei modernized their workflow to match other shows and it became a 1080p/24 production. This isn’t a take, I just need to curse people with this knowledge.

unhinged eldritch abomination @rhymeswithk.bsky.social · 21h

Friends, #weebwednesday is upon us once again! You know the drill - quote-post with your weebiest hot takes, nothing racist, nothing intentionally inflammatory, have fun with it ♥

a girl in a blue dress is dancing next to a jukebox

Alt: a girl in a blue dress is dancing next to a jukebox

media.tenor.com

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Jose Argumedo @arguingmeadows.com · 19h

Do whatever it takes to get out of and stay out of debt. You do not want to be on the opposite side of compound interest, it’s absolutely demoralizing. Having money in an HYSA for rainy days and either a 401k or Roth IRA for your retirement means compound interest starts working for you.

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 5d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

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Jose Argumedo @arguingmeadows.com · 2d

CHOOSE YOUR FIGHTER

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Jose Argumedo @arguingmeadows.com · 2d

So, I almost didn’t buy the DLC for Donkey Kong Bananza because it was a lot to buy it with the base game and then this happened. Worth every penny.

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Jose Argumedo @arguingmeadows.com · 2d

The microseries is on the Blu-ray.

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Love and Deep Space Nine @hyenasandgin.bsky.social · 2d

I love being the lackey of a bandit who’s taken over a small rural village in Sengoku Japan. A Ronin with a large kasa obscuring their face has just walked into the tavern demanding to speak to our leader, but I’m sure he’s no threat and me pouring my sake all over him will have no consequences

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Jose Argumedo @arguingmeadows.com · 3d

Today is IGPX’s 20th anniversary in Japan. Hongo-san’s series premiere on TV Asahi October 5, 2005, and Toonami premiered their version one month later on November 5th. If you want to watch the show, the only way to watch both versions in their entirety is on Blu-ray. Still very proud of it.

IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix - Complete Collection - Blu-ray

IGPX Immortal Grand Prix - IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix - Complete Collection - Blu-ray

store.crunchyroll.com

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Jose Argumedo @arguingmeadows.com · 2d

I had trouble putting it down. I think I got to a point to where I thought the game was almost over so I figured I’d finish it, but then another thing happened and that kept happening for 6 hours till I finally finished it. Now I’m in all the DLC and extras, but main game’s over.

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Jose Argumedo @arguingmeadows.com · 3d

Can now confirm. Beat in a weekend. Amazing game.

Alex K. @dudeexclamation.bsky.social · 26d

Bananza good

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TheIGPX.com @theigpx.com · 3d

On October 5th, 2005, 20 years ago today, the first episode of #IGPX aired in Japan for the first time on TV Asahi. I made this post simply to commemorate the 20th anniversary of IGPX, and I'll be back for the anniversary of the US premiere in a month!
(new YT video coming before then!!)

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Jose Argumedo @arguingmeadows.com · 3d

If you want to try before buying, [adult swim] has the Toonami’s versions first season available for streaming totally for free on their website and app. www.adultswim.com/videos/igpx

IGPX

Immortal Grand Prix is the world's most popular sport and Team Satomi competes to be the best.

www.adultswim.com

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Jose Argumedo @arguingmeadows.com · 3d

Today is IGPX’s 20th anniversary in Japan. Hongo-san’s series premiere on TV Asahi October 5, 2005, and Toonami premiered their version one month later on November 5th. If you want to watch the show, the only way to watch both versions in their entirety is on Blu-ray. Still very proud of it.

IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix - Complete Collection - Blu-ray

IGPX Immortal Grand Prix - IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix - Complete Collection - Blu-ray

store.crunchyroll.com

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Jose Argumedo @arguingmeadows.com · 5d

Somewhat same. I normally always have a beard but I’m shaving everything except my mustache for a cosplay at the the end of the year.

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Cara Rae ➡️ MAGFest @cararaeee.bsky.social · 5d

It's October 3, fam.

A screenshot from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood showing Edward Elric’s pocket watch. Inside, the engraving reads: “Don’t forget 3. Oct. 11"

A screenshot from the original Mean Girls, where Cady (Lindsay Lohan) sits at her desk as Aaron (Jonathan Bennett) turns around to ask her the date. She replies: “It’s October 3rd.”

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Jose Argumedo @arguingmeadows.com · 5d

As of now, there’s no reason to believe they’ll stop translating plot important text. That’s usually still on typical captioning tracks positioned at the top of the screen or burned in. But yeah, it won’t be up to the same kind of standard that CR started with.

Jose Argumedo @arguingmeadows.com · 5d

It’s this XKCD comic for the last 50 years.

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Jose Argumedo @arguingmeadows.com · 5d

Even back when HD was first introduced, there was a standard introduced alongside it, EIA-708, and no one used it because the support wasn’t as universal as CEA-608 which is still used to this day.

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Jose Argumedo @arguingmeadows.com · 5d

Others have introduced more modern alternatives like SRT and ASS (horrible file name) and proprietary subs like iTT from Apple but they all run into the same issue. You’d have to get everyone to agree to a standard that would work for streaming boxes, phones, websites. So far, CEA-608 has dominated.

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Jose Argumedo @arguingmeadows.com · 5d

It’s not that the standard is poor, it’s that it’s been around since the 1970’s and converting the enormous catalog of captions into something more modern is totally unfeasible. It’s easier to build players that just support the standard from then.

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Jose Argumedo @arguingmeadows.com · 6d

Subtitling and captioning digital standards haven’t changed for decades in the professional world, CR was always an outlier. With their increasing presence elsewhere on FAST services and EST outlets, I imagine that it just got to be too much to handle keeping all those distinct deliverables.

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Jose Argumedo @arguingmeadows.com · 6d

Don’t know if the CR/Aegisub thing is true, but it’s believable that they’d switch away because trying to make it work in a traditional broadcast/streaming workflow just sucks. All exports from Aegisub required me to stick SRT files into Premiere and convert them to CC (CEA-608) files for delivery.

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Jose Argumedo @arguingmeadows.com · 6d

Well, I bound to make one eventually.

Jose Argumedo @arguingmeadows.com · 7d

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Jose Argumedo @arguingmeadows.com · 8d

Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex is 23 years old as of today. Only 3 more years and it’ll officially be when the show takes place. This show holds up incredibly well after all this time. Whole thing minus the Solid State Society movie is available for free on www.adultswim.com/videos/ghost...

Watch Ghost in the Shell Episodes and Clips for Free from Adult Swim

Watch episodes of Ghost In the Shell: Stand Alone Complex from Toonami on AdultSwim.com.

www.adultswim.com

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