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What is the difference? They do not use the original soundtrack and speak over it, if you meant that. They produce a new soundtrack to match the lips better.WWGD said:Dubbed or translated?
What is the difference? They do not use the original soundtrack and speak over it, if you meant that. They produce a new soundtrack to match the lips better.WWGD said:Dubbed or translated?
There's an animated kids' series called "Timmy Time" about a bunch of anthropomorphic animals in a preschool. None of them actually talk - they just make the appropriate animal sound, and that's done by a person saying the sound. I mean, Timmy is a lamb, and he's voiced by someone saying "baaaa". Between the inflection they put into the voices, clever camera work and exaggerated facial expressions, they're surprisingly communicative.WWGD said:Dubbed or translated?
And you don't have Russians speaking with a Scottish accent.Ibix said:I gather that dubbed versions are available in case you don't speak english.
Dubbed or subtitled, I expect he means. Connery's Scottish Lithuanian is as hilarious as his Scottish Spaniard in Highlander and his Scottish Englishman in James Bond.fresh_42 said:What is the difference?
Vladimir, Alexei, Babushka said: Out of the WattaRRRRRRR! Bring me the Vodka, er, Whiskey! Wonder if AI can improve on this. Not likely in the short run.fresh_42 said:And you don't have Russians speaking with a Scottish accent.
Subtitles are awful. I always read them even if I understand the English better or at all, in case they are in Hebrew or something. I don't like them. But here they translate (produce a new soundtrack) of nearly everything, except some cultural movies from Finland or so, which nobody wants to see. In those cases they use subtitles. The best situation is if they broadcast both languages and you can decide per remote which one to follow.Ibix said:Dubbed or subtitled, I expect he means.
They can be hilarious. I saw a Mexican movie where one of the characters cusses out another, not only calling into question his parentage but that of his goats too, and further insinuating that the two subjects were closely related, rather like him and his goats. The English subtitle over this lengthy and colourful tirade was "Damn you, Luis!"fresh_42 said:Subtitles are awful.
I've seen it in mostly Chinese movies: you see the guy's mouth moving for some 3-4 minutes, saying some 20+ words and then it is subtitled to something like Yes, indeed!Ibix said:They can be hilarious. I saw a Mexican movie where one of the characters cusses out another, not only calling into question his parentage but that of his goats too, and further insinuating that the two subjects were closely related, rather like him and his goats. The English subtitle over this lengthy and colourful tirade was "Damn you, Luis!"
The quote is from Richard Jordan's character, Jeffrey Pelt.fresh_42 said:So you're a politician!
Colorful insults are a very cultural thing and actually one of the hardest things to translate - some insults just does not exists in other languages, so what you get at the end is just gibberish. I too would rather go with the 'damn you'.Ibix said:They can be hilarious. I saw a Mexican movie where one of the characters cusses out another, not only calling into question his parentage but that of his goats too, and further insinuating that the two subjects were closely related, rather like him and his goats. The English subtitle over this lengthy and colourful tirade was "Damn you, Luis!"
I think Richard Dawkins commented, when someone was insisting that we need God to be good, that typically what we mean by that is that we need police.WWGD said:Seeing these largely unmoderated sites makes me question the virtues of capital L Libertarianism.
Edit: Seems we're most likely to notice the need after we no longer have a sheltered life of college or otherwise. And it seems too, most Libertarians are well-heeled, with enough resources both to provide for and protect themselves and their families. I doubt there are many working-class libertarians.Ibix said:I think Richard Dawkins commented, when someone was insisting that we need God to be good, that typically what we mean by that is that we need police.
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I'm considering a new religion, 'The Abrahams'. We take the holy Friday from the Muslims, the Schabbes from the Jews and the Sunday from the Christians. I don't care a lot about the rest, it's so similar that any argumentation is ridiculous anyway. The advantages are obvious: three free days in a row and far less killed people.WWGD said:We're closed to the date where it's awkward to wish happy new year to people we have not been in contact with. Or maybe we can use the Chinese or other new year. Happy Mayan/Persian, etc. New year. Me, I am joining the group with the most holidays.
But too much redundancy since Saturday and Sunday are already non-work days in most places. Need to find one for Mondays to have that bridge from Thursday night to Tuesday morning.fresh_42 said:I'm considering a new religion, 'The Abrahams'. We take the holy Friday from the Muslims, the Schabbes from the Jews and the Sunday from the Christians. I don't care a lot about the rest, it's so similar that any argumentation is ridiculous anyway. The advantages are obvious: three free days in a row and far less killed people.
The story I have heard was, that the ship(s) originated in Hamburg, and the beef was brought by immigrants for the journey. However, it wasn't ground beef originally.WWGD said:Because Hamburgers originated in Hamburg.
IIRC , conditions for something to be alive: it reproduces, has a metabolism and 2-3 others I can't remember now.skyshrimp said:It's weird how viruses are considered non-living. If you can kill it, then it was alive.
Watch it in Cheeseburg for good luck.fresh_42 said:The story I have heard was, that the ship(s) originated in Hamburg, and the beef was brought by immigrants for the journey. However, it wasn't ground beef originally.
But to a more important and urgent question:
Shall I watch the Superbowl (consider my local time!) knowing that my favored team will lose?
Supposedly, sponges themselves are alive too; in a sort of suspended state. I remember a while back a question on whether water itself is alive. Answer was no.skyshrimp said:It's weird how viruses are considered non-living. If you can kill it, then it was alive.
Scary though; possibly true. EDIT: Population growth has been tapering of, though, and it is much higher in non-developed world; there is even negative growth in some countries. Bulgaria had a population of around 9 million in the 1970s and it is around 7.2 million now.skyshrimp said:So something 'non-living' has learned from interactions from immune system attacks and has molecularity adjusted itself to wipe out the human race?
Not bad for something that can't think.
So what happens if it spreads through the Western world like a wild fire?
Is this nature's latest attempt at trying to cull an equally unregulated and terminal human population boom?
Why do they put instructions on underwear? ( For washing, but it seemed funny any way: lift a leg...)fresh_42 said:Why does Tabasco have a best before date? I mean prior to, say 50 years.