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Does anyone know what the thing under a oven is called? 

 

 

 

Well, in some ovens, it's a broiler. 

 

In others, it's a drawer. 

 

Might be a good idea to find out which one you have.  The difference is kinda important.  :)

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The detail and color is amazing.  I was slightly concerned that the technology isn't there yet and most channels are still using the same signal, but dude said that in the next few months people are going to be broadcasting in 4K.  Come over any time brotha.  Got the leather couch with the power recliners! 

 

Color me skeptical. Most channels aren't even in 1080p yet. The only thing in 1080p are blu-rays. So I'm not sure how the networks are going to be broadcasting in 4k when they can't even get to 1080p.

 

Then there is this: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-magid/4k-tv-not-quite-ready-for_b_4606153.html

 

 

But solving the content issue won't be easy. TV networks will have to make an enormous investment in cameras and control room technology, and cable and satellite providers will have to figure out how to upgrade their networks to carry the signals. For now, the best hope comes from delivering the content online. At the LG news conference at CES, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings announced that his company will start streaming UHD content this year. Comcast and Samsung also announced a partnership to stream UHD programs to Samsung TVs.

 

These partnerships are a good start, but there is one more issue. UHD takes up a lot more bandwidth than high-definition content, which will put a lot more strain on the Internet infrastructure required to deliver all the data necessary to watch these shows.

 

Do the 4k TVs look nice? Sure they do. But this reminds me alot of the 3D craze and all the 3D TVs they were trying to sell. I don't think there are any 3D channels anymore. I know ESPN dropped their 3D network.

 

Edit: Found this link too: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33199_7-57610862-221/four-4k-tv-facts-you-must-know/

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Of course he's from Philly. Here's a story about him and his ad:

 

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/entertainment/celebrities_gossip/Jamie-Casino-speaks-Local-lawyer-talks-epic-viral-Super-Bowl-ad.html

 

Jamie Casino speaks!: Local lawyer talks epic viral Super Bowl ad

 

 

Molly Eichel, Daily News Staff Writer

Posted: Tuesday, February 4, 2014, 10:03 AM
 

 

"If you’re going to do something like this, you have to have a little Philadelphia in it,” Jamie Casino told me with the unmistakable accent of someone from our area.

 

Casino is talking about his epic Super Bowl commercial that aired in his Savannah, Ga. market. Casino, a personal injury lawyer, bought up two minutes of local time to tell the story of his brother Michael, one of four “machine-gunned down” on Labor Day 2012, and to call out of Savannah Chief of Police Willie Lovett for saying that none of the victims were innocent (Lovett retired amid a sex scandal in September of last year). The ad features heavy metal guitars, explosions and Casino, who calls himself religious, destroying a headstone with a sledge hammer. “I hate gravestones. Graveyards have a beauty to them,” Casino said explaining the symbolism. “But a gravestone to me is not a memorial. It’s a reminder of this tragedy.”

 

Casino's first sentiment is correct: To do something on that grandiose scale, you need to be a little crazy. Or from Philadelphia.

 

Casino had no idea the ad would blow up in the way that it did. The bombastic spot gained the attention of sites like Deadspin, Time, the Huffington Post and Buzzfeed, among countless others.  Casino, a Harry S. Truman High School and Temple alum from Bristol, told me he was talking to “Good Morning America” about the ad. It has over two million hits on YouTube.

 

Casino, a/k/a Jamie Biancosino, wrote and directed the two-minute spot himself that took three days to film. He wouldn’t tell me how much the spot cost. “It wasn’t cheap, I’ll put it that way,” he said. Casino used to hire an outside company to direct his ads—he expressed disdain at his need to advertise, admitting it was part of the personal injury lawyer biz—but they had no vision. These guys wanted to put him in front of a green screen. Casino wanted more. So he took over, adding his trademark style of a metal soundtrack and special effects to the mix. 

 

Last Christmas, his wife found a Red camera—an industry standard for digital filmmaking—with all the trappings on eBay for a steal: only $35,000. Casino was always planning on doing a Super Bowl spot. His original idea featured him in an Eagles jersey, saying, “Next year, brother!” Casino, who says Southerners love his Philly attitude, still reps the Eagles down in Savannah. “You have no choice if you’re from Philadelphia,” he said. 

 

But then inspiration struck. Why not make the ad a tribute to his brother, as a gift to his parents? (Casino’s father is Joe Biancosino-Downey, the former mayor of Tullytown.) Casino remembered what it felt like to sit at his brother’s funeral. “You know, I had cancer. Then my brother gets machine-gunned down. The chief says there were no innocent victims. I sat in that church with utter disdain and all my thoughts were about the shame my parents felt,” Casino said. “It shouldn’t be like that.” He wanted to call out the “old boys club” that runs Savannah. “If people around here misbehave, there I’ll be to showcase them,” he said. Casino noted it was not an ad for his law firm. Casino Law Group is mentioned minimally and neither the phone number or website run across the screen at any time.

 

"You take a big chance when you do things like this,” Casino said. “But I’d do it again. No matter what.”

 

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random, means nothin' to ES. im 21 days sober.

normally, i HATE when people look for sympathy on the internet. but im extremely proud today. this is the longest ive been sober since 2010.

i LOVE all you guys. Hail to the god damn Redskins. :)

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random, means nothin' to ES. im 21 days sober.

normally, i HATE when people look for sympathy on the internet. but im extremely proud today. this is the longest ive been sober since 2010.

i LOVE all you guys. Hail to the god damn Redskins. :)

congratulations man. And of course we care. Just make sure you don't let your guard down as you reach your milestones.

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random, means nothin' to ES. im 21 days sober.

normally, i HATE when people look for sympathy on the internet. but im extremely proud today. this is the longest ive been sober since 2010.

i LOVE all you guys. Hail to the god damn Redskins. :)

Congrats chew. Were pulling for ya!

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Person clicks on thread.

Reads WHY it's been bumped.

Wishes thread hadn't been bumped.

BUMPS THE THREAD, by making a post, saying that he wished the thread had not been bumped.

should be a week ban

random, means nothin' to ES. im 21 days sober.

normally, i HATE when people look for sympathy on the internet. but im extremely proud today. this is the longest ive been sober since 2010.

i LOVE all you guys. Hail to the god damn Redskins. :)

I'm 5 days!

keep it up bro.

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