Glacier turds and fiber, plus codec stuff

High-scoring words of the night so far:

WEENIER (336 points; two 4W, 3L on W), BOOZE (117 points; 5W, hook off WEENIER to make OW, OE, and EN) - against Ashley N.
LOAMY (108 points) - against Alice P. [two 3W]
QIS (300 points; 3W, 3L on Q), COURANT (110 points; 5W, 2W) - against Brittany G.
SHIP (112 points; 5W, hook off MEWL for a plural, hook off LAX to make AH and XI), CREDO (113 points; 4W, 3W, 3L on C) - against Brittany G. (different game)
ACIDY (224 points) - against Wade M. [2W, 4W, 4L on Y]
CARNIFY (10,860 points) - against Emma L. [4W, 2W, 3W, two 5W, hook off AB to make FAB]
PREBIND (224 points; two 4W), AIDMAN (130 points; 5W) - against Charmaine N.
ACHENE (120 points) - against Heather M. [5W, 3L on H]
AMPED (161 points) - against Janet H. [5W, hook off HEY to make HE, hook off NIXE to make NIXED]

Brother's emailed me: Grandma's birthday dinner is tomorrow night. I think I'd better figure out alternate links to watch Jack Bauer! A codec is just a file that tells the player how to play that type of video file. Since there are tons of video encoders out there, there's a codec for each type. (talked to Jamie for a bit, too)

More Windows Media Player Classic help:

[23:25:36] Corey: so why did I download Ace Ventura Jr. Pet Detective? I guess it was to see how awful it was, but I really don't think I'll waste my time finding out...
[23:27:21] Flami the hamsterette: I watched that once.
[23:31:32] Corey: read that again more closely
[23:31:42] Corey: Ace Ventura JUNIOR
[23:31:48] Corey: Ace Ventura is a funny movie
[23:32:05] Corey: Ace Ventura 2, less so, but still had it's moments
[23:32:36] Corey: this is Ace Jr. starring a little fat kid that magically gets Ace Ventura hair and gets the "powers" of Ace Ventura
[23:33:41] Flami: oh, okay
[23:34:02] Corey: there's the trailer...
[23:34:16] Corey: it looks awful beyond words
[23:34:30] Corey: they keep making really bad sequels to Jim Carrey movies, but without Jim Carrey

[23:36:21] Flami: gee, you're right
[23:38:17] Corey: well, I have it! I could be watching it right now!
[23:39:14] Corey: I don't think I'll even bother with this one. I'm sure there's some comedy to be had by watching it to see how bad it is, but it mostly just looks bad bad, not funny bad
[23:46:54] Flami: in that case, you probably shouldn't
[23:47:11] Corey: so what SHOULD I watch?
[23:49:54] Flami: no idea.
[23:50:29] Corey: well, that's not helpful!
[23:53:12] Flami: why don't you help me with the Winrar problem...
[23:53:27] Corey: well, for now, I'll watch girls fight! woo hoo!
[23:53:40] Corey: you still haven't unzipped that?
[23:54:46] Flami: I went to bed at 2 yesterday, and was out till 3:30 PM today
[23:55:21] Corey: well, unzip it... you can see if it works by just double clicking on the .exe (after you unzip it, and in Explorer, not in Winrar)
[00:02:49] Corey: well, that means the program is working. you might not have the right codecs, though
[00:03:05] Corey: just close that window... and a lot of times, it plays anyway
[00:03:23] Corey: if not, download the CCCP pack I linked you to the other day, if you haven't already
[00:05:38] Flami: what was the link again?
[00:06:57] Corey: just click on the part that says Windows Vista / XP / 2K
[00:16:39] Flami: um, the publisher could not be verified
[00:23:31] Corey: so tell it to do it anyway
[00:23:43] Corey: that just means they didn't pay Microsoft to register the drivers or whatever
[00:34:30] Flami: what the heck is a Haali Media Splitter?
[00:36:46] Corey: just do whatever it suggests :P I'm not even sure what that is
[00:39:46] Flami: okay, so I won't install that or shell extensions for it
[00:43:17] Flami: wait a minute... now it says it'll reset all settings. is that good or bad?
[00:43:29] Corey: doesn't matter
[00:43:59] Corey: that's just codec settings, and you don't even know how they're set up anyway, and I seriously doubt you have any custom codec settings you need :P
[00:44:41] Flami: oh, okay... if this makes my computer implode, I'm blaming you :P
[00:49:39] Corey: ...
[00:52:31] Corey: after this is done, you just play the video again or whatever... it should work this time unless it's a really obscure codec that the video needs, but CCCP should play almost anything
[01:02:45] Flami: haha, okay
[01:06:27] Corey: so does it work yet?
[01:08:38] Flami: I don't know
[01:08:45] Corey: why not?
[01:10:15] Flami: wait... which ones should I choose from this list?
[01:11:45] Corey: what list?
[01:17:07] Flami: FFD Show Settings.
[01:17:21] Corey: just leave it
[01:17:28] Corey: however it already is
[01:41:03] Flami: okay... and now it's not showing up on my screen... should I panic?
[01:42:18] Corey: what's not showing up?
[01:44:26] Flami: the Codec thing
[01:45:39] Corey: what's supposed to show up? if it finished installing just go play a video. you don't do anything with the codecs, Media Player Classic (or whatever video player you use) does
[01:46:54] Flami: so the window's supposed to disappear after I left it? hm.
[01:48:27] Corey: I told you, just go play a movie when it's done. you don't do anything else with the codecs.
[01:48:55] Corey: a codec is just a file that tells the player how to play that type of video file, since there are tons of video encoders out there, there's a codec for each type
[01:49:06] Flami: well... Pants.flv is sitting on being played.
[01:49:37] Corey: did you do the Open With stuff?
[01:49:43] Corey: or open it from within the player at least?
[01:49:47] Flami: is it supposed to sound weird, and have a picture of poo?
[01:50:38] Corey: uh, apparently
[01:50:50] Flami: I don't think it's supposed to sound like this...
[01:51:16] Corey: it's a live recording so the sound isn't amazing, but it should sound like a band playing a song....
[01:51:34] Flami: hey, the picture's changed to some guy.... and it sounds like some guy is saying "MY" over and over again now
[01:52:17] Corey: some guy??!? that's Dave Brockie!! (Oderus Urungus!)
[01:52:32] Corey: and I don't see any part of that video that says "my" over and over
[01:52:57] Flami: well, now it sounds like some guy is saying "sing well"
[01:53:05] Flami: oh, and "biznatch"
[01:53:49] Corey: well, I don't know what the heck you're watching, but none of that is in my copy, which is the same file as your copy........
[01:54:54] Flami: I'm telling you what I'm watching, man!
[01:56:49] Corey: well, he doesn't sing very coherently, but the songs are mostly nonsense anyway :P this is DBX (Dave Brockie Experience), which is Oderus, Balsac, and Jizmak of GWAR, minus the costumes, doing material deemed too goofy for GWAR
[01:58:39] Flami: yeah, but I really don't think it's supposed to sound like CLINK CLONK MUSIC MUSIC THUD THUD
[01:58:45] Corey: I don't know what this thing is, I found it on Youtube, and it seems to be a full concert, but there's video from multiple shows and camera angles used, so it looks like something they purposely recorded... but I have the only DBX DVD, and it's not this, it's totally different :P
[01:59:47] Corey: well, I don't know, maybe your ears are broken or something..... you manage to make things so complicated, I'm not sure if it's not playing it properly or you have some crazy interpretation of this
[01:59:48] Flami: by the way, is it supposed to feature some guy stripping?
[02:00:44] Corey: it has whatever you're looking at
[02:01:11] Flami: GUYS STRIPPING! WOOHOO! :P
[02:01:45] Corey: where is that?
[02:02:11] Corey: I just watched the first few songs of that to see what you were talking about earlier.. I wasn't paying close attention since it's music, but I don't remember that
[02:06:24] Flami: like, 40 seconds in or something
[02:06:46] Corey: still on the first song??
[02:07:27] Corey: that's probably Dave Brockie in his kilt that he apparently wore at most of the DBX shows...
[02:08:31] Flami: yep, still on the first song... 46 seconds takes this long to play, apparently
[02:09:30] Corey: it takes 46 seconds to play 46 seconds...............
[02:10:03] Flami: not with this thing.
[02:11:13] Corey: you've watched movies on it before, like Braindead, haven't you?
[02:11:32] Flami: yes, but not with Media Player Classic
[02:11:51] Corey: MPC is as fast or faster than anything else
[02:12:12] Corey: try something that's not an .flv
[02:12:29] Corey: though flvs are just Youtube videos, which I assume you can watch...
[02:13:41] Corey: another thing to try is to right-click the video window, Options, then in the Player menu (first item on the left, should be there by default anyway), on the bottom right is "Process priority above normal"
[02:13:56] Corey: check that. that'll make your computer prioritize the video over other stuff, which should make it go faster
[02:14:21] Corey: you REALLY shouldn't be having speed problems with something like that, though...
[02:15:49] Flami: hey, now it sounds "better"
[02:20:20] Flami: now it's just playing over and over again, and it can't find a DVD to play
[02:21:04] Corey: sounds like it's locking up then. you need to close other stuff probably..
[02:21:25] Corey: you don't need to play a DVD, just play a different video file on there that's not an flv... which is basically everything else
[02:21:35] Corey: there's lots of other stuff on there
[02:35:20] Flami: how do you stop it from repeating?
[02:36:26] Corey: what do you mean? it's locking up and playing the same little bit, or you mean once it gets to the end it starts over again? it's in options, in the player section
[02:36:38] Corey: and you still haven't just tried a different file?
[02:43:11] Flami: it starts over again. not locking up
[02:43:34] Corey: you can tell it to play once, or repeat, or whatever you want
[02:44:09] Flami: no, it isn't.
[02:46:10] Corey: okay, it's in the playback one...
[02:46:25] Corey: just look around if it's not there, I don't have the menus memorized :P
[02:47:06] Corey: I have mine set to play one time
[02:47:25] Flami: okay. now it's bedtime. good night!
[02:49:32] Corey: okay.. goodnight then

Poo nugget for Monday, Feb. 23: Monster Poo - Size Matters! Although studies have not correlated the degree of straining with the size of the bowel movement, several factors play a role in creating a glacier-size turd. The "bulk" of the stool is directly related to the amount of fiber and water you consume. Picture the engorged appearance of your favorite legume after soaking it overnight in a bowl of water. A similar reaction takes place in the gut, where soluble fiber and water combine to form a massive, swollen mass of turd. POO OF THE MONTH!