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Posted on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 at 1:32 AM
Some Serious Hillclimb Driving Skills
Posted on Saturday, March 7th, 2009 at 8:19 PM
Check out this onboard video of Lionel RĂ©gal in a F3000 doing a hillclimb at Mont Ventoux. It’s utterly amazing.
YouTube Adds High Quality, Stereo Audio Videos; My Plugin Updated
Posted on Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 at 10:54 PM
UPDATE: This post no longer applies (or works) as YouTube now has built-in HD support for embeds.
Wired is reporting that YouTube now has a 720p-ish (reports vary on what resolution it truely is, but it’s sure good) video playback support. Even more important, the audio is stereo instead of mono (you can really hear the improved quality).
YouTube’s default video resolution is utter crap (not sure what the resolution is) and the existing higher quality video was 480×360. This new video resolution is 2-3 times as good as the previous “high quality” resolution.
To prove it, here’s some sample videos. The difference is more apparent if you click the fullscreen button, especially if you have a large monitor. Make sure to also have your speakers or headphones on to notice the improved audio quality.
YouTube Default (Low Quality)
YouTube’s Previous High Quality
YouTube’s New HD Quality
I have added support to my Video Quicktags plugin but note that if a video does not have the HD quality version available (99% or more don’t), it will drop back to the lowest quality format. As a result, I don’t recommend making the HD format your default on your blog. Instead, set the quality to 22 like this:
[youtube width="630" height="380" quality="22"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKdbWwruY[/youtube]
Ken Block Is So Damn Badass
Posted on Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 at 2:16 AM
Ken Block is one of the top drivers in the Rally America Championship if you hadn’t heard of him.
The Corpus Clock
Posted on Sunday, September 21st, 2008 at 6:32 AM
EA Responds To Water-Walking Bug In Tiger Woods Video Game
Posted on Thursday, September 4th, 2008 at 12:46 AM
Cat Talking
Posted on Saturday, January 19th, 2008 at 11:10 PM
The Salmon Dance
Posted on Saturday, September 22nd, 2007 at 11:08 PM
Leave Chris Crocker Alone!
Posted on Saturday, September 15th, 2007 at 1:10 AM
Man, Seth Green is f’ing hilarious. lol
(If you have no clue what he’s talking about / spoofing, check out the original.)
A Couple Good Videos
Posted on Saturday, November 11th, 2006 at 3:21 PM
A couple videos I found on YouTube that are worth watching.
Amateur by Lasse Gjertsen
This guy can’t play the drums or the piano. Ah the wonders of video editing.
Don LaFontaine, the movie trailer guy
Some of you may have seen him in that Geico commercial, but here’s a much better video (an interview) from Good Morning America. Man is it funny.








