New DVD Player

July 15, 2001 D. H. McKee

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I may have a new DVD player. A friend of mine had a spare Pioneer player with full warranty and is willing to part with it for what seems to be a reasonable amount of cash. It seems that he was looking for a player that he could hack and thus copy DVDs to his VCR. After purchasing the Pioneer, he found that he did not have the correct codes to rip DVDs properly. I tried it out at my place using "The Abyss, Special Edition" DVD. It worked as expected, and the DVD itself was one of the most interactive and complete experiences in a single package that I have ever seen. Pictures, trailers, design documents, scripts, notes, two full versions of the film, and even cast bios and filmographies. Pretty clever trick there: sell a DVD player by providing the best DVD in the world as a demo.

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As a guy who occasionally curates art shows and wrangles artists together, I often have to edit and post artist bios, profile pictures, and artwork images. This can be a problem, since many artists and writers aren’t used to selling themselves. Artists rarely know how to present their art for display in a brochure, and writers aren’t used to writing about themselves.

Writers often treat the bio like it’s an interview or something. Maybe like they’re having a conversation with you, the reader. While it may work sometimes, the most common way to write a bio is to write in the 3rd person.

I’m like those writers, and I’m talking to you directly, unlike the common way to do a bio. You should see my About page. It makes sense to me, since this is a bit which describes my blog’s website. When I get famous enough that I don’t have time to talk to you, I’ll have an intern write everything in 3rd person. Until then, you get to talk to me.

Like blogs of old, this one is a personal document of the comings and goings of me. Articles I’ve written, links I’ve posted, videos I liked, etc. Here, a first-person perspective is the way to go, at least for now. So, this is my site. I’m D. H. McKee, a sometimes artist, sometimes writer. Mostly just a guy on the internet.