ATA1201058 10.26.16
October
26, 2016 Uploads
Alright, so for this entry,
I'm going to be talking about the videos that are currently being
uploaded to the YouTube servers as I write this: Asphalt
8: No Sun Bathers While Races Take Place!,
Parrot
Tower: Feathers to Heaven!,
Flappy
Wings: Poo And Grab Coins!,
Who
knocked off Jesus' Head?!?!,
D'Hilier
Park: Failed to Catch Trolls On Camera
and Clown
2016 News Commentary.
That's a lot to talk about, but before I get right into this, I
should probably address the issues about my phone turning off and
Screen Recorder failing to capture everything over extended periods.
Why
Do You Complain
Rage
About Your Phone Shutting Off So Much?
Much
of the time when the phone shuts off, it's due to the battery being
at a low percentage, but the problem is that it's not even near zero
when it does this, so I can only assume that it's obviously an old
battery that can no
longer hold it's charge properly, or
accurately read the correct percentage. The battery has been abused
heavily through extensive tasks for two years and ten months now, so
to fix this issue, I should either A: stop gaming with it when it
approaches a certain percentage. B: keep the phone charged or C: Just
throw it out and use a newer battery. For now, I'll just keep a
better eye on it and either swap it or charge it when I feel there is
a risk for it shutting off. Now unfortunately, there are times when
the battery isn't even the problem! As you heard me rage about in
Asphalt 8: No Sun Bathers While Races Take Place!, the
problem was triggered by simply firmly pressing the volume rocker...
What? Normally a hard bounce or knock is what causes the device to
sometimes
shut off, but this case was something else... What can be done about
this? I could send it in for repair if I wanted to, but the problem
doesn't happen often enough to make it a serious issue. 98% of the
time, a really
hard knock or jamming is what causes this. This
device is a BlackBerry 10 phone, Q10, Software Release: 10.3.1.1865,
OS Version: 10.3.1.2708, and is almost three years old. I'm putting
this information out there for any potential viewers that can offer
more information and determine whether it's a software issue, age or
all of the above.
Screen
Recorder
I've
never really delved into it, but the screen recorder that I like to
use to record Android games and commentary videos goes by the generic
name Screen Recorder. It is an application from Toysoft Development
Incorporated. It is on Version 3.4.0.1 and doesn't have any new
updates
available at the moment I checked (about now as I write this). So, if
you've read my other entries, the reason I use it is because it does
an excellent job at capturing both the video and sound for Android
applications
in HD, without the need for an external separate microphone. But the
nagging problem is the fact that the audio occasional jumps, skips
and distorts, and then there's also the issue where
I can be recording for say 20 minutes, only to find that only 9
minutes of video ended up being recorded. Why? I don't know... What I
do know is that if I
let the screen dim out or lock, then it messes up the recording for
somewhat obvious reasons, but what could be the other reasons as to
why it often cuts
off earlier than it should?
Does it need an update? Does the phone's OS build have anything to do
with it? Possibly, but who knows for sure. The other application that
I use for moments where I feel that I can't be bothered taking a risk
is called Headless
ScreenCorder,
from Burning Platform. What's cool about this recorder is that you
can have it run in the background without opening it, hence the
“headless”
part of the name. All you need to do is give it the proper
permissions and it will do the job with a double tap for volume up or
down, depending on your configuration. What makes this application
great for native coded applications, is that it allows the sounds to
be heard while you're recording, unlike Screen Recorder, but
unfortunately, it does not actually record the sound you hear, or
even your voice for the matter! This is why an external microphone is
needed, and ideally a really good one too, in order to get a video
with sounds on native applications. Now yes, you can get sound by
downgrading to 360p, but ATA1201058 is a channel of HD videos, not
videos that look like they're from the 1990s. So as you can tell,
both applications have their strengths
and weaknesses, so I'll use one or the other depending on what I'm
doing. I
usually
prefer ScreenCorder just because it's more stable, and safely
captures
longer
videos, just as long as I don't let the screen lock or have some
other event
take place to terminate it. Ideally, my dream screen recorder would
be an application that reliably
records both
Android and native BlackBerry 10 applications, in full HD with BOTH
the
application's audio/music and external audio (such as my voice),
without the need to use an external microphone! Maybe it exists
somewhere over the rainbow or in the woods, so I'll just have to
search for it, or better yet, contact the developers. Wait, why
haven't I done that yet? Toysoft is an active development team that
still builds and maintains their apps, so why haven't I contacted
them about my issues with Screen Recorder,
instead of constantly being a drama queen
about it? Burning
Platform is also active, so I have no reason not to shoot them an
e-mail in case I have an issue with Headless ScreenCorder.
Talk
About Your Recent Uploads Already!
Alright,
so that has been far longer than I anticipated – WOW! Can't believe
I ended
up with such a long wall of text, but let me just get one final thing
out of the way: BlackBerry 10 phones aren't garbage. I don't want
anyone thinking that they are based on the way I've been talking, so
let me just say that if you were thinking of buying a BlackBerry 10
device in 2016: do it.
Do
not let my
drama and rants about certain subjects turn you off from these
fabulous work horses.
Buy new, replace batteries when needed, and practice general proper
device maintenance and you'll be fine. The BlackBerry Passport Silver
Edition is a solid choice for physical QWERTY users, while I'd
recommend the BlackBerry Z30 for slab users. Now
on with the videos!!!
This
title is based on my radical assumptions as to why there are no
people on the beaches of Asphalt 8's Barcelone track – Perverts!
Ok, so in
all seriousness, it's actually because they'd get run over, since
these cars can enter the beaches to do things that would be oh, so
illegal!
The results of this? Lots of blood and gore that would send this
game's rated T to rated M or R!!! So perverts and beach nonsense
aside, half of these segments for this episode takes place in French
Guiana. Why this place? Because I wanted to do a Class C run, and
found the French Guiana course for the Lotus Exige S in season 6 to
be a great warm up. After that, I decided to do
the reversed portion yet again with the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento
And Ferrari Berlinetta. Did I finally play like a boss? No, I went
down the wrong path at one of the parts, but that aside, it was a
little better than last time I think. China is where things got
interesting: during my 2nd
lap while going up the road to the big ramps area, I knocked
out a big red bus! How?! That would have normally resulted in a
serious wreck, but for some reason, my Lykan Hypersport thrashed it!
I found it to be crazy, but also relieving that I didn't get a wreck.
Wow, just wow. A clean run and brash KO!
In
this cute themed game, or as the Japanese would say, “Kawaii” you
must build the highest tower possible, without making it collapse.
Because they are parrots, you must be aware that they will sometimes
fly by pretty fast before you plop them down. I guess I can say that
a little hand-eye coordination helps here. A very simple game, but if
you like cute themed games, parrots, and if
you're bored, then this game will be a great choice for you to try.
It's also worth noting that the wild form cockatiels, probably became
glitchy after tampering with the resolution too frequently. Of
course, being the oblivious hurr durr I can be at times, I didn't
take note of it until I watched the video again and saw that the wild
form cockatiels were fine in the beginning. Oh well. Didn't affect
the gameplay in any negative way, and in fact caused me to criticize
the cockatiels for hiding something potentially very inappropriate!
Oh,
ho, ho, hoooooooooo! Another flappy spin-off from me! This time, I
played Flappy Wings, which I'd honestly consider the closet, highest
quality spin-off of Flappy Bird that is original enough to make it
worth it to download, but at the same time, so close that it feels
just like the original title from Gears. In Flappy Wings, yo do the
same thing that you do in the other titles: flap, dodge the bars,
avoid falling and collect coins or whatever goodies the spin-off has
in place. In Flappy Wings, you also get to use your coins to purchase
accessories for your bird to further customize it. Neat. If it wasn't
obvious from the commentary and even edits, this is one of my
favourite Flappy games. I like the looks of the bird better,
graphics, gameplay, shop, the fact that it tweets and many other
attributes about it over the other relatively ugly bird. That's not
to say that I don't like the original, but we all have our
preferences and reasons, so I can say that Flappy Wings is better in
my opinion, but there's also another that's pretty damn good: Flappy
????????? nope, that's not the title, so what is it?! I'll play it in
the near future. Look out for it, and in the meantime, keep flapping
– um, something, ah never mind!
For
real though, who did it?! Nobody knows yet, but as I suggested in the
video, that church should seriously
consider setting up surveillance cameras and lights that light up
whenever a passerby walks past the area. I've seen plenty of houses
that have motion sensitive lights, so that could probably be the more
feasible, affordable option of the two, if the
budget is an issue. As funny as the video title sounds, it's really a
very sad, pathetic issue that has taken place several times at the
Sainte Anne des Pins Catholic church in downtown Sudbury, but this
time when it happened, the head was nowhere to be found. They didn't
want to leave an empty hole in the statue, so they decided to put on
an ugly, terracotta temporary head to fill the void. The problem, as
we've seen, is that the contrast is too ridiculous and the fact that
it's just ugly! It's so hilarious, that it turned into an internet
joke that has spawned lots of memes and hilarious captions! As a
results of all the internet noise, the head was soon removed and then
a so called anonymous woman decided return the head on a Friday
night, and told the church that the person who took it, was suffering
from personal problems. Hmmmmm, interesting? Very questionable... I'm
going to be honest and say that the way the media was hiding the
person, and the fact that Lajeunesse was asked not to divulge
anything further about the situation or her identity at this time,
has me to believe that it was very likely the woman herself that took
it. Now, I'm not saying that it was definitely her, as I do not have
enough details to sufficiently judge her, but from what I gathered, I
have a right to think that it's quite likely her. That aside,
Lajeunesse himself was so glad to have it returned, that he said he
almost cried. Very emotional and touching indeed. In
an effort to raise money for security measures, “we will be calling
for funds from parishioners,” Lajeunesse said.
About time! I was talking about the same thing on my video, so I'm
glad to hear that they're actually doing it. The only way to stop
this recurring problem is to set up security cameras and warning
signs. Now, before I conclude this entry for “Who knocked off
Jesus' Head?!?!” I'd also like to just say that religion has NOT
made the world a worse place. I've read those ridiculous
comments from that article, so I'd like to remind people once again,
that it's people's decision to do bad is what caused the world to
become
such a savage place. So before you criticize religious people as
being problematic, take a good look in the mirror and realize what
you're actually doing. Done.
Ok,
before I actually discuss the details of this trip, let me just first
say that I'm not impressed by the less than stellar quality of action
mode
on video recording mode. Honestly, I probably would been better off
just doing regular 1080p or even 760p@30fps. Now that I've mentioned
this, I think I'll actually do a comparison next time to see which
high frame rates mode fares better: 760p@30fps or
1080p with action mode set. For the trip at
D'Hilier,
I would've been better off sticking with the original plan of
entering the place from Nettle Court, but the temptation of entering
it sooner lead me to using an entrance from another road. The
results? I eventually found my way out to Nettles, U-turned and
filmed again, once I got to the intersection past the first bridge
from the McQuay. Speaking of bridges, it was the 2nd
bridge crossing that inspired me to give this video the title it has,
but unfortunately, I did not film myself crossing the bridge, nor did
I even bother to film the trolls in the distance, which you can say
would lead to a less than stellar video, but at least it saved me the
possible embarrassment of
getting trolled and screaming!
I did spin around to get a very quick glimpse to
show what
happened behind me, and as you can probably hear, there were some
voices discussing the scare. Wow! Talk about classical trolls under a
bridge! This scare reminded me of the 2016 Clown dilemma
currently taking place, which lead me to creating the following video
later that evening: Clown 2016 News Commentary.
But before I get to that one, I'll conclude by saying that this was
nice trip, but be careful when exploring forests or going over
bridges at this time of the
year, especially since 2016 in particular has a Clown problem in the
U.S, Canada and other countries. Clowns aside (pun intended), there
are obviously other dangers that are more likely to take place, so
just practice basic safety and common sense.
Yes,
there's been so many clown sightings in North America, particularly
the United States and Canada, so after being reminded of that during
an event in D'Hilier Park, I decided that I definitely wanted to do a
commentary video on this. Oddly enough, I'm must declare
that I'm not 100% sure
if those trolls were dressed
as clowns or not,
but I'll admit that I didn't want to get too close. Oh,
clowns!
This video is just basically me talking and
rambling about clowns and reading over some recent headlines that
have taken place. As most of us are aware, these aren't good. In
fact, a good number of them are rather sad, cruel, wicked, annoying
and just plain unnecessary. The only news article I read from that
video that didn't fall under those negative categories was where I
commented on Ronald Mcdonald keeping a
low profile, which I guess is sad for him, but fortunately reminds
people that there are still good clowns around. With it being that
time of the year where
the weather is
getting colder, and the dark, dumb Halloween season is
in place, it's no wonder so many people with nothing better to do,
have decided to become clowns and go around frightening
people to harmful levels and even killing them. Sounds funny for a
show, but not
reality.
Got that? What is funny on screen, isn't always funny in reality, but
unfortunately, some people don't get that. Well, actually, some know,
but still want to do crazy things anyway just because they can. Of
the 6 videos I talked about here, this one certainly has the longest
screen time, though the other one about the Jesus statue comes pretty
close at 18 minutes. Commentary videos can get very intense and
lengthy sometimes, which is why it's paramount to have a reliable
recorder when doing them from your phone. Speaking of intense, this
video has been also rated as 16+ due to the mature subject matter and
commentary on a sexual article. Was this really necessary? Yeah, I
think it's fair to give people a little warning, but some would
criticize and say that it's overkill, but who cares. Now at the end
of the commentary video, I stated that I didn't really like this
video; it's true. I didn't. In fact, I was thinking as to whether or
not I really wanted to seriously upload this,
but why? What bothered me so much about it? I stated that it wasn't
the subject of clowns, so what? Well, I don't know. I guess it's a
complicated mix of emotions I can't really explain right now.
According
to the word counter, this entry is pushing 3000 words, making it the
longest blog entry I've ever done to date, so I guess I should wrap
it up soon. There's just been so much I wanted to talk about that I
haven't really mentioned before, so I felt that it was time to just
talk
about those things,
and spill my thoughts all over this entry. Finished.
