Jose Argumedo
@arguingmeadows.com
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Likes & RTs are not endorsements. Opinions are my own. CNN Newsource Tech Director/Editor. Freelance anime work with Viz Media/Discotek Media.
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A new batch of BSky users means it might be time to reintroduce myself:

My name is Jose Argumedo. I am a director/editor for CNN and I freelance in the anime industry for Viz Media and Discotek Media. I also do photography including (and especially) cosplay, so check out some of my work!
Jose Argumedo standing in-front of CNN cameras, where he usually isn't, but he can't really show the control room where he works. A sampling of cosplay photography by Jose Argumedo. Starting from the upper left is a shot of the Venture Bros shot on 35mm film, Dean Venture is portrayed by @tokidoki.bsky.social and Hank Venture is portrayed by @ginkgocrown.bsky.social. Upper right is a shot of an NCR ranger from Fallout New Vegas shot in the desert outside Las Vegas, shot on Canon R5. The ranger is portrayed by @hyenasandgin.bsky.social. Lower right is a shot of Barok van Zieks from Great Ace Attorney, portrayed by @jamix012.bsky.social, shot on Fujifilm GFX100. On the lower right is a shot of Frieren portrayed by @hyenasandgin.bsky.social, shot on Canon R5. A sampling of the anime I've worked on in collaboration with Viz Media and Discotek Media. Upper left is IGPX, upper right is Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, lower left is Sailor Moon, lower right is Lupin The 3rd: The Legend Of The Gold Of Babylon. Some of the miscellaneous photography I've done. The upper row was shot on the Canon R5, the bottom row was shot on 35mm film. Upper left is a Southern Ground Hornbill named Zazu. Upper left is a turtle named Patches, lower left is a shot of Tokyo Tower, middle left is a shot of the Shikansen and the lower right is a shot of Tokyo Skytree.
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Some people asked me if there was a way to donate to me directly. While I am extremely uncomfortable about this, a lot of close friends convinced me I should set something up, so I set up a ko-fi for those that expressed this. Please do not feel obligated. ko-fi.com/ashuraou
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Never forget The Greatest Event in Television History.

youtu.be/ufwALPlqCpU?...
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Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro is up to pre-order!

The steelbook has a brand new English dub w/ the much-loved cast of Tony Oliver, Richard Epcar, Michelle Ruff, Lex Lang, & Doug Erholtz and plenty of extras!

Exclusive to the Crunchyroll Store.

store.crunchyroll.com/products/lup...
Man, if only YouTube channels put out their videos on physical media. YouTubers, maybe it's time to bring these back:

CC: @captaindisillusion.bsky.social
Welp, gonna enjoy it while I got it.
It is? I've been watching for like an hour, no issues. Both on Xbox via Ethernet and iPhone on WiFi.
What? Never heard of it.
I think I’m ok with Legacy being the end of the franchise.
Every anime fan should have at least one Blu-ray player. 4K UHD Blu-ray if you can swing it, consoles and PC’s with disc drives count, just get something that will playback discs. If you’re younger and grew up on streaming, please just listen to old people on this one thing: Get a Blu-ray player.
Friends, #weebwednesday is upon us once again! You know the drill - quote-post with your weebiest hot takes, nothing racist, nothing intentionally inflammatory, have fun with it ♥
a girl with blue hair and a yellow hair tie in a red jacking, rearing back to punch someone with an angry expression on her face
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Hey friends. After having open heart surgery in Dec and another procedure in July, I've been left in 10k+ debt while recovering. During this, we were also laid off from Skullgirls. To try to help dig myself out, I have begun listing things on eBay: ebay.com/usr/mshinzan
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It’s a shame that apps like Kodi/VLC can’t just tap into the Xbox’s existing Blu-ray capabilities and just borrow them to run ISO’s.
That’s probably what it is, because Discotek stuff plays back with menus with no issue while Disney stuff works best if you just playback the main title.
It’s simultaneously amazing and kinda jank at the same time.
I think the most inconvenient thing is having to occasionally restart the Xbox, not put it to sleep, but a full restart, to get HDR back if it screws up. I hope Kodi addresses it soon.
Kodi on Xbox does support ISO rips of DVD’s excellently, but Blu-ray and 4K UHD Blu-ray is a little hit and miss if you want to use menus. VLC on Xbox doesn’t support ISO’s with menus. I would just replace this whole thing with an HTPC if I could but I’m out of HDMI ports so Kodi get better please.
No freebies.
Asked for a photo of @arguingmeadows.com ‘s fitting for his Ramba Ral cosplay and he insisted on standing in this box so no one could see his feet
Kodi on Xbox does support ISO rips of DVD’s excellently, but Blu-ray and 4K UHD Blu-ray is a little hit and miss if you want to use menus. VLC on Xbox doesn’t support ISO’s with menus. I would just replace this whole thing with an HTPC if I could but I’m out of HDMI ports so Kodi get better please.
Oh God, it is, I forgot.. I still call it iTunes to this day.
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Why isn’t the media covering this thing I learned about from the media, an undying genre of post
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NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
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The Venn Diagram of Cosplayers who Make Their Costumes and THOSE infamous Cosplayers who “act in character” are 5 miles appart.
That's not confusing.
Apple has rebranded its streaming service Apple TV+ to Apple TV — which is the same name as its connected smart TV product.

“Apple TV+ is now simply Apple TV, with a vibrant new identity,” the company announced on Monday.
Apple TV+ Rebrands to Apple TV, Ditching the Plus Sign for ‘Vibrant New Identity’
It's just Apple TV now, no plus.
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That said, I know that people have already cracked the Xbox and 360's copy protection and built emulators to run those games. Maybe Microsoft has enough money to say, "Screw it" and pay any 3rd party that complains about it.
I think Sony gets away with it since the drive and connectors are so locked down to Sony's closed OS, but I don't think Xbox could do that on Windows.