MarbleLympics

xoxoxoBruce · 01-27-2019, 11:41 AM

This morning my friend NAG posted the MarbleLympics.
Starting with a simple premise of marbles competing in their own games.
Some genius built a beautiful venue and staged the competition.
Please do embiggen.

Happy Monkey · 01-27-2019, 12:22 PM

This is the first of eight videos on a cross-country marble event.

I picked my favorite at the beginning of race 1. It was the eventual overall victor.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-28-2019, 01:03 AM

I think the fix was in, I'll bet that white one had advanced knowledge of the race course. :yes nod:

Happy Monkey · 01-28-2019, 10:15 AM

I mean, the one I picked in race one was the cumulative champion after race eight. It didn't do great in race one.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-28-2019, 11:00 AM

Yeah but we don't see all the intrigue, cheating, and doping, going on behind the scenes. It's crooked as hell I tells ya... in other words, I lost.

Diaphone Jim · 01-28-2019, 11:44 AM

Something new under the sun!
The work on the concept and physical layout are impressive,
Interesting that it takes several steps to get the vid to open on this site, but it starts right up on the link.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-28-2019, 12:08 PM

Jim, the videos HM and myself posted don't start by just clicking on the arrow in the middle of the picture??
What steps do you have to do to play it?

Gravdigr · 01-29-2019, 10:14 AM

This should be good. He was having trouble with Vimeo, too.

I think that was D-Jim...

Diaphone Jim · 01-29-2019, 11:05 AM

Well, you know if I got that there arrow, I'd click on it. But it does not come up on all Cellar video posts.
I have gotten pretty good at right clicking on the arrow-less black void, getting a box with "properties" at the bottom which will open a bunch of info including a youtube addy. Copying and pasting that to an address bar opens the video. Takes about 5-10 seconds.
The NAG link opens with the elusive arrow where it should be and clicking on it starts the vid. Takes under 5 seconds.
I can avoid this routine if I use Google Chrome instead of Windows Explorer, but I find other features of GC less rewarding. perhaps just from having long experience with WE.
The NAG site is also on WE, so I was curious about the difference. As I said, it is interesting, not earth-shaking.
I do think that Vimeo and other vid sites also work better on GC, but I don't mind missing the occasional visual teat.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-29-2019, 03:01 PM

OK, I opened this thread with IE 10 and got the black boxes for each video.
So I followed your lead and right clicked, the the box came up but so did the Malwarebytes warning notice.
Curiouser and curiouser?

Gravdigr · 01-29-2019, 03:07 PM

Heh, Explorer just rocks, don't it?

My version of FF is 13 generations old.

Gravdigr · 01-29-2019, 03:09 PM

Is this gonna be due to that http vs https thing?

Undertoad · 01-29-2019, 03:46 PM

yes

Flint · 01-29-2019, 05:18 PM

I've spent hours watching these commentated marble races, and getting really excited about specific marbles, rooting for them and tracking their progress throughout the season.

Me, yelling to the other room to tell my kids who just won a race and where it puts their points standing for the tournament.

Diaphone Jim · 01-29-2019, 05:53 PM

I've never seen the Malwarebytes box in any context.
If it is premium, you likely pay for it.
I have used that technique a thousand times on at least 10 sites. Boy, am I in trouble.

01-27-2019, 11:41 AM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	MarbleLympics This morning my friend NAG posted the MarbleLympics. Starting with a simple premise of marbles competing in their own games. Some genius built a beautiful venue and staged the competition. Please do embiggen. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-27-2019, 12:22 PM	#2
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	This is the first of eight videos on a cross-country marble event. I picked my favorite at the beginning of race 1. It was the eventual overall victor. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-28-2019, 01:03 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I think the fix was in, I'll bet that white one had advanced knowledge of the race course. :yes nod: __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-28-2019, 10:15 AM	#4
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I mean, the one I picked in race one was the cumulative champion after race eight. It didn't do great in race one. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-28-2019, 11:00 AM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yeah but we don't see all the intrigue, cheating, and doping, going on behind the scenes. It's crooked as hell I tells ya... in other words, I lost. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-28-2019, 11:44 AM	#6
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	Something new under the sun! The work on the concept and physical layout are impressive, Interesting that it takes several steps to get the vid to open on this site, but it starts right up on the link.

01-28-2019, 12:08 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Jim, the videos HM and myself posted don't start by just clicking on the arrow in the middle of the picture?? What steps do you have to do to play it? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-29-2019, 10:14 AM	#8
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	This should be good. He was having trouble with Vimeo, too. I think that was D-Jim... __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

01-29-2019, 11:05 AM	#9
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	Well, you know if I got that there arrow, I'd click on it. But it does not come up on all Cellar video posts. I have gotten pretty good at right clicking on the arrow-less black void, getting a box with "properties" at the bottom which will open a bunch of info including a youtube addy. Copying and pasting that to an address bar opens the video. Takes about 5-10 seconds. The NAG link opens with the elusive arrow where it should be and clicking on it starts the vid. Takes under 5 seconds. I can avoid this routine if I use Google Chrome instead of Windows Explorer, but I find other features of GC less rewarding. perhaps just from having long experience with WE. The NAG site is also on WE, so I was curious about the difference. As I said, it is interesting, not earth-shaking. I do think that Vimeo and other vid sites also work better on GC, but I don't mind missing the occasional visual teat.

01-29-2019, 03:01 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	OK, I opened this thread with IE 10 and got the black boxes for each video. So I followed your lead and right clicked, the the box came up but so did the Malwarebytes warning notice. Curiouser and curiouser? Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-29-2019, 03:07 PM	#11
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Heh, Explorer just rocks, don't it? My version of FF is 13 generations old. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

01-29-2019, 03:09 PM	#12
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Is this gonna be due to that http vs https thing? __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

01-29-2019, 03:46 PM	#13
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	yes

01-29-2019, 05:18 PM	#14
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I've spent hours watching these commentated marble races, and getting really excited about specific marbles, rooting for them and tracking their progress throughout the season. Me, yelling to the other room to tell my kids who just won a race and where it puts their points standing for the tournament. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

01-29-2019, 05:53 PM	#15
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	I've never seen the Malwarebytes box in any context. If it is premium, you likely pay for it. I have used that technique a thousand times on at least 10 sites. Boy, am I in trouble.

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