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    Image of se7a7n7 se7a7n7
    07/15/09

    In reply to How Does ESPN's Magic Baseball Ball Tracking Work?
    This first time I saw this video, I was really hoping that the ball was actually leaving bright green trail that you could see if you were at the stadium...



    When I watch Football on TV, I'm still amazed at how quickly they are able to paint the first down marker lines.
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    Image of North Star North Star
    07/15/09

    @se7a7n7: The first down lines aren't painted. They are computer generated.
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    07/15/09

    @North Star: Speaking of things generated by computers, I assume your comment was as well. That's the only explanation I can think of.
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    Image of Bigbadbikernerd Bigbadbikernerd
    07/16/09

    @North Star: *Facepalm*
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    07/15/09

    In reply to How Does ESPN's Magic Baseball Ball Tracking Work?
    Let's just be clear here.



    This is necessary to make the home run derby exciting.



    Which is necessary to make all star weekend exciting.



    This is similar to pointing out that setting a tennis ball on fire is necessary to make throwing it at the garage exciting which is necessary to make your wife's family reunion weekend exciting.



    Baseball, overall, is perfectly fine as it is thank you very much. (To extend the metaphor: the part that just involves you and your wife the rest of the year, absent all those other people standing around with nothing of any import to do.)
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    Image of junyo junyo
    07/15/09

    In reply to How Does ESPN's Magic Baseball Ball Tracking Work?
    Would have been simpler (and cooler) to soak the balls in gasoline and use flaming bats. That might even make baseball worth watching.
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    Image of NurseDave NurseDave
    07/15/09

    @junyo: I'll vote for that. Bunt THAT you big sissies!
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    Image of zeroprime: #zeroprimeowns zeroprime: #zeroprimeowns
    07/15/09

    In reply to How Does ESPN's Magic Baseball Ball Tracking Work?
    Don't forget that they have to also calculate the position of the camera and the effect of the zoom to accurately overlay the image. That's a whole different process that is also technologically awesome.
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    07/15/09

    In reply to How Does ESPN's Magic Baseball Ball Tracking Work?
    And yes, I hereby declare today Gizmodo's Official Ball Celebration Day.
    Frankly, I think every day should be Official Ball Celebration Day. I know I already do.
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    Image of Metkis Metkis
    07/15/09

    @bosskev: Can it be plural?
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    07/15/09

    @Metkis: Yes indeedy, sets of two would be the preferred configuration.
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    04/02/09

    In reply to Hulu and Disney Deal "Could Be Struck Any Day" Now
    Remember just over a year ago when Hulu first launched, and everyone was wondering whether it stood a chance in hell? For example: -> [i.gizmodo.com]


    It was lumped in with Joost and Miro. And most of the buzz with Joost. Hulu was talked about as a way to stay mad at iTunes as much as anything else.


    Kudos to Fox and, maybe even more, to NBC for actually taking a risk on a new media format and, so far, building it up more and more, so that now it actually seems like just another mainstream tool for watching programming.

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    Image of Type1 Type1
    04/02/09

    In reply to Hulu and Disney Deal "Could Be Struck Any Day" Now
    April fools! HAHA! Nice one Giz, I was ready to watch some D. Shows...Oh wait, it's April 2nd...whaaaa?
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    Image of Scotland Scotland
    04/02/09

    @Type1: (Sorry, just wanted to share)

    April 2nd = "taily day" (Don't bother googling it as the results are as reliable as ...(insert joke here)


    "Taily day" = day after april fools day in which people in Scotland try to stick a paper tail (paper + sellotape) onto someone without them noticing (similar (ish) principle to the kick me sign)

    Disclaimer - unfortunately it is not widely celebrated in Scotland :(

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    04/02/09

    @Scotland: People were looking at me funny as I was walking from the subway today, I wonder if that's why?*


    *but not actually in Scotland.

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    04/02/09

    In reply to Hulu and Disney Deal "Could Be Struck Any Day" Now
    George Takei approves. Sulu does Hulu.
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    Image of zimmi88 zimmi88
    03/30/09

    In reply to Disney Signs YouTube Deal for ABC and ESPN Clips, Hulu Talks Still Happening
    Yawn. I think I'd care more if it was full episodes being offered, not just clips.
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