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CigarFilms Episode 4 Camacho Event @ DeLaConcha

Posted on 29 June 2009

Episode 4 with a brand new intro featuring photography by the super talented Alenka Slavinec

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Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009)

Posted on 25 June 2009

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Dos Equis’ Most Interesting Academy @ Broad Street Ballroom on June 18, 2009

Posted on 22 June 2009

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George, Mellie (@thefatapple) and yours truly.

Had a interesting conversation with George who was leaving the next morning to tour with Janelle Monáe.

Bobbito & ?uestlove of The Roots ripped it along with the Hungry Marching Band

-The NYC Fire Marshalls shut the party down because it was over capacity about 30 moinutes after this pic was snapped-

still had fun though-

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Thursday is the new Friday!

photos courtesy of nickydigital.com

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Thrillist-Natural Born Killers/Death of Autotune: Jay-Z

Posted on 06 June 2009

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Allison from Thatgirlallison.com and yours truly from FameGame photobooth at the Thrillist Internet Week Party.

We look like Natural Born Killers. :)

Photographer-Diana Levine

FameGame posted this earlier today so I decided to post it along with what I’ve been listening to all day-

the new Jay-Z track “Death to Autotune”

 

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-definitely what the music industry needs right now.

“This aint politically correct, this might offend my political connects…”

Happy Saturday.

Fresh for 2009-you suckers!

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Culture, Fashion, History, Life, Space, Technology

Buzz Aldrin-Omega Speedmaster/GQ Event

Posted on 04 June 2009

Buzz Aldrin Omega event 06/03/09 

Last night I attended an event by Omega and GQ that honored Buzz Aldrinone of the first men to ever walk on the moon, with a cocktail celebration marking the 40th anniversary of the lunar landing.

The event was held at the Omega Flagship Boutique on 5th Avenue.

The pouring rain made the trip rather difficult but while walking there,  I remembered a quote from Hagakure-The Book of the Samurai by Yamamoto Tsunetomo-

There is something to be learned from a rainstorm. When meeting with a sudden shower, you try not to get wet and run quickly along the road. But doing such things as passing under the eaves of houses, you still get wet. When you are resolved from the beginning, you will not be perplexed, though you still get the same soaking.

This understanding extends to everything.


I wear a Breitling Navitimer  and have only been jealous of the Omega watch simply because thats what James Bond wears. :)

It is also the only watch that has been worn on The Moon.

The  Omega Speedmaster has been released or the 40th anniversary Moon Landing-a special commerorative edition of the same watch retails for $5800-

NO automatic movement, it has so much  nostalgia that you actually have to wind this up.

There is a version that has automatic movement but that retails for $8000 and does not have the same face as the original.

As of the this writing there are on 7000+ pieces in existience.

 

The man of the hour showed up and the paparazzi snapped.

I snapped this with my rainsoaked blackberry curve 8320-whcih is why is slightly blurry.

Buzz Aldrin

Eventually I introduced myself and shook his hand and expressed what an honor it was to meet him.

To my surprise, Milo Ventimiglia also showed up! That reminds me I need to catch up and watch the last 3 episodes of the seasons HEROES!

Milo Ventimiglia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overall I had a nice time at the event, especially when they passed aroundthe cheese cake lollipops (delicious).

On my way out, I passed Buzz Aldrin again , we made eye contact and he said-“that’s a great tie”

Thanks Buzz!

:)

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The Lady Noire Affair, Featuring Marion Cotillard

Posted on 26 May 2009

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 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:02:27 PDT Wear patterns as information leakage from security keypads

Bruce Schneier points out that keypad wear is a form of "information leakage": "There are 10,000 possible four-digit codes, but you only have to try 24 on these keypads. The first is most likely 1986 or 1968. The second is almost certainly 1234."

Information Leakage from Keypads

Bruce Schneier points out that keypad wear is a form of "information leakage": "There are 10,000 possible four-digit codes, but you only have to try 24 on these keypads. The first is most likely 1986 or 1968. The second is almost certainly 1234." Information Leakage from Keypads...

 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:50:04 PDT Hitler finds out Michael Jackson has died (Der Untergang remix)

Video. Adolf Hitler is pretty pissed off to learn that Michael Jackson has died and won't be able to perform at his birthday party. Evidences the true marks of a great internet meme: infinite expandability, extremely bad taste in multiple respects, and an unfairly long lifespan. (via @andrewbaron)



Video. Adolf Hitler is pretty pissed off to learn that Michael Jackson has died and won't be able to perform at his birthday party. Evidences the true marks of a great internet meme: infinite expandability, extremely bad taste in multiple respects, and an unfairly long lifespan. (via @andrewbaron) Previously:EFF chairman makes a Downfall remixThe Downfall of HD-DVD (video) Hitler plans Burning Man Canadian prime minister Harper gets the Hitler/Untergang remix ... Hitler finds out about new Watchmen ending...

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 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:15:00 +0000 The Lido with My Workshop Students, Venice



As I mentioned yesterday I am in Venice conducting a workshop with local Venetian students. A few want to be photographers but most are aspiring fashion designers.

Explaining to the students the hows and whys of the way I work has been a real refresher for me. So many of the things that I do are instinctual, but verbalizing it to someone else really helps to restore my focus on the fun of my job/art.
The first day here we walked around Venice trying to shoot people in a similar way that I would in New York - it was a disaster. No one interesting to shoot, very hot and the students weren't really motivated. After a while we all sat down as a group and I tried to find out what they like to do when they have free time. Most all of them said that they like to go to the beach. So the next day we went to the beach.

I wanted to them to see that you don't have to separate having fun and taking pictures. I take pictures walking around on the street because I find it very relaxing and fun. What each student needed to do was to find what they were passionate about and try to capture that passion with images.

I tried to explain that if they want to become a fashion designer they should try to take photos that will inspire a certain feeling of a season, or a gesture, or a mood. The pictures that I took above are, to me, the essence of Summer. If I was a designer I would look at photos like this at the beginning of the spring design season, just to remember what it is that everyone loves about the sun, warmth, and vacation.
 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:06:00 +0000 On the Street......Light as Light, Paris
 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:08:00 +0000 On the Street......Cape for Spring Breezes, Paris
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 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:28:23 +0000 The Kama Sutra Of Airline Fee Screwing

Click pic to embiggen and assume a new position to be screwed

For some reason, this reminds me of the speech in the genius Coen brothers film, The Hudsucker Proxy:

You punch in at 8:30 every morning, except you punch in at 7:30 following a business holiday, unless it’s a Monday, then you punch in at 8 o’clock. Punch in late and they dock you. Incoming articles get a voucher, outgoing articles provide a voucher. Move any article without a voucher and they dock you. Letter size a green voucher, oversize a yellow voucher, parcel size a maroon voucher. Wrong color voucher and they dock you! 6787049A/6. That is your employee number. It will not be repeated! Without your employee number you cannot get your paycheck. Inter-office mail is code 37, intra-office mail 37-3, outside mail is 3-37. Code it wrong and they dock you! This has been your orientation. Is there anything you do not understand, is there anything you understand only partially? If you have not been fully oriented, you must file a complaint with personnel. File a faulty complaint and they dock you!


 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:21:12 +0000 Sarah Palin preparing her run for President?
Senator before president?
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 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:25:16 +0000 Eric Schmidt on what we need for change
This 5-minute video has Google Chairman Eric Schmidt describing fundamental change that needs to be made for industries to genuinely be transformed into the future. After describing how most of the money is still going to the incumbents, Schmidt says: “Change has to occur from the private sector; it has to occur from enlightened leadership, [...]

This 5-minute video has Google Chairman Eric Schmidt describing fundamental change that needs to be made for industries to genuinely be transformed into the future. After describing how most of the money is still going to the incumbents, Schmidt says: “Change has to occur from the private sector; it has to occur from enlightened leadership, and; it has to occur in areas where money is being made. . . .  I would argue that Google is as successful as it is primarily because of the openness of the Internet.”

HT: Jeff Jarvis


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 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:44:42 PDT The Danger of Safety
In case you haven't heard, an accident on the Washington metro claimed nine lives last week. But then again, chances are you have heard, as the crash got wide coverage over the airwaves, on the net, and in the papers (by my count, at least five articles appeared in The Times). This is usually the case when trains or planes are involved in deadly disasters.


 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:23:18 PDT Quotes Uncovered: Who Said You're Always Where You Are?
A while back, I invited readers to submit quotations for which they wanted me to try to trace the origins, using The Yale Book of Quotations and more recent research by me. Hundreds of people have responded via comments or e-mails. I am responding as best I can, a few per week.


 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:16:09 PDT Not Darwin's Year?
this year, Darwin's 200th anniversary, Americans favor intelligent design over Darwinian theory. According to the poll, 33 percent of respondents said they agreed with Darwinism, but 52 percent agreed that "the development of life was guided by intelligent design." On the other hand, the poll was commissioned by The Discovery Institute, which advocates intelligent design.


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 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:40:56 +0000 BodyGuardz for the Treo Pro Review
Glossy black devices are very difficult to maintain! I have never found the need for extra protection for my devices up until the Treo Pro. Not only is it a fingerprint magnet, but also very easy to scratch. I managed to scratch the screen with my fingernails, and the battery cover had picked up many [...]

Glossy black devices are very difficult to maintain! I have never found the need for extra protection for my devices up until the Treo Pro. Not only is it a fingerprint magnet, but also very easy to scratch. I managed to scratch the screen with my fingernails, and the battery cover had picked up many tiny scratches even though I had been careful not to set my Treo Pro on any rough surfaces. That’s when I decided to give BodyGuardz a shot.

Pricing & Ordering
BodyGuardz.com sells the protector set for $24.95 with free shipping, or you can purchase from WirelessAccessories.com, an authorized reseller, for $19.95.

In The Box
Included in the box are: two sets of BodyGuardz, a bottle of application fluid, and a squeegee.

Installation
The inside cover of the box contains the directions for application so I won’t go into too much detail with regards to that, but here are a couple tips that could be useful:

  • Be prepared to set aside some time for the application, as you’ll want to complete it in one sitting.
  • Before you begin, make sure the device is spotless. With the battery removed, wipe the device thoroughly with a soft cloth, ensuring that no dust or fibers remain. A can of compressed air comes handy if you have one.
  • The bottle of application solution may not be enough for multiple installation attempts. Since the solution is mostly water, fill up the bottle with plain water (preferably filtered or distilled) when it gets to about half empty. I accidentally let the bottle run out, but water worked fine for application.

I had a feeling the side pieces would not work well due to the design of the device and purchased the BodyGuardz mainly for the screen and battery cover.

  

Once I attempted application of the side pieces, I found that out to be true. The side pieces bend over the curve and cover the front edge of the device, including the area around the green and red buttons. The pieces do not fit exactly and the corners would not stick. Had the side pieces only covered the sides, the product would have been better.

Fitment
The BodyGuardz fit the Treo Pro well. However, I would like to point out that the screen piece is about 1mm off on each side, leaving a gap for dust to collect. This is especially troublesome around the 5-way navigator area as it is difficult to clean.

  

Film Texture
I enjoyed the rubberized feeling of the Treo 755p, and having BodyGuardz brought some of the advantages to the Treo Pro. The device is much less of a fingerprint magnet, and is easier to grip. In fact, the device is rather sticky!

  

Conclusion
Overall, I am happy with BodyGuardz for the Treo Pro. BodyGuardz protects and improves the feel of the device, without increasing bulk or hindering functionality.

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 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:16:10 -0500 Sarah Palin To Resign as Alaska Governor

Sarah Palin Alaska Governor Sarah Palin hottie.jpgGovernor Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, announced today that she is resigning as governor of Alaska on July 25.

"We know we can effect positive change outside government at this moment in time on another scale and actually make a difference for our priorities," said Palin. Check out her full statement here (PDF).

Palin may not be a lawyer, but she's definitely a client. She owes more than $500,000 to the Alaska law firm of Clapp, Peterson, Van Flein, Tiemessen & Thorsness, which has defended her against various ethics complaints. Paying off her debt shouldn't be a problem, thanks to the (surely lucrative) book deal negotiated for her by Williams & Connolly super-agent Robert Barnett (who spoke to ATL last September, when his firm hired appellate superstar Kannon Shanmugam).

We wish Governor Palin the best of luck in her future endeavors. Hopefully she will remain on the national stage for years to come.

Palin to Resign as Alaska Governor on July 25 [Washington Post]
Palin to Resign as Governor of Alaska [The Caucus / New York Times]




Sponsored Topics: Alaska - United States - Sarah Palin - Government - Executive Branch
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 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:00:39 +0000 Daily Crunch: In the Pipeline Edition
Italian company uses RC toy submarines to run cables through sewers WTF: GameStop selling Nintendo Wii bundles with rubber ducks, water guns DDR-style alarm clock forces you to finger-dance first thing in the morning

Italian company uses RC toy submarines to run cables through sewers
WTF: GameStop selling Nintendo Wii bundles with rubber ducks, water guns
DDR-style alarm clock forces you to finger-dance first thing in the morning
Forearm massager looks scary, probably works okay
CrunchDeals: Sega’s Columns free to all iPhone owners this weekend


 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:42:09 +0000 Utterly amazing music video shot on a bunch of webcams
Japanese band Sour has made a music video for the ages. Shot with actual fans performing concerted actions on webcams, this had to be one of the most difficult editing jobs in history. My mind blew a couple times. Utterly insane on Yooouuutuuube as well, as a commenter points out. This’ll be a great thing to [...]


Japanese band Sour has made a music video for the ages. Shot with actual fans performing concerted actions on webcams, this had to be one of the most difficult editing jobs in history. My mind blew a couple times. Utterly insane on Yooouuutuuube as well, as a commenter points out.

This’ll be a great thing to show your family and friends over the weekend. Excellent job, guys.


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 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:04:43 EDT Ethanol's field general
If ever there were an industry in need of a general, it's the ethanol industry. Already under siege from food companies blaming biofuels for rising grocery prices, ethanol companies are now seeing their profit margins crushed by falling prices for their product. Compounding the problem, many environmentalists -- who five minutes ago seemed to be in ethanol's corner -- have turned against the corn-based fuel.
 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:55:09 EDT The last thing consumers need
In his latest astutely staged gesture as grand economic reformer, President Obama this week directed his Treasury Department to deliver to Congress a 153-page bill creating a new agency to protect unwitting consumers against devious lenders.
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 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:58:59 +0000 Ramin Eshraghi shoots Dragon Fli Empire ft. Cadence Weapon – Outside Inn
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 Fri, 22 May 2009 14:11:58 -0400 The Midas Touch
Clients are dry-brushed and massaged until you feel like a smooth limp noodle at Peninsula Spa for ESPA.
 Thu, 21 May 2009 11:56:37 -0400 Bag Lady
The Black Candy laptop bag has an integrated removable padded sleeve and three zippered interior pockets.
 Wed, 20 May 2009 10:56:23 -0400 Surplus Size
This military-inspired topper has it all -- a masculine look, a feminine cut, and an under-$100 price tag.
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 Fri, 3 Jul 2009 19:32:55 -0400 Skeletor Shows He-Man How To Rock


Big up for Topless Robot for putting me onto this. When It came to Masters of the Universe I was always a big fan of Skeletor and his band of baddies. Shit, I‘ve got Skeletor and Panthor on the desk in my office right now! So you better believe I am digging this mash-up of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and Early Man’s “Beware the Circling Fin”.

If Skeletor had used the powers of heavy metal he easily would have conquered He-Man and all of Eternia.
 Fri, 3 Jul 2009 15:59:48 -0400 Radio Spends Fifteen Days in European Exile


Los Angeles-based DJ and producer Exile—known as one half of Emanon alongside emcee/singer Aloe Blacc and for producing Blu's breakthrough ‘Below the Heavens...’ LP—is embarking on a European tour this weekend.

He's bringing frequent collaborator, Palm Springs, California-born DJ, beatmaker and multi-instrumentalist DJ Day, who recently also joined him for a series of Red Bull Music Academy lectures recently, along with him on the tour.

Exile & DJ Day Live Dates

July 4th - Paris, France - Le Point Ephemere
July 5th - Madrid, Spain - Charada Club De Baile
July 8th - Copenhagen, Denmark - Kodboderne18
July 10th - Berlin, Germany - Dot Club
July 11th - Vienna, Austria - Cafe Leopold
July 17th - Amsterdam, Netherlands - One Four One
July 18th - Brussels, Belgium - Dour Festival

If you don't own Exile's landmark solo instrumental album ‘Radio, a collage of sounds and noises he sampled exclusively from tapes of radio broadcasts which dropped early this year on the Plug Research label, you‘re slippin’.

But don't worry, ‘cause you can get hip by downloading “Mega Mix,” a smooth, multi-movement Summer coolout jam that’s a perfect representation of the radio-dial-rotating cut-and-paste aesthetic of Exile's beat-opus as a whole.

Exile “Mega Mix” (.MP3)
 Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:38:42 -0400 The Notorious B.L.O.C. “One More Chance”
It's been less than a year since Bloc Party released their last full-length album ‘Intimacy, but they‘re already releasing new, non-LP music, namely the House-y new single “One More Chance!”



The Jacknife Lee-produced “One More Chance,” which will presumably be on Bloc Party’s as yet untitled fourth studio album which they're currently recording, is due out on August 10th via the Wichita Records label.
 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 21:13:59 -0400 Mysterious Al x Adidas


Yo. These are so damn ill. Oh my face.

Hit up Hypebeast for more pics.

These bad boys drop tomorrow kids so round up your nickels and pick you up a pair.
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 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:21:29 +0000 Free vs Freely Distributed
With the publication of Chris Anderson’s new book Free, the discussion about the role of free, today and in the future has expanded.  Articles from Malcom Gladwell in New Yorker, and Seth Godin discuss the various merits and challenges of Free.  Is Free inevitable ? Is Free the beginning of the end ? Let me [...]

With the publication of Chris Anderson’s new book Free, the discussion about the role of free, today and in the future has expanded.  Articles from Malcom Gladwell in New Yorker, and Seth Godin discuss the various merits and challenges of Free.  Is Free inevitable ? Is Free the beginning of the end ? Let me answer the question.

First of all, what we are experiencing right now is “Better Than Free”. The videos on Youtube, magazine articles, newspapers reports, anything that used to be analog that now is digital have a perceived value that is based on their legacy delivery.  We value all those TV shows on Hulu highly because we assign a value to what we pay for cable or satellite. We assign a high perceived value to newspaper and magazine reports based on the years we spent paying for them.  Anything that we paid for as recently as last year, that we now get free, of course we assign a  value of more than free.  That makes it worth the effort to find it for free. Because the effort is worth your time. You are getting something for nothing, who doesnt want that ?

Of course that is a challenge for those industries. Not only do they face the challenge of their former customers wanting  their content for nothing, but they have the problem that their costs are based upon their ability to sell their content.

There in lies the problem for the free movement. The subsidies of pro content producers from the newspaper and magazine industries will disappear as those businesses contract significantly. What happens then ?

You get the music industry.  Anyone can create any song for no cost, and they do.  The problem of course is getting your music to stand out among the millions of songs available at any given moment. Its expensive. Very, very expensive.  (If it werent for groupies, would the number of musical artists contract 90pct ?  )

The future of content outside of the music industry is exactly what you are now seeing inside the music industry.  The music industry  uses what they have learned from more than 10 years of competing with free.  First they cut the size of their organizations to the bone, keeping just those they hope and pray will know best how to guide them through the world of free.

Those survivors have learned or are learning how to identify the music and artists that best fit the new world of free.  They learn how to work with the artists and those willing to pay for music in some form, whether CD, Download, Licensing or in concert, and do their best to maximize the return on their investment.  They use free as a weapon. They use free as an asset. They use it anywhere they can leverage it into something more. Something hopefully profitable.

What they music industry realizes that they  have to offer quite a bit of music for free. What they have learned however, is that they dont have to allow it to be freely distributed. They can and do control where its delivered. You can have it for free, if thats how you want it, but you have to come get it where we want you to get it. On our websites. On websites we co produce with Youtube or Hulu or whoever. If you want it for free, you have to go through the exhausting effort of clicking to our website and giving us something in value in return. It may be your attention. It may be your interest. It may be a referral or your email address. We give you something free, you give us something that costs you nothing.

The music is often free, but it is NEVER freely distributed.

The TV and Movie business are realizing this is the case. Hence TV Anywhere. They will give you access to content for free if you are already a customer of their distributors. And before you IT ALL HAS TO BE FREE BIGOTS EXPLODE, even google requires you have internet access of some kind, which costs you in subscription fees , taxes or coffee.

Newspapers are catching flack for saying there should be copyrights on their news reports and the summaries. They are right. Their work, their ability to control it. They should have the right to control where it appears. If, as Chris Anderson and others suggest, there will be plenty of content creators and the quality of the work is sufficient for consumers of that content, then there will be plenty of open source content and it shouldnt matter what the newspapers request for protection. The market will decide.

Newspapers are also catching flack for saying they dont want their content openly distributed. On this point, they are correct again. They should have complete control over where it is distributed. They should have the ability to choose where it is offered for free.

Not only should they have this control, taking back this control is the exact right business move. Im not saying it will save newspapers or magazines, it wont. But it will make their website offerings stronger in the long run. If Im them, I take the risk that the “printed” content business follows the path of the music industry.

In other words, you take on the role of identifying the best in breed for your business and use your resources to help those talented people figure out how to make money for themselves and for you.  You provide your resources and knowledge to make them smarter and then you go and compete against the masses.

In the long run, printed content producers should have a brand, and use their institutional knowledge, their core competencies and ability to procure, improve and market to maximize the value of their brands and the perceived value of their content. Whether its on a central website, a co produced website, in print or on a hologram in the evening sky, I should go to the NY Times because they have demonstrated to me that they have the very best articles on the subjects I am looking for. That they are the best source for breaking news about the topics I care about. THEY NEED TO MAKE SURE I DONT HAVE THE CHOICE OF GETTING IT ANYWHERE ELSE BUT WHERE THEY DICTATE.  If they cant make their content stand out from the open source masses and convince enough people to transact with them in  a way that makes them money they dont deserve to exist.

They should  distribute their content for Free where they believe it maximizes return, but should do everything possible to keep it from being distributed Freely.

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 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:10:20 +0000 What the hell is up
There’s something oddly appropriate about the fact that this month, which marks a decade since my high school graduation, should also be the month in which I met Trent Reznor (my high school idol) and rediscovered D&D and Magic: The Gathering (my high school hobbies). It was at the Webby Awards that I met Trent Reznor, [...]

There’s something oddly appropriate about the fact that this month, which marks a decade since my high school graduation, should also be the month in which I met Trent Reznor (my high school idol) and rediscovered D&D and Magic: The Gathering (my high school hobbies).

It was at the Webby Awards that I met Trent Reznor, of course. I went with four of my coworkers who also worked on the project for which we won a Webby, and all in all it was an entertaining evening. While I’m typically not the gown-wearing type, once in a while it’s fun to get all dressed up and go to a big fancy party. The cocktails and food were surprisingly awesome, and I discovered that I do in fact like caviar. (This is not an uncommon experience for me - I did not realize until about four years ago that I like olives, for example.) I ran into David Pogue, which was pleasant as I had not seen him in a couple of years, and a coworker was verbally abused by Sarah Silverman, which was of course a delight.

The highlight of the evening for me was, of course, my brief meeting and awkward small talk with Mr. Reznor, who was friendlier and much more tan than I had expected. This was definitely a different Trent than the angsty, long-haired one whose photos still adorn my childhood bedroom, but then again I am not the angsty, long-haired girl I was ten years ago, either. Which is definitely for the best, all things considered. In any case, my coworkers enjoyed seeing me geek the fuck out, and I have some poor-quality footage of a relevant bit of the awards show itself.

As for the nerdier bits: I am currently playing in a 4th edition Dungeons & Dragons campaign, which is my first taste of D&D in at least a decade, and am quite enjoying it. I know most of you either have never heard of 4E or have very strong opinions about it already, so I shan’t spend a lot of time discussing its relative merits as compared with the game you probably played in middle school. But I will say that taken on its own terms, it’s a streamlined, tightly-designed game and I am digging it.

Magic, too, has changed quite a bit since I last dabbled in it. I am not engaging in it regularly at the moment, but I played a few games over Shackburgers a couple weeks back and had a good time. I’ve also just downloaded Duels of the Planeswalkers, which in addition to being a difficult name to say aloud, is also a savory translation of Magic to an XBLA-friendly format. I haven’t played more than a couple of duels so far, but apart from some control awkwardness that can make it difficult to zoom in on certain cards sometimes, it seems to be a solid effort and one that I intend to spend more time with.

I have a few other quick bits to mention. I did indeed purchase an iPhone 3GS, as several of you have wondered, and it’s pretty fucking fantastic. The compass functionality is tailor-made for moments of subway emergence confusion, and the whole thing is just so much faster and smoother and more lovely than my first gen that I really couldn’t be happier with it.

And finally, I had the chance last night to see Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind and found that while the theatre itself was almost too hot to be believed, the show was entertaining and still safely on this side of the line between fun and excessively wacky. I recommend it.

This is all that I have to tell you about for now. More generally speaking, life is pretty great at the moment. I am busy as it seems I always am, but I am also managing to cram a surprising quantity of awesome into each day. What more could I want? Aside from a spaceship and an army of robot servants, of course.

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 Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:25:00 -0500 THE FESTIVAL
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 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:49:45 +0000 Twitter
Apologies for the lack of blog posts lately, I’m super busy working with Silent Studios on this Youth Music Box installation. Normal service with resume in August. My portfolio will soon be getting an update, with more projects for rAndom International, including You Fade to Light, and Vestige for Jason Bruges Studio In the mean time you [...]

Apologies for the lack of blog posts lately, I’m super busy working with Silent Studios on this Youth Music Box installation. Normal service with resume in August.

My portfolio will soon be getting an update, with more projects for rAndom International, including You Fade to Light, and Vestige for Jason Bruges Studio

In the mean time you can follow my micro updates via Twitter here: twitter.com/chrisoshea

 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:42:46 +0000 Tel Aviv Tunnel
There is very little information on this, other than what is posted on Wooster Collective: “We absolutely loved this street intervention project in which the artists the altered public lighting in Tel Aviv’s open underground tunnels. Artists Bar&Shay said their street art muse was Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz as they altered the tunnel…” Really nice. [...]

There is very little information on this, other than what is posted on Wooster Collective:

“We absolutely loved this street intervention project in which the artists the altered public lighting in Tel Aviv’s open underground tunnels. Artists Bar&Shay said their street art muse was Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz as they altered the tunnel…”

Tel Aviv Tunnel

Really nice. I hope its real.

Reminds me of this image by Chuck Anderson

Chuck Anderson

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 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:01:46 +0000 Cigar Review: New Canimao Maduro
I don’t have many of the details on this cigar. It is the latest cigar from Canimao and Mel was kind enough to send me a few samples. As with the last Canimao cigar I reviewed the cigar is rolled in Miami and the construction is great. The original Canimao was a good mild [...]


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I don’t have many of the details on this cigar. It is the latest cigar from Canimao and Mel was kind enough to send me a few samples. As with the last Canimao cigar I reviewed the cigar is rolled in Miami and the construction is great.

The original Canimao was a good mild to medium bodied cigar while this maduro is definitely medium to full bodied. No issues with the burn on the samples I got to try.

I picked up some cocoa and coffee in the background with a spicy finish the leaves the tongue tingling a bit. If I was going to try and place the spice I’d say it was close to a milder red pepper. It makes the cigar interesting but doesn’t over power the senses.

Verdict: The new maduro from Canimao balances out their line giving them a fuller bodied smoke. Put this one on your list of cigars to seek out.

Sponsored By: Camino Viejo Tabacos The standard for excellence in imported handmade cigars.


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 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:18:14 +0000 The Chopping Block US S01E05 PDTV XviD-2HD
2HD have released the latest episode of The Chopping Block, US edition. This does not release HD. So enjoy! Season 1, Episode 5 Aired: Friday July 03rd, 2009 The remaining four couples are asked to meet in Marco’s kitchen, where he proceeds to show them the Italian foods he’s prepared in 20 minutes and only needed five [...]

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2HD have released the latest episode of The Chopping Block, US edition. This does not release HD. So enjoy!

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Season 1, Episode 5
Aired: Friday July 03rd, 2009
The remaining four couples are asked to meet in Marco’s kitchen, where he proceeds to show them the Italian foods he’s prepared in 20 minutes and only needed five minutes to cook. Now their challenge is to do the same with the winning team receiving an expresso machine and a barista for the entire lunch service the next day. Their second challenge has them heading to Little Italy near Manhattan, to buy the ingredients needed for the lunch service which will be served to Vincent Pastore, Frederico Castelluccio and Mario Batali.

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 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:00:22 +0000 Eureka S02 DVDRip XviD-FoV
Remeber, next Friday, the second part of “Eureka” season 3 will return, and this is the DVDRip pack for season 2. I have just started to watch the show lately, and I do think it’s fun to watch it. This pack include complete 13 episodes of season 2 and was released by FoV. Sheriff Jack Carter, [...]

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Remeber, next Friday, the second part of “Eureka” season 3 will return, and this is the DVDRip pack for season 2. I have just started to watch the show lately, and I do think it’s fun to watch it. This pack include complete 13 episodes of season 2 and was released by FoV.

Sheriff Jack Carter, accompanied by his teenage daughter Zoe, is stationed in Eureka, a picturesque little burg somewhere in the Pacific Northwest. Eureka is hardly Anytown, USA; indeed, this is the place where “the world’s greatest thinkers” live and work, most of them at Global Dynamics, “the most advanced scientific facility in the world.” It’s also a place where exceedingly strange things happen on a regular basis. In Season Two, those happenings include people spontaneously combusting, becoming invisible, turning into gold, or simply disappearing; a “personal force field” that’s growing so large and so fast that it will soon engulf the whole town, and maybe even the whole world; freaky weather that changes by the moment; and even an experiment to re-create the Big Bang inside a Global Dynamics lab, leading to some unexpected side effects……

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 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:43:36 +0000 The Real Hustle S07E07 WS PDTV XviD-aAF
First time to inform you this show here. The show “The Real Hustle” demonstrates confidence and magic tricks, distraction scams and proposition bets performed on members of the public by presenters Conran, Wilson and Jessica-Jane Clement. New episode was released by aAF. Links: HOMEPAGE - TV.com The.Real.Hustle.S07E07.WS.PDTV.XviD-aAF XviD | MP3 VBR | 233MB NFO - NewTorrents Search SiNGLE FiLE DOWNLOAD:  [...]

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First time to inform you this show here. The show “The Real Hustle” demonstrates confidence and magic tricks, distraction scams and proposition bets performed on members of the public by presenters Conran, Wilson and Jessica-Jane Clement. New episode was released by aAF.

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 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:32:52 GMT Fatal flats blaze inquiry starts
An investigation is under way after three adults and three children were killed by a fire in a tower block in south London.
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 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:33:50 -0700 ASCAP Sez: Pay Royalty Each Time Phone Rings!

Apple iPhone has flaw in SMS system. Fix is coming. MSFT Bing does crappy job with news. I am sure it is because of a lack of bots. The company pulls a sickening ad off the net. I have it posted on Dvorak.org. Sheep are shrinking due to climate change says scientist. Mozilla Firefox already has a bug. Motorola going into the femtocell business. The Register says Seagate needs to catch up with SSD business. New Symbian coming out. CIO magazine reports on Ritzy homes. ASCAP contends royalties are due for each ring rung. Huh?

 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:39:10 -0700 New Firefox Supposedly 251-percent Faster.

Bing can search Tweets. Go, why would you want to? Ballmer re-announced Bing at the D7 conference. Ha. The geneticists cannot predict mental illness. Satellite phonecos want to make hybrid phones. Will still be too pricey. iPhones are overheating. RIAA beats Usenet in court. More Steve Jobs back at work stories. HP doing a 12-core workstation. Firefox 3.5 very fast they say. We'll see.

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 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:04:28 +0000 Judge Acquits Lori Drew in Cyberbullying Case, Overrules Jury
LOS ANGELES — A federal judge on Thursday overturned guilty verdicts against Lori Drew, issuing a directed acquittal on three misdemeanor charges. Drew, 50, was accused of participating in a cyberbullying scheme against 13-year-old Megan Meier who later committed suicide. The case against Drew hinged on the government’s novel argument that violating MySpace’s terms of service [...]

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LOS ANGELES — A federal judge on Thursday overturned guilty verdicts against Lori Drew, issuing a directed acquittal on three misdemeanor charges.

Drew, 50, was accused of participating in a cyberbullying scheme against 13-year-old Megan Meier who later committed suicide. The case against Drew hinged on the government’s novel argument that violating MySpace’s terms of service was the legal equivalent of computer hacking. But U.S. District Judge George Wu found the premise troubling.

“It basically leaves it up to a website owner to determine what is a crime,” said Wu on Thursday, echoing what critics of the case have been saying for months. “And therefore it criminalizes what would be a breach of contract.”

Tina Meier, the mother of Megan Meier, walked out of the courtroom while Wu was still delivering his ruling. She later told reporters that she was “extremely upset with the decision” and that she left because she “was done listening to” the judge. She indicated that the family is still considering whether to bring a civil case against Drew.

Ron Meier, Megan Meier’s father, whose marriage fell apart after his daughter’s death, wore a large lapel button bearing his daughter’s smiling face as he spoke to reporters with tears in his eyes. He said despite Drew’s acquittal, “a jury of her peers did convict her, so that itself is a victory.”

Drew’s attorney, H. Dean Steward, praised Wu’s decision and said that “those of us that are concerned about being prosecuted” for violating a terms of service agreement “should feel a bit better now.”

Drew had been charged with four potential felony counts of unauthorized computer access under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The jury convicted her last year of three misdemeanor charges instead and deadlocked on the fourth charge.

Wu told Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Krause that if Drew had been convicted of the felonies, he would have let the convictions stand, and would have already sentenced her. But the misdemeanor convictions troubled him, because of the vague wording of the statute.

The judge sparred with Krause for nearly 45 minutes over the government’s interpretation of the computer crime law, before granting the long-pending defense motion to overturn the jury verdict in the case.

The ruling is not official until Wu releases a written decision, which could come as early as next week. Prosecutors then have the option of appealing. They’ve already filed to have the deadlocked fourth conspiracy charge dismissed without prejudice, but indicated they could continue to pursue that charge as well.

U.S. Attorney Thomas P. O’Brien said afterward that he had no regrets.

“I’m proud of this case …. and this team [of prosecutors],” he said, even though using the CFAA to prosecute Drew “was a risk.” He added that his office “will always take risks on behalf of children.”

The case had its roots in a tragedy that began unfolding in September 2006 when, prosecutors said, Drew conspired to create a fake MySpace account for “Josh Evans” with her then 13-year-old daughter, Sarah, and a then-18-year-old employee and family friend named Ashley Grills.

Prosecutors alleged that Drew and the two others used the profile to lure Megan Meier into an online relationship with “Josh” to find out what Megan was saying about Drew’s daughter online. But in October, one of the group, writing as Josh, turned against Megan, and told her that the world would be a better place without her. Shortly afterward, Megan hanged herself in her bedroom.

Neighbors in O’Fallon, Missouri, the small town where the Drews and Meiers lived four houses away from each other, turned on Drew when her supposed complicity in the hoax emerged.

Missouri prosecutors sought to charge Drew with a crime, but were stymied by the fact that there was no federal statute against cyber bullying. O’Brien said on Thursday that Megan’s death “cried out for someone to do something.” And that’s when he and other prosecutors in California devised the novel idea to charge her under the anti-hacking statute, filing the case in Los Angeles because this is where MySpace’s servers are based.

MySpace’s user agreement requires registrants, among other things, to provide factual information about themselves, and to refrain from soliciting personal information from minors and using information obtained from MySpace services to harass or harm other people. By allegedly violating that click-to-agree contract, Drew committed the same crime as any hacker, prosecutors claimed.

But testimony in the case offered by prosecution witness Ashley Grills under a grant of immunity showed that nobody involved in the hoax actually read the terms of service. Grills also said that the hoax was her idea, not Drew’s, and that it was Grills who created the Josh Evans profile, and later sent the cruel message that tipped the emotionally vulnerable 13-year-old girl into her final, tragic act.

Wu’s problem with the case, he said, lay in the lesser burden required for a misdemeanor conviction.

To convict Drew of the felonies, prosecutors would have needed to prove two things: that Drew accessed MySpace “without authorization,” and did it for the purpose of committing a tortious act — in this case, to intentionally cause harm to Megan Meier.

But for the misdemeanors, the jury just had to find that Drew obtained the unauthorized access. Wu said that language, standing on its own, was too vague to pass constitutional muster in this case.

“I don’t see how the misdemeanor aspect would be constitutional,” he said. “That is the issue I’m wrestling with at this time.”

Wu also doubted that MySpace provided sufficient notice to members to hold them responsible. If a user didn’t read the terms of service, the judge asked prosecutor Krause, could they still be charged with violating them?

Krause struggled to respond to Wu’s questions, emphasizing that not every terms-of-service violation would be prosecuted as a crime. In Drew’s case, he said, there was sufficient evidence to suggest that she knew what she was doing was wrong.

But Wu disputed this, pointing out that the government’s star witness — Ashley Grills — had testified that she never read the terms of service before clicking on a button agreeing to them.

Wu and Krause circled around each other for several more minutes before Wu finally announced that he was granting the defense’s motion to acquit.

Drew had faced a maximum sentence of three years and a $300,000 fine. Although prosecutors sought the maximum, probation authorities, in a pre-sentencing report sent to the court, had recommended probation and a $5,000 fine.

Drew’s father, Jerry Shreeves, told Threat Level after the hearing, “I think this is what needed to happen.”

Drew’s attorney, Steward, said that the federal prosecutors in Los Angeles should be ashamed for having brought the case to trial.

“Missouri prosecutors got it right” by not filing charges, he said. “How is it that Tom O’Brien’s people are that much smarter?”

Steward wouldn’t say how much the case had cost his client, only noting that her parents had taken care of his fee, which was “significantly lower” than what he normally charged.

He said that Drew and her family have since moved out of Missouri, due to the harassment they received, noting that she’s been “an internet punching bag for almost three years” having been “tried, convicted and lynched by bloggers” and others who didn’t know all the facts of the case.

He said Drew has already been in touch with a lawyer to discuss a possible civil case that she might still face, but felt fairly certain that her criminal troubles were done.

“Hopefully, [prosecutors] will just let this case end now,” he said.

(Last updated: 6:30 p.m. Eastern)

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 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:59:24 +0000 Pirate Bay 2.0: Pay Pirates to Become Consumers
The Swedish gaming executive who’s gambling nearly $8 million buying The Pirate Bay is convinced he can turn the 20 million users of the world’s most notorious file sharing site into well-behaved consumers — even amid a deluge of account-deletion requests. “Some file-sharers don’t like all this money talk, and they’re leaving,” acknowledged Hans Pandeya, chief [...]

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The Swedish gaming executive who’s gambling nearly $8 million buying The Pirate Bay is convinced he can turn the 20 million users of the world’s most notorious file sharing site into well-behaved consumers — even amid a deluge of account-deletion requests.

“Some file-sharers don’t like all this money talk, and they’re leaving,” acknowledged Hans Pandeya, chief executive of the Global Gaming Factory, in a telephone interview with Wired.com on Wednesday. But “the user experience is going to be the same. From the user’s point of view, they’re doing a search, they’re finding the song or the movie, and they’re downloading it.”

There are other changes planned for that user experience, of course, once The Pirate Bay lowers the Jolly Roger and raises the flag of commerce — as early as next month. The free video games, pre-release Hollywood blockbusters and gigabyte-length discographies that currently dominate the site’s most-popular list will be gone, replaced by whatever content the movie, music and software industries deign to sell — yes, sell — on the site they’ve been battling for years.

Global Gaming Factory announced plans Tuesday to purchase The Pirate Bay’s BitTorrent site for $7.8 million. The Pirate Bay’s other projects, including the upcoming streaming-video site TheVideoBay and the iPredator anonymizing service, are not part of the sale, the Bay’s current management said.

But the unfolding exodus from the Bay seems to be an early sign that file sharers aren’t eager for change. “Many people have asked about having their account removed, and we will not force anyone to stay on of course,” the site posted to its blog Tuesday.

Pandeya believes he’ll be able to stay the mutiny once the community — which he describes as the “key asset” in the announced purchase — fully understands what the new Pirate Bay will be offering.

That would be money, for starters. The revamped Bay will be the first BitTorrent site to pay members cold hard cash for seeding the paid content they download — a sweetener that Pandeya said will give the site an edge even over established pay-content outlets.


“If you use iTunes, for instance, their users can’t create any revenue,” he said. “We can create revenue for the file-sharing community…. At the end of the day, the file sharers will make money, or this is not going to work.”

Details, like how much uploaders will be paid for sharing their bandwidth, haven’t been announced. But it would need to be a lot to match the value lost to a community accustomed to getting $60 console games for the cost of a button-click.

It’s also unclear that the content industry will rush to embrace The Pirate Bay, a name as synonymous with piracy as Bill Gates is to Microsoft.

“We don’t know the details, and there are many questions to ask about how this will work in practice,” said John Kennedy, chairman of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. The Motion Picture Association of America said the studios “don’t have enough information to comment at this time.”

Those content-producers will come around, said Pandeya. “Hollywood has a community that they can’t reach today. There’s a lot of free file sharing going on, and Hollywood will want to reach them.”

The final plank in Pandeya’s plans involves a new improved version of the BitTorrent protocol under development by Peerialism, another Swedish company Global Gaming Factory purchased Tuesday.

In theory, it works like this: When a Pirate Bay member purchases, for example, an authorized movie from the site, the user will download the film through the customized, “next generation” BitTorrent client.

Instead of that movie arriving piecemeal from other clients all over the world, the new application will favor peers geographically close to the consumer. That would increase the speed of the download, lessen global bandwidth demands and ease ISPs’ exit traffic.

“We’re talking about upgrading BitTorrent and taking it to the next step,” Pandeya said.

Pandeya believes ISPs, looking to save on transit costs, will purchase the new technology themselves, to allow downloads on their networks to be smarter — providing The Pirate Bay with another income stream. Advertising will also continue on the site, he said.

Members will also be able to share their own files, as they are now — though the new Pirate Bay will deploy filters to try to block infringing content.

ISPs might embrace the Peerialism-BitTorrent upgrade, said Craig Labovitz, chief scientist at Arbor Networks, provided Pirate Bay downloads continue to be a formidable traffic source.

Under the current BitTorrent model,”if a thousand people all pull the same file, the cable network may actually be paying for trans-Atlantic bandwidth,” said Labovitz. “It costs them money and is limiting resources available for others.”

ISPs would also have to secure assurances that the protocol isn’t another venue for pirated works,” Labovitz said.

Pandeya acknowledged that the future of the site depends entirely on keeping its current community happy. The Pirate Bay, after all, isn’t the only BitTorrent site.

“If file sharers are not happy,” he said, “they’ll just go to the next site.”

Image: Hans Pandeya, CEO of Global Gaming Factory X AB talks to the media Tuesday, June 30, announcing the purchase of The Pirate Bay. Photo credit: Maja Suslin/AP

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 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:12:31 GMT Hip-hop group Outlandish to perform in India

Denmark-based award winning hip-hop group Outlandish is to perform in India. Formed in 1997 by Isam Bachiri , Waqas Ali Qadri and Lenny Martinez , the trio have delivered hits like 'Aicha', 'Walou', 'Look into my eyes' and 'Rock all day'. Known for being devoutly religious, Outlandish's hip-hop, R and amp;B and soul music takes influences from ...

 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:52:13 GMT Rumor Patrol: Kanye West not Interning for the Gap; LV Sneakers for Sale

The internet has been buzzing since Jezebal.com picked up reporting from this week's Us Weekly that Kanye West was interning at the Gap, quoting the mag as reporting, "He works all the time, and one Friday night recently, he stayed until 12 am.

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 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:03:21 +0000 Video: “BET Doesn’t Care About Black People”
In his (late) second installment of “This Week in Blackness,” Brooklyn Comedy Company’s Elon James White discusses the BET Awards and the connection between BET and Black folks. “BET is the reason why the caged bird is in fact in the cage.” *Dead* “Debra Lee’s dress is made of baby tears and the nightmares of our ancestors.” *Stick [...]

In his (late) second installment of “This Week in Blackness,” Brooklyn Comedy Company’s Elon James White discusses the BET Awards and the connection between BET and Black folks.

“BET is the reason why the caged bird is in fact in the cage.”

*Dead*

“Debra Lee’s dress is made of baby tears and the nightmares of our ancestors.”

*Stick me in the corner with my Yankee cap on*

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 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:15:36 +0000 50 Cent - Forever King Mixtape
If you’re not too sure, you can always go over to ThisIs50 and listen to the embedded player before downloading. Surprisingly enough, it starts out pretty dope. Tracklisting & such forthcoming. Hit the break for the business. Download — 50 Cent - Forever King Mixtape

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 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:58:08 +0000 The Authority - Spanish (ingles)
The Authority es un comic de superhéroes. Fue creado por Warren Ellis y Bryan Hitch, publicado por Wildstorm y narra las aventuras de un grupo de superhéroes formado principalmente por personajes creados por Ellis en Stormwatch, una serie anterior. Es destacable por su intensa violencia gráfica, su apariencia visual, muchas veces descrita como comic “panorámico” y [...]

The Authority es un comic de superhéroes. Fue creado por Warren Ellis y Bryan Hitch, publicado por Wildstorm y narra las aventuras de un grupo de superhéroes formado principalmente por personajes creados por Ellis en Stormwatch, una serie anterior.

Es destacable por su intensa violencia gráfica, su apariencia visual, muchas veces descrita como comic “panorámico” y por tener un guión más maduro, tratando temas más adultos.

[url=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Authority]mas info aqui[/url]

Ordenado por orden de lectura, para completar la coleccion estan algunos numeros en Ingles.

http://rapidshare.com/files/224414268/The_Authority_000.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/224826267/The_Authority_V1_001.cbz
http://rapidshare.com/files/224826689/The_Authority_V1_002.cbz
http://rapidshare.com/files/224827546/The_Authority_V1_003.cbz
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http://rapidshare.com/files/224417212/The_Authority_-_Coup_d_etat.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/224420551/The_Authority_-_Humanos_Por_Dentro.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/224426000/The_Authority_-_More_Kev.rar

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http://rapidshare.com/files/224433652/The_Authority_V3_001.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/225245140/The_Authority_v4__01.cbr Ingles
http://rapidshare.com/files/225245865/The_Authority_v4__02.cbr Ingles

http://rapidshare.com/files/224888128/The_Authority_-_Prime_01.cbr
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Fin lectura en español

Sigue la lectura pero en Ingles
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http://rapidshare.com/files/225265340/The_Authority_v5__01.cbr
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http://rapidshare.com/files/225223855/Secret_History_of_the_Authority_-_Hawksmoor__6.cbr
http://rapidshare.com/files/225226392/Secret_History_of_the_Authority_-_Jenny_Sparks___1-5_.cbr
http://rapidshare.com/files/225228489/Wildstorm_Summer_Special_2001.cbr

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 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:07:16 +0000 Indiana Jones & Fate of Atlantis 2 of 4
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Indiana Jones & Fate of Atlantis 2 of 4

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 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:01:42 +0000 Indiana Jones & Fate of Atlantis (3 of 4)
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Indiana Jones & Fate of Atlantis 3 of 4

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 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:00:00 -0500 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest
FreeNYC Event ImageThe world’s greatest eaters will compete at the historic Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island today. Japanese eating phenom Takeru Kobayashi will attempt to regain his title against two time reigning champ, America's Joey Chestnut. At 10am the pre-game kicks of with performances, 11am is the introduction of eaters and then at 12pm the contest begins. Read More...

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 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:00:00 -0500 Super Festive 4th of July Gowanus Scavenger Hunt and BBQ
FreeNYC Event ImageGet ready for a day of wild fun and discoveries in the Gowanus as littlefield declares independence from the 4th of July boredom. Expect prizes, bbq, djs, free booze and a super festive good time at this combo scavenger hunt and party. Hunt starts at 2pm and party lasts all night. Click here to get on the hunt list. Read More...

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 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:00:00 -0500 Thighs High BBQ
FreeNYC Event ImageCousin Cole and Benny B celebrate America today with their Thighs High BBQ. Think tasty BBQ in the Huckleberry back yard (not free), some free Jim Beam starting at 4 and, of course, beats from the boys. 21+ Read More...

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 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:04:08 +0000 TELUS’ BlackBerry Tour, HTC Snap and Touch Pro2 show up in Best Buy flyer
It’s been a while since we talked about these devices coming to TELUS, but the BlackBerry Tour, HTC Snap and Touch Pro2 are front and center in our minds today, having just popped up in a new Best Buy Mobile flyer. TELUS has yet to officially announce the two HTC handsets (the Tour popped up [...]

It’s been a while since we talked about these devices coming to TELUS, but the BlackBerry Tour, HTC Snap and Touch Pro2 are front and center in our minds today, having just popped up in a new Best Buy Mobile flyer. TELUS has yet to officially announce the two HTC handsets (the Tour popped up on its website this morning) and unfortunately nothing juicy like pricing or release dates are specified for any of the handsets. The flyer is valid from July 3rd to July 30th though so hopefully we’ll get official word from TELUS soon.

[Via Mobile Syrup]

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 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:43:35 +0000 Verizon-bound Samsung Glyde 2 images surface
If the BlackBerry Tour isn’t your particular brand of vodka and the various other QWERTY handsets on Big Red’s menu don’t rub you the right way, the nation’s biggest carrier may have something right up your alley coming down the pipe. According to a post from last night, Howard Forums member StandardsDT decided to go [...]

If the BlackBerry Tour isn’t your particular brand of vodka and the various other QWERTY handsets on Big Red’s menu don’t rub you the right way, the nation’s biggest carrier may have something right up your alley coming down the pipe. According to a post from last night, Howard Forums member StandardsDT decided to go all 007 on his friend and snap a few stealth pics of the unannounced Samsung Glyde 2 when the poor guy left the room for a moment. Our guess is his friend won’t be overly happy when he sees the pics strewn across the internet, but we’re plenty happy to ogle them regardless. Not much is known about Samsung’s upcoming Glyde 2 for the time being beyond the big bright touchscreen display (AMOLED we imagine), the side sliding four-row QWERTY and the familiar TouchWiz UI. StandardsDT believes the handset has an on-screen QWERTY keyboard and an accelerometer for orientation awareness as well, though it doesn’t work in all areas of the UI. Release date? Pricing? Full specs? Hopefully all will be revealed soon enough. Hit the jump for more shots.

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 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:02:33 +0000 Watchmen DC DVDRip XviD-HNR
We have the original cut DVDRip of the movie “Watchmen” released the other day, and here is the director cut verion from group HNR. WHAT? Isn’t it some private tracker’s rule, HIT AND RUN? No, it stands for HONOR Anyway, it’s a 2CD release with sub included, however, not AC3 audio. Pick it up [...]

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We have the original cut DVDRip of the movie “Watchmen” released the other day, and here is the director cut verion from group HNR. WHAT? Isn’t it some private tracker’s rule, HIT AND RUN? No, it stands for HONOR :) Anyway, it’s a 2CD release with sub included, however, not AC3 audio. Pick it up if you like.

PLOT: “Watchmen” is set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the “Doomsday Clock” - which charts the USA’s tension with the Soviet Union - is permanently set at five minutes to midnight. When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the washed up but no less determined masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion - a ragtag group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers - Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future. Their mission is to watch over humanity… but who is watching the Watchmen?”

Genre: Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10 (74,990 votes)
Directed By: Zack Snyder
Starring: Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Patrick Wilson

Release Name: Watchmen.DC.DVDRip.XviD-HNR
Size: 700MB x 2
Video Quality: XviD 23.98fps 608×256 850kbps
Audio Quality: MP3 VBR 192kbps
File Name: hnr-wdc-xvid-cd1, hnr-wdc-xvid-cd2

Links: HOMEPAGE - IMDB
Video Sample: Here
Subtitle: Here

NFO:
Here
NewTorrents Search: Here
Split Files Download:  CD1(#1)  CD1(#2)  CD2(#1)  CD2(#2)

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 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:14:57 +0000 Big Brother UK S10E33 WS PDTV XviD-aAF
The latest episode of BBUK has been released, this time by aAF. Enjoy! Links: TV.com Big.Brother.UK.S10E33.WS.PDTV.XviD-aAF XviD, 640×352 | 128 VBR MP3 | 350 MB Torrent Search SiNGLE FiLE DOWNLOAD: HOTFiLE

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The latest episode of BBUK has been released, this time by aAF. Enjoy!

Links: TV.com

Big.Brother.UK.S10E33.WS.PDTV.XviD-aAF
XviD, 640×352 | 128 VBR MP3 | 350 MB
Torrent Search
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 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:22:39 +0000 Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus 2009 STV DVDRip XviD-GFW
Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus a new Sci-Fi movie released to us by group “GFW”, This movie looks soo bad from the trailer and The rating at IMDB not that much, The quality is standard for a DVDRiP, Enjoy. Plot: ( Warning contains spoilers ) It all begins when two scientists accidentally discover a mega shark and [...]

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Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus a new Sci-Fi movie released to us by group “GFW”, This movie looks soo bad from the trailer and The rating at IMDB not that much, The quality is standard for a DVDRiP, Enjoy.

Plot: ( Warning contains spoilers )
It all begins when two scientists accidentally discover a mega shark and giant octopus buried in ice under sea.Now the ice obviously breaks due to a whale collapsing incident which our doctors were in right time to witness by the way on an experimental submarine which they had stolen for exploration. Anyway, soon after these prehistoric creatures are at loose once again, they start hunting for food and bizarre incidents start happening all around the globe like tearing up of an oil rig by our friend octopus and disappearance of an airplane flying at 15000 feet in air at around 200 nautical miles per hour: Courtesy Mega shark(Now Come on, enough is enough!! I could digest the oil rig bit, but this is too much! The shark actually jumps i don’t know 15000 feet in the air grabs the plane by its wings and plumbs it down under the ocean,Jesus!)….

Genre: Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
IMDB rating: 3.6/10 ( 858 votes )
Directed by: Jack Perez

Release Name: Mega.Shark.vs.Giant.Octopus.2009.STV.DVDRip.XviD-GFW
Size: 699.41 MB MB
Quality: 967Kbps XVID | 128Kbps MP3 | 640*352
Runtime: 90 min
Filename: gfw-msvgo

Links: IMDb - Trailer - WiKi
Samples: Video
NFO: Here
Torrent: NTi - TPB
Direct Download : Part1 - Part2

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 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:30:08 +0000 Eminem - Beautiful x264 2009-DYNASTY
Here we have the music video of Eminem’s single Beautiful. “Beautiful” is the seventeenth track on and the fourth single from American rapper Eminem’s album Relapse. Enjoy! “Beautiful” deals with Eminem’s different feelings and impressions, ranging from depression about his fame and career to more upbeat and inspirational concepts, similar to “Lose Yourself.” It’s also worth [...]

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Here we have the music video of Eminem’s single Beautiful. “Beautiful” is the seventeenth track on and the fourth single from American rapper Eminem’s album Relapse. Enjoy!

“Beautiful” deals with Eminem’s different feelings and impressions, ranging from depression about his fame and career to more upbeat and inspirational concepts, similar to “Lose Yourself.” It’s also worth noting that Eminem started writing “Beautiful” when he was in rehab then finished it when he was sober, which may explain the stark contrast in the lyrics in comparison with the other songs from Relapse. At the end of the song, the line goes “To all my babies, stay strong. Daddy will be home soon.” This line refers to Eminem’s daughter Hailie, adopted niece Alaina, and step-daughter Whitney.

Links: Wikipedia

Eminem-Beautiful-x264-2009-DYNASTY
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NFO - Torrent Search
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 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:55:49 +0000 VA-Public Enemies (OST) 2009-MTD
Here is the soundtrack for the highly anticipated movie starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale called “Public Enemies”. We should see atleast a CAM of the movie pretty soon since its already out at cinemas. Personally i cant wait for the movie but im going to go watch it at the cinema, reminds me of [...]

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Here is the soundtrack for the highly anticipated movie starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale called “Public Enemies”. We should see atleast a CAM of the movie pretty soon since its already out at cinemas. Personally i cant wait for the movie but im going to go watch it at the cinema, reminds me of The Untouchables which i absolutely loved.

In the action-thriller Public Enemies, acclaimed filmmaker Michael Mann directs Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard in the story of legendary Depression-era outlaw John Dillinger (Depp) — the charismatic bank robber whose lightning raids made him the number one target of J. Edgar Hoovers fledgling FBI and its top agent, Melvin Purvis (Bale), and a folk hero to much of the downtrodden public.

Soundtrack includes six tracks by Academy and Golden Globe Award winning composer Elliot Goldenthal and 8 interpolations of blues, jazz and standards. Elliot Goldenthals work includes such film scores as Aliens 3, Batman Forever and the Academy Award winning Frida. Highlight of the soundtrack is a a newly recorded version of the standard Bye, Bye, Blackbird sung by the incomparable Diana Krall. Other interpolations are by contemporary bluesman Otis Taylor.

Tracklist:
1.  Otis Taylor - Ten Million Slaves
2.  The Bruce Fowler Big Band - Chicago Shake
3.  Elliot Goldenthal - Drive To Bohemia
4.  Billie Holiday (Feat. Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Love Me Or  Leave Me
5.  Elliot Goldenthal - Billies Arrest
6.  Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra - Am I Blue?
7.  Elliot Goldenthal - Love In The Dunes
8.  Diana Krall - Bye Bye Blackbird
9.  Elliot Goldenthal - Phone Call To Billie
10. Otis Taylor - Nasty Letter
11. Elliot Goldenthal - Plane To Chicago
12. Indian Bottom Association, Old Regular Baptists - Guide Me O Thou  Great Jehova
13. Elliot Goldenthal - Gold Coast Restaurant
14. Billie Holiday - The Man I Love
15. Elliot Goldenthal - Jd
16. Blind Willie Johnson - Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground

Album: Public Enemies
Label: Decca
Genre: Soundtrack
Quality: 168 kbps / 44.1kHz / Joint Stereo | Lame 3.97 -V2 –vbr-new
Time: 46:57 min
Size: 56.85MB

Release name: VA-Public_Enemies-(OST)-2009-MTD
Links: HOMEPAGE - Amazon
Download: Torrents - Download

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 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:03:00 +0000 Special Request!
Just got a very special request from ICOOYSFAN666. Thanks for the kind werds, dude. Of course we have plenty Pee-Wee Herman footage in the Vaults. No Problem.... here's lookin at you KID!



Hey, ICOOYSFAN666 - Make sure to tell your mother I said...


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