Jitway

Now you can see every episode of South Park online for free. What it here is the USA South Park If you live in Canada you can watch it here Comedy Will be coming to other countries soon.

The new “Miss Bimbo” Web site was launched in the UK last month and it has already attracted numerous children players. It is specially designed for girls and here they are given a naked virtual character to look after or to see it as their own reflection. “Bimbo” dollars are the reward for a good-looking female character, dressed in sexy outfits. They are encouraged to use “plastic surgery” to give their dolls bigger breasts, or to use diet pills to keep their character’s weight in perfect shape. The prices for a perfect image vary; for perfect weight one has to pay 100 bimbo dollars and provide diet pills, a breast implant is more expensive, about 11,500 bimbo dollars. In bimbo world, a billionaire boyfriend is the easiest way to win some virtual dollars. “Miss Bimbo” has a French sister, named “Ma Bimbo,” which has received criticism from parents and dieticians. A parent threatened to sue Bimbo game’s creators after his daughter ran up a $200 mobile bill sending texts without his permission. Parents are worried about their children, who receive dangerous messages about eating disorders and plastic surgery. They consider the creators are irresponsible and they violate children’s rights. Nicholas Jacquart, a 23-year-old Web designer, is the creator of the Miss Bimbo site. He insisted it was not a bad influence on children. “They learn to take care of their bimbos,” he said, the Daily Mail reports. “The breast operations are just one part of the game and we are not encouraging young girls to have them, just reflecting real life,” he added. Oh boy I can see the lawsuits by some parents somewhere on this in time. Source HERE and HERE Website Bimbo

While most of the 12,500 registrants at the South by Southwest Music Conference were out playing on a beautiful early-spring afternoon a few days ago, the latest plan to save the music industry was being scrutinized at a dimly lit panel discussion inside the Austin Convention Center. There some of the industry’s brightest minds were gathered: veteran manager Peter Jenner, McGill University professor Sandy Pearlman, Big Champagne Web site founder Eric Garland, entertainment lawyer Dina LaPolt, and consultants Bryan Calhoun and Jim Griffin. On the table was Griffin’s nascent proposal to have broadband users pay for any music they download through a fee bundled into their monthly Internet access bill. It would allow consumers to download, upload and share music without restriction, and create a pool of money collected from Internet service providers to compensate music copyright holders. As news of Griffin’s plan spread, it was instantly dissected. It was even inaccurately labeled “a culture tax” by at least one critic on Pho, a contentious Internet mailing list on digital technology that Griffin founded. “Government involvement in the arts is abhorrent to me, and I do not favor a tax,” Griffin said. “This is a network licensing model” that would function much in the way cable TV billing does. “Our industry now functions on a tip jar,” he said. “We have to be extremely persuasive to get people to pay [for recorded music] or make it roughly involuntary to pay” in the same way that “sports has made it roughly involuntary to pay with cable TV deals.” The fee would not apply to broadband users who do not download music. Still, Griffin expects that “70 to 80 percent of users would pay” to gain access to all the music their hard drives could hold. The proposal would require deals with Internet service providers worldwide, and could potentially represent a huge pool of revenue, even at relatively modest monthly rates (figures bandied about hover around $5 or less per user per month). The proposal follows one that surfaced two months ago from Canadian songwriters, which sought a $5 government tax on every wireless and Internet account in the country. Both proposals are earnest attempts at adapting to and profiting from customer behavior rather than trying to quash it. In the last decade, the music industry’s primary means of dealing with unauthorized Internet downloading has been to issue threats and lawsuits. A few weeks ago, U2 manager Paul McGuinness called on Internet service providers to disconnect users who trade copyrighted files and urged governments to get involved if they don’t. But there were signs at South by Southwest that at least some music-industry insiders were getting tired of such tactics. Suing file-sharers, Griffin said, “is shameful.” His plan would create a live-and-let-live world in which peer-to-peer file sharing would co-exist with iTunes and other legitimate MP3 music stores. With an estimated 750 million people expected to be hooked into wireless broadband networks in Western Europe and the United States alone in the next decade, the potential revenue from licensing fees on Internet service providers could be substantial. Yet such a forward-thinking plan might already be too little too late for the industry, McGill’s Pearlman said. A portable data base containing all the music ever recorded is imminent, he said. “Once this paradise of infinite storage is entered,” he said, “it will represent the end of all intellectual property rights.” Apple is reportedly taking the first steps toward that “paradise of infinite storage” by investigating a plan that would give customers free access to the 6 million songs in its iTunes store. Consumers would be asked to pay a premium price for their digital player upfront from Apple, but then would be able to download an unlimited number of songs for the life of the device. To work, the plan would require approval from the 2,000 record labels that service iTunes. In nearly five years, 4 billion songs have been sold at iTunes. But more than 1 billion music files are traded each month on peer-to-peer networks, representing about 20 percent of U.S. Internet users. Meanwhile, the music industry, a $15 billion a year enterprise as recently as 1999, is now at $11 billion and dropping fast, as CD sales continue to plummet. At past South by Southwest conferences, the key music industry players ping-ponged between anger and self-pity as they watched their business decline. But in recent years, a new hierarchy of power brokers has begun to emerge, with tour booking agents and band managers playing an increasingly more prominent role while connections to record labels become more tenuous. Music-licensing for advertising, TV shows and movies now rivals commercial radio as the most potent outlet for exposing new music, whether it’s Feist on an iPod ad, the Swell Season on the “Once” soundtrack or a Peter, Bjorn and John song on an episode of “Grey’s Anatomy.” The mantra of industry veterans such as Jenner is “monetize the chaos.” After nearly a decade of declining sales, the industry has yet to figure out how to do that. But the crisis has at last led to some fresher thinking about how to create a legal and economic environment that embraces the current reality, a reality where any song soon will be available any time with the click of a button on a portable player. As Garland said, “It’s no accident that technology and music companies are sitting down and talking [about new solutions], because the core value of music has been devalued. Strange bedfellows are made by a real cold winter night.” Great just something else for my internet cable bill to go up. They are increasing my rates starting the 1st of April anyway so why not more. Also I see iTunes is trying to go this way by adding the price up front to the iPOD for unlimited downloads. Now while this my look good on paper I just don't think it will fly. Let's say you don't wanna download songs on say you PC or iPOD then what I still got to pay the up front fee. Source HERE

It was not actually the ISP but the domain registry that banned it. Network Solution is the host.

No need to soldier anymore all the newer PS2 modchips are soldierless. Just mount to to board with screw and attach ground.

I admit I get very depressed at times when I think about my war times or especially my deceased daughter or sister. I know most of you are young and probably don't get depressed or know what depression really is. But for those that do. How do you cope with it? Me I get a 6 pack of beer and put it in my studio fridge as well as some shots of Tequila. Then I put on some Metal background tracks and play my heart out. I play and sing till my fingers just about bleed and my voice is gone. Music is very therapeutic for me. Music is my passion and part of my soul. Just wish my daughter was still alive cause she was a hell of singer and loved to sing with me. If not for music I would probably already committed suicide. No Joke!

Mine is Laura Croft from Tomb Raider. I was hooked when I played the first game on my PSX way back when. I have played them all and own them all for consoles and pc. Here is the wikipedia page for Tomb Raider Miss Nina is a close second from the DOA series. Man the hours I have played this game as well. Starting first on the DC game system. Here is the wikipedia page for DOA

So what's yours? Mine is Pyramid Head from Silent Hill. Though he did not appear till Silent Hill 2 he is one awesome and undefeatable villain. I died enough trying to beat him that's for sure. Here is the wikipedia page for Pryamid Head

So is it Theromstat or Furnace? Guess it's cold there. I do HVAC work btw....lol.

So if you could actually live out a fantasy and be a gaming hero which would you be and why? For me there is no question Chris Redfield from Resident Evil. Not only was he in the first RE and survived but he is in the next one as well RE5. Plus he has a kick ass sister in Claire which he tried to save in RE Codename Veronica. Here is his Wikipedia Page Chris Redfield Can you tell I am a big RE fan...lol.

Serpent - Broken Sleep

What's yours? Post pictures as well. Here is my favorite keyboard sort of the Ideazon FANG Gamepad. I hate most keyboards for gaming in general but this one makes it easy and is a joy to operate. COD or Battlefield was never so easy with this. For a true game pad I like the THRUSTMASTER 2960686RD Run 'N Drive Rumble Force. It is great for driving games as well as others. I use it from playing NFS all the time.

Serpent - xGODx Release Date March 23 2008 (Japan) 1. xGODx (1:25) 2. Cannibalistic Dream (4:34) 3. Devil In A Dream (5:46) 4. Plastic Arts (4:23) 5. Severance (5:28) 6. Baptism (4:19) 7. Slave (4:40) 8. Suicide Diary (6:15) 9. Clot (6:44) 10. Funeral Of Light (6:10) Genre | Melodic Death Metal Label : Soundholic Ken (vocals) Hiroki (guitar) Hiro (bass) Keija (drums, keyboards) For those who have never heard of Serpent here is their website Serpent This is their 5th studio release and very good I might add. Kens vocals have very much improved over his first ablum and Hiroki guitar play is almost God Like. Cannaibalistic Dream title track is one of my favs off the album. Great double bass drum and riffs to die for. Devil In A Dream is another good one off this album it has great riffs as well as vocals. The ending is to die for. Severance is another fantastic tune of the album with great smooth riff changes throughout. Baptism is by far my fav off the album. It has it all great bassline, drum tracks, riffs and vocals. Listen to this tune if you don't listen to anything else off this album. You will be pleased. Slave is another great tune with a fantastic beat line. Finally Clot has one of the best guitar solos in it I have heard from Serpent in awhile. Hiroki does it like a God. Here is their video single of Cannibalistic Dream

Serpent - Funeral Of Light

Serpent - Suicide Dreams

Serpent - Baptism Off The New Album xGODx

Bit of a update on this happening. Lack of Interoperable Radio Key to XM + Sirius Merger Approval As it turns out, if XM and Sirius actually were to deliver on an earlier promise to make an interoperable radio, that fact might precipitate a reduction in consumer choice. That's the conclusion today from the Dept. of Justice. In an unusually sideways argument from the US Justice Dept. this afternoon, the fact that both XM and Sirius satellite radio services have been unable to create an interoperable radio device for the foreseeable future, has been put forth as evidence that a merger between the two entities -- which the DoJ approved this afternoon -- would not reduce competition between them. "XM and Sirius made some efforts to develop an interoperable radio capable of receiving both sets of satellite signals," reads this afternoon's DoJ statement. "Depending on how such a radio would be configured, it could enable consumers to switch between providers without incurring the costs of new equipment. The Division's investigation revealed, however, that no such interoperable radio is on the market and that such a radio likely would not be introduced in the near term." An interoperable radio, the Dept. concluded, would typically be an after-market device that consumers would be reticent to purchase. To prove its point, the DoJ cited the case of the automotive distribution channel. Both Sirius and XM have ongoing contracts with major automobile manufacturers -- XM with GM, Honda, Toyota, and Nissan; Sirius with Ford, Chrysler, and BMW. For a driver of a vehicle with either service installed to obtain an in-car, interoperable radio option would be a bit of a hassle -- as much so as switching one service for the other. But certainly the in-car satellite radio is not the deciding factor for which automobile a consumer wants to purchase and drive, the DoJ concluded. So there's no real competition between the two services in the automotive field now, it went on, on the theory that drivers listen to whatever radio happens to be in the car of their choice. And since both XM and Sirius have sole-source contracts set until at least 2012, that sort of semi-non-competitiveness will be the case well into the next decade. "There was no evidence that competition between XM or Sirius beyond the terms of these contracts would affect customers' choices of which car to buy," the DoJ's statement reads. "As a result, there is not likely to be significant competition between XM and Sirius for satellite radio equipment and service sold through the car manufacturer channel for many years." Thus viewpoint depends, in the DoJ's opinion, on where you choose not to stand. If you think there may be competition between XM and Sirius in the automotive field, then that will continue to be the state of affairs for at least the next four years. If you think there isn't, then the fact that people buy cars based on their engines and not their radios, supports that interpretation as well. But while the DoJ openly stated "the evidence does not demonstrate that the proposed merger of XM and Sirius is likely to substantially lessen competition," later, the Department conceded in the very same statement that "XM and Sirius would no longer compete with one another in the retail channel following the merger." So just how minor is the retail channel for the two entities, by comparison to the direct automotive channel? It's minor enough, the DoJ said, by virtue of statistics showing sales declines over the last three years. "Retail channel sales have dropped significantly since 2005, and the parties contended that the decline was accelerating," the statement reads. "However, retail outlets still account for a large portion of the firms' sales, and the Division was unable to determine with any certainty that this channel would not continue to be important in the future." Thus if you choose to think retail sales are important, then yes, in that case, you may see a decline in the number of satellite radio competitors by an estimated 50%. But that doesn't mean there are no other sources for music in the world. For that bit of research, the DoJ branched out a bit. "The parties contended that they compete with a variety of other sources of audio entertainment, including traditional AM/FM radio, HD Radio, MP3 players (e.g., iPods), and audio offerings delivered through wireless telephones," reads today's statement. This afternoon, National Association of Broadcasters Executive Vice President Dennis Wharton dismissed the DoJ's early interpretation of its opinion on the matter as somewhat ludicrous. "We are astonished that the Justice Department would propose granting a monopoly to two companies that systematically broke FCC rules for more than a decade," Wharton stated. "To hinge approval of this monopoly on XM and Sirius's refusal to deliver on a promise of interoperable radios is nothing short of breathtaking." Like I buy a car on Satellite Radio choice. Give me a break. I am just glad they are merging finally and later there will be a radio that supports both at the same time. Source HERE

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The US Justice Department has approved the merger between XM and Sirius satellite radio services, stating that it could not find any evidence that the combination would substantially reduce competition. In what has seemed like an eternity, the first steps towards a single satellite radio entity began Monday as the DOJ approved the $13 billion deal. XM and Sirius first announced their "merger of equals" last February, with Sirius' Mel Karmazin assuming the role of CEO, and XM's chairman Gary Parsons taking the chairman's position. The two companies had hoped at the time to finish the merger by the end of 2007. However, both the Justice Department and the FCC took their time in studying the merger -- even causing the two sides to extend the agreement through May 1 (it was set to expire in February). Broadcast industry groups such as the National Association of Broadcasters had voiced their opposition to the deal, saying it was anti-competitive. In its defense the two companies argued that since satellite radio's creation, the entertainment industry had changed. Satellite radio was now competing with devices such as music players and other entertainment devices, they claimed. From the DOJ Antitrust Division's statement, it appears as if regulators agreed, adding other factors played into their decision. The reasons for the approval included "a lack of competition between the parties in important segments even without the merger; the competitive alternative services available to consumers; technological change that is expected to make those alternatives increasingly attractive over time; and efficiencies likely to flow from the transaction that could benefit consumers," according to the statement. With the DOJ's approval, the two companies now wait on the FCC, which must also approve the deal in order for the two companies to merge. That approval is a bit more difficult since it requires an actual rule change. In the original agreement that created the two licenses, a provision was placed that forbid one company from owning all licenses. In order for this to be approved, that would have to be changed. However, it is likely that the FCC will consider the DOJ's antitrust concerns -- which apparently do not exist -- and would approve the deal as well. It is not immediately clear how soon after approval from both sides would customers see any benefit. Neither XM or Sirius had commented publicly on the approval as of press time. It is about time. Being a satellite Radio subscriber to XM this is great news for me. I know that some stations will be dropped off both servers to make room for the merger but it means a hell of a lot more stations. Plus there will be a price increase but not that much for what you get. I love satellite radio. No damn commercials and all radio. I especially love all the Metal Stations. Plus sports games out the ass that you can't watch or listen to anywhere else for the price. Source HERE

Pennywise - Faith & Hope

Faith No More - A Small Victory

Internet company suspends politician's website over Qur'an film. An American internet company has inactivated the website of a Dutch right-wing politician, who was planning to release a critical film about the Qur'an, the Islamic holy book, on the site. Network Solutions announced late Saturday that it had suspended the site, www.fitnathemovie, as the company assesses whether it contravenes its "acceptable use policy." Politician Geert Wilders says he's made a 15-minute film as a warning to the West about the teachings of the Qur'an. Wilders is a well-known anti-Islamist who has called for a stop to immigration from Muslim countries and a halt to the building of new mosques in his country. Wilders has said he's not against Muslims but against their faith. He has previously talked about the "tsunami of Islamization" in the Netherlands, which is home to about one million Muslims. After being turned down by at least four broadcasters in the Netherlands, Wilders announced this week that he planned to release Fitna —the Koranic term for "strife" — on March 31 over the internet. "If need be, I will personally distribute DVDs," Wilders told Dutch news agency ANP after hearing about the website's inactivation. On Saturday, about 2,000 protesters gathered in downtown Amsterdam to demonstrate against Wilders and his film. Calling their protest "Netherlands shows its colours," demonstrators say they were upset over what they saw as a right-wing witch hunt against Muslims. Dutch officials fear the movie could spark violent protests in Muslim countries, and have emergency evacuation plans in place for their citizens in those countries. Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende has said he rejects Wilders's views, but supports his freedom of speech. Wilders's film has reignited the memory of the murder of filmmaker Theo van Gogh in 2004. An Islamic militant killed van Gogh over his film Submission, written by former Dutch politician Ayaan Hirsi-Ali. The film told the fictional story of a Muslim woman, trapped in a violent marriage, who is raped by a relative and then punished for adultery. Hirsi-Ali was forced into hiding. Since when is does your isp decide what you can and cannot see. If you don't wanna see it don't look at it. Freedom of speech here is defiantly being violated. America is fast going down the tubes anymore. I have the right to say what I want when I want and if I wanna create a site about it I can. Source HERE

Don't eat to much chocolate or ham you young ins. But have a very Happy Easter one and all.

Well it is about time that we include Emulators and plugins on the server.

Great Box Set Sammy Hagar - Space Station #5