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Those audio diaries were a pretty valuable asset for anyone playing BioShock. Kind of like those pesky tape players from the Saw movies, they contained valuable information that could save your life — if you listened carefully. If not, you could wind up getting killed.
As part of their promotional campaign for Bioshock 2 back in 2010, 2K also had a few real-life BioShock audio diaries made — and now one of them is being hawked on ebay. Continue reading "Authentic BIOSHOCK Audio Diary Can Be Yours — for Around $2600" »
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The UK-based Captive Media may have just created what is the holy grail of all urinals. Their interactive 'Urinal Gaming System' will debut at Coca-Cola Park for the upcoming 2013 season, when popular Minor League Baseball Team, The Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs, begin playing in April.
Meanwhile, General Manager Kurt Landes seems almost prouder of the urinals than he does his players' prospects. Continue reading "Urine Control: Iron Pigs is Pee-Powered, Checks Your Prostate" »
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Remember how utterly inseparable 'ol Zynga and Facebook seemed a couple years back? It was like you couldn't even glance at your FB login page without viewing half a dozen Farmville-related ads or notifications.
Now, it appears, the two companies couldn't be further apart. Part of this is due to Facebook is no longer in any sort of long-term contract with Zynga; another is that so many other third-party games that are doing so well for Zuckerberg and co: According to the San Francisco Gate, new releases like King.com's Candy Crush Saga has more players than the much-anticipated Farmville 2. Continue reading "Facebook Launches New Games Center—But Where's Zynga?" »
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NASA and Rovio have teamed up to put an Angry Birds exhibit in the Kennedy Space Center in Orlando Florida, centered around the Angry Birds in Space theme and complete with B-movie esque moniker Angry Birds Space Encounter.
The exhibit was first announced about a year ago by astronaut Donald Pettit when he was living aboard the International Space Station — and while we were first apt to attribute such an idea to space sickness, Rovio and NASA officially opened the exhibit at Cape Canaveral last Friday. Both companies are launching the exhibit with the hope that it inspires more kids to get excited about space and want to explore it. Continue reading "Rovio and NASA Hope to Jump-Start Space Race With New "Angry Birds" Exhibit" »
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Yoichi Wada has announced his resignation as President and CEO of Square Enix, citing severe profit losses to the company over the last fiscal year. Representative Director Yousuke Matsuda will officially take over all of Wada's former duties, while Wada himself is re-assigned to an as-yet unspecified new role.
According to The Next Web, Square Enix's decision is partly a result of huge shortcomings in projected gains for the company over the last fiscal year — Continue reading "Longtime Square Enix President Steps Down; Company Points to "Extraordinary Losses"" »
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After lending his sports expertise to games like Motorstorm: Arctic Edge, Sega Rally Racing, and the beloved Colin McRae Rally 3, all-around racing game writer/creator/savant Jamie Lowes is turning his attention to helicopters for his first indie game.
It was early last year when Lowes decided to leave the big studios, primarily Sony's BigBig studio, to start his own venture, VAMflax.
We caught Jamie for a few minutes to talk about what the experience and development process behind CHOPPER MIKE, the company's debut, was like.
JHS: What inspired you to go the indie route, especially after working on so many larger console games?
Jamie Lowes: I think it was also a way to work on the kind of games I'd never get the chance to work on in the industry. As anyone who's worked in larger organisations can probably relate to, getting games from ideas, through concept, and then actually into production can be tricky to say the least.
JHS: You've been pretty good about monitoring the game's development.
Jamie: Yeah, you can see the progress of the project. I posted a video on the first night, and then throughout development, all on my youtube channel.
JHS: What kind of engine did you use?
Jamie: I used Unity as it seemed to do everything I needed. It's a fantastic environment to prototype ideas in, and the cross platform nature of it is amazing. The fact that one man can make a game for five platforms in his spare time, over nine months, is ridiculous.
As for the actual 'process', I made everything for the game myself. All the code, modelling, UI graphics, shaders, music, trailers, website, everything! I've always been interested in all areas of game development, and it was a good test to see if it was even possible to do it all myself. Once it was in proper production, the cycle consisted of 'design meetings' with my son Toby on the way to school, followed by evenings of me implementing the ideas. Again, the productivity levels that Unity brings meant each feature was pretty much ready the next day for VAMflax Jnr to try out.
Jamie: I had a group of about 50 people testing and providing feedback, which was invaluable. Deciding which comments were important enough to act on was very difficult though. You don't want to stray too far from the 'vision', but you do want some people to want to play it too! It's a much better game for having all that feedback, even though some of it was hard to take at the time.
Chopper Mike is priced at $1.99, with PC and Mac versions in the works, and release dates tentatively aimed at sometime this year. You can download the game via iTunes.
For more on what Jamie's up to in the game development world, you can follow him here on his Twitter account.
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In a recent interview with George R.R. Martin, right before Friday's most recent Game of Thrones screening, the author took some time to dish out his thoughts on gaming, particularly the GOT versions he's had a hand in helping develop.
While he didn't seem too keen on releasing any details, he was much less reluctant to share his feelings on games and gaming in general — particularly their effect on his writing, or lack thereof. Continue reading "George R.R. Martin Has Gaming Addiction; Talks About Upcoming GOT Games" »
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Following a months-long research program, scientists at the University of Toronto have stumbled upon new evidence finding that many lifelong gamers end up developing a set of ninja-like skills that come as, yes, a result of being lifelong gamers.
By 'set', we mean not only the physical reflexes that come with years of sitting in front of your console/hand held of choice, but also the visual acuity skills that improve simply by spending hours in front of them. Continue reading "New University Study Finds First Person Shooters Enhance Visual Skills (Tell Us Something We Don't Know)" »
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Minecraft's one of those games people really seem to either love or hate, for some very specific reasons. Some haters loathe the (to them) user-unfriendly interface that makes it impossible to play without the Minecraft wiki; lovers make use of the game's array of creative features and immersing themselves in the world of it all.
YouTuber nuropsych1 definitely seems like one of the latter, and has this awesome Beetlejuice roller coaster to show for it. Continue reading "Guy Creates Epic BEETLEJUICE Minecraft Roller Coaster" »
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There's a reason it's called March Madness, besides the fact that generally psychotic behavior overcomes basketball fans around the country every year around this time. Yep, the shockwaves Springtime sends outside the NCAA world can be felt even by those who wish to avoid it at all costs, or even don't own a TV set.
For the reluctant learner, now there's a translator that promises to make it a lot easier: Star Wars.
Continue reading "The Video Guide To Understanding College Basketball's March Madness (Brought To You By STAR WARS)" »
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If there's something that the nerd music world needs more of, it's probably Mega Ran, one of those rarities who somehow manages to churn out stuff that's awesome on a fairly regular basis. As part of his new Time and Space Project, the Philadelphia-based nerd rapper will be dropping a new EP on the second Tuesday of every month — all throughout 2013.
Like a lot of Random's stuff, this means more songs chunk full of the nostalgia for 80s/90s games we've come to know and love.
Continue reading "Nerd Rapper Will Release a New EP Each Month This Year, Remind Us Nerd Music Is Still Relevant" »
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Boston's Powerglove is an exception to the rule that "instrumental bands can't be successful"– with albums like Total Pwnage, Metal Kombat, and Saturday Morning Apocalypse, the boys have managed to take instrumentals and make them relevant again. How? By making tracks like "Dr. Wily's Theme" from Mega Man 2 into full-fledged sonic assaults, or turning music from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 into a swell little metal ditty called "So Sexy Robotnik."
For Powerglove, sexy and video game music go hand in hand. We sat down with bass guitarist Nick Avila to talk about video game music and the band's plans for the future.
JHS: What inspired you to get your start as an all-instrumental band?
Nick Avila (Powerglove): The four of us had been been in a melodic death metal band together in 2002 and in 2004 Powerglove was started as a side project. We just ended up having more fun with Powerglove than we were having with our old band. Continue reading "How Classic Video Games Helped One of the World's Biggest Metal Bands, POWERGLOVE, Make It To The Top" »
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Hobbyist animator/blogger Kenna W. was so inspired by the dad who reprogrammed Donkey Kong for his daughter (so she could play as the Princess), she decided to do the same for the original 1985 Legend of Zelda game — so she could play as Zelda.
On her blog, Kenna Draws Stuff, Kenna relates the entire process of pursuing her goal — from inspiration all the way to conception. Part of what makes her story so cool is not only her determination to make the game Zelda-centric, but also show how easy it is to try doing the same. Continue reading "Amateur Hacker Reprograms THE LEGEND OF ZELDA, Plays as Princess" »
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With its purposefully shoddy green screen shots and hammy acting, "Walking Dead Homeland" could just be another shitty parody of two of pop culture's biggest television successes.
BarelyPolitical's latest endeavor goes beyond that, however, even breaking down the fourth wall and calling attention to the real-world obsession both shows have provoked. Continue reading "'Walking Dead Homeland' Shows How Annoying Zombies Can Really Be" »
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In the world of video game composing, fewer are more revered and beloved than Jason Graves, he of both Blazing Angels 2 and Star Trek: Legacy soundtrack fame. The guy paid his dues studying under such legends as Elmer Bernstein and Jerry Goldsmith before hitting the big time with his score for the Dead Space franchise.
Most recently, it's Graves' Tomb Raider score that's earning him accolades both amongst professionals fans alike, particularly for his complete re-imagining of the theme (as well as his diverse musical talents in composing it). Continue reading "Exclusive: Tomb Raider, Dead Space Composer Jason Graves Explains The Secrets To a Great Gaming Soundtrack" »
In a battle between Aquaman and Green Lantern, who would win? The mighty gilled one who rides sea horses? Or with Superman vs. Green Arrow: How the hell is it even a contest? And yet somehow it is (we promise we wouldn't waste your time): in the quarter finals of the Injustice Battle Arena – a no-holds-barred superhero debate between Jace and Stan Lee — two of Earth's mightiest warriors have once again pulled out all the stops in a showdown over which superpower should dominate. Continue reading "Jace and Stan Lee Debate in Injustice Battle Arena Quarter Finals: Green Lantern or Aquaman? Green Arrow or Superman?" »
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Pope Francis' election is definitely turning heads. Whether it's enthusiastic supporters who believe that his St Francis of Assisi namesake means for a more humble, less material man of god, or detractors who think he lacks courage to confront certain societal ills, he's gonna be in the spotlight for a while.
Fortunately, there's a game to prep him for battling the paparazzi and the demons of the material life, and it's called Pope Quest.
Continue reading "New Pope Francis Gets a 'First Person Healer' Game, Former Pope Benedict Likely Jealous" »
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Stan Lee doesn't just make comic books, he builds entire empires from the superheroes he's created. He doesn't just appear in a movie, he makes some truly epic cameos parodying Hugh Hefner, Larry King, and a ton of others.
And he doesn't just take a limo to his next gig, he parkours (ninja flips) his way through downtown Los Angeles, as opposed to traveling by car. Continue reading "Stan Lee Is a Ninja, Parkour Master and Here's the Video to Prove It" »
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Apparently there's two choices when you join Al Qaeda. Either sign on for that inevitable kamikaze mission, or enroll in the organization's brand new game design course.
A few entrepreneurial jihadists have managed to cobble together some programming skills and make angry video games: in this case, the enemies are the French, who managed to snipe a bunch of AQ's militants in Mali last month. Continue reading "Al Qaeda May Have Just Made The Worst Video Game In the History of Space and Time" »


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Dear Sharon,
Last night at 8:06 p.m., I watched history happen. The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act.
The House of Representatives passed the same bill, H.R. 137, late last month by a vote of 368 to 39. What this means is that after an almost six-year battle, the struggle toenact meaningful federal penalties for animal fighting has passed its final congressional hurdle. The legislation now is headed to the desk of President Bush, who is expected to sign the measure into law. The new law will take effect immediately, and I can assure you that this is a dark and long-dreaded day in the dogfighting and cockfighting worlds.
I cannot tell you know grateful I am for the efforts of each of you who sent emails, made phone calls, wrote letters and visited your federal legislators on Capitol Hill and in their home districts. You kept the pressure on and your tireless efforts and support made the difference. The cockfighting lobby was organized, and its leaders poured hundreds of thousands of dollars to derail the legislation -- but we out-hustled them and we carried the day.
Nearly every week, there are reports of dog fighting and cockfighting crimes in the United States. It is a vast underground network of people who revel in seeing animals tear one another apart and gamble on the outcomes of the staged spectacles. Now federal law enforcement officials have the tools they need to uproot these underground animal fighting enterprises and put a halt to the the abhorrent cruelty inflicted on dogs, birds and other animals.
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I teach quick-bread making for 4-H, and I'm always on the lookout for good new recipes. My sister-in-law shared this recipe with me for a slightly different kind of muffin. With apples and coconut, they are moist, chewy and tasty. -Gloria Kaufmann, Orrville, Ohio
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Prep: 10 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup canola oil
3 tablespoons milk
1-1/2 cups diced peeled apples
1 cup chopped walnuts
3/4 cup flaked coconut
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How to claim a deduction for borrowing costs
Do you or have you borrowed money to use in your business? Do you know you can claim a tax deduction for the amounts you pay to establish the loan?
However, the expenses are not deductible outright – you need to apportion them over time.
Borrowing costs are the costs you pay to establish a loan or a facility, either with a bank or through another lending entity.
Borrowing costs include (but are not limited to):
- establishment fees;
- stamp duty charged on the loan;
- valuation fees charged to you by the lender;
- legal fees you pay in relation to the loan (but not legal fees relating to the purchase of the asset), including legal fees charged to you by the lender;
- title fees charged to you by the lender;
- lenders mortgage insurance; and
- any other fees you pay to establish your loan or facility.
You claim a deduction for borrowing costs over the shorter of:
- the term of the loan; and
- five years.
Alice purchased a building for use in her business. Alice paid the following costs when establishing the loan:
- $1,000 stamp duty on the mortgage;
- $600 loan establishment fee;
- $400 valuation fee; and
- $50 land title search.
Alice's loan is for a 20-year period. Accordingly, Alice can claim a deduction for 20% of the borrowing costs per year over five years. She will also need to apportion her deduction if the loan was established part way through the year.
If Alice spent the $2,050 of borrowing costs as set out above on 1 January 2013, her deduction for the 2013 year would be calculated as follows:
|$2,050 x
|181 days x
|= $203.32
|365 days
Alice's deduction for the 2014 to 2017 years would be:
|$2,050 x
|365 days x
|= $410
|365 days
Lastly, Alice's deduction for the 2018 year would be:
|$2,050 x
|184 days x
|= $206.68
|365 days
As always, you can find more information on borrowing expenses from the ATO website.
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Apple iOS 7 security bug allows fiendish wags to easily empty your wallet
Apple has updated iOS 7 to fix a security bug that allowed miscreants to buy stuff from the online Apple Store without having to tap in a valid password. The Cupertino idiot-tax operation said new version 7.0.4 patches a flaw that affected in-app and app purchases. Usually, one must supply his or her Apple account username and …
I recall the 90's
when Apple users said their devices were completely secure, because they were built from the ground up to withstand attack.
And all the security experts said "no, you just don't have any market share, so your software isn't getting attacked".
And now we know the truth: A company with a little over 10% smartphone and PC market share has almost daily security flaws being exposed. Imagine how bad it would be if they ever hit 90% market share like Windows of the 90's.
Unlike the security bugs in Android!
Re: I recall the 90's@ Andy Prough
I think you are being a little selective over your 'facts'.
The original iPhone didn't appear until around 2007 and as to the security issues and Apple Computers being more secure really didn't materialise as a marketing point until after the introduction of OSX in 2001. Granted there was a server version introduced in 1999, but the marketing ploy, Apple is more secure really didn't come of age until well after 2001.
The Internet wasn't introduced to the public until the mid 1990's and Apple and Microsoft were not at each other's throats competitively until well into the 2000's.
So the fact that you 'recall' the 90's makes me think once again you are full of s..t.
You Plonker.
Re: I recall the 90's
Andy, I'd say the "truth" is that now Apple have very significant market share in both phones and tablets, their security is proving extremely robust. Next to their nearest competition (Android) there is next to no malware, have been virtually no successful attacks, just a handful of bugs that have routinely been squashed long before anyone was able to exploit in the wild.
Compare that to Microsoft in the 90's - or even now - and it's chalk and cheese.
Macs too have expanded their market, although to a much lesser degree. They're a far bigger and juicier target for hackers and yet.. What has happened? There was the rapidly shut down flashback Trojan a year or two ago (exploiting a java weakness that lead to a complete rebuild of how and even if Java is included in Mac OS) and then... What? What happened to the security apocalypse that people like you have been predicting all these years? As a mac user I certainly haven't seen it.
Re: I recall the 90's
It's a trojan that relies on the naiveté of the user. Software writers can only do so much to compensate for someone doing something really stupid with their device. Whereas a lot of android, MS malware is just badly written and open to virus, etc.
Re: I recall the 90's
@Andy Prough, so that hacker conference - from The Register's own story:
"A Japanese team from Mitsui Bussan Secure Directions earned $40,000 after showing how they could steal sensitive data from a Samsung Galaxy S4 and install attack code using flaws in software that is factory installed on the device. "
This is actually a problem with Chrome on Android, so affects more than just Samsung handsets.
"Meanwhile, an eight-person team from Keen Cloud Tech in China showed how to exploit a vulnerability in iOS version 7.0.3 to steal Facebook login credentials and a photo from a device running iOS 6.1.4, earning them $27,500 in prize money. The attack didn't defeat Apple's sandboxing technology; otherwise they would have earned a lot more."
This is one of the very few genuine security problems that has been reported for iOS. Beyond the above, at the same conference, an exploit was demoed showing Internet Explorer on Surface allows the Sanbox to be breached. So actually iOS has again *again* faired better than the competition.
Also of course, once the fix is produced, it is a simple fact it will be applied to the iOS user base orders of magnitude quicker than the competition will achieve. Where Android is concerned, many if not most users will *never* see a fix applied.
Please try to justify your "almost daily" claim with links to actual proven exploits. Actually do the research and compare with Android. Then come back and post something informative and that isn't just talking out of your hat. It's OK to advance a view or a preference, but please try not to let it turn into a "throw anything at em' " yah-booh fest with empty claims, just because "those other idiots read Marvel and I read DC."
Re: Patched
Don't think I'll be swapping iOS and it's few, pretty minor and quickly fixed bugs with the many more, more serious and often never fixed (or available to the vast majority of the installed base) with Android.
Fact is bugs happen but Apple tends to fix them quickly and they are available and installed by the majority of users very quickly.
Re: I recall the 90's
Look at all the infected or soon to be vulnerable XP machines still out there - horrendous. Mac desktops / laptops may have a smaller market share but they have a tiny fraction of the security issues / bugs.
Re: I recall the 90's
has almost daily security flaws being exposed
You must be living in a parallel Universe. Daily? You do know that refers to a 24h span, don't you?
Re: I recall the 90's
You little boys don't recall all the Macro viruses of the mid-90's. Or the AutoStart or Sevendust worms for Macs in the late 90's. Most of those were spread via floppy or CD. Used to be, you didn't need internet access to spread a bit of chaos.
But, none of that stopped Apple users (and some Apple execs) from claiming their OS was "immune" from malware attacks. They built a whole ad campaign around it in the early 2000's. The only reason their myth of Apple security spread was because Mac had only 1-2% market share, and because of the tiny user base most people didn't know anyone who had suffered a Mac infection.
Re: I recall the 90's
I ran a Prepress bureau in the 90's, back when the whole industry was macs and the odd fuckwit with a ms publisher doc. We had a constant stream of unreliable syquest disks, zips and floppies coming through the door from other mac outfits as well as over the ISDN line.
Mac viruses in the 90's were so stupidly rare, and so simple that a single bloke maintained a free system extension called disinfectant that cleared them up. I have no recolection of ever having a problem with viruses back then and in truth little has changed over the years.
Re: I recall the 90's
I remember SevenDust and the AutoStart worm very well. I also remember that they were the very last significant Mac malware until last year. And they were ridiculously easy to kill; if I recall correctly, AutoStart could be contained by, well, simply turning off the autoplay feature on the Mac's optical drive. And it was trivial to detect and remove: do a search for an invisible file named 'DB' and kill it, and it's gone. Or just use John Norstad's free A/V tool Disinfectant. As for the macro viruses... _Microsoft_ fixed that, and the majority didn't work properly (or, in many cases, at all) on Macs because the idiots developing them were Windows-fixated and did silly things such as searching for a 'C:\' drive or a 'Windows' folder. As Macs don't have those things (unless someone went out of their way to rename the drive or to set up a folder) whole classes of macro viruses simply failed to even install. And a lot of the ones which did install were little more than nuisances, unless then could somehow be transferred over to a WinBox, in which case it was the WinBox's problem. If the WinBox had adequate A/V, _it_ killed the virus. If it didn't have adequate A/V, that comes under the heading of Not My Problem unless I was responsible for maintaining it... and all WinBoxes under my control had adequate A/V. There were a few macro viruses which actually worked on Macs. A very few. I even saw one, once... in captivity after it had landed on a Mac which was someone else's responsibility. That admin detected it before it could do any damage and caged it. He'd have just killed it, except that he wanted to show that there was a Genuine, Actual, For Real, Mac virus, as he'd never seen one before. I swapped it for a copy of the AutoStart worm that I had located. Those two items were the first two Mac malware that I'd seen in _six years_, and the _last_ ones that I have _ever seen at all_. That's right, I have seen any Mac malware since _1998_. The recent flurry of trojans has completely passed me by. Maybe I'm just lucky. Or maybe you're making a mountain out of a molehill.
Re: I recall the 90's
@James O'Shea
As a PC --> Mac convert, it's interesting to observe human nature playing out in these forums. Every Mac user knows Mac experience re: security and malware has always been far better than the Windows PC experience and still is. Mac users know it because so few of them have ever encountered any problems. I've certainly not met anyone who has, though I have read very occasional stories about people who have.
But having this experience, finding every Mac user we ever meet in the flesh has had the same experience, it's quite interesting how many people there are in these forums who come across as desperate to run the Mac down. They don't understand how by making the claims they do, they immediately mark themselves before the Mac users as immature idiots with no actual experience of the platform.
It's also interesting to observe how many commentators have predicted the imminent sea-change in the Mac experience with malware armageddon about to strike. It's been in perpetual "about to strike" mode, certainly since I started using Mac OS in 2007 and probably from far before then. Hasn't struck yet though has it.
It seems only people who run Linux have an understanding of what it's like to not ever unduly worry about malware infecting the OS.
Re: I recall the 90's
Amazing how myopic Mac owners can be. Was it only a year ago that Flashback was running rampant through Mac systems worldwide? Hundreds of thousands of systems were infected, and if I recall, the backdoor was used to hack into more than one corporate system and compromise user data. Through Flashback, a 600,000 Mac botnet was created.
But no - instead we get these comments - "Herp-derp - I've never met a Mac user who has had an infection, herp-derp." You guys are continuing to spread a fairly destructive mythology of superior security, which causes Mac users NOT to take routine protection protocols seriously.
Do you really think that the users on this forum DON'T know the vulnerabilities of Unix-like systems? People who set up Linux and BSD servers and networks for a living have a pretty good idea of what's required to secure a system like OSX. Failing to heed their warnings has left many of your users open to Flashback, Mac Defender, and other OSX-targeting malware.
Re: I recall the 90's
"Flashback, Mac Defender, and other OSX-targeting malware."
Your so funny and predictable @Andy Prough. There you have mentioned the only TWO out in the wild pieces of Malware that have affected Macs with any appreciable volume, even going so far as to mention the figures for the widest spread infection (which by the way was patched by Apple, so no need for 3rd party AV). But we both know why your list stopped with those two, don't we. Because finally you have done some checking before commenting and you couldn't find any more, could you.
But having realised that, rather than comment on how remarkable that is, you couldn't help but continue your usual line in BS by adding "and other OSX targeting malware." Additionally of course as the 600,000 infected machines is the widest spread of malware attack out of the two, thanks for illustrating why my point as to why it is I have never to have met, in the flesh, any Mac owner who has suffered a malware problem. Given the Mac user-base is over 66 million, I might still meet that 1 in 100 user who found his/her system patched by Apple and restored to full health anyway.
"People who set up Linux and BSD servers and networks for a living have a pretty good idea of what's required to secure a system like OSX."
Sounds very sage with a bit of "take it from me" mixed in. But really have I been transported back to the 1990's when systems would come delivered with open ports running insecure services and no firewall? So I've just purchased my new Mac, do tell me, what additional action I now need to take to secure it ?
BTW, if you have a security sensitive business, I agree it is important to switch on disk encryption. Apple as a matter of policy have decided there is no point in even pretending unencrypted systems are protected from miscreants who have even limited physical access to the machine. Also if you are integrating a Mac with your business network you should be sure you know what you are doing with network services.
I also fully understand, if a skilled hacker has reason to target you and wants to gain access to your machine, they will be able to gain access and the only way to secure a machine from a concerted attack is to lock it in a room with no network connectivity. Every user, Mac users included, should be aware of the basic don'ts needed to keep a system safe from generalised attacks and if you have reason to think you might be more than just a target for generalised attack (e.g. you do business where you deal with or know of people who could be be motivate to target you in particular), then you need to take special security measures and implement strict procedures. But none of that changes the simple fact that for the general population, with regard to malware and security, the experience of owning a Mac is nothing like the experience of owning a PC.
Re: I recall the 90's
Amazing how myopic Mac owners can be
Amazing how people can spout off about stuff they don't know anything about. Here is a clue: it takes more than using Google to get some hits on virus infections. Like a number of other people, I'm a Windows to Mac convert, and that's for desktop use - as for servers, I've used every version of Unix going from SunOS onwards, including HPUX and the mildly irritating AIX (I hate menus). As for desktops , well, I think I've seen it all and here is an interesting tale: I did NOT like Macs many years ago when I was forced to use OS 9 at a rather well known UK telco.
As a result of working in large corporates I have been exposed to every version of Windows more or less from GEM upwards and had to mine the crap out of them for vulnerabilities, and as a security specialist I've worked pretty much on every part of the stack from the cable upwards, all the way to the wetware (as I studied psychology too), and you nitwit, assert that I'm myopic for using a Mac.
Well, here is an exercise for you. Actually BUY a Mac. Spend some money instead of being a cheap git jealously sniping from the corner because you cannot leave the suckling teat of a Microsoft desktop, or because you cannot admit that the Linux desktop needs people writing good software for it that *gasp* costs actual money. You seem to have a moderate clue about systems, so try it. Stop the BS.
If you spend 3 months using OSX and do not suddenly discover that you have been wasting a Godawful amount of time patching instead of just using the machine, if you don't realise that your network is suddenly not at max capacity with all the daily virus scanner updates, if you don't discover that usability is not just a marketing gimmick but something that actually makes a machine usable even if you ARE already an expert, if you don't discover that buying the software to do a moderately advanced job is significantly cheaper than on a Windows platform, than you have not bought and used a Mac at all.
What *I* recall from the 90s was a USENET where you could actually have a good technical discussion about platform differences and where this could help, instead of it being swamped with idiots bleating about their personal choice because they haven't got a clue or the brains to try things. We talked about interoperability instead of the monoculture which lovingly prepared the devastating bang that ended the 90s: the ILOVEYOU virus.
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> "Well, here is an exercise for you. Actually BUY a Mac. Spend some money instead of being a cheap git jealously sniping from the corner because you cannot leave the suckling teat of a Microsoft desktop"
We put money into Macs at my company. I'm not a fanboi however - I see the good and the bad with Mac, and personally I only find them to be more productive and cost-effective in some very narrow use cases. Mixing bits of music and video for promotional campaigns is one of those use cases.
> "If you spend 3 months using OSX and do not suddenly discover that you have been wasting a Godawful amount of time patching instead of just using the machine"
I haven't spent hardly any time in many years "patching" machines - most of that gets set up on a schedule - even on our Linux boxes. Macs don't take any more or less time to keep "patched" than Windows. Of all the OS's, the Linux boxes are probably the most complicated to keep up-to-date (although apt makes it incredibly easy), but they are also by far the most complex, versatile, cost-effective, and productive all-around systems. We probably spend a small amount more time "patching" our Linux boxes because we demand a lot more from them.
By the way - if you ever want to see a system that requires NO maintenance time - get yourself a cheap little Chromebook. They are NICE.
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"allows fiendish wags to easily empty your wallet"
Surely that was always a fundamental feature of Apple products?
Re: I recall the 90's
"And now we know the truth: A company with a little over 10% smartphone and PC market share has almost daily security flaws being exposed. Imagine how bad it would be if they ever hit 90% market share like Windows of the 90's."
Quite correct - OS-X is already on over 2,000 security vulnerabilities - versus Microsoft's worst ever OS - XP - on about 600....Ditto Linux distributions - e.g. SUSE 10 - over 3,800 vulnerabilities. IOS has had over 400 security vulnerabilities to date. But all of these never really hit high market share percentages.
Android is built on Linux and Java - both pretty much the worst in their respective fields for security vulnerabilities...And has 80%+ market share - and surprise surprise - it has thousands of Malware versions...
Re: I recall the 90's
By the way - if you ever want to see a system that requires NO maintenance time - get yourself a cheap little Chromebook. They are NICE.
Ala, I work with just about the most sensitive data you can get about people's personal life. There is no hope in hell I will ever get near a Chromebook - also because I travel too much. I need to be able to work offline, and Chromebooks have not impressed me with their offline abilities, it's not what it's designed for.
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Quite correct - OS-X is already on over 2,000 security vulnerabilities - versus Microsoft's worst ever OS - XP - on about 600....Ditto Linux distributions - e.g. SUSE 10 - over 3,800 vulnerabilities. IOS has had over 400 security vulnerabilities to date. But all of these never really hit high market share percentages.
You know that the "k" behind the 600 has a meaning too, don't you?
If you don't auto lock your phone and use a passcode and or fingerprint (touch id) then of course any unattended device is open to abuse
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The Cupertino idiot-tax operation
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Adds no value to the reporting
showed off a fresh new set of techniques for infiltrating iOS devices
Which was also demonstrated for Android.
What is this, click trolling?
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They like to think they are being irreverent and funny.
"The Cupertino idiot-tax operation"
Not sure how they square that with the Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIPR) survey that found people with Apple devices are younger, richer and have more masters degrees or doctorates compared to e.g. people who own Samsung phones.
"The fanboi's credit card on record"
Type in "food coupon app" on Google and see which platform gets the top four links. I guess that's a readily available form of payment for Android fanboi's.
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"Type in "food coupon app" on Google and see which platform gets the top four links. I guess that's a readily available form of payment for Android fanboi's."
Laughed so much I spat my rice out at my wife!
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""Type in "food coupon app" on Google and see which platform gets the top four links. I guess that's a readily available form of payment for Android fanboi's."
Laughed so much I spat my rice out at my wife!"
Laughing at poor people... Classy.
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"You'd have to have a heart of stone not to laugh at the death of Little Nell "
Oscar Wilde quote which says something profound about the nature of humour and also provides a good measure for how to determine the humourless.
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""You'd have to have a heart of stone not to laugh at the death of Little Nell "
Oscar Wilde quote which says something profound about the nature of humour and also provides a good measure for how to determine the humourless."
Also shows how much of pretentious tw@t you are but there you go. One for you:
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. - Socrates
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Way to prove my point.
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Lol, says the guy who proved mine and had none. You do know you're on "Anonymous Coward" right? The option for witless wonders who know what they're typing is merely detritus on the inter webs. If you bother with any more meaningless replies, enjoy the tumble weed my old bean.
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Your true wisdom clearly exempts you, by showing you have got none.
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Obvious troll is obvious.
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Also try (on google): get a life app
Google play number 1 of course.
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iTunes(App store): Fling Poo
Much better! Us 'roiders just shove our hand down our knickers and bring up an ass apple and throw it IRL. True story.
"Idiot tax operation"? How long did you spend coming up with that. It was like that "Foxconn rebrander" title bestowed last week... While I like a humorous dig as much as (or perhaps even a wee bit more than) the next man, these little epithets are getting rather tiresome and detract from the overall quality of the article.
"...The Cupertino idiot-tax operation..."
...as reported by the Laystall Street kiddie-scribble operation...
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Tykeson says the company has been on the market for several months.
For $261 million, Telephone and Data Systems, the parent company of TDS Telecom will now be the new "dog" in town.
"No. 1 for me was finding a company that would take our employees and keep those important jobs here in Central Oregon with good benefits," Tykeson said.
With more than 280 employees, BendBroadband is the 15th-largest employer in Central Oregon, according to Economic Development for Central Oregon's latest ranking.
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I borrowed this off a mate instead of buying this because of the dodgy reviews that i have read. Some people think its the next best thing, others gave it 1 out of 5. I gave it a generous 2 out of 5 and returned it as quickly as possible.
The single player is short and irritating. Enough said there.
The multiplayer is just as bad. Especially when you have to enter a 'battle code' to get past level 5 (800 microsoft points!!!!! daylight robbery). Thankfully i didnt bother with the code, got to level 5, which took 4 games, and never played it again.I'm mainly a COD player, and have been able to hold my own in all of the title since COD 4, but i was completely out of my depth on this.There is no running and gunning. This full is full of campers on huge maps. Honestly, the camping is like nothing i've ever seen before, if you think COD is bad, try this.The air support and tanks are overpowered and over used. Fixed spawn locations (sighs deeply) has resulted in me being killed moments after spawning. Huge maps, fixed spawning. Doesn't make sense.The controls are the same as the COD layout, which is nice not having to get used to something new, but the sensitivity is weird to get used to. The aim assist is not as powerful as in COD, so trying to get a long range kill with an assault rife can be difficult because you think you're locking onto the player, but your not.
The only positives are the use of dedicated servers - very little lag, a nice change from the dodgy P2P system.The maps are well designed, but just not intense or action packed enough for my liking.
Overall, i personally wouldn't recommend it,but if you're insane enough to go for it remember that you have to buy a battle code if you buy the game second hand and you want to get past level 5 online (which needs to be done because thats when you get the best guns and perks)
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The amount of people still playing the multiplayer just about sums this game up. Quality. Best call of duty game ever released in my opinion. Much better than Black ops which is just a complete waste of time. This game has some quality maps and guns that make this a high action and enjoyable experience.Assault rifles are all fun to use(yes, even the F2000). Yeah okay you do encounter shotgun and commando knife noobs but just leave the game and find another.I can't wait for Modern Warfare 3, just a shame the original Infinity Ward aren't producing it.
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I've got to disagree with all of the other people that have reviewed this game. I don't understand all the hype still surrounding this game. Back in its day (2007) this was a top quality game because it took the whole call of duty multiplayer experience to another level. By todays standards, i don't think its that good. I mean, hardcore fps gamers will enjoy this, but if you're going on there as a newbie to COD games, you'll get absolutley smashed to pieces.
Bad points:The spawning system - Those that think black ops has a bad spawn system should check this out. It literally will spawn you where the action is - regardless of the enemies that are around you. This has the worst spawn system of all the call of duty titles.M16 - The most overpowered gun i have ever used/played against in all my life. It kills you with 1 burst 90% of the time - regardless of range. How this gun was never patched is beyond me.Grenade spamming - Perk 1 enables players to have 3 frag grenades. Grenades are worshiped by the greek gods on this game and will kill you just as many times as the M16. Maps like wet work are always dominated by grenades. How many times have people spawned and been killed by a grenade?Maps - Overgrown and bloc are my two most hatest maps. I cant stand them. How overgrown was ever bought back to MW2 is shocking, when there are quality maps like showdown and district that were overlooked.M4A03 with Acog. Enough said.
Good pointsI love the martydom perk. It should never have been removed in MW2. It kills campers because they cant get out of there dark corner quick enough to escape. Would love to see this come back int the next COD.Guns - Apart from the M16 and MP5, most guns are generally balanced and enjoyable to use.Killstreaks at 3, 5 and 7 are better than the current killstreak system.
It is a good game, frustrating and incredibly nooby, but if you can tolerate it, go for it and see if its as good as everyone else says it is.
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Loved the campaign on this game, really enjoyed it. I liked how you switch between fighting with the marines in Japan, to fighting the Germans in Berlin as the russians. The missions are fun with lots of variation - with some vehicle missions. I also like the co-operative campaign option, and the competitive mode!
Zombies is fun for parties of friends to play. Can lead to hours of fun.
The multiplayer was dissapointing however. The MP40 and Juggernaut ruin the online becuase they are both overpowered.
Good game!
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Bought these to use for online call of duty play. The first time you wear them you'll notice a massive difference, and how good the explosions and guns sound. The microphone is really good and picks up your voice easily without you having to have the mic in you're mouth. Comfortable to wear but they can make you're ears ache if you wear them for a while and you have the volume high.
The setup of the headset is quite easy and the leads are nice and long. Sometimes though the large lead can be a bit irritating if you are trying to keep all wires neat and tidy. You'll also find that you get used to the sound quite quickly and you won't get the same 'wow' factor after wearing them for a few days. Good headset for the price.
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I'm actually glad to be able to write a good review for once because i seem to struggle to find a game that i really enjoy playing and for it to not be riddled with flaws. I like to think the producers have actually put some thought into the games, and they definitely have with Bully. Originally called Canis Canem on the PS2, which i completed, i wanted to play through it again on the 360.
I like the whole idea of the game. its very clever just how many things you can do on it. Maybe the thing i enjoy about it most is its nice and simple, and a smallish map that doesnt take half a day to cross. Its created by Rockstar so the whole ideas surrounding the game are just like GTA, except the kids version. The thing that used to annoy me about GTA were the maps were too big, and i often found myself crashing my car into traffic halfway through a mission. The good thing about bully is you cant drive cars, and there isnt a load of traffic, so riding around on your bike, skateboard, moped or go-kart is hassle free! Something that makes the game just that bit more enjoyable!
The missions are nice and easy. Okay so its a bit cheesy some kid can take on an entire school of people and beat them all up. But its a game, and you dont see it often, so just enjoy it! There aren't any guns or anything like that, so you dont walk around a 15 year old serial killer. But anyway, the missions include you fighting the groups of the school (bullies, jocks, greasers, nerds and preppies) that all take a disliking to you. You have to do missions that in the end, leave you having a 'meeting' with the group 'boss'. the missions in my opinon are fun, and like i said, no need to use cheats or anything like that. The side missions, like the classes can get very difficult (ENGLISH and GEOGRAPHY!) so i used a walkthrough to help me with just some of those.
Enjoy the freedom of being able to do just about everything - pulling fire alarms, picking locks on lockers, doing errands for people, collecting over 200 clothes, going to the fair, doing street races etc etc etc.
A decent game, that unfortunatley i finished, because i loved playing it. Nice easy 1000G that takes time, but not a pain in the backside to get.
Definitely recommend this game to anyone who wants a laugh or a game they can just relax and play.
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After playing fifa games since the N64, i think i'm owed a good football game from EA that i can just sit back and relax playing. I'm still waiting for that game. Okay, Fifa 10 has great graphics, 'Whoopee'. Other than that, its a complete joke and winds we up to the max.
EA need to actually sit down and watch a football game from the premier league. Then maybe, just maybe, i won't concede free kicks every 2 minutes for silly little nudges. I've been sent off a number of times for slide tackles in the box that havent even touched the player, - No joke!
The goalkeepers need reviewing because they're just too good. You can tell the game you are playing is fixed because whatever you put at the keeper he saves! I was playing leyton orient in the cup, and there keeper (whoever he is) was saving 1 vs 1's, headers from 6 yards...its just a joke to be honest.
Plus, playing manager mode, i can't believe you don't get more of a budget if you win the premier league, FA cup and league cup. My budget never changed after winning all of those titles....-_-
Sort out the 1 vs 1's with the keepers, and the free kicks, and i might just consider playing Fifa 11.
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After playing and completing the original lego star wars on the old xbox, i was really looking forward to buying this on the xbox 360. I was dissapointed with it to be honestt, and i find myself playing about 3 levels and then i get bored.
I must say though that the graphics are quality. Playing the game on a 40" HD tv makes the game look awsome. Thats the only real good thing i can say about the game. The gameplay i feel is boring and just annoying. I often find myself sitting there and thinking, "What the hell do i do here?!"...On several occasions that has happened, and for a PG game, i feel there should be more tips to help the younger age groups that play this. I also noticed they have changed the controls of the ships in the levels. Before the ships used to always go forward for you, and you just changed the direction. Now you have to control the whole ship and i just feel the controls are awful! Trying to turn around is a complete joke!
Overall, not bad, but i wont be going back through it to play it again.
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Okay, where to begin? I've been playing star wars games for years now and i think they're all quality (apart from that pathetic excuse for a game ' star wars obi wan' and 'knights of the old republic' on the original xbox) I'd read a load of bad reviews about this game but i still wanted to try it. the simpliest way to describe it would be to itemise the good and bad points:
Good:- Nice, simple controls- you get to play as a clone and Jedi- The graphics are quality- You can jump on droids and control them
Bad :(- the jumping on the game has to be one of the worst i've experienced. So easy to jump off ledges and die when you should be landing on platforms- The camera angles are a complete JOKE- It gets really repetitive juring some levels- It seems you spend more time jumping from ledge to ledge and working on puzzles than actually killing droids- Running and shooting with the clones is awful and hard to control- I swear i do the achievments but i just don't get them
Overall, a good idea, but it seriously winds me up when i die because of the jumping problems. Give it a go, but i would definitely not pay anything more than 10-15 quid for it. Rent it and see.
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I agree with all of the other reviewers. Underbelly is probrably one of the most gripping and entertaining tv shows i have ever watched. I watched 6 episodes in a row because i just couldn't wait to find out what happens next! I would recommend it to anyone who is willing to give it a go, you will not regret it!


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Abivia's Multi-Twitter module lets you construct complex twitter searches, filter and edit the results, and display them the way you want. Multi-Twitter can perform multiple searches then merge the results into a single feed.
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I'd love to see different div's for odd and even rules/tweets, so it's easier to style.
Loading tweets from multiple users take's some time. Making my site load slower. The module would be even greater if the tweets load asynchronous? With for example a bit of javascript (httprequest).
The only thing I noticed is missing that other twitter modules I've used do, is having hashtags show up as links in the feed. If that functionality was added I would have everything I can think of wanting in one extension.
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Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West is keeping busy heading into the summer, reportedly working on a secret new 3D entertainment project.
Details on the hush-hush project have started to circulate online.
Father-to-be Kanye West may be on the cusp of the next big technological and architectural trend. He is working with the director of the Living Architecture Lab at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, David Benjamin, on a confidential project that involves a "new type of movie theater and 3D entertainment experience." Last year, Kanye worked with architectural firm OMA and designer Shohei Shigematsu to create a seven-screen theater at the Cannes Film Festival where he debuted his "Cruel Summer" short film. Since his new album is reportedly done, can we expect a similar short film or something like the visuals that accompanied his last solo and collaborative albums, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and Watch the Thone? (Complex)
Over the weekend, new Kanye tunes were premiered by G.O.O.D Music affiliate Hudson Mohawke during a live show.
During Hudson Mohawke's set at Poland's Free Form Festival last night, the Scottish producer and G.O.O.D. Music signee dropped two new Kanye West cuts, one of which segued into TNGHT's "Goooo". (HudMo also played unreleased Kanye material in his set at Dublin's Twisted Pepper last week, he tweeted, though there's no video.) No word yet if these two tracks will appear on Yeezy's upcoming sixth solo album (which may feature Daft Punk and Skrillex, and be released on June 18), but they're significantly clearer than the Vine posts of new material debuted at last week's Met Ball, so much so that it's possible to pick out some probably soon-to-be-classic lines: "There's leaders and there's followers but I'd rather be a d*ck than a swallower." (Pitchfork)
Last week, Mr. West also performed some unheard joints at New York's annual Met Gala ceremony.
In a set that reportedly featured songs from his as-yet-untitled new album, West took a moment at one point to say, "Don't let nobody bring you down, you're so awesome, you're so awesome!," according to a Vine video posted by model Coco Rocha. Reports from the event indicated that the comment was meant for Kardashian, who has been the subject of ongoing tabloid ridicule during her pregnancy. In another clip, West, who took the stage in a leather skirt, sparkly Givenchy top and studded, gauzy mask, can be seen performing what sounds like another new song with a uptempo, glitch techno vibe and a song in which he yells, "I am a god!" West told the crowd he would only be singing new songs during the set. (MTV)
Recently, photos from Ye's cameo in the forthcoming Anchorman follow-up flick hit the 'net.
Anchorman: The Legend Continues is back in Woodruff Park in downtown Atlanta, GA today and the cameos will continue, too (rumor has it Vince Vaughn is on set today). According to permits, filming will continue near Park Peachtree St between Marietta St and Auburn Ave (along Woodruff Park) through Monday. Below are a few more pictures from Wednesday's shoot, including new photos of Kanye West, Paul Rudd, John C. Reilly, Steve Carell, and Jim Carrey thanks to @Live1DNews. (On Location Vacations)


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There is a lot of interest in items on the agenda for Colorado Springs City Council. Some of the items being addressed are concerns over the new council district map, new fire codes, and the proposed no panhandling ordinance for downtown Colorado Springs.
Every seat is taken and people are lining the walls of council chambers.
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Asia skills shortages attract job-hunting IT project managers
There was good news today for IT pros keen on a move to Asia, with new data suggesting hiring expectations in the technology sector better than any other and a notable skills shortage emerging in Hong Kong. It's not all happy days out East, though, as experts also warned of long working hours and risk of employee burn-out for …
Current economique climate dilemma
Given the current state of the economique climate, personally I would consider a move to Asia way up on the High Risk chart.
Besides the option of travelling I really don't see what advantages there would be working in overcrowded cities where rents/costs are on par or above typical European cities.
I had considered it a few years back but at the end of the day I couldn't find any real advantage. I have already travelled and worked abraod, I still do, so that side of things is not appealing. My current salary allows me sufficient perks so its not a salary thing. I do agree that the culture would be interesting but is that enough ? it is just for a temporary 3 or 4 years stint ? It would take at least 1 year to become comfortable getting about and learning the basics of the language. That would leave maybe a further 2 or 3 years before you start pining for your homeland.
So unless you are young and ambitious, but then you wouldn't have any experience to offer, who exactly would these jobs offers appeal to ? Its an honest question and not a critique.
I was an economic refugee in Hong Kong in the early 1990s. I scrimped and saved so that I could afford to come back home to the UK and put a 11% deposit down on my house. But now I'm 20 years older and have geographical ties, I can't just up sticks and go to the other side of the world.
Anyway, IT is intrinsically non-location-dependant. If Asian IT companies demand my skills, they can damn well pay me to do the work here in the UK. There's this modern thing called long-distance electronic communication, you may have heard about it, it's only been around about 190 years.
So what?
In the US many IT workers, those few still working in IT are pulling over 50 hour weeks.
The problem is not a problem, unless the corporation or someone with juice in the party does it for you the official work permit period is 90 days with a cap on 3 renewals and the PRC says what jobs are available.
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According to a source, Josh Akognon has been acquired by the Delaware 87ers.
Akognon recently finished his season with Qingdao in China, and averaged 27.9 points, 2.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists in 30 games.
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ASIS has begun to form the technical committee that will develop the standards. ASIS has issued press releases asking for industry representatives to participate. Interested parties participated in a conference call in late April. By May, 201 people had volunteered to serve on the technical committee, representing public and private organizations such as service providers, nongovernmental entities, and human rights groups.
At this point, a draft of the ASIS PSC.01 standard guidance language was circulated to the committee for their review.
Over the course of five meetings held this summer, more than 1,000 comments were received from committee members.
The working group is now reviewing each comment and incorporating changes into the baseline draft. Once the process is complete, the draft standard is elevated to the technical committee for review. The technical committee will then finalize the draft before it is released to the public.
Under the standard, security company policies must be consistent with the principles of the Montreux Document and of the International Code of Conduct (ICoC). The Montreux Document, which was developed by the Swiss government and the International Red Cross, was finalized in 2008. The document, while not legally binding, includes information on the legal obligations and best practices that private contractors should be aware of when operating in armed conflicts. Signatories to the document pledge to uphold the human rights of the people they encounter in a war zone. The document also sets out the legal ramifications of ignoring these rights, including criminal liability.
Launched in November 2010, the ICoC builds on the foundation of the Montreux Document by asking signatory companies to establish internal monitoring systems to ensure that human rights are respected by private security contractors. Those signing the ICoC also agree to cooperate with national and international authorities in investigations of alleged abuses. Like the Montreux Document, the ICoC is focused on private security and military contractors working in areas of conflict.
The new ASIS standard will help ICoC signatories meet the requirements of the code, according to Mark DeWitt, deputy general counsel and vice president of government and regulatory affairs for Triple Canopy in Reston, Virginia. Triple Canopy provides security and protective services in high-conflict environments and has and helped to develop the ICoC.
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This is a terrific video for budding writers.
WGBH's Basic Black panel discusses the second presidential debate
Such a fantastic panel, including Kim McLarin, Phillip Martin, the brilliant Kenneth J. Cooper and me.
Callie Crossley continues to amaze me with her wit and her ability to keep the conversation focused. It was my second appearance on the WGBH-TV program.
American Indian Journalism Institute 2012
Below are highlights of the work done by students who participated in the American Indian Journalism Institute in June. We worked long hours for 10 straight days, but it was fun. It was amazing to watch how quickly these energetic budding journalists took to creating video packages.
AIJI has been helping young people realize their dream of becoming journalists since 2001. The program offers a mix of theoretical and practical workshops, as well as real-world experience in newsrooms. It is underwritten by the Freedom Forum Diversity Institute.
What is the future of immigration?
I was among several panelists who spoke at "The Futures of Immigration: Scholars and Journalists in Dialogue" held in the fall and co-sponsored by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard.
Read the Harvard Gazette's story here.
This is where I teach
Emerson College has been ranked as one of the top creative colleges in the U.S. and this video, below, gives you a glimpse of the spirit and energy our students have, as well as the world-class technology and theaters we own.
And if you're wondering about the students prancing on brooms, that's a nod to quidditch, a sport our students play.
Oh, was there a game on?
Tonight, I celebrated my XLVIth Super Bowl Boycott. (You'd think a New Yorker who lives in Boston would get sucked into the game, but my disdain for the game is greater than my need to socialize and be a part of the conversation.)
I did, however, watch part of the half-time show. Madonna was brilliant. She continues to amaze me with her strength and agility. (Reminder to self: start lifting weights again.) I wasn't too keen on her entrance. Men as slaves is hardly provocative. To me, a Goddess would have no need to subjugate. She should be of the people. But, OK, I get that it's theatrics.
Tips on preparing for a foreign reporting assignment
The International Center For Journalism's Claritza Jiménez interviewed me for a Q&A on how I prepared to report overseas for my ICFJ International Reporting Fellowship. It was published on IJNet.org, the International Journalists' Network.
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Stefani Morgan has become dissatisfied with living in Los Angeles. She's not sure if she has it in her to stay, or if it's the right decision to leave. So she makes a deal with the devil, and earns her wings to fly away. Along the way she meets a host of angels, like the one earning her ticket to heaven turning tricks in the City of Angels. She learns her devilish ropes, and in the end Stefani joins her girlfriend for a final sexual romp in her old bedroom before they take wing... proving once and for all... home is where the hot is.