Put this way, it sounds so simple. And actually, it should be this simple.
Unfortunately, this discounts the fact that Hollywood is run by people with their heads up their asses. Like this guy. It’s a fucked up nightmare of politics and greed. It’s amazing that anything good comes out of the system at all — it’s a testament to the true creative talent behind the films themselves.
MG has been on a tear lately about Hollywood. While I don’t agree with EVERYTHING he has to say but this post couldn’t be more true. It’s easy to stop piracy (if it’s even REALLY an issue), but they’re choosing not to.
Still Life is an interactive gallery piece that takes traditional still life painting into the fourth dimension with a motion-sensitive frame on a rotating mount.
Oh. So that’s what New Media is!
To answer the question of “why a sudden resurgence in the popularity of cassettes” you need only one word.
Hipsters.
Synthetic Corp’s fabulous Hipstamatic is a retro camera app for iOS. But its 18 films and 20 lenses give many possible combinations. Use the options here to narrow down the choices from all 360 possibilities and learn about the lenses and films. To get started, click some buttons to the right.
Im a huge fan of Hipstamatic but sometimes trying to figure out which combination to use in order to get the perfect look is infuriating.
While I’d rather see all the combinations in one large matrix, this pick and choose option is better than nothing.
Why Hipstamatic themselves still don’t offer a similar solution themselves is beyond me…
A fantastic collection of fun, creative, and handwritten typefaces.
Best of all? They’re all free.
While generally I consider the colourization of Black and White material to be utter sacrilege, if it always looked this good I don’t think I’d mind so much.
…low chances of injury as the keypad is not mechanical
Oh thank God! I can’t count the number of times I’ve been injured from my mechanical keyboard. Those things are so sharp!
Unfortunately, some groups believe that speech or ideas that they disagree with should be silenced. This could not be more wrong. No matter the point of view, everyone has a right to be heard.
The motion picture and television industry has always been a strong supporter of free speech. We strongly condemn any attempts to silence any groups or individuals.
The Internet is home to creativity, innovation and free speech. We want to keep it that way. Protecting copyrights and protecting free speech go hand in hand.”
Riiiiight.
MegaUpload, one of the largest file-sharing sites on the Internet, has been shut down by federal prosecutors in Virginia. The site’s founder Kim Dotcom and three others were arrested by the police in New Zealand at the request of US authorities. MegaVideo, the streaming site belonging to same company, and a total of 18 domains connected to the Mega company were seized and datacenters in three countries raided.
SOPA hasn’t even passed yet, and already we see the first major takedown of a filesharing site.
It should be noted that while obviously Megaupload hosted thousands if not millions of illegal files, it did have legitimate uses as well. Filesharing sites, like Megaupload, by their very nature can be used for both legal and illegal activities. Just as easily as one could upload and share the latest Twilight film, that same person could be uploading photos from their family vacation to send to their friends and families.
It would be naive to say that Megaupload’s primary purpose was a legal one, but it does set a dangerous and chilling precedent. Are all filesharing services up for grabs? What about services like Apple’s iDisk (which is soon to be retired)? While most people would use it to backup their photos it could just as easily be used to share illegal movie rips. What about Dropbox?
There-in lies the ultimate paradox of the internet and the underlying problems behind SOPA/PIPA; anything on the internet, and indeed the internet itself, can be used for good or it can be used for evil. Where do we draw the line? Who gets to make the distinction? And how do we fight back?
Of course, it probably didn’t help that Megaupload taunted the MPAA in the last few months.
