Video Ephemera and the FFF
Posted July 29, 2010 – 05:00 in: Famicoman, syndicatedLike I stated in my Video Packratism post, I do have a certain knack for accumulating video. Not just any video, however: the hard-to-find, the rarest of rare, and the crappiest of crap. What I’m getting at is video ephemera, a wordy term for video that was not mean to be saved. So think about [...]
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Posted July 27, 2010 – 04:20 in: Famicoman, syndicatedAbout a year ago there was a stir of a new movie on Bittorrent sites. This movie was called The Lionshare and got a lot of attention because it was only released via torrents. That’s right, no DVD release, no theater time, just a torrent download for anyone who wanted it. It was distributed by [...]
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Posted June 25, 2010 – 21:41 in: Famicoman, syndicatedThere is a site that has been drawing attention among a few groups of people called Kickstarter. Kickstarter works using a process called crowdfunding, which means a project is funded by a large group of people. So lets say I have some sort of project. It can be a video project like a movie, an [...]
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Posted May 12, 2010 – 15:00 in: Famicoman, syndicatedMy IPTV show idea has taken shape, and it is called Obsoleet. A bit earlier this month, I filmed a segment and did some graphics for it. That was last weekend and the week before. I didn’t do anymore filming because of a cold I had, but that is only a small speed bump in [...]
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Posted April 6, 2010 – 03:20 in: Famicoman, syndicatedI’ve been toying with the idea of making my own internet show. It would be about obsolete technology. What specifically? I’m not too sure. At first I considered just how to use some obscure hardware in the style of a showcase tutorial. However, I think it would be interesting to work new life into old [...]
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Posted March 23, 2010 – 23:00 in: Famicoman, syndicatedI recently purchased a blue lineman’s handset for $12. It is quite an interesting piece of hardware. At first glance, it looks like a standard handset, but upon further review there are characteristics that set it apart. On the back of the handset is a rotary dial used for dialing numbers, a hook to connect [...]
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Posted February 13, 2010 – 08:20 in: Famicoman, syndicatedSome people know me as the IPTV guy. That is to say that I have a lot of independent media that has been distributed over the internet, which makes me something of a video packrat. I used to simply collect it. I kept RSS feeds, and downloaded episodes when they came out. I attended IRC [...]
No Comments | Tags:inumbr – Throwaway Telephone Numbers
Posted September 12, 2009 – 06:40 in: Famicoman, syndicatedI ran accross an interesting little web service called inumbr which gives you a free disposable phone number. At first glance, you get to choose an area code. There are twenty two to choose from, so you’re bound to find one close to your location (if you are in the United States that is). You [...]
No Comments | Tags:Modern BitTorrent Hydra
Posted September 3, 2009 – 18:00 in: Famicoman, syndicatedMost people are aware of GGF’s acquisition of The Pirate Bay and the plan to turn it into a legal pay-site. The Pirate Bay, as many know, has served the BitTorrent community as a large public tracker/indexer as well as something of a project team known for relaunching Suprnova, ShareReactor, as well as original sites [...]
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Posted August 6, 2009 – 22:33 in: Famicoman, syndicatedSo it is probably common knowledge now that Google has unveiled the Google Voice service which is pretty groovy. I didn’t jump on the boat when most people did. I heard some buzz about it, but didn’t really know what it was and dismissed it as something that was probably related to Google Talk. After [...]
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