Sorry All!

I haven’t blogged at all for a few days, I’ve been really busy with college work, remixing, writing, etc….

I’ll be back with you tomorrow (7th).

Hold Tight!

Monster Meatball!

There has been a new record breaking MONSTER MEATBALL created in the US state of New Hampshire, Here’s the facts of the Record Breaker:

• 222.5lb (101kg)
• Verified by Guisness World Records

The owner of the US Italian diner quoted he wanted to “to bring the meatball back to the East Coast”.

If you would like to attempt to beat this record here are the guide lines:

• It must be on a larger scale than the original food item.
• It must be made with the classic ingredients.
• It must be made in one day.
• It must be edible.

Good Luck!

Net Pirates and There Wallets – Piracy Update

The sequel of my previous file sharing post arrives:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8337887.stm

So Net pirates, who use file-sharing websites such as pirate bay to download copyright material in an illegal manor apparently spend a fair amount on legitimate versions of music too. But dose that make it right? Defiantly not:

If i was to enter a tesco store and steel 4 cans of coke…..

Then a week later go and buy 2 cans at ASDA….

Would this make me less of a thief? No.

If the ability for net pirates to download is non existent or significantly less… they will spend more! Thats like shipping, if there is CCTV, electronic tags and security staff, the risks for shoplifters are much higher so they can ether leave it, buy it or take the risk and get arrested!

I think we all know the way forward from here.

A Simple Guide To Twitter

Twitter in plain and simple English:

Twitter is a social networking website just like Myspace, Facebook and Bebo, except Twitter is more of a tool than anything, if you have used Facebook before you will know of the ‘Status Update’ feature, Twitter is just that, a status update were you have 140 characters to write things like what your up to, latest news, or what ever else you want to share with your followers.

Setting up an account:

• Visit the webpage ‘Twitter‘.
• Click ‘Sign Up Now’.
• Fill in the short sign up form (Five Fields).
• Then it will ask you if you would like to find people you know & add a display image.
• Once your past this stage your good to go!

Twitter Features Explained:

The ‘Update’ feature – This is the main feature of twitter.

The ‘@’ feature - This is like a comment, if someone your following writes a update it will appear as ‘John Happy Halloween all!’ then you click the ‘Reply’ button and this will give a ‘@John’ code after this you can write a reply.

The ‘DM’ feature – This stands for ‘Direct Message’ this is like the ‘message’ feature on facebook or Myspace however it is still limited to 140 characters. It is mainly used for sending e-mail addresses and anything personal.

There are various other features but they are the main ones you need to use to successfully tweet.

Following:

To follow someone you find there twitter profile, then select the ‘Follow john’ Button. You will then be able to see all there updates on your homepage.

Followers:

A follower is someone who is following you, they can see all your updates. You wont be able to see there updates unless you do the above action and follow them.

If you need any more information or help, please e-mail me and i will do my best to help you!

Russell Howard’s Good News: Review

Comical genius Russell Howard began the first ever episode of his new TV show ‘Russell Howard’s Good News’, Filmed in front of a live audience. My first thoughts is a cross between Mock The Week (which features Russell) and Harry Hill’s TV Burp.

I really enjoyed the first and second episode, its a fun packed show filled with laughs, mostly about day to day things we can really relate too.

He has really progressed and improved from his earlier days with features on shows including ‘Live at the Apollo’ and various others.

Hope you enjoyed that clip from the first episode, all in all i give it 5/5. You can catch up on the BBC iPlayer online Here.

UK soldier: I won’t return to Afghanistan

Lance Corporal Joe Glenton, from the Royal Logistics Corps, has recently become the first serving solider to speak out in public against the war in Afghanistan. He recently wrote to Gordon Brown (PM) to explain why he wont be returning to resume duties in Afghanistan. The letter was delivered to Number 10 Downing Street on the 30th July, this year which was based on his message that UK politicians should be putting a stop to this unjustified war and stop wasting soldiers life’s. Joe now faces up to 2 years in prison.

Joe recently led the STWC march in central London on the 24th of October. He also made a speech in defiance of orders. He also recently returned to his barracks, expecting a hostile response to his actions from his fellow troops, instead of being branded a coward and mocked he was applauded.

Heres some comments Joe has written about the Afghan war:

“We were told quite specifically the different reasons we were there for: to provide security, reconstruction, rebuilding infrastructure,” he said. “But over the course of my tour it became straightforward combat,” he said.

“A lot of guys around me didn’t know why we were there. The confusion happening in the UK today was evident among the troops three years ago.”

I would like you all to join me in support of this great man, if you would like to help the organization STWC (stop the war coalition) Please Click Here to view there webpage, support them, donate if you can and attend some marches!

Thanks for reading.

One Of The Scariest Place On Earth…

As an addition to my Halloween special, i have decided to have a look in to on of the scariest place on Earth:

Aokigahara (青木ヶ原?), also known as the Sea of Trees (樹海, Jukai), is a forest that lies at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan. The caverns found in this forest are rocky and ice-covered annually. It has been claimed by local residents and visitors that the woods are host to a great amount of paranormal phenomena. It is an old ancient forest reportedly haunted by many urban historical legends of strange beasts, monsters, ghosts, and goblins, which add to its serious and sinister reputation.

The forest is a popular place for suicides and many people have taken their lives there. So many it as prompted the officials to place signs around urging people who have gone there with the purpose of commiting suicide to go and seek help and to not kill themselves.

There is also a film (2004) based on this forrest called: Jyukai – The sea of trees behind Mt. Fuji

Real time sport event gaming?

Apparently so, a games development company have been working on this exiting concept one i dreamed upon as a child whilst playing playstation one and two.

Click Here to view the full story!

Halloween *Special*

First off i would like to wish everyone a Happy Halloween 2009, this is the first of the special posts which will occur on special holidays such as Christmas, Easter and More. I wasn’t quite sure what to write about so i’ve decided to mix some facts with some jokes and some tips too!

Were did Halloween come from?

Halloween originated from Ireland during the 1840’s in the Celtic culture, According to their Druid religion the 1st of November was their New Year. The celebrations would begin on the 31st October and continue until the next day. It’s believed all the spirits who had died the previous year would rise up and roam the earth during this night. Halloween is now celebrated all over the world with costumes, trick or treat and Superstitions.

Top Halloween Jokes!

Q: Why didn’t the skeleton cross the road?

A: Because he didn’t have the guts!

Q: What is a vampires favorite form of transport?

A: Via a Blood Vessel!

Q: What kind of Street do Ghosts like best?

A: A Dead End

Some Awesome Trick Idea’s:

• Decorate your front lawn with all things superstitious. Ladder, black cat, broken mirror, crows. Put the number 13 on your door, It’ll look awesome and people will be dodging everything!
• At a party, keep and eye out for beverages. Put in fake spiders and insects near the bottom. Someone will discover it sooner or later.
• Dress up as a Halloween lawn decoration then as people pass jump up at them, this is sure to scare them and get a top reaction!

Top halloween tune:

Well that’s all i got for you this time, hope it was good enough and contained some useful and some fun info and tips! Have a great Halloween and keep safe!

Ticket Touting & Illegal Merchandising

Ticket touters cover all types of events including concerts, festivals and much more they make a mint off venerable people desperate to enter usually, sold out gigs or offering to buy left over tickets off fans for at times as little as 20 pence (friends experience). It’s not so much a worry for the artists, venue or promotor in question due to the fact that the tickets have already been purchased through a legitimate ticket seller or the venue itself, what is a worry for venues, promotors and bands is customer protection. These people are all in all, criminals and I’m betting some of them wont  stand for argumentative customers, back chat or any other attitude towards you or your pocket. My advice is stay away from ticket touters, there rip of merchants and could be dangerous. Plus i don’t know about you guys but i find them pretty intimidating!  Also ticket touters now operate online, be very careful and aware and try your best to use safe reliable re-sale sites!

Now on to the good old fake merchandise sellers, these are more of a concern to everyone involved most of them are very intimidating, in your face and rude. These people are there for one reason only to pocket some tax free easy money, they attempt to ambush you by saying at times ‘It’s official merchandise there is no merchandise inside’ or ‘Official tour t-shirts’ there not at all, official merchandise (if on sale) will always be sold inside the venue itself. Not only is this robbing the bands blind (if you buy the official merchandise they get the money to make new records/tour more/etc) they are also robbing you blind by selling poor quality items. Pay that extra few pounds and get the good stuff. Do not show attitude to these guys no matter how much you want to they are also criminals and wont stand for any abuse, at one Enter Shikari show this october in the UK, security attempted to move some of these people on from the venue property, they got assaulted. So please do not, however tempting it maybe do not buy any merchandise off the streets outside venues.

I hope this has opened some eyes and helped people out.