[As of 10PM Today] EXAMS ARE DONE!
Now I nailed this exam. That’s great – but I also know that I failed Math. That’s not so great. 2% more and I would have passed. Eh well.
Blog
-
Visit this site? Tell us where you’re from!
Okee so I started my own Frappr! page to get an idea where the people that visit this site come from.
Simply click on the following link and add yourself!
http://www.frappr.com/jmcardlevisitors -
Piracy Doc Pre-Production Update
The movie is being kept tightly under wraps. The script; everything will not be revealed until the post-production is completed. Needless to say, the movie will explore the theme of piracy.
Nonetheless, here’s what’s happened in the last few weeks:
– I hired an animator. Our host is now an animated reporter.
– Most interviews have been settled or are being processed.
– I have obtained “the camera”.The script has been reworked, and will bear no similarity with the original 56 page report I issued. Instead, the brunt of the movie will rely on interviews, not a narrator, to discuss the topics at hand.
Featured Interviews:
– Disney
– EMI
– Sony BMG
– Puretracks/Bonfire [Legal P2P]
– HMV
– Radio Experts
– CKCU (Indy radio)
– XFM (Pop radio)
– Rock Band (Decitones Possibly)
– Famous Players
– Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law
– Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic
– Creative Commons
– Pirate from Release Group
– Pirate from FXP Group
…and more!!Schedule:
o December: Organizing Interviews
o January 1-20: Filming Interviews, Stock; Travelling
o January 20 – 30: Basic Film Editing
o Feb 1-15: Adding Animated Host
o Feb 15-23: Post-Production… Editing
o March 1: Release!That said, I’m still looking for some good, cheap-to-license music. If you have any suggestions for something that could fit well in a documentary, I’m all ears. Guitar? African chants? I’m open.
It’s crazy to think how this film has evolved over the last few months. I’ve essentially jetissoned every single aspect I originally wanted to discuss. I believe the documentary is better as a consequence, however, as it now deals directly down to the consumer piracy level. It hits to home. Whereas before, it dealt more with an abstract upper layer, disjoint from the people actually committing these acts.
Update: It should be noted that since this posting there’s been some switches in the interviews, and that the filming process has been extended a whole month.
-
Being a Trojan to a Trojan
Pet project: being a trojan to a trojan.
I’m currently seeking active trojans that turn computers into drones for a healthy zombie network. They need to communicate using IRC.
My plan? Shut the network down, and record the whole process.
What do I need? An active trojan with which to infect myself.
If you can help, drop me a line on the contact page.
-
BellSouth Pulls Donation; Blames Free WiFi
“Shortly after learning of the New Orleans plan for free city-wide wireless internet, Bellsouth Corp. withdrew an offer to donate a damaged building to be used for police headquarters. According to the Washington Post, ‘Bill Oliver, angrily rescinded the offer of the building in a conversation with New Orleans homeland security director Terry Ebbert.’”
Full Story Here.
I understand that Bellsouth interprets city wifi as some kind of competition(ISPs have tried to make those illegal, with some success). That said, I don’t see Evian pulling donations because the same government provides free water.
WiFi is no competition to dedicated DSL lines. Network congestion makes the speeds significantly inferior. Plus, Internet is becoming a necessary ammenity. All that to say that reguardless of the government’s move, BellSouth’s customer base is well secured. To pull this donation because of such a misguided and selfish motivation is one of the coldest things I’ve witnessed a company do publicly.