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Monday, April 09, 2012
"Repent & Reload" GOP Super PAC Ad
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Saturday, April 07, 2012
Atheist Magic for Ariel? PLEASE MIRROR!
Uploaded by rriverstone1 on Apr 7, 2012
Atheist Magic for Ariel
I don't know if this is possible.
But it stands a better chanceif I get your help.
I don't want to get anybody's hopes up, because this might be a long shot.
But life is short and time is passing, so I think it's worth the risk, if we work together, calmly.
I'm an atheist and so is Ariel's Daddy
. . . and so are quite a few of you.
So, we're rather lucky because we know what Real Magic is . . .
Magic is the so-far un-quantifiable &unexplained: stuff Science will get to, when she's able.
You know: stuff like Love, Wonder, Trust, Curiosity, Loyalty . . .
. . . & Stubbornness.
Well, some of us atheists are real Magicians.
A few of us even have beards. I know I do!
If someone tells us something can't be done, we don't just take their word for it; we want proof, evidence. . .
. . . otherwise, we'll just keep trying.
So, let's work together and see how this goes.
If we pull it off, Ariel will get a terrific surprise.
If it doesn't work, it won't be because we didn't try.
And Djeypscun will know how much we respect him.
. . . Ariel, too, if he decides, not
we, to tell her what we did.
I found out the contact information for the British talent agency that handles many of the cast of the "Harry Potter" films.
TALENT AGENCY:
Artists Rights Group Ltd
4 Great Portland Street
London
W1W 8PA
Tel: +44 (0)20 7436 6400
Fax: +44 (0)20 7436 6700
Email: argall@argtalent.com
http://argtalent.com/
Now, don't you think it would be a shame if some of those actors didn't get the opportunity to meet Ariel, who's obviously their biggest fan?
Me, too. Let's correct that, with a campaign to remind the agency how important fans, and magic, are.
But let's be organized, coordinated and polite about this, okay?.
The 1st week you see this video, send an e-mail.
The 2nd week, send a postal letter.
The 3rd week, telephone (if you can).
Then, repeat as needed.
E-mail Incantation suggestion:
1st paragraph: Introduce Ariel, her situation, the need for timeliness and describe her as a true Harry Potter fan . . .
2nd paragraph:
Explain how you know Djeypscun, what a nice dude he is and how they can find out more at his website & YouTube channel (Make sure you include links!)
3rd paragraph
This is good public relations for "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter," actor/actors, Universal Pictures . . .
Be as calm as you can manage.
We don't want to scare them.
A lot of people have weird ideas about us, as it is.
But do let them know time is not our friend in this.
Please start right away.
If you want help with your correspondence, any of us will be glad to help.
The sooner we start, the sooner we might make magic.
Yes, this is a really big deal.
And we just might make it happen.
Please "mirror" this video and post it around for others to see.
Make sure you copy/paste the info in the description, below.
Are you with me? Okay, then, let's get started and see: can a bunch of
scattered atheists create some real Magic for Ariel?
. . . and do not forget to visit Djeypscun's website to make a donation, so he can take her to Hogwarts!
Information on Ariel's situation:
Website: http://www.dgeypscun.com
Video
Uploaded by dgeypscun
http://www.youtube.com/user/dgeypscun
on Apr 6, 2012
View, MIRROR AND COMMENT on original
here:
http://youtu.be/goR7j6dSrnU
***
Images
Leaky Cauldron Fan Art
http://fanart.the-leaky-cauldron.org/default
***
Music: Kevin MacLeod
"Long Road Ahead"
"Atlantean Twilight"
"Arcadia"
"Constancy Part Three"
I don't know if this is possible.
But it stands a better chanceif I get your help.
I don't want to get anybody's hopes up, because this might be a long shot.
But life is short and time is passing, so I think it's worth the risk, if we work together, calmly.
I'm an atheist and so is Ariel's Daddy
. . . and so are quite a few of you.
So, we're rather lucky because we know what Real Magic is . . .
Magic is the so-far un-quantifiable &unexplained: stuff Science will get to, when she's able.
You know: stuff like Love, Wonder, Trust, Curiosity, Loyalty . . .
. . . & Stubbornness.
Well, some of us atheists are real Magicians.
A few of us even have beards. I know I do!
If someone tells us something can't be done, we don't just take their word for it; we want proof, evidence. . .
. . . otherwise, we'll just keep trying.
So, let's work together and see how this goes.
If we pull it off, Ariel will get a terrific surprise.
If it doesn't work, it won't be because we didn't try.
And Djeypscun will know how much we respect him.
. . . Ariel, too, if he decides, not
we, to tell her what we did.
I found out the contact information for the British talent agency that handles many of the cast of the "Harry Potter" films.
TALENT AGENCY:
Artists Rights Group Ltd
4 Great Portland Street
London
W1W 8PA
Tel: +44 (0)20 7436 6400
Fax: +44 (0)20 7436 6700
Email: argall@argtalent.com
http://argtalent.com/
Now, don't you think it would be a shame if some of those actors didn't get the opportunity to meet Ariel, who's obviously their biggest fan?
Me, too. Let's correct that, with a campaign to remind the agency how important fans, and magic, are.
But let's be organized, coordinated and polite about this, okay?.
The 1st week you see this video, send an e-mail.
The 2nd week, send a postal letter.
The 3rd week, telephone (if you can).
Then, repeat as needed.
E-mail Incantation suggestion:
1st paragraph: Introduce Ariel, her situation, the need for timeliness and describe her as a true Harry Potter fan . . .
2nd paragraph:
Explain how you know Djeypscun, what a nice dude he is and how they can find out more at his website & YouTube channel (Make sure you include links!)
3rd paragraph
This is good public relations for "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter," actor/actors, Universal Pictures . . .
Be as calm as you can manage.
We don't want to scare them.
A lot of people have weird ideas about us, as it is.
But do let them know time is not our friend in this.
Please start right away.
If you want help with your correspondence, any of us will be glad to help.
The sooner we start, the sooner we might make magic.
Yes, this is a really big deal.
And we just might make it happen.
Please "mirror" this video and post it around for others to see.
Make sure you copy/paste the info in the description, below.
Are you with me? Okay, then, let's get started and see: can a bunch of
scattered atheists create some real Magic for Ariel?
. . . and do not forget to visit Djeypscun's website to make a donation, so he can take her to Hogwarts!
Information on Ariel's situation:
Website: http://www.dgeypscun.com
Video
Uploaded by dgeypscun
http://www.youtube.com/user/dgeypscun
on Apr 6, 2012
View, MIRROR AND COMMENT on original
here:
http://youtu.be/goR7j6dSrnU
***
Images
Leaky Cauldron Fan Art
http://fanart.the-leaky-cauldron.org/default
***
Music: Kevin MacLeod
"Long Road Ahead"
"Atlantean Twilight"
"Arcadia"
"Constancy Part Three"
Friday, April 06, 2012
Inspirations & Models
Uploaded by rriverstone1 on Apr 6, 2012
This is NOT a comprehensive list of what inspires me, no all my role models. I notice it incorporates mostly my personal memories of the 20th & 21st centuries.
I've been fortunate to have been exposed to some brilliance, creativity, humor, wonder, courage and simple foolishness: a good reason to wake up each morning.
It took me about eight hours to research images for this five minute video. I hope I did it justice.
I've been fortunate to have been exposed to some brilliance, creativity, humor, wonder, courage and simple foolishness: a good reason to wake up each morning.
It took me about eight hours to research images for this five minute video. I hope I did it justice.
Occupy A.P.A.May 5! "Rip It Up!"
Uploaded by rriverstone1 on Apr 6, 2012
PHILADELPHIA (3/6/12) -- On Saturday, May 5, 2012, as thousands of psychiatrists congregate in Philadelphia for the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Annual Meeting, individuals with psychiatric labels and other supporters will converge in a global campaign to oppose the APA's proposed new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), scheduled for publication in May 2013.
Occupy the APA will include distinguished speakers from 10 a.m. to noon at Friends Center (1515 Cherry Street, Philadelphia). A march at 1 p.m. from Friends Center will lead to the Pennsylvania Convention Center (12th and Arch Streets), where the group will protest beginning at 1:30 while the APA meets inside.
"This peaceful protest exposes the fact that the DSM-5 pushes the mental health industry to medicalize problems that aren't medical, inevitably leading to over-prescription of psychiatric drugs -- including for people experiencing natural human emotions, such as grief and shyness," said David Oaks, founder and director of MindFreedom International (MFI), which has worked for 26 years as an independent voice of survivors of psychiatric human rights violations. "We call for better ways to help individuals in extreme emotional distress."
"We will promote humane alternatives to the traditional mental health system, such as peer support, which evidence proves is effective in helping individuals recover from severe emotional distress," Oaks said. "Our protest is about choice, and everyone is welcome."
More at MindFreedom's website here: http://www.mindfreedom.org/release/occupy-apa-news
I've slightly edited the original video, "Rip It Up!" and added some graphics, photos and music.
Rip it up!.wmv
http://youtu.be/PwJC0obHlyU
Uploaded by FLmadhatter on Mar 28, 2012
Getting rid of psychiatric labels.
Category:
Nonprofits & Activism
Tags: Occupy APA
License:
Standard YouTube License
Occupy the APA will include distinguished speakers from 10 a.m. to noon at Friends Center (1515 Cherry Street, Philadelphia). A march at 1 p.m. from Friends Center will lead to the Pennsylvania Convention Center (12th and Arch Streets), where the group will protest beginning at 1:30 while the APA meets inside.
"This peaceful protest exposes the fact that the DSM-5 pushes the mental health industry to medicalize problems that aren't medical, inevitably leading to over-prescription of psychiatric drugs -- including for people experiencing natural human emotions, such as grief and shyness," said David Oaks, founder and director of MindFreedom International (MFI), which has worked for 26 years as an independent voice of survivors of psychiatric human rights violations. "We call for better ways to help individuals in extreme emotional distress."
"We will promote humane alternatives to the traditional mental health system, such as peer support, which evidence proves is effective in helping individuals recover from severe emotional distress," Oaks said. "Our protest is about choice, and everyone is welcome."
More at MindFreedom's website here: http://www.mindfreedom.org/release/occupy-apa-news
I've slightly edited the original video, "Rip It Up!" and added some graphics, photos and music.
Rip it up!.wmv
http://youtu.be/PwJC0obHlyU
Uploaded by FLmadhatter on Mar 28, 2012
Getting rid of psychiatric labels.
Category:
Nonprofits & Activism
Tags: Occupy APA
License:
Standard YouTube License
Monday, April 02, 2012
Mirror: The Storm at Valley State
Uploaded by rriverstone1 on Apr 2, 2012
I grew up right down the road. I went to college a few miles away at the same time this all happened.
I never heard a WORD about this until now, forty years later. That's how insulated our white bread suburbs were back then!
Uploaded by november41968 on Jan 27, 2009
View original here: http://youtu.be/NB3s_3RDEIc
A documentary about student political activism at California State University Northridge (then called San Fernando Valley State College) in the late 1960's and early 1970's. 7 minute short version. Produced and released in 1985
I never heard a WORD about this until now, forty years later. That's how insulated our white bread suburbs were back then!
Uploaded by november41968 on Jan 27, 2009
View original here: http://youtu.be/NB3s_3RDEIc
A documentary about student political activism at California State University Northridge (then called San Fernando Valley State College) in the late 1960's and early 1970's. 7 minute short version. Produced and released in 1985
Sunday, April 01, 2012
Book, Movie & a ? for Bobsmeerfak
Squirrel: Bobsmeerfak is asking subscribers to ask him questions, to celebrate having over 1,500 subscribers.
Duck: Who the hell is he? And what kind of name is that?
Witch: That's not his real name. He's the guy who makes YouTube videos about Bible stories, using little Playskool dolls.
Squirrel: Are you sure they're Playskool?
Witch: No, but I tried looking them up on Google Images, and got bored, looking at thousands of molded, plastic toys, so I quit.
Squirrel: Maybe they're Weebles.
Witch: No, Weebles wobble, but they don't fall down. Remember all the dolls in “Your Bible on Psychotherapy” who are lying down, sometimes, even on a psychiatrist's couch?
Duck: So, this guy plays with dolls and posts videos of this on YouTube?
Squirrel: Yeah, what's wrong with that? Are you transphobic, or just sexist? Caught in a gender binary, perhaps? Lots of men play with dolls. Just look at dgeypscun and Opinion-Ville. Or, for a more historical citation, look at Gepetto. Everybody forgets about Gepetto, because the Disney PR department co-opted the story and placed emphasis on Pinocchio, instead. Seriously, where would Pinocchio be without Gepetto?
Duck: In a forest? Infested with Dutch Elm Disease?
Squirrel: Precisely.
Duck: But puppets aren't dolls.
Squirrel: Why? Because men play with them and, until Shari Lewis and Lambchop, most puppeteers were seen as male?
Duck: Don't forget Kukla, Fran and Ollie, which first appeared on television in 1947. Did you know that show was entirely ad-libbed, and watched by more adults than children. Shari Lewis first appeared on television in 1952, well afterward.
Squirrel: People watched television in 1947?
Duck: Not many, no.
Blue Thing: What's a television?
Duck, Squirrel, Witch: Go away!
Witch: Yes, but Fran was another character on the show. She wasn't the puppeteer. That was a man, named Burr Tilstrom.
Squirrel: Or is it because puppets have mobility and voices, and most other dolls don't? Don't you see? It's way past time for the liberation of other anthropomorphic toys! We've been relegated to silence and stillness long enough? And why? Because GIRLS play with us, and girls aren't supposed to be active or have a voice? The colonization of dolls by male-dominated puppetarchy . . .
Witch: This is getting rather tangential. What does Bobsmeerfak want us to ask?
Squirrel: Oh, right. Ok, we can ask him anything we want. And he wants to know our favorite books and movies.
Witch: I hate when people ask my “favorite.” I'm an eclectic person; my tastes and interests change far too often to confine myself to such a narrow self-definition.
Duck: You're really an elitist jerk, aren't you?
Squirrel: This is not an occasion for a flame war, you two! Let's just think of something to say, ok?
Witch: I'm sorry, but the whole Inquisition Dark Ages Burning Times thing has left me a but squeamish about publicly stating a strong opinion of social issues, especially in today's climate.
Duck: Completely understandable. My apologies.
Squirrel: Okay, so, we won't do a favorite book or movie, but does anybody have a suggestion for a really good one?
Witch: I'll go with “The Handmaid's Tale.” I think it's completely relevant today, with the resurgence of misogynistic, theocratic fundamentalism, invading U.S. politics, and rippling into global policies.
Duck: Yeah, that was a great book. But the movie just stank. I wish people still read; everybody should read that.
Squirrel: Okay then, is there a movie that is up to snuff with the book it's based on.
Witch: Oh, I've got a good one. But it's controversial.
Duck: It doesn't sound to me like this Bobsmeerfack dude is going to tie you up and torture you for having an opinion.
Squirrel: Hey! I resent that remark! Can we leave my lifestyle choices out of this discussion?
Duck: Sorry. You're right. But I would like to hear her suggestion. And there is an historical precedent for her unwillingness to speak out.
Witch: Okay, I can speak for myself here. I think we should suggest “Silence of the Lambs.”
Duck & Squirrel: WHAT?
Duck: It's so pathological!
Squirrel: And the whole transphobic angle: Buffalo Bill is portrayed as a trans person, whose sociopathy is based on his non-binary gender status!
Witch: That's explained, both in the book and the film. I think that's one reason why Hannibal Lecter is a psychiatrist. He explains that Buffalo Bill isn't really a trans person, but takes on female identities and skins, simply because he hates himself and wants to be anybody other than him. A discerning reader and viewer would understand this.
Duck: Yeah, and most movie goers are discerning, right?
Squirrel: Other people's willful ignorance is not our problem, so long as we present our own arguments clearly and factually.
Witch: I think we should suggest this because it's a terribly clever book. The writing, the word-play, the anagrams, the serious treatment of Agent Starling's struggle with the old-boy sexism within the institutions of the F.B.I., the compassion for the low-income victims. It's insightful. It's a page turner. And the movie treatment, although necessarily abbreviated due to time constraints of a two-hour film is so true to the author's original intent! So unlike “The Color Purple,” in which Steven Spielberg treats low-income, rural Black pansexuals like E. T.s and Alice Walker lets him!
Duck: That was a very popular movie, you know, among African American women. And it became a musical on Broadway.
Squirrel: Musicals on Broadway are tourist attractions for the affluent.
Witch: Exactly.
Duck: So, you want to go with “Silence of the Lambs?”
Squirrel: The editing, the sets, the locations, the directing, the acting, the lighting, the score: it's one of the creepiest and most thought-provoking films to come out of mainstream Hollywood! It could almost be Asian horror, it's so good.
Duck: Well, let's not get carried away, shall we? If we go with Asian horror, I'd vote for the Korean film, “Momento Mori:” the struggles of two, adolescent schoolgirls in love, the best film of the “Whispering Corridors” horror series. It's hard to believe it was written and directed by a man! Talk about score, lighting, sets, directing and stuff....
Witch: Well, I agree, but most Americans are too caught up in the pablum of their corporate-controlled, popular culture to understand the reference to “Momento Mori.” Besides, there's no book it's based on, and I think we're trying to consolidate for brevity, aren't we?
Duck: And see how well that's going? Yes, let's go with “Silence of the Lambs.” I doubt Hollywood will ever produce anything of that caliber again.
Squirrel: That's the film when I fell in love with both Tony Hopkins and Jodie Foster, at the same time.
Duck: We know. Because Hopkins is so virile, understated and sympathetic and Foster is resourceful, insightful, determined and butch. Both characters fell outside the gender stereotypes of the day and your heart just melted at the understated Queerness of it all.
Witch: A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.
Squirrel: Now, what question do we want to ask Bobsmeerfack for his channel party?
Duck: This script is almost two pages long, already. We either need brevity or surrender.
Witch: I agree. I have a very simple, boring question.
Duck: Shoot.
Witch: Does he actually have kids and, therefore, toys lying around, or was this a compelling, personal commitment to atheist videos that drove him to dolls?
Squirrel: Here we go again.
Duck: Nah, I get what she's saying. And it's a good question. A lot of atheists, secular humanist and freethinkers might not have considered using toys, for fear of ridicule or not being taken seriously. Itf took some gonads for him to go with the toys angle.
Squirrel: Okay, that settles it. Let's wrap this puppy up. Rogi needs to take a bath, eat breakfast at 11am, find the camera and get to work. And this script just lopped over onto page three. Deal?
Witch & Duck: Deal!
Squirrel: Wait! We need to thank Bobsmeerfak for the shout-out!
Witch: He shouted us out?
Squirrel: Well, not US, exactly. We're brand new characters on Rogi's channel; nobody's ever even heard of us. She'd been thinking about it for a long time, influenced, in part, by Bobsmeerfak, himself, but was afraid it would be too much work.
Witch: And now she's not?
Squirrel: Oh, no. she's still worried about the too much work thing, not to mention the no fancy editing software thing, and the fact her cheap video camera can't focus to save its life.
Duck: But she's doing it, anyway?
Squirrel: Yeah, in honor of Bobsmeerfak, she thought it was only right.
Duck, Squirrel, Witch: Thank you for the shout-out, Bobsmeerfak! You'll be sorry.
Duck: Yeah, he kind of created a monster here, didn't he?
Squirrel: Oh, shut up.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
"Christian Is Not Synonymous With Conservative"
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Anybody who believes a genocidal, baby-killer who plans to torture innocent people eternally, simply because they "didn't know" his own son's death by human sacrifice was designed to "save" them from how "evil they are" is not just conservative. That's reactionary, sadistic and necrophiliac. Religion destroys whole civilizations, ESPECIALLY christianity! How anybody with a conscience could call herself a "christian" and, in the same breath, pretend to be "progressive" is such an act of cognitive dissonance as to make a rational person's head pop like a tick!
Who are "the Christians"?
This beguilingly simple question was provoked by a Morning Edition report in which host David Greene referred to an anti-abortion movie, "October Baby", as a "Christian film." Many Christians objected. They didn't identify with the movie or its message.
"I've been troubled for years that conservative, evangelical Christians have appropriated the name 'Christian' as if Christians holding progressive views don't exist," wrote Theodore Johnson of Basye, VA. "In today's story, the reporter seemed to go along with that fiction by using the word 'Christian' without adding 'conservative' or 'evangelical' or some other words to indicate that these are Christians with one point of view that isn't held by everyone who consider themselves Christians."
Anybody who believes a genocidal, baby-killer who plans to torture innocent people eternally, simply because they "didn't know" his own son's death by human sacrifice was designed to "save" them from how "evil they are" is not just conservative. That's reactionary, sadistic and necrophiliac. Religion destroys whole civilizations, ESPECIALLY christianity! How anybody with a conscience could call herself a "christian" and, in the same breath, pretend to be "progressive" is such an act of cognitive dissonance as to make a rational person's head pop like a tick!
March 30, 2012
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This beguilingly simple question was provoked by a Morning Edition report in which host David Greene referred to an anti-abortion movie, "October Baby", as a "Christian film." Many Christians objected. They didn't identify with the movie or its message.
Roughly 78 percent of Americans are Christian and have a wide variety of views—even on abortion.
Cheap Eats: Blackberry Loaf
Uploaded by rriverstone1 on Mar 31, 2012
ALWAYS question authority and NEVER follow directions as written! Life is too short to be mediocre and poisoned by crappy food!
Found some packages of lemon, poppy seed, muffin mix and thought I'd invent a legitimate dessert from them. As usual, when something's that cheap, I bought all they had. Wouldn't buy it at regular price. A hell of a lot cheaper than buying the actual muffins, which cost about a dollar each. And, the way I baked it, it's an actual, nutritious meal!
Didn't have any milk, like the recipe called for, so I substituted frozen blackberries and Greek style yogurt.
Muffin mix: $0.50
Blackberries: $1.00
Cheese: $1.00
Fat Free, Greek style, unflavored yogurt: $0.25
Makes six servings, less than $0.50/per
Oh, the horror!
Found some packages of lemon, poppy seed, muffin mix and thought I'd invent a legitimate dessert from them. As usual, when something's that cheap, I bought all they had. Wouldn't buy it at regular price. A hell of a lot cheaper than buying the actual muffins, which cost about a dollar each. And, the way I baked it, it's an actual, nutritious meal!
Didn't have any milk, like the recipe called for, so I substituted frozen blackberries and Greek style yogurt.
Muffin mix: $0.50
Blackberries: $1.00
Cheese: $1.00
Fat Free, Greek style, unflavored yogurt: $0.25
Makes six servings, less than $0.50/per
Oh, the horror!
Friday, March 30, 2012
DIY: Hair Cut
Uploaded by rriverstone1 on Mar 30, 2012
Dropped scissors on laptop while cutting & turned camera off accidentally; last 1/2 hair cut not recorded. Just keep parting small strips, combing straight out from scalp and cutting when first of "bangs" or "sideburns" falls. Cut back last, using previously-cut hair as a guide.
Less than 10 minutes.
Darkest Child
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 3:59
Instruments: Harp, Celesta, Cellos, Basses
Tempo: 128
A childlike celeste plays high notes among a barely audible harp and deep bass. In the second minute the disturbing melody is in a lower register, and strings accentuate the discordant sounds before returning to the high register. The music is excellent for a creepy dream sequence or the exposition of an unknown fantasy world.
This track is available in many lengths.
Customize this royalty free music track online at SmartSound!
ISRC: US-UAN-11-00783
Dark, Eerie, Unnerving 2011
Less than 10 minutes.
Darkest Child
Genre: Soundtrack
Length: 3:59
Instruments: Harp, Celesta, Cellos, Basses
Tempo: 128
A childlike celeste plays high notes among a barely audible harp and deep bass. In the second minute the disturbing melody is in a lower register, and strings accentuate the discordant sounds before returning to the high register. The music is excellent for a creepy dream sequence or the exposition of an unknown fantasy world.
This track is available in many lengths.
Customize this royalty free music track online at SmartSound!
ISRC: US-UAN-11-00783
Dark, Eerie, Unnerving 2011
Monday, February 13, 2012
Friday, February 10, 2012
minecraft
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eBay Search "Games PC" /PC Desktops: http://www.ebay.com/sch/PC-Desktops-/179/i.html?_nkw=games+pc&_catref=1&_sop=15&_trksid=p3286.c0.m1538
OS: Windows XP or better, Mac OS 10.5.8 or better, Linux
Processor, Dual core or better recommended
Memory 1.5GB or more recommended
Hard drive Space: 100 megs
Video card. Geforce 7 series or better, ATI radeon HD 2000 series or better. OpenGL standard of 2.0 or better recommended.
(Note: Newer Integrated Intel video cards, from 2008 on, may not run smoothly)
Java must be installed.
For more information visit: http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Hardware_performance
I think, maybe, I need one of these, but I can't make out what it is, let alone which one I need. Wish I could actually SEE what I'm doing! Magnifier nearly useless here
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Graphics&ProductLine=Intel%C2%AE+Embedded+Graphics+Drivers&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+Embedded+Graphics+Drivers&ProdId=2159&LineId=2159&FamilyId=39
I'm at a loss; don't even know what to do to fix this. I think the stress and anxiety of being responsible for your money is getting to me. And your time is at a premium. I sincerely don't know what to do now:
Bad video card drivers!
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Minecraft was unable to start because it failed to find an accelerated OpenGL mode.
This can usually be fixed by updating the video card drivers.
--- BEGIN ERROR REPORT 7fe0271 --------
Generated 2/8/12 2:15 AM
Minecraft: Minecraft 1.1
OS: Windows XP (x86) version 5.1
Java: 1.6.0_30, Sun Microsystems Inc.
VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (mixed mode), Sun Microsystems Inc.
LWJGL: 2.4.2
[failed to get system properties (java.lang.NullPointerException)]
org.lwjgl.LWJGLException: Pixel format not accelerated
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.nChoosePixelFormat(Native Method)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.choosePixelFormat(WindowsPeerInfo.java:52)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsDisplay.createWindow(WindowsDisplay.java:185)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.createWindow(Display.java:311)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:856)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:784)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:765)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.a(SourceFile:230)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.run(SourceFile:648)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
--- END ERROR REPORT a6f965d5 ----------
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Hi,
I triple checked. I did everything right.
Possible to purchase?
eBay Search "Games PC" /PC Desktops: http://www.ebay.com/sch/PC-Desktops-/179/i.html?_nkw=games+pc&_catref=1&_sop=15&_trksid=p3286.c0.m1538INTEL CELERON x2.2GHz GAMING DESKTOP PC SYSTEM *FREE SHIPPING*
http://www.ebay.com/itm/INTEL-CELERON-x2-2GHz-GAMING-DESKTOP-PC-SYSTEM-FREE-SHIPPING-/160713624096?pt=Desktop_PCs&hash=item256b474a20
Custom Gaming PC - AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 2.9GHz, GeForce 9800 GT, 4GB RAM
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Custom-Gaming-PC-AMD-Athlon-64-X2-Dual-Core-2-9GHz-GeForce-9800-GT-4GB-RAM-/230742719592?pt=Desktop_PCs&hash=item35b9567c68
1024GB RAM 3.0GHZ 40GB Desktop Custom PC Gaming home office businees computer
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1024GB-RAM-3-0GHZ-40GB-Desktop-Custom-PC-Gaming-home-office-businees-computer-/170780295316?pt=Desktop_PCs&hash=item27c34c8094
What are the system requirements to play Minecraft?
- Any computer with the following hardware should suffice, however, for an enjoyable experience, we suggest looking at the Recommended Requirements.
- CPU : Intel P6/NetBurst Architecture or its AMD Equivalent (AMD K6)
- RAM : 256MB
- GPU : ATI Rage or GeForce 256 with OpenGL 1.2 Support
- HDD : At least 90MB for Game Core and Sound Files
- Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 and up is required to be able to run the game.
- Recommended Requirements :
- CPU : Pentium Dual-Core or AMD Athlon 64 @1.6GHz
- RAM : 1GB
- GPU : GeForce FX or ATI Radeon 9xxx and Up with OpenGL 2 Support (Excluding Intergrated Chipsets)
- HDD : 150MB
OS: Windows XP or better, Mac OS 10.5.8 or better, Linux
Processor, Dual core or better recommended
Memory 1.5GB or more recommended
Hard drive Space: 100 megs
Video card. Geforce 7 series or better, ATI radeon HD 2000 series or better. OpenGL standard of 2.0 or better recommended.
(Note: Newer Integrated Intel video cards, from 2008 on, may not run smoothly)
Java must be installed.
For more information visit: http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Hardware_performance
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| Product Detected | Intel® 865G |
| Current Driver Installed | 6.14.10.4396 |
| A customized computer manufacturer driver is installed on your computer. The Intel Driver Update Utility is not able to update the driver. Installing a generic Intel driver instead of the customized computer manufacturer driver may cause technical issues. Contact your computer manufacturer for the latest driver for your computer. | |
| Product Detected | "Intel® 6, 5, 4, 3, 900 Series Chipsets" |
| Current Version Installed | 5.00 |
| This version is valid. | |
| Product Detected | SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio |
| Current Driver Installed | 5.12.1.3620 |
| This device is unknown or unsupported. Please contact the manufacturer for possible updates. More information>> | |
| Product Detected | |
| Current Driver Installed | |
| This device is unknown or unsupported. Please contact the manufacturer for possible updates. More information>> | |
| Product Detected | PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_1696&SUBSYS_12BC103C&REV_03 |
| Current Driver Installed | 6.34.0.0 |
| This device is unknown or unsupported. Please contact the manufacturer for possible updates. More information>> | |
I think, maybe, I need one of these, but I can't make out what it is, let alone which one I need. Wish I could actually SEE what I'm doing! Magnifier nearly useless here
Download Center
Find drivers, BIOS, utilities, firmware, patches, updates, plug-ins and other support software.http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Graphics&ProductLine=Intel%C2%AE+Embedded+Graphics+Drivers&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+Embedded+Graphics+Drivers&ProdId=2159&LineId=2159&FamilyId=39
I'm at a loss; don't even know what to do to fix this. I think the stress and anxiety of being responsible for your money is getting to me. And your time is at a premium. I sincerely don't know what to do now:
Bad video card drivers!
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Minecraft was unable to start because it failed to find an accelerated OpenGL mode.
This can usually be fixed by updating the video card drivers.
--- BEGIN ERROR REPORT 7fe0271 --------
Generated 2/8/12 2:15 AM
Minecraft: Minecraft 1.1
OS: Windows XP (x86) version 5.1
Java: 1.6.0_30, Sun Microsystems Inc.
VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (mixed mode), Sun Microsystems Inc.
LWJGL: 2.4.2
[failed to get system properties (java.lang.NullPointerException)]
org.lwjgl.LWJGLException: Pixel format not accelerated
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.nChoosePixelFormat(Native Method)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.choosePixelFormat(WindowsPeerInfo.java:52)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsDisplay.createWindow(WindowsDisplay.java:185)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.createWindow(Display.java:311)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:856)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:784)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:765)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.a(SourceFile:230)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.run(SourceFile:648)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
--- END ERROR REPORT a6f965d5 ----------
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Hi,
I triple checked. I did everything right.
Sunday, February 05, 2012
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Debussy, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (complete)
Uploaded by smalin on Feb 1, 2012
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, by Claude Debussy, with an animated graphical score.
FAQ
Q: Where can I learn more about this piece?
A: Where else? Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prelude_to_the_Afternoon_of_a_Faun
Q: What do the different shapes mean?
A: The flute (which begins the piece) is shown in "walking ellipses." The woodwinds are shown with rhombi, the brass are shown with hollow elliptical "auras," the bowed strings are shown with rectangular bars (which flicker when the strings are doing tremolos), and the plucked and struck instruments (pizzicato strings, harp, and crotales) are shown with hollow rhombi that collapse.
Q: What do the colors indicate?
A: The colors are assigned by a system called "harmonic coloring" in which the twelve pitch classes, C, C-sharp, D, etc., arranged on the "circle of fifths," are mapped to twelve hues, arranged on the "color wheel." This allows you to see changes in harmony and tonality. You can read more about this here:
http://www.musanim.com/mam/pfifth.htm
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Tribute to Kent Hovind
Uploaded by TheLivingDinosaur on Jan 27, 2012
I was recently looking through some old material from the Golden Days of the YouTube Atheism/Theism debate and was reminded of this gem of a song by the one and only Eddy Goombah. What amazed me was that the original still has less 100,000 views and so it struck me that there might be a quite a few new Tubers who haven't seen this classic.
I therefore decided to give the song a facelift with some new animation and put it out there again so that we can all have a few laughs at the expense of that old shit-bag, Kent Hovind. Thanks to Eddy for giving me permission to make this video and I hope that you all enjoy it! Feel free to redistribute and mirror so that everyone else can too!
Original video and animation can be seen here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sEIiWKSzJA
Written and Performed by EddyGoombah:
http://www.youtube.com/eddygoombah
Graphics and animation by TheLivingDinosaur:
http://www.youtube.com/thelivingdinosaur
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Capitalism is Dead
Uploaded by ncftTV on Jan 25, 2012
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Capitalism is Dead, Capitalism, Corporation, Government Bail Out, AIG, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Love Story, social movement, carl sagan, resource based economy, resource based economic model, anarchism, ows, occupy, occupy movement, dennis trainor jr, acronym
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Beethoven, Symphony 6, 1st movement
Uploaded by smalin on Jan 16, 2012
The first movement of Beethoven's 6th Symphony, performed by the Bezdin Ensemble, with a graphical score.
FAQ
Q: Where can I get this recording?
A: The recording was licensed from Magnatune, where you can listen to or purchase it:
http://magnatune.com/artists/albums/bezdin-beetfour/
Q: Where can I learn more about the Bezdin Ensemble?
A: Here is the Magnatune page for the group:
http://magnatune.com/artists/bezdin_ensemble
and here is the website for the group and its conductor, Adina Spire
http://www.adinaspire.net/
Q: The colors are dim.
A: Yes, you're right; I forgot to correct them; here's a better version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSCXB-zwiJg
(and here's the original ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0ZhcOmYwIk
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