The BARK Side
Jan. 19th, 2012 07:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I didn't think it was possible for VW to outdo themselves after last years priceless "mini Darth Vader" ad during the Super Bowl, but I was wrong. Check THIS out:
Thanks to
storm_grant for originally posting the link this afternoon, I burst out laughing right in the middle of the office. :-)
I figured everyone might need a laugh after the crap that went down with Megaupload today. I lost every SPN convention video I filmed since 2007, as I had them stored on there. [sigh] I hope I can find all of the original discs somewhere in my office. :-(
Thanks to
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I figured everyone might need a laugh after the crap that went down with Megaupload today. I lost every SPN convention video I filmed since 2007, as I had them stored on there. [sigh] I hope I can find all of the original discs somewhere in my office. :-(
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Date: 2012-01-20 02:09 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-01-21 02:12 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-01-20 02:31 am (UTC)With regard to your videos, I know I downloaded a bunch of the recent con vids off you (though I doubt that I was organised enough to attach your name to the files). If you need help rebuilding your collection, I should be able to put them up somewhere for you.
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Date: 2012-01-21 02:12 am (UTC)Wasn’t that awesome?? I laughed myself silly. :-)
If you need help rebuilding your collection, I should be able to put them up somewhere for you.
Aww, thank you! I’m going to try and take some time this weekend to scour the zillion DVDs in my office to see what I can find. If I’m missing some I will definitely drop you a note. :-)
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Date: 2012-01-20 02:51 am (UTC)That sucks about MegaUpload. They should have a way for legitimate users to retrieve their information. I have to admit, I used it to download episodes, but it wasn't like I don't buy the DVDs anyway, once they're available. It's just an interim thing.
Digital information is changing and mutating all the time. I think that companies and the government(s) are going to have to figure out a better way to deal with it.
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Date: 2012-01-21 02:12 am (UTC)Wasn’t that hysterical? I can’t even imagine how long it must’ve taken to film all those dogs separately and then edit them together. You can start calling Maggie “Han” instead. :-)
That sucks about MegaUpload. They should have a way for legitimate users to retrieve their information.
See, that’s my issue. No warning was given. And my stuff is all original content, not pirated movies, TV eps, etc.
I have to admit, I used it to download episodes, but it wasn't like I don't buy the DVDs anyway, once they're available. It's just an interim thing.
Same here. I used MU all the time in just that way. If you’ve got a second, candygramme made a great post about this earlier today.
Digital information is changing and mutating all the time. I think that companies and the government(s) are going to have to figure out a better way to deal with it.
You are exactly right. And if something’s not done soon they’ll be throwing all of us back into the Stone Age. There’s something wrong if the government controls the only information you’re allowed to see.
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Date: 2012-01-21 05:24 am (UTC)Greed seems to be taking over, on their part. I know that there needs to be some kind of structure that makes people WANT to write, or produce music, or make movies, and profit is a part of that. However, some common sense needs to come into play. And the government needs to start thinking about the end results, rather than how they can control the profit margin.
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Date: 2012-01-22 09:07 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-01-22 04:46 pm (UTC)Some of this is because of Amazon and the Kindle Fire. They want people to use their Amazon Prime account (which is, what? $75/year?) to borrow ebooks and audio books... so they have to take libraries out of the equation. Those pesky free institutions are cutting into their profits!
I'm not sure how it's going to work out, but I wish people would start thinking about the people who can't afford e-readers or to buy e-books...especially since they're now the same price as books themselves. Greed and profit. It seems to be what's driving everything now.
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Date: 2012-01-24 12:11 am (UTC)You’ve got to be kidding me! That’s just ridiculous. Heaven forbid people should be able to enjoy the full version while at the same time supporting their local library.
so they have to take libraries out of the equation. Those pesky free institutions are cutting into their profits!
I can’t tell you how mad that makes me. I may not use libraries like I used to when I was younger and in school, but that doesn’t mean I think libraries shouldn’t exist anymore so that the entertainment industry can profit.
I'm not sure how it's going to work out, but I wish people would start thinking about the people who can't afford e-readers or to buy e-books...especially since they're now the same price as books themselves
Thank you! I’ve been dumbfounded by how expensive ebooks are getting, only a couple of dollars, if that, lower than an actual book. Sorry, I’ll take the actual book!
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Date: 2012-01-24 12:11 am (UTC)Fanfic definitely has its place in my world, too. It irritates me when people automatically think it’s garbage. Sorry, but there are some fanfic authors out there who would be better writers for the shows than the pros!
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Date: 2012-01-24 12:29 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-01-20 02:56 am (UTC)First row, left to right:
Leia, Han, Luke and Ewok
Second row:
?, ?, Chewbacca and Darth Vadar
Third row:
C3PO, ?, ?,
I imagine one of the question marks is supposed to be ObiWan, and one is R2D2, but...which? And who are the other two?
I NEED to know!
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Date: 2012-01-21 02:12 am (UTC)Middle row: Jabba, Han, Chewie, Vader
Back row: C3PO, Obi Wan and Stormtrooper
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Date: 2012-01-21 05:10 am (UTC)The poor dog getting tagged with Jabba. He's not THAT big!
The props made it easy to tell those dogs, so it seems like there should have been some for every dog.
I hear this is just a preview...I can't wait to see the whole thing!
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Date: 2012-01-24 12:13 am (UTC)LOL! I know! Who picked a pug to be Jabba?
I hear this is just a preview...I can't wait to see the whole thing!
Yes, I just found that out myself! I can’t imagine what more the dogs could be doing, but I can’t wait to see. :-)
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Date: 2012-01-20 03:14 am (UTC)"I figured everyone might need a laugh after the crap that went down with Megaupload today"
I know! when I read about megaupload taken down I was: what?? but I just used it in the morning! , because as I couldn't watch Misha in TV "the soup" because I'm not from US, I was waiting for someone to upload the video and someone upload it in youtube, but when I tried to watch it, it said, oh! it said this:
This video contains content from Comcast Entertainment Group, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds.
so I was :( but then someone upload it in megaupload and I watched it :), but hours later megaupload was taken down, and now I'm thinking in the executives that were arrested by the FBI :( poor guys, and their families.
omg this is terrible! Yesterday LiveJournal wasn't accessible and I really missed you guys, do you imagine if they begin to take down the sites ??? :(
And you know I thought about your videos too!, a lot of time I don't download them because you can watch them directly, so ....
hey! but I have the videos you took when Jared Jensen and Misha did the panel together, the one that at the end Jensen decided to join them, if you can't find your videos I can send them back to you or something isn't?
well there most be another away aside from megaupload isn't?
Have you watch this video?
someone kind of asked Jensen about the PCA's incident
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0KVEj1FPxQ&list=WL90280658F8130CA6&index=12&feature=plpp_video
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Date: 2012-01-21 02:11 am (UTC)Wasn’t that hysterical? I can’t even imagine how long it must’ve taken to film all those dogs separately and then edit them together.
I know! when I read about megaupload taken down I was: what?? but I just used it in the morning!
Same here! I had just uploaded the songs from Quantum Leap for everyone yesterday morning! I hadn’t used MU to upload anything in several months. What are the chances I’d use it and it would be taken down a few hours later??
because as I couldn't watch Misha in TV "the soup" because I'm not from US, I was waiting for someone to upload the video
As was I, because I didn’t even know he was on it. I saw a link to MU but since I was at work I had to wait to download it until I got home. By that time MU was down and I didn’t think I’d be able to see it, but luckily I found it on YouTube.
but hours later megaupload was taken down, and now I'm thinking in the executives that were arrested by the FBI :( poor guys, and their families.
I’m still wondering how the FBI was able to do that since MU is not based in the U.S.
Yesterday LiveJournal wasn't accessible and I really missed you guys, do you imagine if they begin to take down the sites ??? :(
I’m afraid this is the start of something really bad. :-(
hey! but I have the videos you took when Jared Jensen and Misha did the panel together, the one that at the end Jensen decided to join them, if you can't find your videos I can send them back to you or something isn't?
Aww, thanks, Maggie! I’m going to try and find some time this weekend to scour the zillion DVDs I’ve got in my office looking for them. If I can’t find some I’ll drop you a note. :-)
Have you watch this video? someone kind of asked Jensen about the PCA's incident
Yes, I did see that. And I thought Jensen was being diplomatic in his answer, which is exactly what I would expect from him.
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Date: 2012-01-20 03:54 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-01-21 02:11 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-01-20 04:21 am (UTC)Even though I live in Australia, I'm more than willing to burn them onto disc and snail mail them to you if I have to so you rebuild your collection. It's the least I can do for the many, many hours of pleasure watching Jared, Jensen and the various other cast that you have provided fans all over the world.
And that vid is great. The black lab on the far right is a spitting image of my dog, Sam.
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Date: 2012-01-21 02:09 am (UTC)And that vid is great. The black lab on the far right is a spitting image of my dog, Sam.
Hee! Looks like Sam is Darth Vader in disguise!
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Date: 2012-01-20 09:29 am (UTC)SOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS desesperated.
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Date: 2012-01-21 02:08 am (UTC)I used MU all the time. It was my number one download site. I usually use TVFreeload.org to find tv shows, etc. Now I’ll have to look for links to Rapidshare, etc instead. :-(
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Date: 2012-01-21 09:03 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-01-20 10:02 am (UTC)It feels a little like the beginning of a dystopia at the moment.
I even have a rec for that....
I also have no idea what to do. It's not like I have a senator I could call. It already feels weird that you can barely watch youtube videos in Germany (expect for VW commercials apparently).
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Date: 2012-01-21 02:08 am (UTC)Wasn’t that hysterical? I can’t even imagine how long it must’ve taken to film all those dogs separately and then edit them together.
It feels a little like the beginning of a dystopia at the moment.
I even have a rec for that....
Oooh, thank you for the rec! Now I’ve got some reading material for the weekend. :-)
It already feels weird that you can barely watch youtube videos in Germany (expect for VW commercials apparently).
I’ve never understood the country restrictions when it comes to videos. There are a lot of shows I watch on BBC but I can’t see any of the behind the scenes vids, things like that, on their websites. Doesn’t make any sense to me!
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Date: 2012-01-20 12:32 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-01-24 12:18 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-01-20 03:16 pm (UTC)I loved the one with the Mini Darth Vader, too. ;o)
No comment on Megaupload, I'm just glad there are no episodes for the next 2 weeks or I probably would have freaked out this morning ...
But I'm sorry for your con vids, I saved most of the J-panels from you, so if you need them just let me know.
*hugs*
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Date: 2012-01-24 12:18 am (UTC)LOL! I guess you Germans can be pretty creative, I’ll give you that! Bonus points for it being about Star Wars. :-)
No comment on Megaupload, I'm just glad there are no episodes for the next 2 weeks or I probably would have freaked out this morning ...
And now Fileserve and Filesonic are shutting down as well. This is really, really bad now. :-(
But I'm sorry for your con vids, I saved most of the J-panels from you, so if you need them just let me know.
Aww, thanks, sweetie. I’m pretty darn sure they’re on some of the zillion DVDs I’ve got in my office, but if I’m missing any I’ll let you know. *g*
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Date: 2012-01-24 07:08 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-01-26 12:04 am (UTC)