Tag: internet

  • I’m a Pure Geek…

    which I already knew.

    22 % Nerd, 61% Geek, 13% Dork

    xD

    It’s not that you’re a school junkie, like the nerd, and you don’t really stand out in a crowd, like the dork, you just have some interests that aren’t quite mainstream. Perhaps it’s anime, perhaps it’s computers, perhaps it’s bottlecaps, perhaps it’s all of those and more. Your interests take you to events and gatherings that are filled with people you find unusual and beyond-the-pale, but you don’t quite consider yourself “of that crowd.” Instead, you consider yourself to be fairly normal.

    Which, you are.

    Congratulations! You’re the one on the RIGHT!

    Of course I am…


  • Sling.com – Not in your Region

    Always the same old problem… I was reading about the new Sling.com, so I visited to test. However, the same with Hulu… other streaming sites and even YouTube, content restrictions.

    Sling.com - Not in your Region

    And this is why illegal viewing can’t still be overcome.

    The other day my friend sent me the Robyn – Cobrastyle link on YouTube, but it turns out that I can’t view any of Robyn’s official video releases, I also couldn’t view the Lady Gaga official releases – I could understand the content restriction on the shows YouTube is showing, but can’t see the point in making music available by regions… bloody stupid.

    This is why illegal viewing will continue growing. If you don’t let people see your video due to content region restriction, they will look somewhere else…


  • Preview Britney’s Circus on IMEEM

    Yay for no “this content is not available in your country” messages. Britney and IMEEM team up and have released Circus for preview one week ahead of it’s official release on December 2. I was actually kinda worried that I might not be able to listen to it (like I can’t see some official video releases on YouTube), but thank you IMEEM for letting me sample.

    — EDIT 2012 —

    IMEEM doesn’t exist any longer, so here’s a photo of Britney!

    Don’t have an opinion yet… I’m on track two. Anyway, you too… listen to this.


  • It’s All About Worldwide Distribution!

    Availability in all regions, cross-platform… ubiquitous movies, music… even books, if possible~ x’D Well, maybe I’m going too far with the books, since there’s a base of language and there’d be THAT barrier, but you get my point, right?

    For instance, I can’t really remember when was the last time I went to watch a film at the movies, because I either:

    • Have already seen it on DVD
    • Have already waited months for it to be released, and have already lost interest
    • Have never been interested in it

    So Amy supports world premieres because she’s impatient. Also, I would fully suport Paypal if they were available in Peru, but no~ They do not support accounts in Peru (That’s why I opened one when I was in Canada). Moreover, I would support other online stores (eg. mp3 stores) but they have region restrictions… some more annoying than others. One of the most annoying is the ‘billing address’ issue… even if I have a Canadian credit card, I would not be able to use their service because I don’t have a physical Canadian address anymore… WHILE I am still able to buy a physical album and ship it here for more or less the same amount of money.

    I was also ready to buy shows through BitTorrent, but they support US Only – they ARE nice and professional enough to point it out below the “buy” button, so they won’t waste your time as you try to sign up for a new account there… to then find out you don’t have the right ISP, or you can’t add your credit card, or SORRY, THIS CONTENT IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN SUCH REGION. Ever happened?

    So I’m all for movies and music available everywhere at the same time. And you?


  • More New Clothing

    *smashes head into wall*

    xD I just made a dangerous clothing discovery~~~ damn you YesAsia!!! xD Yes, because they had to spam me with a little print on YesStyle~~ And Amy wants some of those, especially those beanies… I am almost sure now that the search for that knitted beanie/toque/tuque that I’m on can end with GraceHats.com – Word. But NO! I’m not only eyeing those beanies… Amy cannot possibly stop looking there!

    (more…)


  • Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog – Act III

    Act 3 is OUT!!! All will be available until July 20, then you will have to wait for iTunes download or the DVD. I am waiting for the DVD, but go watch it while it’s free! xD

    Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

    If you fancy some singing… head over here.


  • Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog – Act II

    Act Two of the Joss Whedon web-series was out today, and I love it!!! I LOVE Neil Patrick Harris!!! If you haven’t seen it yet, you better head over there and watch it. Act Three will be out on July 19th, but I’m pretty sure it will be hard  to watch in the first hours of the day just like it was to watch today’s episode.

    Fangirl me thinks this is worth buying when it’s out… just for captions and extras. You know you want to have subs and caption for it so you can sing along to it… you know you want it~~~

    In the meantime, I leave you with two more photos of it. One of the cast, and another of evil Dr. Horrible.


  • Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

    The first part (of 3) of Joss Whedon’s web-thing-series will be up online today. I go there, excited as hell, only to find this.

    Dr. Horrible\'s Sing-Along Blog

    WTH, man. If you’re in the US, go ahead… watch it! If you have an idea how to work around this issue, let me know!

    **EDIT** July 16
    Ok, the fangirl in me googled ‘other’ sources for this, and read an article that said that there were some issues with regions. And I was able to see it just now!!! Though my friend claims that he still doesn’t see it…

    INSTANT LOVE! Neil Patrick Harris as the villain, I love it! Super geeky, super funny… Nathan Fillion is pretty funny too, but NPH is just TOO funny. xD Can’t wait for episode 2

    Dr. Horrible Crashes Servers.


  • Bjork and Sigur Ros Concert!

    National Geographic article here.

    I wonder if Nat Geo Latin America will broadcast Live… coz I wanna see on my tv. Anyway, there’s also a link where you can watch the webcast (here, I think) – You’ll need Quicktime.

    Concert begins at 7pm-12 Reykjavik, Iceland GMT time… meaning GMT -5 in Peru Time, 2pm