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  1. Darko

    Best Anti-Smoking Ad Ever Made ....

    Damn, I need a smoke after that
  2. Google Glass is expected to transform the way that people interact with data and communications but for one unlucky user a paranoid reaction to the device ended up becoming a huge time waster. After wearing a turned off and prescription lens-equipped model to the theater, a man had it torn from his face on suspicion he was engaging in movie piracy. Several hours later the FBI conceded they’d made a big mistake. Sometime during 2014 the much-anticipated Google Glass will launch to the general public. When it does the age of the wearable computer will have truly arrived in the form of a relatively unobtrusive pair of eye glasses. While every technology enthusiast is bursting to at least test the device, there are concerns over its appearance. On the one hand it looks cool and futuristic, but on the other it could quickly be perceived in the same way as the original bluetooth ear-piece. Nevertheless, in a few months time thousands of people will be wearing them, which will only serve to amplify the already considerable debate over the device. From the inside looking out, the integrated video camera is generating privacy worries in abundance and just last week a San Diego traffic court threw out a traffic violation against a Californian motorist after she was accused of watching video on her Glass while driving. And now, right on cue, for the first time a Glass user has revealed the kind of treatment people can expect from the movie industry should they dare to wear even a switched-off device in one of their establishments. Last Saturday evening a man and his wife attended the AMC movie theater in Easton Mall, Columbus, Ohio, to watch Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. The Glass unit itself was switched off, but out of convenience the man had paid for prescription lenses to be fitted to the device turning them into regular glasses. Sadly, theater staff and their friends at the MPAA and FBI were geared up to presume only the worst. “About an hour into the movie, a guy comes near my seat, shoves a badge that had some sort of a shield on it, yanks the Google Glass off my face and says ‘follow me outside immediately’. It was quite embarrassing and outside of the theater there were about 5-10 cops and mall cops,” the man told Gadgeteer. After trying to establish the official’s identity and authority (and trying to get his property back), the man was put firmly in his place. “You see all these cops, you know we are legit, we are with the ‘federal service’ and you have been caught illegally taping the movie,” he was told. His protests that this was a big misunderstanding only led to the couple being split up and taken to different rooms. The man was searched and his wallet plus work and personal phones (both off) were taken away from him. “What followed was over an hour of the ‘feds’ telling me I am not under arrest, and that this is a ‘voluntary interview’, but if I choose not to cooperate bad things may happen to me,” he explained. “They wanted to know who I am, where I live, where I work, how much I’m making, how many computers I have at home, why am I recording the movie, who am I going to give the recording to, why don’t I just give up the guy up the chain, ’cause they are not interested in me. Over and over and over again.” And then yet more paranoia. Even though the Google Glass was switched off the man wasn’t allowed to touch the device out of fear he would “erase the evidence.” The FBI also asked some pretty strange questions. “Then they wanted to know what does Google ask of me in exchange for Glass, how much is Google paying me, who is my boss and why am I recording the movie,” he explained. Finally someone had the good sense to connect the Glass up to a laptop. Five minutes later and all family photos viewed (some 3.5 hours after the movie began) Mr Google Glass wearer was declared an innocent man. But not to worry, since the guy from the ‘movie association’ was about to make amends. “A guy who claimed his name is Bob Hope (he gave me his business card) came in the room, and said he was with the Movie Association and they have problems with piracy at that specific theater and that specific movie. He gave me two free movie passes ‘so I can see the movie again’,” a gesture that was subsequently upped to four passes after the revelation that AMC had called him first and he’d decided to escalate the matter to the FBI. This kind of heavy-handed response is what people have come to expect from the movie industry when confronted by people they suspect of piracy. Sure, there’s a need for them to be vigilant, but shooting first and then asking questions later is something that could and should be avoided. Google Glass might be the first device of this type, but it won’t be the last. Expect the problems – and controversy – to continue. Update: Homeland Security has issued a statement to the Washington Post. “On Jan. 18, special agents with ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations and local authorities briefly interviewed a man suspected of using an electronic recording device to record a film at an AMC theater in Columbus,” said ICE spokesman Khaalid Walls. “The man, who voluntarily answered questions, confirmed to authorities that the suspected recording device was also a pair of prescription eye glasses in which the recording function had been inactive. No further action was taken.” -Source Torrent Freak
  3. Darko

    Top 10 Hackers ....

    Wish I learned the skill. Sheet I was around before the dang computer even existed.(Yup, I am old as dirt )
  4. Rules for Dating my daughter 1. Get a job. 2. Understand I do not like you. 3. I am everywhere. 4. You hurt her, I hurt you. 5. Be home 30 minutes early. 6. Get a lawyer. 7. If you lie to me, I will find out. 8. She is my Princess, NOT your conquest. 9. I do not mind going back to jail. 10. Whatever you do to her, I will do to you.
  5. Darko

    accounts program

    Here is Release Name: Swiftpage.Act.Premium.v16.0.Incl.Keymaker-CORE Release Size: 375.307 MB Category: 0DAY Group: CORE http://nitrobits.com/file/6Hgsv0S0pV8WsLY/Swiftpage.Act.Premium.v16.0.Incl.Keymaker-CORE_.rar
  6. Darko

    Breathalyzer test

    Lmao good one
  7. Darko

    Old School Fosi <RIP>

    Wow we lost one of the top dogs may he RIP
  8. Darko

    Write your name in Japanese

    Darko.......it's the same world wide
  9. Darko

    How we do things in Norway...

    Can I defect to Norway?.......... Please!
  10. Darko

    McAfee brand name will be replaced ....

    I never liked his soft, but he is living large. Did he ever go to jail for that murder?
  11. American kids have never earned a Christmas gift -- they know goddamned well that no matter how bad they've been all year, there's still probably an iPod with their name on it come December 25th. There's a reason you don't see that same sense of self-entitlement in German kids, and that reason is Krampus, the Christmas Demon. While smug American children sleep easy knowing the old "lump of coal" threat is empty and baseless, many naughty European children are annually threatened with a Pagan Fertility Demon from deepest, darkest hell -- a goat-legged, horned satyr who won't leave coal as much as he will beat them savagely for their misdeeds and then drag them to hell (it's somewhat more effective). So, let's get to know Mr. Krampus, the Child-Eating Holiday Hellbeast, shall we? Note: This post originally ran on on TR December 23rd, 2010. I wasn't going to run it again, but Krampus made me. 10) Krampus Is Older Than Jesus Krampus (from the German "Krampen," or "Claw," or "Giddy Child Murderer") was born of a pre-Christian, Alpine Pagan tradition, and has been described as a "boozy goat-horned menace that whips children around Europe." Lest you confuse this with Madonna, Krampus can also be identified by his matted-black hair, Gene Simmons-like tongue, cloven hooves and, I can only assume, a penis that is violently barbed like a housecat's, but also corkscrewy and muddy like a pig's johnson. He also sports a large wicker basket on his back, filled to the brim with thorny, unbreakable birch sticks. What are the sticks used for? Oh, we're getting to that! WE'RE GETTING TO THAT! 9) Krampus Rides Shotgun with Santa ​ The Mystery Science Theater 3000 classic Mexican Christmas movie Santa Claus shows the jolly old elf thwarting the devil Pitch at every turn, protecting the poor children and showering them with gifts. But on December 5th in places like in Austria, Switzerland, Croatia and Germany, the little bastards are on their own. Krampus is St. Nick's right hand man: a good cop/bad cop team of pure emotional torture. If it's decided you're good (AND you pass a grueling pop-quiz on religious catechism, in some traditions), the gifts are yours. If not, you are swiftly whipped raw and right to the edge of death by Krampus' unrelenting birch rods. St. Nick -- the Don Michael Corleone in this fucked-up relationship - -looks on but keeps his hands clean. He's a saint, after all. 8) Men are Encouraged to Terrify Children as Krampus As a young German child you may reach an age where you don't believe this Krampus shit anymore. And that's about the time a herd of men dressed as Krampus--or Krampi, I guess--will approach your bedroom window, in full-Satan regalia, rattling rusty chains and large bells and screaming at you...every December 5th. And while you're pissing down your lederhosen, your parents then LET THEM IN THE HOUSE, LET THEM TORMENT YOU AND THEN HAVE DRINKS WITH THEM. Known as "Krampusnacht: Night of the Krampus" (which sounds like a straight-to-DVD Uwe Boll Film), these "often intoxicated" men invade entire towns with torches, chains and other traumatizing instruments until the streets run brown with the shit of mortified rug rats. Still, if you're wasted, feeling violent and in possession of a Pagan Incubus costume, this actually looks like the most fun you will ever, ever have during Christmas. 7) Krampus Has Mastered Many Forms of Punishment ​ When it comes to punishment, Krampus doesn't stop at mere birch rods. That would be too kind. Under the careful tutelage of Pinhead and various Cenobites, Krampus' retribution repertoire grew ten-fold over the centuries. According to a series of very popular 1800s postcards, Krampus enjoyed: ripping pigtails out, leading children off a cliff, sadistic ear-pulling, putting pre-teens in shackles, forcing children to beg for mercy, and throwing youngsters on an Express Train to The Lake of Fire (making no local stops). And then there's my favorite: drowning children to death in ink and fishing out the corpse with a pitchfork. It's like The Grinch meets Hostel. 6) Krampus Makes a Terrible Video Game Boss Krampus' made a brief cameo in the arcade game CarnEvil -- better known as that shitty first-person shooter with the broken trigger collecting dust at your local Multiplex game lobby. While he looks more like a Santa/Krampus/Rudolph hybrid, and spouts off terrifying bon mots such as "I'll stuff YOUR stocking!", the pixilated poser can't hold a candle to the real, eye-gouging legend of old. But it's another pretty good example of America taking something foreign, and making it 100% less fun or interesting. 5) Krampus Brought Nazis and Christians Together For a Common Purpose It's true! If it's one thing both Hitler and Christian fundamentalists can agree on, it's hating Krampus. Not since Mel Gibson has there been such a confluence of anti-Semitism and religious fervor. A 1934 New York Times article headlined "Krampus Disliked in Facist Austria" declared Krampus "Strictly Verboten": police were ordered to "arrest the devil on sight." He was even labeled, I shit you not, "the work of wicked Social Democrats." It's like reading Glenn Beck's Ancestry.com page. But the Krampus tradition survived, as it did during the Inquistion when you'd be put to death by the Catholic Church for impersonating the devil. The New York Times goes on to call Krampus "harmless," tell of his bringing "candies and delights" to children and remarks that "Krampus balls are the first sign of Christmas jollification." It's nice to see that even in 1934, The New York Times didn't check its sources and made absolutely zero fucking sense. 4) Krampus Has More Terrible, Evil Brothers It turns out, Krampus is just the tip of the overseas holiday misery gang-bang. Iceland folklore cites "13 Santa figures, known as the Jolasveinar," each more terrible than the next. Like, there's Hurdaskellir, or "The Door Slammer." Then there are vicious elves named "The Window Peeper," "The Sausage Snatcher," and "The Doorway Sniffer." Not in my most depraved, David Lynch nightmares can I imagine what any of these entail. But Bjork's videos are starting to make a helluva lot more sense in comparison. 3) Krampus Will Sex Your Woman ​ In the 1960's, Krampus briefly gave up pulling out children's fingernails to get a little mud for his turtle. For whatever reason, the imp became wildly popular as some sort of sex-demon on foreign postcards. He got into some weird BDSM and fetish stuff, which isn't too surprising given his history of chasing and spanking young virgins with whipping switches. Hey, it was a weird time and Krampus was doing a lot of Koke. Eventually he got some counseling and got back to making pre-pubescents gnash their teeth deep in the bowels of suffering. 2) A Mass-Produced Anti-Krampus Leaflet Went Nowhere "Last week, the head of Vienna's kindergarten system warned parents that the effect of an interview with Krampus might well leave their children scarred for life," says a 1953 Time Magazine article, titled "No Shit, Vienna Kindergarten System." The magazine continues: "In a leaflet called Krampus Is an Evil Man, Dr. Ernst Kotbauer urged that his children be freed of the frightful cross-examiner. 'There is too much fear in the world already... unemployment, high taxes, not to mention the atom bomb. Let's begin by throwing out Krampus.'" Well, Hitler and the Spanish Inquisition couldn't stop Krampus, so you can imagine what good a bunch of hippie Viennese doctors did (SPOILER: Krampus continued his countrywide march of terror, unabated). 1) Krampus Merchandise is Hotter Than a Burning 4-Year-Old! Once the internet discovered Krampus, it was like the Flying Spaghetti Monster and LOLCats rolled up into one: a brand new ironic mascot for disillusioned, holiday-wary twenty and thirty-somethings. Krampus Beeris on the market, tons of worship websites (like Krampus.com, used to research this article), tons of t-shirts, a brand new book of Krampus postcards and a shit-ton of homemade Krampus wares at Etsy.comhave ensured that Krampus will live forever. So suck it, Hitler! Seasons Beatings to all, and to all a Grüss Vom Krampus!
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