Hasta La Creative!

Thanks a lot adgrunt Goodbye for putting me in that uncomfortable state of not knowing whether to laugh or slam my head repeatedly at the keyboard with this total gem of copyright for dummies from the page PlayAudioVideo.com. Here’s their advice:

One rule of thumb to check if the file is copyrighted is to see if you can find a video with the singer, artist or movie on the site youtube. youtube is a site where people can upload videos and youtube then transcodes the videos to another format and stores them in their database. If you can find a transcoded video with the singer/artist on youtube, the file you are about to transcode is probably not copyrighted.

I’ve made up my mind, slamming it is.

Speaking of youtube and their infringement sagas, the Viacom $1 billion lawsuit has finally gotten to pre-trial says Variety. However it’s gonna take years and the rise and fall of many more companies that make their living off other peoples stuff before we know the results:

The case, which made big headlines in 2007, is on a slow track, with jury selection and trial proceedings not expected before early 2009.

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Page three girl Keeley Hazell helped launch a new fragrance for Lynx in London today, and judging by the pictures alone I gather that:

1) Whatever Keeley is getting paid is not nearly enough for standing outside in London in February wearing nothing but a chocolate colored bikini. Astronauts have less risks involved in their jobs.

2) The chocolate dummies/men hanging around indicate that Lynx has finally discovered the one true scent that will attract all females namely chocolate. Sadly it works even on your Mum. Be afraid boys. Be very afraid.

Mad pictures inside.

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So, Researcher nominated me to the gender-unbiased third annual Wired News Sexiest Geeks contest – and since my exbf (who is a proper true wizard all hail his mighty strong kung fu übergeek) just emailed me with a laugh saying “guess who I’m voting for!”, I thought, what the hell – I might as well tell you all that I’m on that list.

 Vote for the Sexiest Geeks of 2007 – my red mop of curly hair doesn’t show up until page three and it’s not the best of pictures, but wehey, I’ve got seventeen votes (I’m guessing that my mom must have found the list). Won’t you humor me with one more? I’ll let you look at my brass blowtorch if you do. And I might even let you touch my scooter. But only if you wash your hands first and wear gloves.

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