forget-me-not panties

GPS system sewn into knickers, using a patented "Panymap" Software, so you know where your other half is.
This is technology gone too far....and what if you prefer to go commando ladies?

Slipknot gig offends Greek church

Promotes Satanism?
No.
You Don't say.
I don't think they do, their music might be about mutilation and hatred, but they seldomly mention God or the Devil, well not recently anyway. Pentagrams are predominantly pagan and protective in nature.
Are they Christian? I'm not sure what the band members beliefs are.
Well if you don't like it go away. The advantage of free will, is that you can make a choice, unless we have no free will of course, but that is a matter for the Theologians of course.
Don't go on Cutler, you'll offend someone.

DarkCompass #68

The weekend, child management, obtaining music for podcasts, and the future of DarkCompass Podcast?
Music from
AntiGuru (Site)
The Lovegods (Site)
Duma (Site)(TK Site)
64kbps, 28 mins
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The Frog gets it

The Crazy Frog is this weeks number one, which perfect describes the current state of the UK Commercial Music Scene.
Hit Unsigned UK Bands, a new site made by Podcast Paul for bands unsigned and up for some podcast exposure.

DarkCompass #67

The scan, Big Brother's scary Mary and shopping.
And Relax.

Music From
James Katz (Site)
Stargarden (Site)
Retrograde (Site)
64kbps, 33 mins
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DarkCompass #66

Sport, the Olympics, the waste of good news time, and All new Podsafe music me.
Music from
Beatallica (Site)
Mike Chapellear (Site)

Rayne (Site)
64kbps, 39 mins
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Skype makes empassioned 911 plea

The americans have stamped a regulation on VOIP to have Emergency services stuck on it. Skype have said, don't, just don't.
American regulation, controlling the world yet again.

Animated outing for Famous Five

End Blyton will be spinning with this, but I suppose it exposes the stories to a new generation.
Lets just not get our hopes up.....

DarkCompass #65

Impromptu work podcast , as I have a minute of two. No distortion, Music licensing, and frustration when you cannot find what you want on the internet.
Music from

John Williams (Site)

Ozric Tentacles (Site)
Leonard (Site)
64kbps, 32 mins
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BMI and Podcasting

Just as soon as I posted a reply about Richard Vobes PVML idea, the BMI have come up with something.

Masturbate-A-Thon 2005

Register now, as you only have a few days.
This will upset the Catholics! Last year saw two people win prizes of $1000 for the longest wank, totalling 61 hours.
Theres even a link so you can participate from home.

He gets everywhere

I think I've mentioned him too much. Here I am trying to make an honest crust from AdSense, and he pops up. The link doesnt even run to a site, its another Curry person. I wish Adsense would make more use of the entries here. There is talk to an RSS based AdSense, adding a Google Ad in the bottom of each entry. Toooo much.

Wanted: Darth Vader

Vader on the steal again.
No imagination these people. Dressing up as Vader and then robbing a Pizza Delivery Boy?
Police have no clue. Try Radio Shack or the local Comic Book store, you might have some suspects there.

DarkCompass #64

Tax Credits, Slipknot and hosting for a tenner a year.

Music From

SLipknot (Site)

Santana (Site)

The Rezillos (Site)
64kbps, 30 mins
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Zoo caters for Womans XRay

"A 29-stone New York woman says she was humiliated when she was told to go to a zoo for an x-ray."
Well that is what you get for woofing down whole sides of beef for years on end. 29 Stone! 406 Lbs. The gluttony of America. Granted the UK has a fair few that are that weight too, but in my mind, any more people in the states get that big, then the world will tip.

Billie 'to leave Who series two'

Enough is enough, what is the point? There is going to be no continuity in this, and there needs to be for it to survive. BBC have said that she will be leaving at some point in Series 2.
Thats it, have her killed by the Cybermen ... in fact deaths too good for her, she needs to leave the TARDIS mid transport, and she ends up floating in the time streams.

iTunes 4.9 adding support for podcasts

v4.9 will support Podcasts. This will make ipodder and the like redundant, another way of iTunes and Apple to take over the world.
Will it support non-ipods? Selling shows though iTunes, which 4.9 will support, now that might be an idea. Question is, how much will it cost to put a podcast on iTunes?
I'm sure that would cost money.

DarkCompass #63

Important, life changing news about me, More on the Ponies, and enthusiasm lost.
If you feel that anything discussed in this podcasts, effects you or others, please feel free to email me, it's good to share.
Music from
XMS3 (Site)
Dub is a Weapon (Site)
Souldriver (Site)
64kbps, 30 mins
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Scifiwire Podcasts!

Ooo, another podcast to listen to.
As long as it's not all about Star Wars, then it should be interesting.
As it's a weekly cast, i'll stilll be reading the RSS feed.

Revenge of the Sith leaked online

Oh please, over 16,000 people downloading Episode 3 hours after it's movie debut. Whats new, I'm surprised it was not leaked out earlier.
How George Lucas has made millions off such terse crap is beyond me.

Frank Zappa predicted Digital Downloads Over 20 years ago

You know, I always said he was ahead of his time.
Read this, it make sense. The BBC should never have to delete tapes again.
Oh, and before I forget, I've asked to be signed up for the BBC iMP TV vidcasting trial. Just waiting for a response form them......

Man blows flat up with insect spray

German, dumb and a worthy candidate for darwinian selection. He was unharmed. It's times like these that you think there is more than enough people on this planet. Time to move...

The Skeksis Return....

"The Jim Henson Co. announced that it will produce a feature-film sequel to its fantasy film The Dark Crystal, with the working title The Power of the Dark Crystal. "
The First Movie was great - one of the first all puppet motion pictures.1982 - 1 was 11, even at that age the Skeksis were freaky and a bit scary.
No big news about this yet, I just hope they don't bollocks this one up.

Darkcompass Podcast #60

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64kbps, 31 mins
Celeb TV, and I had a big Hifi once.
Music from

That Petrol Emotion (Site)
Armetis (Site)

Automation (Site)

BBC Podcast Trial

More becomeing available.
Today Programme - Political back-biting, great for the walk to work.

Darkcompass Podcast #59

DarkCompass #59
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64kbps, 30 mins
Carbooting, injections, and making plans for Nigel.
Music from

Axel F

Half Man Half Biscuit (Site)

Mystery Voice (Fifth Element)

XTC (Site)

Wear a hoodie, go to Jail.....

Whoa, Anti Social Behaviour Orders if you are stopped on the street with your hooded top up?
I put my hood up when it's cold, not to hide my identity. Bring it on. This stop and search business is getting beyond a joke.

Open source to target schools

Open source groups ally to target schools - ZDNet UK News
As Promised, link for Open Source for Schools article on ZD Net, not the BBC as thought.

Software upgrades

Firefox has been boosted to v1.0.4 to resolve those pesky security flaws
Shuffler has now been boosted to 1.0.3 has resolved the filecopy/purge source that was broken in 1.0.1 and 1.0.2.

Possible ban for Jackass and Dirty Sanchez?

"Jackass and Dirty Sanchez only feature adult participants and the shows are 'clearly aimed at an adult audience'."
Yes they are. Don't let your kids watch these programs. What are they doing, being up so late?

Cleese writing Aardman film

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Film | John Cleese writing Aardman film: "Aardman co-founder Peter Lord said the Fawlty Towers actor was currently writing the 'pre-historic comedy'."
Mmm, interesting. the film Curse of the Wererabbit is due for general release soon. Looking forward to that.

A Ludhiana guy sends 1,82,689 SMS in one month

Madness ... 4.2 texts a minute.
Good thing he has an Unlimited Text Plan on his mobile.

Annoying things......

"Two years ago German person Erik Wernquist put some animation to a knuckle-bitingly annoying noise a friend had emailed him. At first it was “funny”......."
The C4 interview with the man who started this annoying thing that is Crazy Frog.
It's good to know he now no longer finds it funny......

DarkCompass Podcast #57

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64kbps, 27 mins
Who gets this on the same day? Superman and Kevin Spacey, Britcaster, and all backlog of podcasts I've yet to listen to.
Music from
Splodginessabounds (no site)
Seize the Day (Site link withheld for your benefit)

Gorillaz (Site)

Firemonger Project

What a great Idea, putting an ISO together with both Firefox and Thunderbird, along with all the plugins, themes and extensions you need. Latest build was the 8th of May, there's even artwork for cd sleeves. Remember it's free. Click on my permanent Firefox link to learn more.
On another Firefox note, there is a security flaw at the moment, suggestion is to disable Javascript in Tools > Options > Web Features, until this has been resolved. More info again at The Firefox website.

Krypton Factor 'set for comeback'

You know I was discussing this with Victoria the other evening. Funny how things come around again. I thought the Krypton Factor was one of the better shows on TV, showing that people can be a bit more than Pub Quiz contestants.

No podcast tonight

Nope, not for me no siree. I've got 300mb of podcasts to listen to, and thats just to catch up over the weekend.
Nice soak in the bath with the player, and a bottle or two of beer and catch up with Richard and the crowd.

Shuffler
A perfect edition to Nimiq, where it will upload from the Nimiq Folders onto your MP3 Player.
Still under development, me helping (Hindering). Download it, give it a go.

DarkCompass #56
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64kbps, 25 mins
Monday Morning, Robbie the Robot, Weekend Jaunts,
Music from

Apollo Four-Fourty (Site)

The White Stripes (Site)

Frank Zappa (Site)

eBay item 4726836286 (Ends 09-May-05 20:15:00 BST) - WHITE STRIPES - GET BEHIND ME SATAN - NEW ALBUM
Available now, no need to wait another month for its original release, get if off EBAY!
Is Pandy 82 a legit guy?
Is Ebay endorsing Pre-release CDs. They made a big fuss about Oasis, why not this one?

DarkCompass #55
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64kbps, 40 mins
Election special with special appearance of John Culshaw, and three people from the pub.

Music from

Ed Alleyne Johnson (Site)

Motorhead (Site)

Elvis Costello (Site)

Ghost of the Robot (Site)

Sisters of Mercy (Site)

Sci Fi Wire -- The News Service of the Sci Fi Channel: "Ron Perlman, who again plays the red-skinned title demon in Hellboy 2, told SCI FI Wire that the sequel will probably begin production in January 2006"
WooHoo, I loved the first Hellboy, and have read a number of the stories in my youth. I have gone on about the bastardisation of comic book heroes, but hellboy is one they got right first time. Good old Ron taking on the role again. I like his acting, and you can see him in a Stella Artois advert too I believe.

DarkCompass #54
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64kbps, 40 mins
Politics (!), Old music from my Childhood, and my girl who likes pints.
Music from

Seether Site

Captain Beefheart (Site)

Gruppo Sportivo (Site)

Dubstar (site)

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Film | Cyberman helmet goes up for sale: "A Cyberman helmet from Doctor Who is among the items going under the hammer in a TV and film memorabilia auction."
Cybermen ... My nightmare. The helmet is useless without the rest of the suit.

DarkCompass #53
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64kbps, 30 mins
Bedsit blues, Liverpudlian obsession with Soccer, Politics and drafty Town Halls
Music from

PJ Harvey (site)

Skunk Anansie

Tweaker (Site)

Sci Fi Wire -- The News Service of the Sci Fi Channel: "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe opens Dec. 9."
Now I didn;t realise they were making this, Another classic to be butchered by Disney. These people cannot leave stories to kids imaginations anymore, no wonder they have the attention span of two minutes.

DarkCompass #52
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64kbps, 31 mins, 14mb
The weekend, Adam Curry, and mobile phone.
Music from

Foo Fighters (Site)

Bauhaus

Steely Dan