Apparently one of the 4chan MODS who had come to the IRL meet up in Akiba last weekend was arrested at the airport when he landed at LAX!
Obviously, this has everybody involved in the whole operation spooked beyond belief.
So understandably, all plans have been put on hold indefinitely, or until further notice.
...
bummer, because they had some REALLY cool stuff planned.
Oh well, some good lulz were had, while it lasted.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
The internet in real life
So if you've been following the story of what's been happening with me and Anonymous, you will have seen that things seem to be building toward some sort of climax.
Well, last Thursday, it was decided that in order to have a better idea of where we wanted to take this thing, an "IRL meet up" (in real life meet up) was going to be required.
This was going to be no easy feat, as the majority of the members involved were spread out across the globe.
Even more challenging, getting around the cross cultural boundaries involved.
You see, it's not just us old-guard of 4chan involved. There are other participants from other realms of the internet, the world over, even Japan.
And so this past Sunday, the culmination of months of planning came to pass, and the first ever 4chan/2chan IRL meet up was set in organized.
Present at this gathering are some of the inner circle of both 4chan (the largest English based image board on the interent) and 2chan (4chan's progenitor, the largest image board on the internet).
The guy with the poofy hair in the middle of the crowd is Chris Poole, better known as Moot. He is the 4chan equivalent of Mark Zuckerberg (he was actually ranked #1 on Time's Top 100 people list of 2009... and no, I'm not kidding).
The other people in the crowd are various other MODS and participants from the involved websites (anyone wearing a black T-shirt would be members of the 4chan inner circle, including the friend who introduced to the whole world).
Basically, if the FBI had wanted to snag a great deal of people on the internet most wanted list, they should have been in Akihabara last weekend.
Well, last Thursday, it was decided that in order to have a better idea of where we wanted to take this thing, an "IRL meet up" (in real life meet up) was going to be required.
This was going to be no easy feat, as the majority of the members involved were spread out across the globe.
Even more challenging, getting around the cross cultural boundaries involved.
You see, it's not just us old-guard of 4chan involved. There are other participants from other realms of the internet, the world over, even Japan.
And so this past Sunday, the culmination of months of planning came to pass, and the first ever 4chan/2chan IRL meet up was set in organized.
Present at this gathering are some of the inner circle of both 4chan (the largest English based image board on the interent) and 2chan (4chan's progenitor, the largest image board on the internet).
The guy with the poofy hair in the middle of the crowd is Chris Poole, better known as Moot. He is the 4chan equivalent of Mark Zuckerberg (he was actually ranked #1 on Time's Top 100 people list of 2009... and no, I'm not kidding).
The other people in the crowd are various other MODS and participants from the involved websites (anyone wearing a black T-shirt would be members of the 4chan inner circle, including the friend who introduced to the whole world).
Basically, if the FBI had wanted to snag a great deal of people on the internet most wanted list, they should have been in Akihabara last weekend.
Monday, July 25, 2011
What's exactly IS Anonymous?
Found a great visual aid to help those who still aren't clear exactly what Anonymous is REALLY like (which, judging by reactions, would be most people).
Might be worth a view to any who would be interested.
Regarding the source:
Extra Credits is a weekly web show that usually covers video game industry politics (we're talking serious topics, like racsim/sexism in video games, video games as a valid form of art, censorship, etc.). As the Sony Playstation network hack was very much video game related, they used it as a spring board to launch into the topic of Anonymous... and quite honestly, gave one of the most accurate and concise descriptions of the group that I've ever seen.
Do give it a watch, won't you--
Friday, July 22, 2011
And now back to Anonymous...
Oh, make no mistake, internet shenanigans are still afoot.
Things are progressing at frightening speed, in fact.
So much so that Senator John McCain has decided to make Anonymous his number one target (perhaps due in large to certain actions that occured last month? hehehe).
Check out the link below, gives a pretty good laymans version of events.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/111670-U-S-Senator-We-Need-to-Look-Into-Anonymous-Pronto
Here's a sample-
"I greatly enjoy Senator McCain's suggestion that it's even remotely possible to stop Anonymous from doing whatever they want to whoever they want. It is the information age and you are up against an infinite number of bored geeks with nothing better to do. Against this onslaught you have a number of security techs who will only work 8 hours a day 5 days a week, and only as many of them as you are willing to pay. You are trying to hold back the ocean with sandbags."
...
This man speaks truth. You would do well to heed his words, oh ye who would seek to undo our works.
For our cause is just and our numbers are legion.
We do not forgive.
We do not forget.
Expect us.
Things are progressing at frightening speed, in fact.
So much so that Senator John McCain has decided to make Anonymous his number one target (perhaps due in large to certain actions that occured last month? hehehe).
Check out the link below, gives a pretty good laymans version of events.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/111670-U-S-Senator-We-Need-to-Look-Into-Anonymous-Pronto
Here's a sample-
"I greatly enjoy Senator McCain's suggestion that it's even remotely possible to stop Anonymous from doing whatever they want to whoever they want. It is the information age and you are up against an infinite number of bored geeks with nothing better to do. Against this onslaught you have a number of security techs who will only work 8 hours a day 5 days a week, and only as many of them as you are willing to pay. You are trying to hold back the ocean with sandbags."
...
This man speaks truth. You would do well to heed his words, oh ye who would seek to undo our works.
For our cause is just and our numbers are legion.
We do not forgive.
We do not forget.
Expect us.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Speaking of assignments...
Finished my second project (soundscape) on Friday, but ran out of time before I could post it.
How to lose a tail
After seeing how fun everyone else's sound project were going, I thought it'd be interesting to try to do one as well.
I had an idea I wanted to go for (kind of a alleyway chase scene out of a spy movie or something), but trying to find the desired sound effects were harder than I had anticipated.
A synpopsis for anyone who wasn't sure what was happening in the scene:
How to lose a tail
After seeing how fun everyone else's sound project were going, I thought it'd be interesting to try to do one as well.
I had an idea I wanted to go for (kind of a alleyway chase scene out of a spy movie or something), but trying to find the desired sound effects were harder than I had anticipated.
A synpopsis for anyone who wasn't sure what was happening in the scene:
Friday, July 15, 2011
And sometimes I do assignments as well!
Taking a break from all the Anonymous reporting to bring you a special bulletin.
I made a video!It was just for fun.
At work we're putting on a play of Peter Pan with the little kids, so the song "We're following the leader" has been stuck in my head all day for the past week while we practice it.After seeing JamesBondGoldeneye's last project, for some reason, I had the lyrics in my head change to "We're following DEAR Leader"... and so, my project idea was born!
Using FinalCutPro, I just mashed a bunch of amusing images of Kim Jong Il and North Korean propaganda imagery together to match the beats of the song I ripped from the internet,
un viola!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
ファイト-アン~! (fight on)
haHA!
Take that, greedy corporate pigs!(we fixed it so anyone trying to go to Activision's www.modernwarfare3.com will now be redirected to Electronic Arts' www.battlefield.com/battlefield3, their biggest competitor).
It's nothing major compared to what we've got planned, but anything that takes money out of Bobby Kotick's hands is gonna be worth it in the long run.
Excellent work, guys!
[edit] Oop, looks like the site has been taken down now! (guess somebody at Activision finally noticed)
SORRY BOBBY!
LOLOLOL
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