Throw Back Week
0Well my birthday is coming around and i refuse to remember tragedy,Hurt ,pain and anguish during my special week to to combat the negativity and hate i thought it would be a good idea to celebrate my childhood seeing as it will soon be my birthday XD.
So i hereby make this a yearly event My Throw back week 
and what better way to kick off this week with street sharks O.o
Tilt Shift Video
0lately I’ve been looking into Tilt shift photography!! A unique technique in which the subject is made to look like a miniature toy. It’s amazing to look at and just fun to do
Bathtub II from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.
New Google Map update adds some interesting things
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- Get Gps Stop by stop public transit directions in Navigation (Beta)
- Receive search suggestions based on previous direction destinations and visited places pages
- get directions in less clicks witht he updated directions experience
- improved battery power management for navigation ( Beta)
- Brows phoots of place pages in a gallery view
- use the ‘Download map area” lab to save map areas for offline viewing
Starting A deaddrop !!
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‘Dead Drops’ is an anonymous, offline, peer to peer file-sharing network in public space. USB flash drives are embedded into walls, buildings and curbs accessable to anybody in public space. Everyone is invited to drop or find files on a dead drop. Plug your laptop to a wall, house or pole to share your favorite files and data. Each dead drop is installed empty except a readme.txt file explaining the project. ‘Dead Drops’ is open to participation. If you want to install a dead drop in your city/neighborhood follow the ‘how to’ instructions and submit the location and pictures.
Coming to PlayStation Plus: Free Content and Discounts Galore, Trials for Ghost Recon and EA Sports MMA (taken from playstation blog)
0Hi everyone,
First of all, welcome back and many thanks for everyone’s patience as we worked to restore the PlayStation Store! It’s been more than a month now since our last PlayStation Plus update, but with the Store back up and running we have some great announcements about free games, discounts and exclusives for Plus subscribers – all coming to you in two publishes: June 3 and June 7.
We’d also like to take this opportunity to introduce Morgan Haro, Community Manager for PlayStation Network. Morgan joined the PlayStation team back in March and he’ll be answering your questions and offering feedback in the comments section.
Without further adieu, check out some of our highlighted offers below, along with the full list that follows.
Free Games and DLC
PlayStation Plus is offering the PS one title Lilo & Stitch for free on June 7, and the MAG Escalation Mission Pack add-on becomes available for free starting June 3.
Huge Discounts
Plus is offering 50% discounts for Tumble, Shank, Death Spank, Death Spank Thongs of Virtue, and Dead Space Ignition. All prices are listed below.
Exciting Exclusives
The June 3rd publish will excite all the mixed martial arts fans out there as we kick things off with the full-game trial for EA Sports MMA Digital.
The June 3 publish also includes the Resident Evil 4 – 10 Avatar Bundle for $0.99, and the June 7 publish includes the inFAMOUS 2 Dynamic Theme for free!
To round out the exclusive offers, the full-game trial for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 will become available in a special E3 publish on June 9.
As always be sure to check the full list of new items from the PlayStation Plus storefronts below:
PlayStation Plus Highlights for 6/3:
Full Game Trial
- EA Sports MMA Live full game trial (Free and exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers)
Featured Games & DLC
- MAG Escalation Mission Pack (add-on) (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $9.99)
- Ace Armstrong vs. Alien Scumbags PlayStation minis (PlayStation Plus price $1.50, regular price $5.99)
- Young Thor PlayStation minis (PlayStation Plus price $1.25, regular price $4.99)
- MotorStorm Apocalypse – Remix Vehicle Pack – Bundle (PlayStation Plus price $1.99, regular price $2.49)
Discounted Games
- Smash Cars (PlayStation Plus price $5.99, Sale Price $7.49, Regular price $14.99)
- Worms (PlayStation Plus price $5.00, regular price $9.99)
- Cubixx (PlayStation Plus price $1.00, regular price $3.99)
Featured Themes & Avatars
- Ore Static Theme (Free and exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers)
- Resident Evil 4 – 10 Avatar Bundle (Exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers for $0.99)
- MotorStorm Apocalypse – Tyler Dynamic Theme (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $2.99)
PlayStation Plus Highlights for 6/7:
Full Game Trial
- Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (Special E3 publish on 6/9) (Free and exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers)
Featured Games & DLC
- Qore June Episode 37 – Single Episode (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $2 .99)
- MotorStorm Apocalypse Prestige Vehicle Pack Bundle (PlayStation Plus price $1.99, regular price $2.49)
- Lilo & Stitch PS one title (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $9.99)
- Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2011 (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $9.99)
Discounted Games
- Tumble (PlayStation Plus price $5.00, regular price $9.99)
- Shank (PlayStation Plus price $5.00, regular price $9.99)
- Deathspank (PlayStation Plus price $7.50, regular price $14.99)
- Deathspank Thongs of Virtue (PlayStation Plus price $7.50, regular price $14.99)
- Dead Space Ignition (PlayStation Plus price $2.50, regular price $5.00)
Featured Themes & Avatars
- Flamingo Fun Static Theme (Free and exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers)
- inFAMOUS 2 Dynamic Theme (Free and exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers)
Last Chance, Get Them While You Can – Coming Down on June 7
Featured Offers to PlayStation Plus Subscribers
- Comet Crash (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $9.99)
- Oddworld Abe’s Exodus (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $9.99)
- Vector TD PlayStation minis (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $3.99)
Discounted Games
- Ricochet HD (PlayStation Plus price $2.50, regular price $9.99)
- Cool Boarders 2 (PlayStation Plus price $3.00, regular price $5.99)
- Dungeon Hunter (PlayStation Plus price $10.39, regular price $12.99)
Featured Themes & Avatars
- Molecules Static Theme – Full Store Takedown (Free and exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers)
Enjoy!
PSN and Qriocity Password Reset Page is Down
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Image via Wikipedia
Many people seem to be speculating as to whether or not PSN has been hacked again but according to Sony, they have not.
According to the Playstation‘s Senior Director of Corporate Communications and Social Media on the Official Blog, his report is as follows.
We temporarily took down the PSN and Qriocity password reset page. Contrary to some reports, there was no hack involved. In the process of resetting of passwords there was a URL exploit that we have subsequently fixed.
Consumers who haven’t reset their passwords for PSN are still encouraged to do so directly on their PS3. Otherwise, they can continue to do so via the website as soon as we bring that site back up.
Before you jump to any conclusions be sure to, if you have not already, reset your passwords manually on your systems until the site is back up. The security of your personal information should always come first, be it with a large company or an individual rooting around for backdoors and exposed loopholes and exploits.
Related articles
- Sony’s PSN password page exploit (eurogamer.net)
- PSN has been hacked again (mcvuk.com)
- You’ve Gotta Be Kidding Me: New PSN Exploit Surfaces (technologizer.com)
- Report: Sony PlayStation Network Password Reset Page Exploited, Customer Accounts Potentially Compromised [It Only Does Offline] (kotaku.com)
Sony’s PSN password page exploit
NEA says Video Games are Art
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I’m sure we’ve all heard the story about how famous film critic Roger Ebert stuck his foot in his mouth by declaring that Video Games were not and could never be art. Today he will be forced to eat his words as the National Endowment for the Arts has selected Video Games as an art form that is eligible for funding from the United States government. The debate over what constitutes art is not a new one, but recently it has flourished in a world full of new and different forms of creativity. Needless to say, this decision on the part of the NEA is a rather big one that lends credence to the possibility that these new forms of media can and in many cases should be considered forms of art. So how did this landmark take place? Well, rather quietly actually.
When the NEA updated their 2012 radio and television guidelines, they decided to open up the reach of possible applicants by adding a slew of new media formats to the list. Under the new guidelines, they have opened up their federally funded grants to “all available media platforms such as the internet, interactive and mobile technologies, digital games, arts content delivered via satellite, as well as on radio and television.” So what does all of this mean? Well, it means that media such as Video Games can now compete for federal funding just as television and radio have been doing for decades. The most famous use of this funding over the years has of course been made by PBS, The Public Broadcasting System, which has brought fine and intellectually stimulating programming to the public free of charge for several decades.
Given how entrenched both radio and television are in the process of garnering said grants, it will surely be a challenge for any game developer to convince the government that their project is worth funding. However, the mere fact that the NEA has opened up their definitions to include Video Games signifies the importance of the medium in American culture as an art form, and that distinction alone is an important step forward for the future of Video Games. Do you hear that crunching sound? It’s the sound of Roger Ebert eating his words.
Sources: Gamespot, NEA.
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Freebies from The Playstation Network! For the next 30 days from the time the service in the Playstation Store is back on the following games will be available from them to be gotten and kept forever. However, the only catch is you will be able to only choose 2 of each selection.
PS3:
PSP:
Posted by Patrick Seybold // Sr. Director, Corporate Communications & Social Media
Now that some PlayStation Network and Qriocity services have been restored and you’re once again enjoying online gaming and entertainment, we’re happy to provide details about the “Welcome Back” appreciation program for customers in North America. We developed the program as an expression of our gratitude for your patience, support and continued loyalty during the service outage. From all of us at PlayStation, thank you and welcome back!
This package will be made available to all existing registered PlayStation Network and Qriocity users in North America (US and Canada), and will be made available shortly after we have fully restored the service. More specific details about these offers and eligibility requirements will be posted as the services go live.
Also, a number of other services will be made available “on them”. For further details, please see the following link!
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- Sony Says ‘Welcome Back’ To PlayStation Network With These Freebies In Europe [Playstation Network] (kotaku.com)
- PlayStation Network Finally Back Online, Except In Japan (multiplayerblog.mtv.com)
- PlayStation Network Restoration Q&A (slashgear.com)
- PlayStation Network “Welcome Back” Programme Detailed (godisageek.com)
- Sony PlayStation Network Games Service Restoration Begins (huffingtonpost.com)
- PlayStation Network and Qriocity Back for Users Outside Asia (pcworld.com)
