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Going Down to South Park - Free Episodes Online Now!

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Adam Pieniazek
on March 27, 2008
in Marketing, Technology and Video
. 0 Comments

Following in the footsteps of Hulu, the creators and copyright holders of the animated cartoon South Park have decided to release all South Park episodes online for free of cost but supported by advertisements. In a huge contrast to content interrupting Hulu ads, the advertisements on South Park Studios appear on the site itself, and do not interrupt the episodes!

Their site streams all these episodes and the streaming happens quite quickly. The quality of the video is also very good. I did happen upon a glitch where one episode (Mystery of the Urinal Deuce –hadn’t seen it before and the title reminded me of an incident on my dorm room floor in my freshman year at USC, but that story is for another post, another day) skipped forward six seconds at the start but otherwise the site runs flawlessly.

So the site is cool and the idea works very well. I’m a big advocate of media such as South Park and other TV shows and movies being free and ad-supported. Another very sweet feature of the South Park site is the ability to create your own South Park avatars. The selection is a bit limited right now but you can still come up with some cool and unique characters.

Here’s me in the 4th grade:

South Park Avatar 4th grade me

Look how happy I am in my grunge gear, towering over all the other kids at the playground.

Let’s fast forward thirty-five years and check out future me:

Future me South Park

My, how times have changed. Happy grunge me has turned into a balding vigilante with a gun living in exile in Mexico. Well, at least I’ve got a mohawk mullet thing going on. Chicks are sure to dig that look in the future for its maximized business in the front, party in the back, rebellion down the middle efficiency.

So, all in all, South Park Studios, even though it is still in beta, is already a sweet success.

Score 4/5

Casting Call for New Bruce Willis Film, The Surrogates

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Adam Pieniazek
on March 26, 2008
in Boston and Video
. 11 Comments

I just received an e-mail from a good friend about an open casting call for the film The Surrogates, starring Bruce Willis and Rhada Mitchell. The film is a science-fiction story about a futuristic world where humans interact with each other via surrogate robots while every human sits at home in isolation. The film appears to be based of the graphic novels, The Surrogates by Robert Venditti and Brett Weldele. The story sounds very cool and the graphic novels are rated as 5/5 on Amazon.com. Check out the cool artwork on the cover:

Below are the official details for the open casting call. Personally, I’m not gonna shower until then and try out for a dread role! (kidding…about the not showering part…being a “dread” sounds wicked cool)

C.P. Casting & Meagan Lewis Casting are holding a casting call for “Surrogates”, a feature film starring Bruce Willis and Rhada Mitchell.

When:

Saturday, March 29, 2008
10:00 AM until 4:00 PM

Where:

Felt Nightclub – Boston
533 Washington Street, Boston, MA, 02111

What:

Extras and speaking roles are needed for a science fiction
feature film that will shoot in Boston for several weeks starting April 28.

We are looking for men and women [AGE 18+] of all races and types.

We are particularly looking to cast SURROGATES, remotely operated
synthetic humans who are distinguishable from flesh-and-blood humans
primarily by their physical perfection. In this future world, any consumer
who can afford it can have an attractive looking SURROGATE replace them
in the real world.

All Actors who wish to be considered for SURROGATE Roles should look
their BEST. That means Men, clean shaven and Women having done their
make up and hair to the very best of their ability, and dressed to impress!

Not a SURROGATE? That’s ok, we also need all types to play “real
humans” and DREADS, a particularly downtrodden group of anti-
surrogate rebels who wish to destroy the surrogacy way of life…

If you can, please bring a recent photo with you. (It will not be returned!)

NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE!
JUST SHOW UP!

Sounds cool. Good luck to everyone who tries out!

Awesome Services from Scribbles and Words

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Adam Pieniazek
on March 25, 2008
in Blog and Technology
. 0 Comments

I just found an awesome blog called Scribbles and Words run by the polymathematical Jay. His blog’s design really sticks out for its simplicity and uniqueness. It’s apparent that Jay has tremendous design skills and an ability to write in a captivating yet easy to read way. Jay is offering up these artistic skills to anyone willing to pay him a small fee. Some of the services he offers on his service section are:

  • Copywriting
  • Blog Header Design
  • Blog Consultation Report
  • 125×125 Ad Design

The prices he’s charging for these services are currently a steal and I’d highly recommend you snap up these services while the prices are so low.

Check out the below graphic for an excellent sample of his work.

Scribbles and Words

As you can see, Jay has a fantastic ability to create sharp, simple, appealing graphics among other talents. Head on over to his blog if you’re in need of a great writer, artist, or consultant or if you’re looking for tips on how to blog well.

I Hate the Federal Reserve

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Adam Pieniazek
on March 24, 2008
in Accounting, Economics and Government
. 2 Comments

I just received an e-mail from the Executive Vice President of HSBC Direct informing me that HSBC is once again dropping the interest rate on my online savings account, this time from 3.55% to 3.05%! Aaargh! At least it’s only dropped by .5% but it’s still frustrating, especially considering the savings rate started at 5.05% and rose to 5.55% Of course, I knew this drop would happen sooner or later once the Federal Reserve dropped its interest rate from 3% to 2.25% but it’s still frustrating.

I’ve got nothing substantive to add, just wanted to vent.

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