Something of a cosplay hate group has sprung up on Facebook – disparaging people who cosplay as anime characters, if they are not Asian. You may have thought this would be a blog post about how to cosplay correctly, which it is, but it’s also an important statement.
It’s very hard to cosplay incorrectly.
But that’s not what the “Anti-Western Cosplayers” Facebook group says. No, they expect all people who cosplay to be asian. While, admittedly, there are some terrible-to-look-at western cosplayers, these can be found across any race. Here’s a picture that someone else posted to the group:
Here’s what looks like a pretty good western cosplayer on the right, and a not-as-fun-to-look-at cosplayer on the left. Whether or not the left cosplayer is actually asian, as was disputed in the group, is beyond the point. The fact that not all characters represented in anime are intended to be Asian (Edward Elric and FMA is set in a Germany like setting) is not the point either. The point is: Both people are probably having fun. And that’s what really matters.
In addition, that is where I get to telling you how to cosplay. The first step: remember that cosplaying is about having fun, enjoying acting as another character, and making friends with people who like the same things. You might not have a ton of time and money to make the perfect outfit. But that doesn’t matter so long as you enjoy doing it. You can cosplay Cid Highwind and look awesome, but even if you don’t look that perfect, Or the character that YOU want to potrait are a female or male or Lesbians or gays like Yaoi essence(well not over board though. For Example I am doing my costume that which will be deadline on May or so. It doesn’t matter aslong as you had fun, thats the only thin counts. sure comments will be You lookt like a piece of Crap, Or the character not suite you at all, or worse,hey its their right to voice their oppinion to you. so accept it and think of how to make it look nice on you. try think what you had missed out. For example, Make up, is it being done in the right way? contacts, is it the same or almost same as the one that you try to potrait? Props, is it the same thing that I expected it to be? Shoe, is it the right size / patern are correct? when you ask your self that Question, you will know what went missing there. Of course, the first outcome are not very goodlooking one. However, its like programs. You didn't expecting a program are perfectly fine on first release is it? Its the Same thin in costume, a little fix here and there. and Waala. You got it.At teh end of the day, the person wh had more fun/ not so fun day/ in between of it, is you. so remember. Cosplay is YOU try to POTRAIT the character that you like/love or dream to be. Don care what other think of you just go wild either its Cosplay/Crossplay/Crossdress its not about the character that Suite on you. It’sAbout the fun. that you will have when you be your character.
Fox cosplaying is pretty close to my heart. It’s a little more underground than kitty girl cosplayers and yet provides a persona that is recognizably cute and hug worthy.
It’s at the top of my recommendation list for new cosplayers or ladies and gents who are looking for some low-key, easy to assemble or last minute cosplays. Really all that’s required is a pair of oversized pointy fox ears (or re-vamped kitty ears) and maybe a fuzzy tail. Collar and leash totally not required but they make a nice addition. Color scheme of your ears/tail is entirely your choice (though I prefer bright orange). Total amount that you spend shouldn’t top out at more then thirty bucks. To make your cosplay believable (and increase cuteness by tenfold) remember your fox sounds.
Unlike their neko cousins, they do not meow! It’s more of a mrawr or nyar. Purring is acceptable, however. Remember that foxes are not members of the feline family, they’re more K-9. You should get along with dogs much better than catgirls. Go find Inuyasha and scratch his furry ears!(thats really reminds me of Makoto Sawatari in Kanon 2006 and Kanon 2002.
Well... Like the topic said. Yes, A Japanese investors plan to develop Malaysia's first "Little Japan" township in Taman Molek here for high net worth ethnic Japanese keen to relocate and make Malaysia their second home. I totally Support the ideas(Since I am part of them now) I can Enjoy Japanese Living style in Johor.(If it was a successfull project. In addition, I probably going to moved there one day. (if I was able to Manage my own live here.
Global Asia Assets (M) Sdn Bhd (GAAM), an asset-building consulting company for Japanese investors, which is behind the project, hopes to woo 2,000 wealthy Japanese to live, work or do business here within the next few years.
Additionally, 365 Japanese investors have also acquired high-end residential and commercial properties worth more than RM400mil here since January last year and are expected to also move here permanently soon.
"In view of the overwhelming response, we are eager to kick start the "Little Japan" project in Taman Molek where Japanese individuals are expected to invest over RM500mil in landed houses and luxury apartments over the next few years," said Fujimura.
I read it on a newpaper called Daily Epxpress, in Addition, when i saw this words, "In view of the overwhelming response, we are eager to kick start the "Little Japan"
I was like (Ohh my god thats a nice respond) I wonder if japan Club in Johor also involve in it as well, That is what i was thinking. some friend from Johore also give me this news on Sunday( actually it was way earlier than that).
Fukimura was talking to reporters at the Starhill Golf & Country Club in conjunction with a charity golf tournament in aid of the victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami last year.
About 50 golfers, including 20-GAAM customers from Japan had flown here to take part in the event.
All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Japanese Red Cross Society for distribution to needy victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami on March 11 last year.
According to Fujimura, "Little Japan", the first of its kind in Malaysia, would be a self-contained township complete with restaurants, spas, medical facilities and retirement homes for Japanese who want to live and work here.
He noted that the Japanese, who have traditionally avoided investing outside of Japan, have enormous amounts of liquid assets lying dormant in Japanese banks.
Fujimura said the response was very positive with Japanese clients buying up 50 per cent of the 248 high-end condominium units in Molek Pine Tower 3 - a project by the Kuok Group subsidiary, Tanjung Bintang Sdn Bhd, which is marketed under the Berinda brand name.
"The developer, in view of the overwhelming response from Japanese buyers, will refit the units with special Japanese features such as Onsen-Spa facilities, Ofuro (Japanese bathtub) and Zen concept landscaping.
"Our clients have already committed over RM400 million in the purchase of units in various residential schemes in Taman Molek and Taman Ponderosa, which is yet another project by Berinda," he said, adding that GAAM will also manage the property on behalf of its clients.
"Johor Baru's proximity to Singapore, coupled with good infrastructure, fine weather, the Government's commitment to boost safety and security and the virtual absence of natural disasters like earthquakes, makes it an ideal place for Japanese to make it their second home," he said.
These residents, he added, would eventually also open Japanese convenience shops, fine restaurants, dental and medical clinics in partnership with locals, traditional medicine shops and even retirement homes catering not only to Japanese clients, but also Singaporeans and locals.
"They will help create jobs, provide skills training, help promote business and contribute to the local economy and the growth of Johor and Malaysia as a whole," he stressed.
Fujimura is confident the "Little Japan" project will take off in a big way because of rapid development in Johor under Iskandar Malaysia, with international schools and universities and top-notch health and medical facilities all opening here soon. BERNAMA
Yes You read the Topic right. Anime Festival Asia: Malaysia will be trolling with us this Coming June 9th-June 10th 2012.( by the way it clashed with Kyanime Which be held at Kuching at 8th-10 June 2012)
I dunno about this.. Should I go To AFM? or Kyanime!? WEll Of course I will hit Kyanime! Since its my first So called Long Hours Trip to a Foreign Place.(really, its not Foreign Land since its part of malaysia) Since I am Adoptable, I think i can handle this one. Though my parents and my 4 Older Sister worry about my Sickness which it can hit me at Anytime. Okay, As for Today's Update about my Costume, There is none yet this time around. Since my bank are depleated and uptil now, I failed finding a new part time job or a full time job...
Ok lets back to the Main Topic of teh day. ANime Festival Asia Malaysia. AFAMY in short. According To Danny Choo's Blog/ personal web page/ whatever you wanna called it, which you all can go HERE
yes Project Moemoe Puruchu is now officially giving a green light to go Permanantly. Thus until This June i will going to see the fll size moeMoe Puruchu Running around with her Bazooka.
Ohh Just to give a little heads up. Person who will wear that will be me. YES ITS ME!! ME MYSELF AND ITS ME! I will be on the Original Version.. ANd I also told this plan to my parents( especially my mom) she was like in Shock the whole time when i told her i will going for the Female character LOL!! But Hey.. In cosplay... its normal... But for me? I tend to do thing too serious... THe materials I already got it.. The FAbric, The UPVC PIPE 4" dieameter and 1 Meter long... Some Reducer plugs, Paints, and Boots( thats the hardest part) any how new updates will be put on ASAP when i got the time to online mysef( which i alwayS) and After I deal with my Collage Days and stuff like that... and Get myself a part time job TO Fuel my interest....
As the Tittle suggested, yeah... Ave;new Project are now begin its service for the year 2012. ON the last year, we all see lots of things happened. either i like it or not, I have to shove it to my face. in addition of that, as for this year(2012) well lots 1 big thing happened on me( especially on Feb 01 2012) where i was being put into Hospital @ emergency REd Zone. Not Letheal, but... it just kind of Deadly thing to face with.. And I was like "This close" to face death.
WEll it happened on January 31 2012(Day 9 of Chinese New Year) as i order McDelivery, Fillet O Fish 2 set) Large not to mention, I manage to finish the 1 whole burger itself, however on the second one i only manage to get it 1/2 of it. That is where I chocked myself and almost face death.... and yeah I'm having hard time breathing and I finally give up on dealing with my meal.... and I call my mom.... at that time.... it was like around 1.40+ am ( Considered it as Feb. 01 2012) and yeah i sent to Hospital Like i said earlier.
Being Hospitalized for 14 days, 12 Days in Intensive Care Unit(ICU) during that 12 days there is 3 days that I was supported by the breathing machine( which mean the Hose being put into your lungs). and the strange part of it was.. I was Awake and aware of the hose in me. the doctor was totally surprise that i was awake.. even though the medicine that suppose to keep me sleep for 3 days are pumped into my body system(LOL). In other words "Incubated" I dunno how to say that...... Just to give you all a heads up... Its not the hen Sit on the Egg kind of Concept( if you get the pictures)
I was finally RElease and able to be back to my life style that i used to have( though lots of things happen and change with in me..... Also, ON last year..... I stay All nioghter more often than i sleep... and Myastenia Gravis is what i got... and this sickness are life time.. and redered me eat the Steroids pills The pendisoline( dunno how to spit that out) total of 200+ tablets. As for the one that control myestenia Gravis... DAily yeah.. its 30gm( half TAblet) as for the steroids.... It was kind of scary to others( but not me) on the first week its 12 tablkes, once a day. then 10 Tablets a day.. and now I am at 8 tablets a day for total of 3 weeks until my next reviews which is just around the corner.
Following a massive attack waged Thursday on several government and entertainment industry websites, hacktivists with Anonymous continued their assault over the weekend, momentarily taking CBS.com offline.
The next target very well might be Facebook.
The shut-down of the file sharing site Megaupload last week prompted thousands of users to participate in an Anonymous-led attack on opponents of the service, which left the websites for the FBI, Department of Justice, Motion Picture Association of America and Universal Music Group, among others, momentarily crippled.
The move, believed to be the largest Anonymous-led online initiative in the group’s history, was continued during the weekend when operatives participating managed to divert all traffic away from CBS.com. For around 20 minutes, the television network’s main site was unavailable on the Web to surfers across the world. Additionally, a second assault on Universal Music Group, or UMG, was waged and once again rendered the site unavailable. Universal is the largest record label in America and already revealed itself as an opponent to Megaupload before last week’s raid.
Sunday’s take-down of CBS.com and UMG was also accompanied by similar initiatives on foreign websites linked to anti-copyright legislation, including Polish and French government sites. According to some alleged Anonymous members, however, the bombardment doesn’t stop just there. In a new video uploaded to YouTube on Monday, a person claiming to work under the guise of Anonymous announces plans to take on the social networking giant Facebook in the coming days.
“An online war has begun between Anonymous, the people, and the government of the United States,” recites a digitized voice in the video clip. “While SOPA and PIPA may be postponed from Congress, this does not guarantee that our Internet rights will be upheld.” To insure that online freedoms aren’t further crushed, says the Anonymous operative, an assault should be launched on Facebook to make it clear to the US government just how strong the opponents of Internet laws such as SOPA and PIPA are.
“We've already crashed CBS, Warner Brothers and FBI sites; Facebook is our next aim. This will be enough to show them indeed that we are not playing,” continues the video.
The US Copyright office, the Recording Industry Association of America, BMG and other sites were targeted in last week’s attacks, which used a Distributed Denial-of-Service, or DDoS assault, to render the sites unavailable. Participants allege that they also waged an attempt at taking down the websites for both the Department of Defense and the White House, but were unsuccessful at taking them offline.
According to the latest clip, another DDoS attack will be launched on January 28 against Facebook in the same manner that the previous week’s assaults were conducted against the entertainment industry and government sites. The narrator of the clip and an accompanying text description provide detailed information on how to go about conducting the attack, which is done using a simple piece of software called the Low Orbit Ion Cannon, or LOIC.
Nearly 6,000 users broke the servers of the FBI and others last week using the LOIC program in an attempt that was mostly under the radar until news outlets eventually broke the story. With an attack against Facebook being plotted days in advance, a DDoS attack, while difficult to conduct to a degree worthy of taking down Mark Zuckerberg’s tremendous amount of servers, could very well happen.
“While it is true that Facebook has at least 60,000 servers, it is still possible to bring it down,” announces the voice in the video.
Others aligned to the group have shunned the would-be ambush, however, and insist that it does not represent the mission of the group as a whole. With no formal leader or membership though, it is easy for conflicting ideas and agendas to easily go viral on the Web without any authorization from those involved in past missions.
“Lulz at people saying we would take down Twitter, FaceBook and YouTube,” reads a tweet in response from the YourAnonNews account. “Why would Anon take down how we send our messages?”
Regardless of the legitimacy of the claim made in the latest YouTube clip, it is not the first attack on Facebook perpetrated by an alleged member of Anonymous. A previous attack was scheduled for November 5, 2011, but never materialized. In that case, a similar YouTube video was released ahead of time and informed viewers that “Facebook has been selling information to government agencies and giving clandestine access to information security firms so that they can spy on people from all around the world.”
The November 5 attack was expected to accompany similar assaults, including a takedown of FoxNews.com, that while reported, fell through.
“When you're planning to hack someone, don't tell them in advance. More importantly, don't tell them exactly when you're planning to rock their universe,” Matt Peckham, a tech writer for TIME, said before the last planned take-down.
In the new video, however, the alleged Anonymous operative uses the YouTube platform not just as a means of preparing for the assault, but as a recruitment tool
“Would you like to become part of the greatest Internet protest and first official cyber war?” asks the video’s narrator.
Date: January 23, 2012
Reporting From: Santiago, Chile
With over 150 million registered users, the file sharing site MegaUpload.com is one of the most popular on the Internet. At least, it was.
Sorry for the blurly image... However, You can go to megaupload.com to see it yourself
The site has now been seized by the US government and its homepage converted to an FBI anti-piracy warning Along with my files in there too). Its founder, a high tech entrepreneur named Kim Dotcom (yes, he had it legally changed), was arrested in New Zealand after his homes were raided and assets seized.
These actions were all at the behest of the US government. And it's just the latest example of Big Brother overextending its authority across the entire world.
Last week, we discussed the grassroots efforts to stop passage of the SOPA/PIPA legislation that would give the US government jurisdiction over the Internet. Wikipedia blacked out its English language pages to raise awareness of the issue, and people went completely nuts.
Congress subsequently withdrew the bills amid popular outcry, and the public rejoiced that their efforts successfully thwarted further encroachment on their liberty. Or so they thought.
On the exact same day that everyone was celebrating victory over SOPA/PIPA, the US government simply used another set of regulations to nab Dotcom and seize his assets. The fact that SOPA was scrapped turned out to be completely irrelevant, they just found other rules to apply (or break).
As usual, it's probably not legal. But such technicalities don't matter in the 'guilty until proven innocent' system in which we live. Executive agencies exercise extreme latitude when confiscating assets, and victims often don't have the opportunity to address the matter in front of a judge for years, if ever.
In Dotcom's case, the man probably won't even successfully make it past the extradition process for at least a year... let alone bring the issue to trial. The government is using its bureaucracy to completely circumvent due process and make an example of somebody that they consider a nuisance.
So why should they care? What interest could the US government possibly have in a silly file sharing site? None. But the entertainment industry does.
You see, we don't live in a representative democracy. Democracy is an illusion to make people believe that they're free. Instead, it's blocs of large corporations who are really in control. If the entertainment business wants Kim Dotcom to go away, the government will invent or break any law necessary to make it happen. They're all in bed together.
What's more, it doesn't matter which group or party is in power. Democrat or Republican, Labour or Conservative, Liberal or New Democratic... they're all for sale. Citizens concern themselves with the outcome of elections, investing heavy emotional and financial support for 'their guy'. Companies just wait it out and buy off whichever candidates win.
Kim Dotcom, though a wealthy and successful entrepreneur, was essentially a lone wolf standing against the entire industry. Rather than find ways to work with him in what is clearly emerging as a dominant media platform, they chose to eliminate him... by having the US government send the New Zealand government to arrest him and seize his assets.
It's mind numbing when you really think about it.
Ultimately, Dotcom may successfully find his way back to a normal life after years in court and perhaps some time in jail. In the meantime, though, his case certainly makes a strong argument for flying under the radar. It's a stark reminder that, if they really want to get you, they'll apply, invent, or break whatever laws are necessary to do so.
AnimaFiesta Kuala Lumpur (AFKL), claiming to be the largest anime expo in Malaysia, and the first to bring in Miku Hatsune concert, in *planning* to be held in KLCC. (Need over 9000! ticket preorders to confirm lol?)
First of all, I’ve never heard of this event, so I was doubtful, so I just observe first without saying anything. Good thing fellow Cosplayers or Hobbyist from West Malaysia checked with KLCC on whether there were this event on the announced date, which is NONE. Even Miku Hatsune’s company Sega, confirmed that their last concert will be in March which is before AFKL ^^”
In terms of logic and common sense, it is a fake/scam/TROLL event already @.@ However I see there’s still ppl defending the event organizer and buying Miku Hatsune concert tickets from them wth? Just hope ppl will stop being naive and see reality~~ Don’t buy tickets from them~ Its RM50 the cheapest for a ticket, a few hundred ppl buying would be a large sum ^^”
There’s also this generous person who went all the way to investigate the event’s site, which is epic win! XD Awesome research and investigation, useful to be a programmer? :3 Look at how he investigate the Scams of AnimeFiesta Kuala Lumpur :D
After reading that, I bet a normal human being would not believe in AFKL anymore, its a scam! and the whole site is entirely copy pasta! Its plagiarism! @.@
Update : Visit here too for valid reasons why AFKL are considered to be a scam event. Also heard there was a similar scam event within the K-pop community, visit here for more info on that, it seems like the scammers are the same group as AFKL? Their methods or operations are almost the same~ hmmmmmm…
Also, please beware of the event’s individual Facebook account, I see some people still asking about ticket purchase there ^^”
OMG? Ticket tooo expensive to belief its real @.@ Even in AFA11 Miku Hatsune Cncert VIP ticket wasn’t THAT expensive =.= This is clearly to scam people of their fortune knowing that people can’t resist! Please spread the word~~~~ *Concert became Live Party lolwat?*
Anyway, please do not be tricked, this is mass scamming~~~ (◎｀ε´◎ )
This is what happen if you allow SOPA and PIPA LAws to enforce and bills that aiming to sop online piracy. in Addition, You all know what i mean by Online piracy right? For those who is still blur around the corner here is one good example. Utorrents, bittorents, or some torrents of torrents(dunno what the heck was that) Torrents are pretty famous on Online copy right materials. Heck they should do that on the torrents instead of those popular file sharings like Mediafire, Megaupload, Easyshare, 4Shared, and many more. AND COUNTING.
Anonymous was quick to target the Justice Department, Universal Music, the RIAA, and MPAA in the wake of this afternoon's Megaupload announcement, with the Web sites for all four organizations succumbing to distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.
Justice.gov and universalmusic.com went offline around 430pm Eastern and have been largely unresponsive for the past 1.5 hours. RIAA.com and MPAA.org are also unresponsive.
"Recording Industry Association of America—Department of Justice—Universal Music—all TT, all TANGO DOWN," Anonymous tweeted this evening with the #OpMegaUpload hashtag.
"The Department of Justice web server hosting justice.gov is currently experiencing a significant increase in activity, resulting in a degradation in service," the DOJ said in a statement. "The Department is working to ensure the website is available while we investigate the origins of this activity, which is being treated as a malicious act until we can fully identify the root cause of the disruption."
Earlier today, the DOJ announced the shutdown of file-sharing site Megaupload. Seven individuals and two corporations were indicted for copyright infringement and could face up to 50 years in prison. Megaupload earned approximately $750 million for its exploits and incurred about $1 billion in damages, the agency alleged.
In its statement, the DOJ said the takedown was "among the largest criminal copyright cases ever brought by the United States."
How does Universal Music play into this? Megaupload's CEO is Kasseem Dean, better known as hip hop producer Swizz Beatz and husband of Alicia Keys. As reported by the New York Post, Beatz asked high-profile friends like Sean "Diddy" Combs, Kanye West, and Will.i.am to participate in a video promoting Megaupload, which did not sit too well with the artists' label, Universal Music Group. Last month, Universal had YouTube pull "Mega Song," prompting a lawsuit from Megaupload, according to TorrentFreak.
Anonymous has never been a fan of efforts to take down copyright infringers. The group has targeted Sony over its efforts to sue PlayStation hacker George Hotz and gone after the RIAA and the MPAA on numerous occasions.
In a statement issued this afternoon, the MPAA championed the Megaupload takedown. "This criminal case, more than two years in development, shows that law enforcement can take strong action to protect American intellectual property stolen through sites housed in the United States," said Chris Dodd, MPAA chairman and CEO.
The RIAA, meanwhile, said it was "deeply grateful" for the Megaupload shutdown. "The indictment outlines a sinister scheme to generate massive profits through the distribution of the stolen intellectual property of others," RIAA chairman and CEO Cary Sherman said in a statement.
The Megaupload taken down and the DDoS attacks come one day after many Web sites went dark in protest of anti-piracy legislation, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA). The bills would allow the DOJ to go after overseas, "rogue" Web sites, but opponents argue that the measures are too broad and could harm legitimate Web sites.
The RIAA's Sherman, a supporter of SOPA and PIPA, said the Megaupload news demonstrates why the bills are necessary. "If [Megaupload] were hosted and operated, for example, in a foreign country, our government would be essentially powerless to do anything about it. That needs to change," Sherman said.
For more, see the Top 5 Objections to SOPA, PIPA and PCMag analysts' take on the bills, as well as the slideshow below, which features screen shots from Web sites that participated in yesterday's blackout.
Wikipedia will initiate a blackout on Wednesday, Jan. 18, in protest of the anti-piracy bills SOPA and PIPA. SOPA and PIPA are two Congressional bills meant to halt the illegal copying and sharing of movies and music on the Internet, among other aims. However, major Internet organizations -- such as Wikipedia, Reddit and Boing Boing -- claim the bills will hinder their operations and are ready to protest.
Wikipedia, Reddit, Boing Boing and Anonymous will go dark Wednesday in condemnation of SOPA and PIPA. "This is going to be wow," Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, said on Twitter. "I hope Wikipedia will melt phone systems in Washington on Wednesday. Tell everyone you know!"
"If you want an Internet where human rights, free speech and the rule of law are not subordinated to the entertainment industry's profits, I hope you'll join us," said Cory Doctorow of Boing Boing.
Even gargantuan Internet companies like Facebook, Google, Twitter and Tumblr have denounced the bills.
PIPA, the Protect IP Act, and SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, however, have received support from the music and film industries.
"More than 2.2 million hard-working, middle-class people in all 50 states depend on the entertainment industry for their jobs and many millions more work in other industries that rely on intellectual property," Michael O'Leary of the Motion Picture Association of America said in a statement. "For all these workers and their families, online content and counterfeiting by these foreign sites mean declining incomes, lost jobs and reduced health and retirement benefits."
Over the weekend, the White House hinted at toning down the two bills after the influx of protest.
"While we believe that online piracy by foreign websites is a serious problem that requires a serious legislative response, we will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet," wrote three White House managers, including Aneesh Chopra, the U.S. Chief Technology Officer.
So what do you need to know about the Wikipedia Blackout?
Wikipedia Will Go Dark for 24 Hours
Wikipedia will go dark for 24 hours. The Web site will shut down its English-language site beginning at 05:00 UTC on Wednesday, Jan. 18. Read the official statement from Wikipedia here.
Wikipedia is a hugely popular site, particularly amongst students. On Tuesday, founder Jimmy Wales highlighted this importance.
"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor, it must be demanded by the oppressed, MLK on Wednesday, Wikipedia demands," Wales said via Twitter Monday, on Martin Luther King Day. He told students: "Student warning! Do your homework early. Wikipedia protesting bad law on Wednesday! #sopa."
The official statement notes the impact the bill could have on the Internet as a free entity.
"Today Wikipedians from around the world have spoken about their opposition to this destructive legislation," said Wales in the official statement. "This is an extraordinary action for our community to take - and while we regret having to prevent the world from having access to Wikipedia for even a second, we simply cannot ignore the fact that SOPA and PIPA endanger free speech both in the United States and abroad, and set a frightening precedent of Internet censorship for the world."
Reddit Will Go Dark for 12 Hours
Reddit, the a "crowd-curated" information sharing forum, will go dark for 12 hours on Wednesday, Jan. 18, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST (1300-0100 UTC).
"We've seen some amazing activism organized by redditors at /r/sopa and across the reddit community at large. You have made a difference in this fight; and as we near the next stage, and after much thought, talking with experts, and hearing the overwhelming voices from the reddit community, we have decided that we will be blacking out reddit," reads the official statement.
Instead of publishing its typical content, Reddit will circulate anti-PIPA/SOPA information on how the legislation will hinder sites like Reddit, provide links to resources to learn more and suggest how citizens can take action.
Other, possibly lesser-known sites have also joined the anti-PIPA/SOPA coalition and will also go dark Wednesday. Users on Reddit compiled a list of sites that will enact a blackout, including: all Cheezeburger sites, Explosm, Red 5 Studios, CryptoCat, FreakOutNation, Major League Gaming, RageMaker, SkyTemple and more. Click here to view the thread.
Blackout Has Support from Internet Titans
Not only are Wikipedia, Reddit, Boing Boing and Anonymous against PIPA/SOPA. Internet titans have also voiced opposition.
"There isn't one technology company or venture capitalist who supports these bills," Markham Erickson, the executive director of NetCoalition, a trade group representing Google, eBay and others, told ABC News.
"An 'Internet blackout' would obviously be both drastic and unprecedented," NetCoalition said in a statement. "We hope that the Senate will cancel its scheduled vote on PIPA so that we can get back to working with members on how to address the concerns raised by the MPAA [Motion Picture Association of America] and others without threatening our nation's security or future innovation and jobs."
Tumblr Encourages Calling House Representatives, Offers Talking Points
Tumblr, a microblogging platform and social media networking site, has been encouraging activism since November. That month, the Web site facilitated 87,834 individuals to call their representatives with a total of 1,293 hours of talking time in protest of the PIPA/SOPA bills.
Tumblr still offers a form that will connect you to your House Representative and offer talking points on how to dispute the legislation. Click here to access this.
SOPA Could Be Shelved
On Monday, California congressman Darrell Issa, an opponent of SOPA, stated that he had been told by House majority leader Eric Cantor that no vote on SOPA will transpire "unless there is consensus on the bill," shelving the legislation until further notice. This move "effectively scuppers" SOPA, noted the Guardian.
PIPA, derogatorily known as the e-Parasite bill, comes to vote on Jan. 24. Issa stated, "While I remain concerned about Senate action on the Protect IP Act, I am confident that flawed legislation will not be taken up by this House.
SAN FRANCISCO – Can the world live without Wikipedia for a day?
The user-driven online encyclopedia is one of the Internet's most visited sites, and at midnight Eastern Standard Time it began a 24-hour "blackout" in protest against proposed anti-piracy legislation that many leading websites -- including Reddit, Google, Facebook, Amazon and others -- contend will make it challenging if not impossible for them to operate.
It's a dramatic response to the Protect Intellectual Property Act under consideration in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, a pair of bills backed by the motion picture and recording industries that are intended to eliminate theft online once and for all.
Simply put, S. 968 and H.R. 3261 would require ISPs to block access to foreign websites that infringe on copyrights. Online piracy from China and elsewhere is a massive problem for the media industry, one that costs as much as $250 billion per year and costs the industry 750,000 jobs, according to a 2008 statement by Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. But how exactly the bills would counter piracy has many up in arms.
"There are smart, targeted ways to shut down foreign rogue websites without asking American companies to censor the Internet," Google spokeswoman Samantha Smith told FoxNews.com on Tuesday. The site joined Wikipedia by presenting readers with a black bar over its logo, and other websites have prominent SOPA protest content posted. But the online encyclopedia's blackout is a line-in-the-sand action -- and it isn't sitting well with some of its volunteer editors.
"My main concern is that it puts the organization in the role of advocacy, and that's a slippery slope," said editor Robert Lawton, a Michigan computer consultant who would prefer that the encyclopedia stick to being a neutral repository of knowledge. "Before we know it, we're blacked out because we want to save the whales."
Instead of encyclopedia articles, visitors to the site saw a stark black-and-white page with the message: "Imagine a world without free knowledge." It carried a link to information about the two congressional bills and details about how to reach lawmakers.
The shutdown adds to a very vocal body of critics who are speaking out against the legislation. But the bill's many supporters -- including the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and News Corp., the parent company of FoxNews.com -- argue that those critics simply misunderstand the bill.
“Anti-piracy legislation now before Congress finally addresses the threat of foreign piracy, and it’s unfortunate that so many opponents have resorted to inaccurate and flatly dishonest claims in an attempt to derail it," said Timothy Lee, vice president of legal and public affairs for the Center for Individual Freedom.
Chris Dodd, chairman of the MPAA, denounced the blackout as a stunt, News.com reported. "[It's] an irresponsible response and a disservice to people who rely on [the sites] for information and [who] use their services."
Well... I guess that was a good question to ask with/ to troll with. What was my plan after Hobbycon 2011? well basicly, I will throw myself into a pit of trollers or some kind of. Or just kick back and play around the whole time. Or, find some thing to play with. Like, the XXX toys that i got early November(not to mention my first). Or even, plan on my next costume?
Well..... to be honest, I spent my entire 12 months or 6 months solely for my next costume. in 3 years of cosplaying, and a self proclaim Street cosplayer, I learn 1 things that not all understand. Well not to be brag of it or anything, it just that i want to share of what i understa(save that later).
As for now, My Costume are Assasin. and yeah. You Guessed it. Nostale Style of Assasin. Here is a little infos of what I understand aout the nostale characters after like 3/4 years of being Nostale players.
According to http://nostale.wikia.com/wiki/Assassin, The Assassin is the second obtainable specialist of the Archer, which is obtained from the level 46+ specialist quest. The Assassin has several special abilities including the ability to become invisible to enemy targets while it's speed happening to be reduced as a side effect. Also, the Assassin is capable of dealing a high amount of damage in a little amount of time due to it's great DPS and debuff skills. Following are the SP card of the Assasin.
Assasin'sbasic Attack skills was his dagger attack. What i hate about this character was, in Shadow mode(in Ro Terms) meaning that the charactr goes invisible,( in nostale term it was called Shadow as well) and cannot be attack. However, whent there was a characters with their AOE's like warrior, Ice Mage, Dark Gunner, Crusader, or any 3 of the characters(Hage, Archer, Swordsman) The assasin will getitself exposed when the AOE's got them straight on(not a good idea when you are hiding in amods of mosters or in PVP mode, that makes you a sitting Duck). The Elements for this Assasin was, Dark.
Following are the skills for the Assasin
Next is Dark Gunner. Dark Gunner (according to http://nostale.wikia.com/wiki/Dark_Gunner)
The Dark Gunner is the Sorcerer's/Mage's Class fourth of the obtainable Specialist Cards, which is obtained from the level 65+ specialist quest. The Dark Gunner uses a spell gun to cast devastating dark based AoE attacks and debuffs, slowly draining away at it's opponent's HP. As a Sorcerer's/Mage's specialist, it has it's disadvantages such as a low amount of HP and slow speed but it is very capable of dealing a high amount of magical damage. Following are the SP cards of the charactr.
Followeing are the videos about all the SP characters for 3 main Jobs.(swordsman, Archer, Mage). Following are the video showcasing of the dark gunners. What i like about this characte's skill was the rapid shot
AS for the current Costume that I have, is Holy mage. The Holy Mage(according to http://nostale.wikia.com/wiki/Holy_Mage) is the Sorcerer's/Mage's second obtainable specialist, which is obtained from the level 46+ specialist quest. The Holy Mage's skills are mostly for healing and supporting it's friendly targets. The Holy Mage uses the power of the Light to buff and heal it's friendly targets and tends to have very weak offensive skills. Following are the showcase about the holy mage's Skills.
ok here is 1 thing i want to advice on. If you are that Nostale Pro players/ Pro supposrters, You might wondering, Why a holy mage holding the So called self proclaim Holly gun? like the photos taken at Hobbycon? well easy, its was a would be Dark gunner's spell gun, and thanks to my hang over Brain which i had on earlier october, yeah, i go messed around with it. xD. However, it turns out pretty good. So far, my plans have given a little start up. ohh a little notice. Moe moe project( a love bazooka Girl Project) are now stop. Progress is officially stop at Tuesday on December 13 2011. So, Anything new, I will keep up date on my Blog. Like wise, not everyone know how i do my stuff yet. in case you reading this Haters, I don give a danm on you. Anyway, thats all for today guys. stay tune for more.
WEll This time an updates for the success of Team Ave;New Project. Credits to our members who cbosplay as, shiemi(the blue exorsist), Misaka Mikoto(To Aru no Railgun), Tobi(Naruto Shippuden), Naruto(Naruto SHippuden) Haruhi(The Meloncholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya) Ichigo Hollow( Bleach) and lastly ME Myself as HOly Mage(Nostale Online). Todays update, was a slide show like Videos, created by Trip Advisor. Also Let us not to forget that The reason why i was in the picture and was all thanks to our Visitor (though I make him so wear out, However, He did enjoy his time here at Hobbycon 2011.)
Now as I return to my life as a normal Kolej Student, with everything all over........ wait...... Did I say Over? Fuck yeah (like it was the ending one) 6 months from now was Kyanime! which was held at Sarawak. More update soon for the ACG events. My friend and I are plan to go both solo competition and Group competition. Looks liek my current luggage really need to give some upgrades. since last time it was meant for my clothing( normal clothing) and now its turns out that it will full of things like Iron,(not those iron bar. its an electrical appliances which use to make your clothe looks more nicer) props, Normal clothing, And if I must, I Will Wear my costume all away from Sabah to Sarawak (IF I must) and if i still refuce to change into better luggage. Also, if everything going as planed, I will go troll around the Airasia Terminal. and let me tell you, its not for show off, though you might think it was. at least I can learn something from doing so. and i can say those haters of mine... HAHAH they will have no guts to go out cosplay in their costume.
Anyhow, i woun't say anything as for now, I will go hunt material hunting for my next 2 costume, The Dark GUnner and Assasin. and yes both of the characters are from the same game series, Nostale. next up date will be about fabrics of mine xD for the 2 costume. Also, before i end this blog, Credits goes to person who is in team Ave;New Project. and Group Visitor, who come all the way from west malaysia, to sabah( although its coincidance) but hey, its not everythign to see on that rare occasion. So all thanks to those who i meet, on HC, and unfortunately, some Friends on FB I really forgot, though some even remember me chat with them LAWL!! thank you all TEam Ave;new Project Members. hope we can compet on each other and may the best wins ^^
There is no end ... and that's great! :) I would like to introduce again two great cosplay costumes, even though you know they may have heard of other photos, here they are again to take a closer look!
in my oppinion, the ranger are doing great as Ranger. both Costume are well manage. I fell proud for them as the nostale Cosplayer. As For me, Holy mage will turn black, and here comes Dark GUnner. Although i did fells like it was boring on nostale Cosplay, heck, I don't even Give a Fuck on it. I just do it. In addition, Dark Gunner Today are now finally given a green light to start its progress. My dead line will be on june 2012. Will Due its project. the things that i need to worry about was my health concern. Recently, I was soooooooooo danm sick, until i can't bearly speak and almost lost y Voice. However, even WHen i was sick, I push my self to the limit,and progress my costume stuf(The Holy Mage) although its seems like i was done, Its not done yet. i need to adjust the Front Apron of my Holy Mage. becaue during last month's Konichiwa Festival, which happened on October 10 2011, and i manage to get 3rd place. Which not bad. and I don brag about things unless manage to get done done in time. Unlike some one I know(the Dumb Pitch). Well Anyway as for next Cosplay Project, for 2012, will be Moemoe Puruchu. If yo notice the pick color image, and why a girl holding a love bazooka, well thats her. MoeNoe Puruchu!. there are 2 version of her, one is Original Version( as we refered her as) and the other one will be the black version. The Image are as follow for the Original version that i croped and resized.
MoeMoe Puruchu(Original Version)
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Origanlly, This is the real color of it.
This is MoeMoe Puruchu The Black Version.
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here is some Details on what is going to be.
The fabric of choice will be the Cotton Coat(the same material that used to make a coat/ Jacet/ Monkey Suit. it only cost RM7.00 /meter. and my standard will on 3 to 6 meters long on each color. The color are as follow. For Original vesion
white 3/4 meters
blue 6 meters
red 4/5 meters
dark yellow 4/5 meters
yellow 4/5 meters For Black version
Black 6 meters
white 3/4meters
pinck 3 meters
Dark Purple 3 meters
sky blue(Koshibo)
Estimating around 250-250 to investing on this costume.
As for the Shoe, its recomended to costume make one. as I lingering around kramunsing, i saw that there are some new Cobler shop, run by a person that pretty much knows they are doing. Also, the group meeting for the Hobby con will be going on this saturday and sunday. if things goes according as it planned, well it will be happy for us all. ^^. asa we are now Entering The Anti "Social Period" it is not on our group. I will be dealing with the costume as well as i will going to sponsor the following 2 cosplayer's costume.it might seems like i waswasting money for the costume that is not even me wearing it.xD. next is the Basooka of her. as The following post will be about her Bazookas and ,aterial that will be use. Until then, there will be no updates on this blog until after Hobbycon 2011 with lots of Inage of the cosplayer, post in Slide show, using tripadvisory. until then gusy see ypu a;; and hope you all have a good time dealing with your respective costume until the big day are finally here. thanks for reading my blogs.
YES GUYS!!!!! YOU HEARD THAT!!!!!! I AM NOW BACK ON DUTY!!!(not fully just around 80%)
xD. I was Sooo worry about my Ave;New Project, that it will crumble and break apart infront of my Eyes. Thanks to you all Who support, and those who wish me a good health, and many more possitive feedback (though there is some negative some) Who cares those ehh? Anyhow, I probaly will not be the leader for this Group, However, Thanks to 1 of our members who want to be our representative.(Clap-Clap) All thanks to God. Now, that M Voice are coming back to its normal way, I will be able to lead you all. Like i Aid, I will not Give up, Until God beat me up. Let Everything I do, I will pray for god. and in Team Ave;New I will be leading them to build hope, in God, that is each and everyone of us's Mission we are born to as Fellow Christian. I might not had the right to act SUpreme, However, I can lead you all to start belive yourself.
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Well... the tittle pretty much says it all. If you heard that I will Disbanding the group from entering the competition, well up until now, its still a 50/50 change tat i will say yes or no. The reason Why I say this are due the fact that my health are now getting worse every passing day. First it was my Voice box or Vocal Cord are Swollen and I have some dificulty on my speaking. Also, It also effected my eating habit. As I Weight at 95KG at age 24(its over weight), now its only at 90+KG and 95- KG. All that thing happen in months time.First Clinical Visit are at September 2011. Then Refered to the HQE(Hospital Queen Elizabeth) and been put into a professional Unit( Unit pakar) then from there i was refered again to Operation Profesinal, where i had to under go Endoscope on September 16 2011.That Endoscope are pretty much Puking alot, since it will enter through your mouth xD. After that, the doctor said it was normal, and nothing wrong with it. However, The Doctor do record, that Theres an abnormal vibration on my voice box(I dunno what the hell is that mean).
Then on October 20 2011, I under go another process and been put into Ear, Nose and Throat(ENT Unit) and this time, The doctor who attending me scope my throat,(unlike endoscope which that thing will be peke it in). Also, Thanks to my own Curiosity I googled Vocal Cord disorder" and this is what i found.
