Bastard Sons of Dial-Up

GAMES! Stuff, things, progress, drama.

Foxx — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 05:27:08 -0500

Update:

WE HAVE A KAILLERA SERVER! Yaaaay! What is Kaillera? Simply it allows emulators to netplay. What??! Whats an emulator you ask? It lets you play game consoles on a PC (or other consoles, like in my NES segments I used an xbox). Want to play, get a Kaillera enabled emulator, ROM, and a friend, and plug into:

kaillera.lostcarrier.net:27888

We are still working on it, but feel free to use it. This may randomly go down as its worked on. We will let you know when its up and stable. If you need a netplay buddy, pop on IRC and ask. Many of us enjoy a good game on NES, SNES, MAME, Genesis/Megadrive, etc. We have been going bonkers playing Spot (the game, JU) for NES quite a bit.

Click Read More for the drama and stuff...

Update..

Sythen — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 19:58:34 -0500

Hey all, Sythen here. Due to some recent event's, episodes of Bsod will come rather sporadically due to some issues within the meat-space. That dosent mean were pulling a dead horse though, we are working hard in bringing you the current archive of Bsod episode's to every corner of the net, so its easier for you to access Bsod episodes on your favorite platform of choice so you can watch Bsod TV pretty much anywhere. But of course there will be stumbling block's, due to the time restraints on Youtube, a fair amount of editing needs to be done so we can get them up there, its an easy job, but takes up alot of time, and bandwidth. Right now we are pushing all the episodes to http://bsod-tv.blip.tv/, so you can watch them all there once there up. I shall also be pushing them to itunes, so you can download them and push them to your Apple device's effortlessly.

If you feel like you want to help us out, just suggesting new ideas or helping to work out the bugs to get things rolling is a big part of the community. We strongly urge you to pop on the forums, though they are somewhat dead these days, so get on IRC and hang out for a while. Every single one of you is part of the community, regardless of your commitment. Just downloading the show, watching it, and speaking your mind and explaining your concepts not only is what BSoD is about, it helps things progress.

BSoD updates and Current Events

Foxx — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 02:55:37 -0500

We seem dead to the world, and hate to disappoint. BSoD is just as lively as ever! We still need help with user submissions for segments, as always, but we have been working on a new BSoD v3 release. We have quite a few people helping behind the scenes, so credit served where credit due. Ensifer has offered a new file host, Cookie gave us a file mirror as well, but he has also been donating and helps run the IRC network. Nick from www.TechCentric.org aka Limp_Trizkit, is our deadhead idle server admin and all around go-to guy for server help. He also hosts the www.Lostcarrier.net IRC Network and makes sure its up, running, and stable. Lostcarrier also hosts a private Shoutcast Server in #LostRadio. BSoD has a www.bitlbee.org Server running on our explicit node, which lets you connect to your favorite Instant Messenger networks via IRC. This has been running for quite some time, but not many people use it due to things like Twitter.

If you take a closer look Mustang has uploaded and has been trying to maintain BSoD episodes on his http://vimeo.com/bsod/videos page. We have gotten many requests for streaming episodes. Check the streaming links on the right of the main page, or in the Episodes section. In the meantime Sythen has been working hard on getting BSoD segmented, uploaded, tagged, and published on Youtube. That's a whole lot of work, so make sure you give him a hearty man hug if you ever see him, just make sure he doesnt clobber you with his salt-rock. Once things progress we will also add Youtube to the Streaming links, and perhaps even add them to each episodes individual pages.

We have a new website layout and design in the works and should be rolled out eventually once we all decide what direction the creative process should go in. cSc is helping a great deal with this, and a few select others. LokiChaos has helped embed direct links to every episode about page to the respective mirror. The BSoD main Filedump has be HAMMERED lately, so if you have slow bandwidth off of Filedump.bsodtv.org try out the other mirrors. That was a *LOT* of work, and without him that wouldn't have happened anytime soon.

We are all discussing on IRC new segment ideas, website layouts, streaming episodes, look & feel, possible new features and a lot more! BSoD has always been run by the people, for the people, and although we dont post every little thing to the main site, things on IRC progress really fast. There was some minor talk about doing a Twitter feed, but not a whole lot, since the BSoD Facebook page has barely been maintained. There is an idea of putting together an XLink Kai server together, since we often hop on Xbox and get our gaming on. We might go as far to get some kind of Gamer Lounge going so we can netplay classic consoles via Emulation, but that's still just a vague idea. We are in need of talented coders that are willing to help to tie together the loose ends. As always personal affairs with school, family, and life often get in the way. This is something we all quickly get to understand and respect.

Recently we have had the idea of creating a "BSoD Sandbox" - a compilation web space for contributors and general BSoD'ers. It will be a place where we can work on off-topic projects and hobbies. beyond being a blog it will bring people together by making our personal concepts, projects, opinions, and web-presence part of the BSoD Community as a whole. Since not every concept can be a segment, it doesnt mean the project shouldnt have a place to live on the internet so it can blossom and thrive. You little blinky LED robot might not be a segment, but a writeup on it could inspire someone. BSoD is a good example of what I mean. To me, BSod is my every day hobby life in a tutorial form. Though many of my projects aren't "BSoD Worthy" I am often asked to explain/document my ideas, findings, and general rants. I think a BSoD Sandbox would be a great way to expand ideas that could attract more like minded people, and perhaps even lead to more people making segments.

I'm not dead... just all my work is

Foxx — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:49:46 -0500

BSoD is not dead, nor is I the one and only Foxx. Mustang is still kicking, figuratively speaking. Unfortunately my 500GB Hard Drive with my entire lifes work, an unsurpassed amount of projects spanning over 15 years, backups of my local drives, Operating System ISO disc images, and much much much more... died. I know the first thing you are thinking "Foxx you ASSHOLE, you should have used a RAID backup! MORON!". Yes.. I know.. unfortunately I am in the progress of migrating well over 6000GB of data, yes, 6TB of crap, around-across-trough my LAN and devices. Tivos', Xboxs', Tons of PCs, a few embedded gizmos, and even a Western Digital TV now. I had to toss my 1TB external HDD on my WDTV as I migrated all of my media over to that to free up space on a smaller drive to replace it in RAID, or at least duplicate copies of my files.

This is an external drive and used only when needed, unfortunately when I had powered down to migrate it to another computer, as the platters spun down the spindle berrings decided to seize. Using my Electron Stethoscope from an earlier segment, ironically showcasing how to listen to the EMI/EMF signatures of devices, among that some Hard Drives both good and bad, I can safely assume the platters cant move. After opening the drive, yes I know how bad that can be, but I think I know what I am doing, I tried to move the platters and frankly, I hate being right so often. Want to hear the pain and bane of my life? Check this out...

Sound Byte of whats been going on.

We have been working on a new BSoD release, but it will have to wait a little while longer until I can redo all the new BSoD v3 Graphics and animations, find archives of the software I use for producing final episodes and such. I even got a new computer to handle the higher 'quality' of production just for this task, but now don't have an OS to put on it as all my ISOs of them are fouled and begone. Be patient. We are not dead, just having a really shit run of luck lately.

BSoD - A Mini Series?

Foxx — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:56:55 -0500

We have all been very distant lately but still conversing about ways to show to the web that we are still alive. One method we are going to try out is to make a Mini-Series. We will take previous segment content and mix common topics together so you have a single episode focused on one exact topic. We are also going to throw in some new stuff when we can, since some of us are still producing segments. This will be a lot like when your favorite TV show makes a new episode by mixing old episode clips together and cuts between them to tell a backstory in order to get newcomers up to date on the plot.

Right now I think we should do a 2.4Ghz / Wifi series, since thats the longest running topic we have had. If you are into anything wifi, bluetooth, or other 2.4Ghz feel free to help us out with this. Show us your wardriving setup, explain different wifi scanning and mapping apps. Perhaps show us your pimped out scanning gear, or just showcase some known issues in wireless security encryption.

More info here on this forum post: http://forums.bsodtv.org/index.php?showtopic=622

Right now the East Coast is getting hit by some really nasty rat bastard weather so most of us that can go out and do field segments are being kept in by horrible rain and snow. We wont be posting a deadline on this just yet, but we would like to get content sooner than later. Pop on IRC if you want to help out or see what we are up to and progress on things.

... and a happy new year

Foxx — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:15:39 -0500

The new year is almost here and we want to wish everyone the best, and curse some of you with the worst. We have been getting a lot of feedback from the cancellation of the show. Many of you see this as a final The End and farewell to thee for BSoD. We arent going anywhere, and the show isnt canceled forever, so stick around. We are still offering a good home for hackers and technophiles alike so if you still want to jump on board feel free to poke in and say hi via IRC or Forums. If you feel like you can help bring the show back to life or add something to the community feel free to speak your mind. We are always up to something or other project wise which might spark some interest, so come in and see what we are up to.

Merry Christmas! BSoD is Canceled.

Foxx — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:43:07 -0500

BSoD has held strong for years, we have made many new friends and introduced interesting topics to newcomers. Unfortunately more than too many people have been following BSoD rather helping. The good majority of people that have offered to help out by creating content have either not followed due-process, or have not followed through at all. BSoD is an open community and without people helping with viable content, it wont continue being what it is. Because of this I have decided to cancel the show. I refuse to run BSoD as 'The Foxx Show', and until we start getting reliable people to help make segments, the show will not go on. We all understand that its not easy setting up to record and all of the technical issues and time involved, myself especially, so we arent pointing any fingers to blame anyone. Its a pain in the ass, but without proper help, Mustang and I cant do this alone. We dont have enough time, and our health, family, friends, and personal affairs hold a higher priority, and we wont beg for help.

For all of those that have helped build BSoD to what it is, their help has been very appreciated. We will continue to run the forums and IRC which is always a good place for help, support, organizing events, and generally chatting. Episodes will also remain on the HTTP servers for download, and we might still seed to Usenet and Torrents, granted we still have the ability. Some of us may still continue to produce segments and bring up topics of interest, but we can not promise a deadline of when the next episode will air. If you feel compelled to help out with producing segments feel free to toss up some ideas on the forums, but dont make empty promises you cant follow up on, this is what canceled the show in the first place.

Cheers, beers, and bunny ears to all, and to all a good night.

BSoD and FUBAR Labs - Tech Expo and LAN Party

admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:37:18 -0500

Foxx and a few other BSoD'ers have been working closely with the hackerspace out in NJ, FUBAR Labs and will be having a tech Expo and LAN party November 21st from 7PM -3AM. Some details here:

http://fubarlabs.com/2009/10/lan-party-and-tech-expo/

Some of the things that will be available

LAN Party on the Xbox, Xbox360, Gamecube, Wii, and all your favorite classic consoles

Console RAM hacking crash course and demo

Exploring the Wireless Wilderness, radio scanning and fox hunting

Live interactive demo of Ham Radio. Want to see what Ham is all about, get on the air tonight!

Hackable Embedded Devices. Some of the devices featured on BSoD, and even more to come!

Good times with good people, hackers, geeks, and technophiles doing what they love to do on a Saturday night

We will be bringing in a bunch of game consoles for the LAN party, and even partake in some NES RAM Hacking, and maybe even fire up the Wii to do some work with the USB Gecko. There will be a bunch of stuff thats already been showcased on BSoD regarding 2.4Ghz scanning. Modded wifi and bluetooth cards, antennas we have designed and built, video scanners, and much more. If weather permits we will be going out to do some field scanning to find out whats out there in the wireless wilderness of New Brunswick.

Besides Gaming, console hacking, and 2.4Ghz we will also have some ham radio topics there as well. If you are interested in Ham Radio in general there will be live demonstrations of the different forms of radio communications, like repeaters, Slow Scan TV, Radio Teletype, and perhaps even Radio BBS. If anyone is interested enough they can even hop on the air and chat with a few random people.

If you are interested in coming and need a ride, hit the BSoD Forums and let us know if you need a lift, or can bring something to the shin-dig.

Episode 34, tastes great, less filling!

Foxx — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:22:13 -0500

Episode 34, holy hell! Foxx continues with antenna design showcasing how to design and build Yagi Antennas. Uber' shows us more about overclocking, and some software that can help tweak your settings to perfection, or detonation. Even if you dont give a rats ass about overclocking, again Uber's segments explain how computers work. This also contains information on how to troubleshoot issues, so try not to skip it. Mustang grabs his Asus EEE by the gonad and turns it into a less crippled bitch by circumcising Xandros, adding a few inches to its capabilities. Ugster follows up on last months 'What Is Linux segment' with some Live Linux Distros you can download (for free) and try without having to install them to your hard drive. Now you have no excuse to try out Linux. Since they dont install to the hard drive, nothing can really break, and you wont loose your current Operating System and personal files. Check the shownotes for more info on what each distro has for features, and where to download from.

Episode 34

Yagi Antenna Design

Overclocking: Software

Asus EEE Advanced Xandros Unlock

Live Linux Distros

iPod mp4 and xvid avi formats are available.

(Xvid - Mirror 3)
(iPod MP4 - Mirror 3)

(youtube)
Usenet feeds are also available in the usual places.

Episode 33, all over your face

Foxx — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:09:00 -0500

Well boys, girls, and things in between, its that time again. No, not a visit from Aunt Flo'. Time for a release. This month we bring you more antenna stuff with the Double Zepp Antenna, a fairly easy and diverse antenna for your (ham) radio. Uber' gives us a rundown about the hardware side of overclocking. Although its a very generalized segment, even if you dont care for overclocking this segment does a good job explaining how a computer is actually put together, and how it works, also why proper cooling and reliable components can save you hours of headaches in the long run.

Unfortunately Foxx dropped the ball a few episodes back and forgot to air his NES Repair segment, so it will make its debut in this episode. After this segment... you WILL get your NES back to life. If you cant, then its an issue well beyond repair. Be sure to check the shownotes for more information regarding tips, techniques, and little nuances that can help you further understand the steps showcased, and some shortcuts into finding critical issues.

If you have no clue about what Linux/Unix really is there is a nice little explanation of its history, and roundabout of why it has made a very big impact on the different tech cultures on the internet. If you are already well versed in what Unix and Linux is, bear with us and watch it anyways... and add onto the shownotes. I (Foxx) do not take any credit for this segment, as its clips from various pre-existing videos, and a little more added on at the end to clear up some misconceptions. Please, if you are linux savvy feel free to amend onto the shownotes to fill in the gaps. In fact, everyone is encouraged to add on to the shownotes to make them more detailed in general.

BSoD is about a community all helping out with providing accurate information for everyone that wants to learn, so get of the bench and into the game already!

Episode 33

Double Zepp Antenna

Overclocking: Hardware

NES Repair

History of Linux

iPod mp4 and xvid avi formats are available.

(Xvid - Mirror 3)
(iPad - Mirror 3)

(youtube)
Usenet feeds will uploaded to the typical places.