Bastard Sons of Dial-Up

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.

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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

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As life would have it we have to postpone Episode 33. We have been getting involved with some interesting topics and would rather not break the pace of things. Unfortunately we have been getting very little or no feedback from the viewers on which direction to exactly take the show. We will continue to do Ham Radio, PC Overclocking, and Firmware hacking, but they are broad topics that will also need some background material to be covered. Also as things have developed both Foxx and Mustang have been in and out of medical visits. BSoD is a hobby, we can not put the show in front of our health issues. I know many people follow BSoD almost religiously, but you have to understand we are all human after all, and we need to take care of our priorities.

BSoD always appreciates the community behind it. We would appreciate it more if you spoke your mind and helped us out a bit more often so things like this dont happen as much, but it seems many of you like ot sit back and watch the show rather get into the thick of it. Its not hard people. Just voice your ideas, ask questions, make comments, explore your minds. That alone helps because then we know what to do and where to go. Granted we dont know everything, but as a community we can aspire to great new feats, helping one another learn along the way.

on a similar note, apparently BSoD has been on Navi-X ( http://website.navi-x.org/home.html ) which is a kick ass user based content sharing system for XBMC. This is one of the reasons the BSoD servers have been hit so hard. Some people have been seeding BSoD to such sites, which is good! We love the fact you share the show with everyone. But... can you let us know next time? That way we know why the hell we are being hammered, and so we can link to the different syndications.

We are in the process of trying to find out all the places BSoD has been syndicated. Hop on the forums and let us know where you found BSoD so we can fill in the list.

This episode we get into basic Radio Communications, Skinning motorola Cell Phones, NES Hacking as usual with a little bit of Level Editing, RealVNC Secuirty Advisory with an explanation of the hole, how to find it, and fix it. CCD IR Vision makes use of a simple mod to a camera and household components to make a ghetto night-vision system, and we explore the real of Physical hacking with the basics of Urban Freeflow, or as Foxx like to call it.... Urban Chaos Training.

Episode 6

We continue with more NES ROM hacking techniques with the use of emulators, how to make a simple PC headset mic... because we are sick of the crappy ones you people use on Skype and such, and Wargramming - hacking into LED display signs!

Episode 5

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This episode features some tips on how to keep your install of Windows XP fresh and clean like a summer baked ham, in the spirit of Phreaking, a lesson in the basic inner workings of the telephone systems of the ages, how to carrier unlock your Motorola cell phone, and how to hack NES games using emulators.

Episode 4

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