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Joined: 26 Feb 2007
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Posted: Fri 09 Mar 2007, 04:45
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Can't get Conexant SoftK 56 PCI modem to connect
I have two HDDs. Hda has Win98SE and hdb has Puppy. The modem works fine in Windows and is on COM 2. I tried the Modem Wizard and went through all the selections and it failed to find the modem. Then saved the first two settings and tried PAP and CHAP and still it wouldn't connect. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong? Thanks.
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Posted: Fri 09 Mar 2007, 15:26
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What kind of modem?
Look in the Windows Control Panel under Modems or download and run scanmodem, do a search.
Then read the sticky post at the top of the fourm.
We can't help now other than to say the modem wizard wont detect about half of the modems out there.
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Posted: Fri 09 Mar 2007, 17:23
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It's a Conexant SoftK 56 PCI modem. Is this a winsoft modem? If so, how do I configure Puppy to run it?
I can just replace it with a real hardware modem. What would be a good one for Puppy and Linux? Thanks.
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Posted: Fri 09 Mar 2007, 17:55
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Your modem is a HSF winmodem (software modem) that requires a driver the cost 20.00 dollars U.S. to work at 56K. A free driver is available but is limited to a max speed of 14.4K which is useless.
Your only solution to use this modem with Puppy is to use a version with a 2.4*** kernel like Puppy 1.09CE. If you want to use any 2*** version of Puppy you will need to pay www.linuxant.com 20 bucks. There is a hack which no longer works with Puppy so dont waist your time there.
There is a dot.pop by Jcoder for the HCF/HSF modem driver for the 1*** Puppys like 1.09CE.
IMO, use the external hardware modem. Search to forum for hardware modems that work with Puppy. As long as it IS NOT a USB modem it should work. USB modems also rely on software and are not true hardware modems.
I hope this helps.
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Posted: Fri 09 Mar 2007, 18:38
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Seems most of the external modems attach via USB. What about replacing the winmodem with a regular internal PCI one. They're's a boatload of them on eBay for very little money? Thanks.
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Posted: Fri 09 Mar 2007, 19:18
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A lot of USB modems work with linux. A lot of PCI modems work. You just got the odd ball. I have the same odd ball in my laptop with 1.09CE.
I'm using a home PC now with the standard PCI ltmodem that came with it. They cost less than 10 bucks US. However I can't think of a single small linux distro smaller than 100mb except Puppy that will detect it. Ubuntu at 698mb wouldn't even detect it. Mepis (sp) does. This is a main reason I love Puppy, winmodem support is great.
I would search this forum for the pages that talk about what modems work with Puppy first. You are overlooking many pages already posted that can help your problem. Dont buy a modem that only has Windows drivers. Search Google for PCI modems with linux support if you have to but everything you need has already been posted here.
I wont buy a modem on Ebay.
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Posted: Fri 09 Mar 2007, 19:56
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two places for you to browse are:
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/ModemPageWorking and:
(also if you find one that works well, please add it to the wikka list as it's a bit bare)
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Posted: Mon 26 Mar 2007, 01:30
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You say your modem is a - Conexant Softk 56k PCI modem ..
You should be aware that there are a number of variations in model types for Conexant Softk 56k PCI modems - so you should also include what "type & model number (& CLASS)" info to this forum as well so we can then give you the needed help ..
You could also try this link - http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=14663
to see if the info provided is of any assistance..
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Posted: Mon 26 Mar 2007, 05:14
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I gave up on the winmodem and bought an external U.S. Robotics modem that was on the "works" list. Now I'm having problems getting that to work just in Windows. Linux seems to have a lot of problems with modems and getting connected. Strange.
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Posted: Wed 28 Mar 2007, 15:35
Post subject: I have a USR 56k external serial modem.
If you bought the same one I did. Then you found out they did not supply the serial port cable in the box. ha ha. One on me.
Hate to ask about what you surely already know. You did buy the external modem that goes on the serial port. Not the one that goes on the USB port?
I am perplexed about Windows having a problem with an external serial port modem. For me. I plug it into the computer. One must use a screw driver to fully screw in the cable to the serial port. Else it will not seat well enough to work. Something about the way the cable end is designed. I turn on the modem. I reboot the computer. Windows finds the Modem. Then installs the drivers for the modem.
What I have found out about the process. The modem came with a CD. Mostly this seems like Spyware which they want to add to an already overburdened Windows. The actual .inf that comes with this thing might be better than what Windows installs. I dunno. If one goes to the US Robotics site one can get some programs to flash the Modem with some upgrades. Like one for v.92 Then I find out my ISP never would use this protocol anyway. So. Probably not doing any of that is necessary. Windows will find and install a usable - working driver.
In Windows. Must set the options to use the External Serial Modem in different places to use it. I must go into Control Panel/Modems and choose the external serial modem to use, in place of the usual Modem. Then I must go into my Windows dialer, for my ISP, and choose the external serial modem there as well. Sometimes this information can get lost on reboot. So I have to reset the pointers to the modem I want to use, again.
In Puppy Linux. My Serial Modem is ttyS0. Which I can choose and save even if the Modem Wizard does not find it.
Now the part that gives me confusion. I have a workaround that I use. My workaround is surely not the right way to do this. However.
I change the serial port speed down. In doing this I prefer to use the GnomePPP dialup modem program. These must be downloaded and installed. Since your Puppy is offline. This is a manual operation.
You will need these two packages..
One wvdial comes installed. What you will need is the other one. I can not easily look to see which version comes preinstalled right now while I am online.
To repeat the obviousl. One puts them someplace on your computer and while running Puppy you click on gnome_ppp-0.3.23.pet.
When it installs it will ask for the wvdial it wants as a dependency. You point over to where you already have it saved. It will install that. When you reboot it will install the GnomePPP modem dialup into the start menu. Menu/Network/GnomePPP modem dialup.
What I like about this program is several things. I do not have to run the Modem Wizard. This program will find the Modem on its own. I do not have to choose the protocol. PAP, CHAP, CHAT. This program has a feature to easily set the serial port speed. In the button setup I see a bunch of speeds. Usually this thing tries to start at 115200.
From experience I know that if I let it try to connect at this speed of 115200. It might seem to connect. The connection dies the first time I ask it do anything. (go to a web address), I use 57600. As the guru told me. I probably should instead use a different init string and leave the port speed alone. I do not know. I am not completely sure what the init string should be. (and the US Robotics web site is not helpful in getting me this information. They do offer an .inf for Windows. Which if I knew how to interpret might help.) In any case. Adding init strings with the dialers now in Puppy is not possible. That is. Specifically. I can not change the first init string. I can change the second init string in the dialers.
To change the port speed in Gkdial. From a previous post.
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To speak on with this Modem dialer problem. I just found this note from the technical support from a local ISP. (on connecting with dial up Modems.)
(Warning: Do not force a connect rate that is higher than your normal connect rate. When your modem makes an initial connection, it will determine that the lines cannot handle that speed, and immediately hang up.)
Now looking to find out about Gkdial:
I look in: /etc/ppp/chatscripts
there is a txt file that describes my connection with Gkdial.
I find that my modem speed has been set too high: 115200
connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/ppp/chatscripts/house"
user circle
I manually edit the speed down to 56800 and I can log in. However the speed is way too slow. I reset the value to 38400 and the speed to download a web page is nearly OK. (house is the name I choose for my connection.)
I took a peek at Wvdial and it has the same problem with setting the speed too high. However I have not tested it.
I see should not try to manually edit the file for Wvdial. And that is right. It hangs the computer. ha ha ha ha.
When editing the speed. Be sure to use one of the standard port speeds.
These numbers from the GnomePPP dialer options. If you use a randomly chosen number. Seems if you get on. The speed of connection is dead slow.
Related postings.
linux hardware incompatibilty list
There can be some strange issues with telephone lines. A long telephone line. Like from the wall plug in the next room to the Modem
can make the connection run slow. I have an electric heater which seems to effect my modem, and keep me from logging on before the power loss effects any other part of the computer. Obviously telephone wires can be damaged in some way. Which is why US Robotics includes a telephone line and tells the user to use their wire from the wall to the modem. I used to have a friend whose modem had issues with a caller ID box. He had to unplug the caller ID box to get his modem to work. Obviously modems have problems with the click click or whatever from a message service. At least once in our lives. Everyone must plug the telephone line into the wrong hole in the modem. The markings are on the bottom of the modem to show where the wires go.
I hope some part of this helps with your problem.
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If you want it, Kenny Powers' custom 2005 Dodge Ram from the third season of Eastbound and Down is up for grabs for the low, low price of $15,000. Strangely, it didn't sell on eBay last week, so it could still be yours.
After the eBay auction ended last week, there were no bids on this remarkable iconic piece of white trash automotive history, even after NBC's Wilmington, N.C. affiliate put out the good word on their website.
In real life, the truck is owned by Justin Masters, a Wilmington resident who worked on the set for the show's first three seasons. Eastbound star Danny McBride noticed him driving it, and recognized in its Guy Fieri-esque flames and Lambo-style doors the kind of ostentatious charm that jived with Kenny Powers' milieu.
McBride, the guy who plays Kenny Powers in the show, grew up and kicked off his working years in Fredericksburg, Va., so he probably knows a ridiculous truck when he sees one. (I lived there for six years, and learned enough to get jacked up 1980 GMC 4x4 and a job changing oil at Pep Boys to help pay for the huge amount of fuel it drank.) But badass Southern trucks aren't all McBride knows. He also knows public schools, which are an important facet to his character in "Eastbound and Down."
He undoubtedly gained a lot of inspiration for his role as a P.E. teacher from real life, too. When she was finishing up her last year of school a decade ago at then Mary Washington College, one of my former classmates there worked with McBride at Orbits Downtown Eatery. When he wasn't working at Orbits, he had a job subbing at the local schools, and often regaled her with stories about "the little pissants."
Both of us were the newbies at the place and together we shared the shittiest shift. Tuesday night. When I say share, I mean share. It was just the two of us hosting, waiting tables, serving drinks, and doing dishes. We had one cook in the back, but that's it. So on the slowest of nights we typically just shot the shit. The schools he worked in weren't always the greatest so he had some stories. One I remember is from a time when he was subbing in a high school and he was trying to act all strict and scold the class when one girl raises her hand and says, "Mr. McBride, I like your hair." Apparently she said it with a sort of drawl that you would only imagine in the far South and well, he just couldn't do anymore scolding after that.
Now she's a fourth grade teacher and he's Kenny Fucking Powers, and Kenny Powers doesn't need a teaching credential to position himself authoritatively before the student body. In his TV role, he's learned how to assert his authority with the little pissants, in a way most substitute teachers could only dream of doing. Here's a quote from the show's first episode:
"Hello. School, can you hear me? Good morning, students, teachers, faculty members, lunch ladies, janitors. This is Kenny Powers, professional baseball player, and I got something I wanna say. A lot of you motherfuckers think you know who Kenny Powers is. Well, I'm here today to tell y'all you don't know shit. There comes a time in every man's life when he's got to take a look at himself in a mirror and decide just exactly who he is. Well, I've come to that crossroads and I've decided. Kenny Powers is a man. Kenny Powers is an athlete. Kenny Powers is a lover. But the most he is, I mean, the thing that Kenny Powers is the most, is a goddamn champion. And the one thing a champion does not do is fucking quit. A true champion faces his enemies and he conquers them. And that is why I'm here today to tell you all that Kenny Powers is officially accepting the position of PE Coach here at Jefferson Davis Middle School. That is, until the majors call me back up. So, let's get the teaching on!"
Whether Masters will relist the truck or keep it for himself is anyone's guess. Kelley Blue Book lists the truck's private party value at between $12,441 and $14,366, so the reasonableness of the $15,000 asking price depends upon your opinion of a 4x4 adorned in wave-like flames and dubs. The Ram comes with a tailgate damaged by a cannon ball in episode 2, and another one signed "Danny McBride AKA Kenny Fucking Powers #55" so maybe it's a steal.
In a perfect world, a middle school P.E. teacher/baseball coach would buy the truck, drive out onto the field during practice, and start calling kids pussies in front of their parents.


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Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC) sometimes also referred to as Utility Energy Service Contracting (UESC) or simply Performance Contracting is mainly a financing mechanism for retrofitting commercial buildings with more efficient technologies (HVAC, lighting, building controls, etc) and, more recently, distributed renewable technologies (solar, ground source heat pumps, etc). The new equipment is paid for over time through the utility bill savings of the measures themselves. "Performance Contract" means that the savings from the performance of the energy investment is committed to repayment of the loan. While this method of financing could be applied in any application, the target market for investors is generally large institutions where risk is low and the investment timeframe is generally longer than in the private sector. For more information, see the full policy brief.
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Looks solid for sure - and it's probably a (very very hard - used for powertool bits) Titanium nitride coating as it's wearing so well
I could sum up this review of All City's 612 Track Crank in one word: solid. The thick arms of this cold forged crank grip every bit of the square taper on the bottom bracket axle, and the slight hollowing in the back of the arms not only saves a bit of weight but also improves the crank arms' resistance to torsional flex, making this a very stiff crankset indeed.
At 730 grams for a single ring crankset, this is about 100 grams heavier than a Miche Primato, a track favourite. What you gain is dependability and punishment resistance away from the track – when jumping off steps, for example. The 612 is a crank designed for the new urban fixed-wheel rider, who wants to ride fast on a bike that can take a hammering.
The chunky spider has the common five-arm 144 BCD pattern and it holds a fairly thick CNC'd 46T alloy chainring. This is tough enough to klonk on a few ledges without too much bother. It's designed for traditional 1/2" x 1/8" track chains, so don't try and fit a standard 3/32" chain.
The gold anodising is super thick and tough, and it made the rest of my bike look lack-lustre and in need of a polish from the moment it was installed! A couple of months on and this chainset is still looking shiny and new, and it is still as tight on the bottom bracket as when it was installed. I put it on a Kinesis Convert, in place of a generic alloy unit, and it made a noticeable difference in power delivery. The bike felt even stiffer, and the drivetrain felt taut and efficient.
The 612 is a good-looking crankset that is built to take more abuse than most 700C framesets could handle. It would be ideal for big, powerful riders, for the new wave of urban trick riders, and for hipsters looking for the right colour match – it's available in red, blue, silver, white, black and gold. It comes in 165mm and 170mm crank lengths.
Super stiff crankset for strong legs or heavy landings, and it adds a dash of colour
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Make and model: All City 612 Track Crank
Size tested: Yellow
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
"It is a blue-collar hardworking crank that you can ride the heck out of without worry. Day in day out, on the job or just for fun, the 612 will get you there with maximum efficiency and style, and a price that won't blow your budget." - That could have been my review right there!
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
Cold forged alloy crank.
Recommended Spindle Length: 110mm
Spindle Interface Type: Square Taper JIS
Chainring BCD: 144
Bolt Pattern: 5-Bolt
46T CNC Alloy chainring
Chain Compatibility: 1/2" x 1/8"
Weight: 730g w/ring and bolts
It has a nice, consistent finish.
These cranks are stiff and strong but at the cost of a bit of extra weight.
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To gain strength, more material has been used. These definitely aren't skinny looking.
These are great all round cranks and are best suited to aggressive or heavier riders (or those who are looking for a sweet looking crank).
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
These are stiff. Replacing a generic OEM crank could transform the way your bike feels under acceleration and make your frame feel more lively. If you ride your fixed gear bike hard, these will serve you well.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
They look nice and they are solid.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
1/8 inch chain ring only as stock, and the added 100 grams over say a Miche Pimato
Did you enjoy using the product? yep
Would you consider buying the product? I would
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Probably
About the tester
Age: 37 Height: 180 Weight: 80
I usually ride: Bike that I am testing at the time My best bike is: Giant CFR pro. Old school carbon converted to fixed. Kinesis Convert 2 fixed. Shorter cafe racer
I've been riding for: Over 20 years I ride: Every day I would class myself as: Expert
I regularly do the following types of riding: commuting, touring, club rides, sportives, fixed/singlespeed, bare back


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1962 Impala Road-Built Roadster
Paradise Road Rod & Custom is a fairly new company, having opened its doors in 2005, but its contributors have been building cars as a hobby for 25 years. The shift in car enthusiasts from blue collar to any-color collar has made it possible for shops like these to start up and live their dream.
SEMA always drives car builders to be more creative than they thought possible. Tim and Jim of Paradise Road Rod & Custom acquired a 1962 Impala with big plans for Vegas. They wanted to convert it from a hardtop to a no-top roadster. Ben Hermance helped them realize their vision by transferring their ideas into a rendering. This rendering shows off the "street-thrasher/industrial-style" rod they envisioned.
Paradise Road Rod & Custom has been an active sponsor of high-traffic Pro Touring Web sites such as Pro-touring.com and Lateral-g.net. Through this involvement, they have been able to get lots of input and opinions from real-world hobbyists and professionals. These people believe their cars should be driven no matter the price of the paint job, and we think that's cool.
It isn't all about the show though; this car is packed with parts that work really well. Behind the super high-quality paint job will be a mild-mannered GM LS2 and 4L65E automatic transmission to get this cruiser moving. Suspension will be comprised of tubular control arms, and coilovers front and rear. The fabrication work for the rear coilover setup was handled by Wade Sellers as an experiment that turned out better than expected.
Special treatment will be given to the interior by Tracey Weaver of The Recovery Room Hot Rod Interiors. One glance at their work, and you can't help but be impressed. Though the rendering shows a red interior, plans have since changed to something a little less flashy to match the hard-edged theme of the outside.
1974 Challenger Two-Time Build
Brent Jarvis of Performance Restorations accepted the task of building this 1974 Challenger as a Pro Street car at the request of the owner. They built a 605ci all-aluminum Hemi, installed Magnum Force's K-member and coilover kit, brakes to clear 15-inch wheels, and drag-race-style bigs and littles. Unfortunately, the owner's business went under and he was forced to abandon the project. Brent bought the car, even though he wasn't really a fan of the year. One of Brent's best customers, David Wolfe, liked the style, so he offered to buy it and have the shop finish it his way. David had a '71 Camaro built by Performance Restorations about a year ago and loves the car. (See December 2007 PHR, "Show & Go.") It has a 565ci big-block Chevy attached to a six-speed transmission. Brent says: "If it's from us, it has got to have a big engine. Because really, a road-race course is just a collection of dragstrips."
David wanted this car to handle like his Camaro, so there would need to be some changes from its initial Pro Street theme. First thing that would need to go was the wheel and tire combination. Big meaty sidewalls don't fare too well against lateral acceleration, so 19-inch wheels and wider rubber were fitted. With this upgrade, the brakes that once just cleared the first set of 15-inch wheels needed to be larger. To support the big turns, Brent will be adding a drag link and sway bar to keep the axlehousing located and planted.
The rollcage and ladder-bar suspension could be converted to fit the new set of objectives without too much modification. David and Brent were pleased with the easy transition.
To plant power from the dragstrip-inspired 869hp Hemi, 345mm tires will dress the rear. With some slicks at the track, Brent expects the car to pull the front wheels up, and told us: "I can't wait to see the look on David's face when it pulls the wheels-he will drop it down faster than it came up!" This is one of the reasons Brent chose an aluminum flywheel for this application, "To soften the Hemi hit," he says.
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single Holley Dominator carburetor
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4-inch-collector headers
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Darksiders: Genesis takes place before the first game – coming to consoles, PC, Stadia
Darksiders: Genesis is the next game in the THQ IP, and its coming to consoles, PC, and Stadia.
THQ headlines
Next Red Faction game potentially leaked thanks to the Nvidia Ansel website
Red Faction Evolution may be the next game in the franchise, according to a potential leak on the Nvidia Ansel website.
Metro Exodus recouped all costs for THQ which signed a deal to publish 4A Games' next title
Metro Exodus helped bolster revenue for the THQ Nordic's current first quarter.
Red Faction: Guerrilla's remastered edition is coming to Switch
Red Faction: Guerrilla Remastered will be released for Nintendo Switch.
de Blob 2 is headed to Switch next month
After bringing de Blop 2 to PS4 and Xbox One, THQ is porting the remaster to Nintendo Switch.
Saints Row: The Cooler is a brawler you'll never play
Saints Row has run the gamut from serious to near-parodical remix of itself, and it's been a hilarious ride. But there's one venue it won't be exploring anytime soon, it looks like: the fighting game arena. Saints Row: The Cooler is a now-defunct project originally in development for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 funded by […]
THQ: where are they now?
South Park: The Stick of Truth arrives in Europe today – many months later than anticipated by THQ. What's happened to the shuttered publisher's other lost gems?
Atari has been abused by a succession of shareholders, says founder
Atari founder Nolan Bushnell has shared his thoughts on the collapse of the company and impending IP sale in a new VG247 interview, in which he said the company has been abused by a succession of shareholders more interested in growing fat off royalties than bringing it into the present with new IP.
Homefront 2 release may slip after THQ sale, Crytek revealing details "soon"
Homefront 2 developer Crytek has discussed the nature of the IP's purchase from THQ with VG247. General manager, games Nick Button-Brown has discussed the impact of Homefront 2's sale and Crytek's working relationship with the former license holder.
Bleszinski on Saint's Row: "Lose the gimps and dildos" to beat GTA
Ex-Epic designer Cliff Bleszinski has had a rather spectacular spleen-venting episode over on Twitter, in response to the sale of Saint's Row to Koch Media. Bleszinski suggests that the series could give GTA a run for its money if it loses all of the dildos and immature content it's known for. The series of tweets […]
Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War added to Humble THQ Bundle
Increasing the value further on top of last week's addition of Titan Quest and Red Faction: Armageddon DLC to the Humble THQ Bundle, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is now included when you pay more than the average price.
'Slow, horrible' Wii U: THQ rep unhappy with the way quote has been spun
Metro: Last Light probably isn't coming to Wii U, following some rather damning comments regarding the hardware from a developer at 4A Games. Publisher THQ has stepped in to shed light on why the negative comments were made.
Darksiders 2 studio co-founder jumps ship after 7 years
Darksiders 2 developer Vigil Games has lost another key developer, the studio's co-founder Joe Madureira, after seven years of service.
Slobberknocker: WWE '13 trailer sees Jim Ross interviewing Stone Cold & CM Punk
WWE '13 has received a new trailer from THQ, this time showing legendary commentator Jim Ross interviewing icons Stone Cold Steve Austin and CM Punk. It's going to be a barn-burner. Watch it below.
Darksiders 2: Argul's Tomb and Death Rides DLC available worldwide
The first batch of Darksiders 2 DLC is now available on PC, Xbox Live and PSN.
Company of Heroes 2: First public hands-on, Relic panel at Eurogamer Expo
Company of Heroes 2 will get its first public hands-on session at Eurogamer Expo, Earl's Court 27th to 30th September. Relic will be hosting a developer session on Saturday 29th September to show even more of the game and talk more about it.
Wii U to miss out on WWE '13
WWE '13 won't be heading to Wii U and there are no plans to bring it to 3DS, PC or PS Vita either, THQ has confirmed.
THQ gives Devil's Third rights back to Itagaki
THQ has returned all rights of Devil's Third to creator Tomonobu Itagaki and his studio Valhalla.
THQ's new boss doesn't sound keen on making Darksiders III
Newly appointed president of THQ Jason Rubin isn't too keen on making Darksiders III, from the sound of it.
THQ: Montreal studio is safe but there may be "empty seats"
In spite of THQ's recent financial crisis, the company's newly appointed president Jason Rubin is confident the fate of its Montreal studio, formed in 2009, isn't going to be the same as its recently closed San Diego studio.
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THQ latest
Darksiders: Genesis takes place before the first game – coming to consoles, PC, Stadia
Next Red Faction game potentially leaked thanks to the Nvidia Ansel website
Metro Exodus recouped all costs for THQ which signed a deal to publish 4A Games' next title
Red Faction: Guerrilla's remastered edition is coming to Switch
Atari has been abused by a succession of shareholders, says founder
Homefront 2 release may slip after THQ sale, Crytek revealing details "soon"
Bleszinski on Saint's Row: "Lose the gimps and dildos" to beat GTA
'Slow, horrible' Wii U: THQ rep unhappy with the way quote has been spun
Slobberknocker: WWE '13 trailer sees Jim Ross interviewing Stone Cold & CM Punk
Darksiders 2: Argul's Tomb and Death Rides DLC available worldwide
Company of Heroes 2: First public hands-on, Relic panel at Eurogamer Expo
Darksiders II pre-orders to receive free limited edition upgrade
New Saints Row: The Third trailer parodies Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3
Relic producer reflects on critical reception of Space Marine
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine gets free Exterminatus DLC in October
Saints Row: The Third trailer introduces "The Walking Apocalypse"


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Nichola necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 74 diseños de 27 diseñadores freelance.
Seedling Stationery
Our business produces unique stationery using environmentally sustainable materials including seeded paper. This paper allows the greeting card recipient to enjoy the sentiment of the greeting card then recycle the card by planting it in the garden allowing the seeds imbedded in the paper to grow into various herbs.
Our environmentally friendly principles are very important to us as we believe our products have the potential to pass on a sustainable message and highlight the importance of reusing precious resources as well as giving a gift within a card.
Our customers are intelligent, environmentally aware, caring and committed to a sustainable lifestyle, as we are!
They are organised, thoughtful, of varying ages and like the idea of "giving" a green message in a unique way, leaving the recipient with a fantastic momento of an occasion.
They consume in a respectful way and don't mind paying a premium for a product they can see is worthwhile and sustainable.
We would like our logo to reflect our young, fresh personality. It needs to represent our clean, green business with minimal fuss and be easy to read and recognise.
A theme of "growing" in the sense of growing environmental awareness as well as the product actually growing would be great to be incorporated in some way.
Most of all we are looking forward to seeing your creativity come alive so go for it!!
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Lead author, Frank Pega, from the University's Department of Public Health and the Harvard School of Public Health, says that a minority of young people who are attracted to more than one gender binge drink. However, binge drinking is higher in this social group than in other sexual minority and heterosexual young people.
"Sexual minority communities, health practitioners, and policy makers have long wanted to tackle this issue, but too little information has been available." he says.
This report explains why young people who are attracted to more than one gender binge drink, and suggests possible interventions for preventing and treating binge drinking in this social group. It also provides further detail to inform national guidelines for alcohol addiction prevention and treatment in sexual minorities.
The report is based on in-depth interviews with 32 participants aged 18-25 years in eleven focus groups conducted this year in Auckland, Wellington, and Dunedin.
One of the most significant factors identified is the wide-ranging social exclusion experienced by these young people, from not only heterosexual, but also lesbian and gay communities.
"Most study participants reported that they commonly experienced biphobia and discrimination, and some had been verbally harassed and physically abused for their sexual attraction. For many, these experiences resulted in a sense of being stigmatised, which caused daily stress and anxiety," says Pega.
"While many participants were very resilient and responded positively, some participants binge drank to manage this stress."
"More-than-one-gender attracted young people manage their exclusion from heterosexual as well as lesbian and gay communities, but at the same time there is a lack of targeted community spaces and organisations for this group. This provides an explanation for their higher rates of binge drinking."
The study also identifies interventions that create positive social arrangements which can be protective against binge drinking in this group of young people.
"In the interviews, young people quickly identified a range of effective strategies and interventions that would help reduce binge drinking in their communities," says Pega.
The report suggests more attention needs to be paid to reducing social stigma towards young people attracted to more than one gender. It proposes three types of effective interventions to achieve this.
"Firstly, interventions that support community-building initiatives for more-than-one-gender attracted young people, to increase opportunities to meet, socialise and organise. Secondly, broad anti-stigma campaigns that increase society's understanding of this group of young people and how prejudices and bigotry negatively affect them."
"The third type of intervention is social policies that ensure equal rights for sexual minorities. One example is the marriage equality legislation, currently before parliament. Going from US evidence, we can expect marriage equality and similar legislation to improve the health of sexual minority populations in general, including reducing binge drinking," says Pega.
This report was produced for, and funded by the, Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand, now part of the government's Health Promotion Agency (HPA).
A copy of the full report is available here.
For further comment contact:
Frank Pega
Department of Public Health
University of Otago, Wellington
Department of Society, Human Development and Health
Harvard University, USA
Tel: +1 857 919 2514


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Thanks, TigerWong, for the great translation. Happy Hero reminds me a little of the friendships in LXF, in a surreal way.
Thanks, TigerWong, for the great translation. Happy Hero reminds me a little of the friendships in LXF, in a surreal way.
"And the Bastard grant us, in our direst need, the smallest gifts: the nail of the horseshoe, the pin of the axle, the feather at the pivot point, the pebble at the mountain's peak, the kiss in despair, the one right word. In darkness, understanding." -- Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold.
Just want to bring this thread up, in case tigerwong forgot about it.
It's almost been a year, and the update isn't even coming. I hope this won't be another abandoned project.
I have read this book, and keep reading it for almost 4 times. The trademarks of Gu Long which is unique friendship between heroes vs enemies and or heroes and his friends are become the strength of this book.
Now I am reading it for the five times after I read this translation, it is a very good translation from Tiger Wong.
Anyway I read it from the book translated into Bahasa.
This book also the funniest book - more comedy among the Gu Long books.
There is a conversation between Guo and Yan, they were discussing about how the martial art heroes in the wuxia novels could survive in the world without the writer explained how the heroes make money for living.....this conversation i kill myself laughing. How come the heroes created by the writer made such conversation about the writer in their books...now im confusing .....
Looking forward for the translation Tiger.
May I know is it Bahasa Melayu or Bahasa Indonesia.Anyway I read it from the book translated into Bahasa
If it is in Bahasa Melayu can u tell me the title of the book and where can i get It??
Thankx Alot
It's in Bahasa Indonesia. The title is Pendekar RiangMay I know is it Bahasa Melayu or Bahasa Indonesia
Care to share where can I get this book from? in Jakarta hopefully. Is it in big book stores?Originally posted by Alucard
It's in Bahasa Indonesia. The title is Pendekar Riang
Spring Summer Autumn Winter.
Pair ducks nest fly together.
Clemencies. Summer life, feather winter white.
Green meadow in spring, before the autumn bite.
Watching the red gown.
And none else, alone.
Hey eeyore, if you can get the book in Jakarta, feel free to send one copy to meOriginally posted by eeyore
Care to share where can I get this book from? in Jakarta hopefully. Is it in big book stores?
In Bahasa Indonesia is translated as a Pendekar Riang, translated by Tjan Ing Djoe ( Tjan ID ), He translated almost about more then 10 Gu Long books, in 70-80's period. His works are still available in the market.Originally posted by rabadi
Hey eeyore, if you can get the book in Jakarta, feel free to send one copy to me
In Jakarta/Indonesia the books with this kind of genre are classified as a "fosil", so only the maniac of wuxia and the collector are still hunting and reading for this kind of books.
Problem with copy, is that the books is in the small size format about 25-30cm x 20cm, and total about more then 500 pages.
You can not find it in the bookstore, but in the library in the small remote place area. They dont sell the book, you can only rent and copy at home.
But as a collector then you will try everything you can to have it.
If I'm not mistaken,
you can buy this book in TB SAN, Globe Plaza, 1st floor across Pustaka Jaya, Jl. Samanhudi, near Metro Pasar Baru Bridge,
Kewl Banana. thanks Alucard.Originally posted by Alucard
If I'm not mistaken,
you can buy this book in TB SAN, Globe Plaza, 1st floor across Pustaka Jaya, Jl. Samanhudi, near Metro Pasar Baru Bridge,
Spring Summer Autumn Winter.
Pair ducks nest fly together.
Clemencies. Summer life, feather winter white.
Green meadow in spring, before the autumn bite.
Watching the red gown.
And none else, alone.
is there a vietnamese translation of this novel online? pretty please?
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Strange but true:
Gu Long. 1999. Les Quartre Brigands du Huabei. Translation by Christine Corniot of Huanle Yingxiong (Happy Hero, 1971). Arles: Picquier Poche.
I try once try to read a BI translation of wuxia novel at indonesia.spcnet and its very inconprehensible - considering the similarity of BM and BIOriginally Posted by fulim1410
and then the character name not in pinyin which make it more confusing as most of us already use to reading in pinyin name at spcnet.tv at least if you can count out Ken
and if the book was translated in the 70s, so good luck for any malaysian to understand them - lol
However I once succesfully read famous indonesian novel by Hamka titled Tenggelamnya Kapal Van Der Widjk - strangely I easily understand and enjoy them
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The courtyard in the back was somewhat smaller then the one in the front, and planted full of bamboo. In the past, whenever there was a clear summer night, the owner would lie down in there, and listen to the ocean wave like sounds of the rustling bamboo.
Therefore this place was similar to other courtyards with a lot of bamboo, and called a "bamboo listening yard". And that row of five alcoves were called "bamboo listening porches".
However when Wang Dong became owner, they changed to another name, and were called "porches with bamboo but no meat". Because he felt that although the name "bamboo listening" was originally quite elegant, it had now changed into something very vulgar.
He believed that although the first person to name a yard "bamboo listening" must have been a very refined and clever person, the 80th to use the term "bamboo listening" for his yard was an incurably vulgar dummy.
Now not only was this yard "meatless", even the bamboo had nearly all been chopped down.
Bamboo could be used for hanging clothes out to dry, and also be used to setup tents, so Wang Dong would frequently take the bamboo and trade it for meat. When a person's belly gets hungry, he would frequently forget the meaning of elegance.
Sour Plum Soup, Flying Leopard, and the rest of them lived there the night before. But now the people, the dogs, and the monkey have all vanished. Only Guo DaLu and Lin TaiPing remained standing there staring blankly.
There was a box placed beside their feet, a brand new box.
Wang Dong: "Your guests departed without saying a word?".
Guo DaLu nodded.
Yan Qi coldly said: "If they left, they left. No need to make such a commotion and startle everyone for no reason.".
Guo DaLu didn't say anything, and handed over the piece of paper he was holding.
On the strip of paper were a few words written in charcoal: "Five boxes containing our rent.. respectfully request that you accept.. may we meet again.".
Yan Qi: "One should pay rent when he stays at a place, this also isn't anything strange.".
Guo DaLu sighed: "Although it isn't really strange, it's just a bit too much.".
Wang Dong: "What is in the box?".
Guo DaLu: "Nothing much, just several boxes of stinky coppery things.".
If you said that money emitted a coppery stench, then the items in these five boxes were enough to suffocate 38,000 people.
The other four boxes didn't contain anything else, only precious coins. There were coins of every kind, the smallest ones weighing at least tens of ounces, even if they didn't offend you to death with their smell, they'd probably crush you.
The remaining box was full of gems, all types of precious gems. Rare pearls, jade, agate, and even a few gemstones whose names don't spring to mind.
No matter which box you were talking about, it was enough to buy up Wealthy Manor.
Wang Dong and Yan Qi were stunned.
After a long moment, Yan Qi let out a deep breath: "When they arrived yesterday evening, they didn't bring these five boxes.".
Guo DaLu: "Nope.".
Lin TaiPing: "Then where did these boxes come from?".
Yan Qi said coldly: "If they weren't taken by force from someone, they must have been stolen in secret.".
Guo DaLu: "These coins are stamped differently on the back.".
Yan Qi: "Of course they're different, nobody would store so many coins in their homes. They must have been taken from many different households.".
Wang Dong sighed: "To be able to rob so many homes in one night, you'd surely need to have a lot of ability.".
Yan Qi: "That isn't strange, master thieves are able to scope a thousand households in a day and rob a hundred at night.".
Guo DaLu: "They worked so hard to steal these things, and still gave them to us. A thief like that would be very rare in this world.".
Yan Qi: "Maybe they're trying to frame us.".
Guo DaLu: "Frame us? Why frame us? We don't have any enmity with her.".
Yan Qi: "You think she's really fallen for you, and delivered these boxes here as a wedding dowry?".
Lin TaiPing: "None of these things are relevant, the question is what should we do with these five boxes?".
Guo DaLu: "What should we do? Since they've given them to us, of course we should take them.".
Yan Qi sighed: "This person has a really great ability, no matter how tangled the affair may be, once he begins to speak it changes into a simple matter.".
Guo DaLu: "This matter was originally very simple.".
Wang Dong: "Not simple.".
Guo DaLu: "What part isn't simple?".
Wang Dong: "They definitely wouldn't give us so much treasure for no reason, there has to be a motive.".
Yan Qi: "And also, since they might be stolen, if we keep them then wouldn't we become thieves as well?".
Wang Dong: "Anything can be done, but thievery is one thing we must not fall into. Once you begin to steal, once you get a taste of it, you won't want to do anything else and will steal for the rest of your life.".
Yan Qi: "And even your children will steal. Old thieves give birth to big thieves, big thieves give birth to little thieves.".
Guo DaLu laughed: "You don't need to dissuade me, although I've stolen once, it wasn't a pleasant taste and I compensated for it with my last remaining sword.".
Wang Dong: "Stealing requires knowledge, not everyone can do it.".
Lin TaiPing: "I think our best choice is to take these things and return them.".
Guo DaLu: "Who do we give it to? Who knows who these things belong to?".
Yan Qi: "If we don't know, we can investigate?".
Guo DaLu: "Where do we go investigate?".
Yan Qi: "Down the mountain. Since these things were all brought here last night by them, I'd imagine they brought it up from below.".
Guo DaLu glanced at the box of valuables and sighed: "You didn't speak wrongly, the place certainly wouldn't be in a poor area...... any place that contains this much gold wouldn't be poor.".
Suddenly he laughed: "Therefore this Wealthy Manor, at least for today, is really worthy of it's namesake.".
Although Wealthy Manor became worthy of it's name for a short while, they were still happy.
Because they had come to a very intelligent decision.
Perhaps its because this was the closest they've been to such riches, but they were not greedy, covetous, mean, or try to find a sneaky way to take the money. So they remain merry, like a flower bathed in the spring sunlight.
They knew that happiness was much more lovable then wealth.
End of Chapter 2
Thank you tiger for updating this translation. i've been waiting for so long. Gong Xi Fa Chai
Finally..... TIGER WONG is back with a translation...yay
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Saturday, April 3, 2010
Sometimes, talk isn't cheap
Then there's the flip side of the coin - teams like the Royals and Pirates - who attempt to fool their fanbase (more and more unsuccessfully as the seasons pass) under the guise of rebuilding....when really all that's happening is a revolving-door roster of shitty, low cost - but young! - players who never seem to live up to the marginal expectations the organization really has for them.
Perhaps the worst of all is the team stuck in the middle: 75 to 85 win clubs stocked with relatively unexciting players; good enough to compete but not enough to win. These teams typically have no real vision and can't decide whether to tear the fucker down or sell out for a shot. Sound familiar?
No, if you're going to rebuild, you have to go all in. You have to trade away your franchise player who you won't be able to re-sign (check). You have to commit to youth and development, even if it means sacrificing current results for future gains (check). You have to have leadership with vision (check). And you have to have ownership committed to that vision (um....).
Until today, Blue Jay fans (post -'93) could never say for certain we've had that. Until today, we've only had Paul Beeston (bless 'em) paying lip service with quotes like "the money from ownership is there when we need it". You can forgive us, Paul (can I call him Paul? Because I just did...), if we're just a little jaded about the whole "the money is there" thing when we've seen players out there begging to be signed (below market) who would have filled holes quite nicely....only to have the team pass. And let's not regurgitate the whole 2009 draft discussion. Nobody wins in that argument (right, James Paxton?). Point being, since Ted Rogers' passing, we haven't heard much from ownership, and we certainly haven't seen much to get excited about.
But today, things might have just changed. For me, anyway. The Star's Dave Perkins caught my attention with the headline blasting "Ownership will spare no expense to win the World Series". My immediate reaction? "Yeah, right". Then I read the article. I read how Nadir Mohamed flew down to address the team - face to face - and proclaim that "the ultimate goal is the World Series and that the organization will do – and spend – what is necessary to get there again." More lip service? Maybe. But Mohamed is quite clearly a successful CEO, and to boldly address the team in such a manner with no intentions on following through wouldn't exactly set much of a precedent, with his employees or the fans.
In a follow up article focusing on Mohamed, we find more golden nuggets like "It's a commitment, we've made the commitment and we're going to make it happen"....and "We know what the team means (to Toronto)," Mohamed said. "We're here to make it work. We feel we have the best men for the job in Paul and Alex. I'm excited."....and possibly my personal favorite quote (hey, I'm a finance nerd), "One of the top execs in the organization has off-handedly remarked that Blue Jay losses, within the Rogers empire, amount to "a rounding error.""
Now, maybe I can be accused of being a sucker, easily fooled. That argument is probably not without merit. But holy shit, I think I'm excited about the future of this team.
Maybe someday, sooner than later, we'll be saying "Playoffs!" and actually meaning it. And that aint nothin', my friends.
10 comments:
- bkblades said...
Wow, I'm not a finance nerd at all and I also found that quote about the Blue Jays being more than a financial teat to Rogers boner-worthy. Nails, Ack.
Never thought I would extol the virtues of "Building" whence it was first uttered.
- April 3, 2010 at 2:28 AM
- dave said...
The. MOTHER FUCKING. Plan.
- April 3, 2010 at 2:35 AM
- mike in boston said...
put the content of this post in your calendar program for one year from today, and then see how many top tier FAs they signed.
the team only has about 35 million committed for 2011. they will have holes to fill. the proof will be in the pudding.
- April 3, 2010 at 9:53 AM
sure about that Mike? Vernon maikng what 23 mill next year and the rest equals 35 ? If that's the case than AA mouthing off about Pujols is not wishful thinking.....
- April 3, 2010 at 10:26 AM
- Ty said...
Adam Lind locked up through 2016 -- looks like they're putting their money where their mouth is.
- April 3, 2010 at 12:37 PM
- Jim Briggs said...
Dirk was on NPR's On Point this week. Pretty nice interview.
- April 3, 2010 at 12:58 PM
- Jim Briggs said...
nice aside from "the cool dudes on the pitcher's mound" intro, that is.
- April 3, 2010 at 12:58 PM
- mike in boston said...
- April 3, 2010 at 1:27 PM
- Jim Briggs said...
Interesting looking (via the Cot's link) at what comes off the book next year:
Lyle 7MM
Roy 10MM
Downs 4MM
Encarnacion 4.75MM
One can see how finances dictate that this year be the "building" year.
It'd look like Vernon is going to sink us with his $10.5MM jump in salary, but he's actually "only" going to cost $2MM more in 2011 since his bonus was actually split into two easy payments and one difficult payment of $8.5MM each (thanks, Mitch Hedberg) from 2008-10.
So, theoretically speaking, you've got $16MM in dead money that opens up payroll "space" 2011, an additional net gain of $6MM or so with Lyle gone and Wallace taking his place, and Downs and Encarnacion freeing up another 8.75MM. Depending on E5's year, this looks like a pivotal year for the 3B prospects that the Jays have, who haven't been all that impressive so far. Downs is a nice piece but very replaceable and getting older.
That's theoretically $30MM or so to play with JUST if the team stays at the same salary levels, maybe $20MM adjusting for Lind and Wells' raises and small raises for controllable players. That's plenty to invest in a SS and/or 3B and maybe a veteran pitcher.
With Wallace arriving, Snider hopefully coming into his own, a suddenly deeper catching prospect corps and a new manager in town next year, you have to like the team's chances in the future. I like the chances even better if Rogers is willing to add pieces.
- April 3, 2010 at 1:42 PM
- eyebleaf said...
Fantastic post, Ack. I think that's why this season's opener means so much more to all of is. It truly might be the start of something special.
- April 3, 2010 at 8:17 PM


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Guitars, we get: You plug them in, strike the strings and hope a power chord comes out. Drums are so basic they sell them as kids' toys. And we all know synthesizers from tinkering around on them in the aisles at Target. ¶ Now, what exactly is a sequencer MIDI controller? And how do you work a sequencer? And do you need a license to operate an 808? ¶ No longer just record collectors armed with two turntables, hip-hop beatmakers have grown up and plugged in. Fans see them onstage behind the rappers, pressing buttons and hitting gadgets that your grandfather or even Grandmaster Flash wouldn't recognize. ¶ You should see the sorts of things they keep in their apartments.
"One of the reasons it's hard to do this is because there's a lot of stuff to get, and it's expensive," Paper Tiger noted last week, surrounded by all the instruments he used to make his new album for the Doomtree record label.
One of the beatmakers behind Doomtree's crew of Minneapolis rappers (P.O.S., Dessa, Sims), Mr. Tiger -- aka John Samels, 29 -- makes a strong case for the growing artistry behind his own peculiar brand of musicmaking on "Made Like Us," his first full-length solo release. It's a moody, sometimes dark but also surprisingly elegant and cinematic collection, recalling DJ Shadow's best stuff. And it actually doesn't feature a lick of rapping. (Dessa sings, as does Lookbook's Maggie Morrison.)
Once you hear "Made Like Us," you won't be surprised that Paper Tiger has a music background well beyond beatmaking. His dad is '70s-era Twin Cities rocker Johnny Rey, who played in Flamingo (later the Flamin' Ohs) before fronting his own group. The younger John had his own guitar by age 6, and played in bands in high school.
He put music aside while attending Minneapolis College of Art & Design -- speaking of Target, you've likely seen Samels' graphic design work in the retailer's ads, if not on Doomtree materials -- but then got into beatmaking alongside his childhood pals from the Hopkins area, who would soon brand the Doomtree name.
"It wasn't until I graduated from school that I really had the money to buy the equipment, which happened to be when [the rest of Doomtree] started getting serious," he recalled.
This is the year of the beatmakers in Doomtree. "Made Like Us" will soon be followed in September by a full-length from his more bombastic "lavabreaking" peer Lazerbeak. Prior to this, Paper Tiger's work has been featured on Doomtree's "False Hopes" EPs, the all-crew full-length album and various tracks on the rappers' records, plus he has toured with P.O.S. and Dessa. The guy knows his stuff, and he did his best to let us in on it.The equipment
Paper Tiger's three most essential tools are:
• Two Technics 1200 turntables. "They haven't really changed since the '70s," he said.
• MPC 1000 MIDI controller, a sampler/sequencer that's more or less the "beatmaker" tool, where beats (and other musical snippets) can be stored and laid on top of each other with the press of one of its many pads. These sequencers, he said, "pretty much changed how hip-hop is made."
• Two Apple laptops and three external hard-drives, between which he runs ProTools, the standard home recording/mixing program, plus Serato and Reason, two programs that are common for beatmakers, and iTunes, from which he sometimes pulls samples off one of his 11,620 tracks.
His other gear includes:
• Rane mixer, housed between the turntables, with level adjustments.
• Yamaha MG10/2 mixing console, sort of like a mini version of a club's soundboard.
• Pioneer EFX500 effects box, also used with turntables, that manipulates sounds, beats, whirs and provides the bleep-like "Daft Punk button," as he put it.
• Boss DR-202, a programmable drum machine, probably his least-used piece.
• Reason keyboard, used in conjunction with the Reason program, which does what a roomful of synthesizers could do.
• Two "virtual vinyl" LPs, which are played on the turntables just like vinyl but bend/scratch/manipulate music coming off the computers via the Serato program, negating the need to lug around crates full of records.
• An accordion, guitar and other "traditional" musical instruments.
As for an 808, he prefers not to use the retro-sounding electric drum machine, though plenty of beatmakers still do (like Kanye West).The technique
"We all use a lot of the same equipment, but everybody kind of uses it differently because there are a lot of different things you can do," Paper Tiger said. His own approach changes from song to song when he's creating a new track, but more often than not, he said, "I just start with a sound, some kind of a note range, and you build something out of there, something that's totally different."
Those notes can be a vocal snippet or keyboard part sampled off a record, or a keyboard part he creates on his own, or the vocals he enlisted Dessa or Morrison to sing. The drum parts are also often a starting point. For those, he said, "I pretty much use all sampled drums. Occasionally I'll layer on electronic drums, just for a unique sound, but not often. I just like the sound of old tube-recorded drum kits."
Once the samples or original parts are stacked up in the MPC 1000 (sequencer), he said, "You take those and chop them up. You can replay all the different parts and mash them up." From there, he often pieces everything together and mixes it with ProTools. When he's working with the Doomtree rappers, "I'll usually finish some tracks and compile them on CD, and then give them to everybody in the crew to see who bites," he said. "And we collaborate from there."The sampling
"It's just spending hours and hours going through old dusty crates to find the right part," he said. "It gets into this whole nerdy collector vibe, almost like baseball card collectors. But I like that."
Among the vinyl he pulled out at his place last week was Bobby Brown's first record, plus albums by Art Webb, Esther Phillips, Sheila Chandra and a band named Mississippi -- deliberately acts that are not currently well-known. Said Samels, "You usually have to use stuff that's not on a major label, so you don't have to worry about getting sued."
As for the oft-heard criticism that sampling is stealing, he said, "There's usually no way you can take these songs that people sample, use one little part of it along with a bunch of other pieces, and say it's the same song. It's a completely different operation at the end of the day."The satisfaction
Said Samels -- who, by the way, is soon moving to New York but will stay active locally with Doomtree -- "It's an art form you can't really understand until you try it. It's really easy to say, 'They're just playing a record, or they're just looping drums.' But there's so much more to it than that. I understand if you go see electronic music, you usually just see a guy with a laptop. You really don't get to see all the work that goes into this.
"I like it because I can do it completely by myself. I love collaboration, and I love band stuff. But not having to rely on that is nice. I can work on something whenever I want. I can start on something at 2 a.m. if I want, or I can spend all day on it. It's all up to me."
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