Just found new website/business. Popcuts is an iTunes-ish site for downloading music. But the twist is that you get paid for buying tunes.
Confused? When you buy a song / album you get a cut of future sales of that song.
If you are one of the first people to buy a new album, you get a larger slice of the pie than the last minute Lukes.
So the first-in get rewarded. Seems a bit like how pyramid schemes work!
They even have a section for the top 10 pop pickers.
It is nice to get a little bit back, will it catch on as a business model?
Wednesday
What is "Tobor" backwards?
Review of "Here comes Tobor" a 1957 TV show pilot about a boy and his droid.
24 minutes of fun, "Here comes Tobor" is an unseen classic.
Tobor is a robot who is controlled by a boy with mental powers.
They live in a military base, for some reason.
The boy's uncle is a computer genius in a wheelchair and a flat-cap.
So that's the setting, this is the plot.
An atomic submarine has been located. When 4 planes go to investigate, they get shot down.
The scientists decide to send Tobor in a missile to check it out.
Unfortunately, the boy gets locked inside the missile with the robot.
(This was the 1950s, before health and safety.)
The uncle seems a bit upside at the news that his nephew is expected dead, but seems to forget all about it.
Phew! Tobor has acted like a robot seat belt and the young lad is okay!
We won't reveal the rest, it involves robot malfunction and fights with pirates.
Enjoy.
As it is US public domain, it is free to watch:
http://www.archive.org/details/tobor01
24 minutes of fun, "Here comes Tobor" is an unseen classic.
Tobor is a robot who is controlled by a boy with mental powers.
They live in a military base, for some reason.
The boy's uncle is a computer genius in a wheelchair and a flat-cap.
So that's the setting, this is the plot.
An atomic submarine has been located. When 4 planes go to investigate, they get shot down.
The scientists decide to send Tobor in a missile to check it out.
Unfortunately, the boy gets locked inside the missile with the robot.
(This was the 1950s, before health and safety.)
The uncle seems a bit upside at the news that his nephew is expected dead, but seems to forget all about it.
Phew! Tobor has acted like a robot seat belt and the young lad is okay!
We won't reveal the rest, it involves robot malfunction and fights with pirates.
Enjoy.
As it is US public domain, it is free to watch:
http://www.archive.org/details/tobor01
Monday
40th Aniversary of Moon Landings
It was 40 years ago today that we first landed on the Moon.
Seems a lot longer - it was all black and white in them days.
A real achievement, but a shame that nothing else moon related has really been done since.
We need a new cold war to kickstart a new space race.
Or someone needs to invent really cheap rocket fuel.
Then we could all pop up there on a long weekend.
Seems a lot longer - it was all black and white in them days.
A real achievement, but a shame that nothing else moon related has really been done since.
We need a new cold war to kickstart a new space race.
Or someone needs to invent really cheap rocket fuel.
Then we could all pop up there on a long weekend.
Saturday
Interview with Dr Dennis M. Hope - the man who owns the Moon.
In this candid interview, Dr. Dennis M. Hope shares his future plans for the Moon. He reveals a problem with moon golf, names the first Lunar city, and shows you how to deal with high energy bills!
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Dennis, thank you for sparing time for this interview.
You are best known for being the entrepreneur behind the product which allows people to own an acre of the Moon.
It is available to buy at many gift websites (such as http://www.needapresent.com/gifts/acre-of-the-moon), or your own website (http://www.lunarembassy.com/)
As the current landlord of the moon, you are perhaps in the best position to answer these 10 moon-based questions:
1. How much spare acreage is left on the Moon?
We have sold just over 543,000,000 acres. There is just under 945,000,000,000 acres on the Moon.
2. Where is the hottest real estate area on the moon? Where all the
Moon Celebrities will have their Condos.
We never share direct information with the general public with respect to where the property is that someone else owns.
All areas of the Moon are represented as equal in their respective areas. We do not believe that any one area is more spectacular than any other property.
3. What will happen when you have sold it all?
By that time we will have started building the first city on the Moon. The name of the city is "New Hope City."
We actually believe we will be on the Moon of Earth in late 2011 starting this project.
Actually I do not believe we will sell all of the property on the Moon of Earth during my lifetime. We are currently averaging on a daily basis approximately 1,500 acres per day, globally, with all the efforts of our 5 Ambassadors and our 28 reselling agents.
4. If it were possible, would you live on the Moon?
I think the reality of the harshness of the Moon of Earth would prohibit anyone from living on the Moon full time. I will visit and have a place there but I will only visit there and not live permanently
5. What is the best use for the moon? E.g. Prison colony, Exclusive
resort, Weapons testing.
In 2004, the Galactic Government put its constitution on line for our property owners to vote yes or no for ratification.
We had 3.7 million property owners at the time and we had a 99.9% in favor vote for ratification.
In that Constitution, there are no weapons allowed.
We think the Moon of Earth would be a great place to house the Galactic Government, Lunar Embassy, Lunar Business Systems, the first off planet banking center (not accessible to any Earth based government), and a wonderful pyramid city.
The entire pyramid for New Hope City will be 3 kilometers by 3 kilometers at the base and 3 kilometers in height.
There will be agriculture, livestock, retail, transportation, housing, restaurants, condos, luxury condos, theatres, recreation, and the headquarters for all Earth based governments as well as the Lunar Embassy and the Galactic Government.
We do have plans top build a prison on the back side of the Moon. This will be for the most heinous of human criminals.
6. Why hasn’t work started on building a moon-base yet?
Expense! NASA wants a $ Billion to do a soft lander on the Moon. Russia wants $43 million.
The Galactic Government has just created its own currency called the "Delta." We are the only modern government to back its currency with anything of value.
We have placed in the Galactic Government treasury $3 Quadrillion US dollars worth of helium3 reserves for the backing of our currency. We will use these funds to build the first city on the Moon.
7. What track is in the iPod when the tourist-rocket leaves Earth?
Maybe REM: Man on the Moon or something off Pink Floyd’s Dark Side
of the Moon
I am not sure what you are asking me and I truly do not know how to respond to this question, sorry.
8. Coolest Moon sport? e.g. the super-long drives of moon golf or the
high dunks of moon-basketball
In 1997 we sold a 1,777.58 acre parcel to a sports group out of Sweden who wanted to build the first golf course.
The problem with golf on the Moon is, if you have a club with a pitch higher than one degree you could place the ball into orbit. It was our request of the sports group that they build the first inside golf course and use the walls and ceiling to help with the game.
I am sure there will be other games played on the Moon, I am just not sure which of Earth's games are the best. Time will tell what works and what does not.
9. In TV shows set in space, everyone wears the same uniform. Who
would you get to design your moon-base’s outfits?
Since the ratification of the Constitution for the Galactic Government, we will open it up to our citizens to determine the type of uniform, or clothing that will be representative of the life style on the Moon
10. What future ideas do you have in the pipeline? I have a couple for
you: Selling an acre of land on the sun (“Hot Weather
Guaranteed”), Selling black holes (“Perfect for garbage disposal”).
All good ideas. Unfortunately my claim of ownership is for the Moon of Earth and the other eight planets and their moons.
Since I do not own the Sun (Virigilu Pop of the UK claimed ownership of the Sun in 1999. He then sent me a bill for $30 Million dollars for the energy put out by his property. I responded to him that we had conferred with our property owners and had decided not to use his energy, please turn it off... To date he has not) or any black holes it would not be legal to offer them at all.
We do have some projects in the works currently but we are not at liberty to discuss them here.
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Dennis, thank you for sparing time for this interview.
You are best known for being the entrepreneur behind the product which allows people to own an acre of the Moon.
It is available to buy at many gift websites (such as http://www.needapresent.com/gifts/acre-of-the-moon), or your own website (http://www.lunarembassy.com/)
As the current landlord of the moon, you are perhaps in the best position to answer these 10 moon-based questions:
1. How much spare acreage is left on the Moon?
We have sold just over 543,000,000 acres. There is just under 945,000,000,000 acres on the Moon.
2. Where is the hottest real estate area on the moon? Where all the
Moon Celebrities will have their Condos.
We never share direct information with the general public with respect to where the property is that someone else owns.
All areas of the Moon are represented as equal in their respective areas. We do not believe that any one area is more spectacular than any other property.
3. What will happen when you have sold it all?
By that time we will have started building the first city on the Moon. The name of the city is "New Hope City."
We actually believe we will be on the Moon of Earth in late 2011 starting this project.
Actually I do not believe we will sell all of the property on the Moon of Earth during my lifetime. We are currently averaging on a daily basis approximately 1,500 acres per day, globally, with all the efforts of our 5 Ambassadors and our 28 reselling agents.
4. If it were possible, would you live on the Moon?
I think the reality of the harshness of the Moon of Earth would prohibit anyone from living on the Moon full time. I will visit and have a place there but I will only visit there and not live permanently
5. What is the best use for the moon? E.g. Prison colony, Exclusive
resort, Weapons testing.
In 2004, the Galactic Government put its constitution on line for our property owners to vote yes or no for ratification.
We had 3.7 million property owners at the time and we had a 99.9% in favor vote for ratification.
In that Constitution, there are no weapons allowed.
We think the Moon of Earth would be a great place to house the Galactic Government, Lunar Embassy, Lunar Business Systems, the first off planet banking center (not accessible to any Earth based government), and a wonderful pyramid city.
The entire pyramid for New Hope City will be 3 kilometers by 3 kilometers at the base and 3 kilometers in height.
There will be agriculture, livestock, retail, transportation, housing, restaurants, condos, luxury condos, theatres, recreation, and the headquarters for all Earth based governments as well as the Lunar Embassy and the Galactic Government.
We do have plans top build a prison on the back side of the Moon. This will be for the most heinous of human criminals.
6. Why hasn’t work started on building a moon-base yet?
Expense! NASA wants a $ Billion to do a soft lander on the Moon. Russia wants $43 million.
The Galactic Government has just created its own currency called the "Delta." We are the only modern government to back its currency with anything of value.
We have placed in the Galactic Government treasury $3 Quadrillion US dollars worth of helium3 reserves for the backing of our currency. We will use these funds to build the first city on the Moon.
7. What track is in the iPod when the tourist-rocket leaves Earth?
Maybe REM: Man on the Moon or something off Pink Floyd’s Dark Side
of the Moon
I am not sure what you are asking me and I truly do not know how to respond to this question, sorry.
8. Coolest Moon sport? e.g. the super-long drives of moon golf or the
high dunks of moon-basketball
In 1997 we sold a 1,777.58 acre parcel to a sports group out of Sweden who wanted to build the first golf course.
The problem with golf on the Moon is, if you have a club with a pitch higher than one degree you could place the ball into orbit. It was our request of the sports group that they build the first inside golf course and use the walls and ceiling to help with the game.
I am sure there will be other games played on the Moon, I am just not sure which of Earth's games are the best. Time will tell what works and what does not.
9. In TV shows set in space, everyone wears the same uniform. Who
would you get to design your moon-base’s outfits?
Since the ratification of the Constitution for the Galactic Government, we will open it up to our citizens to determine the type of uniform, or clothing that will be representative of the life style on the Moon
10. What future ideas do you have in the pipeline? I have a couple for
you: Selling an acre of land on the sun (“Hot Weather
Guaranteed”), Selling black holes (“Perfect for garbage disposal”).
All good ideas. Unfortunately my claim of ownership is for the Moon of Earth and the other eight planets and their moons.
Since I do not own the Sun (Virigilu Pop of the UK claimed ownership of the Sun in 1999. He then sent me a bill for $30 Million dollars for the energy put out by his property. I responded to him that we had conferred with our property owners and had decided not to use his energy, please turn it off... To date he has not) or any black holes it would not be legal to offer them at all.
We do have some projects in the works currently but we are not at liberty to discuss them here.
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Thursday
Coming Soon: Interview with the Man who owns the Moon
Hopefully the next post will be an interview with Dr. Dennis Hope.
He sells the acre of moon gift packs. His website, the lunar embassy, gives you the opportunity to be in intergalactic real estate.
In the interview he shares some of his big plans for the moon community.
Should make for some cracking content. It will provide a different perspective to the moonbase depicted in our musical.
He sells the acre of moon gift packs. His website, the lunar embassy, gives you the opportunity to be in intergalactic real estate.
In the interview he shares some of his big plans for the moon community.
Should make for some cracking content. It will provide a different perspective to the moonbase depicted in our musical.
Monday
Top 10 Animated Music Videos
It doesn't matter what animation; Stop motion, claymation, Cell, 3D. These are the 10 greatest animated music videos ever made.
(We will make an animated video for the first single off the album).
Videos hosted by Yahoo Music
Gorillaz - "Clint Eastwood". Anything by Gorrilaz could make this list. But this is the best as it has zombie monkeys.
Bjork - "Wanderlust". Beautiful buffalos bring Fraggle Rock to mind.
The Prodigy - "Warrior's Dance". Cig packs come to life and start trouble. Bet they had the idea for this video down the pub.
Kanye West - "Heartless". Rotoscoped images of Kanye look similar to underrated comedy "Osmosis Jones".
Peter Gabriel - "Sledgehammer". Revolutionary animation from the studio that made Wallace & Gromit.
1990s - "See you at the lights". Great band and cute 3D character design.
Daft Punk - "Aerodynamic". Fellow robot lovers, Daft Punk, made an entire cartoon movie to showcase their album. They carved it up for the individual music videos. Clever.
The Chemical Brothers - "The Salmon Dance". Finding Nemo in music video form.
The Simpsons - "Do the Bartman". This single introduced the Simpsons in the UK (only the rich kids with Sky could see it before that). Homer sounds weird.
Radiohead -"There there". Scary, Jan Svankmeyer-like animation.
Agree/Disagree? Add a comment.
(We will make an animated video for the first single off the album).
Videos hosted by Yahoo Music
Gorillaz - "Clint Eastwood". Anything by Gorrilaz could make this list. But this is the best as it has zombie monkeys.
Bjork - "Wanderlust". Beautiful buffalos bring Fraggle Rock to mind.
The Prodigy - "Warrior's Dance". Cig packs come to life and start trouble. Bet they had the idea for this video down the pub.
Kanye West - "Heartless". Rotoscoped images of Kanye look similar to underrated comedy "Osmosis Jones".
Peter Gabriel - "Sledgehammer". Revolutionary animation from the studio that made Wallace & Gromit.
1990s - "See you at the lights". Great band and cute 3D character design.
Daft Punk - "Aerodynamic". Fellow robot lovers, Daft Punk, made an entire cartoon movie to showcase their album. They carved it up for the individual music videos. Clever.
The Chemical Brothers - "The Salmon Dance". Finding Nemo in music video form.
The Simpsons - "Do the Bartman". This single introduced the Simpsons in the UK (only the rich kids with Sky could see it before that). Homer sounds weird.
Radiohead -"There there". Scary, Jan Svankmeyer-like animation.
Agree/Disagree? Add a comment.
Saturday
Wow, a banner ad
Below is the first banner ad for the new album.
It even animates after about 5 seconds. By animate, what we really mean is that the picture changes.
Still it is a start, and a 2 frame banner is a easier to deign than a flash cartoon.
Speaking of cartoons, we are currently testing out animations for the videos of the songs.
For 2d animation we are using Toon Boom animation studio.
For the 3d tests we have used the excellent EX edition of iclone
It even animates after about 5 seconds. By animate, what we really mean is that the picture changes.
Still it is a start, and a 2 frame banner is a easier to deign than a flash cartoon.
Speaking of cartoons, we are currently testing out animations for the videos of the songs.
For 2d animation we are using Toon Boom animation studio.
For the 3d tests we have used the excellent EX edition of iclone
Thursday
Michael Jackson as a robot.
Very sad about the whole story of MJ's passing.
From some of his output we guess he was a big a robot fan as we are.
A story at the register reported that he wanted to build a 5 ft robot in Vegas.
He morphed into a robot at the end of Moonwalker. The effects in this scene were so ahead of the time.
And he also danced the robot in some live shows.
How amazing a robot version of thriller would have been.
Respect to the legend.
From some of his output we guess he was a big a robot fan as we are.
A story at the register reported that he wanted to build a 5 ft robot in Vegas.
He morphed into a robot at the end of Moonwalker. The effects in this scene were so ahead of the time.
And he also danced the robot in some live shows.
How amazing a robot version of thriller would have been.
Respect to the legend.
Monday
Complete Cast of Characters
Below is the complete list of featured characters in this robot musical.
They are accompanied by a choir of voices on some songs (such as the fight song "Terminate or Die").
As mentioned on a previous post, we wanted each person to have a different nationality of name. This reflects the Star Trek idea of many nations working together.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
MACHINES
JUNICHI - Cyborg Dreamer with potential.
MARIETTA - the loveliest Ladybot on the whole Moon.
FOGHLAIDH - Bully, and Marietta’s current boyfriend.
PINCHAS - Junichi’s best friend. Well programmed.
WANAHTON - Boss of East Crater’s construction site
CADOMEDD - Cowardly henchman
GWALA - Police Enforcer unit
HUMANS
ALEC - American Astronaut. Highly Strung
KAROL - Polish Astronaut on a difficult mission
They are accompanied by a choir of voices on some songs (such as the fight song "Terminate or Die").
As mentioned on a previous post, we wanted each person to have a different nationality of name. This reflects the Star Trek idea of many nations working together.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
MACHINES
JUNICHI - Cyborg Dreamer with potential.
MARIETTA - the loveliest Ladybot on the whole Moon.
FOGHLAIDH - Bully, and Marietta’s current boyfriend.
PINCHAS - Junichi’s best friend. Well programmed.
WANAHTON - Boss of East Crater’s construction site
CADOMEDD - Cowardly henchman
GWALA - Police Enforcer unit
HUMANS
ALEC - American Astronaut. Highly Strung
KAROL - Polish Astronaut on a difficult mission
Thursday
Free Download of Track 8
Track 8 is complete.
"Reprogramming" is a pivotal track.
Our Hero, Junichi, has broken the ultimate robot taboo. He has fallen in love.
The robot police send him to have his memory erased (Defragged?).
It is now available as a MP3 download, if you join the mailing list. Bung it on your ipod, computer or whatever, it is DRM free.
Put your details box the "Get Track 8 Free" box at the top left of this screen.
As a member of the mailing list you will get other freebies (from time to time) and we'll let you know when the album is ready to buy.
We promise not to bombard members with emails - it annoys us when people do this. Maybe some big news every 3 to 4 weeks.
"Reprogramming" is a pivotal track.
Our Hero, Junichi, has broken the ultimate robot taboo. He has fallen in love.
The robot police send him to have his memory erased (Defragged?).
It is now available as a MP3 download, if you join the mailing list. Bung it on your ipod, computer or whatever, it is DRM free.
Put your details box the "Get Track 8 Free" box at the top left of this screen.
As a member of the mailing list you will get other freebies (from time to time) and we'll let you know when the album is ready to buy.
We promise not to bombard members with emails - it annoys us when people do this. Maybe some big news every 3 to 4 weeks.
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