Dress up the Squirrel

Lupashto sent me this awesome site that she discovered on StumbleUpon the Virtual Paper Squirrel is loads of fun Give it a try.

The only thing I wish was that there was a Virtual BB Gun that I could shoot the little vegetable garden raider with!

Yamagoo...Fire up....then dress up the squirrel!

It's Official Today the FBI can spy on your internet usage

The gang over at Gizmodo have hipped us to the fact that starting today if "the man" can convince a judge that you're some sort of threat or deviant (the FBI investigates child porn, domestic sex biz, etc) they can force your ISP to turn over every bit of data they have on your surfing habits, ALL OF YOUR EMAIL, basically anything that went in or came out of your internet connection. This is fucking, crazy scary. From Gizmodo....

"Tomorrow is the deadline for ISPs to have their networks wired up with G-Man-mandated surveillance equipment which will make it easier for the FBI to snoop, spy and wiretap the intertubes, per the FCC's expanded 2002 interpretation of the 1994 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act. (Clearly an older law, since it does not make for a catchy acronym.)

The CALEA was originally written to make digital phone lines easier to wiretap. In the case of cell phones, where the tech has "100% penetration, it's credited with boosting the number of court-approved wiretaps a carrier can handle simultaneously, and greatly shortening the time it takes to get a wiretap going, " according to Threat Level."

Think it doesn't matter who's in power? What if tomorrow it was decided that anyone who dissented with the government was seditious? That little crime right there carries the Death Penalty! Fuck Me!

What do we do? Damned if I know. I do know that I will not change what I am doing on the net, not even if they decide I am a "threat."

I fell in love with a dream, called America
I felt warm in the security of her freedoms
but she was only a dream
and now I have awoke to the realization that
there is no freedom in the land of the free.
Forgive us, for failing the grand experiment.
Forgive us for letting the dream die.
It was our sacred trust, you stood and proclaimed....
And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.
I guess we all fell asleep.
My God I am so sorry!

Yamagoo Summit Recap...

Hey Gang! DJ J here in New Hampshire...hot off the Yamagoo Crew Summit Lite, and on my way to a Surprise 25th Anniversary Party in Wheelock,VT. Lets catch up shall we....

The Yamagoo Crew Summit(Lite) included 4 states, 2 live webcasts with 40+ viewers (Thank You ALL!) who got to eat lunch with DJ J, DJ Greggie C, and Vince (yet another DJ) and got to hang out in Greggie's studio upon completion of the install of a window into the vocal booth. The studios looking real good! We also installed a permanent mount for the "Yamagoo Studio Cam" and figured WTF! Why not broadcast an impromptu mix session with Greg, The Captain, and myself. So we did!! I have 3 hours of video to sort through from the live mix show but I promise a video by the end of the week! Cross my heart. We had alot of people hit us up that night, many stayed, a few logged in to live chat with us. It was a GREAT vibe. Fast forward to the next night and we're live from the infamous "Bistro" which is a secret and well hidden oasis for Yamagooers, where we streamed a rehearsal of Pro Bono, featuring Greggie C on lead vox/harmonica/COW BELL! (Freakin Sweet)...We've already posted some of Pro Bono on Yamagoo Tube...and I have another 3 hours of video from this to screen. There will be tons more and I promise a quick re-cap by the end of the week as well. While we were blown away by the response 40+ viewers live..we hardly let anyone know...it was sort of spontaneous.. We sent out a couple MySpace Notices but nothing too huge....posted a banner on the main page and BLAM! Instant live internet show...WITH chat! (We also emailed people but not too many, and called 1 or 2) Pretty successful for no pre-planning. It begs the question ...Do we need a Yamagoo Email List?? For now just leave a comment with some contact info and SIGN UP in caps and we'll let you know whats happening, while I cook up something more permanent.

The good news is really that we've decided to do more webcasting...We are in the process of getting webcams to the whole Yamagoo Crew and do some more instant webcasting live on Stickam....by the way you don't need to register with Stickam to chat during a broadcast...single click the video thumbnail, pick a chat name and hit enter, but if you do sign-up you can watch everyone else whos online with a cam in the chat. Greg and I have agreed to try and "get live" all day at work when we can. Get your Stickam account and spy on us all day live on line! Too weird? ABSO-FUCKIN-LUTELY! Yamagoo...Fire up!

Save The Internet

Look maybe you're not an activist type. Believe it or not neither am I, BUT I enjoy the fact that I get to experience the content posted on the internet by anyone who has a connection without some tight ass charging them a fee for the right to put it there. The major advertising firms, cable companies, and telecommunication giants want to charge a separate fee for getting your stuff posted to the net. Thats in addition to the fees they already charge us to access it. Watch the video then go here SaveTheInternet.com