Courage, strength and nobility come in many different forms - they are the words used to define a hero. Courage can be as simple as telling the truth when you know a lie would be easier. Strength is as simple as listening to a friend (or stranger) when they’re going through a rough time. Nobility can come from not giving up your ideals or your stand, regardless of the cost. --Daniel Vanderwood
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This is the second in a series of articles with some simple but important tips on how you can keep safe on the internet.
By Staff Editor, PK
Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed my first article on Password Security; I also hope you went through and updated all of your passwords to something reasonably complex. Today we’ll take a look at Phishing Scams; many people have heard of phishing scams and know that the Nigerian Prince who’s contacting you via e-mail is full of bologna. By the way, my email spam folder is so full of Canadian Viagra advertisements that it should be able to stand at attention and salute, well ok, maybe not the best mental imagery, but you understand.
Phishing is an internet term, which means that someone is fishing for a sucker, and they’re hoping you’re the fish/sucker that takes the bait.
Continue reading “Back to Basics Internet Safety: Phishing Scams“
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 Justice League: Doom (Warner Home Video)
“Justice League: Doom” will make its West Coast premiere on Feb. 16 with a Hero Complex screening at the Paley Center in Beverly Hills with a limited number of free tickets available for fans.
Los Angeles Times’ Hero Complex lead writer Geoff Boucher will moderate a Q&A with the filmmakers and members of the cast after the screening.
“Justice League: Doom,” the latest DC Universe animated original movie from Warner Home Video, takes its core plot from Mark Waid’s memorable “Tower of Babel” story arc (which was published back in 2000 in the pages of DC Comics) although there are considerable differences. In both the comics and film, the world’s greatest heroes are all placed in danger when villains get their hands on Batman’s secret files — which indexes the weaknesses of all his teammates and precise tactical plans for taking them down.
 Justice League:Doom (Warner Home Video) The film features Nathan Fillion (“Castle”) as Green Lantern, Tim Daly (“Private Practice”) as Superman, Kevin Conroy (“Batman: The Animated Series”) as Batman, Michael Rosenbaum (“Smallville”) as Flash, Susan Eisenberg (“Superman/Batman: Apocalypse”) as Wonder Woman, Carl Lumbly (“Alias”) as Martian Manhunter and Bumper Robinson (“A Different World”) as Cyborg. As for the bad guys, there are three alumni of the “Justice League” animated series: Phil Morris as Vandal Savage, Olivia d’Abo as Star Sapphire, and Alexis Denisof as Mirror Master. There’s also Carlos Alazraqui (“Reno 911?) as Bane, Paul Blackthorne (“The Dresden Files”) as Metallo and Claudia Black (“Farscape”) as Cheetah. David Kaufman (“Danny Phantom”) also reprises his “Justice League” role of Jimmy Olsen.
The filmmaking team includes executive producer Bruce Timm, director Lauren Montgomery, producer Alan Burnett and dialogue/casting director Andrea Romano. “Justice League: Doom” also represents the final DC Universe film script from the late Dwayne McDuffie.
“Justice League: Doom” arrives Feb. 28 as a Blu-Ray Combo Pack or as a DVD; it will also be available On Demand and via download.
To be first to hear about other Hero Complex screenings, follow them on Twitter: @LATherocomplex.
To learn more about the Paley Center, check out their website.
Now You To Can Smell Like a Hulking Green Super Beast
By Staff Editor, PK
It’s been a while since I’ve stepped into a comic shop, and I knew that they could order almost anything that my geeky little heart desires, but cologne? That’s right folks, you to can now smell like one of Marvel’s The Avengers! Smell like the hulking tank smashing beast who’s been wearing those same purple shorts far past their launder date! Smell like the billionaire playboy who’s spent one too-many hours locked in a metal suit and desperately needs a shower! Smell like… Water lily? Not the fragrance I would associate with Bruce Banner’s sweaty alter ego, but hey, if you make it, nerds will buy it.
From JADS International, LLC., comes The Avengers Cologne Set, with the tag line “Finally four unique fragrances assembled for the first time!“. And forgive my sarcastic nature, but I couldn’t help but suddenly develop this mental image of a skinny nerd with horned rimmed glasses looking bewildered as a beautiful woman blows him off over his offer of a date; standing there with a tear dripping from his eye and thinking, “but I smell like Iron Man, how could she turn me down?”. But believe it or not, if you desire to smell like Captain America, Iron Man, The Hulk, or Thor; all you have to do is hit up your local comic retailer who can order you up a batch for only $59.99.
If you thought JADS International was a familiar name in the geek/nerd world, you’d be right. JADS has also brought us cologne collections involving Star Trek and Star Wars; with scents such as Shirtless Kirk Cologne and Red Shirt Cologne, for when you feel the need to be that expendable unnamed guy in the landing party. But if you’re more in the swinging mood, and want to meld your favorite nerd girl, check out Pon Farr Perfume for Her. Or if she’s looking to be your little Slave Girl to your Jabba the Hut, (bad mental image there) then check out Slave Leia Perfume.
 - The Patriot “Captain America Cologne”
PATRIOT Cologne
A cologne that pays homage to the confident, stand-up-to-bullies, hard working average Joe in every man. PATRIOT Cologne is both reserved and sexy; like a symbol on a shield or a moniker on a motorcycle helmet. Fresh notes of green lime and white pepper are the first to hit with dry oak wood, sandalwood and tequila accords finishing the adventure. Perfect for any time or place, PATRIOT Cologne puts the Novus Mundus in your strong, sensuous hands for you to embrace and discover.
PATRIOT Cologne
Your Attack Plan.
Continue reading ““The Avengers” Cologne Set “Do you want to smell like a Superhero?”“
by Gene Turnbow
 Star Trek's Zachary Quinto There aren’t many groups of fans in science fiction fandom older or larger than those who call themselves Trekkies – fans of the famous television series created by Gene Roddenberry which originally premiered on NBC in 1967. We thrilled to no fewer than ten motion pictures between 1979 and 2002. Though admittedly the quality of the films was uneven, they still retained the essential spirit that made them part of the Star Trek legacy.
In 2009, J. J. Abrams took up the challenge of recreating Star Trek for the big screen, rebooting the franchise by creating an entirely new timeline. This allowed him to work outside the canon established by all the television shows and the previous films, using the parts he liked and discarding those he found inconvenient. This film was well enough received that a new film is now in production. There is no title for the film yet – it will be subtitled, following the convention of all the films since Star Trek: Generations, so as to sidestep the problem of having a second film called “Star Trek II”.
Filming began about a week and a half ago, according to Zachary Quinto, who told E! Online that the cast had not seen the script until about four weeks prior because they were still working hard on “evolving” it. This is Hollywood speak for “we’re making it up as we go along”, which happens more frequently than one might care to imagine. It’s especially troubling for such a venerable property as Star Trek, but Quinto seemed happy with the situation. He also stated that Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Weller and Alice Eve have been cast in various roles in the film. “All of them have folded in so beautifully and brought a whole new level of intelligence and sensitivity,” Quinto said.
J.J. Abrams, however, has denied a report that Benicio Del Toro will be playing villain Khan Noonien Singh.
Continue reading “Star Trek 2 Filming Begins“
 SOPA and PIPA could effectively destroy the Internet as it exists today, along with entire economies built on it around the world. A message for our readers, received from Donny Shaw of fightforthefuture.org:
Now that Congress has had time to process last week’s internet blackout, a consensus has emerged: SOPA and PIPA are toxic for politicians, and going anywhere near them could cost them their re-election.
Freedom is winning.
Together, we’ve done something amazing– never have so many people stood up to defend a free and open internet. Here’s a San Francisco Chronicle article about how it all came together: The Largest Online Protest in History Started Here.
And here’s Carl Franzen at Talking Points Memo:
“Behind the scenes, Hill staffers from both sides of the aisle confirmed to TPM that the entire piracy debate had become so ‘toxic’ that virtually no lawmakers were likely to be ready to re-engage it anytime soon.”
Experienced Congress-watchers are telling us they’ve never seen anything like this.
Internet users, tech companies, and non-profits joined together to defend fundamental rights on the internet. To a lot of elites in Congress and the corporate world, the internet is just something that lazy teenagers use to spam people with pictures of photoshopped unicorns. The blackout showed that the peer-to-peer internet is about empowerment, and that when we work together we can defeat the corrupt politics of Washington D.C.
The New York Times and Talking Points Memo have both published good articles on how the web blackout was organized.
For months, four senators were the only force blocking passage of PIPA/SOPA. They even promised to filibuster the bill back when most politicians were against them. We need to make sure we support and vote for leaders like them who are willing to going to go out on a limb and oppose SOPA before it was popular to do so. It’s great that we pressured all those other shlubs into opposing web censorship, but these guys deserve the real cred and our support: Click here to donate (scroll down).
What’s next? The Fight is not over, already new threats to web freedom are starting to emerge (particularly in Europe) and we’re getting ready. Stay tuned, and for more updates, follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
Thank you again for standing up for a free and open internet!
- Donny and Fight for the Future
Fight for the Future is a non-profit helping to organize the historic strike against the web censorship bills SOPA and PIPA on our site sopastrike.com – go there for a list of websites that are striking and more information.
DC Entertainment’s Justice League Teams Up to Fight Real World Hunger in Africa
Krypton Radio Newswire
(Press Release – New York, NY) DC Entertainment, home of the world’s greatest super heroes, today unveiled an unprecedented giving campaign to fight the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa. This multi-million-dollar commitment over the next two years will be supported across all Warner Bros. Entertainment’s and Time Warner’s businesses and feature DC Entertainment’s iconic Justice League characters, including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg, issuing the call to action, “We Can Be Heroes.” The announcements were made at a press conference today in New York by Barry Meyer, Chairman & CEO, Warner Bros.; Jeff Robinov, President, Warner Bros. Pictures Group; and Diane Nelson, President, DC Entertainment.
Continue reading “DC Entertainment Announces “We Can Be Heroes” Campaign“
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Vagabond “Tony” Carter is back for Season 5 of his popular show Stark Reality!
It airs each day at 8AM, 10AM, 4PM and 8PM PST, and features interviews and news about the virtual worlds we inhabit, and how the online community affects the world at large, with special features on the Linden Lab MMO Second Life..
This time we’re going to run the last episode of Season 4 and the first episode of Season 5 back to back – Tony’s doing a tutorial on how to make a scripted disco ball in Second Life, and it’s spread out over these two episodes. This way you’ll get the whole tutorial in one sitting. |
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Fanboy ComicsFanboy Comics is excited to bring back its trademark weekly podcast to Krypton Radio and its listeners as an on-air broadcast!
Join hosts Bryant Dillon,Barbra Dillon, Sam Rhodes,and Drew Siragusa –and an assortment of special guests –as they discuss the most exciting geek news from the week,compiled from our daily e-newsletter,The Fanboy Scoop.
The Fanboy Scoop –Week In Review can be heard on Mondays at 7:00 p.m./PST and Saturdays at 2:00 p.m/PST
You can also download the shows as podcasts via the listings below, from their web site, or you can subscribe to them on iTunes!
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Libya El Amin’s TV Campfire is burning bright and back for the new season!
TV Campfire features Libya and her dynamic weekly roundtable discussions of all your favorite shows! Tune in Tuesdays at 7PM, then again on Sundays at 2PM for Libya El-Amin’s TV Campfire.
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Tune in Fridays and Saturdays at 9:30PM Pacific time to hear X Minus 1
Travel back in time with X Minus 1, the popularly acclaimed science fiction radio series from the 1950′s. Krypton Radio is presenting these episodes in their original broadcast order, and even running two per week it’ll still take a whole year to air them all! Hear stories by the giants of science fiction converted into radio drama – television of the mind!
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This is the first in a series of articles with some simple but important tips on how you can keep safe on the internet.
By Staff Editor, PK
The internet is one of the most marvelous inventions of the 20th century; you have the power to keep in touch with friends and family across the world, and interact with vast online communities of like-minded individuals. You can access massive warehouse’s worth of information and media, in ways that were pure science fiction a mere twenty-five or so years ago. Many of us have even come to consider our time on the net as a different life, separated from our existence in the real world. And while this may have been somewhat inevitable, our digital personas do have a very real effect on our real world lives.
Most of the people who read our website are already fairly tech-savvy, but I know that they’re a few who are probably in need of a refresher course on those little things out there that can let cyber-criminals ruin your day in more ways than one. If you also happen to be one of the net’s newer denizens, my hope is you’ll take some advice from an old fogey who has seen his share of newcomers get taken advantage of.
Continue reading “Back to Basics Internet Safety: Passwords“
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