Darren Kitchen

Looking for opinions on this layout: http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/549/webconcept4blv5.jpg

has anyone tested this? paul was working on some wii hacks but he said that every time he put a wii disc in a windows machine it would crash explorer. i'll try it in a VM later

Incase of problems we can probably cut to color bars, or at very least black screen. There arent any backup machines due to cost, but so far nothing has crashed and we've put these machines to the test over the last few months with 0 crashes. Now that I've said that the next ep will be a disaster. Thanks.

She was playing the Wii. She was sick so didnt get in on the live show.

I'll answer your question in detail. Not just because some are curious, but because this will be REALLY fun to come back and look at a year from now. Did I mention Hak5 evolves? So, as of the beta pilot here's how it goes down: We produce a few segments for the show. We prep the set (props, lights, cameras) We review the list of potential callers (remember to pre-register at hak5.org/live) and choose a few for the show We get the callers on skype an hour before the show and talk to them. This gives us an opportunity to check video/audio, get an idea of their question, maybe some googling, and give them some instructions on how its going to work) A post is made to the front page saying something like "On Air" VTR-72 will connect to the stream and broadcast color bars. One of us will connect to the stream and verify that it's working. We'll login to IRC, announce the coming show, and do a mic check Once everything looks good we'll start the show with a cold open, then Paul will que the opening title on VTR-71. Then we'll come back for a little welcome and introduce the first caller. Paul will have the caller que'd and ready to go with video. Hopefully soon we'll get a lower third with the callers name and location as well (we need more Pauls). We'll chat, answer some questions, then maybe go to a segment or commercial, etc, etc... When it's all said and done we'll crack open a brew and login to the game server for some frags. If you're looking for a technical explination, this is how it works right now: The main conponents are: VTR-72: The machine that takes the program output and shoots it off to the icecast stream (Loaded AMD 64 box. Cost: $600) VTR-71: The machine that handles callers, graphics and lower-thirds, and pre-recorded video like the open and closing titles, bumpers, breaks, rejoiners, etc. (Dell Laptop. Cost: $800) VTR-73: This piece of equipment was formerly known as Camera 3, but it died and was replaced. Now it takes the roll of accepting output from the mixer and putting it to DV tape. Later we'll dump the footage from that tape, encode it, and upload it for those that missed it live. (Sony DCR-HC85. Cost: $600) Video Mixer: This is the main video mixer. It accepts four inputs and does all of the mixing (fades, wipes, pip, and keying). (Edirol-V1. Cost: $850) Audio Mixer: This takes input from VTR-71 (skype callers), Paul, Wess, and Darren. (Audio-Technica AM200. Cost: $50 (donated)) Preview & Program Monitors: These are the televisions that are stacked up on the desk. Each of the four show a preview of what's on those inputs. This lets Paul see what he switches to before he does it. The screen on the right displays the program, or what is being fed to VTR-72. Currently they are used for Camera1, Camera2, VTR-71, and Darren's Laptop. They are not studio underscan monitors as those are really expensive, so unfortunately they only display the overscan image. (Durabrand DWT1304. Cost: $60 each / $300) Camera 1: This is the camera on channel one that is pointed at the main set (Wess & Darren). It's a 3CCD DV cam that handles like a dream. (Panasonic AG-DVC30. Cost: $1800) Camera 2: This is one of the trio of Sony single CCD cameras that have been in use since Hak5 started in '05. On channel two, this camera is pointed at Paul and the broadcast console for him to give us caller throws. (Sony DCR-HC85: Cost $600) Camera 3: This will be used soon for stingers. We'll double it up on channel 3 with an AB switch and set it to black and white. Stingers with music are may replace rejoiners. (Sony DCR-HC85: Cost $600) Shotgun Mic: This mic is mounted on Camera 1 and is used to feed audio to the skype callers. Skype callers get audio from this mic rather than our lavs since routing the mixer output would cause a feedback loop. We also ask callers to mute VLC/MPlayer/Winamp while on the air as not to create echo. (Audio-Technica ATR-55. $50) Lav mics: These are the standard clip-on lapel mics we wear on the show. We used to use a pair of wireless units but they received too much interference. These wired mics are powered by watch batteries and have 20 foot 1/8" stereo cables. (Audio-Technica ATR-35S. Cost: $40 each / $160) Audio Monitor: This is the set of speakers that we hear the callers over. It's just a basic set of PC speakers that get output from VTR-71. After the beta pilot we have strated thinking about using ear bud monitors instead since this adds a slight echo when callers speak, though it is very minor. (Generic. Cost: $10) Cables & Adapters: All of this equipment is tied together with various cables and adapters, including Composite, High-Performance S-Video, Stereo, A/V Splitters, A/V adapters. (Various. Cost: $150) Total Cost: $6,570. If you figure in the set and future upgrades we're around $15,000 Future Upgrades: Dual digital timers (for keeping us on target), On-Air light, Additional 4-Channel video mixer. A Panasonic AG-DVC30, and a Panasonic DVX100B. ($5000). Oh, and a new studio/house.... ($189,900) Time invested: 3800 hours. Money invested: Way too much Money earned: Not enough. Hope that clears things up. And a special Hello to Darren when he reads this next year. PS: We'll do a segment on this soon.

You guys catch this? http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/06/12/19/2012243.shtml Look out for another Hollywood hacker disaster

almost to the first page!

I hadnt even thought about that. When I finally have the time to put together the season 1 & 2 box sets (and the money up front to have them pressed) I'll totally remove the ads (except for that one godaddy ad when alli ran off with evilserver, removing it would mess up the story)

Where & When did you hear about Hak5?

If you dont mind me asking, where did you hear about the show?

Maybe we need an emo filter to go along with our anti-spyware, anti-virus, and anti-tomb utilities.

Ghostwriter by RJD2. And yes, I know I need to remaster those episodes with legit music. :(

Dude the Wii is totally worth it. Try Zelda.

Welcome to Hak5. Wanna be a crew member? Here's a load of paperwork. Bring your own desk. No you can't leech our wifi.

we're in a 2 year contract with jinx and dont have anyone else lined up to do tshirt printing and distribution. we need money up front to make any big change happen. i'd like to open our own store and offer tshirts, hoodies, posters, hak5 case mod fan grills, bananas, etc. hopefully eventually some dvds. it will happen, eventually, its just going to take some time and right now we're uber busy with the move.

Maybe its time to redirect the irc.hak5.org A record to irc.freenode.net

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I picked it up at HOPE. It's the 5th HOPE T-Shirt. http://www.the-fifth-hope.org/hoop/ http://www.2600.com

the article was moved to my user talk page, aardwolf204. this is a topic i will revisit soon but for right now it was pulled bacause an admin felt that it read like an advertisement. the article needs to be rewritten to be more generic and cite more sources.

test pattern up now

First time checking this thread. I'd go with Vako and Sparda's suggestions. Let us know how it goes when you get back to uni.

For those interested in what Sparda is talking about I recommend starting here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_(cryptography) Cooper: Fixed the URL

yeah me too. it's 2:20 am and i'm still up. gotta get some sleep so i can wake up and um.... write an outline for the flow of tomorrow nights amazing show. oh yes, it will truly be amazing now.

encrypt the shit out of it with whatever tried and true cyphers are available to you hide it using stenagoraphy use truecrypt to put it in a hidden partition chop the file in half, put one in on a usb key, put the other on an audio cd keep the audio cd in your car put your car in an air tight cargo container and sink it in a lake remove the IC from the usb key and implant it in your right butt cheak tell your parents that you've joined a cult and move to montana

I watched I enjoyed I got hungry I ate I'm happy