Life of Brian

What Form would Your Patronus Take?

Your Patronus would be a Tiger!
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Meme snarfed from Susan (web).

No Shocking Revelations There . . .. . . Are You Dominant or Submissive Test

Your Score: The Master

You scored 78

DOM DOM DOM -- You are DEFINITELY dominant. You control the relationship, and your partner, and you like it. You don't like being left out of the loop most of the time, and you're very certain of your expectations in your relationship(s) with your partner(s). Find yourself a good little slave girl, and you're definitely good to go!

The Are you Dominant or submissive Test written by nahemah on OkCupid, home of the The Dating Persona Test.

Server Downtime . . . grrrr . . .

Oh, joy, oh rapture, yadda yadda yadda.  Some of you have noticed that Brian David Phillips Waking Dreams Hypnosis at http://www.BrianDavidPhillips.com seems to be down.  It is down, no seems to be about it.  Don't know why.  Have to get it checked in to.  Please be patient.  Yes, it's a completely different machine than the old working desktop that crashed and burned last month (bought a spiffy new machine to replace that which crashed last week and only just now got back from the shop).  So, I guess the server machine decided it was its turn.  Grrrrrr.  Technology is wonderful but it also sucks.

All the best,
Brian

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Brian David Phillips, PhD, CH [phillips@nccu.edu.tw]
Certified Hypnotherapist
President, Society of Experiential Trance
Associate Professor, NCCU, Taipei, Taiwan
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changing the face of broadcasting . . .. . . ABC News courting next generation on Internet

The Washington Post has an interesting piece on how the internet has changed news delivery and how news media have begun changing ABC News courting next generation on Internet . . . ABC's video ipod webcast is not just a rehash of their standard fare but a program aimed at younger more websavvy audiences.

What's in a name?

BRIANDAVIDPHILLIPS
B	is for	Bold
R	is for	Radiant
I	is for	Inspirational
A	is for	Abstract
N	is for	Neglected
D	is for	Delightful
A	is for	Adventurous
V	is for	Virtuous
I	is for	Irresistible
D	is for	Delicate
P	is for	Pretty
H	is for	Honorable
I	is for	Irresistible
L	is for	Luscious
L	is for	Legendary
I	is for	Industrious
P	is for	Pretty
S	is for	Swanky

We'll pretend it's all scientific and reasonable. Yeah, that's the ticket. That's why I'm such a "pretty" fellow. What Does Your Name Mean?

eDonkey farewell . . .

Big news in peer-to-peer file sharing . . . eDonkey settles music industry war . . . what they mean by settles music industry war here is capitualate to the megapowers and pay millions of dollars in "damages" and then go bellyup and never darken the file-sharing business again. Kazaa died in similar fashion. Grokster was the key decision and the others didn't even make it to court it seems as the pressure and pockets of the music companies made it clear they were out for blood. The baby has now been thrown out with the bathwater as far as peer-to-peer goes. Limewire is still up but not for long. For now, folks will be using bitTorrent, I suppose, or some such thing. Eventually, as warned by the eDonkey founder last year, "U.S. P-to-P companies would all cease to exist because they would lack the resources to defend themselves against the record companies" . . . we're not even talking about mom and pop operations, this is hundreds of millions of dollars in and out of play. Anyone know of a reliable p2p client that allows multiple downloads in the background that is still around? Not for anything illegal, but for legitimate file sharing, of course.

YouTube Wonderings . . .

I noticed all my Youtube posts have vanished. Google Video is still up so it seems to be a problem with Youtube (going to the main site also is a no go). Not sure what the deal is or if there is some mundane reason for the cut off of content or perhaps it's some weird thing here but the timing seems more synchronictic than merely coincidental. It seems that Youtube's hit a wall thanks to the recent developments . . . are they related? Youtube's been hit with a copyright lawsuit from a journalist who owns a news service (here) despite Youtube's policy of dumping stuff if they find it. NBC has recently gotten in bed with the company to promote it's shows (here) despite earlier stomping them. MTV noticed that they were losing viewers to Youtube so they plan to launch their own Youtube to compete (here and here. Russel de Pina has some insights here. While there are other avenues for distributing videos, for now, Youtube has had the greatest impact . . . even to the point of how soldiers tell their stories from the frontlines of an ongoing war (see that interesting development here).

Which Vampire Personality Are You? . . .. . . Dracula

You scored as Dracula. You are the smooth sexy cool Dracula. Patient and lustful. If you were any cooler youd be ice. Great style with a way of seducing those around you. And three brides who wouldn't want to be him.

• Dracula, 80%
• Deacon Frost, 75%
• Blade, 67%
• Louis, 58%
• Armand, 58%
• Spike, 58%
• Marius, 58%
• Lestat, 50%
• Angel, 33%
• Akasha, 33%

Whose your Vampire personality?
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What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to good manners and elegance. In love, you feel the most alive when your lover is creative and never lets you feel bored. You'd like to your lover to think you are loyal and faithful... that you'll never change. You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please. Your ideal relationship is lasting. You want a relationship that looks to the future... one you can grow with. Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment. You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred. In this moment, you think of love as something precious and deeply satisfying. You're feeling deeply connected and like it that way. Love and connection with others is very important to you.

What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

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