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flickr.com — Hilarious moment in yesterdays live diggnation filming in london when the camera started to run out of tape!
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- atariby, on 10/10/2007, -3/+8Such an awesome episode.. pigeon pie LOLZ!
- comaboy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+43I think this would have been the longest episode if the tape hadn't finished!
- jxmitchell, on 10/10/2007, -23/+5I couldn't believe they actually use tape...
- foxhoundadmin, on 10/10/2007, -11/+3i guess you haven't been watching diggnation that long. this happens... or used to happen ALL the time. in fact, i think i liked diggnation MUCH better back then... when it was more "tss" and less "aots."
"hey, alex, check out this story submitted by "pooponu" about a guy who modded his xbox 360 to look like a beer bottle!" digg changed, and so did diggnation. shame.- Mononuclear, on 10/10/2007, -6/+3It's always been pretty retarded
- IllBeBack, on 10/10/2007, -3/+2Haha "pooponu". Can I use that one dude?
- andburn1, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Cry me a river, you elitist geek-god.
- luchid, on 10/15/2007, -3/+11Tape is still considered one of the best mediums, even on HD "pro-sumer" cameras that record HD on miniDV tapes. It's cheap, swappable, and they're easy to capture. Stupid toy cameras that record on DVD or use a ***** unknown, uneditable codec to record on a HDD suck too.
- ElPachuco, on 10/15/2007, -1/+2Yeah but it takes a ***** ton of time to transfer tapes. If you had and HDD, wouldn't it be much easier. There a bunch of new cameras that record on mpeg-4 avc, I think that's pretty "editable".
- luchid, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1It's not.
- ElPachuco, on 10/15/2007, -1/+2Yeah but it takes a ***** ton of time to transfer tapes. If you had and HDD, wouldn't it be much easier. There a bunch of new cameras that record on mpeg-4 avc, I think that's pretty "editable".
- ElPachuco, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1If it's so cheap they should buy more tape, they almost always look at how much tape they have. Maybe we could start a tapefordiggnation site. I'd love to have longer episodes.
- foxhoundadmin, on 10/10/2007, -11/+3i guess you haven't been watching diggnation that long. this happens... or used to happen ALL the time. in fact, i think i liked diggnation MUCH better back then... when it was more "tss" and less "aots."
- binarypower, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I was going to say the same thing. When is HD going to take over for video cameras? I can't believe people still use tape backup... so lame.
- jxmitchell, on 10/10/2007, -23/+5I couldn't believe they actually use tape...
- tomharrow, on 10/10/2007, -4/+21to be honest i thought "tape near end" was staged it was that phkn classic!
- bhavi, on 10/10/2007, -3/+30A brilliant episode! Totally worth going to London!!
- anotherjeff, on 10/10/2007, -2/+9No you didn't.
- etruscan, on 11/01/2007, -0/+2I think he meant it was worth their going to London. Unless maybe lives in Bristol or something.
- shortarabguy, on 11/01/2007, -0/+3No, he's from the UK, says his profile. And his profile is absolute.
- anotherjeff, on 10/10/2007, -2/+9No you didn't.
- carlnewton, on 10/10/2007, -2/+27They'll probably cut some of it due to Kevin's muslim joke and about 15 minutes of Kevin and Alex not noticing that every single person in the audience is pointing to the screen.
Damn hilarious night!- amneosis, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6What was the Muslim joke?
- Azimuth1, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2One of the emails they read included a picture of a girl, and Kevin said that she looked like a member of the Taliban, and a few other things that I can't remember.
- MrSprout, on 11/01/2007, -0/+4It wasn't a Muslim joke as such, the word 'Muslim' was never actually mentioned.
To be honest it wasn't that bad, perhaps a little inappropriate but nothing below the belt. I don't know why everyone is making such a big deal about it.- carlnewton, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4I don't think anyone ever does make a big deal about it, people generally react as if to say "That is offensive... to somebody", and that's how the audience reacted. I don't think anyone was offended.
- amneosis, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6What was the Muslim joke?
- Torsteinator, on 10/10/2007, -0/+11they didn't get what we were laughing about before like 20 seconds after :P
- TheAttacks, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5Awesome snapshot Andrew!
- TheDefiance, on 10/10/2007, -0/+24DRINK BITCH !
http://flickr.com/photos/the_defiance/1485834234/- 0crabby0, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Whoa, Kevin looks very sinister in that pic...lol
- buckeye45, on 10/10/2007, -4/+2i can't get to revision 3, is the site down?
- mindsnare, on 10/10/2007, -0/+13the ep's not out yet anyway, I assume these guys are talking about it because they actually went.
- OKeric, on 05/12/2008, -0/+8Man I wish I could have gone, bet it was fun.
- MScrip, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9Does anyone know what kind of camera they tape with? Or microphones and other equipment? I know they are shooting HD so I was wondering about their cameras.
- loves2spooge, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5They released a kit list on an episode back when joey was filming I can't remember which but if you watch them all you'll find it ;)
- bs0l, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3check the rev3 forums. people might know
- mfpratte, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4i'm sure if you email them they would tell you if it has not already been answered in one of the episodes you might even get your question answered on the show
- jzulu, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1I think it is the episode where they filmed outside. The one Kevin ***** himself when that babe took K&A for a drive in the pace car. Awesome.
- TheDefiance, on 11/01/2007, -0/+3Funny you ask... i happened to take a picture of the camera they were using because, quite frankly, it looks like it's about to come to life and kick some ass. Sorry about the camera shake, it wasn't exactly well lit:
http://flickr.com/photos/the_defiance/1491199441/
- loves2spooge, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10That night was so awesome! Meeting them all was pretty damn sweet too, they're just as cool as they seem on camera =)
- soil, on 10/10/2007, -5/+31"hilarious"
seriously, is EVERYTHING that happens with those two that funny? I think if I knew them personally, it would be funny, but...I mean I appreciate Digg as much as the next Digg...er, but come on.- JimmyDushku, on 10/10/2007, -6/+1Oh no you didn't! Kevin is god, don't you know that? Every Kevin moment is a moment of awesome-ness.
- sleepwalkers, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Check out that rad Kevocity!
- carlnewton, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2Yeah I exaggerated just a tad when I said that. There were very funny and exciting moments though.
- JimmyDushku, on 10/10/2007, -6/+1Oh no you didn't! Kevin is god, don't you know that? Every Kevin moment is a moment of awesome-ness.
- hippykiller, on 10/10/2007, -9/+1Tape...? You mean the stuff I use to put my New Kids On the Block posters on my wall.
- luchid, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1Tape is still considered one of the best mediums, even on HD "pro-sumer" cameras that record HD on miniDV tapes. It's cheap, swappable, and they're easy to capture. Stupid toy cameras that record on DVD or use a ***** unknown, uneditable codec to record on a HDD suck too.
- Dylson, on 10/10/2007, -27/+4Big ***** whoop. Two guys look up. Happens every day. Buried as spam.
- Macshiba, on 10/10/2007, -13/+4I agree. Everyone else on here are a bunch of *****.
- shortarabguy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Yeah, ***** these guys. In fact, ***** everyone. Everyone's comments are just copied and pasted from something else.
- Macshiba, on 10/10/2007, -13/+4I agree. Everyone else on here are a bunch of *****.
- Macshiba, on 10/10/2007, -32/+16Wow, hilarious because it involves Kevin Rose. Yay, everyone let's jump all over his ***** cause he's in a podcast. Seriously, let's digg me down because omg I'm talking about Kevin Rose, but seriously, he's a ***** regular guy, just like everyone else on Digg, and you guys freak out and worship this guy just because he created Digg? You guys are seriously worse than the ***** on MySpace who talk to Tom all day long and want him to write them back.
- Macshiba, on 10/10/2007, -19/+7Yep, I got dugg down for telling the truth. You ***** guys are retarded. OMG Kevin Rose! He doesn't give a ***** about you, me, or anyone else. He already censored *****, and yet he said before he cared about the users. Right, you guys believe him because he's ***** Kevin Rose. Wow.
- sp1keNARF, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6do you watch diggnation? did you watch techtv? people like kevin not because he started digg, but because he's funny and internet nerds can relate to him. diggnation and the screensavers are awesome shows. that's why people like him. i didn't digg this story, and i didn't digg you down, i'm just sayin'...
- Macshiba, on 10/10/2007, -5/+2I can see your view, but most people on here are like 13 and only like him because of Digg. It's ***** annoying.
- shortarabguy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Meh, trying not to sound like I hate Kevin Rose, because I don't:
I saw him on The Screen Savers every once in a while back when it was Tech TV, and he was kind of funny. I might have given him his own show on that network, but the network was pretty slow and tame... Fast forward to a little while ago( I don't know when, let's just say when I registered for Digg), I learn about Digg and everything as a news site, not as Kevin's project. I can understand why people go crazy over him, but he's just a celebrity who makes his celebrity-dom around nerdy things. I thought the internet culture was more refined, or at least refined enough that we wouldn't go ape ***** over a single guy whom we all knew and who knew about RAM and the subtle differences between a geek and a nerd. That fanboyism - the instant appeal that he seems to get whenever something about him comes up, whether it shows up in comments or sudden waves of diggs - put me off.
That's just my take. He seems like a cool guy, very funny( although he seems to enjoy drinking a lot, lol), and he'd be an awesome friend, but I can't wrap my head around the charisma that he seems to have with Diggers in particular and causes them to defend and promote him vigilantly and vehemently.
- Mononuclear, on 10/10/2007, -10/+2I dugg you up. The podcasts is the most retarded show I have seen, and I have seen some bad podcasts and open access cable. Kevin and Alex are annoying people.
- MrMacMan, on 10/10/2007, -1/+9'The podcasts is the most retarded show I have seen, and I have seen some bad podcasts and open access cable.'
Was that english? 'The podcasts is the most' -- what? What the hell are you trying to say. Get off the internet and go to your local community college and gain some mastery of the english language.- shortarabguy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Not defending his point of view, but it's not that hard to understand what he's saying...
"The podcasts *are* the most retarded shows I have seen, etc..." OR
"The podcast[ series] is the most retarded show( or program or series] I have seen, etc..."
If you don't understand the comment, ask for clarification. If the guy's opinion is wrong and/or idiotic, explain why. It's more fun to flame the person, but you get dugg up without making as many enemies.
- shortarabguy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Not defending his point of view, but it's not that hard to understand what he's saying...
- MrMacMan, on 10/10/2007, -1/+9'The podcasts is the most retarded show I have seen, and I have seen some bad podcasts and open access cable.'
- sp1keNARF, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6do you watch diggnation? did you watch techtv? people like kevin not because he started digg, but because he's funny and internet nerds can relate to him. diggnation and the screensavers are awesome shows. that's why people like him. i didn't digg this story, and i didn't digg you down, i'm just sayin'...
- quinlan, on 10/10/2007, -0/+30LEAVE KEVIN ROSE ALONE!!!
- rkzda, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9All you want is MORE MORE MORE!!
- imarco, on 10/10/2007, -3/+1*Insert random lolcat*
Move along, nothing to see here...
- PAJK, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Woah, jealous much?
- Carlsen, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3you need to get laid.
- Macshiba, on 10/10/2007, -19/+7Yep, I got dugg down for telling the truth. You ***** guys are retarded. OMG Kevin Rose! He doesn't give a ***** about you, me, or anyone else. He already censored *****, and yet he said before he cared about the users. Right, you guys believe him because he's ***** Kevin Rose. Wow.
- dewyjuhl, on 10/10/2007, -20/+7HILARIOUS! OMG! DIGG! I GO ON DIGG! I CAN RELATE TO THIS! DUGG!
- rkuchiki, on 10/10/2007, -11/+6Aw, all the jealous people who weren't there are hating now.
- Macshiba, on 10/10/2007, -11/+7Yeah, I'm jealous of going to see two losers talk and act like ***** idiots so I can tell everyone on Digg that I got to see Kevin Rose be more of a ***** than he already is.
- TSCheredar, on 10/10/2007, -16/+15WTF is "Tape." Seriously why is this not all digital.
- Macshiba, on 10/10/2007, -3/+9Because most of the time, while filming, it's better to use some type of tape if you're not using an HDD camera.
- JimmyDushku, on 10/10/2007, -3/+1Cause they haven't moved up to an HVX yet.
- Kahnza, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Digital 8 dude
- ki85squared, on 10/10/2007, -1/+21I have a hard time understanding why people think tape = not digital. Tape is tape. How the data is stored on that tape can be either analog or digital. I use DV tapes all the time, and the data on them is digital, hence the name "Digital Video tape."
- shortarabguy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1It's because people lack a genuine understanding of the subject( or most subjects, for that matter). They assume that digital means anything stored on an optical or hard drive, and analog means stored magnetically( excluding hard drives, of course).
I see this lack of formal understanding a lot more on Digg than on any other site or in any other community.- andburn1, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1That's because digg is the most mainstream you can get within the tech world. Though many people on here are geeks, a lot of them are ignorant geeks - they don't actually know much more about technology than the average young person - they just like toys, sensationalist politics, and funny pics a lot.
- shortarabguy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1It's because people lack a genuine understanding of the subject( or most subjects, for that matter). They assume that digital means anything stored on an optical or hard drive, and analog means stored magnetically( excluding hard drives, of course).
- ParadoxCT, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6DV tape is far better than anything you may consider "digital" i.e. Hard drive cams, DVD cams, etc, all *****. Tape is digital and still the best quality option for consumer video. although XDCAM FTW!!
- fargo182, on 11/01/2007, -14/+8What is it "cool" to be a Kevin hater now? Most people like Kevin and Alex because they relate with the ***** they talk about, most episodes make you laugh hysterically because you can relate to the things they say or random things that they talk about in between. Maybe if you "haters" had friends instead of sitting around beating off to your idea of internet goodness and socialised, you would realize everthing's not so serious. I don't watch the show to get "updated" on the newest digg *****, I watch for entertainment. They don't even read the stories beforehand. If you hate Diggnation, Digg, Kevin, or Alex so much STOP USING THE ***** SITE YOU DOUCHEBAGS Seriously what the hell are you doing here? Noone gives a rats ass whether you post your ignorant ***** or not.
- Macshiba, on 11/01/2007, -7/+6Why should I stop using a site I like just because I don't like the creator? You're entire comment is ***** retarded. I mean, do you honestly think I give a "rats ass" what you think about what I think about Kevin Rose? I never said I was a "hater", I simply said Kevin Rose is ***** annoying. Wow, that makes me a hater? My, you're a smart one. /sarcasm. Apparently you're in a bad mood now because I insulted your precious Kevin Rose. Aww, poor guy.
- OBKenobi, on 11/01/2007, -0/+5[quote]I mean, do you honestly think I give a "rats ass" what you think about what I think about Kevin Rose?[/quote]
That right there is classic internet banter. - ExiL3, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0man, people get so ***** stupid once they have the power of being anonymous.
All Macshiba wants to accomplish here is to get people angry and read their "hate posts". I wonder what Macshiba would say if he/she was in a room with Kevin and Alex... and Alex had the key to the door. You are a ***** sissy Macshiba, and YOU are the one that's behaving like a 13 year old.
- OBKenobi, on 11/01/2007, -0/+5[quote]I mean, do you honestly think I give a "rats ass" what you think about what I think about Kevin Rose?[/quote]
- Macshiba, on 11/01/2007, -7/+6Why should I stop using a site I like just because I don't like the creator? You're entire comment is ***** retarded. I mean, do you honestly think I give a "rats ass" what you think about what I think about Kevin Rose? I never said I was a "hater", I simply said Kevin Rose is ***** annoying. Wow, that makes me a hater? My, you're a smart one. /sarcasm. Apparently you're in a bad mood now because I insulted your precious Kevin Rose. Aww, poor guy.
- ReptileKing234, on 11/01/2007, -0/+7What do you expect? Kevin helped found the site, so it's only natural that things involving him will be front paged fairly often. I honestly don't mind it, as Kevin seems like a nice guy to me. There's also the fact that he still isn't 'rich' yet; if we stopped going to digg, he would be screwed.
- andburn1, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Yeah but if he's any kind of smart, he'll be quite rich at some point in his life.
- DAC1138, on 10/10/2007, -9/+4ZOMG!!! Tape near end? You guys act like you've never ever seen that message, and if you have you act as if it's a sign from God. Lol. I digg just because you guys are funny to laugh at. So easily amused.
- OBKenobi, on 10/10/2007, -9/+2Do I need to buy an Apple product to be "hip"? Is that what's going on here?
- Xeidan1727, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3dude i dont even know where you got that from...seriously bro come on
- shortarabguy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Yeah, seriously, bro.
Seriously, bro.
Bro.
- shortarabguy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Yeah, seriously, bro.
- Xeidan1727, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3dude i dont even know where you got that from...seriously bro come on
- MRAS, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1It was awesome, K & A are funny guys, and the warm up guy was great who I like to call mr beer
I mean drinking while watching diggnation is the way it is ment to be seen. - Xeidan1727, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2I realized that what these guys are doing ( and all the other former TechTV crew) is exactly what Obi-Wan Kenobi did when he died. They may have killed TechTV in the merger but damned if it didnt become more powerful than they ever imagined
- Samji, on 10/10/2007, -5/+3"They'll probably cut some of it due to Kevin's muslim joke...." Muslim jokes in London that's pretty damn risky. Kevin seriously, dude, keep your mouth shut.
- adam2z, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2there was no "muslim joke". he made no racist comment, he was however being ignorant.
- playedalive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Was talking to prager about it. Their main sotrage location is a hard drive attached to the camera. the tape is a just a backup. But seriusly it was like a bloody pantomie of behind you!. Dam good night that was drinking with alex into the small hours of the morning.
- Nexus6, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1HA PWNED.
The pic at the adobe stand shows my boss and co-worker playing the Wii and having a beer. - BooshTukka, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I was so glad when it showed that message. I'd needed a piss for like forty minutes, but couldn't bear to miss anything.
- Freenarf, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Hey Boosh - The 'photo of you meeting Kevin is pretty poor, but hey, you met the guy!
- widdershins, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4I'm not sure, but I think I just saw Alex Albrecht in Oxford today... is that even possible?
- playedalive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2yep i think you did, i saw one of the guys in the apple store, didnt want to aproach them again though, i think they have had enough fans saying hi for some time.
- andburn1, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Please, they love the attention. They don't get recognized THAT much. There's nothing wrong with giving them a nice little ego-boost, they wouldn't be annoyed. I think you were probably just shy, ahhaa. I would be too, don't worry.
- playedalive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2yep i think you did, i saw one of the guys in the apple store, didnt want to aproach them again though, i think they have had enough fans saying hi for some time.
- mlostracco, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1How is it hilarious? The tape was near the end. Do you guys LOL every time an error message pops up on your computer?
- iwaldo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Why do you think people laugh at Microsoft so much?
- internetass, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2microsoft loses face when their software crashes because its their job to make sure it runs smoothly. this is completely different and not funny, not even a "you have to have been there" funny
- mriegger, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1When your personal computer crashes, not funny.
When your machine crashes, in public, and attached to a giant projector:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbj8kMvQDfI
its hilarious
- iwaldo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Why do you think people laugh at Microsoft so much?
- protogenxl, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Roll Out.
- echo1, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1good, this means we'll actually get an episode that's not 30 minutes :-)
- bouche, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2nerds.
- adam2z, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2it was awesome. if you werent there you wouldnt get it. everyone was standing and yelling and pointing to the screen behind the two drunk fools, and they were just basking in the attention until someone [pregor?] ran up to the front and actually showed them... then they wrapped it up in about a minute :/
- Hiddy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0This is why they need to do a multi camera shoot. The show could be as long as it needs to be.
- 2gig, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1some other advantages to tape, instead of hard drive cameras.. you can be editing one piece while the guy with the camera still shoots.
you're not putting all your eggs in one -hard drive- basket, either.
pros use tape. digital tape, for sure.. but tape. - MavRevMatt, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Shouldn't they figure out some way to record to a hard drive so they don't have this problem?
- andburn1, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Seriously. I want them to be able to have a really long episode if they feel like it, because most of the diggnation audience would sit through an extra 15 minutes or even half hour of their drunken hilarity.
- Freenarf, on 11/01/2007, -0/+2The shock news was that Kevin shaves his testicles!
- ra1ndr0p, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Here's the pre-show too if you want the silly stuff prior to Glenn and Prager turning cameras on:
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/858806/diggnation_11 ...
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