The Real Cost Of Second Hand Goods.

Right i know its been a while since i wrote on here but i've been really busy. So for a change, i've taken some time off to sit here and write about something i've been thinking about.

The hidden cost of second hand electronics has been on my mind. I was in the process of buying a new mobile but before i decided what i wanted, i checked out a few reviews and videos, the most noteable here being the "unboxing" videos on youtube.

Sure you may get the second hand mobile, mp3 player, laptop at a knockoff price, but you're not getting the full experience of the purchase. What exactly do i mean? I mean the actual unboxing of the device and seeing it in its raw, unscathed, untouched state, freshly wrapped in the packaging with all the extras that came with it.

A tech fundi like me would probably compare the experience of unboxing to that of child birth. Taking the device out of the box for the first time (i know what you're thinking, and no not that box, i'm talking about the phone and the packaging) and holding it in your hands, fresh, shiny and clean. Something like that new car smell.

With second hand goods, you don't really experience this. It's already been unpackaged, handled, most likely dropped and scratched a few times, and probably nowhere near in working order as it was when it was new. So your iPhone you bought for 300 bucks, might be a bargain, but you're missing out on a 300+ experience the original owner had.

The excitement when you first open the box and see it in absolute perfect condition for the first time is already gone and used on someone else. In this sense, i try to always go for a new device. This is probably why people like to take photos of the unboxing event and videos, so they can preserve that memory. Like a childs first words caught on film, or the first time he/she walked or got caught playing in the mud (i have a pretty memorable pic of a similar experience involving me and my brother haha. i just need to find it).

Really, what i'm trying to say is, theres a lot more that you pay for than the bargain price tag. And that, my friends, is what i believe to be the hidden cost of second hand goods.

Enclosed is a video of someone who just got his hands on the new Nintendo DSi. Have a look, you can almost feel the excitement and joy.

Nintendo DSi unboxing at CrunchGear.

Big F**KING HOUSE!

An old mix I dug up from Feb 2007.

Featuring, Pharell and Paul Oakenfold, Erick Morillo, Beatfreakz, Mr. Oizo and many more.

You can download or listen to it on eSnips or in the player below.

D-Livid - Big Fuxx...

M0H1T0 has landed!

It's here, and i'm happy about this one. Got some seriously big tunes in there along with a few new and lesser known ones which i'm sure you will end up liking. 3 or 4 weeks of planning this playlist and now i've gone and selected what i feel are the tunes that make you wanna dance and get lost in the music. One or two throwbacks (Madison Avenue, anyone?) and my three current favourites which i recommend you go and download (pay for it if you can, they're really good). These would be:

• David Guetta Ft. Kelly Rowland - Love Takes Over (Samman's 'Boom Boom' Club Mix)
• Bob Sinclar Ft. Sugarhill Gang - Lala Song (Tocadisco Remix)
• Pussycat Dolls - Jai Ho (DJ Fisun Extended Mix)

But enough about that, how about the rest of the tracks. My favourites have been marked and underlined, i recommend these most of all. Tracklisting is as follows:

1. Robin S vs Steve Angello & Laidback Luke - Show Me Love vs Be (Hardwell's Bootleg Mix)
2. Pryda vs Blaze - Precious Pjanoo (Marco Palacios Remix)
3. The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name (Tom Neville Remix)
4. Ultrabeat Vs Darren Styles - Sure Feels Good (Soul Seekerz Remiz)
5. Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby
6. Kaskade & Deadmau5 - Move for Me (Extended Mix)
7. Flo Rida Feat Kesha - Right Round (Mark Brown Remix)
8. Britney Spears - Gimme More (Mike Candys Bitch Remix)
9. Benassi Bros vs Black Box featuring Sandy Chambers & Martha Wash - Illusion (Everybody Everybody) (Res-5 vs Benny Bennasi "Finale" Edit)
10. Albin Myers - Times Like These (Club Mix)
11. Bjork - Hyperballad (Mauro Mozart Remix)
12. Albin Myers - Times Like These (Club Mix)
13. David Guetta Ft. Kelly Rowland - Love Takes Over (Samman's 'Boom Boom' Club Mix)
14. Bob Sinclar Ft. Sugarhill Gang - Lala Song (Tocadisco Remix)
15. Pussycat Dolls - Jai Ho (DJ Fisun Extended Mix)
16. Ashlee Simpson - Outta My Head (Dave Aude Club Mix)
17. Jewel - Serve the Ego [Hani Num Club Mix]
18. Groove Armada - Superstyling (Kyle Watson Bootleg Mix)
19. Jesse - Leavin' (MSTRKRFT Mix)
20. Chris Decay - Hold Tight (Tim Verba Remix)

Download/Listen: http://www.zshare.net/audio/58991740dc57e9d3/
I know i know, its zSHARE and i'm not a fan, but MediaFire rejected the file. Their limit is 100MB per file, zSHARE is 500MB. Looking for a new host...

Old Mixes are online.

Here's an eSnips widget with some of my old mixes. No need to download, you can listen to them right there. I'll update the page later with links to MediaFire so you can download them from a faster server and in high quality (esnips doesn't like me).

Click to carry on to the eSnips folder.

DJ D-Livid - The Mixes

Holy F***, does he know what he's created?

Browsing through my usual subscriptions i came across an interesting headline.

"iPod Touch Controlled Mazda RX8"

April Fools joke it most certainly is not, because i used my usual "i gotta see this to believe it" intuition and opened it. I watched the video and was impressed with the concept as a whole, until he described how it worked. And then it hit me..... This man has just hooked up his RX-8 to one serious security system. As you will see in the video, the central-locking, starter, diagnostics and gps are all connected to a computer in the boot, which is hooked up to a 3G modem.

So in a nutshell, he can start his car, unlock it and get information on where it is and what its doing anywhere in the world. Which made me think. Think of the shock the guy who steals this will get when you start it up or cut off the engine for him even though he's miles away. With a few tweaks you could probably cut the fuel pump before he gets too far and use Google Maps on the iPhone to locate it.

I think he should go ahead and patent the idea and sell it to some security company. Kudos.

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Audible Cocktail now online.

Party time? Get yourself in the mood. Audible Cocktail, 24 hot house tracks back to back, cut, blended and served in one hot download.
If this mix doesnt get you dancing, then i don't know what will.


Track List:

• 1. Fragma Vs P Diddy - Tocas Last Night (Inpetto Mix)
• 2. Delerium feat. Sarah McLachlan - Silence (Niels van Gogh vs. Thomas Gold Remix)
• 3. Justice - D.A.N.C.E. (MSTRKRFT Remix)
• 4. Pryda Vs Pnau - Baby Bug Stockholm
• 5. Mark Ronson Feat. Lily Allen - Oh My God (Chris Lake Remix)
• 6. Lady GaGa - Poker Face (Jody den Broeder Remix)
• 7. Beyonce - Diva (Karmatronic Vocal Remix)
• 8. Muzikjunki & Myu Myu Feat. Todd Jordan - True Or False (Kid Massive Mix)
• 9. Ne-Yo - Closer (Stonebridge Club Remix)
• 10. Armin Van Buuren - Who’s Watching (Oliver Moldan's This Clogs Are Made For Dancing Mix)
• 11. Fatboy Slim - Star 69 (Ortega & Gold)
• 12. R.I.O - De Janeiro (STFU Radio Edit)
• 13. Hi Tack - Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)
• 14. Col Hamilton - Catch it Kill it Scran it
• 15. Axel Neville Vs Run DMC - It's Like that
• 16. John Dahlback - Blink
• 17. Moby - Raining Again (Steve Angello Remix)
• 18. The Disco Boys Feat. Manfred M - For You (Freemasons Remix)
• 19. mr. oizo - flat beat
• 20. Didier Sinclair Ft. Lidy V - Feel The Wave
• 21. Rihanna - Disturbia (jody den broeder remix)
• 22. DJ Mujava - Township Funk
• 23. Kaz James Feat. Macy Gray - Can't Hold Back (TV Rock & Luke Chable Remix)
• 24. Cunnie Williams Feat. Monie Love - Saturday 2009 (Alex Gaudino & Jason Rooney Remix)

Download here: http://www.zshare.net/audio/57486230e1cd64d6/

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Is Science our new religion?

Browsing through my favourite blog subscriptions this morning, i came across a post about a hacker that was in a motorbike accident and lost his finger. What did he do about it? Why, he got a prosthetic finger made with a USB flash drive in it, naturally. Although it looks kind of odd, i think its a pretty brilliant idea. Ever needed to send documents or pictures fast but forgot your thumb drive at home? Ever wanted to trade files with someone, be it music (legally people, legally) or videos (again, legally), but didn't have access to a disk you could store it all on? What about some secret documents? Nobody would suspect you of carrying them in your finger, right? (Unless they looked at it properly, the hardware is clearly visible but that can be sorted out)

Is science the new religion? Is technology becoming the most important thing to us? Being a supposed christian (i only call myself one when its appropriate, just to save face, but really, im not) i don't care much for all the religious things. For me, sadly, technology is more interesting. Science is more logical than a book about stories that can't be proven. Take our USB-Finger friend for example. He made the most out of his accident with what? Technology. Instead of just a prosthetic finger that's just, well, a prosthetic finger, he upped the ante and made it even more functional.

I don't mean to offend anyone, but while most would resort to prayer for the healing of someone, scientists are working on other methods. Just look how life expectancy (in the developed countries, sadly) has increased since the dark ages. A man who was once blind is now almost able to see after being given an eyeball. Sure he can't see clearly, but its a start. An eye transplant! Did you ever imagine it?

What I'm getting at is, could science be the beginning of the end of religion? I feel everyday less and less people believe in whatever God or whatever faith they have, especially the younger generations. It just doesn't seem to fit in the world anymore. A book thousands of years old is starting to show its age. Personally, i've never heard a story about someone praying for sight and then having it restored. If i did, i would be very skeptical about it. And here is a man who i'm sure didn't pray, but hey, he can almost see. And why is this so important? Because we can PROVE how he was able to see. We know the methods and techniques implemented into restoring his sight.

Call me sacrilegious but the truth is the truth. So i put it to you. Lets have a debate. Will science take over as an alternative to religion? Comment please cos its really made me think seeing more and more stories about how technology is changing and shaping our lives.

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