Indeed:)
..thanks! I think there are now all in all quite a few of your sifts in the list. Keep them coming..
Eklek

In reply to this comment by Farhad2000:
I think this might fit in your Dreamtrip 2.0 playlist

http://www.videosift.com/video/Soufi-Reggae-The-Planet-Of-The-Super-Apes-Hypnotic

Hey schmawy,

>In reply to this comment
>by schmawy:
>I think the 'blocked' command is a good one, because it's still fully >accessible for those in the
>designated region, and it doesn't strip the Sifter
>of the point. If those fellas can see it, it's easy to * unblock.

Yes, I agree. I just hope regionblocking will not be an increasing phenomenon. Would be handy to know beforehand if a video is regionblocked when submitting or by using an external site comparable with the greatfirewallofchina.org

>That was an elegant and beautiful comment on your Sift talk party, btw.

thanks!

>look forward to seeing how you use your promotes. Keep your eyes peeled for
>those promising young sifters. For example this one, which could use your
>vote if you like it (which I think you might)..

>http://www.videosift.com/video/Soulsavers-Kingdoms-Of-Rain

Good one:) I definitely intend to focus on new sifters as they bring new perspectives.
My first promote was this one
http://www.videosift.com/video/Strawberry-Chips-Tanaka-Chigai-Mix
by gunjam

cu l8r
Eklek

Hi:)
I just read the Future Shorts website about their distribution
http://www.futureshorts.com/htmlViewer.php?id=15
Maybe all their videos posted on their YouTube channel are regionblocked for countries that are not part of their programme? On the other hand they talk about a "global exhibition network"..
I posted several Future Shorts clips,
http://www.videosift.com/video/Journey-to-the-Moon-2006
http://www.videosift.com/video/Living-in-the-dark-2005-Thomas-Leung
http://www.videosift.com/video/Yi-animation-based-on-Chinese-folklore-about-the-creation
http://www.videosift.com/video/Suba-by-Alistair-Graham-jungle-gladitorial-robo-combat
http://www.videosift.com/video/I-Remember-Lebanon-2006-by-Zeina-Aboul-Hosn
I'll ask Krupo to check them.
Merci,
Eklek

In reply to this comment by schmawy:
Krupo can't see it. I'll have to ask Sarzy and Calvados to try it because it seems to be *blocked

..oh, and thanks for the promote!:) I got a message from Krupo this video was dead but for me it works fine, it may be region-blocked or?
greetings, Eklek

In reply to this comment by schmawy:
*promote

Heyhey schmawy!
thanks for your kind witty words! That was a great "exposé" without blowing my cover;)

In reply to this comment by schmawy:
Congratulations on your 100, Eklek! We appreciate all you do!

http://mystery.videosift.com/talk/Serious-Sifting-The-Crowning-of-Eklek

In reply to this comment by schmawy:
Still no word from this Sifter?

Incidentally, I think SiftBot might be Eklek's sock puppet.

As I see you have the hots for it, you can use It, from time to time, just 2 powerpoints a time. Just notify me and I'll make it available. But make sure you use the right embed for the hot stuff/meat bag-sock puppet interaction..;)

Hi lucky760,

I'll reveal the search term:) I was looking if "Molly grows up" was already on the sift, so I searched Molly,
page 2:
http://www.videosift.com/search?q=molly&pg=2
Hope you find out what it is..Good Luck!
best regards,
Eklek

In reply to this comment by lucky760:
Thanks everyone for the kind sentiments.

>> ^Eklek:
I don't know if this is directly related to the recent update but..

What were you searching for? Let me in on that secret and I'll try to determine the cause. Thanks.

>> ^MarineGunrock:
I hate to shit on your hard work, but when using the regular search, I hit 'enter' and it automatically brings me to the advanced search.

No worries. I don't consider reporting a bug to be shitting on my work. Fixed.

..something along the lines that we live in a world where digitalization of music is ubiquitous..and it is hard to make a romantic clip about "stealing" (are we?) mp3s..
http://www.videosift.com/video/Negativland-No-Business

In reply to this comment by Bleedingsnowman:
What do you mean?

In reply to this comment by Eklek:
There was once a time when people loved the recording medium of music itself..

Thanks. Yes, another contribution to the semantic web;) Keep up the good siftin'

In reply to this comment by schmawy:
Nicely done, thanks.

Tags for this video have been changed from 'Retro Future, GM, Futurama, 1956, 50s' to 'Retro Future, GM, Futurama, 1956, 50s, dance, fashion, kitchen, car' - edited by Eklek

TY!

Aha, TBH, To Be Honest, nice one. TINA means There Is No Alternative, yes, maybe a bit uncommon..

So far regio-blocking is still quite a marginal phenomenon, so it's probably not so high on the priority list concerning the improvement of this site. Yes, implementation of such a pool is not unproblematic. We'll see.

Anxiously waiting what VS has in store in the near future..
The "web 2.0" - in general - is moving fast these days.

Eklek

In reply to this comment by jonny:
(What is TINA?)

Finding a replacement is certainly the neighborly thing to do. But I'm not sure it's a viable long term solution. Well, maybe the pool idea could be. It's pretty interesting, but it brings up some complexities - vote counts, what regions, how to determine what's blocked etc. It's better than what I suggested though, and just about anything would be better than doing nothing.

TBH, I'm not sure it matters though, as I don't think the site itself has long term viability.

In reply to this comment by Eklek:
Hi Jonny!
yes, something needs to be done. Mostly, the easiest solution is to find the video hosted by a hosting site which is NOT regio blocking the video, if TINA
maybe a regio-block pool - collecting videos that are tagged regio-blocked - may be an option. Just like the dead pool one can help as a member by finding a non-region-blocked version of the video. What do you think?
http://www.videosift.com/talk/Vide-ass-hosts-Region-blocking-the-future-of-online-videos
(edit)
In reply to this comment by jonny:
Ok, now let's *discuss what status region blocked videos should have.

First, can someone for whom this appears dead click through to youtube to confirm region blocking?

Second, as I've written multiple times before, this is only going to get worse, and for VS to ban entire video hosts for this is absurd. I really think we need a more sophisticated solution.

Is there any way to detect region blocking server-side? Perhaps that could be used to invalidate embed code upon submission? I don't really like that answer either, but I can't come up with anything else at the moment.

Hi Jonny!
yes, something needs to be done. Mostly, the easiest solution is to find the video hosted by a hosting site which is NOT regio blocking the video, if TINA
maybe a regio-block pool - collecting videos that are tagged regio-blocked - may be an option. Just like the dead pool one can help as a member by finding a non-region-blocked version of the video. What do you think?
http://www.videosift.com/talk/Vide-ass-hosts-Region-blocking-the-future-of-online-videos
(edit)
In reply to this comment by jonny:
Ok, now let's *discuss what status region blocked videos should have.

First, can someone for whom this appears dead click through to youtube to confirm region blocking?

Second, as I've written multiple times before, this is only going to get worse, and for VS to ban entire video hosts for this is absurd. I really think we need a more sophisticated solution.

Is there any way to detect region blocking server-side? Perhaps that could be used to invalidate embed code upon submission? I don't really like that answer either, but I can't come up with anything else at the moment.

I'm afraid I'm not, but eclectech would be an interesting person (Nice clip! Thanks for noticing to have on the sift. We need more eclecticism! And absurdistic black humour. And..


In reply to this comment by jonny:
I've been meaning to ask - is this yours? Are you eclectech?

Would love to hear that..Not listed here though..
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/essentialmix/tracklistings.shtml
Goes back to 2002, not 2001..
Do you maybe have a link?
In reply to this comment by bamdrew:
Was just listening to his classic 2001 mix yesterday, recorded from BBC radio1.

I can really recommend buying a
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_machine
Saves money and gets you better bread..

In reply to this comment by MysticBlueRose:
To Eklek: who has time to bake their own bread?

Wohoo! Thanks for the final vote, the post has a long history, and glad the clip made you happy today:) gr.Eklek

I agree. I'd love to see a sift featuring a well choreographed dance on techno/electronica, let me know when you find one..:)

In reply to this comment by doogle:
That may be dancing, but he ain't no dancer. No choreography. No message despite that he really likes the music and can't wait for some eyes on him at a club.