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19 Year Old Commits Suicide on Webcam
Author: Dallas VonKillbot21 Nov
And here we have it; proof that our use of social networking and technology is getting a bit out of hand. 19 year old Abraham Biggs pronounced on a bodybuilding forum (apparently he was never into bodybuilding) that he was going to take 40 2mg Xanax bars that night. Later news got out that he was going to be streaming the event on Justin.tv, and the masses flocked.
The kicker of the whole incident is that this was his 2nd time trying to kill himself live on the web. Might just be me, but if your 19 year old son likes to kick it on the internet and attempt suicide, you might want to restrict his access to lethal pills and webcams. You know, just saying…
In a striking display of the power of live video, Abraham K. Biggs committed suicide on Wednesday while broadcasting himself on video site Justin.tv. As we understand it from various forum posts, the 19-year-old Floridian was apparently egged on by commenters on Justin.tv and fellow forum users on bodybuilding.com. Biggs overdosed on pills while on camera and appeared to be breathing for hours until watchers realized he might be serious, at which point they alerted the police. The video kept running until police and EMTs broke Biggs’ door down and blocked the camera’s view.
We confirmed Biggs’ death with the Broward County medical examiner. The Justin.tv video and many of the forum posts have been taken down.
The writer did bring up a good point on technology’s use and abuse getting out of control.
And it’s not as if technology enabled the taking of a life, or as if this hasn’t happened before. A British man hung himself last year after allegedly being goaded on by fellow users on Paltalk, another live video site. There was even a widely distributed movie on the topic of live-streamed killings released earlier this year called Untraceable. But last night’s incident raises a thought-provoking question regarding free hosting of live broadcasts — what could sites like Justin.tv possibly do to prevent live-streamed snuff films?
Sad stuff, man. I don’t feel like posting the pictures or the suicide note on here, but if you’re that into it it’s a Google search away.
Lamb of God ‘In Studio’ Cameras Go Live
Author: Dallas VonKillbot8 Sep
There’s no doubt about it; Synthesis fucking loves Lamb of God. Currently, The only disk in my bathroom CD player is Sacrament, and the only disk I’ve listened to in my car for the last 3 weeks is Killadelphia. These dudes are one of the biggest/most important band on the current metal scene (and that’s including Metallica).
Following a recent trend of in studio camera work by bands like Saosin and Underoath, the quintet have recently turned on the red lights and started streaming the studio 24 hrs a day. Two cams have been setup (mixing and live room) to let voyeurs in on watching Chris Adler track his drums for the upcoming February, 2009 release.
Drummer Chris Adler will be heading into a NYC studio today to begin recording for the band’s upcoming album, slated for a February 2009 release on Epic Records. There will be 2 live streaming web cams in the studio documenting every moment of the process on Lamb of God’s Kyte channel at www.lamb-of-god.com.
One camera will be in the live room, filming everything drums, and the other camera will be in the mix room, where producer Josh Wilbur will be dialing in the signature, brutal LAMB OF GODsound!
“I’m showing up to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I’m all out of bubblegum,” said Adler.
The as-yet-untitled album will see a February 2009 North American release on Epic Records withRoadrunner Records handling all NON North American releases. Following production, LAMB OF GOD will head out on an extensive world tour commencing with their support slot in December with Metallica.
Check out www.lamb-of-god.com all day, every day during the drum recording process and watch the foundation of the new LAMB OF GOD album being built.
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