Welcome to the fourth edition of ForumKorner News. To read any previous editions, click the spoiler below.
New Section: Account Recovery
This past week, a new sub-forum was added to the Dispute Korner forum; Account Recovery. As of writing this, no official announcement has been made of its inauguration to ForumKorner. Judging by the appellation of the newest addition to FK, the forum was presumably made for users who lost access to their accounts by human error or hacking, and would like to regain access.
No More Usergroups to be Sold
Philly made a manifestation last Tuesday that he will be selling one last usergroup. He stated that from now if you wish to buy ownership of a group, you'll have to buy it from another group owner. The last group has not been sold yet based off a recent post of Philly's. However assumingly, Philly will continue to sell usergroups if the usergroup owner gets banned or becomes extensively inactive.
New Hosting
Philly decided to switch ForumKorner's hosting this past weekend. His reasoning for discontinuing to use our current hosting provider, Hostgator, was over a disagreement they had. Consequentially, Philly has left them and has intentions on moving to a provider with four times better dedicated servers statistic-wise.
Finally Snow! by Jay+: That good old winter spirit has finally hit Forum Korner. Members are expressing their thoughts on it and it seems lots of members are getting snow or have had it for a while now. None the less, let the snow come. You can read more and get in with the discussion in the thread.
FK friendly community? by vape: An interesting discussion has came up within the Forum Korner lounge. Members sharing their opinion about if Forum Korner is a friendly community or not. Get in with it with the thread.
New Moderator, Staff, and Admin Userbars by Jason: The user Prepare has made some very nice new userbars for the staff team here at Forum Korner. The design is sleek and elegant and the majority of the members like them. Hence why they have been switched and used as the official userbars of the team. Check the thread out.
Should members who disrespect ForumKorner be banned? by Simple: An interesting debate as opened up discussion that should members who are disrespectful to Forum Korner that they should be banned. Get into the action and share your opinion.
User News
• Donnie amassed 500 posts.
• Ecstasy attained 200 reputation points.
• Rude achieved 500 posts.
• Blunts acquired Power+, 2,500 posts, and 400 reputation points.
• Small hit 100 posts.
• vιℓℓaιи collected 600 posts and 400 reputation points.
• Glitch reached 200 posts.
• iDefy snagged 1,000 posts and 400 reputation points.
• Michael earned Power+.
• Pun amassed to 2,000 posts and 700 reputation points.
• Poop allocated 5,000 posts.
• Prepare reached 1,000 reputation points.
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Group Leadership Changes
• iDefy is now the owner of Alpha.
• Blunts was promoted to co-leader of Alpha.
• Narcotic is now the owner of the new usergroup Mob.
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Michael: Hi, Philly! Thank you for allowing me to interview you for the ForumKorner news. Would you like to start by saying a few words or mentioning anybody?
Philly: I do not have specifics, but of course I wouldn't be writing this without all the members, and the team I have.
Michael: Alright, let's get right into it! What inspired you to create ForumKorner?
Philly: I was, and still am members of other forums, and I simply don't agree with the rules they have. Of course I respect, and follow them however I highly disagreed with some of the rules around so I decided to make my own forum, with rules I thought/feel others would like. My first forum I created was somewhat of a success (http://www.360Gaming.org) it had like 50 active members at it's peak. While running that forum I created several others, one being ForumKorner with a buddy of mine Leafs. Here we are almost 3 years later, and it's still going strong as ever.
Michael: Wow, that is extremely interesting. I think we would all like to know, did you think it would become this successful?
Philly: Well honestly I put everything I can into what I do. No matter if it is FK, or shooting a game of basketball. I never give up, or try to do something. I either do something or I don't, and in this case I did it, and didn't/won't give up. The site, and myself have gone threw alot, and I feel that I can handle anything that is thrown my way. FK's current state is not my dream nor where I plan to take it. There is alot to come, and it will become alot more successful than it currently is.
Michael: How old are you, where do you live and what are your hobbies in real life or on the internet?
Philly: I am 22 years old, and I live in a town with less people than ForumKorner. McMinnville Oregon is the town, and I have lived here my whole life. My current hobbies are billiards, mainly 8-ball. I also like playing video games from time to time.
Michael: What were your first intentions for ForumKorner?
Philly: To provide a safe, secure, and fun environment for everyone to come and buy, sell, and trade.
Michael: What direction do you think ForumKorner is heading in?
Philly: I am confident that it is headed to the top, and I do not see anything stopping us from doing so. I strive, and do my absolute best everyday that I am available to improve, and grow ForumKorner.
Michael: Thank you for being a part of the FK News, Philly! Anything you would like to say to the readers and members of your forum?
Philly: Without each, and everyone of you I would not be typing this right now, so I would like to thank all of you, and hope you enjoyed this week's news thread.
Microsoft confirms PS4 can be connected to the X1
"Microsoft executive Albert Panello confirmed that PlayStation 4 can be connected to Xbox One through the latter's HDMI-in port, thus allowing PS4 games to run within an Xbox One overlay. Panello also confirmed that, using this setup, players can multi-task between the two rival consoles. "Any application can be snapped to a game... so if you wanted to be playing Ryse and Killzone at the same time, you could snap that," he said. Evidently, any console that outputs to HDMI can be connected to Xbox One in the same mannar. Such consoles include Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii U."
Amazon plans drone delivery to US customers
The CEO of Amazon has announced that his company are planning to use the 'Octocopter' mini-drones to send out purchased goods to customers within 30 minutes. The drones are able to hold a total weight of 5 pounds (2.3 kilograms). They will be powered by electrical motors and are set to cover an area of 16km. A GPS will be inside the drone.
FBI can secretly turn on laptop cameras without an indication light
The Washington Post reports that the FBI now have the ability to secretly activate a computer's camera without triggering the indication light to let the users know that it is recording or viewing. Marcus Thomas, the former assistant director of the FBI's Operational Technology Division stated that: "The creepy spy laptop recording is "mainly" used in terrorism cases or the "most serious" of criminal investigations.
Death of Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela, the most humble and genuine man that has lived has died due to a lung infection at 95 years of age. He died surrounded by his family in Houghton, Johannesburg. His death was announced by President Jacob Zuma shortly afterwards.
19 year old pays $735.00 for a photo of an Xbox One
Peter Clatworthy, a 19 year old from the United Kingdom has been saving a tonne of money to purchase an Xbox One for his son. He was looking for the hard-to-find day one edition. Clatworthy proceeded to check on eBay and found a listing for $735.00 for an X1 Day One edition. The description noted the item up for auction was a photo. However, since it was listed in the consoles category and the seller had good feedback, Clatworthy went ahead with the purchase. "It said 'photo' and I was in two minds, but I looked at the description and the fact it was in the right category made me think it was genuine", he explained to the Nottingham Post. Clatworthy's package showed up smaller than expected, opening it to reveal a piece of paper with an X1 and the words: "Thank you for your purchase" written behind of it. He will be getting a full refund.
127 Hours amputee Aron Ralston jailed for assault in Denver
The amputee who inspired the move 127 hours has been jailed due to domestic violence charges. The details of the crime are not yet known but he is being held in the Denver City jail facing assault charges.
Suicide bomber kills 15, injures at least 40
A suicide attacker detonated explosives which were attached to his body at Yemen's Defence ministry, which ended up wounding 40+ in attack, and killing at least 15 soldiers. 12 of the gunmen were also killed in a raging firefight between the soldiers and a car-load of attackers which arrived a few minutes of the blast.
Leader's Weekly Recommendations
In this section of the news, I will be recommending one movie and one album. Every week will be different, and each week will be better and more interesting than the last.
Television
Dexter
Stars: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, David Zayas
SOURCE: IMDB
The beloved vigilante serial killer has managed to make his way into my heart. Dexter is a blood-spatter analyst by day, and a serial killer by night. This show will have you questioning your own morals as Dexter progresses as a killer, and as a person. This show covers the subjects of religion, justice, family, and more. All while providing lovable characters, and an amazing plot. If you haven't watched this series yet, I would suggest doing so right away. The first four seasons are available on Netflix. I would rate this series with a solid nine out of ten.
Music
Acid Rap
Artist: Acid Rap
Release Date: April 30, 2013
SOURCE: iTUNES
This mix tape is, and forever will be, one of my favorite albums of all time. Chance's lovable, zany persona makes us laugh, cry, love, and feel; all done in 13 tracks. I cannot describe how much I love this mix tape, you will just have to check out for yourself. It is available for free here.
Videos of the Week
This week is different. Be sure to check out both of these videos.
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