Monthly Archives: August 2005

3D/VR/AR/360°

VRTV by 2020 . . .
. . . a little earlier would be nice

by Brian David Phillips • August 19, 2005

The Japanese government is pushing for fully functional virtual reality television by 2020, that’s full 3D imaging as well as tactile (touch) and olfactory (smell) features . . . Japan Today . . . gov’t to push for virtual reality TV by 2020: The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan) will set up an…

Chatting Up Girls . . .
. . . how to and how not to . . .

by Brian David Phillips • August 19, 2005

Girl with a One-Track Mind gives us guides for chatting up girls and for not chatting them up . . . Girl’s Top Ten Guide to Chatting Up Girls . . . and . . . How Not to Chat Up The Girl. Guys, read them both.

If WWII was a Real Time Strategy Game

by Brian David Phillips • August 19, 2005

Exactly . . . if WW2 was a RTS . . . a little bit of humor but the language fits.

Dude, That’s the New Thing . . .
. . . comedy or language lesson?

by Brian David Phillips • August 19, 2005

This is FUNNY . . . Dude, That’s the New Thing . . . unfortunately, a bit on the real side when you think of conformity and kids and the next new thing . . . a bit of a language lesson thrown in. Hmmmm. I wonder if I could use this technique in classes.…

John Lennon . . . hypnotic affects
Did Yoko Ono Hypnotize John into Leaving May Pang?
Tangled Webs and Love and Rivalry

by Brian David Phillips • August 18, 2005

Folks who know me well . . . especially those who grew up with me . . . know that I am a John Lennon fan . . . big time. I loved his music and I remember what it felt like when he the news of his death hit. Big time. Unlike many of…

Talking Smack in Halo

by Brian David Phillips • August 18, 2005

Educational video . . . Talking Smack in Halo . . . funny.

Hypnosis aids Fertility

by Brian David Phillips • August 18, 2005

Addendum: April 2, 2006 . . . Sonja Parker, the hypnotist discussed in the article, tells me that she did indeed refer a number of research articles on fertility and hypnosis to the physician (note that sometimes these are used by physicians seeking greater understand and other times a person’s opinion is so solid and…

The Island . . . good film . . .
. . . blame Johansson and MacGregor for that

by Brian David Phillips • August 17, 2005

For some reason, Scarlett Johansson is a wee bit pissed off at the producers of The Island for putting the blame for the film’s less than stellar box office on the shoulders of the stars and she has very good reason to be pissed . . . It’s Not Scalett Johansson’s Fault: We find it…

Advertising Standards and . . .
. . . Hypnotists who Lie, Cheat, Steal, and . . .
. . . well . . . just plain creepy . . .

by Brian David Phillips • August 16, 2005

Jonathan Royle is in the news again . . . this time he’s had a complaint against him for advertising which pushes the envelope and breaks a few laws . . . Advertising Standards Authority – Non-Broadcast Adjudication Details. I’ve received copies of this ad a number of times in various spam posts. Recently, the…

Overcoming Shyness through Theatre Training

by Brian David Phillips • August 16, 2005

A bit that caught my eye in the second installment of the Cliff’s List Seminar Report: “Shyness can often be mistaken for aloofness. A great way to get over shyness is to take stage theater classes.” While I would indeed advocate the idea that folks should take acting classes . . . it would not…

Seduction Emperor . . . new clothes, style or substance?
. . . or, just another middle aged guy who can’t relate?

by Brian David Phillips • August 16, 2005

In a thread on the report of Cliff’s List Seminar, a discussion about the upcoming television special on seduction began where some folks took pot shots at Ross Jeffries, suggesting he’s a bit of a wanker and will come off either as a goofball in the special or won’t be featured. This is significant as…

Hypnosis Overrides Reading Ability . . .
. . . nothing new, been there, done that but . . .

by Brian David Phillips • August 15, 2005

In the Aug. 8 edition or Science Daily, Eva A Sylwester reports on a new study that found hypnosis can override reading ability. This really isn’t anything new, I’ve done the effect with hypnosis clients and subjects many times. However, what is important is that this is a formal study done with brain scans during…

the unseen video . . . interesting

by Brian David Phillips • August 15, 2005

Interesting . . . the unseen video – milosh – you make me feel: The Unseen Video, a weather controlled, dynamic music video for Mike Milosh’s – You Make Me Feel. The Unseen Video is much more than a normal, static music video. It is a video that is affected by the weather and local…

Goldie . . . rest in peace . . .
. . . she will be missed . . .

by Brian David Phillips • August 13, 2005

As many of you know, we’ve been spending a few days in Ilan for a very brief family holiday – specifically, to go to the International Children’s Folk Games Festival (although I did manage to squeeze in a couple hypnosis sessions as well). While we have been away, we left the cats with a bunch…

Taipei Times Gets Fleshbotted . . .
. . . chocolate bras

by Brian David Phillips • August 10, 2005

A story in the Taipei Times on chocolate bras for Father’s Day and Lover’s Day has made it into Fleshbot . . . I guess we’re on the map now. While the chocolate bras do indeed look tasty, or is that the models, that chocolate penis looks a tad too long to me . .…

Filmfights . . . online film festival

by Brian David Phillips • August 9, 2005

This is interesting . . . Filmfights . . . the free online film festival. Basically, these folks are given a theme and they make short films based upon that idea and then fight it out with other entries. Viewers vote for what they like. There are heavyweight and lightweight divisions. Nice concept.

Hot Girl Comedy

by Brian David Phillips • August 9, 2005

Can hot girls be funny? Yep. Hot Girl Comedy clips of stand up comedy from beautiful women. Who woulda thunk it?

Working with Media through Demonstration . . .
. . . hypnosis is real, let the skeptics feel it

by Brian David Phillips • August 7, 2005

Barbara Fredricksen discovers that her skepticism about hypnosis is misplaced when she meets up with professional mentalist and stage hypnotist Ken Whitener . . . no joke, comedy hypnotist blows skeptic’s mind: …he began a soft, relaxing patter about being drowsy, and though I went along – after all, I needed this experience for my…

Guy Talks Girl Into Pumping Gas Naked

by Brian David Phillips • August 7, 2005

The power of influence . . . it’s not just the money . . . it’s the power of Consistency . . . notice how he first gets values and then once she’s agreed to one action, he leverages that into making the stakes bigger . . . Guy Talks Girl Into Pumping Gas Naked…

Kinsey uncut . . .

by Brian David Phillips • August 6, 2005

Good news . . . Kinsey to be shown uncensored in Japan . . . with the Japanese premiere in late August of "Kinsey," local moviegoers will get their first unadulterated glimpse of both male and female reproductive organs. "We discussed it quite a bit internally before deciding the scene where the organs appear is…

Monster House schedules 3-D for 100 screens

by Brian David Phillips • August 6, 2005

Good news . . . Monster House Schedules REAL D’s Digital 3-D Release on More Than 100 Screens. Monster House is the Robert Zemeckis – Stephen Spielberg real 3D piece that pits four kids against a house that is determined to eat all the trick-or-treaters on Halloween. This is the second film to use the…

Einstein and the Seance

by Brian David Phillips • August 6, 2005

Einstein attended one seance . . . spooky at a distance . . . sounds familiar: Upton Sinclair had sent Einstein a copy of Mental Radio before his arrival in the US. Einstein was a great admirer of Sinclair’s previous, muckraking works and offered to write an open-minded, if ultimately non-committal, preface. The two became…

Of Insomnia and Hypnosis

by Brian David Phillips • August 6, 2005

The BBC carries a story on hypnosis for insomnia . . . an insomniac’s quest for sleep: Sleeping in the sticky, summer heat is trouble enough for most, but for the 10 million people in the UK affected by insomnia it is even harder. Here one woman who has struggled with sleep for years tells…

Hypnosis: On count of 5, Go Forth and Be Smoke-Free

by Brian David Phillips • August 6, 2005

Hypnosis to stop smoking in the news . . . hypnosis: on count of 5, go forth and be smoke-free: Thirty hard-core smokers crowded into a small ballroom at the Akron Road Quality Inn for two hours Tuesday night hoping that a hypnotist could help them break the habit. Some were thoroughly convinced that hypnosis…

Hollywood Going Digital and 3D

by Brian David Phillips • August 5, 2005

Slashdot catches on Hollywood Going Digital and 3D. “Last weekend the Directors Guild of America hosted its annual Digital Day event, which gives filmmakers a look at revolutionary new movie-making gear. Judging from a Wired article reporting on the gathering, Hollywood’s future not only seems to be digital – there are also indications that stereoscopic…