Dart Wars is a sport played primarily by high school teenagers wherein players shoot each other with Nerf guns in order to eliminate opponents. Once you are hit with a foam Nerf dart you are eliminated. Typically, Dart Wars are played in teams of 4 or 5 working together. The last team standing wins. At some schools, upwards of 60 teams have been known to participate. Perhaps the most exciting element of Dart Wars is that once the game has begun, one can be shot anywhere, anytime and games can last weeks, even months.
Organization
Dart Wars is organized by an individual or group of individuals who begin by advertising a game is starting. Prospective players group into teams then put their names on a 3"x5" notecard. Sometimes a fee is collected as a "pay-to-play" program. To encourage full participation all funds collected are put into one pot for the winning team to collect. Pots have been known to reach over $2,000 and a typical fee could be around $8/person or $40/team. The organizer sets a start date for the game and organizes all the notecards into a circle, where everyone is being hunted by one team, and every team is hunting one team. Each team gets the notecard of the team they are hunting, with the names of their prey on it. No one is given any information on who is hunting them, however. Once the team you are hunting is eliminated you get their card and proceed to hunt them. The game continues until one team remains. Another version is a straight head to head game in which team names are put into a hat and drawn out in pairs. One will then play the other in the following week. Whoever has the most players standing at the end of the week wins. Weekly drawings are held until the final two teams are left. These two teams then battle for the title.
Because the game is played based on the "honor-system" on hits, usually the organizer arranges a system for dealing with disputes. A common method for dealing with disputes, is to have a forum or panel discuss the situation and decide who is probably right and the best course of action. A way to make this easier is to bring that forum online, and let each player involved speak their argument and a decision is made within 24 hours of the incident. Also, all "kills" are reported via email to the game organizer who keeps track of who is dead and who is alive. When a team is eliminated, the team that was their prey is revived in whole. This way each team must kill all players on their notecard before they move on.
Rules
Many rules have been added, or basic game layout has been changed for different variations. Here are a few:
*Shots cannot bounce.
*No physical contact of any kind.
*No manipulation of darts (weighting, shaving, etc.) all darts must remain as they did when you purchased them from the store. Nerf Ball-type guns are allowed in some versions.
*No shooting on campus.
*No shooting from or into cars. Some game types allow this.
*No using cars to block a player's movement.
*To enter a house for the purpose of this game, one must be invited in by a member of the family. No breaking and entering. This applies to all indoor areas including the garage but excluding the porch.
*No shooting anyone on the clock for work at their job, no one on the clock for their job may shoot anyone else.
*Naked rule - if you are naked you are invincible and cannot be stunned or eliminated. Naked is defined as no clothing aside from shoes and socks. A thong rule has also been applied to replace the naked rule in some instances.
*Foam noodles or toy light-sabers are allowed as melee weapons in some versions of the game.
*Shootouts can be used to settle disputes.
*Unless someone breaks the law do not call police on them simply to get them out of your hair (stakeout situation.) You chose to enter the game, lose or escape.
*Breaking of any rules will result in elimination.
*Safety and concern for the community must be considered, anyone doing something stupid or unsafe is eliminated.
*No shooting of people while they are in a school sponsored activity
Offense
Simply hit any player on the opposing team, and they are out. Some variations of the rules allow for foam noodles to be used as melee weapons, but as of 2007 no team or organization has this rule in place.
Defense
Don't get shot.
Controversy
Since Dart Wars is played by high school students primarily, it brings up an interesting twist to the "no tolerance" policy schools have for guns of any kind. To avoid problems with such rules, many games played by high schoolers have rules in place where no one may be shot, nor shoot on school grounds. Similar rules to prohibit the effect of Dart Wars on the responsibilities of the players include a "no shooting anyone who is clocked in at work" rule.
Dart Wars can become very intense, especially when played for money and there have been car accidents because teens were either driving and shooting Nerf guns at the same time or using cars to block someone's escape. A rule in place to eliminate this problem is a "no shooting from or into cars" rule.
Organizers should have every player sign a waiver to remove themselves, any schools, and any other organization from liability due to playing the game. The waiver should include an agreement to submit to all decisions based on the published rules.
Police in Blue Ash, Ohio, near one of the largest organized games of Dart Wars at Sycamore High School have taken one of the most extreme no tolerance policies against Dart Wars. In 2004, Blue Ash police officers pulled guns on several Dart Wars players and also attempted to pin criminal charges on five teens; Laura Belles, Chelsea Nixon, Andrew Shaver, Cory Mangus, and Jeff Ellingham. The charges were dropped when the police, with no evidence to speak of, were caught fabricating a story in order to "make an example of" the three boys. Since the incident, there has been relative peace between players and police.
High School Dart Wars Founders
In 1995, Mark Elder and Patrick Fisher, who were also members of the band Troll, organized the first official high school Dart Wars tournament. Although the tournament was not affiliated with the high school, all thirty of the five-member teams were students at Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Being that it was the first season, there was controversy regarding some of the rules. Elder and Fischer's dart war team ended their win streak in the tournament with a controversial "tie" in the semi finals. The "tie" was so controversial that the semi-final winner was never determined. That caused the finalist team on the other side of the bracket to win the championship by default. The first annual High School Dart Wars championship team consisted of Tad Woolfe, Kevin Hagedorn, Kevin Mecum, Jeff Weisbrot, and Craig Misrach. The Dart peaked with the 1999 Contest, ran by Joe Jahnigen, with 46 five man teams. The contest was eventually shut down by the Police and the school Administration due to its bad timing with the shooting at Columbine High School and a tornado that hit Sycamore High School. Now Dart Wars is being played by many different high schools, most notably Kings High School who started playing in 2006.
Evolution of Offense, Defense
1995 - Offense consisted of any toy gun with a trigger that shot a bullet consisting of foam and/or plastic. That included foam darts without suction, darts with suction, and plastic bee bees Defense consisted primarily of hiding in bushes, under mulch, and in disguise.
1996 - Due to too many controversial kills, guns that shot tiny plastic bee bees were restricted from the game. However, a new and improved gun was introduced. A team led by Chad Dewald and Joel Dumas invented the plastic dart blow gun. This gun was made from plastic tubing purchased at a local hardware store. Most plastic darts fit in the gun and flew through the air with incredible speed and accuracy. By the time Dewald and Dumas’ team made it to the championship, another team had learned how to create a blow gun. Although Dewald and Dumas were the pioneers of the breakthrough blow gun, their team fell in the finals to at team led by Dan Blomberg. Defense this year stayed the same.
1999 - Ever since the introduction to the blow gun, more advanced dart guns were necessary to be competitive. Rapid firing machine guns that held 15 bullets were commonplace. Hand guns were typically only used in sneak-and-attack kills. Defense this year got creative. The rule, created by the '99 Dart War organizer Joe Jahnigen, was that if you were completely naked you were invincible. The “naked” rule was controversial -- not within the tournament, but to the community. Mid-season, the rule of having to be naked to be invincible was replaced by having to wear a sleeveless pink t-shirt with the bottom cut off at the belly button. This was the first and last year that the ability to be invincible rule was implemented.
Organization
Dart Wars is organized by an individual or group of individuals who begin by advertising a game is starting. Prospective players group into teams then put their names on a 3"x5" notecard. Sometimes a fee is collected as a "pay-to-play" program. To encourage full participation all funds collected are put into one pot for the winning team to collect. Pots have been known to reach over $2,000 and a typical fee could be around $8/person or $40/team. The organizer sets a start date for the game and organizes all the notecards into a circle, where everyone is being hunted by one team, and every team is hunting one team. Each team gets the notecard of the team they are hunting, with the names of their prey on it. No one is given any information on who is hunting them, however. Once the team you are hunting is eliminated you get their card and proceed to hunt them. The game continues until one team remains. Another version is a straight head to head game in which team names are put into a hat and drawn out in pairs. One will then play the other in the following week. Whoever has the most players standing at the end of the week wins. Weekly drawings are held until the final two teams are left. These two teams then battle for the title.
Because the game is played based on the "honor-system" on hits, usually the organizer arranges a system for dealing with disputes. A common method for dealing with disputes, is to have a forum or panel discuss the situation and decide who is probably right and the best course of action. A way to make this easier is to bring that forum online, and let each player involved speak their argument and a decision is made within 24 hours of the incident. Also, all "kills" are reported via email to the game organizer who keeps track of who is dead and who is alive. When a team is eliminated, the team that was their prey is revived in whole. This way each team must kill all players on their notecard before they move on.
Rules
Many rules have been added, or basic game layout has been changed for different variations. Here are a few:
*Shots cannot bounce.
*No physical contact of any kind.
*No manipulation of darts (weighting, shaving, etc.) all darts must remain as they did when you purchased them from the store. Nerf Ball-type guns are allowed in some versions.
*No shooting on campus.
*No shooting from or into cars. Some game types allow this.
*No using cars to block a player's movement.
*To enter a house for the purpose of this game, one must be invited in by a member of the family. No breaking and entering. This applies to all indoor areas including the garage but excluding the porch.
*No shooting anyone on the clock for work at their job, no one on the clock for their job may shoot anyone else.
*Naked rule - if you are naked you are invincible and cannot be stunned or eliminated. Naked is defined as no clothing aside from shoes and socks. A thong rule has also been applied to replace the naked rule in some instances.
*Foam noodles or toy light-sabers are allowed as melee weapons in some versions of the game.
*Shootouts can be used to settle disputes.
*Unless someone breaks the law do not call police on them simply to get them out of your hair (stakeout situation.) You chose to enter the game, lose or escape.
*Breaking of any rules will result in elimination.
*Safety and concern for the community must be considered, anyone doing something stupid or unsafe is eliminated.
*No shooting of people while they are in a school sponsored activity
Offense
Simply hit any player on the opposing team, and they are out. Some variations of the rules allow for foam noodles to be used as melee weapons, but as of 2007 no team or organization has this rule in place.
Defense
Don't get shot.
Controversy
Since Dart Wars is played by high school students primarily, it brings up an interesting twist to the "no tolerance" policy schools have for guns of any kind. To avoid problems with such rules, many games played by high schoolers have rules in place where no one may be shot, nor shoot on school grounds. Similar rules to prohibit the effect of Dart Wars on the responsibilities of the players include a "no shooting anyone who is clocked in at work" rule.
Dart Wars can become very intense, especially when played for money and there have been car accidents because teens were either driving and shooting Nerf guns at the same time or using cars to block someone's escape. A rule in place to eliminate this problem is a "no shooting from or into cars" rule.
Organizers should have every player sign a waiver to remove themselves, any schools, and any other organization from liability due to playing the game. The waiver should include an agreement to submit to all decisions based on the published rules.
Police in Blue Ash, Ohio, near one of the largest organized games of Dart Wars at Sycamore High School have taken one of the most extreme no tolerance policies against Dart Wars. In 2004, Blue Ash police officers pulled guns on several Dart Wars players and also attempted to pin criminal charges on five teens; Laura Belles, Chelsea Nixon, Andrew Shaver, Cory Mangus, and Jeff Ellingham. The charges were dropped when the police, with no evidence to speak of, were caught fabricating a story in order to "make an example of" the three boys. Since the incident, there has been relative peace between players and police.
High School Dart Wars Founders
In 1995, Mark Elder and Patrick Fisher, who were also members of the band Troll, organized the first official high school Dart Wars tournament. Although the tournament was not affiliated with the high school, all thirty of the five-member teams were students at Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Being that it was the first season, there was controversy regarding some of the rules. Elder and Fischer's dart war team ended their win streak in the tournament with a controversial "tie" in the semi finals. The "tie" was so controversial that the semi-final winner was never determined. That caused the finalist team on the other side of the bracket to win the championship by default. The first annual High School Dart Wars championship team consisted of Tad Woolfe, Kevin Hagedorn, Kevin Mecum, Jeff Weisbrot, and Craig Misrach. The Dart peaked with the 1999 Contest, ran by Joe Jahnigen, with 46 five man teams. The contest was eventually shut down by the Police and the school Administration due to its bad timing with the shooting at Columbine High School and a tornado that hit Sycamore High School. Now Dart Wars is being played by many different high schools, most notably Kings High School who started playing in 2006.
Evolution of Offense, Defense
1995 - Offense consisted of any toy gun with a trigger that shot a bullet consisting of foam and/or plastic. That included foam darts without suction, darts with suction, and plastic bee bees Defense consisted primarily of hiding in bushes, under mulch, and in disguise.
1996 - Due to too many controversial kills, guns that shot tiny plastic bee bees were restricted from the game. However, a new and improved gun was introduced. A team led by Chad Dewald and Joel Dumas invented the plastic dart blow gun. This gun was made from plastic tubing purchased at a local hardware store. Most plastic darts fit in the gun and flew through the air with incredible speed and accuracy. By the time Dewald and Dumas’ team made it to the championship, another team had learned how to create a blow gun. Although Dewald and Dumas were the pioneers of the breakthrough blow gun, their team fell in the finals to at team led by Dan Blomberg. Defense this year stayed the same.
1999 - Ever since the introduction to the blow gun, more advanced dart guns were necessary to be competitive. Rapid firing machine guns that held 15 bullets were commonplace. Hand guns were typically only used in sneak-and-attack kills. Defense this year got creative. The rule, created by the '99 Dart War organizer Joe Jahnigen, was that if you were completely naked you were invincible. The “naked” rule was controversial -- not within the tournament, but to the community. Mid-season, the rule of having to be naked to be invincible was replaced by having to wear a sleeveless pink t-shirt with the bottom cut off at the belly button. This was the first and last year that the ability to be invincible rule was implemented.
DATAFLEX
Dataflex Design Communications Ltd. is a UK registerd company and designs and manufactures VoIP access solutions in the form of Integrated Access Devices.
These VoIP Gateway and VoDSL CPE Voice Integration at Network Edge (ViNE) products allow connectivity to voice and data services over various access methods including DSL, Ethernet and traditional legacy networks. They enable efficient, reliable and cost-effective delivery of services to residential, SME and Corporate customers. DATAFLEX has more than 10 years experience of volume manufacturing in China and the Far East.
Dataflex VoIP Access Devices
VoIP CPE Products
The Dataflex VoIP CPE products support SIP and MGCP protocols over VoIP ADSL, VoIP SHDSL and Gateway configurations. Different numbers of voice connections are available with 1-16 POTS, BRI ports, POTS and BRI mixed or a PRI. These different product configurations are designed for residential, SOHO, SME and corporate applications. All of the ViNE VoIP CPE units support USB, Ethernet, NAT, firewall, router and remote management options. QoS is delivered by Algorithmic dropper, weighted (prioritised) queuing, packet classifier and VLAN tagging. Dataflex has completed testing and inter-operability with a number of DSLAM, gateway and softswitch vendors including for example: Alcatel, Cirpack, Ericsson, Marconi, Metaswitch, Netcentrex, Nortel, Paradyne, Sonus and Verso.
VoDSL Access Devices
The ViNE product range also supports VoDSL CPE technology with successful deployments across Europe. These units even provide for a seamless migration to a VoIP Access solution via remote upgrades. VoDSL ADSL and VoDSL SHDSL interfaces are matched with different combinations of POTS, BRI and PRI connections. All the ViNE VoDSL CPE products support USB, Ethernet, NAT, firewall, router and remote management options. Dataflex has completed testing and inter-operability with a number of DSLAM and gateway vendors including for example: Alcatel, Cirpack, Lucent, Metaswitch, Paradyne and TDSoft.
Dataflex Design Communications Ltd. is a UK registerd company and designs and manufactures VoIP access solutions in the form of Integrated Access Devices.
These VoIP Gateway and VoDSL CPE Voice Integration at Network Edge (ViNE) products allow connectivity to voice and data services over various access methods including DSL, Ethernet and traditional legacy networks. They enable efficient, reliable and cost-effective delivery of services to residential, SME and Corporate customers. DATAFLEX has more than 10 years experience of volume manufacturing in China and the Far East.
Dataflex VoIP Access Devices
VoIP CPE Products
The Dataflex VoIP CPE products support SIP and MGCP protocols over VoIP ADSL, VoIP SHDSL and Gateway configurations. Different numbers of voice connections are available with 1-16 POTS, BRI ports, POTS and BRI mixed or a PRI. These different product configurations are designed for residential, SOHO, SME and corporate applications. All of the ViNE VoIP CPE units support USB, Ethernet, NAT, firewall, router and remote management options. QoS is delivered by Algorithmic dropper, weighted (prioritised) queuing, packet classifier and VLAN tagging. Dataflex has completed testing and inter-operability with a number of DSLAM, gateway and softswitch vendors including for example: Alcatel, Cirpack, Ericsson, Marconi, Metaswitch, Netcentrex, Nortel, Paradyne, Sonus and Verso.
VoDSL Access Devices
The ViNE product range also supports VoDSL CPE technology with successful deployments across Europe. These units even provide for a seamless migration to a VoIP Access solution via remote upgrades. VoDSL ADSL and VoDSL SHDSL interfaces are matched with different combinations of POTS, BRI and PRI connections. All the ViNE VoDSL CPE products support USB, Ethernet, NAT, firewall, router and remote management options. Dataflex has completed testing and inter-operability with a number of DSLAM and gateway vendors including for example: Alcatel, Cirpack, Lucent, Metaswitch, Paradyne and TDSoft.
Lwding Leonardo Salas (born November 28,1978 in Bogotá, Colombia) is a dubbing actor (Spanish) who works for distributing companies in Colombia and Latin America.
Companies
Latin America
*National Geographic Channel
*
*Cartoon Network
*Disney Channel
*Animax
*Jetix
Colombia
*Provideo S.A.
*Centauro Comunicaciones
*City TV
Notable voice roles
*Gon Freecss in Hunter x Hunter
*Yuri Killian in Kaleido Star
*El Niño in Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy
*Storm Shadow in G.I. Joe: Sigma 6
*Akira in Idaten Jump
*Jisao in
*Acoustix in Cubix
*Six in Number Jacks
*Moss in
*GekiRyuken in Madan Senki Ryukendo
*Rodney in
Companies
Latin America
*National Geographic Channel
*
*Cartoon Network
*Disney Channel
*Animax
*Jetix
Colombia
*Provideo S.A.
*Centauro Comunicaciones
*City TV
Notable voice roles
*Gon Freecss in Hunter x Hunter
*Yuri Killian in Kaleido Star
*El Niño in Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy
*Storm Shadow in G.I. Joe: Sigma 6
*Akira in Idaten Jump
*Jisao in
*Acoustix in Cubix
*Six in Number Jacks
*Moss in
*GekiRyuken in Madan Senki Ryukendo
*Rodney in
RantMedia is a commercial-free internet media outlet with an internet radio and internet television station broadcasting from the suburbs of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Media outlets
RantMedia was born when RantRadio founder James O'Brien decided to move the station into the world of Internet TV broadcasting.
O'Brien does all the behind the scenes stuff for RantRadio, and keeps it up and running. Apart from editing the shows, he has been a member on many shows, including Sean Kennedy Radio Show, Sean Kennedy TV Show, SKTFMTV, Patrolling With Sean Kennedy and the WhatTheHell?!? Show. In early 2004, he and Art "Smokehouse" Lindsey, III put on the weekly show RantSpeak which ended late 2004. He co-hosted NewsReal with Sean Kennedy on Mondays up until the show went on hiatus after the 281st show on June 19th, 2006.
Since that time, RantMedia has also launched an independent record label of the same name, entered the worlds of e-book, 'zine publishing, and the world of book publishing with the publication of its first book: The Bloodstained Rabbit by Sean Kennedy.
RantRadio
RantRadio is a SHOUTcast station that began broadcasting on January 3, 1999 from the suburbs of Vancouver, British Columbia. Arguably the oldest SHOUTcast based streaming radio station , it was founded by , also known as Cimmerian, and his then roommate Derek, also known as Enki.
RantRadio is a commercial-free Internet radio station that broadcasts continuous streams 24 hours a day. The station is not supported by sponsorship or advertising. RantRadio gets permission from all of the artists played to broadcast their work without charge. In return, the artists benefit from greater exposure.
All shows on the website are covered by Creative Commons a new term recently introduced to the Internet. This license allows a user to freely copy, distribute, transmit and host content in any way as long as it is not used for a commercial purpose. Only the original artist has the right to do such a thing.
Some time in 2001, Art "Smokehouse" Lindsey, III was appointed by Cimmerian (O'Brien) and Sean Kennedy to function as program director of RantRadio. It was under his direction that the station gained enough popularity and success to split into three separate streams, each with their own format: punk, industrial and talk. Currently, all three streams have specialty shows catering to that format's specialty. All of the bandwidth is donated by fans of the station.
RantRadio is part of a larger independent media organization known as RantMedia. Additionally, RantRadio is also the internet radio home of radio personality Sean Kennedy, Smokehouse, 2 the Ranting Gryphon, Mark Hopkinsand many other popular underground radio hosts.
was one of the more cultly followed shows that ran for 3 years. It was hosted by 2 the Ranting Gryphon and has had a variety of people on the show with set jobs. Starting out with only 2 and Jakebe his co-host, they read out e-mails, the news, and "furry news" based around the furry Fandom. In time Jakebe left the show only to return on rare occasions. Rikku, Prismo, Dax, and Adric all co-hosted until Aubrin became the new co-host permanently until the assumed final show aired in mid 2005, leaving 2 to concentrate on his music and rants available from his website. Although the show has returned as of November 2006, now cohosted by Nik Vulper, 2 has not stated when, if at all, the show will go back to its live format or if Rant Radio will host the bandwidth for it.
GAMERadio is the only show on RantRadio aimed directly for gamers. Discussing video games, movies and music, it appeals to a different audience and gives something other than the political and news oriented programs that RantRadio is known for. The host, known as gaming God C4, along with Kobar and other co-hosts often discuss console and computer games including such consoles as NES and PlayStation 3. They are well known for discussing PC games, in particular RPG or MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games) for which they often play online with the GAMERadio listeners. They have been recording the downloadable online show since February, 25, 2003 and were added to the RantRadio stream at a later date.
Binary Revolution Radio is a weekly show about computer security that is aimed mostly at computer hackers. The show was originally hosted by StankDawg, until it was handed over to Black Ratchet and Strom Carlson in July 2005.
Geek Love Radio is a weekly show, hosted by Richard Lech and Adam Struve, that dishes out love and relationship advice for geeks. Listeners are able to email or instant message their questions to be discussed live on the air. Lech and Struve are often joined by guests such as Cat Schwartz and Joe Block from Beauty and the Geek Season 2.
The Atlantic Bitch Slap was one of the lower end shows. Even without a large following the show still aired live for four hours a week on two separate days in two hours blocks. Richard Muir(known for hit cyborg bevers) and Shade (who most notably designed many logos for Rant over the years) were the two host of the show. They had a variety of friends who would show up for different shows. After almost three years the show came to a stop because only Richard kept showing up.
RantTV
After a highly successful and popular run as an internet radio broadcaster, RantRadio founder O'Brien decided to translate that momentum into the visual realm. After a few false starts, RantTV emerged after Nullsoft released their NSV video streaming format and broadcaster tools. RantTV has been broadcasting 24 hours a day since June 15, 2003.
Currently in rotation on RantTV are such signature shows as old episodes of 'SKTFM.tv,' current and past episodes of 'Patrolling with Sean Kennedy,' as well as many other original shows viewer-created for broadcast on RantTV. RantTV also airs shows syndicated from other independent media organizations.
RantPrint
RantMedia's Internet zine PA1N is now on its seventeenth issue which is written and maintained by the Rant community. Rant has self published a limited edition run of 250 copies of the paperback The Bloodstained Rabbit authored by Sean Kennedy. In April 2007 RantMedia will be publishing their second book the The Scabbed Wings Of Abaddon (ISBN13: 9781430316206) also authored by Sean Kennedy.
RantCommunity
The RantMedia Community is a relatively new addition to the RantMedia empire, with an online forum which has replaced the original RantRadio forums, and also some blogging and workflow management (based upon the drupal package). Eventually, the community site will envelope and replace all the existing web functionality, but with the dozens of shows and subdomains operated by RantMedia, this transition will take some time. This section even has a few external links to services provided by some of the fans and volunteers of community, such as IRC Stats (hosted by Pi), the DeviantArt group for artwork pertaining to RantMedia, or Life with Sean a comic series based on the personalities of RantMedia (drawn by Art "Smokehouse" Lindsey, III).
Media outlets
RantMedia was born when RantRadio founder James O'Brien decided to move the station into the world of Internet TV broadcasting.
O'Brien does all the behind the scenes stuff for RantRadio, and keeps it up and running. Apart from editing the shows, he has been a member on many shows, including Sean Kennedy Radio Show, Sean Kennedy TV Show, SKTFMTV, Patrolling With Sean Kennedy and the WhatTheHell?!? Show. In early 2004, he and Art "Smokehouse" Lindsey, III put on the weekly show RantSpeak which ended late 2004. He co-hosted NewsReal with Sean Kennedy on Mondays up until the show went on hiatus after the 281st show on June 19th, 2006.
Since that time, RantMedia has also launched an independent record label of the same name, entered the worlds of e-book, 'zine publishing, and the world of book publishing with the publication of its first book: The Bloodstained Rabbit by Sean Kennedy.
RantRadio
RantRadio is a SHOUTcast station that began broadcasting on January 3, 1999 from the suburbs of Vancouver, British Columbia. Arguably the oldest SHOUTcast based streaming radio station , it was founded by , also known as Cimmerian, and his then roommate Derek, also known as Enki.
RantRadio is a commercial-free Internet radio station that broadcasts continuous streams 24 hours a day. The station is not supported by sponsorship or advertising. RantRadio gets permission from all of the artists played to broadcast their work without charge. In return, the artists benefit from greater exposure.
All shows on the website are covered by Creative Commons a new term recently introduced to the Internet. This license allows a user to freely copy, distribute, transmit and host content in any way as long as it is not used for a commercial purpose. Only the original artist has the right to do such a thing.
Some time in 2001, Art "Smokehouse" Lindsey, III was appointed by Cimmerian (O'Brien) and Sean Kennedy to function as program director of RantRadio. It was under his direction that the station gained enough popularity and success to split into three separate streams, each with their own format: punk, industrial and talk. Currently, all three streams have specialty shows catering to that format's specialty. All of the bandwidth is donated by fans of the station.
RantRadio is part of a larger independent media organization known as RantMedia. Additionally, RantRadio is also the internet radio home of radio personality Sean Kennedy, Smokehouse, 2 the Ranting Gryphon, Mark Hopkinsand many other popular underground radio hosts.
was one of the more cultly followed shows that ran for 3 years. It was hosted by 2 the Ranting Gryphon and has had a variety of people on the show with set jobs. Starting out with only 2 and Jakebe his co-host, they read out e-mails, the news, and "furry news" based around the furry Fandom. In time Jakebe left the show only to return on rare occasions. Rikku, Prismo, Dax, and Adric all co-hosted until Aubrin became the new co-host permanently until the assumed final show aired in mid 2005, leaving 2 to concentrate on his music and rants available from his website. Although the show has returned as of November 2006, now cohosted by Nik Vulper, 2 has not stated when, if at all, the show will go back to its live format or if Rant Radio will host the bandwidth for it.
GAMERadio is the only show on RantRadio aimed directly for gamers. Discussing video games, movies and music, it appeals to a different audience and gives something other than the political and news oriented programs that RantRadio is known for. The host, known as gaming God C4, along with Kobar and other co-hosts often discuss console and computer games including such consoles as NES and PlayStation 3. They are well known for discussing PC games, in particular RPG or MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games) for which they often play online with the GAMERadio listeners. They have been recording the downloadable online show since February, 25, 2003 and were added to the RantRadio stream at a later date.
Binary Revolution Radio is a weekly show about computer security that is aimed mostly at computer hackers. The show was originally hosted by StankDawg, until it was handed over to Black Ratchet and Strom Carlson in July 2005.
Geek Love Radio is a weekly show, hosted by Richard Lech and Adam Struve, that dishes out love and relationship advice for geeks. Listeners are able to email or instant message their questions to be discussed live on the air. Lech and Struve are often joined by guests such as Cat Schwartz and Joe Block from Beauty and the Geek Season 2.
The Atlantic Bitch Slap was one of the lower end shows. Even without a large following the show still aired live for four hours a week on two separate days in two hours blocks. Richard Muir(known for hit cyborg bevers) and Shade (who most notably designed many logos for Rant over the years) were the two host of the show. They had a variety of friends who would show up for different shows. After almost three years the show came to a stop because only Richard kept showing up.
RantTV
After a highly successful and popular run as an internet radio broadcaster, RantRadio founder O'Brien decided to translate that momentum into the visual realm. After a few false starts, RantTV emerged after Nullsoft released their NSV video streaming format and broadcaster tools. RantTV has been broadcasting 24 hours a day since June 15, 2003.
Currently in rotation on RantTV are such signature shows as old episodes of 'SKTFM.tv,' current and past episodes of 'Patrolling with Sean Kennedy,' as well as many other original shows viewer-created for broadcast on RantTV. RantTV also airs shows syndicated from other independent media organizations.
RantPrint
RantMedia's Internet zine PA1N is now on its seventeenth issue which is written and maintained by the Rant community. Rant has self published a limited edition run of 250 copies of the paperback The Bloodstained Rabbit authored by Sean Kennedy. In April 2007 RantMedia will be publishing their second book the The Scabbed Wings Of Abaddon (ISBN13: 9781430316206) also authored by Sean Kennedy.
RantCommunity
The RantMedia Community is a relatively new addition to the RantMedia empire, with an online forum which has replaced the original RantRadio forums, and also some blogging and workflow management (based upon the drupal package). Eventually, the community site will envelope and replace all the existing web functionality, but with the dozens of shows and subdomains operated by RantMedia, this transition will take some time. This section even has a few external links to services provided by some of the fans and volunteers of community, such as IRC Stats (hosted by Pi), the DeviantArt group for artwork pertaining to RantMedia, or Life with Sean a comic series based on the personalities of RantMedia (drawn by Art "Smokehouse" Lindsey, III).