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Davis had become a near recluse, rejecting the real world in favour of internet chat rooms.

"At the time I was 17 or 18-years-old, quite mentally unstable, and in a bad place," he says of that period.

"At times I could see through the haze http://www.wintercoatsale.co.uk of the internet and could see there would be consequences, but it was more a case of 'who cares if there are consequences?' I just want to live in the moment."

Online persona

Lulzsec emerged as a splinter group of the Anonymous hacking group in May 2011.

Its members employed techniques to flood websites with high traffic - known as DDoS attacks - in order to render them unusable.

Continue reading the main story SENTENCES HANDED DOWN Jake Davis (aka Topiary) - 24 months in a young offenders institute, of which he will serve 38 days. He has been wearing an electronic tag for 21 months which count against his sentence Ryan Ackroyd (aka Kayla) - 30 month custodial sentence, of which he will serve half http://www.wintercoatsale.co.uk/moncler Mustafa al-Bassam (aka Tflow) - 20 month sentence, suspended for two years, plus 300 hours of unpaid work Ryan Cleary (aka Viral) - 32 month sentence. Cleary was not a core member of Lulzsec.

There were many Lulzsec associates, but only half a dozen or so central characters.

Aside from Jake Davis, there was Ryan Ackroyd, aka Kayla, and Mustafa al Bassam, aka Tflow in the UK. In the US there was Hector Monsegur, aka Sabu, and Avunit, whose identity is unknown.

In the real world these individuals lived continents apart and never met. Online they adopted colourful characters as they crashed websites and published the data they hacked.

We had the pleasure of meeting many of our San Francisco listeners on May 13. Thank you to the hundreds of people who came out for the event. It was great to talk with you, not just about your Pandora stations, but about all things musical.

The occasion for the party was the premiere of our latest Studio Stories video. After screening the piece, we hosted a Q&A session with the leaders of the Plant Studios, Arne Frager and Mari Tamburo. It was enlightening to hear Arne and Mari’s insights about the music industry, and their opinions on what studios need to do to thrive in today’s climate of home digital recording and shrinking production budgets.

The night also afforded me the opportunity to do a live PANDORA BEADS shop online walkthrough of the music analysis process that serves to build the Music Genome Project. We took a pandora charms song by Michael Zapruder’s Rain of Frogs, “Shepherd’s Purse,” and pulled it apart to hear the arrangement, the instrumentation, the rhythmic and harmonic construction, and the vocal and lyrical story therein. To close out the night, the trio formation of Michael Zapruder’s Rain of Frogs performed live.

(MZROF as a trio – L to R, Steve Hogan, Michael Zapruder and Kurt Kotheimer.)
Below are some photos from the event. Again, thanks to all who turned out to make it such a fun experience for all of us. We hope to see you all again soon.

Update: We’ve now have a place and time for our get-together coming up in San Diego, which will be in the Peacock Alley at the Arts & Entertainment Center on University Ave. Full details of the event are below. You can RSVP by emailing tour@pandora.com with “San Diego” in the subject line. Hope to see you there!
Where: Arts & Entertainment Center, Peacock Alley

3026 University Ave, San Diego, CA
(map & public transportation)
When: Wednesday, March 28th, 2007 @ 7 http://www.charmscheapuksale.co.uk PM
Hey Everybody,
At the end of March, I’ll be making a roadtrip stop in San Diego to host a get-together with music lovers in the area. This will be my chance to connect with Pandora listeners and get some feedback from you about the service, as well as hopefully answer some questions you may have about the Music Genome Project.
We’re still in the planning stages for the meetup, and would love to get your suggestions of where to hold it. We’re looking for comfortable, intimate spaces that can hold at least 100 people. If you have any thoughts, please post them PANDORA BEADS uk below! You can also email us at tour@pandora.com if you have suggestions as well. No idea is too big or small!
Tim (Founder)