“Jizz In My Pants” is the first single off of “Incredibad” the debut album (2/10/09 release date) by The Lonely Island, who are best known for their hilarious short videos on Saturday Night Live (SNL Digital Shorts).

The “Jizz In My Pants” music video is a great example of what the recently enabled HD video feature looks like on YouTube. I’ve tweaked the embed in this post so that it will play in high resolution and I have to say that the quality looks pretty amazing. That’s not something you normally think of when it comes to YouTube.

UPDATE 1: NBC has requested that the video be removed from YouTube. That really sucks since The Lonely Island made the video and it was posted to their YouTube account. A lower quality version with audience laughter is up on the Saturday Night Live website:

A higher quality version is on Hulu:

UPDATE 2: The video is back up on YouTube, but embedding is disabled.

See Previously: Ras Trent & Giraffes!, SNL Shorts by The Lonely Island

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Jizz In My Pants by The Loney Island (HD Video on YouTube)

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Today’s CupcakeCamp 2 which took place at The Satisfactory in San Francisco was a sugary success. Hundreds of people showed up to present and eat each other’s wonderful cupcake creations.

Here’s a video I shot of Tantek presenting his Mario 1up Mushroom cupcakes which were promptly devoured by the hungry masses.

Photo Gallery: CupcakeCamp 2

More CupcakeCamp 2 Coverage:

- SFoodie (SF Weekly)

- Andrew Mager

- Mauricio Balvanera

- Dave Schumaker

- Kenneth Lu

UPDATE: The CupcakeCamp2 Best in Show winners have been announced.

photos by Scott Beale

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CupcakeCamp 2 San Francisco Photos & Video

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Windows only: Clone2Go is an easy to use bulk video converter. It supports a wide variety of input formats such as: WMV, FLV, MPEG4, AVI, and 3GP. You can output to an equally as wide variety of formats to ensure you can transfer your media to portable devices like the iPod, Zune, and mobile phones. Clone2Go supports batch processing so you can load it up let it convert unattended. The encoding rate is rather snappy and the GUI is easy to navigate. An added bonus if you find yourself frequently snagging video files for your portable devices off of YouTube and Google Video, is integration with the sites. There is a pro version of the software that allows you to save custom profiles— the free version allows you to customize your settings as much as you like but not save the custom conversion tweaks you make— and gets rid of the nag screen that pops up after you're done converting. Still the presets in the free version are plentiful, you can tweak them if you need to just without saving, and the nag screen is tolerable in exchange for a free and easy to use converter. For other video encoding alternatives, check out the Five Best Media Converters.

April Baer of Oregon Public Broadcasting did an pre-event story on this year’s Portland Santacon for NPR’s All Things Considered. You can listen to it here.

See Previously:

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- You’d Better Watch Out: Portland Santacon ‘96

photo by ohhh_yeah808

Thanks to Santa Yankee Pants for the tip!

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Portland Santacon on NPR’s All Things Considered

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The past ten years have completely changed the way we listen to music, watch movies and television, and take photos, and one thing is abundantly clear: The future of your media lies undeniably in the digital realm. Now you just need to find the perfect media center application to pull it all together. Earlier this week we asked you to share your favorite media center applications, and today we're back with the five most popular answers. Keep reading for a closer look at the favorites, then cast your vote for the media center app you count on to manage your digital media life. Photo by Aaron Escobar.

XBMC (Windows/Mac/Linux/Xbox/Apple TV)

XBMC (aka Xbox Media Center) is a free, open-source media center application designed, in the beginning, for the original Xbox. XBMC has made serious progress over the past year or so and can now run virtually anywhere—including Windows, Mac, Linux, and Apple TVs. Not only is XBMC an incredible media center app with tons of great add-ons and customization options, but it's also spawned several popular forks, including Boxee (mentioned below). XBMC is in constant development and has gotten better and better at running on your PC, but if you've got an old Xbox hanging around, here's how to transform your classic Xbox with XBMC.

Boxee (Mac OS X/Apple TV/Linux)

Boxee is an XBMC fork with an emphasis on taking your media center into the social realm. Like XBMC, Boxee is free and open source, but while it's aiming for the same platforms, Boxee currently only supports Mac OS X, Linux, and the Apple TV. Still, a pre-alpha release of the Windows version was released to a small group of testers just last week, so if you're on Windows and you like what you see, it may not be long before there's a Boxee for you. Despite its aim to be your social media center, Boxee's great interface and impressive features—including recent support for Netflix playback and integration with online video sites like Hulu—demonstrate that Boxee isn't slacking on overall innovation.

Windows Media Center (Windows/Xbox 360)

Windows Media Center brings a full and robust media management to your Windows operating system. Not only does Windows Media Center provide access to all your music, videos, photos, and more, but it also sports fantastic DVR functionality (it's like having a TiVo without the monthly bills). Microsoft released the first version of Windows Media Center with Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, but Vista comes with Windows Media Center built in to its Home Premium and Ultimate editions. Sound interesting? Check out how you can turn your Windows PC into a media center powerhouse on the cheap with WMC, watch and schedule Media Center recordings from any computer, and stream Netflix Watch Instantly videos in WMC. Lastly, if you've got an Xbox 360, it works beautifully as a Media Center extender for Windows Media Center.

SageTV (Windows/Mac/Linux)

SageTV is a cross-platform media center and DVR application. SageTV works great if all you want is a straightforward DVR, but it's also an awesome app for the consummate tweaker. In contrast to Windows Media Center, SageTV recordings are DRM free, so it's easy to convert your media and play back the files anywhere—and on any device—you like. SageTV is a commercial application that'll set you back $80, but a 21-day free trial is available if you want to kick the tires. For more, check out our old guide to building your own DVR with SageTV and adding a web interface that lets you play back and set up recordings from any web browser.

MythTV (Linux)

MythTV is a Linux-based DVR and media center application designed as a free, open-source alternative to TiVo and Windows Media Center. First started way back in 2002, MythTV is the granddaddy of many of the media centers in this Hive Five and many that aren't. Currently several Linux distributions come bundled with MythTV, including the popular KnoppMyth live CD and Mythbuntu. MythTV's biggest hurdle for new users is probably Linux, but if you're willing to roll up your sleeves or you've already got a little know-how, this saucy media center has a lot to offer.

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Now that you've seen the best, it's voting time.
Which Is the Best Media Center Application?
( surveys)

This week's honorable mentions go out to the open-source Windows-based media center and DVR, MediaPortal, and Mac OS X-based XBMC fork, Plex. Whether the media center love of your life made the short list or not, let's hear more about it in the comments.