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Geek Chart is mostly delicious

2010-03-01T11:20:00.000-05:00

Kate Todd Singing Live at the Willow

2010-02-14T23:08:00.004-05:00

Kate Todd sang three songs at the Willow Restaurant on Danforth, this is the first of them, available in 1080p on YouTube. She is joined by guitarist Tyler Adams (?) and leading guitarist and songwriter Andre Kaden Black.

Kate's performance was part of the Winterfolk VIII musical showcase.

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Footage was shot 1080p with Canon VIXIA HF200 HD Flash Memory Camcorder:

Winter is here

2010-02-14T12:33:00.001-05:00

100212-17375402, originally uploaded by Chuck Kahn.

Brrrrrrr....

Interesting Google Buzz Profiles

2010-02-13T11:57:00.002-05:00

Starting a list of interesting profiles on Google Buzz.

Paul Buchheit - creator of Gmail & Friendfeed - 639 followers (2010/02/13)

also has this profile

Bradley Horowitz - Googler at Buzz lauch - 820 followers (2010/02/13)
Kevin Rose - digg founder - 6088 followers (2010/02/13)
Leo Laporte - Chief TWIT - 7117 followers (2010/02/13)
Robert Scoble - "technical evangelist" - 5343 followers (2010/02/13)
Joshua Schachter - creator of del.icio.us & geourl - no followers listed, no buzzes - friendfeed page (2010/02/13)
DeWitt Clinton - Software engineer at Google - 645 followers (2010/02/13)

There's a site ranking profiles called Gone Buzz.

Chipotle Order

2010-02-08T22:27:00.003-05:00

Which description does not match the picture?

1 Steak Crispy Tacos for geoff Crispy Taco \| Pinto Beans \| Steak \| Fresh Tomato Salsa \| Sour Cream \| Cheese \| Lettuce Additional Comments: pinto beans dry (so they dont make taco soggy)
1 Chicken Bowl for chuck Pinto Beans \| Fajita Veggies \| Chicken \| Tomatillo-Green Chili Salsa \| Sour Cream \| Cheese \| Guacamole \| Lettuce Additional Comments:
1 Steak Soft Tacos for david Soft Taco \| Rice \| Black Beans \| Steak \| Tomatillo-Green Chili Salsa \| Sour Cream \| Cheese \| Lettuce Additional Comments:
1 Chicken Burrito for mike Pinto Beans \| Fajita Veggies \| Chicken \| Tomatillo-Green Chili Salsa \| Guacamole \| Lettuce Additional Comments:

Avatar - Dune comparisons

2010-02-08T00:02:00.003-05:00

The "Avatar" is "Dances with Wolves" in space meme has been so flogged to death, that I thought I'd make this table outlining the parallels between James Cameron's 2009 space fantasy with Frank Herbert's "Dune" (1965 novel and later 1984 movie and 2000 miniseries).

Spoiler warning!

Avatar	Dune
Jake Scully - outworlder	Paul Atreides (Muadib) - outworlder
who tames a flying predator,	who tames a giant worm,
"goes native" and leads	"goes native" and leads
the blue-skinned Na'vi, natives of	the blue-within-blue eyed Fremen, natives of
the hostile jungle planet Pandora,	the hostile desert planet Arrakis
against invading army that wants to exploit the planet of the super-valuable unobtanium	against invading army that wants to exploit the planet of the super-valuable spice (Melange)
during which he meets and falls in love with the native Neytiri	during which he meets and falls in love with the native Chani
whose father is killed by the invading army	whose father is killed by the invading army

Update: I see there's a January 26th article "The Na’vi and the Fremen: What Science Fiction Teaches Us about Tribalism and the Mystic" which would seem to cover this same territory.

Update 2/26/10: video on YouTube drawing parallels

And a chart comparing Avatar to a bunch of other movies

University Theatre - 1983

2010-01-06T23:01:00.001-05:00

Picture of at Listal

Played at the University Theatre (Toronto) at Listal

JUN22Y.FLC (loop)

2010-01-03T03:10:00.000-05:00

4th CFF animation.

JUN19.FLC (loop)

2010-01-03T03:02:00.000-05:00

My first animation done with Crystal Flying Fonts back in 1998.

dailies

2009-12-30T11:27:00.001-05:00

091118-133936077, originally uploaded by Chuck Kahn.

DVcam cassettes of dailies.

foggy towers

2009-12-30T11:25:00.003-05:00

091124-221452110, originally uploaded by Chuck Kahn.

goldfish

2009-12-30T11:25:00.001-05:00

091201-09002008, originally uploaded by Chuck Kahn.

branching under sky

2009-12-30T09:05:00.001-05:00

091115-154042070, originally uploaded by Chuck Kahn.

AV Receiver - HDMI inputs

2009-12-29T09:50:00.001-05:00

Product

Price

HDMI Inputs

DTS HD

Denon AVR590 5.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver with 1080p HDMI Connectivity

$349.00

Denon AVR790 7.1-Channel Multi-Zone Home Theater Receiver with 1080p HDMI Connectivity

$499.00

Denon AVR990 7.1-Channel Multi-Zone Home Theater Receiver with Networking Capability and 1080p HDMI Connectivity

$1,069.66

Denon AVR890 7.1-Channel Multi-Zone Home Theater Receiver with 1080p HDMI Connectivity

$799.00

Harman Kardon AVR-154 5x30W 5.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver

$295.73

Harman
Kardon AVR1600 7 x 50W 7.1-Channel A/V Receiver with HDMI 1.3a, Dolby
Digital Plus/Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio (Black)

$499.00

Harman
Kardon AVR 3600 7 x 85W 7.1-Channel A/V Receiver with HDMI 1.3a, Full,
Audio/Video Processing and Upscaling to 1080p (Black)

$999.00

Harman
Kardon AVR 2600 7 x 65W 7.1-Channel A/V Receiver with HDMI 1.3a, Full
Audio/Video Processing and Upscaling to 1080p (Black)

$569.00

Pioneer VSX-519V-K 5-Channel A/V Receiver (Black)

$199.00

Pioneer VSX-1019AH-K 7-Channel A/V Receiver (Black)

$499.00

Pioneer VSX-9040TXH 110 Watt x 7 Direct Energy Amplification Receiver (Black)

$508.96

Pioneer 7.1 Channel HDMI Home Theatre Receiver (VSX-919H-K)

$499.99

Pioneer 7.1 Channel Home Theatre Receiver (VSX-9140TXH)

$1199.99

Pioneer ICEpower 7.1 Channel Home Theatre Receiver (SC-9540)

$1999.99

Sony STR-DH700 7.1-Channel A/V Receiver (Black)

$199.00

Sony STR-DN1000 7.1-Channel Audio Video Receiver (Black)

$297.00

Sony STR-DH800 7.1-Channel Audio Video Receiver (Black)

$277.11

Yamaha 5.1 Channel HDMI Home Theatre Receiver (HTR6240B)

$449.99

Yamaha 5.1 Channel HDMI Receiver (HTR6230B)

Yamaha 7.1 Channel HDMI 1080P Receiver (HTR6290B)

Yamaha 7.1 Channel HDMI Home Theatre Receiver (DSPZ7)

Yamaha 7.1 Channel HDMI Home Theatre Receiver (HTR6260B)

Yamaha 7.1 Channel HDMI Home Theatre Receiver (HTR6280B)

Yamaha 7.1 Channel Receiver (HTR6250B)

VHS plastic case quest in T.O.

2009-11-22T12:43:00.012-05:00

Plastic VHS cases I find are handy containers for 3.5" harddrives. Unfortunately, Active Surplus -- the place where I bought my shiny red cases in the past -- is currently sold out. So the quest for VHS plastic cases in Toronto begins...

View VHS plastic case quest in a larger map

Samsung LN32B530 32" 1080p LCD overscan?

2009-11-18T11:47:00.006-05:00

The overscan on the Samsung LN32B530 32" 1080p LCD isn't that good. (See original image at http://hifinet.co.kr/images/uploads/overscan1920.jpg.) I checked the user manual on the Samsung site and couldn't find the word "overscan" anywhere in it. I'd hoped there would be some setting to adjust it.

in reference to: Support for LN32B530 32" 1080p LCD HDTV SAMSUNG (view on Google Sidewiki)

AlbumArtDownloader

2009-11-13T00:13:00.001-05:00

It would be cool if this worked with TinEye to find larger versions of album covers.

in reference to:

"AlbumArtDownloader"
- AlbumArtDownloader XUI - Hydrogenaudio Knowledgebase (view on Google Sidewiki)

Google Street View in Toronto

2009-10-27T22:56:00.002-04:00

Map shows three photos tagged "googlestreetview" on flickr

Being Erica - ep207 airs November 3rd on CBC

2009-10-27T22:17:00.008-04:00

ep207

"The Unkindest Cut"

Directed by David Wharnsby (pictured above editing the episode, he also directed last season's "This Be the Verse")

Starring

Erin Karpluk ... Erica Strange
Tyron Leitso ... Ethan Wakefield
Sebastian Pigott ... Kai Booker
Michael Riley ... Dr. Tom

airs on CBC on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 9:00 pm

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work with iPhone sync cable?

2009-10-25T09:54:00.001-04:00

http://www1.canadacomputers.com/ProductImages/001537/594.jpg

Will this cable work with iPhone sync cable or will the length diminish its effectiveness at syncing or charging? I find the default sync cable that comes with the iPhone just a tad short, so a 6' extension is a bit of overkill.

in reference to: Canada Computers - Cables & Adapters > USB > USB Cables : iCAN USB Extension Cable A/A - 6'. (view on Google Sidewiki)

The Wonders of Picasa 3.5

2009-10-15T22:37:00.001-04:00

Picasa 3.5 now has a handy sidebar that toggles between People Places and Tags. "People" identifies all the faces in your photo folder and allows you to associate them with names in you Google Contacts. Very cool. "Places" throws up a Google map with markers for each of your geotagged photos. As you jump from photo to photo and folder to folder, the map jumps around to highlight the area covered. Very, very cool. "Tags" displays a list of all the tags or keywords in your photos IPTC metadata. You can select one or multiple photos and add new tags. I assume they go back into the IPTC of the photo so that other programs can read them. I think also that Picasa has dropped the nonsense of not allowing tags with spaces in them -- such as "East York" -- which is a good thing.

This shopping list of features doesn't convey the excitement of actually trying Picasa 3.5 -- I encourage you to give it a go today!

in reference to: Picasa Basics : New features in Picasa 3.5 - Picasa Help (view on Google Sidewiki)

Yahoo's Upcoming Events: Toronto

2009-09-26T23:06:00.001-04:00

Is there a more complete listing of Toronto events somewhere? This seems rather sparse. I didn't see the CNE listed last month. Or Importfest a few weeks ago.

in reference to: events found in Toronto - Upcoming (view on Google Sidewiki)

monarch butterfly

2009-09-22T00:57:00.000-04:00

Footage shot 30p with Canon VIXIA HF200 HD Flash Memory Camcorder with 15x Optical Zoom:

Silver Elvis @ Eaton Centre

2009-09-17T11:14:00.001-04:00

Footage shot 30p with Canon VIXIA HF200 HD Flash Memory Camcorder with 15x Optical Zoom:

Bagpipes outside Historic Campbell House

2009-09-17T11:13:00.000-04:00

Footage shot 30p with Canon VIXIA HF200 HD Flash Memory Camcorder with 15x Optical Zoom:

1 Steak Crispy Tacos for geoff Crispy Taco \| Pinto Beans \| Steak \| Fresh Tomato Salsa \| Sour Cream \| Cheese \| Lettuce Additional Comments: pinto beans dry (so they dont make taco soggy)
1 Chicken Bowl for chuck Pinto Beans \| Fajita Veggies \| Chicken \| Tomatillo-Green Chili Salsa \| Sour Cream \| Cheese \| Guacamole \| Lettuce Additional Comments:
1 Steak Soft Tacos for david Soft Taco \| Rice \| Black Beans \| Steak \| Tomatillo-Green Chili Salsa \| Sour Cream \| Cheese \| Lettuce Additional Comments:
1 Chicken Burrito for mike Pinto Beans \| Fajita Veggies \| Chicken \| Tomatillo-Green Chili Salsa \| Guacamole \| Lettuce Additional Comments: