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Shaved my face for the first time in 3 years

April 18th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Shaved my face for the first time in 3 years
I’m a shavin’ hater — every photo of me for the past 3-4 years - I have some stubble.
This was just for fun — I’ll go back to being a ‘dirtball’ soon enough.

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Tags: hacks · strangeness

Mac Book Pro display wake-up issues

April 10th, 2008 · 19 Comments

Second Update: The latest MBP firmware seems to have solved my problems completely. Ars Technica ‘officially’ details the problem — too bad Apple won’t give more details on what this latest update fixes. Let me know if this update solves your issues also.

Update: The work around below did not work. Further reading and investigation leads [...]

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Tags: computers + internet · hacks · plank · strangeness

Google custom time

April 1st, 2008 · 3 Comments

Finally! First things first;
Gotta email myself the plot of LOST back to September 2005.
Google Custom Time

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Tags: computers + internet · daily links · hacks · strangeness

Explain this photo

March 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I don’t even know what to write. This photo has a lot going on. Best part is the “SOLD” sign on large view.

“¡Estoy usando el departamento del fuego! ”

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Tags: computers + internet · daily links · memes · strangeness · zen

Hedi Slimane

March 17th, 2008 · No Comments

(Warning: Lots of NSFW photos mixed in)
Great pattern photo from Hedi Slimane.
hedislimane.com

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Tags: daily links · design · strangeness

Magic eye

March 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Click the photo above and look deep into it for a secret message.
(hint: it’s an autostereogram)

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Tags: computers + internet · daily links · hacks · strangeness · zen

The Grackles of Austin

March 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Birds in Austin, Texas from stevey on Vimeo.
Read more about the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Grackle

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Tags: computers + internet · plank · strangeness

Still loving LOST

March 6th, 2008 · No Comments

LOST is getting better, last week’s episode explained a lot. If this charts the course for the rest of the “explanation”; then this show is about to get even more sci-fi fast.
If you have not watched last weeks episode, season 4 ep. 5; STOP READING NOW.
“WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO DESMOND?
In ”The Constant,” Desmond became ”unstuck [...]

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Tags: daily links · strangeness · tivo + movies + music

Commence your attack run

March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Driving back into Montreal from stevey on Vimeo.
Short scrambly video of me (was trying to film while driving) driving into the tunnel off the Bonaventure.
This part of the drive always make me think of the “Attack run on the Death Star” scene — set to old Arcade Fire.

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Tags: montreal and the world · strangeness

‘Where the Wild Things’ clip

February 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Update:
“That was a very early test with the sole purpose of just getting some footage to Ben our vfx (visual effects) supervisor to see if our vfx plan for the faces would work. The clip doesn’t look or feel anything like the movie, the Wild Thing suit is a very early cringy prototype, and the [...]

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Tags: daily links · strangeness · tivo + movies + music

RSS of the devil

February 21st, 2008 · No Comments

There’s a time to browse your RSS feeds and a time to just mark them all as ‘Read’; starting fresh by declaring RSS bankruptcy.

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Tags: computers + internet · strangeness · zen

Our effect on the oceans mapped out

February 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Update:: One more image that shows the effects of bottom trawling for seafood/fish
“Bottom trawling is the most destructive of any actions that humans conduct in the ocean,” said zoologist Les Watling of the University of Hawaii.

More reason to support the Sea Shepard society or a group like Surf Rider..
“What happens in the vast stretches of [...]

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Tags: computers + internet · montreal and the world · strangeness

Waves on Lake Ontario Today

January 31st, 2008 · 6 Comments

Every time you hear stories about guys surfing the Great Lakes, remember the photo above.
It was taken today somewhere very close to Toronto on Lake Ontario. I keep looking and thinking it’s some elaborate trick.
Thing is it must have been -15°C and windy in T.O. today and that’s fresh water. Almost can’t believe there’s [...]

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Tags: strangeness · surf + skate + snow

The angry french guy

January 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Got a request from “the angry french guy” couple days back asking to use one of my CC licensed photos.
As Nancy said today .. “Wow, he really is an angry french guy !!”
Check out the final product here

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Tags: computers + internet · daily links · design · montreal and the world · strangeness

Macheads the movie

January 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

So silly but funny. Reminds me of the Trekkies movies. How much do you love your mac?

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Tags: computers + internet · memes · strangeness · tivo + movies + music