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John Cleese talks about Creativity

dustin — 2012-05-13T22:12:54-04:00

Great video.

Comments Update

dustin — 2012-05-13T22:09:14-04:00

Due to the large number of spam comments coming through on this blog, I've changed the way that comments work:

Comments from unknown sources will now wait in moderation until they are manually approved.

This may delay some comments appearing for some time, between when they are posted and approved. But it should eliminate the spam comments appearing.

If you comment when logged into a vorg account, your comments will be automatically approved.

Yvon in Montreal May 16

YvonTripper — 2012-04-07T22:48:22-04:00

Dear all:

Please note in your calendars that I will be appearing at Montreal Improv on May 16 to provide you with my views on many important things.

Further details to follow.

Top That

vinny9 — 2011-10-04T08:44:29-04:00

http://www.chromeexperiments.com/detail/z-type/

First run: 1489

Voice Power

dustin — 2011-08-14T18:40:12-04:00

DUB FX was a stand-out performer this year at Shambhala Music Festival.
Here's a taste care of youtube:

Dub FX 10/10/2008 'Love Someone' - YouTube

Story of a Young Shepherd

dustin — 2011-08-01T00:37:45-04:00

Watch "Eyrie" on YouTube

Pommes aux Pommes

chrisdye — 2011-07-26T11:33:42-04:00

Correct:
- accurate
- exact
- appropriate

Considering the decreased traffic on Sillytech, I'll give you two weeks.

Fun with Fire

dustin — 2011-07-17T17:35:50-04:00

This is a photo of home-made flame-throwers lighting the effigy during Burn in the Forest, the BC regional Burning Man event recently held in the Squamish valley. I had an excellent time there, and here are the rest of my photographs.

Who Wants to Buy a Scooter?

vinny9 — 2011-07-14T15:47:47-04:00

Lux Delux features game trailer

dustin — 2011-07-04T17:23:03-04:00

Lux Delux was recently updated with a fullscreen mode, new options, and new maps. We created a new video trailer showing off the current features of Lux Delux:

YouTube - Lux Delux Features Game Trailer

Best video on Youtube

chrisdye — 2011-06-29T19:59:20-04:00

Fun with a Fisheye Lens

dustin — 2011-05-16T03:20:37-04:00

2011 was my 6th year attending the Northern Voice personal media conference. I took the opportunity this time to play around more with my DSLR camera. I got to talking with photographer John Biehler about shooting using a fisheye lens, and he was kind enough to lend me his for the second day of the conference.

Fisheye is such a different perspective, it took me some time to get a feel for what it works well on. Here are a few of my favorite fisheye shots from the day (click to enlarge):

See all my photos in my 2011 Northern Voice photoset. The first half were with a 'regular' lens, and the second half are fisheye shots.

Election Prediction

chrisdye — 2011-04-30T20:04:50-04:00

As is Sillytech tradition, it's time to place your best guess on the outcome of Canada's election on Monday, May 2. There are 308 seats. The person who has the smallest seat differential for each party "wins":

Conservative:
NDP:
Liberal:
Bloc:
Green/Independent:

Fun Sailing Simulator Game

dustin — 2011-04-26T02:58:25-04:00

I was recently looking at games available on the Mac App Store and my favorite discovery so far is Sailboat Championship.

The game lets you control a small sailboat using simple controls. It's fast and fun. It's also hard, which lets you appreciate your improvement, including racing against a "ghost" view of your previous run.

It's also available for iPhones, so find it in either app store.

I'm U.K, you're U.K.

chrisdye — 2011-04-24T18:06:57-04:00

Fight For Your Right...

registeredname — 2011-04-23T16:45:59-04:00

To make a movie starring everybody.

Nature, Back Off

vinny9 — 2011-04-22T09:58:43-04:00

A continuing series of Vinny's nightmares that are real.

An Antidote to Apathy

dustin — 2011-04-14T06:33:17-04:00

Dave Meslin gave an excellent 7 minute talk at TEDxToronto about possible ways to break down barriers to participating in shaping our public realm.

Stone Cold Indie Gaming

dustin — 2011-04-14T01:39:54-04:00

The Humble Frozenbyte Bundle - pay what you want for five awesome video games!

I can't believe this is for real

registeredname — 2011-04-11T20:54:56-04:00

He's Back...

In Case You Missed It...

goodladd — 2011-04-01T12:13:20-04:00

(One of) Google's April Fools' gags this year:

Underwater Adventures

dustin — 2011-03-21T06:38:03-04:00

I've been staying up late nights this week captivated by the computer game Aquaria. It's a thoroughly enjoyable underwater adventure game, with an immersive world of different environments, delightful art, fitting musics, and a fun storyline. It reminded me of classic Zelda games in many respects, with its own unique aspects.

Highly recommended, it's available to download for Mac and PC (and maybe Linux).

Disarmed by a Piano

dustin — 2011-03-18T01:22:31-04:00

I love this piano cover of Disarm. There's a lot more great keyboard covers from the same person on vkgoeswild's YouTube Channel, check it out.

The Gaurdien Project

registeredname — 2011-02-25T09:01:00-05:00

Is this a ploy to get geeks to watch sports?

http://www.guardianproject30.com/index.php

At least The Canadian looks cooler than The Canuck.

Notoriety for That Thing We Play

goodladd — 2011-02-19T09:08:04-05:00

Seen in the Harvard Coop a few weeks ago... WTF?

I'll Have the Dorso-Lateral Pre-Frontal Cortex to Go, Please

Gbrowdy — 2011-02-19T05:46:28-05:00

I'm not to into the whole zombie genre but, holy hell, this is engaging filmwork!

The Force is Strong With This One

Gbrowdy — 2011-02-04T11:23:51-05:00

Peaceful Nature Video

dustin — 2011-02-02T19:23:36-05:00

A deeply peaceful video celebrating nature. You should watch it in HD on fullscreen.

Growing is Forever from Jesse Rosten.

I Smell Lawsuit

vinny9 — 2011-01-23T23:10:29-05:00

http://www.beardowear.ca/

Because I Haven't Posted A YouTube Video In A Really Long Time

goodladd — 2011-01-20T17:00:43-05:00