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PodCamp Toronto 2009….
Yeahhhh, PodCamp Toronto 2009 Unconference has been announced. We (Ryerson University) are hosting it for the 3rd year in a row….woohoo. I’ll be doing some crazy live video streaming again this year using my wireless Axis webcam. It’ll be two days of total mayhem/fun, so join us all in Toronto…..It’s Free, you’ll most likely freeze…
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XREZ: Megapixel is for kids….time to upgrade to Gigapixel….
Yep, throw out your punny megapixel this and that camera. Time to check out Gigapixel. Head over to Xres.com and check out their gigapixel panorama’s from around the world. They are absolutely mind blowing. The two images above should give you an idea what we’re talking about. The amount of detail is astounishing. If you’re…
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DIY PS3 Cluster Howto…
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth: ATMC Physics Professor Gaurav Khanna and Principal Investigator Chris Poulin have created a great step-by-step guide that shows you how $4000 and a bit of elbow grease can get you a nice supercomputer cluster. They use Fedora Core 8 distribution, due to the prevalence of Fedora and its Cell SDK (3.0)…
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Google introduces textures to 3D buildings….
Wow, have a look at the picture of Manhattan above. It’s of a new function google introduced yesterday on it’s Google Earth platform, full textures for the 3D buildings. It only works for New York for now, but pretty soon all you need would be google earth and a link from your computer to your…
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Apple pulls out of Mac World 2010 and beyond…..
Yep, you heard right……First they pulled out of NAB (last year) and now Mac World. Why you ask?….well in their own words: Apple is reaching more people in more ways than ever before, so like many companies, trade shows have become a very minor part of how Apple reaches its customers. The increasing popularity of…
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Toronto Photography Meetup Group goes to Toronto Cavalcade of Lights
Last night we all met at Tim Hortons across from City Hall and went over to Nathan Phillips Square to shoot the show. We were hassled by the security who claimed that since we were using tripods (dahhh, it’s dark out and I want to shoot fireworks buddy) we must be professionals, and since professionals made money…
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CineGrid 2008 (and 2007) photos from La Jolla, CA…
So I just came back from California a couple of days ago — La Jolla to be more exact — and I already wish I was back there. There is something to be said for warm winters :-). Anyways I just finished going through the pictures from this year and found out that I hadn’t…
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Augmented Reality on the Road….
I’ve been a fan of the potential of augmented reality for some time, but the limitation of having to print out and use those funky registration images has always been there. A lot of people are working on solving/helping this problem. One of the groups that has come up with a novel approach is Mobilizy…
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Photo: San Diego and surrounding/Austin and surrounding Hill Country
Since I’ve had the Flu for the past couple of days (yeah great way to end a great trip), I’ve been at home and had a ton of time to get these pics cooked up . These shots were taken during my recent trip to San Diego, CA — to attend CSCW2008 — and Austin, TX…
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Fantastic Waterfigures
waterfigure_9892, originally uploaded by fotoopa. Just came across these waterfigures on flickr. The set is absolutely amazing. Have a look for yourself. The guy uses a custom homemade hardware controller and 2 lasers for detection. Really nice stuff