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Watchmen artist Dave Gibbons at World’s Biggest Bookstore

October 29, 2008October 29, 2008 drsquid 1 Comment

Rgbfilter will be attending, and covering for an upcoming podcast episode, a very cool event happening at the World’s Biggest Bookstore this Sunday, November 2 : Come meet artist Dave Gibbons one of the creators of the Watchmen graphic novel as he introduces his new book Watching the Watchmen as well as interviews, a Q&A session, and a book signing. Date: Sunday, November 2, 2008 Time: 2:00pm – 5:00pm Location: World’s Biggest Bookstore: 20 Edward St. Street: One block North of Dundas, between Yonge and Bay City/Town: Toronto, ON For…

Local Zombies take over Downtown Toronto…for the 6th time.

October 20, 2008July 25, 2009 Danny X Toronto, zombie walk1 Comment

The 2008 Toronto Zombie Walk is in the books. What started in 2003 as a small gathering of friends culminated on Oct 19 at Trinity Bellwoods park when Zombies turned out in numbers that no one expected. Thea Munster, the Walk’s creator and organizer, said they were expecting “about 1500.” Conservative estimates put the actual number at approximately 2500.

Neal Stephenson Video Contest and Event!

October 16, 2008July 25, 2009 drsquid event, Neal Stephenson4 Comments

The good people at Harper Collins are offering www.hardcorenerdity.com users a chance to be creative with a video camera and for five HcN members to win a whole whack of Neal Stephenson stuff! Neal will be appearing at the Ryerson Theatre in Toronto on Oct 30th and rgbFilter will be there to cover the event. Also, we will be posting a full review of his new book, Anathem, as soon as we finish this monster (in size!) of a book…

Xbox 360 To Get Blu-Ray Player?

October 9, 2008April 17, 2009 Doug Groves 10 Comments

As we’ve discussed before, Blu Ray is not making the kinds of inroads Sony was predicting by this point in the game, but if the latest rumour is to be believed, the consumer electronics giant may be getting a leg up from it’s console competitor, Microsoft. Xbit Labs is reporting that Toshiba-Samsung Storage Technology Corp (yep, HD-DVD’s Toshiba) has been contracted to make an external Blu Ray player for the Xbox 360, and that the target price is aiming to be $100 – $150 US. It is still unclear when…

Why It’s Hard to Hate Google

October 9, 2008October 9, 2008 Paul L 2 Comments

Because they do things like this [quoted from the company’s ‘unofficial’ human web portal, Matt Cutts]… Randall Monroe, the creator of xkcd, suggested that if YouTube commenters had to listen to their comments read back to them aloud, it might lead to better discussion on YouTube. Some Googlers thought that was a pretty fun suggestion, so they did it. YouTube now has an audio preview so you can listen to your comment before you post it. I love that Google had the sense of humor to add this feature. Click…

Nuit Blanche turns Downtown Toronto into a massive art piece with the city as its canvas

October 6, 2008July 25, 2009 Danny X Nuit Blanche, Toronto4 Comments

© 2008 Miles Storey/Torontoist via www.torontoist.com I hear a lot of people complain about Toronto. I hear that it’s an urban wasteland with no soul. I hear that it’s exclusively for yuppies who wish they lived in New York. I hear it’s bland and uninteresting and there’s just plain nothing to do. All I have to say to that is, Nuit Blanche. While neither the alpha nor the omega of Toronto’s incredible yet oft-untapped subculture, Nuit Blanche stands out to me as an exceptional example of what can happen when…

Another rgbFilter Review: Knight Rider

September 26, 2008July 25, 2009 Danny X Knight Rider, review3 Comments

Wednesday nights, 8:00 PM Eastern, NBC (Global) (official site) If you’re of a similar age to mine, then you remember being transfixed in the living room on any given weeknight watching what would become some of the most iconic characters of your adult life being introduced to the world for the first time. There was B.A. Barracus of the A-Team, Remington Steele, MacGyver, and of course, my personal favourite, KITT from Knight Rider.

Raindance Fall 2008 Events

September 18, 2008April 17, 2009 Doug Groves 0 comment

Elliot Grove is returning to Toronto for a slew of Raindance Canada events in October and November, for the independent film maker. rgbFilter’s own Dave Lei has attended a number of Raindance events in the past, and has had nothing but positive things to say about them. So if you’re looking for some additional inspiration as a writer or director, Raindance Canada is a great place to start! Tues Oct 28 – FREE 99 Minute Film School Wed Oct 29 – Live!Ammunition! (and After Networking Party) Thurs Oct 30 – Writing for No Budget Films Sat/Sun…

K.I.T.T.napped

September 13, 2008July 25, 2009 Danny X Knight Rider4 Comments

From the “No FREAKIN’ way” files: The modified Mustang used in NBC’s new show Knight Rider has apparently been stolen, right out from under the noses of the people protecting it. The event was caught on video. You can see it here, and also from across the street here. There’s also a video of the aftermath here. In case you’re curious, yes, I AM laughing as I type this.

Garfield Minus Garfield coming to bookstores near you.

September 10, 2008September 13, 2008 Danny X 1 Comment

Whether you love Garfield, loathe Garfield, or could not possibly care less about Garfield one way or another, you kinda of owe it to yourself to check out Garfield Minus Garfield. According to the site, G-G is “dedicated to removing Garfield from the Garfield comic strips in order to reveal the existential angst of a certain young Mr. Jon Arbuckle. It is a journey deep into the mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against loneliness and depression in a quiet American suburb.” It’ll all…

Jobs and Woz, In Manga — For Kids!

September 5, 2008September 13, 2008 Paul L 0 comment

By way of Boingboing.net, my attention has been drawn to an amusing ’80s manga by Mitsuru Sugaya about the birth of Apple. Not speaking Japanese, I managed to get some gist of the artist’s commentary (though not the comic dialogue itself) from the Babelfish version. I particularly enjoyed their rendition of Mitsuru’s descriptions of one of Woz’s teen pranks. (See if you can guess what it does…)

Google Chrome: The Zero Day Satire

September 3, 2008September 4, 2008 Paul L 2 Comments

You knew it had to happen. The patronising 38-page webcomic Google had Scott McCloud pen in order to explain, with excruciating deliberation, Google Chrome, has been wickedly lampooned. In this case, by The Register and its readers. This is probably just a small sample of the massive innoculations of irony we will all require if Google’s plans to lay claim to a platform on top of everybody else’s platforms, actually come to fruition. Buy more blue paint, indeed.