Thursday, May 29, 2008

Inside the attack that crippled Revision3

Over the weekend, Revision3 servers were down. We now know why. Jim Louderback, Revision3 CEO, take us Inside the attack that crippled Revision3. Turns out it's a company employed by the MPAA...

Interesting read... I feel an FBI investigation and a lawsuit comming...

My advice to Revsion3: get good lawyers... And remember that you have friends that can help you...
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TV habits

I don't watch Television anymore. I don't even have cable. The only reason I have a TV is to play with my Wii or to use my Mythbuntu box.

Looking into the 'video' share folder of that MythTV box , I see:
  • A collection of videos from 24c3
  • A large selection of stuff downloaded from TED
  • A couple of documentary from archive.org (like the one on Apollo 13)
  • Videos from the WtH conference
  • Videos from Revision3 (namley Systm, Tekzilla and the DiggReel)
I don't feel I need to get TV: I get good enough news coverage from CBC.ca and BBC News. If I ever miss a good show on TV, I'll simply buy the series on DVD. And If it never comes out, I just won't see it. It's suppose to be a form of entertainment, not the center of our lives.

As far as my parents are concern, I am "offline". As far as my friends are concern, I spend far too much time online... My habits have shifted from TV to the Internet as my only source of information over the year, and I think I am not the only one doing this transition. I spend less time glued in from of the televions and more time doing what I love, which is playing with technology.

Although, maybe I should get out more...
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Saturday, May 03, 2008

Apocalyptica

I'm not a huge fan of Metal, but I do like the occasional song now and then...

But I saw a concert on may 1 in Montreal that simply blew me away... I give you Apocalyptica:

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Life Burns

Eurovision 2007

I knew the group before, but the live performance litteraly blew me away. The Metropolis is not a big place, but it was filled with fans... People from completely different group types that all seemed to fit well with the group's style. And we were ecstatic! As one the band member remarked: "Man! You are a loud crowd!"

Since the band itself doesn't have a vocalist, they where touring with Toryn Green, the vocalist from the group Fuel. A great voice, he did a terrific job with "Life Burns" and "I don't Care". Enough for me to check out his own group that I haven't heard before...

Apocalyptica said they might be back in the fall.. I can't wait!
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