I spent the afternoon making this cartoon character in Photoshop. It’s mostly vector shapes with some brush strokes for highlights and shadows.
The Artwork of JC Wong
Check out the amazing JC Wong’s webpage. He is a friend of mine that I met while working at GXM Studio in Malaysia. JC is an amazing artist.
Her Move
This past weekend Anna-Maria moved from Vancouver to Edmonton. Break-ups are hard but I think it been particularly trying because of the fact that all this time after the break-up my plan was to move to Vancouver and I guess potentially to wait and see what would happen with our relationship. Maybe that’s why she moved? I don’t know. She said that finding an acting job in Vancouver was too hard. Frankly she needs to try harder.
Accordian Guy’s Blog Lands Him in Trouble with Moving Bullies
I love a good controversy — especially when it involves google rankings, blog comments and maybe even the mob. (Okay probably not the mob, but some jerks at Quick Boys Moving & Storage.)
Wired News on Hotel Hacking
Adam Laurie, chief security officer of the London security and networking firm ALD shows Wired News how using Linux he was able to expose billing systems, read other guest’s e-mail, and open the minibar at hotels around the world before he spoke about the vulnerability Saturday at the DefCon hacker conference in Las Vegas.
I find this sort of stuff very interesting.
Windows Vista Fonts Now Available
Windows Vista (formerly code-named Longhorn) will have six new fonts included when it is released next year. The fonts are called Calibri, Cambria, Candara, Consolas, Constantia and Corbel and are available for download. Constantia is my favourite.
(via tipmonkies)
Update (September 20, 2005): It appears that the download link above is not working. Try these links instead: Calibri, Cambria, Candara, Consolas, Constantia and Corbel.
Update (November 23, 2006): Microsoft has released a compatibility upgrade for older versions of Microsoft office, and within that package they have included finished versions of the new Vista fonts. I’m removing the old incomplete versions from my server now. See my post, Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for more details and your link.
Update (March 4, 2007): Looks like the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack has been removed, so I’ll just put my links back up. Update (March 31, 2008) It’s back up.
Update (October 2, 2007): The fonts have been out of beta for a long time, but the versions here are incomplete. Check out the new and improved versions. When you download them, add .zip to the name of the file.
Interesting Read – The Mark of the Curse
For those interested in a more liberal view of Mormons, their history with blacks and the priesthood, and the some thoughts about their policy: The Mark of the Curse by Keith Norman (PDF link).
California Screamin’ Accident
As any long term readers of my blog know, I’m a pretty big fan of Disneyland. However, I have to say my love of the park is slowly diminishing with all the bad news coming out of Disney theme parks lately. For instance there was a low speed collision on Disney’s California Adventure’s Screamin’ rollercoaster yesterday. No one was killed but about 15 people have minor injuries. What is going on with the maintenance lately that there have been so many theme park accidents? From NBC News 4:
Fire crews, ambulances and other emergency vehicles were at the California Screamin’ ride, which features a 108-foot drop. Crews received the report at about 6:40 p.m.
City spokesman John Nicoletti said 15 of the 48 people on the ride were hospitalized for treatment of minor injuries.
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The slow-speed collision occurred on a flat portion of the roller coaster. Officials were attempting to determine a cause.
It was the second accident in four months at a Disneyland Resort park in Anaheim.
Flash Game
Hey, look who they made a game about.
Goodbye Silly Tax – Hello Again Silly Laws
Yesterday The Supreme Court of Canada ruled against the levy on recordable media like Mp3 players. My iPod was purchased in the States so I never paid the tax, but from what I understand if you bought your iPod in Canada and paid the levy, you might be eligible for a refund; great for you.
However, as Canadian copyright lawyer Michael Geist points out, the ruling is actually not so good for users of the iPod because without the tax (although we’ll certainly hear more about this in the future) it looks like the government now considers any copying of music onto any hard drives, including iPod’s or personal computer drives, as illegal.
Further, today’s decision represents a serious blow to the iPod, which has been an incredible boon to the music industry. Simply put, copying store bought CDs onto iPods, as CRIA’s own Graham Henderson has supported, may now be unlawful in Canada since it is difficult to find an exception within the Copyright Act that would permit that form of copying. While perhaps some in the industry may think this is a good thing as it transitions users to re-purchase the same music yet again as MP3 files from services such as iTunes, I think it will ultimately lower the value that consumers associate with music to the detriment of everyone in the industry.
Link to Canada.com news report on the issue.