Amber Mac

I'm in Vancouver.  I am a wee bit tired after an early morning web cam interview with Kevin Smith, a late-morning geekfest with Leo Laporte and Tod Maffin, and a long flight last night.  But, despite my lack of sleep, I am pretty sure that I have read the silliest press release of all time (from a well-known agency that reps Microsoft). 

I have never been rear-ended in a car or stalked, but I'm pretty sure that both are A LOT scarier than having pirated software affect my computer.  Someone please tell me this is a joke?  Someone please tell me that I didn't just get this?  Ever since I read this, I have felt sad, angry, and exposed.  I would pay money to get some background info on these stats.

Here is the press release...

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Leo Laporte and I will be making an appearance this week in Vancouver, BC on behalf of Future Shop (I stole this entire post from his new blog, love it!).

We’ll be debating LCD vs Plasma and the Future of Television this Thursday, 27 September, from 11:30a-12:30p at the Future Shop store, 1740 West Broadway in Vancouver. The CBC’s Tod Maffin will be moderating (and keeping us from throwing any punches).  FYI - I am on the LCD side of the debate.

There’s very limited seating at the store - it’s first come, first serve - but you can also watch online at FutureShop.ca. Free registration required - limited to the first 1000 registrants.

What do you think?  LCD or Plasma?

P.S. I love Kevin Smith and his boring-ass life.  We just got word that while I'm in Vancouver Thursday morning, hours before the Future Shop event, I am interviewing Mr. Smith about his new book.  The film director is not in Vancouver, but he is in Toronto on Sept. 27th .  He's agreed to do our TV chat via web cam, but this time it will be me on the web cam in my hotel room in BC and Kevin in Toronto with the Webnation camera crew (OK, minus Jane Goodall).  Not many Hollywood types would be game to do an interview like this, but Mr. Smith is a big-time geek (I mean that in the most flattering way!). 

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One of dozens of "Leave OJ Alone" videos hitting YouTube, all parodies of a Britney fan video.  Lord, the web is much more entertaining than TV!

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Via Waxy.  THX!  Love it, although I'm pretty bad ;).  Oh, in other news, :-) is 25. 

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I love that CNN.com is perfectly OK writing sensational news stories with grisly details, but they repeatedly replace "Dick" with "Blank" in this one article about the Emmy-nominated SNL skit that they call "(Blank) in a Box."

On the positive side, they do follow up the (Blank) mention with some Britney-related Internet rumours.  Phew. ;-)

If you do want to watch Dick (not Blank) in a Box, here is the link!

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For links to all the stuff we chat about on Webnation #13, visit CityNews.ca.  Enjoy!

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I could not resist sharing this video, a Cadbury ad that's gone viral on the web. 

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I recognize most of the people in this video, which might be a surefire sign that it is time to disconnect ;).

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Many thanks to "Tex" from the Halo-inspired web animation series Red vs Blue and Josh Neufeld from online graphic novel New Orleans A.D. for taking the time to chat with us on Webnation.  Also in this week's episode is a story about Camp Okutta, an innovate viral video campaign from War Child Canada. 

(Of course we also have lots of silly stuff that we hope will make you laugh ;).

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At the Venice Film Festival this past weekend, Director Spike Lee announced that he will be Chair of the Babelgum Online Film Festival. 

"The festival will have six categories, including one recognizing new

talent, short films under 20 minutes, documentary, animation,

Organizers expect about 2,000 submissions."

You can submit your work of art (max. 45 min upload) on Babelgum.com anytime after September 15th, 2007.  I'm dreaming up ideas ;-).

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