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Montreal F1 Race: They just love cancelling this thing!

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

On January 3 2010, with much excitement, I ordered three tickets to the Formula 1 race in Montreal this June. I gave www.circuitgillesvilleneuve.ca / www.admission.com my billing information and bought three seats (and a program). My friends and I were excited that we got great seats in grandstand 34 in middle of Montreal’s best corner… Continue Reading Montreal F1 Race: They just love cancelling this thing!

Hate Sakai?

Monday, January 25th, 2010

Hate Sakai? Do I have a “bumper sticker” for you: Opinions on SAKAI Love Sakai? Amplicate.com has a “bumper sticker” for that too: Opinions on SAKAI I just find the whole idea of a web site that aggregates opinionated tweets and provides bumper stickers about opinions expressed on Twitter to be a novelty.

The Year of 3D TV

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Apparently this is the going to be the year of 3D TV, with Avatar, a whole bunch of 3D TVs at CES and to go with that ESPN announcing a 3D channel (I thought there already was an ESPN 3?). I think it’s a classic format debate, where one offers something interesting, but will never… Continue Reading The Year of 3D TV

2009 at mattclare.ca

Monday, January 4th, 2010

As well as getting a new look on the main mattclare.ca address in 2008 I typed a lot of words that made it to mattclare.ca. Here’s what they looked like in a Wordle word cloud. An of course this year I finally transitioned from making fun of Twitter to contributing to it, here’s what that… Continue Reading 2009 at mattclare.ca

Google maps updates satellite images of GTA

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Looks like Google recently updated their satellite images of the GTA. Our house is finally recorded in satellite images, and the FantAcura. The street maps aren’t updated yet, but that will come. If you’re looking for a free-for-reuse and more updated map I’d recommend OpenStreetMap.org. Update, Bing Maps just came out of beta — and… Continue Reading Google maps updates satellite images of GTA