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February 2009

Datamoshing

by Tyler Suchman February 22, 2009

Datamoshing is how you call the video technique in this music video “Evident Utensil” for the band Chairlift. I would still call it digital glitches, but datamoshing sounds better (than the music in this video). So no, this video is not f*cked up, Ray Tintori of Court 13 who directed it,…

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Golda Meir Comes to Ojai in One Week!

by Howard Smith February 21, 2009

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Golda Meir, (1898-1978) will be portrayed by noted Ojai actor, Catherine Dain, in a 45 minute staged abridged reading of William Gibson’s play:
GOLDA’S BALCONY
Directed by Gai Jones and produced by Edie Smith
7 PM Saturday Feb 28, 2009
Jewish Community of the Oaks
530 West El Roblar, Meiners Oaks
Suggested minimum Donation $10
Program will…

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Mardi Gras Tomorrow Evening

by Tyler Suchman February 20, 2009

You going? From the Mardi Gras folks with a final day heads-up and info on the fundraiser…
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Mardi Gras is coming! It’s all happening this coming Saturday, February 21, starting at 7:30 at the Ojai Valley Woman’s Club, 441 E. Ojai Ave. Tickets are $20 advance, $25 at the door. See…

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Automator vs WordPress vs Facebook

by evan austin February 20, 2009

i put this video together to show the process (and difficulty!) of adding a simple Share button to new posts on a WordPress.com-hosted blog. WordPress.com does not support social networking bookmarklets such as AddThis, so this more complex process is required. Since it’s so labor-intensive, i used Automator to program…

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Juan Enriquez: Tech evolution will eclipse the financial crisis

by Mike Didj February 19, 2009

Here’s a thought provoking talk that starts off rather grimly before it 180′s into the realm of possibilities which are arriving faster than most of us realize. Please fasten your seat belt.

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Dishing Ojai: Wine

by Lisa Snider February 18, 2009

Right here in our own backyard, we have two great wineries with tasting rooms open to the public: Casa Barranca and Old Creek Ranch (have you been?). Casa Barranca specializes in organic wine, and Old Creek has some wonderful Mediterranean styles. We also have Movino, where Buddy Wilds serves up glasses of…

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Photo Beat: Small Window of Opportunity

by Chris Foley February 17, 2009

Today, sometime around 5:30 pm, about 45 minutes before sunset, I grabbed my Nikon D90 and wandered out into my neighborhood, hoping to bag some decent shots.
My neighbor had lent me his 70 – 300mm lens, and I was eager to capture the clouds up on the mountains surrounding Ojai.

Clouds over Taormina, Ojai, CA

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Open Music Thread

by Open Thread February 17, 2009

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California: Stimulus or Stupid Mess

by Raymond Powers February 17, 2009

Cash-strapped California is to start notifying 20,000 state workers that they may lose their jobs.
A spokesman for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger made the announcement after California lawmakers failed to approve a $40bn (£28.2bn) budget. California, the world’s eighth biggest economy, has been hit by the housing crisis, unemployment and falling consumer…

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RIP Louie Bellson

by Raymond Powers February 16, 2009

Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni (6 July1924–14 February2009, better known by the stage name Louie Bellson.

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