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Scion Metal Show Presents: Municipal Waste & Trap Them from Scion A/V on Vimeo.

SCION and VICE present:

SCION METAL SHOW JUNE

Featuring

MUNICIPAL WASTE
TRAP THEM

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

KNITTING FACTORY
7021 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028

8PM – 11PM (All Ages)

The event is FREE WITH RSVP at www.scion.com/metalshow

RSVP is strictly required. Early arrival is suggested as space is limited. Entry is not guaranteed. Line up subject to change.

]]> http://mikeschoon.com/2009/05/25/313/feed 2 Home Theater 1.0 http://mikeschoon.com/2009/04/11/home-theater-10 http://mikeschoon.com/2009/04/11/home-theater-10#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:11:48 +0000 mike http://mikeschoon.com/?p=270 hometheaterds I’ve added yet another ongoing project to my long list. I have been debating the idea of incorporating a computer into my “Home Theater” setup for a while now. I decided to tear down my office and grab the GQ desktop that has been running for no reason and take the plunge into setting up a home media server. The first step is out of the way, getting the thing hooked up to the TV. Initially, I was piping the audio through the TV, but that wasn’t cutting it for music. The Creative Labs Dolby 2.1 PC speakers came into the mix this morning. I will get a proper surround sound system when I can, but for the time being, this will do. Enigma sounds a lot deeper than through the TV.  I am happy to say that I can now blog through the TV! ( I am such a geek!).
Anyway, I will add improvements as I go. That usually is the best way to go for me, get the basics installed then improve over time. I really need to start pricing some better hardware, but with the economy the way it is, I want to do that slowly. For now, I get to play with Ubuntu on a 27inch screen and test things. I’m leaning towards MythTV as an interface, but XBMC and Boxee might be worth the memory upgrade someday.

]]> http://mikeschoon.com/2009/04/11/home-theater-10/feed 0 xB Anecdotes http://mikeschoon.com/2009/04/02/xb-anecdotes http://mikeschoon.com/2009/04/02/xb-anecdotes#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:41:57 +0000 mike http://mikeschoon.com/2009/04/02/xb-anecdotes/ I was filling up my car yesterday when a woman approached me. “Excuse me, sir” Okay, locked the keys in the car, asking for directions, needs a jump (which oddly enough doesn’t happen too much in Texas)… “Do you like your car? The xB, I mean. I’ve been thinking about getting one.” For the first time in my life, I am not driving some second-hand beater. “I do, it only took me 3 fillups to get to Chicago last time.” “Wow, I’m from Chicago, too.” “Cool” “well, thank you…” “Thank you” End of story. I know, lame little story. Know what though? I’m not usually approachable, or maybe I just thought I wasn’t. I love my Scion. It’s fun to drive and to be honest, I like the fact that it’s ugly. Ugly means character in these days of bland SUVs and compact cars.

]]> http://mikeschoon.com/2009/04/02/xb-anecdotes/feed 0 Happy Monday!!! http://mikeschoon.com/2009/03/16/happy-monday http://mikeschoon.com/2009/03/16/happy-monday#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:46:13 +0000 mike http://mikeschoon.com/?p=263

]]> http://mikeschoon.com/2009/03/16/happy-monday/feed 0 Another Reason to love vimeo… http://mikeschoon.com/2009/03/15/another-reason-to-love-vimeo http://mikeschoon.com/2009/03/15/another-reason-to-love-vimeo#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:26:02 +0000 mike http://mikeschoon.com/?p=260 I came across this while fumbling around vimeo, and found several others I will share some other time. This one is definitely seasonally appropriate. More of the wonderful video by Paul Davis can be found here: http://vimeo.com/brothersjacoah


Requiem for A Snowfall from Paul Davis on Vimeo.

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Interactive Mirror from Alpay Kasal on Vimeo.

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