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The Conversation Parlor / My friends upcoming movie
« on: November 06, 2011, 03:17:33 PM »
A few friends of mine, two of whom are at film school have been making a movie over the last few months and it soon to be released on Vimeo. Release date is 11/11/11 ( same as the Monarchs  ;D ). All of the actors in the film are friends from high school and parents.

Here is the IMDb for the movie

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2066896/

and the most recent trailer for it

http://vimeo.com/channels/ironcurtain#31669413

I will post a link in this thread to view the movie when it comes out, if any of you guys/gals are interested. And you can check out some of his short films / random footage on his youtube channel

http://www.youtube.com/user/JustinMacGregorFilm


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One of my friends that I have met in college had a pretty bad motorcycle accident a few years back that broke his back. He is doing fairly well in recovery and it is looking like he will be able to walk again some day.

Here is a Reddit.com submission he made of the reason for the accident. He is extremely excited by how well it is being promoted on reddit, so if you have an account give it an upvote and if you don't, just take a look at the video.


http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/lwzrt/the_reason_im_a_paraplegic_not_actual_accident/

The intersection in the video is located in British Columbia, Canada
 

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Feedback + Support / Nice Interface update to the Discourse.
« on: October 16, 2011, 05:24:20 PM »
I really am enjoying the new look of the discourse. A bit more up to date looking, and It really shows the links to kickstarter, twitter and Facebook better.

Well done guys!

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Magical Cardistry Bonanza / Magic: Performance vs Skill, your opinions.
« on: October 11, 2011, 08:28:55 PM »
Hey guys, Another thought provoking discussion for you.

So, what do you feel makes a better magician, performance style or skill? I would prefer replies that try to avoid simply saying a mix of both, because that is probably is the best answer, but I want to hear what you think of one versus the other.

Personally I feel that the performance ability is what truly creates a successful magician. My reasoning for this is that, unlike magicians, laymen do not know how a trick is executed and cannot appreciate the skill behind certain ones. All of todays famous magicians are know because of their performance style and personality. In my opinion, the way a trick is presented is much more important to what the effect actually is. Since I do not really practise or preform magic much anymore, I think my view come more from a laymen perspective than a magician.

With that being said, since I do understand a fair amount of card and coin slights, as well as stage illusion design; the more technically difficult an effect is the more I personally enjoy watching it. When I see someone perfectly preform difficult slights, like bottom, center and second dealing it is very enjoyable even if it is not presented well.

But overall, I believe that in a laymen point of view that performance trumps skill every time, and that being a great performer is very important if you plan on choosing a magician as a career path. But, as for me, I enjoying trying to learn difficult slights that can impress mainly my magician friends. I just find fiddling with cards quite relaxing, and don't mind spending time trying to learn something difficult, even if I a lot of people do not see the "fruits of my labour".

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The Conversation Parlor / Any Starcraft 2 fans? Esports in general?
« on: October 07, 2011, 03:10:14 PM »
I am not great at the game itself, just a silver/gold league zerg player, but I really am starting to find myself enjoying watching the live casted tournaments on that are played in the USA and as well as Korea. IPL 3 is currently on this weekend, really well managed and set up tournament.

Here is a link to more info about IPL 3: http://www.ign.com/ipl

Unfortunately, it seems due to a traffic accident, a large amount of the internet in Atlantic City is down, including to Caesers and Bally's which is where the event is being held. So there is a bit of down time right now.

The steaming they have set up for this event is amazing, very well though out an high quality. Also the casting and calibre of players is great. If you are of SC2 definitely check it out. 

They still are streaming a little, by using some sort of 3g connection:

http://esports.ign.com/ipl/tv/?starcraft2/live/ignproleague6

I just find this so much more entertaining than a lot of the random shows on cable.... They also have a League of Legends tournament going on as well at this IPL

EDIT: Looks like the live casting of games is back up!

http://esports.ign.com/ipl/tv/?starcraft2/live/ignproleague

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Playing Card Plethora / Your Opinions on Scalpers/Resellers
« on: October 07, 2011, 03:05:23 AM »
I have seen some users on this forum begin to talk about this subject, and there was a fairly good discussion about it over on the UC forums, so I figured I would make a thread and allow you guys to express your views on the matter. As many of you may have noticed, relatively recently there has been a huge number of people jumping on the card resell bandwagon and I am curious on everyones opinions. First off, I do not want this thread to turn into a flame war, with personal attacks being thrown around. Simply state your opinions and explain your reasoning behind them.

Ill start it off.

Quite frankly, I have no issues with anyone trying to profit off the resale of playing cards. I, myself have started to sell of extra decks of playing cards that I order from initial releases, in order to allow me to have my collection to fund itself essentially. I don't purchase bricks upon bricks with plans to resell but in the case of the Red Artifice I purchased 8 decks, opened 1, sold 4 and keep the remaining 3 in my collection. Same goes with the recent V6 release, I purchased a brick and have ended up selling 7 decks for a decent profit. Do I feel morally wrong for doing this? Heck no. Do I feel like I am some how ruining the card collecting community? Heck no. My opinion is that having any sort of collection is a luxury, no one truly needs hundreds upon hundreds of decks of cards, and if you feel like you do, you have issues. There are plenty of decks that I would love to get my hands on, like Cage Gardens, Smoke and Mirror V1's and Jerry's, but I really do not see that happening anytime soon because I will not allow myself to pay that much just to add to my collection. However, everyone is different, and that is why many people, including myself, are able to sell a $7 deck of cards for $40+ ( in the case of the Red Artifice ). If people are willing to pay a premium for a sold out deck of cards, there will always be somebody willing to sell. This is true for every retail business out there. Just because the store buy an Item for $100 does not mean they will sell it to you for that, thats just not smart business. Playing cards is a pretty niche market, but what I have found is the people in it tend to have a fair amount of excess money to spend on what they want, even if the markup is high.

On to my Next point

If you are a person who strongly objects to anyone scalping cards, let me explain the only way it will ever stop. First we need to understand that scalping cards, when done properly, is virtually impossible to lose money on. Unlike, say scalping a concert ticket, a deck of playing cards will 99% of the time at least maintain its original purchase value, if not increase. This differs from a concert ticket because if you end up being able to sell the ticket until the day of the concert, generally you would accept a reduced price, instead of taking a greater loss by not selling it. So, How to stop card scalpers? simple, do not buy from resellers. Although, your going to have to convince a majority of everyone else that purchases from resellers to do the same as well. It is simple supply and demand, if people continue to buy, there will be somebody to sell it to them.

My advice to anyone who absolutely hates resellers….make sure if, for some reason, you absolutely need to purchase an upcoming deck, be there for launch or don't complain afterwords when you can't buy it for the original launch price. And if you don't get the deck you want, remember that it is only a deck of cards and there are much more important things in your life than cards, I can guarantee that.


Please post your opinions about this issue and please keep it civilized, there is no need to hurt peoples feeling here.

Also, I enjoy though provoking discussions, ones where both sides have solid statements to back up their opinions. So if other card related stuff, and maybe even some non card related stuff comes to my mind I will probably try and start a decent discussion about it.

- Curt

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The Conversation Parlor / Steve Jobs dies at age of 56
« on: October 06, 2011, 12:46:38 AM »
If you have not heard, Steve Jobs, Apple Co-founder, has lost his battle with pancreatic cancer

Full story

http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/steve-jobs/Apple+founder+Steve+Jobs+dead/5508129/story.html

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Introduce Yourself / A bit about Curt
« on: October 03, 2011, 08:57:34 PM »
Hi,

As most can probably tell from my forum name, my name is Curt. I am 19 years old, 20 in a few months. I live in BC, Canada and practised magic for a few years when I was younger, going through middle school. I don't really have a solid reason to why I collect playing cards but I have always had collections of one sort or another as I have grown up, and it was kind of fitting to collect cards after being a magician.

Fun Facts About Me:

1. Currently studying to receive my BBA ( Bachelors of Business Administration )
2. During the winter, snowboarding is my life. I have worked and currently work for my local ski resort ( www.bigwhite.com )
3. I am sort of addicted to buying shoes and clothes....
4. Played the PC game Left 4 Dead competitively and beat some of the best teams in the world
5. Currently my favorite tv show is Dexter ( stoked that season 6 just started! )
6. I enjoy a bunch of types of music, bands include ( Chromeo, Deadmau5, The White Panda's, Sam Roberts, The XX, Calvin Harris, The National, Manchester Orchestra, Dragonette..and many others )

There's a bit about me, feel free to ask any questions you have.... I am generally a pretty open person.

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Feedback + Support / Minor fixes
« on: October 03, 2011, 07:15:48 PM »
People can post minor changes they would like to see to the forums here.

I'll start, I haven't taken a huge look at the forum but I think the dropdown that is shown when hovering over "My Messages" and "Profile" and ect... need to have better colour contrast between the background and the text.

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