Toronto Off-Beat Thread II: Next stop, Union! - Page 194

Epi · October 30th, 2012, 08:53 AM

whoa!

I wonder if it's storm related. The storm is causing crazy scary winds in my condo.

Filip · October 30th, 2012, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Epi

whoa!

I wonder if it's storm related. The storm is causing crazy scary winds in my condo.

A transformer pretty much exploded by my house bathing the whole area in ultra bright blue light. No power yet. Showering and shaving by candlelight is stupid difficult.

***Taller, Better*** · November 28th, 2012, 08:39 PM

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle5753431/

In surprise move, Toronto kills plastic bag ban

KELLY GRANT - CITY HALL BUREAU CHIEF

The Globe and Mail

Published Wednesday, Nov. 28 2012, 12:12 PM EST

"Toronto’ s contentious ban on plastic shopping bags won’t take effect Jan. 1 as expected.
In a surprise move, city council voted on Wednesday to kill the bylaw that would have enforced the ban"

...............................................

"However, the 38-7 vote had less to do with the embattled mayor than it did with two lawsuits challenging the ban – lawsuits the city’s legal department had warned the municipality could lose."

read it all here:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle5753431/

monkeyronin · November 30th, 2012, 03:22 AM

I was just using Google Streetview, and noticed that its Toronto coverage has been updated to higher resolution images from 2011-2012. Evidently quite recent, being that as of 2 days ago at the most it was still the original 2009 imaging. This looks so much better. Coverage has also been expanded (now we can visit Long Branch!

).

ONE HUMAN · December 1st, 2012, 02:50 AM

Thanks for the tip. I was viewing the area where I live, and they've kept one frame in from 2009. It's so strange to see the landscape change from lush trees to bare leafless ones and back again. Check out 2289 Queen Street East to see what I mean.

This link should take you there: https://maps.google.ca/maps?q=2289+q...CZKpwQHa44DwBA

Just go forward or back one move and you'll go from April 2009 to May 2012. Weird.

vid · December 1st, 2012, 04:32 AM

Winnipeg's imagery is nice because they were the in the summer but all of Ontario was in the spring and it looks like crap. I hate it. :P

They went by my work while my bosses were having an argument outside.

rbt · December 1st, 2012, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ONE HUMAN

Just go forward or back one move and you'll go from April 2009 to May 2012. Weird.

They do that when the view was obscured or poor quality.

ONE HUMAN · December 1st, 2012, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rbt

They do that when the view was obscured or poor quality.

Yeah, I figured that's what it was. Probably other examples out there too.

Innsertnamehere · December 1st, 2012, 10:04 PM

If you go around aura, it jumps from 3 to 20 floors high depending where you are in the Yonge-Gerrard area. If you go on Grand Trunk cresent beside Infinity, it still has 2009 imagery so you see the PWC tower appear instantly when you move on to Bremner. You can also move around the Cinima tower and watch it instantly appear to be 30 floors high.

And that is all I have found in 5 minutes of fooling around.

isaidso · December 2nd, 2012, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse

That's stupid. If anything, the height of buildings built nearby should be increased to make the setting look more prominent and imposing. The area needs the most dramatic and exciting architecture, and although height definitely doesn't make good architecture on its own, taking a really tall, gorgeous, sleek scraper and shrinking its height down is like taking a raging hard on and watching it go soft. Still nice, but just doesn't have quite the same effect.

That deserves a re-post.

monkeyronin · December 23rd, 2012, 12:03 AM

I always enjoy reading Denise Benson's articles on the history of nightlife in the city, but this one was particularly interesting: http://www.thegridto.com/culture/mus...-now-sparkles/

I had no idea that there was a (rather groovy lookin') nightclub in the CN Tower in the 70s and 80s! Pretty cool.

***Taller, Better*** · December 23rd, 2012, 12:11 AM

that must be "Sparkles"! hehe... I remember it when I first visited Toronto back in the day.

Mollywood · December 23rd, 2012, 01:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taller, Better

that must be "Sparkles"! hehe... I remember it when I first visited Toronto back in the day.

Hey, I remember that place. It was pretty cool! Imagine, a night club way up in the sky. Now that is something special.

***Taller, Better*** · December 23rd, 2012, 05:59 AM

When I think of Sparkles, I think of when I first moved here in '85. My bedroom window overlooked downtown, and I was listening to a Friday night dance party on the radio,
"Live from Sparkles"! I did think it was pretty cool at the time. The name "Sparkles" makes me giggle now, though! hehe..

Epi · December 31st, 2012, 06:31 AM

Not sure which thread to post this on, but anyone else getting a warning for visiting Spacing's website? I'm getting a virus warning whenever I go there.

Marcanadian · December 31st, 2012, 08:13 AM

Spacing is fine for me, but I'm getting warnings from Urban Toronto.

ONE HUMAN · December 31st, 2012, 03:30 PM

Yeah, UT's website has some bad stuff going on in the background when you visit their page. I'm not sure if they're aware of it or not. If they are, they really should do something about it. I haven't seen anyone else discuss this.

ONE HUMAN · December 31st, 2012, 03:50 PM

I suppose I should provide more info. On more than one occasion after visiting UT's page, a new directory (folder) was created on my computer with an EXE file in it that was scheduled to run in the background on startup. Anyone that visits UT might want to check out this corresponding location on your machine:

C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming

You have to show hidden files and folders in order to navigate to this location. Look for any folders that seem out of place with names that you don't recognize. In my case, I remember one folder was named Pauci with the file otgy.exe inside it. These names are probably just randomly generated and will differ from system to system. Another time, there was a file called jELNZ.exe (which is a known trojan virus) in an on oddly named folder. I'm pretty sure both of these were as a result of visiting UT's page, but of course I can't say that with absolute certainty.

I just visited UT's site and everything appears to be okay now. There is a thread started as far back as September -- with many posts as recent as a few days ago -- regarding some serious Malware warnings. There was definitely a dangerous web security exploit issue, but it appears to have been resolved. All the same, check your systems to make sure they weren't compromised in the past.

***Taller, Better*** · December 31st, 2012, 07:13 PM

Will a virus check run on our computers pick up such a thing?

Marcanadian · December 31st, 2012, 07:46 PM

I'm still getting this:

November 28th, 2012, 08:39 PM	#3863
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,884 Likes (Received): 314	http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle5753431/ In surprise move, Toronto kills plastic bag ban KELLY GRANT - CITY HALL BUREAU CHIEF The Globe and Mail Published Wednesday, Nov. 28 2012, 12:12 PM EST "Toronto’ s contentious ban on plastic shopping bags won’t take effect Jan. 1 as expected. In a surprise move, city council voted on Wednesday to kill the bylaw that would have enforced the ban" ............................................... "However, the 38-7 vote had less to do with the embattled mayor than it did with two lawsuits challenging the ban – lawsuits the city’s legal department had warned the municipality could lose." read it all here: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle5753431/ __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

December 1st, 2012, 04:32 AM	#3866
vid Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Thunder Bay Posts: 12,884 Likes (Received): 49	Winnipeg's imagery is nice because they were the in the summer but all of Ontario was in the spring and it looks like crap. I hate it. :P They went by my work while my bosses were having an argument outside. __________________ winnipeg (06/12 - 09/12) + other photos / random things He SO collects cactuses. You can see it in his eyes.

December 23rd, 2012, 12:11 AM	#3872
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,884 Likes (Received): 314	that must be "Sparkles"! hehe... I remember it when I first visited Toronto back in the day. __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

December 23rd, 2012, 05:59 AM	#3874
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,884 Likes (Received): 314	When I think of Sparkles, I think of when I first moved here in '85. My bedroom window overlooked downtown, and I was listening to a Friday night dance party on the radio, "Live from Sparkles"! I did think it was pretty cool at the time. The name "Sparkles" makes me giggle now, though! hehe.. __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

December 31st, 2012, 08:13 AM	#3876
Marcanadian Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 9,676 Likes (Received): 56	Spacing is fine for me, but I'm getting warnings from Urban Toronto. __________________ Toronto - Southwest England - London - Chicago - Vancouver - Banff National Park - Montréal - Ottawa

October 30th, 2012, 08:53 AM	#3861
Epi Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,582 Likes (Received): 8	whoa! I wonder if it's storm related. The storm is causing crazy scary winds in my condo.

November 30th, 2012, 03:22 AM	#3864
monkeyronin Mơמkƹ͛ƴ∆ґơɲiɲ Join Date: May 2006 Location: London Posts: 4,466 Likes (Received): 44	I was just using Google Streetview, and noticed that its Toronto coverage has been updated to higher resolution images from 2011-2012. Evidently quite recent, being that as of 2 days ago at the most it was still the original 2009 imaging. This looks so much better. Coverage has also been expanded (now we can visit Long Branch! ).

December 1st, 2012, 02:50 AM	#3865
ONE HUMAN misanthropic humanitarian Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 621 Likes (Received): 2	Thanks for the tip. I was viewing the area where I live, and they've kept one frame in from 2009. It's so strange to see the landscape change from lush trees to bare leafless ones and back again. Check out 2289 Queen Street East to see what I mean. This link should take you there: https://maps.google.ca/maps?q=2289+q...CZKpwQHa44DwBA Just go forward or back one move and you'll go from April 2009 to May 2012. Weird.

December 1st, 2012, 10:04 PM	#3869
Innsertnamehere insertoronto Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,943 Likes (Received): 16	If you go around aura, it jumps from 3 to 20 floors high depending where you are in the Yonge-Gerrard area. If you go on Grand Trunk cresent beside Infinity, it still has 2009 imagery so you see the PWC tower appear instantly when you move on to Bremner. You can also move around the Cinima tower and watch it instantly appear to be 30 floors high. And that is all I have found in 5 minutes of fooling around.

December 23rd, 2012, 12:03 AM	#3871
monkeyronin Mơמkƹ͛ƴ∆ґơɲiɲ Join Date: May 2006 Location: London Posts: 4,466 Likes (Received): 44	I always enjoy reading Denise Benson's articles on the history of nightlife in the city, but this one was particularly interesting: http://www.thegridto.com/culture/mus...-now-sparkles/ I had no idea that there was a (rather groovy lookin') nightclub in the CN Tower in the 70s and 80s! Pretty cool.

December 31st, 2012, 06:31 AM	#3875
Epi Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,582 Likes (Received): 8	Not sure which thread to post this on, but anyone else getting a warning for visiting Spacing's website? I'm getting a virus warning whenever I go there.

December 31st, 2012, 03:30 PM	#3877
ONE HUMAN misanthropic humanitarian Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 621 Likes (Received): 2	Yeah, UT's website has some bad stuff going on in the background when you visit their page. I'm not sure if they're aware of it or not. If they are, they really should do something about it. I haven't seen anyone else discuss this.

December 31st, 2012, 03:50 PM	#3878
ONE HUMAN misanthropic humanitarian Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 621 Likes (Received): 2	I suppose I should provide more info. On more than one occasion after visiting UT's page, a new directory (folder) was created on my computer with an EXE file in it that was scheduled to run in the background on startup. Anyone that visits UT might want to check out this corresponding location on your machine: C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming You have to show hidden files and folders in order to navigate to this location. Look for any folders that seem out of place with names that you don't recognize. In my case, I remember one folder was named Pauci with the file otgy.exe inside it. These names are probably just randomly generated and will differ from system to system. Another time, there was a file called jELNZ.exe (which is a known trojan virus) in an on oddly named folder. I'm pretty sure both of these were as a result of visiting UT's page, but of course I can't say that with absolute certainty. I just visited UT's site and everything appears to be okay now. There is a thread started as far back as September -- with many posts as recent as a few days ago -- regarding some serious Malware warnings. There was definitely a dangerous web security exploit issue, but it appears to have been resolved. All the same, check your systems to make sure they weren't compromised in the past.

December 31st, 2012, 07:13 PM	#3879
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,884 Likes (Received): 314	Will a virus check run on our computers pick up such a thing? __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

December 31st, 2012, 07:46 PM	#3880
Marcanadian Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 9,676 Likes (Received): 56	I'm still getting this: __________________ Toronto - Southwest England - London - Chicago - Vancouver - Banff National Park - Montréal - Ottawa

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