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Matt Soar @MattSoar Montréal

Intermedia artist, filmmaker, designer. Codeveloper of the Korsakow System. Associate Professor at Concordia University.

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Million-dollar idea: KICKSTOPPER. People chip in money to stop something from happening. Not sure of specifics, but clearly a winner.
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5/23
2013
RT “@jennycool: Teaching with Warez: Korsakow & the Database Documentary ... http://t.co/h1v0hQgdIl” @korsakowsystem @Thalhofer @mel_hogan
5/21
2013
Steam vs diesel. #GreatCentralRailway http://t.co/hkoz1jTGjP
5/20
2013
RT “@alaindebotton: Work finally begins when the fear of doing nothing at all trumps the terror of doing it badly.” For @vogmae
5/19
2013
An abandoned space cannon, a forgotten Texan particle accelerator & the world's least-secret secret listening station http://t.co/2AemZGcRSV
Retweeted by Matt SoarFive-fingered Freddie. http://t.co/84v6LbYR00
5/18
2013
Why do we use the convention "to see" a movie if we do so in theaters, but "to watch" if at home? What accounts for this difference?
Retweeted by Matt Soarextraordinary RT @barnbrook amazing memorial to bombed airliner in the sahara desert. created by families of victims http://t.co/Nk1TN82Sl1
Retweeted by Matt SoarMy parents are away in Europe. I started writing an email catching them up on the week's events in Canada, but it reads like the Onion.
Retweeted by Matt Soar@Thalhofer's amazing new #korsakow film Money and the Greeks nominated for #innovation #award at @sheffdocfest http://t.co/RRtFCWbv9JRT @i_docs: Hot off the press:The ‘linear turn’ in i-docs–a provocation | Write up of #idocs workshop w/ @judithaston http://t.co/cgiEWK42K5
Retweeted by Matt Soar@wirrow's animation #Outsiders, with VO by me, made it to the final 6 in the #shortfilm category @SundancefestUK! https://t.co/K1Rh4fTIK7@the_grokker Thanks for listening! The story seems to me to be as relevant as it ever was.One #Lancaster and two #Spitfires. http://t.co/wAJ59zGparChina Mieville's Railsea is such an excellent adventure. I never knew there were so many interesting ways to describe earth and soil.
Retweeted by Matt Soar@MattSoar I just finished listening to your wonderful reading of Jack London's The Iron Heel. http://t.co/HC5m1Dp8oJ Thank you so much.
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5/17
2013
Some lovely @korsakowsystem insights from super-user @vogmae: http://t.co/d5aNA8PxnO … I'd just add my own term: 'pinch points'. @mel_hogan#morning #run #Lincoln http://t.co/uHqiA8Lit4
5/16
2013
I got to interview Vincent Morisset about his mind-blowing web stories. So neat! #NFB #BLABLA #ArcadeFire http://t.co/xVU4uPohsg @vmorisset
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5/15
2013
Fly me, I'm Ingrid Bergman. http://t.co/0t0ZyuIdaO
5/14
2013
@mel_hogan You're welcome. #friendlylocalpusher
5/11
2013
@geoguessr Read my mind. Too much Alice Springs...“@jenithornley: Seven interactive essays on digital nonlinear storytelling http://t.co/Z85Vajb2Jv” @MattSoar @mkgagnon - excellent!
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5/10
2013
Shame on the W3C: today's standards decision paves the way for DRM in the fabric of the open web. https://t.co/KcplsruM5B
Retweeted by Matt SoarHey mel_hogan there's wildlife in my backyard too. (But you'll have to look reeeeal close.) http://t.co/HvVfw0RCUw@sivavaid Or maybe bad to better - for her, at least.New name for elaborate hookups involving room rentals with a view: bare bnb #haha
5/9
2013
The first in our series 'Korsakow in the Classroom': An insightful interview with @jennycool @korsakowsystem http://t.co/BQhYsNcnYH
5/8
2013
Design Crush: Profiling Jacqueline Wallace – Mél Hogan http://t.co/Gy59KGExGH (@MattSoar 's PhDers)
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5/7
2013
RT @LaughingSquid: The History of Typography, A Paper Stop Motion Animation http://t.co/TURyp3gg5f
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5/6
2013
@stephenfry You'll like the bit where she starts screaming "I want my dragons!" #Shakira
5/5
2013
@wirrow ell owe ell.@billybragg Hey Bill, I'm still hanging on to your teabag from your last Montreal gig. Need it back? #weirdfan http://t.co/pVEmF9KTzp
5/4
2013
Read this mail-box melting response by @EFF to bully lawyer. https://t.co/quWPiVJeAJ context: https://t.co/ys49Z0ZV25
Retweeted by Matt SoarIf you write, struggle with writing, or enjoy watching a good struggle, you will love John McPhee's "Draft No. 4" in this week's New Yorker.
Retweeted by Matt SoarGroovy! http://t.co/zamadiHQoU
Retweeted by Matt SoarHas anyone affixed a bluetooth headset to google glasses yet, to create a doucheborg?
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5/3
2013
Benefits of black bathroom walls. #OscarWilde #badlettering http://t.co/0fBQa96fUF
5/2
2013
CERN puts the world's first webpage back up at its original location http://t.co/OVIXgj7kmS
Retweeted by Matt Soar#usability #fail http://t.co/6dSw00HFSZ
5/1
2013
D|N|A: Seven Interactive Essays on Nonlinear Storytelling - just launched! http://t.co/iwmzvOinxl...the only thing more graceful than Fred Astaire, would have been 2 Freds. Talented guys! @MattSoar @ChrisHyson http://t.co/bGeihGzVja
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4/30
2013
@JoAnneHPearce finishes up her comparative survey of 4 authoring tools: @Zeega @korsakowsystem @storyplanet @3wdoc http://t.co/hbppDkBHPq@midiono @meluka01 @mkgagnon @MattSoar @mel_hogan - it has been great to see what you are doing with @korsakowsystem - thank you so much!
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4/29
2013
Thanks to @lindencat and @moengel for a wonderful @HASTAC2013 conference! And now it's time for our first ever @korsakowsystem retreat!mel_hogan talk at @hastac2013. korsakow as archive tool? http://t.co/tfcC5vCPXu
4/28
2013
#curry in #TO http://t.co/im106vpgS4Just launched http://t.co/iwmzvOinxl at #hastac2013 ! @mkgagnon @vogmae @wluers @proctor and more!#nocomment http://t.co/rOjKefmeAY
4/27
2013
#balsamic #oliveoil http://t.co/zTujURAo8URiveting talk by Ben Miller at @HASTAC2013 on big data and witness testimony.
4/26
2013
#401 http://t.co/ijikqUgJ6G"Do you want cheese on your Grandpa?" Fun at the A&W on the #401.#hastac13 here we come! @MattSoar @ThalhoferHeading to #hastac13 to get inspired, talk about #DiD, databases, and Human Rights documentation.
Retweeted by Matt SoarThe Kilburn Manifesto: our challenge to the neoliberal victory | by Stuart Hall http://t.co/v6zVpFWYz2 via @mkgagnon
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4/25
2013
“@CollabDocs: Three free tools for multimedia making @meograph @wevideo @zeega c/o @MindshiftMedia” @JoAnneHPearceThis is how the world ends. Not with a bang, but with Yahoo buying it and then unceremoniously turning it off several years later.
Retweeted by Matt Soar@noralidgus HB2U!
4/24
2013
Hoo-bloody-ray. Most recent security scan reveals no more hacked files. Finally. Me and @dreamhost against the odds.
4/22
2013
Dumoulin! Montreal Signs Project #sign #7 installed today. http://t.co/vLuEJX9G9dBuywell! Montreal Signs Project sign #6 just installed. http://t.co/tlQdzM7tfn
4/21
2013
Ditto. http://t.co/IFQz4GaRnjSign installation - finally! Only took two years of planning and waiting. #MSP http://t.co/ehAvgx85kp@wirrow A festering of soars. (Love the collective noun game.)"Uploading your film to Vimeo does not make it a “web documentary.” That is not enough!" http://t.co/6Y1hBw9NHX #tfii #manifesto
Retweeted by Matt Soar@RichardEGrant You're 8 yrs older than me and you *still* have an entirely coherent hairline. Me: not. Maybe Rupert Everett can help me...
4/20
2013
What if the sites you love were turned against you? CISPA turns sites into government spies. Time 4 big protest! http://t.co/1AZi7R6nGg
4/18
2013
@wirrow @SundancefestUK @johnnyclyde Super cool! Congrats Wirrow!how exciting! my animation was shortlisted for @SundancefestUK http://t.co/lgRjiBG41j @johnnyclyde @MattSoar
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4/17
2013
Dear fellow #Koodo tweeps: what's the best way to get reasonable coverage while traveling in #Europe?Thatchers funeral £10m. Latest round of 'unavoidable' cuts to be passed on to arts orgs by Arts Council £11.6m.
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4/16
2013
http://t.co/pqogpUaLZp is a radio show built from the 3am conversations of strangers woken from their sleep by a phone call. so good.
Retweeted by Matt SoarJustin Bieber refers to Anne Frank as would-be 'belieber' http://t.co/qJZyGpqJCQ
Retweeted by Matt SoarNoms, Dudes, Chercheurs... #grantwritingseason http://t.co/8rkSZsYmuV@scratchboy Cake. Is cake an option?i-docs special issue of Studies in Doc Film http://t.co/UO7FtiYBBs
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4/14
2013
@proctor Yup. I find him hilarious sometimes, but horrifying too often.It being very rainy, and the rain coming upon my bed, I went and lay with John Goods in the great cabin below.
Retweeted by Matt Soar@ellouis @GreatDismal Ugh. All of the pomp of Gangnam but absolutely none of the charm.Foucaultian question: Did we have a pre-existing interest in cats or did the Internet as a technology produce us as cat-loving subjects?
Retweeted by Matt Soar@errolmorris Both; always.@fromthehip Excellent plan! (And apologies: it's a very old joke: http://t.co/pMwVgDJUz7 )@errolmorris Maybe some participant-observation with a herd of internet trolls would cheer you up? Hmm. That collective noun is all wrong.@fromthehip A Greenwald/Rodriguez/Altman collab? Wow! Oh, wait: robots, not roberts.@alyankovic Ooh, you look all 3D and stuff.“@HASTAC2013: The schedule for #HASTAC2013 is live! http://t.co/lxNZirMmkW” Sunday 10:30am: @korsakowsystem @mel_hogan @Thalhofer @midionoThe schedule for #HASTAC2013 is live! Start planning your sessions now. What are you excited to see? http://t.co/ObSEKWprZn
Retweeted by Matt Soar@tracey_thorn You can borrow my shovel if you like.@mirverburg I think if you try opening the door for him, that will cure the knockin'. (Mine has a key and just lets himself in.)RT @eyemagazine: Beyond the canon: @MattSoar writes about Roundel’s Railfreight identity in #Eye68 http://t.co/R2e0uuCNHP
4/13
2013
@kwightca Yup, it's going to get a lot worse. Hang in.@printmag Poynor, people of Print, Poynor.Am in Glasgow. View from my room is rain on rooftops. I'm basically INSIDE a Blue Nile song.
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4/12
2013
Sad about the snow forecast. http://t.co/uuBdiMIJvDArrested a shoplifter for stealing £100's worth of Oil of Olay - his youthful, radiant looks tipped us off.
Retweeted by Matt SoarGreat driver on #105 Ouest just now. Drove with care; polite; waited for people. @stminfo
4/11
2013
Delighted to be visiting #DawsonCollege on Friday to see what the students are making with our @korsakowsystem software #MontrealYesssssss! @BIXImontreal comes to Loyola http://t.co/A6P2u7coah @Concordia
Retweeted by Matt SoarJust seen - ace packaging design no. 01 / Fosca Oats / purchased Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre London SE1 / http://t.co/chf7CTfrP9
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4/10
2013
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