Canada's Magic

05 April 2022

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04 April 2022

NB & AB: Remi Boudreau on tour [April - July]

From RemiMagic:

APRIL 2022
Apr. 14, 2022      Kedgwick, NB
Apr. 16, 2022      Calgary, Alberta
Apr. 23, 2022      Calgary, Alberta
Apr. 30, 2022      Balmoral, NB
MAY 2022
May 1, 2022      Memramcook, NB
May 23, 2022    Elsipogtog, NB
JUNE 2022
Jun. 17, 2022      Moncton, NB
JULY 2022
Jul. 17, 2022      Bouctouche, NB

03 April 2022

ICYMI: Savio Joseph on Canada's Got Talent [March 29, 2022]

From CityTV:

Savio Joseph is a 24-year-old, first-generation Indian-Canadian that grew up in Brampton, Ontario. Originally from Kerala, India, Savio took a strong interest in magic from a young age, and slowly developed his skills of mentalism, pickpocketing, sleight of hand and hypnosis. After high school Savio pursued a degree in Computer Science, but throughout university he would spend all his free time practicing magic in his dorm room which landed him his biggest show performing for 8,000 students at frosh week. Since graduating, his love and passion for magic has only grown stronger. As a performer, Savio has waited his whole life for this moment to take the CGT Stage and wants to be known as the greatest magician of his generation. He wants to be someone that others can relate to, continue to push himself to think bigger in the realm of magic and show Canada something mind-blowing.

From the March 29th upload at the Canada's Got Talent YouTube channel:

02 April 2022

Lark Harbour: Fangzhou He's Love Laughter in aid of the family of Richard Stewart [April 9]

From the March 28th article "'I always wanted to pay it forward': Comedy magician believes in giving back while making people laugh - Fangzhou He to perform in Lark Harbour in aid of family of man killed in avalanche" by Diane Crocker in the Saltwire Network:

So, he turned his show at Myrtle’s into a fundraiser for Stewart’s family to help them and to help promote their GoFundMe on his social media.

Turning his shows into fundraisers, when he hears a story like Stewart’s or of some other way he can help out a community, is something that grew out of his own experience on the road as the Hitchhiking Comedian.
Read more.

From the March 15th Facebook post by Myrtles on the Bay:

Hey everyone this show has now turned into a fundraiser in aid of Richard Stewart family who we all know are grieving at this time and sure would use the extra help . Richard left behind his Fiancé and three beautiful children. Half of the proceeds raised on the door will be donated to the family so please get out show your support at the same time have some laughter . Thanks in advance god bless you all 😊

01 April 2022

Magic & Comedy tour (Live Taping with Wes Barker and Chris Ramsay) [May - June]

Catch Chris Ramsay and Wes Barker on their upcoming Magic & Comedy tour!

From WesBarker.ca:

CALGARY - MAY 1 - Tickets
VANCOUVER - MAY 2 (on sale soon)
VICTORIA - MAY 3 - (on sale soon)
WINNIPEG - JUNE 15 - Tickets
TORONTO - JUNE 17 - (on sale soon)
MONTREAL - TDB

Check back for updates!

The Big Trick Energy Live show has been cancelled because we are not popular enough to fill arenas. (Makes sense)

Instead, Wes and I are booking smaller venues across Canada! Click the linktree in my bio for info!! pic.twitter.com/JYKiHx3d5Q
— Chris Ramsay (@chrisramsay52) March 30, 2022

PSA: Why you shouldn't use pixelation for redacting text

A public service announcement for those of you who sometimes post images of potentially sensitive documents online.

We came across this February 15th article "Never, Ever, Ever Use Pixelation for Redacting Text" by Dan Petro at Bishop Fox:

Today, we’re focusing on one such technique – pixelation – and will show you why it’s a no-good, bad, insecure, surefire way to get your sensitive data leaked.
Read more.

Always curious about evolving technology, we searched about the interwebs for a suitable photo on which to experiment.

Exhibit A: Photo of adorable kitten on laptop

By enlarging the image with Adobe Photoshop Elements, we see a dialogue box with a familiar header. (We think it reads "Find & Replace.")

Exhibit B: This dialogue box is likely labelled "Find & Replace"

Using Photoshop Element's "Correct Camera Distortion" function to square it up, modifying brightness/contrast, and then inputting a De Bruijn sequence of the correct font (based on our guess as to the dialogue box label), we get the partial image cleaned up not too badly!

Exhibit C: It is a "Find & Replace" header!

Building on that success, let's now look at a snippet of the document. What could the text be?

Exhibit D: Blurry document

Applying the same techniques (bicubic resizing, modifying brightness/contrast, applying Correct Camera Distortion) we get a nice flat perspective of the document.