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Commander Riker’s “Turbolift Pitch” for Early ’90s Enterprise Software
Here’s a video promotion from 1993 by Boole and Babbage (supposedly “the first software company in Silicon Valley”, acquired by BMC Software in 1998) featuring Johnathan Frakes as Star Trek: The Next...
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Clever Little Household Tricks
If you’re tired of burning your fingers while trying to light a hard-to-reach candle, such as those in very deep jars or containers, here’s a little trick you’ll love: Clothespins are the great...
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The USB Balisong [Updated]
Every time I tell myself “Okay, no more novelty USB keys,” someone comes out with one I absolutely must own. But how can I turn down a USB key modelled after the balisong (a.k.a. butterfly knife or...
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Signs of the Day
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Chogokin King Robo Mickey and Friends (or: What Happens When Disney Goes...
Click on the image to see it at full size. The term for mecha that combine to form super-mecha — such as with both versions of Voltron or the Transformers’ Devastator and Superion — is “combiner”....
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Sue-Ann Levy’s Twitter Self-Immolation and Her “Leopold” Moment with Jonathan...
During the final presidential debate, Sue-Ann Levy — columnist for Accordion City’s worst newspaper, Mayor Rob Ford’s loudest cheerleader (Toronto Life called her his “personal stenographer”), defender...
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Thunder Busters: AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” Meets Ray Parker Jr.’s “Ghostbusters”
Here’s Thunder Busters, a mashup using the vocal and guitar tracks from AC/DC’s Thunderstruck and the drum and synth lines from Ray Parker Jr.’s theme song for Ghostbusters made by Australian mash-up...
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A Christmas Potato Chip Abomination
That’s right: these are artificially flavured Pringles White Chocolate Peppermint potato chips. Looking at the photo above, two things come to mind This can’t possibly tast good. Whoever took this...
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Who’s a Bad Boy? WHO’S A BAD BOY?
As much as I like dogs, I don’t mind dog shaming, as they can’t read or surf the ‘net, and hence won’t develop self-esteem issues or resentment. Besides, it’s funny. The post Who’s a Bad Boy? WHO’S A...
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How American Voters Seem to People in the Other G8 Countries
In case you were wondering: the G8 countries, in alphabetical order, are: Canada France Germany Italy Japan Russia United Kingdom United States The post How American Voters Seem to People in the Other...
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This Christmas, Get Your Kids Some Lego Instead
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It Was the Translator’s Day Off
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The New Excuse
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My Favourite Halloween Costume From This Year
This guy nails the character of “Seth” from the film Superbad, right down to the open-mouthed nonplussed expression. For reference: The post My Favourite Halloween Costume From This Year appeared...
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Recommended Listening: Judge John Hodgman
Take your People’s Court, Judge Judy, Judge Mathis, Judge Alex, Judge Joe Brown and all those other TV-based small-claims court judges, and drop them. There’s only one judge whose cases you should...
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An Early Birthday Present
A friend of the family (who also happens to be my doctor) found out that I love port and sent me these for my birthday. I’ll be sharing this at my party on Saturday. If you’re in town, didn’t see the...
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Recommended Listening: The Smart Ass Fitness Podcast with Miguel Carrasco
Miguel Carrasco was one of my go-to guys when I was organizing conferences at Microsoft Canada. Whenever I was looking for someone to present a topic or even act as the host speaker for a session...
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“Slayer” Logo Sighting of the Day
If that’s not enough Slayer for you, I’ve got more: Saved by the Bell, Slayer-style S is for Slayer SAYLER! What the new office needs A scene from the new office The post “Slayer” Logo Sighting of the...
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@ComfortablySmug: Doesn’t This Guy Have Better Things to Do? [Updated]
Update: Wow, this guy’s even worse that I thought. See the update below. While Hurricane Sandy was hammering Manhattan, a Twitter user with the handle of @ComfortablySmug made a series of alarming...
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Toronto Science Shop EfstonScience Closed; Putting Up What’s Left for Auction
The EfstonScience science and astronomy store, located on Dufferin near the 401, has closed after more than 40 years in business. When I was in high school, I used to go there all the time to check...
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