Jon Stewart Getting the Last Laugh
CBC article on the Daily Show and how Bushy’s reelection has been beneficial.
Penguin Imposter
Penguin Imposter
Tokyo Zoo director Teruyuki Komiya dressed up for a stint in the penguin enclosure for the annual April Fool event.
Kingston Clear Sky Clock
Kingston Clear Sky Clock
Helps you figure out weather it’s going to be clear or cloudy for astronomical observations.
The Pope is dead at 84
The Pope is dead at 84
Who will become pontiff and purveyor of peace? Let the bickering and infighting begin.
iPod Possum
A little while ago, Apple released the iPod Camera Connector which allows you to connect your camera directly to an iPod Photo and download it’s contents.
It would be cool if it worked in reverse with an iPod Shuffle, allowing you to dump a random assortment of songs from an iPod onto the Shuffle. Imagine running into a friend with an iPod, plugging your Shuffle directly into their iPod and walking away with a different music experience.
It would work well within the ‘random music’ framework that Apple is pimping for the shuffle. It also takes the idea of jacking into someone else iPod to the next level.
On the WordPress brouhaha
A response to the WordPress brouhaha
The software is good and free, always will be and there are other evil empires that you can spend your time worrying about.
Google H4x0r
Google H4x0r
The 1337 version of Google.
Dissecting Queen’s Alumni Spam
The following is the text of an email sent to the Queen’s Alumni mailing list. I graduated last year, so that means I’m alumni. Karen Hitchcock (the current principal of Queen’s) wants us alumni to write words about the school so she can get more money and everything will be better.
I met the former principal of Queen’s (Billy Leg$$$) and shook his hand. He was a fish doctor. He had a firm handshake and would look you straight in the eye and tell you that he was going to take your money.
Anyway, here is the letter with some annotations for clarity:
Dear Alumni,
Ontario is at a crossroads in its support for higher education and your help can make a positive difference for the future.
HI GLORIOUS READER. I AM PLEASED TO MAKE YOUR ACQUAINTANCE, AND SORRY TO DISTURB YOU. I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE I HAVE $25,000,000 IN A BANK ACCOUNT IN NIGERIA. I AM FORMER ASTRONAUT. IF YOU DONATE SMALL SUM OF MONEY I WILL WAVE TO YOU FROM HERE.
Thanks to the commendable work by former Ontario Premier Bob Rae, we now have a roadmap for the future of postsecondary education in this province. Mr. Rae recently presented his report, Ontario: A Leader in Learning, to Premier Dalton McGuinty and Minister of Training, Colleges & Universities Mary Anne Chambers.
Crossroads? Roadmap? Someone broke out the thesaurus. The letter goes on for awhile, and I continue to do this (if you’re interested).
Canadian seal hunt begins
We be clubbin’
The Canadian government has given the go-ahead for more than 300,000 seals to be killed this year.
Color Blender
Color Blender
Pick two colours and create a range of hues for your site.
Magnitude 8.2 quake off coast of Indonesia
A magnitude 8.2 quake struck off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia
It was along the same fault lines as the quake that struck in December.
Top 100 Literary Characters
Here are the 100 favourite fictional characters… as chosen by 100 literary luminaries. I found this one kind of funny:
God: Polymorphic, unpredictable, unaccountable; omnipotent yet negligent, kind yet vicious. Suitable to any genre or period. Able to hold centre stage in plot, or work subtly in deep background. Never requires a deus ex machina. A character you can immerse yourself in, forever.
No Holden Caulfield. That’s a bit of disapointment, it is a British list though.