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Archive for January, 2006

Just getting ready to write this article has literally knocked the wind out of me before I’m even started.
I really don’t like the CBC. I dislike the CRTC even more, and blame them for what we’re forced to endure through the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
So when I make an exceptional find on the CBC website, […]

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Full Leather Jacket

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

Full Leather Jacket

Originally uploaded by netnomad.

How can it be that I have bought TWO new toys in the last week and not blogged about any of them.
This fella in the snazzy leather jacket is the second one. I finally got my tax return from last year […]

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Mine Was Cooler Than Justin’s

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

I did the same thing as Justin though. I screenshotted it.

(If it’s a little pixellated from being reduced, right-click on it and select View Image.)
What superhero are you? (Get ready for a gruelling interview on this one! I’ve answered fewer questions for a license to own firearms.)
I would also like to point […]

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Free XM Radio

Monday, January 30th, 2006

Well, some stations anyway.
Winamp has claimed to have XM Radio for some time, but I could never get it to work. In the interest of journalistic integrity, I installed it again and gave it another try. Interestingly, I can get the XM stations in Winamp, but I can’t get the AOL Radio stations. […]

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Is It Any Wonder

Monday, January 30th, 2006

Exxon Mobil posted their biggest profit EVER in the year that people have been selling their bodily organs at gas stations to try and afford a tank of gas.
The story said that the earnings report was “almost defensive”. Gee, I wonder why.
The only bigger crooks in the world than politicians are oil companies. […]

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Apparently Wikipedia - the online user-editable encylopedia - has been the target of congressional staffers lately. They’ve been removing criticisms and generally flossing their bosses’ entries.
Maybe the federal Liberals should see if there is a course available in this. It’s surely a skill they could use.

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The Picture I Know You All Want To See

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

The first public photo of the woman who received the face transplant.

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