Archive for October, 2004

Dissonance Redefined

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I remember in high school music talking about dissonance a lot. For those of you unfamiliar with the term it is - in layman’s language - simply unpleasant sound. Dictionary.com defines it as “a harsh disagreeable combination of sounds.” You get the idea.
I think I’ve redefined dissonance. I was viewing the [...]

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University Accreditation

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As part of our accreditation as an official issuer of scholarships and bursaries, we have been asked by the Board of Governors to create a list of recipients of the Amateur Stupidity Scholarships. As such, we have created an alumnus page that will be updated as new scholarships are awarded.
Yes, it’s ugly, but it’s [...]

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Amateur Stupidity Scholarship #4

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The best ASS’s are when the nominations come from other people or better yet — they nominate themselves.
Therefore, the 4th coveted and prestigious AMATEUR STUPIDITY SCHOLARSHIP - presented to those are too stupid to be stupid at a professional level - is awarded to Matty G in honour of his blog entry today. Great [...]

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All Those Features And No Can Opener

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Halifax Live has reported (warning: popups) that Samsung has now announced a FIVE MEGAPIXEL camera phone with mp3 capability, 92 megs of onboard video that can store 100 minutes of video, and allegedly a television function - although I’m not sure how you’re supposed to get reception. They surely can’t have put a [...]

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A Freak Of Nature

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There’s a Catch-22 here, but it’s still funny.
I was over at an office where I do computer work from time to time today. (P.S. Matt. I got the networking working. Don’t ask me how. I don’t have a clue. He can even print to the network printer. Don’t [...]

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Simply Too Funny

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Courtesy of GG…
Remember Grumpy Old Men? What a great movie. Remember Max? Max Goldman? Played by Walter Matthau? Max had been a TV repairman all of his life, and that one scene where he stood in his window and turned John’s TV off repeatedly (or kept changing the channel) was [...]

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Domestic Perils To Avoid

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Oi vey.
I’m not gonna remember all the names, but I’ll try.
I started out with two single Sims. They didn’t marry immediately but they adopted before they were married. I assumed that they would either both have custody of the kid, or that the other one would gain custody and step-parent status when they [...]

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