Archive for 2008

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

My Style of Webcomics

I don’t know why I’m not big into the Calgary comic expo, because I do like comics. I attended in 2008, and mostly went for the SF BSG, and ST:TOS guests. But for the comic part of the convention? Meh. I suppose a lot of it has to do with comics focusing so much on […]

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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

Shamwow humour

I got to wondering about those Shamwow things they advertise on TV. You can watch the ad online in case you never watch TV, or you can take my word that it’s a rag that’s supposed to have some amazing absorbing properties. Do they actually work something like advertised? So I go do a […]

1 Comment » - Posted in WhoKnows?, internet by ralph

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

iTease

And so it begins:
We will let you know by email after each item in your order ships. If you ordered multiple items, you may receive separate shipments with no additional shipping charges.
I had just ordered a Mac mini to be the first component in what will ultimately be my new multimedia entertainment system, plus a […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Computers, rant, review by ralph

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

From simple ideas come great things

So I was browsing Digg thinking again how lame most of the submissions are when I run across this:
He Took a Polaroid Every Day, Until the Day He Died
This is a brilliant post about a brilliant find on the internet: A guy who took a Polaroid every day, shooting something in his life. The […]

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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Some Hang Drum Music to mellow out to

This is a cool piece of muzac played on a “Hang” (Wiki for more details) Interesting music on an interesting instrument.

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Monday, April 28th, 2008

Watch these commercials and BLOW YOUR MIND!

I saw this one on Diggnation, and was most impressed by the claim that with Powerthrist you’ll have 400 babies that will run like Kenyans if also fed Powerthirst

aaaand then there’s the second video, from which I now know that if God gives you lemons you FIND A NEW GOD!!!

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Monday, February 25th, 2008

Westjet vs Air Canada small screen smackdown

So last week I flew Westjet east to Ottawa and returned west on Air Canada. That sounds like it’s backwards, but hey, it’s the way it worked out. The situation being such that Westjet didn’t have a flight at a time I wanted, it’s been a while since I’ve flown with the airline. I hadn’t […]

1 Comment » - Posted in rant, review by ralph

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

Monty Python-esk parody “Adolf Ballmer”

One thing you have to say about Steve Ballmer is that he ain’t boring to watch on stage. But when you combine him with some goofy special effects to give him a Hitler hairstyle (Hair and moustache) and throw in some loose Nazi era speech synchs you get me LMAO. Sad to say it’s funnier […]

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Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Mikey 19?? - 2008 (He Lived Long and Prospered)

This was Mikey (or Michael, for formal occasions)

He passed away this last weekend, having spent the last few years in a good home where he had all the care and attention he every wanted or needed.
Mikey, in his working days, was in charge of patrolling the warehouse, making sure everyone knew he was […]

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