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Porsche Cayenne vs skydiving Squirrel suit guy

Posted on Saturday, 2006-Nov-25th by ralph

I was watching some old diggnation episodes and hear about a guy who is trying to perfect a flying squirrel suit that will allow him to jump out of a plane and fly to the ground, landing without a parachute. … Continue reading →

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Mini Firefox 2.0 review

Posted on Wednesday, 2006-Nov-22nd by ralph

Easiest install ever. Done in 90 seconds. Honestly, I couldn’t tell you how long it took, but it felt short. I’m sitting there running FF2.0, thinking “that’s it? I’m done?!” No reboot. No long download. Okay, I did close my … Continue reading →

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The new media

Posted on Tuesday, 2006-Nov-14th by ralph

Further to my last post, I actually found something interesting being done by a Canadian broadcaster CTV. Now, for the last two years, they have been releasing the previous season of DVD’s for a show around the time new episodes … Continue reading →

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TV is dead, long live TV

Posted on Saturday, 2006-Nov-11th by ralph

TV as we know it from basic cable and air broadcast is dying. About time. I have been watching some episodes of Tiki Bar and Diggnation. One led me to the other, in a weird warped way. But that’s not … Continue reading →

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Sultan’s Tent is no more

Posted on Wednesday, 2006-Oct-25th by ralph

So I’m talking to Dillion on the the phone and he mentions that the Sultan’s Tent has been torn down. Noooo! From what I can find out here and here it would seem that the Sultan’s tent is gone, at … Continue reading →

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Evil Blinky Self Serve

Posted on Monday, 2006-Oct-23rd by ralph

So a couple of months ago I tried out the new self – serve checkouts at Home Despot. You know, the ones where you scan your own stuff. They even have evil blinky green lights to try and get your … Continue reading →

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USA! USA!

Posted on Saturday, 2006-Oct-7th by ralph

You know, Canadians spend so much time bashing Americans we forget that Americans at their best produce some truly awe – inspiring feats unmatched the world over. Specifically today I am referring to the Mars Rovers, which are sending back … Continue reading →

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Home Improvement Wiki, where art thou?

Posted on Tuesday, 2006-Sep-26th by ralph

I’m going to start with my conclusions rather than how I got there – you can read on if you want all the grisly details. What did I learn today? The internet sucks on home improvement advice. Sure, it’s fine … Continue reading →

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Savor it – a good idea comes forth from Government

Posted on Thursday, 2006-Sep-21st by ralph

It is rare that governernment comes out with something new that actually improves “the system” – the methods in which we get service from the government. Well, Canada Post has introduced permanent stamps – the idea being that you buy … Continue reading →

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30 is good to know

Posted on Friday, 2006-Sep-15th by ralph

So I was driving home last night from the bar when I run across a check stop. Now, since I’d been drinking, my first panic reaction was ‘oh shit, I’m screwed’. I pull up to the officer and immediately mis-understand … Continue reading →

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