You’re Carin And Your Birthday Is Coming Up. What Do You Want?

I can’t remember if I’ve said this before, but I really don’t like shopping for people who aren’t me. Even if I know a person really well, I never feel quite like I’ve gotten the right thing. I mention this now because in just a few short weeks Carin’s birthday will be here, and if …

Internet Freedom 1, SOPA 0

It’s been a while since I’ve talked about SOPA here, but in that time it hasn’t left the news. People have kept up the fight, letting government and industry know at every turn that the bill isn’t good for America or the rest of the world. And today, government listened! In response to online petitions …

Dear Western Canadians: Your Police Want To Kill You So You’ll Learn Something

It’s never good when the first thing you sit down to read on any given day is the stupidest fucking thing you’ve read in several, but it’s even worse when the stupidity in question comes from the police, who are supposed to be protecting people. Just look at this. Seriously, just look at it! VANCOUVER …

The Guide Dog Obstacle Course

Holy crap where is time going? It’s carnival time again. And I was an extra big loser and didn’t post the link to the October carnival when it came out. I’ll blame having a brand spankin’ new job for that little slip-up. Ah well, I’ll do better this time. The subject of this carnival is …

No! Person, down! Good Person!

The other day I came to a realization that I just had to right down. Ok, everybody who has a dog knows this. If they’ve been working to train a dog, and the dog’s getting the message that a certain behaviour, like counter surfing or picking stuff up off the floor or chewing on stuff …

What The Fuck Should I Make For Dinner?

In just a little while, it will be dinner time. If you’re anything like us, you’re not sure what you’re having. We’re thinking about trying to get in on Just Eat’s limited Friday the 13th deal, but that’s just a thought. If we decide not to, we’re still stuck. Enter today’s most useful website in …

Logic: A Deadly Weapon To Religion

Here’s a pretty awesome video of the amazing atheist taking apart another guy’s poem. You’d never believe this was 14 minutes. And the funny part is if this guy was religious, he’d probably be an awesome preacher. In 14 minutes, he managed to say a hell of a lot more than I did in this …

Destination Mars Is Alive And Well And Working On Windows

Aaaaaaaaand…I do believe I’ve smacked headlong into the next thing that’s going to send any hope of productivity I may have had straight down the tubes. Back when I was in high school, some kind fellow students went to the trouble of installing several games on the computers in the student lab. Nobody gave us …

You’re Gonna Bite The Biscuit, Son! Not That You Could, Since You Let Them Burn To A Crisp!

Question: How does a quiet breakfast with the family turn into dad tustling with you, biting your finger, smashing a platter over your head and then threatening to kill you with the meat cleaver he’s pressing against your neck?Answer: Your dad is Harry A. Woods and you didn’t watch the damned biscuits and now they’re …

Should We Seriously Have To Have This Conversation With A Newspaper?

Should The Times Be a Truth Vigilante? That, swear to Christ, is a real headline on a real article posted on a real blog on the real website of the real New York Times. Yeah, for real. No, I can’t believe it either. But though I can’t believe it, should I really be surprised? I’m …