The combination USB card reader and compact mirror, another one of those things I’m not sure how the world has done with out for so long.
Author Archives: Steve Wettlaufer
Zamzar: Free Online File Converter
I just found out about a service calledZamzarthat allows you to convert files into several different formats. The best part? The basic service is totally free and works like a dream. I tested it out by converting some pdf’s to text, made a YouTube video into an avi and then into an mp3 quickly and …
I’m Not Think You Who I Am
The following is a helpful tip from your friends at the Vomit Comet. If you’re going to go out drinking and need to use a fake ID, do your best to make sure that the guy you’re pretending to be isn’t wanted by the police for anything. Winona police were called to Brothers Bar, 129 …
This Story Has It All
This tiny news article is great for a number of reasons. There were legitimate fears that graffiti that has started appearing at a Florida school showing stick figures with giant peckers was the work of street gangs, because you know how those hoods and thugs love their penis jokes. Police have been called in more …
For That Price I Should Be Able To Ride In It Too
Did you know that for only $3500 you can get yourself a 1950’s style hot rod complete with leather bucket seats, a swank paint job and about a zillion other custom features? Well you can. Sounds awesome you say? Would be a deal at twice the price? Sure, but would you feel the same way …
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I’m Sorry, I Just Can’t Help Myself
Note to journalists everywhere: When writing a story about a guy with a long history of molesting folks on the subway, there’s got to be a better way to describe him than “the 6-foot, 227-pound Johnson”, even if Johnson does happen to be his name. Remember, people like me read these things, and people like …
The 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches Of All Time
Here’s a really cool comedy history lesson, complete with videos for a bunch of them. Yes, I know rankings like this are subjective and that trying to explain why something is funny is a sure-fire way to make it less so, but there’s some great stuff in here that you probably haven’t seen before or …
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Smile! You’re On Useless Camera!
A new study on the effectiveness of security cameras in San Francisco has come to the obvious conclusion that, no, the things do not in fact work. The only thing accomplished by the spying is that some of the crime that used to take place in camera range now takes place a few hundred feet …
Putting The Ass In Gold Class
We established long ago thatmovies and the theatre experience are for shit,but that’s not stopping a group of investors from pouring $200 million into something calledVillage Roadshow Gold Class Cinemas. What exactly is a Village Roadshow Gold Class Cinema, you ask. Well for starters, it’s a place where a movie ticket will cost you $35. …
A Penny Saved Is A Nickel Down The Drain
There’s a chance, albeit a slim one, that theditch the pennycrusademight be getting somewhere. The NDP’s Pat Martin introduced a private member’s bill yesterday calling foran end to the pennyin Canada for all the reasons I’ve been harping on, mainly that the things cost more to make than they’re actually worth and that people don’t …