And Now A Message From The US Fail

If you don’t realize that the good old postal mail is in trouble and is dying a slow, agonizingly painful death, you don’t own a computer, aren’t entirely sure what a blog is and probably aren’t reading this anyway, so why am I talking to you? For all of you who are still here, check …

Today In Pretty Friggin Cool: The Touchscreen Brailler

My old blind man self doesn’t much care for touchscreens just yet, but since that’s where the world is headed, gadgets like this thing have the potential to save us a lot of money if they work as advertised. And I admit it, the idea is pretty neat. A group of researchers from Stanford University …

The Next Tiny Classified Ad With His Name On It Will Be An Obituary

It’s hard to get all sappy about this one since scumbag just radiates off the guy, but the apparent suicide of Don Lapre is worth a mention as far as I’m concerned. If you’ve been reading a while or if you know me reasonably well, the fact that I tend to have trouble sleeping probably …

I Found The Mean Machines! And Many More Cool Things

Remember back when I casually mentioned looking for a play safe ad about being careful around “the mean machines” because “they can hurt you”? Well, I found it! And I also found the coolest channel ever. If you’re looking for old station ID’s, themesongs and commercials that ran in Ontario, check out the YouTube channel …

Recording? What Am I Recording? Well Shux!

This video of a cute couple inadvertently filming themselves while trying to figure out their new webcam killed me. My god. I think this is everybody’s parents or grandparents. It kind of reminds me of what happened when we tried to get my great aunt a computer. Oh, it would open up the internet and …

What Is And Is Not Ironic…And Now I Want A Chimichanga  

I saw this comic about what is and is not irony on Twitter. Well, I should say I saw a link to it, because it was a great big ol’ image. But because I’m persistent *coughcough* annoying *coughcough*, the guy who sent it out actually read it into an audio file! Isn’t that awesome beyond …

Run And Hide From Man Hide

I feel dirty linking this video, but some of you may have been lucky enough not to have seen it to this point and writing is all about context, so here it is. Listen, Dove. I like your soap well enough. Irish Spring is my personal favourite, but my mom’s house has been a Dove …