Brief explanation of why we can't have nice things the iPhone in Canadatl;dr - Ted Rogers loves money more than geeks love the iPhone ( Read more... )

Remember that crazy-expensive (cancelled) "bridge to nowhere" in Alaska? It was the kind of thing that really makes you ask, "Do we really want America to be the dominant superpower?"

Given that the only country that has any real chance of unseating them
forces five-year-olds to cross a raging river on a zip line, the answer is an emphatic "Yes ( Read more... )

I finally watched (Safari Guy's DVD of) the original Highlander movie recently. I watched a lot of the TV series when it was on Space (Wrenkin was very amused by the fact that my bicycle back then was - purely by coincidence - a "Highlander" model), so the spinoff (and the hilarious Robot Chicken parody of the movie - "My alcohol!") made the movie ( Read more... )

The first Anime North took place ten years ago today, which means that I've been going to anime cons for a decade now.

Kind of late to ask now, but I'm considering going to Northern Anime Festival tomorrow and was wondering what the buzz on the con is. I went in 2005 and wasn't impressed by what I found (not counting the Stargate in the courtyard, which wasn't there because of the con). Did anyone go last year?

Hurrah for the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy's success in France!

I just saw an old Colbert Report episode that mentioned the Backwards Bush keychains that count down the time left in Dubya's presidency. The episode ended with an odometer-style clock showing the remaining number of days left.

It'd be funny if they made it a regular feature at the end of every show, just like in MahoromaticIt's sad, but I think ( Read more... )

Instead of BBQing that poor lizard in the desert, Ghost Rider would have been a better movie if he randomly had to wait while a bunch of baby ducks crossed the road.

And for those of you who haven't seen it yet, there is nothing after the credits, so don't bother waiting like I did. Although it was funny to see "Satan's Penis" listed in the ( Read more... )

On Sunday, I ate breakfast at a restaurant that had a vacation contest. As usual, the ballot had a mathematical skill-testing question. Not for the first time, I wondered "WTF? Why is remembering BEDMAS a requirement for winning a trip for two?".

The answer to this Canadian oddity is found in a particularly concise and informative wikipedia ( Read more... )

I really should know better than to sip my beverage during a McKay scene.