Microsoft announces 20 editions of Windows 7! (j/k) (4)
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Earlier today, Microsoft confirmed that its next operating system, codenamed Windows 7, would in fact be called just that when it hits shelves at some point in the next few years. Good on 'em, I say: a simple, no-nonsense name suggests they're approaching it with a clearer eye than they had cooking up the hypefest that was Vista. But if there's an instinct that Microsoft will find hard to put to bed, it's the one ...
Hockey Night is dead. Long live RDS (1)
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So there you go. CBC’s Hockey Anthem Challenge winner, out of almost 15,000 entries submitted, is Colin Oberst’s Canadian Gold. The one with the bagpipes. Hockey Night in Canada made a big thing about it, with loud congratulations from Don Cherry. And Oberst takes home a $100,000 cheque. UPDATE: CBC has posted the announcement, new theme and a season intro montage in Quicktime format. With the new theme comes new intro graphics as well. This ...
Vote for Me on Tuesday (2)
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Here is my platform, if I were running for Prime Minister. Broadly, I will: Make Canada a recognized global leader in communications technology, and energy technology Increase regulation of financial markets Address climate change Strongly articulate the Canadian Vision to the world, one that focuses on our success at integrating a multiethnic population, based on shared values of a strong social fabric, and [NOTE: this sounds a bit bullshitty, but I strongly believe that in ...
United Airlines customer relations nightmare (1)
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Nothing was going to make me miss Third Coast. It’s that important to me. I’ve been looking forward to the conference since I registered in August. You get to the point where you are so invested in achieving your goal that nothing will stop you. Or, rather, you convince yourself that you will stop at nothing to see your goal through. So, when I received a number of messages telling me that the Universe was ...
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Bob Goyetche said:
Another reason United doesn't get my business - Poor Mark
A Giant Guitar Boat - Geekologie (4)
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Like the saying goes, "when the going gets tough, the tough build a giant fucking guitar boat and cruise around in that mother like PUT PUT PUT". Am I right? I'm wrong. Anyway, this is Indie rocker Josh Pyke taking a fully functional guitar boat for a spin in the music video for his song "Make You Happy". I tried to find the video and couldn't, but apparently the dude's got some musical skills. But ...
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lmjabreu said:
but... can you play it? =)
Neglecting Canadiens proves costly for CBC (1)
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When the Worst Happens-Foreclosures and Evictions (1)
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Seeing foreclosures and evictions happening right and left makes people feel vulnerable. They identify with the people having to move, and it makes them feel more and more nervous about their own personal security. While I feel for people who have to go through the pain and humiliation of a foreclosure and eviction, I can’t help thinking that in a majority of cases, no one in this was entirely innocent and without blame. Before I ...
11 troubled Web companies: The next Kozmos? (1)
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Some popular Web companies may be vulnerable to the economic slowdown. Do they face an ill fate similar to that of the beloved delivery service of the last bubble?
If It Walks Like A Duck and Talks Like a Duck Dept: The McCain-Palin Mob (22)
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The things that has always alarmed me most about the right wing Republican/conservative/FOX News-watching types is how they wear their own IGNORANCE as a badge of honor! I can't get my head around the notion of how unashamed they are of their own ignorance. It used to be that abject stupidity was something to be embarrassed about. Is it somehow now HIP these days to be a total dumbass? Did I miss the memo? It's ...
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Steve said:
wow. that's all i can say about this video. not so proud to be from ohio right now
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Doug said:
This shit is scary man. I can't believe some of the things these people are saying...
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Chris Nixon said:
This is simply untrue. While my politics are very much left-wing, there are some very smart people who believe in traditional republican values. To dismiss all republicans as either rich or stupid is just ignorant...and I know *that's* not a badge of honour.
Canadian banks ranked soundest in the world (4)
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Canada has the world's soundest banking system, closely followed by Sweden, Luxembourg and Australia, a survey by the World Economic Forum has found as a financial crisis and bank failures shake world markets.
Royal Pingdom & Blue Screen of Death in unexpected locations (10)
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The infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) probably hasn’t escaped the notice of anyone who has used a computer in the last decade or so. If you haven’t seen it on your own PC, you probably know someone it has happened to. There is actually a ridiculous amount of BSOD photos to be found around the Web. And not just of PCs. As this post will show you, the blue error screen seems to show ...
Yoko Ono: Celebrate John Lennon's Birthday Today with Peace. (5)
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Happy birthday, Mr. Lennon. Yoko Ono sends the Boing Boing community a video, embedded above, and explains a project launching this week in honor of John Lennon's birthday, the "Imagine Peace Tower" in Iceland -- a country that could use a little extra compassion this week, for sure, given the harsh effects of the economic collapse there. More on the project: On 9 Oct 2008, John Lennon’s birthday, Yoko Ono asks the people of Iceland ...
Don't PSA (2)
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This is the real PSA we all need to get us through our country's current crisis. For additional reference, watch this. (Via MagicHugs) Leave a comment on this story.
Finally - A Cool iPod Boombox! (1)
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Lasonic has introduced its I931 High Performance Portable Music System - aka, The iPod Boombox. It’s a lot like the boomboxes from back in the days - except that it’s Made For iPod, it’s got USB support, it reads from SD/MMC cards, it’s got a remote and it can send video out to a TV. The iPod Boombox is $169.99 direct from Lasonic. Product Features Supported USB flash disk and SD/MMC card to playback MP3 ...
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Bob Goyetche said:
maybe it's because I had a few boomboxes in the 80's, but I'm strangely drawn to this....
The growing productivity divide (55)
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Here's a simple quiz: Can you capture something you see on your screen and paste it into Word or PowerPoint? Do you have a blog? Can you open a link you get in an email message? Do you read more than five blogs a day? Do you have a signature in your outbound email? Do you have an RSS reader? Can you generate a PDF document from a Word file you're working on? Do you ...
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John-Michael Oswalt said:
I think I qualify, although I don't have anti-virus, but I assume that's for windows only...
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pedstrom said:
agreed. and the answer is "no" to far to many of those questions for far too many knowledge workers.
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Peppermint said:
assolutamente interessantissimo... Mi ha fatto molto pensare, non riguardo a me, ma a questo mondo...
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Erin said:
I meet so many people who cannot do these things and yet they don't take initiative to learn them. We're not all going to jump up and say 'hey, you don't know this, let me show you.' You have to ask and learn - take some initiative.
Adding the Benny Hill Theme to Anything Makes it Funny (26)
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If YouTube had a Ten Commandments carved on stone tablets, well, this would be one of them. To wit:* Shrimp * Landmines * War of the Worlds * Lord of the Rings * Friday the 13th I'd like to see one of these with a video of the stock market indexes free-falling towards zero, and sad guys on trading floors. Because so far, that's not funny.
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fern said:
<33333333 yakety sax
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Grapes 2.0 said:
It's true. It works! There's a shrimp on a treadmill, but the music makes it even funnier!
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tosh said:
it's true
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CKL said:
Heresy! Overdubbing "Yakety Sax" is insufficient; ye must also SPEED UP said video to at least 300%. Amen.
Who Else Deserves A Punch In The Face? (2)
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Although it would seem that we’re all about assaulting Wall Street executives, what with our violent and awesome URL, the truth is we prefer a calmer approach to dealing with some of the nastiness on the Street. However, all non-punching options seemed to go out the window when it was confirmed yesterday that, yes, Dick Fuld CEO of Lehman Brothers was punched square in the face while working out at the gym. The incident occurred ...
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OK, one more comic for the weekend: And yes, I’m cross-posting this on Podiobooks.com. DRM is teh suck.Shared by Bob Goyetche (44)Contribute commentPodcasting News (117) permalink
Marketing Vox reports that NPR’s site traffic is up 78% over the last year, thanks in large part to podcasting and social networking features. NPR.org had 2.6 million unique visitors in August, a 78 percent increase from a year earlier, according to comScore data. Public radio audiences and contributions went up, too. NPR is also planning new social networking and podcasting features: Listeners can create personal profiles containing photos, and list their favorite books, movies, ...Shared by Bob Goyetche (44) Matthew Bischoff (37)Contribute comment
