May 2012
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If I had to choose between not drinking coffee and having pearly whites or drinking coffee and having slightly tinted teeth, I’d choose a big cup of joe with a side dish of roasted coffee beans.
April 2012
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The brutal reality is that Iranians had entrusted their national destiny to a man, Khomeini, who had spent far more time thinking about the religious penalties for fornicating with animals than how to run a modern economy. [SOURCE]
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Visit End Clothing’s Contact Us page and you’ll see the following statement:
– We aim to respond to all email enquiries within an hour, but there may be delays during busy periods.
Hmm, it has been a little over six hours since I sent them an email and I have yet to receive a response. Maybe they just don’t like negative criticism. Below is the email I sent them.
Hi there,
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The penny's days are numbered →
Citing low purchasing power and rising production costs, the government has decided to phase the penny out of existence starting this fall, when the Royal Canadian Mint will stop distributing the one-cent coin to financial institutions.
This is sad, sad news for me. What am I supposed to do with all the pennies I collected over the years?
March 2012
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Liquidation sale coming at the Boite Noire on... →
As reported in this space Wednesday, the Boite Noire store on Laurier Ave. is closing its doors for good on July 1. That’s the bad news. The good news is that the store will be holding a massive liquidation sale beginning in early April – April 3 to be exact – so if you are a cinephile, you’ll definitely want to check this out.
Do not miss this!
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Apple’s App Store, along with Google’s Google Play and Amazon’s Appstore for Android, have introduced a lot of people to purchasing apps and software. I’m one of them.
Before getting my first iPhone in 2009, I had never bought a piece of software. Instead, like many people, I downloaded pirated versions off the internet. I couldn’t justify paying for something when...
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More than the heart, more than the brain, as ridiculous as this may sound, I can’t help but think of my testicles as the seat of my soul. The soul, after all, is supposed to be that part of us that’s immortal. And in a strictly biological sense, our very reason for living is to reproduce, to farm out our DNA and guarantee some fragile tether to the earth long after we’re nailed...
We pretty much have a new promotion every other week at work. Sometimes they’re actually pretty good. This week on the other hand, I wouldn’t go as far as calling it a promotion.
When a customer buys one or more of a select few albums, we give them a bag of chips. A BAG OF CHIPS. AT A RECORD STORE.
I guess you’ll try anything when your company’s in deep shit.
Conversely, replacing red meat with fish, poultry, or plant-based protein foods contributed to a longer life. Nuts were said to reduce mortality rate by 20%, making a case for swapping roast beef for nut roast.
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When deaths were broken down into specific causes, eating any kind of red meat increased the chances of dying from heart disease by 16% and from cancer by 10%. Processed red meat...
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Saints bounty program
I’m not quite sure what the big deal is. Do people think the NFL is a flag football league? No. So what’s so surprising about it all? The fact that the coaches were offering the already-over-paid-athletes more money to do their job? That’s the name of the game. Go out there, knock your opponent down, and score. Win the game and you’re going to the Super Bowl. It’s...
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Before I started working at my current job I never ever thought I’d try Microsoft’s search engine Bing. Why would I? Google was doing everything I needed it to, and anyway, I’m not the biggest fan of change when it comes to computer stuff.
But I guess our company’s webmaster doesn’t trust us with Google (why is totally beyond me), so we’re forced to use Bing...
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Kernel Panic: Readability for iOS →
kernelpanicshow:
…try using Readability. You’ll feel better about yourself for giving some money to the writer of that article you ripped the ads out of instead of helping Marco pay for his self-important coffee.
You all know I love Instapaper (not so much Marco though…), and I’ll continue using it as my main read later service, but that last line by Kernel Panic made me...
December 2011
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Rain.
I hate it. It is by far the most miserable condition. I think I might even prefer walking through a blizzard than walk a few hundred yards in wet weather. Even with an umbrella.
PS—I normally always have an extra pair of socks in my bag in case of days like today, but I was slow on laundry this week so I had to use it. Now I’m stuck with sponge-like-socks for the next few hours until...
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BadEddie asks: Did you ever get round to F*cking a Mountain? Wolfroy replies: yes! and nothing compares to the beauty and immensity of it. but a vagina is softer, warmer, and better!
I love Will Oldham.
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November 2011
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400 Free Online Courses from Top Universities |...
Film
Existentialism in Literature & Film - iTunes – Hubert Dreyfus, UC Berkeley
Holocaust in Film and Literature – YouTube – Todd Presner, UCLA
Philosophy in Film and Other Media - iTunes – YouTube – Irving Singer, MIT
Western Movies: Myth, Ideology, Genre – iTunes – Richard Slotkin, Wesleyan
Just downloaded Philosophy in Film and Other Media, Western Movies: Myth, Ideology, Genre, and...
You know what sucks the most about working in a...
The headache afterwards.
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Raf Katigbak's suggestions for a new Canadian...
Moose
Nothing says Canada more than the moose. These creatures are huge, unwieldy and slow moving; if somehow they could be taught to divert federal money into their own pockets, they’d be a perfect symbol for the Canadian Parliament. Cougars
While out in the open, they are mostly harmless. When in a tightly enclosed area, these creatures become vicious and relentless, going after prey much...
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Amy Klein (of Titus Andronicus) writes about what “the problem” with Lana Del Rey is:
Lana Del Ray is sitting at home waiting for you to come home so she can fix you dinner and a drink. Lana Del Ray is waiting for you to come home so she can watch you play video games on the couch and ignore her all day until it’s time for bed. Lana Del Ray is waiting for you to come home so you...
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WatchSigur Rós - Festival (Live)
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Clint Eastwood on Gay Marriage and Politics in General
Because what I really believe is, let’s spend a little more time leaving everybody alone. These people who are making a big deal out of gay marriage? I don’t give a fuck about who wants to get married to anybody else! Why not?! We’re making a big deal out of things we shouldn’t be making a deal out of. […]
They go on and on with all this...
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“I’m good at platonic. It’s my default setting. After...”
– Jonathan Ames, Bored to Death
October 2011
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Movember
Movember starts off with us men shaving on the 31st of October and letting our moustaches grow over the month of November. Simple enough. The thing is, if I shaved tonight and let it grow, you wouldn’t see much of a difference thirty days from now.
I shaved a maximum of ten times in my life. I’ve been sporting a beard ever since that first hair revealed itself over my upper lip, and...
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Michael Sykes:
If you want to sit down and play Angry Birds (or Trainyard – seriously, you should play Trainyard) then sit down and play Angry Birds. But don’t use Angry Birds or whatever else you can think of to occupy your mind when it might otherwise be accomplishing something.