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Jay Leno pretends he's the victim, shows his sociopath colours

Posted on January 15, 2010

Jay Leno’s so fucking sad that these corporate bullies at NBC is moving him back to 11:35 p.m., something that he doesn’t want to do. Leno apparently has completely forgotten that he has been going around saying he want the … Continue reading →

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NBC to fire Conan, place Leno back in the 11:35pm slot

Posted on January 7, 2010

Can someone explain how this can even happen? I am not talking about fairness or justice or anything like that. This decision just makes no sense. Update: The situation looks worse than originally reported. NBC has given Leno the 11:35pm … Continue reading →

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Google now requires you to register with your real name and SSN

Posted on April 4, 2009

No Backbone As Google Bows To Korean Government And Bans Users With Fake Names [Silicon Valley Watcher]. In Korea. And, it only costs 900 grands to get Google to handover personal information of people who post videos that are potentially … Continue reading →

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Bill C-15 proposes clasifying Adderall and other ADHD drugs as a hard drug

Posted on March 8, 2009

Bill C-15, currently just past the first reading in the parliament, proposes, among other things, moving all amphetamines, even the types approved for treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), from Schedule III to Schedule I. This would put drugs containing … Continue reading →

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Amazon quietly launches electronics store for Canada

Posted on December 4, 2008

Amazon.ca Electronics No TVs, DSLRs, or iPods yet though. But, if you need a blue 8GB Zune in your mailbox tomorrow afternoon, Amazon’s got one ready to ship out immediately. Hopefully, Amazon will expand its offerings quickly and finally put … Continue reading →

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Volkswagen briefly became the largest company in the world by market value

Posted on October 28, 2008

Volkswagen’s regular shares are trading at over €850, down a bit from the intra-day high of €1005. At €1005, market capitalization of Volkswagen comes out to over €296 billion (about $368 billion), toppling Exxon Mobil’s $343 billion valuation. The sudden … Continue reading →

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Who is this "Michael" from Waterloo?

Posted on September 28, 2008

I was just listening to The Best Show With Tom Scharpling from September 16th on iTunes, and at the 1h59m58s mark, someone claiming to be “Michael” from Waterloo, a football player in his second year originally of Hamilton, calls in. … Continue reading →

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Superjail!: The best show ever!

Posted on September 27, 2008

Ok, well, I guess Mad Men is better, but I think that’s about it for list of shows I definitely can say is better than Superjail! Superjail! is the new cartoon series on Cartoon Network’s [adult swim] programming block about … Continue reading →

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David Foster Wallace is dead?

Posted on September 13, 2008

Waaaa? This is a really sad day. Jonathan Franzen may finally get his wish to destroy experimental fiction fulfilled. One can only hope this is some sort of a horrible joke, which is definitely a possibility since David Foster Wallace … Continue reading →

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Delta Air Lines safety video on WSJ.

Posted on September 6, 2008

WSJ., the new “lifestyle” magazine from The Wall Street Journal, has an article on safety video shown by various air carriers around the world. The WSJ. article picked Delta’s new safety video as the best, noting that the narrating flight … Continue reading →

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