Category: WTF
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So let me see if I understand this.
In 2008, OC Transpo drivers went on strike, effectively shutting much of the city down, during two of the most demanding months of the year–specificly, November and December. OC Transpo management doesn’t want a repeat of such a thing. So, as an attempt to counter any future strike activity, OC … Read the rest
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I see a darwin award in your near future.
I’m not sure if this is normal for Ukraine, but it’s WTF-worthy in Canada. A chemistry student, mistaking an explosive powder for citric acid, dipped his bubble gum into it. And then, quite promptly, blew half his face off. I’m all for trying new and unusual things from time to … Read the rest
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Rogers, you and I need to talk.
It’s great that you’re coming out with a new, in-house and online equivalent to your on demand option available through your cable services. It’s even greater that you’re extending the option of using it to customers of any Rogers service. But you might want to, maybe, give not screwing over … Read the rest
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Gonna miss you, Mininova.
I can tell you one thing I ended up not being thankful for when I woke up this morning after last night’s festivities. I staggered out to the computer, and went through my various news sources, coming up on this bit of disturbing news. It would appear, much to … Read the rest
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The more random and stupid the email, the better.
And I’ve been known to get some pretty decent random, and stupid, emails. I got this one last Wednesday. From: spam@email.address.removed Date: Wed 11/18/2009 10:12 AM to: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: RE: SHIPMENT AUTHENTICATION REQUIRED Head Office Branch Plot 84, Ajose Adeogun Street Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. RE:YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION From:Dr Paul … Read the rest
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Yep, this inspires confidence in the uniform.
This doesn’t exactly make me warm up to the idea of having police officers in schools, for any reason. An Ottawa police officer, now suspended with pay, is being brought up on child abuse charges. Well, actually, more like 4 counts of assault–and 2 of them with a weapon, but … Read the rest
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Convensional TV isn’t making it any easier to start watching again…
For years now, I’ve been watching slowly less and less TV. At least, watching less of it actually *on* my television. Before, say, in about 2003 or so, I used to watch just about everything I wanted to on TV–you didn’t use to have a whole lot of other choice. … Read the rest
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What are they doing to my waterfront festival?
For as long as I can remember, every time we had the chance we’d pack up the family and head out to Pembroke’s waterfront in mid-August to get a halfway decent seat for whichever big name bands were playing. It was the Roadhammers once, Wide Mouth Mason, and there were … Read the rest
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I’ll stick with Linux, thanks.
Out of random curiosity last year, I started to tinker with Linux on a local machine–specificly, a 5-year-old HP laptop that wasn’t really being used for a whole lot else. Not really being willing to bother considering what I could manage to lose and what I might want to keep–there … Read the rest
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Let’s just all be 6 for a minute.
First off, because there will probably be at least one person asking why it is I’m posting about this, I’ll just say right now, I’m doing it because that’s what one does when they have access to a medium with which to do so. Names of the offending parties will … Read the rest