Ready, Aye, Ready

Link: http://www.nbc10.com/slideshows/15663013/detail.html

Hmmm. And what else have the Stelmach Tories been keeping from us?

And I love the subheading that the spoilsports at NBC thoughtfully provide:

Some Believe Images Are Just Reflection From Window

(Via BoingBoing)

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJupNDIKkEk

Um. Wow.

(Via Kottke)

Link: http://waxy.org/2008/04/milliways_infocoms_unreleased_sequel_to_hitchhikers_guide_to_the_galax/

The long lost sequel to Infocom's "Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy" is revealed and playable. Alas, there was a lot of politics behinds its development resulting in pretty much no game. Too bad really; would have been fun.

There's also another good write-up on Infocom's chequered history here.

Link: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/04/30/tax-deadline.html?ref=rss

Anyone who's a little slow filing their taxes -- or putting it off to the last minute -- has found that Revenue Canada's Netfile system has been unusable for the last few days.

Fortunately the filing deadline has been extended for a few days, although money due still has to be paid by the 30th.

While working on a site up in Fort McMurray a few weeks back, I referred to the awful brewed coffee in the office as "tar sands sludge."

I was then politely, but quite clearly, corrected. It is in fact "oil sands sludge" as only dirty hippies and environmentalists use the other term.

Who knew?

Link: http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/magazine/16-04/st_geekster

So, which one are you?

Link: http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/04/17/review_sonys_nwza829_bluetooth.html#more

Yes, Apple, it is possible. Now go fix your iPods and iPhone so they meet current standards.

Link: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/04/17/music_biz_proposes_ipod_tax/

There's not much I can add to the article writer's comment:

But only if they pay for it a second time round. The MBG's proposal is essentially a way to help the music industry get paid twice for the same thing: first for the CD and once again, by way of the iPod tax, for using the CD's content outside a CD player. It's the equivalent of asking consumers to buy two CDs, one for home, the other for the car.

It's a daft idea that just seems to dumb to die; there's also a bonus reference to Canada's own version of the stupidity at the end of the article.

Link: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/04/17/lost-canadians.html?ref=rss

This is good: the bill to restore citizenship to Canadians who "lost" it due to poorly thought-out act has passed into law.

Link: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/04/17/review_intempo_rebel_fm_radio/

The Register Rebel DJ has a write up in the Intempo, an FM-based alarm clock with an interesting twist: it automatically records music and strips out the commercials and DJs allowing one to listen to the important bit.

Link: http://colorwar2008.com/submissions/youngnow

This is an interesting concept from Ze Frank: recreating pictures of one's youth as an adult then posting the results side by side.

(Via Kottke)

Link: http://gizmodo.com/379708/ben-heck-mods-apple-iigs-into-a-bright-shiny-laptop

I don't normally bother linking to case mods, even when they're rather cool, mostly because, well, they're just case mods.

This though, this is cool. I always wanted a ][gs but they weren't really available where I was living at the time.

Link: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/04/11/bc-gift-card-ban.html

This may well be the first and last time you hear me say something nice about the BC Liberals, but good for them on making it illegal to expire prepaid gift cards.

Regardless of whether one feels that gift cards are a bad idea to start with (and there are a lot of good reasons), something that's paid for should not arbitrarily be canceled simply because a certain date has passed. I feel the same about car wash tickets too...

Link: http://youtube.com/watch?v=9mg6wrYCT9Q

Funny little music video about the Amiga by Eric Schwartz.

(Via Nodwick)

Link: http://www.therefinedfeline.com/kitinbox-cat-perch.htm

Periodically you see a gizmo that initially leaves you thinking "Well, that's daft" but a few minutes later it becomes "Hmmmm....".

Get off my keyboard, Pumpkin. Please.

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