Toronto Zoo: homophobic or just plain wrong?
The Toronto Zoo has decided to separate their two gay penguins, Pedro and Buddy. Apparently the zoo wants to force them to be straight and to pair bond with females.
Adventures in Unlocking: Why I hate everything mobile
READ THIS BEFORE BUYING A NEW PHONE IN TORONTO So my iPhone 3G was dying, it could only hold a charge for an hour and according to the nice folks at iRepair, the power control chip was shot. If short the phone was pooched and needed to be replaced. While …
Bicycle licensing a waste of time and money
You know, there is nothing I hate more than blatant pandering. Robert Kirsic wrote this article about how there needs to be licensing for cyclists. So I decided I wanted to see who this Mr. Kirsic was a lo-and-behold on his linkedin profile he was “Communications Assistant at Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry …
The biggest scam
You know what the biggest scam is? Cell phone screen films. Seriously. I just bought a Samsung Galaxy 4G infuse, which is a very impressive phone. (Just having something with a battery life longer than an hour is impressive after my ageing iPhone.) However, the stupid thing came with a screen protector. …
The Darjeeling Limited
This is one of my all time favorite movies. I watched it again when I was flying back from Japan. If you haven’t seen it I highly recommend it. It has a subtle humour and is a little bit quirky. To be honest it reminds me of my relationship with …
Steve Jobs missed his chance to make a lasting impression
Steve Jobs wasn’t a great man. Hell I’m not even sure he was a good man. There is no denying his business acumen. On that account he was a genius, but as Uncle Ben once said, “With great power comes great responsibility.” Steve Jobs created some amazing products, along the …
Open letter to BAC
Dear Bank of America, Are you fucking stupid? Are you trying to go under? I just read your going to charge customers $5 to use their own fucking money. It is your privilege to be their bank. That’s right, a privilege! Customers in the US have more choices than those …