George Bush on the phone

On February 15, 2009February 13, 2009 By Rick McIn government, humour, photos1 Comment

No doubt this photo was faked.

But I could believe it wasn’t.

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Stephen Colbert remix

On February 3, 2009February 4, 2009 By Rick McIn humour, internet, music, TVLeave a comment

The Colbert Report is the best comedy show on television. And my favourite TV show of all time.

Colbert is a “well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot”, a caricature of televised political pundits like right-wing idiot Bill O’Reilly.

Colbert debated Lawrence Lessig, “a founding board member of Creative Commons, a board member of the Software Freedom Law Center and a former board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. He is best known as a proponent of reduced legal restrictions on copyright, trademark and radio frequency spectrum, particularly in technology applications.”

Needless to say, Colbert pretended to be outraged against anything “free” on the net, especially illegal downloading.

Here’s one clip from Colbert’s ongoing coverage of the internet.

Stephen Colbert makes a remix featuring himself on some “jaw dropping, ear popping fresh” beats so others won’t 🙂

stop emailing videos

On January 28, 2009 By Rick McIn humour, product complaintsLeave a comment

I got a funny video in an email from Rocco the other day.

I could open it because I have VLC and sixteen other video players installed on my Mac.

But other friends could not open the video.

STOP EMAILING VIDEOS. They are problematic big files that clog the tubes.

Much better is to email with the URL link to the video. Here she be:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=iqm6NbGQQ90

still have hopes and dreams?

On January 23, 2009 By Rick McIn economics, humourLeave a comment

More Dilbert.

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Obamania

On January 22, 2009January 22, 2009 By Rick McIn government, humourLeave a comment

I had nothing to add to the media coverage of the inauguration.

AND … I did not want to brag.

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Apple Introduces The Wheel

On January 6, 2009January 10, 2009 By Rick McIn Apple, humour4 Comments

HOORAY for sarcasm

On January 3, 2009December 30, 2008 By Rick McIn humourLeave a comment

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global freezing in Calgary

On January 1, 2009January 2, 2009 By Rick McIn humourLeave a comment

The next Ice Age looms.

Here’s the evidence.

… a month that saw three times the normal amount of snow snarl city streets and put a damper on the plans of thousands of travellers eager to make it home for the holidays.

If winter weather was delayed in coming, Mother Nature packed a wallop when the first of many big winter snow storms hit Dec. 12.

Calgary International Airport saw 49 centimetres of snow during the month –more than triple the usual amount for December.

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