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Five Things The Internet Is Killing (and One It Isn't)

[Edit: Here's a post I did on an Ask MetaFilter thread on the same subject.] Talking about some of the most useful sites online during the past three months mixed with my ongoing interest in online broadcasting inspired me come up with the following list:Five Things The Internet Is Killing1. The Music Industry– I saw […]

Posted 31 March 2008 § Internet § List § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (5) ° Also tagged: ,

Regina – The City That Rhymes With Fun (and Cold and Casino)

Skip forward to 3:20 on this video to see what I'm talking about…

Posted 15 March 2008 § Main Page § PopCulture § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged:

Extremely Effective Ad – "Do The Test"

DOTHETESTI got the count right but missed the point of the thing – watch it and you'll see what I mean.(via Reddit)

Posted 12 March 2008 § Main Page § Meme § PopCulture ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged:

"What A Wonderful World" – Shadow Puppets

This song is one of my favourites and this version by an Australian shadow puppeteer guesting on the David Letterman show is unbelievable.  The baby's hand brought tears to my eyes.(via Reddit)

Posted 01 March 2008 § Baby § Main Page § PopCulture § Randomness § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

On The Road Again

I've had a few different jobs in my life.  One of my favourites was my college summer job where I visited various small towns around Saskatchewan as a traveling cable TV salesman.  (Yes, I know a “vacuum cleaner salesman” joke just popped in your head.  Don't bother – I've heard it.)But this job was different […]

Posted 09 January 2008 § Library § Main Page § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Work ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Canadian Police No Longer Targeting File Sharing For Personal Use (Nov 16, 2007)

“The Canadian police announced that it will stop targeting people who download copyrighted material for personal use. Their priority will be to focus on organized crime and copyright theft that affects the health and safety of consumers instead of the cash flow of large corporations.“My French isn't good enough to know if a Le Devoir […]

Posted 16 November 2007 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Internet § Main Page § PopCulture § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – The Daily Show Makes Entire Archives Available Online (Oct 20, 2007)

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart has put up over 13 000 segments going back to 1999.  That's pretty cool…or at least it would be if I could get any of the videos in the archives to load.  Maybe the site's just being hammered with traffic because it's so new.  But it almost makes you […]

Posted 20 October 2007 § FridayFunLink § Internet § Main Page § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Hit Me Baby, One More Time

Okay, from the useless celebrity gossip world (of which we are all guilty adherents, I'm sure), the car crash that was Britney Spears' “performance” at the MTV Video Music Awards earlier this week is grabbing a lot of attention.If I had a bit more time, I'd do this mash-up properly but for now, you can […]

Posted 15 September 2007 § Humour § Main Page § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Top 10 Jeopardy Moments

Top 10 Jeopardy Mishaps (with all kinds of YouTubey goodness)The title of the post I link to is “Top 10 Jeopardy Mishaps” but they're really the “Top 10 Jeopardy Moments”.  </pedant>

Posted 14 September 2007 § Humour § List § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Evolution of "The Banjo Bowl"

CANOE — SLAM! Sports – CFL – Winnipeg: Evolution of the Banjo Bowl (Hate to say it but I think the Riders are due for the loss today, especially after how the game ended last week.  The Bombers will be pumped for today.  I hope I'm wrong.)

Posted 09 September 2007 § Main Page § PopCulture § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: