Archive for February, 2008

Feb 28 2008

The J-Walk Blog Theme Song

Published byJody under music & audio

It’s been around since at least March 30, 2007, but I just discovered it: The J-Walk Blog theme song! By Phillip Cairns, co-author of Steel White Table. Maybe Phillip is for hire to create a theme for YOUR blog. He’s also written themes for Whole Wheat Radio: Theme: Station identification: Steel White Table has two [...]

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Feb 28 2008

A Bad Hair Day

Published byPhillip under Phillip's Room,life

I flipped my bike and landed on my face. Knocked me unconscious. I woke up on the side of the road, people standing around me, some guy pushing Subway napkins into the side of my face to stop the bleeding, an ambulance screaming down the highway to pick me up. I’d been going down the [...]

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Feb 25 2008

Roll Up the Rim, Again

Published byJody under canada,consumer

It’s Roll Up The Rim To Win time again at Tim Hortons. Their sales sky-rocket during this promotion, where customers have to roll up the rim of their beverage cup to reveal if they won anything, which includes a car, donuts, muffins, coffees, and for the first time: a boat! I don’t drink as much [...]

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Feb 24 2008

What Camera Should I Buy?

Published byJody under consumer

I want a digital camera with over 10x optical zoom, good close-up capabilities, easy to use with the option to use manual settings, and quick shutter speed (so I don’t have to wait 2+ seconds between shots). My main candidate is the Canon Powershot S5 IS, for around $400 Canadian. It’s received excellent reviews, with [...]

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Feb 21 2008

Yesterday Was A Busy Day For SWT

Published byJody under steel white table

Yesterday, Wednesday, February 20, 2008, SWT received the most visits ever. Uêba: Os Melhores Links, a link farm, linked to the Facebook Doesn’t Like People Aged 98+ post, causing a huge spike in the number of visitors. My usual spikes are caused by J-Walk.

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Feb 20 2008

Lunar Eclipse Tonight

If you can’t watch the lunar eclipse tonight because of bad weather, which will likely be the case for anyone in Newfoundland, here’s what you’d see, only much, much slower: (It’s one of the few time-lapse YouTube videos that doesn’t have annoying music.)

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Feb 20 2008

I’ve Never Owned An Apple Product

Published byJody under consumer,internet & computers

I have nothing against Apple, the computer company that has a cult-like following, but I’ve never owned any of their products: iPod, Mac, iPhone… They come out with gadgets that a lot of people think they must have, like the new MacBook Air, which is being promoted as the world’s thinnest notebook. So what? I’m [...]

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Feb 20 2008

It’s “its”, You Idiots

Published byJody under reading & writing

An idiot’s guide to the use of “it’s” and “its” (click for large version): Other comics by the same author. (via Neatorama)

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