Category: Culture

  • 200 Days Without TV

    Disclaimer: The following post is fictional. It does not represent an admission to any illegal activity or wrongdoing. About 6 months ago my wife and I decided to cancel our cable and tivo subscriptions in an attempt to save some money. We weren’t quite sure how painful it would be to go without. At the…


  • My Favorite Nerd Memory

    … has got to be sneaking into a computer lab at the University of Manitoba in highschool (around ’95 or ’96) with a couple of friends to play Warcraft II:Tides of Darkness over their IPX network. The worst part was, because the machines were ghosted (or some archiac version of ghost) on boot up, we…


  • Episode III: RotS (litterally?)

    Egad, I’m glad that debacle is finally over. Star Wars episodes I-III has got to be one of the worst trilogies of movies ever. As a moderate Star Wars nerd, I’ve been waiting a good 8 or 10 years (since the first rumours of EPI) for this moment. I can honestly say my teenage boy…


  • F.O.O.D.

    I cannot believe the only php related job (that is, with the keyword ‘php’ ) listed on the Government of Canada Job Bank pays $8.75/hr for 10hrs/week and is only open to students of the U of M. Absolute bullshit. Looking for work seems like too much work when I already have a full time…