You know, I love the guys at JibJab.com… there’s just something about poking fun at the foolishness of both sides that make’s it so funny. I’m sure most of the world has seen their first breakthrough video but, as they say, they’ve gone and done it again. Poignant accuracy and rapier wit rule the internet, it just takes the right minds to collate the data and present it in a hilarious form. Hats off to these guys for breaking the 5th wall and bringing a little of the internet into the hallowed halls of Big Media. I remember when I saw their first spoof on CNN; I thought to myself ‘”this is the first time I’ve seen a cartoon from the Internet make it onto the boob tube this is a great day” and I was shocked, but not as shocked as I will be if I don’t see JibJab on my local news at 6.
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The measure of a man…
I found this video of stumbling and mumbling back in February.. For some reason, it seems appropriate to mention that it may not be safe to trust this man and his mission… I turned on CNN today to see that tomorrow held the promise of “The Mission of George Bush”. I hope his mission includes convincing the world that he had no forewarning of 9-11..
Hmmm
I think I’m going to go on an extended hiatus. I hate to think I didn’t even make a year, but I want to try and focus myself on something, but I’m not sure what that is yet. It may be gaming, because I bought myself the sweetest gaming laptop available, however I’m hoping it’s writing. as it stands right now though, I’m not going to feel guilty about not updating this site anymore. If people comment I will reply, but no new stuff for a while. Unless I feel like it. Hmm….
Death of a Forum
For many years, a large part of my online life has been devoted to an online forum, a discussion website focused around an excellent gaming server for a fantastic video game. A demo, no less. One level, over and over again, hour after hour, day after day. There was something about it though, that made it such an enthralling time consumer.
Conventional Wisdom
How will I absorb a talking point, like Edwards and Kerry are out of the mainstream, unless I get it jackhammered into my skull? That’s where Television lends a hand.
Google is at it again with Picaso
Today I went to google and found something new: a link to photo management software called Picasa. I can’t explain how pleased this made me – this is exactly what I’ve been looking for. You see, my family and I bought my mom a digital camera for her birthday (or was it xmas?) last year, and I’ve never really been able to successfully teach her how to use all the software with it. She has been quite pleased with it but hasn’t really been taking full advantage of the potential, and so after months of frustration Google comes out and recommends some software for the management of your photos. Well you guys already know that I trust google… and lo and behold, it’s pretty awesome. Right away I’ve got this beautiful thumbnail collection of all my photos organized by date. I’m telling you, if you have a lot of photos it’s well worth your while to check out the program.
Friday at the Charlie
Well, once again I am filled with hope at the burgeoning Winnipeg underground music scene. I went to Charlies on Friday night to see a firend’s band perform only to be blessed with 3 fantastic acts, all of which encompass the Winnipeg vibe. Wormhole, my friends band, brought a throaty yell to a rock and roll crowd that hasn’t been seen in years, Tele presented a youth and sound that is unique and harmonious compared to today’s pop music; top it all off with Inward Eye, a fresh energetic band of brothers rocking the small club scene and you’ve got a rock night of heaven. I’m telling you, I haven’t been as rejuvenated by such music in a long time, and it personally makes me proud to see these future stars rocking it out in little old Winnipeg. What the hell is happening to our little unknown community?
exxonsecrets.org
If you’re ever having an internet discussion with an anti-environmentalist and they pull out a study conducted in the name of science by such and such or at this or that institute which clearly shows how the problems of the environment are trumped up tomfoolery, just head to your trusty exxonsecrets.org site and start doing some searches. This website has very carefully documented all of the financial contributions between exxon and the various ‘think tanks’ and other such institutes. It’s hard to argue for the unbiased nature of a particular study if they’re getting major donations from the oil company with the most to gain from our continued energy dependence. If the current chairman of Shell admits that the threat of climate change makes him “really very worried for the planet”, then perhaps even the hardcore denialists should wake up and smell the burning oil.
Individualism vs. Collectivism
While browsing a ‘competitor’, a passionate poster (Chris Buors) of my new WinnipegForums.ca had casually posted a response intimating that individuality was inherently superior to any kind of collectivism. I had to respond.
Mirror Post
Shameful, I know, but I’m going to be echoing Wally’s blog once again because he’s found something really nifty and cool. I’ve mentioned in the past a tool I use to keep track of noteworthy URLs: Spurl to track them and del.icio.us to display them. Enter Extispicious, a cleverly designed category display tool.
This is my noosphere.
This is Wally’s.
If nothing else, you should start using those tools because I tell ya, it’s damn handy to go back and find a URL that you thought was interesting but can’t remember anymore. Plus it’s portable! No need to worry about emailing links to and from work. 😉