Author Archives: Arthur

Birthday and some more

Posted on April 21, 2006 by Arthur

Huzzah! It’s the queen’s 80th birthday today! No, not that queen: but her’s will be in a couple of days! Free food! Earlier today, I read a Rogers’ flyer that proudly showed off their line of podcasts. Which reminded me … Continue reading →

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Warhead

Posted on April 21, 2006 by Arthur

warheadn 1. A person who is in a state of delirium or confusion, distraction, after being struck by an epiphany ex – “After finishing his quantum physics assignment, Fonzie really looked like a warhead today” Origin: An English adoption of … Continue reading →

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Ahem

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Arthur

A public reminder:

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Chernobyl

Posted on April 18, 2006 by Arthur

It’s almost 20 years ago that the worst nuclear accident happened in the former USSR, at the nuclear powerplant at Chernobyl. Today, Greenpeace also released a report that claims that the total deathtoll (including cancer related deaths) is around the … Continue reading →

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Doom 3 recap

Posted on April 18, 2006 by Arthur

Today, I decided to finish off Doom 3 and beat the ‘boss monster’, which I apparently did in a shorter time than beating the one from the level (appropriately) called ‘Hell’. It was that level that had me wonder why … Continue reading →

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Kong and Geisha

Posted on April 15, 2006 by Arthur

We saw two movies last night: ‘King Kong’ and ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’. Kong, directed by Jackson (“Lord of the Rings”), is a spectacular movie with amazing effects but does not come over as being a movie about ‘Kong’. Too … Continue reading →

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The Cement Factory

Posted on April 15, 2006 by Arthur

Earlier this morning, I was trying to find references to an older LCD game from Nintendo. While I was not aware of its actual name, I was sure that it was from Nintendo, it was an LCD game and it … Continue reading →

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Tests and Current

Posted on April 14, 2006 by Arthur

In my teenage High School years, English classes included audio tests/exams: The teacher played a 15 minute tape featuring people talking or rather discussing in English about specific topics. Most of the tapes were probably taken (or recorded) from original … Continue reading →

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Show-show

Posted on April 13, 2006 by Arthur

While most in the ‘blogosphere’ will probably concentrate on Google’s latest bombshell (Calendar), a couple of remarks about not so related stuff: Congrats to the Deuville Ice Hockey rink (Salmon River) for making it to the next round in CBC’s … Continue reading →

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OK is Not OK

Posted on April 13, 2006 by Arthur

OK: and now a note to aspiring Web 2.0 developers: The frequent use of the word ‘OK’ in your ‘how-to’ article (or posting for that matter) is not OK. OK? OK: This was a public service announcement. OK: And now … Continue reading →

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You are the remote control

Posted on April 11, 2006 by Arthur

Growing up in the Seventies, I remember our family going through three specific TVs. The very first one was a black and white in a wooden-like box with a giant knob to ‘switch channels’. With the popularity of colour broadcasts, … Continue reading →

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The Gospel of Judas

Posted on April 9, 2006 by Arthur

This is too interesting to let this slip by as a ‘Recent Link’ item: Today, The National Geographic channel will broadcast ‘The Gospel of Judas’ documentary, about a document lost for 1,700 years, that sheds a different light on the … Continue reading →

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The DaVinci Code

Posted on April 8, 2006 by Arthur

I finished the ‘DaVinci Code’ in approximately 6 hours. Curious about the buzz, I decided to buy a copy this afternoon and settled for a reading marathon. What gives (without revealing too much of the content)? While the story is … Continue reading →

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