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    TIFF Attendees, Abusing The Staff

    by  • 11/25/2012 • life • 0 Comments

    Copied from my Facebook post Just got into it with a serious bitch in line at Starbucks. She was in a serious rush, yelling at the staff for only having one cash running. She neeeeeded her coffee and she needed it now, and she wanted to let them know. Flapping her limp $5 bill at [...]

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    Blocked from Facebook

    by  • 11/18/2012 • life • 0 Comments

    I’ve been advised that I’ve been tried and convicted by the secret Facebook community standards tribunal. I’m under a 24 hour ban from posting anything, and I don’t know why. Which of my thousands of posts or photos has offended someone so much that they took the tiniest of efforts to flag something as offensive? [...]

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    Ferat Vampire (57/27)

    by  • 1/27/2012 • life • 0 Comments

    FERAT VAMPIRE – This film is messed up. Many story lines are setup and just aren’t pursued, so it’s like an early version of THE ROOM. However, much of the humor seems to be intentional, so it’s also unlike THE ROOM. Ambulance driver falls under the spell of a vampire race car. Vampire car’s previous [...]

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    TIFF’s New and “Improved” web site

    by  • 1/23/2012 • life • 0 Comments

    I just received an email from TIFF about their much improved online ticket purchasing options, and since their previous shopping interface was… horrifying… I opted to check it out. There were some issues on trying to activate my account, due in part to layout issues in both Chrome and Internet Explorer (screen shots of some [...]

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    Bus Tour of My Childhood Homes

    by  • 7/5/2011 • life • 0 Comments

    Google finally made it to Red Deer, Alberta; where I grew up. I spent a little while looking for the places we lived on Streetview… we moved a lot… So, in case there’s ever a need to start a bus tour of places I grew up, listed in roughly chronological order. I’m not sure on [...]

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    I Read More Now That I Don’t Read

    by  • 5/10/2011 • life • 0 Comments

    On the one hand, I’ve mostly stopped listening to podcasts, but I feel better saying that I read a book than that I listened to some guy who talks about stuff on The Internet. Kitchen Confidential – Anthony Bourdain Medium Raw – Anthony Bourdain The Invisible Gorilla – Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons I Drink [...]

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    Anti-vaxxer Word Salad Part II

    by  • 11/3/2010 • life • 0 Comments

    Anti-vaxxer kook responded with some more word salad (See Part I) I’m adding a couple newlines to his screed for readability. Kook: Here we go…did I say kill? Just be knowing of what is going into the system. Also, that aint the only link. Tons of ‘em. Like I said, this wasn’t fringe weirdos-this is [...]

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    Tech Jobs in Toronto

    by  • 8/4/2010 • life • 0 Comments

    …and one in London (UK) and one in NYC. You can apply directly at the links below if you don’t know me. I might be able get your resume on the desk of the hiring manager for any of the following roles if you think you’re a good fit. Comment or email me if you [...]

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