[via Reddit] Here’s a gem from the now-defunct webcomic Thank God for Atheism!, which very nicely summarizes creationist debating technique:
Click the comic to see it on its original page.
Monthly Archives: January 2007
Jan
11
2007
Argue Like a Creationist
Jan
10
2007
Job Opportunities at Tucows [Updated]
UPDATE: I’ve added an opening for a MySQL Sysadmin position.
Are you a techie based in the Accordion City area and looking for a job at a great place to work? Tucows needs to fill a couple of positions. First, we need a Customer Service Representative:
Click the picture to more information about the Customer Service Representative [...]
Jan
09
2007
Why I Don’t Worry That My Job Will Be Outsourced to India
The types of jobs that get outsourced are those that management thinks are the type in which people are interchangeable and for which there are set procedures or routines from which you don’t deviate. I don’t worry that my job will be outsourced to India because my line of work — technical evangelist — is [...]
Jan
08
2007
"Gypsy and the Hooch" Closes Down
Carson T. Foster, Karaoke host with the most and one of Accordion City’s more colourful characters, pointed out in a comment that the Gypsy Co-op Restaurant (a.k.a. “Gypsy and The Hooch”) has closed its doors. Here are the stories I’ve been able to find online:
Farewell to the Gypsy Co-op (Toronto Star). This article provides a [...]
Jan
06
2007
Your First Wingnut Talking Point of the Year
FOX News may appear to be run by petulant children, but they’re quick petulant children. Even I had to chuckle at this:
Photo courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.
Jan
06
2007
Tequila Bookworm Has Moved!
In the six years I lived in the funky Queen and Spadina neighbourhood, I spent a lot of time at the Tequila Bookworm cafe. Not only did I hang out there, but during my time as an indie software developer, it was my office. I’d bring my laptop, buy lunch and lots of Diet Cokes [...]
Jan
06
2007
Joel on Backpedalling
Well, that didn’t take long. In his Thursday, December 28th blog entry, geek blogger Joel “Joel on Software” Spolsky wrote this rather absolute-sounding pronouncement on Microsoft’s Vista-loaded laptop giveaway:
Microsoft’s crazy offer, though, made me think a lot more about this whole thing, and I’ve decided that from this point forward I’m not accepting [...]
Jan
05
2007
Wired’s Top Ten Tech Cities, Toronto and Toronto Tech Week
Here’s something of interest to those of you who are interested in helping promote Accordion City as a great place for techies to live, work and play: Wired’s article, 10 Top Tech Towns, in which they list the top 10 cities across the U.S. “to get your geek on”. The cities, in alphabetical order, are:
Austin
Boston
Los [...]
Jan
04
2007
Congratulations, Albert!
This one’s going to make sense only to those familiar with the Accordion City tech scene: Congrats to local tech scenester and Bubbleshare CEO Albert Lai on the acquisition of BubbleShare by Kaboose!
For more details, go take a look at my article on Global Nerdy.
Jan
04
2007
"The First Time as Tragedy, the Second Time as Farce"
I found the table below in the article That was Diem; This is Now below on this page thanks to Patrick Nielsen Hayden’s “Sidelights” list on Making Light. Your reaction to it will vary depending on your opinion of the current U.S. administration. Feel free to fire away in the comments.
THEN
NOW
Communist revolution in China
9-11
Red Scare
Fifth [...]
Jan
04
2007
"Happiest Day of My Fuggin’ LIFE!!!"
I found the photo below thanks to Miss Fipi Lele and “j2323″. I offer it as a warning to anyone who’s getting married soon to not go so hard on the booze at the reception:
The original didn’t have the bride’s face partially obscured; I did it as an act of mercy.
Jan
04
2007
What’s Up on "Global Nerdy"
Global Nerdy, the tech weblog I share with my old pal George, made its first appearance on television last night, thanks to an interview conducted by Amber MacArthur on CityNews. I’ve got more in this article on Global Nerdy.
Here are some other recent articles on Global Nerdy:
Google Wins: “Google has won both the online search [...]
Jan
03
2007
I’ll be on the News Tonight
“Hey, Joey!” said Amber Mac as she came into the office earlier today and gave me a big hug. The camera guy who came with her was a little bit confused until she explained that we knew each other socially. “I normally don’t hug people I interview,” she explained.
Dave asked “Don’t I get a hug [...]
Jan
03
2007
"Mystery Date" Hates Nerds!
The Mystery Date board game
I asked my sister about the sort of present I should get for her oldest son, who’s a very bright five-year-old, and she replied “board games”. I thought this was a good idea; while board games don’t have the flash of today’s videogames for kids, there’s still something about them that [...]
Jan
02
2007
Best Haircut Ever?
[via Reddit] If your barber or hairstylist is adept with the clippers, you too can have the ultimate in hair-based camouflage:
The best haircut ever! Click the photo to see the original on Flickr.
