A wag who goes by “monobrau” said: “He was a douchebag, but the current crop of conservatives are colostomy bags.”
Second funniest line: “Gore Vidal Wins!”
Monthly Archives: February 2008
Feb
27
2008
Funniest Line About Bill Buckley I’ve Heard All Day
Feb
27
2008
R.I.P. William F. Buckley, Jr.
In this present time, when “conservative” and “intellectual” are increasingly less likely to be used in the same sentence, I have to note the passing of William F. Buckley Jr., who has been described as someone who (as Weekly Standard editor William Kristol puts it) “legitimized conservatism as an intellectual movement and therefore as a [...]
Feb
27
2008
DemoCamp 17 Covered in the National Post
I am extremely pleased with the way DemoCamp 17 went. We had some great demos and Ignite presentations at the Toronto Board of Trade dining room, followed by one of the best post-DemoCamp after-parties at the Duke of Westminster. My thanks to all the attendees, the presenters, Jay Goldman for doing a lot of the [...]
Feb
26
2008
Do This! (or: Make Your Own Limoncello)
Limoncello is an acquired taste, but if you’re like me and like it, you’ll be pleased to know that it’s a liqueur that’s easy to make. Here’s a comic that explains how to make your own Limoncello, courtesy of Chad Essley’s TabletPC Sketchblog:
Click the comic to see it on its original page.
Feb
26
2008
Internet House Party
What if some of the most popular sites went to a college house party? Here’s what Those Aren’t Muskets! think:
[This was also posted to Global Nerdy.]
Feb
26
2008
Don’t Do This Either
While not as physically harmful as pouring lighter fluid on the crotch of your jeans and setting it alight, proposing marriage in front of everyone at halftime at a televised sporting event can result in its own kind of damage:
[Thanks to The War on Folly]
Feb
26
2008
Clinton Supporter Stabs Obama Supporter
It looks as though the Clinton campaign’s desperation has trickled down to the grassroots level. Truemors reports:
Jose Antonio Ortiz became so engulfed in his debate in support of Hilary Clinton that he stabbed his brother-in-law, Sean Shurelds — an Obama supporter. Shurelds wasn’t just chanting ‘Yes we can,’ he told Ortiz that Obama is [...]
Feb
26
2008
Don’t Do This
Regular readers of this blog know that I espouse a Carpe Diem philosophy and encourage people to take chances every now and again.
There are, of course, limits:
Photo courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.
Feb
25
2008
Toronto, The High-Tech Hub: A Lesson from the Sex Pistols
Toronto, the High-Tech Hub
For the past six months, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about my career in high tech, where I want to take it, Toronto’s role in my high-tech career and conversely my own role in Toronto’s standing as a hub for high-tech. I said “Watch this space!” in an earlier article [...]
Feb
25
2008
DemoCamp 17 Tonight!
DemoCamp 17 takes place tonight. If you wanted to see what’s on tonight’s agenda, see this entry of mine featuring abstracts for tonight’s demos and Ignite presentations.
Please note that tonight’s DemoCamp is sold out. What this means depends on your situation:
If you have a ticket: You’re on easy street. Show up between 5:00 and 6:00 [...]
