Burger King’s Windows 7 Whopper

October 22, 2009
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To celebrate the release of Windows 7, Japanese Burger King franchises are offering a Windows 7 Whopper with 7 patties, selling for 777 Yen (CAD$8.92 as of this writing), available only for the next 7 days. I have no idea why they’re not doing this on this side of the Pacific; I’m sure it would [...]

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Slice of Life: Me and Steve B.

October 22, 2009
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I bought a fuzzy “Cat in the Hat”-style raver hat with a Canadian flag pattern on a whim earlier this year, thinking that I’d probably find a pretty good use for it some day. That day, it turns out, was yesterday, where I turned it into what I believe was yesterday’s only Steve Ballmer photo-op [...]

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Tonight on “The Hour”: Steve Ballmer and Snoop Dogg

October 21, 2009
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Fo’shizzle my Ballizle: on tonight’s episode of CBC’s news show The Hour, “Strombo”’s interviewing an unlikely pair: the CEO of the company for whom I work, Steve Ballmer, and Snoop Dogg. Alas, they’re taping the segments separately, so there’s no chance of Ballmer and Snoop doing a rap duet called Win and Juice.
The Hour airs [...]

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Reporting From the Canadian Windows 7 Event

October 21, 2009
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The official launch of Windows 7 doesn’t happen until tomorrow, but we’re having a big launch event with Steve Ballmer today in Toronto! I’ll be blogging and tweeting all day from the launch venue – Toronto’s Harbour Castle Westin Convention Centre.
For the full skinny on the event, follow the #cdnwin7 (short for “Canadian Windows 7”) [...]

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Portable Computing in the “Mad Men” Era

October 20, 2009
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Are there any computers available today that come in that particular shade of blue, with matching chair?
Click the photo to see it at full size. Photo courtesy of retrofuture.
This article also appears in Global Nerdy.

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One Year at Microsoft

October 20, 2009
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I knew that I might be a little too busy to write an anniversary blog post with my work schedule this week. That’s why I wrote that article last month to mark having worked at Microsoft for 11 months. My schedule was a little less hectic then. Go and read the article if you like [...]

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The Truth About Pac-Man

October 19, 2009
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[Found via Certified Bullshit Technician.]
This article also appears in Global Nerdy.

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Assless Chaps are Still Allowed, However

October 19, 2009

Photo courtesy of “mongolblues”. Click the photo to see the original.

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WIND Mobile’s Videos: Funny. Canadian Mobile Phone Situation: Not So Funny.

October 19, 2009
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I have no idea if WIND Mobile is going to be able to deliver what they promise – a mobile phone company that listens to its customers and provides better service than the sad players in the Canadian mobile phone oligarchy – but they’ve got the right ideas and some rather funny videos that perfectly [...]

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Nerd Hip-Hop Collection

October 17, 2009
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Brett Domino
British uberpopnerd Brett Domino elevates hip-hop to a whole new level with a medley of Rapper’s Delight by the Sugar Hill Gang, Jump Around by House of Pain and Fresh Prince and Jazzy Jeff’s Boom! Shake the Room, equipped with only two “Stylos” and a microphone:

Klenginem
Klenginem is a German guy who does Eminem numbers [...]

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Dragonette Live

October 14, 2009
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I caught Dragonette at the launch party for MSN.ca a couple of weeks ago and was pretty impressed. I’m fond of their synth-pop-cut-with-guitars sound and am going to have to get my hands on their new album.
I took some shots of their performance; you can either check out this Flickr photoset or watch the slideshow [...]

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Bright Lights, Big Macs

October 13, 2009
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The map below shows AggData’s map of the continental United States visualizing distances to the nearest McDonald’s. The closer a place is to a McDonald’s, the more brightly it is illuminated. Click the map to see it at a larger size:

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Highly Unrecommended: Bacon and Cheese Stuffed Pizza Burger

October 12, 2009
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This recipe is worth it for the combination of the words “bacon” and “dreamcatcher”. I don’t recommend actually making this unless you’re on Michael Phelps’ daily physical regime:

[Photo series courtesy of spingo.]

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Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!

October 12, 2009
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It’s the second Monday in October, which means it’s Canadian Thanksgiving (or in French, Jour de l’Action de grâce)! I’d like to wish you a safe and happy holiday and remind you to think of what you’re thankful for.

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Kool-Aid Community Service

October 11, 2009
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