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30 Nov 2005On Monday, Paul Martin’s minority government fell, which wasn’t a surprise to anybody. When 3 opposition parties gang up on a minority government, it is bound to happen sooner or later. Of course the opposition opted for sooner.
The ethics problem that ousted the government is serious: however it is not serious enough for me to [...]
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29 Nov 2005Of course, by big monkey, I mean King Kong, the king of all kongs. King Kong (actually titled “Peter Jackson’s King Kong”) shall be unleashed on December 14, 2005 and this is what I’ve been eagerly anticipated since I’ve seen the first trailer. I’ve also watched the latest trailer in high definition: and everytime [...]
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28 Nov 2005When a group named “Family Media Guide” releases 10 most violent video games for 2005, you know everything on their list is a must-have! I agree that the list includes very violent games that no children should play: and rightfully so since they are all rated M for Mature by ESRB.
So here’s the list and [...]
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26 Nov 2005According to reports, Lord Black wishes to become Canadian citizen again but his bid to do so may be prevented by a new law. Currently a proposed amendment would prevent foreigners convicted or charged with serious criminal offences would stop them from obtaining Canadian citizenship. I really hope this amendment makes it through because [...]
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26 Nov 2005Since Oprah recently had her favorite things episode (notice “favorite” spelled in the American way since Oprah hails from Chicago) and I’ve decided, why not! I can do the same! Except no one is getting any of MY favourite things for free…
1. Logitech diNovo Media Desktop
The name of this product is composed of 2 trademarks [...]
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26 Nov 2005News like this excites me. Yes it is a racing wheel accessory for a console I don’t have yet. And yes, playing racing game isn’t the most exciting thing. But with the support for HD graphics which will nicely complement my HDTV, driving around a virtual track gives pleasure that real driving can’t: after all, [...]
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25 Nov 2005Metacritic.com is, in a way, very similar to RottenTomatoes: it is a review aggregator. Basically it collects all the reviews from important critics on the internet and gives a global score of the reviewed thing. It could be a movie, DVD, TV show, music, game, or even book review.
Obviously this is not a scientific [...]
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24 Nov 2005One of the few comedy movies that I’ve enjoyed is Mr and Mrs Smith featuring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. If I can summarize the story in a few words, this movie deals with a married couple who are assassins unbeknownst (that’s my big word of the day) to each other and how they cope [...]