I feel safer already to have these webcams watching the LHC since I was convinced it was going to kill us all. What could possibly go wrong?

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The new Google Phone was unveiled today (TechCrunch liveblogged the launch using ScribbleLive crossposting). I definitely want one to play with, but I won’t be dropping my iPhone cold just yet

One thing I found kinda funny cool was that it comes with a built-in compass. It gives the phone its precise orientation [...]

In Canada we essentially four major TV networks (sorry, CBC): CTVglobemedia, Astral, Canwest and Rogers. Between the four of them, they own almost ever analogue channel and a big share of the HD channels in Canada. The CRTC is a regulatory body for the broadcasting industry. In recent years, they have started [...]

So there are lots of stories out this week about the unprecedented melting going on at the North Pole. I’m still waiting for the first second scientist to come right out and say, “Yup, we told you this was going to happen. Now the Earth is going to absorb way more sun, which [...]

For years I’ve been boring telling people about how the Large Hadron Collider at CERN is going to kill us all. Well I’m finally justified in my crazy ramblings thanks to a Cracked article, Cracked being the definitive source for all science articles I hope someone let’s me know when they first [...]

Nothing like a great doomsday video to get you in that holiday spirit This guy was on Canada AM this morning. He makes a very logical argument for taking immediate action to counter global climate change, and has posted dozens of videos debating the finer points with skeptical YouTubers. Give it [...]

I just realized that last night I had the ultimate convergence experience on my Xbox 360:

I turned on my Xbox 360. I checked what my friends were playing, and decided to play some Halo 3. I played for a while, when a friend’s MSN message popped up on the screen. I waited [...]

As you may have guessed already, I’m in love with my Xbox Media Center (XBMC). It’s a great media center for watching downloaded content. But even-though it’s pushing out a 1080i picture, the adage holds: Garbage in, garbage out. Although in this case, it’s more like recycling.

Most of the TV you can [...]

Over the last couple of weeks, the subject of Dichloroacetic acid (DCA) as a cure for cancer has come up a few times in my circle of friends. Being the liberal, hippy, environmental, free-speach-a-cists that we are, there are a lot of conspiracy theories going around. In particular, that DCA is the cure [...]

For the Windows Vista launch, Microsoft decided to build an ice house in downtown Toronto. Never the ones to shy away from some free promotion, the Ubuntu Toronto chapter decided to bring a giant Tux, the Linux penguin, to the event and place it across the street. They were even giving out copies [...]