I signed myself up for an Academia.edu account yesterday. It seems like an interesting hybrid of an academic homepage and social networking site. Has the potential for being a useful place to network if more people sign up for it (currently there are 5 people who have signed up from York–seriously under-represented). Regardless, I came […]
Category: Web Flotsam
Vomit alert: “Personalized” Love Songs
I was farting around on Facebook and saw a text-ad for personalized love songs. The cost? $299. WTF? Though I would never, ever, ever spend money on a personalizing a love song, I was curious just what was up. So I visited TailoredMusic.com. It’s pretty much as expected—a flash header with a slideshow of “romantic” […]
I’ve had enough of Toronto. I’m moving to Toronto.
Just south of North Bitchburn and just north of Bishop Auckland is Toronto. Just to clarify, that’s England’s Toronto. I would just like to move there to see what kind of confusion it would create. There or North Bitchburn.
Extending Flickr – the Greasemonkey Scripts
So, I’m a big fan and enthusiastic user of Flickr. Its helped me get about 15.3x the enjoyment out of taking photographs then I had prior to becoming a member. And while the site is pretty intuitive and easy to use, I’ve found some extra tools that help make Flickring easier, and that are easy […]
As seen in Facebook Marketplace “Jobs Wanted” Section
freelance writer Listed by XXX on May 25th. Jobs – Writing/Editing | 206 views I am starting up a freelance writing business and am looking for work – I have been writing since I was in grade 4 and have done fictional and nonfictional writing and am seeking work. I do not have experience with […]
If you’ve got inconsistent Wood, you’ve got problems
A screen-grab of a Major League Baseball headline today: On purpose? Innocent mistake? You’ve gotta think they knew what they were doing with this headline.
Truth in advertising
Petfinder.com is a great way to find dogs available for adoption and in fact, Herbie was found with Petfinder’s help! Usually they have some sappy description about the dog that is completely irrelevant to the dog’s demeanour (something along the lines of what celebrity a dog looks like, for example). I was looking to see […]
Lucky me!
Oh joy! Not only do the Masons want me to join, they’re going to give me a share of 2.5 million dollars (US no less!): To: gXvXn@yorku.ca Subject: Dear Benefactor Of 2006 Masory Grant From: Secretary Freemason Society of Holdenhurst Road Dear Benefactor Of 2006 Masory Grant, The Freemason society of Bournemout under the jurisdiction […]
“Good Samaritan” returns $1-million purse and proves that money does not buy taste
I was surfing the web, as I am want to do, and came across the following story: Good Samaritan returns $1-million purse The gist of it is this: a Toronto family, in California for a wedding, left a gen-u-ine Louis Vuitton purse filled with jewelry and cash on a bench while sightseeing. They did not […]
PhD in Two Weeks? WTF am I doing at York?
I just got some "GET A DEGREE BASED ON LIFE EXPERIENCE!" spam in my inbox. Not such a big deal normally. While it’s true that I’m honoured that Clarence has been trying to get in touch with me; sadly, he doesn’t say who I am. He doesn’t even say what University he’s from. Usually, it’s […]