If I seem a bit downtrodden, it's only because my television girlfriend Kim Poirier is no longer hosting HypaSpace on SPACE: The Imagination Station. I'll admit to having a minor crush on the effervescent Poirier. I'm relatively certain that when she ended her segments with a sparkling "bye!" that they were being [...]
Genuine Geeks FTW!
July 13th, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: · Canada, Media, Ranting, Technology, Television
The Crushing Defeat
June 8th, 2007 · 3 Comments
The Ottawa Senators have succumbed to the Anaheim Ducks in the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.
As a Leafs fan living in Ottawa, I have been extraordinarily respectful of Senators fans and have made a genuine effort to remain neutral (and silent) on the matter -- until now.
With a reasonable amount of time having elapsed since the [...]
Tags: · Canada, Hockey, Maple Leafs, NHL, Ottawa, Personal
Bonkers Thermonuclear Bunkers
February 7th, 2007 · 4 Comments
Bruce Schneier wrote an interesting note today about Corsham Bunker in the UK, a Cold War-era nuclear fallout shelter for Government officials and other elites.
Most western countries have similar bunkers scattered all over the world, though many of them are being left to crumble. Canada is no exception with the infamous "Diefenbunker", now a [...]
Tags: · Canada, Government, Information Security, War