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Doom lives on! [2008-05-08 14:48]
Doom 4 was announced yesterday.

Doom II was the classic first-person shooter game we played in grade 10, a mix of demonic and almost Lovecraftian horror. Our school had a "computer users student organization" that would meet during lunch time, but all we did was play Doom II on the school's LAN. Up to 16 people in deathmatch! So we nicknamed it the "Doom student organization".

Many of us still play Doom II online for free using Zdaemon. I particularly enjoy the coop mode where 16 people can work together to shoot down the demons and complete a level!

Let's not forget Doom, the Roguelike for and even olderskool, rich ASCII experience!

Check out this home-made plush cacodemon!

 John Romero is pretty is this picture:

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Echochrome [2008-05-05 15:13]
Another video game some of you might like...

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Sort IMDB by rating? [2008-05-03 20:35]
I wish there were a way to sort a list like this by average user rating instead of by year, to quickly find the best bovies movies an actor was in.
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Lesbians [2008-05-01 10:09]
Lesbians with a big L (the inhabitants of the Greek island of Lesbos) want lesbians with a small L (gay women around the world) to stop hijacking their word and disgracing the name of their island. The Greek government is so embarrassed by the term that it has renamed the island after its capital, Mytilini. (BBC News)

Personally, I'd be proud if my island was known worldwide because of a famous local poet. (Although, whether Sappho herself was a lesbian is also subject to debate. If not Sappho, I wonder who is the first explicitly lesbian woman recorded in history...)
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Team Fortress 2 [2008-04-30 18:50]
Team Fortress 2 is going to be free on Steam all weekend! (nromally $30 to buy on Steam)

It's an awesome and cute cooperative 1st person shooter game that resembles rock, paper, scissors on steroids! There are also many support roles like medics and engineers if you're not the type to go pew pew pew in the front lines. Watch the trailers!
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High Park [2008-04-27 19:47]
While [info]shigil came to contemplate the Japanese cherry blossoms, I made friends with the animals.

The Highland cattle are so cute and shaggy.

very shaggy Scottish cattle, eyes hidden by its hair

( Moar pictures of animals... )

(Photos are copyright Stephanie Gorecki.)
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TTC strike [2008-04-26 16:58]
[humoro |Watching the drama unfold]

I personally support transit workers' right to strike, but like kids on the Internets would say, "ur doin it wrong". The biggest error they made was in striking with only 30 minute notice on Friday at midnight. Women and elderly people were left stranded across the city at night with no ride to come back home late Friday night. "We're serious about your safety." Suuuuuurrre.

They said that the reason they didn't give 48-hour notice was to avoid TTC staff getting abused and heckled by riders in those last two days. But guess what, now people will be 100 times more pissed off and abusive! Torontonians are pissed off and vandalizing TTC property.

photo of graffitti on Spadina station outside wall, reading: The strike sucks!


I feel like walking around in the street wearing a TTC uniform to see what kind of abuse people would hurl at me. Make a documentary. ;)

More news: http://torontoist.com/2008/04/ttc_strike_resources.php
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TTC strike news [2008-04-26 10:24]
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080426.wttc0425/BNStory/National/home
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Pimp My Fahrrad lulz [2008-04-23 08:39]
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[2008-04-22 09:00]
This new chat bar thing in Facialbook is really annoying.
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Hockeyness [2008-04-22 07:22]
Can the Canadiens reattain their 1985 to 1993 excellence and bring the Cup back to Canada for the first time in 15 years?

The Canadiens sucked a lot between 1994 and 2003! Why are they performing better now? I'm out of the loop.
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Accordion Vivaldi [2008-04-21 17:43]
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Hungarian phrasebook [2008-04-20 15:29]


An oldie but goodie. :)
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Do any of you use bitstrips.com? [2008-04-19 14:18]
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Gender identity switch in brain [2008-04-18 17:23]
Scientists manipulate the brains of flies to change their gender identity.

Hoomanz next?
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Atari 2600 port of Star Fire [2008-04-17 15:51]
When my OSAP or income tax comes in, I want to get Star Fire, which was released as a homebrew for the Atari 2600 in 2003!



Maybe also this awesome remake of Warlords (the only 4-player Atari game I know of).
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Canada's Olympics protest hypocrisy [2008-04-17 14:29]
It's sad that the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver are all "Aboriginal-themed" with logos and mascots culturally appropriated from various aboriginal beliefs and practices, while the actual Native people see the event as a target for protest. Meanwhile, white Canadians are more interested in the plight of the Tibetans against evil China on the other side of the planet.
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More news from the www.IllegalSigns.ca people [2008-04-17 14:21]
I'm glad someone out there is fighting the insane amount advertising that goes on in the space around us (and colonizes our subconscious*).

*On this topic, see this and this video by Derren Brown.
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Hot Docs films I may want to see [2008-04-16 16:09]
*stars represent must-sees!( Documentary film festival movies I want to see!! )
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Building anti-oppression and sex-positive communities for people with disabilities [2008-04-16 13:56]
I just finished a major update and revamp of the Acsexxxable Working Group website, for which I am the volunteer web editor.

Minor fixes to do:
-In Internet Explorer, the black line is too high. It should line up with the bottom of the blue navigation tabs. Works perfectly in Firefox.
-Make the dildo blue like the navigation tabs. (Thanks, [info]darkdragondm!)
-Create a web form on the contact us page for people who don't have an e-mail client, e.g. in a library, etc.

If you know how to fix these or catch anything else to improve, please let me know!

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Faking learning musical instruments [2008-04-15 11:18]
Orchestra conductor hero

An oldie from the Onion: Sousaphone Hero
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Marylin Manson in ASL [2008-04-14 01:17]
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CSS question [2008-04-13 20:04]
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Most useful French cheat sheet? [2008-04-11 16:37]
[muziko |Venetian Snares - Ghetto Body Buddy]

What is the most useful aid sheet in French?

All I can think of is a list of verbs that take être instead of avoir in the passé composé.

Can you think of other quick aid sheets that would come in extremely handy to a student learning French?
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Toronto's ego [2008-04-10 15:09]
Toronto wants it's biggest penis status back. (totally safe for work)
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GBB (maybe only funny to Chiacophones?) [2008-04-10 12:22]
Lulz, they go out and interview GBB, the mediocre Acadian gangsta rapper in West Side Scoudouc who takes himself so seriously and became an Internet phenomenon among Acadians. ;)

They're in Chiac for you linguists curious what my native language sounds like.

Part 1: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=NRQ8TwuQll4 (starts around 3:57)
Part 2: interviewer trolls and exposes him some more, like a less eccentric version of Sacha Baron Cohen


GBB's pages:

http://www.myspace.com/gbbthemc
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=283853
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[Toronto] Need bike help [2008-04-10 10:05]
I need help getting my bike tuned up, checked and all ready for the new season. I can pay you cash, buy you dinner, or exchange for any service I'm good at.

Anybody?
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Regional products you thought were more widespread [2008-04-09 09:22]
Shreddies cereal boxbag of Lay's ketchup chips When I was explaining to an online American friend that I had a dream I was eating Shreddies, I was surprised that he didn't know what Shreddies were. I just assumed they were an American breakfast cereal like the so many other American products Canadians use every day. Turns out it's a Commonwealth thing. Americans don't have it!

I read in someone else's blog recently about ketchup chips. Apparently they're very Canadian and is not available in many American corner stores! I always assumed ketchup was just a basic flavour common among chip (or crisp) eaters worldwide.




what Americans call Smarties
One I discovered a few years ago is Smarties, another Commonwealth product that doesn't exist in the US. They only have M&Ms, which are sort of similar. But they do have a product called Smarties, which we know as Rockets.

Are there any products you always assumed were widespread and later discovered were regional only to where you lived? Something you were surprised that somebody from a similar country never heard of.
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Photoshop? [2008-04-08 01:08]
Can one of you Photoshop gurus convert these two images to clean and good-looking 16 by 16 icons? One of them is already square proportions, but the other one will have to be squished to force it to 16 to 16.

I've tried myself, but I can't get them to look clear and right when reduced to 16 by 16.
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Treo reset [2008-04-07 15:07]
My agenda got wiped out somehow. If I made any future plans with you, please remind me of them!
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[2008-04-07 13:50]
[muziko |Newcleus - Jam on It]

Up to 5 years in prison for using a hedgehog as a weapon?
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7 years later: did Segway fail? [2008-04-07 13:39]
[muziko |Paul Hardcastle - 19 (12 inch)]

So how come there aren't as many Segways on the streets and sidewalks, compared to scooters or bicycles? Why hasn't it lived up to its hype?

I've never ridden one, but they seem like a cool way to get around town and do errands with minimal effort.
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Stroke of insight [2008-04-05 12:23]
[muziko |MC Solaar - Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo]

A neuroanatomist talks about having a stroke herself and the insights she gained from the workings of her brain.

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/229
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How to drive Niagara to Montreal (through Toronto?) [2008-04-04 17:52]
A friend is driving from Niagara to Montreal but wants to pick me up in the Greater Toronto Area along the way. What's the most convenient way to do this?

For example, I could take the GO bus or train to somewhere that is very convenient for him to pick me up without having to lose time by entering and leaving downtown Toronto.

Halp!
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Bedtime theme song? [2008-04-04 13:10]
What are your favourite songs on the theme of rest, relaxation, sleep, dreaming or bedtime?

I want to use conditioning methods to associate a certain song to me going to bed, do exercises to reenforce it, then use that in the evening as a signal to get off computer and go relax in bed to watch TV or do something relaxing, preparing for sleep to come. Otherwise I have trouble changing gears and will carry on doing my computer activity all night long and screw up my sleep pattern again.

Read moar replies in [info]adults_add.
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Butt linguistics [2008-04-03 15:04]
I want to learn Anal or Anus.
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http://www.grandcentral.com/ [2008-04-03 00:12]
Anybody have an invite code for http://www.grandcentral.com/ ?
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Moar slug furry [2008-04-02 10:32]
[info]thornleaf found this slug totem art by [info]ursulav!
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Polymath mentalist [2008-04-02 09:30]
I spent most of my waking hours yesterday watching every YouTube video I could find of Derren Brown.

The guy has a genius understanding of human cognition and unconscious psychological wiring, and is a huge debunker of many belief manipulation systems including advertising and religion.

For example, taking someone's wallet:

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Rickrolling gone mainstream [2008-04-02 08:49]
Last couple of weeks? More like last 12 months! Man, rickrolling is so oldmeme. *sigh*
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Sacha Baron Cohen [2008-03-31 22:55]
... is making another movie.
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Acadian indie noise [2008-03-31 20:33]
My friend in New Brunswick composed (and sings) a cool song about her C section.

http://www.myspace.com/lesmudboggers
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I can has furry? [2008-03-31 16:08]
Cute, [info]shigil drew me in a banana slug fursuit made from a sleeping bag.

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[Toronto] Call of Cthulhu [2008-03-31 12:29]
I'm going to run a session of Call of Cthulhu pen-and-paper RPG soon.

Who wants in? (All experience levels are welcome.)
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What's your worst minority? [2008-03-28 12:11]
Poll #1162046
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Which minority group do you belong to and as which do you feel the most misunderstood, oppressed, marginalized, misunderstood, threatened, stereotyped, teased or otherwise given a harder time by people and society?

View Answers

Language, dialect or accent
2 (2.0%)

Gender, e.g. being a woman, transgender or gender conventions
24 (24.0%)

Disability, health-related, physical or mental capability, disease status
9 (9.0%)

Social class, profession or income
3 (3.0%)

Body type, e.g. body weight, height
5 (5.0%)

Sexuality, e.g. gay, bi, kinky
13 (13.0%)

Age
4 (4.0%)

Geek, nerd, hobby, fandom-related or subculture clothing or style
11 (11.0%)

Race or ethnic group
3 (3.0%)

Religion, atheism, political opinion or belief system
19 (19.0%)

Other (please explain)
7 (7.0%)

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Get ready for LULZ! Jetzt geht's looos! [2008-03-26 20:04]
Wow, today is my lucky comedy day!!

-New Angry Video Game Nerd, about the worst games on Intellivision.
-New Têtes à claques about Quebeckers in Jamaica. (This series is in very Québécois French, but their DVD has English and Standard French subtitle options.) It's a funny episode to me, because southeast New Brunswick (where I grew up) is also a location where we had many annoying Quebeckers in Speedos on our beaches.

And tonight:

-New South Park episode, a tribute to the Heavy Metal comic or movie. Looks trippy, and I'm glad Kenny will be the main character! I find him underused. (irc://irc.tveps.net/southpark-episodes)
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Remove LJ "expand" link? [2008-03-26 18:29]
I hate the LJ system of hiding some posts when the discussion gets too long and using "expand" links (like in today's interesting discussion about hunting). Is there an option to disable it or change the way it lays out the information?
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Cultural prejudice [2008-03-26 15:28]
What's with the mass hysteria that White people have over the seal hunt?! Now the EU is even considering taking measures against Canada.

If you're on Facialbook, I recommend this seal hunt group from the Inuit perspective. I like this poster, that shows a mirror on White people's behaviour against responsible seal hunters.

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Korean? [2008-03-25 03:02]
Are any of you very proficient in the Korean language? (enough to transcribe a text you listen to, for example) Or if you know anybody...?

Mi bezonas la helpon de iu, kiu bone regas la korean lingvon. Vidu la projekton.
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[Toronto and suburbs] Know anybody hiring? [2008-03-24 23:58]
[muziko |Rip Slyme - Galaxy]

My friend Alton is a recent graduate looking for work in or as:
-business sales
-marketing, or
-operations specialist

If you know of any leads, get in touch with me. Word of mouth and interpersonal networking is always effective!
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