Monthly Archives: July 2005

Fake News

By Boost Ventilator | Published: 30-July-2005

“In terms of who I channel, my natural inclination was Stone Phillips, who has the greatest neck in journalism…and then I also used Geraldo Rivera, because he’s got this great sense of mission. He just thinks he’s gonna change the world with this report. He’s got that early-’70s hip trench coat “busting this thing wide [...]

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Craptacular Prose

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 30-July-2005

Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest 2005 Results

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Photo

By Boost Ventilator | Published: 30-July-2005

“I’m so pleased to be coming to Halifax. I should be in Bermuda. But who cares? I’m home,” said Nancy Shakleton (CBC Nova Scotia)

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Aristocratic

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 30-July-2005

Michael Moore and Mel Gibson are the same person, except for a few sit-ups. Moore thought his cheesy political blooper reel was going to tell people how to vote. Mel thought that his little gay S&M movie about his imaginary friend was going to help him get to heaven. George W. Bush is president and [...]

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Column

By Boost Ventilator | Published: 26-July-2005

Atlantic News Perspective #151 (July 25, 2005) Playing chicken with chickens, knifed in church and lending a harp. By: Iain K. MacLeod

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Ethical Clothing

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 25-July-2005

No Sweat Apparel is being sold at Outside the Lines at 6297 Quinpool Road.

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Doppleganger

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 25-July-2005

Looks like I have another person to add to my mistaken identity list. Someone I met on the weekend thought I worked at Neptune Theatre in downtown Halifax.

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Email Swap

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 25-July-2005

I posted this to a messageboard awhile ago, but I thought I would share some reasons to switch from HoTMaiL to Google Mail. ever-increasing storage space completely free speed (page doesn’t have to reload to sift through messages) forwarding ability (works well with another account) POP downloading (you can use an e-mail program if you want) amazing searchability GmailStatus (Mac Os X) interesting [...]

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Meet Glowie!

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 21-July-2005

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Column

By Boost Ventilator | Published: 18-July-2005

Atlantic News Perspective #150 (July 18, 2005) Salmon cams, backyard wrestling and the gay market. By: Iain K. MacLeod

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Certain Doom!

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 18-July-2005

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The Xtian Games

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 18-July-2005

Developers are aiming at more than the bottom line, however, as Washington state-based Brethren Entertainment Software makes clear in its mission statement.”As believers in Christ, we pray that God will be glorified through our work and that each of us draw nearer to him as we develop and grow as a business,” the company says. “We [...]

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Lost & Found

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 17-July-2005

Windom Earle’s “Ode To Greg’s Cat” is being used to close the weekly national CBC Radio One show “Lost & Found” hosted by Matt Rainnie.

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Quote

By Boost Ventilator | Published: 17-July-2005

“If you are a lonely sort, as internet folks occasionally are, you will be relieved to know that, as always, there is someone on the internet a hundred times worse off than you are.” – Drew on the Insane Clown Posse Personal Ad Site (Klepto Pepto | .net)

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By Boost Ventilator | Published: 17-July-2005

“Some choice is better than none, but more choices don’t make things better,” – Carl HonorÃ© (Time to switch off and slow down | BBC News)

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Space Pen Madness

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 14-July-2005

I called the Paper Garden in Barrington Place a couple weeks ago looking for a Fisher Space Pen and they said “oh yeah, we carry those but we are sold out right now.” I said, “OK” and then hear *click*. Nice. Why is it so hard to give money to some companies? Anyway, I started [...]

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