“The odds of hitting the Lotto 6/49 jackpot by plunking down a toonie and picking all six numbers are one in 13.98 million.

To put that in perspective, math gurus say those odds are roughly equal to your chance of dying within 15 minutes of buying your lottery ticket – or flipping a coin and getting 24 tails in a row.

You are also somewhere between 14 and 50 times more likely to get struck by lightning, depending on who’s doing the calculations, they say.” – Macleans.ca

A Laugh Fest?

Posted on 26-October-2005 by Iain K. MacLeod

“Brave stories that authentically and straightforwardly reflect the directorâ€™s inner and outer world. They are seldom funny. Like the time of comedies is maybe over.” – The 54th International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg

Best. Band Name. Ever

Posted on 25-October-2005 by Iain K. MacLeod

“It’s entirely possible that the course of human history, at least as it pertains to the naming of rock bands, has built up to this moment. Has there ever been a band name as perfect, as right, as Platonically ideal as…?”

A Cup of Poetry

Posted on 24-October-2005 by Iain K. MacLeod

The Way I See It: No. 23

Chances are you are scared of fictions.
Chances are you are only fleetingly happy.
Chances are you know much less than you think you do.
Chances are you feel a little guilty.
Chances are you want people to lie to you.
Perhaps the answer lies on the side of a coffee cup.
You are lost.

â€” David Cross, Comedian

Column

Posted on 24-October-2005 by Boost Ventilator

Atlantic News Perspective #155 (Oct 24, 2005)
Enormous eggbeater, family feuds and the drinking olympics.
By: Iain K. MacLeod

Events

Posted on 24-October-2005 by Iain K. MacLeod

The Facts:

Kathryn Calder of Immaculate Machine is Carl Newman’s niece (of The New Pornographers) and fills in for Neko Case on the road.

donate money to what’s new, mitsou? on ckdu tuesday night between 6-7:30 and you could get a windom earle prize pack featuring a shirt, pins, and a framed pic of stephan in a bathtub full of cookies.

windom earle is doing a rare video set

this is possibly the last windom earle show for a while.Are you game?

G to the T to the D

Posted on 23-October-2005 by Iain K. MacLeod

Meet the Life Hackers | NY Times

Fitter, happier, more productive | The Guardian

43 Folders Podcast

The Dude Abides

Posted on 22-October-2005 by Iain K. MacLeod

The Cult of ‘the Dude’ | Globe & Mail

Event

Posted on 20-October-2005 by Iain K. MacLeod

Update: Stephan is scheduled to perform at 10:30 tonight at Gus’ (corner of North and Agricola).

He can also be heard giving a tour of Excitement Video on Popped Culture’s “SEX & ROMANCE” episode and Windom Earle can be heard giving an extremely rare “unplugged” performance on Radio Free Polygon. Both available in Podcast form.

Lastly, here is an chance to see the Windom Earle video set: CKDU FUNDING DRIVE: Immaculate Machine w/ Windom Earle and HotShotRobot @ Stage Nine $5 ($7 after 10pm)Tune into What’s New Mitsou on Tuesday, Oct 25th to pledge and win tickets.