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The Futureshop crazy extended warranty has come through for me for a second time. The first time...

Through Jeff MacArthur, via Mike Lazazzera, I bring you the funniest video I've seen this year. ...

Word on the street is that the first four episodes from 24 Season 6 (not intended to be aired u...

Hopefully, the Noodle Nook on Blowers Street is finally going to open after a lengthy time when...

If you're using iTunes to download your podcasts, have you ever had it crash, or otherwise screw ...

I gotta say, on the whole, I'm quite pleased with this .NET Framework that Microsoft has provided...

I don't get sick very often, but because of that, when I do get sick, I hate it that much more. ...

I'm regularly browsing Zunior.com, checking out new music that I can play on the podcast, and I c...

In case you weren't clicking 'reload' on the page as much as I was, looking for this week's episo...

I'm surprised I'm the first one to post about this. Maybe the rest of you are still stuck in tra...

I'm sure that some of you know that in addition to Spine Radio, I also do a music podcast f...

I'm killing myself waiting for this show. Go check out Windom Earle tonight at Stage Nine or you...

The worst thing about MySpace isn't the ugliness of the site. It isn't the fact that it's horrib...

Jeff MacArthur, one of the co-hosts of commandN came by my house tonight to film a segment ...

Who would have thought that they could improve on the condom? I mean, everybody knows they suck,...

For anyone who doesn't typically read the Spine Radio blog, I'm posting this on the main page bec...

Body parts are like remote controls: They cost almost nothing to produce, but they're very expen...

I am selling some vintage computers on Ebay right now. If you're in the market for some museum p...

Somebody managed to get away with video-taping the Trailer Park Boys on stage with Guns'n'Roses. ...

I recently upgraded to IE 7 thanks to Windows Update. I thought everyone could benefit from some...

I've been thinking about the new video camera that Halifax has focused on the corner of Grafton a...

Enough said. Originally posted on Friday, 2006-11-17 at 14:16:45.

The rumours are true -- I'm all kinds of new media. Not only do I have a mean radio voice, but I...

About once a year, I go on a hunt for a pair of headphones. Last year, I picked up a Sennheiser ...

They're playing here, in Halifax, tonight, at Stage 9. Originally posted on Monday, 2006-10-...

How I could I write about the Halifax Pop Explosion without playing music? I decided to put my t...

Just now, I went and hooked myself up with a feedburner feed for my personal blog here on Spine.c...

Last week, I bought a Motorola SLVR L7 from a guy on eBay. It's basically like the RAZR, but it'...

The actual release version of Firefox 2.0 is due out this week. It's got a bunch of cool feature...

As I'm sure everybody here expected, I made it my mission to go out shopping on Sunday. I headed...

In case you hadn't caught it, Spine.cx was mentioned in the Halifax Herald a couple of days ago. ...

This case for the Motorola RAZR makes it look like it was made by Michelin. I suppose it might a...

A Nova Scotia judge has issued a ruling stating that the provincial government went beyond its po...

So, the Rolling Stones were here. They set up on the Commons nearest the corner of Cogswell and ...

After receiving confirmation from the powers that be, I am more sure than ever that Spine Radio w...

This has got to be one of the funniest fan-made videos I've seen in a long time. Of course, I pr...

For anybody who listening for it like I was, Spine Radio was NOT broadcast last night (Tuesday @ ...

Earlier tonight, Apple released iTunes 7.0, mainly a vehicle to allow the sale of movies through ...

Firefox 2.0 Beta 2 came out a couple of days ago, and despite my bad experience with Beta 1 (that...

Originally posted on Thursday, 2006-08-31 at 14:57:47.

I need a hobby. Well, a hobby other than one that involves me sitting in front of a computer. A...

My step-brother, David Picco is going to be touring Atlantic Canada in the next few weeks. (He's...

Blogger Dave Cheong has come up with a list of 18 ways to stay focused and more productive at wor...

I mentioned this a couple of weeks ago in a Spine Radio episode, but Brobdingnagian Records is gi...

Driving around today, I noticed a van beside me in traffic with 88.9 something something on the s...

Spam of the week: From: Adam Phelps <AdamPhelps@0451.com> Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 17:49:18 -00...

Plans are starting to come together for our road trip to Boston. We've been researching campsite...

I've implemented a new feature that will let you guys not only decide whether to post a blog entr...

For those of you who have always wanted to try real absinthe, but haven't wanted to import it fro...

There are two fairly major concerts happening on the Dartmouth waterfront this summer. The first...

Check my Flickr photos for some pics of the pub crawl. If you have photos of your own, post the ...

The official LOST podcast from LOST producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse says that in the 3r...

If you've ordered a t-shirt for the Seal Clubbing pub crawl, it is now in my posession. Please c...

I had a phone conversation with Ian Frosst about the LOST season 2 finale. Now you can hear it t...

An organization called Doors Open Toronto sponsors an annual event where the general public can h...

Don't read any further if you haven't seen the finale yet (and you don't want to be spoiled). ...

Just downloaded the first episode of the UK edition of Big Brother. I can't express to you, the ...

A grand total of 48 shirts were ordered this morning. To anybody who didn't get their order in, ...

Frosst and I talk about the 2x22 episode of Lost, Three Minutes. He's on satellite internet, so ...

My brother got me to try this beer that his Austrian friend Ingo brought over from Germany, and...

Because we're so close to the actual crawl date of May 27th, I am going to have to place the orde...

Spine.cx pub crawl FAQ: To order a shirt To ask a question The shirts will go down in price ...

I've been quite busy at work lately, so I've kind of let this pub crawl organization stuff fall a...

This is a three-way skype conversation between Matt, Ian, and I, talking about the episode of Los...

I'm watching the second part of a two part House M.D., and what should come on but a Zellers comm...

CBC is now offering podcast versions of what I'm willing to bet are your favourite shows. Have y...

I have paired up with Dave Ullrich of Zunior.com to do a music podcast featuring stuff that you c...

It's about time somebody stood up and said something, and I'm proud that it is Canadian artists d...

Tanya and I review and talk about the movie Silent Hill. Originally posted on Tuesday, 2006-04-2...

Today on my way home, a fine gentleman sat next to me on the bus. He was so respectable that des...

So, nobody has expressed great outrage at the date of May 27th, so I'll take that to mean that it...

So, my brother and I are sitting in the Economy Shoe Shop, and for whatever reason, we want to ge...

Don't ask. Just listen. Originally posted on Tuesday, 2006-04-11 at 23:09:37.

I am over at Portland street Honda and I decided to try posting to my blog with my handheld. I m...

Spring time means it's about time for another Spine.cx pub crawl. The tentative date is going to...

Anyone who did arts in university can stop reading now. For the most part, I really like devel...

I've had my black 30 gig iPod now for a few weeks, so I figure it's about time I write something ...

And I'm willing to bet that it's just as delicious. Originally posted on Monday, 2006-04-03 ...

Through some good fortune, I was able to attend the red carpet ceremony at the Juno awards. I bo...

For a while now, I've been noticing wireless hotspots around downtown called "Eastlink WiFi Trial...

So, I picked up an iPod last week (which I'm still planning to blog about later, a little more in...

It's tax time, and you just have to deal with it. Originally posted on Thursday, 2006-03-23 ...

I didn't want this video to get lost, so I stuck it up on YouTube.com. It's from back in 1999 wh...

Apparently some people were planning a big anti-war protest for Saturday around noon. I was just...

What a blast I had on St. Patrick's Day. It started off with breakfast at the Old Triangle. ...

Holy flamin' hoop, Batman! Reuters is reporting on a study that concluded Hot peppers kill prost...

Congratulations to Spine.cx's own Flashy and Triad who are getting married sometime in April. So...

For anyone who didn't attend the Superfriendz show at the Grawood this past Saturday night, you m...

I picked up an actual CD for the first time in a long while this week. Every time I heard that D...

You had to think this was coming. Google is developing a web calendering application that will b...

Fucking CTV. Why would you change the time of the best show that you have on your fucking statio...

They are extended the public hearings on the two buildings proposed for the old tex-park site. T...

I calculated my taxes and all that jazz, and by my calculations (actually, the calculations of UF...

Fun times had by all. Even Matt the Pimp. Originally posted on Wednesday, 2006-02-22 at 09:...

This episode was good in terms of character development, but really did nothing to advance the my...

I haven't heard a good blonde joke in a long time, but this one is hilarious. Let me know what y...

Bernie sent me this remarkable account of pedestrian journalism from Toronto. A photoblogger cau...

I'm watching the news last night, and inevitably, there is a story about Stephen Harper, and how ...

Overall, I think this was a fairly boring episode, but I think we can glean some fairly significa...

According to EgoSurf.org, I outrank just about everybody else with whatever criteria they use to ...

I took the test on PoliticalCompass.org and I found myself to be quite left-leaning. But the mor...

I was in the grocery store today to pick up some milk, and I found that when I got to the cooler ...

Matt, Jay, and I checked out the grand opening of Sensations last night. The protesters were the...

I just got a new monitor, and I'm very happy with it. However, as happy as I am, I am still easi...

It’s good to finally get a new episode of Lost after what was an agonizing break over Christmas w...

My computer bit me. I was picking up my server machine, and I guess I caught my finger on a shar...

Merry @#$%*& Christmas! Originally posted on Sunday, 2005-12-25 at 00:00:58.

More of my nonsense on the mic, on vacation and bored. Music in this podcast: The Quintessent...

I'm on vacation again, so it's time to resume an activity that can consume my time that's at leas...

There was something amiss with our database server, but we restored the system as it was on Thurs...

Originally posted on Tuesday, 2005-12-13 at 20:35:39.

My Odeo Channel (odeo/197f40cc82612ba9) Originally posted on Tuesday, 2005-12-13 at 18:55:51.

A very interesting music subscription service has opened up recently. Pandora.com has indexed th...

I got tired of having such a static front page on spine.cx, so now, all blog entries from all use...

Ok, so I'm about to get down to some funky baking action. Macaroni and cheese. Easy, right? We...

Today, I have commenced my challenge in accordance with the latest podcast. Jeannine has challen...

Got to meet some interesting characters tonight, including Tod Maffin, Bruce Murray, and Jeff Mac...

If anyone else is listening to the Lost podcast that ABC is doing, you'll now know that they have...

Everybody who's anybody is going to be at the Attic this Saturday night to see Chixdiggit! for th...

I know we live in Nova Scotia, where the weather can change in an instant. So why isn't it chang...

I've opened up an account on Flickr. It's pretty useful. As a freeloader, you can upload up to ...

I ventured out into my neighbourhood today. Many things have changed since I've been gone. I to...

One of the cool things about going to the PDC was the crazy deal that was announce during the key...

I am posting this from a new PDA/cellphone/wi-fi device...I'm still getting used to the keyboard,...

Fucking woke up at 0345h this morning to get my 0430h ride to the airport to catch my 0610h fligh...

Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 17:26:47 -0300 From: Kimberly Hoffman <her email address> Subject: Allis...

I rant a little bit about the anarchy that's going on in New Orleans and some about Big Brother 6...

Due to a few requests, I have set up a mailing list so that people can be notified via email when...

For the first time, Jeannine and I have been requested to make a personal appearance :) We will ...

Is it just me or have there been a lot of plane crashes in the media lately? Toronto's Air Franc...

Steve & I went to test drive a Dodge Charger and ate at Dave Doolittle's. Post in the comments h...

I didn't really get a chance to do some of the great suggestions I got, because I didn't go downt...

I take a suggestion from Ryan Belbin and hit the batting cages at Atlantic Playland. Afterwards,...

I'm on vacation and bored out of my mind. Send my phone a text message with what the hell I shou...

No real surprise here, I just wanted to link to a real horror story that this guy has had about h...

The first of probably many "SteveCasts" (Not to be confused with the Spine.cx Podcast). I talk a...

Yay! It's been 4 years since Spine.cx was brought up in this format of articles and comments and...

In an effort to make life easier for me, I accidentally added a feature to the website. When you...

Among the many other things I think about during any given day, one of them usually is, "How can ...

I fucking hate Jehova's Witnesses!!! Why do they come to my fucking house? They woke me up toda...

I do not understand what the owners of Club 5171 (formerly Merrill's) are doing with that once-gr...

The afore-mentioned new machine is live. Hopefully the only difference you'll all notice is that...

Fuck that. I'm not even going to get started on what I think of unions, but I know that I abso...

Spine.cx is about to get transplanted into a new body. Currently, spine.cx is running on an AMD ...

I'm looking at buying some new equipment for recording the podcast. Specifically a new mixer. T...

I really don't understand why it took so fucking long to pass the gay marriage bill. Doesn't thi...

I don't know how many of you guys listen to CBC radio, but you probably know that I do. For the ...

There is a new potential law on the books of the Nova Scotia government. Halifax city council vo...

I just wanted to say thanks to all the people who brought with them birthday gifts for me on Satu...

Tanya and I went downtown on Saturday night, to the Seahorse. I'm fairly certain we weren't supp...

Man, I wish I had thought of this. All you have to do to make money in this day and age is to th...

The Crawl & Order pubcrawl went off last night without a hitch, save perhaps for the crap-ass wea...

I visited Bishops Cellar today with my 10% off coupon from The Coast. Got a whole bunch of stuff...

I am almost convinced that wireless can and will be everywhere. Right now, I'm in the basement o...

I have told a few people this, but I'm sure most of you don't know: You can get redirected to yo...

Chixdiggit have a new album out, it's called Pink Razors. Man, just when you think they can't ro...

There's a new Doctor Who series and so far, it's awesome. Obviously since we're in an entirely n...

So, we got together at my place and recorded a second podcast. This one has Jeannine talking int...

Yes, it's true! Spine.cx has entered the pod-o-sphere. I'm guessing that some (probably many) o...

For posterity, here is the original Subway rant that pretty much got Spine.cx on the map. I just...

So, just like I rewrote the main site, I've also re-written the forums. They've been done for a ...

Using this flash animation, you can make yourself into a South Park character. Good way to waste...

This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen put out by a technology company. It's not a pro...

Let me start out by saying that I love Uncommon Grounds, but their coffee sizing methods just don...

So Messenger 7.0 is out now, officially. I recommend that you all download it, it's pretty cool....

I'm in Ottawa on a business trip and the hotel they put us in is fucking awesome. It's called th...

What do the Pope and Terri Schiavo have in common? Come on, that question is its own punchline...

I bore witness to something on google maps that completely blew my mind. It recognizes one-way s...

Originally posted on Tuesday, 2005-03-29 at 22:17:58.

Every year, I think about trying to come up with a list of things that somebody can do free on th...

I just found out that the restaurant (or diner, I guess it's a diner) in the basement of the BMO ...

I am seriously considering starting up my own podcast. I have pretty much all the gear I would n...

So far this year, I've heard no less than three people in seperate situations ask me if there is ...

Right now, I'm sitting in the Blowers Street Paper Chase. I've ordered a club sandwich and a bow...

I'm sure many of you have heard of Skype. Me too, but I had never really used it until yesterday...

On the way into work on the bus this morning, I heard a piece on the news stating that local bar ...

I have been wanting a small, portable wi-fi-enabled device since wireless technology has been ava...

I'm trying to get into Podcasting. There are some interesting shows that I've started to listen t...

I just bought an iRiver IFP 799. It's a 1 gigabyte player that thanks to a timely firmware upgra...

In a .NET windows forms application, paste this code into one of your windows' code files: prote...

I need a computer for my living room. The one I had in my entertainment unit went tits-up the ot...

I'm not sure how reliable this is, but it seems that the Canadian government has plans for their ...

One of my favourite shows from last year is back: Deadwood started its second season last night....

I am sitting in what used to be commonly called an “Internet Café”, but what are now commonly ref...

My friend (and boss) Jeff Pick just had his second kid. Another boy...I'll let him explain the s...

I'm sure more than a few of you have wondered, "WTF is up with all this BBCode shiznit? OMGWTFLO...

After my throat swab for strep came back negative, my doctor called me back in for a blood test. ...

For the first time in around 10 years I felt sick enough to make an appointment to see a doctor. ...

This guy has some pretty good photos of the fire that ravaged that apartment building in Fairview...

My brother sent me an interesting email today. It doesn't totally surprise me. By adding a new ...

Toothbrush handles have been getting conspicuously girthier in past years, but the diameter of th...

I was reading in the Halifax Herald today that due to renovation of the Maritime Museum of the At...

Oh my. Alcohol is evil. I've suspected it for some time, but now my hypothesis has been confirm...

LokiTorrent.com, one of the few remaining big torrent sites has been shut down by the MPAA. Mak...

How much does it really cost to make a razor blade? Per ounce, they must be more valuable than g...

Over the past few days, I've been working on a new code stream for spine.cx. Something not so cl...

I was at an MSDN event tonight, regarding security in .NET. That wasn't so interesting in itself...

Sometimes I just don't understand what goes on in the minds of politicians. From things as big a...

For all you kids who like to 'blog, spine.cx now has a solution for you. Check out the box on th...

So, what do I think is the best new show on TV this season? House, M.D. It's kind of like a cross...

According to an article I've just read on Slashdot, at least 315 of MGM's so-called "widescreen" ...

Last week, I got my car back from the collision shop, looking as good as new. They even cleaned ...

I don't know if it's been announced anywhere lately, but I believe there's an MSN Messenger virus...

Ok, so listen up because I've got a story to tell. A story of Christmas woe. It'll break your h...

I had two of my intrepid (read: unpaid) reporters go and check out Fid, one of the restaurants f...

Yeah, I've been a real slack ass when it comes to taking photos lately. Anyway, I finally have s...

I had a startling revelation about how I perceive money today. I was at the mall, buying a CD (y...

Ever wonder where your money goes when it leaves your grubby little hands? I don't mean your "mo...

I've said it last year and a few years ago too. Everyone should come out to a Rememberance Day c...

I am impressed again and again with the CBC. Most recently, I became aware that CBC is offering ...

This is it. The day we've all been waiting for. The Sunday Shopping Plebicite! Make sure you get ...

I have never really wanted a laptop, but I managed to get one from work in a game of chance. I st...

Spine.cx was moved yesterday from its previous home in the basement of the building on the corner...

It's that time again. Time to think about Sunday shopping. Surely you didn't forget about the p...

I saw The Village last week. Didn't really have time to write about it though. This is M. Night...

Today I saw something I've never seen before. Nor do I ever expect to see it again. It was the ...

One of my favourite bands, Chixdiggit!, is playing in Halifax tomorrow (Friday) night at Stage 9....

I know, I know...I haven't posted anything in over a week. I'm a big slacker. Well, here's some...

My roommate bought this portable electronic media player the other day. It's very cool because i...

This time they've gone too far. Well, maybe not too far, but certainly far enough for me not to ...

They are finally tearing down the decrepit, condemned, old parking garage on the corner of Granvi...

I have had a black Simple Plan t-shirt, size large, donated to me by a generous benefactor. It d...

Find modern songs too long to listen to? Can't wait to hear the closing chords and get on to som...

What's the last thing you would expect when you wake up in the morning? For me, the last thing I...

Yeah! I was at the Technology museum in San Jose today and I got to ride a Segway. At first, it'...

From: Dragos Ruiu To: bugtraq@securityfocus.com Subject: Caveat Lector: Beastie Boys Evil Dat...

They couldn't have picked a better day for a transformer explosion: Sunny, 25° I'm standing by ...

So, yeah, my party happened on Saturday night. I'm still working on getting the webcam's photos ...

Friday was Jeanine's birthday, so a bunch of people went out for drinks and eats at Mexicali Rosa...

I've done some stupid things in the past. Some of them really stupid. This ranks up there with ...

Ok, so I'm driving home and the street one block down from me is roped off with police tape. Cop...

My 28th birthday is on the 1st of June. Since that's a Tuesday, I'm throwing a party the followi...

Recently, some beers have made me curious. Some because they have no carbs, and some because the...

Just like the title says, Point Pleasant is scheduled to reopen for general use on Friday, June 4...

These gas price increases have gone on long enough, so I thought it was about time to write a ful...

I love getting new pieces of electronics. It's like Christmas; the sweet smell of virgin circuit...

The reason I prefer Free, open standards is because shit like this can't happen. People expected...

Of all the pieces of hardware in a computer that could possibly fail, the most annoying is a hard...

I think anyone who's ever written a client/server architected program has either basked in the gl...

The Canadian women have done it again: won a world hockey championship. There was definately so...

A Canadian court has rejected a motion that would have allowed file sharing netizens to be sued. ...

I figured if I was going to start posting more frequently, I would go out and actually take some ...

Hold on just a minute, this isn’t something I’m offering to the general public; rather, it’s some...

Yeah, I know it's been over a week since I last posted something on the main page, but honestly, ...

That's right. On my bus, people get in, stare at the door, and do not talk to anyone else for th...

I'm worried about Merrill's. It's been an institution in my perception of the downtown scene for...

I'm not sure if the title yet applies to the HRM employees or the retarded fuckers on the road th...

Undergrads, one of the best animated shows ever, in my opinion, has finally come out on DVD, but ...

The WB network has announced the cancellation of one of my favourite shows, despite increased rat...

For anyone who doesn't yet know about the best web browser out there, here it is: Firefox. Prev...

There a couple of links from Slashdot that I found very poignant to whom I think my readers are ;...

The BBC uses real media format to stream their videos and such, but were annoyed (as we are) that...

Many of you probably have never heard of such a movie. Those of you who have will know that it's...

After putting out several films together, such as Monsters Inc., Toy Story, and most recently Fin...

Not to be outdone by the American's $20 bill, the Canadian government has released a new $100 bil...

Is it just me, or is the Queen of England knighting people like it's going out of style? Origina...

"No scents is good sense", or so the new signs in my office tell me. It's supposed to be the sta...

Read a story in the Daily News today that said the president of Labatt Breweries of Canada wants ...

So, Eastlink recently started offering a new set-top box that can decode and display HDTV. "Why ...

You would think that we, as Canadians, would have this winter driving thing all worked out by now...

Kodak has decided to stop producing and selling film cameras in the United States, Canada, and Eu...

After what I thought was waning interest in my pub crawls, I have recently had several people ask...

Merry Christmas (or insert appropriate holiday here) to all you crazy kids out there. Hopefully e...

Good times were had by all this past Friday night at the Halifax Curling Club...well, the people ...

Thanks to some bold reporting by Outersurf and some trepidacious link clicking of my own, I now k...

I have recently found what I consider to be the most fantastic website that nobody's ever heard o...

I don't know how many of you Spine Dorks are rum drinkers, but I surely am. Until recently, I th...

It's been mentioned in the forums a few times, so I'll bring it to the forefront. I think it's p...

If any of you guys are planning to be at a Rememberance Day ceremony, maybe we could meet there. ...

I did something I'm not proud of this weekend. It made me feel kind of dirty. Tainted. Unclean...

Even though I went to Wisconsin before Juan hit, I thought that Juan was bigger news. The astute...

So, I guess we had a hurricane. I almost wish I was here for it, but instead, I was stuck in a H...

The speed limits for quite a few streets coming off the Bedford Highway have been reduced to 40 k...

So it seems that every year for the last 4, the spring fall brings with it the promise of a new r...

For the first time in months, a Nigerian spam email has broken through my spam filter. It seems ...

So there are parts to PHPNuke that I've never used yet, but I think I might start. Mike has writ...

Photos from the kick-ass party I was at on the weekend past. There was much beer. I think I dra...

Those of you who are in the know will already be aware that the Nova Scotia International Air Sho...

Today is the second anniversary of when I installed PHPNuke on spine.cx and made it the site it i...

One on July 26th, another on August 2nd. I'm actually kind of flattered that I got invited to tw...

So, as the title of this article suggests, this weekend, I was camping in the rain and experience...

Tucker Max, internet personality, is generally regarded as an asshole -- he'll even admit it hims...

From an article at CBC.ca: "Scientists in Australia determined that men in their 20s who ejacu...

My dad has just renovated his house. New siding, and a completely new kitchen and bathroom. It ...

Spine.cx wishes Canada a happy 136th birthday. To give people something to comment on, how are...

I thought, I'll test my theory of buying beer on Sunday and go down to the Cold Beer Store on Agr...

This actually happened a couple of days ago, but I forgot to mention it on the site. Something t...

Christine writes: "This coming October (I know, it's pretty far away) I will be travelling out e...

All I wanted to do was get some groceries. I finish going through the isles and head up to the c...

The ownership of the Montreal Grill (the restaurant in the basement of the Bank of Montreal build...

Here is the second review of an alcoholic beverage ever done on Spine.cx. I'm not doing Baja Tan...

At first, I was cheesed off because I had purchased an m515 about a month before the Zire 71 was ...

According to several articles, including this one, a coalition of church groups want you to donat...

This coming weekend (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) is the planned date for Greekfest 2003. Exper...

I know you're all waiting for them with baited breath, so here are the photos. Don't forget the ...

Here at Spine.cx, we feel that it is important to provide the viewing public with not only review...

They say necessity is the mother of invention, and I guess they were right about that one. Being...

Some further information for you crawlin' peeps to dig. The printers tell me the shirts will be ...

Just letting everyone know that the group campsite at Blomidon has been booked for the weekend of...

So, I'm standing on Hollis Street, minding my own business when out of nowhere, this truck drives...

Are hardware problems. I was very happy to finally get a new, up-to-date machine (2.4 GHz P4) ma...

I have taken a big step with the website today. I decided to try offering textual ads for sale o...

I'm back from Newfoundland. Saw a lot of relatives and made a lot of new acquaintances. Drank a...

Halifax council has passed a legislation that will disallow smoking in public places except for s...

The preliminary rounds are over and now we're getting to the meat of this, the 2003 pub crawl sea...

Finally, I am home and I have had a chance to get all the photos I have taken off of my camera an...

Rants isn't really the right category for this, but I don't think an appropriate category exists....

I wasn't even back at work for a whole day before they decided to ship me off again to New York C...

Finally, I am home after leaving for two days and getting back a week later. The trip was useful...

Traffic is fucking insane. Worse than the 401 in a snowstorm. I was stuck in it about an hour b...

This may have been brought up before, but what the hell, lets bring it up again. First off this i...

Your favourite contest has re-appeared at your favourite coffee-and-donut shop. Yes, Roll-up-the...

A co-worker of mine posed an interesting question about elevators. (Wouldn't my object oriented ...

Most, if not all, of us receive some spam in their email. And we hate it. We curse the people w...

Yeah, I'm selling my car. I could only find one photo of it and it's of the rear. I'll try and ...

I don't think I'll ever run out of things to rant about. Let me set the scene for you... It s...

I don't know how many people outside my own office ski, but you are welcome to join Ray (who won'...

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As many people know (and relish!) a new bill concerning smoking in public places has come into ef...

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I'm not sure too many people noticed the small mention down in the Events section, so I thought I...

After three days of pining, I finally got to see Star Trek: Nemesis. I liked it, which should co...

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I saw this movie mentioned on Penny Arcade and I found myself wondering why I'd never heard of it...

Marc wrote something less wordy than, but similar in sentiment to: "Consumers seem to want to sh...

I'm in line at my favorite local purveyor of warm, toasty processed meat goodness, $5 at the read...

I was at Pitchman's, which I have become convinced is the new JJ's. It's weird because I used to...

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So I guess we got some snow. Much snow. Who actually managed to get to work today? I spent hal...

I'm usually not one to go for the novelty CDRs, but these ones from Verbatim are particularly coo...

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Inspired by some ideas the previous article, I have a similar style question: Obviously all of u...

I was over at Brent's today, checking out his new computer. He got his case over at MysteryByte...

Make your friends say whatever you want. All you have to do is upload a photo, tell the app where...

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Everyone hopefully realizes that we indeed have our 40 people, and the crawl is now moving forwar...

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And not just the psychiatric kind. The problem is that (as of right now) there are only 21 peopl...

It's been recently talked about by Famous Players Cinemas to allow beer to be sold at the concess...

Following, in the article, is a tentative list of bars for FNP 6. I took into account your sugge...

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An Ominious Coward writes: "There apparently will what the networks are touting as "extensive co...

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Whee! Spine.cx (in its current incarnation) is one year old as of the 11th of August. The traff...

What's better than three days and three nights in the woods? Making fun of people in photos that...

Some of you know that I have an MP3 of the Month section of this website. Soon enough it got ind...

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I'm accustomed to having things go wrong with my car. It's fairly old at almost 8 years, and adm...

It occurred to me that there needs to be a better way of ranking my photos than simply the number...

Why do we need to oust NSCAD? Well, I suppose they don't really need to be *ousted*. Just moved...

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A while ago, I had responded to an ad in the Coast calling for people who would be willing to spe...

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This MP3 is a cover of a Tragically Hip song that I'm sure everyone knows, "Courage". The singer...

It's Canada day, so go drink a beer or something, eh? Not one of those light beers either. None...

A few of us were camping in Blomidon this weekend. Kind of a "warm-up" trip of sorts. We checke...

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But then again, if I lived in Truro, I suppose I wouldn't take any chances either :) This arti...

Yeah, a blackout party doesn't work so well for things requiring electricity to function, does it...

This song harkens back to my old glory days...when I would be seen at the Dome, 4 nights a week, ...

It was a sunny day not unlike today that Spine.cx was born back on August 11th, 2001. Well, this...

About a year ago, there was this site with the most incredible flash animation I had ever seen. ...

...if you bought the Buffy Season 2 DVD set. With tax and everything taken into account, I got b...

Here's an email I got recently. I get this (or a variation of it) about 5 times a week: ATT:R...

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I finally got the pics from the IWK War Canoe Challenge up. They turned out really well. I thin...

This article pretty much sums up why I don't like watching basketball games. Please read it befo...

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I heard this song on Much (Vintage) Vibe last night, and it's been in my head ever since. Sarah ...

Ever wondered why McDonalds seem to have the best fries? Because they're made with meat, that's ...

Reel Big Fish are awesome. They're kind of ska, but not really. They're kind of swing, but not r...

The weirdest thing happened to me yesterday. I'm leaving my house for the first time that day, a...

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I seem to be posting a lot of stories in the "Beer" topic lately....hmmmm. Anyway, I'm turning 2...

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This song (and indeed the whole album) is nothing but good (I won't say clean) fun. The songs ar...

I don't give a crap about eqinoxes or "official" dates for the start of seasons, but there are so...

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Everybody's played a drinking game or two in the past, I'm sure. Below is one submitted by one o...

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On Amazon.com's DVD best seller list the widescreen versions of both Harry Potter and the Sorcere...

Yep. When faced with enormous profits, I guess studios don't want to take any chances. A sequel...

So about a month or so ago, Ryan and I each happened to purchase a 2-4 of Alexander Keith's India...

When I saw this website, I was reminded of troopers. This is just as cool, if not cooler. You c...

It looks like I must begin the search for a roommate yet again. My current roommate is moving out...

You know you all wanted to see them. Here they are. My personal favourite is this one. Sorry R...

Today marks the third anniversary of when Ian Frosst and I invented the game of Cubeball. This o...

I know I'm not the only one to notice the rather-penis-shaped copper-colored "community bulletin ...

Picked up the shirts yesterday. They're pretty cool. If you want 'em, come and get 'em. I'll h...

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This article on cnn.com states that Coke is reportedly working on secret plans for a vanilla vers...

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Seen on FARK, but definately newsworthy enough to be seen here as well. The popluar site that ho...

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From a press release on matsushita.co.jp: Nine leading companies today announced that they hav...

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I had my inane movie trivia mettle tested today when I was asked by Keely to see if I couldn't us...

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I'm selling the portable mp3 player that I got at my company's Christmas party. I just found I n...

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I don't remember seeing this movie in the theatres, but it stared me down countless times in the...

You wanted to see them. Here they are. Hopefully this witih oblige your voyeristic tendancies...

Here's the ultimate test of how accurate a guesser I am of the size (or lack thereof) of this web...

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I finally have something to be proud of. I'm the fifth most screwed up individual on the Interne...

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Has anyone else noticed that MSN Messenger keeps kicking you off every couple of minutes, seeming...

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None of the following text is mine, but I thought it was really interesting. Read it, and see ho...

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I think this photo has something to do with the IRA disarming recently, but I can't view the whol...

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According to this article, it takes 7 shots from 9mm service pistol, or several blasts from a sho...

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An Afghan horse trader leads his horses through the mountainous area of the Khyber Pass headed to...

This guy, at some point in the past, had a very interesting auction running on Ebay. Unfortuna...

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You know what to do. Go forth and bastardize this picture. Post your results in the comments se...

I've heard many accounts that your favorite bar (and mine), the ol' Copper Penny will be putting ...

I posted this story about a stupid squirrel in a flash video and I was like, "Wheeeeeeeeee!" Ori...

After seeing the Snow Jam schedule in The Coast I thought to myself, "What a service it would be ...

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Browsing the messageboards at the Home Theatre Forum and I came across a link to The Crutchfield ...

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I read over at SandyWalsh.com that they're redoing the movie known as Manhunter, only this time i...

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