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The BBC uses real media format to stream their videos and such, but were annoyed (as we are) that RealPlayer came bundled with spyware and other crap that nobody likes. They commissioned Real to make them a player with no ads or spyware, but because they are ...

Many of you probably have never heard of such a movie. Those of you who have will know that it's one of Bruce Campbell's later movies. That's right. Bruce Campbell from Army of Darkness, the campy, horror/comedy classic. Anyway, it's playing at Park Lane...

After putting out several films together, such as Monsters Inc., Toy Story, and most recently Finding Nemo (the most successful animated film ever), Pixar has announced that they will be severing ties with Disney, who distributed their works. As usual, the ...

Not to be outdone by the American's $20 bill, the Canadian government has released a new $100 bill with the usual ramp-up of anti-counterfitting features: Watermarks, holograms, metallic strips, etc. Check out a picture in this story. Originally posted on...

Is it just me, or is the Queen of England knighting people like it's going out of style? Originally, I thought, fine, she can knight whomever she wants, but at least up until now she was confining herself to British citizens, as they are the only ones who can...

"No scents is good sense", or so the new signs in my office tell me. It's supposed to be the start of some sort of campaign to get us to stop wearing scented products to the office for people who are sensitive to them. What about the people who are sensitive...

Read a story in the Daily News today that said the president of Labatt Breweries of Canada wants to position Keith's in a "splashy marketing campaign" that could make it the most popular brand in the country. It goes on to say how Keith's will always be brewe...

So, Eastlink recently started offering a new set-top box that can decode and display HDTV. "Why is this significant to me?" you may ask? "Well", I would answer, "HDTV is not only the most significant update to television as we know it since black and white g...

You would think that we, as Canadians, would have this winter driving thing all worked out by now, but after last night's 15 cm snowfall, I can see that we have not. I witnessed some un-smart things being done by people this morning. For example, sliding int...

Kodak has decided to stop producing and selling film cameras in the United States, Canada, and Europe (except for disposables) and put all their resources towards digital ones. That's a fairly major statement for a leader in the field of consumer-level photog...

After what I thought was waning interest in my pub crawls, I have recently had several people ask me when the next one was going to be. What kind of guy would I be if I let down my readers? A shitty one, that's what kind. So Feelin' No Pain 8 will be arrivi...

Merry Christmas (or insert appropriate holiday here) to all you crazy kids out there. Hopefully everyone got what they wanted, whether it be material, spiritual, or emotional. This Christmas certainly was an unusual one, even if you're only speaking about t...

Good times were had by all this past Friday night at the Halifax Curling Club...well, the people who can remember Friday night at least. I managed to have my share of fun while spending only about $8 on coke and ginger ale by bringing a handy flask of rum wit...

Thanks to some bold reporting by Outersurf and some trepidacious link clicking of my own, I now know what is the ultimate holiday meal: The Turducken. What better way to celebrate the holiday season with friends and family than by eating a chicken in a duc...

I have recently found what I consider to be the most fantastic website that nobody's ever heard of. From this website, I learned two things: (1) A website does exist that will charge a reasonable amount for downloadable CD-quality music; and (2) Courtney Lov...

I don't know how many of you Spine Dorks are rum drinkers, but I surely am. Until recently, I thought Captain Morgan Deluxe was just about the best dark rum out there...that is until I discovered Captain Morgan Private Stock. It only comes in 750 mL bottle...

It's been mentioned in the forums a few times, so I'll bring it to the forefront. I think it's pretty much inevitable that personal computers are going to play a bigger role in the houses of tomorrow than they do today. While today, I have a personal compute...

If any of you guys are planning to be at a Rememberance Day ceremony, maybe we could meet there. I'm planning to be at the ceremony at the Grand Parade in downtown Halifax. I generally get there around 10:15 or so, to try and secure a parking spot and get a ...

I did something I'm not proud of this weekend. It made me feel kind of dirty. Tainted. Unclean. I went to the Palace. And it was all that I hoped it could be. Unfortunately, gone were the Sunday night $1 drink specials. The "promo" bar was selling bee...

Even though I went to Wisconsin before Juan hit, I thought that Juan was bigger news. The astute among you may have noticed that I have also posted pictures of my trip in the photos section. It was a fun time. I got to hang out with State-side Spine Dorks E...