Daily Archives: October 19, 2011
Despite being raised by our saintly mother not to be sharia-loving America-haters, my brother Trash_Melon just had to be different and converted to Islam in 2002. He has impeccable historical timing, obviously. Continue reading
Last night Google introduced the next version of Android, Version 4.0 (also known as Ice Cream Sandwich).
Ice Cream Sandwich, or ICS, represents the biggest step forward for Android since the transition from Android 1.6 (Donut) to Android 2.0/2.1 (Eclair), which represented the first time Android was considered a true player in the mobile operating system world.
So, let’s talk about what ICS brings to the table, future ICS devices, and the future of Android itself. Continue reading

As some of you know, I spent the past summer in Hong Kong. I was there for an internship helping people apply to the UN for refugee status. This will be nothing at all about that experience, although I could write for days about the refugee status determination process and its many faults, especially in Hong Kong. Instead, as I walked through the many food markets, I was reminded of some life lessons that I would like to share. Continue reading
This is Crasstalk’s Toronto correspondent reporting. Occupy Toronto protesters have taken over St. James Park, and I decided to go investigate and see what was what.
Frankly, we would have preferred Pigs From Space, but that’s not in the cards; Zombies to take over all of teevee; Droids at the breakfast table, now that’s progress; Nic Cage strikes again! But this time we could possibly like it. Protest corporations not Batmobiles…and much, much, more!
Today’s Hollywood Caller is bursting at the seams! Continue reading
If you’re a developer of real estate, someone somewhere will ALWAYS find a reason to oppose your project. Today’s evidence of this comes from the Times, where they wrote about four proposed high-rise towers in Washington Heights.
If you’ve ever followed any sort of local zoning controversy where you live, you’ll know that the status quo-loving NIMBYs always manage to come up with the loopiest arguments against building anything ever. You could turn a half-burning crack house into an orphanage and these people will complain that your orphanage “doesn’t fit with the existing character of the neighborhood.” Continue reading
- The Republicans had another debate last night. It was just as horrible as it sounds.
Happy Wednesday. When you get to the pig in the road, take it. Continue reading