Office Golf: The Just Friends Vs. The Sharp Schruters
Archive for April, 2006
Office Golf
Saturday, April 29th, 2006Nintendo Wii
Thursday, April 27th, 2006The new Nintendo system has gotten an official name.
Canadian Artists Fight For Fans
Thursday, April 27th, 2006The , Sum41, Avril Lavigne, , Chantal Kreviazuk, Raine Maida (Our Lady Peace), , , Sloan and more Canadian artists have created a against , and against (for example, ). outlines their policies, and their initial press release. The , home to some of these artists, has . (Thanks to for the link)
Video games are not the same as real life
Tuesday, April 25th, 2006
However, it can be funny when people pretend it is.
Prince of Persia
Tetris
Super Mario (Don’t try this one at home!)
Katamari Damacy
Paperboy
Using The Internet at Work? No Problem!
Tuesday, April 25th, 2006A judge in New York that casual Internet usage at work is like reading a newspaper or taking a personal call on the phone. , !
Rube Goldberg Machines of the Week
Monday, April 24th, 2006Some neat little machines made by some Japanese.
Thanks to for finding these videos.
End of a CIRA-Era
Wednesday, April 19th, 2006The , known best for their and their , . Does this mean ? Or the calm before the in Canada? Perhaps we should ask .
Race in the City
Wednesday, April 19th, 2006Ever wanted to go on , but didn’t think you could make the cut? Or perhaps frustrated because of their ?
Well Toronto’s ““, presented by some avid , may offer you the fix you need. Director about the available spots in the , which includes various themed editions all summer long.
Lost ARG
Wednesday, April 19th, 2006
That’s right folks. An official Lost is coming soon. To quote from the
ABC, Channel 4 Television in the U.K, and Australia Channel 7 will launch the “Lost Experience,” a revolutionary interactive experience based on the international hit television series, “Lost”. Working together, more than 30 broadcasters from Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific and the Middle East will release clues with new information regarding the mystery and mythology of the island featured in the series. Fans looking to solve the puzzle will find audio, video, and text clues in locations around the world, along with an online community in which to connect and collaborate with others. Just like any other good mystery, clues can and will happen anywhere at anytime across multiple platforms.
Oh, and is always ongoing at .
Toronto of the Future
Monday, April 17th, 2006The Toronto Star had a involving various essays on the potential future for the city. An by Mayor David Miller is followed by ideas about to more ethnic groups, how to tackle the , and legalizing .
The main spread features a collection of articles that try to solve the commuting problem that has been steadily getting worse in the GTA. 
about the idea of the , a series of highways for biking (and perhaps roller-blading as well). Andrew Alfred-Duggan’s Toronto Rapid Transit Guide of the TTC. This popular imagining of a subway map set in the future includes express lines in the downtown core, an that stretched from the to , extending the Bloor line to and the , and a few new lines as well. This map was notably featured in .
To top it all off, of a inter-connected mini cities built around train hubs, such as , Peterborough and . The idea of building places of work directly into these destinations reduces the need for last-mile bus networks and allows urban transit providers to focus on dedicated regular service between major hubs, reducing the need for workers to commute from suburb to suburb.