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Month: July 2006


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Sleeman Goes on the Block

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This sucks. Sleeman brewries, the third largest in Canada, is looking for a buyer. I don’t drink Sleeman’s regularly (and hence, I am the problem), but this is one more independent brewry down the tubes. You just know Molsen or Sapporo will buy them out and pirate the company for their lucrative distributorships; (Guinness, Sam […]

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Cheap Wine Blog

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Someone I know and love just started blogging! Go check out J–‘s very first foray into the blogging world at Cheap Wine Blog. If you like wine but hate the attitude you have to endure to get a great glass, then CWB is for you. Looking at wines from $5-20, CWB is going to be […]

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My favorite quotes…

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…in no particular order. “The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.”-George Bernard Shaw Only two things are certain: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.-Albert Einstein “You can sugar-coat a poison pill, but it’ll still kill you. By the way, let […]

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YouTube's new policy ruins Utopia

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YouTube, the ubiquitous video-hosting site, recently changed its terms of service to basically allow them to do whatever they want with the stuff you upload to them. This, of course, has completely freaked out the technorati because now their lip-synching videos will be commercialized by the company paying for their bandwidth! Oh noes! You mean […]

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Zidane Gets 3 Game Suspension

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You read that right, FIFA suspended Zidane, who is retired, for 3 games. Zidane was kind enough to let FIFA save face by agreeing to do 3 days of community service instead of, you know, laughing his ass off. For his part, Italian player Materazzi was given a 2-game suspension, which seems reasonable. I would’ve […]