Monthly Archives: February 2011

Movie reviews: Incendies, Unknown & The Reef

Posted on February 21, 2011 by wheatln2

Sharks, sabotage and secrets. Incendies directed by Denis Villeneuve [imdb | trailer] me rating: 4.5/5 saw it: cinema (limited release in Canada, wider international release expected) Canadian director Denis Villeneuve’s work isn’t all that well known outside of his native … Continue reading →

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MAN MACHINE… IBM’s Watson finally hits Jeopardy! [but thinks Toronto is in the US…]

Posted on February 15, 2011 by wheatln2

Isn’t technology wonderful! Our very first home computer, an IBM Aptiva G60, was bought by my parents sometime in late 1994. It ran Windows 3.1 and was a perfect machine for word-processing and tetris. Anything heavier though and it would … Continue reading →

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How are WE not hypnotised?

Posted on February 10, 2011 by wheatln2

Just try and tell me pro-wrestling is never so contrived that it becomes hilarious… That’s the Most Illegal Thing I’ve Seen in the History of Wrestling!

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Super 8 [me: excited]

Posted on February 8, 2011 by wheatln2

“Do not speak of this… if you do, they will find you…” Wah! So a pretty super little TV spot debuted during the Super Bowl for JJ Abrams super-secret new feature, Super 8.

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February 2nd 2010. A sad day.

Posted on February 3, 2011 by wheatln2

A little bit of me gone. It’s not often that you get two big surprises in a day. Unfortunately yesterday brought a double dose of something sad. First of all, Twitter informs me, in very simple terms… And then a … Continue reading →

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Bye bye Incandescent. Bye bye CFL. Buy LED.

Posted on February 3, 2011 by wheatln2

Thanks Mr. Edison, we’ll take it from here! I currently work part-time in a hardware store. It’s educational, tedious, fun and repetative, usually at the same time. Makes me feel like I’m in a BBC sitcom a lot of time, … Continue reading →

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