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Engadget's back to school guide: E-readers {Engadget}
Aug 13th 2010 4:45PM I have the Kobo and don't have complaints. I do nearly all of my reading on it. The Kobo selection is fantastic, better than Amazon. It was the cheapest e-reader for awhile, but the other companies have dropped their prices. The unit isn't fancy and doesn't have audio, video or other luxuries. It's just for reading books or other documents. I have converted other formats (such as Word .doc) which I can read on the Kobo.
Kobo e-reader review {Engadget}
Jul 19th 2010 3:55PM I've had the Kobo for a number of months and bought it before Kindle and Sony dropped their prices. It's now overpriced by about $60. I like the fact that it's an e-reader and doesn't do a zillion other things which just drain the battery. It's easy to handle, easy to bring in new books, and isn't limited to one book vendor like the Kindle. I noted that sometimes e-books are more expensive than the paper copy, which is ludicrous. As well, when a paper version is selling at $15, a price of !0 for the e-version is robbery. All in all, I'm pleased with the Kobo, especially with the large selection of books.
The Weirdest Things You've Ever Eaten {Slashfood}
Feb 12th 2010 1:01AM Having an adventurous palate, I have tried rattlesnake, pond turtle, squirrel, whale, emu, ostrich, squirrel, chicken and duck feet, bear, venison, etc. I want to try cuy (Guinea pig), which is a Peruvian staple. And horsemeat has always had appeal, but is impossible to buy here (because of whining from the horsey folk). The only things I stay away from are "crunchy" foods, like insects. I've eaten shrimp with the shells intact with Viet Namese friends and found them disgusting.
I suppose that the weirdest things I ate were my Mom's veggie sandwiches ... radish, kohlrabi or turnip. Yuck. Just butter and turnip between two pieces of soggy store-bought bread.
Glee: Preggers {AOL TV}
Sep 24th 2009 3:40AM They kill "Pushing Daisies" and put on a show that's a poor regurgitation of "Fame." "Glee" has already "jumped the shark" for me. What weak plots ... the obviously gay kid admits to being gay ... all the male teachers who hang around the staff lounge are talented and start a pro singing group ... the cheerleading coach gets away with absolute crap and eats human flesh ... the fluffy teacher who loves the glee club head has OCD in spades ... and there's a massage therapist who thinks she's the top of the social order and is faking a pregnancy. Who writes this nonsense? It reminds me of the wild plots on the afternoon soaps in the '70s ... with gangsters living in the police chief's basement and other ludicrous notions.
The music is excellent, but it doesn't make up for the writing.
Should travelers boycott Arizona because of gun laws? Frommer leans towards yes {Gadling}
Aug 21st 2009 4:32AM Several people have suggested moving to Canada if you want to escape the gun culture. I did just that. My father had over sixty guns and spoke of the "coming racial wars." I had my first pistol when I was 11 (illegal). I had guns drawn on me three times when I lived south of the 49th. One episode was especially frightening, when some of my students stopped a car at the corner I was crossing and pointed a 45 at me.
Very few people are killed by guns in Canada. In fact, very few people are murdered with any weapon, including bare hands. The recent gun insanity in the US will get someone killed. I'm surprised that the Secret Service hasn't had to drag some gun nut away from a town hall venue, kicking and screaming about his rights. When Dubya was prez, you couldn't even wear a critical T-shirt to one of his rallies.
I'm proud to be living in Canada where my chance of getting shot is minute, unless a Yank has sneaked a weapon across the border. And were people are respectful of the Prime Minister, even if they think he's an idiot (as I do).
Amazon Kindle DX to start shipping on June 10th {Engadget}
Jun 1st 2009 9:19PM There's a huge country to the north of you and you're neglecting it. No matter what model, a Kindle won't work in Canada. We supply your natural gas and your oil, and you can't send a crappy Kindle link over the border. Today your country made visitors from north of the 49th carry passports. Nice neighbours. Please supply the Kindle because we need to read when it's 40 below.
Share Your Mother's Day Horror Stories! {ParentDish}
May 3rd 2009 10:55PM As a post-middle-aged male, I never received Mother's Day presents, but I did give some doozies. I bought my Mom a guinea pig and was hiding it in the basement. Returning home one afternoon, I heard a ruckus in the basement. My mother was swearing (not unusual). When I went down the stairs, I saw her wielding a broom, trying to kill something that was running along the walls. I realized immediately that the guinea pig had escaped and was being pursued by Mom. I stopped the slaughter, but I did have buy her a more suitable gift.
Take my future (but short-lived) occupation into consideration. I grew up to be a biology teacher. Mom also received a 3 1/2 foot iguana for Christmas one year.
Cell phone down toilet. It happens. A lot {Gadling}
Dec 11th 2008 9:20PM Just one hour after receiving my new Blackberry from the boss it took a tumble into a urinal. Acting quickly, I fished it out, turned it off, and shook all liquid out of it. It dried overnight and works great. But the ad for the pregnancy test is wrong. It's not "the most sophisticated piece of technology you will ever pee on." My Blackberry is.
RIM makes sturdy equipment.
Don't try this at home: Electrocuted hot dogs {Slashfood}
Jul 8th 2007 1:56PM Nearly five decades ago I built a "house current" hot dog cooker in highschool electricity class. It was a required project for all students in a require d class for all males. (Females were taking more home ec classes instead.) It was a simple box with nails as the electrodes for the wienies. You put the dog into the machine as a bridge between live nails on either side, closed the box and then flipped on the current. Not too much longer and the dogs were "cooked" ... simple, effective, and probably very dangerous. I have no idea what happened to the thing ... my parents probably threw it out, along with the misformed ash trays I also made in school.
So the live current hot dog cooker is nothing new ... but still as stupid.
Cassiobury, Estate of the Day {Luxist}
Mar 1st 2007 11:58AM I've been in museums that were cozier. Someone forgot to install the velvet ropes and stanchions. The wallpaper is garish in true Victorian style. And I would need to see the kitchen and a bathroom or two before I'd plop a downpayment on to the table.
