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Apple TV - Nearly Hacked

The other day John contacted me and told me about a new hack for the Apple TV. It’s basically an amalgamation of all the available hacks and updates for it, but it’s packaged in a nice, easy to use USB installer.
Before I get into my hacking attempt, I want to give a [...]

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Hosting Experiment Part II

A while ago I did a quick and dirty hosting experiment with some of my readers. I actually need a bit more data, although what I’m after is a bit easier this time.
So, if you have a blog, all I ask is that you let me know the following:

The URL for your blog
The name [...]

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Mazda 3 And The Dreaded Door Attack

A few years ago my mom convinced me that I should finally ditch my 1993 Toyota Tercel (which seemed to be running on only 3 cylinders) and upgrade to something nicer. After spending a few days test driving cars, I finally went out and bought a 2006 Mazda 3 Sport Hatchback. [...]

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Go Green Or Go Home, Part I

As most of you remember, last year I threw the environmental gauntlet down and challenged all my readers to replace their old, energy inefficient incandescent light-bulbs with the newer CFL variant. Many of my friends and readers quickly went to work and replaced many of the bulbs in their houses, some even going [...]

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Dear George Lucas

Please, for the love of god, stop making movies. Whatever magic you used to bring to the table evaporated a long time ago.
As you can tell, I saw the new Indiana Jones movie on the weekend. Unfortunately, I didn’t really enjoy it, and found myself looking at my cell phone from time to [...]

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Matthew Good’s Full Band Canadian Tour

I’ve had the opportunity over the last year to attend no less than three four Matthew Good shows at various spots in North America. His last tour was a solo acoustic tour, which meant it was basically Matt up on stage with only his voice and a guitar. Those shows were obviously [...]

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Visa’s Idiotic Security Policy

Ever since I was about 18 years of age, I have had a credit card. The main reason, at least at first, was simply to build up a credit rating in case I ever needed a loan (which I ended up requiring when I went to university). Nowadays, I use my visa primarily [...]

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CityTV Steals Images, Forced To Give On-Air Apology

I read this article this morning, and as a photographer, found it rather surprising. A few weeks ago CityTV used some guy’s photos off of Flickr and used them in an on-air broadcast. The person who took them did talk to someone from CityTV, but did not give them permission to use the [...]

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