Bitcoins – How to Start Mining
This guide describes an indirect way to mine Bitcoins at home. You’ll need to understand how to edit a batch file and run it in the folder with a program…
John Klein
Kickstarter hacked
I signed up for KickStarter and didn’t even end up using it. Because I was lazy/human, I used a password I’d used on some other websites when creating my account…
Happy Valentine’s Day
Roxie’s song is called “Hey Valentine”. I met her at Access 7 while I was there to appear on TV too, for Regina Car Share Co-op. Our interviews are on…
Bitcoins – Where to Start?
Someone recently asked me (okay, multiple people did) where to start to learn about getting Bitcoins? You can start here at my blog, now. A better place to look will…
Peaceful Revolution by Dyer – Deadblog
The world was about 20% democratic and 80% Dictatorship, and if China becomes a democracy that will have flipped in only 50 years. Arab world is becoming democratic too. In…
ConCalls: Fair Election Fraud Act #elxnfraud #cdnpoli
Conservative media pundits are happy to be able to say “fair” and “election” in the same sentence as “Conservative”, because saying “fraud” was getting old even 2 years ago. @kateheartfield…
That Old Joke
How can you tell a spy is lying to Parliament? Their lips are moving. Or at least I’d assume they were moving while he was telling us that they didn’t…
Tarnishing the OC
“Lord” Black is a criminal. "Honours do not make a man" ww2.nationalpost.com/m/wp/blog.html… insists the man who renounced Canadian citizenship to become a "Lord." OK, then.— CC (@canadiancynic) February 03, 2014…
Laptop Repair Time
I spent Saturday opening up an Acer Travelmate 7730 and got the logicboard out to confirm the power jack is pushed in. The pin at the back is clearly curved…
Harper Government Is a “Porn Spy”
The last Parl. Sec. for Stephen Harper is being charged with election fraud. The present one isn’t a bright bulb either. Harper govt's response to our new CBC story RT…
Trudeau Makes Senate Change in Liberal Party
This is a clear about-face from being willing to welcome Mac Harb back into the Liberal fold. I really wonder which idea is actually Trudeau’s. Trudeau kicks Liberal senators out…
40 Years of Accidents in a Single Year
2013 had more railroad accidents than the past 40 years combined. Also, if you remember, a Quebec town was blown up, killing dozens instantly after the Lac Megantic rail disaster…
Canadian Woman Freezes To Death
I wonder if talk radio will be buzzing about how Manitobans let a young woman freeze to death rather than stop and see why she was trying to flag them…
Valentine’s Day’s Dirty Chocolate Secret
While you’re stocking up on chocolate, as the stores fill with it for Easter and Valentine’s Day, consider only treating yourself and others if the candy is labeled Fair-Trade. Fair-Trade…
Greens: Conservatives Ordered Illegal Destruction of Canadian Records
Elizabeth May on Harper government's library closures: Book burning doesn't remind me of this century #CDNpoli— Mike De Souza (@mikedesouza) January 27, 2014 A worrying subset of the Canadian population…
Saskatoon Shiners #exploresk
Saskatoon is a beautiful city, so don’t let these photos fool you. Every city has a few shiners here and there. “There”, in this case, is downtown. This is the…
The Sorry State of Oil Stained Wretches
“A man standing up for downtrodden people: Is he a hero, or a hypocrite? Let our expert panel decide for you by suggesting the hero is a hypocrite simply through…
Pardon?
I’d wondered why the USA wasn’t chasing after draft dodgers still. On this day in 1977, U.S. President Jimmy Carter granted an unconditional pardon to hundreds of thousands of men……
Earthsuck
“Earthstorm” is barely a 3. Humour value at least. My girlfriend guessed the ending. It was Armageddon meets Harlequin. #Bmovie Solve problems by blowing up the Moon, with nukes.
Harper Overseas
Harper took some good buddies along on our dime. Julius Suraski, the guy behind Highway 400's giant "FORD NATION" sign, is with Stephen Harper in Israel right now: scribd.com/doc/200760944/…— David…