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Have Siri pour you a beer

Oct 212011

I’m still waffling over whether to get an iPhone 4S (yes, I know, I should have decided two weeks ago and been a fanboy) but one of the undeniably cool things about it is Apple’s new artificial digital assistant, Siri.

Although Siri is less useful (so far) in Canada than “she” is in the States, I’ve had the chance to play around with a friend’s iPhone, and I think she’s still kind of cool (she’s not capable of loving me, however).

As the video above shows, though, with a little bit of ingenuity, perhaps there is no limit to what Siri will do for you.

Source: redpepper / Have Siri pour you a beer.

Sexy typography: The ‘comma sutra’

Posted by Grant Hamilton on 21 October 2011 Everything Else

Oct 212011

As my friend Chris commented, “why have I never seen this before?”

Why indeed!

It appears to have been uploaded to the Spanish? Portuguese? blog inovaVox back in 2007, so it’s been around for a while.

30 ways to kill a cowboy

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Oct 202011

If Keith and I ever get around to making that cartoon series about cowboys that I’ve alluded to before, this could come in handy. But in the meantime, it’s still a fun — and informative! — look at the many ways life as a cowboy could be, uh, cut short.

(via Coudal)

Cyclist goes to great lengths to prove a point

Posted by Amy Breen on 12 June 2011 Modern Life

Jun 122011

This guy got a ticket for not riding his bike in the designated bike lane, which, as he shows us, is not always the safest thing to do.

Kudos to this guy for almost severely injuring himself for the benefit of us all. It’s a good thing he knows how to duck and roll. He does raise a pretty good point though: how are cyclists supposed to abide by the rules if there are people actively blocking them? If there were garbage cans, or people parked in the middle of a busy street in Brandon, there would be hell to pay.

(via)

Are you dating a cat?

Posted by Grant Hamilton on 4 June 2011 Modern Life

Jun 042011

While not a perfect flowchart, it is difficult to beat the premise.

Chart life

Posted by Grant Hamilton on 23 May 2011 Modern Life

May 232011

If you like self-referential meta-humour and also charts, you will like Ben Greenman’s “I Love Charts” site.

Here’s another:

Heh heh.

How to autopsy a zombie

Posted by Grant Hamilton on 17 May 2011 Modern Life

May 172011

So, there’s a book coming out called “The Zombie Autopsies.” And there’s a video interview with the author, because of course there is.

If you didn’t know, May is Zombie Awareness Month, and to celebrate, blogger Hannah Waters is doing a week-long, five-part series on the Biology of Zombies.

She’s got a great collection of other links, too, including that video, above.

Man, I eat this brainy stuff up. Heh heh.

(credit to Krystal D’Costa, who pointed me in this direction)

Are you wearing pants?

Posted by Amy Breen on 8 May 2011 Modern Life

May 082011

There is an epidemic sweeping the nation, and it is called Girls Leaving the House Pantless Syndrome.

GLHP is affecting many girls, so now there is this handy flow chart to help you figure out if you are indeed leaving the house pantless.

Together, we can end GLHP forever.

(via, designed by)

Ssssnake … on a plain?

Posted by Grant Hamilton on 6 May 2011 Modern Life, Photography

May 062011

Amy, down at Dinsdale Park to take pictures of the flooding, nearly steps on a snake. And then takes pictures of the snake! I took care of the video.

Best dad? Or worst dad?

Posted by Amy Breen on 12 April 2011 Everything Else

Apr 122011

Redditor mp3thief uploaded the above, saying “I’m no longer allowed near my daughter’s colouring books.”

Obviously. Brr.

For the uninitiated, the above creepy rabbit is from the movie Donnie Darko, which absolutely flopped at the box office, but became a cult favourite for it’s exploration into time travel. It’s also one of Jake Gyllenhaal’s first roles. Here’s the trailer, with a couple of glimpes of Frank the bunny: