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Comment on Fail-Safe Nuclear Reactors by Edward R. Knuckles

Edward R. Knuckles — Wed, 01 May 2013 00:34:54 +0000

Actually most of your observations indicate a better understanding of the issue than many Think Tank commentators on nuclear energy.

Comment on Review: Rogers vs. Teksavvy by Don

Don — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:59:05 +0000

My limited experiences with Teksavvy support has been very good. Within a short amount of time I get to talk to someone who actually knows what they’re talking about and who has a better practical understanding of hardware and networks than I do – that’s not a high bar, but it is better than my experience with any other ISP or cable/satellite TV provider.

I went to Teksavvy DSL as soon as I moved into my house, and I had an old modem that I thought would work. It turned out that my old modem wasn’t compatible, but the Teksavvy phone support guy figured it out quickly and said that he could sell me one and ship it. However, he asked if I had a Canada Computers store in the area. When I answered, “yes”, he told me that I could buy a refurbished compatible modem there, cheaper, and not have to go without Internet access while waiting for a modem to be shipped.

Comment on Why I Stopped Getting Things Done with Evernote by The Changing Face of MPF | MentalPolyphonics

The Changing Face of MPF | MentalPolyphonics — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:04:15 +0000

[...] also going to be purging our history, I’m just thinking about a reasonable way of doing that. Jared’s post about quitting Evernote is probably going to be the zero-history cutoff as it accounts for approximately 20% of our total [...]

Comment on Women as Plot Functions by Don

Don — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:48:53 +0000

Less than a minute before I read this post on Mentalpolyphonics, I saw this story on Salon about feminist hacking of Donkey Kong to switch around the roles of Mario and the captured princess. Checkmate, atheists.

Comment on Canada Post Sucks by Canada post sucks

Canada post sucks — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:22:03 +0000

I have many packages lost by the Canada Post. They are doing a horrible job but they demand better benefit and salary? Get real! Today I just lost a package that I bought from the state. It says item had been delivered but I never received it. The guy that I was talking to wasn’t even helpful and he sounds very rude. I live in a condo and we have a policy states all packages have to go through concierge which there will be a signature as to who receive it. I asked him who received my package but the guy said there was no signature. I told him if there is no signature then the concierge did not receive it. (I have talked to the concierge to check that too) He kept repeating “the sender did not request for signature” I know that. But there is no way the Canada Post driver delivered the item without the signature of the concierge. In the end he wouldn’t open the investigation for me and he said it’s the sender responsibility, not me. This is ridiculous!It’s Canada Post’s responsibility to lose so many packages!!!!!

Comment on Il Futuro by The Female Gaze | MentalPolyphonics

The Female Gaze | MentalPolyphonics — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 17:11:53 +0000

[...] gaze” — which I think is parody, but might be wrong about. I present it here to make the male gaze more visible through [...]

Comment on Federal Electoral Districts Suck by Don

Don — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:17:06 +0000

The Electoral Boundaries Commission for Saskatchewan has actually taken measures to improve situations like the example you give with Prince George. The City of Prince George is split in two, with each half grouped with a very large hinterland as part of large ridings. The situations with Regina and Saskatoon are even more extreme. Those cities are currently each divided into four large ridings, made up of a quadrant of the city and a very large rural area. Under the new proposal, Saskatoon is divided into three geographically-small urban ridings and Regina is divided into two geographically-small urban and one very large urban-rural riding.

Comment on Wilfred by American Horror Story | MentalPolyphonics

American Horror Story | MentalPolyphonics — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:52:43 +0000

[...] didn’t realize until I started writing these posts, but FX really is killing it: American Horror Story is another [...]

Comment on Louie by Wilfred | MentalPolyphonics

Wilfred | MentalPolyphonics — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:47:28 +0000

[...] The two extant seasons of Wilfred are also great comedy television (FX is apparently crushing it, because they do Louie too): [...]

Comment on Scott Pilgrim is Racist by Agree with Connie

Agree with Connie — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:56:52 +0000

Agree with Connie, could not stand the racism in the movie, walked out of the cinema within the 30 minutes.