Monthly Archives: November 2005

UPS Sucks

Posted on November 24, 2005 by Puck

I love living in Canada but thanks to the Internet I do a lot of cross-border shopping. Of course things I purchase have to get up here somehow and many sellers in the US insist on using UPS to get … Continue reading →

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XBox 360

Posted on November 24, 2005 by Puck

Several months back I was in the local Future Shop and Blake (the only FS employee worth talking to) asked me if I was getting an XBox 360. I told him I would eventually and he said I should get … Continue reading →

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Pen Jillette On God

Posted on November 21, 2005 by Puck

Y’know, I love this guy more every time I hear him talk (or in this case, read something he wrote). Quoted here in its entirety: I believe that there is no God. I’m beyond Atheism. Atheism is not believing in … Continue reading →

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Saved From Sony By… Microsoft?

Posted on November 14, 2005 by Puck

An update in the news on Sony’s Rootkit DRM(Digital Rights Management) software that I mentioned previously. Microsoft has labelled the rootkit spyware and an upcoming update to the Malicious Software Removal Tool (you all get your Windows Updates, right?) will … Continue reading →

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Movin’ On Up

Posted on November 9, 2005 by Puck

Last week, Mel officially accepted a job offer from eBay and starting in two weeks will be working at their Burnaby office as a Team Supervisor in (I believe) online support. She’d been courted by a few companies through a … Continue reading →

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Sony Fucks Up Everything

Posted on November 4, 2005 by Puck

Check out this article. Seems Sony created software to protect their music CDs from being pirated (note: Every song has totally been pirated and is all over the net for easy download) that didn’t just hide itself, but would hide … Continue reading →

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Why Do I Buy Games Any More?

Posted on November 1, 2005 by Puck

So I went out to Future Shop today and picked up Star Wars: Battlefront II. I enjoyed the first one quite a bit and this sequel was a decent price so I grabbed the DVD version. Brought it home, installed … Continue reading →

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