For nerds only
For those that remember dialup, an interesting trip back in time using a circa 1964 Livermore Data Systems “Model A” Acoustic Coupler Modem to surf the net. [youtube]X9dpXHnJXaE&hl[/youtube]
Strength in (small) numbers
A story in today's Province recounts an incident in Langley under the headline 'Racist attack ruins tennis game'. The story details are slightly sketchy to say the least. You be the judge... Six (count 'em...six!) Indo-Canadian men in their 20's were playing tennis at Jackman Park on 32nd Avenue just after 7:30pm when they were approached by three (count 'em...three!) young men and a woman who proceeded to shout racial slurs. One of the young men (let's refer to these future blights on society as the 'attackers') began kicking down a fence adjacent to the tennis court then headed back wielding the fence boards and a metal bar as weapons. The tennis players barricaded themselves inside the court but the attackers forced their way in and cornered them. One of…
Can’tada
Once again we have another refugee hiding in a church basement and thumbing their nose at our immigration system. Mikkhail Lennikov, a former member of the former Soviet Union's notorious KGB has settled in to his new digs in an East Vancouver church to wait out his extradition order. And once again our government refuses to enter the church and drag his butt to the closest airport. Canada will give up one of its own to the U.S. government for selling marijuana seeds to Americans but we can't remove an undesirable from a church. Where's the logic? Here's a few facts from Lennikov's immigration and refugee hearing that some may not be aware of: The board members noted Lennikov, a former leader of the Communist Youth League who worked for…
Torching Olympic Money
In another blatant waste of our tax dollars, the Olympic boneheads in charge of medical services during the games are hosting 48 doctors for a two day training exercise in Vancouver. Jenn and Joe reported that animal tracheas were shipped to Vancouver for doctors use during surgical technique demonstrations. This latest waste of money and resources is disgusting on so many levels. It's ironic that the event is taking place in a province suffering from a critical shortage of doctors. But that's another rant. According to Canada.com... "We'll have a video from Vancouver 2010 showing a scene of the track and a sled coming down,'' said Dr. Julia Alleyne, Canadian Academy of Sports Medicine course director. "At the point of the crash, the video stops and the curtains open on…