Today’s badly written headline: Large power outage in Kitchener restored “We’re sorry we turned it back on for a while there. All fixed now,” said a spokesperson I invented in my head upon reading this mess.
Author Archives: Steve Wettlaufer
Down With The Doo-Wop
The There I Ruined It YouTube channel definitely lived up to its name with this one. I’m never going to be able to listen to “Down With The Sickness” with a straight face again. This particular ditty was unleashed as a fundraiser for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, so feel free to toss some …
The Words Aren’t The Problem. You Are
Words and phrases you may want to think twice about using I’ve said this many times in many different places, but one more time with feeling, I guess. I wish we would put more energy into focusing on intent rather than language. I’m not going to say that there aren’t any decent points to be …
Creepy. Gross. Inaccurate
Today in mangled headlines: Illinois Mom Accused of Shooting Dead Man Who Refused to Kiss Her Is necrophilia still illegal there? Seriously, what would have been wrong with “Illinois Mom Accused of Killing Man Who Refused to Kiss Her”? Prosecutors in Cook County said that the trio were having a drink together when Resendiz-Florez allegedly …
I May Never Tweet Again
It’s not like me to be proud of a tweet. Hell, I barely want to be on Twitter at all and have come close to deleting my account a few times since all this honk honk anti-vaccine overthrow the government truck shit started tormenting cities and blocking borders across Canada. But I’m pretty pleased with …
A Blind Accessible Music Video
Here’s something I’ve never seen before. A music video with audio description for the blind. As a blind person, I appreciate the idea behind this. If I’m going to get anything at all out of the video portion of a music video, somebody is going to have to tell me what’s happening. I’m quite thankful …
For More On The Icy Conditions, We Take You To Tori Yorgey Reporting Live From Under A Car
I’m impressed with the composure on display here. If this was me, I would almost certainly be rolling around like a baby and getting the station thrown off the air with my language.
Jeopardy Should Steal An Idea From Itself
I’ve noticed watching the Jeopardy College Tournament the last few nights that I like the way the game flows a little better than I do on regular Jeopardy. It’s a small thing, but I wouldn’t mind seeing the show proper drop the extra commercial break in the middle of the Jeopardy round. It’s always felt …
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An Even More Electronic Than Normal Version Of The Ghostbusters Theme
Enjoy the Ghostbusters theme as played by a bunch of different electronic devices. And here’s a decent description of the accompanying video. This time, Device Orchestra busted out 14 gadgets for its composition — including electric toothbrushes adorned with googly eyes. One electric toothbrush with pipe cleaners for arms stands front and center, belting out …
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There Is A Windows Version Of The Great Escape
Not sure how many people this will be news to at this point since it’s so old, but if I didn’t know there was a Windows version of The Great Escape until today, somebody else who might care probably didn’t either. The great Escape is an updated windows port of a classic accessible dos game, …
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