21st century toys
Although the number 2011 lacks the aesthetic polish of a nice round zero at the end of it, this year, and not last, marks the…
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The people say their final word
The power of the Tunisian people to force Zine El Abidine Ben Ali out of the country more than two weeks ago inspired the Egyptians…
No more plaster or fibreglass casts!
Anyone who has ever broken a bone knows that the worst part, aside from the excruciating pain, is the prolonged healing period involving clumsy casts,…
Freezing without destroying
Have you ever pondered being frozen? Being completely solidified or chilled has become a meme used throughout film pop culture. Most often, people remember Arnold…
UMSU is now following you on twitter!
Candidates in this year’s University of Manitoba Students’ Union election might be able to make use of a new tool in their campaign: Facebook. Jason…
Introducing Skullspace
Straddling the grey space between programming club, science lab and artist’s collective, SkullSpace is Winnipeg’s first and only hackerspace. Founded by three University of Manitoba…
iLeave
Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple (AAPL), has announced that he will be relinquishing his day-to-day duties, taking a “medical leave” from the company. In Jobs’s…
Harsh critics
During the NFL Playoffs divisional weekend, a curious trending topic on Twitter and sports blogs left me questioning the power of the sports blogosphere and…
Athlete’s Angle
Over the past couple of years, I’ve realized and accepted that watching six hockey games a week and nine hours of football on Sunday is…
Texting continues to be all the rage and I will never appreciate it
There have been countless times where I couldn’t go a whole outing without feeling ignored by a friend whose nose was buried in their T9…