This is from an item that I ordered on October 7th:
Nothing I've ever ordered from the U.S. via USPS had ever taken more than 7 business days from the time I submitted the order until it arrived on my doorstep. It took one week for the company to process the order (all items which were marked "in stock"), nearly one week for USPS to fully ship it... and then it spent ten more days at Canadian customs.
'tis funny 'cause 'tis true! ;)
(((relatedly, anyone far enough from the echo chamber to notice how ridiculously bullshitty their "performance charts" are? No matter that previous Macbooks were, for all intents and purposes, basically unable to run Call of Duty 4 - the "New Macbook" does so 6.2x faster! Last time I checked, 6.2 times zero is still zero. Forget that my two year old Dell still has a better video card than any Macbook Pro on the planet... form over function. Apple really has become the Chrysler of computing.)))
Here's a quick panorama shot from the top of Mont-Royal, on Sunday. The seams are not quite perfect - I'm still learning hugin. :)
The image itself is quite large, so give it some time to download - 13374x1600 pixels, 8.1 MB.
Find the least contacted community in the most underdeveloped corner of the world, and you will probably find kids with sticks playing with ants (assuming the area isn't dominated by siafu). The insect's charm is understandable. In ants, we find tiny but industrious creatures that work together to build cities and surmount obstacles far too great for the individual. We enjoy observing and meddling with these miniature societies, because in them we see our own.
(via Mir)
via The Escapist:
The Obama campaign has taken out ads in nine EA games for the Xbox 360 that will feature on virtual billboards and other in-game signage. "It reaches an audience that is typically very hard to reach - young males, roughly 18 to 34," said EA rep Holly Rockwood, who declined to say how much was paid for the advertisements. "That's very appealing to our advertisers."
Just what we need - more bad news about the economy. Montreal depends on these events and festivals to generate huge windfalls. Losses like these pile up. If our NeoCon, right-wing government continues with their Draconian cuts to arts and culture, you can bet that Montreal - one of the most culturally vibrant cities in the world - will feel the hardest crunch in Canada.
