Monthly Archives: April 2012

The Zolltan End of Civilization Prediction Special

Posted on 27 April 2012 by zolltan

Since I seem to be so good at predicting the future (in case you’re keeping score at home, me: 4/8, coins, on average: 4, picking the team with more points: 4, picking the team whose home city has a longer … Continue reading →

Posted in humour, shit we have no idea about, The future | 2 Comments

Read my lips: No Value Added

Posted on 20 April 2012 by zolltan

Sometimes I just want to post links, y’know? None of these are recent or anything. But they’re probably worth some of your time. An interview with writer Etgar Keret in The Believer. Michael Finkel checks in with the man who … Continue reading →

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I kinda want to know what everyone else cares about

Posted on 20 April 2012 by zolltan

And the #1 most important thing right now is… This has been said many times before, but I am really disliking that even with me scrupulously logging out of any accounts (and in fact using a different browser) before searching … Continue reading →

Posted in media, personal, The future | 1 Comment

Obsolete Technology Blues

Posted on 15 April 2012 by zolltan

A playlist to confuse the future. Spoon – Advance Cassette Notorious B.I.G. – Juicy Nas – N.Y. State of Mind Ghostface Killah ft. Superb – Ghost Deini Les Colocs – Le répondeur The ‘mats – Answering Machine Radiohead – (nice … Continue reading →

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A Pox You Say?

Posted on 12 April 2012 by Zuuko

“As ever you see but do not observe.” Sherlock to Watson, BBC’s Sherlock Season 2. I started to reply to Zolltan’s comments in this post on Mulcair and the NDP that somehow got sidetracked into a discussion on environmentalism and the … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, science, The weather | 5 Comments

Parity and Bullshit

Posted on 11 April 2012 by zolltan

This is not to say that parity, or Tyler Dellow’s thoughts on it are bullshit. I just like this song, okay? Over at mc79hockey, Tyler Dellow has thoughts on the growing parity of the NHL – horrible teams are becoming … Continue reading →

Posted in finance, hockey | 2 Comments

John Derbyshire

Posted on 10 April 2012 by zolltan

John Derbyshire wrote a racist article for Taki’s Magazine where he, among other things, suggests whites should avoid Good Samaritan acts toward blacks. National Review Online fired John Derbyshire for having written this article. In the liberal blogosphere, people ask … Continue reading →

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Resist Goallgallagher

Posted on 10 April 2012 by Zuuko

I wish I had more time to blog and lay out cogent supporting reasons for what may seem like nonsensical blarney in any given post. Alas I don’t. You will just have to believe me when I say that valid, logical … Continue reading →

Posted in hockey | 4 Comments

The Zolltan Playoff Prediction Special

Posted on 10 April 2012 by zolltan

The chances that you reading at home are interested in the playoff predictions of me, zolltan, are, to put it optimistically, zero. Nevertheless it’s a fun exercise in pitting the head and the heart (to namecheck Seattle’s premier purveyors of … Continue reading →

Posted in hockey, The future | 6 Comments

Fisk Bear Deeper

Posted on 2 April 2012 by Zuuko

Whoever is making these, you are a genius.

Posted in hockey | 2 Comments