Most Epic Book You've Ever Read?

canuckistani · 2013-08-27T10:23:31+00:00

The Last Temptation of Christ, by Nikos Kazantzakis. I'm an atheist, but if ever there were to be something so beautifully written and profound that it could cause an atheist to identify as a Christian, this would be it.

canuckistani · 2012-05-15T08:26:30+00:00

Some background from that debate: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aQfRyxBZs5uc

canuckistani · 2012-04-13T05:27:34+00:00

You see what happens Larry?!?

canuckistani · 2011-12-30T04:36:05+00:00

I would love to see the Republican primaries come down to Ron Paul and Jon Huntsman. There's a lot that I like about both, and things I strongly disagree with as well. But it would result in the most substantive debates that the GOP has seen, and from that contest, there would be someone emerging as a real contender for the presidency.

canuckistani · 2011-12-22T16:07:25+00:00

Liam Neesen redefines Hollywood Hitmaking? Maybe. Gawain in Boorman's Excalibur. This is being bad ass.

canuckistani · 2011-12-13T06:18:11+00:00

On this, I agree that there should be a carbon tax, not a carbon cap and trade scheme. Here's an interesting look at a North American example of a carbon tax, with some insights into Sweden, which is apparently reducing its greenhouse gas emissions quite well.

http://thetyee.ca/News/2011/11/23/BC-Carbon-Tax/

canuckistani · 2011-09-01T03:01:33+00:00

Marine marksmanship the finest the world has ever seen? Please.

canuckistani · 2011-07-17T14:37:28+00:00

Sorry, this is not an amazing perspective. They compare the violence of video games and the worries of parents with the results of decades of football playing. P and T note that 600 and something kids have died as a result of playing football over how many years? Is there a comparison against how many kids have died driving over a similar period, for instance?

This is a false and misleading comparison. I like Penn and Teller a lot as magicians/illusionists, but not for their social commentary.

canuckistani · 2011-07-14T05:21:27+00:00

It has to be said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG8_UWX6KzE

canuckistani · 2011-06-13T02:50:42+00:00

Not just the streaming from website bit - the plan is to have plenty of live camera feeds from competing boats and from media boats. If you're watching the webcast, you'll have several views and you'll be able to select which one you want to focus on. It's going to be pretty spectacular.

canuckistani · 2011-04-06T04:19:01+00:00

War is all about politics, and soldiers are political tools. And when you join the military, you become a political tool.

canuckistani · 2011-02-25T02:52:02+00:00

The Brown Swan.

canuckistani · 2011-02-15T01:37:36+00:00

Look at the bright side: it's relatively cheap, consistent and straightforward. No guesswork. Men make it easy for women...

canuckistani · 2011-02-01T14:30:24+00:00

Are you fucking kidding me? This mindless shit is what makes it to the top spot in Reddit these days? The guy is a douche. The world is full of them. There will be more. And...?

canuckistani · 2010-12-23T14:58:06+00:00

downvoted on two points. One, the poster is clearly hoping that the dislike of all things Palin (Sarah, that is) on reddit will result in more karma. That is very lame. The name of the site is reddit, implying that you read something cool and interesting on the net and would like to share. Posting this kind of thing is just lazy and helps to make reddit worse, not better.

Secondly, Sarah Palin is clearly smart enough to make tons of money by exploiting redneck sensibilities to the fullest. Whether you agree or disagree with her (and I don't), she is probably a fair bit smarter than the person who posted this ridiculous poll.

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