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The Long Tale of Beer: Beau’s organic lagered ale eXperience

April 29th, 2008 Mitch Brisebois No comments

If organic carrots are good for you, this must be better! The micro-brew industry has had a lot of ups and downs in the past few decades: intense consolidation and killer-legislation. As with all types of products on the long tail, producers can offer innovative products to a mass of consumers, without the costs and ...

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Logo Pitfalls (2): Branding disaster for new CanAm baseball team

April 29th, 2008 Mitch Brisebois 3 comments

The CanAm Baseball League announced a new team for Ottawa this winter. They featured a great logo, incorporating Ottawa's whitewater river. The name was also appealing in both of Canada's official languages: french and english (featured below). It came as a surprise this week that before the team had even played a single game, ...

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Logo Pitfalls: Office of Government Commerce shows off its firm grip

April 29th, 2008 Mitch Brisebois No comments

When designing new corporate logos, it's wise to see what the thing looks like from different angles. Such diligence was missed by The UK Office of Government Commerce when they unveiled their new logo this week. According to the OGC The new identity has been extremely well received, as it presents a very clean, ...

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Losing my Bacon at Walmart

April 28th, 2008 Mitch Brisebois 1 comment

A few days ago I stopped by Walmart to buy some pool chemicals. I also picked up some bacon... Being in a rush I checked out using one of the self-serve stations. I bagged my jugs of chemicals, and bagged my bacon in a separate bag. After paying the friendly robot, ...

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DemoCamp 9 to be held in DIY yurte!

April 28th, 2008 Mitch Brisebois 1 comment

For our Ottawa readers: SM friend Ian Graham has confirmed that the next Ottawa DemoCamp will be held on Monday May 26. Unfortunately, our cherished Clock Tower Pub is now too small to hold the growing mass of participants. So DemoCamp is effectively homeless for the time being! I ...

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Don’t pirate malware code, or the parrot gets it.

April 28th, 2008 Mitch Brisebois No comments

When you're a pirate, the most dangerous thing out there is other pirates. Symantec brings us this wonderful story on their blog: the Russian creators of the "Zeus" or Infostealer.Banker.C. malware are including a license agreement for those who purchase their code. Should you be in violation of this EULA, ...

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Tatra 603 – A Rare and Beautiful Classic Car

April 24th, 2008 Jobe Roberts 3 comments

Jaro is selling his 1972 Tatra 603. Last weekend I had the opportunity to visit Jaro at his farm and take some photos of this wonderful car while he still has it. This car was completely restored by a Tatra factory trained technician in Czech Replic in 2002. Since that time, Jaro has driven ...

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Cheeseburger-flavoured water (yes), Wiener Schnitzel Water (no way)

April 24th, 2008 Mitch Brisebois 2 comments

Of course you may have your own preferences for bottled water. It seems that companies are desperate to find new flavours. Thankfully for the protein-deprived, there's MeatWater from DinnerInABottle . Choose from these delicious entrees: Beef Jerky, Beef Stroganof, Cheese Burger, Chicken Teriyaki, Dirty Hot Dog, Fish'n Chips, Hungarian Gulash, Italian Sausage, ...

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Commodore is dead, Happy Commodore Day!

April 24th, 2008 Mitch Brisebois No comments

If you're waking up in either the Netherlands or Holland this morning, you'll be celebrating Commodore Day. Yep - this is the official day of adulation for the once-proud computer maker. The day is intended to remember Commodore's glorious past...long before the legal brothels of Amsterdam... you could occupy yourself playing endless rounds ...

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