King Ludd # 6 : The Cycle of Techno-utopianism
King Ludd asks where we are in the hype cycle for current technologies.
To Consider
Is This Thing On? with Mike Carrozza : Hey, It’s 4:20 Somewhere
What a long strange trip it’s been… to Ontario.
Fear and Loathing South of the 40: Food You Can Eat (Souveraineté Aliamentaire) and Food You Can’t (Breatharianism)
Free range squirrel is now on Quebec menus but Ukranian model and singer Valeria Lukyanova opts for a lo-cal diet air and light.
King Ludd # 5 : Bitcoin : Bullish or Bullshit?
Digital currency Bitcoin has lost some value, both economic and trustability, in the wake of theft. Does this prove the currency is just a libertarian ponzi scheme?
Fear and Loathing: Quebec’s Budget Jiggles Like Jell-O, Don’t Provoke Knitting STM Employees
Ken “Gus” Gaucher learns TMI about Barbara Walters, prods the new PQ proposed budget, and discovers one thing he’ll have to cross off his bucket list.
King Ludd #4 : Android is Dead
With Chrome OS being given preferential treatment and Google’s development of Dart, it might be time to start looking at headstones for the little green robot.
Swinging All Over This Town
This week, Montreal men’s pole dancing is on the upswing, Chinese balls are on the downswing, and we want to see a few swing following the Charbonneau Commission
King Ludd #3. On Platforms
The 1987 arcade game Rainbow Island has a few valuable lessons about platform design.
Facebook, the Dufour-Lapointes, and the Hours of Sex Shops. A Week of Bests and Worsts
Gus gives us the 411 on everything best and worst this week. Bests include: being a Dufour-Lapointe girls. Worsts include six more weeks of winter.
King Ludd # 2. Deconvergence. The Move Back to Specialised Devices
The pendulum of device development swings in favour of devices that do one thing well, rather than a multi-function device that does everything mediocrely
Quebec Fear Factor: Juicebox Scum and Zombie Manifestations
Montrealers have plenty to be afraid of. Seems like a mormon zombie apocalypse is in our near future. Or is that just toxic scum come to life from the bottom of an Oasis juice box?
King Ludd #1: The Internet of Mostly Useless Things
Don’t run out to buy a shiny new gadget of home automation until you’ve considered its more sinister side.
It’s My Party and I’ll Make Fun of You If I Want To, Bro
It’s easier to deal with hecklers when you’re the host and the heckler has comedic ambitions of his own.
The Travel Edition: PM in Israel, Quebeckers Confused in Morocco, and English Beavers Gone Wild
Gus takes a trip around the world with Quebeckers discussing highlights of their trip to Morocco and the Prime Minister visiting Israel. But it’s the wild English beaver that really has his attention.
Fear and Loathing South of the 40 # 3. Guinea Pigs, Concrete, and Cardinals, Oh My!
Don’t harbor illegal monkeys up your rectum. However, you can probably harbor guinea pigs, tartar, newly-appointed Cardinals, concrete, the Transport Minister.
Getting the Story Straight
Carrozza is not homocomedic. He bats for many genres of comedy, including story-telling.
Fear and Loathing South of the 40
Ice climbing might not be the spectator sport it hopes to be, but two penises are. Also, the latest on the Value Charter and why we should all move to Denver.
Ken Gaucher’s Montreal
The latest news and happenings in Montreal and Quebec politics. This week — the bitter cold and a video of a police officer threatening a homeless guy in shorts. At least it wasn’t Disney Princess Lingerie.