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Retro PC Game Nostalgia

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Hey there retro games,

Recently I decided to play a game from my past that had always put a smile on my face when I was young.  Doom II…  I purchased this game during a family trip to Saskatoon and may I say, I was totally pumped to play it.  When I got home I rushed upstairs to play this thing.  After 4 hours of being enthralled with the graphics, sound, and game play, my mom came upstairs and knocked on the door. 

“Are you coming out for supper?”

I reluctantly paused the game, ate supper and came back to a game I will never forget. 

Wolfenstein (on a 3.5″) had nothing on this, though that was a great game too.  But that is another story.

Hope it sparks some memories. 

Take care,

CC.

P.S.  Finding this game in with a “Made in Canada” sticker on the back made me smile…

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How a man makes a decision on a blind date.

I came across this the other day and found it pretty funny. It’s about how a man has an inner discussion during a blind date.

The Think Tank from Think Tank on Vimeo.

 

 

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Saskatoon band wins Rolling Stone cover contest!

Saskatoon band wins Rolling Stone cover contest – Arts & Entertainment – CBC News.

I was very nervous if this wonderful band would win this contest…  But I was confident that they would make a mark on the music community regardless of the contest.  Being a humble homegrown farm kid from Saskatchewan, it truly made me smile that they won this!  I was on Lake Diefenbaker for the long weekend having a blast and finding out that The Sheepdogs won the contest made it even better!

Take care and listen to The Sheepdogs, they’re a hard working band.

CC.

 

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Moose through My Construction Site

It’s not every day you see some of these guys running towards Highway 2 in Red Deer, glad no one got hurt…

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The 2011 Best Rural Smart Hub Internet Plans In Alberta

UPDATE FOR 2012

Hi everyone,

This post seems to get a lot of traffic and I’ve been slacking a bit to update it with 2012 pricing.  Here it is!  If you find anything better out there for plans, let me know or post it in the comments!  Take it easy.

CC.

PROVIDER MONTHLY $ 3 GBS 5GBS 10GBS 15GBS OVERLIMIT $/GB
ROGERS $47.00 INCLUDED $57.00 $72.00 $92.00 $10.00
BELL $45.00 INCLUDED $55.00 $70.00 $90.00 $15.36
TELUS $45.00 INCLUDED $55.00 $70.00 NOT AVAILABLE $20.48
NOTE: THESE ARE ALL BASED ON 7.2MB/S SPEED PLANS

These are the current hubs available as of July 30th, 2012.

Bell Mobility Turbo Hub
Rogers Wireless Rocket Hub
Telus Mobility Smart Hub

Hey Internet users,

I go online, I’m rural in Alberta and it is not cheap or fast in my current situation so I’d thought I would share some research.  I surf the internet and currently live at Antler Lake, Alberta and we have (as I know currently) wireless, satellite, or dial-up.   I currently use an Internet Stick from Bell and decided to look at options other than Satellite or the Internet Stick. My internet stick isn’t exactly cheap considering Netflix and Youtube cost me $255 last month. Or fast because trying to upload my own pictures to this blog has been frustrating. The reliability of my “internet stick” has been questionable, last month I’ve been online and it seems that I have to unplug/reset my card within the first 5 minutes. I decided to check out what the best available mobile internet plan for people in rural areas in Alberta is. Here’s what I’ve found.  I hope this helps anyone in Canada/World, regardless of where live.

Smart Hub plans are currently offered by Bell, Telus, and Rogers as of April 12, 2011.  Data caps for Smart Hubs are a bit better than Internet Sticks, don’t ask me why.  These companies offer the following for Smart Hub Plans:

Note:  From what I’ve seen on the web, all of companies noted above use $/mb for over usage, which means 1024 MB per GB, and I will convert them for you to GB…  I think it seems only fair to offer that in the internet age of Vimeo, Youtube, Netflix, etc..  We’re all thinking in GigaBytes…

The rate plans I’ve found are for Alberta. Rates across the country for comparison/discussion would be appreciated!

Okay, now the nickels and dimes of the whole thing.

One Gigabyte = 1024 Megabytes… So 1 cent / MB = $10.24 per GB.

  • Bell Mobility – NETGEAR MBR1210 Turbo Hub = $65 /month for 10GB – Anything over costs $15.36 CAD / GB.
  • Telus –  Smart Hub Plan = $70/month for 10 GB – Anything over costs $20 CAD / GB.
  • Rogers – Rocket Hub = $85/month for 10 GB – Anything over costs $10 CAD /GB.

Hopefully this helps you in finding an internet plan that works for you in the rural areas of Alberta, Saskatchewan, or any province in Canada, or the world!

If you find rate plans that are better than I have found, let me know!

Take Care,

Conquestcommando

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Another Eye Opener

So I don’t know about you but I can’t imagine someone being expelled from a political rally for wanting to be informed about their choices, but it happened.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/04/05/cv-election-harper-ignatieff-rally-923.html

Here’s another article about the same topic.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/ejections-at-campaign-rallies-a-staff-issue-harper-says/article1971383/

Byterman

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From Nova Scotia – Why Harper must not have his majority

Hey Byterman,

Here’s another article that informs us of what the Federal Government in Canada can do…  A little scary.

Article from “The Chronicle” based out of Nova Scotia.

CC.

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Dirty Rotten Bullshit

So here’s the update on Bill C-393, its dead again. Passed by the house of commons and stalled intentionally in the unelected senate until the government dissolved killing this bill. Here’s a good article about it:  http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/second-reading/gerald-caplan/how-can-conservative-senators-look-at-themselves-in-the-mirror/article1967459/page1/

If there is anyone out there who isn’t paying attention to our democracy, now would be the time to put in a little effort and concider what is being done to your country.

Byterman