Mike McGregor's blog

Ever get a flat late at night or break a chain on a holiday when the bike shop won't be open again for a few days?

Well, maybe your salvation is on the way to a corner near you.  read more »

I thought this was pretty cool: People making the most of a crowded city environment. I found it on a blog about DIY, Low-tech, repurposing and repair culture (amongst other things)

The blog is at http://www.kk.org/streetuse/

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Mike.
"Debout les damnés de l'Université."
-=There is no Cabal, Long live the Cabal=-
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Remember Jack Handey's Deep Thoughts and Fuzzy Memories from SNL? Well, they're on the web.

• http://www.deepthoughtsbyjackhandey.com/fuzzymemSNL.html
  

'Car Dog' on the third page was always my favorite, but 'Splash' is a close second.

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"Debout les damnés de l'Université."
-=There is no Cabal, Long live the Cabal=-
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"Debout les damnés de l'Université."
-=There is no Cabal, Long live the Cabal=-
My Photos

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Mike.
"Debout les damnés de l'Université."
-=There is no Cabal, Long live the Cabal=-
My Photos

I know I'd like a clay pot...

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Mike.
"Debout les damnés de l'Université."
-=There is no Cabal, Long live the Cabal=-
My Photos

In the past couple days I've grown pretty found of this video. I think it's from the lead up to the demonstrations against the 2004 RNC convention in New York City. We tried to get down there, but U.S. immigration had other ideas. Anyhoo... on a compleatly unrelated note, the 2008 RNC is happening in Minneapolis-St.Paul, which is kind of close

I thought you Video Collective folks might be interested in this:

While I was stopped in Guelph today, I found out about a not-for-profit artist-run centre called Ed Video. It aims to support media artists and independent productions in Southwest Ontario. They maintain an extensive equipment pool with video cameras, lighting equipment, audio eqiupment, editing software, etc. and editing suits. They also provide workshops on all sorts of subjects such as production, post-production, shooting, equipment orientations, writing, editing and more. and finally, they also offer funding assistance.

Check them out at http://www.edvideo.org/edvideo/home/home/

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"Debout les damnés de l'Université."
-=There is no Cabal, Long live the Cabal=-
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This is a Video about Vancouver's Insite, a safe and supervised enviroment for the I.V. drug using community in Vancouver. Since the opening of Insite, overdose rates and the instances of bloodbourn illnesses such as HIV/AIDS and HEP C have visably dropped. Other important benifits are seen in the health, safety and dignity of the drug using community.

http://www.communityinsite.ca/

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A recent study finds that multiple stab wounds may be harmful to monkeys, as reported by the Onion. Contrast this to the control group which was mearly punched.

Animal testing is absurd. period.