Derry's Blog.

January 18 2012

11:12

iPads Boxes Stuffed With Clay On Sale in Canada [Wtf]

When a bunch of fraudsters wanted free iPads, they purchased them, removed the iPad, packed the box with clay and returned it to the store. Cheeky, illegal, but ingenious. Only, the stores then sold the clay to unsuspecting customers. More »

Tags: Wtf Apple Canada ipad

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December 21 2011

07:40

Will Canadians Wipe Out HIV? [Health]

A team of researchers working out of the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, have received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to begin clinical trials of an HIV vaccine on humans beginning in January. What makes this vaccine different from the handful of others in development around the world is that it uses dead HIV-1 virus, in a similar methodology that led to vaccines for polio, rabies and hepatitis A. More »

Tags: Health Aids Canada Hiv Republish=quicklink Science Vaccines

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October 02 2011

18:00

Citizen! Only You Can Help Us Find Life On Mars [Space]

Space buffs take note: A science project called MAPPER is seeking citizen researchers to help aide in the search for off-world life on planets like our close neighbor, Mars. More »

Tags: Space Bots Canada Lakes Mapper life on mars project Mars Planets Probes Robots Science Space Travel

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September 13 2011

03:22

Your House Could Be Made Of Recycled Diapers Someday [Recycling]

Diapers and other absorbent hygiene products are a problem. In the UK alone, millions of tons are thrown away or incinerated each year. But Canadian company Knowaste has a solution that'll take this waste and convert it to building materials. More »

Tags: Recycling Appic Canada Diapers Knowaste landfill Uk

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July 19 2011

16:45

Watch the crazy force of a sewer geyser lift a car in the air [Infrastructure]

Water moving at 25 mph has the pressure equivalent of wind blowing at 790 mph — greater than the speed of sound. No surprise, then, that a sewer geyser has the power to lift a Ford Focus right off the pavement. More »

Tags: Infrastructure Canada LOLCars sewers

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July 04 2011

07:40

Space Station Internet Too Slow for Online Video Games [Lag]

Regarding life in space, everyone has three questions: How do you poop, has anyone screwed, and can you play video games up there. Alright, maybe the first two are more commonly asked, but we have an answer to the third question now. More »

Tags: Lag Canada Chris hadfield International Space Station Science Space space station

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June 24 2011

23:30

American Faces Minimum 1 Year in Prison for Bringing Manga to Canada On His Laptop [Comics]

If you're traveling to Canada, a country whose customs officials are notorious for playing the role of morality police, you'd better leave your Japanese comics at home — whether they're in print or digital. More »

Tags: Comics Canada cbldf Censorship Crime Fb Holy crap wtf Manga tweet

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June 23 2011

13:20

360 Degree Video of Vancouver Riots Proves That Canada Is Not So Nice [Video]

I never understood people's need to trash streets, burn cars or destroy anything after their team loses (or sometimes wins) a big game. But I've always wondered what it would feel like. This 360-degree video of the Vancouver riots shows me. More »

Tags: watch this 360Degree 360Degrees 360Degreesvideo 360Degreevideo Canada canadia Canadians Hockey Hockeyriots Spinningvideo Vancouver Vancouver riots 360 degree video Video

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June 21 2011

23:24

Canadian Man Caught Stealing a House [Bizarre]

It's not everyday that y More »

Tags: Bizarre $30 000 Brampton Canada Double-wide Dundalk House mobile home Ontario Stolen House

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May 12 2011

02:00

High Schooler Uses Super Computer to Potentially Cure Cystic Fibrosis [Science]

Cystic Fibrosis is a hereditary disease that causes excessive buildup of thick mucus in the lungs and digestive track. Marshall Zhang is an 11th grader from Ottawa that may have just cured it. More »

Tags: Science 2011 Sanofi-Aventis BioTalent Challenge Canada Cystic Fibrosis Hospital for Sick Children Marshall zhang Ottawa Scinet SCINET supercomputing system supercomputing Toronto

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May 11 2011

10:00

Tourists Can Now Dangle Precariously From CN Tower [Bad Ideas]

This is not going to end well. The CN Tower, which stretches 116 stories above the Toronto skyline, its "main pod" hovering there like some sort of malevolent spacecraft, will now invite tourists to stroll around its perimeter. There will be no fences, no ledges, no plexiglass walls. NOTHING, in fact, standing between you and a 1,200-foot plunge — save for the janky, sure-to-malfunction cable that binds your harness to an overhead railing. More »

Tags: Bad ideas Canada cn tower Edgewalk Fb Thrills Toronto Tourism Tweetd Tweetg

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01:05

The Real Life Museum of Indiana Jones [Archeology]

Thirty years after his big screen debut in the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones is back on the scene and ready to inspire a new generation of budding archeologists. More »

Tags: Archeology Canada Exhibit Indiana jones Montreal

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May 07 2011

00:40

Cops Catch Killer Using Bugged Xbox Game [Rock Never Pays]

A teenager has been arrested in Saskatoon, Canada, after he was caught giving a murder confession. How was he caught? The cops bugged an Xbox 360 game. More »

Tags: Rock never pays Canada Crime Guitar Hero Legal News Xbox 360

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April 19 2011

10:40

Study: Video Games Make You Eat More [Pig Out]

So says a Canadian-led study, reports the National Post. According to the study, video games actually compel individuals to consume more food - even if they are not hungry. More »

Tags: Pig out Canada News Research Study Wii

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