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Archive for March, 2008

Never Force the Post

March 31st, 2008

Unbelievable. Simply unbelievable.
For the first time since migrating to Wordpress over one year ago, I missed putting up a post yesterday. Up until then, I have been able to maintain a posting schedule on Beyond the Rhetoric of at least one article a day. It was an accomplishment that I was quite proud of, especially [...]

Video: Last Chance For a Beefy Boy

March 29th, 2008

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If you want a beefy boy, you have until Monday to do so.
Near the beginning of this month, I mentioned that Wally’s Burgers is closing at the end of March. That burger joint has been at the same location on Kingsway in Vancouver [...]

Freelance Friday: My Recent Work

March 28th, 2008

Last week, I wrote a post describing three reasons why it’s easier blogging for others. One of these reasons is that you are given a better sense of direction. When I am given a product to review for a website, it’s pretty obvious what I need to do. I need to test out the product [...]

Jurassic Park Sweded

March 28th, 2008

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You might remember my review of Be Kind Rewind earlier this month. In that movie, the characters played by Mos Def and Jack Black throw together “Sweded” versions of popular movies, including Rush Hour, Robocop, and Driving Miss Daisy. The film, although not [...]

Contact Form Spam

March 27th, 2008

I get a lot of spam through my e-mail. This blog gets a fair bit of spam via the comments. Lately, though, I’ve been getting an alarming number of spam messages through the contact form and they all take on the same structure as the message you see above.
When it comes to spam emails and [...]