I Just Ate One Huge Mango
A little while back, my mom and I went to T&T Supermarket — a Taiwanese-style supermarket with all sorts of Asian specialties — and we happened to find ourselves in the produce section. There, they were selling...
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Possibly the Strangest Video Game Compilation Ever
It’s time to kick it old school with Thomas from “Kung Fu” for the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Turns out that little Tommy learned a few moves since the last time we saw him. But so have his...
Read MoreBig Contest Brewing at Beyond the Rhetoric
Psst… try to keep this on the down-low (actually don’t; create as much ambiguous buzz as you can), but word on the street is that there’s a big contest cooking up at Beyond the Rhetoric and it involves a...
Read More1500+ Filipino Prisoners Perform Michael Jackson’s Thriller
Say what you will about Michael Jackson, but “Thriller” was easily one of the coolest songs of its time and it came with one incredibly awesome music video. “Thriller” was one of the first music videos...
Read MoreIs the 56K Warning Obsolete?
I vaguely remember Ed Lau mentioning a while back that the concept of giving a “56k beware” warning in forums has essentially lost all meaning. For those of you who don’t know what that means, that warning is...
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CityTV’s 5th Annual Taste of the City
Just a brief heads-up to anyone in the Vancouver area: CityTV is hosting their annual Taste of the...
Read MoreRiding the Geek Train to God Knows Where
I have no idea where this train is heading, but being the adventurous type that I am, I’ve decided to hop onto yet another link train. This geeky locomotive was last seen at TechZi.net before pulling into Beyond the...
Read MoreThe Best Mario Games Ever
We all agree, whether you’re a Nintendo fanboy or not, that Mario is easily the greatest video game character ever created. More awesome than the blast processing of Sonic, more voluptuous than the tomb-raiding Lara Croft....
Read MoreAm I Getting Banned from Adsense?
Remember a little while back when I asked what Dragon Mail was? Turns out that it could be some sort of pay-to-surf or pay-to-click program and that is the source of some invalid Adsense clicks on my blog. I just got an email...
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What’s Up Wednesdays: The Price is Right Edition
It’s hard to believe that we have already reached the middle of the week. Although I often...
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Hi, I'm Michael. By day, I'm a writer and editor. By night, I'm still a writer and editor. I'm also an engaged work-at-home dad, a voracious foodie, an avid traveler, and a thinker who thinks he might be thinking too much. Beyond the Rhetoric is a reflection of my eclectic life, fueled by caffeine and Wi-Fi.
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