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Sad news this week for thousands of slackers avoiding life in Japan. NOVA is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy and many of its employees have been going unpaid for weeks. I don't know if I've ever met a NOVA teacher that was happy with their job, so… more »

Sucks. When I left for Japan 3 years ago Rogers seemed to be the best choice for Internet access in Canada. It was cheap, fast and unlike Bell there were no caps on how much bandwidth you could use each month. Now sadly the tables have turned and Rog… more »

[video:youtube:LEkK5qd529k] My old pals at Trailervision have a new movie in Hot Docs this year called "Let's All Hate Toronto". It's all about the animosity shared by Canadians toward their largest city. It's been getting quite a bit of press, much… more »

An experimental TGV train reached 574.8 kph on a specially prepared stretch of track east of Paris. The train was pimped out with with two supercharged locomotives and extra-large wheels. The record smashed the 515.3 kph set by a TGV in 1990. It also j… more »

Hey everybody! Sorry about not posting anything here for so long but I've been pretty busy and just haven't had time for poor old Avoidinglife.com these days. At first I thought I'd write about all the big changes in my life these last few months, but o… more »

According to Amir of BeingFamous/CollegeHumor.com fame, Canada is "10% off" as in 10% different or 10% strange. At least that's what you might think if you are someone that calls the U S of A home. I have a few American acquaintances that are thinking o… more »

This is Paro. Paro is a "Seal type mental commit robot for psychological enrichment" or STMCRFPE for short. It's supposedly "the world's most therapeutic robot" and is intended to have a calming effect on patients of hospitals and nursing homes. Fro… more »