The disc-eared mouse misses nothing: he hears all, he sees all. He has been seen in all parts of the world, and yet, no one can say for sure if he is even real. He is a grinning ghost, a flickering image, a nightmare. He is childlike, he is ancient, he is ageless…
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Geek Storm: Halo fans won’t stand for “toddler” blocks
In a deal that was initially seen as a coup for the Canadian toy company, MEGA Brands Inc. recently announced a licensing agreement with Microsoft Game Studios to produce MEGA Bloks building toys based on the extraordinarily popular video game series, Halo.
However, Halo fans (some of ’em, anyway) are up in arms to see their only semblance of a hobby licensed out to a company best known for making the poor man’s LEGO .
A new word for the Canadian Oxford Dictionary: Nortel
nortel n. a spectacular erosion of value. v. in the face of impending doom, to stifle common sense and better judgement in order to foolishly maintain a positive outlook
At its height in 2000, Nortel Networks employed close to 95,000 people and had a market capitalization larger than the combined value of Canada’s big six banks. The 800-lb gorilla of the Toronto Stock Exchange, its $1,200+ share price (adjusted for consolidation) accounted for one-third of the index’s value.
