MIA in the Canadian Wilderness

Posted on April 30th, 2007 by Christopher.
Categories: Announcements.

Well Christine has now officially disappeared into the Canadian Wilderness…. the hotel where she is suppose to be staying has no record of her… she checked in once in the middle of the night with an IM saying the laptop I gave her works great but has yet to email, message me her room number and of course as you all know her cell phone doesn’t work outside of Los Angles (this is something that is going to be addressed as soon as she arrives home, she is not going to China with this fucking piece of shit cell phone.  Normally at this point I’m just enjoying the silence and getting a lot of work done but this is very …

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Classic Posts Plugin

Posted on April 29th, 2007 by Christopher.
Categories: Announcements.

Well those of you who have been reading our blog for years remember remember a cool little feature we had called “Classic Posts” basically the most controversial, funny or commented posts we have would randomly be rotated to the front of the blog. We did this because we felt it sucked for people to have to “dig” to find the REALLY great posts. Well over the years, wordpress has changed and the original hack that allowed this cool little feature to exist was squashed as a bug, thus the classic posts vanished. Well I’ve rededicated to making CvC a very cool blog, mostly because all of you readers have contributed so much and that deserves something from …

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The Case Against Recycling

Posted on April 25th, 2007 by Christopher.
Categories: Current Events & Politics.

Why this American love affair with recycling? Several “myths” that fuel it. For example, plastic packaging is widely criticized because it doesn’t decay in landfills. But paper and cardboard — though technically biodegradable — also tend to remain intact, and actually use far more landfill space than plastic packaging, which has steadily gotten smaller as manufacturers develop stronger, thinner materials. In fact, it takes 12 plastic bags to fill the landfill space occupied by one paper bag.

Though fast-food containers and plastic packaging may seem wasteful, they actually save resources and reduce trash. Lightweight plastic packaging keeps food fresh longer, and takes much less energy to manufacture and transport than cardboard or paper. The typical household in Mexico City …

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I am Charitable..

Posted on April 24th, 2007 by Christopher.
Categories: Crazy Pictures.

I sent Ipods to Southern Ethiopia last month instead of food… (which is what they were fighting over… ) but I figured that if they are going to fight they should fight over something at least half-cool.  I figure I have probably planted the seeds for a new civil war.

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