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Ask General Kang: I’ve just spilled really hot coffee in my lap — is this what they mean by "global warming"�?

Most of the scientific community and a large number of other thinking hominids believe global warming to be an observed increase in the average temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere and oceans in recent decades. Most of those people accept that … Continue reading →

A taste of the world with no Internet

So anyone who uses Rogers for their Internet access got a little taste of the world depicted in my latest novel, The Fridgularity. The Internet services provided by the company went down for up to three hours last night. Is … Continue reading →

When robotic urinals attack

Last weekend Dr. Maximillian Tundra was lucky enough to go away for the weekend on a roadtrip with his buddies. It was nearly the last thing he ever did. After stopping for a delightful (if artery-hardening) breakfast buffet at the … Continue reading →

It all boils down to your programming

The artificial intelligence(s) in The Fridgularity emphatically do not fall in love. Sex, sure, but love? Alltop is in lust with humor.

The wonderful thing about tautologies

damned freaks in the alley…, a photo by IntangibleArts on Flickr. After a certain point, the previous night was all a blur. He’d started the usual way: he burst through the door, landing on the nearest (and fattest) person, introduced … Continue reading →

How I Spent the Ice Age

The new arms weren’t as much fun as I hoped they’d be, but they were sure useful during the crisis. As you know I’m not really into the bodmod community, but I’d always thought it would be cool to be … Continue reading →

Piracy 101

A tall, strong and heavily muscled man enters the lecture hall; his nut-brown face is marred by a saber cut across one cheek. It has left a dirty, livid white scar that practically glows out of his dark face. He’s … Continue reading →

Help with your New Year’s Resolutions

A bit of advice from Bob Newhart: But you shouldn’t stop going to Alltop.

Happy New Year’s!

Happy New Years all! And thanks to The Cartoon Blog for the cartoon. Alltop is always new and funny.

You know, it’s really important to tell the truth

Maybe this is why Billy Joel thinks honesty is such a lonely word… Alltop sits on a throne of lies. And jokes.