A funny thing has happened to the Internet over the past couple years. A swing away from empowered, content-producing users back toward a corporate controlled ecosystem. I blame Twitter, and more recently Facebook, and even, just a little bit, Apple. See the real and amazing power of the Internet is democratization. My previous post ranting [...]
Rogers Cable Direct Mail: Did you know that, compared to how you’re watching TV now, you could be missing out on so much more for your family: a more reliable picture in extreme weather conditions, more programming choices and more flexibility to watch what you want whenever you’re ready. Me: Um… I get my TV [...]
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It was the late 70s, and this concept of a personal computer was approaching a difficult coming-of-age. Everyone knew that the computer would change everything, but the race was on to define how that would look. In the labs and offices of Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center) a group of engineers and scientists pulled [...]
So by now everyone’s heard of the underwear bomber — how’d you like to go down in infamy with that title? Anyway, here’s somethings maybe you didn’t know: – He was allowed on an international flight with an expired Visa – He had known connections to Al Queda – His father contacted the CIA before [...]
When Star Trek: The Next Generation (STNG) first came out, it was shiny, high tech, and a million times more polished than the original series — which although still classic, was looking awful dated. STNG just felt more futuristic, and glossy. Now, of course, it looks almost as silly as the original. The special effects [...]
I found a wonderful, wondrous article about being an Introvert. You should all read it — especially those of you who are extroverts — so you can better understand the introverts in your life! There are so many choice lines in it, that I can hardly pick just one to include as an excerpt… Do [...]
September 11, 2001: A small group of radicals executes a strike on American soil. The terrorists hijack three planes and succeed in flying two of them into the World Trade Center. Hundreds of innocent civilians loose their lives in the destruction. Hundreds more loose moms, dads, brothers and sisters in a tragic, and unprovoked attack. [...]
The CRTC is Canada’s governing agency for Radio, Television and Communications. It was created in 1976, and frankly hasn’t evolved since then. The organization is in the pocket of Canada’s sole owner of 90% of our copper phone cable infrastructure, Bell Canada, and has repeatedly acted to limit innovation potentially problematic for, or competitive to, [...]
Lock nuts. Ever heard of them? They might just be the stupidest invention ever. Our Toyota Matrix got a hole in the tire. I walked out of the cottage yesterday morning, and noticed that one side of the car was lower than the other. I have no idea how long it had been like that. [...]
When building a team for a project, one of my old bosses used to refer to potential team members by their “do/say ratio” — meaning (in case its not obvious) that the reliability and usefulness of an employee could be determined by this measure. If someone has a poor do/say ratio, it means they don’t [...]
