Posted in Canada, Musings, Rant, The Internet on Nov 5th, 2009 4 Comments »
Last night I had a wonderful example on how limiting online communication can be.
The whole thing started out when I noticed that Raincoaster had a poppy on her Twitter Avatar. I sent her a (private) direct message on twitter saying (in my mind at least mockingly) that I was surprised she actually did show a [...]
Posted in Comics, The Internet on Oct 21st, 2009 No Comments »
Posted in Culture, The Internet, Video on Aug 5th, 2009 No Comments »
Here it is, 2009 in all it’s HD glory. Enjoy, make sure to watch full screen.
Posted in Musings, News, The Internet on Jul 3rd, 2009 1 Comment »
It is a bit with sadness that I hear of the demise of CompuServe today… Back in 1989 (at the age of 15) I ended up getting an account on CompuServe, I spent an entire summer on there suffering severe jetlag, as the majority of people weren’t in Germany but in the US.
I also, fondly [...]
Posted in Culture, The Internet, Video on May 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
Posted in Life, Musings, The Internet on Apr 27th, 2009 No Comments »
It seems since I wrote the original piece about the “swine flu scare” on Saturday things have taken a life of their own.
There have been quite a few “horror” stories in the media, not to mention the repeat mention of the “Spanish Flu” of 1918 and the millions of dead and the clear implication that [...]
Posted in Life, The Internet, Video on Apr 10th, 2009 1 Comment »
Posted in Culture, Media, The Internet on Apr 5th, 2009 No Comments »
It seems almost daily newspapers in North America are shuttering their doors, in Canada TV Stations are being closed down, so far mostly in smaller towns but how much longer before large markets are being shuttered as well?
In Canada, CanWest, the parent to the National Post and Global TV (as well as Canada.com) appears to [...]
Posted in Culture, Musings, The Internet on Apr 3rd, 2009 No Comments »
Isn’t it funny that a company like Google, which essentially lives from the ability to throw advertising at you while you use their services also allows users to use third party clients to bypass the ad display (e.g. in GMail)?
I admit, it DID wonder me for a bit, but when I read a piece today [...]
Posted in Culture, Life, The Internet, Video on Dec 26th, 2008 No Comments »
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