In the Blue corner: There are those that see the recent formation of a coalition by the Liberals and NDP (backed by the Bloq) as opportunistic, undemocratic and costly. Additionally, some view this as precisely the opposite of what Canada needs in this current economic climate. While not technically illegal (as suggested by the PM: [...]
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Barring the recent financial woes, we (North Americans) have had it pretty good for quite some time now. So much so, that I think we sometimes take for granted how lucky we truly are. Beyond just the economic and geographic advantages we have, the right to freely express our political opinions is a fundamental one within our society. Having said [...]
|Announced months and months ago, the CRTC has finally confirmed that their National Do Not Call List (also known as the Call me Again and I Am Going To Have to Resort to Violence List) will be operational and ready for business on September 30th. As per ITBusiness.ca: To put their numbers on the National [...]
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Having recently blogged about OLPC’s struggles and challenges here, this news comes as no real surprise. It’s a bit sad and frustrating that OLPC isn’t able to get more traction in the global marketplace. Machines like Intel’s Classmate PC and the EEPC compete (at least on a cost and basic form factor perspective) directly with the [...]
|While this concept is not all that new, the implementation of it in the form of Demotix is as refined and polished as I have seen. Essentially, Demotix is a citizen wire service. People from all over the world can upload their stories, news accounts, pictures, movies and more. Think of it as YouTube, meets Flickr [...]
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