Web Performance, Branding, and Social Media
In: Canada| Commentary
12 Aug 2008In the community of voices I follow online, one of the continuing themes is the narrowness and antiquated coverage provided by NBC(I launched into a screed on the topic this weekend).
I have also heard that many people are using the tools at their disposal (open proxy servers being the most notable) to circumvent the geo-location [...]
Many, many years ago, I started my depressing voyage through the world of work at an Overwaitea food store in my home town. As a teenager, I expected to work so weird hours, and accept some level of abuse from the “adults” I worked with.
However, it seems that the organization now expects all their employees [...]
In: GrabPERF
12 Aug 2007It has been at least a year since I last updated everyone on the state of GrabPERF. That’s because for most of the last year, the system has been rolling along without a hitch or a major systemic change. The last major change to the agent code was alomost exactly a year ago, when I [...]
In: Life
12 Apr 2007The Boston Marathon is this weekend, in case you live in a cave. In honour of this event, the CBC has a great story about the man who won the 1907 running: Tom Longboat. [here]
Tags: Tom Longboat, Boston Marathon
Conrad Black, who gave up his Canadian citizenship to sit in the House of Lords, wants it back.
Problem: he faces eight fraud charges in the US [here] . Takeaway quote from the article:
“I have settled into my new life as a freedom fighter,” said Black.
I think that he should be held to exactly the same [...]
It appears that I will likely have to be fingerprinted every time I come into the US from now on. [here and here]
I love being an “enemy alien”.
Technorati Tags: Immigration, US-VISIT, USA, Canada
In: Canada
2 May 2006Loonie rises above 90 cents US.
I was 10 years old the last time the Canadian Dollar was worth more than $0.90 USD.
Technorati Tags: Canadian Dollar, CAD, currency exchange
In: Canada| Technology
7 Feb 2006The A380 has begun cold-weather testing in Iqaluit, Nunavut. [here]
Perfect weather for it…it’s sunny and -29C (-20F) there today.
And where is there? It’s here.
BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
Technorati Tags: A380, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
In: Canada
1 Nov 2005This is shocking!
I am appalled! I don’t believe that Jean Chretien could have committed such an act! The man had an unblemished….
errr, nearly spotless…
ok, a little tarnish here and there…
…ummm, where did put my handcuffs again?
Another thumbs up for CBC Olympic Coverage
In: Commentary
19 Aug 2008Philip Michaels writes a great review of why the CBC Olympic Coverage makes NBC seem like the pathetic old has-been it is. [here]
The US is ready for more NBC. Think you can actually deliver by 2010? When the Canadian broadcasters — even CTV! — will make you look really pathetic?
Didn’t think so.