January 2010
The Best Hot Chocolate in Toronto →
Now that it is getting very cold here in Hogtown, if you are out and about in such weather, it can be helpful to know where you should go to get The Best Hot Chocolate in Toronto. BlogTO…
What the Canadian government is doing for Haiti... →
Kudos the the government of Canada. As well as the signifigant relief funds Canadians are providing, the Canadian government has cancelled Haiti’s debt to Canada and is urging other creditors…
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Are you an aspiring Canadian filmmaker? If so, then check out the NFB’s web page, Hothouse » Hothouse 6: Call for Submissions. They are looking for talented filmmakers like you for a 12 week…
A great perspective on the iPad by looking at the... →
This is a great article (Overhyped, Overpriced & Disappointing: iPad? No, iPod in 2001) that shows that alot of the comments for the iPod were very similar to the iPad. If anything, the iPod…
Think your commute is tough? →
Well, it likely has nothing — NOTHING! — on the 19 most complex and dangerous roads in the world.
Here’s The Road of Death, Bolivia:
The other 18 are just as bad. You have to see it to…
Experiments in non-free news publishing:... →
When I first saw this article, A Licence to Print Money For Canadian News Sites – Torontoist, I thought, this won’t work. Well, according to Toronoist
“..news organizations everywhere have…
How to extend your weekend →
Reading this article, Squeeze an Extra Hour Out of Your Busy Day – Time management – Lifehacker, I thought: that’s all fine and good, but what I want is less busy time, not more. I want more…
While Apple is changing how you interact with the... →
While this announcement is anything as sexy as the new iPad, it is also a big development: Google Proposes to Extend DNS Protocol, Optimize Speed of Browsing.
Google and these other DNS…
Thoughts on the iPad →
Since the NYTimes.com has this: The Blogosphere Reacts to the Apple iPad, I thought: hey, I am part of the blogosphere, so I should react too!
The response in this article is different…
“Winners” in politics →
I wrote about “winners” in politics the other night: people who run only when they are confident they will win. There is another angle to this. Winners also will do what it take to win, even what…
Big upcoming changes in Afghanistan →
According to the Globe and Mail, Talks with Taliban gain traction in plan for Afghan peace. Some signifigant points:
“As a soldier, my personal feeling is that there’s been enough fighting,”…
How to avoid unwanted house guests… →
Easy. I recommend you buy these shower curtains:
Honestly, even if people think: ha! ha! Funny!, they will also think: where are the hotel listings.
From the brilliant …
The power of Anna Netrebko →
This time in a more challenging piece than “O mio babbino caro”. Here she performs Elettra’s Aria “D’Oreste, d’Aiace” from Mozart’s “Idomeneo, Re di Creta”. I think she performs it very well….
THIS I love →
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Obama in 2006 →
In this Harper’s article, Barack Obama Inc.: The birth of a Washington machine—By Ken Silverstein, is a look at the upcoming Barack Obama, who is “Already considered a potential…
On the beginning of the end of the Tea Partiers... →
Whenever a party loses badly, as the GOP did recently, you get a withdrawal of mainstream participants, leaving a vacuum that can be filled by others. On the other side, you get people focused on…
This is sooooo ZOMG Awesome – Google Books has the... →
See here.
Did you know that the Gates of Hell open? Surely you want to know about that! Well, now you can. Also Woman Gives Birth to Angel and The 10 Lost Commandments are revealed.
The resurgence of the Paul Simon Sound →
I’ve been hearing Paul Simon everywhere lately in the sound of new musicians. This post over at LETTER TO JANE, on Vampire Weekend’s “Giant”, highlights its appearance in that song. And a good…
…and now…a very helpful chart to help you in your... →
from the brilliant ReflectionOf.Me
P.S. I think a man made this. The clue is the “bacon” reference. If it was “chocolate”, I would have thought it was a woman. Just sayin’!
How you can help Haiti now →
If you have already contributed financially to Haiti, you might be thinking: are there other ways I could help. Well, there are some Simple Tasks Anyone Can Do and compiled at this…
RT @MaryamAhmed: People of Canada: Our Gov will match donations to #Haiti up to $50,000,000! http://is.gd/6hKqj (via @digiphile)
I am downloading Justin Bieber songs for my 7 yr old…I have mixed feelings about this. :) #fb
RT @eric_andersen: Haiti, 48 hours later - shocking and emotional photos http://j.mp/5lcVmi /by @BostonUpdate via @courtenaybird
looks like the Govt of Canada will be matching citizen donations for #Haiti. See here (via @nikitapscott) http://tinyurl.com/ybja67w
RT @jack: RT @ushahidi We need someone *IN* Haiti to send a SMS to shortcode 200 to test it and make sure it works with http://haiti.ush …
folks, MSF.CA is having problems. But you CAN still donate here-> http://is.gd/6gb1q pls RT
RT @AvrilBenoit: #MSF hiring a server mgmnt admin in Toronto NOW to keep our website from crashing under the load. msfcan@msf.ca Please RT!
try going to http://is.gd/6grt9 and typing in “tiananmen s” …I wonder if that suggested list comes up in China, too.
..how Canadians can help #haiti, including who you can text to donate $ to (via @noizangel) http://bit.ly/5axTgp
folks, MSF.CA is having problems. But you CAN still donate here-> http://is.gd/6gb1q pls RT #haiti
RT @afromusing: Here’s a list worth following if you want to keep up with tweets from #Haiti http://twitter.com/georgiap/live-from-hait …
will skip dinner on Friday and give the $ to Medecins Sans Frontieres efforts in Haiti instead. Such a no-brainer. -> http://is.gd/6emas
RT @fivetwelve: Not sure how well ‘90999’ (U.S.) works for Cdns who want to help Haiti. Try redcross.ca, 1-800-418-1111 or http://bit.ly …
why yes, I AM busier than a one legged man in an arse kicking contest! :-D #fb
ran again! after being off 2 months. will now sleep the sleep of the Righteous (or at least, Exhausted :) #fb
thought the USA was tops when it came to politcalSexScandals but I think N Ireland is challenging that ;)
…goodnight moon. (and to all of you who have read this story, sweet dreams to you… ) #fb
Is making spaghetti and meatballs. Suddenly starting singing “La Donna Mobile”. Naturally. :) #fb
…7 year olds can be too cute for words! :) #fb
aaronjuliuskim Had a quick lunch break chat with @aaronjuliuskim today. I miss Aaron’s eclectic observations on everything under the sun.
this is such an Al Gore story! Al Gore (correctly) points out a problem with a font for his book! -> http://is.gd/64Xks
it bears repeating: Facebook will be a great company when it is run by grown-ups. Meanwhile… http://is.gd/64rNK
…I wish I were David Letterman…I bet for the last few days, he just laughs and laughs and laughs…
why I use both Google Chrome and Firefox at the same time http://post.ly/I81q
ack!!! The Full body scanners run Windows XP! -> http://is.gd/64BEY
RT @ricky_martin: #stopslaverytoday RT please.
some ideas on how to think about privacy, despite people like Zuckerberg saying it’s over http://is.gd/633Mm (now with a drop of retsin! :))
my late night thoughts on how to think about privacy, despite people like Zuckerberg saying it’s over http://is.gd/633Mm
Good run - 7.38 k in 36:05 at 4:43/km - sunny, -4c…nice
Thinks all those who flunky say “privacy is dead” should be made to.watch “The Lives of Others” a few 1000 times