Archive of June 2008
June 17
Mild intoxication and $15!? What a country!

Mild intoxication and $15!? What a country! 07:53 PM | 0 Comments
June 14
In the roughly 36 hours since the Canadian DMCA was introduced, the outrage from thousands of Canadians has been nothing short of remarkable. The CBC has picked up on the story, reporting on the surge in online protests that include approximately 10,000 new members of the Fair Copyright for Canada Facebook group (nearly 50,000 members as of this writing), over 4,000 letters and emails sent through Copyright for Canadian...09:24 AM | 0 Comments
June 13
Because the interests of individual Canadians - including those calling for more flexible fair dealing - is completely ignored. Because the Canadian DMCA was introduced without consulting consumer groups, education groups, civil society groups, or the Canadian public. Because Jim Prentice knows better. He saw first-hand the passion of Canadians calling for balanced copyright and has received thousands of calls and letters on the issue. Yet rather than genuinely working to craft a balanced solution, he opted to release a fatally flawed bill.10:53 AM | 0 Comments
June 12
Stalin, of course, did not live forever. If Jobs were to ever become ill again, I hope that Apple would disclose the news in a timelier manner to investors, who need the company to be more forthcoming and not a version of the Kremlin in Silicon Valley.03:46 PM | 0 Comments
Judge Rules That Police Can Bar High I.Q. Scores
In a ruling made public on Tuesday, Judge Peter C. Dorsey of the United States District Court in New Haven agreed that the plaintiff, Robert Jordan, was denied an opportunity to interview for a police job because of his high test scores. But he said that that did not mean Mr. Jordan was a victim of discrimination.Is this even real? 10:59 AM | 0 Comments
UK Can Now Hold People Without Charge For 42 Days
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has narrowly won a House of Commons vote on extending the maximum time police can hold terror suspects to 42 days. There is talk of compensation packages available for the falsely accused. The chances of you getting that money however are slim to none, lets not forget, this is the same country that charges prisoners who have been falsely accused for bed and boarding costs. 10:06 AM | 0 CommentsJune 11
Also another study recently found that water is wet, and a third study found that most studies waste money.10:31 AM | 0 Comments
Appropriation Art (2.8 mb PDF)
An ironic and slightly skewed overview of the fight to maintain Freedom of Expression in Canada. 51 State is a clickable comic book. It links to over 100 websites, blogs, films and papers and articles. 09:27 AM | 0 CommentsSophistication does not mean smart and unsophisticated does not mean stupid!09:21 AM | 0 Comments