Water is the next oil
CBC News: Zenon Environmental shares jump on GE’s $760M takeover bid
GE has not been a leader in so many industries because they follow the pack. So FYI if you did not know it yet… forget Peak Oil, we’ve problably already passed Peak (clean drinking) Water.
Azureus on an Intel Mac + Rogers and BitTorrent
Because Rogers blows and has been packet shaping Bittorrent and other large files (i.e. podcasts) and slowing them to a crawl, I needed to find a solution. It seems encrypted BT connections out foxes the packet shapers (since they cannot read the encrypted headers)… so I go and get the lastest (2.4.0) Azureus for […]
This is just sad
CBC News: Lawyer wants DNA test on ‘Roll up the Rim’ cup
Seriously, why has society gotten so sad? One person’s trash is another person’s treasure… If it was your trash, tough luck if someone else turns it into treasure… or a gas-guzzling SUV.
miniTH experience begins
Mac mini Duo + Plextor ConvertX PVR with Elgato EyeTV + Front Row
I’ve been waiting since the initial release of the Mac mini to put a HTPC together… TV never looked so good, and now I can choose what and when I want to watch.
This is the first post from the mini. At 1280×720p […]
Gcalendar, calm down children
Mark Evans :: Google Calendar: Why the Fuss??
So, go ahead and get yourself in a lather about Google Calendar but maybe we should all take a deep breath and get some perspective here. While you’re at it, it would be a good idea to take a hard look at how much of an impact Google’s […]
Hart House Lecture 2006 - Michael Geist
The Hart House Lecture 2006, on March 30th, is being delivered by Michael Geist. The title of his lecture is Our Own Creative Land: Cultural Monopoly and the Trouble With Copyright, discussing “the Bulte incident, highlighting the opportunities presented by the Internet, placing the current round of copyright reform in context, and sketching out […]
Wordpress Upgrade
I’ve upgrade to the latest WordPress, version 2.0.1. New admin interface is fancy… Let me know if you found anything that is broken.
Participatory Podcasting source
Julien has started the textual side of the conversation.
Go read it, then subscribe to the syndication text feed and the audio feed, if you are interested in following or contributing to this idea of bring online conversation to the next level.
Podcast sustainability
Who’s Paying For Podcasts? - Forbes.com
Aside from the few large podcasters that can go the route of Ricky Gervais, there is not a sustainable revenue model (yet) for podcasting. The old media advertising model does not fly, which is why it has hardly gotten off the ground. Take the Earthlink ads at […]
That is one big hotspot - T.O.
TheStar.com - T.O. to become wireless hotspot
CBC News | Business | Toronto set to be wirelessly connected metropolis: report
One word… SWEET!
Can you say WiFi Podcast Radio to a car near Toronto?
Toronto Hydro Corp. needs to roll out smart metering of electricity consumption (legislated by the Province of Ontario) to bill at variable rates throughout […]