Stop using the term “software glitch”
Wired News: Glitch Leads to Segway Recall
Segway is recalling all 23,500 of the self-balancing scooters it has shipped because of a software glitch that can make its wheels unexpectedly reverse direction, throwing off the rider — and in at least one incident, break some teeth.
You would not call a design flaw that weakens the structural […]
I’m a statistic
CBC News: Jobless rate nudges higher
I’m a statistic. Sorry to the market for contributing to today’s fall of the Canadian dollar, but the threat of interest rate cuts has helped the TSX reboud after a bad week.
Last month, the country lost jobs in manufacturing, education, and public administration. Only the professional, scientific and technical […]
Toronto Hydro Telecom One Zone goes live
Toronto Hydro Telecom - One Zone
The largest municipal WiFi network just when live with its initially free serivce in downtown Toronto. The coverage area is currently just a few city blocks near City Hall and south of Queen St, but will expand to cover most of the downtown core. When the serivce […]
No longer a Cinderella story: Greece 101 - USA 95
2006 FIBA World Championship - powered by www.fiba.com
The Greek basketball team was an upset winner of last years world basketball champs, but unlike their football playing cousins that could not even qualify for the world cup after winning the 2004 euro cup, this team is for real. After spanking france in the quarter-finals and […]