Money to AECL in the Budget 2008
CBC News In Depth: Federal Budget 2008
Under the heading of Environment:
$300 million to the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) for its operations, including development of the Advanced CANDU nuclear reactor.
Considering its environmental policy (or lack thereof), the Chalk River affair, and the fact that the Harper government isn’t hiding the fact that it wants […]
Accountability election, again
Did the Conservative government rush the CBC board appointments? — Inside the CBC
Late last week, the federal government appointed three new members to the CBC Board of Directors. Two of the three have strong ties to the Conservative party:
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The appointments were made without the supervision of the federal appointments commission […]
Net advertising slows
The Associated Press: Internet Ad Revenue Exceeds $21B in 2007
Internet advertising is expected to slow from the previous exponential growth, but still accounts for less than 10% of all ad spending. Do you advertise online? What is your return on investment? Is that the most effective use of your spending?
Time to tax coffee cups
Paper Cups Versus Styrofoam Cups: Surprise Winner | Green Thinking for the Average Joe
“A study by Canadian scientist Martin Hocking shows that making a paper cup uses as much petroleum or natural gas as a polystyrene cup. Plus, the paper cup uses wood pulp. The Canadian study said, ‘The paper cup consumes 12 times as […]
The power of social networking…
is the unintended connections and uses of the tool. Like getting a tweet when your plant needs water.
Botanicalls Twitter DIY
French Press me
TheStar.com | Business | Chain hopes premium cup will perk up sagging sales
Starbucks is testing a 360-millilitre cup of “fresh-pressed” coffee at $2.50 (U.S.) each. The price is $2.25 in a Boston trial. Starbucks charges $1.55 for a regular brew in those stores.
Much like a French kiss, a French pressed cup of coffee is […]
The coding culture at M$
Why are the Microsoft Office file formats so complicated? (And some workarounds) - Joel on Software
A normal programmer would conclude that Office’s binary file formats:
are deliberately obfuscated
are the product of a demented Borg mind
were created by insanely bad programmers
and are impossible to read or create correctly.
You’d be wrong on all four counts.
The one true statement […]
Thanks for the tips Jimbo
reportonbusiness.com: Flaherty lashes Ontario for ‘lack of vision’
The McGuinty government suffers from a “lack of leadership, a lack of vision and a lack of economic stewardship,” he said in an early morning speech in Toronto to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. The provincial government “fails to understand the long-term benefits of tax relief,” he […]
21st century menace
RickMercer: Science: 21st century menace
Read the link above, because only Rick can tell it like it is so bluntly obvious, sad, and comedic at the same time. I know the options are grim, but is this best path for Canada?
Update:Supporting evidence, from the right-most leaning newspaper.
Update 2: I forgot to blog that the […]
It’s not the product stupid
Business & Technology | Starbucks stores to shut 3 hours on Feb. 26 for retraining baristas | Seattle Times Newspaper
“The equity of the brand is based on the experience they create, and we want to unleash that creativity and that passion. They have it. We just have to give them the tools and the resources […]