TDI Mileage
I’m back in the habit of updating my fuel consumption statistics for my 2005 VW Jetta TDI. You can see the details here, or by clicking the “tdi mileage” in the nav bar at the top of the page. This post will get updated with every fill, along with the monthly average image […]
IMAP versus POP
Official Gmail Blog: Getting Gmail anywhere: IMAP versus POP
I had this discussion with my students Monday night and I’ve been fighting with a client’s email problem because of POP, so the timing of this couldn’t be any better.
The virtues of POP lie solely in from the perspective of the email provider. Hold the […]
Just do not sell it
TheStar.com | Business | LCBO rings up $4B in record sales
Why the LCBO should not be privatized. 1) It is a cash cow. 2) It is easy enough for kids and alcohol dependants to get booze now, it would only get much easier.
Carbon tax foolish yes, but something is necessary
CBC.ca: Carbon tax foolish and unnecessary: PM
“We think that is a foolish and unnecessary policy that is being proposed by our opposition.”
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But Harper said the best way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is through regulating large industrial emitters.
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Harper said that in the 2004 election, the Tories committed to taking off 0.7 per cent off the […]
Forecasting your flight fares
Farecast.com: Cheap Flights, Airfare, Airline Tickets, Cheap Travel
For those that fly a lot, here is an interesting site that will forecast if you should buy your tickets now or wait for fares to decline in the next 7 days. Farecast.com has a clean interface, searches many travel sites, and the forecasting algorithm even gives […]
How to live: Canada look right and slightly up
John Carlin on why Iceland has the happiest people on earth | World news | The Observer
Highest birth rate in Europe + highest divorce rate + highest percentage of women working outside the home = the best country in the world in which to live.
See that little spec on the map in the North Atlantic? […]