July 11, 2015
A recently published article, " The Secret Startup That Saved the Worst Website in America " details some of the problems with the Healthcare.gov launch fiasco that "so bad it nearly broke the Affordable Care...
November 20, 2014
In the news: Another high profile case of a Canadian getting a huge bill in the States and not being covered. They were on vacation and were caught off guard with a baby that came 9 weeks early.
September 20, 2012
Dear Toronto, Your streetcars have always caused me a lot of grief. First, their schedules are so inconsistent . You don't see any for a half hour, then there's like 3 in a row. Second, they're slow. Like, really slow.
August 25, 2012
As a technologist, the recent Apple vs. Samsung lawsuit is extremely concerning . I was hoping all of this software patent nonsense would go away, but Apple just proved that the new business model is more about...
April 20, 2011
Add another one to my "things that confuse me" list... Why do average, ordinary people vote for Conservative / Republican / (insert your right-wing party here) politicians?
January 26, 2011
The traditional "for profit" economic model works great for most things . For instance, take the mythical "widget". You research all the different types of widgets, find out the best deal, and purchase it.
August 10, 2010
I recently watched an enlightening documentary called " We Live In Public ". It made me completely rethink my previous notions about online privacy .
May 31, 2010
Update: 2010-06-29 - Record arrived by mail. Was apparently processed 2010-06-18, eight days after I was advised to send (and sent) a second application.
May 5, 2010
I was a bit annoyed today reading through a few of the comments on this article in the Globe and Mail today. Every time there is a debate about copyright law , there are always a slew of comments like the following: "I...
May 2, 2010
I wrote most of this a few months ago, but a recent watching of the movie Agora prompted me to edit and post it.