Privacy law protects the guilty and penalizes the innocent
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.
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Ideas have no value. Implementation does.
May 13, 2010
There's a very common misconception that great ideas have great value . This simply isn't true. An idea with no action or implementation is worth exactly zero dollars and zero cents . I have ideas all the time.
Copying is NOT Theft!
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...
Mobile Phone Watch Review: Final
April 19, 2010
Back last September, I reviewed my then-recent mobile phone watch purchase . All in all, it has done me fairly well. For this review, I'll do a simple pros and cons list, followed by an overall recommendation.
Why I don't return your cold calls
April 13, 2010
I return most business phone calls (and all personal ones). However -- There is a type of messages that I don't reply to anymore. It goes something like this: "Hi, this is John Doe from Acme Corp.
Google Buzz Privacy blah blah blah
February 16, 2010
2010-08-08 Update: Perhaps online privacy is important after all? The recent Google Buzz fallout has me confused. Why does everyone get so bent out of shape about public privacy ?
Technology for Relationships
February 13, 2010
Has technology improved your relationship? Some people think that technology has hindered personal relationships, but I'd argue that its helped in some cases.
How many mediocre programmers does it take to...
September 14, 2009
How many mediocre programmers does it take to replace a good programmer ? The answer is: Trick question. No amount of mediocre programmers will ever replace a good one.
Finding a home half-way around the world
August 9, 2009
What did we do before the Internet? For all the spam, scams, and general junk out there, it still amazes me what you can do via the net.
No technological progress in 40 years
July 26, 2009
I was recently watching a series called " Ancient Inventions ". It is hosted by one of the guys from Monty Python and is reasonably entertaining and informative.