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Apple to Rogers on iPhone: you're on your own
Seeded on Tue Jul 8, 2008 5:03 PM EDT (CBC)
The Rogers iPhone rate-plan "aria" goes on and on
Vitamin D and diabetes: An over-simplified solution to a complex problem
Seeded on Tue Jul 8, 2008 9:29 AM EDT (CBC)
A good second look at a recent story in the health news
Price Rewards Gainey's Faith
Seeded on Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:34 AM EDT (thehockeynews.com)
The shocking trade of Cristobal Huet to Washington suddenly thrust rookie Carey Price into the starting role as the Canadiens top netminder. This show of confidence in Price by Canadiens general manager, Bob Gainey was met with derision and amazement by many critics.
Wired Magazine: How Facebook Exposed Us All as Freaks
Seeded on Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:30 AM EST (Wired News)
"Instead, they tail you, dissecting you site by site, purchase by purchase: the gorilla mask, the bucket of chicken, the webcam, the subscription to Mature Biracial Pony, the edible sweatpants. Beacon was the wake-up call.
Nautical Pompeii Found in Pisa
Seeded on Fri Nov 16, 2007 9:50 PM EST (Newsweek)
An amazing archaeological find in Italy.
Big Bang or Big Goof? Astronomer Verschuur Challenges 'Seeds' Proof
Seeded on Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:54 AM EST (Wired News)
"Most astronomers say that world-famous images from the Cosmic Background Explorer satellite show structures of the early universe. But a lone radio astronomer is claiming that the pictures depict nearby hydrogen gas clouds in our own galaxy, calling a key theory into question."
The rise of atheism - philosophy and life blog - thought as therapy
Seeded on Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:39 PM EDT (markvernon.com)
"Is atheism another fundamentalism? At the very least, I would say there are clear fundamentalist strains within what has been called the new atheism.
My own top-ten list of best modern SF novels
Mon Aug 20, 2007 12:34 AM EDT
After reading DWing's seed on the top 15 SF novels, I thought it might be fun to post my own top-ten list, and encourage others to do so in the comments.
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Sounds & Fury: About Those Earbuds...
Seeded on Thu Aug 9, 2007 11:08 AM EDT (soundsandfury.com)
"And then there's the problem of playback. Even given the very best existing CD format, hearing the playback of classical music so recorded through the earbuds of, say, the ubiquitous iPod is simply a joke. " What an idiot. Talk about throwing out the baby with the bathwater.
When will the Canadian price for dotMac reflect the exchange rate?
Wed Aug 8, 2007 10:55 AM EDT
Among all the announcements Steve Jobs made on August 7, the improvements to dotMac were, to my mind, perhaps the most exciting and most overdue.
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Car thief calls 911 when he finds baby in back seat
Seeded on Tue Aug 7, 2007 5:23 PM EDT (CBC)
"A man who stole a car in Montreal Monday apparently called 911 to tell police where he left it after he discovered there was a baby sleeping in the back seat."
Judge rules Canada's pot possession laws unconstitutional
Seeded on Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:30 PM EDT (CBC)
"In court, the man argued that the federal government only made it policy to provide marijuana to those who need it, but never made it an actual law. Because of that, he argued, all possession laws, whether medicinal or not, should be quashed."
Regina launches free wireless internet service
Seeded on Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:06 PM EDT (CBC)
Saskatchewan: they brought us universal health care. Could universal free wi-fi be next?
Nike+iPod + podcast "hack"
Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:21 PM EDT
For my birthday a few months back, my wife kindly bought me a Nike+iPod unit to go along with my new red iPod nano. I must say, I'm seriously impressed with it.
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Apple-EMI deal boon for jazz and classical lovers
Mon Apr 2, 2007 11:44 AM EDT
Unless you've been hiding under a rock the last few hours, you have heard about EMI's plan to offer DRM-free music on Apple's iTunes Store starting sometime in May.
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Ken Dryden: the greatest ever?
Seeded on Sun Mar 25, 2007 10:30 PM EDT (NHL.com)
Ken Dryden's short but illustrious career started with a Stanley Cup and a Conn Smythe trophy. Only the next year did he win the Calder--a feat that may never be equalled.
God's dupes - Los Angeles Times
Seeded on Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:30 AM EDT (The L.A. Times)
Author Sam Harris on Pete Stark's admission that he doesn't believe in God.
CEO of Universal Music group insinuates that DAP-users are theives
Seeded on Sat Nov 11, 2006 4:37 PM EST (billboard.com)
"These devices [digital audio players] are just repositories for stolen music, and they all know it," UMG chairman/CEO Doug Morris says. "So it's time to get paid for it." Will the stupidity ever end?
Ontario to take back control of private super-jail
Seeded on Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:45 PM EST (CBC)
I guess the private sector doesn't always get it right.
Is four seconds too long to wait
Seeded on Thu Nov 9, 2006 11:05 AM EST (BBC News)
Do you ever get impatient when a page takes too long to load? I certainly do, and it looks like I'm not alone.
BBC NEWS | Where have all the leaders gone?
Seeded on Wed Oct 25, 2006 5:04 PM EDT (BBC News)
Will our leaders start to do the right thing before it's too late? I, for one, am skeptical.
Sony Reader: Is the Dead Tree Edition Dead Meat?
Seeded on Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:36 AM EDT (TreeHugger)
A cute look at a revolutionary new technology. Read past the first paragraph for the funny bits.
Oh iPod, how you have changed my life!
Fri Oct 20, 2006 8:40 PM EDT
I've been musing on an iPod piece for a while but never got around to it before. But with the iPod turning 5 on Monday, it seems like the appropriate time for it. I hesitated to write this piece.
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Some thoughts on Apples movie strategy
Sun Sep 24, 2006 1:06 AM EDT
Yesterday's story in the New York Post that Wal-Mart was threatening some movie studios with retaliation if they sold movies on the iTunes Store, and Wal-Mart's subsequent dispute of the allegations, got me to thinking again about Apple's move into the movie distribution busin …
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Why hockey rules... and other sports suck
Seeded on Wed Jun 21, 2006 8:45 AM EDT (Canada.com)
A great (if obviously biased) comparison of hockey with the other major spectator sports.
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