SciFi.com has launched Youwillknowthetruth.com, a daily clue to the resolution of Battlestar Galactica. There’s a new tidbit up every day until the show begins its final run on Jan. 16th. Kind of a cool promo tool, but the clues are rather low-cal. So far we have a quote by one of the Hybrids, an audio clip, [...]
If you’re a human being, you couldn’t help but be horrified by the Mumbai terror attacks. But if you were a journalists, Web 2.0er or crusty media critic, you were probably also struck by the role social media played in the attack. Between blogs, Twitter, and Flickr, ordinary citizens close to action provided an avalanche [...]
Yar, it be time for some links, matey. And rum. Don’t forget the rum. Toronto The economic crisis may put recycling plants out of business. Goodbye green bins. Canada No more flavoured cigarillos for us. I guess that’s bad in the abstract. World A Wal-Mart employee was trampled and killed by a crazed mob of [...]
CBC’s Jesse Brown has a great article up on how Canada is fast becoming a digital ghetto. The chief offenders are: The CRTC‘s recent decision to block small ISP’s who, unlike Bell and Rogers, want to offer their customers service sans data shaping. The continuing spectre of a new copyright bill. In last week’s throne [...]
What a coup. The University of Waterloo’s Perimeter Institute has succeeded in attracting Stephen Hawking, one of the world’s foremost theoretical physicists and all-around intellectual ninja. This is a huge step for the Institute, liable to cement its position as a global hub for research. Hawking has accepted the position of “Distinguished Research Chair” at [...]
Thursday is “Thor’s Day”. So grab your hammer and let’s look at some links. Canada The Carleton University Student Association has reinstated the Shinerama campaign. Now, let’s think a bit more carefully before we nix a valuable charity for stupid reasons next time, huh? World The latest from Mumbai: numerous hostages still being held 18 [...]
Twitter is going nuts over the Mumbai shootings/explosions that began about three hours ago. You can monitor it here. Western media is still reporting low casualty counts, but incoming reports suggest around 85 dead, plus around 40 Western hostages at the Taj Mahal hotel. There are also unconfirmed reports that the shooters are targeting tourists. Bad [...]