Every day, CBC puts out an "Editor's Choice" podcast (feed here), and the Choice podcast the other day alerted me to the state of the internet in Nunavut. I have to admit that it wasn't something I'd really thought much about.

The full interview is also available (and originated from) the latest Spark podcast. Rankin Inlet correspondent Jackie ( Read more... )

I just had a fairly minor blowout at work. This Friday was STRESSFUL; I was having to track like fifteen (seemingly, anyway) different threads of responsibility, and a few of them were dependent on people who didn't speak my language. I'm not blaming Japan, but I'm wondering what I was thinking coming here. I have so much sympathy for migrant ( Read more... )

MAJOR UPDATE / UPGRADE: willmatheson.com

And, it’s about time.

Among the changes and additions:

- Photo Series #25: Université Sainte-Anne, 2007 - The photos are still hosted on Facebook, but this page brings together all the photo albums and videos - and you don’t have to be logged in to see the photos - I deliberately linked each Facebook ( Read more... )

Wow ( Read more... )

I can't believe I'm just hearing about this now, and, well, I suppose you probably know all about it already, but here it is anyway:

Slingbox Tuner
$150, Future ShopHello Stanley Cup Playoffs in Japan! CBC, TSN, Rogers SportsNet, they'll all be there ( Read more... )

A massive photos update is now available, including a new collection (Fall '06, Winter '07) and many more photos in Summer 2006 - PEI, especially covering an end-of-summer overnight roadtrip up west to Mill River. Of interest to Twelfth Nighters will be a few new photos in the set "Twelfth Night: Preparations," from Games Night and the Dress ( Read more... )

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Not that long ago, I can remember looking at laptops with 20-40GB hard drives, 512MB RAM if you were lucky, and compromised processors. A "combo drive" meant that you got a CD-RW. I'm so glad I didn't buy back in those dark ages - I'd be stuck with a piece of junk that would make the Canada World Youth laptops look good ( Read more... )

I’ve been keeping to myself lately, and only reading about a quarter as much as I should. I finished the second volume of Jane Eyre an hour ago, and now I should get on to Never Let Me Go as soon as I finish with the computer ( Read more... )