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Most of the talks in room A focused on virtualisation: Xen and UML being the front-runners. I saw the intro to Xen talk, and when I wasn't nodding off by accident, I saw what they were up to. When I first looked at Xen about a year ago, I thought, "these guys must be on crack." Obviously, they were smoking good crack and were passing it around ( Read more... )

I think she would have liked to hear this speech from The R.H. Paul Martin. He gave it yesterday in the House of Commons.

I know I liked it.

You know that the content distribution industry is in trouble when you can write an article about the foolishness of the things they say.

From Boing Boing.

The Globe and Mail has an interesting article on how copyright is destroying documentaries. As always, I've been an ardent supporter of free culture, and encourage you to do whatever you can to preserve our intellectual heritage.

More observations about China, that I didn't make because I was too groggy when I got back. (Actually, cough medication over here packs a big punch. They must put some sleeping drugs in it, because normal decongestent-expectorant formulas don't make you incredibly tired.

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When I first arrived in Hong Kong, I was stunned by the lack of provocatively dressed women on billboards. Mind you, I come from Montréal, where this thing is rather prevalent; but at Hong Kong International Airport, the most provocative thing I saw was Nicole Kidman tossing her hair to advertise a watch.

As I've travelled the city, I've acquired ( Read more... )