Year: 2007
Advertising vs. privacy
A co-worker sent me this article because he likes to see me get riled up. The article is about a company called NebuAd which claims it has balanced the privacy/advertising dilemma. “Mr. Dykes said NebuAd requires ISPs to ask their customers whether they want to opt out.” First of all …
Musically challenged retards made this chart
I stumbled across this chart of the top 100 Canadian albums of all time. Evidently it was made by musically challenged retards. Neil Young has an astonishing 7 albums on the chart, yet the Barenaked Ladies do not have even one. Not one! Ever heard of the album Gordon? Speaking …
Quantitative and qualitative
I have been thinking about metrics, especially web metrics and attempting to reconcile the use of quantitative measurements on qualitative experiences. So for example, you had the banana pudding at a restaurant and rated it a 9 out of 10. You would be applying a scale to something that is …
The end of democracy
Naomi Wolf warns about the 10 steps that despots take to take over and create fascist governments. http://www.democracynow.org/2007/11/28/the_end_of_america_feminist_social And in case you didn’t think it was happening, or you think of it as a whacko leftist conspirancy…follow the links. Step 1: All would-be dictators invoke a terrifying internal and external …
Piling on the lies – part II
When will the RCMP stop lying about their role. We have all seen the video and it is obvious that they did nothing to help him. Unless you call kneeling on his neck and head helping. The fire department claim they told the cops he was dead and asked for …