June 2008
11 posts
Canadian Industry Minister Lies About Canadian... →
CBC Radio’s Search Engine just posted/aired its interview with Canadian Industry Minister Jim Prentice about his Canadian version of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. You have to listen to this…
The Internet in 1934 →
In 1934, Otlet sketched out plans for a global network of computers (or “electric telescopes”) that would allow people to search and browse through millions of interlinked documents, images, audio…
Jackie Chan is not permitted to assemble Segways... →
Actor Jackie Chan says his Chinese dealership for the Segway scooter is doing well but Segway’s owners are keeping his costs up because they won’t let him assemble the battery-powered vehicle in…
“Nothing’s black and white, nothing’s black and white—what about a panda? What...”
– Bobby Gould in Hell by David Mamet
