Year: 2010
Privacy and DRM
Personal information should be protected under copyrights as well as privacy laws. The government of Canada is about to release a new bill which will see Canada follow the US with Digital Rights Management. I would like that to extend to my personal information I created everything about me on …
An easy case for more bike lanes
Cycling can be a dangerous endeavor, but not because there is anything inherently dangerous in cycling but because of the environment you are in. Distracted drivers are the most dangerous issue simply because in an argument between a car and a cyclist the cyclist will loose every time. Today there was a tragic case-in-point when …
Miracles my ass!
CNN published a short list of sole survivors of plane crashes in response to the recent crash in Libya. It makes me laugh when people attribute such stuff to “God”. Like Mohammed el-Fateh Osman, a two-year-old Sudanese boy was reportedly called a “miracle dictated by God”. Or the little girl Erika …
Banksy in Toronto
I am a huge fan of Banksy. I think his work is thought provoking and relevant to modern times. I am a little unsure of his recent works however. He is releasing a new movie called exit through the gift shop. What concerns me is the recent spat of work …
Science is a process
I came across this great TED talk. I love it when someone talks about the importance of rationality and science. I love the idea that science is a process.