Cheap solutions are not necessarily the best solutions especially when the problem trying to be solved is mired in the complexity of the human condition. I refer to all of these shenanigans going on with News Corp. The general population has a right to be angry about what has been going on. However the rash […]
Read More →I’m not sure whether to be really impressed or really disappointed. Here is the good part: The amount of creativity in Second Life is constantly improving. More and more we are seeing some very innovative designs considering the current technical limitations. Here is the troubling part: We’ve seen most of this stuff time and time […]
Read More →Some things just shouldn’t have sequels – especially one off commercials and viral videos that really make you smile the first time you see them (and the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, …. :). However they lose something in the translation once they start to be serialized. To a large extent I think this has to do […]
Read More →One of the most back-asswards aspects of democratic systems is the legal system. Especially when dealing with issues related to intellectual property and copyright. Most everyone is familiar with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and how big media (record labels, film, and print) use this device in order to strong arm people who are simply […]
Read More →So I’m playing around with my iPhone and I come across the latest app (okay probably not the latest but its now in the top 25 to be downloaded recently) which is Apple’s iBook. And so I poke around a bit more – download – Bob’s yer uncle – fill yer boots and all that […]
Read More →It is weird that certain events seem to co-inside with each other to prove a point. This morning on QÂ Jian Ghomeshi was talking with Sri Lankan-British-American musician M.I.A. in part about censorship and the commercial viability of alternative artists to get records published in an internet age. As part of the conversation it was mentioned […]
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