Category: Blog
Internet Math
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Today, I’d like to talk about something that is affecting me right now as a Teksavvy customer without Internet, caused by the strained relationship that Teksavvy has with its internet vendor (Rogers). My livelihood depends more and more on the internet by the day, and not having internet is extremely stressful to me. I have…
Free Reading
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Hello everybody, An idea has come to me in the last few days that I’d really like to bring up with you. I’m just going to leave it here, and if you are interested in participating/partaking, please leave me a comment, either here, or on a social network. I have MANY ideas for blog posts/essays…
10 Things you didn’t know about ________
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I’m thinking about starting a series of posts entitled “10 Things you didn’t know about ________” covering different technology and services. I know I often find myself trying to explain the virtues of various services, and there is a TON of stuff around these services that many people simply don’t know about. I am all…
Why I Share
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Hello all, For those of you who don’t know, I’m a pretty prolific reader of the Internet. I tend to read an average of ~100 or so pieces of writing on a given day. Most of this is articles which are a few hundred words, but often I will find longer essays of a few…
Why is Facebook special?
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Hey guys, (I need to start making these into videos…) It’s been a long time since I sat down to write anything, but this has been bothering me more and more lately. I am hoping if I can get some comments (though readers and commenters on my blog will almost certainly unequivocally see it my…
Long Live Google Reader!
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There is no easy way to explain RSS to those who don’t use it, but here’s my take on why the end of Google Reader is particularly bad for those of us who depend on it. For a needlessly complex explanation, you can go here RSS(Wikipedia), but basically what it does is collect stories that a…
Cause for Concern: Social Media and Photos
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I just discovered something kind of disquieting about social networks and photos. So basically, Facebook and Google have features where all the photos on your phone are automatically (if you allow it) uploaded to their websites, to make it easier to share the photos if you decide to do so. However, in doing that, they…
A Love of Reason
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Hey guys, It’s really nice to be back in the writer’s chair (it’s just my regular chair) after a brief sojourn from blogging, we simply MUST do this more often! I come to you today, of all days, with a call for a sanity check. February 14th is Valentine’s Day, more commonly known as the…
My Life Lessons of 2012
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‘Tis the season! Hey again everybody, it seems that the Christmas season is upon us again, which of course means that it is a great time to reflect on the important ideas of peace, love and harmony, and to spend time with friends and family. It is also a great opportunity to reflect on the…
What should the next hangout be?
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Okay, I’ve gotten a lot of good feedback about the first hangout, and though I know there are a few kinks and issues, as well as some unfortunate timing for a couple of people, I’m very pleased with how it went, and for those of you who are interested, the link to the video on…