Big Profits for Big Telecom as Internet Advertising Spending Rises
There is big money to be made on the Internet, no breaking news there, but have you noticed the huge increase in online advertisements? Currently, the Internet is the fastest…
2011
Former Iranian Guard commander to become OPEC boss
Now this is interesting. Brigadier General Rostam Ghasemi, a senior commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, has been approved by Iran's parliament as the country's next oil minister. This automatically…
moby duck sails into the sunset
I've finished reading Moby Duck by Donovan Hohn, one of the very best books I've read in some time. In earlier posts about this book (here and here), I said…
According to Fox News, only black men were invited to Obama’s birthday party
It's been amusing, if not a little sad, to see the right wing trying to outdo each other criticizing Obama for having a birthday party. They're all pissed but none…
The Politics of Wind Power: Liberals look to ‘John Tory’ Tim Hudak
The Ontario Liberals sent a message to the future this week: it warned Conservative Premier Tim Hudak that if he wants to keep his absurd, long-standing promise to put a…
Domain name is "personal property"
Tucows.Com Co. v. Lojas Renner S.A., 2011 ONCA 548 holds a domain name is personal property for the purposes of civil litigation in Ontario: The attributes of property for purposes of rule 17.02(a) ...
Where, oh where, is Patrick Ross?
Readers might remember that some time ago blogger Canadian Cynic, who had been grossly libelled by perennial fratboi Patrick Ross, obtained a whopping default judgement against the aforesaid Patrick Ross,…
Photo Challenge 24 – In Context
The theme this round was IN CONTEXT, which was quite a lot of fun. I’m sure that others experienced what I did. It was not a matter of shooting two…
Will Harper jeopardize Canada’s status as ‘lowest terror risk among western economies’?
Canada has been largely free from terror attacks experienced by other western nations at the hands of Islamic extremists, thanks in large part to the Liberals' refusal to engage in…
More on Public Sector Austerity in Canada
A short addendum to my previous post: I checked the most recent IMF projections in the June, 2011 Update to the Fiscal Monitor. Table 1 provides estimates of changes in…
Guardian: Canadian government lobbying Europeans to protect tar sands
Nice to see the Guardian doing the heavy lifting while our media snoozes (aka doing Harper’s bidding). The Canadian government has been accused of an “unprecedented” lobbying effort involving 110…
A crushing defeat for gas guzzlers? – Friday Film Pick: Lithuanian mayor crushes car blocking bike lane
Arturas Zuokas, the mayor of Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius has come out in strong opposition to cars parked in bike paths on roads.
John Oakley Show
I was on the show this morning and, as usual, had a great experience. John's a very solid host. One interesting question that came up was should judges be elected?…
Eco Art/Art Basel Miami The Effort Someone Will Go to to Get 72 Views on Vimeo in Three Years
One fine day, a pair of twins, Sunny and Joy, decided to go to Art Basel Miami and make a video about some of the artists there doing eco art.…
$250M overtime suit against Scotia can proceed
http://bit.ly/r7tAj0 The Ontario Divisional Court has confirmed a lower court decision that a $250 million class action for overtime brought against the Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) by 5,000 retail…
Glenn Beck Hits a New Low
Beck and his two minions try to make fun of Chris Matthews, but instead make jackasses of themselves. This further puts light on why even FAUX News could not put…
More Jobs, Maybe, But the US and the World Are Worrying about the Wrong Things.
Just in case you wondered if things were getting better, here's a link to a breaking story in The New York Times. The job figures for July in the US…
Grand Falls, New Brunswick – Jesus Appears Through a Cloud
In Grand Falls, NB people saw Jesus Christ in a cloud. This seems as bad as samosas being banned in Somalia because crazy fanatic clergy thinks it signifies the Christain…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted and environmentally-themed content to end your week.- Lloyd Alter highlights the Cons' contrasting treatment of environmental scientists (who are being fired in droves) and oil lobbyists (who figure never…