In my previous post I gave quick mention of the passing of Ingmar Bergman. Then I found out that Michelangelo Antonioni has also passed away. These things usually happen in threes (why, I don’t know) so I’m waiting for news of another passing.
Antonioni directed two films that had a significant impact upon me. […]

Margaret Atwood’s Survival is still relevant at least in my immediate life if not the world of Canadian letters. I’m still alive and more than just barely. Ego requires I lament and moan and complain but truth be told I had a fine time; aching back, shoulders and butt to the contrary.
And now, […]

I just couldn’t resist tapping out one quick post before we head out into the wilderness. If I fail to return you can assume we’ve become the Donner party and I’ll be the well fed one. Enough of that - here’s the news:
The Globe and Mail has a story on countries imposing excessive […]

Last post for the day and it’s a collection of weird shit that I just fell over, or it made me fall over, and most of it was found on BoingBoing.
Christians United For Israel Tour - these people scare me.
Mickey Mouse Food - Disney genetically modifies food to look like Mickey.
Civil Drug War - U.S. […]

I found this site by accident. This is the trailer for an award winning documentary entitled: No End In Sight.

The director of the film, Charles Ferguson, is an interesting chap:

In 1994, Ferguson founded Vermeer Technologies, one of the earliest Internet software companies, with Randy Forgaard. Vermeer created the first visual Web site development […]

I don’t know about you but I’m liking my headlines today.
I found this story on Digg which linked to a report on Ars Technica about a post on the EFF web site.
Whew! That’s a lot of action around one little story. So, what’s the deal?

Someone posted a video on YouTube of two cute […]

I might post somethings tomorrow … if I get pissed off enough … but I expect to be spending the better part of the day preparing for a family camping trip.
Mills?
Camping?
No way!
Yeppur. We’re off to the wilds of somewhere (my wife Karen does the driving and I just tag along and try not to […]

How’s that for an attention getting headline?
Today just seems to be the day when I find all the stories about lame ass greedy fucktards. Once again, as reported in P2PNet, the Big Media boys show their true colours when it comes to the rights of the artist.
Clear Channel, one of the largest and worst […]

As reported in P2PNet, the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) is trying to extort money from hairdressers:

SOCAN, “wanted to gouge health practicioners while their patients relaxed to the sound of music,” p2pnet posted in 2004. Then they turned to denists in what was a, “money grab,” as Dr Jack Cotrell […]

Okay. Alright.
I know I said I wouldn’t post anymore political shit this week. I also said I wouldn’t go to the bathroom.
But when I saw this I practically pissed my pants.

TalkingPointsMemo has posted a montage of Albert Gonzales’ “testimony before the Senate committee investigating the illegal and politically motivated firings of Federal prosecutors.
Josh […]

Yeah, yeah, I know. I said I wasn’t going to post iPhone hype like everyone has been doing but this is relevant to my other posts so I can get away with it and besides this my blog, so there.
Gizmodo reports that the clever hackers at #iphone-shell are making resounding progress in opening up […]

It’s the start of a new week. Enough with the political rants. They make me tired and give me a headache. I will do my best not indulge in them for the entire week. I also promise not to eat, drink or pee for the same length of time. This […]

This isn’t so much of an update as it is a pointed observation on my previous post.
With all the media hulabaloo over Bush’s Executive Order regarding new rules for the CIA with respect to torture there has been next to NO COVERAGE in the main stream media of the July 17 Executive Order that wipes […]

Nothing special … just another post … about the Bush Executive Order that abolishes the 5th Amendment in the U.S. and gives Cheney and Chimp the power of total fucking dictators.
The mainstream press isn’t covering this.
Gosh. I wonder why?
It can’t be because they think they’re immune from the law can it?
I get pissed off […]

Have a listen to this:
Copyright vs. Community.
It’s unfortunate that the audio file is encoded in the OGG/Theora format which doesn’t just suck it’s just plain ass dirt stupid but that doesn’t in any way reduce the value of the content of this talk by Richard Stallman.
This, from the abstract:

Copyright developed in the age of the […]