From BoingBoing, there’s a note from Michael Geist about the ham-handed efforts of Access Copyright, a Canadian copyright agency, to “educate” kids on copyright issues. Michael Geist sez, “Access Copyright has launched a new site that borders on parody, but is apparently serious. Captain Copyright, is a new “superhero” that educates children about the virtues… Continue reading Canadian Copyright propaganda
Live light enough to see the humour, and long enough to see some change
..and the change is what it’s all about this summer. After a lot of soul searching, arguing, number crunching and reflection, I have given my letter of resignation at the Fort Frances Times, as of June 15 of this year. As a lot of my friends and family know, I’ve spent the last four-and-a-half years… Continue reading Live light enough to see the humour, and long enough to see some change
Amazon.com and Overzealous Customer Support
Tuesday, I order three things from Amazon, and they hadn’t shipped — even though they were marked as in stock. So, I email Amazon for a what’s up: > Date: Tue Mar 07 18:41:24 UTC 2006 > Subject; Where’s My Stuff? > To: int-primary__4r4t4y@amazon.com > From: lincoln@vitaluna.net > ————— > 03/07/06 10:37:43 > NAME: Lincoln… Continue reading Amazon.com and Overzealous Customer Support
And the fun begins….
So, new Conservative minority government in the House. It pains me to say I think it’s the best of both worlds. The Liberals needed to go, but I despaired at the idea of a Conservative majority, and its right-wingnut “moral” agendae. This, however, will be interesting. Or so I thought. Until I read this item:… Continue reading And the fun begins….
Groupies Love the Coq
From Fark, I finally got around to reading the CNN 2005’s 101 Dumbest Moments in Business. Lots of errant stupidity, but the best item was this: In July, Burger King launches an ad campaign for its new Chicken Fries featuring a faux heavy-metal band called CoqRoq. Coqroq.com initially features photos of female fans captioned “Groupies… Continue reading Groupies Love the Coq