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Daily Archives Tuesday, February 2007

FTRW 2007 – Day 3 – The Biggest Collection of Banned Books In The World Is Owned By…

Guess who?  I'd have guessed the FBI.  Or the Library of Congress.  Or a private collector with an interest in the area – someone like Larry Flynt.  But nope, the biggest collection of banned books is owned by the Catholic Church.  Their List of Forbidden Books is an index of books that the Church has […]

Posted 27 February 2007 § Censorship § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

“I’m sure that when sidewalks came in vogue, some people had a question about whether it’s worthwhile for cities to invest in sidewalks." – Sask to Offer Free WiFi in Its Four Largest Cities

A pretty major announcement today from the Sask Government that by May, they will begin providing free wireless in the downtowns of our four largest cities – Saskatoon, Regina, Moose Jaw and Prince Albert – as well as at some of our post-secondary institutions (which is probably a bit redundant since the Universities probably already […]

Posted 27 February 2007 § Internet § Main Page § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) °

The Oscars – A Hypothetical Guide

I briefly thought about liveblogging the Oscars last night but realised that I'd just make the same snarky jokes that everyone else did.  So instead, I thought I'd post hypothetical instructions on how you might view some of these films without leaving the comfort of your own home.1. Hypothetically, download and install Azuerus, a bittorrent […]

Posted 27 February 2007 § List § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

FTRW 2007 – Day 2 – What Freedom to Read Week Is *Not*

From my time on the Calgary Freedom to Read Week committee and having planned a student reading at FIMS, I’ve heard quite a few misconceptions about what “Freedom To Read” is about:  Here’s what Freedom to Read is not:1. Freedom to Read is not limited to reading.  Freedom to Read means you have the right […]

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