Six Ideas That Will Change the World(I also fixed the broken link in yesterday's post if anybody wants to see my paper and presentation on e-branch services for public libraries. Thanks to John M. for (gently) pointing out the mistake! )
“The Canadian police announced that it will stop targeting people who download copyrighted material for personal use. Their priority will be to focus on organized crime and copyright theft that affects the health and safety of consumers instead of the cash flow of large corporations.“My French isn't good enough to know if a Le Devoir […]
Top 13 Money Drains for College Students1. Starbucks (nope)2. World of Warcraft (nope)3. Credit Cards (nope but that student line of credit kills!)4. New computer (I already had a decent laptop but had to buy a new printer and a few other gadgety accessories – still, not too bad)5. Software (definitely not – it's a […]
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Play a fun word game and donate rice to help end world hunger with every correct answer at FreeRice.com. Or, if you don’t feel like playing the game, why not just visit HungerSite.ccom? (Thanks to Gillian W. for the tip)
With the Canadian dollar at par with the USD for the first time in thirty years, Shea and I (oh, and Pace too! He gets to claim his $400 worth of goods for being out of the country for 48 hours just like anybody) decided to join the hordes of Canadians making the pilgrimage to […]
My mom retired this year after 33 years as a registered nurse – three years in Regina, four years off to have kids then thirty years at the Indian Head Union Hospital. Shea, Pace and I went to the local health district's annual long service & retirement tea (well, actually “dessert bar” so I wasn't […]
This site is pretty cool. It gives you a visual depiction of what your salary is on a hourly/weekly/yearly basis and even shows a ticker of how much money you earn as you look at the page (especially fun if you look at it while at work!)In other work-related news, I wore a cardigan to […]
Whether you believe unions still have a role to play in society or not, this is pretty surprising. Frank Stronach, the owner of the multi-billion dollar auto parts manufacturing company, Magna International has agreed to a deal with the CAW to allow unionization in his factories. (Hey, if his daughter can flip-flop, why can't dad? […]
I had a meeting in Regina this morning so took the rest of the afternoon off to do various “only doable during a weekday” errands in the city. One of the things we did which isn't necessarily a weekday-only activity was to stop at the Cornwall Centre which is Regina's downtown shopping mall.During the course […]
