New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman calls on the US to re-evaluate its technological priorities in a great op-ed on December 23rd entitled “Time to reboot America.” From the article:
Landing at Kennedy Airport from Hong Kong was, as I’ve argued before, like going from the Jetsons to the Flintstones.
He is referring, of course, to [...]
In light of this past weekend’s murders, the area of focus for Toronto based news outlets (papers, blogs, etc.) is on homicides.
The Torontoist, is running a series entitled Metrocide, taking a look at statistics and how the city’s homicide rate has changed over the years. Today’s entry, Metrocide: A History of Violence begins [...]
ShopSmart really puts thing in perspective when it comes to these new, immense gas prices.
As you can see, a gallon of Visine (3.78541178 litres for those of you of the non-imperial persuasion) costs $1,021. That’s $269.72 per litre (CAD270.40). No one better invent the car that runs on Visine!
[From The Consumerist]
To obtain a special dialing wand, please mash the keypad with your palm now.” So goes an automated response from King-Size Homer, a The Simpsons episode (which coincidentally will be on CFMT at 10 PM EST on Wednesday, according to the Torontoist).New York Times’ Alina Tugend takes a look at the state of phone trees [...]
DIY Life has a great article on ceiling fans. It contains technical information, tips on buying and using a ceiling fan and some more useful things. Check out the article by Bill Volk entitled Ceiling fans: how cool are they?