Cole's Notes - The Sunday Journalist

Defending the CBC? I read this article in the New York Times Website. And this attracted my attention, since they were going on about the BBC supplying shows to the CBC during the strike. Well, the venerable BBC has always had it's world report on Newsworld - but what got me laughing was this quote: Since the lockout began Monday, the CBC has replaced all its English-language services, including two radio networks, a television network, cable channels, Web sites and local stations with a mix of reruns, elegiac classical music and sometimes less-than-relevant foreign programming. Well, they weren't quite right - CBC Newsworld has always been a mix of reruns, elegiac classical music and sometimes less-than-relevant foreign programming. I rememember on September 11, flipping through the Cable channels trying to find information on what was going on in New York hitting Newsworld and running into a documentary on African Women's issues. Which to be fair - they did inter...

For the silly Friday File: Evangelical Scientists Refute Gravity With New 'Intelligent Falling' Theory. "Evangelical Scientists" - isn't that an Oxymoron? Sort of like Holy War - which the Evangelicals are waging against Science? But you never know - it just might offend The Creator of the Universe - right? I've always thought teaching "Intelligent Design" is rediculous anyway - but then again there are a lot of folks who think Hogwarts is for real. Or even this:> Thank God it is Friday - I'll turn off the PC and go outside and play.

The Internet is Over. Yeah, you heard it here first, sort of. Paul Kedrosky over at the Financial Post says it's done. He has some good points on the use of the Internet peaking at 75% of users in Canada, and rehashes some old stories about folks being afraid of buying on the internet, but all in all, a good article. Full text reproduced here since the article is behind the National Post subscriber firewall. Web surfers settle down to everyday pace of life Paul Kedrosky Financial Post August 19, 2005 The Internet is over. A new study says Internet use has plateaued in Canada. Oh-oh, it must be time for some government program to encourage more Canadians to use it. Granted, the study (from TNS Canadian Facts) does show Internet usage has held more or less steady over the past year in Canada, with 73% of respondents reporting that they use the Internet, versus 72% a year ago. Cynics out there will say it's long past time things slowed down in the go-go world of the Internet...

Pigeon Packet Transfer Protocol - (PPTP) is a new revolutionary wireless packet transfer technology. Instead of physical cable media, network packets are attached to the backs of pigeons and transferred between locations by air. Have a peek

Ran across this site Lulu courtesy of the folks over at TwIT and Call for Help TV . It's a publish it yourself site that will help you create books and sell them. Just the thing for creating your own novels, etc. and selling them to the world. Quite neat. I'm definitely going to look at this for some projects I have on the go. Or more precisely, a couple of projects I've always wanted to do, but never had the resources to do.

Looking over at TWIT - found this: "Stand By For News Submitted by Leo Laporte on 12 August, 2005 - 9:01am. Watch for a major announcement regarding Call for Help soon. " The comments are speculating on a US version of the CFH show. I'm betting Rogers is going to start releasing the show on the Internet via IP or Bitorrent. Just my two cents

Looking over at Boingboing.net - I ran across this article Garbage and the Man where there is a quote from a reader, to whit: I think someone could come up with a business plan around this: truly private garbage collection. You don't put the trash out at the corner, but contract with the garbage collector to pick up the garbage in your yard, with some sort of contract that the garbage is still yours until properly incinerated, and the collector would dispose of it in a way that guarantees privacy - incineration. Well actually, there is - Recall.com and Iron Mountian document storage companies. In addition to document storage they both offer document destruction services, including computer media. It's aimed at businesses - but a residental user simply can call for a quote. As I've seen from some of the privacy advocates - shred any piece of paper that has your name or other personal information on it. A home sized shredder can be bought at Office Depot or Staples - an...