I have to agree with the folks at Techdirt (I don’t remember the last time I didn’t, quite frankly). Ignoring the existence of a resource like Wikipedia is stupid. My guess is that teachers are bitter just bitter because they had to comb through encyclopedias and libraries when they were in the student’s place. The [...]

One of the principles of Swaplogic philosophy is the fact that transparency is becoming a commodity. Transparency used to be hard to come by. But with the advent of the Internet, as well as tools that have been around for some time but not as widely used, like video, digital cameras and cellular devices, transparency [...]

Man, the “Embrace” series of blog posts is like shooting fish in a barrel. It’s just too easy sometimes…
Enter Multiple Listings Services (MLS). These are very common internet-based databases used that contain regional real estate listings. If you’ve ever been interested in the real estate market before, chances are you’ve visited one of these sites.
Techdirt shares [...]

In an extension of our Metallica discussion from days gone by, the folks at Mashable have reported that Gene Simmons of KISS has picked “a side” in the Napster argument as well. Not surprisingly, the crusty old bassist picked the crusty old business model. Gene, Gene, Gene. The hair dye is seeping into your brain [...]

There was once a time when Canada was safe haven from absurd law suits (like this, and why not, even this), but one event may serve to change that. According to the Globe and Mail, a 12-year old successfully argued in the Quebec Superior Court (not so Superior anymore) that her father was wrongful in [...]

This happened to me recently (you’ll have to click to find out what I’m talking about). But instead of headaches and nausea, the smell induced nostalgia. I guess its just one of those things that should have grossed me out, but instead, it did something different. I opened up the package and the smell automatically brought [...]

I think we have a big problem on our hands. No its not just the price of commodities, or the rate of inflation, or the economy, or the dollar or even any of the following: war, racism, intolerance, starvation, corrupt politics, piracy, LiLo, Brit or Kim Kardashian’s butt pads. No, its not just all of these horrible [...]

You finish the sentence… it seems like everyone’s got an opinion on energy costs these days anyway.
In an otherwise quiet but hot day in Toronto (30 degrees!) the markets are down ~3%. But that’s not the big news today. Nope, not on this day. The real big news is that Crude is up ~$11 (nearly 9%) [...]

Oh, its the little things like this, courtesy of techdirt, that warm a meager Accountability Soldier’s heart. Metallica, you’ve done some great things in the wonderful world of heavy metal music. You’ve created one of the most widely appreciated and copied guitar and drum sounds in all of hard rock riffery… You’ve be able to [...]