Archive for the 'Rants' Category

The Danish Cartoon Festival

Saturday, February 11th, 2006

All the communication channels are abuzz these days with opinions on the satirical and/or blasphemous cartoons that were made famous by a Danish newspaper and condemned by Muslims and others. I figured I’d contribute my two cents on the topic…
First of all, anyone who thinks this is a simple issue hasn’t thought it through. […]

DVD is Dead, but will they fix the user experience?

Friday, January 6th, 2006

The latest buzz in the home entertainment industry is that the DVD format is dead. This in itself should come as no surprise, as all previous audio and video media have become outdated over time. They say that movies will be released for High Definition TV and our current DVDs are unable to […]

Merry What?

Friday, December 23rd, 2005

This Christmas season I’ve noticed a greater than usual interest in the wording of festive greetings. Some Christians are outraged when they hear Happy Holidays and some non-Christians are offended when they hear Merry Christmas!
People are lamenting the commercialization of Christmas and are complaining that things aren’t like they used to be. They […]

Software Patents are Evil

Tuesday, December 20th, 2005

In North America software is a patentable entity. This means that software companies are forced to waste countless resources and legal fees in the pursuit and protection of patents. I don’t blame the companies for this — I blame the policy makers! The idea of patenting software is absurd at best and […]

Racism: Not just hatred anymore

Sunday, November 27th, 2005

One of the perks of taking the bus to work is that I share the experience with people from all walks of life, not just those that live in my neighbourhood or work in my office. A bus often carries a great cross-section of society — rich, poor, educated, polite, rude, talkative, quiet, etc, […]