Telus site-blocking fiasco widens: hundreds of unrelated sites were blocked
Visitor Thomas Dirks alerts us to the OpenNet Initiative’s study on the company’s July 25-28 blockade of the Voices for Change web site. According to the study, Telus also blocked at least 766 additional web sites in the process. Voices for Change’s...Lame ducks, chicken hawks… and godawful web sites
An Ohio Republican candidate for Congress won by a narrow margin today, despite the fact that the district favoured Bush with 64% of the votes cast less than a year ago. Jean Schmidt eked out a three-per-cent margin over Democrat Paul Hackett, who recently returned...Was your iPod Shanghaied?
Waiting impatiently for a new piece of Apple gear to arrive via FedEx, I searched for others in the same boat… and discovered that a little information is a dangerous thing. Have a look at this thread of customers (link removed) who got their FedEx tracking...Blog remora
blog remora, n., blahg reh-MOH-rah: One who attempts to increase the popularity of her or his own blog, or avoid the labour of blogging, by quoting the comments of more established bloggers. e.g. – “Heyz, everyone. I’m kinda hung over after last...Supreme Court says yes to MP3 players (and the 21st century)
From the Canadian Press, Top court refuses to hear appeal on MP3 players The fight over a levy on iPods and other digital music players ended today when the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear any further arguments on the matter. That means there will be no levy...
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Public speaking and speechwriting: the essential guides
Looking for advice on public speaking, speechwriting and leadership communications? Here are some of my most comprehensive posts, on topics that people ask me about most often.
