Monthly Archives:: July 2008

Podcasts I Subscribe To

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…In alphabetical order: Audible Ajax — Infrequently updated. Interviews with key figures in the world of AJAX. 3.3÷5 Buzz Out Loud — Daily. Easily the best tech news podcast. 5/5 CBC Radio 3 Podcast — Weekly. An hour of good Canadian music. 3.5÷5 Best of As It Happens — Daily. CBC Radio long running (40+years?) current events… Read more »

Cuil Sucks

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Ok. Cool…er Cuil. You’re not going to be a legitimate search engine until you strip raw HTML from your search results.

KFC Launches Vegetarian “Chicken” Sandwich

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Apparently PETA has somehow managed to strong arm KFC Canada into adding a “Classic Vegetarian Sandwich” to their menu. I don’t really understand how PETA is in any sort of position to convince a multi-national like KFC to do something like this, but that’s beside the point. You can read PETA’s press release (including a buy-one-get-one-free coupon) here.… KFC Launches Vegetarian “Chicken” Sandwich">Read more »

Rogers does not hold a dominant position in the market for mobile wireless telephony services

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Back when Rogers initially released their iPhone prices, I filled out a complaint with the Canadian Competition Bureau. To my surprise, they actually replied! It begins: Dear Ryan Nerdorf, Thank you for your correspondence dated June 30, 2008 regarding Rogers Communications Inc. (“Rogers”). “Nerdorf!” What a classic typo. They must have been getting a lot of complains from nerds… Read more »