• Podcasts I Subscribe To

    …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?)…


  • A List Apart Annual Survey

    A List Apart is running their annual survey “for people who make websites.”


  • Cuil Sucks

    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

    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…


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

    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…