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In the next election, I will be voting Environment
July 5, 2008 · 4 Comments
It seems to me that the Liberal Green Shift Plan (aka Stéphane Dion’s Carbon Tax) is a good one, on several levels. I’m not going to try to sell you on its substance. You can read it yourself and decide how good it is. It is comparable to the best plans in force in other jurisdictions. The most important reason it is a good plan is that it is achievable, unlike the NDP and Green Party plans, simply because those two parties will never form government. In the last election, a majority of Canadians voted for... [Read the full story]
Imaging
High Speed Photo and Video: Casio EX-F1
May 18, 2008 · Leave a Comment
I’ve been having a lot of fun with my new Casio EX-F1. This hybrid still/video camera has a lot of interesting features. It is not a pro studio camera, but I think it is about the finest link-bait camera out there right now. It give bloggers the capability of producing some really great web-ready content with a minimum of production cost. The F1 does 60fps hi-speed 6MP jpeg images. This function is great for producing pro-looking image series, or for getting the exact shot you want in an action scenario. The F1 also... [Read the full story]
Earth
In the next election, I will be voting Environment
July 5, 2008 · 4 Comments
It seems to me that the Liberal Green Shift Plan (aka Stéphane Dion’s Carbon Tax) is a good one, on several levels. I’m not going to try to sell you on its substance. You can read it yourself and decide how good it is. It is comparable to the best plans in force in other jurisdictions. The most important reason it is a good plan is that it is achievable, unlike the NDP and Green Party plans, simply because those two parties will never form government. In the last election, a majority of Canadians voted for... [Read the full story]
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The Long Tail in the Real World
May 15, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Chris Anderson’s original 2004 article on the Long Tail phenomenon in marketing provides us with three rules: Make everything available. Cut the Price in Half. Now lower it. Help me find it. Anderson and thousands who have followed him focus on the ability of emerging media and networks to facillitate delivery of product long after its traditional shelf-life has expired. They point to businesses like Amazon and Netflix as examples of extensive inventories with small sales of older, less popular items. With huge inventories... [Read the full story]
SciTech
Blackberry Trackball Woes? Navigate Old School
July 3, 2008 · Leave a Comment
So (like me) you hosed your Blackberry trackball and there’s only a couple weeks left until you get your 3G iPhone. What do you do? What DO you do? Navigate old school Blackberry style. YES, you can. Here’s how: Courtesy of J. Sanders, self-declared Crackberry genius, here’s how to disable home screen dialing and activate your old school Blackberry navigation super powers. If you have Dial from homescreen turned off on your BB, you can use shortcuts. This is complicated, but if you follow the instructions... [Read the full story]
Social Media
Welcome to the Clean Coal Body Slam
May 29, 2008 · Leave a Comment
I am thrilled to announce the launch of Coal-is-Dirty.com. This site was built by my company Catalyst Internet, Inc in conjunction with Junxion Strategy, Inc. for the DeSmogBlog team. It is a tool aimed at challenging the idea that coal is a viable fuel for our future energy needs. Working with the DeSmogBlog team has been a great experience, and I have learned a lot from them about high-stakes PR, astroturfing, greenwashing and how the spin machine works. I have reposted Kevin Grandia’s launch message below. Please... [Read the full story]
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Society and Polity
The Long Tail in the Real World
Chris Anderson’s original 2004 article on the Long Tail phenomenon in marketing provides us with three rules: Make everything available. Cut the Price in Half. Now lower... [Read more]
Society and Polity
Science and Technology
Blackberry Trackball Woes? Navigate Old School
So (like me) you hosed your Blackberry trackball and there’s only a couple weeks left until you get your 3G iPhone. What do you do? What DO you do? Navigate old school Blackberry... [Read more]
Science and Technology
Bush Tours America to Survey Damage Caused by his Presidency
Our Earth
It seems to me that the Liberal Green Shift Plan (aka Stéphane Dion’s Carbon Tax) is a good one, on several levels. I’m not going to try to... [Read more]
The DeSmogBlog team is proud to introduce our newest blogger! Please welcome Explorer Todd Carmichael, who on November 9th, 2008 will attempt to become... [Read more]
Mac
My problem was that the CD (likely the case for DVD disks as well) was physically stuck because of a clear plastic label placed over the playlist side... [Read more]