Google Talk launched a new service today called chatback (found via Garett). It enables Google Talk users to post a badge to their website or blog, which allows visitors to open a conversation with them. Visitors need not have a Google Talk account, and all badges can be disabled in […]
Yearly archives: 2008
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I’ve been setting up a few old ThinkPads (a 240 and an iSeries model from the same era) with Fluxbuntu to give them new life and replace the ever aging and useless Windows 98 they were running. I looked into Damn Small Linux and other such distributions optimized for minimal […]
Bob Lefsetz thinks that MTV is responsible for Barrack Obama’s success. Maybe “thinks” is the wrong word. The outlet has featured a rainbow of human beings. Of all ethnicities. Not only black, but brown and multiracial… I won’t say those under thirty five are without prejudice. But I will say […]
My girlfriend captured this video at the Improv Everywhere inspired (Toronto chapter) event at the Eaton Centre earlier today. My brother and I were frozen down the hall, but the large concentration of people were at the main fountain were the video was filmed. Notice how people gathered all along […]
Boycott? I’m down. The proprietary software company Trend Micro has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Barracuda Systems. They claim that Barracuda is violating their patent by distributing the free software antivirus program ClamAV. Pamela Jones of Groklaw writes: I think it’s another attempt to attack the FOSS development model […]
It’s 4am and I’ve already made several posts tonight. Maybe I’m just overtired, but Masnick has got me roaring with laughter: Late Sunday a new rumor arose: Yahoo! might try to keep Microsoft away by merging with AOL. That seems sort of like trying to keep a wild animal from […]
Steve Ballmer was asked by a student if Microsoft would ever create an open-source version of Windows in the future. He responds, I guess in an attempt at humour, with this: We wouldn’t be hosting Minority Student Day if we open-source Windows because we wouldn’t have enough profit to pay […]
Know who’s awesome? Alina Simone. Jadea and I played a gig with her at the Rancho Relaxo back in September. I didn’t get a chance to talk with her afterwards, but I bought her CD – Placelessness. I didn’t have any Canadian cash on me, but they were happy to […]
Sen. Arlen Specter has proposed copyright leglislation in the United States in an attempt to provide an exemption for places of worship to broadcast NFL games. Bars and restaurants currently have this exemption, but the NFL has been busy sending nastygrams to churches using big screen televisions. Patry thinks the […]