Sunday, January 31, 2010

Food to the Masses in Haiti

It's about time they started getting a handle on things ...

From CBC News:

UN revamps food handout in Haiti

The World Food Program said Saturday it had started its first systematic food distribution system for Haiti since the earthquake, establishing 16 sites in the capital where only women can collect food.

Full Story:
http://links.cbc.ca/a/l.x?T=jncickghmhghbjipbibhemfjjn&M=27
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Thursday, January 28, 2010

It's Just a Big iPhone

From CNN:

APPLE UNVEILS THE 'MAGICAL' IPAD

Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Wednesday unveiled the iPad, the widely and wildlyanticipated tablet-style computer that he called "a truly magical and revolutionary product."....

(Sure it is Steve...)

FULL STORY:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/01/27/apple.tablet/index.htm
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Monday, January 11, 2010

CBC News Website is Just Crap

Well. I finally had enough of it.
 
The reporting wasn't too bad. Maybe a bit of a bias on some things. But it was tolerable.
 
But the comments sections for each story? Well thats just a place where anything may happen. It seems like a great idea. Giving a group of people a national forum for each of them to have their say and express their opinion on currents events could be very worthwhile. Could be. One would think that public participation would enhance the experience. That the interaction may have a positive effect on the greater good.
 
But not on CBC.ca. What a place. I don't think I've seen one story that I didn't look at the comments area and become either agitated with comments or disgusted with people. And usually my anguish and distaste was from a comment that someone posted because of their anguish or distaste at another persons comment. And the comments would sometimes go on and on, and back and forth, and continue in a repetative cycle that just sucked in more people to comment. It's a very negative world. A very negative MODERATED world.
 
Of course there are the more civil souls who pass some very insightful, considerate, and heartfelt comments. But these are quickly lost in the myriad of overwhelmingly thoughless and selfish criticisms that are passed by majority of users there. 
 
So I've had enough. It's off my blog and off my website. Never to return. CTV here I come. I'll read and watch your news - devoid of the vicarious analytical judgements and usual crap of the people who frequent what is, CBC.ca.
 
Ted K. (aka "CircumspectObs" on CBC.ca)

Thursday, January 7, 2010

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Rest in Peace Constable Ireneusz (Eric) Czapnik

Sunday, January 3, 2010

So This is My Problem.... Too Many Deep(ak) Personalities.

From: @DeepakChopra
Sent: Jan 3, 2010 23:06

When you look inside yourself ,you will find several persons inside you, all fighting among themselves for the use of your body.

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On Twitter: http://twitter.com/DeepakChopra/status/7355267581
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