Monthly Archives: March 2006
Mar
31
2006
A Scene from MTV Canada’s Green Room
This weekend, I’ll post more about my appearance on MTV Live last night, but in the meantime, here’s a photo of me enjoying the free rock star snacks in the MTV green room…
“Damn, it feels good to be a gangsta,” as the song goes, so I’ll celebrate by sharing the song: here’s the Geto Boys’ [...]
Mar
31
2006
Daylight Saving Time Starts This Sunday…
…which means that the waking-up experience on Monday morning’s gonna feel like this:
Bonus reading: Infoplease’s page on Daylight Saving Time.
Mar
30
2006
GTABloggers Gathering Tonight at Pauper’s Pub!
Immediately after my appearance on MTV Live, I’m going to go to the Greater Toronto Area Bloggers’ Get-Together, which starts tonight at 7 p.m. on the second floor of Paupers Pub (539 Bloor Street West, about a block east of Bathurst).
There’ll be a special guest tonight: Matt “Photomatt” Mullenweg, founder of Wordpress, who’s here in [...]
Mar
30
2006
As Seen on MTV Canada
Yesterday, I got a phone call from Toni Thomas, Talent Coordinator for MTV Live, the flagship talk show for the newly-launched MTV Canada. She told me that she’d been referred to me by Shelley “Burningbird” Powers and asked if I would like to appear on the show and talk about blogs. Seeing as Tucows [...]
Mar
29
2006
Parking Here? Fuggedaboutit!
The “No Parking” signs in New York City are pretty cool — they certainly convey the attitude for which the city is famous:
Of course, what would be much cooler would be if they had these signs…
As a special bonus, here’s a musical biscuit for you: Nina Hagen’s New York, New York [4.8MB MP3]. This was [...]
Mar
28
2006
Manager 2.0 (or: Why I Love My Job)
If you don’t work in the internet industry, you might be wondering what I’m talking about when I refer to “Web 2.0″. It’s a bit of a problematic term, as its definition is rather amorphous: ask a dozen different people in my industry what it means and you’ll likely get a dozen different answers. That [...]
Mar
28
2006
Web 2.0 Company Name or Star Wars Character?
The Web 2.0 or Star Wars Character? test determines how well you can tell the difference between Web 2.0 company names and the names of characters from the Star Wars universe.
Mar
28
2006
The Need for Answers
Here’s a flickr photo titled The Need for Answers that’s been garnering a fair bit of attention lately:
The problem with this image is that it makes the classic mistake of mistaking science for religion or philosophy — essentially a sort of equally-bad inverse of the Creationist mindset. Science is for answering the “how” questions, while [...]
Mar
28
2006
Notes on Ambition
Maybe it’s the return to regular bicycling or Dad’s recent passing or maybe just part of closing in on 40, but I’ve been giving a little more thought to the “what does it all mean” questions. Here are some scribblings I’ve been filing in the “Drafts” folder of my blog. Feel free to comment.
The thing [...]
Mar
28
2006
DemoCamp 4.0 Tonight!
Tonight’s the night!
From looking at the attendance list, tonight’s DemoCamp — the fourth in a monthly series of gatherings where where the bright lights in Accordion City’s high-tech community gather to show each other what they’re working on — is going to be the biggest one yet. As of this writing, nearly 140 people have [...]
Mar
27
2006
Best Radiohead Cover Ever [Updated]
Put this in your iPod and crank the wheel hard right: here’s DJ Mark Ronson and Alex Greenwald’s funk-tastic cover of Radiohead’s Just [8.5 MB MP3]. Who knew that the song would benefit from funky drums, groovin’ guitar and an awesome horn section?
Want to know more about Mark Ronson? Here’s his MySpace page.
Update: Hey! There’s [...]
Mar
27
2006
"Archie" Comics: Still the Master of Accidental Double-Entendres!
My morbid fascination with Archie comics continues…
Mar
27
2006
Oh My God! We Hired Kenny!
It’s been made public, so I can talk about it here now: marketing guru Ken Schafer — whose blog One Degree is an invaluable resource for Canadian internet marketers — is joining Tucows. Ken’s well-known in tech circles and has probably forgotten more about marketing than I will ever learn, so I’m pleased to see [...]
Mar
27
2006
DemoCamp 4 Tomorrow Night!
DemoCamp 4 will take place tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. at the MaRS Centre, (101 College Street, southwest corner of College and University, right by Queen’s Park subway station).
This one promises to be the biggest one yet — according to the sign-up sheet, 120 people have signed up to attend. Luckily, the MaRS facilities can easily [...]
