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New look, new posts

by | Sep 21, 2008 | media, writing news

It’s been quiet around here lately, but it’s not due to me having a lack of things I want to say. It’s all down to time and energy, of which I have had little when it comes to blogging. It’s the classic bloggers dilemma, so there’s little...

Doctorow tells librarians to reject DRM

by | Jul 28, 2008 | education, life, literacy, media

Last month I read Little Brother by Cory Doctorow and really liked it. Liked it so much that I wrote a review of it for the upcoming issue of Canadian Bookseller Magazine. Little Brother is a YA novel dealing with issues close to Doctorow’s heart (and mine):...

Smashing beasts for Science

by | Jun 22, 2008 | education, gaming, literacy, media

To celebrate my recent completion of my Bachelor of Education from OISE/UT, I decided to have a little fun and re-open the World of Warcraft account laying dormant on my hard drive. Part of this decision was to kick back and have some well-deserved fun, but it was...