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breaking the 100 barrier

by | Jul 27, 2004 | pre-wp

Things were busy around here yesterday. For the first time since starting this weblog, I cracked the 100 visitors mark. It was all due to ConsumerWorld.org linking to my recent post about Aspirin’s misleading CTS commercial....

liking linda

by | Jul 25, 2004 | pre-wp

“The next day, February 15, more than 10 million people took part in protests worldwide. Without access to intelligence data, with nothing more than their own questioning minds, millions of ordinary people had figured out what journalists had been unable or...

canadians re-defeating bush

by | Jul 23, 2004 | pre-wp

Q: What’s the best thing about being an American citizen? A: You get the chance to re-defeat of George W. But now even Canadians can have their say. Georgebush.ca is an online petition that aims to get 1 million Canadian signatures telling their friends to the...

heart and soul officially sucks

by | Jul 23, 2004 | pre-wp

“Almost four weeks after its July 2 release on 98 screens, America’s Heart and Soul has taken $311,572. This week it was showing on just 13 screens in the entire US mainland.” – Guardian Unlimited Disney’s flag waving, stomach-churning...

aspirin’s misleading message

by | Jul 21, 2004 | pre-wp

Bayer, the makers of Aspirin, desperate for more market share, are now branding their headache drug as a cure-all for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Last night, during the National on CBC, I saw a completely irresponsible commercial for Extra Strength Aspirin, which...

ratboy writes good

by | Jul 20, 2004 | pre-wp

Tony Walsh (aka Ratboy, Zero Grace and the evil genius behind ClickableCulture) has a great new article on Mindjack. Multiplayer Gaming’s Quiet Revolution details the evolution of the expression of emotions in online environments, from text-based emoticons...

paul gipe says what

by | Jul 19, 2004 | pre-wp

Paul Gipe speaks about wind power tomorrow (Tuesday July 20th) at Toronto’s C’est What pub. Paul is an author and advocate for the power of wind energy and his Wind Works site is a great resource. His talk is part of a Speakers Series, organised...

stopping sprawl

by | Jul 16, 2004 | pre-wp

When my partner and I drove across Canada last summer, we saw some of the most amazing scenery in the world. But in every city and town along the highway, we were confronted with the blight of urban sprawl. From Thunder Bay Ontario to Medicine Hat Alberta, we saw...