Ian Irving's Code and Culture from Toronto
Here’s the Front Page on Saturday Oct 29th’s Globe and Mail (view the image to see it larger) Last Year the G&M did a major set of Stories on “China Rising”, so this is a interesting followup. Also keep in Continue reading China Rising 2 : Is Canada Missing the Boat?
I miss-spelled Tiramisu, but in doing so became the top link in Google for Taramissu. (french spelling?) Such are the dangers of spelling by search engine! Also known as Tuscan Trifle or Zuppa Inglese, Tiramisu’ means “pick-me-up†in Italian, the Continue reading A tale of Taramissu / Tiramisu
Via Lossless and wongkarwai.net, we have the Wong Kar-Wai calendar, Wong Kar-Wai being the Hong Kong producer/director/writer of 2046, In the Mood for Love, Chungking Express – my favorite – , and many more. Image of Maggie Cheung – who Continue reading Wong Kar-Wai calendar
Jason Kottke has a cool idea : Sweethearting: Here’s a feature I would like on my mobile phone: the ability to “ping” someone with 2 or less keypresses (something that takes around a second to do), even if the keypad Continue reading Sweethearting : A Ping for the One I Love
Story on CNN, about the problem regular people are having with DRM crippled music, and how angry they are. So what does Sony Music do?Fans who complain to Sony BMG about iPod incompatibility are directed to a Web site (http://cp.sonybmg.com/xcp) Continue reading Music Label tells you how to break their own DRM
Yep, we saw Serenity in its Toronto opening, to a packed house. Joss Whedon ( as per the PVP tee shirt : Joss Whedon is my Master Now) did not disappoint. The Cast acted their Hearts out. Things were Reveled, Continue reading Sweet Serenity