The press has been telling me that there is a LOT of upward pressure on food prices. In some cases I have noticed the changes. There is one change that I consider insidious. Really ticks me off. Make the product a bit smaller and keep the price the same. One example. I am a big [...]
I saw Avatar in 3D. That was the first time I had seen a 3D movie, and I was impressed. The scene just after the 2 stars met, and those little flower like things were floating down … wow! Yesterday (Saturday) was so hot and humid that I just had to get out of the [...]
I am wondering how long before people wake up to the new realities. Now that millions of Canadians are walking around with cell phones that can take photos and even video, being bad in public is becoming dangerous. Take the recent riots in Vancouver after the final game of the Stanley Cup. People were actually [...]
As usual, we think we have it sooooo bad! Here is a short list, taken from this article on the website of the Toronto Star. Canada Toronto: 139.6 cents/L Winnipeg: 122.9 cents/L Halifax: 136.9 cents/L Vancouver: 144.1 cents/L International Netherlands: 236.5 cents/L Australia: 150.5 cents/L United Kingdom: 216.4 cents/L France: 226.2 cents/L Can you imagine [...]
Those who know me well know that I am NOT a fan of Apple. I love apples; I just do not like Steve’s company. Yes, I have an iPod. It is physically much better built that the other brand’s version that I own, but I am forced to use iTunes, and I am not happy [...]
As someone who is at least somewhat an environmentalist, I like the idea of an electric car. Especially if we can power it primarily with a greener form of electricity. It has a major disadvantage in that its operating range is low, but for commuting it would work for me. In an article about a [...]
Should Amazon.com be able to patent its “one-click” Internet shopping system? What they are asking for is a patent for a “business method”. Initially, the Commissioner of Patents upheld a previous decision to deny the patent, which the retailer had been granted in the U.S. Now, a judge has disagreed, and the Patent Office has [...]
