Saturday, August 17, 2002

Musings

by alec on August 17, 2002

It’s been a few days since I last wrote anything.  Turns out that keeping a blog is a lot of work.  Go figure.  I have had friends staying with me last weekend, followed by a backpacking trip to Frontenac Park with my younger kids, and then my 16th anniversary to keep me occupied.

Last week I got involved in an interesting discussion with an investor in a local Ottawa company who asked whether I thought .NET would succeed.  I think the answer to that is an unqualified yes, and in Parsing .NET I’ve written down my thoughts on why.

  

Witmer to Take Over Ottawa Board

by alec on August 17, 2002

Witmer to seize Ottawa board.    

Global Warming: It’s Real

August 17, 2002

Boost Canada’s efforts for a greener Earth. Hear, hear!  I’ve been camping all week long in the hottest and most humid August I can remember.  I love hiking, but when you’re dripping the whole way it’s a lot less enjoyable.  Weird things are happening with the environment.  Speaking with family on the west coast, I [...]

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Chretien: Hungry for Power

August 17, 2002

Canadians believe PM just hungry for power. In addition, only 35 per cent believe Mr. Chrétien "has a vision for taking the nation forward." Hmm… did he ever have a vision?  Seems to me that Chretien was largely elected on the promise of undoing Brian Mulroney’s work, and since that time the right has been [...]

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Canada stalls on Gay Marriage

August 17, 2002

Canada stalls on gay marriage question.  Isn’t this just an inevitable conclusion?  From what I read, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has pretty much pre-ordained this.  So get over it! And get over this too! Let Charles be king and marry Camilla – poll   

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War in Linux Land

August 17, 2002

Multiple wars raging in Linux land. Sun stirs controversy with its commitment to Linux Sun just doesn’t get it.  Linux on the desktop?  Boy, am I glad I don’t own any Sun stock.  Fighting a war with Microsoft over the desktop is a sure route to financial ruin.  Just ask Corel.   

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Samsung Smartphone in the Works

August 17, 2002

More details of Samsung’s Microsoft-based phone emerge. Features include dual LCD panels, infrared port, and SD memory slot I’d buy one of these.  I like Samsung phones in general, and the convergence of PDA and phone makes so much sense to me.  I own the Samsung T130 now, which can synchronize with Outlook for appointments, [...]

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Microsoft Grant’s $10 Million to Canadian Universities

August 17, 2002

Microsoft’s grant has strings attached?. The company sets up a $10 million fund to support research and development at Canadian universities–with a required course in a Microsoft programming language. This is nothing new.  Standard practice for a decade, and not unique to Microsoft either.  Cisco does this as well, and gosh, when I was at [...]

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Official: Witmer to Appoint Supervisor

August 17, 2002

It’s official. Witmer to announce intention to appoint supervisor to Ottawa-Carleton District School Board  

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OSSTF: Tories Stoop to New Low

August 17, 2002

Reaction from the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation — Tories stoop to new low by firing Ottawa Carleton school trustees. ‘scuse me, but nobody got fired.  They’ve just been given adult supervision.  

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