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Goaltender, Bitcurrent, and Miscelania

Finally got www.goalr.net into the Heroku private beta which will allow the private domain and e-mail functionality that our “Goaltender” application relies upon to both gather our weekly goals and followup on them. Just posted to Bitcurrent on the future … Continue reading

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Android – one step closer to freedom of communication

Like most heavy cellphone users I have a love hate relationship with both the device and the wireless service. Love because it gives me freedom from a physical location and thus is an essential business enabler for entrepreneurs. Hate because … Continue reading

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Infreemation: just the facts

Apologies to RSS subscribers who will no doubt be affected by my blog consolidation. I’m pulling in all of the posts from www.infreemation.net and rebranding this blog Infreemation. Why the consolidation? Most of what I write in both blogs is … Continue reading

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A dark matter: structure of the universe influenced by dark forces?

The indispensable New Scientist reports that the distribution of dark matter has been mapped in 3D for the first time, revealing how the mysterious substance has evolved over the lifetime of the universe. The results confirm that dark matter provided … Continue reading

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There is hope for progressive Canadian governance, perhaps even the environment

Stéphane Dion, former Canadian environment minister, was elected leader of the Liberal Party at a dramatic convention in Montreal. A darkhorse candidate, Mr. Dion does not come off as a typical politician rather he retains much of the style and … Continue reading

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This just in: Get Real for Free

Obstacles to getting real keep dropping: 37Signals now offers a free online version of their book Getting Real. Cool.

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Stewie upstages Osama

One of my favorite Family Guy segments from the early days of the series is strangely hard to find on the ‘net, perhaps due to its somewhat prescient nature. It was only added to YouTube a week ago let’s see … Continue reading

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Small news, very small news

New Scientist reports on DNA Origami: A map of the Americas measuring just a few hundred nanometres across has been created out of meticulously folded strands of DNA, using a new technique for manipulating molecules dubbed “DNA origami”. According to … Continue reading

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Too Much Coffee Man diagnosed with yet another heart attack risk factor

Coffee enriches my life in so many ways: socially, gustatorily, as a surrogate for other vices, but most of all by fighting the somnolescence induced by a historical avoidance of any kind of regular sleeping pattern. Not being a morning … Continue reading

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Health of mind and body intertwined – who knew?

Science News reports that experimental evidence continues to mount that mammals who exercise demonstrate both better cognitive abilities and regenerative healing of nervous tissue. When they dissected the rats’ brains, Gage’s team found changes similar to those that they’d seen … Continue reading

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