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Black’s Camera photo printing

Rick Blythe — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:39:29 +0000

I had an interesting thing happen at the Black’s Photo in the Burlington Mall today. I was recently in Nova Scotia and got some really nice landscape photos; good enough that I want to print large and mount in my home. So I copied these photos to my USB stick and off I went to [...]

Black’s Camera photo printing

Net neutrality is foremost free speech issue of our time

Rick Blythe — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:44:19 +0000

Al Franken has hit this issue right on the head of the nail. I recommend reading. “…our free speech rights are under assault — not from the government but from corporations seeking to control the flow of information in America. If that scares you as much as it scares me, then you need to care [...]

Net neutrality is foremost free speech issue of our time

How the law on the summit security fence was misinterpreted is shrouded in confusion

Rick Blythe — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 01:31:03 +0000

What follows is a timeline of the secret law that wasn’t, taking into account the recent revelation that police were finally told by the province – after at least a couple of arrests – that they were wrongly interpreting the regulation they themselves had asked for. June 2: On the request of Toronto Police Chief [...]

How the law on the summit security fence was misinterpreted is shrouded in confusion

A very smart man

Rick Blythe — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 01:57:50 +0000

Here’s a video I thought good enough to share here. I hope you enjoy it. STEPHEN FRY: WHAT I WISH I’D KNOWN WHEN I WAS 18 from Peter Samuelson on Vimeo. A very smart man

A very smart man

Here’s a law long overdue

Rick Blythe — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:10:59 +0000

It’s now illegal for Ontario drivers to use cellphones, BlackBerries and other hand-held electronic devices. Drivers can’t talk, text or e-mail while behind the wheel, or use portable video games or DVD players. Global positioning systems are allowed, so long as they’re secured to the dashboard. The only exception to the ban is a 911 [...]

Here’s a law long overdue

Google Wave Invites

Rick Blythe — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:14:20 +0000

Ah good old Google and their invite only release model. It brings back memories of the GMail invites that were slowly released back in 2004. I sold 2 GMail invites on eBay – made close to $100 ! Now, Google Wave invites are beginning to show up on eBay. This one is currently priced at [...]

Google Wave Invites

Getting back into Radio

Rick Blythe — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:46:08 +0000

After 15 or more years of hiatus from ham radio I have decided to rekindle this past-time. This of course means at least two new websites must go up. VE3CNU is a blog that will chronicle the setting up of the station. Hamatrix is a video script to showcase ham radio related youtube videos like [...]

Getting back into Radio

Should I buy tires at Canadian Tire?

Rick Blythe — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:41:32 +0000

‘Tis the season for winter tires, being November. And many people like us are looking for a new set of winter tires for our cars. This year is particularly interesting because our neighboring province Quebec has just passed a law that all cars must have winter tires. Imagine the kink that puts into the supply [...]

Should I buy tires at Canadian Tire?

Large Hadron Collider RAP

Rick Blythe — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:25:23 +0000

Large Hadron Collider RAP

Hazardgirl Launches

Rick Blythe — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:16:26 +0000

My lovely and talented wife has decided to start a blog. If Dooce can do it, she can do it. Enter Hazardgirl, an introspective and comic look at the folly of life as seen through the eyes of a woman who seems to attract humiliating circumstances. I helped setup the blog and am giving a [...]

Hazardgirl Launches