Blog About Palestine Day aims to raise awareness

An interesting grassroots initiative to get people talking. 

There are no restrictions on what you can write, or the language that you can use. Really, anything that talks about Palestine, or the Palestinians; in the past, present, or future; political, social, economical, or any other aspect is welcomed. The goal of [...]

Bush In Israel: Standing With One Side

HuffPo has an interesting angle on President Bush’s visit to Israel this week.  A worthwhile read for anyone interested in the region’s history.

Air Force One is traveling back in time Tuesday, banking low near the southern Mediterranean coast and touching down on contested soil where the past is always present. [...]

Canadian Watchdog Seeks Bell Privacy Probe

Now things are going to get interesting…

“Network management practices employed by Bell Canada have led the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic to ask for an investigation of the telecommunications company. The CIPPIC, a University of Ottawa legal clinic, accuses the firm of using deep packet inspection tools [...]

What’s become of the million dollar house?

Being a ‘millionaire’ ain’t what it used to be…

I remember a time not too long ago that a cool million dollars bought you an amazing home. Some may have even uttered the word “mansion”. I realize that “amazing home” is a relative term, but let’s do one last quick jaunt across [...]

UBC professor grades students on Wikipedia status

A UBC professor is embracing Wikipedia as a platform for academic publication.  More universities should be taking this approach. 

“VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) - Wikipedia, the upstart Internet encyclopedia that most universities forbid students to use, has suddenly become a teaching tool for professors. 
Recently, university teachers have swapped student term papers [...]

Using the web as a playground

PMOG lets you use the internet as a medium for a game of treasure hunting.  An interesting use of the medum and an example of how you can re-claim your browsing experience.

PMOG is the Passively Multiplayer Online Game. To play, you’ll need to Get Firefox and Add [...]