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Steve Jobs apology? Not likely.

July 16, 2010

Lots of hubbub and hype about “antennagate” and Apple’s attempts to quash it today with a hastily-prepared press conference.  But does Apple really need to apologize for a cataclysm which exists largely in the nubbins of traffic-hungry bloggers and journalists?  No.

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In Response to Loreena McKennitt on Copyright

July 7, 2010

I am troubled by the heaping pile of dung, in the form of Canada’s Bill C-32, that is attempting to foist an American-style DMCA on unsuspecting and distracted Canadian consumers and, frankly, have been waiting to voice my opinion on said excrement.  Michael Geist, in his own kind and gentle manner, has today posited a [...]

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The Twitter Rebellion of 2010

April 12, 2010

Is this the beginning of a rebellion that could turn the tide of goodwill that has nurtured Twitter to prominence against it? I thought, as I read Fred Wilson’s now infamous Inflection Point screed last week, that it foreshadowed something significant.  Turns out I was correct.  Turns out that Fred, who is an investor in [...]

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LifeStream Daily Digest for April 11th

April 11, 2010

Ian Why does VANOC force Michael Buble, who actually can sing, to Lip Sync while Avril Lavigne, who can’t sign, to perform live? [ianb]. Ian Nickelback, Avril Lavigne cleared out the building before real artists like Alanis Morrisette could take the stage. #FAIL #Van2010 [ianb]. Ian Please tell me the closing ceremonies end at 8PM. [...]

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LifeStream Daily Digest for April 10th

April 10, 2010

Ian Why does VANOC force Michael Buble, who actually can sing, to Lip Sync while Avril Lavigne, who can’t sign, to perform live? [ianb]. Ian Nickelback, Avril Lavigne cleared out the building before real artists like Alanis Morrisette could take the stage. #FAIL #Van2010 [ianb]. Ian Please tell me the closing ceremonies end at 8PM. [...]

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LifeStream Daily Digest for April 9th

April 9, 2010

Ian Why does VANOC force Michael Buble, who actually can sing, to Lip Sync while Avril Lavigne, who can’t sign, to perform live? [ianb]. Ian Nickelback, Avril Lavigne cleared out the building before real artists like Alanis Morrisette could take the stage. #FAIL #Van2010 [ianb]. Ian Please tell me the closing ceremonies end at 8PM. [...]

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LifeStream Daily Digest for April 8th

April 8, 2010

Ian Why does VANOC force Michael Buble, who actually can sing, to Lip Sync while Avril Lavigne, who can’t sign, to perform live? [ianb]. Ian Nickelback, Avril Lavigne cleared out the building before real artists like Alanis Morrisette could take the stage. #FAIL #Van2010 [ianb]. Ian Please tell me the closing ceremonies end at 8PM. [...]

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LifeStream Daily Digest for April 7th

April 7, 2010

Ian Why does VANOC force Michael Buble, who actually can sing, to Lip Sync while Avril Lavigne, who can’t sign, to perform live? [ianb]. Ian Nickelback, Avril Lavigne cleared out the building before real artists like Alanis Morrisette could take the stage. #FAIL #Van2010 [ianb]. Ian Please tell me the closing ceremonies end at 8PM. [...]

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LifeStream Daily Digest for April 6th

April 6, 2010

Ian Why does VANOC force Michael Buble, who actually can sing, to Lip Sync while Avril Lavigne, who can’t sign, to perform live? [ianb]. Ian Nickelback, Avril Lavigne cleared out the building before real artists like Alanis Morrisette could take the stage. #FAIL #Van2010 [ianb]. Ian Please tell me the closing ceremonies end at 8PM. [...]

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LifeStream Daily Digest for April 5th

April 5, 2010

Ian Why does VANOC force Michael Buble, who actually can sing, to Lip Sync while Avril Lavigne, who can’t sign, to perform live? [ianb]. Ian Nickelback, Avril Lavigne cleared out the building before real artists like Alanis Morrisette could take the stage. #FAIL #Van2010 [ianb]. Ian Please tell me the closing ceremonies end at 8PM. [...]

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