A Wal-Mart store in Jonquière, Quebec voted to unionize. Wal-Mart is closing the store. Personally, I think unions are generally bad for business. They may be good for the people at the unionized businesses, but the unionized businesses are going to be less competitive than their non-unionized competition, and what good is it having a […]
I made a few changes to the Long Tail site. When I receive a ping, I now only add the latest entry in the feed, rather than all the items. This means when it discovers a new feed, it’s only going to put in one item, instead of all of them. Putting in all of […]
So I have a Toshiba HDTV, and generally I’m pretty happy with it, but I must say most programming is somewhat disappointing. Most stations don’t broadcast HDTV content most of the time – it’s not uncommon to be watching a show on an HDTV station that’s basically a good quality standard definition show, with HD […]
Google showed me an ad today that was related to Long Tail site, but only slightly..
Here’s a link to a Google Maps search for “FutureShop” in Ottawa. Notice that none of the things it’s showing you is actually FutureShop, and in some cases, is competitors? I’m not sure what St. John Ambulance has to do with FutureShop, but I know that companies get quite upset when you start directing their […]
Google has released Google Maps, another high quality Google beta. Those guys really know how to create a great browser-based user interface.
I’ve had an interest in the Hurd operating system for a while – it’s a microkernel based OS being created from scratch, which is an interesting undertaking in itself. I’ve always been interested in OS-level advancements, and this seems like the most promising place for really innovative stuff. But this note scares me: The Hurd […]
Finally found one, after looking for a while: Boskone HitCounter. Free.