Get well soon Dori
Dori has a scary medical problem. Dori, I hope this gets resolved soon. 
I thought this fancy-schmancy privatized health-care system down here was supposed to PREVENT people from having to wait ridiculously long to get proper medical attention.
Sorry to bring this up, but as someone who has a fucked up knee because I couldn't get proper help in Alberta during the dark days of health-care cost-cutting of the mid-1990s, it pisses me off to see people go through this. I thought, if I was in the States when this happened I would have had my knee fixed properly, promptly.
Over the years speaking with American friends, and especially since living here, I've realized this system is no better than the "socialized medicare" (as my American friends call it, with quite a "Communist" connotation I might add) in Canada. And it sure is a hell of a lot more complex.
Illegal Monopolist Microsoft to broadcast NHL games
Microsoft to broadcast NHL games
(Stomping) ARGGGHHHH!!!!! (banging head against wall) NOOOOOO!!!
Canadian shot dead in Kuwait
BBC News: Canadian shot dead in Kuwait
Shit.
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What the hell is Bert (from Sesame Street) doing in a picture with bin Laden?
More Info. Whatever the case, this is hilarious.
Canada sending a lot of gear to Central Asia
CNEWS Politics: Richard Cleroux -- Chretien eats turkey
In fact, Canada's participation is the third largest in the coalition, right up there behind the U.S. and Britain, and ahead of Australia, France, Germany and Russia.
Emmys May Go on at Military Base
Emmys May Go on at Military Base
What a bunch of pussies these actors are. Football players are playing in stadiums with 50,000+ people and these holier-than-thou people are too chicken to do an awards show.
What kind of "things are normal, the terrorists can't change our way of life" message does it show when these supposed role models have to go to a military base to be seen together on TV?
Groove deeper into Windows
Microsoft and Groove Networks Announce Strategic Relationship
I'm glad I didn't waste my time with Groove. Now that MS is behind it and they're talkingabout all the XP technologies it'll take care of, I highly doubt there'll ever be a non-Windows client for it.
Can't blame Groove though, they need capital just like all the other startups. It's sink or swim.
Freedoms Curtailed In Defense Of Liberty
Freedoms Curtailed In Defense Of Liberty
Hey I thought The Onion was a satire site! What's it doing reporting the news???
B&N affiliate program
Jonathan 'Wolf' Rentzsch reminded me there are people who will not do business with Amazon over their heavy-handed use of patents.
I'm not going to get in the middle of this, but I totally respect that opinion, and so, by his suggestion I have signed up for the B&N affiliate program. As soon as I'm approved I'll provide a link to the book on B&N's site.
Thanks Jonathan! And thanks to everyone for the kind words and support regarding the book I've received! This book is definitely being well received in the community.
Mark fired for his weblog
diveintomark: Now extremely available
I linked to this site a few days ago. Mark's boss had demanded his weblog go down but he refused. Now he's unemployed.
Anyone want to place bets that he'll be working for UserLand in the next few weeks? 
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