My Lunch with the Networking King of Halifax

Did you know that in a survey conducted about working professionals by Pepperdine University, the people who made the most money considered themselves great networkers? Matt Whitman is the king, and he gave a group of us at the Halifax Club an eye-opening presentation on advanced networking. He says we need to take networking to [...]

We should have Earth Hour more often!

I would just like to say thanks to all the people in Halifax, and the rest of the world, who observed Earth Hour! Hopefully more people will take a little more time and effort to use our natural resources and energy wisely. I was amazed at how clear the night sky was! (My reason we [...]

Fox News: Exposed

Have you heard the news about the Fox News Network apologizing to Canadians for one of their show’s “extra ignorant” segments? I saw this video before the hoopla about apologies and it really made me angry. Angry enough to post it on my Facebook feed and write an email to the show saying I hope [...]

We need to talk about Racism

Racism is hard to talk about. It is scary, hurtful, and brings out so much pain. But the only way to stop racism is to acknowledge it and take action against it. I went to an event on Saturday called “Talk About Race: Conversations Leading to Action.” It was a gathering of people, of all [...]

Ken Dryden at The Hub Halifax

I met Ken before his presentation and I asked him what it was like to win the Stanley Cup, and he asked me if I had won a championship. I told him about my West Conference Championship win in Rugby and my Midget Football victory. He said it was the same feeling. He said usually [...]

Netbooks are Here!

It is amazing how the netbook has gone from a minor irrelevance, only good for third-world country school systems, to the subject of beautiful concepts like this. It is all because of a simple concept that everyone should have thought of… Cell phones are getting bigger, laptops are getting smaller. No where has Moore’s law [...]

The Twitterization of Facebook

I guess Facebook’s motto is “If you can’t beat them or buy them… Copy them!” I hope the reason why they changed the home page format wasn’t just to steal Twitter fans. It won’t work. People use Twitter for different reasons. These are some reasons why I will still use Twitter. Easy to Access Opinion [...]

The Scientists behind the Movies

Did you know that scientists are trying to influence us through movies? It is not even the evil scientists this time. The interesting thing is the producers of Watchmen sought out scientists to make their movie better. This article is about the Science and Entertainment Exchange. It is a connection between Hollywood and scientists in [...]

I tweet with Shaq, and more ways I’m using Twitter

Actually he tweets with me (I follow him, he doesn’t seem to care as much about my day) but that is not the point. I am a huge fan of Shaq (since the Orlando days) and I really enjoy him ruminating about himself getting old, and being pissed he lost a game on his birthday. [...]

It is not looking good guys… The Sequel

Sorry about the doom and gloom coming from this blog, but this is serious! This article is about how the U.S. financial system is effectively insolvent. a.k.a. BANKRUPT Even after all the bailouts the U.S. government dished out, the banks are still failing. The world is going to be a very different place a year [...]