Tuesday, April 24 saw a day of debate focused on a relatively non-contentious piece of legislation: a citizen’s arrest bill which largely reflected Olivia Chow’s work after charges were laid against David Chen of the Lucky Moose. The Big I…

Tuesday, April 24 saw a day of debate focused on a relatively non-contentious piece of legislation: a citizen’s arrest bill which largely reflected Olivia Chow’s work after charges were laid against David Chen of the Lucky Moose. The Big IssueWhen it c…

Pakistan blocks Twitter, cites “blasphemous” contentAs originally posted on: DW.DEMay 20, 2012Pakistan blocked access to Twitter on Sunday, citing “blasphemous” material as the reason for the move against the social networking site.Twitter users in Pa…

No, you can’t defend broadband caps by talking about the airline industry

The ubiquitous social network somehow always comes out on top

A new South Africa-based study is a cautionary tale for Canadian Internet users

The value of Anonymous lies in anonymity itself

The hate machine, the love machine, the machine powered by many machines. We are all part of it, helping it grow, and helping it grow on us.by “Anonymous”As originally posted on: Anonymous (YourAnonNews) on TwitterMay 4, 2012

Is a picture really worth a thousand words? Wipe away all the text on your favourite web pages and find out.

Not sure how to manage what your kids are playing in the home? You’re not alone, so here I suggest a few tips to keeping violent video games under control.

What kind of website is the most dangerous to visit? The answer might surprise you.

Children learn how to use computers and work around restrictions by experimentation and reading. So too must adults when they are confronted with restrictions. It’s a good idea to learn how to evade censorship before the flow of information is shut off, otherwise working around the problem becomes much more difficult because you must work [...]

In this week’s radio show I answer questions from listeners about recommended Mother’s Day gadget ideas, including e-book readers, tablets, laptops, cameras and music players.

I interrupt my Marxism 2011 notes to share with you a frightening vision. No, it wasn’t a vision. It was glimpse of horrifying reality. Last night I did a Twitter search for “Marxism”. But in addition to looking for #Marxism, I also searched on the wor…

I interrupt my Marxism 2011 notes to share with you a frightening vision. No, it wasn’t a vision. It was glimpse of horrifying reality. Last night I did a Twitter search for “Marxism”. But in addition to looking for #Marxism, I also …

Read lots more by Brandon Laraby who has a roundup of links, Curiosity Cat, and Sixth Estate. When the latest documents from court appear online, I’ll post them with the rest. == RoboCon got a little more interesting and solid today after Glen McGregor made a trip to the courthouse to do a little investigating, [...]

HP’s latest multifunction printer has a unique twist, but as a niche product its success will likely be limited.

If you are a lower mainland Shaw Cable customer you may have noticed a quite vague notification of a $5 [plus HST] bill increase coming in June. It is followed by a great deal of vague advertising fluff indicating that something awesome was about to happen, but no actual details in order to get a [...]

The other week Canada Post announced it was suing Geocoder.ca – an alternative provider of postal code data. It’s a depressing statement on the status of the digital economy in Canada for a variety of reasons. The three that stand out are: 1) The Canadian Government has launched an open government initiative which includes a [...]

We should know within a matter of weeks if WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is extradited from England to Sweden, where he faces sexual assault charges. But even if Assange ends up behind bars and has his website taken down, others will be happy to tak…