Category Archives: News

International study claims higher education is still good for you

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Brian

Some interesting reading in my morning paper: In purely financial terms, the benefits of a postsecondary education to individuals and Canadian society at large far outweigh the costs, a new report suggests. However, as Canada spends more and more on … Continue reading →

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Someone’s stalled again

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Brian

While reading this post I suggest you listen to this music clip (embedded below). And after you are done with this post you should play it on a neverending loop until you achieve the nirvana-like state of Excellence. I’ve been … Continue reading →

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The Upside of Down

Posted on November 9, 2007 by Brian

If my recent post riffing on Waves seemed unduly alarmist (and I worried that it was, until I picked up my newspaper), you might want to check out someone who covers this ground with considerably more authority. I listened to … Continue reading →

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If it was a wiki I might have corrected it and spared you this blog post…

Posted on July 18, 2007 by Brian

Syd doing his part to clean trash from the streets So yesterday I was on the bus (late and overcrowded, as usual, screw you Translink) reading an article in my morning paper on Vancouver’s impending city workers strike: With the … Continue reading →

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To keep the crankiness rolling…

Posted on July 3, 2007 by Brian

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Attending Northern Voice: privilege or responsibility?

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Brian

As my convalescence last week came to an end, my first task back-to-work was a write-up whooping up Northern Voice for UBC’s eStrategy newsletter. Reading it now, it’s clear I was still a bit delirious, with the writing more hucksterish … Continue reading →

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Live @ UBC — Sound Strategies for Podcasting

Posted on January 26, 2007 by Brian

If you will be in Vancouver next Tuesday I invite you to come to what promises to be an outstanding session on podcasting from three of UBC’s most accomplished and thoughtful practitioners. It’s presented in conjunction with TAG as part … Continue reading →

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Northern Voice is filling up fast!

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Brian

Apologies for the quiet in this space. Blogging is a bit like exercise, when you get out of the habit it’s tough to get back at it. I do want to pass on some Northern Voice related news: * Registration … Continue reading →

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Cheery IP nugget of the morning

Posted on December 7, 2006 by Brian

Remember, the current copyright laws and practices are fine, it’s the pirates we need to worry about. From my morning paper, Classic docs sent back to the vault: You the taxpayer paid for Donald Brittain’s The Champions, his National Film … Continue reading →

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Social Software Salon @ UBC

Posted on February 7, 2006 by Brian

I just sent the announcement below of a Northern Voice pre-event out to our webloggers via the Weblogs@UBC site. Couldn’t hurt to re-post it here as well — if you are able to make it out to UBC this Thursday … Continue reading →

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