Opinions

Opinions

I have a tonne of opnions. Agree with them. Hold them in revile. Whatever. They're my opinions. You may find them interesting. You may find them amusing.

Why Johnny Canna Read His IT Book

There's a problem with the publishing of computer books. IT book sales have dropped by 40% in one year. The shelf life of an IT book is near nothing. Programmers are turning to the web for free information because it's up to date and easy to find. It's a die-off not seen since a comet wiped out the dinosaurs.
 
Can We Have Your Liver Then? An Open Letter to Bicyclists in Victoria
This is a question posed to some of the bicyclists that treat our streets and sidewalks like their own fantasy velodrome. Not the conscientious cyclists who wear their helmets, I'm talking about the free wheeling dufuses out there.
 
Do I Smell Tin Foil? A surefire remedy to telemarketers
Telemarketers plagued us. On one lousy night of TV, I got a call from one of my anonymous friends. It hit me: I get my TV entertainment piped in via coaxial cable, maybe this is just another form of piped-in amusement. I decided to play the game of "Confuse The TeleMarketer."
 
An Open Letter to June Chua and the CBC
Most Canadians are from somewhere else, it's a
side effect of being in a country that is 6-7 generations old. In
Victoria, "Where are you from?" is a really fair question
because people flock to Victoria like refugees flocking to Rick's Cafe in
Casablanca...



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