Rob Ford with slain man: Here’s the house where the photo was taken
There are also articles about it on Gawker and in The Globe. Also, see this.
Revealed: NSA collecting phone records of millions of Americans daily
The Cord-Cutting Fantasy
Part 1 of a series about the possibility for disruption in the cable TV marketplace; part 2 here and part 3 here. Interesting that the disruptive device Thompson imagines is the same device I imagined disrupting the game market here – an AppleTV that’s open to third-party apps.
CBC on Gawker saying the video is “gone”
More details: “CBC News has learned there are now questions about whether the police may have seized the video as part of a developing murder investigation”, i.e. that of Anthony Smith. Also:
<blockquote> <p>Six media organizations, including the <span class="caps">CBC</span>, are now asking the courts for a look inside sealed police documents to find out whether the <span class="caps">RCMP</span> seized a cellphone or computer that may contain video evidence connected to the Ford affair.</p> </blockquote>
Olive Green Window
Mmm – juicy modern reno blog. (via) Example post: this history of my favourite chair.
Apple’s Folly: The story of the Pippin
About Cupertino’s failed 90s game console.
The story of the Pippin reads like a geekier, technological version of a Greek tragedy. It has its heroes and its villains. There’s a strange artifact with supposedly untold magical powers. And like all good tragedies, it’s a story filled with its fair share of hubris, with characters who were destined to fail almost before they even began.
Google's Copyright Policy Spawns Mega-Meta Art From China
via waxy –
<blockquote> <p>The Google Art Project allows art enthusiasts to visit distant museums online by scanning them with the same 15-lens camera rigs used by Google Street View. Due to copyright restrictions, however, certain paintings needed to be blurred, just like faces are in <span class="caps">GSV</span>. British artist Phil Thompson was intrigued by the foggy interruptions.</p> </blockquote>
PlexConnect, an AppleTV client which Thinks Different
A hack to run Plex on a non-jailbroken AppleTV. Haven’t tried it yet, but it sounds promising.
The Rob Ford Crack Video Might Be “Gone”
Gawker. Gone as in sold, destroyed or with the police?
The TTC doesn’t make money, and probably shouldn’t
Or, why it makes no sense to build a subway along Finch.
Interview with 'Game of Thrones' author George R.R. Martin
About a certain infamous scene. Spoilers. Also, this consideration of it from The AV Club.
Thanks Steve.
•Toronto Mayor Singlehandedly Makes Canadian Politics Interesting Again
Time Magazine on the Ford scandal.
CRTC’s new wireless rules let consumers cut the strings on long-term contracts
Also, data overages limited to $50/mo, roaming charges to $100/mo. All good steps. And they said no to Telus buying Mobilicity.
We're playing D&D!
Ram on his D&D game. Sounds like fun.
<blockquote> <p>Playing D&D is arguably the nerdiest thing a person can do. My friends and I are all full-on adults. I had thought that these two things taken together would have meant that finding a group to play with would be hard. This was not the case at all.</p> </blockquote>
Why unidirectional cycle tracks will likely work better on Richmond and Adelaide
Anatomy of a Logo: Star Wars
By the time you’ve scrolled through this whole thing, the Star Wars logo will look quite alien to you.
More iPhone underwear coming soon from Bandai due to popular demand
Apple Cabin Foods posters
Great image sums up the Ford scandal
Rob Ford. Unstoppable?
The Macleans cover story. Damn, son:
<blockquote> <p>Looking back at the span from Ford’s early electoral success to his present meltdown, the one-time key figure from his team, speaking to Maclean’s on a not-for-attribution basis, is aghast: “He’s done. He’s done. It’s over. It’s over. More staffers are going to quit”—and indeed, within days of this conversation more staffers had—”more people from the past that they’ve bullied over the years are going to come forward. It’s going to be unbearable.”</p> </blockquote>