NEW - Canada Funded the Research. Someone Else Owns the Patent.
Canadian innovation has a cost problem almost nobody talks about. Not the cost of building things, but the cost of giving them away after they work. Jim Balsillie's argument is pointed: Canadian polic...
27 Maj 23min
Coming Soon: You Can Hire Digital Ozzy for Your Commercial. He Will Do Whatever You Want.
Tech news this week includes a digital Ozzy Osbourne available for commercial licensing, a Ferrari that looks like an Apple product, and a Canadian breakthrough in early skin cancer detection. Hyper...
27 Maj 9min
Canada Is Fixing Its Cities for the World Cup. Not for the People Who Live There.
Canada right track is the question one year out from the election. Matt Gurney's assessment is that we are more or less where he worried we would be. A poll showing almost half of Canadians think thin...
27 Maj 9min
Dad Stuff: The Expensive Bass Clarinet His Son Picked is Now Awesome Somehow
Kids learning music rarely goes the way anyone plans. Bob Addison's son had never touched an instrument until September. It was mandatory. None of that matters now. The bass clarinet was not the cheap...
27 Maj 10min
NEW - The Sears Catalog Told You What to Buy. Social Media Tells You Who to Be.
The Sears catalog is having a moment online and it opened up something bigger. The difference between what shopping used to feel like and what it has become. Physical department stores had escalators ...
26 Maj 9min
ICYMI: Andy Baryer: AI Toys Are Designed for Kids. They Are Not Safe for Kids.
DIY and tech tips cover a lot of ground this week, from what to do with grass clippings to what is quietly running inside the AI toy your kid wants. The Spring Yard Tips Worth Knowing Before the Seaso...
26 Maj 19min
SHIFTHEADS: A Post About Sears Went Viral. It Really Hits Home.
Sears nostalgia hit the internet this week and the hosts are not entirely buying the story being told. A viral post. A real set of numbers. And a question worth asking more carefully. The post says Se...
26 Maj 9min
NEW - Eleven Billion Dollars Into Saskatchewan's Fields. Nobody Cut a Ribbon.
Canadian farming costs don't come with press releases or ribbon cuttings. Saskatchewan alone puts eleven billion dollars into the ground each spring on one chance to get it right. The Quiet Billion-Do...
26 Maj 19min
