The Pirate Bay lends support to the 'Anti-Prorogation' movement

The notorious torrent tracker 'The Pirate Bay', based out of Sweden, has lent its support to the 'anti-prorogation' movement taking place in Canada.

The Pirate Bay, has changed its logo from its normal pirate ship to a morphed version of the frigate controlled by Stephen Harper, looming over what appears to be the Parliament buildings in Ottawa. Clicking on the image leads one to an anti-prorogation forum where the topic can be discussed.

Due to TPB being based out of Sweden, its surprising to see thing image plastered on their home page. Stephen Harper is quickly becoming an international star.

Apple's 'iPad' a student's dream companion?

Apple CEO Steve Jobs has announced the much speculated 'iPad'. Apple's new tech product is essentially a 9.7inch iPhone, sporting Wifi, a speaker, Bluetooth, and 16, 32 or 64GB starting at $499 USD.

Upon seeing it, I immediately thought of how perfect this unit will be for students on the go. While lacking the ability to multitask between windows, due to the unit's use of the 'iPhone Operating System', the iPad allows one to check email and browse the web with a full screen QWERTY keyboard, and act as a media player weighing in at 1.9 pounds. Not only that, but the 'Pad' will feature support a mobile version of Apple's 'iWork' suite, allowing students to type notes in class, or prepare Keynote presentations.

Instead of lugging around a heavy laptop to school, students can slip this little device into their bag, check the web and email between classes, and then go about their day without the burden of a bulky computer weighing down their bag. While on the bus, students can catch up on their reading through the Apple 'Book Store', downloading full novels onto the device for a slim price, comparable to Amazon's Kindle. Best of all would be the ability to load PDF's onto the unit. Research papers and articles can be read on the go on a .5 inch thin display.

Apple will need to have a good advertising campaign behind the iPad in order for it to find its market, but the possibilities are magnificent. We'll have to see how successful Apple is when it launches the iPad in late March.

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Ignatieff really should embrace his Vulcan heritage

It may give him a much needed boost in the polls

Karzai begins looking for more Warlords to add to his Facebook

Last night Obama announced that, despite adding an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, troops will begin pulling out by 2011. This morning, upon hearing the news, Afghan President Hamid Karzai sent out party invitations to all of the warlords and thugs in Afghanistan.

With news that U.S. troops will leave Afghanistan in 18 months, Karzai will need to do one of two things: Greatly increase the pay, training, and loyalty of the Afghan Army and police, OR give government positions to as many warlords as possible in hopes that they will protect him once the Taliban pour back into Afghanistan in 2011.

To be fair, Obama said that they will evaluate the situation in 2011, and they will further decide what to do from that point. This could see the U.S. Army continue combat operations in the country beyond that date, or the Obama administration may want to wash its hands clean of this affair for a fresh start going into the next election.

Whatever Washington chooses to do, the 2014 Afghan elections are going to be interesting. The country could have a peaceful and legitimate vote; or the outcome could be similar to the last election.

Obama: Change you can.. Oh to Hell With it

PSA: Al Jazeera comes to Canada

The old blokes at the CRTC have decided to allow Al Jazeera English entry to the Canadian satellite airwaves.

I was surprised upon hearing this. I was under the impression that the network would not be allowed to broadcast in Canada due to, what was claimed to be, graphic subject matter.
Alas, Al Jazeera will be in Canada; At some point.

A year ago I began tuning into the live internet streams of Al Jazeera in English. I was shocked with the lack of coverage regarding Brittney Spears, Brad Pitt, and Twilight. The network didn't even cover "Balloon Boy" a few months back.

If those are people and topics you feel the need to know about, then Al Jazeera English is not for you. On the other hand, if you like real news with interesting, in-depth journalism, then Al Jazeera will likely float your boat.

Hudson Bay Company Reminds Canada, "Hey! We're Canadian too!"

Despite being owned by an American, the Hudson Bay Company has been trumpeting the "We Are Canadian" note a lot lately. This is because of their agreement with the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in being able to create and sell 2010 Olympic branded clothing.



The HBC, which is the parent company of The Bay, Zellers, Home Outfitters, and Fields, has released a video promoting the 2010 Olympic clothing line. But in the process, they've hit a cord which reminds the viewer that the HBC is actually older than Canada itself.