Monthly Archives: January 2007

Tories and Liberals trade barbs over environment

Posted on January 29, 2007 by mfagan

Tories and Liberals trade barbs over environment – it’s funny how things change. When I was in grade 4 (’93-’94), we had some group work on determining political party issues and campaign platforms, or something like that. I vaguely recall … Continue reading →

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Toronto Transit Camp

Posted on January 29, 2007 by mfagan

Toronto Transit Camp – extremely cool idea. I’m not sure if I can attend (nor do I have a lot to contribute at the moment), but I am looking forward to the results.

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Quizlet › The End of Flashcards

Posted on January 28, 2007 by mfagan

Quizlet › The End of Flashcards – so this is interesting. I’ve been working a bit on a new project of mine called Quizify, and I was hoping to blog about it for the first time when I get a … Continue reading →

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blog maintenance

Posted on January 24, 2007 by mfagan

Doing some blog maintenance.. I’ve fixed some .htaccess problems affecting my old (old) blog. I got rid of my outdated and static blogroll, replacing it with one that pulls from Bloglines. I’m also finally trying out MyBlogLog, so we’ll see … Continue reading →

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state of the union

Posted on January 23, 2007 by mfagan

I’m watching the State of the Union now. After rambling on about how America is great for a minute or so, his very first words were “on september 11…”. omg is about all I can say to that. one of … Continue reading →

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Map sources/GeoHack

Posted on January 23, 2007 by mfagan

Map sources/GeoHack – very cool, provides links to mapping sites at specified coordinates; this is a much more comprehensive version of my similar service.

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Internet Archive Forums: View Post

Posted on January 22, 2007 by mfagan

Internet Archive Forums: View Post In other words: “you have to put a (c) on a document and send it into the Library of Congress” (copyright of Thomas Jefferson from the founding) to a “you get copyright on every scribble … Continue reading →

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NextPath – 13 Things I Wish I Learned in College

Posted on January 21, 2007 by mfagan

NextPath – 13 Things I Wish I Learned in College – yes, I realize that I’m still in “college” (in Canada we call it University 😉 ), but there are a few good points in this… 1. Getting to the … Continue reading →

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Facebook | Home

Posted on January 18, 2007 by mfagan

Facebook | Home – looks like they’ve added iCalendar exports of individual events and all of your events. Nice. This is new, unless I’m mistaken. Naturally, there’s no mention on the Facebook blog.

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Naming websites

Posted on January 17, 2007 by mfagan

Once upon a time (okay, 1995), Ward Cunningham invented WikiWikiWebs. They spread all over, even slowly creeping into the commercial world. In 2001 it was thought that using one would help speed up article-writing for Nupedia. Today they are known … Continue reading →

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