August 13th, 2009
R.I.P. Les Paul
Les Paul: Guitar Hero, Pioneer, Inventor. 1915 - 2009. Rest in peace.
August 13th, 2009
School Bus Driver Wins Privacy Battle
Stephanie Sydiaha, a school bus driver from Saskatoon, stood up to her employer and refused to let an American company perform a background check on her personal information. She was concerned about what might happen to her information once it crossed into a country with notoriously lax (and poorly enforced) privacy laws.
One thing that surprised me: Apparently the privacy commissioner’s office in Saskatchewan can only investigate the concerns of public sector workers, not private sector workers. With so many things - from simple customer rewards memberships to online shops - requiring addresses, credit information, SINs and drivers license numbers nowadays, everyone deserves protection from anyone who might abuse all of that personal information.
August 10th, 2009
Another Nail in EB’s Coffin
Microsoft e-mailed me today about a new Xbox LIVE update available now for the 360. Most of it was the usual. “Make your avatar look cooler!” “Updated Interface!” “Shiny things at eye level!” But this caught my eye:
Games on Demand – You can now download full Xbox 360 games over Xbox LIVE. You can purchase games using Microsoft® Points or a credit card, and download them directly to your console hard drive. No physical disc is required to play these games.
Wewts! Sign me up bitches.
