Category Archives: We-reflect-news

Apparently Transport Canada has agreed with Russian authorities to provide an emergency landing site for Soyuz rescue pods. Saskatchewan. I agree with the authorities (Canadian / Russian) that Saskatchewan is the perfect place to land those space vehicles. It’s just … Continue reading →

I was mindlessly checking the headlines and ran into this picture of Iraqis looting an American supply train. Imagine the happiness of those Iraqis. How ironic: Pepsi. A choice of new generation.

Via the Gothamist, a fascinating transcription of today’s White House press conference, starring Scott McClellan. Fascinating because it details who was called and who was going to call who when the news broke out that Saddam Hussein was captured. At … Continue reading →

As of today, Canada has a new prime minister, Paul Martin. You probably have already heard of that. I find a couple things hard to understand, that is, as a foreigner used to the proportional representation voting system. First of … Continue reading →

Interesting article at the Globe, which notes the implications of the fall of Enron for Canadian companies. The US Sarbanes-Oxley Act, has taken many Canadian managers by surprise. The new act is focused on ensuring the companies have proper financial … Continue reading →

CBC had a funny skit about today’s hot topics: the (lucrative) contracts for companies (sorry, Coalition partners only) rebuilding Iraq and the sellout of Iraq companies (privatization). Appropriately called ‘Baghdad Blowout Bonanza’. The RealAudio file is here, but you have … Continue reading →

I noticed that Intel’s pushing their Centrino technology (it’s not a chip, according to media it’s a three-part-package consisting of a Pentium M chip, an Intel 855 chipset and a wireless transceiver). You’ve probably seen the commercials starring two guys … Continue reading →

Via Scripting News an item pointing over at Paolo’s, about Google and Firebird.    “If it’s not a URL, the string is routed to Google’s “I’m feeling lucky” feature. Now, of course you still rely on DNS to get to the … Continue reading →

I had to find out over the phone that the Dutch team won the second leg of the playoff football (OK, soccer) game against Scotland. Interesting to see that a young talented Ajax Amsterdam player (Wes Sneijder) became the player … Continue reading →

Kasparov is at it again. The world’s best chessplayer is playing against the best chess computer. This time Kasparov apparently has to wear a special set of glasses to see all the pieces and the moves. Virtual reality is back … Continue reading →

Those words came from President Bush while he laid a wreath at the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.    “Young Americans have died in liberating Iraq and Afghanistan. … The loss is terrible. It is borne especially … Continue reading →

Originally via Slashdot, a link about Microsoft plans to enter the MP3 player market. Well, basically they’ll provide the software to keep those devices running alongside Windows based desktop PCs. Apparantly a couple of manufacturors are readily willing to rally … Continue reading →

I was checking today’s recommended fixes by Microsoft: a total of 5 fixes. Four of them are defined as ‘critical’. And guess what? Two of the issues have to do with ActiveX. It would be rather mean to say that … Continue reading →