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Raj Patel is a technology culture blogger and architecture professional in Toronto. Editor of Ohmpage.
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Jess Henderson is a self-professed culture sponge based in Toronto with a soft spot for food, music, and fashion.
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Court Sin is a multidiciplined designer at a top Toronto architecture firm, an artist, and contributing author.
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Sachin Hingoo lives in Toronto and is a dedicated follower of tech culture, video games, and film.
Hi. Welcome to Ohmpage. We try to deliver content we find interesting ourselves and encourage our readers to participate. We're undergoing some changes for 2010, expanding the site to include more voices and variety by adding new contributing authors. We've got a new site design and as always are encouraging reader participation. Don't hesitate to get in touch with us about our content. Ohmpage is fully independent and run on a volunteer basis. Much of our content is syndicated elsewhere on the web and we are lisenced under the Creative Commons. If you would like us to review your product or content or if you would like to advertise with Ohmpage please email us about it.

Drawing in the dark

Evidently in 1947 Life magazine did this bit where they asked the celebrity cartoonists of the day to draw their famous creations while blindfolded. It is notable how many of them seem to have turned out like some kind of offset printing misalignment. What fun!

The dutch would rather live in a civil society than rely in electronic signals to mediate their conduct. To that end they have done away with (almost all) traffic lights and replaced them with courtesy. Everyone seems happier as a result. The idea seems that since people can’t rely on pretty lights then they take more care and travel more safely. They also save on electricity, maintenance resources, light pollution, signal saturation and end up having a generally more courteous community.

Philips Simplicity 2006

simplicityThis year saw another installment of the Philips Simplicity show where they showcase their concept designs for uses of their technologies which can improve your life through simplicity. There was a different tone than the designs emerging from last year’s show but the 2006 exhibits were still worth a look. We’re still waiting for some of these to more directly influence products available to the consumer. It is perhaps telling that Philips can’t design without the use of lights.

Nuit Blanche

Tonight is the night for Nuit Blanche to descend upon Toronto. Incase you’ve been living under a rock and haven’t heard we’ll remind you that it is this all night contemporary art thing. It is already looking to be absolutely huge and exciting. There is too much great work to mention so if you’re in Toronto between sunset tonight and dawn tomorrow morning be sure to check it out. We’re already pretty beat from last night’s huge CTF extravaganza but we still wouldn’t dare miss this. Sleep can wait.

The sun rises in the East

India is contemplating having all offices harness the power of the sun. Solar heating and lighting could soon become mandatory for all commercial buildings (including offices) within the capital. This isn’t even just for new buildings but includes the existing building fabric. With bold moves like this there is hope for some real change in the immediate future. We wish the Delhi Power Department good luck with this initiative.

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