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Posted by on Apr 3rd, 2006 | 0 comments

A Game More Powerful

Greg has brought to our attention what is possibly the most practical video game of the year. It is a nonviolent strategy game where events have been taken directly from our contemporary history and players must overcome mass conflict using practical (read: nonviolent) techniques and abstract planning savvy. If you’re not ready to rise up just yet then it may be prudent to play this while you remain...
Posted by on Mar 20th, 2006 | 0 comments

Blue collars prevent green building

Unions can be a touchy subject but few would argue the power that they provide people. This power is being abused down in Philly lately it seems. The trade unions are putting the kibosh on the construction of the Comcast Centre. Why the dispute? We’re glad you asked. It seems that they’re quarreling over the fact that waterless toilets require less labor to install. The plumbers are up in arms over it....
Posted by on Feb 25th, 2006 | 0 comments

The value of Canadian design

There is some sharp commentary going on over at ideasonideas regarding the “My Canadian Cultural Gateway Webpage Competition” by the Design Exchange in partnership with the Department of Canadian Heritage. We at Ohmpage support their stance on this matter and would like to encourage others to speak out on the state of design competitions and the effects that undervaluing design skills can have –...
Posted by on Feb 23rd, 2006 | 0 comments

Forced transit ubiquity

Howard Moscoe (Chair of the Toronto Transit Comission) is proposing that condominium developers in Toronto provide free transit passes to residents of condos erected near subway lines in order to both generate revenue, and encourage use of public transit. The move would also see a rate hike for those buying on-the-spot passes. While this seems like an interesting proposal it is wrought with potential potholes. If it...
Posted by on Feb 15th, 2006 | 0 comments

Cookyright

The intellectual property rights situation has just hopped over to the world of the culinary arts. Heinz Beck is working on being able to copyright his recipes. With everything going on with frivolous patent hording, if we could extend this to the world of food; it seems that we’re moving away from the ‘end world hunger’ thing. Where are the hippies when you need...
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