Notes for 9/14/2008

Here are my weekly notes:

• I think text messaging rates in Canada are probably much more reasonable than they are in the US, but I am glad to see the Senate Judiciary Committee asking for answers south of the border nonetheless.
• Here’s a great site I came across this week for coverage of the US election – FiveThirtyEight.com. Lots of maps and graphs, updated very frequently.
• The latter half of this Edmonton Sun article is well worth a read: Here’s reality: capital region is one big city.
• Google announced they are making complete newspaper archives available through Google News. Goodbye microfilm.
• Swype is a new, gesture-based input technology. Looks incredibly awesome. Too bad their name is so similar to Skype.
• NAIT will be participating in the Culinary Olympics again this year, and Sharon and I were invited to check out their practice event yesterday and today. I took quite a few photos, and will have more to write later this week.
• Tina Fey played Sarah Palin on SNL last night. Here’s the clip, in case you missed it.
• The Fitbit is a new gadget that is supposed to help you track your fitness and sleep. Looks interesting.
• Speaking of gadgets, here is the largest Swiss army knife ever! Sadly, no laser.
• I accompanied Sharon to the Hanson concert last night. I think that’s the first time I’ve gone deaf at a show not from the music, but from the screaming girls! The audience was fairly diverse though, with guys and girls, old people and children, and everyone in between. Another observation: everyone has a digital camera now, but most people seem to have no clue how to use them.