- It's also Black Monday as global stocks took a HUGE header. Sucks if you're near retirement, if you're young just look at is as all the stocks are on sale, and it's a chance to stock up! You know, like a BOGO event at Payless.
- Yes, it was a wild weekend in the TDot for CBC's Test the Nation. Team Blogger won it, and I've been blogging all about it.
- In the US, it's Martin Luther King Jr Day. It's not our holiday, but it's still a great chance to stop and reflect on the message.
- America seems to think they're over it, but the more they focus on race and gender, it proves they're really nowhere close, are they?
America likes to think that with Obama and Hillary running for the White House they’ve overcome and realized Dr King’s dream. With stories like this, I dunno.
Dr King’s dream will be realized when you no longer have to ask those questions. When you accept that a black man can be as successful as a white woman.
When they are EQUAL, and not debatable, then freedom will ring. We may be close, but we’re not there yet.
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Blockbuster buys DVDs for $15 or $20 (probably a lot less in volume, but I have no clue what the real number is)…
Blockbuster then rents them out 30 or 40 or more times each, meaning each rental costs Blockbuster fifty cents. Not to mention rent, surly clerks, cost of capital, advertising, etc.
In the case of online rentals, all of these intermediate costs immediately disappear. Gone.
So, why try to mimic the current model when it comes to pricing if the costs are mostly gone?[source]
Compare that with what I wrote 2 weeks ago.
..with digital sales rising, the books should really be balanced because of the decreased costs in manufacturing and transporting music that’s digital. All you have to do is upload a song once and you’re done. You don’t have to burn cd’s, print artwork or stuff jewel boxes, all you do is throw the song on a server and cash the cheques. [source]
Seth’s words are more properly, concisely and persuasively phrased than mine, but you can see the ideas are the same.
Did Seth steal my idea? No. He just explained it better. Comme toujours.
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We weren’t allowed to bring our computers backstage for Test the Nation, but we were allowed to bring our cameras. I left mine on the table, in the capable and secure eyes of Ryan Cousineau while I went to get my buffet lunch.
Ahh.. yes, the surprises on your camera when you leave it alone.
Love me some Amber Mac. I was staring at her in the lobby before the show, she looked like Amber .. but the hair? She’s a brunette now, but as brilliant, funny, and positive as ever - it was cool to get some one on time with one of the smartest minds in new media.
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Most of our afternoon was spent sitting in wait. (At the studio at 3p for a 7p shoot time, *yawn*) With a gaggle of celebrity lookalikes in the room, it made everyone mingle to run and get a picture with Paris, or House, or Kiss. Check out the backstage pics at The Tea Makers.
We had the highest individual score (57/30), highest average team score (50/60) and highest celebrity score (Samantha Bee 49/60).
It wasn’t even close. Personally, I score 52/60. Not bad, had a blast, lost my voice and got to touch the trophy. (see my previous post about the Stanley Cup - you’re not allowed to touch it til you win it!!)
Here’s the rest of the smartest people in the country:
Rebecca Bollwitt (blog)
Amber Macarthur (blog)
Ryan Porter (blog)
Ryan Couldrey (blog) Dan Arnold
Jon Arnold (blog)
Christopher Bird (blog)
Ryan Cousineau (blog)
Katharine Hay (blog)
Jesse Hirsch (blog)
David Jones (blog)
Allyson Kenning (blog) John Klein
Andree Lau (blog)
Most of our afternoon was spent sitting in wait. (At the studio at 3p for a 7p shoot time, *yawn*) With a gaggle of celebrity lookalikes in the room, it made everyone mingle to run and get a picture with Paris, or House, or Kiss. Check out the 
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