First up, Google Street View has quietly made its way into Brantford! For those of you familiar with the city, why not start your tour at everybody's favourite downtown building?
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Trying to figure out when these shots were taken is quite the challenge. The ample parking downtown, along with certain unkempt lawns, suggests that it was after students had left for the summer. But a sign on a Market St. bar is advertising an April concert. My guess is mid-May and a lazy sign-changer, anybody else able to narrow it down further?
Speaking of 'the saddest street in Canada', The Record ran a story on it this past weekend. My own opinion on the situation, though nearly two weeks old and in fact referring to a different Record story, can be found at The Sputnik. (No, I don't know why it's listed as 'news'.)
Here's a graph showing when Edmontonians went to the bathroom during the gold medal game:
It probably doesn't come as a surprise, but it's still neat to see.
The New Pornographers are coming out with a new album this spring, here's the first track released:
Finally, last night in class we were shown this Frontline documentary about technology and what it is doing to us. Meanders a bit towards the end (once it starts getting into the military), but the first 45 minutes are probably one of the most captivating videos I've ever been forced to watch for educational purposes.
--Ryan
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