Not Sure How The Internet Actually Works?

We enjoy, we share, we chat, we write, we socialize, we click. But I don’t think many of think about how the internet actually works. Check this piece out from Ars Technica. Of particular interest to me is the bit about the ‘last 100 metres’, where they talk about bringing internet to end consumers at a speed of 500-800 MBPS (megabits per second).  That compares just a touch different than …

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An Extraordinary Show!

Last night, Lisa and I had the good fortune of attending Supercrawl Hamilton’s ‘Welcome to Hamilton’ show.  It was a fundraiser for Syrian refugees and was amazing! Here’s a list of the performers: Mother Tareka, a Syrian rapper Terra Lightfoot, with an amazing voice The Arkells – all of them, not just the original Max Kerman Kevin Drew, of Broken Social Scene Hayden, and (a personal favourite), The National The …

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