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Wi-Fi, Linux, And VoIP In Canada
WEFUNK writes "Canadian Business magazine has a cover story promoting Wi-Fi, VoIP, and Linux as 'Stuff that Works: 3 hot technologies that live up to their hype.' The article goes on to describe a number of Canadian success stories, ranging from Spotnik Mobile's growing network of Wi-Fi hotspots to the Canadian National Railway's use of Linux since 1993, and quantifies the benefits of VoIP to a Canadian insurance company's call centre. The article also includes some shipment numbers for Linux servers in Canada, mentions the growing number of Linux apps, and nicely downplays the SCO debacle."
What, like 8-12 more hours till kuro5hin's back up?
Oh, the humanity...
but I wouldn't want to live therea ges/con tent.asp?contentid=37097&catname=Editorial
http://www.thesudburystar.com/webapp/sitep
Construction begins July 8 to reconstruct I-10 interchange at Maricopa Road
July 8, 2003
A $12 million project to reconstruct the Interstate 10 interchange at Maricopa Road and widen sections of I-10 near Maricopa Road will begin this week.
I-10 will be narrowed to one lane in each direction at Maricopa Road on Tuesday night (July 8) from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. while crews install temporary concrete barriers to establish work zones for the bridge construction.
The construction project will build a new bridge to carry Maricopa Road over I-10 and reconfigure the freeway entrance and exit ramps at Maricopa Road to a diamond interchange, eliminating the current cloverleaf ramps.
Starting next week, crews will begin excavating dirt and building piers in the freeway median for the new Maricopa Road bridge over I-10.
The alignment of Maricopa Road will be altered as part of the new bridge and ramp construction. Maricopa Road will be built across I-10 at a 90 degree angle, meaning drivers will travel straight over I-10 instead of using the existing diagonal bridge crossing.
Maricopa Road will be realigned on the east side of I-10 to connect with Sun Dust Road and Nelson Drive within the Lone Butte Industrial Park. A new connection from Maricopa Road to Wild Horse Pass Boulevard on the west side of I-10 also will be built.
The project also will expand I-10 from two lanes to three lanes in each direction at Maricopa Road to better accommodate traffic entering and exiting the freeway. Crews will remove approximately two miles of the existing asphalt roadway and pave the freeway with concrete.
Pulice Construction, Inc., of Phoenix is scheduled to complete the project next spring (2004).
Excuse me, but those eternal "eh?" jokes are getting very tiring and annoting, as they've been around longer then the very planet itself. Why don't you people come up with something creative? Go find something else to bash. We don't complain about US accents all the time, do we? Okay, except about the way people speak in Arkansas, but no one cares about people from Arkensas. But do we make fun of the Texan accent? Do we make fun of the way people speak in Florida? Or Oregon? Hell, have they even invented verbal communication in Oregon yet?
Tell you what, those "eh?"s are a symbol of Canadian patriotism. The Americans express patriotism by invading third world countries and bossing them around, the French and Germans express patriotism by going into an economic recession and collectively bitch about the US and the Canadians express their patriotism by saying "Eh?" and eating BACON while watching a HOCKEY GAME. That and weed. I mean, that IS a weed leaf in the Canadian flag, right? It sure as hell would match up with all the stories I heard about something called "Vancouver"...
That, and I pissed off enough Cannucks with "eh?" jokes in the past. I think I'm wanted dead in the Toronto area...
Hate me!
In my pants
My "Monster Cock"
Just register an account and make sure you read everything with a +5 Bonus on everything rated Funny and you should be all set. It's not like any unfunny comments around here are really worth reading, so you could just as well put a -5 modifier on everything else.
:)
At least I enjoyed the joke. Those who moderated it Overrated should really reconsider. As for the "redundant" votes I see the joke in it