In a time very different from ours, before the internet was ubiquitous in Nova Scotia, Dan MacKay worked diligently to connect people. This week, he and other “veterans of the internet” celebrated a milestone – 40 years of the internet as we know it. “I was on the tech team building the internet in Nova …
Lionel Messi with Tommy in 2010. Image: @JimenaJuani Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi has always been an inspiration to all footballers in the world. The La Liga, Champions League and now World Cup winner was one of the most decorated players of all time. Although everyone knows his story of being one of the greatest footballers …
Information technology and the Internet have proven to be a powerful force in creating collective action groups and mobilizing communities of protesters. Among the main advantages of digital and online activism are its increasing accessibility (relatively inexpensive and easy to use), its speed and its ability to reach large numbers of people around the world. …
Podcast: play in a new window | To download In June 2021, PwC announced the launch of “The New Equation”, a new global strategy that reinvented its exchange of value with its clients. The New Equation is designed to build trust and deliver lasting results that help solve problems and represent a major shift in …
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My adventure with fanfiction started with an English assignment. At the tender age of 12, my tiger parents forced me to spend every free moment at a local cram school. It was around 6 p.m. on a Friday night in July. Neither of us had dinner and our English teacher knew she was losing us. …
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YACHT singer Claire L. Evans performs in Los Angeles. Scott Dudelson/Getty Images When we listen to the discography of the experimental pop group YACHT, the 2019 album Chain trigger fits perfectly. Pulsating with glitchy synth sounds, infectious bass riffs and the sweet vocals of lead singer Claire L. Evans, Chain trigger is a hit, Grammy-nominated …
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Enlarge / Fiber ducts being installed for the Los Altos Hills Community Fiber. Los Altos Hills Community Fiber Sasha Zbrozek lives in Los Altos Hills, Calif., which he describes as “an affluent Silicon Valley town,” in a house about five miles from Google headquarters. But after moving in December 2019, Zbrozek says he learned that …
