You don’t need another “read-it-later” app.

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Photo by JillHannah. If you’re anything like me, you know that keeping on top of news and finding interesting things to read online can become a chore. I find that I often build up a glut of bookmarks, get overwhelmed by it all, and promptly …

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Freeing Toronto from the clutches of the OMB

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Last week, I wrote an article explaining my reservations with the Ontario Municipal Board’s disregard for democratic policymaking. What’s worse than its sweeping power is the fact that it justifies its decisions so poorly. I was happy, then, to learn that Bill 20 is making …

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In Boston, real reporting falls prey to hysteria

The ferocious zeal with which news organisations have tried to piece together an explanation for the Boston Marathon bombing is astounding. Tripping over conflicting reports in a rush to break the story first, they appear to have done more harm than good. Mere moments …

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Raw data for the 2013 Liberal leadership results: you’re welcome

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Good on the Liberal Party of Canada for releasing riding-by-riding results as soon as the leadership vote was over. The website they used was decent enough for drilling down to a particular riding, but unfortunately they didn’t publish machine-readable data that can be parsed …

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Portrait of a frozen city

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As Winter reluctantly hands control over to Spring, a city just about to bloom is frozen in time. Branches yearning for the sun are wrapped in a cocoon of ice. Even street signs get caught in the cold, glacial embrace. Buds, about to burst …

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Thoughts on a decade of digital media

Ten years ago, I had barely begun to use Google. I was using Search.com (run by C|Net) to explore the web, simply because I had guessed the URL one day and had never heard of other search engines. Lately, I’ve been reflecting on the state …

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Tweet from Chrome’s address bar

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I love keyboard shortcuts. There’s something satisfying about shaving off precious seconds from routine tasks, even if they are as trivial as sending a tweet. Chrome has had the ability to add custom search engines for a long time – but I recently realised …

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