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Funds are being limited to higher education institutions..

And you wonder how the idiots in congress and all the idiots in America who don’t understand how modern finances work could screw things up? Go read this:

Bank Limits Fund Access by Colleges, Inciting Fears

In a move suggesting how the credit crisis could disrupt American higher education, Wachovia Bank has limited the access of nearly 1,000 colleges to $9.3 billion the bank has held for them in a short-term investment fund, raising worries on some campuses about meeting payrolls and other obligations.

I can now officially move home to Calgary

All I need a super job to convince Jennifer that it would be good to do.. heh heh.

CocoaHeads Portland Tonight…

I had the opportunity to attend my last CocoaHeads Portland meeting tonight (more about that later perhaps), and I am continually amazed by the development talent and skill that is in Portland.

Even more impressive is the excitement people have over developing for the Macintosh/iPhone these days, and how they want to share that excitement with others by attending meetings like this.. I wonder if big CocoaHeads meetings like the Silicon valley chapter have that same feel?

Thanks all for a great night!

Why Real Networks is doomed…

Why Rob Glaser Wants to Annoy Hollywood

When your CEO says this, you have to worry:

“The amount of money we make is still better than a sharp stick in the eye,” Mr. Glaser said. “But the real value is having another successful software product.”

Yojimbo

Yojimbo, originally uploaded by Lucien W. Dupont.

Yojimbo is a great Macintosh organizer of information - and, as I found out yesterday, a ninja movie.

I found this in Powells in Beaverton yesterday….

Justin’s Post on Being Indie…

I’ve officially been indie since the end of April and have had varying degrees of success. …

(Via carpeaqua.)

Well well worth the read…

C4[2] Registration Open

C4[2] Registration Open

(Via rentzsch.com: Tales from the Red Shed.)

I went last year, and I highly recommend it if you are an indie developer, or want to be an indie developer. This year, I won’t be able to attend, for a very good reason of which I will get into later on in the month.

Update: Ya, I should get caught up on things - it’s sold out… at least the videos should be available later on in the year.

This type of home really appeals to me

Maybe someday… .

First Community Heated with Solar Power Built in Canada, Eh.

First Community Heated with Solar Power Built in Canada, Eh.

(Via EcoGeek.org.)

Nice to see my home country and home province doing some really advanced stuff in being green.. I like this little bit:

Even with sunny Alberta weather, it will take approximately three years to fully charge the BTES field. In the first years of operation, the field will operate at relatively low temperatures, and the recoverable energy will be largely depleted before the end of the heating season. However, after a few years of operation, the core temperature of the BTES field will approach 80°C by the end of summer, with sufficient heat for almost an entire heating season.

Check it out: Drakes Landing Solar Community.

Field of Dreams

Field of Dreams, originally uploaded by Lucien W. Dupont.

The Beavers game in Portland for the 4th. Fireworks after.