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from Parliament Hill reporter David Akin
View Article  Alberta bound
I'm heading west bright and early in the morning to the only part of Canada where they're cheering every time the price of oil hits a new high. That's right, I'm Alberta-bound. I'll be flying into Calgary Wednesday morning and then driving up to beautiful Banff where I've been asked ...   more »
View Article  Are you getting any voice-spam?
Eric Hellweg, writing at Technology Review's blog talks about voice-spam, spam that is apparently affecting VoIP users. He calls it SPIT, an apt acronym for Spam over Internet Telephony. He also calls for governments to squelch SPIT before it grows. It's a good idea and I wouldn't mind exploring the ...   more »
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