When Cell and Internet Service Went Down
On Saturday November 9, cell service and internet went down for Bell, Telus, Koodo, and Virgin Mobile users, affecting large sections of southern Ontario. According to KawarthaNow, some debit and …
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Little fingers turned to Twitter fingers
To call the president-elect’s use of twitter bold is an understatement. After all, we are talking about a man who claims to be referred to as the Ernest Hemingway of …
Conflict, social media, and the Trent community
Social media can be wonderful for connecting people, for sharing information, and even for discussing different points of view. What these platforms are not, though, are particularly effective ways of …
A defense of talking to strangers
As a university student, I get it. We ride the bus, walk to work, sit at cafes, all the while plugged into our iPods and smartphones. We sit, blank faced, …
Want to Make Education Less Expensive? Support the Freedom of Knowledge
There are fundamental problems at the heart of academic knowledge production today, reinforcing the inequality of a world order that concentrates the predominance of power, wealth and influence in the …
Everything you need to know about Trent I.T.’s Strategic Plan
“Technology is anything made by humans – IT is the integration of it.” Trent’s Information Technology (IT) Department has released a comprehensive Strategic Plan entitled “New Beginnings” detailing how IT …
What Does the Internet Have to Do with Privacy?
When we talk about privacy on the internet it isn’t black and white. There are categories, shall we say, and where the uncrossable line lies is different depending on who …
The Original Harlem Shake
Most of you have been exposed to the viral Harlem Shake meme that has been making its rounds on the Internet. The meme features 15 seconds of someone dancing while …
A Day On The Internet
The Resignation of Science from the State of Italy After a series of small tremors, scientists in Italy’s Civil Protection Department and involved with the Serious Risks Commission had no evidence …