Jason M. Hanley :: Custom Software Developer

I recently came across this article from July in the Financial Post stating that RIM “… blasted Canadian cellphone companies … for their high data rates and for not competing against each other strongly enough.”

This has been a problem in Canada for more then 5 years, and I’m glad to hear that people are starting to make some noise about it.

High-tech companies can’t and won’t develop innovative mobile services in Canada until the current wireless cartel is broken up.

It’s been my experience that, most of the time, delayed responses are bad. If I ask a question, and don’t hear back from someone soon, it usually means the answer is negative.

In various psychology classes, I remember learning that people tend to give positive answers quickly, but are reluctant to say “no”. This was noted as especially true in Asian and Indian cultures.

That said, there are a few exceptions: People going on vacation, not getting the message, emergencies coming up, etc.

In general, if I send a request and don’t hear back within 1-2 business days, I assume about a 90% chance of some sort of negative response.

Does anyone know of any empirical research on this subject? If so, please post it as a comment.

Syllogistic Software has a new office! That’s right, we’re moving up in the world — in terms of elevation We’re now located on the 12th floor of the Marsland Centre in Uptown Waterloo. There’s a picture of the building on our website.

We’re still getting settled, but things should be semi-normal by next week. Give me a shout and drop by if you’re in the area.

Health Minister Tony Clement says sodium is a bigger health threat than artery-plugging trans fats. “It’s almost become a silent invader of our food supply and only now are we seeing the consequences of it.” - canada.com

Dr. Graham MacGregor of the U.K.-based World Action on Salt and Health (WASH) says that reducing dietary sodium would result in “the biggest improvement in public health since clean water and drains.” - dietians.ca

“You hate to always point the finger at fast foods, but if you tend to go and get a meat and cheese breakfast sandwich on bread, you’re probably consuming about 1,800 milligrams of salt,” Sally Brown, CEO of the Heart and Stroke Foundation - ctv.ca

The Centre for Science in the Public Interest estimates that as many as 15,000 Canadians a year are dying annually because of excessive salt consumption. - theglobeandmail.com

For the longest time, Google Maps’ super-high-resolution images were only available in large city areas, like New York, Toronto, etc. I noticed recently, however, that Kitchener-Waterloo has it now.

I can actually see my car parked at my building. I can also tell that it was taken before May (when the large tree at the bottom right was taken down by a storm) in the summer (all the trees are full and green) and that it was early morning (from the shadows).

I wonder if this has anything to do with Google opening up a larger office in Waterloo soon.