Category Archives: Social Commentary
Videogames = Violence? Not likely
Best Headline for Public Infrastructure Spending
Trailer Park Boys and Instagram
I love these guys!
Prezi… How they took the shitty animation of powerpoint and marketed it as cool…
I’m partially kidding… but I made a slideshow to make a point..
http://prezi.com/sfyywefnshf7/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share
Moses Znaimer’s ideacity – Rethinking Democracy
Very interesting discussion on Democracy
What I was most suprised about was Conrad Black’s portion of the discussion and his take on the political discourse in the United States and the current state of the news media in that country.
“(In the Unites States) As of now, public discourse, is essentially idiots on the right and left shrieking at each other making no sense at all, and you don’t get the best candidates running for president…”
The 2012 Best Rural Smart Hub Internet Plans In Alberta
UPDATE FOR 2012
Hi everyone,
The 2011 post seemed to get a lot of traffic and I’ve been slacking a bit to update it with 2012 pricing. Here it is!
| PROVIDER | MONTHLY $ | 3 GBS | 5GBS | 10GBS | 15GBS | OVERLIMIT $/GB |
| ROGERS | $47.00 | INCLUDED | $57.00 | $72.00 | $92.00 | $10.00 |
| BELL | $45.00 | INCLUDED | $55.00 | $70.00 | $90.00 | $15.36 |
| TELUS | $45.00 | INCLUDED | $55.00 | $70.00 | NOT AVAILABLE | $20.48 |
| NOTE: | THESE ARE ALL BASED ON 7.2MB/S SPEED PLANS | |||||
These are the current hubs available as of July 30th, 2012.
Bell Mobility Turbo Hub
Rogers Wireless Rocket Hub
Telus Mobility Smart Hub
I might add that the performance of your internet hubs relies greatly on where your nearest cellular tower is. Steven Nikkel has made a very handy site that shows you where the closest towers are in your area and which company operates them.
Check it out at www.ertyu.org it works for all of Canada. Even to snoop around, it’s really interesting to see how many towers there are across the country!
I’m currently running Bell’s Netgear MVBR1210C and it seems to be working out alright, the tower is a fair distance away but I still get decent download speeds. Now if I could just find a way to get an unlimited plan I’d be set.
Thanks again for reading! Take it easy and hope you find decent access to the internet wherever you may be!
CC.
Here is the background from my previous post in 2011.
Hey Internet users,
I go online, I’m rural in Alberta and it is not cheap or fast in my current situation so I’d thought I would share some research. I surf the internet and currently live at Antler Lake, Alberta and we have (as I know currently) wireless, satellite, or dial-up. I currently use an Internet Stick from Bell and decided to look at options other than Satellite or the Internet Stick. My internet stick isn’t exactly cheap considering Netflix and Youtube cost me $255 last month. Or fast because trying to upload my own pictures to this blog has been frustrating. The reliability of my “internet stick” has been questionable, last month I’ve been online and it seems that I have to unplug/reset my card within the first 5 minutes. I decided to check out what the best available mobile internet plan for people in rural areas in Alberta is. Here’s what I’ve found. I hope this helps anyone in Canada/World, regardless of where live.
Smart Hub plans are currently offered by Bell, Telus, and Rogers as of April 12, 2011. Data caps for Smart Hubs are a bit better than Internet Sticks, don’t ask me why. These companies offer the following for Smart Hub Plans:
Note: From what I’ve seen on the web, all of companies noted above use $/mb for over usage, which means 1024 MB per GB, and I will convert them for you to GB… I think it seems only fair to offer that in the internet age of Vimeo, Youtube, Netflix, etc.. We’re all thinking in GigaBytes…
The rate plans I’ve found are for Alberta. Rates across the country for comparison/discussion would be appreciated!
Okay, now the nickels and dimes of the whole thing.
One Gigabyte = 1024 Megabytes… So 1 cent / MB = $10.24 per GB.
- Bell Mobility – NETGEAR MBR1210 Turbo Hub = $65 /month for 10GB – Anything over costs $15.36 CAD / GB.
- Telus – Smart Hub Plan = $70/month for 10 GB – Anything over costs $20 CAD / GB.
- Rogers – Rocket Hub = $85/month for 10 GB – Anything over costs $10 CAD /GB.
Hopefully this helps you in finding an internet plan that works for you in the rural areas of Alberta, Saskatchewan, or any province in Canada, or the world!
If you find rate plans that are better than I have found, let me know!
Take Care,
Conquestcommando
The 2011 Best Rural Smart Hub Internet Plans In Alberta
UPDATE FOR 2012
Hi everyone,
This post seems to get a lot of traffic and I’ve been slacking a bit to update it with 2012 pricing. Here it is! If you find anything better out there for plans, let me know or post it in the comments! Take it easy.
CC.
| PROVIDER | MONTHLY $ | 3 GBS | 5GBS | 10GBS | 15GBS | OVERLIMIT $/GB |
| ROGERS | $47.00 | INCLUDED | $57.00 | $72.00 | $92.00 | $10.00 |
| BELL | $45.00 | INCLUDED | $55.00 | $70.00 | $90.00 | $15.36 |
| TELUS | $45.00 | INCLUDED | $55.00 | $70.00 | NOT AVAILABLE | $20.48 |
| NOTE: | THESE ARE ALL BASED ON 7.2MB/S SPEED PLANS | |||||
These are the current hubs available as of July 30th, 2012.
Bell Mobility Turbo Hub
Rogers Wireless Rocket Hub
Telus Mobility Smart Hub
Hey Internet users,
I go online, I’m rural in Alberta and it is not cheap or fast in my current situation so I’d thought I would share some research. I surf the internet and currently live at Antler Lake, Alberta and we have (as I know currently) wireless, satellite, or dial-up. I currently use an Internet Stick from Bell and decided to look at options other than Satellite or the Internet Stick. My internet stick isn’t exactly cheap considering Netflix and Youtube cost me $255 last month. Or fast because trying to upload my own pictures to this blog has been frustrating. The reliability of my “internet stick” has been questionable, last month I’ve been online and it seems that I have to unplug/reset my card within the first 5 minutes. I decided to check out what the best available mobile internet plan for people in rural areas in Alberta is. Here’s what I’ve found. I hope this helps anyone in Canada/World, regardless of where live.
Smart Hub plans are currently offered by Bell, Telus, and Rogers as of April 12, 2011. Data caps for Smart Hubs are a bit better than Internet Sticks, don’t ask me why. These companies offer the following for Smart Hub Plans:
Note: From what I’ve seen on the web, all of companies noted above use $/mb for over usage, which means 1024 MB per GB, and I will convert them for you to GB… I think it seems only fair to offer that in the internet age of Vimeo, Youtube, Netflix, etc.. We’re all thinking in GigaBytes…
The rate plans I’ve found are for Alberta. Rates across the country for comparison/discussion would be appreciated!
Okay, now the nickels and dimes of the whole thing.
One Gigabyte = 1024 Megabytes… So 1 cent / MB = $10.24 per GB.
- Bell Mobility – NETGEAR MBR1210 Turbo Hub = $65 /month for 10GB – Anything over costs $15.36 CAD / GB.
- Telus – Smart Hub Plan = $70/month for 10 GB – Anything over costs $20 CAD / GB.
- Rogers – Rocket Hub = $85/month for 10 GB – Anything over costs $10 CAD /GB.
Hopefully this helps you in finding an internet plan that works for you in the rural areas of Alberta, Saskatchewan, or any province in Canada, or the world!
If you find rate plans that are better than I have found, let me know!
Take Care,
Conquestcommando
Conferences all atwitter, but are we speeding public ridicule?
Conferences all atwitter, but are we speeding public ridicule?.
Just came across this blog, and I like it.
I’m still on the fence about Twitter… I have a blog and a website, that way I can get across what I’m saying in more than 140 characters. For me, the crafting of an article or random thought with images and / or videos and finally hitting the “Publish” button is much more satisfying than tweeting into space hoping for mentions to come.
If corporations and celebrities are paying other people to write their tweets, then I’m going to reserve judgement on whether Twitter is a valid method of communication. I’ll give it a couple years.
Take Care.
CC.
The Current Education System and The Overuse of Ritalin
The RSA.org has a wealth of information on a multitude of topics.
This lecture was done by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert. He makes some very good points throughout the lecture. One that sparked my attention was that the over prescription of Ritalin to combat the so-called ADHD epidemic is wrong and unnecessary.
Take a look, it’s worth it.
Cheers,
CC.
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