Category Archives: Tech

When did it become ok to be dumb?

By Julie Laurin | Published: January 30, 2012

I was thinking about this topic this morning after a long work meeting. When did it become ok for people to accept mediocre results? When did it become acceptable to just be average? When did we decide that being dumb was cooler than being intelligent? I don’t understand. I was brought up by my mother, [...]

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My tribute to Steve Jobs

By Julie Laurin | Published: October 6, 2011

I’m not a Machead. In fact, I had sworn to never own an Apple product, mostly because I felt that that Apple products were too proprietary. In my youth, I enjoyed taking computers apart and replacing their parts and buying the best hardware I could find. But with a Mac, I couldn’t do that. So [...]

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My Favourite Kind of People

By Julie Laurin | Published: April 9, 2011

The older I get, the more picky I am. Whether it’s food, clothes, travel… my tastes are getting simpler and more precise. The only interests of mine which are still a bit eclectic are my choices in film and music. Other than that, I pretty much know what I want now and more importantly, I [...]