Archive - Jun 28, 2008

I am not going to say much about this one cause I just spent all my brain energy (and judgement) over at Shameless, but I'd love to hear what people think of this (hella long) article from the Globe and Mail: Mending a broken mind. It describes a new treatment for depression that involves constantly stimulating certain regions in the brain with electricity, prompting emotional and mental changes in peopel who suffer from severe depression.

Giver'ha people.

Little What?

So this is a new charitable organization called Little Geeks: “Little Geeks is a philanthropic organization and registered Canadian charity that collects, refurbishes and re-distributes donated home computers to children in need.� How about that graphic design - like Toys R’Us on poppers. I feel like Joe Matt must have done the illustrations since no-one has eyeballs. Seriously though, “Little Geeks�? I can’t say I like it.

Though it may seem harsh to take shots at a good-hearted enterprise, I strongly believe that people from the corporate sector, (and take a look at the board of directors if you want to know who’s backing this project) need as much educating about social change as people who barter for used monitors need educating about interest rates and borrowing to save.

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