Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Tim Hortons

Tim Hortons franchise stores are plentiful in Canadian cities and towns. The chain has expanded aggressively across most regions of Canada. As of January 2007, there were 2,710 outlets in Canada, 336 outlets in the United States and one outlet just outside Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Wikipedia




Afghanistan? Whose idea was that?

Monday, March 05, 2007

Robot serves tea just the way Japanese like it - CNN.com

'A human being may be faster, but you'd have to say 'Thank you,'' said University of Tokyo professor Tomomasa Sato. 'That's the best part about a robot. You don't have to feel bad about asking it to do things.'"CNN.com


Wow. At first I thought that this was ridiculous, but then I remembered that I'm much more willing to do things online, rather than deal with people. I tell myself that it's because my schedule is so off-kilter with the rest of society's- but is that a good excuse? I do like going to local shops to do my shopping- but so frequently I know more about what they sell than the salespeople do that it's an eercise in futility. Anyways... Something to think about I suppose.