Business/Social Commentary Numbers don’t lie: 2017 has been our best year yet…THANK YOU!! 18 Sep 2017June 29, 2020 The number speak for themselves. Thanks to you, 2017 has been a record-breaking year for Codified in terms of viewership and number of unique visitors. I am going to continue…
Business/Social Commentary… Canada’s Food Security: Highly Needed, Long Overdue 4 Sep 2016June 29, 2020 Of all the issues that can destabilize global stability, “food security” is often the least discussed, despite the fact that it often has the biggest impact on the stability of…
Business/Social Commentary That Facebook Privacy Notice you just posted is 100% useless 5 Dec 2014June 29, 2020 People of Facebook, please be advised: posting the "Facebook Privacy Notice" to protect your copyright will do NOTHING. I mean, absolutely NOTHING. Recently, I have seen the following “notice” (or…
Business/Social Commentary… Re-examining the Discourse on Coptic Egypt 17 Feb 2013June 29, 2020 History reminds us often of the devastating effects of Colonialism on ethnic minorities. With events that range from subverted, underhanded attempts to indirectly wipe out local populations, to more explicit…
Business/Social Commentary On Sweden’s Coloured Pork: Shhhhhh!! Don’t tell the Middle East!! 17 Oct 2012June 29, 2020 There's nothing like sitting down at your favourite restaurant, ordering your favourite steak (medium rare, of course!), and taking that first bite into it after a long, hard day at…
Business/Social Commentary… Fuel Subsidies in Egypt: It’s Time to Wean Off 9 Oct 2012June 29, 2020 Despite all the political changes going on in Egypt, there are many underlying issues that could threaten the stability of the country in much more profound ways. The Egyptian state…
Business/Social Commentary “The Innocence of Muslims”: The Start of a Transcontinental Melee? 16 Sep 2012June 29, 2020 Let’s put statements of religious unity and solidarity aside for a second and examine what happened here. Someone made a questionable piece of “art” that ridicules Islam and set off…
Business/Social Commentary The Dark Knight Rises: A Chapter in Political History? 10 Aug 2012June 29, 2020 I recently watched the last installment of Christopher Nolan's Batman movies, "The Dark Knight Rises". There's a lot that can be said about the emotional, psychological, or philosophical elements of…
Business/Social Commentary Canada’s Copyright Conundrums: “How much should we charge?” (Part I – Music) 14 Jul 2012June 29, 2020 The Supreme Court of Canada recently released a series of rulings on the stance of Copyright law in the music and printing industries (neatly summarized here). This is an area…
Business/Social Commentary Democracy be damned (in the business world)! 27 Feb 2012June 29, 2020 Warren Buffet seems to have taken a different approach in governing his iconic Berkshire Hathaway company. The legendary investor recently chose not to name his successor in a public letter…
