More random links
- Study finds B.C. should extend foster care after age 19
- Can't say the conclusion that this would likely reduce homelessness is particularly shocking. You'd almost think that humans are social creatures.
- Federal caps on wireless roaming rates don't solve problem, Wind Mobile says
- Wind's CEO on proposed cost caps for domestic cell phone roaming: "The rate that we were successful in getting from this U.S. carrier, to whom we mean nothing, is 3.5 times less than what these legislated caps will provide" It makes sense to charge for roaming, but the wholesale cost charged for domestic roaming is significantly more than the companies charge at the retail level which seems kind of anti-competitive.
- US Bike Ridership Surges With Protected Bike Lanes, Study Finds
- Now if only the local planning folks could be convinced to spend more money protecting cyclists from cars than protecting pedestrians from cyclists.
- The Upper Class and Wealth Inequality in Sweden
- "Sweden is viewed as an egalitarian utopia by outsiders, but reality is complex. In some ways Sweden has less social equality than the United States. While the American upper class is largely meritocratic, the upper class in Sweden are still mostly defined by birth."