I was browsing around a website earlier today that offers registration of .ca domain names. I skimmed down through the personal details form, and saw an item I hadn’t seen on any domain registration sites before. At once, the section’s title told me why: it was asking for information specific to CIRA, which limits new registrants for the .ca domain to those that are Canadian citizens, or corporations that operate within Canada, etc. In fact, there is quite a lengthy list of qualifications that makes one eligible to purchase a .ca domain name, as you can see in this screenshot taken from the website in question (links to a larger version):

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So I finally watched the last episode of The West Wing last night, which I have faithfully downloaded since Rob got me hooked several years ago. I haven’t been so depressed to see a television show go off the air since they cancelled ST:TNG when I was in junior high, and I think it’s worse this time around because it isn’t just an emotional affinity for the show that’s kept me dedicated, but the knowledge that The West Wing is, in fact, good television. Darren Barefoot recently posted along these same lines and said that The West Wing had been “the smartest show on television”, which is a statement I heartily agree with. Now that it’s over, the question now becomes what else is out there that could possibly replace it? (more…)