Occupy Wall St. – Letters to friends and family, and an overview of what is unfolding now
What is happening is momentus. It could go wrong, it could fizzle out, or it could be co-opted, but at present, by all I can see, it is hopeful: here…
October 2011
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The Science of Community Management: DjangoCon Keynote
At OSCON this year, Jono Bacon, argued that we are entering a era of renaissance in open source community management - that increasingly we don't just have to share stories…
Dogs know best what to do with (anonymous) polls
Stephen Smart's report from Victoria caught my attention during Tuesday's CBC News Vancouver. The Legislative reporter has apparently written off the NDP opposition; his focus was on the party that…
Interview with Margaret Laurence, Part I
In a sense writing a novel is a sort of discovery . You know more or less where you’re headed but everything could change in the doing of it. And,…
cabinet building and the game of politics in alberta.
“When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground.” Cersei Lannister, Game of Thrones With the coming of a new Premier, the…
The Redford Files: ‘Cabinet speculation continues’ – well, duh!
Your blogger, figuring out who will be named to Alison Redford’s cabinet next week. Alberta bloggers may not be exactly as illustrated, and their self-referential jokes may not be all…
Web hosting: I miss the bad old days
At least when it comes to website serving. There was a time when I had my production web server in my basement and I bought bandwidth from upstream to allow…
NWT ELECTION YESTERDAY
DIDN’T WATCH IT SORRY NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT. YAY NO TEAM AT ALL GET IT, IT’S A CONSENSUS GOVERNMENT JOKE
Meet the Canadian rebel who sparked OccupyWallStreet
The spark for the insurgency that now grips the heart of Wall Street, and has spread to many other American cities as well as cities in other parts of the…
LATE TO THE PARTY
SO YEAH JUST BACK FROM VISITING MY SON AT THE HOSPITAL, DID YOU HEAR THIS THEY HAD AN ELECTION IN MANITOBA? BASICALLY IT’S BEEN CALLED ALREADY (SPOILER ALERT: NDP MAJORITY)…
Translink: It’s the policy, that policy won’t change, and there’s no one you can speak to about it.
Pardon me for a rant about my commute. And about Translink. I hardly think it’s acceptable for a public organization that trumpets public consultation, taxes us, is governed by an…
Manitoba New Democrats WIN Fourth Consecutive Majority Government !
"Manitoba New Democrats have won their fourth-straight majority government."Globe & Mail
No, I didn’t forget about Manitoba
Sorry for the delay folks - Manitoba election results are found right here.
4049…On The Plus Side For Buffalo Tim
It looks like Benedict Rossi will win Eglinton Lawrence in the GTA, stealing a seat from the Reds.Perhaps he will weave the magic that he did with the Liberals federally…
Time to Nationalize The Globe and Mail?
In response to a pretty moderate Ontario NDP platform, today’s lead Globe and Mail editorial goes off the rails on a crazy train: “disastrous,” “protectionism run amok,” “a fantasy,” “a…
4048…This Of Course Means Nothing
ABC News has learned that NJ Governor Chris Christie will not be running for President."We will still carry the Governor's press conference at 1pm on 77 WABC and WABCRadio.com," Noam…
It’s hard to get re-elected during a recession…
...except in 2011 in Canada.Add the Manitoba NDP to the growing list of parties re-elected with a strong, stable majority government.The Newfoundland PCs and Saskatchewan Saskies will join then shortly.…
4047…Will Tim Hudak Resign Before The Vote?
For the Progressive Conservatives to have any, any, ANY chance, Buffalo Tim Hudak has to fall on his sword h a r d.He won't of course, coz he is the…