How much will you pay to be listened to on Facebook?
Reblogged from Computationally Thinking: Facebook is having a Red Barn moment. If you ever played Farmville you’ll know what I mean. Farmville was fun for the first little while, planting,…
2012
Australian PM Gillard rips into misogynist, sexist Tony Abbott
I’m not a big fan of Australian PM Julia Gillard. She placed US interests ahead of the rights and security of Australian citizen, Julian Assange, in an extremely prejudicial fashion……
Cat from the jungle of your mind.
I’ve been playing in an iPad app called LetterMPress. The touch and manipulation controls are a bit fussy. The printing process is simulated too, and quite delightfully ignores whatever expediencies…
5233…Greek AntiImmigrantParty OpensMTLBranch
CBC.ca reports that Golden Dawn, a neo Nazi anti immigrant party in Greece, a party that won 18 seats in the last Greek election, has opened a branch in Montreal.…
Musical interlude
Andrew Bennett – Break Away (Martin Roth Remix)
5232…Carleton Ravens In The House
The defending national champs opened the Canuckistanian portion of their schedule tonight by demolishing Queen’s by a lot to a little. At one point they were up 27 to 3;…
Tough times may be ahead for the CBC by Andy Radia
FRIENDS says “The CBC is hooked on hockey and the lockout could be just a bitter foretaste of the future for the CBC”.
The Mural Debate: It Is Not About Art- It is About Politics
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes – Political Blogger Hey, that mural down by the Phoenix, in the parking lot is pretty cool. Have you seen it? It violates the bylaw, not because…
Friday night
The kids in our lives need attention and help, think about doing what you can! Have a great night.
Friday night Strength In Numbers blogging
If you’re not familiar with the band Strength In Numbers, the list of personnel might lead you to expect a bluegrass supergroup. But the tunes on offer here aren’t traditional…
Q. How many Cowans does it take to change a light bulb?
A. None. They are in eternal darkness. (If you don’t get it well, sorry the joke is a secret)
Upholding the Law, Protecting the Land, Sharing the Wealth
Friday, October 12, 2012 A recently announced agreement between the Province of British Columbia and the Gitanyow Nation is of deep significance not only for the people, the land, and…
Rafe Mair’s Landmark Free Speech Case Credited in Salmon Activist Staniford’s Victory
I was delighted to learn recently that my good friend and colleague, leading salmon farming critic Don Staniford, won a major victory in the BC Supreme Court over the aquaculture…
Plug-in Prius press
Today’s (Oct 12, 2012) Burnaby Now has an article on how we came to purchase our Plug-in Prius. Many thanks to Jennifer Moreau for making me sound articulate, and to…
“Newsworthiness”
Last September, NPR write about the Occupy Wall St. protests that were happening in New York City. People got upset. They complained to the NPR Ombudsman The executive editor for…
How much cash do Liberals want to take from workers?
The association representing almost 12,000 professionals and supervisors working for the Ontario government claims its recent tentative agreement with the provincial government calls for a 1.83% permanent reduction in compensation.…
Ryan Meili Update
As stated, previously, it’s time to look at some of the developments on the Ryan Meili campaign front. So, let’s start with the Your Ideas page on his website. As…