New Zite sucks.
Reinstall the previous version of Zite. Hoping you haven’t synced, delete the new Zite from your iPad. Then, when you connect to iTunes, you should see the previous version still…
2012
Mercer does Liberal leadership
Addressing the supporter category the party has adopted: “an astounding experiment in democracy.” Could be indeed!
F-35 May Not Be Usable in Asia Either.
Range may be the Achilles’ Heel of the F-35 stealth light attack bomber. At the end of the day, the Joint Strike Fighter may not be the right warplane for…
Rep. Markey Raises Big Questions About Shell’s Containment Dome Fail
Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass), has penned a letter to Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, looking for answers about a Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE:RDS.A) containment dome that “crushed like a…
State of the BC Economy
As we close out 2012, BC finds itself in some precarious economic waters. To recap, a massive housing bubble that built up through the naughties (2000s) finally burst in 2008,…
Huffington Post: Telus introduces new Internet disservice
Telus has announced plans to cut back on user bandwidth for its Internet service starting early next year. This Internet disservice comes after Telus met with OpenMedia to state that…
The Spirit of Christmas
@saskboy I think the news story is the PERFECT example of why helping the homeless is generally a waste of good will and effort.— Adrian MacNair (@unambig) December 03, 2012…
Rafe: BC Liberal Government Corrupt
The Campbell/Clark government is corrupt and there are a number of the reasons I say this – from BC Rail and the HST to private power contracts, deceitful budgets and,…
The Long-eared Approach to Local, Humanely Raised Meat
Success in keeping a happy flock of laying hens invariably leads to more than just an abundance of eggs…it can lead to overconfidence. We have a tendency to say, “Well,…
Arms Race Update – More Subs for India
From South Asia to Southeast Asia to China and Australia, suddenly everybody has a thing for submarines, loads of them. It’s Christmas for sub-builders. Today it’s India announcing plans to…
Harper’s Debasement Of Canadian Foreign Policy
That Canada once enjoyed a sterling reputation in the international arena is something beyond dispute. That its standing has fallen precipitately under the misguided direction of the Harper regime is…
Starbucks sticks it to the Brits
I always look forward to reading yet another story about how multinational corporations slither out of their tax responsibilities and was, therefore, duly amused by a piece I encountered in…
CNN Lends Credence To Serial Climate Misinformer Marc Morano
CNN’s Piers Morgan has fallen into the same “balance trap” that ensnared PBS several months ago, when he decided to “balance” an interview on climate change with Bill Nye by…
Tomorrow on Earthgauge Radio: the Doha Climate Summit special!
Tomorrow on Earthgauge Radio on CKCU 93.1 FM, it’s our United Nations Doha Climate Summit special broadcast. We’ll hear audio from our correspondents on the ground in Qatar and a…
Hearsay cannot be avoided by claiming state of mind is circumstantial evidence
In Brisco Estate v. Canadian Premier Life Insurance Company, 2012 ONCA 854 the argument was made that an otherwise hearsay statement was adduced to show state of mind only and…
Egypt: Civil war starting?
Egypt on the brink Check Aljazeera if you want to find out what is happening in the streets of Cairo right now. CNN and MSNBC are asleep at the switch…
Peter Kent Sings Harper’s Praises in Doha
Peter Kent never lets reality get in the way of his message, especially when he’s singing the praises of his boss Harper. Kent, showing the nerve of a canal donkey,…
The Twelve Days of a Caregiver’s Christmas
The Twelve Days of A Caregiver’s Christmas On the First Day of Christmas, I made my list of presents to buy for our family. On the Second Day of Christmas,…