In praise of speed bumps
The reason we have roundabouts is that they let traffic flow without stopping through intersections. The problem with roundabouts is that having traffic flow without stopping is extremely hazardous to…
2013
rob ford is sorry
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Need for Site C Dam exaggerated as public hearings start next month
Public hearings into the controversial, $8 Billion Site C Dam are set to commence next month, as the Joint Review Panel for the project indicated today that proponent BC Hydro…
what i’m watching: the office (u.s.) finale
In my fine tradition of watching TV shows and movies – and then writing about them – months or sometimes years after their release, I recently finished the final season…
What’s next up for Justin Trudeau? A speaking engagement at a whites-only rally?
Someone who I can’t recall recently admonished me for doubting Trudeau, telling me that he has the very best advisement team behind him. Really? Can you imagine the outrage if…
Our Gal (Kathleen Wynne) Is Lookin’ Good!
If an election were held tomorrow, Premier Wynne’s Liberal party would receive 34% of the vote among decided voters, unchanged since May. Support for Time Hudak’s Progressive Conservatives has eased…
Rob Ford’s not drunk
A video was released today of Rob Ford in a living room, ranting about someone he wanted to kill in a boxing ring. Almost immediately, Ford went on camera and…
Bank Of Canada Unveils NEW $5 and $10 Polymer Bills …
(Click on image to enlarge … ) The Bank of Canada has unveiled the new Five and Ten dollar polymer bills for circulation.
The small chair
Sketchology, Popsicolor, Procreate. Sketchology is a newish drawing program which uses vectors, so the drawing is infinitely scalable. Needs a few tools just yet, I’d like the marker to work…
Justin Trudeau “ladies night” event “condescending and patronizing”
Canadian women, including politicians, are dismissing Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s “ladies night” event in Toronto as “condescending and patronizing”. The post Justin Trudeau “ladies night” event “condescending and patronizing” appeared…
Video: Steve Anderson of OpenMedia speaks out as telecom complaints soar
Telecom complaints have soared over 31% in just 12 months – and our own Steve Anderson was quick to respond. Speaking on CBC News, he called out the Big Three…
To Boldly Go…
The RS-25, otherwise known as the Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) At the California Science Center in LA
Latest projection – federal – and ElectoMatic lite version
Teddy here with a slight change in plan as to what I was planning to upload and when, in response to viewer count of previous posts. Therefore, without further adieu,…
Photoshopping for Mos
I feel like a dancing monkey, photoshop damn it photoshop.
Israeli ‘master of disinformation’ Danny Ayalon takes a hit: hasbara fantasies exposed in new video
Lara Sawalha and Dana Dajani take on the hasbara revisionism of Danny Ayalon in a video that sets the record straight. Some bio information on Lara Sawalha – here –…
Big Liberal supporter: "sellout in progress"
Newspaper publisher Glacier Media and associated corporations have been major financial supporters of the BC Liberals: at least $283,000 since 2005. Nevertheless, a Glacier newspaper today published an editorial titled…
We were hell on other species before we were even us
Homo sapiens has been driving other species into extinction for a very long time. We are familiar with more recent events on our own continent with the annihilation of species…
BC is (still) Not for Sale
Thursday, November 7, 2013 Media headlines are trumpeting this week’s agreement between Premiers Christy Clark and Alison Redford regarding tar sands infrastructure in BC. In our opinion, however, this agreement…
Supreme Court Rules Last Federal Election Was Fraudulent
Dorothy Field-Cowichan Conversations Contributor The Canadian Federal Court has confirmed that the country’s 2011 federal election, which led to the victory of Stephen Harper’s government, was fraudulent. This is appalling.…
Calling All Enviros. James Hansen Wants You to Back Clean Nuclear Energy
There was a time when diesel-powered vehicles were pretty much the dirtiest, noisiest automotive conveyance on the roads. Technology improved and great strides were made in diesel engine performance. Today’s…