2014
9 Years.
Yep, been 9 years since I started this blog today! Had no idea where it was going when it started but I did get to participate in the largest ongoing…
Slate: Solar. Powered. Internet balloons. Yes, please!
You won’t believe how Google plans to bring Internet access to remote areas. Article by Will Oremus for Slate The majority of people in the world lack access to the…
Timothy Denton: “OpenMedia is one of the very few players… talking this language”
Where does innovation in telecom really come from? This former CRTC commissioner has a surprising answer. Article by Timothy Denton Jean Pierre Blais, Chairman of the CRTC, asked the essential…
Pipelines and Ottawa’s dropping of the ball: Gordon Gibson nails it
Gordon Gibson: The Nailer If you are a politician, or work with any political party –federal or provincial or municipal – you should definitely read the succinct, well-written and politically…
George Shultz, Reagan’s Secretary Of State, On Climate Change: "The Potential Results Are Catastrophic"
George Shultz, who served as President Ronald Reagan’s Secretary of State from 1982 to 1989, is not only willing to buck the Republican Party’s orthodoxy on global warming by acknowledging…
You will be hearing about this catastrophic error for years to come
But that’s not the worst part. The worst part is that it will be used to legitimize attacks on the credibility of women who have been sexually assaulted, for years…
The Farmer Ain’t in the Dell
Don Maroc sent this along this morning courtesy of Michelle Staples. Along with this video word that she will be filming solar installations that are beginning to bloom throughout the…
An Innovative and Creative New CVRD Board Has Been Born.
Don Maroc December 3rd, 7 p.m., second floor of the Ingram Street Cowichan Valley Regional District offices, the Board of Directors meeting room, all seats for the public are filled,…
Dad
Can’t believe it’s been 43 years.
Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, December 5, 2014
Your news links for today: Wheeler Jokes With Lobbyists About Neutrality at ‘Telecom Prom’ – DSL Reports Reports show it’s becoming a cord cutter’s world – ZDNet PSA – Don’t…
EdmAnton police officer promoted despite criminal record
Satire inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-police-officer-mike-wasylyshen-promoted-despite-criminal-record-1.2859907
EdmAnton police officer promoted despite criminal record
Satire inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-police-officer-mike-wasylyshen-promoted-despite-criminal-record-1.2859907
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, December 5, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Drinking while pregnant is not a crime, UK court finds Today’s Tech: How A Deaf-Blind Lawyer Uses Technology To…
EdmAnton police officer promoted despite criminal record
Satire inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-police-officer-mike-wasylyshen-promoted-despite-criminal-record-1.2859907
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Manuel Perez-Rocha writes about the corrosive effect of allowing businesses to dictate public policy through trade agreements: (C)orporations are increasingly using investment and…
Harper continues to snub Wynne; I guess he thinks he has too many lesbians in his life?
Stephen Harper is proving he can be as classless as the worst of men. I’m tired of his petty arrogance being described as “competence” and “good judgment” by his supporters…
New Report Highlights Fracking’s Global Hazards
A new report, issued the same day the latest round of global climate negotiations opened in Peru, highlights the fracking industry’s slow expansion into nearly every continent, drawing attention not…