Wearable tech
Forget the eye glasses, the arm band, the watch, the ring. What I want is a smartphone in a narrow stick about 18" long, and I want the controls to…
2014
Are the wheels falling off the Wildrose bus?
TweetA short few months ago, it almost felt inevitable that the Wildrose Party would sweep into a majority government at the next election. They were up in the polls and…
Buffalo’s wall of snow
Here are some photos of the blizzard that rolled into Buffalo a couple of days ago dropping five feet of snow in one day. I've seen similar photos of snow…
Buffalo’s wall of snow
Here are some photos of the blizzard that rolled into Buffalo a couple of days ago dropping five feet of snow in one day. I’ve seen similar photos of snow…
Buffalo’s wall of snow
Here are some photos of the blizzard that rolled into Buffalo a couple of days ago dropping five feet of snow in one day. I've seen similar photos of snow…
Wearable tech
Forget the eye glasses, the arm band, the watch, the ring. What I want is a smartphone in a narrow stick about 18″ long, and I want the controls to…
Buffalo’s wall of snow
Here are some photos of the blizzard that rolled into Buffalo a couple of days ago dropping five feet of snow in one day. I’ve seen similar photos of snow…
Turcot at La Biennale de Montreal
OK, I have sure been out of the loop here. Stumbled on this article about an artist who is featured at the Montreal Biennale whose work is focused on ideas…
Former NDP Comms Director Key Strategist on Edelman Energy East Astroturf Strategy
TransCanada has bought some unlikely support for the company’s public relations astroturf offensive aimed at winning support for the Energy East pipeline. Erin Jacobson, the recent director of communications for…
Former NDP Comms Director Key Strategist on Edelman Energy East Astroturf Strategy
TransCanada has bought some unlikely support for the company’s public relations astroturf offensive aimed at winning support for the Energy East pipeline. Erin Jacobson, the recent director of communications for…
ICYMI: Check out this innovative teach-in featuring members of the Fair Deal Coalition and Meghan Sali
This teach-in is brought to you by OpenMedia International OpenMedia has been here with you throughout the negotiation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) – rallying a huge global movement to…
In Friday’s Sun: respect
Canada is more than “a confederation of shopping centres,” Pierre Trudeau once said, decrying the narrow agendas of provincial Premiers. It is more than that. It has to be more…
Good Friends vs Toxic Friends
Telling the difference between good friends and toxic friends is especially important for caregivers. Caregivers simply don’t have the dual luxuries of boundless time and energy to invest in friendships…
Grandmas on Weed
Hilarious. In Washington State, 3 grandmothers hit the bong for the very first time. They’re so precious. Now, pass the chocolate chips.
Nov. 21: Despite the date of this one……
….it might appear on Nov. 20. I’ve just published the Nov.20 blog, but found I never got to the TandT in it. Instead, I dealt with the case of the…
We’re taking your voice straight decision-makers at the CRTC. Join us.
We Need Your Voice Right Now Next week, a crucial hearing begins that will determine how you are able to access the Internet – and whether or not Big Telecom…
Hamburg, Illinois man charged selling live Asian carp
A HAMBURG, ILLINOIS man has been charged with possession and distribution of live bighead and silver carp, a felony under United States law. On October 7, 2014, Randall E. Watters…
Well, That’s a Plan!
We don’t need to let the Ukraine plunge us back into cold war. There is a way out. A duel. The head of east Ukraine’s separatist People’s Republic of Luhansk…
Now This Is an Eye-Opener. Greenland Goes Black.
Glaciologist Jason Box of the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland is trying to wake up the world to just what’s actually happening to the Greenland ice sheet. He’s crowd-sourced…