iPhone in Canada: Bell loses huge class action suit
There’s no end of good news lately when it comes to Big Telecom getting smacked down. Article by Nick Salerni for iPhone in Canada Bell Mobility has lost a class-action…
January 2015
Harper Casts a Dangerous Net. He’s Fishing For Your Rights, Your Freedoms.
One of the classic goals of terrorists is to force the government side to become regressive, to turn on its own people. Western governments, too stupid to realize this, use…
Sea Levels Rising Faster Than We Had Imagined
If there’s one aspect of climate change that even diehard denialists are having trouble writing off, it’s sea level rise. That’s especially noticeable in states along America’s eastern seaboard and…
Wednesday Evening Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Jeff Begley criticizes the Cons and the Quebec Libs for their refusal to even recognize inequality as an issue – which of course…
Medium: Keep Aaron Swartz’s dream alive
Over two years ago, we lost Internet activist Aaron Swartz to suicide after he was relentlessly persecuted for alleged copyright infringement. Find out how you can best honor Aaron and…
Jan. 14: :let’s relax a bit. Let’s start with the comics….
My, the comics page in the Irving press is terrible. But that, at least, is not the fault of the Irving press. Even the Blondie strip, nearing a century old,…
Breakthrough books and late bloomers
As a “late bloomer” (my first novel wasn’t published until I was 39 and I haven’t had that “breakthrough” book yet), this interactive infographic is kind of reassuring. I hope…
Obama Administration to provide citizens with faster, cheaper Internet while Canada falls behind
US_LTTE_fbshare.png Internet advocates celebrate Obama’s move, and point to it as the type of action required to get Canada’s Internet rates and speeds on par with global counterparts. January 14,…
Terrorism suspects ‘probably’ on RCMP’s list, public safety minister says
Satire inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/steven-blaney-says-arrests-of-terrorism-suspects-reinforce-how-secure-we-can-feel-1.2900419
Terrorism suspects ‘probably’ on RCMP’s list, public safety minister says
Satire inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/steven-blaney-says-arrests-of-terrorism-suspects-reinforce-how-secure-we-can-feel-1.2900419
Terrorism suspects ‘probably’ on RCMP’s list, public safety minister says
Satire inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/steven-blaney-says-arrests-of-terrorism-suspects-reinforce-how-secure-we-can-feel-1.2900419
Stop talking to me about ‘launch’
This still happens. Some big content production – often a video, but also a text report or research piece – is ready to go and the powers-that-be want to make…
Low Oil Prices, Good or Bad for Canada?
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock somewhere, you’re probably well aware that the price of oil has fallen dramatically, to less than $50 / barrel. What this means for…
Charlie Hebdo, Free Speech & Islamophobia: a response to Leigh Phillips
Well, it's certainly been a while since I've posted anything but since I still have this blog thing in my name it seemed a better place to post something longer…
Charlie Hebdo, Free Speech & Islamophobia: a response to Leigh Phillips
Well, it’s certainly been a while since I’ve posted anything but since I still have this blog thing in my name it seemed a better place to post something longer…
Charlie Hebdo, Free Speech & Islamophobia: a response to Leigh Phillips
Well, it's certainly been a while since I've posted anything but since I still have this blog thing in my name it seemed a better place to post something longer…
A provincial election would be cynical and foolish, but ….
The Alberta Legislature press gallery, the most chronically underworked legislature press gallery in the country, is all abuzz with election gossip. The Progressive Conservatives have kicked their candidate selection process…
Have The Terrorists Already Won?
Much press has been devoted to the aftermath of the cowardly massacre at Charlie Hebdo; strong displays of solidarity both in defence of freedom of expression and disdain for the…
Charlie Hebdo, Free Speech & Islamophobia: a response to Leigh Phillips
Well, it’s certainly been a while since I’ve posted anything but since I still have this blog thing in my name it seemed a better place to post something longer…