Shhh – Not In Front of the TV, George.
Be careful what you say in front of your smart TV. According to Samsung, you never know who might be listening to your every word. The warning applies to TV…
February 2015
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Your news links for today: Bill C-51: Anti-terror. Anti-privacy. – Surveillance in Canada Ottawa’s anti-terror, corruption crackdowns show the problem with rushing in – CBC News A ‘war on terrorism’?…
Breaking #cdnpoli news! Must credit www.warrenkinsella.com!
BREAKING: Announcing my plan to cross office floor to chat with members of #NDP & #CPC. I will then return to my desk. Thank you. #cdnpoli — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren)…
Top US Navy Admiral Warns F-35 Stealth Cloaking May Be Overrated.
The US Navy’s Chief of Naval Operations is looking for a strike fighter and he’s looking well beyond the F-35. Admiral Jon Greenert told a Washington audience last week that…
Is Uniqueness of Land A Requirement for Injunctive Relief?
Since the Supreme Court decision in Semelhago v. Paramadevan, 2 SCR 415 it has been widely accepted that specific performance for the sale of land is not presumed because it…
Happy Talk
A recent study proved an old notion – the Pollyanna Hypothesis – that there is a “universal human tendency to ‘look on and talk about the bright side of life’”…
When The News Hits Close To Hom 18 Year Old UK Man With Epilepsy, Autism & Learning Disability Dies During Seizure In Assessment Unit Bathtub
Many news reports can have an impact on you for a variety of reasons. It is especially true with reports of young people dying at an early age, particularly when…
The News Is Not Good
http://www.journaldemontreal.com/ Yesterday, I wrote that Stephen Harper had devalued the coin of the realm — trust. And I suggested that the distrust Canadians now felt for him might result in…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Both Richard Bilton and Matthew Yglesias discuss Le Monde’s reporting on HSBC’s active participation in widespread tax evasion. And James Bloodworth rightly…
Why We Need To Oppose Stephen Harper’s Anti-Privacy Bill
When 9-year olds are suspended on terror charges, we all have something to fear.
Netanyahu buys into Harper election tactics.
If it was good enough for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to bring his election campaign to Jerusalem, why should Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not try it? The difference…
Discard These 20 Things to Improve Your Health
There are some minor things you can do around your home to improve your health and the health of the planet. These things range from where you plant trees and…
ROCHON: Greece, Syriza and the Euro
This is a guest blog post from Louis-Philippe Rochon. Follow him on Twitter @Lprochon. — What a tumultuous few weeks we witnessed in Greece. Though the victory of Syriza was…
All about Eve: the reviews are in
…and the reviews aren’t so good. Mine, for what it’s worth, is appended at the end. Feel free to add yours in comments. Andrew Coyne, Post: “Justin Trudeau delivers a…
JERUSALEM (from ‘Milton’): William Blake (1757-1827)
ND did those feet in ancient time Walk upon England’s mountains green? And was the holy Lamb of God On England’s pleasant pastures seen? And did the Countenance Divine Shine…
The Other DarkNL #nlpoli
For as long as anyone can remember, some people in Newfoundland and Labrador have had a love of conformity. They loathe discussion and debate. They dislike democracy. (Read more…)
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Head to Head with German Counterpart Wolfgang Schauble
Filed under: Austerity, Eurozone crisis Tagged: Eurozone Crisis, Germany, Greece, Syriza
In the words of the Dead: A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
Filed under: Cartoons (Single Panel), Making fun of Conservatives, Making fun of Liberals
My stone age blood
The Prothrombin 20210 Allele is apparently traceable to some 20,000 years ago. This is late Pleistocene. This is late Stone Age. Hunter gatherer’s. My ancestors have been in Europe a…