Paul Fromm Is A Creep
Sometimes, a person can be so disgusted by another human being that no words can really express the feeling. This marks such a time for us. The unexpected transformation of…
July 2015
Google Tag Manager Course (Analytics Academy)
Sometimes I take my advice and take Google Analytics Academy courses. This time it was something I was with which I somewhat familiar: Google Tag Manager. When I ran into…
Google Analytics Beginners (Academy Courses)
Hi, I’ve heard from some readers that my blog posts about analytics are beyond the reach of many beginners. Worry not, everyone was a beginner once. I learned a lot…
Google AdWords (Re-) Certification!
Hi all, As I’ve mentioned before, livelong learning (or, professional development) is incredibly important to me. I recently reviewed for and earned my AdWords (re-) certification. In my case, I…
Next Up, Spain
As events unfold over the next few weeks following today’s No victory in Greece there’ll be plenty of people watching in Spain. That country’s Podemos movement promotes a similar sort…
Using the Leap Second to Rate Harper’s Government
Stephen Harper was late for Canada Day this year. He missed the kick-off by a full second; or he would have but for the leap second. None of us noticed…
July 5: I’m starting this very late – it’ll be short and off the usual track.
I was watching a film about the American revolution. It was the usual malarkey about how the British were cruel, and Americans were nice, and Americans invented democracy and freedom…
Greek referendum: Alexis Tsipras hails victory for No campaign – live updates
The Eurozone is at best a mechanism for corporate control and convenience. The powerhouse nations like Germany, Britain and France have disproportionate wealth as compared to other countries such as…
rtod
Revolutionary thought of the day: Scargill’s got the megaphone and he launces intae one ay his trademark rousin speeches that tingles the back ay ma neck. He talks about the…
Is It Time to Skewer Harper With the F-35 Fiasco?
Probably the question should be whether Mulcair or Trudeau have the political acumen to bloody Stephen Harper over his blunders and deceit in Canada’s F-35 saga. We know now that…
Greece – Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t
Greek voters appear poised to rather narrowly reject another round of austerity measures demanded by the IMF, the European Commission and the EBC. It’s something of a “heads I win,…
FIFA – Blatter Doubles Down
When is a resignation not a resignation? When you’re the Pharaoh of FIFA, Sepp Blatter. Ol’ Sepper has announced he won’t be attending the final of the Women’s World Cup…
UPDATE-1: Now is the time to observe, learn, and act
I’ve always said Greece is the canary in the coal mine of the collapse of industrialized economies in the face of limits to growth. There is much to be learned…
UPDATE-1: Now is the time to observe, learn, and act
I've always said Greece is the canary in the coal mine of the collapse of industrialized economies in the face of limits to growth. There is much to be learned…
Now is the time to observe, learn, and act
I’ve always said Greece is the canary in the coal mine of the collapse of industrialized economies in the face of limits to growth. There is much to be learned…
Burning Down the House
We were warned to prepare for severe weather events of increasing intensity, frequency and duration and that cautionary heads up has already come to pass. I went out back to…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Scott Santens argues that a basic income represents the best way to ensure that the gains from technological advancement are shared by…
Thar She Blows? Greece Seems To Be Voting No
If Greece says no, then expect negative growth in Canada for the remainder of 2015. If Greece says yes, expect zero to negative growth in Canada for the remainder of…
The Earth’s Future Is Our Future
While I have deeply-held spiritual beliefs, I do not for a moment think that transcendent agency was involved in humanity’s appearance on the earth. In my view, we just happened…