Books versus E-readers
Back in February, Naomi Baron wrote a piece called “Reading on-screen versus on paper,” in which she compared the two reading experiences: printed books and e-readers in five areas: Cost…
2015
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Your news links for today: Bill C-51 violates Universal Declaration of Human Rights, OSCE finds – ThinkPol A Licence With Limited Value: Copyright Board Delivers Devastating Defeat to Access Copyright…
Using Bacteria to Make Buildings Healthier
A new field of research, that doesn’t even have a proper name yet, is looking into ways we can incorporate biology into our built environment. It turns out the bacteria…
If trouble comes?
We live a very peaceful life in Canada. It was surprising though the other day when in an interview on Global Television, Tom Clark asked Ottawa’s chief of the defence…
Will the Orange Crush thing fizzle?
Here’s what Senior Statesman Ed Broadbent says: The polling done by the Broadbent Institute shows Canadians support those ideas. “Time after time, we find on almost every issue, a majority…
Rafe Mair’s Modest Proposal: Scrap environmental assessments
The resignation of Economist Robyn Allan from the National Energy Board (NEB)underlines the futility of funding these rigged operations and what is worse is that we pay through the nose…
This changes everything
When someone says something "changed everything," you know something didn't. — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) May 26, 2015
Fuck the Job Count! What People Need Are Living Wages!
Every month the charade continues. Governments in North America announce the latest labour market statistics, hoping to pull the wool over the population’s eyes, making them believe that things are…
Raising Those At The Bottom
http://www.pilgrimagepodcast.com/ There has been a lot of discussion about the 1% of us who are fabulously wealthy. A new OECD report, In It Together: Why Less Inequality Benefits All, suggests…
The Day Stephen Harper’s Attack Ads Made Him look Like an Idiot
As I've been telling you for a while, Stephen Harper's PMO is not the mighty Death Machine it once was.These days it's looking desperate and disorganized. Its election campaign is…
The party is over #nlpoli
There are times when you wonder why anyone pays attention to a crowd like the Atlantic Province Economic Council. They showed up in St. John’s on Monday to tell us…
Horgan was in Edmonton for celebrations. Here he is with a Cowichan ex pat now Alberta NDP MLA Shay Anderson.
Horgan was in Edmonton for celebrations. Here he is with a Cowichan ex pat now Alberta NDP MLA Shay Anderson. He sent this on his iPhone. I think he…
Henry Yu on #WhiteSupremacy in Canada
"Canada had a history of #WhiteSupremacy similar to South Africa-building its immigration policy around White Canada" pic.twitter.com/wcNdWGogqZ — Melissa Fong (@internationalmf) May 25, 2015 "Canada had a history of #WhiteSupremacy
The outlaw love and godless gospel of roots rocker Rodney DeCroo
Albumn review, “Campfires on the Moon”, by Michael Nenonen. Rodney DeCroo’s latest album, “Campfires on the Moon,” reveals hidden faces. I’ll say more about that in a moment. “Campfires”, released…
Cassandra’s Curse
Climate scientists are reporting higher incidents of depression. It could be from living like the mythological Cassandra, who had the gift of prophecy but was cursed by Apollo for refusing…
Marie Goldsmith: Her life and thought
MARIE GOLDSMITH: HER LIFE AND THOUGHT WHAT'S IN A NAME ? Maria Isidorovna Goldsmith was born on July 19, 1871 in Russia (1). There is some confusion about both the…
Marie Goldsmith: Her life and thought
MARIE GOLDSMITH: HER LIFE AND THOUGHT WHAT’S IN A NAME ? Maria Isidorovna Goldsmith was born on July 19, 1871 in Russia (1). There is some confusion about both the…
Marie Goldsmith: Her life and thought
MARIE GOLDSMITH: HER LIFE AND THOUGHT WHAT'S IN A NAME ? Maria Isidorovna Goldsmith was born on July 19, 1871 in Russia (1). There is some confusion about both the…
Marie Goldsmith: Her life and thought
MARIE GOLDSMITH: HER LIFE AND THOUGHT WHAT’S IN A NAME ? Maria Isidorovna Goldsmith was born on July 19, 1871 in Russia (1). There is some confusion about both the…
Captain Cosmo Cat
I am reminded again of the rule I have been neglecting. Make a mark. Filed under: art Tagged: Cat, madeWithPaper, space