A fast scribble review of the new stiff tip on Pencil by 53
Surprise surprise. Pencil with new stiffer tips showed up as promised. Below are some scribbles comparing used, new and old. Filed under: App, art, drawing, iPad Tagged: firm tip,…
February 2016
This Should Be Interesting – Netanyahu to Delineate Israel’s Border.
Israeli prime minister, Bibi Netanyahu, has announced a plan to encircle the state of Israel with a security fence saying, "In our neighbourhood, we need to protect ourselves from wild…
Reality Check – Man Made Climate Change Will Last for Thousands of Years
We have left our mark on the Earth and our environmental footprint is going to last probably 10-thousand years or more.We typically think in terms of a decade, perhaps a…
The Game’s Afoot – Again
What is it with unattached feet, sneakers and Vancouver Island?Another solo pedibus in a shoe has washed up, this time at Port Renfrew's beautiful Botanical Beach. Between August 2007 and…
Microwaste, Big Problem
I phoned Johnson & Johnson about why they continue to sell products with microbeads after Parliament started to vote last year toward creating a law to ban their sale. The…
Podcast: Where is Quebec going after the strikes, where is Canada’s economy going after the oil crash?
I have two Canadian updates this week. The first is from Nora Loreto on what’s happening in Quebec after the fall’s anti-austerity strikes. Nora is a Quebec City-based journalist…
Neither Stephen Nor Pierre
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/Carol Goar has an interesting column this morning on Justin Trudeau's lead...
It’s Not Environment Versus Economic Prosperity
Amazingly, there are people who think that environmental protection will cause economic calamity (bankers seem to be good at causing economic collapse all on their own). This old way of…
Such A Delicate Balance
One of nature's most intelligent creatures, elephants, are facing an uncertain future in Burma thanks to government efforts to halt deforestation, a crucial step in trying to restore some semblance…
The Cons and the Postmedia Conspiracy
Ever since Paul Godfrey ordered his major Postmedia papers to run an ad on their front pages attacking the Liberals, there has been no doubt whatsoever which side that media…
A road without remorse for Rona.
It was obligatory on Monday for the news media to check with Opposition Leader Rona Ambrose on Prime Minister Trudeau’s announcement of the change in Canada’s role in the partnership…
The Time Has Come For America’s Next Great Generation To Make Its Mark
After yesterday’s primary result in New Hampshire, it now looks like Bernie Sanders is the real deal, at least with the Millennials, the under 40 crowd. As Bernie says with…
The Time Has Come For America’s Next Great Generation To Make Its Mark
After yesterday's primary result in New Hampshire, it now looks like Bernie Sanders is the real deal, at least with the Millennials, the under 40 crowd. As Bernie says with…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- David Dayen examines the different treatment granted by businesses to well-connected elites compared to everybody else, and says it's understandable that voters are looking…
Cold Calls in the Classroom
I do it, sort of. I don't call on kids who don't have their hands up generally, but I do evaluate their level of understanding through classroom discussion, one way…
The Time Has Come For America’s Next Great Generation To Make Its Mark
After yesterday's primary result in New Hampshire, it now looks like Bernie Sanders is the real deal, at least with the Millennials, the under 40 crowd. As Bernie says with…
Politicians and Public Debt #nlpoli
Remember the debt clock?Finance minister Tom Marshall went around the province during that year’s budget consultation – now “rebranded” as “engagement” – with this big electric counter that purported to…
If Beyonce…
Beyonce's dancers paid tribute to #MarioWoods, black man killed by San Francisco police. #SB50 #BlackLives pic.twitter.com/m2Pl9i5qKL — Jamilah King (@jamilahking) February 8, 2016 If Beyoncé could do THAT at the…