Original Song #27: Walking
I was walking todayAnd I passed a manA man I know named HarryWho always wishes everyone well I was walking with a womanNot just anyoneBut the only one The only…
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Revenge is a dish best served cold
Revenge is more satisfying as a considered response enacted when unexpected I have been somewhat silent for a while due to a busy work and personal life. I also had…
"USB stick-sized computer runs web, email, costs $25"
“David Braben, British game developer and co-founder of Frontier Developments, has created an ultra-low cost computer the size of a USB stick called Raspberry Pi. The expected price would be…
Hello blog, I have missed you
I think I feel like blogging again. My last post was about a year and a half ago. What have I been doing in that time? I have been working…
dipper deputy leader: Obama is a liar….update: dipper foreign affairs critic: U.S. government has photos
Well, after the catastrophic election results on Monday, and by that I’m referring to the harper majority, I suppose bashing the new opposition party for any reason whatsoever might be…
CBC Radio column: Time to change Elections Canada’s arcane rules
In this alberta@noon column on CBC Radio One with host Donna McElligott I talk about Elections Canada’s ban on reporting the results of a federal election in a time zone…
Opportunity Knocks: a return of civility
The outcome of the 1993 federal election was perhaps one of the most divisive and transformative elections on record. It ushered in an era of mudslinging, contempt, cheap partisan tricks…
Confessions of an Election Hawk and Red Tory
I’ll confess it. I’ll admit it and put it on my sleeve. I was one of the election hawks in March. I did not get the government I voted for,…
NDP recruiting activist Matt Jelly to run in Ontario election
NDP recruiting activist Matt Jelly to run in Ontario election: “ Community advocate touted for Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale “ NDP recruiting activist Matt Jelly to run in Ontario election Jelly considers running…
Is central air conditioning more energy-efficient than window units?
Is central air conditioning more energy-efficient than window units? from Slate Magazine by Brian Palmer For many urbanites, summer means being constantly dripped on from the air conditioners that fill…
Note on Failed Projection Model
My projection for the election was wrong. Like off by 100+ seats wrong if you add up all the differences in seat counts. I’ll start by saying that. But I…
Meet Glenn Taylor Alberta Party Leadership Candidate
The Alberta Party has done some short videos of the leadership candidates so the people of Alberta can get to know them better. Here is the Glenn Taylor video. He…
A Regional Draw
I’m not sure if people real realize just how cool The Multiplex is going to be. It seems like a lot of people think of it as “the new pool”…
CBC: "Sony data breach update reveals ‘bad practices’"
“Cybersecurity specialists are asking pointed questions about the way Sony manages customers’ sensitive information, based on new details about its massive data breach. Chester Wisniewski, a Vancouver-based senior security advisor…
Coming to Grips with the Election Implications
So here we are, in a “stable majority government” in times of enormous uncertainty in the world. Democracy has spoken and the collective wisdom of an ever diminishing number of…
Election thoughts.
I haven’t yet seen the popular vote counts, but my initial impressions from last night are: -It is possible to attract progressive voters to the polls. -It is possible to…
NDP official opposition
Canadian federal election, 2011 2008 ←members May 2, 2011 (2011-05-02) → 42nd (expected 2015) 308 seats in the House of Commons of Canada155 seats are needed for a majority Opinion…
A Shift in Canadian Politics
With one of the most unpredictable and unimaginable elections in recent memory, the most accurate way to summarize it all in one sentence would be to say; there is a…
Stay classy, Fox News
Stay classy, Fox News from Warren Kinsella by Warren