Automating OLDaily for LinkedIn
LinkedIn can be a pain to work with. I have long wanted to publish OLDaily, my daily newsletter, on it but the API doesn't support this.This week I came up…
Dear Skeptic Mag: Kindly Fuck Right Off
So, over at Skeptic, we find an article criticizing "experts" (read academics, researchers, etc) for being "too political". Put kindly, this is complete stupidity - from people who should be…
Dear Skeptic Mag: Kindly Fuck Right Off
So, over at Skeptic, we find an article criticizing "experts" (read academics, researchers, etc) for being "too political". Put kindly, this is complete stupidity - from people who should be…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Toby Buckle writes about the role of reactionary centrists in greasing the skids toward fascism, while Owen Jones discusses how that process is playing…
Today’s News: This time it’s the Liberals saying Never Mind; plus doomscrolling the US crazy
So Heritage Foundation fascist Kevin Roberts didn't come to Toronto after all Maybe Carney cancelled him after his Cabinet ministers told him what a poor decision it was. Or maybe…
Knee Surgery, 12
Well, the staples are removed and my leg no longer looks like, as per Young Frankenstein, a zipper. It was a quick, and quite painless process, and the incision looked…
Human housing
A few surrealist cartoons of heads and faces as buildings.
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Nils Gilman discusses how a transition to a clean and sustainable economy will require a fundamental change in existing power dynamics - meaning…
Safe Schools and Hospitals
We're starting the school year with high levels of Covid in Ontario, and kids are still getting sick from a disease that, unlike the flu or a cold, has potential…
Safe Schools and Hospitals
We're starting the school year with high levels of Covid in Ontario, and kids are still getting sick from a disease that, unlike the flu or a cold, has potential…
Knee Surgery, 11
Seventy-two degrees, up from 58 when I first started physio last week, That’s how far my operated knee can bend when I’m doing my exercises. It’s still got a long…
Today’s News: Canada is wondering why Carney’s Cabinet needs a primer on Trump’s authoritarian Project 2025
And if they do, here's one: Tonight Canada social media was absolutely furious to find out that Carney has invited US Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts --- AKA a fascist…
AI and the News
When I read Simon Wardley's post on LinkedIn from a couple of days ago, I was immediately struct by its resemblance to criticisms of another medium: the news (you can…
AI and the News
When I read Simon Wardley's post on LinkedIn from a couple of days ago, I was immediately struct by its resemblance to criticisms of another medium: the news (you can…
Fifty to one: Hamas vs. Israel in the information war
Fifty to one. Fifty to one: that is the estimated ratio of “pro-Palestinian” to “pro-Israel” online content. If you think you are seeing far more material favouring the Palestinian side…
Premier Smith Blinks On Banning Books
So, late yesterday, Premier Sith Smith blinked on her ban of 2SLGBTQ books from schools. I have opinions. This follows on the heels of the Edmonton Public School Board (EPSB)…
Premier Smith Blinks On Banning Books
So, late yesterday, Premier Sith Smith blinked on her ban of 2SLGBTQ books from schools. I have opinions. This follows on the heels of the Edmonton Public School Board (EPSB)…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- David Lurie writes about the Trump regime's Potemkin populism - as well as the increasing speed with which his fabrications are coming undone. Sarah…
The Return Of Gunboat ‘Diplomacy’
I haven't had a lot of spare time of late to write, and today will see but a brief post to observe the following: as the U.S. continues its transition…
The Return Of Gunboat ‘Diplomacy’
I haven't had a lot of spare time of late to write, and today will see but a brief post to observe the following: as the U.S. continues its transition…