Overweenies
The word “bureaucrat,” to me, doesn’t mean hard-working people in offices. Rather, it means people ruling from them—unelected, unaccountable, overweening power-trippers deliberately placing themselves in the way of sense and…
I think governments of all levels should have done the same to this police force after the g20/g8 occupation of toronto…
the ones i encountered right when the witch hunts started, so puffed up, arrogant, completely full of themselves standing at my door, shining flash lights in my face, threatening to…
OutFOXxed
What has been the biggest media story for the past week? Could it be News Of The World exploding? Rupert Murdoch and News Corp? Telephone hacking and journalists corruption a…
Standards? We don’t need no stinkin’ standards!
Sun Media pulls out of press council, citing issues with political correctness Sun Media is pulling out of the Ontario Press Council, saying it can't adhere to the media watchdog's…
I’ll Take "Hydrology" for a Gazillion, Alex
How much time do you spend thinking about hydrology? What does it mean to you? Does it come up much in conversation? Probably not.Maybe we would think about it and…
ALEC Exposed: Center For Media and Democracy Details ALEC’s Industry-Friendly Legislation Machine
ALECexposedLogo_AProjectOfCMDflat.jpg The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) has launched a new website, ALECExposed.org, to help consumers understand more about the secretive business group th...
monsanto.agent.orange.dow.chemicals.linked in infamy down through time…
from NaturalNewsThe secret history of Monsanto, Agent Orange and the mutilation of innocent Vietnameseby Daniel EricksonWe still find it difficult to completely forget one of the uglier and far-reaching atrocities…
NDP Ideas 2011-07-13 14:53:00
network design for high ridership, a dense city example by Jarrett at HumanTransit.org 1 person liked this – you How do transit network designers go about their task? Surprisingly little…
On devolution
It remains to be seen exactly how much discussion of social policy will move from the federal level to the provincial one as Canadian civil society adjusts to a Harper…
Dad to serve 18 more months for killing daughter’s boyfriend
It does seem like parents are on a killing spree. That said, the sentence of 6 1/2 years globally is within the range for this type of offence. Still, very…
The Beginning of Something: First we had the little page that would. Now we have the journalist who could
Last time I checked Kai's Nagata's blog, Why I Quit My Job, there were well over 100,000 views and 1000 responses to his coming out essay. Most of these were…
Sad times for RIM
This was an interesting read: Inside RIM: An exclusive look at the rise and fall of the company that made smartphones smart. I really want to root for RIM. I…
Tonto say “no information” for Kemosabe
Another great Cosby bit — the Lone Ranger and Tonto’s dysfunctional relationship. And does anyone else think it’s ironic that a hero called the “Lone” Ranger has a sidekick? Alltop…
Dear Diarist, Issue #3
AllThePoppingButtonsThatFitDadVilleIt would appear that my job as an impresario, which started with this, is now done.Why?Because my oldest kid, who now busks for real, on her own, at a not-so…
Sun Media withdraws from Ontario Press Council, citing council’s ‘politically correct’ standards
You'd think with the hits the conservative media is taking from Murdoch's shenanigans it would be careful to avoid seeming unseemly and corrupt. But not Sun Media. It has pulled…
China leads spending on green energy
"Global investment in renewable energy jumped 32 per cent in 2010, to a record $211 billion," reads the Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2011 report. The report, commissioned by…
Deconstructing BC’s carbon neutral government
Besides the carbon tax, one of the most important BC government climate action initiatives has been the adoption of Carbon Neutral Government. That is, count emissions from public buildings and…
Compromising on Bike Lanes at Toronto City Hall: Pt. II
Yesterday afternoon, when onlookers in the crowd spotted Ford staffers handing out voting sheets to ‘Fordnation,’ as the right wing of Council is known, we who were there to support…
Jarvis Bike Lane dead. Ford’s war on cyclists continues
Jarvis Bike Lanes Saved for One Year, Birchmount and Pharmacy Bike Lanes to be Removed - TorontoistToday, Toronto City Council voted 28-19 in favour of removing the Jarvis, Birchmount and…
Notes from Missionazn 2
July 13, 2011 1:06:58 PM: Today, kristen had a cold, so she was offered some traditional chinese cold medicine: fried cicadas. She didn’t eat any. Did i mention it’s very…