Municipal Investment Strategies for the Technological Singularity
An Open Letter to Town Council Dear Councilors: Your town may have an emergency plan, a development plan, a health plan — it may even have a plan for how…
humour
Run from Hit & Run
If you have an option to not see “Hit & Run” , take it. If I’d written this review last night, I might have given it a 5 and said…
CanadiAnt shipbuilders fear navy will buy GermAnt vessels
Inspired by Sergeant Schultz from Hogan’s Heroes and this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/08/31/ns-german-navy-contract.html
The Black Light Artist
From a decision in a lawsuit between a moving company and a customer who sued the company claiming that the movers failed to deliver some of her goods: 14. Third,…
ConCalls: It’s Over #RoboCon
-(Federal Court, ASS. PRESS) REGINA, SK – Elections Canada’s commissioner put an end to the so-called Robocalls investigation today, citing the difficulty faced with investigating a sweeping national election crime.…
Torture directives from Anttawa ‘immoral,’ NDP says
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/08/28/pol-cp-torture-opposition.html
On the lighter side
Operation Nanook is in full swing in the north and there are, of course, plenty of photos being shared by the PM’s spokesperson for we citizens to observe. The PM…
Tell Me What Music to Buy
I have 7 days left to use 35 iTunes song credits. Give me suggestions of independent, or Saskatchewan (or Canadian) musicians who need more money and make great music. I…
some stuff i saw on facebook
A collection of stuff I saved from Facebook, courtesy of Snipping Tool. If only this were true! Then it might be a little more difficult for governments to sell people…
Saturday At The Movies
Louis Armstrong and Danny Kaye in a fun, non-traditional version of The Saints from the film The Five Pennies. Enjoy!
Caption away
“Look Angela, I don’t know what it is, quite frankly. I think that hippie Trudeau may have had it placed here. Inukshuk or something. Some mumbo jumbo about group effort,…
The Cross is Boss: Marois 1, Frontwoodsers 0
As a proud fifth-generation anglo Québecker de souche, properly baptised by the Plymouth Trinity United Church of Sherbrooke, I must take a moment here to salute Parti-Québecois leader Pauline Marois…
The Cross is Boss: Marois 1, Frontwoodsers 0
As a proud fifth-generation anglo Québecker de souche, properly baptised by the Plymouth Trinity United Church of Sherbrooke, I must take a moment here to salute Parti-Québecois leader Pauline Marois…
The Cross is Boss: Marois 1, Frontwoodsers 0
As a proud fifth-generation anglo Québecker de souche, properly baptised by the Plymouth Trinity United Church of Sherbrooke, I must take a moment here to salute Parti-Québecois leader Pauline Marois…
CAW needs to be ‘more flexible,’ expert warns
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/08/14/caw-auto-industry-contract-talks.html
Law School Drop Out Pens Best Rejection Response – Ever
When the San Diego Padres sent law school dropout Taylor Grey Meyer a rejection letter, after she applied to the team over 30 times, here’s what she had to say:…
Mars Laser
We’ve equipped Mars with a laser. Our latest rover there, called Curiosity, actually shoots fricken laser beams from its head. How cool is that? Is there a scientific purpose in…
I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major
Generally I don’t post video clip blog posts. This one is worth it, however. -XKCD is a genius.
Martian Automobile Association
Years ago I created the Martian Automobile Association (MAA), and tried selling memberships on eBay. I forget if I managed to sell any membership cards, but remember creating at least…