Gas Prices Are Too Low
Everyone loves to talk about gas prices, but few can agree what to do about them. Pointless boycotts of local stations have no real impact on the price of gasoline…
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The Chomsky/Norvig — Classical/Statistical AI Brouhaha
I’ve written an article on my other blog Computationally Thinking summarizing an ongoing fascinating discussion on the state of Artificial Intelligence research. It should be accessible to technical and non-technical…
Don’t worry, cell phones still cause cancer
The latest in this epic struggle: Experts say cellphones are possibly carcinogenic. There’s obviously no clear answer, but given there’s some evidence both ways, wouldn’t it be prudent for any…
Liberals and a new political centre
Below is an oped for the Toronto Star written with David Eaves. We wrote a longer exploration of the state of progressive politics for the LRC a couple of years…
Somebody needs a nap
It must’ve been a hell of a convention: penis postings, allegations of Pokemon shenanigans and now a Tory MPP thinks Tim Horton will lead his party into this fall’s election.…
Another Russian Gay Pride March Ends In Violence
For the sixth consecutive year, Moscow has forbidden a peaceful gay rights demonstration from happening within the city, and for the sixth consecutive year, equal rights advocates have defied the…
Weinergate – NSFW
Okay, I have to be honest: when I first heard about this, I thought it was a joke. And then a friend sent me the pictures. There were, indeed, tweets…
In Winnipeg
It’s not often I have so many days go by without blogging, but it’s been a busy week. Along with buying a motorbike, we had a trip to Winnipeg for…
Tories are smrt
I knew Hudak couldn’t add, turns out he can’t spell either.
I bet they won’t be voting for Tim
Women just aren’t that into him. This is what’s going on in the same place as the PC convention – swear to God, I saw it with my own eyes.…
Mike Harris is prominent figure at PC Convention
Sitting in the front row, I hear. Why? Because he taught Timmy everything he knows. Below, I’ve cut and pasted a post from October 17, 2010… They’re right –…
Timmy wants to be premier
It’s all fun and games until there’s a convicted criminal working in the school yard!
Trivia question for the day: hint, Bonacieux
Ok, total lightness time – nothing serious whatsoever here. Today’s trivia question: are you ready? Pencil in hand? Alright then, here `tis. Four gold stars for anyone who get this…
Toronto Approves Pride Funding, With Caveats
Despite threats from Toronto’s mayor to pull its funding, a city council committee has unanimously voted to continue supporting the city’s annual Pride festival. Toronto Pride is Canada’s largest Pride…
Back to it
I’ve taken a bit of a break from posting since the election – haven’t been terribly inspired by anything. But I, as a liberal Liberal, sure haven’t been spending my…
Economic Hitman Confesses
This is how I see the economic system of the world operating, and it’s the basis for many of my feelings about the economy in Canada and in Saskatchewan. It’s…
Gender As Afterthought
It’s not so strange to want children to be safe from bullying. It’s also not strange to want children to grow up whoever they want to be. One thing many…
[New Murray Dobbin Post] Harper’s Goal: Create a New Irrational Reality
Harper’s Goal: Create a New Irrational Reality Posted: 24 May 2011 10:28 AM PDT In observing Stephen Harper for the past 20 years, I have often been reminded of the…
Rapture-Minded Morons and the Future of the World
Yesterday’s ‘End of the World’ media circus proves a number of things to me: the end of the world is not coming there are a lot of morons in this…