Society
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Working on catching up on my NaNoWriMo project so not a lot of time for the blog tonight. Serious backlog of writing to take care of. The timing is however quite excellent. I had not idea what to write about tonight. Of course, this is also true of the novel I’m supposed to be writing. …
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In the Ottawa Sun there’s an article about Lindsay Lohan. It seems she’s now going to pose for Playboy. That’s not really that surprising. Lots of “off prime” female celebs have taken that route. I’m probably the only one who finds this hilariously funny. My first giggle is the idea of her getting paid for…
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In a recent article in Macleans, Jesse Brown was talking about the new Aakash tablet which is being made in India. It’s not here yet, but it’s likely coming soon. The first thing to know about it, is that it’s a bottom end tablet. The processor is slow. The networking is substandard and there’s no…
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Conservative Canadian Senator Nicole Eaton has launched a campaign to replace the beaver as the symbol of Canada. What you may wonder did she want to replace it with? The “majestic and splendid polar bear”. According to the allegedly honorable member, “The polar bear is the largest terrestrial carnivore… holding reign over the arctic for…
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So yesterday I wrote about the Conservatives plan to spend billions on new F-35 fighter aircraft. Here’s a quick follow up. The tab for 65 F-35 fighters will ring in around nine billion dollars. But wait, it gets better. When you purchase a bunch of shiny new aircraft, you need parts and service on them. …
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Actually, there are more than two, but I don’t feel like writing a twenty-thousand word essay tonight. So I’ll limit this to just a couple, or so. First up of course is the idea of spending BILLIONS of dollars on new fighter aircraft. I’m going to assume that’s because we live in an unstable part…
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Rare though it may be, I agree heartily with a recent article by Andrew Coyne in this weeks Maclean’s magazine. In it, he argues that the problem isn’t with the super rich one percent. It’s them and the eighty nine percent under them. Here in Canada, we don’t have the same issues as are motivating…
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My daughter is a fan of the Nickelodeon show Victorious. It’s not one I’ve taken the time to watch, but the bits I’ve seen over her shoulder tell me it’s another teen/highschool dramedy. Seen one, seen them all. Or so I thought. Then I caught a couple of minutes on while it was recording on…
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According to the Ottawa Sun, a seventeen year old child was clocked driving 175 kph in an 80 kph zone. When police stopped him, he had two other minors in the car with him. His license and vehicle have been seized for seven days. The driver is facing a charge of “stunt driving”. Actually, it…
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The more I see of the Occupy This And That crowd, the more they annoy me. One of their most annoying habits is claiming to be the “99%”. Even the most math challenged should be able to understand that this is decidedly not the case. I’m going to be generous (and lazy) and give them…
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