He lives. Those of you who go back a long way with wmtc will remember how this blog was the target of trolls, back in the heyday of the blogosphere, before Twitter and Instagram existed, before so many bloggers moved to Facebook. Social media evolved, attention spans got shorter, and
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wmtc: google does it again: recent blogger updates are not user-friendly
Once again, Google has reduced the ease and functionality of Blogger. A while back, the layout of the Blogger dashboard changed. I used to be able to see an overview of all my blogs plus my “following” list on one dashboard page. I found this very useful, and I imagine
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venn diagram courtesy of Lucidchart I just wanted to create a Venn diagram.
Continue readingwmtc: how to get your website removed from the wayback machine
During my recent attack by wingnut trolls, I learned something new: how to request that the Internet Archive remove your site from the Wayback Machine. * * * * Before I was nominated as an NDP candidate in the recent provincial election, of course my online presence had to be
Continue readingwmtc: what i liked, what i hated, and what i don’t understand: a list about my election campaign
I agreed to stand for election because it was an opportunity — an opportunity to bring a progressive perspective to a riding where those ideas are usually overlooked, and a personal opportunity to expand my own skills and experience. Overall, it was a positive experience — because it was so
Continue readingwmtc: best of wmtc, 2016 edition
Even though I don’t blog very much anymore, my editor still manages to find some highlights. Best of wmtc, 2016 edition.
Continue readingwmtc: there is a major design flaw in the new blogger interface
Blogger has rolled out a redesigned dashboard. For those of us who write or manage blogs with comment moderation, it is decidedly not an upgrade. And for those of us who manage multiple blogs with comment moderation, it downright sucks. Unfortunately I can’t illustrate this post; I didn’t know my dashboard
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Light blogging ahead
Off hither and/or yon for a few days. Try to entertain yourselves.
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Light blogging ahead
Taking a break for the long weekend and a couple of days beyond. Expect little to no blogging until next week.
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Radio activity
For those not yet aware, I’ll be appearing on Canadian Glen’s The View Up Here tonight (7 PM Saskatchewan time) to talk about Saskatchewan’s ongoing provincial election. Stop by and have a listen!
Continue readingwmtc: best of wmtc, 2015 edition
I barely wrote at all last year, but my editor and partner managed to find a few (possibly) worthy of a best-of post. Thus, this page has been udpated.I miss blogging.I love my job and I love leading our union. I love having a steady paycheque, to…
Continue readingwmtc: u.s. election circus puts wmtc in the news again
About a month ago, I received an email from a film producer: Netflix is making a documentary about Americans who moved to Canada for political reasons, and asked if Allan and I would be interviewed. We spent a long time chatting with her, before being …
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Religious Disservice – Meta-Thoughts on Conversing with the Deluded.
The authors here at DWR have a mean atheistic streak. There is no denying that. I mean we have a whole day of postings that deal specifically with religion and the goofiness that ensues when you allow magical thinking into your wheelhouse. My readership mostly knows that believing in
Continue readingwmtc: best of wmtc, 2014 edition
Every year since embarking on graduate school, then beginning to work full-time, I’ve thought: I have no time to write, I don’t write any more. And every year, Allan chooses a sizable number of wmtc posts as best-of for that year. I’m always surprised at how much I’ve written. I
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Merry Xmas to all!
And to all, a reminder that you’d best get your holiday dinner inspected for yourself, because the Harper government isn’t so much on the job.
Continue readingwmtc: happy blogiversary to wmtc
This month – July 11, 2014 – I have been blogging for 10 years. Ten years! I clearly remember telling Allan I was considering beginning a blog about emigrating to Canada. He thought it was a great idea. July 11, 2004. I was working weekends at my (incredibly easy, wildly
Continue readingwmtc: best of wmtc, 2013 edition
The wmtc greatest hits page has been updated with the best posts of 2012, as chosen by my partner and editor. About this year’s picks, Allan says: “I tried to be a bit more ruthless this year. Also you should highlight our Spain trip and also the tag “what i’m
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Light blogging ahead
There’ll be little if any blogging in this space for the next week. (Since we should probably test once and for all whether readers are happier avoiding political talk during the Olympics.)
Continue readingwmtc: wmtc posts now being tweeted
At the suggestion of a longtime reader – someone I had never heard from before, although he’s been reading wmtc for many years – I will now be tweeting wmtc posts. For some people, this might be an easy way to follow or subscribe to this blog. I’ve been on
Continue readingwmtc: wmtc trolls are alive and as insane as ever
I haven’t been writing much lately, so it’s good to know loyal wmtc readers are still reading every post. Well, one is, anyway. Yes folks, a full seven years after first appearing in comments on this blog in the guise of a female fan, the freak we call Mags is
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