25 Years of OLDaily
I was introduced to a thing called the 'internet' in a pub in Edmonton after a softball game in 1988 or so. We philosophy students had gathered there after losing…
Goodbye to an Old Friend
Some days there are moments that make you stop and ask yourself how you ever got to this time and place. You stare at the clouds, unfocused, remembering, the past…
Today’s News: Habs Rule (almost)! Plus a round-up of comments on the Alberta separatist referendum, and a smattering of Trump/China
Habs Rule (almost)! Montreal wins 6-3 over Buffalo, and will be going home with hopes to take it all on Saturday night's game 6 Montreal will be rocking! They stick…
Danielle Smith and the UCP can’t be very happy with Alberta’s chief electoral officer
Danielle Smith and her United Conservative Party can’t be too happy today with Elections Alberta and its boss, Chief Electoral Officer Gordon McClure. On Wednesday, Court of King’s Bench Justice…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Carl Meyer explains how the Carney Libs are looking to push resource extraction at the expense of social and environmental realities to an…
Why Do the Sask NDP Sound Like Grant Devine?
W5 showing a now 44 year old clip of Grant Devine, and he said, “The first order in council, the first thing we ever do, you just line up at…
All Manner Of Excuses
In the debased environment that now constitutes our politics, our 'leaders' can without a doubt justify just about anything they do as being in the national interest. For example, if…
Some good Venn diagrams, plus some good news updates
Starting with a few Venn diagrams:The Artemis II astronauts met with Carney on Thursday The group includes Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialists Christina Koch and Canadian Jeremy…
If Danielle Smith were smart, she’d treat court ruling quashing separatist petition as a political get-out-of-jail-free card
If Alberta Premier Danielle Smith were smart, she’d treat yesterday’s Court of King’s Bench ruling quashing Elections Alberta’s approval of the Stay Free Alberta/Alberta Prosperity Project petition for a separation…
The Financial Market Casino
Global financial markets are estimated to be worth $500 trillion, while global GDP is only estimated to be worth $100 trillion. This means that 80% of financial markets are not…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Paper-pushing cats.
Adding DID to RSS and Atom Feeds
Decentralized Identifiers (DID) is a World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) specification for, well, distributed identities. The idea is to have an identity that belongs to you and does not belong…
Adapted Clothing For Seniors: How it Helps Caregivers Too
Hello everyone! This is a guest post on a subject very close to my heart - adapted clothing. Dressing my son who has cerebral palsy is workout for us both…
Not Even Oil Megacorps Will Stop Clean Energy
Fossil fuels are unreliable due to political reasons and as such there is large price variation in fuel supplies, however on the renewable front the price just keeps going down.…
The Insatiable Hunger Of Our Oligarchs
The most horrific part of the current state of the world is the realisation that there is no amount of money, of resources, of power, of influence that the ultra-rich…
Today’s News: We just need the next 2 out of 3. Plus Trump leaves for China, and some "Strait of Hormuz Blues"
Next two out of three A crazy game and unfortunate loss, Sabres 3 to Canadiens 2: At Sportsnet, Eric Engels writes: In a game the Montreal Canadiens lost by one…
A Prescription For Our Times
But I doubt grandpa will take it.Recommend this Post
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times – from Habs Rule to America Chaos
For some reason I am seeing a lot of just two kinds of posts. Positive ones about the Habs victory on Sunday, and negative ones about Trump's America causing chaos…