Victoria is a city of crows
The dream of proportional representation dies again; long live pro rep
I campaigned during the first and second referendums we had here in BC regarding proportional representation.…
How to stop increasing the reach and impact of hate (and misinformation) on Twitter
Some thoughts on how not to amplify hate accounts on Twitter.
Fresh approaches to skepticism
The skeptic social movement has been a big part of my social and intellectual world. In…
The state of hyperlinking in journalism, a case study
From time to time I like to check in on how news orgs are doing with…
A few free tools for audio and video stuff
Once in a while I have to work with video or audio recordings. Or sometimes I…
Martin Speckter, type design, and the interrobang
99% Invisible did an episode on the interrobang recently. I was interested to learn that early…
Happy Halloween
Halloween in Vicwest is quiet but nice. Some great costumes on the street last night and…
The stickiness of so-called “reverse racism”
When an idea is “intuitive” but also steeped in a culture war we have a heightened…