A short history of Linux
I love the portrayal of Richard Stallman in this short history of Linux by the Linux Foundation. Going strong since 1991.
Active passage; active
Lots of seals out here today.
Out for a walk on Galiano
Winter vacation
Charles McVety, President of the Institute of Canadian Values, demonstrates textbook homophobia
I was listening to As It Happens on my way downtown on Wednesday, and overheard an interview with Charles McVety. I recommend listening to the interview. It’s about ten minutes. It’s worth a listen.
Victoria city hall lights
Lights are nice in the dark of winter. Stoopid holidays though.
Derek Abma and National Post misrepresent views of Elliot Diringer
On November 30th, Derek Abma wrote an article for the National Post, claiming that the journal Nature, and one of it’s authors, Elliot Diringer, was recommending that we let the Kyoto accord die. While the article gets many small facts and half truths right, Abma manages to misrepresent the essential argument by Diringer. But that’s…
VicWest is a city of cats
Neighbour. Sitting.
Cookies!!
From the oven.
Post from the other side
Rad light from naming day in Australia.
Zeus, bunny man
Close up of his whiskers in the sunlight.
Fracking, colonization and the Peace Country
Went to a public forum last night to hear about fracking in Northeastern BC. I thought I already knew how bad hydraulic fracturing and shale gas extraction are. But there is nothing quite like having graphs and maps enriched by honest, heartfelt stories, told by real breathing humans…
Voting day in Victoria
Becky votes.
Texting abbreviation reference for the brevity challenged
Some time ago, I published a poster as a reference for folks, such as myself, who are not texting saavy. This post continues to get visits pretty much every day, which is cool. Over the summer, I noticed that the poster still gets some attention and decided to launch a text abbreviation reference website on this basis…
Municipal elections in Victoria
Ben Isitt’s election sign in the autumn leaves…
Scott Stinson’s defense of John Crosbie’s racist joke
I don’t make a habit of reading the National Post. It’s what Conservative Party members read. But I did see an article from Friday, November 4. It was on page three. I was immediately struck by the overt racism and decided to try to engage the author, Scott Stinson, by Twitter…
Democracy is not zero or one
Democracy is not a single style of governance. Democracy is not simply about having elections. Democracies come in many colours and fashions. Democracy is a matter of degree and dimension…
National Post amplifies racism by the Lieutenant Governor General of Newfoundland and Labrador, John Crosbie
For anyone that hasn’t heard, John Crosbie told a joke about a Pakistani suicide bomber last week. Strangely, it occurred at the inauguration of his new position as Lieutenant Governor General of Newfoundland and Labrador. The joke was racist. The provincial government of Newfoundland has admonished Crosbie, saying the joke was inappropriate. But they came…
Outing the ringers
This piece by Jay Smooth at Illdoctrine is awesome. It’s a three card monty. And the big media spokes people are shills, ringers and ropers. You can also check out the latest news about the People’s Assembly of Victoria.
Autumn in VicWest
It’s time to see the salmon.
Fort St. John farm cat
Mid move: he knows that something is going on. Concerned.
A new beginning; back to the land
Jim and Donna move to the other side of Cecil Lake. But there’s no house.
Family.
Dale and Donna Arnott.
Sunday walk to the gorge
Dog photos by Becky Cory
