May 2013
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Bill C-60 and the erosion of the Fifth Estate in...
I’m a big supporter of the Fifth Estate. I believe in independent journalism that has the freedom to criticise as much as condone. I believe in open debate and discussion and the proliferation of different ideas. Yes, even when I don’t agree with them, I still believe it’s important to air them in a reasoned and rational manner.
And so, I’m pretty uncomfortable with...
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April 2013
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The DIY Couturier: 21 Tips to Keep Your Shit... →
As an out-of-the-closet sufferer of diagnosed, clinical depression with an anxiety order on the side, I have to agree with all of this. It’s taken me 10 solid years of effort to get to where I am as a mostly functioning, even content, mensch. It’s hard. I work at it daily and some days I fail. But it’s okay, because mostly I push on.
rosalindrobertson:
A while ago, I...
March 2013
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February 2013
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January 2013
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Choosing A Physician
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“If you want to do something sharp and innovative, you have to know what went on...”
– George Lois on inspiration.
Also see the legendary adman on creativity and ideas as the product of discovery, not invention.
(via explore-blog)
December 2012
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Hacker Tourism: Democracy is hard. →
peteforde:
I’m currently sitting on a train in Ottawa on my way home to Toronto.
Literally sitting; the train hasn’t moved in four hours. There’s a blockade of the tracks which is part of a much larger solidarity protest across Canada. Native Canadians are demanding action in the form of access to the basic…
November 2012
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October 2012
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Kyoko has a blog: Just put the damn phone away. →
I cannot say this any better and it pisses me off, too.
brain-food:
I see way too many teenagers and young adults talking/texting/tweeting/tumblring/instagraming/doingeverythingpossibleontheiphone while they’re with either a grandparent or parent. Dude, you’re in line to order food and all your nana wants to do is treat you to lunch, the least you could do is give…
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Daredevil Felix Baumgartner’s 1110 km/h free fall... →
A weather hold that threatened to cancel extreme athlete and skydiver Felix Baumgartner’s death-defying, 37 kilometre free fall into the southeastern New Mexico desert was lifted Tuesday morning and crews began laying out his balloon.
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September 2012
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Unity - Love and Peace
There were ladies giving out free hugs today at the Covent Garden Market in downtown London, ON. I’m not one to turn down free hugs, let me tell you. I love a good hug and I got a really nice one today. My friend Liz and I were invited to write messages or prayers of love, peace, and hope on strips of cloth and pin them to a line so that the wind could carry our words.
What a lovely...
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August 2012
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Washington Post: Colonialism in Africa helped... →
Absolutely fascinating excerpt about the history of HIV/AIDS development and the science that showed us where to look. I think I’d like to read the book.
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Infographic: Why Paul Ryan Is Terrible For Women →
I really need to register my vote for the upcoming US election.
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Album covers, recreated in sock form →
I’m waiting for “covers” of Bitches Brew, One Step Beyond, and A Broken Frame. They should be fun and challenging.
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For my librarian friends.
Me: Tell me about more library science classes I can take this fall.
Friend: Library Sciences 306: Looking concurrently repressed and sexy
Friend: Library Sciences 444: Card Catalogs and the Women who Love Them
Friend: Library Sciences 204: Proper Anthropromorphic Stuffed Animal Placement in the Children's Section
Friend: Library Sciences 211: Young Adult or Pornography? A Contrast with Case Studies
Me: Thank you.
By the way, everyone, Kevin/Knickerbacker is that friend. He'll continue to be dedicated to librarian humor through out his soon to be illustrious Tumblr career.
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