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107 Year Old Irish Farmer Reflects on Changes He’s Seen (1967 Interview)

The single best presentation I did in library school was on the evolution of streaming video online and how it’s biggest benefit was how online video eliminates constraints of both time and distance that all previous dominant mass communications mediums – radio, television – suffered from. Like most 70s kids, I was pretty obsessed with […]

¶ Posted 08 June 2021 § Internet § Library § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § News § Technology § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, history, language

Amazon Prime Is An Economy-Distorting Lie

I’m trying as hard as I can to avoid buying from Amazon as I’ve grown to *really* dislike their business practices – from how they treat workers to resellers engaging in fraud to simply the fact that Jeff Bezos does not need one more penny of my money. I mean, Wal-Mart is a shitty employer […]

¶ Posted 02 June 2021 § Internet § Library § News § Politics § PopCulture § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, economics

“The ranting and raving you see in these videos shows they have good lung capacity.”

“There are legitimate medical exemptions but if someone requires a mask exemption, that usually means they are at high risk of Covid and I counsel them to not to go out in public without a mask and instead, have someone assist you – a family member or caregiver if possible…Some doctors will feel pressured to […]

¶ Posted 01 June 2021 § News § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, education, health, science

Secular Sunday – 10 Most Shocking Religious Scandals

(Honestly, none of these shock me in the least!) 😉

¶ Posted 23 May 2021 § Humour § List § News § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism

Who Should Be Vaccinated First? #skpoli

Today we announced the expansion of our #COVID19SK vaccine delivery plan to target remaining healthcare workers, first responders and staff working in pharmacies and grocery facilities. You can learn more by visiting https://t.co/2EjdJrzTzt. pic.twitter.com/LdX5fhA1JY — Government of Saskatchewan (@SKGov) April 12, 2021 There has been a lot of debate about the most effective order […]

¶ Posted 02 May 2021 § List § Politics § Saskatchewan § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, health, saskatchewan, science

RIP Mick Burrs (Steven Michael Berzensky) 1940-2021

PICTURES OF THE DEAD (from “Dark Halo”) The dead leave us only images of themselves: souvenirs in washed out colours, dried petals pressed in family albums, shadows that stain our papered walls. They abandon us in our rooms, teach us how to converse with dust, will not let us forget them. But in our glistening reeds […]