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The Future #skndpldr Cabinet

Others have weighed in with their thoughts on the first All-Candidates Forum (and one thing that is clear from the varied commentary I’ve seen online and heard directly from others) is that no one really “won” the debate and instead, by the end of the night, the (relatively) equal footing of the various candidates so […]

Posted 20 November 2012 § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , ,

2012 Tesla Model S Electric Car Wins MotorTrend “Car of the Year” Award by Unanimous Vote

The Tesla company which produces electric cars and which Mitt Romney infamously labelled a “loser” after Barack Obama’s government invested in it, recently won MotorTrend’s “Car of the Year” award by unanimous vote which was also the first win by an electric car in the 64-year history of the award.  (Now who’s laughing, Mitt?) Now I […]

Posted 18 November 2012 § Jobs § Politics § Randomness § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Genius: The Nickelback Story

Very interesting story about how Nickelback has gone from Hanna, AB to one of the biggest and most successful bands on earth.

Posted 14 November 2012 § Canada § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – How Much Did It Cost Google To Stream “Gangnam Style” 600 Million Times? Did They Make a Profit?

[Edit: This video is now poised to be the first YouTube clip to reach 1 billion views, amazingly in less than six months!] [Edit2: Some further analysis of the revenue Gangnam created.] “Gangnam Style”, a quirky Korean pop song with a very “uniquely” stylish video is the second most watched clip in the history of […]

Posted 02 November 2012 § FridayFunLink § Internet § Meme § PopCulture § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

@ryanMeili Monday – Fun with Finances #skndpldr

(I don’t think there was any question about who I’m supporting but just to be sure I “outed” myself as Ryan’s Social Media Director today . With that said, I stick by my original disclaimer from the start of the race that, although I’ve been up front about my biases, I see this blog is […]

Posted 15 October 2012 § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Too Many Tabs Tuesday

Body language expert analyses first US debate – finds Obama wins (also, we’re all monkeys striving for dominance deep down) What are the most important characteristics from childhood you should hold on to?  (Quora) Is there evidence that working from home improves efficiency?  (Quora) Why Campaign Reporters Are Behind the Curve How to Manage Thinkers […]

Posted 09 October 2012 § MemoryLane § Politics § PopCulture § United States § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

What Bill Clinton Wrote vs. What Bill Clinton Said

For anyone interested in the art of speechwriting, this article provides some excellent insight into Bill Clinton’s additions and ad-libs during his speech at the Democratic National Convention and how, almost without fail, his changes greatly improved the speech.

Posted 30 September 2012 § Politics § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Yet Another Reason Atheism Is A Good Thing

Posted 20 September 2012 § Humour § Meme § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

NHL Lockout: A Message to Fans from the #theplayers

Here we go again…

Posted 16 September 2012 § Canada § Sports § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Now You Know – Feeling Buzzed

Now I Know (site currently down making this a bad day to post this but whatever) is an enjoyable little e-newsletter that comes out every couple of days with all kinds of interesting facts about all kinds of things.  Here’s the most recent one… You’re sitting at your desk, standing in the kitchen, watching TV, […]

Posted 11 September 2012 § Internet § Politics § Randomness § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,