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How Google Could Rig the Election

This is about next year’s American election but could apply equally to the upcoming Canadian election. Our new research leaves little doubt about whether Google has the ability to control voters. In laboratory and online experiments conducted in the United States, we were able to boost the proportion of people who favored any candidate by […]

Posted 23 August 2015 § Canada § Censorship § Internet § News § Politics § Technology § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Bobby Jindal Campaign Announcement = All Kinds of Cringe

So there are about a gabzillion people running for the Republican presidential candidate nomination. What’s a latecomer to the race left to do to get people talking? How about release a slice of life attempt at a “viral video” featuring mommy and daddy telling their kids daddy’s decided to run for President? So bad… the camera […]

Posted 07 July 2015 § Humour § Meme § Politics § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “Why do you build me up (build me up) buttercup baby/Just to let me down (let me down) and mess me around?”

Highway sing-a-long YouTube channel. Greatest idea ever or car crash waiting to happen? 😉 “Build Me Up Buttercup” – The Foundations

Posted 08 June 2015 § Humour § Meme § MusicMonday § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

First Ever Major League Ball Game Played With No Fans Present Due to Baltimore Riots

I considered doing a post with some random thoughts about the Baltimore riots but then I realised there’s nothing I can say that others haven’t said better already – about the riots and about the first ever Major League Baseball “empty game”.

Posted 29 April 2015 § Politics § Sports § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

2015 NHL Playoffs Predictions

I usually do this most years but with the Flames getting into the playoffs, I definitely wanted to make sure I put my predictions out there courtesy NHL Bracket Challenge.

Posted 12 April 2015 § Canada § Infographic § Sports § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – Chocolate Crosses

Saw a supply of these in the Minot Wal-Mart a couple years ago and couldn’t decide whether to laugh, be offended (even as a non-Christian) or marvel at how crass capitalism can be sometimes! “Hey kids, enjoy this chocolate cross that represents where a man died for your sins!” “Oh, yummy!”

Posted 05 April 2015 § Humour § MemoryLane § SecularSunday § United States ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , ,

The Raw After Wrestlemania

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTxySRs0b1w Sunday night was Wrestlemania, the biggest PPV show on the WWE’s annual calendar. And after lots of doubts about the lead-up, it turned out to be one of the best Wrestlemanias of all-time in many observer’s opinions. Almost as good is the Raw After Wrestlemania… Imagine your favorite dramatic TV series, say, Game of […]

Posted 31 March 2015 § Meme § PopCulture § Sports § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Monica Lewinsky: The Price of Shame

This TED talk has been making the rounds since being posted a week ago and is approaching one million views on YouTube. It’s very interesting for Lewinsky’s observations on being at the epi-centre of our now common social media world where everyone can voice opinions on the news of the day, often reaching huge audiences, […]

Posted 26 March 2015 § Humour § Internet § Meme § Politics § Technology § United States § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Maui Sunset (January 2012)

Pace suggested it would be better to have the words in different colours on this post…

Posted 19 March 2015 § MemoryLane § Photo § Travel § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

The Story of a Bedtime

So tonight was fairly routine at the start… Pace has his snack while watching videos on the iPad. Shea reads Sasha a story and then nurses her before putting her to bed. Sasha immediately starts crying in her crib as she’s been doing lately. I go check on Sasha and she’s got a wet diaper […]

Posted 20 January 2015 § Baby § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § Politics § Sasha § Shea § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: