Retroactively Better
Over at Love-Hate-Things a couple of weeks ago, Anthony Marco asked, “Does the Avengers make Thor a better movie?” I surprised myself by immediately answering, “Yes! And Captain America too! Continue Reading →
Category Archives: commentary
Testing, testing.
I thought it was time to roundup some cheers and jeers for web services and apps I’ve been testing out over the last few months. Some of these are web-only, Continue Reading →
Feeling Mortal Today
Most days, I don’t think about death, not in a personal way at least, but I’m old enough now that people within a few years of my age are dying Continue Reading →
Donor Status: No Match.
Yesterday, news outlets teased us with Facebook’s plan to announce a change that would SAVE LIVES. We speculated about it, having fun at Zuckerberg’s expense and promptly forgot about it. Continue Reading →
Of Boats, Tweets and Education
This weekend, in case you missed it, marked the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster. It also made James Cameron a bunch more money thanks to Tinanic 3D box office Continue Reading →
A penny saved
Before the digital ink had dried on the opinion pieces about Harper’s budget announcement that the penny would no longer be minted as of this fall, the Wikipedia page for Continue Reading →
True versus Accurate
Last weekend, This American Life posted a retraction of an earlier episode, one that had touched off much of the criticism of FoxConn and Apple. The person who submitted the Continue Reading →
Cost Overruns are to be Expected
City Councillor Ben Isitt noted on Facebook today, “Major cost overruns are projected for the new Johnson Street Bridge — from $77-million to $93-million. Should Council opt for a simpler, Continue Reading →
Five Reasons I’m Done With Groupon
“Groupon is so 2011.” Those four words made me laugh this morning. It was a tweet in response to Mike’s suggestion that the 11th scam of 2011 should have been Continue Reading →
How much is enough housing?
Earlier today, I got into a conversation on Twitter that prompted the titular question. It started with a tweet about gas prices, I replied, “Sometimes easier said than done, though. Continue Reading →