Consent is Consent is Consent
I am happy to live in Canada which, on the whole, doesn’t get bent out of shape over kinky things that public or private people may do in their own Continue Reading →
Category Archives: rant
The Uncanny Valley of Windows 8
Those of you who know me in real life have heard about my woes over the past year with my MacBook Pro. Two logic boards and a replacement hard drive Continue Reading →
I am familiar with that story
How many times have you stopped someone who was talking and said, “I’m familiar with that story,” or something similar? Or maybe not said anything but internally tuned out? I Continue Reading →
Pop Culture or Cultural Appropriation?
Sooooooo, there’s been a heap of controversy over Avril Lavigne’s new video, “Hello Kitty.” I finally watched/listened and I didn’t hate the song. It’s not going to be a classic, Continue Reading →
Five Ways to Lose Friends and Followers
I am a very active user of social media and I add, follow, hide, and unfollow people all the time. I am constantly adjusting my wall or feed depending on Continue Reading →
Tired of Waiting
Since mid-October, the Victoria area transit drivers & mechanics have been exercising their right to job action: they have not been wearing uniforms and have not been working any overtime. Continue Reading →
Ignorance is bliss
Awwww, heck. I was happily playing around with our Sodastream using Torani syrup tonight and put that out on Facebook only to be informed that the machine and syrups are Continue Reading →
Fatigued
I’ve been exhausted by work lately — the tasks on my to-do list have been limited to things that require very focused attention (weeks of OCR proofreading followed by a 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 →