With Ottawa looking a new Official Plan, the NCC has opened up the greenbelt for discussion. Many people are looking at what will happen here, including federal, provincial, and municipal governments, environmentalists, developers, and of course the citizens of Ottawa. I am against any development of the greenbelt, unless it is development of parks, paths and [...]
Archive for June 2008
Ottawa’s Greenbelt
June 19, 2008Technology and the US Presidential Election
June 12, 2008I found a very interesting website that follows how the presidential candidates are using new internet technologies, as well as how those technologies will change the outcome. I will be following this website right up to and after the election. Canadian political parties take note! techPresident
Black Swans
June 12, 2008Dr. Scansen has sent me another interesting tidbit. Here is an article about a guy with some interesting philosophies on life. Nassim Nicholas Taleb–not sure what I make of him yet. I do know that I will not pay to see him speak, but may read his book.
Government suppressing scientific information
June 10, 2008Looks like NASA has been under a pseudo gag order regarding climate change information. It is interesting as they have the vantage point (space) that no other organization has. This information should be shared freely and openly, but they do receive their marching orders, and money, from the US government. Hopefully this will change with [...]
Conservative attack ads
June 10, 2008Up here in Canada our government is launching attack ads against the Liberals, with no election in sight. Shouldn’t there be some sort of law against this kind of frivolous spending by the government without any real information for the public. The thing is, people might buy this kind of unwarranted fear mongering as they [...]
Obama’s the guy
June 10, 2008Well the democratic nominee is finalized. We shall see if the party can mend it’s differences and fight off the republican hordes.
Definition: Geektainment!
June 5, 2008I made up this word the other day at work, and thought I was pretty clever for doing it! I have recently searched on Google and have found a few (very few) references to the word. So maybe I’m not the first in the world to use it, I’m certainly an early adopter. I should’ve [...]
Excellent Geeky Comic Strip
June 4, 2008http://www.xkcd.com/
