Maybe it’s me, but I think that this setup is asking for Murphy’s Law to attack when you least expect it. However, if you’re short a laptop bag and have a hooded sweatshirt handy, this hack might work for you:
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Flamewars, 1839 Style
I’ve heard a lot of people say that the need to have arguments in public and win popular support is an unintended consequence of social networking services. I think that things like Twitter and Facebook make it easier and that they vastly expand the reach of an argument, but that we’ve had that urge to have flamewars long before the internet.
Here’s a data point for my thesis: a placard from 1839 that wouldn’t seem out of place on any online debate, aside from the dated language.
Given that the United States’ health care reform bill has passed, I thought it would be a good time to share this great “Scooby-Doo” parody created by Terrence Nowicki:
Nowicki even included a bonus comic:
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Happy Women’s Day!
It’s March 8th — Women’s Day! I’d like to wish a very happy day to women everywhere (and especially the Ginger Ninja)!
BlogTO points to this photo of some art done in the snow by the Gardiner Expressway near downtown Accordion City. It’s pretty cool. Wonder who made it.
(Click the photo to see it at full size.)
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Tom Brokaw Explains Canada to Americans
At the start of every Olympic games, there’s always an extended news piece – if you can call anything under 10 minutes “extended” – describing the host country to the viewers. The 2010 Winter Olympics is no exception, and in this video, NBC’s Tom Brokaw introduces American viewers to us, their neighbours to the north. In his voice-over, Brokaw says:
In the long history of sovereign neighbours, there never has been a relationship as close, productive and peaceful as the U.S. and Canada.
Speaking as the husband of a very lovely American woman and an employee (and most prominent blogger) of the Canadian subsidiary of an American multinational corporation, I’m inclined to agree.
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Ah, San Francisco
Photo from James Fallows’ blog at The Atlantic’s site.
Yes, the yoga mats are going to be used in Port-au-Prince’s overcrowded hospitals, but this sign found in San Francisco’s Marina area (if you’re ashamed of its yuppie/douchebag factor, you call it “Cow Hollow”) just seems so delightfully San Francisco. If you’ve ever lived there – I did, back during The Bubble — you know what I mean.