Link of the Day: RaBIT

, October 28, 2010

The Ranked Ballot Initiative of Toronto, or RaBIT, is a new initiative brought to us by Project Coordinator Dave Meslin and the good people at 123toronto.ca. “We’re proposing,” their website’s splash page explains, “a small, simple change that would make Toronto’s elections more fair, diverse, inclusive and friendly.” We’ve talked a little bit about electoral […]


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Moronomics

, October 27, 2010

Here’s a brief election night Twitter conversation between Don Tapscott, author of such vital books as Wikinomics and Growing Up Digital, and Q host Jian Ghomeshi: Tapscott: Unbelievable. Toronto elects a moron as Mayor. I wish I were only embarrassed for my hometown, but it’s worse… Ghomeshi: Toronto is a vibrant artistic & cultural city […]


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Link of the Day: Dumb Little Man

, October 27, 2010

“Welcome to Dumb Little Man! Each week we provide a handful of tips that will save you money, increase your productivity, or simply keep you sane.”


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After all, they’re still our tax dollars

, October 26, 2010

My wife – yes, I’ve been saying that frequently and deliberately lately because it hasn’t stopped being fun – was about as unhappy about the Ford victory as I was. But she had a really interesting idea this morning, and I’d like to share it with you. “You know,” my wife said in an email, […]


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All right, let’s do the obligatory “Mayor Ford” post

, October 26, 2010

What a difference a day makes! “I can’t picture any of the candidates earning more than fifty percent of the vote,” I said yesterday, “and I really don’t want to picture it, because I think the only one who could possibly do it is Ford.” Well, although he ultimately seems to have fallen just short […]


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Currently enjoying “Minus Orange” by Richie Hawtin

, October 26, 2010

Nobody does interesting minimal techno concept pieces like Richie Hawtin – whose work I’ve reviewed before – and 1999′s Minus Orange is certainly no exception. Heavily featured on the Decks, EFX and 909 mix album that Hawtin released the same year, the EP is a “construction and reduction” of “Oh Yeah,” the classic Yello jam […]


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In which, once again, I don’t understand these damned kids today

, October 26, 2010

Apparently, if you’re a young woman these days, it’s no longer enough just to wear jogging pants with “juicy” written across the ass in varsity letters. If the woman I saw on the subway this morning is any indication, you’re also supposed to roll the waistband over itself so the tag sticks out like a […]


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Link of the Day: Mayor Miller’s Twitter account

, October 26, 2010

If you’re from Toronto, and you’re already on Twitter, then you probably already know that our mayor has his own account. It’s well worth following, and not just for “mayor stuff” – Miller frequently comments on global issues and community happenings, and he certainly does so from a unique perspective. Although Miller’s term will end […]


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Is it bad that the election outcome I’m most excited about is just the damned thing being done?

, October 25, 2010

I recently promised to try and write a little more about some of the candidates in today’s election before the big day finally came, and I had hoped to do so this weekend. But I didn’t, partly because I didn’t know what more to say, and partly because I didn’t just want to add to […]


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Link of the Day: Where to Vote

, October 25, 2010

I’ve linked to the Toronto Elections website before, but since today is the big day, I thought I’d link directly to this page. If you enter your address, it’ll tell you where to vote and who your candidates are. After all, today isn’t just about electing a new mayor. Of course, that’s a very important […]


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