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"24 hour illness" is a misnomer
I had wanted to attend the Maple Syrup festival this past Saturday, but my systems had other plans ( Read more... ) -
Value freedom, not multiculturalism
We used to have debates in my Science, Technology, and Values class, which I took in the Winter of 2008. One week, the debate ended up being myself versus the entire class. My stance? That long-term multiculturalism is impossible.
"How could you not believe in multiculturalism?" the other class members said, aghast. Now, the important thing about ( Read more... ) -
Defending a Rhino Feds ticket
I am trying, and failing, to not pay attention to the Feds election yet again ( Read more... ) -
By-law consultation session chaos; students, city councillors conspicuously absent
Thursday night I was at a public consultation session hosted by the City of Waterloo. The session was to solicit public input about a proposed by-law which would require anyone renting a room in a house, townhouse, or duplex to be licensed by the city. And the meeting got derailed before it even started ( Read more... ) -
Blatchford and free speech, a continuation
Christie Blatchford spoke, unhindered, at the University of Waterloo tonight ( Read more... ) -
Wanted - Label maker suggestions
Do you want to know what I find embarrassing and shameful? In my Minecraft game everything is neatly organized. All of my storage chests are labeled, and the labels accurately reflect the contents. If I want to find wood, or redstone, or silk, my in-game signs quickly direct me which place to look. It's all very 5S.
But here in real life my room ( Read more... ) -
Acting in defence of free speech
I'm still ticked off about the Blatchford protest. The thing that irks me can be summed up by one quote from a protestor, as reported by The Cord.
"Our goal was to not let her speak, we accomplished that."
Here's the biggest problem I have with their effort to silence free speech: it worked. If the object lesson here is that the group can silence ( Read more... ) -
A controversial figure has been scheduled to speak on your campus. What do you do?
A controversial figure has been scheduled to speak on your campus. What do you think should be done ( Read more... ) -
TIRED
I have a post half-written, inspired by events of yesterday. I was hoping to finish it today, but I know that's not going to happen. I'm tiredI've been fighting heavy fatigue these last few days. Let me tell you how bad it is: I woke up at 6:00 this morning, after 7.5 hours of sleep. At 8:00 a.m., after drinking a whole pot of coffee, I was ( Read more... )
