CBC Television now has Wheel of Fortune
“Wheel of Fortune is now on CBC Television”
They say it like it’s a good thing.
Archive for September, 2008
Conservapedia’s “Theory of Evolution” entry
Dear Conservapedia, your stupid is showing: Lying for Jesus
ABC = Anything BUT Conservative
Update (Sept 17, 2008, 7:30 am): Richard Levangie, of AnythingButConservative.com, has alerted me to the fact that the original CBC.ca story [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/story/2008/09/16/williams-elections-cnd.html] had an incorrect URL. Premier Danny Williams’ site is at AnythingButConservative.ca, not AnythingButConservative.com.
Vote Anything BUT Conservative — an interesting new site from Progressive Conservative Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams.
Stephen Harper’s actions raise important questions of trust. Of integrity. Of character.
There are other reasons, besides Harper’s credibility, to vote Anything But Conservative, such as their backwards, socially-conservative stance on no-brainer issues like gay marriage, their treatment of MPs like Bill Casey who vote their conscience, or their draconian copyright bill, C-61, but Williams has a clear message.
These Conservatives are certainly not “Progressive” Conservatives. Their agenda is regressive.
And now the Conservatives are seeking a mandate and a majority government to continue to implement an agenda that is not fully revealed.
The real question is whether “anything” will end up splitting the vote on the left, leaving room for Harper to come up with a majority.
I damn near fell off my chair when I saw this headline:
Pope condemns love of money, power —CBC News
Irony. Does it come any richer?
Typography for Lawyers
A great site full of useful typographical advice. And not just for lawyers.
Pink Floyd Keyboard Player Richard Wright Dead at 65
Pink Floyd keyboard player and founder member Richard Wright has died aged 65 from cancer
(Via BBC NEWS.)
TheStar.com | GTA | Gas prices jump by 12.9 cents
Where did these people go to school? Their math doesn’t resemble our Earth math:
McTeague said he expected an average price of around $1.36.6 in the GTA today. [emphasis added]
Since when is it permissible to have 2 decimal places in one number?
1.366 dollars cannot be written as 1.36.6, as if its units were dollars and cents simultaneously. It’s not a software version number — it’s money. Go back to grade 5 math class and pay attention this time. And this from professional journalists… (I’ve seen it at gas stations, too.)
The closest I can think of to this is the habit I’ve noticed in some of truncating dates; e.g. referring to “2008″ as “two-oh-eight”. I’m sorry, but 208 was 1800 years ago. These are, no doubt, the same people who persisted in referring to 2000 as “the year 2000″, as if we’d assume they were referring to “the grapefruit 2000″.
