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Thoughts From Another Armchair Quarterback of Occupy Calgary
November 16, 2011
It's time the City of Calgary kicked the bums out! This knee-jerk reaction to Occupy Calgary and others like it are common. It's a popular…
The Notion Of A Left Leaning News Media Is Dead
August 10, 2011
It seems to be popular conception that news media in Canada has a "liberal bias", that is, it's friendly to so-called "liberal" beliefs…
The Hikes, vol. 2
July 29, 2011
Another month, another long weekend! If the last article didn’t get you jazzed to hike, well, this one probably won’t either,…
The Hikes, vol. 1
July 7, 2011
In case you haven’t noticed, it's nice out! And unlike last year, Alberta might just get a summer. With my attention turned to the…
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Secondary Suites: Getting from A to B
June 9, 2011
Calgary has been left in a very perplexing state by the decisions of city council. I speak of secondary suites. Secondary suites are a…
Open Data - What It Is and Why You Want It
May 26, 2011
Did you see The Social Network movie? Do you remember that scene in which there is a "hackathon" where eager students do a random hacking…
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Instant Gratification Suicide
May 11, 2011
I took a stroll down my most dreaded of store aisles: the dental aisle. Of all the things I buy, toothbrushes might be the most frustrating.…
Higher Fees? No, Lower Subsidies
April 28, 2011
Calgary has many suburban communities. Many new suburban communities. They pop up so fast, it's hard to keep track. Symons…
How You Can (and why you should) Make Government Work
April 15, 2011
I knew once I broke my silence on federal politics on this site, the floodgates would open. Rest assured this will be my final article…
The Black Hole of Canada's 41st Election
March 30, 2011
I am doing something I hoped to never do, and I'm breaking a self imposed rule to do this. I'm writing about the toxic mire of…
5 Things Bringing Us Closer to the Future of WALL-E
March 17, 2011
For those of you who haven't seen the movie WALL-E, it's a story set in the future where Earth no longer has the capacity to sustain life.…
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When is Enough, Enough? Weaselhead Flats and the Ring Road
February 22, 2011
When is enough, enough? It's time to talk about the southwest ring road, again The southwest ring road is a massive infrastructure project…
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Social Media Denial
February 10, 2011
Is social media influential? I still hear people debate whether social media, and in particular twitter, has any influence in the 'real…
All Quiet About Consumption
February 2, 2011
I'm going to be honest, I was hoping my article 'iFad' would generate a discussion. Perhaps it was the poor choice of title, or…
Politics in Two Dimensions
January 25, 2011
If you don't know about the Alberta Party, they are now Alberta's fourth opposition party in the Legislature, after former Liberal Dave…
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Recycling Without the Blue Box
January 20, 2011
If there's one thing people are good at, it's being lazy. And if there's one thing people will go to extremes for, it's to make their…
Merry Christmas
December 24, 2010
I'm spending some quality time with family and friends these few days before embarking on a little vacation to soggy southern California.…
iFad
December 19, 2010
DISCLAIMER: This article is not a knock on Apple products. If you clicked on a link to this article preparing to rage over the impression…
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The Purple Revolution
December 2, 2010
This was originally written much, much differently... I had begun work on a scathing critique of the level of democracy in Calgary in…
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CalgaryUrbanite Reboot: A Case Study
December 1, 2010
Reboots are cool. Everyone knows that. There's Reboot Alberta. Batman Begins. Or this. All awesome. Why do we do them? To fix something…
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