Gentlepeople, I give you the Mars Curoisity Rover:
http://twitter.com/marscuroisity
Become a fan. "Like" it today. Follow it like a twit. I don't give a tweet.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Saturday, September 15, 2012
The interweb is just so confusing. There are double-agents posing as mock-double agents everywhere. Duplicity abounds. I don't know what to think about the people who put this page up, for example:
http://www.knowthelies.com/node/8072
Any thoughts? Is this sarcasm? Are human beings really this dumb or are there some clever people who think they are being funny by manipulating people this dumb? So much confusion. My first reaction is to guffaw and loose my honey-nut oaty-o's on the interweb, but afterward I sit baffled and in awe. Narrative threads; narrative threads everywhere!
http://www.knowthelies.com/node/8072
Any thoughts? Is this sarcasm? Are human beings really this dumb or are there some clever people who think they are being funny by manipulating people this dumb? So much confusion. My first reaction is to guffaw and loose my honey-nut oaty-o's on the interweb, but afterward I sit baffled and in awe. Narrative threads; narrative threads everywhere!
Friday, September 7, 2012
the news at 5, 5:30, and 6
There are still a few good programmes on the old Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. "Ideas" is just such a one. When growing up, Lister Sinclair's golden voice used to seep through our tiny bungalow from the parents' bedroom where Dada lay on the bed listening to his ancient clock-radio. Lister is gone now, but Paul Kennedy does a fine job. Quirks and Quarks is still on the air with Bob MacDonald hosting with Jay Ingram's voice (they certainly sound similar). You just need to get over every scientist interviewed responding to questions with "So, ...".
Yes, there's life yet in the CBC. The Current is a good show. It aims at hard-hitting journalism and sometimes delivers the punch but also has a humorous side. "Q" has its moments, and Gian is a genuine, empathetic and mild-mannered host. "Morningside" it is not, but what could be?
Just a little ramble on the state of the union through the lens of broadcasting. This is certainly not an exhaustive list, just something from the top of the head, you know. If anyone reading knows of a good show we're missing here (maybe something along the lines of Two New Hours or Gilmore's Albums) Please respond. Oh, and Day Six and The House are also very good. It's astounding that this quality is possible with the Harper Conservatives running the show in Ottawa.
And that's it for the Canadian perspective for this week.
Join us next time, won't you, for a look at the origins of Greenpeace in Canada and what involvement with that organization means to someone today.
Yes, there's life yet in the CBC. The Current is a good show. It aims at hard-hitting journalism and sometimes delivers the punch but also has a humorous side. "Q" has its moments, and Gian is a genuine, empathetic and mild-mannered host. "Morningside" it is not, but what could be?
Just a little ramble on the state of the union through the lens of broadcasting. This is certainly not an exhaustive list, just something from the top of the head, you know. If anyone reading knows of a good show we're missing here (maybe something along the lines of Two New Hours or Gilmore's Albums) Please respond. Oh, and Day Six and The House are also very good. It's astounding that this quality is possible with the Harper Conservatives running the show in Ottawa.
And that's it for the Canadian perspective for this week.
Join us next time, won't you, for a look at the origins of Greenpeace in Canada and what involvement with that organization means to someone today.
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