We may not like the Change that comes our way. While we cannot go back, going forward will be unlike anything we have experienced so far. Source

A stun gun sounds high tech, like Star "set phasers on stun" Trek and harmless. Nothing could be further from the truth:

I believe the headline has now been changed.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081029.wtaser1029/BNStory/National/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20081029.wtaser1029

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/story/2008/10/29/edm-taser.html?ref=rss

Bonus: An article about Sarah Palin’s use of language during the Presidential campaign by Anil Dash

On Friendfeed, one person asked this question:

"What is the optimal way to express and store facts in plain text that are standalone, modular, self-documented, interoperable, reusable, recombinable, unambiguous, easy to write, easy to read and easy to data mine?" Source

My answer [also at the link]: "A book.:-) With an index and bibliography."

Which reminds me of this gem:

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Downfall is a 2004 film depicting the last days of Adolph Hitler, Fuehrer [leader] of Nazi Germany,

isolated from the world, desperately ordering counterattacks that will never happen, from armies that exist only on maps, commanded by men who are most likely dead. Played by Swiss actor Bruno Ganz, Hitler is presented as he was in the last months of World War II: a sick, exhausted man but dreaming still of a Greater Germany amid the ruins of war-ravaged Berlin and callously ranting against the ‘weakness’ and ‘deserved destruction’ of the German citizenry. Source

A few creative people on the ‘net have taken one scene in which Herr H. loses all composure, rages against his staff and added there own subtitles to match the event that they want to parody. Earlier this summer, Twitter was experiencing a severe disruption in service and someone posted this video on July 1, 2008:

For another view of Twitter, take a look at Lisa Nova’s Twitter Whore

Fast forward a few months to the Financial Crisis of 2008 and we get this gem posted September 15, 2008:

Here’s a sequel.

Not to many people like Hitler for a number of reasons, but what these people did with this material is brilliant!

“Desperate times call for drastic measures.” Well played. What I really want to see is if G.O.P. supporters can come up with something similar. Anyone know where to find it/them?

…but it was a great opportunity to show the exuberance of dance.

^^^^^ See the torah?

This organization provides a great service in Vancouver.

*It is considered work

Miriam and Mike Yoshioka:

Miriam and Colin Upton

Thinking about Climate Change/Global Warming in macro terms:

Humans are a virus and the planet is getting a fever in order to be rid of us.

I appreciate how the developers here have simplified the complexity and made it as easy as possible for many people to use bokashi. It is a great adaptation which I will see if I can implement.

Also posted on Bokashi Blog

• CBC Radio 1 playing great trucking / driving songs tonight on Randy Bachman’s Vinyl Tap http://www.cbc.ca/vinyltap #
• Getting ready for the Kitsilano Farmers Market today 10am - 2pm http://www.eatlocal.org #
• Boxes from liquor store filling up with books. #

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