Nov 18 2011
There’s an (primarily) online phenomenon called the Streisand Effect in which any attempt to hide or remove a piece of information has the unintended consequence of publicizing the information more widely. This happens because the information in question gets picked up by news sites, blogs, Twitter, Facebook etc., thereby causing it to be disseminated more and more. Well …
Dec 23 2008
You know, sometimes I think gay people can be downright mean and unrepentant when it comes to upsetting religious sensibilities. Am I alone in thinking this? No sirree! I would be in a most auspicious company if I were to make such a claim. Why, that most revered icon of Catholic humility and acceptance, Pope …
I was born in England, spent part of my childhood in Zambia and eventually immigrated to Canada. This is a blog about the news and events in my life, my interests in politics, religion, human rights, science, reason, and the odd post here and there about my cats.
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