July 02, 2005
July 01, 2005
Photoshop/MS Paint Nike and other evil corporations ruining famous album covers
Some good, some bad, some ugly.
CBC Radio presents the 50 essential Canadian popular songs
I'm listening to the list right now... So good!
1. ‘Four Strong Winds' by Ian and Sylvia (1963)
2. ‘If I had $1000000” by the Barenaked Ladies (1992)
3. ‘Heart of Gold' by Neil Young (1971)
4. ‘Northwest Passage' by Stan Rogers (1981)
5. ‘American Woman' by The Guess Who (1970)
6. ‘Canadian Railroad Trilogy' by Gordon Lightfoot (1967)
7. ‘Both Sides Now' by Joni Mitchell (1969)
8. ‘Suzanne' by Leonard Cohen (1967)
9. ‘Big Yellow Taxi' by Joni Mitchell (1970)
10. ‘Early Morning Rain' by Gordon Lightfoot (1966)
11. ‘Lovers in a Dangerous Time' by Bruce Cockburn (1984)
12. ‘The Hockey Song' by Stompin' Tom Connors (1973)
13. ‘Life is a Highway' by Tom Cochrane (1991)
14. ‘Try' by Blue Rodeo (1987)
15. ‘The Weight' by The Band (1968)
16. ‘New Orleans is Sinking” by The Tragically Hip (1989)
17. ‘Summer of '69' by Bryan Adams (1984)
18. ‘Takin' Care of Business' by Bachman-Turner Overdrive (1974)
19. ‘Snowbird' Anne Murray (1970)
20. ‘Angel' by Sarah McLachlan (1997)
21. ‘Constant Craving' by k.d. lang (1992)
22. ‘Home for a Rest' by Spirit of the West (1990)
23. ‘These Eyes' by The Guess Who (1969)
24. ‘Rockin' in the Free World' by Neil Young (1989)
25. ‘Sundown' by Gordon Lightfoot (1973)
26. ‘The Universal Soldier' by Buffy Sainte-Marie (1964)
27. ‘Courage' by the Tragically Hip (1992)
28. ‘You Oughta Know' by Alanis Morissette (1995)
29. ‘Wondering Where The Lions Are” by Bruce Cockburn (1979)
30. ‘Mon Pays' by Gilles Vigneault (1965)
31. ‘Raise a Little Hell' by Trooper (1978)
32. ‘Hasn't Hit Me Yet” Blue Rodeo (1993)
33. 'Tom Sawyer' by Rush (1981)
34. ‘I'm Movin' On” by Hank Snow (1950)
35. ‘Echo Beach' by Martha and the Muffins (1980)
36. ‘The Safety Dance' by Men Without Hats (1982)
37. ‘Crabbuckit' K-OS (2004)
38. ‘High School Confidential' by Rough Trade (1980)
39. ‘Brother Down' Sam Roberts (2001)
40. ‘Diana' by Paul Anka (1957)
41. ‘Sonny's Dream' by The Wonderful Grand Band (1981)
42. ‘Tower of Song' by Leonard Cohen (1988)
43. ‘Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream)' by the Crew Cuts (1954)
44. ‘Rise Up' by The Parachute Club (1983)
45. ‘Coax Me” by Sloan (1994)
46. ‘Let Your Backbone Slide' Maestro Fresh-Wes (1990)
47. ‘I'll Never Smile Again' by Ruth Lowe, performed by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (1940)
48. “Fly By Night” by Rush (1975)
49. ‘Disco Sucks ' by D.O.A. (1978)
50. ‘My Swiss Moonlight Lullaby' by Wilf Carter (1933)
June 30, 2005
In the past six months, 40 young people have attempted suicide in the village of Ahousaht (pop. 1600), near Tofino.
That's double the number in 2004. Which is still 20 people out of 1600.
Time Decides Everything I Learned in Journalism School was Optional -- Will Hand Over A Confidential Source to a Politically Motivated Prosecutor to Avoid a Fine
I have to tell you, that while this situation stinks all around, I'm deeply, deeply disappointed in Time magazine. They hide behind "the Rule of Law," but in fact, the Rule of Law requires that laws be just. Read this quote from the UNESCO site:
"UNESCO committed itself to promoting freedom of expression, the cornerstone of human rights, as well as its corollary, freedom of the press, the essential component of any democratic society. Freedom of expression is a sine qua non condition for all citizens to participate in the democratic life and development of a society and the building of peace. Free exercise of this right is in fact a condition for the realization of all other rights. It is essential to the equitable practice of justice because the principle of the rule of law is insufficient. Laws must be just and not the product of an authoritarian power beyond the control of its citizens who are reduced to silence and submissiveness."
June 27, 2005
Hon's House of Noodles (Wun-Tun House) on Robson
I order takeout from here, but dang it's hard to find their Web site.
June 26, 2005
Pitch Camp - Urban camping in Times Square - a photoset on Flickr
These guys look like they had a lot of fun. From FlickrBlog.
11 Abusive Client Types That You Should Ditch Right Now
Joey deVilla pointed me to The Tucows Developers' Hangout :: [Career] The 11 Client Types You Need to Fire Right Now which led to the original article.
JSCalc: A JavaScript Calculator
*I* think it's cool, but you may not think I'm cool for thinking it. From The Man in Blue via Stopdesign
