“I offer straight talk, an authentic voice that cuts through the spin.”

...except that you don't, charlie. you're as transparent as a vivenne westwood bodysuit.

the harsh truth is that charlie angus is too reminiscent of stephen harper to be a serious candidate on the left.

i think the smart thing to do is to put nikki ashton in and let her rebuild before she hands it over to somebody else. that means realizing that the party needs to go through another election before it can even understand what it is; it means realizing that the disaster of 2015 was too deep, too catastrophic, to build around.

the next competitive leader of the ndp has not been elected yet.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2017/07/18/Charlie-Angus-NDP-Leader/

woah. woah. woah...

let's not get cocky, here.

there's still a lot of work to be done. and, trudeau is very clearly on the wrong side of history, here.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2017/07/18/Oil-Party-Over-Energy-Firms-Know-It/

nobody in canada is going to base their vote on omar khadr, and you're a moron if you think anybody will.

https://www.hilltimes.com/2017/07/18/khadr-deal-not-yet-hurting-trudeaus-popularity-campaign-research/113911

i spent the day catching up on sleep, and needed it. but, i got my square monitor this afternoon for $20.

i got tricked a little on the actual size; the model specs told me 17", which i though meant it was about 17x17. it's actually only about 13" across. the monitor that it is replacing is about 15" across, which means it is replacing a 19" monitor. going from 19 to 17 may seem backwards, but i'm actually more concerned about desk space and would not have wanted something much bigger. i've tested it, and the size is acceptable - but i'll revisit later on if i have to. again: owning a spare monitor is not a bad thing.

the way i should look at it is like this: it came with a dvi cable, which i don't have and should not expect in a second purchase. that dvi cable is worth more than $20, anyways. even if i don't use it, this was really a steal.

but i'll reiterate that i'll probably be fine with the slightly smaller screen. i've just increased the resolution a little to compensate. and, the thing is indeed quite sharp and focused at 1280x1074.

updated total:
airwalk shoes (payless): $33
bicycle repair (city cyclery): $23
3x40 gb ide hds (kijiji):  $10
dell ultrasharp 1703 fp with dvi cables (kijiji): $20
2x500 gb sshd laptop drives (best buy): $2x82
2 tb internal drive (best buy): $104
100 dvd-rs [best buy]: $30
50 bd-rs [best buy]: $45
2x2 gb laptop ram (amazon.ca): $2x15 + shipping, $47
8 gb sd ram for mp3 player (amazon.ca): $13
2 tb external drive (amazon.ca) : $123
50 cd-rs [amazon.ca]: $30
ps/2 to usb connector [amazon.ca]: $5
intel core i3-4710 [amazon.ca]: $243
atx mid tower [amazon.ca] - $52
asus p9d ws [amazon.ca]: $360
2x8 gb ddr3-1600 ram [amazon.ca]: $150
arctic silver [amazon.ca]: $11
450 joule surge protector (amazon.ca): $9
600 watt psu (amazon.ca): $80
700 joule surge protector (amazon.ca): $10
laptop battery (ebay): $26
2x4 gb laptop ram (ebay): $2x33
ip68 phone (ebay): $128
m-audio audiophile 2496 (ebay) [used]: $60
250 gb ssd drive (newegg.ca): $135
bathroom supplies (food basics, walmart, loblaws, shopper's): $202
ps/2 keyboard (axxon computer corporation, windsor): $23
usb mouse (walmart): $15
universal battery charger + aaa batteries (canadian tire): $54
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but, correlation does not imply causation. how do we know that he doesn't play in trucks all the time?

http://www.avclub.com/article/yes-both-times-trumpcare-fell-apart-president-was--258220

july 16-17 vlog where i bike out tecumseh to see a neurologist.

well, i've got this machine up to 8 gb of ram, now. it's going to be a while before i swap the drive out. the machine is fast enough that you can't really tell under base conditions; i'm going to need to push it a little, and will actually probably do so in the upcoming days as i get back to actually editing.

the updates to the list are as follows...

updated total:
airwalk shoes (payless): $33
bicycle repair (city cyclery): $23
3x40 gb ide hds (kijiji):  $10
2x500 gb sshd laptop drives (best buy): $2x82
2 tb internal drive (best buy): $104
100 dvd-rs [best buy]: $30
50 bd-rs [best buy]: $45
2x2 gb laptop ram (amazon.ca): $2x15 + shipping, $47
8 gb sd ram for mp3 player (amazon.ca): $13
2 tb external drive (amazon.ca) : $123
50 cd-rs [amazon.ca]: $30
ps/2 to usb connector [amazon.ca]: $5
intel core i3-4710 [amazon.ca]: $243
atx mid tower [amazon.ca] - $52
asus p9d ws [amazon.ca]: $360
2x8 gb ddr3-1600 ram [amazon.ca]: $150
arctic silver [amazon.ca]: $11
450 joule surge protector (amazon.ca): $9
600 watt psu (amazon.ca): $80
700 joule surge protector (amazon.ca): $10
laptop battery (ebay): $26
2x4 gb laptop ram (ebay): $2x33
ip68 phone (ebay): $128
m-audio audiophile 2496 (ebay) [used]: $60
250 gb ssd drive (newegg.ca): $135
bathroom supplies (food basics, walmart, loblaws, shopper's): $202
ps/2 keyboard (axxon computer corporation, windsor): $23
usb mouse (walmart): $15
universal battery charger + aaa batteries (canadian tire): $54
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if you're mutilating your children, they should be taken away from you.

do you think that this is a controversial statement?

it's maybe somewhat naive to suggest that girls in foreign cultures are unaware that what is being done to them is wrong, even if they lack the legal framework to stand up for themselves against the islamic patriarchy that is forcing the abuse on to them. but, i think there's something to be said about the severity of a crime being linked to how well the victim is able to understand their own condition. i mean, it's the cave, right? that is not meant to lessen the impact of crimes against those that are unable to understand what is happening to them, be it due to genetic defect or whatever ignorance, but to point out that the ability to fully understand, or even anticipate, a wrong introduces an aspect of torture into the process. it is in some way a greater crime to send a canadian girl abroad for the procedure for the precise reason that she is likely to be so fully aware of exactly what is happening to her.

“having grown up in Canada, the girls know their rights”

i suppose that's the one upside to this.

i don't believe in 'family values', or the idea that you have some kind of right to force your culture on your children. this is an infringement of the individual rights of the child and should be grounds for child protective services to take the kids away from their parents.

https://www.thestar.com/news/fgm/2017/07/14/canadian-girls-are-being-taken-abroad-to-undergo-female-genital-mutilation-documents-reveal.html