11b. Detailed information and good critiques that rarely overreach. A book that everyone in Canada should read and a must read if you have any interest in understanding the media landscape in this country.
Lots of facts and figures, depressing and enraging but this important work done well.
11. Spin Doctors by N. Loreto. A post mortem of the pandemic response in Canada. Specifically the media’s failure to see the real stories. I came into this book believing that COVID had exposed the class divides in Canada; this book added context, details and framing for class, race and gender.
10. Revenue Growth Management by De Jong and Zatta. Covers the basics; topics like price-pack-hierarchy, promotion and total profitability tracking. Chapter on negotiations is very basic. The focus on brick and mortar over online is a miss.More examples in North America would have been welcome.
So cool. #artemisII #NASA
9. SCRUM by J and JJ Sutherland. The famous management style. Made famous by boards full of Post-it notes. I have worked with it before but decided to go back to the source for a refresher. A good foundation for the process. It gets a bit bogged down patting itself on the back but overall it is fine
8b. …main characters are not all that likeable which isn’t always a bad thing but here didn’t land with me. The end felt rushed after a slow build and while it is sad, I am not sure it made sense. World building was nice, always love some in-world legends.
8. The Left Hand of Darkness by U. Le Guin. I went into this completely blind other than the reviews of it being a ground-breaking, award winning work of science fiction. It is slow and methodical, the writing style is excellent and I enjoyed the two perspective elements of it. The two…
7b.The book ends with Newey being disappointed with the v6 hybrid era.They’ll have to re-publish with a new chapter or two since the RB turn around in that hybrid era only for Newey to head to AM for dismal 2026 start. Great read for F1 fans; filled with anecdotes and technical details and diagrams.
7. How to Build a Car by A. Newey. Exactly what it says on the tin. This is the most successful F1 car designer in history breaking down his career into seasons and regulation changes.It is interesting to read how the teams would adapt to performance issues in the past versus what is possible today.
Two white nationalists I exposed in a recent article showed up to try to intimidate me in person last night.
This is a press freedom issue.
Here’s what happened:
This looks awesome. Bring it to Canada.
6b. … so nothing unexpected happened but it was still an enjoyable continuation of the story. Nice to see more Malcador in this one.
6. The First Wall by G. Thorpe. Book 3 in the Siege of Terra series. This book continues the theme. A mix of the very large battles of the siege of Terra and the smaller stories of humans in the mix. The thing about Horus Heresy books is they never have happy endings…
5b. chronicle of rape, murder and depravity enacted by a list of serial killers. The link is lead poisoning. There is a lot to like here but just felt more time could have been spent on the direct links. Timely with the EPA changes south of the border.
5. Murderland by C Fraser. I don’t normally read books about serial killers. This book reminded me why. A story of sociopaths that amassed incredible wealth poisoning the world while calculating the cost of individual lives on their balance sheets. It is also, and more prominently, a detailed…
Is there any point in buying a fighter that isn’t fully stealth? Also I second the “lots and lots of drones” question.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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There is an old word to describe going to a foreign power and asking for their assistance in breaking up a sovereign country — it’s treason.
Canadians are standing together in defence of this beautiful land. 🇨🇦
4. The Wager by David Gran. To a modern person this story seems fantastical. The perseverance through the depths of misery, the resourcefulness, bravery, and the skills on display in this story make you wonder how they kept going and how you’d fare in similar circumstances. Really enjoyed this.
3b. therapy session. The emotions are honest and raw; most of the letters leave you half depressed and half motivated to make things better for yourself and others. Some I really can’t relate to, which accounts for the lower score, but I can see how many others would enjoy this more. Worth a read.
3. Read this when things fall apart by Kelly Hayes. Letters written by people that have been through the low point you might be going through now. Many are organizers for various causes. When the letter isn’t written about something you can relate to it feels like listening in on someone else’s…
"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
Good luck Friday #Minnesota. Stay safe, stay warm.
[AI bubble bursts] billionaire tech bro: the stupid consumer did not understand it
2b. …if they should be included in this type of anthology. Of the twenty, I liked one, few were fine, and many left me with the feeling of “oh, that’s the end.”
2. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2025. Edited by N. Okorafor. Twenty stories. Editors note mentioned “stretching the boundaries of the genre” when describing these stories. I understand that all fiction is “fantasy” but some of these stories left me wondering…
1b. Best parts are in the first half as the main character describes the wonders of the society as it stands. Later the pace and coherence of the story fall apart a bit. Lots to like here, worth a read.
1. We by Y. Zamyatin. A clear and admitted influence on 1984 but written two decades earlier. Many of the same themes and the story is very similar. Main character here starts as a zealot and becomes quite pathetic as the world happens around him…
