I thought I'd posted this a while back (it was from March 23, or at least that's when I posted it on FB), but when I went to make a new post tonight, I realized I'd only just saved it as a draft ( Read more... )

I wrote this on Facebook earlier today, purely on whim, after getting a bit fed up with stuff like this and this (update: Hudak freely admits to having authorized the pamphlets and defends themDear Mr. Hudak and friends ( Read more... )

I originally posted this as a comment to the webcomic otherpeoplesbiz, but it seems like it deserves to be a post on its own. With a few typos etc. cleaned up, even.

Part of the commentary for the comic was: Danny, never read the comments on newspaper articles. Ever. And I replied ( Read more... )

Originally posted by deathpixie at Signal Boost: Return of the DDoS
For those wanting to know more about the recent DDoS attacks, yes, it looks like it was the Russian government trying to shut down the dissidents again.

As I said last time, while it's frustrating not to have access, LJ is a lot more than a social network platform. From the article:

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Today is the Lynxcub's birthday, so I am celebrating four years of having the world's most awesome tiny person in my life. Thus far the celebrating seems to have mainly involved an awful lot of Lego, because that, robots and spaceships are predominantly what the world of Little A revolves around at the moment. Happy birthday to my amazing little ( Read more... )

DSL update: I talked to Bell's account department, and I still AM locked into the stupid contract - until May 2013. I explained that the DSL is not working well due to circumstances beyond my control (corroded phone lines) and asked if there was any way of getting out of it early under those circumstances. She asked her supervisor, but the answer ( Read more... )

Via jimhines:

The reasons behind the continued DDoS attacks on LJ, by a former LJ staffer who's now on Dreamwidth (but obviously still has some appreciation for LJ).

The link in the post to the New Yorker article on Alexey Navalny is particularly worth checking out.

kettunainen already posted this one on Facebook, but it's definitely worth repeating:

"I could use special diseases that are in poo to get rid of the government."

She adds that they had been talking about landfills, with no mention of either of poo or the government before he said that.

When I told lgbtech about that one, she immediately asked where one could ( Read more... )

I've seen such a wide variety of comments on Remembrance Day (and/or the various other names it's called by in other countries) on my Facebook feed today. Some are moving, some are thought-provoking, and some are -- well, varying degrees of saddening, and not necessarily in any way their posters intended.

I've always felt conflicted about ( Read more... )

1. So, I voted, despite not really liking any of the candidates all that much. But sometimes the chance to vote against somebody outstandingly awful can be as strong a motivator and the chance to vote for someone you actually like. I suppose I should count myself lucky that at least my ward has a city councillor that I actually do like ( Read more... )