A Quote from David Brin's Earth...

...that's been bothering me more and more of late, albeit for reasons unrelated to the concerns that Dr. Brin rightly continues to expound upon in recent years. From June Morgan, a minor agent of what few villains that novel contains references to:

"You're all so smart, so modern. You've got your info-plaques and percomps and loyal little ferret programs to go fetch data for you. But what information? Only what's in the Net, my dears."

Rick Salutin on Net Neutrality

The essay may or may not take on a new context in the current "Facebook/Cambridge Analytica/DT-45/Brexit" Scandal environment.

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2017/12/22/will-net-neutrality-save-the-internet.html

On the Toronto G20 Mess, a New Book of Possible Note and Substance

A former chair of the Toronto Police Services Board just brought out a book that anyone who's had any concerns about the G20 Toronto mess will want to read. Carefully.

https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2018/03/24/g20-policing-fiasco-left-a-permanent-emotional-scar-former-police-chair-writes-in-new-book.html

MOVIES: The Death of Stalin

Just got home from seeing The Death of Stalin. The Bytowne was packed, audience-wise. The film was a weirdly effective mix of comedy, drama and documentary.

The line that made me laugh? Khrushchev commenting that "now we can turn the corner".

Sad, angry laughter.

Oh, and I find out at the end that this is adapted from a French graphic novel!