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Trumpomuskovia: On Timothy Snyder
Mar. 25th, 2025 09:46 pmI just out that Prof. Snyder's joined the Munk School. Here's his profile page:
https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/person/timothy-snyder
And here's how I found out:
https://bsky.app/profile/nhannahjones.bsky.social/post/3llakwvszts2c
https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/person/timothy-snyder
And here's how I found out:
https://bsky.app/profile/nhannahjones.bsky.social/post/3llakwvszts2c
I think we can declare that as having happened for my region overnight. The school buses on the Ontario side are officially cancelled.
CBC: Tapestry - Living Deliberately
Oct. 8th, 2023 02:30 pmListening to this as I type right now:
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/tapestry/living-deliberately-university-pennsylvania-tapestry-1.6988112
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/tapestry/living-deliberately-university-pennsylvania-tapestry-1.6988112
École Polytechnique: We Still Remember
Dec. 6th, 2022 11:28 amGeneviève Bergeron (b. 1968), civil engineering student.
Hélène Colgan (b. 1966), mechanical engineering student.
Nathalie Croteau (b. 1966), mechanical engineering student.
Barbara Daigneault (b. 1967), mechanical engineering student.
Anne-Marie Edward (b. 1968), chemical engineering student.
Maud Haviernick (b. 1960), materials engineering student.
Maryse Laganière (b. 1964), budget clerk in the École Polytechnique's finance department.
Maryse Leclair (b. 1966), materials engineering student.
Anne-Marie Lemay (b. 1967), mechanical engineering student.
Sonia Pelletier (b. 1961), mechanical engineering student.
Michèle Richard (b. 1968), materials engineering student.
Annie St-Arneault (b. 1966), mechanical engineering student.
Annie Turcotte (b. 1969), materials engineering student.
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz (b. 1958), nursing student.
Hélène Colgan (b. 1966), mechanical engineering student.
Nathalie Croteau (b. 1966), mechanical engineering student.
Barbara Daigneault (b. 1967), mechanical engineering student.
Anne-Marie Edward (b. 1968), chemical engineering student.
Maud Haviernick (b. 1960), materials engineering student.
Maryse Laganière (b. 1964), budget clerk in the École Polytechnique's finance department.
Maryse Leclair (b. 1966), materials engineering student.
Anne-Marie Lemay (b. 1967), mechanical engineering student.
Sonia Pelletier (b. 1961), mechanical engineering student.
Michèle Richard (b. 1968), materials engineering student.
Annie St-Arneault (b. 1966), mechanical engineering student.
Annie Turcotte (b. 1969), materials engineering student.
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz (b. 1958), nursing student.
OCDSB Zone 8: A Better Alternative
Sep. 24th, 2022 10:08 amHere's two alternatives to choose between for for OCDBS Zone 8.
Donna Dickson. She first found herself drafted into activism by way of her son's murder some five years ago, but has been finding reasons to keep working for the better.
There's one other alternative to the "Unwoke" person also running for that school board seat: Shannon Kramer.
I'm leaning towards Dickson at the moment. If the seat could be legally shared, though...?
Donna Dickson. She first found herself drafted into activism by way of her son's murder some five years ago, but has been finding reasons to keep working for the better.
There's one other alternative to the "Unwoke" person also running for that school board seat: Shannon Kramer.
I'm leaning towards Dickson at the moment. If the seat could be legally shared, though...?
I'll get to the point: I am not sure if you're aware that Chanel Pfahl has earned the attention of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network by her conduct before declaring her candidacy for the Zone 8 seat on the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board.
I emphasize my choice of verb here: "earned". I say that based on their profile of her activities and conduct:
https://www.antihate.ca/anti_transgender_candidates_enter_school_board_elections_ottawa
She is a person dedicated - so far as I can see - to restoring the protection of law to specific forms of bigotry, against transgender people for openers. We dare not expect her to stop there given the information provided by antihate.ca in the link included above - for example, we see references to "critical race theory", a pet target of Trumpists in the United States - and that's horrific enough. With that in mind, I'm alarmed to see her self-advertisement on page 2 of this half-month's edition of The Orléans Star. Such promotion of hatred is clear evidence that she is unfit to serve on any school board.
I will vote against all organized bigotry, including organized transphobia. I therefore look forward to information on Pfahl's competitors for the Zone 8 seat with great interest.
I emphasize my choice of verb here: "earned". I say that based on their profile of her activities and conduct:
https://www.antihate.ca/anti_transgender_candidates_enter_school_board_elections_ottawa
She is a person dedicated - so far as I can see - to restoring the protection of law to specific forms of bigotry, against transgender people for openers. We dare not expect her to stop there given the information provided by antihate.ca in the link included above - for example, we see references to "critical race theory", a pet target of Trumpists in the United States - and that's horrific enough. With that in mind, I'm alarmed to see her self-advertisement on page 2 of this half-month's edition of The Orléans Star. Such promotion of hatred is clear evidence that she is unfit to serve on any school board.
I will vote against all organized bigotry, including organized transphobia. I therefore look forward to information on Pfahl's competitors for the Zone 8 seat with great interest.
Organized Bigotry in Orléans? Probably.
Sep. 12th, 2022 11:01 amTwo anger-inducing things I encountered this morning while out for my walk:
1) the school board candidate profiled by AntiHate.ca as a Problematic person has her first campaign signs up, one of them at a prominent intersection near me.
2) At that intersection, I passed a person who greeted me with that now-infamous "white power" hand gesture along with more innocuous words.
Right here in Orléans, east of downtown Ottawa.
I know of the Convoy Crowd encampments at St. Brigid's in Lowertown and the Bikers' Church in Vanier. Where are they gathering here, unwatched, in Orléans? How do we make them understand that they've worn out their welcome?
1) the school board candidate profiled by AntiHate.ca as a Problematic person has her first campaign signs up, one of them at a prominent intersection near me.
2) At that intersection, I passed a person who greeted me with that now-infamous "white power" hand gesture along with more innocuous words.
Right here in Orléans, east of downtown Ottawa.
I know of the Convoy Crowd encampments at St. Brigid's in Lowertown and the Bikers' Church in Vanier. Where are they gathering here, unwatched, in Orléans? How do we make them understand that they've worn out their welcome?
Beginning September 2022
Sep. 1st, 2022 07:57 pmAnother job applied for, some more learning about how to argue for voting during an election done, and next year's air filters for the CPAP machine bought as well. Among other adulting done today, that is.
And that's how September 2022 started for me.
And that's how September 2022 started for me.
Advice on Employment
Jun. 9th, 2022 03:43 pmHere's mine:
Always expect to be dragged off-course from what you expected and trained to do for a living.
Inspired by a contest put together by the Algonquin College Alumni Association.
Always expect to be dragged off-course from what you expected and trained to do for a living.
Inspired by a contest put together by the Algonquin College Alumni Association.
Notes for the Morning
Jan. 12th, 2022 07:29 am1. Some of you may have heard about these three box-grabbing cats in Langford, BC. This is an update to that story-meme. These cats aren't the Scalzi Family Scamperbeasts, but they've been having a moment.
2. Indigenous control over Indigenous education makes more progress towards returning to pre-Contact normal.
2. Indigenous control over Indigenous education makes more progress towards returning to pre-Contact normal.
I have a problem with the idea of letting the International Space Station just de-orbit and burn up. Yes, we've gotten over twenty years' operational life out of ISS. I understand that, and I see how the place is increasingly becoming a thing held together in no small part by Red Green/Jett Reno techniques. I'm still unconvinced that it can't be safely repurposed elsewhere in Sol system.
Specifically? If I had my way, I'd have ISS turned into our first orbital museum. We've missed multiple opportunities with the Skylab, Salyut/Almaz and Mir and it would be a good thing if that not be repeated here. Yes, there's impracticalities that have already been cited elsewhere, and I'm still resistant to accepting any of them as deal-killers.
Specifically? If I had my way, I'd have ISS turned into our first orbital museum. We've missed multiple opportunities with the Skylab, Salyut/Almaz and Mir and it would be a good thing if that not be repeated here. Yes, there's impracticalities that have already been cited elsewhere, and I'm still resistant to accepting any of them as deal-killers.
I think I know people who will rightly and righteously celebrate this news, once confirmed.
https://twitter.com/jdeq/status/1471924190395740163
Oh, wait! It IS confirmed.
https://www.otffeo.on.ca/en/news/ontario-court-declares-that-the-ontario-math-proficiency-test-is-unconstitutional/
https://www.otffeo.on.ca/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/2021-12-16-OTCC-v-Ontario-FINAL-signed-by-all.pdf
https://twitter.com/jdeq/status/1471924190395740163
Oh, wait! It IS confirmed.
https://www.otffeo.on.ca/en/news/ontario-court-declares-that-the-ontario-math-proficiency-test-is-unconstitutional/
https://www.otffeo.on.ca/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/2021-12-16-OTCC-v-Ontario-FINAL-signed-by-all.pdf
YouTube and Fighter Plane Control Systems
Dec. 10th, 2021 10:20 amThis is available via MIT's OpenCourseWare?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n068fel-W9I
Guessing that the guy delivering this lecture will have a lot in common with the MCU version of Jim "War Machine" Rhodes in terms of career history...? At least, before Rhodes started hanging out with Stark...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n068fel-W9I
Guessing that the guy delivering this lecture will have a lot in common with the MCU version of Jim "War Machine" Rhodes in terms of career history...? At least, before Rhodes started hanging out with Stark...
École Polytechnique: We Still Remember
Dec. 6th, 2021 09:47 amGeneviève Bergeron (b. 1968), civil engineering student.
Hélène Colgan (b. 1966), mechanical engineering student.
Nathalie Croteau (b. 1966), mechanical engineering student.
Barbara Daigneault (b. 1967), mechanical engineering student.
Anne-Marie Edward (b. 1968), chemical engineering student.
Maud Haviernick (b. 1960), materials engineering student.
Maryse Laganière (b. 1964), budget clerk in the École Polytechnique's finance department.
Maryse Leclair (b. 1966), materials engineering student.
Anne-Marie Lemay (b. 1967), mechanical engineering student.
Sonia Pelletier (b. 1961), mechanical engineering student.
Michèle Richard (b. 1968), materials engineering student.
Annie St-Arneault (b. 1966), mechanical engineering student.
Annie Turcotte (b. 1969), materials engineering student.
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz (b. 1958), nursing student.
Hélène Colgan (b. 1966), mechanical engineering student.
Nathalie Croteau (b. 1966), mechanical engineering student.
Barbara Daigneault (b. 1967), mechanical engineering student.
Anne-Marie Edward (b. 1968), chemical engineering student.
Maud Haviernick (b. 1960), materials engineering student.
Maryse Laganière (b. 1964), budget clerk in the École Polytechnique's finance department.
Maryse Leclair (b. 1966), materials engineering student.
Anne-Marie Lemay (b. 1967), mechanical engineering student.
Sonia Pelletier (b. 1961), mechanical engineering student.
Michèle Richard (b. 1968), materials engineering student.
Annie St-Arneault (b. 1966), mechanical engineering student.
Annie Turcotte (b. 1969), materials engineering student.
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz (b. 1958), nursing student.
(no subject)
Oct. 7th, 2021 08:11 amI was discussing the lists of recommendations, one from from the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls' Inquiry and the other from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission elsewhere on Facebook this morning. From the MMIWG recommendations, this is one I can selfishly agree with:
4.5 Establish a guaranteed annual livable income for all Canadians, including Indigenous peoples, to meet all their social and economic needs.
That aside, I'm making a note to review the whole list. If there's some web site tracking Canadian and Canadian-adjacent nations' progress towards achieving them...? CBC News has a page set aside for tracking progress on the TRC Calls to Action.
4.5 Establish a guaranteed annual livable income for all Canadians, including Indigenous peoples, to meet all their social and economic needs.
That aside, I'm making a note to review the whole list. If there's some web site tracking Canadian and Canadian-adjacent nations' progress towards achieving them...? CBC News has a page set aside for tracking progress on the TRC Calls to Action.
JOBS: Linguistic Mistakes On My Part
Sep. 30th, 2021 05:34 pmI did wash out on the French test this morning.
Frankly, it was and still is the responsible thing for this particular employer to do, and - more importantly - the kind thing to do. Hospitals in the National Capital Region on either side of the Québec-Ontario border absolutely need fluently bilingual people filling their public-facing job categories.
Eventually, you'd ideally want to have everyone on such a payroll to have at least one additional language on their resumé, too, since we are both a national capital region - with the international traffic you'd expect because of embassies, consulates, legations, etc., as well as respecting our treaty duties to our Indigenous relations. Around Ottawa, that would imply a need for Anishnaabemowin, the Haudenosonee languages, some people with Inuktut fluency as well because of the back-and-forth medical traffic between Ottawa and Iqaluit.
I have no regrets about this, except that I have neglected keeping up my French-language skills since moving here from Saskatchewan. That's my mistake to own.
Back to watching videos on Clip Studio Paint, font design via Typewknd, and other chores tonight...
Frankly, it was and still is the responsible thing for this particular employer to do, and - more importantly - the kind thing to do. Hospitals in the National Capital Region on either side of the Québec-Ontario border absolutely need fluently bilingual people filling their public-facing job categories.
Eventually, you'd ideally want to have everyone on such a payroll to have at least one additional language on their resumé, too, since we are both a national capital region - with the international traffic you'd expect because of embassies, consulates, legations, etc., as well as respecting our treaty duties to our Indigenous relations. Around Ottawa, that would imply a need for Anishnaabemowin, the Haudenosonee languages, some people with Inuktut fluency as well because of the back-and-forth medical traffic between Ottawa and Iqaluit.
I have no regrets about this, except that I have neglected keeping up my French-language skills since moving here from Saskatchewan. That's my mistake to own.
Back to watching videos on Clip Studio Paint, font design via Typewknd, and other chores tonight...
French Tests and Font Design
Sep. 30th, 2021 09:54 amOkay, the French-literacy skills test is over. I think I've washed out of consideration for that job, and frankly, I'm okay with that. I do NOT want to mess up on a clerical job at a hospital in either official language.
Next topic...font design. I'm attending Typewknd 2021 off and on from today through Sunday as part of my learning process re: graphic design in general and typographic design in particular. They'll be posting the individual lectures on their YouTube account in the weeks ahead.
Right now as I type this entry, the topic is "Designing a Feminist Devenagari Typeface".
Next topic...font design. I'm attending Typewknd 2021 off and on from today through Sunday as part of my learning process re: graphic design in general and typographic design in particular. They'll be posting the individual lectures on their YouTube account in the weeks ahead.
Right now as I type this entry, the topic is "Designing a Feminist Devenagari Typeface".
